Standard form for notification of major holdings

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Serica Energy (SER)

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NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) ⁱ

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ⁱⁱ :			Serica Energy plc
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights						X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify) ⁱⁱⁱ:
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation ^iv
Name			BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			Sunbury on Thames, England
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) ^v
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached ^vi :			28 April 2022
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			3 May 2022
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) ^vii
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	0	0		0	0
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	4.97%	0		4.97%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached ^viii
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible)		Number of voting rights ^ix					% of voting rights
		Direct (DTR5.1)		Indirect (DTR5.2.1)			Direct (DTR5.1)		Indirect (DTR5.2.1)
Ordinary shares of US$0.10 each (GB00B0CY5V57)		0		0			0		0


SUBTOTAL 8. A		0

B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
Type of financial instrument		Expiration date ^x	Exercise/ Conversion Period ^xi			Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.			% of voting rights
N/A


			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date ^x		Exercise/ Conversion Period ^xi		Physical or cash Settlement ^xii			Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
N/A


					SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer ^xiii
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary) ^xiv				X
Name ^xv	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
BP plc	0	0	0
BP International Limited	0	0	0
BP Exploration Company Limited	0	0	0



10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder		N/A
The number and % of voting rights held		N/A
The date until which the voting rights will be held		N/A

11. Additional information ^xvi
As announced on 28 April 2022, BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd sold its entire shareholding in Serica Energy plc (being 13,500,000 ordinary shares) through an accelerated bookbuild.

Place of completion	England
Date of completion	3 May 2022