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RNS Number : 3073Z  Zenith Energy Ltd  15 September 2025

September 15, 2025

 

ZENITH ENERGY LTD.

("Zenith" or the "Company")

Submission of ICC-2 Annulment Application

Zenith Energy Ltd. ("Zenith" or the "Company") (LSE: ZEN; OSE: ZENA), the
listed international energy production and development company, is pleased to
announce that it will today submit its subsidiary's application for the
annulment of the ICC-2 arbitration award before the Swiss Federal Court in
Lausanne, Switzerland.

 

As announced on July 16, 2025, the Arbitral Tribunal of the ICC-2 Arbitration
against the Republic of Tunisia initiated by Canadian North Africa Oil and Gas
Limited ("CNAOG"), a fully owned subsidiary of the Company, rejected the
entirety of the claims presented by CNAOG.

Application for Annulment

Under Swiss law, a party may apply for annulment of an arbitral award in
limited circumstances, including cases of serious procedural
irregularities.

 

During the ICC-2 proceedings and upon review of the ICC-2 award itself,
which contained only six pages of reasoning to dismiss claims of approximately
US$130 million after proceedings that lasted more than two years, the
Company's legal counsel identified and documented various such
irregularities.

 

Following further investigations conducted by the Company after the ICC-2
decision, the Company has also identified previously undisclosed connections
between members of the Arbitral Tribunal and the Republic of Tunisia.

 

The Company engaged Charles Russell Speechlys Geneva, led by Pierre
Bydzovsky, to prepare and file the Annulment Application.

 

The Swiss Federal Court usually renders decisions on annulment applications
within 6 to 9 months from submission.

 

Andrea Cattaneo, Chief Executive Officer of Zenith, commented:

"The ICC-2 award, which directly contradicted the outcome of ICC-1, was the
result of a flawed arbitration process marred by procedural irregularities
and, as we have now uncovered, undisclosed connections between members of the
Arbitral Tribunal and the Republic of Tunisia.

 

From the outset of our investment in Tunisia, we have been confident in the
strength of our legal position - a position unequivocally validated by the
ICC-1 decision. For this reason, our confidence in the merits of CNAOG's
claims remains unchanged. We firmly believe that an independent tribunal would
reach a fundamentally different conclusion.

 

The discovery of undisclosed connections is very serious and disconcerting. We
have full confidence in our legal team, led by Professor Thomas Clay and by
Maître Simon Le Wita of Charles Russell Speechlys Paris, to ensure that all
identified irregularities, together with our latest findings, are effectively
brought before the Swiss Federal Court."

 

 

Professor Thomas Clay of Clay Arbitration commented:

 

"This award is marked by a significant number of procedural irregularities
that compromised the fair and impartial conduct of the arbitration
proceedings. The flawed and perfunctory reasoning of the award, covering a
mere 6 pages, is emblematic of a dysfunctional legal process, which as we have
since discovered, also includes highly disappointing undisclosed relations
between members of the Arbitral Tribunal and the Republic of Tunisia. These
serious grounds should lead to its annulment."

 

Further Information:

 Zenith Energy Ltd

 Andrea Cattaneo, Chief Executive Officer     Tel: +1 (587) 315 1279

                                              E:        info@zenithenergy.ca

 

Notes to Editors:

Zenith Energy Ltd. is a revenue generating, independent energy company with
energy production, exploration and development assets in North Africa, the US
and Europe. The Company is listed on the London Stock Exchange Main Market
(LSE: ZEN), the Euronext Growth of the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE: ZENA) and
the Pink Markets of the OTC (OTC PINK: ZENAF).

Zenith's strategic focus is on pursuing development opportunities through the
development of proven revenue generating energy production assets, as well as
low-risk exploration activities in assets with existing production.

 

For more information, please visit: www.zenithenergy.ca
(http://www.zenithenergy.ca)

Twitter: @zenithenergyltd

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3A5PRJb (https://bit.ly/3A5PRJb)

 

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the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("MAR"). Upon the publication of
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