Notice of GM
Sound Energy PLC is proposing a share capital reorganisation and consolidation, to be voted on at a General Meeting on February 26, 2026. This involves consolidating 10 existing ordinary shares into one new ordinary share, reducing the total number of shares from 2,080,622,679 to 207,844,268, with a nominal value of 10 pence each. Subsequently, each consolidated ordinary share will be subdivided into one new ordinary share of 0.1 pence and one deferred share of 9.9 pence. This measure aims to lower the nominal value of shares to align with the current market price of 0.9 pence, thereby enhancing financial and corporate flexibility for growth. The new ordinary shares, totaling 207,844,268, will be admitted to trading on AIM on February 27, 2026.
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Proposed Amendment to the Articles of Association
Sound Energy PLC (AIM: SOU), the AIM quoted transition energy company, announces that a Shareholder Circular (containing a notice convening a General Meeting of the Company) with proposals in relation to a share capital reorganisation and consolidation, is available on the Company's website at https://www.soundenergyplc.com and has been posted to shareholders today.
The General Meeting is to be held on 26 February 2026 at 11.00 a.m. at Sound Energy plc, 20 St Dunstan's Hill, London EC3R 8HL.
Proposed Share Capital Reorganisation and Consolidation
The Company is proposing to consolidate 10 Ordinary Shares into one New Ordinary share (excluding the Sanctioned Holding Shares[1]). The share consolidation will reduce the number of existing Ordinary Shares of 1.0 pence per share in issue from 2,080,622,679 Ordinary Shares to 207,844,268 Consolidated Ordinary Shares of 10 pence per share and 2,180,000 Sanctioned Holding Shares of 1.0 pence per share ('the Sanctioned Shares') see note 1.
In addition, the Directors believe that the nominal value of the current existing Ordinary Shares of 1.0 pence each is no longer optimal and unduly restricts the Company's flexibility as it seeks to execute its growth strategy. The Company is not permitted by law to issue new ordinary shares at a price which is below their nominal value. The Company's current share price of 0.9 pence is below the current nominal value of 1.0 pence per ordinary share ("Ordinary Share"). Accordingly, in order to create a lower nominal value for each Ordinary Share, the board of directors (the "Board" or the "Directors") are proposing that each Consolidated Ordinary Share (excluding Sanctioned Holding shares) will be subdivided into one New Ordinary Share of 0.1 pence each (the "New Ordinary Shares") and one deferred share of 9.9 pence each (the "New Deferred Shares") (the "Share Capital Reorganisation"). The proposed Capital Reorganisation is a technical and financially prudent measure and is intended to align the Company's share capital structure with prevailing market conditions and enhance the Company's financial and corporate flexibility over the short to medium term. The Board considers this step to be consistent with good corporate governance and the interests of all shareholders.
Each New Ordinary Share will carry the same rights as each existing Ordinary Share under the Company's articles of association (the "Articles of Association") and CREST accounts updated in respect of any entitlement to New Ordinary Shares and share certificates will be issued in respect of New Ordinary Shares.
Each New Deferred Share will have very limited rights and will effectively be valueless. CREST accounts of Shareholders will not be credited in respect of any entitlement to New Deferred Shares, and no share certificates will be issued in respect of New Deferred Shares.
The New Deferred Shares will have the rights and restrictions as set out in the Articles of Association in respect of deferred shares, which do not entitle their holders to receive notice of or attend or vote at any general meeting of the Company or to receive a dividend or other distribution and provide the Company with the authority to transfer them at effectively nil consideration per New Deferred Share to a custodian nominated by the Company. The New Deferred Shares will not be admitted to trading on AIM or any other exchange.
Following the passing of all the resolutions at the GM, the Company will implement the Share Capital Reorganisation and make an application for admission of the 207,844,268 New Ordinary Shares of nominal value 0.1 pence each to trading on AIM at 8:00 a.m. on 27 February 2026.
The New Ordinary Shares will continue to carry the same rights as those attached to the existing Ordinary Shares, save for the change in nominal value. The New Ordinary Shares will have the following ISIN number GB00BVP8H932 and SEDOL code BVP8H93. The Company's TIDM, SOU, will remain unchanged.
The Sanctioned Holding shares will remain within the current 1.0 pence Ordinary Share ISIN, which will remain active solely for this purpose.
Following admission of the New Ordinary Shares, the Company's issued share capital will comprise 207,844,268 New Ordinary Shares of 0.1 pence each with voting rights in the Company and 2,180,000 Sanctioned Holding Shares of 1.0 pence each totalling 210,024,268 Ordinary Shares. The figure of 210,024,268 may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in the interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
EXPECTED TIMETABLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS
| Publication and posting to Shareholders of this document | 10 February 2026 |
| Latest time and date for receipt of Forms of Proxy | 11.00 a.m. on 24 February |
| General Meeting | 11.00 a.m. on 26 February |
| Record Date for completion of the Capital Reorganisation | 6.00 p.m. on 26 February |
| Admission and commencement of dealings in the New Ordinary Shares | 8.00 a.m. on 27 February |
| CREST accounts credited with the New Ordinary Shares in uncertificated form | 27 February |
| Despatch of definitive certificates for New Ordinary Shares (in certificated form) | By 13 March |
| Sound Energy plc c/o Flagstaff Communications Majid Shafiq CEO | |
| Flagstaff Strategic and Investor Communications Tim Thompson, Mark Edwards, Alison Allfrey | sound@flagstaffcomms.com +44 (0)207 129 1474 |
| Zeus - Nominated Adviser and Broker James Joyce, Darshan Patel, Liv Highton (Investment Banking) Simon Johnson (Corporate Broking) | +44 (0)20 3829 5000 |
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