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RNS Number : 6337A Capricorn Energy PLC 15 April 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
15 April 2026
CAPRICORN ENERGY PLC ("Capricorn" or "the Company")
Interests of Directors / Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility
("PDMRs")
in the Company's Shares
1. Award of Free Shares under the Company's 2010 Share Incentive Plan
Capricorn announces that, on 13 April 2026, it made its annual awards of up to
£3,600 worth of ordinary shares of (799)/(122) pence each in the Company
("Ordinary Shares") to eligible employees under the "Free Share" element of
the Company's HMRC approved all-employee Share Incentive Plan established in
April 2010 (the "SIP"). No consideration was paid for the grant of these
awards.
Details of the PDMRs who participated in the award, having complied with the
eligibility criteria in terms of the rules of the SIP, are as follows:
PDMR Number of Free Shares Awarded
Geoff Probert, Chief Operating Officer 1,100
Nathan Piper, Commercial Director 1,100
The above awards were based on an Ordinary Share price of £3.27, being the
closing price of a Capricorn share on 10 April 2026. The Ordinary Shares
awarded to participants in the SIP were existing shares previously purchased
in the market. In accordance with the rules of the SIP, its Trustee will
normally hold these Ordinary Shares on behalf of the relevant individuals
throughout a holding period of five years from the date of award.
2. Summary of current holdings of PDMRs
Following this announcement, the PDMRs' beneficial interests in the Shares of
the Company are as follows:
PDMR Current Shares % Issued Share Capital Outstanding entitlements under 2017 LTIP and Deferred Bonus Plan
Awards still subject to performance conditions Awards not subject to performance conditions*
Geoff Probert 4,828 0.007 748,049 41,679
Nathan Piper 13,334 0.019 406,918 8,891
* This column includes (i) all outstanding awards under the 2017 LTIP that
have vested following the expiry of the applicable performance period; and
(ii) all outstanding awards under the Company's Deferred Bonus Plan, the
vesting of which is not subject to performance condition satisfaction.
The following notifications are intended to satisfy the Company's obligations
under Article 19(3) of EU Regulation No 596/2014 as it forms part of domestic
law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Geoff Probert
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Chief Operating Officer
b) Initial notification/ Amendment Initial Notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Capricorn Energy PLC
b) LEI 213800ZJEUQ8ZOC9AL24
4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each
place where transactions have been conducted
a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Ordinary shares of 799/122 pence each
Identification code GB00BRJ7R218
b) Nature of the transaction Free shares awarded under the Company's all-employee Share Incentive Plan
(2010)
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
£0 1,100
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price - Not applicable
e) Date of the transaction 2026-04-13
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
- Not applicable
e)
Date of the transaction
2026-04-13
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange
1 Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely
associated
a) Name Nathan Piper
2 Reason for the notification
a) Position/status Commercial Director
b) Initial notification/ Amendment Initial Notification
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction
platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a) Name Capricorn Energy PLC
b) LEI 213800ZJEUQ8ZOC9AL24
4 Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of
instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each
place where transactions have been conducted
a) Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Ordinary shares of 799/122 pence each
Identification code GB00BRJ7R218
b) Nature of the transaction Free shares awarded under the Company's all-employee Share Incentive Plan
(2010)
c) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s)
£0 1,100
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price - Not applicable
e) Date of the transaction 2026-04-13
f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
- Not applicable
e)
Date of the transaction
2026-04-13
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange
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