BEDINGFIELD ROBERT A 4

What Happened
Robert A. Bedingfield, a director of GeoPark Ltd (GPRK), acquired 6,187 ordinary shares on May 18, 2026. The shares were recorded at $8.89 each for a total reported value of $55,002. The transaction is coded as an acquisition/award (A) — not an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-18; Form 4 filed: 2026-05-20 (appears timely under the two-business-day rule).
• Price reported: $8.89 per share; total value: $55,002.
• Shares acquired: 6,187 (2,812 as a fully vested quarterly director grant + 3,375 received in lieu of cash director fees — see footnote F1).
• Shares owned after the transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
• Transaction code: A (award/acquisition). No indication of 10b5-1 plan, tax withholding, or cashless exercise in this filing.

Context
These shares were issued as routine director compensation (a quarterly grant plus shares instead of cash fees). Such awards are common and reflect compensation, not necessarily an independent signal of insider sentiment. For retail investors, purchases or open-market buys are often more directly informative about an insider's view; awards primarily indicate how the company compensates non-employee directors.