UNITED STATES

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 7, 2012

 

GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC.

 

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada	98-0479924
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

Commission file number: 000-52594

 

300, 625 - 11th Avenue S.W.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2R 0E1

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (403) 265-3221

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On May 7, 2012, Gran Tierra Energy Inc. issued a press release announcing Gran Tierra Energy’s financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.

 

The information in this Item 2.02 and in Exhibit 99.1 attached to this report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing by Gran Tierra Energy under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release issued on May 7, 2012, announcing financial results of Gran Tierra Energy Inc. for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: May 7, 2012	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC.
	By:	/s/ James Rozon
		James Rozon
		Acting Chief Financial Officer

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release issued on May 7, 2012, announcing financial results of Gran Tierra Energy Inc. for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.