Update on Proposed Sale

Introduction

The Board of Caspian Sunrise is pleased to update shareholders with news of improved terms on the proposed conditional disposal of the MJF and South Yelemes shallow structures at the BNG Contract Area, which was originally announced on 14 May 2024.

Background

The Group owns 99% of BNG Ltd LLP, the Kazakh entity which holds all the licences issued to develop the BNG Contract Area, which has four structures, being the two shallow structures MJF and South Yelemes and the two deep structures Airshagyl and Yelemes Deep.

On 14 May 2024 the Company announced the proposed disposal of the MJF and South Yelemes structures for an aggregate headline consideration of $83 million. It also announced that the proposed purchaser, Absolute Resources LLP, had been granted a 90 day exclusivity period to conclude its due diligence.

Revised terms

The Board is pleased to update shareholders with news that the proposed disposal terms have been improved increasing the expected headline consideration to $88 million. In addition, the exclusivity period has been extended until 31 August 2024 to provide time to conclude a formal sale & purchase agreement.

Shareholders are advised that until a binding agreement has been entered into and its conditions been met there can be no certainty a sale will complete and that completion would in any event require shareholder approval and receipt of the customary regulatory and tax consents in Kazakhstan, the UAE and the UK.

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