Company: TPET
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form Type: 10-K/A
Source: 0001641172-25-004910
Chunk: 108

Company: Trio Petroleum Corp.
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form: 10-K/A
Chunk 108
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 of revenues and direct operating expenses for the prior two years for the asset and the unaudited stub period for 2023, through the date of closing; (b) satisfactory due diligence review by the Company of HSO, the leases, the property and other information; (c) the negotiating of a mutually-acceptable joint operations agreement or other development and operations agreement(s) as agreed by the parties; and (d) HSO providing the Company an updated independent reserves report including proved undeveloped reserves (PUDs) and an estimate of gross valuation and discounted net present values, and indicating best estimate original oil-in-place (OOIP) volumes and gross (100%) contingent oil resources, as of a date no earlier than August 31, 2023, for discoveries located in Northwest Asphalt Ridge, Uinta Basin, Utah.

The Company previously exercised the Asphalt Ridge Option for a 2.25% working interest in the Asphalt Ridge Leases and has until February 10, 2025 to pay HSO an additional $1,775,000 to exercise an option for the remaining 17.75% working interest in the Asphalt Ridge Leases. If this option is not exercised on or before such date, the option will expire and the Company will forfeit any further right to acquire this additional 17.75% working interest.

Loan from former Chief Executive Officer

On March 26, 2024, the Company borrowed $125,000 from its former Chief Executive Officer, Michael L. Peterson (the “Peterson Loan”), in connection with which the Company delivered to Mr. Peterson an Unsecured Subordinated Promissory Note in the principal amount of $125,000 (the “Peterson Note”). As additional consideration for the Peterson Loan, the Company accelerated the vesting of 50,000 shares of restricted stock awarded to Mr. Peterson under the Company’s 2022 Equity Incentive Plan. The Company repaid the entire outstanding principal balance of the Peterson Loan and all accrued interest thereon on November 26, 2024.

Indemnification Agreements

We intend to enter into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and executive officers. These agreements, among other things, require us or will require us to indemnify each director and executive officer to the fullest extent permitted under the NRS, including indemnification of expenses such as attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by the director or executive officer in any action or proceeding, including any action or proceeding by or in