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accession: "0001641172-25-022292"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TPET"
cik: "0001898766"
company_name: "Trio Petroleum Corp"
filed_at: "2025-08-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T21:03:43.505885+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Trio Petroleum director resigns, CEO gets salary raise to $400K and 625K shares

## Summary
- Stanford Eschner resigns as Vice Chairman and director effective Aug 1, 2025; becomes consultant through Dec 31, 2025.
- Eschner receives $4,267/month consulting fee and one-time grant of 15,000 restricted shares.
- CEO Robin Ross base salary increased from $300K to $400K/year, plus 625,000 shares and $150K cash bonus.
- CFO Gregory Overholtzer awarded 62,500 shares of common stock as one-time grant.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001641172-25-022292
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TPET
- cik: 0001898766
- company_name: Trio Petroleum Corp
- filed_at: 2025-08-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898766/000164117225022292/0001641172-25-022292-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898766/000164117225022292/form8-k.htm

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