SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONSEC FORM 17-C

CURRENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 17
OF THE SECURITIES REGULATION CODE
AND SRC RULE 17.2(c) THEREUNDER

1. Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Jul 6, 2018

2. SEC Identification Number

166878

3. BIR Tax Identification No.

000460602000

4. Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter

Grand Plaza Hotel Corporation

5. Province, country or other jurisdiction of incorporation

Pasay City, Metro Manila

6. Industry Classification Code(SEC Use Only)

7. Address of principal office

10F Heritage Hotel Manila, EDSA Extension corner Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City Postal Code 1300

8. Issuer's telephone number, including area code

02-8548838

9. Former name or former address, if changed since last report

-

10. Securities registered pursuant to Sections 8 and 12 of the SRC or Sections 4 and 8 of the RSA

Title of Each Class	Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding and Amount of Debt Outstanding
Common Stocks	87,318,270

11. Indicate the item numbers reported herein

-

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Grand Plaza Hotel CorporationGPH

PSE Disclosure Form 4-26 - Legal Proceedings References: SRC Rule 17 (SEC Form 17-C) and
Section 4.4 of the Revised Disclosure Rules

Subject of the Disclosure
Grand Plaza Hotel Corporation- Dismissal by the Court of Tax Appeals of Court of Tax Appeals Case No. 8992 (Grand Plaza Hotel Corporation vs. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Background/Description of the Disclosure
Please be informed that today, July 6, 2018 Grand Plaza has received the decision rendered by the Court of Tax Appeals in CTA Case No. 8992 dismissing the Petition for Review filed by the Corporation which prayed that the tax deficiency assessment in the amount of P508,101,387.12 for fiscal year 2008 be declared null and void and be cancelled in toto.

Name of the court or agency in which the proceedings are pending	Court of Tax Appeals
Date Instituted	Feb 20, 2015
Docket Number	8992

Principal Parties
Grand Plaza Hotel Corporation and Bureau of Internal Revenue
Nature and description of the legal proceedings
The Corporation filed the Petition on February 20, 2015 with the CTA to invalidate the collection proceedings of the Bureau of Internal Revenue. The Petition is based on the Corporation's position, as advised by its tax counsel, that the collection proceedings initiated by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue is void because the assessments did not comply with the requirements under the law, and lacked factual and legal basis.
The effect(s) on the Issuer's business or operations, if any
n/a
Other Relevant Information
This is an update to the corporation's disclosure on June 10, 2016