Barclays Regulatory News (BARC)

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:

05 May 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:

814,022

1.15%

0

0.00%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

0

0.00%

813,928

1.15%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

814,022

1.15%

813,928

1.15%

(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

31,553

3.2036 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

22,911

3.2500 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

8,000

3.1250 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

7,965

3.1822 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

7,532

3.1800 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

4,845

3.1191 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

3,765

3.1443 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

3,341

3.1520 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

2,805

3.2050 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

1,884

3.1945 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

1,863

3.2300 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

1,186

3.1059 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

865

3.1729 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

711

3.2143 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

292

3.2175 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

249

3.0700 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

219

3.2266 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

165

3.1436 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

126

3.1717 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

74

3.1756 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

55,650

3.1802 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

16,610

3.1276 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

3,482

3.1390 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

1,898

3.1907 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

1,204

3.2300 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

1,062

3.1906 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

805

3.1886 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

653

3.2000 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

554

3.2100 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

385

3.2199 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

291

3.1800 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

254

3.2200 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

146

3.0600 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

146

3.1875 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

73

3.1900 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

1

3.0400 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

1,063

3.1898 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

219

3.1883 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

554

3.2100 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

385

3.2199 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

254

3.2200 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

162

3.2300 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

249

3.0700 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

165

3.1436 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,428

3.1732 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

229

3.1772 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,106

3.1800 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,537

3.1842 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,602

3.1977 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,805

3.2050 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

637

3.2115 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,038

3.0253 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,237

3.2139 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,161

3.1001 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,593

3.1802 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

1,453

3.2211 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 May 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213