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1 February 2018
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited (LSE: GKP)
("Gulf Keystone" or "the Company")
2014 Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") Award
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited announces that pursuant to the 2014 Gulf Keystone Petroleum Long Term Incentive Plan, on 1 February 2018 awards over Common Shares ("Awards") were granted to staff and the persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") listed below.
The LTIP was approved by Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting held on 17 July 2014; this is the first award made under the LTIP.
The Awards were made based on a price of 120.6p being the closing mid-market price of the Company on 31st January 2018. The vesting date for Awards is 1st February 2021, being the third anniversary from the award date. The Awards are in the form of nil cost options and vesting of them will be in accordance with performance conditions. No consideration is payable for the grant of an Award.
Performance Conditions
Vesting of the Awards is subject to both absolute and relative total shareholder return ("TSR") targets being met, each measure having a 50% weighting. TSR will be measured over the period of three years from the award date.
Awards
The following PDMRs have been granted awards under the LTIP:
Name | Position | Number of awards |
Stuart Catterall | Chief Operations Officer | 207,297 |
Gabriel Papineau-Legris | Commercial Director | 114,925 |
Alasdair Robinson | Legal Director & Company Secretary |
119,403 |
Jane Barker | HR Director | 71,642 |
Nadzeya Kernoha | Financial Controller | 92,869 |
In addition to the above, Awards over a total of 1,180,108 shares in aggregate have also been granted under the LTIP to eligible employees who are not PDMRs.
Enquiries:
Gulf Keystone Petroleum: | +44 (0) 20 7514 1400 |
Jón Ferrier, CEO |
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Sami Zouari, CFO |
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Celicourt Communications: | +44(0) 20 7520 9266 |
Mark Antelme Jimmy Lea |
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or visit: www.gulfkeystone.com
The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014.
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Gabriel Papineau-Legris | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Commercial Director | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800QTAQOSSTNTPO15 | ||||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code | Common shares of $1.00 each in Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited
ISIN: BMG4209G2077 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of nil cost award under the 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information
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Single transaction as in 4 c) above. Nil consideration | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 1 February 2018 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Stuart Catterall | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Chief Operations Officer | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800QTAQOSSTNTPO15 | ||||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code | Common shares of $1.00 each in Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited
ISIN: BMG4209G2077 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of nil cost award under the 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information
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Single transaction as in 4 c) above. Nil consideration | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 1 February 2018 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Nadzeya Kernoha | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Financial Controller | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800QTAQOSSTNTPO15 | ||||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code | Common shares of $1.00 each in Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited
ISIN: BMG4209G2077 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of nil cost award under the 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information
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Single transaction as in 4 c) above. Nil consideration | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 1 February 2018 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Alasdair Robinson | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Legal Director & Company Secretary | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800QTAQOSSTNTPO15 | ||||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code | Common shares of $1.00 each in Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited
ISIN: BMG4209G2077 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of nil cost award under the 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information
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Single transaction as in 4 c) above. Nil consideration | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 1 February 2018 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
a) | Name | Jane Barker | ||||
2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
a) | Position/status | Human Resources Director | ||||
b) | Initial notification/Amendment | Initial notification | ||||
3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | |||||
a) | Name | Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited | ||||
b) | LEI | 213800QTAQOSSTNTPO15 | ||||
4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Identification code | Common shares of $1.00 each in Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited
ISIN: BMG4209G2077 | ||||
b) | Nature of the transaction | Grant of nil cost award under the 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan | ||||
c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d) | Aggregated information
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Single transaction as in 4 c) above. Nil consideration | ||||
e) | Date of the transaction | 1 February 2018 | ||||
f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
Notes to Editors:
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE: GKP) is a leading independent operator and producer in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the operator of the Shaikan field with current production capacity of 35,000 barrels of oil per day
Further information on Gulf Keystone is available on its website www.gulfkeystone.com
Disclaimer
This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements. These statements are made by the Company's Directors in good faith based on the information available to them up to the time of their approval of this announcement but such statements should be treated with caution due to inherent uncertainties, including both economic and business factors, underlying such forward-looking information. This announcement has been prepared solely to provide additional information to shareholders to assess the Group's strategies and the potential for those strategies to succeed. This announcement should not be relied on by any other party or for any other purpose.