7 February 2017

Sound Energy plc

("Sound Energy" or the "Company")

TE-8 Rig Mobilisation

Sound Energy, the African and European focused upstream gas company, is pleased to confirm that ground works at the Tendrara TE-8 well site, onshore Morocco, are now complete and that the National 110 UE (1500 HP) traditional rig, owned by Saipem SpA and used by the Company in the drilling of Sound Energy's TE-7 well, has been mobilised and will shortly be arriving on site.

The rig-up operations are expected to be completed by mid February 2017, enabling the drilling of TE-8 to commence during February. 

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