Title: Press Release: Suspending the Trading of Gulf Petroleum Investment Company's Shares at Boursa Kuwait Securities Exchange

Kuwait, November16, 2022 – Within the framework of the Capital Markets Authority’s (CMA) continuous endeavor to provide protection to investors, and protecting securities against any actions or activities that violate the provisions of Law No. 7 of 2010 Regarding the Establishment of the Capital Markets Authority and Regulating Securities Activities and its Executive Bylaws and their amendments, and in implementation of  the provisions of the Law and its Executive Bylaws mentioned above, CMA Board of Commissioners Resolution passed in its meeting No. (13) of 2023 held on 26/04/2023 was issued stipulating the following:

First: The shares of Gulf Petroleum Investment Company listed in Boursa Kuwait Securities Exchange are hereby suspended from trading according to Item No. (5) of Article (1-20) of Module Twelve (Listing Rules) of the Executive Bylaws of Law No. 7 of 2010 Regarding the Establishment of the Capital Markets Authority and Regulating Securities Activities and their amendments, which stipulate the following:

“The Authority may temporarily suspend trading in the Exchange, and suspend the trading of any Security listed in the Exchange in any of the following cases:

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5. If the Auditor has given a material, qualified opinion on the periodical or annual financial statements, or in the event that the  contract  with  the  Auditor  was terminated as a result of a disagreement between the Listed Company and the Auditor.”

This is until the Company submits its audited financial statements ending on 31/12/2022 to the CMA, and the CMA verifies the observations received from the Company’s external auditors assigned by the general assembly on 28/04/2022, and any other recent observations.

Second: The continuity of listing the shares of Gulf Petroleum Investment Company at Boursa Kuwait Securities Exchange shall be considered in the event that the Company does not meet the supervisory requirements of the CMA stipulated in Article (1) of this Resolution.

Third: Gulf Petroleum Investment Company shall provide the CMA with a weekly report on the updates and procedures it is taking to address the situation of suspending the Company's shares listed in Boursa Kuwait Securities Exchange from trading, as of the date of this Resolution.

In conclusion, the CMA confirms that it will continue its regulatory role in protecting investors, which will also create a fair, competitive and transparent financial market, as well as reduce the systemic risks that are expected to occur in securities activities, and working to ensure compliance with laws and regulations related to securities activities.

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Notes to Editors:

The Capital Markets Authority was established pursuant to Law No. 7/2010, approved by the Kuwaiti Parliament in February 2010. Pursuant to the Law, the CMA shall regulate and supervise the securities activities, achieve transparency and fairness, observe listed companies’ execution of Corporate Governance regulations, and protect investors from unfair practices which violate the CMA's Law.

Furthermore, the Law's provisions stipulate the supervision of mergers, acquisitions, and disclosure operations. The CMA also aims to provide awareness programs related to securities activities.

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