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17Β April 2009Β
GULF KEYSTONE PETROLEUM LIMITEDΒ
("Gulf Keystone" or "the Company")
DIRECTOR SHAREHOLDING
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited (AIM: GKP) today announces that it received notification onΒ 16 April 2009Β thatΒ onΒ 15 April 2009Β MrΒ Todd Kozel, ExecutiveΒ ChairmanΒ ofΒ Gulf Keystone,Β as part of advised estate planning,Β transferredΒ by way of giftΒ 20,000,000Β common shares inΒ the Company,Β equivalent toΒ 5.4% of theΒ Company'sΒ issued share capital, toΒ Emerald Trust Limited. Following this transfer, MrΒ Todd KozelΒ has a beneficial interest inΒ 3,917,781Β common shares, equivalent toΒ 1.1% of issued share capital of Gulf Keystone.Β
In addition Mr Todd Kozel is a shareholder in Gulf Keystone Petroleum Company LLC which owns 40,000,000 common shares in the Company, equivalent to 10.8% of issued share capital of Gulf Keystone.Β Β
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Enquiries
Gulf Keystone Petroleum:Β +44 (0) 20 7514 1400Todd Kozel, Executive Chairman
Ewen Ainsworth, Chief Financial Officer
RBCΒ Capital Markets: +44 (0) 20 7653 4667
Sarah Wharry
Tristone Capital Limited:Β +44 (0) 20 7355 5800
Simon Ashby-Rudd
Majid Shafiq
Citigate Dewe Rogerson:Β +44 (0) 20 7638 9571Β Martin Jackson
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or visit:Β www.gulfkeystone.com
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