Sound Energy Regulatory News (SOU)

Name of the company:

Sound Energy plc

Name of scheme:

1. Block admission to satisfy the issue of ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") from time to time pursuant to the exercise of warrants issued by the Company in 2014 to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares at a price of 10.4p per new Ordinary Share ("2014 Warrants")

2. Block admission to satisfy the issue of Ordinary Shares from time to time pursuant to the exercise of warrants issued by the Company in 2015 to subscribe for new Ordinary Shares at a price of 24.0p per new Ordinary Share ("2015 Warrants")

Period of return:

From:

21 February 2016

To:

31 August 2016

Number of unallotted securities not issued under the scheme(s) at the start of the period:

1:

2:

Total:

72,711,539

27,810,885

100,522,424

Plus: The amount by which the block scheme(s) has been increased since the date of the last return (if any increase has been applied for):

1:

2:

Total:

0

0

0

Less: Number of securities issued/allotted under scheme(s) during period:

1:

2:

Total:

21,957,692

8,113,491

30,071,183

Equals: Balance under scheme(s) not yet issued/allotted at end of period:

1:

2:

Total:

50,753,847

19,697,394

70,451,241

Number and class of securities originally admitted and the date of admission:

1:

2:

Total:

72,711,539 Ordinary Shares - 21 August 2015

28,025,915 Ordinary Shares - 21 August 2015

100,737,454 Ordinary Shares - 21 August 2015

Name of contact:

Amanda Bateman, Company Secretary

Telephone number of contact:

+44 (0)1732 606030

Vigo Communications - PR Adviser

Patrick d'Ancona

Chris McMahon

Alexandra Roper

Tel: +44 (0)20 7830 9700

Sound Energy

James Parsons, Chief Executive Officer

j.parsons@soundenergyplc.com

Smith & Williamson - Nominated Adviser

Azhic Basirov

David Jones

Ben Jeynes

Tel: +44 (0)20 7131 4000

Cantor Fitzgerald Europe - Broker

Sarah Wharry

David Porter

Tel: +44 (0)20 7894 8896