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Empire Petroleum Corporation filings document the disclosure record for a NYSE American-listed oil and gas producer with common stock registered under the Exchange Act. Recent Form 8-K reports cover financial and operating results, material agreements such as an at-the-market common stock sales agreement, registered rights offering updates, and participation in oil and natural gas development activity.
Its proxy materials address board elections, auditor ratification, executive compensation voting, equity incentive plan approval, and board oversight of strategy, capital allocation and risk management. The filing record also identifies the company's common stock, par value and exchange listing, linking governance and capital-structure disclosures to its oil and gas operations.
Empire Petroleum Corp's Chief Accounting Officer, Matthew E. Watson, reported receiving equity-based compensation. He acquired 9,000 shares of Common Stock on June 16, 2026 at a stated price of $0.00 per share, increasing his direct holdings to 19,000 shares.
On the same date, he was also granted an employee stock option for 9,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.65 per share, expiring on June 15, 2031. According to the footnote, this option vests in three equal annual installments beginning on June 16, 2027, meaning it becomes exercisable over time rather than all at once.
Empire Petroleum Corp director J Kevin Vann received a stock grant. On June 16, 2026, he was awarded 10,000 shares of Common Stock at a stated price of $0.00 per share, described as a grant or award rather than an open-market purchase.
After this compensation-related acquisition, Vann’s direct holdings increased to 38,115 shares of Empire Petroleum common stock, according to the Form 4. The filing does not show any corresponding sales, gifts, or derivative exercises in this transaction.
Mulacek Phil E reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Empire Petroleum director and 10% owner Phil E. Mulacek reported receiving a grant of 10,000 shares of Common Stock at a price of $0.00 per share. After this award, he holds 9,411,581 shares directly. He also reports indirect holdings through his spouse and several affiliated entities.
Matschke Mason H. reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
Empire Petroleum director Mason H. Matschke reported a compensation-related share award on Common Stock. He received a grant of 10,000 shares at $0.00 per share, increasing his directly held stake to 436,525 shares. A separate line shows 382,904 shares held indirectly through Elk Antelope Trust, reflecting additional ownership reported in this filing.
Empire Petroleum Corp director Benjamin J. Marchive II received a grant of 10,000 shares of Common Stock. The shares were awarded on June 16, 2026 at a stated price of $0.00 per share, indicating a compensation-related award rather than an open-market purchase.
Following this grant, Marchive directly holds 73,000 shares of Empire Petroleum Common Stock. The filing does not show any sales or derivative exercises, only this award of additional shares.
Lewis Andrew Lloyd reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP director Lewis Andrew Lloyd received a grant of 10,000 shares of Common Stock on 2026-06-16. The shares were awarded at a price of $0.00 per share, indicating a compensation-related grant rather than an open-market purchase. After this award, Lloyd directly holds 53,220 Common Stock shares.
Kinder Morgan, Inc. vice president Michael P. Garthwaite reported an open-market sale of 1,550 shares of Class P common stock at a weighted average price of about $31.44 per share. After the sale, he directly holds 41,743 shares of Kinder Morgan stock.
The transactions were executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, which was previously adopted by the reporting person. The filing notes that the shares were sold in multiple trades within a price range from $31.2851 to $31.535 per share.
U.S. Capital Wealth submitted a Section 144 notice reporting proposed sales of common stock by an affiliate and recent issuer stock awards. The filing lists three proposed sales by Michael Garthwaite of 1,550 shares on each of 03/16/2026, 04/16/2026 and 05/18/2026 with dollar amounts shown. The filing also records issuer stock awards of 6,582 shares on 07/20/2024 and 12,018 shares on 07/19/2025.
Kinder Morgan, Inc. executive John W. Schlosser, President of Terminals, reported an open-market sale of Class P Common Stock. He sold 6,166 shares at a weighted average price of $31.83 per share under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on May 7, 2025. After this transaction, he directly holds 170,374 shares, indicating he retains a substantial equity position while executing a scheduled diversification or liquidity move.
Empire Petroleum director Mason H. Matschke reported an open-market purchase of 7,777 shares of common stock at $2.54 per share. After this trade, he directly holds 426,525 common shares. In addition, 382,904 shares are held indirectly through the Elk Antelope Trust, as reflected in the filing.