---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001072613-25-000668"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EP"
cik: "0000887396"
company_name: "EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP"
filed_at: "2025-08-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T11:42:15.505606+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Empire extends rights offering to Aug 20; $5M raise, chairman participates

## Summary
- Empire Petroleum extends rights offering expiration to Aug 20, 2025; gross proceeds up to $5.0M ($2.5M from warrants).
- Each subscription right at $0.07367 buys 0.0139 shares + warrant exercisable at $5.46/share.
- Chairman Phil Mulacek intends to fully subscribe and over-subscribe his pro rata share.
- Offering originally launched July 10; extended to allow more time for documentation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001072613-25-000668
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EP
- cik: 0000887396
- company_name: EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP
- filed_at: 2025-08-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261325000668/0001072613-25-000668-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261325000668/emp_8k-18994.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001072613-25-000668.txt

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