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Mulacek Phil E

Date Filed : Apr 24, 2024

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SEC FORM 4SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Mulacek Phil E

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

25025 I 45 NORTH

SUITE 420

(Street)

THE WOODLANDS

77380

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP [ EP ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/22/2024

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	04/22/2024		M		918,461⁽¹⁾	A	$5	4,667,177	D
Common Stock	04/22/2024		M		109,836⁽¹⁾	A	$5	534,336	I	By Petroleum Independent & Exploration LLC
Common Stock	04/22/2024		M		97,994⁽¹⁾	A	$5	476,744	I	By Big Red Revocable Trust
Common Stock	04/22/2024		M		89,516⁽¹⁾	A	$5	435,515	I	By Five Sterling LP
Common Stock	04/22/2024		M		183⁽¹⁾	A	$5	15,907	I	By spouse

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Subscription Rights (right to buy)	$5⁽²⁾	04/22/2024		M			3,748,716⁽³⁾	03/07/2024	04/10/2024	Common Stock	918,461⁽³⁾	$0	0	D
Subscription Rights (right to buy)	$5⁽²⁾	04/22/2024		M			424,500⁽³⁾	03/07/2024	04/10/2024	Common Stock	109,836⁽³⁾	$0	0	I	By Petroleum Independent & Exploration LLC
Subscription Rights (right to buy)	$5⁽²⁾	04/22/2024		M			378,750⁽³⁾	03/07/2024	04/10/2024	Common Stock	97,994⁽³⁾	$0	0	I	By Big Red Revocable Trust
Subscription Rights (right to buy)	$5⁽²⁾	04/22/2024		M			343,750⁽³⁾	03/07/2024	04/10/2024	Common Stock	89,516⁽³⁾	$0	0	I	By Five Sterling LP
Subscription Rights (right to buy)	$5⁽²⁾	04/22/2024		M			1,137⁽³⁾	03/07/2024	04/10/2024	Common Stock	183⁽³⁾	$0	0	I	By spouse

Explanation of Responses:

1. 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").

2. Represents the exercise price of $5.00 per whole share of common stock in the Rights Offering.

3. 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.

	/s/ Phil E. Mulacek	04/24/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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