---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001072613-25-000673"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EP"
cik: "0000887396"
company_name: "EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP"
filed_at: "2025-08-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T11:00:42.088093+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Empire Petroleum rights offering fully subscribed; $2.5M gross proceeds, up to $5M with warrants

## Summary
- Gross proceeds of ~$2.5M from rights offering; warrants could add another $2.5M if exercised.
- Subscription price $0.07367 per unit; each unit includes 0.0139 shares ($5.30/share) and warrant for 0.0136 shares ($5.46/share).
- Over-subscribed; oversubscriptions allocated pro-rata; Chairman Phil E. Mulacek participated fully.
- Warrants expire November 18, 2025 (90 days after offering expiration).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001072613-25-000673
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EP
- cik: 0000887396
- company_name: EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP
- filed_at: 2025-08-21T23:59:59+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/887396/000107261325000673/0001072613-25-000673-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261325000673/emp_8k-18995.htm

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