UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 40-F/A

(Amendment No. 1)

[Check one]

[   ]   REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR

[ x ]   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(a) OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017

Commission File Number 001-31891

TransGlobe Energy Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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(Translation of Registrant's name into English (if applicable))

Alberta, Canada

(Province or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

1311

(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number (if applicable))

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(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number (if applicable))

Suite 2300, 250 – Fifth Street SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 0R4, (403) 264-9888

(Address and telephone number of Registrant's principal executive offices)

Donald J. Puglisi

Puglisi & Associates

850 Library Avenue, Suite 204

Newark, Delaware 19711

(302) 738-6680

(Name, address (including zip code) and telephone number (including area code) of agent for service in the United States)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

Title of each class	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares Without Par Value	NASDAQ Global Select Market

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.

None

(Title of Class)

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.

None

(Title of Class)

For annual reports, indicate by check mark the information filed with this Form:

[ ] Annual information form           [  ]  Audited annual financial statements

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.

The number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s common shares as of fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 was 72,205,369

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant by filing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). If “Yes” is marked, indicate the file number assigned to the Registrant in connection with such Rule.

Yes [ ] 82-__________ No [  x  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes [ x ]  No [    ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Emerging growth company [    ]

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, 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.

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† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

The Annual Report on Form 40-F shall be incorporated by reference into the registrant's Registration Statement (s) on Form S-8 (File No 333-170597) under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

TransGlobe Energy Corporation (the “Company” or the “Registrant”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 40-F/A (“Amendment No. 1”) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 40-F, dated March 7, 2018 (the “Original Form 40-F”), for the sole purpose of submitting Exhibit 101 to the Form 40-F as required by General Instruction B(15)(a)(iii) of Form 40-F and Rule 405 of Regulation S-T. Exhibit 101 was omitted from the Company’s Original Form 40-F in accordance with the 30-day grace period provided under Rule 405(a)(2)(ii) of Regulation S-T.

Except as set forth above, this Amendment No. 1 does not modify or update any of the disclosures in the Original Form 40-F. This Amendment No. 1 speaks as of the time of filing the Original Form 40-F, does not reflect events that may have occurred subsequent to such filing, and does not modify or update in any way disclosures made in the Amended Form 40-F.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 40-F and has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 40-F/A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

Registrant:	TRANSGLOBE ENERGY CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Ross G. Clarkson
	Ross G. Clarkson
	Chief Executive Officer
Date:	March 15, 2018

EXHIBITS

99.1*	Annual Information Form for the year-ended December 31, 2017.
99.2*	Consolidated Audited Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2017.
99.3*	Management’s Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2017.
99.4*	Certification by the Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
99.5*	Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
99.6*	Certification by the Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
99.7*	Certification by the Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
99.8*	Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Deloitte LLP.
99.9*	Consent of Independent Engineers: GLJ Petroleum Consultants.
[101	Interactive Data File]

* Previously filed.