| 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: | ||||||
| (e) | Date position held/dealing undertaken: | 10 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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| 1,631,357 | 0.42% | 2,785,700 | 0.71% |
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 2,516,768 | 0.64% | 1,444,322 | 0.37% |
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 4,148,125 | 1.06% | 4,230,022 | 1.08% |
| (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 | 334,943 | 1.2358 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 117,846 | 1.2512 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 105,975 | 1.2151 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 49,915 | 1.2006 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 44,715 | 1.2349 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 17,683 | 1.2099 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 16,711 | 1.2462 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 16,000 | 1.2085 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 15,365 | 1.2780 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 4,771 | 1.2100 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 4,115 | 1.2060 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 3,582 | 1.2180 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 3,225 | 1.1817 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 2,662 | 1.1898 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 2,064 | 1.1994 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 1,887 | 1.2057 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 1,816 | 1.2660 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 1,538 | 1.2385 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 630 | 1.1800 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 560 | 1.2200 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 129 | 1.2020 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 285,565 | 1.2319 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 143,758 | 1.2124 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 59,506 | 1.1827 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 48,837 | 1.2660 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 41,542 | 1.2353 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 33,874 | 1.2378 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 24,943 | 1.2105 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 24,455 | 1.2282 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 21,554 | 1.1987 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 20,462 | 1.1760 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 19,222 | 1.1779 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 15,365 | 1.2780 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 15,000 | 1.1917 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 11,230 | 1.1978 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 8,286 | 1.2513 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 8,242 | 1.2122 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 7,976 | 1.2221 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 6,794 | 1.2095 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 6,299 | 1.2191 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 4,069 | 1.2590 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 2,446 | 1.2438 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 1,899 | 1.1860 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 1,788 | 1.1800 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 650 | 1.1890 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 626 | 1.1920 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 608 | 1.2300 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 360 | 1.1937 GBP | ||||
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| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5,291 | 1.1759 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 59,506 | 1.1827 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 15,000 | 1.1917 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 360 | 1.1937 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 10,420 | 1.1967 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 21,554 | 1.1987 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 799 | 1.2074 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 5,843 | 1.2084 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 6,794 | 1.2095 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 810 | 1.2113 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,600 | 1.2284 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 2,662 | 1.1898 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 57,257 | 1.1967 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 560 | 1.2200 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 37,473 | 1.2339 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,538 | 1.2385 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 7,242 | 1.2404 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 6,506 | 1.2426 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 288 | 1.2780 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | CFD | Opening Long | 13,442 | 1.2090 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | CFD | Opening Short | 28,752 | 1.2103 GBP | |||
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| (c) | Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) |
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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: | 11 Apr 2025 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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