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10/12/2014 18:20

RNS Number : 4452Z
Genel Energy PLC
10 December 2014
10 December 2014
Genel Energy plc
Transaction in own shares
Genel Energy plc announces that on 10 December 2014 it purchased from J.P. Morgan Securities plc 150,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 670.6795 pence per share. The purchased shares will be held as treasury shares. Following this purchase, Genel Energy plc holds 1,331,368 ordinary shares in treasury, and has 278,916,830 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares), of which 245,378,529 are voting ordinary shares and 33,538,301 are suspended voting ordinary shares.
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For further information, please contact:
Genel Energy
Phil Corbett, Head of Investor Relations
Andrew Benbow, Head of Public Relations
+44 20 7659 5100
Vigo Communications
Patrick d'Ancona
+44 20 7016 9573
Notes to editors:
Genel Energy is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: GENL). The Company, with headquarters in London and additional offices in Ankara and Erbil, is the largest independent oil producer and the largest holder of reserves and resources in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and, through its Miran and Bina Bawi gas fields, is set to be a cornerstone provider of gas to Turkey under the KRI-Turkey Gas Sales Agreement. Genel also continues to pursue further growth opportunities within the Middle East and Africa. For further information, please refer to www.genelenergy.com. 

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