Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) Disclosure
Certain information contained in this announcement would have been deemed inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 until the release of this announcement
02 September 2020
Great Eastern Energy Corporation Limited
("Great Eastern" or "the Company")
Report on Payments to Government
As required to be disclosed under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the UK Financial Conduct Authority, the Company has made the following payments to the Government of India and the West Bengal State Government for the financial year ended March 31, 2020:
1. Income Tax - US$ 982,718
2. Royalty - US$ 2,202,868
3. Production Level Payment - US$ 550,717
The payments were made in Indian Rupees and converted into US$ based on the average foreign exchange rate for the said year.
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Great Eastern Energy Corporation Limited | |||||
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Yogendra Kr. Modi | Executive Chairman | +44 (0) 20 3470 0470 | |||
Prashant Modi | Managing Director & CEO | | |||
Jonathan Keeling | VP - Investor Relations | +44 (0) 7717 559 522 | |||
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SP Angel Corporate Finance LLP | | +44 (0) 20 3470 0470 | |||
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Rob Rees | | | |||
Richard Hail Caroline Rowe | | | |||
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About the Company
A fully integrated gas production, development and exploration Company in India. Gas is being produced from the Raniganj (South) block in West Bengal, which covers 210 sq. km with 9.25 TCF of Original Gas-in-Place. The Company's second license is the Mannargudi block in Tamil Nadu, which covers 667 sq. km with 0.98 TCF of Original Gas-in-Place.
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