Aug 3 (Reuters) - MMG Ltd 1208.HK :
* MMG LTD- LAS BAMBAS TAX UPDATE
* MMG LTD - MINERA LAS BAMBAS S.A. GOT AN ASSESSMENT NOTICE FROM NATIONAL SUPERINTENDENCE OF TAX ADMINISTRATION OF PERU
* MMG LTD- ASSESSMENT OF OMITTED TAX IS IN AMOUNT OF US$17.3 MILLION
* MMG LTD - MLB DISAGREES WITH THIS INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF PITL BY SUNAT
* MMG-SUNAT ADVISED MLB THAT MLB & GROUP OF LENDER BANKS ARE RELATED PARTIES & A 30% WITHHOLDING TAX RATE OUGHT TO BE IMPOSED RATHER THAN 4.99% APPLIED
* MMG LTD-TOTAL ASSESSMENT OF OMITTED TAX PLUS PENALTIES AND INTEREST IMPOSED BY SUNAT EQUALS US$44.1 MILLION
* MMG LTD - CO DOES NOT INTEND TO RECOGNISE A LIABILITY IN ITS CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR ANY ASSESSED AMOUNT
* MMG LTD- LOANS TO WHICH ASSESSMENT RELATES ARE CERTAIN LOANS PROVIDED TO MLB IN CONNECTION WITH ACQUISITION OF LAS BAMBAS MINE IN 2014