UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 2, 2024

 

 

GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

Delaware		001-34018		98-0479924
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

500 Centre Street S.E.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
T2G 1A6

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(403) 265-3221

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	GTE	NYSE American Toronto Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company  ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ¨

 

 

 

 

Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (“Gran Tierra”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 2, 2024. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon at the Annual Meeting, as well as the final tally of (1) the number of votes for, against or abstaining for each director, (2) the number of votes for, against or abstaining for each other matter, and (3) the number of broker non-votes with respect to each matter. A more complete description of each matter is set forth in Gran Tierra’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 21, 2024 (the “Proxy Statement”).

 

Proposal 1 - Election of Directors

 

Gran Tierra’s stockholders duly elected each of the nine nominees proposed by Gran Tierra to serve until Gran Tierra’s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successor has been duly elected and qualified. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows:

 

Nominee		Shares Voted For			Shares Voted Against			Shares Abstaining			Broker Non-Votes
Gary S. Guidry		9,137,028			344,833			76,672			7,403,087
Peter J. Dey		7,237,323			2,157,082			164,128			7,403,087
Evan Hazell		8,360,185			1,050,517			147,841			7,403,087
Robert B. Hodgins		8,668,131			742,098			148,302			7,403,089
Alison Redford		9,012,659			360,966			184,907			7,403,088
Ronald W. Royal		9,188,957			216,169			153,406			7,403,088
Sondra Scott		9,018,141			368,365			172,026			7,403,088
David P. Smith		9,216,562			227,949			114,021			7,403,088
Brooke Wade		9,039,228			344,591			174,713			7,403,088

 

Proposal 2 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Gran Tierra’s stockholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as Gran Tierra’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows:

 

Shares voted for:			16,151,583
Shares voted against:			765,438
Shares abstaining:			44,598
Broker non-votes:			1

 

Proposal 3 - Approval of Named Executive Officer Compensation

 

Gran Tierra’s stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of Gran Tierra’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. The tabulation of votes on this matter was as follows:

 

Shares voted for:			8,553,204
Shares voted against:			911,205
Shares abstaining:			94,123
Broker non-votes:			7,403,088

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: May 3, 2024	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC.
	/s/ Gary Guidry
	By:	Gary Guidry
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer