18 March 2025

AFENTRA PLC

VESTING OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS' FOUNDERS' SHAREPLAN AWARDS

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS' LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (LTIP) AWARD

DIRECTOR / PDMR DEALINGS

Afentra plc ('Afentra' or the 'Company') (AIM: AET), the upstream oil and gas company focused on acquiring production and development assets in Africa, announces awards made to the Executive Directors of the Company under: (1) the Afentra plc Founders' Share Plan (the "FSP"); and (2) the Executive Directors Long-Term Incentive Scheme.

Founders' Share Plan Awards

The Founders' Share Plan ('FSP') is a five-year incentive scheme for the founders, designed to reward exceptional shareholder returns, which was approved by shareholders at the 2022 AGM and subsequently adopted by the Board.

Following the FSP's second measurement date, which occurred on 16 March 2025, further Nil Cost Options over ordinary shares of £0.10 each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") have been awarded to the Executive Directors. In accordance with the FSP rules, the number of Nil Cost Options that have vested for the Executive Directors on the second measurement date is based on the increase in Total Shareholder Return (TSR) since the first measurement date (16 March 2024). Half of the vested Nil Cost Options may be exercised immediately, with the remaining half deferred until the third measurement date on 16 March 2026. Each of Paul McDade and Ian Cloke have exercised their vested Nil Cost Options¹.

The prices per Ordinary Share used to determine the number of Nil Cost Options awarded were the 30-day average prices, reflecting the average closing mid-market price over the 30-day period, ending on the first measurement date (16 March 2024) £0.3949 and the second measurement date (16 March 2025) £0.4235.

In line with the Company's commitment to avoiding shareholder dilution,  Afentra has elected to satisfy these options via share purchases utilising an existing Employee Share Benefit Trust ("Trust") rather than issuing new Ordinary Shares. The Company has instructed the Trust to purchase an equivalent number of shares on the open market to cover the net vested Nil Cost Options that remain after applicable deductions for income tax and national insurance. Once purchased by the Trust, these shares will be transferred from the Trust to the Executive Directors.

Details of the Conversion and Vesting

As a result of this transaction, the total aggregate shareholding in the Company for each of the Executive Directors will be as follows:

·      Paul McDade: 5,497,811 Ordinary Shares (2.43 % of issued share capital)

·      Ian Cloke: 3,925,544 Ordinary Shares (1.74 % of issued share capital)

·      Anastasia Deulina: 2,644,636 Ordinary Shares (1.17 % of issued share capital)

Further details of the FSP and the conditional awards made thereunder will be disclosed in the Company's annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Executive Director Long Term Incentives Award

The Long Term Incentive Plan of the Company (LTIP) was approved by shareholders at the 2024 AGM and subsequently adopted by the Board to provide long term incentives to the Executive Directors following the FSP. The Executive Directors have been awarded, under this plan, Nil Cost Options with an award date of 16 March 2025 and a vesting date of 16 March 2028. The vesting of the awards are subject to a combination of the Company's absolute and relative Total Shareholder Return performance.

The following conditional share awards have been granted under the Company's LTIP:

Share Repurchase and Total Voting Rights

As no new Ordinary Shares have been issued to satisfy the vesting of shares to the Executive Directors under the FSP on the second measurement date of 16th March 2025, the Company's total issued share capital remains unchanged at 226,155,990 Ordinary Shares. The total number of voting rights in the Company remains 226,155,990, which shareholders may use for the purposes of calculating their interests in the share capital of the Company under the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority.

The following notifications are made pursuant to Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation to reflect the acquisition of shares by the Executive Directors through market purchases instructed by the Company utilising the Company's Employee Share Benefit Trust rather than issuing new Ordinary Shares.

PDMR Notifications

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

Ben Romney

Barry Archer

George Pope

Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Nominated Adviser 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

About Afentra

Afentra plc (AIM: AET) is an upstream oil and gas company focused on opportunities in Africa. The Company's purpose is to support a responsible energy transition in Africa by establishing itself as a credible partner for divesting IOCs and Host Governments. Offshore, Angola Afentra has a 30% non-operated interest in the producing Block 3/05 and a 21.33% non-operated interest in the adjacent development Block 3/05A in the Lower Congo Basin and a 40% non-operating interest in the exploration Block 23 in the Kwanza Basin. Onshore, Angola Afentra has a 45% non-operated interest in the prospective Block KON 19 and 45% non-operated interest in Block KON 15 located in the western part of the Onshore Kwanza Basin. Afentra also has a 34% carried interest in the Odewayne Block onshore southwestern Somaliland.