Holding in Company

RNS Number : 8823Z

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ld

25 July 2008

 



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25 July 2008 

GULF KEYSTONE PETROLEUM LIMITED 

("Gulf Keystone" or "the Company")

Notification of Major Interests in Shares

The Company was notified on 23 July 2008 by Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC") that, following an acquisition of the Company's shares in the Placing announced today, CRMC was interested in 23,700,000 shares representing 6.44% of the Company's enlarged issued share capital.  CRMC's shares in the Company are beneficially owned as follows:

Shareholder(s)	No of shares held	% of issued capital
SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc.	23,700,000	6.44%

Enquiries

Gulf Keystone Petroleum:                 [phone]
Todd Kozel, Executive Chairman

Ewen Ainsworth, Chief Financial Officer

RBC Capital Markets:                         [phone]

Andrew Smith

Sarah Wharry

Tristone Capital Limited:                    [phone]

Simon Ashby-Rudd

Majid Shafiq

Citigate Dewe Rogerson:                  [phone] 
Martin Jackson

George Cazenove
 

or visit: www.gulfkeystone.com

 

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