Oct 11 (Reuters) - Pharol SGPS SA PHRA.LS :
* SAID ON TUESDAY IT WAS NOTIFIED BY THE PORTUGUESE TAX
AUTHORITY
OF A 2005 TAX ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTS SETTLEMENT STATEMENT
* STATEMENT PURSUANT TO A COURT DECISION HANDED DOWN IN THE
JUDICIAL CHALLENGE PROCESS, WHOSE OUTCOME IS WHOLLY FAVOURABLE
TO PHAROL'S CLAIM
* IN ALL THE PROCESSES RELATED TO 2005, PHAROL'S POTENTIAL
TAX
LIABILITY WAS 83.9 MILLION EUROS AND IS NOW DECREASED TO 26.5
MILLION EUROS
* COMPANY THUS REDUCES THE GLOBAL AMOUNT OF POTENTIAL TAX
LIABILITIES TO AROUND 181 MILLION EUROS AS OF TODAY (INCLUDING
POSSIBLE DEFAULT INTEREST ON THE LAWSUITS)
Source text: https://tinyurl.com/ycc67kwh
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