22 January 2024

VAALCO Energy, Inc.

("VAALCO" or the "Company")

Transaction in own shares  

VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY; LSE: EGY) ("VAALCO" or the "Company") announces that, further to its announcements on November 1, 2022 and November 18, 2022 of the implementation of its share buyback program (the "Program"), the following transactions were made under the Program on 18 January 2024. 

All transactions under the Program were made under ISIN US91851C2017 and effected by Roth Capital Partners LLC on behalf of the Company.  A full breakdown of the individual trades is attached to this announcement, and can be viewed by clicking http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/3726A_1-2024-1-21.pdf for the trades made on January 18, 2024. The purpose of the Program is to reduce the share capital of the Company.  

Following the transactions referred to above, VAALCO has total issued share capital of 122,503,157 common shares, of which 17,497,686 common shares are held in treasury and 1,084,671 common shares are unvested common shares, which are subject to forfeiture. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company following the transactions referred to above are 105,005,471.

About VAALCO

VAALCO, founded in 1985 and incorporated under the laws of Delaware, is a Houston, USA based, independent energy company with production, development and exploration assets in Africa and Canada.

Following its business combination with TransGlobe in October 2022, VAALCO owns a diverse portfolio of operated production, development and exploration assets across Gabon, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea and Canada.

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