ANNUAL REPORT PUBLICATION & PROXY STATEMENT ISSUE

VAALCO ENERGY PUBLISHES ANNUAL REPORT AND

ISSUES PROXY STATEMENT

HOUSTON - April 27, 2026 - VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY; LSE: EGY) ("Vaalco" or the "Company") announces that it has published the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended 31 December 2025 which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 16, 2026 and that it has filed and mailed its proxy statement for the Company's 2026 annual meeting (the "2026 Proxy Statement") to stockholders today.

The 2025 Annual Report and the 2026 Proxy Statement can be found on the Company's website at www.vaalco.com.

The 2025 Annual Report and the 2026 Proxy Statement have been submitted to the U.K. National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at:

https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

About Vaalco

Vaalco, founded in 1985 and incorporated under the laws of Delaware, is a Houston, Texas, USA based, independent energy company with a diverse portfolio of production, development and exploration assets across Gabon, Egypt, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria.

Vaalco's Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) is 549300CFHFVIWB8M6T24.

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