Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
June 25 2015 - 4:03PM
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 June, 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)
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COLOMBIA |
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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Carrera 13 No. 36 – 24 |
BOGOTA D.C. – COLOMBIA |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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ECOPETROL S.A. ANNOUNCES DEPARTURE ON
THE VICE-PRESIDENCY OF REFINING AND INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES
Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC;
TSX: ECP), hereby announces the departure of Mr. Pedro Rosales Navarro from his position as Vice-President of Refining and Industrial
Processes.
The Company is grateful for and acknowledges
Mr. Rosales Navarro’s personal qualities and contributions made throughout the 25 years he dedicated to Ecopetrol, first
as Vice-President of Transportation, then as Executive Vice-President of Downstream and finally as Vice-President of Refining and
Industrial Processes.
Mr. Orlando Díaz Montoya, engineer
and current manager of the Refinería de Barrancabermeja, will be temporarily in charge of the Vice-Presidency of
Refining and Industrial Processes until the conclusion of the recruitment process to select Mr. Rosales Navarro’s replacement.
As a result of the foregoing, Mr. Rosales
Navarro is no longer an alternate legal representative of Ecopetrol S.A.
Bogota, June 25 de 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 and the US (Gulf of Mexico). 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 Hoyos
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/ Alberto Vargas Peñalosa |
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Name: |
Alberto Vargas Peñalosa |
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Title: |
Acting Chief Financial Officer |
Date: June 25, 2015
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