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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
9 June 2026
AFENTRA PLC
Publication of Circular and Notice of General Meeting
Afentra plc ("Afentra" or the "Company") (AIM: AET), the upstream oil and gas company focused on acquiring production and development assets in Africa, announces that a circular (the "Circular") and notice of general meeting ("General Meeting") have been posted to shareholders and are available to view on the Company's website at www.afentraplc.com.
On 4 June 2026, Afentra announced that it had conditionally raised gross proceeds of US$40 million before expenses, via a Placing of 44,315,240 new ordinary shares of £0.10 each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") (19.6% of the Company's existing share capital) at a price of 67 pence per share. The net proceeds of the Placing will enable the Company to accelerate activity across the portfolio and deliver significant growth for the business and value accretion for shareholders.
Admission of the first tranche of the Placing Shares (the "Firm Placing Shares") was made effective at 08:00 a.m. on 9 June 2026. The resolutions which will be proposed at the General Meeting will be to, inter alia, approve the allotment and issue of the Conditional Placing Shares, as well as new Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the WRAP Retail Offer.
The Company's General Meeting will be held electronically via the Lumi platform at https://meetings.lumiconnect.com/100-164-341-699 on 25 June 2026 at 10:00 a.m. (BST). Shareholders wishing to participate should refer to the Circular and notice of General Meeting for full details of how to attend and vote electronically.
The Company is operating an electronic voting system to enable shareholders to vote on the resolutions in advance of the meeting. Votes may be submitted via the MUFG Investor Centre app or at https://uk.investorcentre.mpms.mufg.com/ or via the CREST Proxy Voting Services. All votes must be received by MUFG Corporate Markets by 10:00 a.m. on 23 June 2026.
The Circular and the notice of the General Meeting will also be available on the Company's website at https://www.afentraplc.com/.
Capitalised terms not otherwise defined in the text of this announcement have the meanings given in the Company's announcements related to the Placing, dated 3 June 2026 and 4 June 2026.
For further information contact:
Afentra plc +44 (0)20 7405 4133
Paul McDade, CEO
Anastasia Deulina, CFO
Christine Wootliff, Investor Relations
Burson Buchanan (Financial PR) +44 (0)20 7466 5000
Bobby Morse
Barry Archer
George Pope
Stifel (Nominated Adviser, Bookrunner, and Joint Broker) +44 (0)20 7710 7600
Callum Stewart
Simon Mensley
Ashton Clanfield
Tennyson Securities (Joint Broker) +44 (0)20 7186 9033
Peter Krens
Further information on the Company can be found on its website at afentraplc.com
The Company's LEI is 21380028BFDFJK8BRX92
This announcement should be read in its entirety. In particular, the information in the "Important Notices" section of the announcement should be read and understood.
Important Notices
This announcement contains (or may contain) certain forward-looking statements with respect to certain of the Company's plans and its current goals and expectations relating to its future financial condition and performance and which involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The Company cautions readers that no forward-looking statement is a guarantee of future performance and that actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate only to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements sometimes use words such as "aim", "anticipate", "target", "expect", "estimate", "intend", "plan", "goal", "believe", or other words of similar meaning. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances, including, but not limited to, economic and business conditions, the effects of continued volatility in credit markets, market-related risks such as changes in the price of commodities or changes in interest rates and foreign exchange rates, the policies and actions of governmental and regulatory authorities, changes in legislation, the further development of standards and interpretations under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") applicable to past, current and future periods, evolving practices with regard to the interpretation and application of standards under IFRS, the outcome of pending and future litigation or regulatory investigations, the success of future explorations, acquisitions and other strategic transactions and the impact of competition. A number of these factors are beyond the Company's control. As a result, the Company's actual future results may differ materially from the plans, goals, and expectations set forth in the Company's forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements made in this announcement by or on behalf of the Company speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required by the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA"), the London Stock Exchange or applicable law, the Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained in this announcement to reflect any changes in the Company's expectations with regard thereto or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
This announcement is for information purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to buy, sell, issue, or subscribe for, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, sell, issue, or subscribe for any securities, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unauthorised or unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities law of any such jurisdiction.
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited ("Stifel"), which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the FCA, is acting for the Company and for no one else in connection with the transaction or arrangements described in this announcement and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to clients of Stifel or for providing advice in relation to the transaction or arrangements described in this announcement, or any other matters referred to in this announcement.
No representation or warranty, express or implied, is or will be made as to, or in relation to, and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by or on behalf of the Company, Stifel, or by their affiliates or their respective agents, directors, officers and employees as to, or in relation to, the accuracy or completeness of this announcement or any other written or oral information made available to or publicly available to any interested party or its advisers, and any liability therefore is expressly disclaimed.
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