UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
______________________________
 
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)

 
Current Report
Pursuant To Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934




Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):

AUGUST 28, 2018



EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




Delaware
001-16653
73-1238709
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
1203 E. 33rd Street, Suite 250, Tulsa Oklahoma
74105
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 

(539) 444-8002
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 



 
EXPLANATORY NOTE

On September 4, 2018, Empire Petroleum Corporation (the "Company") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K, dated August 28, 2018 (the "Initial Form 8-K"), to report that Empire Louisiana LLC, a Delaware limited liability company d/b/a Empire Louisiana LLC of Delaware, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company ("Empire Louisiana"), acquired oil and gas properties and assets (the "Cardinal Properties") from Cardinal Exploration and Production Company ("Cardinal") (the "Cardinal Acquisition").

This Current Report on Form 8-K/A amends Item 9.01 of the Initial Form 8-K to present certain financial statements of the Cardinal Properties and to present certain unaudited pro forma financial statements of the Company in connection with the Cardinal Acquisition.
 
 
 
Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(a)
Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

Filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K/A, and incorporated herein by reference, are audited Statements of Revenues and Direct Operating Expenses of the Cardinal Properties  for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, and unaudited Statements of Revenues and Direct Operating Expenses of the Cardinal Properties for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017.

(c)
Pro Forma Financial Information.

Filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K/A, and incorporated herein by reference, are unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company as of and for the six months ended June 30, 2018, and for the year ended December 31, 2017, which have been prepared to give effect to the Cardinal Acquisition. These unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and do not purport to represent what the Company's actual results of operations or financial position would have been if the Cardinal Acquisition had occurred on the dates indicated, nor are they necessarily indicative of the Company's future operating results or financial position.
 
(d)
Exhibits.
 
The following exhibits are filed or furnished herewith.
 
Exhibit
Number
Description


 
 
 
 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
  EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORPORATION  
     
       
Date:  November 14, 2018
By:
/s/ Michael R. Morrisett  
    Michael R. Morrisett  
    President