BOGOTA, Colombia,
Feb. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC) ("Ecopetrol" or the
"Company") hereby reports today's results of the fourth auction
corresponding to Stage Two of the Program to Transfer and Award its
28,465,035 shares of Empresa de Energía de Bogotá S.A. E.S.P.
The bidding session was declared void.
The documentation concerning the offer (available only in
Spanish) can be found on Ecopetrol's website
www.ecopetrol.com.co, under the following
link:
http://www.ecopetrol.com.co/wps/portal/es/ecopetrol-web/relacion-inversionistas/para-el-accionista/Enajenacion-adjudicacion-acciones-ISA
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.
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:
Head of Corporate Finance and Investor
Relations
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
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SOURCE Ecopetrol S.A.