Phil E. Mulacek - Apr 22, 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP (EP)

Signature
/s/ Phil E. Mulacek
Stock symbol
EP
Transactions as of
Apr 22, 2024
Transactions value $
$6,079,950
Form type
4
Date filed
4/24/2024, 09:52 PM
Previous filing
Dec 1, 2023
Next filing
Jul 1, 2024

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction EP Common Stock Options Exercise $4.59M +918K +24.5% $5.00 4.67M Apr 22, 2024 Direct F1
transaction EP Common Stock Options Exercise $549K +110K +25.87% $5.00 534K Apr 22, 2024 By Petroleum Independent & Exploration LLC F1
transaction EP Common Stock Options Exercise $490K +98K +25.87% $5.00 477K Apr 22, 2024 By Big Red Revocable Trust F1
transaction EP Common Stock Options Exercise $448K +89.5K +25.87% $5.00 436K Apr 22, 2024 By Five Sterling LP F1
transaction EP Common Stock Options Exercise $915 +183 +1.16% $5.00 15.9K Apr 22, 2024 By spouse F1

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction EP Subscription Rights (right to buy) Options Exercise $0 -3.75M -100% $0.00* 0 Apr 22, 2024 Common Stock 918K $5.00 Direct F2, F3
transaction EP Subscription Rights (right to buy) Options Exercise $0 -425K -100% $0.00* 0 Apr 22, 2024 Common Stock 110K $5.00 By Petroleum Independent & Exploration LLC F2, F3
transaction EP Subscription Rights (right to buy) Options Exercise $0 -379K -100% $0.00* 0 Apr 22, 2024 Common Stock 98K $5.00 By Big Red Revocable Trust F2, F3
transaction EP Subscription Rights (right to buy) Options Exercise $0 -344K -100% $0.00* 0 Apr 22, 2024 Common Stock 89.5K $5.00 By Five Sterling LP F2, F3
transaction EP Subscription Rights (right to buy) Options Exercise $0 -1.14K -100% $0.00* 0 Apr 22, 2024 Common Stock 183 $5.00 By spouse F2, F3
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

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F1 Represents shares of the Issuer's common stock purchased by the reporting person following the exercise of subscription rights, including over-subscription rights, pursuant to the Issuer's rights offering to holders of common stock, as described in the Issuer's prospectus supplement dated March 7, 2024, as supplemented by the Issuer's prospectus supplement dated March 28, 2024 (the "Rights Offering").
F2 Represents the exercise price of $5.00 per whole share of common stock in the Rights Offering.
F3 Each holder of common stock of record as of March 7, 2024 received one right for each share of common stock, and each right carried with it a basic subscription right, which entitled the holder to purchase 0.161 of a share of common stock, and an over-subscription right, which entitled holders that exercised their basic subscription rights in full to subscribe for additional shares of common stock that were not purchased by other stockholders pursuant to their basic subscription rights, subject to proration. Includes shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of over-subscription rights in connection with the Rights Offering.