BOGOTA, Colombia, March 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Shareholders are hereby reminded that the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting of Ecopetrol S.A. ("Ecopetrol" or the "Company") will take place on Thursday, March 26, 2009, starting at 9:00 a.m. (the "Meeting"), at the International Center of Business and Exhibitions (Centro Internacional de Negocios y Exposiciones, Corferias), located at Carrera 37 No. 24 - 67 in Bogota, Colombia.
Shareholders may consult the resumes of the candidates up for election for the open Board of Director positions and for External Auditor on the Company's website.
Shareholders must bring their identity documents to the Meeting. Shareholders who are not able to attend the Meeting in person may be represented through a proxy, granted in writing, which meets the requirements established under article 184 of the Commercial Code of Colombia. To facilitate the fulfillment of such requirements, Shareholders may download the various proxy models available for use from the Company's website.
Please be informed that, except in the event of legal representation, managers and employees of Ecopetrol, while employed as such, shall not represent shares other than their own or substitute powers of attorney conferred upon them. Additionally, they shall not be able to vote on the 2008 Financial Statements.
In any event, Shareholder representation shall comply strictly with the rules established under articles 2.3.1.1 and 2.3.1.2. of Resolution 1200 of 1995, supplemented by article 1 of Resolution 116 of 2002 regarding illegal, unauthorized and insecure practices by Issuers of Securities.
JAVIER G. GUTIERREZ PEMBERTHY President
The meeting will be broadcasted live on local TV (Canal Institucional) and on the Company's website.
RECOMMENDATIONS
- Have your identity document at hand, and, if you are representing other
shares, the respective proxy.
- In order to avoid large crowds and possible congestion, the doors of
Corferias and the registration spots will be open from 7 a.m. onwards
on the date of the Meeting.
- Entry of accompanying persons will be restricted to physically
handicapped Shareholders, the elderly and minors.
- Only one kit will be provided to each attending Shareholder or Proxy.
For further information, please contact:
Shareholders' Call Office
Calle 13 No. 8A -30
Phone: Bogota: 307 70 75; rest of the country: 01 8000 113434
E-mail:
Ecopetrol is Colombia's largest integrated oil company and is among the top 40 oil companies in the world and the four largest oil companies in Latin America. Besides Colombia, where it accounts for 60% of total production, the Company is involved in exploration and production activities in Brazil, Peru and the United States (Gulf of Mexico). Ecopetrol has the principal refinery in Colombia, most of the network of oil and multiple purpose pipelines in the country, and it is considerably increasing its participation in biofuels.
This release contains forward-looking statements relating to the prospects of the business, estimates for operating and financial results, and those related to growth prospects of Ecopetrol. These are merely projections and, as such, are based exclusively on the expectations of management concerning the future of the business and its continued access to capital to fund the Company's business plan. Such forward-looking statements depend, substantially, on changes in market conditions, government regulations, competitive pressures, the performance of the Colombian economy and the industry, among other factors; therefore, they are subject to change without prior notice.
Contact us for any additional information:
Investor relations
Alejandro Giraldo
Phone: +571-234-5190
Email:
