Form 8.3 SERICA 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

SERICA 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:

12 Mar 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?

ENQUEST 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:

USD 0.10 ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

2,326,290

0.59%

3,218,117

0.82%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

2,616,078

0.67%

1,887,770

0.48%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

4,942,368

1.26%

5,105,887

1.31%

(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

USD 0.10 ordinary

Purchase

77,412

1.2976 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

Purchase

59,706

1.2819 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

Purchase

46,570

1.3010 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

Purchase

32,617

1.2911 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

Purchase

28,359

1.3006 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

Purchase

24,372

1.2868 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

Purchase

13,326

1.2861 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

Purchase

13,218

1.2820 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

Purchase

3,506

1.2955 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

Purchase

2,837

1.2882 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

Purchase

2,244

1.2917 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

Purchase

855

1.2930 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

Purchase

443

1.2890 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

Purchase

44

1.2900 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

Sale

83,081

1.3007 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

Sale

81,964

1.2973 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

Sale

75,679

1.2888 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

Sale

41,240

1.3010 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

Sale

21,262

1.2884 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

Sale

9,668

1.3009 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

Sale

6,673

1.2879 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

Sale

1,794

1.2841 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

Sale

1,272

1.2835 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

Sale

859

1.2710 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

Sale

598

1.2895 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

Sale

475

1.2840 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

Sale

445

1.2780 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

Sale

148

1.2787 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

Sale

110

1.2940 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

USD 0.10 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

475

1.2840 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

21,262

1.2884 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

110

1.2939 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

16,000

1.3009 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Long

7,614

1.3010 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,064

1.2848 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

1,783

1.2854 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

16,042

1.2860 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

30,553

1.2915 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

2,244

1.2917 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

71

1.2921 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Long

855

1.2930 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

1,401

1.2842 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

14,407

1.2923 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

17,490

1.3008 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

40,455

1.3010 GBP

USD 0.10 ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

12,152

1.2859 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:

13 Mar 2025

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213