Form 8.3 ENQUEST 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

ENQUEST 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:

09 Apr 2025

(f)

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

YES:

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

SERICA ENERGY PLC

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:

5p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

397,288

0.02%

3,824,166

0.21%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

2,307,938

0.12%

397,251

0.02%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

2,705,226

0.15%

4,221,417

0.23%

(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 EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

5p ordinary

Purchase

269,713

0.1211 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

167,957

0.1180 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

42,611

0.1175 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

34,304

0.1176 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

29,726

0.1196 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

22,695

0.1179 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

17,334

0.1182 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

17,002

0.1197 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

14,605

0.1320 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

9,462

0.1177 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

4,355

0.1187 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

3,092

0.1178 GBP

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,384

0.1186 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

136,345

0.1176 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

124,232

0.1216 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

52,411

0.1236 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

52,088

0.1183 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

42,611

0.1175 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

33,813

0.1177 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

27,491

0.1192 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

20,758

0.1188 GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

15,502

0.1200 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

19,526

0.1176 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

29,504

0.1199 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

22,907

0.1283 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

7,191

0.1175 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

8,962

0.1176 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

22,695

0.1179 GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

167,957

0.1180 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

131,091

0.1175 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

39,726

0.1183 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

27,491

0.1192 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

1,708

0.1199 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Long

124,232

0.1216 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

14,605

0.1178 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

6,799

0.1181 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

2,271

0.1182 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

29,726

0.1196 GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Long

269,713

0.1211 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)

Exercising

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:

10 Apr 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213