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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-15-301729
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-8
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		9
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150825
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150825
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20150825

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GULFPORT ENERGY CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000874499
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				731521290
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-8
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-206564
		FILM NUMBER:		151073560

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		14313 NORTH MAY AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			OKLAHOMA CITY
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			73134
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4058488807

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		14313 NORTH MAY AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			OKLAHOMA CITY
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			73134

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WRT ENERGY CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930328

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WESTERN RESOURCE TECHNOLOGIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19600201
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;25, 2015 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM&nbsp;S-8
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>R<SMALL>EGISTRATION</SMALL> S<SMALL>TATEMENT</SMALL> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>U<SMALL>NDER</SMALL> </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>T<SMALL>HE</SMALL> S<SMALL>ECURITIES</SMALL> A<SMALL>CT</SMALL> <SMALL>OF</SMALL> 1933 </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>GULFPORT ENERGY CORPORATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>73-1521290</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>14313 North May Avenue, Suite 100</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Oklahoma City, Oklahoma</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>73134</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices)</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Zip Code)</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Gulfport Energy Corporation 2013 Restated Stock Incentive Plan</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Aaron Gaydosik </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief
Financial Officer </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Gulfport Energy Corporation </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>14313 North May Avenue, Suite 100 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73134 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and address of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(405) 242-4404 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Smaller&nbsp;reporting&nbsp;company</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></TD></TR>
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TABLE </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title of Securities</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be Registered</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amount</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>To Be</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registered
(1)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Offering Price</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Per Share (2)</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Proposed</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Maximum<BR>Aggregate</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Offering Price (2)</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Amount Of<BR>Registration Fee (2)</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock, $0.01 par value</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">4,500,000</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$33.78</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$152,010,000</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$17,663.56</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement also covers any additional shares of the registrant&#146;s common stock which become issuable under the
registrant&#146;s 2013 Restated Stock Incentive Plan&nbsp;, as amended, pursuant to its anti-dilution provisions. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h)(1)&nbsp;under the Securities Act. The proposed maximum aggregate offering price is based upon the average of
the high and low prices of the registrant&#146;s common stock on August&nbsp;24, 2015, as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed by Gulfport Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (&#147;<U>Gulfport</U>&#148; or
&#147;<U>Registrant</U>&#148;), relating to 4,500,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the &#147;<U>Common Stock</U>&#148;), issuable under the Gulfport Energy Corporation 2013 Restated Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and
restated (the &#147;<U>Plan</U>&#148;). The maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan is 7,500,000 shares, which includes: (i)&nbsp;the 627,337 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options
outstanding under Gulfport&#146;s 1999 Stock Option Plan and previously registered under Gulfport&#146;s Form S-8 (Commission File No.&nbsp;333-55738) on February&nbsp;16, 2001 (the &#147;<U>Initial Registration Statement</U>&#148;); (ii)&nbsp;the
777,269 shares of Common Stock previously registered under Gulfport&#146;s Form S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-129178) on October&nbsp;21, 2005 (the &#147;<U>Second Registration Statement</U>&#148;) and (iii)&nbsp;the 1,595,394 shares of Common Stock
previously registered under Gulfport&#146;s Form S-8, (File No.&nbsp;333-135728) on July&nbsp;12, 2006 (the &#147;<U>Third Registration Statement</U>&#148; and, together with the Initial Registration Statement and the Second Registration Statement,
the &#147;<U>Prior Registration Statements</U>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement relates to securities of the same class as those to
which the Prior Registration Statements relate and is submitted in accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8 regarding Registration of Additional Securities. Pursuant to Instruction E of Form S-8, the Third Registration Statement is
incorporated by reference and made part of this Registration Statement, except as amended hereby. The prospectus referred to in Part I of this Registration Statement is a combined prospectus for purposes of Rule 429 of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the &#147;<U>Securities Act</U>&#148;), and relates to this Registration Statement and the Prior Registration Statements. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART
I </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gulfport will provide all participants in the Plan with the document(s) containing information required by Part I of Form S-8, as
specified in Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<U>SEC</U>&#148;) under the Securities Act. In accordance with the note to Part I of Form S-8 and Rule 428 of the Securities Act, Gulfport is not filing
such document(s) with the SEC, but such documents (along with the documents incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part II hereof) shall constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of
Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents, which have been filed by Gulfport with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act and pursuant to the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<U>Exchange Act</U>&#148;), are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and shall be deemed to be a part hereof, other than those furnished pursuant to Item&nbsp;2.02 or Item&nbsp;7.01 of Current
Reports on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K:</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Gulfport&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2014 filed with the SEC on February&nbsp;27, 2015; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) the information specifically incorporated by reference into
Gulfport&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014 from its definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed on April&nbsp;30, 2015 as supplemented by additional proxy materials on May&nbsp;6, 2015; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Gulfport&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2015 filed with the SEC on May&nbsp;7, 2015; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Gulfport&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2015 filed with the SEC on August&nbsp;7, 2015; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) Gulfport&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;19, 2015,&nbsp;April&nbsp;15, 2015 (except for Item&nbsp;7.01
therein), April&nbsp;16, 2015,&nbsp;April&nbsp;21, 2015,&nbsp;June&nbsp;12, 2015 (except for Item&nbsp;7.01 therein) and June&nbsp;24, 2015; and </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) The description of Gulfport&#146;s Common Stock contained in its Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;S-3ASR, filed on November&nbsp;6, 2013, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating this description. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except
to the extent that information is deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to securities law and regulations, all documents filed by Gulfport pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, subsequent to the date hereof and
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part of this
Registration Statement from the respective dates of filing of such documents. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, Gulfport incorporates by reference the
financial statements of Diamondback Energy, Inc., or Diamondback, that have been included on pages F-1 to F-54 in Diamondback&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No.&nbsp;001-35700) filed with the SEC on February&nbsp;20, 2015. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Delaware Law </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>S</I></B>ection&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or the DGCL, permits a corporation, under specified circumstances, to
indemnify its directors, officers, employees or agents against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlements actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with any action, suit or proceeding
brought by third parties by reason of the fact that they were or are directors, officers, employees or agents of the corporation, if such directors, officers, employees or agents acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. In a derivative action, i.e., one by or in the right of the corporation,
indemnification may be made only for expenses actually and reasonably incurred by directors, officers, employees or agents in connection with the defense or settlement of an action or suit, and only with respect to a matter as to which they shall
have acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made if such person shall have been adjudged liable to the corporation,
unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which the action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that the defendant directors, officers, employees or agents are fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses despite such adjudication of liability. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gulfport has adopted provisions in its Amended and Restated Bylaws,
as further amended, or the Bylaws, and its Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, or the Charter, which provide for indemnification of Gulfport&#146;s officers and directors to the maximum extent permitted under the DGCL, as amended.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Charter provides that no director shall be personally liable to Gulfport or any of its stockholders for monetary damages resulting from
breaches of their fiduciary duty as directors, except to the extent such limitation on or exemption from liability is not permitted under the DGCL. The effect of this provision of the Charter is to eliminate the rights of Gulfport and its
stockholders (through stockholders&#146; derivative suits on Gulfport&#146;s behalf) to recover monetary damages against a director for breach of the fiduciary duty of care as a director, including breaches resulting from negligent or grossly
negligent behavior, except, as restricted by </P>
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the DGCL: (i)&nbsp;for any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders; (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii)&nbsp;in respect of certain unlawful dividend payments or stock redemptions or repurchases or (iv)&nbsp;for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the DGCL is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the liability of directors, then, in accordance with the
Charter, the liability of Gulfport&#146;s directors to Gulfport or its stockholders will be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL, as so amended. Any repeal or modification by Gulfport&#146;s stockholders of provisions
of the Charter affecting indemnification rights will be prospective only, and will not in any way diminish or adversely affect any limitation on the personal liability of a director existing at the time of such repeal or modification. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Bylaws provide that Gulfport will, to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be
amended, indemnify and hold harmless Gulfport&#146;s current and former directors and officers, as well as those persons who, while directors or officers of Gulfport, are or were serving at Gulfport&#146;s request as directors, officers, employees
or agents of another entity, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan, in connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding brought by reason of the fact that such person
serves or served in one or more of the foregoing roles, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, against all expense, liability and loss (including, without limitation, attorney&#146;s fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and
penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by any such person in connection with any such proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a person eligible for indemnification pursuant to the Bylaws will be indemnified by
Gulfport in connection with a proceeding initiated by such person only if such proceeding was authorized by Gulfport&#146;s board of directors, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The right to indemnification conferred by the Bylaws is a contract right that includes the right to be paid by Gulfport the expenses
(including, without limitation, attorney&#146;s fees) incurred in defending or otherwise participating in any proceeding referenced above in advance of its final disposition, provided, however, that if the DGCL requires, an advancement of expenses
incurred by any officer or director (solely in the capacity as an officer or director of Gulfport) will be made only upon delivery to Gulfport of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such officer or director, to repay all amounts so advanced if it is
ultimately determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal that such person is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under the Charter or otherwise. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses will not be deemed exclusive of any other rights which any person covered by the
Bylaws may have or hereafter acquire under law, the Charter, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Bylaws include provisions relating to advancement of expenses and indemnification rights consistent with those set forth in the Charter.
In addition, the Bylaws provide for a right of indemnitee to bring a suit in the event a claim for indemnification or advancement of expenses is not paid in full by Gulfport within a specified period of time. The Bylaws also permit Gulfport to
purchase and maintain insurance, at Gulfport&#146;s expense, to protect Gulfport and/or any director, officer, employee or agent of Gulfport or another entity, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not Gulfport
would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any repeal or amendment of
provisions of the Bylaws affecting indemnification rights, whether by Gulfport&#146;s board of directors or stockholders or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provisions inconsistent therewith, will (unless otherwise required by law) be
prospective only, except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits Gulfport to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis, and will not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the
time of such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision. The Bylaws also permit Gulfport, to the extent
and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other that those specifically covered by the Charter. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gulfport has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its current directors. These agreements require Gulfport to indemnify these
individuals to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law against liabilities that may arise by reason of their service to Gulfport, and to advance expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be
indemnified. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gulfport maintains director and officer liability insurance providing insurance protection for specified liabilities under
specified term. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">See Exhibit&nbsp;Index. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Registrant hereby undertakes: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to
this Registration Statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) to include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii)&nbsp;to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or
the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement; notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume
of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represented no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
effective registration statement; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">provided, however, that
paragraphs (1)(i)&nbsp;and (ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Registrant pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered that remain unsold at the
termination of the offering. </P>
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under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions described under Item&nbsp;6 above or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy, as expressed in the
Securities Act, and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Oklahoma City, State of Oklahoma, on this 25th day of August, 2015.</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Aaron Gaydosik</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Aaron Gaydosik</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Michael G. Moore and Aaron Gaydosik,
and each of them severally, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Registration Statement on Form S-8,
and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments or any Registration Statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) thereto, for the registration of an additional 4,500,000 shares of Gulfport
Energy Corporation common stock for awards under the Gulfport Energy Corporation 2013 Restated Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or her substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and
on the date indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/&nbsp;Michael&nbsp;G.&nbsp;Moore&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chief Executive Officer and President</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(<I>Principal</I> <I>Executive Officer</I>), Director</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">August&nbsp;25,&nbsp;2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Michael G. Moore</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Aaron Gaydosik</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chief&nbsp;Financial&nbsp;Officer&nbsp;(<I>Principal&nbsp;Financial</I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Officer and Accounting Officer</I>)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">August&nbsp;25, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Aaron Gaydosik</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Donald L. Dillingham</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">August&nbsp;25, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Donald D. Dillingham</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Gulfport (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 8-K, File No. 000-19514, filed by Gulfport with the SEC on April&nbsp;26, 2006).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Certificate of Amendment No. 1 to Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to Form 10-Q, File No. 000-19514, filed by the Company with the SEC on November&nbsp;6, 2009).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Certificate of Amendment No. 2 to Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 8-K, File No. 000-19514, filed by the Company with the SEC on July&nbsp;23, 2013).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to the Form 8-K, File No. 000-19514, filed by the Company with the SEC on July&nbsp;12, 2006).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 000-19514, filed by the Company with the SEC on July&nbsp;23, 2013).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, File No. 000-19514, filed by the Company with the SEC on May&nbsp;2, 2014).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Common Stock certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form SB-2, File No. 333-115396, filed by the Company with the SEC on July&nbsp;22, 2004).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Indenture, dated as of October&nbsp;17, 2012, among Gulfport Energy Corporation, subsidiary guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (including the form of Gulfport Energy Corporation&#146;s
7.750% Senior Note Due November&nbsp;1, 2020) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 8-K, File No. 000-19514, filed by the Company with the SEC on October&nbsp;23, 2012).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December&nbsp;21, 2012, among Gulfport Energy Corporation, subsidiary guarantors party thereto and
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Exhibit 4.2 to the Form 8-K, File No. 000-19514, filed by the Company with
the SEC on December&nbsp;26, 2012).</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August&nbsp;18, 2014, among Gulfport Energy Corporation, subsidiary guarantors party thereto and
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Form 8-K, File No. 000-19514, filed by the Company with the SEC on
August&nbsp;19, 2014).</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Indenture, dated as of April&nbsp;21, 2015, among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as trustee (including the form of the Company&#146;s 6.625% Senior Notes due 2023) (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 8-K, File No. 000-19514, filed by the Company with the SEC on April&nbsp;21, 2015).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April&nbsp;21, 2015, among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., as representatives of the several
initial purchasers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Form 8-K, File No. 000-19514, filed by the Company with the SEC on April&nbsp;21, 2015).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Voting Rights Waiver Agreement, dated June&nbsp;10, 2015, by and among Gulfport Energy Corporation, Putnam Investment Management, LLC, The Putnam Advisory Company, LLC and Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 8-K, File No. 000-19514, filed by the Company with the SEC on June&nbsp;12, 2015).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &amp; Feld LLP.</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top">2013 Restated Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Form S-4, File No. 333-189992, filed by the Company with the SEC on July&nbsp;17, 2013).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Stock Option Agreement (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K, File No. 000-19514, filed by the Company with the SEC on April&nbsp;26, 2006).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to Form 10-K, File No. 000-19514, filed by the Company with the SEC on February&nbsp;28, 2014).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &amp; Feld LLP (included in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gulfport Energy Corporation </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">14313 North May Avenue, Suite 100
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73134 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Gulfport Energy Corporation </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Registration Statement on Form S-8 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I></I></B>We have
acted as counsel to Gulfport Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &#147;<B><I>Company</I></B>&#148;), in connection with a Registration Statement on Form S-8 of the Company (the &#147;<B><I>Registration Statement</I></B>&#148;), being
filed on the date hereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<B><I>Act</I></B>&#148;), relating to the proposed issuance of up to an additional 4,500,000 shares (the
&#147;<B><I>Shares</I></B>&#148;) of the Company&#146;s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (&#147;<B><I>Common Stock</I></B>&#148;). The Shares were authorized for issuance pursuant to the April&nbsp;19, 2013 amendment and restatement of the
Company&#146;s 2013 Restated Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;<B><I>Plan</I></B>&#148;), which amendment and restatement was approved by the Company&#146;s stockholders at the annual meeting of stockholders held on June&nbsp;13, 2013. This opinion is
being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item&nbsp;601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act.<B><I> </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have
examined originals or certified copies of such corporate records of the Company and other certificates and documents of officials of the Company, public officials and others as we have deemed appropriate for purposes of this letter. We have assumed
the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, and the conformity to authentic original documents of all copies submitted to us as conformed, certified or
reproduced copies. We have also assumed that (i)&nbsp;the certificates for the Shares will conform to the specimen thereof filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and upon issuance will have been duly countersigned by the transfer agent
and duly registered by the registrar for the Common Stock or, if uncertificated, valid book-entry notations for the issuance of the Shares in uncertificated form will have been duly made in the share register of the Company, (ii)&nbsp;each award
agreement setting forth the terms of each award granted pursuant to the Plan is consistent with the Plan and has been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the parties thereto, and (iii)&nbsp;at the time of each issuance of Shares,
there will be sufficient shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Company&#146;s certificate of incorporation that have not otherwise been issued or reserved or committed for issuance, and (iv)&nbsp;the price per share paid for
Shares issued pursuant to the Plan is not less than the par value of the Shares. As to various questions of fact relevant to this letter, we have relied, without independent investigation, upon certificates of public officials and certificates of
officers of the Company, all of which we assume to be true, correct and complete. </P>
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Suite 4100&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;Dallas, Texas 75201-4675&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;214.969.2800&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;fax: 214.969.4343&nbsp;&nbsp;|&nbsp;&nbsp;akingump.com </P>


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</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gulfport Energy Corporation </P> <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P>
 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, exceptions, qualifications and
limitations stated herein, we are of the opinion that when the Shares have been issued and delivered upon payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Plan, the Company&#146;s bylaws, as they may be amended from time to time, and the
applicable award agreement, the Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The opinions and other
matters in this letter are qualified in their entirety and subject to the following: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">We express no opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">This opinion letter is limited to the matters expressly stated herein and no opinion is to be inferred or implied beyond the opinion expressly set forth herein. We undertake no, and hereby disclaim any, obligation to
make any inquiry after the date hereof or to advise you of any changes in any matter set forth herein, whether based on a change in the law, a change in any fact relating to the Company or any other person or any other circumstance.
</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do
not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section&nbsp;7 of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Very truly yours, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ AKIN, GUMP, STRAUSS, HAUER&nbsp;&amp; FELD, L.L.P. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have issued our reports dated February&nbsp;27, 2015, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting
of Gulfport Energy Corporation included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014, which are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. We consent to the incorporation by reference of the
aforementioned reports in this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Grant Thornton LLP </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Oklahoma City, Oklahoma </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">August&nbsp;24, 2015 </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As independent petroleum engineers, we hereby consent to the inclusion of information included or incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-8 of Gulfport Energy Corporation (&#147;the Company&#148;) with respect to the information from our firm&#146;s reserves report dated January 14, 2015, on oil and gas reserves of the Company and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014,
located in Colorado and Louisiana and information from our prior reserves reports and to all references to our firm included in the Form S-8. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" NOWRAP><B>NETHERLAND, SEWELL &amp; ASSOCIATES, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ J. Carter Henson, Jr.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">J. Carter Henson, Jr., P.E.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Senior Vice
President</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">CONSENT OF RYDER SCOTT COMPANY, L.P. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have
issued our report dated January&nbsp;16, 2015 for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014 on estimates of proved reserves and future net cash flows of certain oil and natural gas properties located in the Utica Shale of Eastern Ohio of Gulfport Energy
Corporation (&#147;Gulfport&#148;). As independent oil and gas consultants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of our report and the information contained therein and information from our prior reserve reports in this Form S-8 (this
&#147;Form S-8&#148;) and to all references to our firm in this Form S-8. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have issued our report dated February&nbsp;19, 2015, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Diamondback Energy, Inc. included in the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014, which is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. We consent to the incorporation by reference of the aforementioned report in this Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Grant Thornton LLP </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Oklahoma City, Oklahoma </P>
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