Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. Notification of Major Interest in Shares (2164N)

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RNS Number : 2164N

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.

21 October 2016

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21 October 2016

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE: GKP)

("Gulf Keystone", "GKP", or "the Company")

Notification of Major Interest in Shares

Further to its announcement of 13 October 2016 regarding the completion of the Balance Sheet Restructuring Transaction ("Restructuring"), Gulf Keystone has received the following notification of major interest in shares as at 20 October 2016:

 
 Shareholder                  Number of Voting   % of Voting 
                               Rights             Rights 
 Sothic Capital Management 
  LLP                         3,215,949,413      14.01% 
 
 

Following the completion of the Restructuring, the total issued share capital of the Company comprises 22,942,956,605 Common Shares.

For further information about the Restructuring, visit the Company's Restructuring microsite: http://www.gulfkeystone.com/restructuring

 
 Enquiries: 
 
 Gulf Keystone Petroleum:     [phone] 
 Jón Ferrier, CEO 
 Sami Zouari, CFO 
 Anastasia Vvedenskaya, 
  Head of 
  Investor Relations          [phone] 
 
 Celicourt Communications:    [phone] 
 Mark Antelme 
 Jimmy Lea 
 

Disclaimer

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