Update on Excalibur litigation

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11 November 2013

 

 

 

Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (AIM: GKP)

 

("Gulf Keystone" or "the Company")

 

Update on Excalibur litigation and proposed move to the Main Market

 

On 10 September 2013 the English Commercial Court provided a summary of its decision to dismiss all of the claims asserted by Excalibur Ventures LLC ("Excalibur") against the Company, its two subsidiaries and Texas Keystone Inc. (together the "Defendants") and decided all issues in favour of the Defendants.

 

The Company today confirms that the English Commercial Court has set 10.30am on 13 December 2013 as the date for both the handing down of its full judgment (the "Judgment") and the hearing of consequential matters, including the costs of the litigation and any application that may be made by Excalibur for permission to appeal the Judgment. 

 

The Company believes that clarity in the Excalibur litigation process is important for the move-up to the Main Market of the LSE.  In view of the date for the handing down of the Judgment and Excalibur's right to apply for permission to appeal at the Hearing, (or to the Court of Appeal if the English Commercial Court refuse permission to appeal), the board of Gulf Keystone expects conclusion of the proposed admission to trading on the Main Market to be as soon as practicable in 2014.

 

Further announcements will be made as appropriate.

 

The summary Judgment from 10 September 2013 can be viewed at: http://www.judiciary.gov.uk/Resources/JCO/Documents/Judgments/summary-excalibur-llc.pdf

 

 

Enquiries:

 

Gulf Keystone Petroleum:	+44 (0) 20 7514 1400
Simon Murray, Non-Executive Chairman
Anastasia Vvedenskaya, Investor Relations
Strand Hanson Limited	+44 (0) 20 7409 3494
Stuart Faulkner / James Harris / Rory Murphy
Mirabaud Securities LLP	+44 (0) 20 7878 3362
Peter Krens
Pelham Bell Pottinger	+44 (0) 20 7861 3232
Mark Antelme / Henry Lerwill

 

or visit: http://www.gulfkeystone.com/ 

 

 

Notes to Editors:

 

§ Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (AIM: GKP) is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company focused on exploration in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

§ Gulf Keystone Petroleum International (GKPI) holds Production Sharing Contracts for four exploration blocks in Kurdistan, including the Shaikan, Sheikh Adi, Ber Bahr and Akri-Bijeel blocks.

§ GKPI is the Operator of the Shaikan Block, which is a major commercial discovery, with a working interest of 75% and is partnered with Kalegran Ltd. (a 100% subsidiary of MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas plc.) and Texas Keystone Inc., which have working interests of 20% and 5% respectively.  Texas Keystone Inc. holds its interest in trust for Gulf Keystone, pending transfer of its interest to the Company.

§ Gulf Keystone is moving into the large-scale phased development of the Shaikan field targeting 150,000 barrels of oil per day of production within three years, following the approval of the Shaikan Field Development Plan, announced on 26 June 2013.

 

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