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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001072613-25-000483"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EP"
cik: "0000887396"
company_name: "EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP"
filed_at: "2025-07-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T02:57:47.317283+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Empire Petroleum extends rights offering expiration to July 30, 2025; $5.0M gross proceeds

## Summary
- Rights offering extended to 5:00 p.m. ET on July 30, 2025, for more stockholder participation time.
- Gross proceeds up to $5.0M, including $2.5M from warrant exercises; subscription price $5.30 per unit.
- Each unit comprises 0.0139 common shares and one warrant exercisable for 0.0136 shares at $5.46.
- Chairman Phil Mulacek intends to fully subscribe and exercise over-subscription rights for his pro rata share.
- Record date was July 10, 2025; rights and warrants are non-transferable and not listed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001072613-25-000483
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EP
- cik: 0000887396
- company_name: EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP
- filed_at: 2025-07-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261325000483/0001072613-25-000483-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261325000483/emp_8k-18968.htm

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