Gulf Keystone Petroleum : Notice of Annual General Meeting

20 June 2018

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE: GKP)

("Gulf Keystone", "GKP" or "the Company")

Notice of Annual General Meeting

Philip Dimmock, Senior Independent Director, will be retiring from the Board and so will not be standing for re-election at the forthcoming AGM.

The Notice of AGM will be posted to shareholders today and a copy of the Notice will also be made available on the Company's website:http://www.gulfkeystone.com

Jaap Huijskes, Gulf Keystone's Non-Executive Chairman, said:

"On behalf of the Board and the Company, I would like to thank Philip Dimmock for his considerable contribution to GKP since joining the Board in 2013. His support has been invaluable throughout a period of significant change for the Company. We wish him all the best with his future endeavours. The Company has previously announced that it intends to appoint additional independent non-executive directors and an announcement will be made at the appropriate time."

The information communicated in this announcement is inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation 596/2014.

Enquiries:

or visit:www.gulfkeystone.com

Notes to Editors:

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (LSE: GKP) is a leading independent operator and producer in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the operator of the Shaikan field with current production capacity of 40,000 barrels of oil per day.

Further information on Gulf Keystone is available on its websitewww.gulfkeystone.com

Disclaimer

This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements that are subject to the risks and uncertainties associated with the oil & gas exploration and production business. These statements are made by the Company and its Directors in good faith based on the information available to them up to the time of their approval of this announcement but such statements should be treated with caution due to inherent risks and uncertainties, including both economic and business factors and/or factors beyond the Company's control or within the Company's control where, for example, the Company decides on a change of plan or strategy. This announcement has been prepared solely to provide additional information to shareholders to assess the Group's strategies and the potential for those strategies to succeed. This announcement should not be relied on by any other party or for any other purpose.