| 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: | 19 Mar 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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| 2,297,211 | 0.59% | 3,126,201 | 0.80% |
| (2) | Cash-settled derivatives: |
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| 2,599,923 | 0.66% | 1,920,513 | 0.49% |
| (3) | Stock-settled derivatives (including options) |
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| 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 4,897,134 | 1.25% | 5,046,714 | 1.29% |
| (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 | 220,288 | 1.2757 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 85,167 | 1.2502 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 60,857 | 1.2569 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 47,670 | 1.2600 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 43,962 | 1.2630 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 26,740 | 1.2547 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 26,000 | 1.2715 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 21,354 | 1.2603 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 19,784 | 1.2610 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 17,020 | 1.2481 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 16,523 | 1.2472 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 10,503 | 1.2672 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 10,156 | 1.2716 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 6,263 | 1.2646 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 3,836 | 1.2597 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 2,426 | 1.2560 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 1,400 | 1.2759 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 818 | 1.2738 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 632 | 1.2830 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 603 | 1.2700 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 573 | 1.2420 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 554 | 1.2690 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 270 | 1.2720 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 268 | 1.2710 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Purchase | 247 | 1.2623 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 202,501 | 1.2618 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 126,481 | 1.2662 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 66,998 | 1.2490 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 66,835 | 1.2658 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 52,143 | 1.2575 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 50,000 | 1.2494 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 47,670 | 1.2600 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 44,198 | 1.2573 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 31,034 | 1.2605 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 23,067 | 1.2645 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 21,612 | 1.2630 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 21,210 | 1.2615 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 19,039 | 1.2678 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 15,700 | 1.2677 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 13,431 | 1.2626 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 12,864 | 1.2629 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 12,781 | 1.2493 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 11,699 | 1.2521 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 8,424 | 1.2502 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 6,915 | 1.2496 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 4,424 | 1.2650 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 3,545 | 1.2541 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 2,400 | 1.2532 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 2,143 | 1.2555 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 2,131 | 1.2621 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 1,836 | 1.2410 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 1,695 | 1.2400 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 573 | 1.2420 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 538 | 1.2295 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 316 | 1.2690 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 270 | 1.2720 GBP | ||||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | Sale | 268 | 1.2710 GBP | ||||
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| (b) | Cash-settled derivative transactions |
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| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 8,870 | 1.2658 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 1,695 | 1.2400 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 12,781 | 1.2493 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 11,699 | 1.2521 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 52,143 | 1.2575 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,260 | 1.2599 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 19,039 | 1.2607 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 12,864 | 1.2629 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 2,471 | 1.2630 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 23,067 | 1.2645 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 24,127 | 1.2649 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 66,835 | 1.2658 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 16,614 | 1.2677 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Increasing Long | 51,407 | 1.2706 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 7,567 | 1.2358 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 600 | 1.2410 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 426 | 1.2560 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 1,278 | 1.2606 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 247 | 1.2624 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 25,060 | 1.2630 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 368 | 1.2659 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 10,503 | 1.2672 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,118 | 1.2710 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 5,038 | 1.2722 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | SWAP | Decreasing Long | 210 | 1.2731 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 2,515 | 1.2620 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 45,142 | 1.2630 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 3,050 | 1.2694 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | CFD | Decreasing Short | 2,599 | 1.2700 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 47,670 | 1.2600 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 3,110 | 1.2601 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 54,946 | 1.2630 GBP | |||
| USD 0.10 ordinary | CFD | Increasing Short | 54 | 1.2729 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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| Class | Product | Writing, | Number | Exercise | Type | Expiry | Option |
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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: | 20 Mar 2025 | ||||||
| Contact name: | Large Holdings Regulatory Operations | ||||||
| Telephone number: | 020 3134 7213 | ||||||
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