Capricorn Energy PLC Regulatory News (CNE)

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:

22 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:

881,301

1.25%

8,571

0.01%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

8,371

0.01%

881,299

1.25%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

889,672

1.26%

889,870

1.26%

(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

10,734

3.2178 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

6,497

3.1913 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

6,145

3.2153 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

2,349

3.2007 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

1,356

3.2206 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

509

3.2000 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

432

3.2159 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

399

3.2150 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

340

3.2200 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

194

3.2100 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

188

3.2250 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

165

3.2299 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

97

3.2300 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

17,346

3.2169 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

7,151

3.1997 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

6,744

3.2142 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

1,722

3.2100 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

1,544

3.2298 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

1,094

3.2106 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

1,002

3.2102 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

610

3.2200 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

529

3.2074 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

407

3.1400 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

340

3.2300 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

267

3.2071 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

168

3.2000 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

407

3.1400 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

5,747

3.1958 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

168

3.2000 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

529

3.2074 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

188

3.2100 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,094

3.2106 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,404

3.2156 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

796

3.2210 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

67

3.2300 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

509

3.2000 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

970

3.2004 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,379

3.2008 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

587

3.2182 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

97

3.2300 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

853

3.2301 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,375

3.2100 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

6,744

3.2142 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,211

3.2173 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

681

3.2398 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

6,497

3.1913 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:

26 May 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213