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Issuer:     GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC. (GTE)
CIK:        0001273441
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-10-03T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-25-096738
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Gran Tierra appoints Brad Virbitsky as independent director; Equinox partner owns 14.4%
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- Brad Virbitsky appointed to Board effective Sept 30, 2025; serves on HSE & Reserves Committees.
- Virbitsky is Partner & Portfolio Manager at Equinox Partners, which owns ~14.4% of Gran Tierra shares.
- Compensated under standard non-employee director program; indemnity agreement entered into.
- Virbitsky has energy-sector expertise; previously on Crew Energy board during Tourmaline sale at 70% premium.
- No family relationships or material transactions with Gran Tierra officers or directors.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1273441/000110465925096738/0001104659-25-096738-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1273441/000110465925096738/tm2528004d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-096738

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