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Sale of M&P’s 20.07% interest in Seplat Energy to Heirs Energies for $496 million
PARIS, December 31, 2025--Regulatory News: Etablissements Maurel & Prom S.A. ("M&P", the "Group") (Paris:MAU) announces that on 30 December 2025 after market close it entered into a binding agreement in relation to the sale of its entire shareholding of 120.4 million shares, representing a 20.07% interest, in Seplat Energy Plc ("Seplat"), a leading Nigerian independent energy company listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Nigerian Exchange, to Heirs Energies Ltd ("Heirs Energies").
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