Edgar Filing: GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC.

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Coral Adrian

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/01/2014

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC. [GTE]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC.,Â 300, 625 11 AVENUE S.W.

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Pres., GTE Colombia, Ltd.

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

CALGARY,Â A0Â T2R 0E1

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	3,374 ⁽¹⁾	D	Â
Common Stock	3,215 ⁽²⁾	D	Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Options (Rt to Buy)	Â ⁽³⁾	12/15/2018	Common Stock	10,000	$ 2.51	D	Â
Stock Options (Rt to Buy)	Â ⁽³⁾	03/03/2020	Common Stock	23,000	$ 5.9	D	Â
Stock Options (Rt to Buy)	Â ⁽³⁾	03/09/2021	Common Stock	16,312	$ 8.4	D	Â
Stock Option (Rt to Buy)	Â ⁽⁴⁾	02/28/2022	Common Stock	7,500	$ 5.83	D	Â
Stock Option (Rt to Buy)	Â ⁽⁵⁾	02/28/2019	Common Stock	8,865	$ 7.09	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Coral Adrian C/O GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC. 300, 625 11 AVENUE S.W. CALGARY,Â A0Â T2R 0E1	Â	Â	Â Pres., GTE Colombia, Ltd.	Â

Signatures

/s/ Heather Campbell, Attorney-In-Fact		08/04/2014
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Reflects a restricted stock unit. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one (1) share of Gran Tierra Energy Inc. common stock. The remaining unvested restricted stock units shall vest in two equal consecutive annual installments on March 1, 2015 and March 1, 2016, until fully vested.
(2)	Reflects a restricted stock unit. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one (1) share of Gran Tierra Energy Inc. common stock. The restricted stock units shall vest in three equal consecutive annual installments on March 1, 2015, March 1, 2016 and March 1, 2017, until fully vested.
(3)	Fully vested.
(4)	The remaining unvested option shares shall vest on February 28, 2015.
(5)	1/3rd of the option shares shall vest on February 28, 2015, an additional 1/3rd of the option shares shall vest on February 28, 2016 and the balance of the option shares shall vest on February 28, 2017.

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