Result of AGM

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HARBOUR ENERGY PLC (the "Company") Result of Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting (" AGM ") of the Company was held today, 8 May 2025, at 151 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 9SZ at 10:00am. Each of the resolutions contained in the Notice of Meeting were put to the AGM, voted on by way of a poll and duly approved.   Following Andy Hopwood stepping down from the Board, Louise Hough has been appointed as a member of the Nomination Committee. Poll Results The total number of votes received on each resolution put to the AGM was as follows: No. Resolution Votes FOR (a) % Votes AGAINST % Votes WITHHELD (b) 1 Receive the Annual Report and Accounts 1,189,277,112 99.99 96,243 0.01 392,671 2 Approve the Annual Report on Remuneration 1,028,722,034 86.84 155,955,765 13.16 5,088,227 3 Approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy ** 933,676,438 78.81 250,972,342 21.19 5,117,246 4 Approve the Harbour Energy 2025 Long Term Incentive Plan 949,042,865 80.11 235,607,677 19.89 5,115,484 5 Approve the Harbour Energy Global Employee Share Purchase Plan 1,175,709,330 99.25 8,935,804 0.75 5,120,892 6 Approve the Dividend 1,189,395,396 99.99 83,891 0.01 286,739 7 Re-elect R. Blair Thomas  1,148,396,919 96.55 41,003,612 3.45 365,495 8 Re-elect Linda Z. Cook 1,178,814,929 99.11 10,585,537 0.89 365,560 9 Re-elect Alexander Krane 1,179,704,317 99.18 9,699,575 0.82 362,134 10 Re-elect Simon Henry (c) 1,180,621,711 99.26 8,772,393 0.74 371,922 11 Re-elect Belgacem Chariag (c) 1,175,571,528 98.87 13,472,103 1.13 722,395 12 Re-elect Louise Hough (c) 1,152,176,104 96.87 37,221,033 3.13 368,889 13 Re-elect Alan Ferguson (c) 1,156,536,082 97.24 32,859,194 2.76 370,750 14 Re-elect Margareth Øvrum (c) 1,179,316,572 99.15 10,085,810 0.85 363,644 15 Re-elect Anne L. Stevens (c) 1,149,121,083 96.64 39,942,094 3.36 702,849 16 Elect Dirk Elvermann 1,176,754,947 98.94 12,640,298 1.06 370,781 17 Elect Hans Ulrich-Engel 1,180,067,108 99.22 9,328,198 0.78 370,720 18 Re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor 1,188,528,776 99.93 854,809 0.07 382,441 19 Authorise the Audit & Risk Committee to approve Auditor remuneration 1,188,523,756 99.92 901,480 0.08 340,790 20 Authorise the Company to make political donations 1,183,171,470 99.87 1,516,046 0.13 5,078,510 21 Authorise the Directors to allot shares 1,184,316,237 99.57 5,109,084 0.43 340,705 22 Approve the Rule 9 waiver granted by the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers in relation to Buyback authority (d) 474,418,547 92.14 40,474,245 7.86 5,159,208 23 Approve the increase to the limit on non-executive director fees under the articles of association 1,179,944,771 99.20 9,471,821 0.80 349,434 24 Authority to disapply pre-emption rights (e) 1,179,493,998 99.56 5,156,979 0.44 5,115,049 25 Authority to disapply pre-emption rights in connection with specific acquisition/ investment (e) 1,168,451,808 98.63 16,189,223 1.37 5,124,995 26 Authorise the Company to make market purchases (e) 1,178,475,124 99.08 10,910,759 0.92 380,143 27 Authorise the Company to make off-market purchases of own shares from BASF (d) (e) 510,098,687 98.14 9,641,324 1.86 311,989 28 Authority to call General Meetings by notice of not less than 14 days (e) 1,183,815,451 99.53 5,646,885 0.47 303,690 NOTES: (a)  The "For" proxy vote includes those giving the Chair discretion. (b)  A vote "Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proxy votes "For" or "Against" the resolution. (c)   In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.2.8R, these resolutions were also passed on a poll of Independent Shareholders (as defined in the Notice of Meeting). (d)  As required under the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, this resolution had to be passed by the Independent Shareholders, therefore none of the members of the Concert Party (as defined in the Notice of Meeting) voted on it. (e)  Special resolution. The total number of ordinary shares in issue on 6 May 2025, the deadline for casting votes by proxy in advance of the AGM, was 1,440,116,191 shares. 82.62 per cent of voting capital, including votes withheld, was instructed in respect of the resolutions put to the AGM. ** The Company notes that, while all resolutions were supported, resolution 3, to approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy, received marginally less than 80% of the votes in favour. The Remuneration Committee carried out a shareholder consultation exercise in late 2024, prior to finalising the Policy, and received feedback from shareholders representing over 66% of the register. The Company will engage further with shareholders over the coming months in respect of the votes received against this resolution to better understand this outcome. In line with the provisions of the 2024 UK Corporate Governance Code, the Company will provide an update on the views received from shareholders on these issues and any actions taken in response, within six months. A final summary of the views heard during consultation will be published within next year's annual report. The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available on the Company's website at www.harbourenergy.com   In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's UK Listing Rule 6.4.2R, copies of all the resolutions passed by the Company's shareholders, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://www.fca.org.uk/markets/primary-markets/regulatory-disclosures/national-storage-mechanism   Enquiries Rachel Rickard, Company Secretary                                         Tel: +44 (0) 20 7730 1111 Elizabeth Brooks, SVP Investor Relations                              Tel:  +44 (0)20 7824 1116

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