/EINPresswire.com/ -- CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwired) -- 06/24/16 -- Gran Tierra Energy Inc. ("Gran Tierra" or the "Company") (NYSE MKT: GTE)(TSX: GTE) today announces the voting results from its annual meeting of stockholders held on June 23, 2016.

Stockholders elected all seven individuals nominated by Gran Tierra. In addition, stockholders voted "FOR" the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of Gran Tierra's named executive officers, "FOR" the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte LLP as Gran Tierra's independent registered public accounting firm for 2016 and "FOR" the proposal to approve a change in the Company's state of incorporation from the State of Nevada to the State of Delaware, pursuant to a plan of conversion. The detailed results of the vote are as follows:

Proposal 1 - Election of
 Directors                            For     Against    Abstain   Non Votes
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Peter Dey                     160,345,342  23,275,723  1,095,308  33,071,468
Gary S. Guidry                182,721,045   1,831,800    163,528  33,071,468
Evan Hazell                   183,980,504     533,700    202,169  33,071,468
Robert B. Hodgins             180,294,285   4,256,391    165,697  33,071,468
Ronald Royal                  184,003,308     547,997    165,068  33,071,468
David P. Smith                184,030,276     526,038    160,059  33,071,468
Brooke Wade                   180,497,647   4,053,315    165,411  33,071,468

Proposal 2                            For     Against    Abstain   Non Votes
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Advisory vote on Executive
 Compensation                  93,638,523  86,746,948  4,330,902  33,071,468

Proposal 3                            For     Against    Abstain   Non Votes
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Ratification of Appointment
 of the Independent
 Registered Public
 Accounting Firm              216,418,067   1,199,402    162,750           0

Proposal 4                            For     Against    Abstain   Non Votes
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Change in the Company's
 State of Incorporation       184,136,737     452,069    127,567  33,071,468

The Board acknowledges the level of support received for the executive compensation proposal put forth in Gran Tierra's Proxy Statement.

About Gran Tierra Energy Inc.

Gran Tierra Energy Inc. together with its subsidiaries is an independent international energy company focused on oil and natural gas exploration and production in Colombia. The Company also has business activities in Peru and Brazil.

Gran Tierra's Securities and Exchange Commission filings are available on a web site maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Contacts:
Gran Tierra Energy Inc.
Gary Guidry
Chief Executive Officer
403-767-6500

Gran Tierra Energy Inc.
Ryan Ellson
Chief Financial Officer
403-767-6501

Gran Tierra Energy Inc.
Rodger Trimble
Vice President, Investor Relations
403-698-7941
info@grantierra.com