Kuwait Energy PLC Response to SOCO International plc announcement (2568B)
09 January 2018 - 1:08AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMIRSH TIDMSIA
RNS Number : 2568B
Kuwait Energy PLC
08 January 2018
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
8 January 2018
KUWAIT ENERGY PLC
Response to announcement from SOCO International plc
The Board of Kuwait Energy plc ("Kuwait Energy") notes the
announcement today by SOCO International plc ("SOCO") (LSE: SIA)
regarding a possible merger of SOCO and Kuwait Energy. Kuwait
Energy confirms that it is in preliminary discussions with SOCO in
this regard. At this stage, there can be no certainty that any
agreement will be reached.
Kuwait Energy bondholders will be kept informed of relevant
developments and further announcements will be made as
appropriate.
The newly constituted Board of Kuwait Energy is committed to
serving the best interest of all its stakeholders and will only
pursue a transaction that it considers optimal for the benefit of
its shareholders.
About Kuwait Energy
Kuwait Energy is an independent oil and gas company actively
engaged in the exploration, appraisal, development and production
of hydrocarbons across the MENA region. Kuwait Energy's portfolio
currently consists of ten exploration, development and production
oil and gas assets in Egypt, Iraq, Yemen and Oman. Kuwait Energy
currently produces oil from six of its assets.
Kuwait Energy has its registered office in Jersey, its head
office is in Bahrain, its operational hub is in Kuwait, and area
offices in Basra, Baghdad, Cairo and Sana'a.
Further information is available at
http://www.kuwaitenergy.co.
About SOCO
SOCO is an international oil and gas exploration and production
company, headquartered in London and traded on the London Stock
Exchange. SOCO has exploration, field development and production
interests in Vietnam and exploration and appraisal interests in the
Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) and Angola. Further information is
available at https://www.socointernational.com/home.
Enquiries
Kuwait Energy plc
Tel: (+ 965) 2576-7763 / 2576-7715 / 2576-7830
Aurangzeb Bozdar
Paul Ditchburn
Mohamad Al Timimy
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Tel: +44 (0)20 7628 1000
Julian Mylchreest
Geoff Iles
Tom Milner
Merrill Lynch International ("BofA Merrill Lynch"), a subsidiary
of Bank of America Corporation, is acting exclusively as financial
adviser to Kuwait Energy in connection with the matters set out in
this announcement and for no one else and will not be responsible
to anyone other than Kuwait Energy for providing the protections
afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation to the
matters set out in this announcement.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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