Update re Moroccan Tax Administration Notification

RNS Number : 9867E
Sound Energy PLC
02 November 2022
 


 

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2 November 2022

 

Sound Energy plc

("Sound Energy", the "Company" and together with its subsidiary undertakings the "Group")

 

 

Update re Moroccan Tax Administration Notification

 

Sound Energy, the transition energy company, provides an update to the Company's announcements of 7 September 2022 and 14 September 2022, confirming its wholly owned dormant subsidiary Sound Energy Morocco SARL AU ("SEMS") has now filed to the Moroccan Court its challenge to the assessments levied against SEMS, relating to the Moroccan Tax Administration's assessment of purported historical taxable events (the "Filing"). The Filing has been made within the stipulated period of 60 days from the date of notification of the local tax committee decision.

 

As previously announced, the Company remains of the strong opinion that the assessments levied against SEMS, that certain purported historical intra Group transactions between SEMS and Sound Energy Morocco East Limited have taxable bases, have been wrongly interpreted by the Moroccan Tax Administration. 

 

The Company, together with its advisors, continues to seek to engage constructively with the authorities but in the meantime continues to defend its rights through the Court and will continue to do so in the event that the Moroccan Tax Authority does not withdraw the assessments levied against SEMS.

 

Further announcements will be made, as appropriate, in due course.

 

 

For further information please contact:

 

 

Vigo Consulting - PR Adviser

Patrick d'Ancona

Finlay Thomson

 

Tel: +44 (0)20 7390 0230

Sound Energy

Graham Lyon, Executive Chairman 

chairman@soundenergyplc.com

 

 

Cenkos Securities - Nominated Adviser

Ben Jeynes

Pete Lynch

 

Tel: +44 (0)20 7397 8900

SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP

Richard Hail

Tel: +44 (0)20 3470 0470

 

 


Gneiss Energy Limited - Financial Adviser

Jon Fitzpatrick / Paul Weidman

 

Tel: 44 (0)20 3983 9263

 

 

 

 

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