GeoPark Limited (“GeoPark” or the “Company”) (NYSE: GPRK), a leading independent Latin American oil and gas explorer, operator and consolidator with operations and growth platforms in Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Brazil and Argentina, today announced its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.041 per share, payable on December 7, 2021 and the renewal of the share repurchase program for up to 10% of its shares outstanding until November 10, 2022.

Quarterly Cash Dividend

• The Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.041 per share ($2.5 million in the aggregate) payable on December 7, 2021 to the shareholders of record at the close of business on November 23, 2021

Renewal of Share Buyback Program

• GeoPark concluded its 2020-2021 share repurchase program on November 10, 2021, with 692,707 shares acquired, and a total amount invested of $8,500,000, including transaction costs
• The Board of Directors has approved the renewal of the repurchase program for up to 10% of shares outstanding or approximately 6,074,000 shares, expiring on November 10, 2022
• The share repurchases may be made from time to time through open market transactions, block trades, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, and are subject to market and business conditions, levels of available liquidity, cash requirements for other purposes, regulatory considerations and other relevant factors

As detailed in our 2022 Work Program and Investment Guidelines, GeoPark plans to deliver another year of strong operational and financial performance and free cash flow generation while remaining committed to returning value to its shareholders.

NOTICE

Additional information about GeoPark can be found in the “Investor Support” section on the website at www.geo-park.com.

Certain amounts included in this press release have been rounded for ease of presentation.

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