{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001493152-23-037503","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"TPET","cik":"0001898766","company_name":"Trio Petroleum Corp","filed_at":"2023-10-17T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:31.345527+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-09T22:51:02.377202+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.6,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.6,"confidence":"high","headline":"Trio Petroleum CEO Frank Ingriselli resigns; Michael Peterson appointed CEO effective Oct 23","bullets":["Frank Ingriselli resigns as CEO effective Oct 23, 2023; remains director and Vice Chairman.","Michael L. Peterson appointed CEO effective Oct 23; annual base salary of $350,000.","Peterson granted 1,000,000 restricted shares vesting over 2 years.","Ingriselli enters consulting agreement through Dec 31, 2023 for $10,000/month via his wholly-owned firm.","Peterson has over 40 years experience; serves on multiple boards including Ocean Biomedical and Indonesia Energy."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-037503","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-037503.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-037503.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-037503.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898766/000149315223037503/0001493152-23-037503-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898766/000149315223037503/form8-k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-09T22:51:02.377202+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"86ea7e5eee","claim":"Michael L. Peterson was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at Trio Petroleum Corp.","evidence_excerpt":"On October 16, 2023, the Company and Michael L. Peterson entered into an employment agreement (the “Peterson Employment Agreement”), effective as of October 23, 2023 (the “Peterson Employment Agreement Effective Date”), pursuant to which Mr. Peterson will serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, replacing Mr. Ingriselli.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898766/000149315223037503/0001493152-23-037503-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"Chief Executive Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"910ea5b9c1","claim":"Frank C. Ingriselli resigned as Chief Executive Officer at Trio Petroleum Corp.","evidence_excerpt":"On October 6, 2023, Frank C. Ingriselli delivered to the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Trio Petroleum Corp. (the “Company”) a notice of his resignation as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective on October 23, 2023 (the “Resignation Effective Date”).","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898766/000149315223037503/0001493152-23-037503-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"resigned"},{"label":"Role","value":"Chief Executive Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}