Annual Report (foreign Private Issuer) (40-f)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 40-F

[Check one]

[ ] REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR

[ x ] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(a) OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017

Commission File Number 001-31891

TransGlobe Energy Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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(Translation of Registrant's name into English (if applicable))

Alberta, Canada

(Province or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

1311

(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number (if applicable))

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(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number (if applicable))

Suite 2300, 250 – Fifth Street SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 0R4, (403) 264-9888

(Address and telephone number of Registrant's principal executive offices)

Donald J. Puglisi

Puglisi & Associates

850 Library Avenue, Suite 204

Newark, Delaware 19711

(302) 738-6680

(Name, address (including zip code) and telephone number (including area code) of agent for service in the United States)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.



Title of each class	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares Without Par Value	NASDAQ Global Select Market

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.

None

(Title of Class)

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.

None

(Title of Class)

For annual reports, indicate by check mark the information filed with this Form:

[ x ] Annual information form [ x ] Audited annual financial statements

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.

The number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s common shares as of fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 was 72,205,369

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant by filing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). If "Yes" is marked, indicate the file number assigned to the Registrant in connection with such Rule.

Yes [ ] No [ x ]

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes [ x ] No [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Emerging growth company [ ]

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

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† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

The Annual Report on Form 40-F shall be incorporated by reference into the registrant's Registration Statement (s) on Form S-8 (File No 333-170597 ) under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended.

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

TransGlobe Energy Corporation (the “Company” or the “Registrant”) is an Alberta corporation and a “foreign private issuer” as defined in Rule 3b-4 of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as promulgated under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Company is therefore eligible to prepare and file this annual report on Form 40-F, and to present the disclosures herein primarily in accordance with Canadian disclosure requirements, which differ in certain material respects from those which the SEC requires of United States companies.

For example, the Company has prepared its financial statements, which are included as Exhibit 99.2 to this Annual Report on Form 40-F, in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, and such statements are not in many respects comparable to financial statements of United States companies.

Similarly, the production information and reserve estimates included in the accompanying Annual Information Form (including the Schedules thereto), found at Exhibit 99.1 of this Annual Report on 40-F, have been prepared in accordance with Canadian practices, and specifically in accordance with Canadian National Instrument 51-101. These practices are different from the practices used to report production and to estimate reserves in reports and other materials filed with the SEC by United States companies.

As a “foreign private issuer” the Company is also exempt from certain proxy-related requirements found in Sections 14(a), 14(b), 14(c), and 14(f) of the Exchange Act, and the insider reporting, “short swing profit” and short sale provisions found in Section 16 thereof are not applicable to the Company's common shares.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This annual information form (the " Annual Information Form ") may include certain statements deemed to be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities laws. These statements relate to future events or the Company's future performance. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as "seek", "may", "will", "should", "expect", "plan", "anticipate", "continue", "believe", "estimate", "predict", "project", "potential", "targeting", "intend", "could", "might", "continue", "should" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions. In addition, this Annual Information Form may contain forward-looking statements attributed to third-party industry sources. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. The Company believes the expectations reflected in those forward-looking statements are reasonable but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such forward-looking statements included in this Annual Information Form should not be unduly relied upon.

Undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements, as there can be no assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which they are based will occur. By its nature, forward-looking information involves numerous assumptions, known and unknown risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, that contribute to the possibility that the predictions, forecasts, projections and other forward-looking statements will not occur and may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this Annual Information Form include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to:


•	the performance characteristics of the Company's oil and natural gas properties;


•	oil and gas production levels;


•	the quantity of oil and gas reserves;


•	capital expenditure programs;


•	supply and demand for oil and gas, and commodity prices;


•	drilling plans;


•	expectations regarding the Company's ability to raise capital and to continually add to reserves though acquisitions, exploration and development;


•	estimated funds flow from operations for 2018;


•	the budget for the exploration program;


•	future development costs;


•	future reserves growth and the success of the 2018/2019 exploration program;


•	the continuation of the Company's marketing of its own Egypt entitlement oil on a go-forward basis and the resulting reduced credit risk;


•	the satisfaction of work commitments in Egypt;


•	the timing and execution of having a drill-ready prospect inventory prepared for South Ghazalat;


•	estimated timing of development of undeveloped reserves;


•	future abandonment and reclamation costs;


•	anticipated average production for 2018;


•	expected exploration and development spending and the funding thereof;


•	treatment under governmental regulatory regimes and tax laws;


•	realization of the anticipated benefits of acquisitions and dispositions;


•	tax horizon;


•	adverse technical factors associated with exploration, development, production, transportation or marketing of crude oil reserves; and


•	changes or disruptions in the political or fiscal regimes in the Company's areas of activity.

Statements relating to "reserves" or "resources" are deemed to be forward-looking statements, as they involve the implied assessment, based on certain estimates and assumptions that some or all of the resources and reserves described can be profitably produced in the future. Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. The forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Information Form and certain documents incorporated by reference herein are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.

Although the forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Information Form are based upon assumptions which management of the Company believes to be reasonable, the Company cannot assure investors that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. With respect to forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Information Form, the Company has made assumptions regarding: current commodity prices and royalty regimes; availability of skilled labour; timing and amount of capital expenditures; future exchange rates; the price of oil and gas; the impact of increasing competition; conditions in general economic and financial markets; availability of drilling and related equipment; effects of regulation by governmental agencies; royalty rates; future operating costs; that the Company will have sufficient cash flow, debt or equity sources or other financial resources required to fund its capital and operating expenditures and requirements as needed; that the Company's conduct and results of operations will be consistent with its expectations; that the Company will have the ability to develop the Company's oil and gas properties in the manner currently contemplated; current or, where applicable, proposed assumed industry conditions, laws and regulations will continue in effect or as anticipated as described herein; the estimates of the Company's reserves volumes and the assumptions related thereto (including commodity prices and development costs) are accurate in all material respects; and other matters.

Actual operational and financial results may differ materially from TransGlobe's expectations contained in the forward-looking statements as a result of various risk factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. These risk factors include, but are not limited to:


•	unforeseen changes in the rate of production from the Company's oil and gas fields;


•	changes or disruptions in the political or fiscal regimes in the Company's areas of activity;


•	continued volatility in market prices for crude oil and natural gas;


•	actions taken by OPEC with respect to the supply of oil;


•	exposure to third party credit risk due to the receivable due from EGPC;


•	general economic conditions in Canada, the United States, Egypt and globally;


•	general economic stability of the Company’s financial lenders and creditors;


•	ability to pay the principal amount of the Debentures in cash;


•	payment of crude oil and natural gas marketing contracts and both associated and non-associated financial hedging instruments;


•	adverse technical factors associated with exploration, development, production, transportation or marketing of the Company's crude oil and natural gas reserves;


•	changes in Egyptian or Canadian tax, energy or other laws or regulations;


•	geopolitical risks associated with the Company's operations in Egypt;


•	capital expenditure programs, including changes in capital expenditures;


•	delays in production starting up due to an industry shortage of skilled manpower, equipment or materials;


•	the cost of inflation;


•	the performance characteristics of the Company's oil and gas properties and the Company's success at acquisition, exploitation and development of reserves;


•	failure to achieve production targets on timelines anticipated or at all;


•	changes or fluctuations in production levels;


•	the quantity of oil and gas reserves;


•	supply and demand for oil and gas, and commodity prices;


•	the Company's ability to raise capital and to continually add to reserves through acquisitions, exploration and development;


•	changes to treatment under governmental regulatory regimes and tax laws;


•	failure to realize the anticipated benefits of acquisitions and dispositions;


•	industry conditions, including fluctuations in the price of oil and natural gas;


•	governmental regulation of the oil and gas industry, including environmental regulation;


•	fluctuation in foreign exchange or interest rates;


•	risks inherent in oil and natural gas operations;


•	geological, technical, drilling and processing problems;


•	unanticipated operating events which can reduce production or cause production to be shut-in or delayed;


•	failure to obtain industry partner and other third-party consents and approvals, when required;


•	stock market volatility and market valuations;


•	competition for, among other things, capital, acquisitions of reserves, undeveloped land and skilled personnel;


•	incorrect assessments of the value of acquisitions;


•	competition from other producers;


•	lack of availability of qualified personnel;


•	credit risks;


•	the potential for reserves evaluators' estimates and assumptions to be inaccurate;


•	the need to obtain required approvals from regulatory authorities; and


•	the other factors considered under " Risk Factors " in this Annual Information Form.

Forward-looking statements and other information contained herein concerning the oil and natural gas industry in the countries in which TransGlobe operates and the Company's general expectations concerning this industry are based on estimates prepared by management of the Company using data from publicly available industry sources as well as from resource reports, market research and industry analysis and on assumptions based on data and knowledge of this industry which the Company believes to be reasonable. However, this data is inherently imprecise, although generally indicative of relative market positions, market shares and performance characteristics. While the Company is not aware of any material misstatements regarding any industry data presented herein, the oil and natural gas industry involves numerous risks and uncertainties and is subject to change based on various factors.

The Company has included the above summary of assumptions and risks related to forward-looking information provided in this Annual Information Form in order to provide shareholders with a more complete perspective on the Company's current and future operations and such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. The Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Information Form are reasonable, but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct, and investors should not attribute undue certainty to, or place undue reliance on, such forward-looking statements. Such statements speak only as of the date of this Annual Information Form. If circumstances or management’s beliefs, expectations or opinions should change, the Company does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable Canadian and United States securities laws. Please consult the Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com for further, more detailed information concerning these matters.

PRINCIPAL DOCUMENTS

The following documents have been filed by the Company as part of this Annual Report on Form 40-F:

A. Annual Information Form

For the Company’s Annual Information Form for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, see Exhibit 99.1 of this Annual Report on Form 40-F, which is incorporated by reference herein.

B. Audited Annual Financial Statements

For the Company’s Consolidated Audited Annual Financial Statements, including the report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm with respect thereto, which is incorporated by reference herein, see Exhibit 99.2 of this Annual Report on Form 40-F.

C. Management's Discussion and Analysis

For the Management's Discussion and Analysis for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, which is incorporated by reference herein, see Exhibit 99.3 of this Annual Report on Form 40-F.

DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

After evaluating the effectiveness of the Company's "disclosure controls and procedures" as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company have concluded that, as of the end of the Company’s fiscal year covered by this Annual Report on Form 40-F, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that material information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, and (ii) accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). The Company’s system of internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

Management recognizes that effective internal control over financial reporting may nonetheless not prevent or detect all possible misstatements or frauds. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Management has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017 based on the framework in “Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on this evaluation, management concluded that, as of December 31, 2017, the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting.

CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

During the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 40-F, there was no change that occurred in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(d) that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

The Company’s Board of Directors has determined that it has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on its Audit Committee. Fred J. Dyment has been determined by the Company’s Board of Directors to meet the “audit committee financial expert” criteria prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and is an “independent director”, as that term is defined under the listing standards applicable to the Company contained in Rule 5605(a)(2) of the NASDAQ Stock Market Rules. The SEC has indicated that the designation of Mr. Dyment as an audit committee financial expert does not make him an “expert” for any purpose, impose any duties, obligations or liability on him that are greater than those imposed on members of the Audit Committee and Board of Directors who do not carry this designation, or affect the duties, obligations or liability of any other member of the Audit Committee.

CODE OF ETHICS FOR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER,

AND OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

The Company has adopted a Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Guidelines for Directors and Officers. Shareholders may obtain a copy upon request, addressed to the Corporate Secretary, TransGlobe Energy Corporation, Suite 2300, 250 -5th Street, S.W. Calgary, Alberta, T2P 0R4, Canada. The Company has also posted its Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Guidelines for Directors and Officers on its Internet website at www.trans-globe.com. All amendments to the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Guidelines for Directors and Officers and all waivers of the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Guidelines for Directors and Officers with respect to any of the persons covered by them will be filed with the SEC and posted on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The disclosures required under Instruction B(10) of Form 40-F are included in the “Audit Committee Information” section under the heading “Principal Accountant Fees and Services” on page 37 of the Company’s Annual Information Form for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Annual Report on Form 40-F.

PRE-APPROVAL OF NON-AUDIT SERVICES BY AUDITOR

It is within the mandate of the Company’s Audit Committee to approve all audit and non-audit related fees. The Audit Committee is informed routinely as to the non-audit services to be provided by the auditor pursuant to this pre-approval process. The auditors also present the estimate for the annual audit related services to the Audit Committee for approval prior to undertaking the annual audit of the financial statements.

The Audit Committee’s pre-approval policy is that all non-audit services to be performed by the Company’s auditors must be approved by the Audit Committee in advance of the engagement of the Company’s auditors to perform such services. The pre-approval process involves management presenting the Audit Committee with a description of any proposed non-audit services. The Audit Committee considers the appropriateness of such services and whether the provision of those services would impact the auditor’s independence, including the magnitude of the potential fees. Once the committee has satisfied itself of its concerns, if any, it then votes either in favor of or against contracting the Company’s auditors to perform the proposed non-audit services.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

None.

TABULAR DISCLOSURE OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017



	Payment Due by Period ^1,2
		Less Than	1-3	4-5	More than
(Amounts in $000s (expressed in United States Dollars))	Total	1 Year	Years	Years	5 Years
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	27,104	27,104	—	—	—
Long-term debt	69,999	—	11,207	58,792	—
Financial derivative instruments	7,970	4,015	3,955	—	—
Convertible debentures	—	—	—	—	—
Note payable	—	—	—	—	—
Office and equipment leases ³	3,587	1,707	1,880	—
Minimum work commitments ⁴	5,129	5,129		—	—
Total	113,789	37,955	17,042	58,792	—
¹ Payments exclude ongoing operating costs, finance costs and payments made to settle derivative contracts.
² Payments denominated in foreign currencies have been translated at the December 31, 2017 exchange rate.
³ Office and equipment leases includes all drilling rig contracts.
⁴ Minimum work commitments include contracts awarded for capital projects and those commitments related to exploration and drilling obligations.

IDENTIFICATION OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE

The Company has a separately designated standing Audit Committee established by and amongst the board of directors for the purpose of overseeing the Company's accounting and financial reporting processes and audits of its financial statements. The current members of the Audit Committee are:



Chair:	Fred J. Dyment
Members:	Robert C. Jennings
	David B. Cook
	Steven W. Sinclair

UNDERTAKING

The Registrant undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone, representatives to respond to inquiries made by the Commission staff, and to furnish promptly, when requested to do so by the Commission staff, information relating to: the securities registered pursuant to Form 40-F; the securities in relation to which the obligation to file an annual report on Form 40-F arises; or transactions in said securities.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 40-F and has duly caused this Annual Report on Form 40-F to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.



Registrant:	TRANSGLOBE ENERGY CORPORATION

By:	/s/ Ross G. Clarkson
	Ross G. Clarkson
	Chief Executive Officer

Date:	March 7, 2018

EXHIBITS



99.1		Annual Information Form for the year-ended December 31, 2017.

99.2		Consolidated Audited Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2017.

99.3		Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2017.

99.4		Certification by the Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

99.5		Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

99.6		Certification by the Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

99.7		Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

99.8		Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Deloitte LLP.

99.9		Consent of Independent Engineers: GLJ Petroleum Consultants Ltd.