Rockrose Energy : Awards under Share Incentive Plan & PDMR dealings

RNS Number : 0863Y RockRose Energy plc 03 May 2019

3 May 2019

Rockrose Energy plc ("Rockrose" or the "Company")

Awards under the Rockrose Share Incentive Plan and PDMR dealings

The Company announces that it received an application on 1 May 2019 from Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Limited (the "SIP Trustee") in relation to the allotment of 6,288 ordinary shares of nominal value 20 pence each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") for the benefit of participants in the Rockrose Share Incentive Plan (the "SIP"), including those Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility of the Company (each, a "PDMR") outlined below in accordance with the rules of the SIP (the "SIP Award").

The SIP Award has been satisfied by the issue of 6,288 new Ordinary Shares (the "SIP Shares") to the SIP Trustee. The SIP Shares shall rank equally with the existing issued Ordinary Shares. The SIP Shares shall be allocated out of Ordinary Shares the subject of a block listing, the most recent six monthly return in respect of which was announced on 1 May 2019.

Each participating employee will acquire Ordinary Shares at a price of 633.333333 pence per share (determined in accordance with the calculation formula set out in the rules of the SIP) using the contributions deducted from such employee's pre-tax salary ("Partnership Shares"), and each participating employee will be awarded two free Ordinary Shares for each Partnership Share ("Matching Shares"), paid for by the Company.

Details of the Partnership Shares and Matching Shares allotted to PDMRs under the SIP are set out below.

Name of PDMR	Partnership Share allocation	Matching Share allocation	Resulting voting rights
Andrew Austin	71	142	213
Richard Benmore	71	142	213
Peter Mann	71	142	213
John Morrow	71	142	213
Steve Pawson	71	142	213

The issued share capital of the Company following the above detailed issue of SIP Shares will be 12,600,072 Ordinary Shares. The total number of voting rights in Rockrose will be 12,600,072, which should be used by the Company's shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interests in, or a change to their interests in Rockrose under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014:

1. Details of PDMR / person closely associated

a) Name	(i)	Andrew Austin
(ii)	Richard Benmore
(iii)	John Morrow
(iv)	Peter Mann
(v)	Steve Pawson
2. Reason for the notification

a) Position / status
b) Initial notification /amendment	Initial notification
3. Details of the issuer
a) Name	Rockrose Energy plc
b) LEI	213800W3DXD7SNOYGG30

• (i) Executive Chairman

• (ii) Non-Executive Director

• (iii) Non-Executive Director

• (iv) Managing Director

• (v) Finance Director

4. Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii)

each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

Enquirie s

Rockrose Energy plc

Broker:

Hannam & Partners (Advisory) LLP

Giles Fitzpatrick / Andrew ChubbFinancial PR:

Ce licourt

Mark Antelme / Henry Lerwill

[phone]

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For further information, please visit the Company's website atwww.rockroseenergy.com.

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