EP · Empire Petroleum Corp
The latest filing states the doubt was alleviated.
“Given the negative working capital and insufficient expected operating cash flow there is substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management believes that its plans, and support from the existing related-party stockholders discussed above, is probable and has alleviated the substantial doubt regarding Empire's ability to continue as a going concern.”View the 10-Q filed May 14, 2026
Trades by corporate insiders — officers, directors and holders of more than 10% of the shares — disclosed to the SEC on Forms 3, 4 and 5. Form 4 must be filed within two business days of the trade.
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| Date | Insider | Role | Type | Security | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | Energy Evolution Master Fund, Ltd. |
10% Owner |
Other↓
Filing footnotes — Common Stock (Direct)
The reporting person made an in-kind distribution of these shares of the Issuer to certain of its investors for no consideration. |
Common Stock
|
941,332 |
| 2026-07-02 | Morrisett Michael R. |
Director, President & CEO |
Other↑
Filing footnotes — Common Stock (Direct)
A fund made an in-kind distribution of shares of the Issuer to certain of its investors, including the reporting person, for no consideration. |
Common Stock
|
16,609 |
| 2026-06-16 | Watson Matthew E. |
Chief Accounting Officer |
Award↑
|
Common Stock
|
9,000 |
| 2026-06-16 | Vann J Kevin |
Director |
Award↑
|
Common Stock
|
10,000 |
| 2026-06-16 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Award↑
|
Common Stock
|
10,000 |
| 2026-06-16 | Lewis Andrew Lloyd |
Director |
Award↑
|
Common Stock
|
10,000 |
| 2026-06-16 | Matschke Mason H. |
Director |
Award↑
|
Common Stock
|
10,000 |
| 2026-06-16 | Watson Matthew E. |
Chief Accounting Officer |
Award↑
Filing footnotes — Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (Direct)
The Option vests in three equal annual installments beginning on June 16, 2027. |
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
|
9,000 |
| 2026-06-16 | Marchive Benjamin J. II |
Director |
Award↑
|
Common Stock
|
10,000 |
| 2026-05-29 | Matschke Mason H. |
Director |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
7,777 |
| 2026-04-15 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Convert↑
Filing footnotes — Common Stock (Indirect)
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 February 2, 2026, as supplemented by the Issuer's prospectus supplement dated February 25, 2026 (the "Rights Offering"). |
Common Stock
(I)
|
45,378 |
| 2026-04-15 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Convert↓
Filing footnotes — Subscription Rights (right to buy) (Indirect)
Represents the exercise price of $2.99 per whole share of common stock in the Rights Offering. Each holder of common stock of record as of February 2, 2026 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 0.095 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 any shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of over-subscription rights in connection with the Rights' Offering. |
Subscription Rights (right to buy)
(I)
|
533,368 |
| 2026-04-15 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Convert↓
Filing footnotes — Subscription Rights (right to buy) (Indirect)
Represents the exercise price of $2.99 per whole share of common stock in the Rights Offering. Each holder of common stock of record as of February 2, 2026 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 0.095 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 any shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of over-subscription rights in connection with the Rights' Offering. |
Subscription Rights (right to buy)
(I)
|
852,664 |
| 2026-04-15 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Convert↑
Filing footnotes — Common Stock (Indirect)
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 February 2, 2026, as supplemented by the Issuer's prospectus supplement dated February 25, 2026 (the "Rights Offering"). |
Common Stock
(I)
|
67,148 |
| 2026-04-15 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Convert↓
Filing footnotes — Subscription Rights (right to buy) (Indirect)
Represents the exercise price of $2.99 per whole share of common stock in the Rights Offering. Each holder of common stock of record as of February 2, 2026 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 0.095 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 any shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of over-subscription rights in connection with the Rights' Offering. |
Subscription Rights (right to buy)
(I)
|
540,626 |
| 2026-04-15 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Convert↓
Filing footnotes — Subscription Rights (right to buy) (Indirect)
Represents the exercise price of $2.99 per whole share of common stock in the Rights Offering. Each holder of common stock of record as of February 2, 2026 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 0.095 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 any shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of over-subscription rights in connection with the Rights' Offering. |
Subscription Rights (right to buy)
(I)
|
43,403 |
| 2026-04-15 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Convert↑
Filing footnotes — Common Stock (Indirect)
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 February 2, 2026, as supplemented by the Issuer's prospectus supplement dated February 25, 2026 (the "Rights Offering"). |
Common Stock
(I)
|
620 |
| 2026-04-15 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Convert↑
Filing footnotes — Common Stock (Indirect)
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 February 2, 2026, as supplemented by the Issuer's prospectus supplement dated February 25, 2026 (the "Rights Offering"). |
Common Stock
(I)
|
51,692 |
| 2026-04-15 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Convert↑
Filing footnotes — Common Stock (Direct)
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 February 2, 2026, as supplemented by the Issuer's prospectus supplement dated February 25, 2026 (the "Rights Offering"). |
Common Stock
|
2,089,100 |
| 2026-04-15 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Convert↓
Filing footnotes — Subscription Rights (right to buy) (Direct)
Represents the exercise price of $2.99 per whole share of common stock in the Rights Offering. Each holder of common stock of record as of February 2, 2026 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 0.095 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 any shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of over-subscription rights in connection with the Rights' Offering. |
Subscription Rights (right to buy)
|
7,312,481 |
| 2026-03-31 | Matschke Mason H. |
Director |
Convert↓
Filing footnotes — Subscription Rights (right to buy) (Direct)
Represents the exercise price of $2.99 per whole share of common stock in the Rights Offering. Each holder of common stock of record as of February 2, 2026 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 0.095 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. |
Subscription Rights (right to buy)
|
40,864 |
| 2026-03-31 | Energy Evolution Master Fund, Ltd. |
10% Owner |
Exercise↑
Filing footnotes — Common Stock (Direct)
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 February 2, 2026, as supplemented by the Issuer's prospectus supplement dated February 25, 2026 (the "Rights Offering"). |
Common Stock
|
1,855,757 |
| 2026-03-31 | Energy Evolution Master Fund, Ltd. |
10% Owner |
Exercise↓
Filing footnotes — Subscription Rights (right to buy) (Direct)
Represents the exercise price of $2.99 per whole share of common stock in the Rights Offering. Each holder of common stock of record as of February 2, 2026 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 0.095 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. |
Subscription Rights (right to buy)
|
11,295,528 |
| 2026-03-31 | Matschke Mason H. |
Director |
Convert↑
Filing footnotes — Common Stock (Direct)
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 February 2, 2026, as supplemented by the Issuer's prospectus supplement dated February 25, 2026 (the "Rights Offering"). |
Common Stock
|
5,402 |
| 2026-03-10 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Convert↑
|
Common Stock
|
1,003,344 |
| 2026-03-10 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Convert↓
|
Convertible Note Due 2026
|
0 |
| 2026-02-19 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Award↑
|
Convertible Note Due 2026
|
0 |
| 2026-01-05 | Energy Evolution Master Fund, Ltd. |
10% Owner |
Other↑
Filing footnotes — Common Stock (Direct)
Empire Petroleum Corporation ("Empire") had an option to acquire certain oil and gas working interests owned by a subsidiary of the reporting person (the "Purchase Option"). Empire exercised the remaining portion of the Purchase Option and upon closing of the transaction on January 5, 2026 Empire issued to the reporting person 562,500 shares of common stock valued at $1,800,000 based on a price of $3.20 per share. |
Common Stock
|
562,500 |
| 2026-01-02 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
1,068 |
| 2025-12-31 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
732 |
| 2025-12-31 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
5,000 |
| 2025-12-30 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
84 |
| 2025-12-29 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
5,367 |
| 2025-12-02 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Buy↑
Filing footnotes — Common Stock (Direct)
The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $2.97 to $3.00, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Empire Petroleum Corporation, any security holder of Empire Petroleum Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (1) to this Form 4. |
Common Stock
|
7,223 |
| 2025-11-28 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
1,743 |
| 2025-11-26 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
1,316 |
| 2025-11-18 | Marchive Benjamin J. II |
Director |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
2,000 |
| 2025-11-05 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Buy↑
Filing footnotes — Stock option (right to buy) (Direct)
The option vested in three installments as follows: 312,500 shares on April 3, 2019; 156,250 shares on April 3, 2020; and 156,250 shares on April 3, 2021. |
Stock option (right to buy)
|
589,100 |
| 2025-11-05 | Morrisett Michael R. |
Director, President & CEO |
Sell↓
|
Common Stock
|
187,084 |
| 2025-11-05 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Convert↑
|
Common Stock
|
589,100 |
| 2025-11-05 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Convert↓
Filing footnotes — Stock option (right to buy) (Direct)
The option vested in three installments as follows: 312,500 shares on April 3, 2019; 156,250 shares on April 3, 2020; and 156,250 shares on April 3, 2021. |
Stock option (right to buy)
|
589,100 |
| 2025-11-05 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
187,084 |
| 2025-11-05 | Morrisett Michael R. |
Director, President & CEO |
Sell↓
Filing footnotes — Employee Stock Option (right to buy) (Direct)
As adjusted to give effect to Empire's 1-for-4 reverse common stock split which became effective on March 7, 2022 (the "Reverse Stock Split"). The option vested in three installments as follows: 312,500 shares on April 3, 2019; 156,250 shares on April 3, 2020; and 156,250 shares on April 3, 2021. As adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split. |
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
|
589,100 |
| 2025-10-22 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Buy↑
|
Common Stock
|
4,000 |
| 2025-10-20 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Buy↑
Filing footnotes — Common Stock (Direct)
The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $3.55 to $3.60, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Empire Petroleum Corporation, any security holder of Empire Petroleum Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (1) to this Form 4. |
Common Stock
|
8,190 |
| 2025-09-24 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Award↑
Filing footnotes — Convertible Note Due 2027 (Direct)
The Convertible Note was amended on November 5, 2025 to increase the conversion price from $4.27 to $4.32, and to provide that the conversion price of $4.32 only applies to the first $2,000,000 already advanced under the Convertible Note. Excludes shares issuable at the election of the Reporting Person upon conversion of any additional advances under the Convertible Note based upon a floating conversion price as set forth in the Convertible Note, as amended. |
Convertible Note Due 2027
|
0 |
| 2025-09-24 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Award↑
Filing footnotes — Common Stock Warrant (Right to Buy) (Direct)
The Warrant was amended on November 5, 2025 to (a) increase the exercise price of the Warrant from $4.27 to $4.32 and (b) reduce the number of shares of common stock of the Issuer underlying the Warrant from 281,030 to 138,889. The Warrant becomes exercisable on the date the NYSE American stock exchange approves a supplemental listing application relating to the shares of common stock of the Issuer underlying the Warrant. |
Common Stock Warrant (Right to Buy)
|
138,889 |
| 2025-09-17 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Buy↑
Filing footnotes — Common Stock (Direct)
The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $4.01 to $4.05, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Empire Petroleum Corporation, any security holder of Empire Petroleum Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (3) to this Form 4. |
Common Stock
|
20,609 |
| 2025-09-16 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Buy↑
Filing footnotes — Common Stock (Direct)
The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $4.00 to $4.05, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Empire Petroleum Corporation, any security holder of Empire Petroleum Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (2) to this Form 4. |
Common Stock
|
6,689 |
| 2025-09-15 | Mulacek Phil E |
Director, 10% Owner |
Buy↑
Filing footnotes — Common Stock (Direct)
The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $3.90 to $4.01, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Empire Petroleum Corporation, any security holder of Empire Petroleum Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote (1) to this Form 4. |
Common Stock
|
9,648 |