Financing Update

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17th January 2018

GULFSANDS PETROLEUM PLC

Financing Update

Gulfsands Petroleum plc ("Gulfsands", the "Group" or the "Company" - AIM: GPX), the oil and gas company with activities in Syria and Colombia, is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed the drawdown of the remaining £1.6 million available under the fourth and fifth tranches of its Secured Term Financing Facility.

On 16 February 2017 the Company announced that it had entered into a Secured Term Financing Facility (the "Facility") of up to £4 million (the "Facility") with its major shareholders (the "Lenders").

The Facility was broken down into five tranches of £800,000 each. The first three tranches were drawn-down in the first half of 2017 and the final two tranches became available, subject to Lender re-approval, on 30 September 2017 and 31 December respectively.

The Company can today confirm that the Lenders have unanimously agreed to authorise the availability of both the outstanding tranches, and that the drawdowns have now been completed with all funds, namely the £1.6 million, having been received.

The Company has continued its rigorous attention to cost cutting and capital efficiency and expects the funds received to now fund it through to at least the middle of the year.

During the coming months, the Board will explore its further funding options and will update the market as appropriate. It remains the intention of the Board to seek equity financing for the Group in due course.

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