Ellson Ryan 4

What Happened
Ellson Ryan, Chief Financial Officer of Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (GTE), acquired a total of 20,800 shares in two open-market purchases: 10,800 shares at CA$7.61 (reported as $82,188 USD) on 2026-03-06 and 10,000 shares at CA$8.17 (reported as $81,700 USD) on 2026-03-09. These were purchases (insider buys), which many investors view as a more informative signal than routine sales.

Key Details

• Transaction dates and prices:
  • 2026-03-06 — 10,800 shares @ CA$7.61 (reported as $82,188 USD)
  • 2026-03-09 — 10,000 shares @ CA$8.17 (reported as $81,700 USD)
• Combined shares acquired: 20,800; combined reported value ≈ $163,888 USD.
• Shares owned after the transactions: not specified in the provided filing details.
• Footnote: Purchase prices were transacted in Canadian dollars and converted to U.S. dollars (Footnote F1).
• Filing timeliness: Report filed 2026-03-10 (covers trades on 2026-03-06 and 2026-03-09); this filing is within the typical 2-business-day Form 4 window and appears timely.

Context
These were open-market purchases (shares acquired outright), not option exercises or awards. The filing does not state any 10b5-1 plan or tax-withholding actions. Purchases by executives are factual signals of insider buying but do not prove motive—investors should combine this information with broader company and market context.