UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 2, 2024
Trio Petroleum Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | | 001-41643 | | 87-1968201 |
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4115 Blackhawk Plaza Circle, Suite 100
Danville, CA 94506
(661) 324-3911
(Address and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
As previously reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on October 4, 2024, Trio Petroleum Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with an institutional investor (the “Investor”) for convertible debt financing in an aggregate amount of up to $3,255,000, to be funded in up to two tranches in which the Company would issue senior secured original issue 7% discount convertible promissory notes in an aggregate principal amount of $3.5 million. The Company issued to the Investor two promissory notes in an aggregate principal amount $2,550,000, consisting of a promissory note in the principal amount of $2,000,000, as amended (the “First Tranche Note”) and a second promissory note in the principal amount of $550,000 (the “Second Tranche Note” and collectively with the First Tranche Note, the “Notes”).
Under the terms of each of the Notes, the Investor had the right to accelerate up to six monthly payments of principal, by paying 103% of the principal amount being paid, in cash, shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, or a combination thereof, with the number of shares of common stock issuable being calculated based on a formula set forth in the Notes, subject to a floor price of $0.15 per share of common stock.
On April 5, 2024, the Company and the Investor executed and entered into an Amendment to Transaction Documents (the “Amendment”) amending the Second Tranche Note to permit the acceleration of more than six monthly payments pursuant to the Second Tranche Note, as initially provided in the Second Tranche Note, so that the entire outstanding balance of the Second Tranche Note could be repaid. The Amendment also amended the SPA to change the termination date of a prohibition against the Company’s entering into a variable rate transaction from the date that the Investor no longer holds the Notes to December 31, 2024,
The above description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by the text of the Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
Between April 2, 2024 and April 5, 2024, pursuant to the terms of the First Tranche Note and the Second Tranche Note, the Company paid the remaining outstanding principal balance of the Notes, with a 3% premium, as provided in the Notes, by issuing and/or pending the issuance of a total of 8,926,664 shares of common stock to the Investor, calculated at the floor price of $0.15 per share of common stock. After the issuance of such shares of common stock to the Investor, the Company will have repaid both of the Notes, in full, the Notes will be cancelled, and the Company will have no further obligations thereunder. The Board has determined that the repayment of the Notes, in full, was in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders to terminate this indebtedness, simplify the Company's capital structure, and reduce total indebtedness.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
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.
Dated: April 8, 2024
| | TRIO PETROLEUM CORP. |
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| | By: | /s/ Michael L. Peterson |
| | Name: | Michael L. Peterson |
| | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
