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accession: "0001072613-25-000466"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EP"
cik: "0000887396"
company_name: "EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP"
filed_at: "2025-07-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T08:49:36.501419+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Empire Petroleum launches $5M rights offering at $5.30/unit; Chairman Mulacek to participate

## Summary
- Offering up to 33.8M units at $5.30 each; each unit consists of 0.0139 common shares + one warrant.
- Record date July 10, 2025; subscription rights expire July 25, 2025, unless extended.
- Warrants exercisable at $5.46/share, expire 90 days after offering expiration.
- Chairman Phil E. Mulacek (approx. 21.4% owner) intends to fully subscribe and exercise over-subscription rights.
- Company expects up to $2.5M from warrant exercises; total potential offering proceeds $5.0M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001072613-25-000466
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EP
- cik: 0000887396
- company_name: EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP
- filed_at: 2025-07-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261325000466/0001072613-25-000466-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261325000466/emp_8k-18965.htm

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