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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 1400
Todd 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