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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000887396-12-000008
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20120601
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20120601
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20120601

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000887396
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				731238709
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-16653
		FILM NUMBER:		12882072

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6506 S. LEWIS AVE.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 112
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74136-1020
		BUSINESS PHONE:		918-488-8068

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6506 S. LEWIS AVE.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 112
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74136-1020

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AMERICOMM RESOURCES CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19951115

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AMERICOMM CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930328
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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 2.25pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>Date of report (Date of earliest event
reported) May 31, 2012</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0">_______________________</P>

<P STYLE="font: 24pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORPORATION </B></P>

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Its Charter) </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>Delaware </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>6506 S. Lewis Ave., Suite 112</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Tulsa, OK 74136-1020</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 7.5pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code) </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>(918) 488-8068 </B></P>

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Area Code) </B></P>

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Since Last Report) </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is
intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (<I>see </I>General
Instruction A.2. below):</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 5.07.&#9;Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On May&nbsp;31, 2012, Empire
Petroleum Corporation (the &quot;Company&quot;) held its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &quot;Annual Meeting&quot;).
A total of 85,564,235 shares of the Company&rsquo;s common stock were entitled to vote as of April&nbsp;29, 2012, the record date
for the Annual Meeting. There were 51,489,770 shares present, in person or by proxy, at the Annual Meeting (or 60.2% of the outstanding
shares), at which the stockholders were asked to vote on three proposals. Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the stockholders
at the Annual Meeting, and the final voting results of each such proposal.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Proposal 1 &mdash; Election of Directors</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The stockholders voted to elect four directors
to serve for a one-year term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2013 and until their successors are duly elected
and qualified. The results of the vote were as follows:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 18%; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 17%; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 17%; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 17%; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center">Broker</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Against&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Abstain</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Non-Votes</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: -2.3pt; text-align: justify">Albert E. Whitehead</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: justify">50,087,770</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center">1,255,000</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center">147,000</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center">-0-</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: justify">John C. Kinard</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: justify">51,342,770</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center">-0-</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center">147,000</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center">-0-</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: justify">Montague H. Hackett, Jr.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: justify">51,342,770</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center">-0-</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center">147,000</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center">-0-</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: justify">Kevin R. Seth</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: justify">51,342,770</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center">-0-</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center">147,000</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.75pt; padding-left: 5.75pt; text-align: center">-0-</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Proposal 2 &mdash; Amendment to Certificate
of Incorporation</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The stockholders voted
to approve an amendment to the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to increase the authorized stock of the Company
from One Hundred Million (100,000,000) shares to One Hundred Fifty Million (150,000,000) shares (the &quot;Amendment&quot;). The
Amendment was adopted, subject to stockholder approval, by the Board of Directors of the Company pursuant to a Unanimous Consent
to Action in Lieu of a Special Meeting of the Board of Directors dated March 12, 2012. The results of the vote were as follows:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 42%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 43%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 6%; text-align: center">Broker</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center">For</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center">Against</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center">Abstain</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center">Non-Votes</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; text-indent: -11.25pt">49,985,845</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">1,503,925</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">-0-</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">-0-</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The Amendment was filed
with the Secretary of State of Delaware on May 31, 2012, which is the effective date of the Amendment. The Amendment is attached
to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1 and the full text of the Amendment is incorporated herein by reference.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Proposal 3 &mdash; Ratification of Appointment
of</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 27pt">The stockholders voted to ratify the appointment
of HoganTaylor LLP as the Company&rsquo;s independent registered public accounting firm for 2012. The results of the vote were
as follows:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; text-indent: 4.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 42%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 43%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="width: 6%; text-align: center">Broker</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center">For</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center">Against</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center">Abstain</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="border-bottom: black 1pt solid; text-align: center">Non-Votes</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center; text-indent: -11.25pt">51,434,437</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">55,000</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">333</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center">-0-</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4">The following exhibit is filed herewith:</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD NOWRAP COLSPAN="2" STYLE="vertical-align: top">3.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">
        <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of
        Incorporation (filed herewith).</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 37px">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">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.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right">&#9;EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORPORATION</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 60%">Date:&nbsp; May 31, 2012</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 40%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">By:&nbsp; /s/ Albert E. Whitehead</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Albert E. Whitehead, CEO and President</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">3.1&#9;Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation
(filed herewith).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">EXHIBIT 3.1</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>STATE OF DELAWARE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Empire Petroleum Corporation
(the &quot;Corporation&quot;) organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
does hereby certify:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>FIRST:</B> That pursuant
to a unanimous written consent in lieu of a special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Corporation resolutions were duly
adopted setting forth a proposed amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, declaring said amendment to
be advisable and calling a meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation for consideration thereof. The resolutions setting forth
the proposed amendment provided, in part, as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>RESOLVED</B>,
that the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation be amended by changing Article V thereof so that, as amended, said Article
shall be and read in its entirety as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><U>ARTICLE V</U></P>

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The Corporation shall have the authority to issue 150,000,000 (one hundred fifty million) shares of stock each having a par value
of one-tenth of one cent ($0.001). All stock of the Corporation shall be of the same class and shall have the same rights and preferences.
Fully paid stock of this Corporation shall not be liable for further call or assessment. The Board of Directors shall have the
authority by resolution to grant rights or subscriptions for common stock and for such consideration as the Board of Directors
may fix and determine, without action by the stockholders, provided such consideration be as allowed by the laws of the State of
Delaware.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>SECOND:</B> That thereafter,
pursuant to resolution of its Board of Directors, an annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation was duly called and
held upon notice in accordance with Section 222 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware at which meeting the necessary
number of shares as required by statute were voted in favor of the amendment.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>THIRD:</B> That said
amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>IN WITNESS WHEREOF</B>,
the Corporation has caused this certificate to be signed this 31st day of May, 2012.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 20pt; text-align: right; text-indent: 0.5in">EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORPORATION</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; text-indent: 0.5in">By<U>:___/s/ Albert E.
Whitehead</U>____________</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; text-indent: 0.5in">Albert E. Whitehead, CEO
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