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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A
Amendment No. 1

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 24, 2008

GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Nevada
98-0479924
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Commission file number: 000-52594

300, 611 - 10th Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2R 0B2
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (403) 265-3221

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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Explanatory Note

This Amendment is being filed to reflect additional warrant exercises that occurred on March 24, 2008.

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
 
On five separate dates beginning on March 13, 2008 and ending on March 24, 2008, we sold an aggregate of 1,454,495 shares of our common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $1,598,968. These shares were issued to 18 holders of warrants to purchase shares of our common stock upon exercise of the warrants. The shares were issued to these holders in reliance on Section 4(2) under the Securities Act, in that they were issued to the original purchasers of the warrants, who had represented to us in the private placement of the warrants that they were accredited investors as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
Dated March 28, 2008
GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Dana Coffield
 
   
Dana Coffield
 
 
 
Chief Executive Officer