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<div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt"><font style="display: inline; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt">1.</font> <font style="display: inline; font-weight: bold;" class="_mt">Description of Business</font></font></div></div>
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<div style="text-indent: 0pt; display: block; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt;" align="left"><font style="display: inline; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt;" class="_mt">Gran Tierra Energy Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company" or "Gran Tierra"), is a publicly traded oil and gas company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas properties. The Company's principal business activities are in Colombia, Argentina, Peru and Brazil.</font></div> </div>1. Description of Business
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-Publisher AICPA
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