BOGOTA, Colombia, March 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Ecopetrol S.A.
(NYSE: EC; BVC: ECOPETROL; TSX: ECP) hereby reports that, at the
Shareholders' General Assembly held on Thursday, March 26, 2015, the following changes
were made to its bylaws:
1. The following corporate governance practices recommended by
the Superintendence of Finance in the New Code of Corporate Best
Practices of Colombia have been
adopted:
- Extension of the deadline for convening ordinary and
extraordinary meetings (amendment to Articles 19 and 20).
- Majority of the Board of Directors to be comprised of
independent directors (amendment to paragraph 1, Article 23).
- Possibility of carrying out different types of evaluations of
the Board of Directors (amendment to paragraph 5, Article 23).
- Reference to guidelines regulating the appointment and duties
of the President of the Board of Directors and the Secretary of the
Board of Directors (new paragraph 6, Article 23).
- Modification in the name of the Audit Committee of the Board of
Directors in order to make explicit its risk management role
(amendment to Paragraph 27.1 of Article 27).
- Obligation to comply with voluntarily adopted corporate
governance practices (new Article 52).
2. The company's reserves accounts amounting to COP$14.76
trillion were capitalized by increasing the nominal value of shares
from COP$250 to COP$609 per share. This capitalization demonstrates
the confidence of investors in the Company and boosts its long term
financial sustainability.
For further information, the text of the approved reforms can be
viewed on Ecopetrol S.A.'s website (www.ecopetrol.com.co).
Ecopetrol is the largest company in Colombia and is an integrated oil & gas
company; it is among the top 50 oil companies in the world and
among the top four 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).
Ecopetrol owns the largest refinery in Colombia and 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
& gas, our exploration and production activities, market
conditions, applicable regulations, the exchange rate, the
Company'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:
Investor Relations Director (A)
Claudia Trujillo
Phone: +571-234-5190
e-mail: investors@ecopetrol.com.co
Media Relations (Colombia)
Jorge Mauricio Tellez
Phone: + 571-234-4329
Fax: +571-234-4480
e-mail: mauricio.tellez@ecopetrol.com.co
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