Current Report Filing (8-k)
November 16 2016 - 04:39PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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): November 16, 2016
GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
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001-34018
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98-0479924
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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Suite 900, 520-3 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
T2P 0R3
(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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 1.01
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
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On November 16, 2016, Gran
Tierra Energy Inc. (the “Company”), Gran Tierra Energy International Holdings Ltd., as borrower, the Bank of
Nova Scotia, Societe Generale, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto entered into the Fourth Amendment to
the Credit Agreement (the “Fourth Amendment”). The Fourth Amendment amends the Credit Agreement, dated as
of September 19, 2015, by and among the Company, Gran Tierra Energy International Holdings Ltd., the Bank of Nova
Scotia, Societe Generale and the lenders party thereto (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”). The Fourth
Amendment, among other things, increases the borrowing base thereunder from $185 million, with $160 million readily
available and $25 million subject to the consent of all lenders, to $250 million readily available. Concurrent with the
effectiveness of the Fourth Amendment, the Company repaid its bridge loan facility in full using available borrowing capacity
under the Company’s Credit Agreement.
From time to time, the agents, arrangers,
book runners and lenders under the Credit Agreement and their affiliates have provided, and may provide in the future, investment
banking, commercial lending, hedging and financial advisory services to the Company and its affiliates in the ordinary course of
business, for which they have received, or may in the future receive, customary fees and commissions for these transactions.
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Item 2.03
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Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation
under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
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The
information provided under Item 1.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
Date: November 16, 2016
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GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC.
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By:
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/s/ David Hardy
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Name:
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David Hardy
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Title:
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Vice President Legal and General Counsel
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