---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-101933"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GTE"
cik: "0001273441"
company_name: "GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC."
filed_at: "2023-09-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T13:05:37.523666+00:00"
event_type: "debt"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Gran Tierra commences exchange offers for up to $572M in senior notes; amends credit facility

## Summary
- Gran Tierra offers to exchange 6.250% Senior Notes due 2025 and 7.750% Senior Notes due 2027 for newly issued 9.500% Senior Secured Amortizing Notes due 2029.
- Early tenders (by Oct 2) for 2025 notes: $1,080 per $1,000 principal in cash and New Notes, subject to $50M cash cap; late tenders: $1,000 in New Notes.
- Early tenders for 2027 notes: $1,020 per $1,000 principal in New Notes; late tenders receive $950 per $1,000.
- Credit facility with Trafigura amended: commitment reduced to $50M (from $100M), availability extended to Dec 31, 2023; undrawn, expected to fund cash portion of exchange.
- Exchange offers require minimum valid tenders of 50% of each series of Existing Notes; Expiration Deadline Oct 18, 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-101933
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GTE
- cik: 0001273441
- company_name: GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC.
- filed_at: 2023-09-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: debt
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.03, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1273441/000110465923101933/0001104659-23-101933-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1273441/000110465923101933/tm2326159d1_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Debt Financings
  GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC. amended credit facility of US$50 million with Trafigura PTE Ltd..
  - Instrument: credit facility
  - Principal: US$50 million
  - Counterparty: Trafigura PTE Ltd.
  - Event: amendment
  source text: s borrowers, and Trafigura PTE Ltd.(“Trafigura”), as a lender, entered into a second amended and restated facility agreement
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1273441/000110465923101933/0001104659-23-101933-index.htm

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