Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
19 May 2015 - 10:34PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of May, 2015
Commission File Number 001-34175
ECOPETROL S.A. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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N.A. |
(Translation of registrant’s name into English) |
COLOMBIA |
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
Carrera 13 No. 36 – 24 |
BOGOTA – COLOMBIA |
(Address of principal
executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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20-F x Form
40-F ¨
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Yes ¨ No x
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by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule
12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes ¨ No x
If “Yes” is marked, indicate
below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- N/A
Ecopetrol Publishes Offering Notice Relating
to the First Stage of the Equity Divestment Plan in Empresa de Energia de Bogota
Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC;
TSX: ECP) hereby announces that, on May 19, 2015, the offering notice relating to the first stage of Ecopetrol’s equity divestment
plan in Empresa de Energia de Bogota S.A. E.S.P. was published in Colombian newspapers of wide circulation, as required by the
Regulation of the Placement. The offering is scheduled to begin on May 20, 2015 and to end on July 21, 2015.
As Ecopetrol has previously reported, this
offering has been approved by the National Government through Decree 2305 of November 14, 2014 and is governed by Law 226 of 1995,
which expounds on Article 60 of the Political Constitution concerning state-owned shareholdings.
The
offering notice can be viewed on Ecopetrol's website at the following link: http://www.ecopetrol.com.co/wps/portal/web_es/ecopetrol-web/investors/equity/Disposal-and-award-stock-Empresa-Energia-Bogota/
This announcement is not an offer of
securities for sale in the United States. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under
the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, or an exemption from registration. No public offering of securities has been or will be made in
the United States and, accordingly the securities will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933. This announcement
is being issued pursuant to Rule 135e of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933.
Bogota, May 19, 2015
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Ecopetrol is the largest company in
Colombia and is an integrated oil and gas company; it is among the top 40 oil companies in the world and among the top four oil
companies in Latin America. Besides Colombia – where it generates over 60% of the national production – it has exploration
and production activities in Brazil, Peru, the US (Gulf of Mexico) and Angola. Ecopetrol owns the largest refinery in Colombia,
most of the pipeline and multi-product pipeline network in the country, and is significantly increasing its participation in bio-fuels.
This release contains statements that
may be considered forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E
of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All forward-looking statements, whether made in this release or in future filings
or press releases or orally, address matters that involve risks and uncertainties, including in respect of the Company’s
prospects for growth and its ongoing access to capital to fund the Company’s business plan, among others. Consequently, changes
in the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those included in the forward-looking
statements: market prices of oil and gas, our exploration and production activities, market conditions, applicable regulations,
the exchange rate, Ecopetrol’s competitiveness and the performance of Colombia’s economy and industry, to mention a
few. We do not intend, and do not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
For further information, please contact:
Head of Corporate Finance and Investor Relations (A)
María Catalina Escobar
Phone: +571-234-5190
e-mail: investors@ecopetrol.com.co
Media Relations (Colombia)
Jorge Mauricio Tellez
Phone: + 571-234-4329
e-mail: mauricio.tellez@ecopetrol.com.co
SIGNATURES
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, thereunto duly
authorized.
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Ecopetrol S.A. |
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By: |
/s/ Magda Manosalva |
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Name: |
Magda Manosalva |
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Title: |
Chief Financial Officer |
Date: May 18, 2015
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