RNS Number : 1885L Barclays PLC 06 July 2026  

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

MORE

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

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

CAPRICORN ENERGY PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

03 Jul 2026

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

Class of relevant security:

799 / 122p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

1,156,680

1.64%

34,954

0.05%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

34,862

0.05%

1,156,679

1.64%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

1,191,542

1.69%

1,191,633

1.69%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

options)

Class of relevant security in relation to

which subscription right exists

Details, including nature of the rights

concerned and relevant percentages:

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

35,645

3.4120  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

17,823

3.4590  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

15,325

3.4603  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

3,574

3.4644  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

3,173

3.4650  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

2,337

3.4595  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

2,139

3.4600  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

2,033

3.4587  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

2,016

3.4700  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

313

3.4665  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

16,318

3.4627  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

9,934

3.4615  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

5,807

3.4626  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

5,596

3.4601  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

4,529

3.4598  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

3,685

3.4650  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

2,069

3.4600  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

2,033

3.4587  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

515

3.4606  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

300

3.4602  GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,443

3.4602  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

95

3.4630  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

227

3.4630  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,638

3.4599  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

891

3.4631  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

13,467

3.4631  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

627

3.4595  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

10,934

3.4599  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

35,645

3.4123  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,130

3.4600  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

776

3.4680  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,596

3.4601  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6,491

3.4622  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

3,521

3.4603  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

17,823

3.4590  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

430

3.4598  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

515

3.4606  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,877

3.4700  GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,342

3.4598  GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercise

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

06 Jul 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

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