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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000921895-20-000696
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200228
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200309
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200309

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Holroyd Samantha
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001805570

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-19514
		FILM NUMBER:		20699617

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1711 MARAVILLA DR.
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77055

ISSUER:		

	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

	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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    <periodOfReport>2020-02-28</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerName>GULFPORT ENERGY CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>GPOR</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Holroyd Samantha</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>1711 MARAVILLA DR.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>HOUSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>77055</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText>See Explanation of Responses</otherText>
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                <value>Common Stock, $0.01 par value</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">Samantha Holroyd may be deemed to be a member of a Section 13(d) group that collectively beneficially owns more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding shares of Common Stock. Ms. Holroyd disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities of the Issuer owned directly by other members of the Section 13(d) group and this report shall not be deemed an admission that she is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Ariel Warszawski, attorney-in-fact for Samantha Holroyd</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-03-09</signatureDate>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: right">Exhibit 24.1</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center">POWER OF ATTORNEY</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Know all by these
presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Ryan Heslop and Ariel Warszawski, or either of them acting alone,
the undersigned&rsquo;s true and lawful attorney-in-fact to take any and all action in connection with (i) the undersigned&rsquo;s
beneficial ownership of, or participation in a group with respect to, securities of Gulfport Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation
(the &ldquo;<U>Company</U>&rdquo;), directly or indirectly beneficially owned by FVP Master Fund, L.P. or any of its affiliates
or members of its Schedule 13D group (collectively, the &ldquo;<U>Firefly Group</U>&rdquo;) and (ii) any proxy solicitation of
the Firefly Group to elect the Firefly Group&rsquo;s slate of director nominees to the board of directors of the Company (the &ldquo;<U>Board</U>&rdquo;)
at the next meeting of stockholders of the Company, whether annual or special, including any adjournments or postponements thereof,
at which directors are elected to the Board (the &ldquo;<U>Solicitation</U>&rdquo;). Such action shall include, but not be limited
to:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>executing
for and on behalf of the undersigned any Schedule 13D, and amendments thereto, filed by the Firefly Group that are required to
be filed under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &ldquo;<U>Exchange Act</U>&rdquo;), and the
rules thereunder in connection with the undersigned&rsquo;s beneficial ownership of, or participation in a group with respect to,
securities of the Company or the Solicitation;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>executing
for and on behalf of the undersigned all Forms 3, 4 and 5 required to be filed under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act in connection
with the undersigned&rsquo;s beneficial ownership of, or participation in a group with respect to, securities of the Company or
the Solicitation;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>executing
for and on behalf of the undersigned all Joint Filing and Solicitation Agreements or similar documents pursuant to which the undersigned
shall agree to be a member of the Firefly Group;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>performing
any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned that may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such document,
complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>taking
any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the Solicitation, including entering into any settlement agreement,
that in the reasonable opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by,
the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant
to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve
in such attorney-in-fact&rsquo;s reasonable discretion.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The undersigned
hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes
as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or any such attorney-in-fact&rsquo;s substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done
by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact,
in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming any of the undersigned&rsquo;s responsibilities
to comply with Section 13(d), Section 16 or Section 14 of the Exchange Act.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">This Power of Attorney
shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer a member of the Firefly Group unless earlier revoked by
the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 2<SUP>nd</SUP> day of March 2020.</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ Samantha Holroyd</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><B>SAMANTHA HOLROYD</B></TD></TR>
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