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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-027494"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TPET"
cik: "0001898766"
company_name: "Trio Petroleum Corp"
filed_at: "2026-06-05T20:15:39+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T20:27:24.523672+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Trio Petroleum CEO Robin Ross gets base salary increase to $600k, 1.5M share award, higher bonus

## Summary
- CEO Robin Ross salary increased from $400k to $600k effective June 1; bonus max raised from 100% to 200%.
- CEO receives one-time award of 1,500,000 shares of common stock under 2022 Equity Incentive Plan.
- CEO will receive $300k cash bonus payable August 1, 2026.
- CFO Gregory Overholtzer granted 200,000 shares of common stock as one-time award.
- Awards are fully vested; shares to be issued promptly after filing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-027494
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TPET
- cik: 0001898766
- company_name: Trio Petroleum Corp
- filed_at: 2026-06-05T20:15:39+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898766/000149315226027494/0001493152-26-027494-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898766/000149315226027494/form8-k.htm

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