Director/PDMR Shareholding
Capricorn Energy PLC announced that on September 25, 2026, its Chief Executive, Randy Neely, was granted 48,586 shares under the Deferred Bonus Plan at £2.83 per share, representing 25% of his 2025 annual bonus, and Chief Operating Officer, Geoff Probert, received 37,533 shares under the same plan at the same price. These awards are not subject to further performance conditions and will typically vest around the third anniversary of the grant date. Following these grants, Randy Neely holds 4,395 shares directly and has outstanding entitlements of 984,992 shares subject to performance conditions and 679,824 shares not subject to performance conditions, while Geoff Probert holds 4,828 shares directly with outstanding entitlements of 748,049 shares subject to performance conditions and 79,212 shares not subject to performance conditions.
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- Grant of 2026 Awards under the Company’s Deferred Bonus Scheme
Capricorn announces that, on 25 September 2026, the following Awards over Shares were granted under the Company’s Deferred Bonus Plan (“DBP”) to the undernoted Executive Director and PDMRs:
| Executive Director / PDMR | Number of Shares |
|---|---|
| Randy Neely, Chief Executive | 48,586 |
| Geoff Probert, Chief Operating Officer | 37,533 |
These Awards related to the annual bonuses payable to the relevant individuals in respect of the financial year to 31 December 2025. In Randy Neely’s case, and in accordance with the terms of the Approved Directors' Remuneration Policy, his Award represents 25% of his total bonus for that period.
All Shares were awarded at £2.83 per Share, being the average mid-market closing price of a Share over the three dealing days immediately following the full year results announcement for the year ended 31 December 2025. These Awards will normally vest on or around the third anniversary of their date of grant; such vesting is not subject to the satisfaction of any additional performance conditions.
Summary of current holdings of Executive Director / PDMRs
Following the grant of the above Awards, the Executive Director’s and PDMRs’ beneficial interests in the Shares of the Company are as follows:
| Executive Director / PDMR | Current Shares | % Issued Share Capital | Outstanding entitlements under 2017 LTIP and DBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awards still subject to performance conditions | Awards not subject to performance conditions* | |||
| Randy Neely | 4,395 | 0.006 | 984,992 | 679,824 |
| Geoff Probert | 4,828 | 0.007 | 748,049 | 79,212 |
* 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 DBP, the vesting of which is not subject to performance condition satisfaction.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Randy Neely | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Chief Executive | ||||
| b) | Initial notification/ Amendment | Initial Notification | ||||
| a) | Name | Capricorn Energy PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800ZJEUQ8ZOC9AL24 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 799/122 pence each (“ Shares ”) | ||||
| Identification code | GB00BNKT5L33 | |||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Award (in the form of a nil-cost option) of a right to acquire Shares in the Company pursuant to the Company’s Deferred Bonus Plan. | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information — Aggregated volume — Price | Not applicable | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 25 September 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| a) | Name | Capricorn Energy PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI | 213800ZJEUQ8ZOC9AL24 | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 799/122 pence each (“ Shares ”) | ||||
| Identification code | GB00BNKT5L33 | |||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Award (in the form of a nil-cost option) of a right to acquire Shares in the Company pursuant to the Company’s Deferred Bonus Plan. | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information — Aggregated volume — Price | Not applicable | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 25 September 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange |
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