Issue of Equity and Total Voting Rights

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Apertura Energy Plc is issuing 6,000,000 new ordinary shares of £0.01 each, which will be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange on June 5, 2026, as part of a previously announced fundraise. These new shares will rank pari passu with existing shares. Following this issuance, the Company's total issued share capital will be 17,500,000 ordinary shares, with a total of 17,500,000 voting rights. This figure will serve as the denominator for shareholders calculating their notification requirements under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

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Apertura Energy PLC

02 June 2026

2 June 2026

APERTURA ENERGY PLC

Issue of Equity and Total Voting Rights

Apertura Energy Plc (LSE: VZLA, LEI: 213800O4A398G6GL7270, the "Company"), whose ordinary shares of £0.01 each are admitted to the equity shares (shell companies) category of the Official List maintained by the Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA") announces that, following the Company's announcement on 27 April 2026 regarding its proposed fundraise and strategic transition and announcement on 27 May 2026 regarding the results of the Company's 2026 Annual General Meeting ("2026 AGM"), 6,000,000 new ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the capital of the Company (the "New Ordinary Shares") will be issued and allotted upon admission to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange ("LSE") ("Admission"). The New Ordinary Shares relate to the second tranche of the proposed fundraise, which has been completed using existing share issuance authorities following the 2026 AGM.

Application for Admission has been made to the LSE. It is anticipated that Admission will become effective, and that dealings in the New Ordinary Shares will commence, at 8.00 a.m. (London time) on 5 June 2026.

The New Ordinary Shares, when issued, will be credited as fully paid and rank pari passu in all respects with the existing ordinary shares of the Company.

Following Admission, the Company's issued share capital will consist of 17,500,000 ordinary shares, each carrying one voting right. The Company holds no shares in treasury. Accordingly, following Admission, the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 17,500,000.

The above figure of 17,500,000 may be used by shareholders, following Admission, as the denominator for the calculation by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries:

Tessera Investment Management Limited

(Strategic Adviser to Apertura Energy Plc)

Tony Morris

Tel: 07742 189145

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