Lekoil : OPL 310 Licence Extension Terms Fulfilled

RNS Number : 6967R

Lekoil Limited

31 October 2019

31 October 2019

LEKOIL Limited

("LEKOIL" or the "Company")

OPL 310 Licence Extension Terms Fulfilled

LEKOIL (AIM: LEK), the oil and gas explora on and development company with a focus on West Africa, announces that it has paid the US$7.5 million license extension fee for OPL 310 ("the Block") as mandated by the Federal Government of Nigeria and Ministry of Petroleum Resources, and previously first announced on 6 September 2019. The Company funded this payment from a mix of existing financial resources and debt facilities.

In addi on, LEKOIL has paid in full the balance of outstanding G&A arrears of approximately US$3 million together with US$1 million of the US$5 million Operator's fee due to its partner on the Block, Op mum Petroleum Development Company ("Op mum"), as announced on 30 August 2019. The balance of this fee (US$4 million) is now due by 2 February 2020, which the Company expects to fund from a combina on of exis ng financial resources and a potential funding partner, as previously announced.

Lekan Akinyanmi, LEKOIL's CEO, said,"We are pleased with the posi ve momentum being created with our partner Op mum and the Federal Government of Nigeria in taking the Block forward. We con nue to expect to unlock significant value in this asset for all stakeholders involved, who we thank for their patience and support."

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