SEC Form 3

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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Coral Adrian (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC. 300, 625 11 AVENUE S.W. (Street) CALGARY A0 T2R 0E1 (City) (State) (Zip)	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 ]
		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 of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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
Common Stock	3,215(2)	D

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

Explanation of Responses:

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.

Remarks:

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