| FORM 8.3 | |||||||
| PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY | |||||||
| A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR | |||||||
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| Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code") | |||||||
| 1. | KEY INFORMATION | ||||||
| (a) | Full name of discloser: |
| Barclays PLC. | ||||
| (b) | Owner or controller of interest and short |
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| positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | ||||||
| (c) | Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose | SERICA ENERGY PLC | |||||
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| relevant securities this form relates: | ||||||
| (d) | If an exempt fund manager connected with an |
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| offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of | ||||||
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| offeror/offeree: | ||||||
| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 02 Apr 2025 | |||||
| (f) | In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making | YES: |
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| disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? | ENQUEST PLC |
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| 2. | POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE | ||||||
| (a) | Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree |
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| to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any) |
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| Class of relevant security: | USD 0.10 ordinary | ||||||
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| Interests | Short Positions | |||||
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| (1) | Relevant securities owned |
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| 1,838,790 | 0.47% | 2,675,616 | 0.68% |
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 2,433,230 | 0.62% | 1,502,632 | 0.38% |
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 4,272,020 | 1.09% | 4,178,248 | 1.07% |
| (b) | Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive |
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| which subscription right exists |
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| Details, including nature of the rights |
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| concerned and relevant percentages: |
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| 3. | DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER | ||||||
| (a) | Purchases and sales |
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| Class of relevant | Purchase/sale | Number of | Price per unit | ||||
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| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 123,081 | 1.4832 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 71,549 | 1.5000 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 34,008 | 1.4950 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 29,629 | 1.4935 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 9,943 | 1.4948 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 8,143 | 1.4922 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 7,560 | 1.4941 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 7,226 | 1.4963 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 6,642 | 1.4967 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 6,516 | 1.4932 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 3,477 | 1.4798 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 3,332 | 1.4938 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 3,088 | 1.4993 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 2,609 | 1.4840 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 2,340 | 1.4857 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 1,928 | 1.4925 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 1,173 | 1.4906 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 744 | 1.4780 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 437 | 1.5100 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 428 | 1.4970 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 370 | 1.4962 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 320 | 1.4790 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 282 | 1.5110 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 192 | 1.5070 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 100 | 1.4750 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 96,966 | 1.5000 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 61,320 | 1.4993 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 20,129 | 1.4820 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 18,084 | 1.4974 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 15,602 | 1.4970 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 7,940 | 1.4978 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 7,263 | 1.4997 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 6,489 | 1.4985 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 3,650 | 1.4981 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 2,615 | 1.4961 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 1,466 | 1.4979 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 1,286 | 1.5010 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 1,019 | 1.4885 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 651 | 1.4880 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 437 | 1.5100 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 320 | 1.4790 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 272 | 1.4890 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 192 | 1.5070 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 172 | 1.4840 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 141 | 1.5110 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 100 | 1.4750 GBP | ||||
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| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 714 | 1.4945 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 9,013 | 1.4946 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 4,080 | 1.4896 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,615 | 1.4961 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 7,940 | 1.4978 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,466 | 1.4979 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 7,263 | 1.4997 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 22,462 | 1.5000 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 15,965 | 1.4884 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 14,699 | 1.4932 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 19,309 | 1.4963 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 188 | 1.4981 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 8,743 | 1.4987 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 33,926 | 1.5000 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | CFD | Increasing Long | 1,744 | 1.4998 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 10,251 | 1.4923 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 2,399 | 1.4959 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Long | 3,078 | 1.5001 GBP | |||
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| (c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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| (i) | Writing, selling, purchasing or varying |
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| (d) | Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) |
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| 4. | OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
| (a) | Indemnity and other dealings arrangements |
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| Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, |
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| formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal |
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| or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party |
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| NONE | |||||||
| (b) | Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives |
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| Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between |
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| the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: |
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| (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or |
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| (ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which |
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| (c) | Attachments |
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| Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached? | NO | ||||||
| Date of disclosure: | 03 Apr 2025 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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