Dr. Michael Green, resources analyst at Align Research, interviews Andrew Dennan, CEO of Ascent Resources.

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Key questions posed:

1. Yesterday Ascent announced the initiation of arbitration, and the revised damages estimate. Please could you remind us of the background here?

2. What are the various stages in the arbitration procedure hereon in?

3. How has the updated preliminary damages assessment of more than €500 million been determined?

4. There seems to be a lot going on at Ascent, please could you outline the expected news flow over the coming months?

5. With the regular funding flow now in place, could you confirm that it removes the need for a capital raise

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