Completion of OGIF Acquisition
Sound Energy, the African and European focused upstream gas company, is pleased to announce the completion of the Company’s previously announced acquisition by the Company of the interests of Oil & Gas Investment Fund S.A. (“OGIF”) in Eastern Morocco (the “Acquisition”) following receipt of final approvals in relation to the Anoual and Tendrara licence areas.
As a result, the Company now holds:
· An operated 75% position, of which 27.5% is shared with Schlumberger resulting in a net 47.5% position for the Company, in the Tendrara petroleum agreement; and
· An operated 75% position, of which 27.5% is shared with Schlumberger resulting in a net 47.5% position for the Company, in the Anoual petroleum agreement (formely the Meridja reconnaissance area); and
· An operated 75% position, of which 27.5% is shared with Schlumberger resulting in a net 47.5% position for the Company, in the Mararka reconnaissance exploration licence (covering the previously relinquished Tendrara acreage).
In consideration, the Company will now issue 272,000,000 new ordinary shares to OGIF (the “Consideration Shares”). The issue of the Consideration Shares, which represent 27.0% of the Company’s issued ordinary share capital, as enlarged by the issue of the Consideration Shares, was approved by Sound Energy shareholders on 15 March 2017.