BOGOTA, Colombia, Feb. 27, 2017 /CNW/ -- The Chief Executive
Officer of Ecopetrol S.A. hereby calls on Shareholders to attend
the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting to be held on
Friday, March 31, 2017, starting at
9 a.m., at the International Center
of Business and Exhibitions (Centro Internacional de Negocios y
Exposiciones, Corferias), Bogotá, Colombia.
The agenda for the meeting will be:
- Safety guidelines
- Quorum Verification
- Opening by the Chief Executive Officer
- Approval of the Agenda
- Appointment of the Meeting's President
- Appointment of the Commission in charge of scrutinizing
elections and polling
- Appointment of the Commission in charge of reviewing and
approving the minutes of the meeting
- Presentation of the report concerning the Board of Directors'
activities, the Board's evaluation of the Chief Executive Officer's
performance, as well as the company's compliance with the corporate
governance code
- Presentation of 2016 performance report by the Board of
Directors and by the Chief Executive Officer
- Review and consideration of financial statements and
consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2016
- Review of the External Auditor's Report
- Approval of reports presented by the Management, and the
External Auditor and approval of Financial Statements
- Approval of proposal for dividend distribution
- Election of the External Auditor and assignment of
remuneration
- Election of the Board of Directors
- Propositions and miscellaneous
As from March 8, 2017,
shareholders will exercise the right to inspect the books and
documents that the Colombian Commercial Code refers to. This
information may be consulted at the Company's main offices (Cra. 7
No. 37-69 Bogota, Colombia), in a
time schedule from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00
p.m. 2015 performance report may be consulted on Ecopetrol
web site.
The résumés of candidates for the Board of Directors and for the
External Auditor are available to the shareholders on Ecopetrol Web
site.
Shareholders that may not attend the Shareholders' Meeting may
be represented through a proxy, granted in writing, which gathers
the requisites established in Colombian Commercial Law.
Shareholders may download from the web site the proxy models that
may be used.
Except for in cases of legal representation, officers and
employees of Ecopetrol S.A. shall not be entitled to represent
shares, other than their own, while in exercise of their posts, nor
shall they be allowed to substitute the powers of attorney
conferred upon them.
In all cases, shareholders' representation shall be subject to
the rules set forth under Colombian Corporate Law and Securities
Regulations concerning illegal, unauthorized and unsafe practices
by the issuers of securities.
JUAN CARLOS ECHEVERRY GARZÓN
Chief Executive
Officer
The meeting will be broadcasted live on Ecopetrol's web
site.
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.