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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001292814-26-001883
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20260331
FILED AS OF DATE:		20260330
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20260330

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
		EIN:				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:		26809801

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION: 	YES
		STREET 1:		KR 13 36-24, BOGOTA
		CITY:			BOGOTA
		NON US STATE TERRITORY:  	BOGOTA
		PROVINCE COUNTRY:   	F8
		ZIP:			110311
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5712345000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION: 	YES
		STREET 1:		KR 13 36-24, BOGOTA
		CITY:			BOGOTA
		NON US STATE TERRITORY:  	BOGOTA
		PROVINCE COUNTRY:   	F8
		ZIP:			110311
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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 March, 2026</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">N.A.</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)(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="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/ Alfonso Camilo Barco</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">Alfonso Camilo Barco </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: March 29,
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 8pt 0 4pt; text-align: center"><B>Decisions Adopted by the Shareholders
in Ordinary General Meeting held on March 27, 2026</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL; NYSE: EC) announces
that its Ordinary General Shareholders&rsquo; Meeting took place on March 27, 2026, at 9:21 a.m., after the Company duly convened the
meeting in accordance with all applicable legal and bylaw requirements. During the meeting, shareholders voted on each item on the agenda
as detailed below:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>i.</B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Approval of the Agenda</FONT></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The shareholders approved the agenda proposed for the
meeting.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>ii.</B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Appointment of the Chairman of the General Shareholders&rsquo;
Meeting</FONT></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The shareholders appointed Mr. Germ&aacute;n &Aacute;vila,
Minister of Finance and Public Credit, as Chairman of the General Shareholders&rsquo; Meeting.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>iii.</B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Appointment of the Elections and Vote-Counting Committee
of the General Shareholders&rsquo; Meeting</FONT></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The shareholders appointed the Elections and Vote-Counting
Committee, as proposed by shareholder Amparo del Pilar Gonz&aacute;lez.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>iv.</B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Appointment of the Committee for the Review and Approval
of the Minutes of the General Shareholders&rsquo; Meeting</FONT></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The shareholders appointed the Committee for the Review
and Approval of the minutes, as proposed by shareholder Edisson Forero.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>v.</B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Approval of the Board of Directors&rsquo; Corporate Governance
Report</FONT></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Dr. Luis Felipe Henao Cardona, Chairman of the Corporate
Governance and Sustainability Committee, presented a summary of the report on compliance with and implementation of corporate governance
practices, in accordance with the Company&rsquo;s Bylaws, Ecopetrol&rsquo;s internal regulations, and the recommendations of the Colombian
Code of Best Corporate Practices (C&oacute;digo Pa&iacute;s).<BR>
The shareholders approved the report.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">This report is included in the Integrated Management
Report for the year 2025.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>vi.</B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Approval of the 2025 Integrated Management Report</FONT></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The President of Ecopetrol presented the most relevant
aspects of the 2025 Integrated Management Report. The shareholders approved the report, which is available on the Company&rsquo;s corporate
website: https://www.ecopetrol.com.co/wps/portal/Home/es/Inversionistas/Asambleageneraldeaccionistas/asambleaordinaria2026/</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.75in; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>vii.</B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Approval of the Audited Individual and Consolidated Financial
Statements</FONT></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt 0.75in; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Company made a general presentation of the individual
and consolidated financial statements. The shareholders approved these financial statements, which are available on the Company&rsquo;s
corporate website: <FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">https://www.ecopetrol.com.co/wps/portal/Home/es/Inversionistas/Asambleageneraldeaccionistas/asambleaordinaria2026/</FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Additionally, the 2025 Integrated Management Report
includes the individual and consolidated financial statements.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>viii.</B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Presentation and Approval of the Proposal for the Distribution
of Profits to Ecopetrol Shareholders</FONT></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The shareholders approved the profit distribution proposal
that the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, acting on behalf of the Nation, submitted. The proposal provides for an ordinary dividend
of one hundred twenty-one Colombian pesos (COP $121) per share.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The Company expects to pay the dividend to minority
shareholders in a single installment no later than April 30, 2026. For the majority shareholder, the Company expects to pay four trillion
Colombian pesos (COP $4.0 trillion) no later than April 30, 2026, and to pay the remaining balance no later than June 30, 2026. The shareholders
also approved the creation of an occasional reserve in the amount of COP $20.7 trillion, intended to provide flexibility in the execution
of the Company&rsquo;s strategy.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>ix.</B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Consideration and Approval of the Merger and the Merger
Agreement to Be Entered Into Between Ecopetrol (Surviving Entity) and Parque Solar Port&oacute;n del Sol S.A.S. (Absorbed Entity)</FONT></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The General Shareholders&rsquo; Meeting approved the
merger, as well as the Merger Agreement and its annexes, executed between Ecopetrol S.A. (as the surviving entity) and Parque Solar Port&oacute;n
del Sol S.A.S. (as the absorbed entity).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>x.</B></FONT><B><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 7pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 10pt">Request for Consideration and Approval of a Bylaws Amendment
Submitted by Pension Funds Managed by Colfondos S.A. Pensiones y Cesant&iacute;as &ndash; ACCAI (Colfondos)</FONT></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Colfondos proposed amendments to Articles 13, 15, and
30 of the Company&rsquo;s Bylaws and requested that the General Secretariat carry out the corresponding updates, register them with the
Chamber of Commerce, and publish the updated text on the official website.<BR>
However, shareholders did not approve this proposal.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">The shareholders voted on the agenda items as follows:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 20%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; padding-right: 1.55pt; padding-left: 5.25pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Significance of the affirmative vote</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.25pt; padding-left: 5.25pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">95.73857915%</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.25pt; padding-left: 5.25pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">99.9713716%</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.25pt; padding-left: 5.25pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">0.0010562%</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.25pt; padding-left: 5.25pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">95.66650238%</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.25pt; padding-left: 5.25pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt">0.00721732%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 2.45pt 0 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 2.45pt 0 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 13%; border: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.45pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Matter submitted for consideration by the General Shareholders' Meeting</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 13%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 2.45pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>Proposal 1: Ecopetrol: Distribute 110 pesos per share and pay dividends to all shareholders in a single installment no later than April 30, 2026</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 25%; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">
    <P STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 2.45pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>Proposal 2</B></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 2.45pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>National Government &ndash; Ministry of
    Finance and Public Credit: Distribute 121 pesos per share, with dividends to minority shareholders to be paid in a single installment
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    <P STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 2.45pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>
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    <P STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 2.45pt 0 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>
    <P STYLE="font: 8pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 2.45pt 0 0; text-align: justify">0.05058549%&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/105% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>Bogota, March 27, 2026</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><I>Ecopetrol is Colombia's largest company and one
of the leading integrated energy companies in the Americas, with more than 19,000 employees. In Colombia, it is responsible for more than
60% of hydrocarbon production, most of the hydrocarbon transportation, logistics, and refining system, and has leading positions in petrochemicals
and gas distribution. With the acquisition of 51.4% of ISA's shares, it participates in energy transmission, real-time systems management
(XM), and the Barranquilla-Cartagena coastal road concession. Internationally, Ecopetrol has a presence in strategic basins in the Americas,
with E&amp;P operations in the United States (Permian Basin and Gulf of Mexico), Brazil, and Mexico. Through ISA and its subsidiaries,
it holds leading positions in the energy transmission business in Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Bolivia, as well as in road concessions in
Chile and telecommunications. </I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>For more information, please contact: </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>Investor Relations Department</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">Email: investors@ecopetrol.com.co</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>Media Relations (Colombia) </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">Marcela Ulloa Beltr&aacute;n</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">Email: marcela.ulloa@ecopetrol.com.co</P>

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