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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001292814-24-000621
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240331
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240301
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240229

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ECOPETROL S.A.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001444406
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		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:		24705763

	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
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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face=times><FONT><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">UNITED STATES</FONT></B></FONT></FONT></P>

<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face=times><FONT><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT></B></FONT></FONT><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face=times><FONT><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT></B></FONT></FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face=times><FONT><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">FORM 6-K</FONT></B></FONT></FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face=times><FONT><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER</FONT></B></FONT></FONT><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face=times><FONT><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER</FONT></B></FONT></FONT><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face=times><FONT><B><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</FONT></B></FONT></FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">For the month of February, 2024</FONT></FONT></FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Commission File Number 001-34175</FONT></FONT></FONT></P>

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   <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">ECOPETROL S.A.</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></TD></TR>

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   <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">COLOMBIA</FONT></FONT></FONT></TD></TR>

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   <TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Carrera 13 No. 36 &#8211; 24</FONT></FONT></FONT></TD></TR>

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   <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">BOGOTA D.C. &#8211; COLOMBIA</FONT></FONT></FONT></TD></TR>

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   <TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></FONT></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.</FONT></FONT></FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Form 20-F&nbsp;</FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT><FONT face=wingdings><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">x</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Form 40-F </FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT><FONT face=wingdings><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#168;</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">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)</FONT></FONT></FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">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)</FONT></FONT></FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Yes </FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT face=wingdings><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#168;</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No </FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT face=wingdings><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">x</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">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.</FONT></FONT></FONT></P>

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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Yes </FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT><FONT face=wingdings><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#168;</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No </FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT><FONT><FONT face=wingdings><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">x</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P>

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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">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.</FONT></FONT></FONT></P>

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   <TD colSpan=3 noWrap><FONT><FONT color=black face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Ecopetrol S.A.</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></TD>

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   <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 1pt solid" colSpan=2 noWrap><FONT><FONT color=black face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">/s/ Ana Milena L&oacute;pez Rocha</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></TD>

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   <TD style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap"><FONT><FONT color=black face="times new roman, times, serif"><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></TD>

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   <P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0px"><FONT face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Ana Milena L&oacute;pez Rocha</FONT></FONT></FONT></P></TD>

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   <TD style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap"><FONT><FONT color=black face=times><FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">Chief Financial Officer</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></TD>

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<P style="MARGIN: 0pt 0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family: times; font-size: 10pt">Date: February 29</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: times">,
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<P STYLE="font: bold 14pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 13.4pt 0.85pt 0 0; text-align: center">Ecopetrol&#8217;s 2023 Earnings
Distribution <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.1pt">Proposal</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0.05pt 5.75pt 0 5.1pt; text-align: justify">Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL;
NYSE: EC) (&#8220;Ecopetrol&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) hereby communicates the Company&#8217;s <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.1pt">proposal
for the distribution of </FONT>2023 earnings, <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.1pt">which has been </FONT>approved by the Company&#8217;s
board of directors, and will be submitted for the consideration of the General Shareholders&#8217; Meeting that will take place on March
22, 2024:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 77%; border-bottom: #004636 1pt solid; padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-left: 114.25pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: white"><B>2023 EARNINGS DISTRIBUTION <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.1pt">PROPOSAL</FONT></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 23%; border-bottom: #004636 1pt solid">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.05pt; padding-left: 151.1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: white"><B>(Colombian Pesos- <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.2pt">COP)</FONT></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.9pt; padding-left: 0.7pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Net income after provision for income <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.25pt">tax</FONT></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.9pt; padding-right: 0.55pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>19,062,090,905,658</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.7pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>+ Release of reserves from previous <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.1pt">years</FONT></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.55pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>8,174,839,184,265</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.95pt; padding-left: 22.2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Occasional reserve for <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.1pt">sustainability</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.95pt; padding-right: 0.55pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">7,665,757,580,902</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.9pt; padding-left: 22.2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Excess fiscal depreciation reserve (Art.130 <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.2pt">ET.)</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.9pt; padding-right: 0.5pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">509,081,603,363</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 6.6pt; padding-left: 0.7pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>- Legal reserves of the current <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.2pt">year</FONT></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 6.6pt; padding-right: 0.55pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>2,415,290,693,929</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.9pt; padding-left: 22.2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Legal reserve <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.2pt">(10%)</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.9pt; padding-right: 0.55pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,906,209,090,566</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.95pt; padding-left: 22.2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Excess fiscal depreciation reserve (Art. 130 <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.2pt">ET.)</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.95pt; padding-right: 0.5pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">509,081,603,363 </FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 6.55pt; padding-left: 0.7pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Available to the <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.1pt">Shareholders</FONT></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 6.55pt; padding-right: 0.55pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>24,821,639,395,994</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.7pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>It is proposed to distribute as <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.1pt">follows:</FONT></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.9pt; padding-left: 0.7pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>For dividend <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.1pt">payments:</FONT></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 22.2pt; line-height: 10.6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Ordinary Dividend -According to dividend policy (Payout<SUP>1</SUP> 60.0% of Net <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.1pt">Income)</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.05pt; padding-right: 0.55pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">11,430,441,123,874</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 1.1pt; padding-left: 22.2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Extraordinary Dividend (Payout <SUP>2</SUP> 7.3% of Net <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.1pt">Income)</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 1.1pt; padding-right: 0.55pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">1,397,967,619,467</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.9pt; padding-left: 0.7pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Subtotal</B> (Total payout of <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.2pt">67.3%):</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.9pt; padding-right: 0.55pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">12,828,408,743,341</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2pt; padding-left: 0.7pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Allocated to occasional reserve for <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.1pt">sustainability:</FONT></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2pt; padding-right: 0.55pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">11,993,230,652,653</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 2.05pt; padding-right: 0.55pt; text-align: right; line-height: 8.7pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">24,821,639,395,994</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.25pt; padding-left: 0.7pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt; letter-spacing: -0.1pt"><B>Total:</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: #B5DC0F">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-left: 0.7pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Total ordinary dividend payable per <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.1pt">share</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.75pt; padding-right: 0.45pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>278</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: #B5DC0F">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.95pt; padding-left: 0.7pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt">Total extraordinary dividend payable per <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.1pt">share</FONT></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.95pt; padding-right: 0.6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>34</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: #B5DC0F">
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.9pt; padding-left: 0.7pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>Total dividend <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.1pt">payable</FONT></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 0.9pt; padding-right: 0.6pt; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 9pt"><B>312</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: italic 8pt Arial MT,sans-serif; margin: 5.85pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-style: normal">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 6pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 6.05pt 0 5.1pt; text-align: justify"><I><SUP>1</SUP> A 60.0% dividend
payout ratio established in the policy was applied to net income, resulting in a dividend per share with decimals, which was rounded to
the nearest number in COP/share resulting in a payout not surpassing 60%. The payout percentage shown is rounded to the first decimal
place.</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: italic 6pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 1pt 0 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 6pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 5.65pt 0 5.1pt; text-align: justify"><I><SUP>2</SUP> A 7.3% extraordinary
dividend was applied to net income, resulting in a dividend per share with decimals, which was rounded to the nearest number in COP/share.
The payout percentage shown is rounded to the first decimal place.</I></P>

<P STYLE="font: italic 6pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: italic 6pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0.85pt 0 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 5.65pt 0 5.1pt; text-align: justify">The earnings distribution proposal,
consistent with the Company&#8217;s current dividend policy, proposes an ordinary dividend distribution of 60.0%<SUP>1</SUP> of Ecopetrol&#8217;s
net income in 2023, equivalent to COP 278 per share.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 12.55pt 5.7pt 0 5.1pt; text-align: justify">Additionally, the Board of Directors
of the Company, taking into consideration the solid operating and financial performance in all of Ecopetrol&#8217;s business lines, is
also proposing an extraordinary dividend of 7.3%<SUP>2</SUP> of Ecopetrol&#8217;s Net Income in 2023, equivalent to COP 34 per share,
for a cumulative total dividend of COP 312 per share, which distribution would be the second highest in the Company&#8217;s history.</P>


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<P STYLE="font: bold 14pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 13.4pt 0.85pt 0 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 5.7pt 0 5.1pt; text-align: justify">The payment of dividends to minority
shareholders will be made in three equal installments on April 25, September <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.45pt">26</FONT> and December
19, 2024. On the other hand, the dividend due to our majority shareholder is expected to be applied in full no later than December 31,
2024.</P>

<P STYLE="font: italic 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-style: normal">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 5.6pt 0 5.1pt; text-align: justify">Likewise, the Board of Directors proposes
the allocation of COP 11,993,230,652,653 to an occasional reserve to support the Company&#8217;s financial sustainability and flexibility
in the execution of its strategy.</P>

<P STYLE="font: italic 11pt Arial MT,sans-serif; margin: 5.55pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-style: normal">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; text-align: right; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Bogota D.C., February 29, <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.2pt">2024</FONT></P>



<P STYLE="font: italic 8pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 4.35pt 5.7pt 0 5.1pt; text-align: justify">_______________________________</P>

<P STYLE="font: italic 8pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 4.35pt 5.7pt 0 5.1pt; text-align: justify">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&#8217;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.</P>

<P STYLE="font: italic 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 1.35pt 0 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: italic 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 0 5.1pt; text-align: justify">This release contains statements that
may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of <FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.25pt">the</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: italic 8pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 1.35pt 5.75pt 0 5.1pt; text-align: justify">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&#8217;s prospects for growth and its ongoing access to capital to fund the Company&#8217;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 &amp; gas, our exploration, and production activities, reserves, market conditions,
applicable regulations, the exchange rate, the Company&#8217;s competitiveness and the performance of Colombia&#8217;s economy and industry,
to mention a few. We do not intend and do not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-bottom: 0pt">For more information, please contact:</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-bottom: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-bottom: 0pt">Head
of Capital Markets</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial MT,sans-serif; margin: 0">Carolina Tovar Aragon Correo</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial MT,sans-serif; margin: 0">Email: <FONT STYLE="text-decoration: underline; color: Blue">investors@ecopetrol.com.co</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: italic 11pt Arial MT,sans-serif; margin: 1.65pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-style: normal">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin-bottom: 0pt">Head of Corporate Communications</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial MT,sans-serif; margin: 0">Marcela Ulloa Beltran</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Arial MT,sans-serif; margin: 0">Email: <FONT STYLE="text-decoration: underline; color: Blue">marcela.ulloa@ecopetrol.com.co</FONT></P>


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