The Management Board of Grupa LOTOS S.A. (the “Company”) announces that it plans to disclose in the consolidated financial statements for H1 2014 an impairment loss of PLN 545m on investment in the YME field, recognised as at June 30th 2014. The estimated effect of the impairment on the consolidated net profit/loss for H1 2014 will be PLN 191m.
The impairment results from continuing uncertainty and risks related to the protracted process of selecting the development concept for the YME project as well as the lack of decision on the development scenario for the YME project at the end of Q2 2014.
As a result of the impairment, the value of the YME project assets will fall to zero. The tax asset for LOTOS Exploration and Production Norge AS (increased due to the impairment) will amount to PLN 1,248m.
The final amount of the impairment loss is undergoing a review and may change by the date of issue of the consolidated financial statements for H1 2014 (planned for August 19th 2014).
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