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0001778801
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000894627
VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/
001-32167
9800 RICHMOND AVE.
SUITE 700
HOUSTON
TX
77042
713-623-0801
Doornik Jason
Former Officer/Affiliate
Common Stock
Charles Schwab & Co.
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
10000
63900.00
103455525
06/27/2024
NYSE
Common Stock
06/25/2021
RSU Vesting
Issuer
N
10000
06/25/2021
Services Rendered
Y
Shares to be sold were RSU's that vested between 06/25/2021-06/25/2022
06/27/2024
Jason Doornik