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<liveTestFlag>LIVE</liveTestFlag>
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<issuerName>Gulfport Energy Corporation</issuerName>
<secFileNumber>001-19514</secFileNumber>
<issuerAddress>
<street1 xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">713 Market Drive</street1>
<city xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">Oklahoma City</city>
<stateOrCountry xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">OK</stateOrCountry>
<zipCode xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">73114</zipCode>
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<issuerContactPhone>405-252-4600</issuerContactPhone>
<nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Silver Point Capital, L.P.</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
<relationshipsToIssuer>
<relationshipToIssuer>Director</relationshipToIssuer>
<relationshipToIssuer>10% Stockholder</relationshipToIssuer>
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<securitiesInformation>
<securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock(1)</securitiesClassTitle>
<brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
<name>J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</name>
<address>
<street1 xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">383 Madison Avenue</street1>
<city xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">New York</city>
<stateOrCountry xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">NY</stateOrCountry>
<zipCode xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">10179</zipCode>
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<noOfUnitsSold>759740</noOfUnitsSold>
<aggregateMarketValue>158527348.40</aggregateMarketValue>
<noOfUnitsOutstanding>18558415</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
<approxSaleDate>03/02/2026</approxSaleDate>
<securitiesExchangeName>NYSE</securitiesExchangeName>
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<securitiesToBeSold>
<securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
<acquiredDate>05/17/2021</acquiredDate>
<natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Acquired in connection with the Issuer's emergence from bankruptcy on May 17, 2021</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
<nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
<isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
<amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>759740</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
<paymentDate>05/17/2021</paymentDate>
<natureOfPayment>Satisfaction of bankruptcy claims</natureOfPayment>
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<nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>Y</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
<remarks>(1 )The number of shares of Common Stock to be sold represents shares of Common Stock that may be sold on an aggregate basis by Silver Point Capital Fund, L.P., Silver Point Capital Offshore Master Fund, L.P., Silver Point Distressed Opportunities Fund, L.P., Silver Point Distressed Opportunities Offshore Master Fund, L.P., Silver Point Distressed Opportunity Institutional Partners, L.P., and Silver Point Distressed Opportunity Institutional Partners Master Fund (Offshore), L.P., pursuant to the applicable volume limitations of Rule 144(e).</remarks>
<noticeSignature>
<noticeDate>03/02/2026</noticeDate>
<signature>Steven Weiser</signature>
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