Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. Completion of Share Buyback Programme

RNS Number : 5483X

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.

24 July 2024

 

 

24 July 2024

 

 

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE: GKP)

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

 

Completion of Share Buyback Programme

 

 

Gulf Keystone, a leading independent operator and producer in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, announces that following the purchase of common shares of US$1.00 each in the Company ("Shares") on 23 July 2024, the Company's share buyback programme (the "Buyback Programme"), as announced on 13 May 2024 and 21 June 2024, has been completed.

 

Over the course of the Buyback Programme between 13 May 2024 and 23 July 2024, Gulf Keystone has acquired in aggregate 5,676,774 Shares for a total consideration of $10 million, at a volume weighted average price of 139.82 pence per share. Combined with the recent $15 million interim dividend, Gulf Keystone has declared distributions to shareholders of $25 million in 2024 year to date.

 

All purchases made under the Buyback Programme were made through the Company's brokers, Canaccord Genuity Limited and Peel Hunt LLP.

 

Following the cancellation of the repurchased Shares on 23 July 2024, the Company will have 217,021,881 Shares in issue, with no Shares held in treasury. Therefore, the total number of Shares carrying voting rights will be 217,021,881.

 

 

 

Enquiries:

Gulf Keystone:	[phone]
Aaron Clark, Head of Investor Relations & Corporate Communications	[e-mail]
FTI Consulting	[phone]
Ben Brewerton Nick Hennis	[e-mail]

 

or visit: www.gulfkeystone.com

 

Notes to Editors:

 

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE: GKP) is a leading independent operator and producer in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Further information on Gulf Keystone is available on its website www.gulfkeystone.com

 

 

 

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