SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
March 27, 2009
Commission File Number: 333-153452
ECOPETROL S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)
Carrera 7 No. 37 – 69
BOGOTA – COLOMBIA
(Address of registrant’s principal executive offices)
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PRESS RELEASE |
ECOPETROL S.A. ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF THE COMPANY’S ANNUAL
GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING
Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC), Colombia's integrated oil and gas company, announced the resolutions which were approved by the Company’s Shareholders at the Company’s Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting, held today in Bogota.
The main resolutions were:
· | Approval of the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008. |
· | The distribution of an annual per share dividend payment of COP$220, comprised of COP$115 of ordinary dividend and COP$105 of extraordinary dividend. The dividend is payable in three equal installments, within the last five days of April, 2009; within the last five days of August, 2009; and from the 15th day of December, 2009, to shareholders who are of record ten (10) business days before the relevant payment date. |
· | The re-election of the following members to the Board of Directors: Minister of Finance, Minister of Mines and Energy, and Director of Planning Department, all of them representing the Government of Colombia; and of the following independent members: Mr. Fabio Echeverri Correa, Mr. Joaquin Moreno Uribe, Mr. Ignacio Sanin Bernal, Ms. Maria Elena Velasquez, and Mr. Mauricio Cardenas Santamaria. The election of Mr. German Bernal Gutierrez to replace Mr. Omar A. Baquero Soler. |
· | The election of PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS LTDA (PWC) as Statutory and External Auditor of ECOPETROL S.A. and its affiliates. |
· | Approval for the issuance of non-convertible bonds up to an amount equivalent to USD 4 billion dollars, which can be placed in Colombia and/or abroad, according to the particular market conditions, as well as the authorization granted by the Board of Directors and the government entities competent to that effect, at the time of any relevant issuance. |
The complete agenda and all related materials concerning the Company’s Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting are available on the Company’s website: www.ecopetrol.com.co.
Bogota, Colombia – March 26, 2009
Ecopetrol is Colombia’s largest integrated oil company and is among the top 40 oil companies in the world and among the four largest oil companies in Latin America. Besides Colombia, where it accounts for 60% of total production, the Company is involved in exploration and production activities in Brazil, Peru and the United States (Gulf of Mexico). Ecopetrol has the principal refinery in Colombia, most of the network of oil and multiple purpose pipelines in the country, and it is considerably increasing its participation in biofuels.
Contact us for any additional information:
Dirección de Relaciones con el Inversionista
Alejandro Giraldo
Phone: +571-234-5190
Email: investors@ecopetrol.com.co
Relaciones con los Medios (Colombia)
Mauricio Téllez
Phone: + 571-2345377
Fax: +571-2344480
Email: mtellez@ecopetrol.com.co
Website: www.ecopetrol.com.co
Dirección de Relacionamiento con el Inversionista Tel: 2345190 – Fax: 2345648 investors@ecopetrol.com.co
www.ecopetrol.com.co
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, thereto duly authorized.
Date: March 27, 2009
Ecopetrol S.A. | |||
By: | /s/ Adriana M. Echeverri | ||
Name: | Adriana M. Echeverri | ||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | ||