# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001444406
**File Stem:** 0001292814-23-000982
**Filing Date:** 2023-3
**Character Count:** 7161
**Document Hash:** 541f2235014b7093372bc0c0b5a8bc96
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
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**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001292814-23-000982

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 6-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 3

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230331

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230317

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230317

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** ECOPETROL S.A.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001444406
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** F8
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 6-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-34175
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23740670

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** CARRERA 7 NO 37-69
- **CITY:** BOGOTA
- **STATE:** F8
- **ZIP:** 00000
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 5712345000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** CARRERA 7 NO 37-69
- **CITY:** BOGOTA
- **STATE:** F8
- **ZIP:** 00000

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**<br>**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 6-K**

**REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER**<br>**PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER**<br>**THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

For the month of March, 2023

Commission File Number 001-34175

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| ECOPETROL S.A. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)<br>|
| N.A. |
| (Translation of registrant's name into English)<br>|
| COLOMBIA |
| (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)<br>|
| Carrera 13 No. 36 – 24 |
| BOGOTA D.C. – COLOMBIA |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ⌧ Form 40-F ◻

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1)

Yes ◻ No ⌧

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7)

Yes ◻ No ⌧

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing 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.

Yes ◻ No ⌧

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- <u>N/A</u>

**SIGNATURES**

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, thereunto duly authorized.

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| Ecopetrol S.A. | Ecopetrol S.A. | Ecopetrol S.A. |
| By:  | /s/ Jaime Caballero Uribe | /s/ Jaime Caballero Uribe |
|  | Name: | Jaime Caballero Uribe |
|  | Title: | Chief Financial Officer |

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Date: March 16, 2023

## Exhibit 99.1

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**Ecopetrol announces the creation of a new affiliated company focused on technology and innovation**

Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC) ("Ecopetrol" or the "Group") informs the creation of Econova Technology & Innovation, S.L. ("Econova"), a Spanish affiliated company of Ecopetrol. Econova's main corporate purpose is to focus on the field of science, technology, and innovation (ST+i). Ecopetrol directly owns 100% of Econova's capital stock, all of which has been subscribed in accordance with Spanish law.

The international focus of the subsidiary is essential to meet the challenges of Ecopetrol's 2040 Strategy, "Energy that Transforms," which has defined the development of Cutting-Edge Knowledge as one of its pillars. The presence in Spain allows access to the European Union, early access to new technologies and to international financing sources, facilitating the insertion of the Group into the international ST+i ecosystem.

Econova Technology & Innovation, S.L. will play a key role to accelerate the just and sustainable energy transition process, as well as access to new technologies that contribute to decarbonization, circular economy, TESG and Colombia's fifth industrial revolution.

**Bogota D.C., March 17, 2023**

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*Ecopetrol is the largest company in Colombia and one of the main integrated energy companies in the American continent, with more than 18,000 employees. In Colombia, it is responsible for more than 60% of the hydrocarbon production of most transportation, logistics, and hydrocarbon refining systems, and it holds leading positions in the petrochemicals and gas distribution segments. With the acquisition of 51.4% of ISA's shares, the company participates in energy transmission, the management of real-time systems (XM), and the Barranquilla - Cartagena coastal highway concession. At the international level, Ecopetrol has a stake in strategic basins in the American continent, with Drilling and Exploration operations in the United States (Permian basin and the Gulf of Mexico), Brazil, and Mexico, and, through ISA and its subsidiaries, Ecopetrol holds leading positions in the power transmission business in Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Bolivia, road concessions in Chile, and the telecommunications sector. This press release contains business prospect statements, operating and financial result estimates, and statements related to Ecopetrol's growth prospects. These are all projections and, as such, they are based solely on the expectations of the managers regarding the future of the company and their continued access to capital to finance the company's business plan. The realization of said estimates in the future depends on the behavior of market conditions, regulations, competition, and the performance of the Colombian economy and the industry, among other factors, and are consequently subject to change without prior notice.*

 

*This release contains statements that may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All forward-looking statements, whether made in this release or in future filings or press releases, or orally, address matters that involve risks and uncertainties, including in respect of the Company's prospects for growth and its ongoing access to capital to fund the Company's business plan, among others. Consequently, changes in the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements: market prices of oil & gas, our exploration, and production activities, reserves, market conditions, applicable regulations, the exchange rate, the Company's competitiveness and the performance of Colombia's economy and industry, to mention a few. We do not intend and do not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.*

 

 

 

 

 

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**For more information, please contact:** 

**Head of Capital Markets (a)**

Maria Catalina Escobar Hoyos

Email: investors@ecopetrol.com.co

**Head of Corporate Communications (a)**

Juan Guillermo Londoño

Correo electrónico: juan.londono@ecopetrol.com.co