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Empire Petroleum Corp.
EP stock: dilution — what the SEC filings say, updated every weekday morning.
NYSE · Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas · EDGAR filings (CIK 887396) · 7 signals · 2 setups · updated Sep 18, 2026

What the filings say Pressure ▼

The filings point to a discounted equity raise ahead — dilution for existing holders. Next thing to watch: a 424B or offering 8-K.

Radar 81 (high attention) · dilution pressure high · listing risk low · governance risk low · runway 5.0 mo · strongest signal: Convertible note (Sep 16, 2026)

What would confirm: 424B5/8-K announcing an offering, ATM sales disclosed in next 10-Q, or Form 4 sales by insiders ahead of it.
What would prove it wrong: Non-dilutive cash event (asset sale, grant, milestone payment), OCF turning positive, or shelf withdrawn (RW).

Direction is stated for existing shareholders (▼ more shares / survival or listing risk; ▲ insiders or holders buying). It is a characterization of the filings, not a forecast or a recommendation.

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81Radar · attention score (0–100)
82Dilution pressure · financing + balance sheet
0Listing risk · exchange standards
0Governance risk · reporting, auditor, going concern

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Independent filings stitched into a thesis, each with what would confirm and what would prove it wrong.

Forced-raise setup Pressure ▼ strength 0.95

The filings point to a discounted equity raise ahead — dilution for existing holders. Next thing to watch: a 424B or offering 8-K. Cash need (runway < 6 months) coexists with live selling machinery (atm program, convertible note, shelf filed). Base case is a discounted raise; the question is when, not if.

Would confirm: 424B5/8-K announcing an offering, ATM sales disclosed in next 10-Q, or Form 4 sales by insiders ahead of it.
Would invalidate: Non-dilutive cash event (asset sale, grant, milestone payment), OCF turning positive, or shelf withdrawn (RW).
ATM programConvertible noteRunway < 6 monthsShelf filed

Shelf loaded Pressure ▼ strength 0.65

A fresh shelf is on file with under a year of cash — the ingredients of an offering before the next 10-K. First shelf registration in 12 months filed with ~5.0 months of runway. Companies rarely file a shelf they do not intend to use.

Would confirm: EFFECT notice followed by 424B5 or ATM sales agreement 8-K.
Would invalidate: Shelf lapses unused; positive OCF quarter.
Shelf filed

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Balance sheet (XBRL)

$3.1Mcash + short-term investments as of Jun 30, 2026
5.0 moestimated runway (annualized 180-day YTD operating cash flow [companyfacts])
$7.3Mstockholders' equity as of Jun 30, 2026
$76.9Mpublic float (10-K cover)
41.6Mshares outstanding as of Aug 11, 2026 · was 39.8M May 11, 2026

Runway = liquidity ÷ monthly operating burn at the latest reported period · balance sheet 80 days old. A financing after the balance-sheet date is the main reason a figure can be stale — check the timeline below for offerings since then.

Signal timeline

Last 30 days of filing signals plus current balance-sheet flags, newest first. ▼ pressure · ▲ support · hover a score for its components; every row links to the filing.

DateSignalEvidenceScore
Sep 16, 2026 Convertible note “convertible note” language in 8-K (EX-10) filed 2026-09-16 filing 45
Sep 16, 2026 Unregistered sale 8-K Item 3.02 filed 2026-09-16 (accepted 16:27 ET) filing 34
Sep 16, 2026 New debt obligation 8-K Item 2.03 filed 2026-09-16 (accepted 16:27 ET) filing 27
Sep 3, 2026 Shelf filed S-3 filed 2026-09-03 filing 38
Sep 3, 2026 ATM program “atm” language in S-3 (S-3) filed 2026-09-03 filing 35
Jun 30, 2026 Runway < 6 months ~5.0 months runway: liquidity $3,124,000 as of 2026-06-30, burn $7,549,417/yr (annualized 180-day YTD operating cash flow [companyfacts]) filing 34
Jun 30, 2026 Cash < current liabilities Liquidity $3,124,000 vs current liabilities $28,338,000 filing 22

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