The boards of directors of Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. ("Gulf Keystone") and ShaMaran Petroleum Ltd. ("ShaMaran") announced on [19 October] 2026 that they have entered into a merger agreement and a combination agreement to combine their businesses, structured as a statutory merger under Bermudian corporate law, whereby ShaMaran will be merged into Gulf Keystone as the surviving entity (the "Merger").
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