Legal Proceedings Report • Oct 27, 2020
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Judgment from Court of Appeal in relation to dispute concerning Company's Asset in Congo
27 October 2020
PetroNor E&P Limited
(“PetroNor” or the “Company”)
Judgment from Court of Appeal in relation to dispute concerning Company's Asset in Congo
PetroNor E&P Limited (OSE ticker: “PNOR”) provides the following statement regarding the judgment received today from Borgarting Lagmannsrett (Court of Appeal) in relation to the dispute concerning Company’s asset in Congo.
Reference is made to the press release dated 7 October 2019, concerning the lawsuit by Mr. Trond Kostveit against certain shareholders in PetroNor and involving PetroNor's subsidiary Hemla Africa Holding AS ("HAH"). Following an appeal by Mr. Kostveit, the proceedings commenced before the Court of Appeal on Monday, 28 September 2020. In the judgment received today, the appeal put forth by Mr. Kostveit has been rejected and Mr. Kostveit has been ordered to cover the costs incurred in connection with the appeal.
This announcement is subject to disclosure pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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For further information, please contact:
Knut Søvold, Chief Executive Officer
Chris Butler, Group Financial Controller
Media Contacts:
Buchanan
Ben Romney/Chris Judd
Tel: +44 207 466 5000
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