Transaction in Own Shares

Capricorn Energy PLC
21 July 2023
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                        21 July 2023

 

 

CAPRICORN ENERGY PLC ("Capricorn" or "the Company")

 

TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SHARES

 

Capricorn Energy PLC (the "Company") announces that, on 20 July 2023, it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 490/143 pence each (the "Ordinary Shares") through Merrill Lynch International ("BofA Securities"). Such purchase was effected pursuant to the instructions issued by the Company in accordance with the share repurchase arrangements entered into with BofA Securities, as announced on 4 May 2023.

 

Ordinary Shares:

 

Date of purchase:

20/07/23

Aggregate number of Ordinary Shares purchased:

48,889

Lowest price paid per share:

171.80 pence

Highest price paid per share:

180.20 pence

Average price paid per share:

175.16 pence

 

Since 4 May 2023, the Company has purchased 5,278,335 Ordinary Shares for cancellation (this number including all of the Ordinary Shares resulting from the consolidation of ordinary shares of 21/13 pence purchased in advance of 16 May 2023 under the Share Repurchase Programme announced on 4 May 2023), at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £11,198,711.62.

 

Following the cancellation of the purchased shares, there will be 143,255,820 Ordinary Shares in issue. The total voting rights in the Company will accordingly be 143,255,820. This figure 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 Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

 

A full breakdown of the individual trades made by BofA Securities on behalf of the Company as part of the share repurchase programme is attached to this document.

 

Attachment: http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7255G_1-2023-7-20.pdf

Aggregated information of ordinary shares purchased according to each trading venue:

 

Venue

Weighted average price paid per share (GBp)

Aggregate number of shares purchased

Lowest price paid per share (GBp)

Highest price paid per share (GBp)

London Stock Exchange

174.82

31,500

171.80

180.00

Chi-X (CXE)

175.55

9,009

173.20

180.20

BATS (BXE)

176.02

8,380

173.60

179.20

 

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.

 

Enquiries

Analysts/Investors/Media

Diana Milford, Corporate Affairs

Tel: 0131 475 3000

 

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