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 January, 2024
Commission File Number 001-34175
ECOPETROL S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
N.A.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
COLOMBIA
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
Carrera 13 No. 36-24
BOGOTA –
COLOMBIA
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files
or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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x Form 40-F ¨
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the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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Ecopetrol
S.A. Announces Results and Settlement of its Previously Announced Cash Tender Offer for Any and All of its Outstanding 4.125%
Notes due 2025
BOGOTÁ,
COLOMBIA, January 19, 2024 – Ecopetrol S.A. (“Ecopetrol” or the “Company”) (NYSE:
EC) announced today the results of the previously announced cash tender offer (the “Offer”) by Ecopetrol, to purchase any
and all of its outstanding 4.125% Notes due 2025 (the “Securities”).
The Offer expired on January 16, 2024, at
5:00 p.m., New York City time (the “Expiration Time”). The Offer was made solely pursuant to the Offer to Purchase (the “Offer
to Purchase”) and the related Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (the “Notice of Guaranteed Delivery”), each dated January
9, 2024.
Ecopetrol
was advised by Global Bondholder Services Corporation, the tender and information agent for the Offer, that the aggregate principal
amount of Securities, as set forth in the table below, was validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the terms of the Offer.
The
conditions of the Offer, including the pricing and closing of Ecopetrol’s concurrent offering of notes,
were satisfied.
Ecopetrol
accepted for purchase all Securities validly tendered and not validly withdrawn in the Offer, and paid the Total Consideration
for such Securities on January 19, 2024 (the “Settlement Date”), as set forth in the table below, plus accrued and unpaid
interest on such Securities from the last interest payment date to, but excluding the Settlement Date in accordance with the terms of
the Offer.
Title of
Securities | |
CUSIP/ISIN
Number | |
Outstanding Principal Amount | | |
Principal Amounted Tendered and Accepted | | |
Total Consideration(1) (2) | |
4.125% Notes due 2025 | |
279158 AK5 / US279158AK55 | |
$ | 1,200,000,000 | | |
$ | 737,350,000 | | |
$ | 994.70 | |
(1) Per $1,000 principal amount of Securities validly tendered and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offer to Purchase.
(2) Excludes accrued and unpaid interest on their purchased Securities from the last interest payment date for the Securities to, but excluding, the Settlement Date.
Furthermore, Ecopetrol
intends to deposit with The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee under the indenture governing the Securities (the “Indenture”),
as trust funds in trust specifically pledged as security for, and dedicated solely to, the benefit of the holders of the Securities not
tendered pursuant to the Offer, Government Obligations (as defined in the Indenture) and cash, together sufficient to pay and discharge
the aggregate principal amount of such Securities, accrued and unpaid interest and any Additional Amounts (as defined in the Indenture)
with respect to such Securities, as set forth in Section 401 of the Indenture. Upon such deposit and satisfaction of the conditions set
forth in Section 401 of the Indenture, all obligations of Ecopetrol under the Securities not tendered pursuant to the Offer and the Indenture
solely with respect to such Securities, except for those that are expressly provided to survive, will be satisfied and discharged pursuant
to Section 401 of the Indenture.
BBVA Securities Inc.,
BofA Securities, Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. served as Dealer Managers (the “Dealer Managers”) for the
Offer.
This press release is for informational purposes
only and does not constitute an offer to purchase nor the solicitation of an offer to sell any Securities. The Offer was made only pursuant
to the Offer to Purchase and related Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
No Recommendation
None of Ecopetrol, BBVA Securities Inc., BofA
Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Global Bondholder Services Corporation, or the trustee or security registrar with respect
to the Securities, nor any affiliate of any of the foregoing, has made any recommendation as to whether holders should tender or refrain
from tendering all or any portion of their Securities in response to the Offer or expressing any opinion as to whether the terms of the
Offer are fair to any holder. Please refer to the Offer to Purchase for a description of the offer terms, conditions, disclaimers and
other information applicable to the Offer.
About Ecopetrol
Ecopetrol is the largest company
in Colombia and one of the main integrated energy companies in the American continent, with more than 18,000 employees. In Colombia, it
is responsible for more than 60% of the hydrocarbon production of most transportation, logistics, and hydrocarbon refining systems, and
it holds leading positions in the petrochemicals and gas distribution segments. With the acquisition of 51.4% of ISA’s shares, the
company participates in energy transmission, the management of real-time systems (XM), and the Barranquilla - Cartagena coastal highway
concession. At the international level, Ecopetrol has a stake in strategic basins in the American continent, with Drilling and Exploration
operations in the United States (Permian basin and the Gulf of Mexico), Brazil, and Mexico, and, through ISA and its subsidiaries, Ecopetrol
holds leading positions in the power transmission business in Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Bolivia, road concessions in Chile, and the telecommunications
sector.
Disclaimer and Other Important Notices
This press release and the Offer
to Purchase do not constitute an offer to purchase or the solicitation of an offer to sell Securities in any jurisdiction in which such
offer or solicitation would be unlawful. In those jurisdictions where the securities, blue sky or other laws require the Offer to be made
by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offer was deemed made on behalf of Ecopetrol by the Dealer Managers or one or more registered brokers
or dealers licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction. If materials relating to the Offer come into a holder’s possession,
the holder is required by Ecopetrol to inform itself of and to observe all of these restrictions.
The Offer to Purchase has not
been filed with or reviewed by the SEC, any state securities commission or any other regulatory authority, nor has any such commission
or other regulatory authority passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the Offer to Purchase or any of the accompanying ancillary documents
delivered thereunder. Any representation to the contrary is unlawful and may be a criminal offense.
The Offer to Purchase has not
been authorized by the Colombian Superintendency of Finance (Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia or the “SFC” by
its acronym in Spanish) and has not been registered under the Colombian National Registry of Securities and Issuers (Registro
Nacional de Valores y Emisores) or the Colombian Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Valores de Colombia or the “BVC” by its
acronym in Spanish), and, accordingly, the Offer to Purchase may not constitute an offer to persons in Colombia except in circumstances
which do not result in a public offering under Colombian law and must be carried out in compliance with Part 4 of Decree 2555 of 2010.
This press release may contain
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E
of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including those related to the Offer. Forward-looking information involves
important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future, and, accordingly, such results may
differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Ecopetrol is not under any obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such
obligation to) update forward- looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Investor Relations
Carolina Tovar Aragón
Head of Capital Markets
Carrera 13 No. 36-24, Bogotá, Colombia
e-mail: investors@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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Date: January 19, 2024 |
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