PetroTal advises that Gran Tierra Resources Limited (“GTRL”) has sold an aggregate of 109,006,250 common shares in the Company. The Company understands that multiple entities purchased the shares sold by GTRL and that, following the sale, GTRL continues to hold 137,093,750 Common Shares, representing 16.8% of PetroTal’s issued and outstanding Common Shares. PetroTal was not a party to the agreements and did not receive any proceeds from the sale transactions.

PetroTal and GTEI are parties to a Relationship Agreement dated December 17, 2018, in accordance with the Company’s AIM admission process. The Relationship Agreement primarily covered that, as long as GTEI owned more than a 20% ownership of PetroTal, PetroTal and GTEI maintain business independence, arms’ length relationships and that GTEI’s voting rights were restricted to 30%, notwithstanding if the actual ownership was higher. As a result of the share sale transaction, the Relationship Agreement will automatically terminate in 56 days.

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