Trio Petroleum Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Shareholder Director Nominations
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Item 5.08. Shareholder Director Nominations.
Trio Petroleum Corp, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) will host its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“2026 Annual Meeting”) virtually on Thursday, May 21, 2026. The Company’s Board of Directors has set a record date of Thursday, March 26, 2026, entitling stockholders of record as of such date to notice of and to vote at the 2026 Annual Meeting. Because the Company is holding the 2026 Annual Meeting more than 30 days prior to the anniversary of last year’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders, as provided in Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Rule 14a-8), the Company is hereby providing the date by which shareholder proposals must be received by the Company to be included in the proxy statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting..
The Company will provide additional details regarding the matters to be voted on and instructions for accessing the 2026 Annual Meeting in the Company’s proxy statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission prior to the 2026 Annual Meeting.
Deadline for Rule 14a-8 Stockholder Proposals
To be considered for inclusion in proxy materials for the 2026 Annual Meeting, stockholder proposals submitted pursuant to Rule 14a-8 and intended to be presented at the 2026 Annual Meeting must be received by the Company at 23823 Malibu Road, Suite 304, Malibu, CA 90265 no later than the close of business on April 6, 2026. Any proposal received after such date will be considered untimely. All Rule 14a-8 proposals must be in compliance with applicable laws and regulations in order to be considered for inclusion in the Company’s proxy materials for the 2026 Annual Meeting. The public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of the date of the Annual Meeting will not commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for submitting a proposal pursuant to Rule 14a-8.
Advance Notice Deadline for Director Nominations
To be considered for inclusion in proxy materials for the 2026 Annual Meeting to bring nominations for directors, any such nominations must be received by the Company at the same address provided above no later than the close of business on April 6, 2026. Any proposal received after such date will be considered untimely.
Further, to comply with the universal proxy rules, stockholders who intend to solicit proxies in support of director nominees other than our nominees must provide notice that sets forth the information required by Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act by April 6, 2026.
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.
| Trio Petroleum Corp | ||
| Date: March 25, 2026 | By: | /s/ Robin Ross |
| Name: | Robin Ross | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |