Misen Energy AB (publ) secures long-term financing of the Swedish operation and the arbitration proceeding

Misen Energy AB (publ) signed the Financing Agreement with Powerful United Limited (PUL) for the maximum sum up to 12 million Euros. The Agreement obliges PUL to provide financing for the Swedish operation and the arbitration proceeding commented by JSC Ukrgazvydobuvannya under Arbitration Rules of the Arbitration Institute of Stockholm Chamber of Commerce in July 2016 against Misen Enterprises AB and LLC Karpatygaz. Misen Energy AB (publ) has secured financing for up to 12 months.

Under the Financing Agreement, PUL agreed to provide financing on a non-recourse, unsecured and unguaranteed basis. Misen Energy AB (publ) agreed to pay a portion of any final settlement of the arbitration claim to PUL. Such fee shall only become payable upon a final settlement of the arbitration claim. If Misen Energy AB (publ) does not achieve success in the arbitration proceeding, PUL shall not be entitled to any fee. 

Misen Energy AB (publ) will continue to have a complete control over the arbitration proceeding and have the right to settle with JSC Ukrgazvydobuvannya, discontinue proceeding, pursue the proceeding to trial and take any action Misen Energy AB (publ) considers appropriate to enforce a final award.

For further information, please contact:

Göran Wolff, MD               

Direct line:  +46 31 759 50 72
Mobile:       +46 709 45 48 48
E-mail:        goran@misenenergy.se
                   info@misenenergy.se

Misen Energy AB (publ) (formerly Svenska Capital Oil AB (publ)) is a Swedish upstream oil and gas company with operations in Ukraine. The company was founded in 2004 and its shares are traded on Nasdaq First North since 12 June 2007.In 2011, Misen Energy AB (publ) acquired Misen Enterprises AB and its Ukrainian subsidiary, LLC Karpatygaz, including the rights to 50.01% of the revenue and profit from a gas production project in Ukraine. Under IFRS rules, this transaction is classified as a reverse takeover. In consideration of the acquisition, a new share issue was carried out. The gas producing assets were acquired by production cooperation via a joint activity project governed by a Joint Activity Agreement between at that time the wholly-owned direct and indirect subsidiaries of Misen Energy AB (publ), i.e. Misen Enterprises AB and LLC Karpatygaz (together 50.01%) and JSC Ukrgasvydobuvannya (49.99%), a subsidiary of the National Joint Stock Company Naftogaz of Ukraine. JSC Ukrgasvydobuvannya is the largest producer of natural gas in Ukraine. The purpose of the Joint Activity Agreement is to significantly increase production of gas and oil by providing modern technologies via a large-scale investment program for the purposes of attainment of profits.
In June 2016 and in July 2017 Misen Energy AB (publ) sold respectively 37.5% and 10% of Misen Enterprises AB shares to the Hong Kong based company Powerful United Limited. In March 2018, Misen Energy AB (publ) sold 2% of Misen Enterprises AB shares to Mr. Konstantin Guenevski. Owning (the remaining) 50.5% of Misen Enterprises AB shares, Misen Energy AB (publ) maintains full control of the company and preserves a right to obtain 50.5% of the future dividends from the operations in Ukraine.
The registered office of Misen Energy AB (publ) is in Stockholm and the shares are traded on First North under identification ticker MISE. The Certified Adviser of the company at Nasdaq First North is Erik Penser Bank AB.
For further information, please visit our website www.misenenergy.se.

This information is information that Misen Energy AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 08:00 CET on 29 November 2018.