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Rockhopper CEO increases shareholding

Rockhopper Exploration plc chief executive officer Sam Moody bought 36,744 shares through the company’s open offer, held during December 2025 to January 2026. FALKLAND Following the purchase, Mr Moody holds 4,750,328 ordinary Rockhopper shares, representing 0.55% of its current issued share capital. The open offer was at a subscription price of 53 pence for each […]

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Rockhopper raises £6.9m via open offer

Rockhopper Exploration plc has raised gross £6.9 million through the issue of 101,956,821 shares, via a seven-fold oversubscribed open offer. TVRs The company said that qualifying shareholders’ subscriptions represented 773.1% of the 13,188,036 available shares in the open offer, which ran from 22 December 2025 to 15 January 2026. Following admission, Rockhopper’s issued ordinary share capital […]

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Rockhopper-Navitas take FID on Sea Lion

Rockhopper Exploration plc and its partner have taken the final investment decision on phase I development of the Sea Lion field, offshore north of the Falkland Islands. CONTRACTS The company and operator Navitas Petroleum Development and Production Ltd have also agreed and signed financing arrangements, which are expected to finalise over the coming weeks. Once […]

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Rockhopper awards 1.4m share options

Rockhopper Exploration plc has awarded 1,378,001 share options under its 2025 long term incentive plan. SEA LION Chief executive officer Sam Moody received 887,931 options and chief financial officer William Perry received 490,070. The awards, conditional on performance criteria, vest on 30 June 2028.  The CEO’s options are subject to an additional one-year holding after […]

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Rockhopper to raise $140m

Rockhopper Exploration plc plans to raise up to US$140 million (£105m) from “new Israeli-based institutional investors” and “larger existing shareholders” for its share of the Sea Lion oil project’s first phase development. PLACINGS The company holds 35% of the North Falkland Basin field and needs $127m for phase I of operations. Rockhopper has received “firm […]

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Rockhopper issues 1.25m shares

Rockhopper Exploration plc has issued 1,250,000 ordinary shares of one pence each following the exercise of share options by an employee. The shares were issued on 20 June 2025 under the company’s existing block listing entitlement. As at 30 June, Rockhopper’s issued ordinary share capital consisted of 645,213,765 ordinary shares of one pence each, with one vote per ordinary share. The […]