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 (EP) director and President & CEO Michael R. Morrisett acquired 6,277 common shares on October 23, 2026, through an in-kind distribution from a fund to certain investors, including him, for no consideration. His reported direct holdings after the transaction were 368,974 shares.
Energy Evolution Master Fund, Ltd. reported disposition transactions in this Form 4 filing. Energy Evolution Master Fund, Ltd., a ten percent owner of Empire Petroleum Corp. (EP), distributed 514,064 shares of the company’s common stock to certain investors for no consideration on October 23, 2026. The fund reported direct holdings of 11,695,889 shares after the distribution. No Rule 10b5-1 plan is reported.
Empire Petroleum Corp. (EP) is the issuer whose common stock Energy Evolution Master Fund, Ltd. reported beneficially owning 11,695,889 shares, or 28.1%. The reported percentage is based on 41,577,341 shares outstanding as of August 11, 2026.
The fund reported in-kind distributions to certain investors for no consideration: 514,064 shares on October 23, 2026, and 941,332 shares on July 2, 2026.
Empire Petroleum Corp. (EP) director and 10% owner Phil E. Mulacek reported four purchases held indirectly through Petroleum Independent & Exploration LLC, totaling 97,981 common shares. On October 9, 2026, the LLC purchased 5,878 shares at a weighted-average $3.0774 per share, across transactions priced from $3.02 to $3.11, inclusive; on October 12, it purchased 20,073 shares at a weighted-average $3.1996 per share, across transactions priced from $3.19 to $3.20, inclusive. It purchased 69,427 shares at $3.20 per share on October 14 and 2,603 shares at $3.20 per share on October 15. No Rule 10b5-1 plan is reported.
Empire Petroleum Corp. (EP) director and 10% owner Phil E. Mulacek reported four purchases by Petroleum Independent & Exploration LLC totaling 25,127 common shares from October 5 through October 8, 2026. The LLC purchased 14,508 shares on October 5 at a $2.6720 weighted-average price (transactions ranged from $2.59 to $2.68, inclusive); 2,315 on October 6 at $2.7180 ($2.70 to $2.72, inclusive); 4,023 on October 7 at $2.7200; and 4,281 on October 8 at a $2.8190 weighted-average price ($2.80 to $2.84, inclusive). No Rule 10b5-1 plan is reported.
Separate common-stock position entries dated October 5 listed 9,411,581 shares directly, 592,318 through Big Red Revocable Trust, 578,746 through Five Sterling LP, and 44,023 held by Mulacek’s spouse.
Empire Petroleum Corp (EP) reported that Petroleum Independent & Exploration LLC purchased 11,915 common shares on September 30, 2026, at a weighted average price of $2.2514 per share. The footnote says the shares were purchased in multiple transactions priced from $2.19 to $2.28. The LLC's reported position after the purchase was 931,727 shares. The transaction was reported indirectly by Phil E. Mulacek, a director and ten percent owner; no Rule 10b5-1 plan is reported.
Empire Petroleum Corporation (EP) filed Amendment No. 1 to its universal shelf registration, reducing the aggregate initial offering capacity to $120,000,000. The shelf, filed under Rule 415, allows Empire to offer from time to time debt securities, common and preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, subscription rights, purchase contracts, units, and guarantees of non-convertible debt securities, with specific terms to be set in future prospectus supplements.
The amendment’s explanatory note states that the change primarily reduces the original $350,000,000 aggregate offering limit to $120,000,000 and corrects the exhibit index, without altering other parts of the registration. As of September 17, 2026, Empire had 41,602,341 common shares outstanding out of 190,000,000 authorized and six shares of Series A Voting Preferred Stock outstanding, and its common stock last traded at $2.47 per share on the NYSE American.
Net proceeds from any future takedowns are expected to be used for general corporate purposes, including capital expenditures, debt repayment or refinancing, acquisitions, and repurchases or redemptions of securities, with interim investment in short-term marketable securities or debt reduction.
EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP (EP) reported that director and ten percent owner Phil E. Mulacek, through Petroleum Independent & Exploration LLC, acquired a Convertible Note due 2028 on September 10, 2026. The note is convertible into 1,145,173 shares of Common Stock at a conversion price of $2.838 per share, exercisable starting November 9, 2026 and expiring March 10, 2028. The reported price field is not usable as a per-share transaction price. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is indicated.
EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP (EP) entered into a financing arrangement by issuing a convertible Promissory Note with a principal amount of $3,250,000 to Petroleum Independent & Exploration, LLC on September 10, 2026. The company states the proceeds will be used for general working capital purposes.
The Note bears interest at 6% per annum until its March 10, 2028 maturity date, after which any unpaid principal accrues interest at 9% per annum. All accrued but unpaid interest is payable in cash at maturity, or becomes immediately due upon an Event of Default.
PIE may convert all or part of the outstanding principal into common stock at a conversion price of $2.838 per share between November 9, 2026 and maturity. If fully converted, the Note would result in the issuance of 1,145,173 shares. The Note is prepayable at any time without penalty, and Empire plans to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain NYSE American approval to list the underlying shares. The Note was issued in a private transaction relying on the Section 4(a)(2) exemption of the Securities Act.