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): July
29,
2008
GRAN
TIERRA ENERGY INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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98-0479924
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification
No.)
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Commission
file number:
000-52594
300,
611
- 10th Avenue S.W.
Calgary,
Alberta, Canada T2R 0B2
(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):
x
Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
On
July
29, 2008, Gran Tierra Energy Inc. and Solana Resources Limited announced
that
they had entered into a definitive agreement providing for the acquisition
by
Gran Tierra of all of the outstanding shares of Solana common stock pursuant
to
a statutory plan of arrangement. A copy of the press release is attached
hereto
as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item
9.01. |
Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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99.1
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Press
Release, issued on July 29, 2008, announcing the execution of a
definitive
agreement by Gran Tierra and Solana Resources
Limited.
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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.
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Dated
July 29, 2008
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GRAN
TIERRA ENERGY INC.
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By:
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/s/
Martin Eden
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Martin
Eden
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Chief
Financial Officer
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EXHIBITS
99.1
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Press
Release, issued on July 29, 2008, announcing the execution of a
definitive
agreement by Gran Tierra and Solana Resources
Limited.
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