Form 8.3 CAPRICORN ENERGY PLC

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:

24 Apr 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:

724,220

1.03%

2,029

0.00%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

2,029

0.00%

723,451

1.03%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

726,249

1.03%

725,480

1.03%

(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

7,145

3.0600 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

5,757

3.0593 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

3,022

3.0527 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

987

3.0403 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

668

3.0400 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

642

3.0650 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

564

3.0735 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

203

3.0606 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

185

3.0720 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

110

3.0950 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

100

3.0702 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

75

3.1000 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

74

3.1050 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

50

3.0564 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

31

3.0500 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Purchase

8

3.0800 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

7,278

3.1058 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

2,344

3.0727 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

1,402

3.0608 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

962

3.0400 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

601

3.0697 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

321

3.0698 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

219

3.0964 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

109

3.0688 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

73

3.0600 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

69

3.0500 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

68

3.0520 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

63

3.0739 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

37

3.0637 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

32

3.0816 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

6

3.0900 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

Sale

1

3.0700 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

38

3.0631 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,036

3.0400 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

109

3.0687 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,596

3.0694 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

748

3.0797 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

96

3.0900 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

668

3.0400 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

321

3.0464 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

391

3.0500 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

838

3.0511 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,103

3.0530 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,081

3.0535 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,366

3.0600 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

184

3.0990 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

75

3.1000 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,625

3.1219 GBP

799 / 122p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

305

3.1198 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:

27 Apr 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213