Parex Resources Announces Its Proposal to Acquire GeoPark and an 11.8% Ownership Position

CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Parex Resources Inc. (“Parex” or the “Company”) (TSX: PXT) announces that it submitted a Proposal (the “Proposal”) to the Board of Directors of GeoPark (NYSE: GPRK) to acquire all outstanding common shares of GeoPark for US$9.00 per share in cash. Following a lack of constructive engagement with, and rejection of the Proposal by the Board of Directors of GeoPark (the “GeoPark Board”), Parex has also acquired an 11.8% ownership position in GeoPark. The Proposal represents: