13th Mar 2009 10:36
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13 March 2009
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd.
("Gulf Keystone" or "the Company")
Director Purchase of Shares
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Limited (AIM: GKP) today announces that it received notification on the 13th March 2009 that Ewen Ainsworth, an Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, purchased 156,543 common shares in the Company (representing approximately 0.04% of the issued share capital) at an average price of 6.388p per share
Following the purchase, Ewen Ainsworth has an interest in 299,400 Gulf Keystone shares, representing approximately 0.08% of the Company's issued share capital.
Enquiries
Gulf Keystone Petroleum: +44 (0) 20 7514 1400Todd 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
George Cazenove
or visit: www.gulfkeystone.com
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