Gulf Keystone Petroleum Regulatory News (GKP)

30 Jun 2009 07:00



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 30 June 2009

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.

("Gulf Keystone" or "the Company")

Total Voting Rights and Share Capital

For the purposes of the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 5.6, Gulf Keystone hereby provides notification of the following information:

The Company's issued share capital consists of 402,891,326 common shares of US$0.01 with each share carrying the right to one vote. There are no shares held in treasury.

The total number of voting rights in the Company is therefore 402,891,326. This is the figure that may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Gulf Keystone under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries

Gulf Keystone Petroleum:  +44 (0) 20 7514 1400Todd Kozel, Executive Chairman

Ewen Ainsworth, Chief Financial Officer

RBC Capital Markets: +44 (0) 20 7653 4667

Sarah Wharry

Tristone Capital Limited:  +44 (0) 20 7355 5800

Simon Ashby-Rudd

Majid Shafiq

Citigate Dewe Rogerson:  +44 (0) 20 7638 9571 Martin Jackson

or visit: www.gulfkeystone.com