---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-24-042266"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TPET"
cik: "0001898766"
company_name: "Trio Petroleum Corp"
filed_at: "2024-10-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T11:11:17.936340+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Trio Petroleum appoints James Blake to board; grants restricted stock to directors, CFO

## Summary
- James Blake appointed as Class II Director effective Oct 21, 2024; received 250,000 restricted stock shares vesting in 6 months.
- Independent directors John Randall, Thomas J. Pernice, William J. Hunter each granted 250,000 restricted stock shares vesting in 3 months.
- CFO Greg Overholtzer granted 200,000 restricted stock shares vesting in 6 months.
- Blake has 30 years financial experience, managed over $750M as portfolio manager; CFA.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-24-042266
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TPET
- cik: 0001898766
- company_name: Trio Petroleum Corp
- filed_at: 2024-10-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898766/000149315224042266/0001493152-24-042266-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898766/000149315224042266/form8-k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-24-042266
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-24-042266.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-24-042266.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  James Blake was appointed as Class II Director at Trio Petroleum Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Class II Director
  source text: Effective as of October 21, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Trio Petroleum Corp. (the “Company”) appointed James Blake, as a member of the Board to serve as a Class II Director filling the vacancy created by the previous resignation of Michael L. Peterson.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898766/000149315224042266/0001493152-24-042266-index.htm

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