Empire Petroleum SEC Filings

Kinder Morgan, Inc. director Robert F. Vagt reported an acquisition of Class P common stock. On January 20, 2026, he acquired 1,790 shares at $27.96 per share in a transaction coded "A," which typically represents an award or grant. Following this transaction, he beneficially owned 50,979 Class P common shares directly. The newly acquired shares are subject to forfeiture restrictions that lapse on July 20, 2026, meaning they may be lost if certain conditions are not met before that date.

Kinder Morgan, Inc. director Amy W. Chronis acquired 8,950 shares of Class P common stock on January 20, 2026 at $27.96 per share. After this transaction, she directly holds 48,001 Kinder Morgan shares.

The newly acquired shares are subject to forfeiture restrictions that remain in place until July 20, 2026, meaning the shares could be forfeited if specified conditions are not met before that date.

Form 144 discloses a planned sale of 20,000 shares of common stock through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC on 01/22/2026 on the NYSE, with an aggregate market value of 571600.00. The issuer reports 2,224,760,390 shares of this class outstanding. The seller acquired the 20,000 shares as restricted stock units from the issuer on 07/17/2015, with the same date listed for payment. By signing, the person for whose account the securities will be sold represents that they do not know any material adverse, non-public information about the issuer’s current or prospective operations.

Kinder Morgan, Inc. furnished an update on its business by issuing a press release with preliminary financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2025. These figures give an early view of how the company performed before full financial statements are released.

The company also scheduled a webcast conference call on January 21, 2026 to discuss these preliminary results with investors and analysts. The press release containing the details is included as Exhibit 99.1 to the report, while an Inline XBRL cover page data file is provided as Exhibit 104. The information is treated as furnished rather than filed under securities laws.

Empire Petroleum Corporation plans a registered rights offering of up to $6.0 million. The company set a record date of February 2, 2026, after which holders of its common stock will receive one subscription right for each share they own as of the close of business on that date. Each subscription right will allow its holder to purchase 0.057 shares of common stock at a subscription price of $2.99 per whole share. Details of the rights offering will be provided in a prospectus supplement to be filed when the offering is launched.

Empire Petroleum Corporation issued new common stock to a large shareholder as part of an oil and gas asset transaction. On January 5, 2026, Energy Evolution Master Fund, Ltd., a 10% owner of Empire, received 562,500 shares of common stock when Empire exercised the remaining portion of an option to acquire certain oil and gas working interests owned by a subsidiary of the fund.

The shares were valued at $1,800,000, based on a price of $3.20 per share, and brought the fund’s directly held position to 11,295,528 shares of Empire common stock following the transaction.

Kinder Morgan, Inc. executive John W. Schlosser, an officer serving as V.P. (President, Terminals), reported a planned sale of company stock. On 01/05/2026, he sold 6,166 shares of Kinder Morgan Class P common stock at a weighted average price of $27.488 per share, in multiple trades within a price range of $27.245 to $27.812 per share. The sales were made under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on May 7, 2025. After this transaction, Schlosser beneficially owns 201,204 shares directly.

Empire Petroleum Corp director and 10% owner Phil E. Mulacek reported open-market purchases of the company’s common stock. On 12/31/2025, he bought 5,000 shares at $3 per share and 732 shares at $2.95 per share. On 01/02/2026, he purchased an additional 1,068 shares at $3 per share. After these transactions, he directly held 6,173,732 common shares and also reported indirect ownership of additional shares through several entities and a spouse.

Empire Petroleum Corporation reported that its subsidiaries amended their revolving credit facility with Equity Bank. The Third Amendment extends the loan’s final maturity from December 29, 2026 to December 29, 2028, giving the company a longer period to use and repay this revolving debt. The borrowers delivered a replacement promissory note, Empire Texas Development LLC updated its security agreement, and the borrowers paid a fully earned, non‑refundable loan extension fee of $50,550.

The revolver, originally put in place in 2023, provides for a maximum commitment that had been increased to $20.0 million and includes scheduled monthly reductions of the commitment amount. It bears interest at the prime rate plus 1.50%, with a minimum rate of 8.50%. The facility is guaranteed by Empire Petroleum and is secured by liens on substantially all assets of the borrower subsidiaries, including first‑priority mortgage liens on at least 80% of their producing oil, gas and other mineral interests.