Transaction in Own Shares

Serica Energy PLC

15 May 2024

 

Serica Energy plc

("Serica" or the "Company")

Transaction in Own Shares

London, 15 May 2024 - Serica Energy plc (the "Company") (AIM: SQZ) announces that on 14 May 2024, it purchased 405,074 ordinary shares of US$0.10 each in the Company on the London Stock Exchange through Peel Hunt LLP, in accordance with the terms of its share buyback programme announced on 24 April 2024 (the "Buyback Programme"). The shares purchased will be held in treasury.

Name of issuer:	Serica Energy plc
ISIN:	GB00B0CY5V57
Date of purchase:	14 May 2024
Aggregate number of ordinary shares purchased:	405,074
Lowest price paid per share (pence per share):	181.3000
Highest price paid per share (pence per share):	186.0000
Volume weighted average price paid per share (pence per share):	182.9758

This announcement is prepared on a trade basis. It is expected that the shares purchased will be delivered to the Company within two working days. The total voting rights referred to below is prepared on a settlement basis.

Following the above, the Company will have 393,468,408 ordinary shares of US$0.10 each in issue, of which 3,465,351 ordinary shares are held in treasury. Therefore, the total number of ordinary shares carrying voting rights will be 390,003,057.

The above figure of 390,003,057 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation), the table below contains detailed information of the individual trades made by Peel Hunt LLP as part of the Buyback Programme.

Aggregate daily information

Trading Venue	Volume-weighted average price per share (pence)	Aggregated volume	Lowest price per share	Highest price per share
AIM (AIMX)	182.9758	405,074	181.30	186.00
Total	182.9758	405,074	181.30	186.00

Individual transactions:

Time of transaction	Price (pence per share)	Number of shares purchased	Exchange Venue
08:08:29	182.8	100,000	AIMX
10:46:59	181.3	100,000	AIMX
14:31:49	182.0	100,000	AIMX
14:54:52	185.0	35,018	AIMX
15:04:25	186.0	70,056	AIMX

Enquiries:

Serica Energy plc	[phone]
David Latin (Chairman and Interim CEO) / Martin Copeland (CFO) / Stephen Lambert (VP Legal and External Relations)
Peel Hunt (Nomad & Joint Broker)	[phone]
Richard Crichton / David McKeown / Georgia Langoulant
Jefferies (Joint Broker)	[phone]
Sam Barnett / Will Soutar
Vigo Consulting (PR Advisor)	[phone]
Patrick d'Ancona / Finlay Thomson	[e-mail]

NOTES TO EDITORS

Serica Energy is a British independent oil and gas exploration and production company with a portfolio of UKCS assets.

Serica has a balance of gas and oil production. The Company is responsible for about 5% of the natural gas produced in the UK, a key element in the UK's energy transition.

Serica's producing assets are focused around two main hubs: the Bruce, Keith and Rhum fields in the UK Northern North Sea, which it operates, and a mix of operated and non-operated fields tied back to the Triton FPSO. Serica also has operated interests in the producing Columbus (UK Central North Sea) and Orlando (UK Northern North Sea) fields and a non-operated interest in the producing Erskine field in the UK Central North Sea.

Serica has a two-pronged strategy for growth comprising investment in its existing portfolio and M&A.

Further information on the Company can be found at www.serica-energy.com. The Company's shares are traded on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker SQZ and the Company is a designated foreign issuer on the TSX. To receive Company news releases via email, please subscribe via the Company website.

 

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