---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001072613-26-000368"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EP"
cik: "0000887396"
company_name: "EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP"
filed_at: "2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:28:55.856193+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Empire Petroleum enters $30M ATM equity distribution agreement with Roth Capital Partners

## Summary
- Company may sell up to $30M of common stock in at-the-market offerings through Roth Capital Partners.
- Agent receives 3% commission on gross proceeds; company also reimburses reasonable out-of-pocket expenses.
- Sales at prevailing market prices; no obligation to sell any shares under the agreement.
- Shares offered under existing effective shelf registration statement (File No. 333-274327) filed September 2023.
- Agreement includes standard representations, indemnification, and may be terminated by either party at any time.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001072613-26-000368
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EP
- cik: 0000887396
- company_name: EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP
- filed_at: 2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261326000368/0001072613-26-000368-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261326000368/emp_8k-19055.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 989761534cc3155af0d9b73ff56144ea35cfedd1
  claim: EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP entered into Sales Agreement with Roth Capital Partners, LLC valued at up to $30,000,000 (effective 2026-05-01).
  evidence_excerpt: On May 1, 2026, Empire Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Roth Capital Partners, LLC (the “Agent”), under which the Company may, from time to time, sell shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, having an aggregate offering price of up to $30,000,000 (“Shares”) in “at the market” offerings through or to the Agent, as sales agent and/or principal.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261326000368/0001072613-26-000368-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.