UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 3, 2022

GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	98-0479924
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Commission file number: 001-34018

900, 520 - 3 Avenue SW

Calgary, Alberta Canada T2P 0R3

(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):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	GTE	NYSE American
		Toronto Stock Exchange
		London Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.                                      ☐

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 3, 2022, Gran Tierra Energy Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial and operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.

The information in this Item 2.02 and in Exhibit 99.1 attached to this report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing by Gran Tierra Energy Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

    (d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release issued on May 3, 2022, announcing financial and operating results of Gran Tierra Energy Inc. for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

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.

May 3, 2022	GRAN TIERRA ENERGY INC.
		/s/ Ryan Ellson
		By: Ryan Ellson
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer