<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001072613-23-000481.txt : 20230913
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001072613-23-000481
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-3/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		6
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230913
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230913

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:		S-3/A
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-274327
		FILM NUMBER:		231253051

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 S. UTICA PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 150
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74114
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(539) 444-8002

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 S. UTICA PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 150
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74114

	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

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Empire Texas GP LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001993038
		IRS NUMBER:				850752385
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-3/A
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-274327-03
		FILM NUMBER:		231253054

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 S. UTICA PLACE, SUITE 150
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74114
		BUSINESS PHONE:		539-444-8002

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 S. UTICA PLACE, SUITE 150
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74114

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Empire Texas LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001993039
		IRS NUMBER:				850767201
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-3/A
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-274327-08
		FILM NUMBER:		231253059

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 S. UTICA PLACE, SUITE 150
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74114
		BUSINESS PHONE:		539-444-8002

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 S. UTICA PLACE, SUITE 150
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74114

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Empire Northwest Shelf LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001993040
		IRS NUMBER:				933140817
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-3/A
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-274327-09
		FILM NUMBER:		231253060

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 S. UTICA PLACE, SUITE 150
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74114
		BUSINESS PHONE:		539-444-8002

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 S. UTICA PLACE, SUITE 150
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74114

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Empire North Dakota LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001993041
		IRS NUMBER:				832491513
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-3/A
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-274327-10
		FILM NUMBER:		231253061

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 S. UTICA PLACE, SUITE 150
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74114
		BUSINESS PHONE:		539-444-8002

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 S. UTICA PLACE, SUITE 150
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74114

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Pardus Oil & Gas Operating, LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001993240
		IRS NUMBER:				460864049
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-3/A
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-274327-01
		FILM NUMBER:		231253052

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 S. UTICA PLACE, SUITE 150
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74114
		BUSINESS PHONE:		539-444-8002

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 S. UTICA PLACE, SUITE 150
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74114

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Empire ND Acquisition LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001993043
		IRS NUMBER:				862850406
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-3/A
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-274327-12
		FILM NUMBER:		231253063

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 S. UTICA PLACE, SUITE 150
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74114
		BUSINESS PHONE:		539-444-8002

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 S. UTICA PLACE, SUITE 150
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74114

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Empire AGU LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001993044
		IRS NUMBER:				933203902
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-3/A
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-274327-05
		FILM NUMBER:		231253056

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 S. UTICA PLACE, SUITE 150
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74114
		BUSINESS PHONE:		539-444-8002

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 S. UTICA PLACE, SUITE 150
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74114

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Empire EMSU LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001993045
		IRS NUMBER:				933193623
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-3/A
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-274327-07
		FILM NUMBER:		231253058

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 S. UTICA PLACE, SUITE 150
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74114
		BUSINESS PHONE:		539-444-8002

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 S. UTICA PLACE, SUITE 150
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74114

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Empire Louisiana LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001993046
		IRS NUMBER:				824176346
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-3/A
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-274327-13
		FILM NUMBER:		231253064

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 S. UTICA PLACE, SUITE 150
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74114
		BUSINESS PHONE:		539-444-8002

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 S. UTICA PLACE, SUITE 150
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74114

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Empire New Mexico LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001993047
		IRS NUMBER:				862836189
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-3/A
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-274327-11
		FILM NUMBER:		231253062

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 S. UTICA PLACE, SUITE 150
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74114
		BUSINESS PHONE:		539-444-8002

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 S. UTICA PLACE, SUITE 150
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74114

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Empire EMSU-B LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001993048
		IRS NUMBER:				933193889
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-3/A
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-274327-06
		FILM NUMBER:		231253057

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 S. UTICA PLACE, SUITE 150
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74114
		BUSINESS PHONE:		539-444-8002

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 S. UTICA PLACE, SUITE 150
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74114

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Empire Texas Operating LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001993037
		IRS NUMBER:				881165117
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-3/A
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-274327-02
		FILM NUMBER:		231253053

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 S. UTICA PLACE, SUITE 150
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74114
		BUSINESS PHONE:		539-444-8002

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 S. UTICA PLACE, SUITE 150
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74114

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Empire NM Assets LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001993042
		IRS NUMBER:				933204180
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-3/A
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-274327-04
		FILM NUMBER:		231253055

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 S. UTICA PLACE, SUITE 150
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74114
		BUSINESS PHONE:		539-444-8002

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 S. UTICA PLACE, SUITE 150
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74114
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on September 13, 2023 </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>Registration No. 333-274327</B></P>





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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 14pt"><B>Amendment No.
1 to</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 18pt"><B>Form S-3</B></FONT></P>

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 9pt; text-align: center"><B><I>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</I></B></P>

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

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<P STYLE="font: 24pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>Empire Petroleum Corporation*</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 2pt 0 9pt; text-align: center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 2pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 2pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B></B></P>



<P STYLE="font: 3pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>73-1238709</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>(State or other
    jurisdiction of</B></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 1pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>incorporation
    or organization)</B></FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 1pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Identification
    No.)</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>2200 S. Utica Place,
Suite 150</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>(539) 444-8002</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>(Address, including
zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant&#8217;s principal executive offices)</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Michael R. Morrisett</B></FONT></P>

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

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

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>2200 S. Utica Place,
Suite 150</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>(539) 444-8002</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>(Name, address, including
zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Copies to:</I></B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Kevin J. Poli </B></FONT></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>1000 Main, 36th Floor</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Houston, Texas 77002</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Telephone: (713) 226-6682</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Telecopy: (713) 228-1331</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0; text-indent: 18.35pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Approximate date
of commencement of proposed sale to the public:&nbsp;From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0; text-indent: 18.35pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">If the only securities
being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Segoe UI Symbol,sans-serif">&#9744;</FONT></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0; text-indent: 18.35pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">If any of the
securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule&nbsp;415 under the Securities
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Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the
Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective
in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date
as the Commission acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.</B></FONT></P>

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OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS</B></FONT></P>

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following subsidiaries of Empire Petroleum Corporation are co-registrants under this registration statement.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 18%; padding-left: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Jurisdiction&nbsp;of<BR>
                                            Incorporation&nbsp;or<BR>
                                            Organization</B></FONT></P>
</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; width: 2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 18%; padding-left: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>I.R.S.
                                            Employer<BR>
                                            Identification&nbsp;Number</B></FONT></P>
</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Empire Louisiana LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-left: 0.1in; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Delaware</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-left: 0.1in; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">82-4176346</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Empire ND Acquisition LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-left: 0.1in; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Delaware</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 0.1in; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">86-2850406</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Empire New Mexico LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-left: 0.1in; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Delaware</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 0.1in; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">86-2836189</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Empire North Dakota LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-left: 0.1in; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Delaware</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 0.1in; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">83-2491513</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Empire Northwest Shelf
    LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-left: 0.1in; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Delaware</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 0.1in; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">93-3140817</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Empire Texas LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-left: 0.1in; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Delaware</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 0.1in; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">85-0767201</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><P STYLE="margin: 0; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Empire EMSU LLC</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-left: 0.1in; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Delaware</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 0.1in; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">93-3193623</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-left: 0.1in; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Delaware</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 0.1in; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">93-3193889</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><P STYLE="margin: 0; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Empire AGU LLC</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-left: 0.1in; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Delaware</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 0.1in; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">93-3203902</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><P STYLE="margin: 0; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Empire NM Assets LLC</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-left: 0.1in; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Delaware</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 0.1in; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">93-3204180</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Empire Texas GP LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-left: 0.1in; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Texas</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 0.1in; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">85-0752385</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Empire Texas Operating
    LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-left: 0.1in; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Texas</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 0.1in; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">88-1165117</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Pardus Oil &amp; Gas Operating,
    LP</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-left: 0.1in; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Texas</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 0.1in; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">46-0864049</FONT></TD></TR>
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address for each of the co-registrants is c/o Empire Petroleum Corporation, 2200 S. Utica Place, Suite 150, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114, Telephone:
(539) 444-8002.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 1pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
name and address, including zip code, of the agent for service for each of the co-registrants is Michael R. Morrisett, Chief Executive
Officer, Empire Petroleum Corporation, 2200 S. Utica Place, Suite 150, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114. The telephone number, including area code,
of the agent for service for each of the co-registrants is (539) 444-8002.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt TimesNewRoman; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">This Amendment No. 1 is being filed only for the purpose of correcting
the tagging of the additional registrants in the EDGAR submission and correcting the exhibit index in Part II, Item 16 of this registration
statement. This Amendment No. 1 does not modify any provision of the prospectus that forms a part of this registration statement. This
Amendment No. 1 is not intended to amend or delete any part of this registration statement except as specifically noted herein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; color: red">The information in this prospectus is
not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities
in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; color: red"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>Subject
to completion, DATED September 13, 2023</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 12pt"><B>PROSPECTUS</B></FONT></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 6pt; text-align: center"><B>$350,000,000</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>Debt Securities</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Common Stock</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Preferred Stock</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Depositary Shares</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Warrants</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Subscription Rights</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Purchase Contracts</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>Units</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center"><B>Guarantees of Non-Convertible Debt Securities</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">We may offer from time to time debt securities,
shares of our common stock, shares of our preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, subscription rights, purchase contracts and units.&nbsp;Any
non-convertible debt securities we issue under this prospectus may be guaranteed by certain of our subsidiaries.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">The aggregate initial offering price of the
securities that we offer will not exceed $350,000,000.&nbsp;We will offer the securities in amounts, at prices and on terms to be determined
at the time of the offering.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">Our common stock is quoted on the NYSE American
(the &#8220;NYSE American&#8221;) under the symbol &#8220;EP.&#8221; The last reported sale price of our common stock on August 30, 2023
was $8.58 per share.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">We will provide the specific terms of the offering
in supplements to this prospectus.&nbsp;You should read this prospectus and any supplement carefully before you invest.&nbsp;This prospectus
may not be used to offer and sell our securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><B>Investing in our securities involves significant
risks that are described in the &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; section beginning on <A HREF="#a_006">page 3</A>&nbsp;of this prospectus.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><B>Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission
nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete.&nbsp;Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.1pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>The date of this prospectus is&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239; , 2023. </B></P>

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

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    <TD STYLE="width: 93%; padding-left: 0.1in; font-size: 4pt; line-height: 2pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 7%; padding-left: 0.1in; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Page</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><A HREF="#a_001"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS&#9;</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.25pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><A HREF="#a_001"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">i
    </FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><A HREF="#a_002"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">EMPIRE PETROLEUM CORPORATION&#9;</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.05pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><A HREF="#a_002"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">1</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><A HREF="#a_003"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS&#9;</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.05pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><A HREF="#a_003"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">1</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><A HREF="#a_004"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION&#9;</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.05pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><A HREF="#a_004"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><A HREF="#a_005"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE&#9;</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.05pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><A HREF="#a_005"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">2</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><A HREF="#a_006"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">RISK FACTORS&#9;</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.05pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><A HREF="#a_006"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><A HREF="#a_007"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">USE OF PROCEEDS&#9;</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.05pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><A HREF="#a_007"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">4</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><A HREF="#a_008"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES&#9;</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.05pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><A HREF="#a_008"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">5</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><A HREF="#a_009"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK&#9;</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.05pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><A HREF="#a_009"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">11</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><A HREF="#a_010"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">DESCRIPTION OF DEPOSITARY SHARES&#9;</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.05pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><A HREF="#a_010"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">16</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><A HREF="#a_011"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS&#9;</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.05pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><A HREF="#a_011"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">18</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><A HREF="#a_012"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">DESCRIPTION OF SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS&#9;</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.05pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><A HREF="#a_012"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">20</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><A HREF="#a_013"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">DESCRIPTION OF PURCHASE CONTRACTS&#9;</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.05pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><A HREF="#a_013"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">21</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><A HREF="#a_014"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">DESCRIPTION OF UNITS&#9;</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.05pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><A HREF="#a_014"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">22</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><A HREF="#a_015"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">FORMS OF SECURITIES&#9;</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.05pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><A HREF="#a_015"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">23</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><A HREF="#a_016"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION&#9;</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.05pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><A HREF="#a_016"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">25</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><A HREF="#a_017"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">LEGAL MATTERS&#9;</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.05pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><A HREF="#a_017"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">28</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-left: 12pt; text-indent: -12pt"><A HREF="#a_018"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">EXPERTS&#9;</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: bottom; padding-right: 5.05pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-align: right"><A HREF="#a_018"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">28</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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THIS PROSPECTUS</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">This prospectus is part of a registration statement
that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;), utilizing a &#8220;shelf&#8221;
registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus
in one or more offerings up to a total dollar amount of $350 million. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities
we may offer. Each time we sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms
of the offering and the offered securities. This prospectus, together with applicable prospectus supplements, any information incorporated
by reference, and any related free writing prospectuses we file with the SEC, includes all material information relating to these offerings
and securities. We may also add, update or change in the prospectus supplement any of the information contained in this prospectus or
in the documents that we have incorporated by reference into this prospectus, including without limitation, a discussion of any risk factors
or other special considerations that apply to these offerings or securities or the specific plan of distribution. If there is any inconsistency
between the information in this prospectus and a prospectus supplement or information incorporated by reference having a later date, you
should rely on the information in that prospectus supplement or incorporated information having a later date.&nbsp;We urge you to read
carefully this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, together with the information
incorporated herein by reference as described under the heading &#8220;Incorporation of Certain Documents By Reference&#8221; and the
additional information described under the heading &#8220;Where You Can Find More Information,&#8221; before buying any of the securities
being offered.</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">You should rely only on the information we
have provided or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus.
We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. No dealer, salesperson or other person is authorized to give
any information or to represent anything not contained in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing
prospectus.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 1pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><B>Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor any
sale made under it implies that there has been no change in our affairs or that the information in this prospectus is correct as of any
date after the date of this prospectus.&nbsp;You should assume that the information in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement
or any related free writing prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front of the document and that any information we have incorporated
by reference is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus,
any applicable prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus, or any sale of a security.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">The registration statement containing this
prospectus, including exhibits to the registration statement, provides additional information about us and the securities offered under
this prospectus and any prospectus supplement. We have filed and plan to continue to file other documents with the SEC that contain information
about us and our business. Also, we will file legal documents that control the terms of the securities offered by this prospectus as exhibits
to the reports that we file with the Commission. The registration statement and other reports can be read at the SEC website mentioned
under the heading &#8220;Where You Can Find More Information.&#8221;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">This prospectus contains summaries of certain
provisions contained in some of the documents described herein, but reference is made to the actual documents for complete information.
All of the summaries are qualified in their entirety by the actual documents. Copies of some of the documents referred to herein have
been filed, will be filed or will be incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a
part, and you may obtain copies of those documents as described below under &#8220;Where You Can Find More Information.&#8221;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B><A NAME="a_002"></A>EMPIRE PETROLEUM
CORPORATION</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 6pt; text-indent: 24.5pt">As used in this prospectus, the terms &#8220;we,&#8221;
&#8220;us,&#8221; &#8220;our,&#8221; the &#8220;Company&#8221; and &#8220;Empire&#8221; mean Empire Petroleum Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 24.5pt; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Empire Petroleum Corporation
is an independent energy company that engages in unlocking value in developed assets. Empire operates the following wholly-owned subsidiaries
in its areas of operations:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 78.5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; font-size: 10pt">o</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Empire North Dakota LLC </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 78.5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; font-size: 10pt">o</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Empire ND Acquisition LLC </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Empire Texas, consisting of the following entities:</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 78.5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; font-size: 10pt">o</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Empire Texas Operating LLC</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 78.5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; font-size: 10pt">o</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Empire Texas GP LLC</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 78.5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Courier New, Courier, Monospace; font-size: 10pt">o</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pardus Oil &amp; Gas Operating, LP (owned 1% by Empire Texas GP LLC and 99% by Empire Texas LLC)</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Empire Louisiana LLC.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 22pt; text-indent: 24.5pt; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Empire was incorporated in the
state of Delaware in 1985. Our mission is to increase shareholder value by building oil and natural gas reserves in strategic plays in
the United States. To accomplish its mission, we plan on executing the following business strategies:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Cost-effectively optimize well production</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Reduce unit operating costs and improve margins</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Target proved developed producing acquisitions in predictable fields that have historically had low
production decline and long lives</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Focus on high-quality assets that add scale and provide synergies to our existing portfolio and core
areas of operation. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; margin-top: 12pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 24.5pt; margin-right: 0; margin-left: 0">Our principal executive offices
are located at 2200 S. Utica Place, Suite 150, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114. Our telephone number is (539) 444-8002.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 24pt 0 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B><A NAME="a_003"></A>CAUTIONARY
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 12pt 0 0pt; text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Certain
statements in this prospectus and in the documents we incorporate by reference herein may constitute &#8220;forward-looking&#8221; statements
as defined in Section&nbsp;27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), Section&nbsp;21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (&#8220;PSLRA&#8221;),
or in releases made by the SEC, all as may be amended from time to time. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other important factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from
any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical
fact are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by, among other things, the use of forward-looking
language, such as the words &#8220;plan,&#8221; &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;expect,&#8221; &#8220;anticipate,&#8221; &#8220;intend,&#8221;
&#8220;estimate,&#8221; &#8220;project,&#8221; &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;will,&#8221; &#8220;would,&#8221; &#8220;could,&#8221; &#8220;should,&#8221;
&#8220;seeks,&#8221; &#8220;scheduled to,&#8221; or other similar words, or the negative of these words or other variations of these
words or comparable language, or by discussion of strategy or intentions. These cautionary statements are being made pursuant to the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the PSLRA with the intention of obtaining the benefits of the &#8220;safe harbor&#8221; provisions
of such laws. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements
included in this prospectus and the documents we incorporate by reference herein. Please read &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; beginning on
page 3 of this prospectus. The risk factors and other factors noted throughout this prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference
could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 12pt 0 0; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus and in the documents we incorporate herein by reference are largely based on
our expectations, which reflect estimates and assumptions made by our management. These estimates and assumptions reflect our best judgment
based on currently known market conditions and other factors. Although we believe such estimates and assumptions to be reasonable, they
are inherently uncertain and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that are beyond our control. In addition, management&#8217;s
assumptions about future events may prove to be inaccurate. All readers are cautioned that the forward-looking statements contained in
this prospectus and in the documents we incorporate herein by reference are not</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">guar<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">antees
of future performance, and we cannot assure any reader that such statements will be realized or that the forward-looking events and circumstances
will occur. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements due to factors described
under the heading &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; in this prospectus and elsewhere in the documents we incorporate herein by reference. All
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. We do not intend to update or revise any forward-looking statements
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. These cautionary statements qualify all forward-looking statements attributable
to us or persons acting on our behalf.</FONT></FONT></P>

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YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">This
prospectus forms a part of a registration statement on Form S-3 we filed with the SEC. This prospectus does not contain all of the information
found in the registration statement. For further information regarding us and our securities, you may desire to review the full registration
statement, including its exhibits and schedules, filed under the Securities Act, as well as our annual, quarterly and other reports,
proxy statements and other information we file with the SEC. The SEC maintains a website on the Internet at www.sec.gov that contains
reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding companies that file electronically with the SEC. We maintain
a website on the Internet at www.empirepetroleumcorp.com. Our filings with the SEC are available, free of charge, through our website,
as soon as reasonably practicable after those filings are electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC. Our registration statement,
of which this prospectus constitutes a part, can be downloaded from the SEC&#8217;s website or from our website at www.empirepetroleumcorp.com.
Information on or accessible from the SEC website, our website or any other website is not incorporated by reference in this prospectus
and does not constitute part of this prospectus.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 24pt 0 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><A NAME="a_005"></A><B>INCORPORATION
OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 6pt; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
rules of the SEC allow us to &#8220;incorporate by reference&#8221; into this prospectus the information we file with the SEC, which
means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to that information. The information incorporated by reference
is considered to be part of this prospectus, and later information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede
that information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below:</FONT></P>

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                                            Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2022, filed with the
                                            SEC on <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261323000285/empire_form10k123122.htm">March&nbsp;31, 2023</A>, and portions of our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A
                                            filed with the SEC on <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261323000310/empire-prox_18715.htm">May 1, 2023</A>, incorporated by reference therein (File No.&nbsp;001-16653);</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 26pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18.35pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Our
                                            Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March&nbsp;31, 2023 and June&nbsp;30,
                                            2023, filed with the SEC on <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261323000339/empire_form10q033123.htm">May 15, 2023</A> and <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261323000436/empire_form10q063023.htm">August 14, 2023</A>, respectively (File No.&nbsp;001-16653);</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 26pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18.35pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">A
                                            description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A, filed
                                            with the SEC on <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261322000318/emp_8a-18599.htm">March 3, 2022</A> (File No. 001-16653); and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 26pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 18.35pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Our
                                            Current Reports on Form 8-K or Form 8-K/A, filed with the SEC on <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261323000257/emp_8k-18701.htm">March 22, 2023</A>, <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261323000268/emp_8k-18702.htm">March 24, 2023</A>, <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261323000289/emp_8k-18707.htm">April 3, 2023</A>, <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261323000318/emp_8k-18719.htm">May 4, 2023</A>, <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261323000342/emp_8k-18723.htm">May 16, 2023</A>, <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261323000365/emp_8k-18727.htm">June 15, 2023</A>, <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261323000386/emp_8k-18727.htm">July 13, 2023</A>, and <A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261323000439/emp_8k-18745.htm">August 15, 2023</A> (File No.&nbsp;001-16653) (excluding any information furnished pursuant to Item
                                            2.02 or Item 7.01, or any corresponding information furnished under Item 9.01, of any such
                                            Current Report on Form 8-K).</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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documents filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (excluding any information furnished pursuant
to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01, or any corresponding information furnished under Item 9.01, on any Current Report on Form 8-K) after the date
of this prospectus and prior to the termination of each offering under this prospectus shall be deemed to be incorporated in this prospectus
by reference and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.</FONT></P>

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statement contained in this prospectus or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus shall
be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference modifies or supersedes the statement. Any statement
so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.</FONT></P>

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prospectus incorporates documents by reference that are not delivered with this prospectus. Copies of these documents, other than the
exhibits to the documents (unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference in such documents), are available upon written
or oral request, at no charge, from us. Requests for such copies should be directed to Empire Petroleum Corporation, 2200 S. Utica Place,
Suite 150, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114, Attention: Corporate Secretary, telephone number: (539) 444-8002.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><A NAME="a_006"></A><B>RISK FACTORS</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">An investment in our securities involves a
high degree of risk.&nbsp;You should carefully consider the risk factors and all of the other information included in, or incorporated
by reference into, this prospectus, including those risk factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31,
2022, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023, and our subsequent SEC filings,
in evaluating an investment in our securities.&nbsp;If any of these risks were to occur, our business, financial condition or results
of operations could be adversely affected. In that case, the trading price of our securities could decline and you could lose all or part
of your investment.&nbsp;When we offer and sell any securities pursuant to a prospectus supplement, we may include additional risk factors
relevant to such securities in the prospectus supplement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><A NAME="a_007"></A><B>USE OF PROCEEDS</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">Unless we inform you otherwise in the prospectus
supplement or any pricing supplement, we will use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities offered by us for general corporate
purposes.&nbsp;These purposes may include capital expenditures, repayment or refinancing of indebtedness, acquisitions and repurchases
and redemptions of securities.&nbsp;Pending any specific application, we may initially invest funds in short-term marketable securities
or apply them to the reduction of indebtedness.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><A NAME="a_008"></A><B>DESCRIPTION
OF DEBT SECURITIES</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">References
in this &#8220;Description of Debt Securities&#8221; section to &#8220;we,&#8221; &#8220;us&#8221; &#8220;our&#8221; or &#8220;Empire&#8221;
mean Empire Petroleum Corporation and not any of its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires. The following
is a summary of some general terms of the debt securities that we may offer by this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement.
Because it is a summary, it does not contain all of the information that may be important to you. If you want more information, you should
read the forms of indentures or note purchase agreements which we will file in connection with a particular offering and will be incorporated
by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. If we issue debt securities, we will file any additional
final indentures, and any supplemental indentures or officer&#8217;s certificates or note purchase agreements related to the particular
series of debt securities issued, with the SEC, and you should read those documents for further information about the terms and provisions
of such debt securities. See &#8220;Where You Can Find More Information.&#8221; This summary is also subject to and qualified by reference
to the descriptions of the particular terms of our debt securities to be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. The applicable
prospectus supplement may add to, update or change the terms of such debt securities from those described below.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
debt securities sold under this prospectus will be direct obligations of Empire and, unless otherwise stated in a prospectus supplement,
will not be obligations of any of our subsidiaries. Such debt obligations may be secured or unsecured and may be senior or subordinated
indebtedness. Our debt securities will be issued under one or more indentures between us and a trustee or a note purchase agreement.
Any indenture will be subject to and governed by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the &#8220;Trust Indenture Act&#8221;).
The statements made in this prospectus relating to any future indentures, note purchase agreements and the debt securities to be issued
under the indentures or note purchase agreements are summaries of certain anticipated provisions of the indentures or note purchase agreements
and are not complete.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>General</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">We
may issue debt securities that rank &#8220;senior&#8221; or &#8220;subordinated,&#8221; and which may be convertible into another security.
The debt securities that we refer to as &#8220;senior&#8221; will be direct obligations of Empire and will rank equally and ratably in
right of payment with our other indebtedness that is not subordinated, without giving effect to collateral arrangements. We may issue
debt securities that will be subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment in full of our senior debt, as defined in the applicable
prospectus supplement. We refer to these as &#8220;subordinated&#8221; securities. We will file as an amendment to the registration statement
of which this prospectus is a part &nbsp;or in connection with a particular offering and will be incorporated by reference into the registration
statement of which this prospectus is a part two separate forms of indenture, one for the senior securities and one for the subordinated
securities.</FONT></P>

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may issue debt securities without limit as to aggregate principal amount, in or more series, in each case as we establish in one or more
supplemental indentures or note purchase agreements. We need not issue all debt securities of one series at the same time. Unless we
otherwise provide, we may reopen a series, without the consent of the holders of the series, for the issuance of additional securities
of that series.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">We
anticipate that each indenture will provide that we may, but need not, designate more than one trustee under an indenture, each with
respect to one or more series of debt securities. Any trustee under any indenture may resign or be removed with respect to one or more
series of debt securities, and we may appoint a successor trustee to act with respect to any such series.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
applicable prospectus supplement will describe the specific terms relating to the series of debt securities we will offer, including,
where applicable, the following:</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">the title and series designation and whether they are senior securities
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities offered and any
    limit on the aggregate principal amount of that series that may be authenticated and delivered;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 24px"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">the&nbsp;percentage of the principal amount at which we will issue
    the debt securities and, if other than the principal amount of the debt securities, the portion of the principal amount of the debt
    securities payable upon maturity of the debt securities;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">whether such interest will be payable in cash or additional debt securities
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">the place where principal, premium, if any, and interest will be payable
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">whether the amount of payments of principal of or premium, if any,
    or interest on the debt securities may be determined with reference to an index, formula or other method and the manner in which
    such amounts shall be determined;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    form and, if so, the terms and conditions, if any, upon which interests in the global security may be exchanged, in whole or in part,
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    of any tax, assessment or governmental charge and, if so, whether we will have the option to redeem the debt securities instead of
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    of warrants, the time, manner and place for such debt securities to be authenticated and delivered;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">any restriction or condition on the transferability
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">any addition or change to the provisions related to
    compensation and reimbursement of the trustee which applies to the debt securities;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">any addition or change to
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">provisions, if any, granting
    special rights to holders upon the occurrence of specified events;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">any addition or change to
    the events of default which applies to any debt securities and any change in the right of the trustee or the requisite holders of
    such debt securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable pursuant to the indenture;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">any addition or change to
    the covenants set forth in the indenture, or described in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement with respect to such series
    of debt securities; and</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">any other terms of debt securities
    of such series (which terms will not be inconsistent with the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act, but may modify, amend, supplement
    or delete any of the terms of the indenture, including those described in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, with respect
    to such series).</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">We
will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement any material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the debt securities
offered by such prospectus supplement.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">We
may issue debt securities at less than the principal amount payable at maturity. We refer to these securities as &#8220;original issue
discount&#8221; securities. If material or applicable, we will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement special U.S. federal
income tax considerations applicable to original issue discount securities.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Except
as may be described in any prospectus supplement, any future indenture or note purchase agreement will not contain any other provisions
that would limit our ability to incur indebtedness or that would afford holders of the debt securities protection in the event of a highly
leveraged or similar transaction involving us or in the event of a change in control. You should review carefully the applicable prospectus
supplement for information with respect to events of default and covenants applicable to the debt securities being offered.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Denominations, Interest,
Registration and Transfer</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Unless
otherwise described in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will issue debt securities of any series that are registered securities
in minimum denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, other than global securities, which may be of
any denomination.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Unless
otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will pay the interest, principal and any premium at the corporate trust
office of the trustee or at the location specified in a note purchase agreement or, at our option, we may make payment of interest by
check mailed to the address of the person entitled to the payment as it appears in the applicable register or by wire transfer of funds
to that person at an account maintained within the United States or, in the case of global securities, in accordance with the procedures
of the depositary for such securities.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">If
we do not punctually pay or otherwise provide for interest on any interest payment date, the defaulted interest will be paid either:</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">to the person in whose name
    the debt security is registered at the close of business on a special record date the trustee will fix; or</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">in any other lawful manner,
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">You
may have your debt securities divided into more debt securities of smaller authorized denominations or combined into fewer debt securities
of larger authorized denominations, as long as the total principal amount is not changed. We call this an &#8220;exchange.&#8221;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">You
may exchange or transfer debt securities at the office of the applicable trustee. The trustee acts as our agent for registering debt
securities in the names of holders and transferring debt securities. We may change this appointment to another entity or perform this
role ourselves. The entity performing the role of maintaining the list of registered holders is called the &#8220;registrar.&#8221; The
registrar will also perform transfers.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">You
will not be required to pay a service charge to transfer or exchange debt securities, but you may be required to pay for any tax or other
governmental charge associated with the exchange or transfer. The registrar will make the transfer or exchange only if it is satisfied
with your proof of ownership.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Merger, Consolidation
or Sale of Assets</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">We
may not consolidate with or merge into any other person or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of our properties and assets
to any other person (other than one of our direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiaries), and we may not permit any other person (other
than one of our direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiaries) to consolidate with or merge into us, unless:</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">we are the surviving entity
    or, in case we consolidate with or merge into another person, the person formed by such consolidation or merger is, or in case we
    convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of our properties and assets to any person, such acquiring person is, an entity
    organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia and expressly assumes,
    by a supplemental indenture executed and delivered to the trustee, in form satisfactory to the trustee, the due and punctual payment
    of the principal of and any premium and interest on all applicable debt securities issued under the applicable indenture and the
    performance or observance of every covenant of the applicable indenture on our part to be performed or observed;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 6pt">
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    <TD STYLE="width: 25pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 24px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">immediately after giving
    effect to such transaction, and treating any indebtedness which becomes an obligation of us or any of our subsidiaries as a result
    of such transaction as having been incurred by us or such subsidiary at the time of such transaction, no event of default, and no
    event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an event of default, in each case under the applicable indenture,
    has happened and is continuing; and</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 24px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">we have delivered to the
    trustee an officer&#8217;s certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer
    or lease and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture complies with
    the applicable indenture provisions described in this paragraph and that all conditions precedent provided for in the applicable
    indenture relating to such transaction have been complied with.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Events of Default
and Related Matters</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>Events
of Default</I>. Unless otherwise described in a prospectus supplement, the term &#8220;event of default&#8221; for any series of debt
securities means any of the following:</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">we do not pay the principal
    of or any premium on a debt security of that series when due;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 6pt">
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    <TD STYLE="width: 25pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">we do not pay interest on
    a debt security of that series within 30&nbsp;days after its due date;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 6pt">
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">we do not deposit any sinking
    fund payment for that series within 30&nbsp;days after its due date;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">we remain in breach of any
    other covenant of the applicable indenture (other than a covenant added to the indenture solely for the benefit of another series)
    for 60&nbsp;days after we receive a notice of default specifying the breach and requiring that it be remedied. Only the trustee or
    holders of at least a majority in principal amount of outstanding debt securities of the affected series may send the notice;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 6pt">
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    <TD STYLE="width: 24px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">we experience specified events
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>Remedies
if an Event of Default Occurs.</I>&nbsp;If an event of default has occurred and has not been cured, the trustee or the holders of not
less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the affected series may declare the entire principal</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">amount of all the debt
securities of that series to be due and payable immediately. If an event of default occurs because we experience specified events of
bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, the principal amount of all the debt securities of that series will be automatically accelerated
and become immediately due and payable, without any action by the trustee or any holder. At any time after the trustee or the holders
have accelerated any series of debt securities, but before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained, the holders
of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the affected series may, under certain circumstances, rescind
and annul such acceleration.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Except
in cases of default where the trustee has some special duties, the trustee is not required to take any action under the applicable indenture
at the request of any holders unless the holders offer the trustee reasonable protection from expenses and liability. We refer to this
as an &#8220;indemnity.&#8221; If reasonable indemnity is provided, the holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the
outstanding debt securities of the relevant series may direct the time, method and place of conducting any lawsuit or other formal legal
action seeking any remedy available to the trustee. These majority holders may also direct the trustee in performing any other action
under the applicable indenture, subject to certain limitations.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Before
you bypass the trustee and bring your own lawsuit or other formal legal action or take other steps to enforce your rights or protect
your interests relating to the applicable indenture or debt securities issued under such indenture, the following must occur:</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">you must give the trustee
    written notice that an event of default has occurred and is continuing;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">the holders of at least a
    majority in principal amount of all outstanding debt securities of the relevant series must make a written request that the trustee
    take action because of the default and must offer reasonable indemnity to the trustee against the cost and other liabilities of taking
    that action; and</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">the trustee must have not
    taken action for 60&nbsp;days after receipt of the notice, request and offer of indemnity and must have not received from the holders
    of a majority in principal amount of all outstanding debt securities of the relevant series other conflicting directions within such
    60 day period.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">However,
you are entitled at any time to bring a lawsuit for the payment of money due on your debt security after its due date.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Every
year we will furnish to the trustee a written statement by certain of our officers certifying that, to their best knowledge, we are in
compliance with the applicable indenture and the debt securities, or else specifying any default.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Modification of
an Indenture or Note Purchase Agreement</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Unless
otherwise described in a prospectus supplement, there are three types of changes we can make to the indentures, note purchase agreements
and our debt securities:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>Changes
Requiring Your Approval</I>. First, we cannot make certain changes to the indentures, note purchase agreements and our debt securities
without the approval of each holder of debt securities affected by the change. The following is a list of those types of changes:</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">change the stated maturity
    of the principal of, or interest on, a debt security;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">reduce the principal of,
    or the rate of interest on, a debt security;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">reduce the amount of any
    premium due upon redemption;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">reduce the amount of principal
    of an original issue discount security payable upon acceleration of its maturity;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">change the currency or place
    of payment on a debt security;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">impair a holder&#8217;s right
    to sue for payment on or after the stated maturity of a debt security;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">in the case of a subordinated
    debt security, modify the subordination provisions of such debt security in a manner that is adverse to the holders;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">reduce the&nbsp;percentage
    of holders of debt securities whose consent is needed to modify or amend an indenture;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">reduce the&nbsp;percentage
    of holders of debt securities whose consent is needed to waive compliance with certain provisions of an indenture or certain defaults
    and their consequences;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">waive past defaults in the
    payment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the debt securities or in respect of any covenant or provision that cannot
    be modified or amended without the approval of each holder of the debt securities; or</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 25pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 24px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">modify any of the foregoing
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>Changes
Requiring Majority Approval</I>. Second, certain changes require the approval of holders of not less than a majority in principal amount
of the outstanding debt securities of the affected series. We require the same majority vote to obtain a waiver of a past default. However,
we cannot obtain a waiver of a payment default or any other aspect of an indenture or the debt securities listed in the first category
described above under &#8220;&#8212; Changes Requiring Your Approval&#8221; without the consent of each holder of debt securities affected
by the waiver.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">to evidence the assumption
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">to add to our covenants for
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">to add any additional events
    of default for the benefit of holders of all or any series of debt securities;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 24px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">to add to or change any provisions
    necessary to permit or facilitate the issuance of debt securities in bearer form, registrable or not registrable as to principal,
    and with or without interest coupons, or to permit or facilitate the issuance of debt securities in uncertificated form;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">to add to, change or eliminate
    any of the provisions, so long as such addition, change or elimination does not apply to any debt security of any existing series
    of debt security entitled to the benefit of such provision or modify the rights of the holder of any such debt security with respect
    to such provision or such addition, change or elimination only becomes effective when there is no such security outstanding;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    correct or supplement any provision in the applicable indenture or note purchase agreement which may be defective or inconsistent
    with any other provision contained therein or to conform the terms of the indenture or note purchase agreement that are applicable
    to a series of debt securities to the description of the terms of such debt securities in the offering memorandum, prospectus supplement
    or other offering document applicable to such debt securities at the time of initial sale thereof;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 24px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">to change anything that does
    not adversely affect the interests of the holders of debt securities of any series in any material respect.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>Further
Details Concerning Approval</I>. Debt securities are not considered outstanding, and therefore the holders thereof are not eligible to
vote or consent or give their approval or take other action under the applicable indenture or note purchase agreement, if we have deposited
or set aside in trust for you money for their payment or redemption or if we or one of our affiliates own them. Debt securities are also
not considered to be outstanding and therefore the holders thereof are not eligible to vote or consent or give their approval or take
other action under the applicable indenture or note purchase agreement if they have been fully defeased or discharged, as described below
under &#8220;&#8212;&nbsp;Discharge, Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance&#8201;&#8212;&#8201;Discharge&#8221; or &#8220;&#8212; Full Defeasance.&#8221;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Discharge, Defeasance
and Covenant Defeasance</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>Discharge</I>.
Unless otherwise described in a prospectus supplement, we may discharge our obligations to holders of any series of debt securities that
have become due and payable or will become due and payable at their stated maturity within one year, or are to be called for redemption
within one year, by depositing or causing to be deposited with the trustee, in trust, funds in the applicable currency in an amount sufficient
to pay the debt securities of such series, including any premium and interest to the date of such deposit (in the case of debt securities
which have become due and payable) or to such stated maturity or redemption date, as applicable.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>Full
Defeasance.</I>&nbsp;Unless otherwise described in a prospectus supplement, we can, under particular circumstances, effect a full defeasance
of any series of debt securities. By this we mean we can legally release ourselves from any payment or other obligations on the debt
securities if, among other things, we put in place the arrangements described below to pay those debt securities and deliver certain
certificates and opinions to the trustee:</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">we must irrevocably deposit
    (or cause to be deposited), in trust, for the benefit of all direct holders of the debt securities of such series money or government
    obligations (or, in some circumstances, depository receipts representing such government obligations), or a combination thereof,
    that will provide funds in an amount sufficient to pay the debt securities of such series, including any premium and interest on
    the debt securities of such series at their stated maturity or applicable redemption date (a &#8220;government obligation&#8221;
    for these purposes means, with respect to any series of debt securities, securities that are not callable or redeemable at the option
    of the issuer thereof and are (1)&nbsp;direct obligations of the government that issued the currency in which such series is denominated
    (or, if such series is denominated in euros, the direct obligations of any government that is a member of the European Monetary Union)
    for the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged or (2)&nbsp;obligations of a person controlled or supervised by and
    acting as an agency or instrumentality of such government the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and
    credit obligation by such government); and</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 24px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">we must deliver to the trustee
    a legal opinion stating that the current U.S. federal income tax law has changed or an Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, ruling has
    been issued, in each case to the effect that holders of the outstanding debt securities of such series will not recognize gain or
    loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such full defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts
    and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such full defeasance had not occurred.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the following rights and obligations will survive full defeasance:</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">your right to receive payments
    from the trust when payments are due;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">our obligations relating
    to registration and transfer of debt securities and lost or mutilated certificates; and</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">our obligations to maintain
    a payment office and to hold moneys for payment in trust.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>Covenant
Defeasance</I>. Under current U.S. federal income tax law, we can make the same type of deposit described above with respect to a series
of debt securities and be released from the obligations imposed by most of the covenants with respect to such series and provisions of
the applicable indenture or note purchase agreement with respect to such series, and we may omit to comply with those covenants and provisions
without creating an event of default. This is called &#8220;covenant defeasance.&#8221;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">If
we accomplish covenant defeasance, the following provisions of an indenture or a note purchase agreement and the debt securities of such
series would no longer apply:</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">most of the covenants applicable
    to such series of debt securities and any events of default for failure to comply with those covenants;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 24px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">any subordination provisions;
    and</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 24px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">certain other events of default
    as set forth in any prospectus supplement.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Conversion and Exchange
Rights</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
terms and conditions, if any, upon which the debt securities are convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or Preferred Stock,
other debt securities or other property will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Such terms will include whether the
debt securities are convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or Preferred Stock, other debt securities or other property, the
conversion or exchange price (or manner of calculation thereof), the conversion or exchange period, whether conversion or exchange will
be at the option of the holders, the events requiring an adjustment of the conversion or exchange price and provisions affecting conversion
or exchange in the event of the redemption of such debt securities and any restrictions on conversion or exchange.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Subordination</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">We
will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms and conditions, if any, upon which any series of subordinated securities
is subordinated to debt securities of another series or to our other indebtedness. The terms will include a description of:</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">the indebtedness ranking
    senior to the debt securities being offered;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">the restrictions, if any,
    on payments to the holders of the debt securities being offered while a default with respect to the senior indebtedness is continuing;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 24px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">the restrictions, if any,
    on payments to the holders of the debt securities being offered following an event of default with respect to such debt securities;
    and</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">provisions requiring holders
    of the debt securities being offered and any related guarantees to remit payments to holders of senior indebtedness.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Governing Law</B></FONT></P>

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future indentures or note purchase agreements and our debt securities issued thereunder will be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B><A NAME="a_009"></A>DESCRIPTION
OF CAPITAL STOCK</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">As
of August 30, 2023, our authorized capital consisted of 190,000,000 shares of voting common stock, of which approximately 22,723,780
shares were issued and outstanding, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, six shares of which were issued, outstanding and designated
as Series A Voting Preferred.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">In
the discussion that follows, we have summarized selected provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws. You should read our
certificate of incorporation and bylaws as currently in effect for more details regarding the provisions we describe below and for other
provisions that may be important to you. We have filed copies of those documents with the SEC, and they are incorporated by reference
herein. Please read &#8220;Where You Can Find More Information.&#8221;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Common Stock</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Our
outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and nonassessable.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Voting Rights</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
holders of shares of common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted on by the holders of our common stock,
including the election of directors. Holders of common stock do not have cumulative voting rights with respect to the election of directors
or as to any other matter to be voted upon by the holders of common stock. Our bylaws may be amended by:</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 24px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">our board of directors without the vote or consent
    of the holders of our common stock; or</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 24px; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">by vote or consent of the holders of at least
    65 percent of our issued and outstanding common stock and any voting preferred stock (other than our Series A Voting Preferred Stock),
    voting as a single class.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Dividend and Liquidation Rights</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Subject
to the rights of any then-outstanding shares of our preferred stock, holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends
as may be declared by our board of directors in its discretion from funds legally available. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution,
or winding up, holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities, subject to
any preferential liquidation rights of any preferred stock that at the time may be outstanding. Our credit agreement limits the amount
of cash dividends that we can pay on our common stock.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>No Preemptive, Conversion or Redemption
Rights</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
holders of our common stock have no preemptive, subscription, conversion or redemption rights, and are not subject to further calls or
assessments by us.&nbsp; There are no sinking fund provisions applicable to our common stock.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Anti-Takeover Effects of Delaware Law
and Provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Delaware
law and our certificate of incorporation and bylaws contain provisions that may deter or render more difficult proposals to acquire control
of our company, including proposals a stockholder might consider to be in his, her or its best interest, impede or lengthen a change
in membership of the board of directors and make removal of our management more difficult.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0 -10pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Delaware
Business Combination Statute</I></B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the &#8220;DGCL&#8221;) provides certain restrictions on business combinations involving
interested parties. Under the DGCL, a corporation may not engage in a business combination with any holder of 15 percent or more of its
capital stock unless the holder has held the stock for three years or, among other things, the board of directors has approved the transaction.
Our board of directors could rely on this provision of the DGCL to prevent or delay an acquisition of us.&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0 -10pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Advance
Notice Provisions</I></B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Our
bylaws contain advance notice requirements that our stockholders must meet before submitting proposals or director nominations to be
considered at stockholder meetings. As more fully described in the bylaws, only such business may be conducted at a stockholder meeting
as has been brought before the meeting by, or at the direction of, our board of directors or any committee thereof or by a stockholder
who has given our Secretary timely written notice, in proper form, of the stockholder&#8217;s intention to bring that business before
the meeting. In addition, only persons who are nominated by, or at the direction of, our board of directors or any</FONT></P>

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thereof or who are nominated by a stockholder who has given timely written notice, in proper form, to our Secretary prior to a meeting
at which directors are to be elected will be eligible for election to the board of directors.</FONT></P>

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be timely, a stockholder&#8217;s notice regarding a proposal or director nomination to be brought before an annual meeting must be delivered
to our Secretary:</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">not
    later than the close of business on the 90th day and not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the anniversary
    of the previous year&#8217;s annual meeting if such meeting is to be held on a day which is no more than 30 days in advance of the
    previous year&#8217;s annual meeting or not later than 60 days after the anniversary of the previous year&#8217;s annual meeting;
    and</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 24px"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">with
    respect to any other annual meeting, including in the event no annual meeting was held in the previous year, not later than the close
    of business on the later of the 90th day prior to the annual meeting and the 10th day following the day on which public disclosure
    is first given of the date of the annual meeting, and not earlier than the 120th day prior to the annual meeting.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">If
we call a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of director elections, a stockholder&#8217;s notice of director nominations
will be considered timely if the stockholder delivers the notice to our Secretary not later than the close of business on the later of
the 90th day prior to the special meeting and the 10th day following the day on which public disclosure is first given of the date of
the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the board of directors, and not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day
prior to the special meeting.</FONT></P>

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bylaws also specify requirements as to the content of a stockholder&#8217;s notice.</FONT></P>

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some instances, these provisions may preclude our stockholders from bringing proposals or making nominations for directors at stockholder
meetings.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0 -10pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Removal
of Directors</I></B></FONT></P>

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certificate of incorporation provides that any director may be removed with or without cause but only by the affirmative vote of the
holders of the shares of the class or series of stock entitled to elect such director or directors voting separately and as a single
class.</FONT></P>

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by Stockholders Without a Meeting</I></B></FONT></P>

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certificate of incorporation provides that, except as otherwise provided in the terms of any outstanding shares of our preferred stock,
stockholders may only take action by written consent without a meeting of stockholders two times in any calendar year.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0 -10pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Special
Meetings of Stockholders</I></B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Our
bylaws provide that special meetings of stockholders may be called at any time only by our board of directors, either Co-Chairman of
the board of directors or the President or by our Secretary upon the request from stockholders of record who own, in the aggregate, at
least 20 percent of the voting power of our outstanding shares entitled to vote on the matter or matters to be brought before the special
meeting. The only business that may be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders is that business specified in the notice of meeting.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0 -10pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Issuance
of Preferred Stock</I></B></FONT></P>

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Board is authorized to establish one or more series of preferred stock and to determine, with respect to any series of preferred stock,
the powers, designation, preferences and rights of each series and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of each series, including:</FONT></P>

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                                            designation of the series and the number of shares to constitute the series; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
                                            dividend rate of the series, the conditions and dates upon which such dividends shall be
                                            payable, the relation which such dividends shall bear to the dividends payable on any other
                                            class or classes of stock, and whether such dividends shall be cumulative or noncumulative;
                                            </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            the shares of the series shall be subject to redemption by the Company and, if made subject
                                            to such redemption, the times, prices and other terms and conditions of such redemption;
                                            </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            terms and amount of any sinking fund provided for the purchase or redemption of the shares
                                            of the series; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            or not the shares of the series shall be convertible into or exchangeable for shares of any
                                            other class or classes or of any other series of any class or classes of stock of the Company,
                                            and, if provision be made for conversion or exchange, the times, prices, rates, adjustments
                                            and other terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
                                            extent, if any, to which the holders of the shares of the series shall be entitled to vote
                                            with respect to the election of directors or otherwise; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
                                            restrictions, if any, on the issue or reissue of any additional preferred stock; and </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">rights
                                            of the holders of the shares of the series upon the dissolution, liquidation, or winding
                                            up of the Company. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
prospectus supplement relating to any series of preferred stock we offer will include specific terms relating to the offering.&nbsp;The
description of the terms of the preferred stock to be set forth in an applicable prospectus supplement will not be complete and will
be subject to and qualified by the certificate of designation relating to the applicable series of preferred stock.&nbsp;You should read
that document for provisions that may be important to you.&nbsp;We will include that document as an exhibit to a filing with the SEC
in connection with an offering of preferred stock.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
authorized shares of preferred stock, as well as shares of common stock, are available for issuance without further action by our stockholders,
unless stockholder action is required by the rules of any stock exchange or automated quotation system on which our securities are listed
or traded. If the approval of our stockholders is not required for the issuance of shares of preferred stock or common stock, the Board
may determine not to seek stockholder approval.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Although
the Board has no intention at the present time of doing so, it could issue a series of preferred stock that could, depending on the terms
of that series, impede the completion of a merger, tender offer or other takeover attempt. The Board will make any determination to issue
shares based on its judgment as to our best interests and the best interests of our stockholders. The Board, in so acting, could issue
preferred stock having terms that could discourage an acquisition attempt, including a tender offer or other transaction that some, or
a majority of, our stockholders might believe to be in their best interests or that might result in stockholders receiving a premium
for their stock over the then current market price of the stock.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0 -10pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Series
A Voting Preferred Stock</I></B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">As
noted above, as of August 30, 2023, we have six shares of Series A Voting Preferred Stock issued and outstanding.&nbsp; The Series A
Voting Preferred Stock was issued in connection with the strategic investment in us by Energy Evolution (Master Fund), Ltd. (the &#8220;Fund&#8221;).&nbsp;
For so long as the Series A Voting Preferred Stock is outstanding, our board of directors will consist of six directors.&nbsp; Three
of the directors are designated as the Series A Directors and the three other directors (each, a &#8220;common director&#8221;) are elected
by the holders of common stock and/or any preferred stock (other than the Series A Voting Preferred Stock) granted the right to vote
on the common directors.&nbsp; Any Series A Director may be removed with or without cause but only by the affirmative vote of the holders
of a majority of the Series A Voting Preferred Stock voting separately and as a single class.&nbsp; The holders of the Series A Voting
Preferred Stock have the exclusive right, voting separately and as a single class, to vote on the election, removal and/or replacement
of the Series A Directors.&nbsp; Holders of common stock or other preferred stock have no right to vote on the Series A Directors.&nbsp;
The approval of the holders of the Series A Voting Preferred Stock, voting separately and as a single class, is required to authorize
any resolution or other action to issue or modify the number, voting rights or any other rights, privileges, benefits or characteristics
of the Series A Voting Preferred Stock, including without limitation, any action to modify the number, structure and/or composition of
our current board of directors.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Our
board of directors annually elects two of its members to serve as co-chairs of the board (each, a &#8220;Co-Chairman&#8221;).&nbsp; One
Co-Chairman of the board is elected by and from the common directors and the other Co-Chairman is elected by and from the Series A Directors
(the &#8220;Series A Co-Chairman&#8221;).&nbsp; In the case of any tie vote or deadlock of the board of directors, the Series A Co-Chairman
has the deciding, tie breaking vote.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Series A Voting Preferred Stock is held by Phil Mulacek, one of the principals of the Fund, as the Fund&#8217;s designee (the &#8220;Initial
Holder&#8221;). Mr. Mulacek is also the Series A Co-Chairman.&nbsp; The Series A Voting Preferred Stock may be transferred only to certain
controlled affiliates of the Initial Holder (&#8220;Permitted Transferees&#8221;), and the voting rights of the Series A Voting Preferred
Stock are contingent upon the Initial Holder and Permitted Transferees (collectively, the &#8220;Series A Holders&#8221;) holding together
at least 3,000,000 shares of our outstanding common stock.</FONT></P>

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Series A Holders have effective control of our board of directors for so long as the voting rights of the Series A Voting Preferred Stock
remain in effect.</FONT></P>

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Vote for Amendments to Our Certificate of Incorporation</I></B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Our
certificate of incorporation provides that further amendments to the certificate of incorporation (other than to change our name or registered
agent and office and except as otherwise expressly provided for in our certificate of incorporation) require majority approval of our
entire board of directors and approval by the stockholders holding 80 percent of the common stock and preferred stock with applicable
voting rights voting together as a single class. The holders of our common stock, however, are not entitled to vote on any modification
or amendment of any certificate of designation if such certificate of designation grants or reserves that right to the holders of the
preferred stock.</FONT></P>

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Fundamental Transactions Require a Supermajority Stockholder Vote</I></B></FONT></P>

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bylaws provide that the following actions must be approved by the stockholders holding 80 percent of our outstanding common stock and
preferred stock with applicable voting rights voting together as a single class:</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 24px"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">a
    transaction in which any person becomes the beneficial owner of our securities representing 50 percent or more of the total voting
    power represented by our then outstanding voting securities;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 24px"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">a
    merger or consolidation in which we are a party and in which our equity holders before such merger or consolidation do not retain
    at least a majority of the beneficial interest in the voting equity interests of the entity that survives or results from such merger
    or consolidation;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 24px"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">a
    sale or disposition by us of all or substantially all of our assets, other than in the ordinary course of business; or</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 24px"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">subject
    to certain exceptions as described in the bylaws, any transaction to sell, transfer, assign, pledge, collateralize, encumber and/or
    otherwise leverage the assets of or any portion of our equity ownership of Empire New Mexico LLC, d/b/a Green Tree New Mexico, LLC
    and Green Tree New Mexico.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0 -10pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Exclusive
Forum</I></B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Our
bylaws provide that unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware
(or, if the Court of Chancery does not have jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware) shall be the sole
and exclusive forum for:</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 24px"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">any
    derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 24px"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">any
    action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer, stockholder, employee or agent to us or our
    stockholders;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 24px"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">any
    action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, our certificate of incorporation or our bylaws; or</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 24px"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">any
    action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">in
each case, subject to the court having personal jurisdiction over the defendants.&nbsp; If any action the subject matter of which is
within the scope of this exclusive forum provision is filed in a court other than a court located with the State of Delaware (a &#8220;foreign
action&#8221;) in the name of any stockholder, such stockholder shall be deemed to have consented to:</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 24px"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
    jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located within the State of Delaware in connection with any action brought in such court
    to enforce this exclusive forum provision; and</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 24px"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">having
    service of process made upon such stockholder in any such enforcement action by service upon such stockholder&#8217;s counsel in
    the foreign action as agent for such stockholder.</FONT></TD></TR>
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addition, our bylaws provide that any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of our capital stock
is deemed to have notice of and consented to this exclusive forum provision. This exclusive forum provision is intended to apply to claims
arising under Delaware state law and is not intended to apply to claims arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Exchange Act.</FONT></P>

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common stock is listed on the NYSE American stock exchange under the symbol &#8220;EP.&#8221;</FONT></P>

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Agent and Registrar</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><A NAME="a_010"></A><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>DESCRIPTION
OF DEPOSITARY SHARES</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>General
</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">We
may, at our option, elect to have shares of preferred stock be represented by depositary shares.&nbsp;The shares of any series of the
preferred stock underlying the depositary shares will be deposited under a separate deposit agreement between us and a bank or trust
company selected by us as the depositary.&nbsp;Subject to the terms of the deposit agreement, each owner of a depositary share will be
entitled, in proportion to the applicable interest in the number of shares of preferred stock underlying such depositary share, to all
the rights and preferences of the preferred stock underlying such depositary share, including dividend, voting, redemption, conversion,
exchange and liquidation rights.</FONT></P>

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depositary shares will be evidenced by depositary receipts issued pursuant to the deposit agreement, each of which will represent the
applicable interest in a number of shares of a particular series of the preferred stock described in the applicable prospectus supplement.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Unless
otherwise specified in this prospectus supplement, a holder of depositary shares is not entitled to receive the shares of preferred stock
underlying the depositary shares.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.25in 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Dividends
and Other Distributions </B></FONT></P>

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depositary will distribute all cash dividends or other cash distributions received in respect of the preferred stock to the record holders
of depositary shares representing such preferred stock in proportion to the numbers of such depositary shares owned by such holders on
the relevant record date.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">In
the event of a distribution other than in cash, the depositary will distribute property received by it to the record holders of depositary
shares entitled thereto or the depositary may, with our approval, sell such property and distribute the net proceeds from such sale to
such holders.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.25in 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Redemption
of Depositary Shares </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">If
preferred stock underlying the depositary shares is subject to redemption, the depositary shares will be redeemed from the proceeds received
by the depositary resulting from the redemption, in whole or in part, of the preferred stock held by the depositary.&nbsp;The redemption
price per depositary share will be equal to the aggregate redemption price payable with respect to the number of shares of preferred
stock underlying the depositary shares.&nbsp;Whenever we redeem preferred stock from the depositary, the depositary will redeem as of
the same redemption date a proportionate number of depositary shares representing the shares of preferred stock that were redeemed.&nbsp;If
less than all the depositary shares are to be redeemed, the depositary shares to be redeemed will be selected by lot, pro rata or by
another equitable method as may be determined by us.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">After
the date fixed for redemption, the depositary shares so called for redemption will no longer be deemed to be outstanding and all rights
of the holders of the depositary shares will cease, except the right to receive the redemption price payable upon such redemption.&nbsp;Any
funds deposited by us with the depositary for any depositary shares which the holders thereof fail to redeem shall be returned to us
after a period of two years from the date such funds are so deposited.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.25in 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Voting
</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Upon
receipt of notice of any meeting or action in lieu of any meeting at which the holders of any shares of preferred stock underlying the
depositary shares are entitled to vote, the depositary will mail the information contained in such notice to the record holders of the
depositary shares relating to such preferred stock.&nbsp;Each record holder of such depositary shares on the record date (which will
be the same date as the record date for the preferred stock) will be entitled to instruct the depositary as to the exercise of the voting
rights pertaining to the number of shares of preferred stock underlying such holder&#8217;s depositary shares.&nbsp;The depositary will
endeavor, insofar as practicable, to vote the number of shares of preferred stock underlying such depositary shares in accordance with
such instructions, and we will agree to take all action which may be deemed necessary by the depositary in order to enable the depositary
to do so.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.25in 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Amendment
of the Depositary Agreement </B></FONT></P>

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form of depositary receipt evidencing the depositary shares and any provision of the deposit agreement may at any time be amended by
agreement between us and the depositary, provided, however, that any amendment which materially and adversely alters the rights of the
existing holders of depositary shares will not be effective unless such amendment has been approved by at least a majority of the depositary
shares then outstanding.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.25in 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Charges
of Depositary </B></FONT></P>

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will pay all transfer and other taxes and governmental charges that arise solely from the existence of the depositary arrangements.&nbsp;We
will pay charges of the depositary in connection with the initial deposit of the preferred stock and any exchange or redemption of the
preferred stock.&nbsp;Holders of depositary shares will pay all other transfer and other taxes and governmental charges, and, in addition,
such other charges as are expressly provided in the deposit agreement to be for their accounts.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.25in 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Miscellaneous
</B></FONT></P>

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or at our option, the depositary, will forward to the holders of depositary shares all reports and communications from us which we are
required to furnish to the holders of preferred stock.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Neither
the depositary nor we will be liable if either of us is prevented or delayed by law or any circumstances beyond our control in performing
our obligations under the deposit agreement.&nbsp;Our obligations and those of the depositary under the deposit agreement will be limited
to performance in good faith of our duties thereunder and we and the depositary will not be obligated to prosecute or defend any legal
proceeding in respect of any depositary share or preferred stock unless satisfactory indemnity has been furnished.&nbsp;We and the depositary
may rely upon written advice of counsel or accountants, or information provided by persons presenting preferred stock for deposit, holders
of depositary shares or other persons believed to be competent and on documents believed to be genuine.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.25in 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Resignation
and Removal of Depositary; Termination of the Deposit Agreement </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
depositary may resign at any time by delivering to us notice of its election to do so, and we may at any time remove the depositary,
any such resignation or removal to take effect upon the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment.&nbsp;Such
successor depositary will be appointed by us within 60 days after delivery of the notice of resignation or removal.&nbsp;The deposit
agreement may be terminated at our direction or by the depositary if a period of 90 days has expired after the depositary has delivered
to us written notice of its election to resign and a successor depositary has not been appointed.&nbsp;Upon termination of the deposit
agreement, the depositary will discontinue the transfer of depositary receipts, will suspend the distribution of dividends to the holders
thereof, and will not give any further notices (other than notice of such termination) or perform any further acts under the deposit
agreement except that the depositary will continue to deliver preferred stock certificates, together with such dividends and distributions
and the net proceeds of any sales of rights, preferences, privileges or other property in exchange for depositary receipts surrendered.&nbsp;Upon
our request, the depositary shall deliver all books, records, certificates evidencing preferred stock, depositary receipts and other
documents relating to the subject matter of the depositary agreement to us.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><A NAME="a_011"></A><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>DESCRIPTION
OF WARRANTS</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">We
may issue warrants to purchase debt securities, preferred stock, common stock, depositary shares, purchase contracts or units that are
registered pursuant to the registration statement to which this prospectus relates. We may issue warrants independently or together with
other securities that are registered pursuant to the registration statement to which this prospectus relates. Warrants sold with other
securities may be attached to or separate from the other securities. We will issue each series of warrants under a separate warrant agreement
between us and a warrant agent that we will name in the prospectus supplement. We will describe additional terms of the warrants and
the applicable warrant agreements in the applicable prospectus supplement.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.25in 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>General
</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 12pt; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">If
warrants are offered, the prospectus supplement relating to a series of warrants will include the specific terms of the warrants, including:</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
                                            offering price;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
                                            title of the warrants;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
                                            aggregate number of warrants offered;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
                                            dates or periods during which the warrants can be exercised;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">whether
                                            the warrants will be issued in individual certificates to holders or in the form of global
                                            securities held by a depositary on behalf of holders;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
                                            designation and terms of any securities with which the warrants are issued;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">if
                                            the warrants are issued as a unit with another security, the date, if any, on and after which
                                            the warrants and the other security will be separately transferable;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">if
                                            the exercise price is not payable in U.S. dollars, the foreign currency, currency unit or
                                            composite currency in which the exercise price is denominated;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">any
                                            terms, procedures and limitations relating to the transferability, exchange or exercise of
                                            the warrants;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">any
                                            special tax implications of the warrants or their exercise;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">any
                                            antidilution provisions of the warrants;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">any
                                            redemption or call provisions applicable to the warrants; and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">any
                                            other terms of the warrants.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.25in 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Transfers
and Exchanges </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">A
holder will be able to exchange warrant certificates for new warrant certificates of different denominations, or to transfer warrants,
at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the prospectus supplement.&nbsp;Prior to exercise,
holders of warrants will have none of the rights of holders of the underlying securities.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.25in 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Exercise
</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Holders
will be able to exercise warrants up to 5:00 P.M. New York City time on the date set forth in the prospectus supplement as the expiration
date.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">After
this time, unless we have extended the expiration date, the unexercised warrants will be void.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Subject
to any restrictions and additional requirements that may be set forth in a prospectus supplement, holders of warrants may exercise them
by delivering to the warrant agent at its corporate trust office the following:</FONT>&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">warrant
                                            certificates properly completed; and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">payment
                                            of the exercise price.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">As
soon as practicable after the delivery, we will issue and deliver to the indicated holder the securities purchasable upon exercise.&nbsp;If
a holder does not exercise all the warrants represented by a particular certificate, we will also issue a new certificate for the remaining
number of warrants.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.25in 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>No
Rights of Security Holder Prior to Exercise </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 6pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Prior
to the exercise of their warrants, holders of warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of the securities purchasable upon
the exercise of the warrants, and will not be entitled to:</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">in
                                            the case of warrants to purchase debt securities, payments of principal of, premium, if any,
                                            or interest, if any, on the debt securities purchasable upon exercise; or</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24.5pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">in
                                            the case of warrants to purchase equity securities, the right to vote or to receive dividend
                                            payments or similar distributions on the securities purchasable upon exercise</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.25in 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Enforceability
of Rights by Holders of Warrants </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Each
warrant agent will act solely as our agent under the relevant warrant agreement and will not assume any obligation or relationship
of agency or trust for any warrant holder.&nbsp;A single bank or trust company may act as warrant agent for more than one issue of
warrants.&nbsp;A warrant agent will have no duty or responsibility if we default in performing our obligations under the relevant
warrant agreement or warrant, including any duty or responsibility to initiate any legal proceedings or to make any demand upon
us.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.25in 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Title
</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">We
and the warrant agents and any of our respective agents may treat the registered holder of any warrant certificate as the absolute owner
of the warrants evidenced by that certificate for any purpose and as the person entitled to exercise the rights attaching to the warrants
so requested, despite any notice to the contrary.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 1pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 1pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 1pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 1pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 1pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 1pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 1pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 1pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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OF SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">We
may issue subscription rights to purchase common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, other securities described in this prospectus
or any combination thereof. These subscription rights may be issued independently or together with any other security offered by us and
may or may not be transferable by the securityholder receiving the subscription rights in such offering. In connection with any offering
of subscription rights, we may enter into a standby arrangement with one or more underwriters or other investors pursuant to which the
underwriters or other investors may be required to purchase any securities remaining unsubscribed for after such offering.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">To
the extent appropriate, the applicable prospectus supplement will describe the specific terms of the subscription rights to purchase
shares of our securities offered thereby, including the following:</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
                                            date of determining the securityholders entitled to the subscription rights distribution;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
                                            price, if any, for the subscription rights;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
                                            exercise price payable for the common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares or other
                                            securities upon the exercise of the subscription right;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
                                            number of subscription rights issued to each securityholder;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
                                            amount of common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares or other securities that may be
                                            purchased per each subscription right;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">any
                                            provisions for adjustment of the amount of securities receivable upon exercise of the subscription
                                            rights or of the exercise price of the subscription rights;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
                                            extent to which the subscription rights are transferable;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
                                            date on which the right to exercise the subscription rights shall commence, and the date
                                            on which the subscription rights shall expire;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
                                            extent to which the subscription rights may include an over-subscription privilege with respect
                                            to unsubscribed securities;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
                                            material terms of any standby underwriting or purchase arrangement entered into by us in
                                            connection with the offering of subscription rights;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">any
                                            applicable federal income tax considerations; and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 25pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 24px"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">any
                                            other terms of the subscription rights, including the terms, procedures and limitations relating
                                            to the transferability, exchange and exercise of the subscription rights.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><A NAME="a_013"></A><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>DESCRIPTION
OF PURCHASE CONTRACTS</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">We
may issue purchase contracts obligating holders to purchase from us, and us to sell to the holders, a specified number, or amount, of
securities at a future date or dates.&nbsp;The purchase contracts may be issued separately or as part of units consisting of a purchase
contract and an underlying debt or preferred security covered by this prospectus, U.S. Treasury security or other U.S. government or
agency obligation.&nbsp;The holder of the unit may be required to pledge the debt, preferred security, U.S. Treasury security or other
U.S. government or agency obligation to secure its obligations under the purchase contract.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 3pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">If
purchase contracts are offered, the prospectus supplement will specify the material terms of the purchase contracts, the units and any
applicable pledge or depository arrangements, including one or more of the following:</FONT></P>

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                                            stated amount that a holder will be obligated to pay under the purchase contract in order
                                            to purchase the underlying security;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.5pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
                                            settlement date or dates on which the holder will be obligated to purchase the underlying
                                            security and whether the occurrence of any events may cause the settlement date to occur
                                            on an earlier date and the terms on which any early settlement would occur;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.5pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
                                            events, if any, that will cause our obligations and the obligations of the holder under the
                                            purchase contract to terminate;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.5pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
                                            settlement rate, which is a number that, when multiplied by the stated amount of a purchase
                                            contract, determines the number, or amount, of securities that we will be obligated to sell
                                            and a holder will be obligated to purchase under that purchase contract upon payment of the
                                            stated amount of that purchase contract;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.5pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">whether
                                            the purchase contracts will be issued separately or as part of units consisting of a purchase
                                            contract and an underlying debt or preferred security with an aggregate principal amount
                                            or liquidation amount equal to the stated amount;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            type of security, if any, that is pledged by the holder to secure its obligations under a
                                            purchase contract;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.5pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
                                            terms of the pledge arrangement relating to the security, including the terms on which distributions
                                            or payments of interest and principal on the security will be retained by a collateral agent,
                                            delivered to us or be distributed to the holder; and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.5pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
                                            amount of the contract fee, if any, that may be payable by us to the holder or by the holder
                                            to us, the date or dates on which the contract fee will be payable and the extent to which
                                            we or the holder, as applicable, may defer payment of the contract fee on those payment dates.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 1pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><A NAME="a_014"></A><B>DESCRIPTION
OF UNITS</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 3pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">As
specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may issue units consisting of one or more shares of common stock, shares of preferred
stock, warrants, debt securities, subscription rights, purchase contracts or any combination of such securities, including guarantees
of non-convertible debt securities.&nbsp;The applicable prospectus supplement will describe:</FONT></P>

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                                            securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances the securities
                                            comprising the units may be separately traded;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.5pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
                                            terms and conditions applicable to the units, including a description of the terms of any
                                            applicable unit agreement governing the units; and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.5pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">a
                                            description of the provisions for the payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the units.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><A NAME="a_015"></A><B>FOrmS
OF SECURITIES</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">We
may issue the debt securities, warrants, purchase contracts and units of any series in the form of one or more fully registered global
securities that will be deposited with a depositary or with a nominee for a depositary and registered in the name of the depositary or
its nominee.&nbsp;In that case, one or more global securities will be issued in a denomination or aggregate denominations equal to the
portion of the aggregate principal or face amount of outstanding registered securities of the series to be represented by such global
securities.&nbsp;Unless and until the depositary exchanges a global security in whole for securities in definitive registered form, the
global security may not be transferred except as a whole by the depositary to a nominee of the depositary or by a nominee of the depositary
to the depositary or another nominee of the depositary or by the depositary or any of its nominees to a successor of the depositary or
a nominee of such successor.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to any portion of a series of securities to be represented by a global security
will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to such series.&nbsp;We anticipate that the following provisions will apply to
all depositary arrangements.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ownership
of beneficial interests in a global security will be limited to persons that have accounts with the depositary for such global security
known as &#8220;participants&#8221; or persons that may hold interests through such participants.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Upon
the issuance of a global security, the depositary for such global security will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system,
the participants&#8217; accounts with the respective principal or face amounts of the securities represented by the global security beneficially
owned by the participants.&nbsp;The accounts to be credited shall be designated by any dealers, underwriters or agents participating
in the distribution of such securities.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Ownership
of beneficial interests in such global security will be shown on, and the transfer of such ownership interests will be effected only
through, records maintained by the depositary for such global security (with respect to interests of participants) and on the records
of participants (with respect to interests of persons holding through participants).&nbsp;The laws of some states may require that certain
purchasers of securities take physical delivery of such securities in definitive form.&nbsp;Such limits and such laws may impair the
ability to own, transfer or pledge beneficial interests in global securities.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">So
long as the depositary for a global security, or its nominee, is the registered owner of such global security, such depositary or such
nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the securities represented by such global security for all
purposes under the applicable indenture, note purchase agreement, warrant agreement, purchase contract or unit agreement.&nbsp;Except
as set forth below, owners of beneficial interests in a global security will not be entitled to have the securities represented by such
global security registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of such securities in definitive
form and will not be considered the owners or holders thereof under the applicable indenture, note purchase agreement, warrant agreement,
purchase contract or unit agreement.&nbsp;Accordingly, each person owning a beneficial interest in a global security must rely on the
procedures of the depositary for the global security and, if such person is not a participant, on the procedures of the participant through
which such person owns its interest, to exercise any rights of a holder under the applicable indenture, note purchase agreement, warrant
agreement, purchase contract or unit agreement.&nbsp;We understand that under existing industry practices, if we request any action of
holders or if an owner of a beneficial interest in a global security desires to give or take any action which a holder is entitled to
give or take under the applicable indenture, note purchase agreement, warrant agreement, purchase contract or unit agreement, the depositary
for such global security would authorize the participants holding the relevant beneficial interests to give or take such action, and
such participants would authorize beneficial owners owning through such participants to give or take such action or would otherwise act
upon the instructions of beneficial owners holding through them.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Principal,
premium, if any, and interest payments on debt securities, and any payments to holders with respect to warrants, purchase contracts or
units represented by a global security registered in the name of a depositary or its nominee will be made to such depositary or its nominee,
as the case may be, as the registered owner of such global security.&nbsp;None of us, the trustees, the warrant agents, the unit agents
or any of our other agents, agent of the trustees or agent of the warrant agents or unit agents will have any responsibility or liability
for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in such global security or for
maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">We
expect that the depositary for any securities represented by a global security, or its nominee, upon receipt of any payment of principal,
premium, interest or other distribution of underlying securities or commodities to holders in respect of such global security, will immediately
credit participants&#8217; accounts in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in such global security as shown
on the records of such depositary or its nominee.&nbsp;We also expect that payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests
in such global security held through such participants will be governed by standing customer instructions and customary practices, as
is now the case with the securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in &#8220;street name,&#8221; and
will be the responsibility of such participants.</FONT></P>

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the depositary for any securities represented by a global security is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as depositary or ceases
to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, and we do not appoint a successor depositary registered as a clearing agency
under the Exchange Act within 90 days, we will issue such securities in definitive form in exchange for such global security.&nbsp;In
addition, we may at any time and in our sole discretion determine not to have any of the securities of a series represented by one or
more global securities and, in such event, will issue securities of such series in definitive form in exchange for all of the global
security or securities representing such securities.&nbsp;Any securities issued in definitive form in exchange for a global security
will be registered in such name or names as the depositary shall instruct the relevant trustee, warrant agent or other relevant agent
of ours.&nbsp;We expect that such instructions will be based upon directions received by the depositary from participants with respect
to ownership of beneficial interests in such global security.</FONT></P>

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OF DISTRIBUTION</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">We
may sell our securities from time to time through underwriters, dealers or agents or directly to purchasers, in one or more transactions
at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, or at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such prevailing
market prices or at negotiated prices.&nbsp;We may also sell our securities upon the exercise of subscription rights that may be distributed
to security holders.&nbsp;We may use these methods in any combination.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 3pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">We
will describe the terms of the offering of the securities in a prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference or any related
free writing prospectus, including:</FONT></P>

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                                            name or names of any underwriters, if any;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.5pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">the
                                            purchase price of the securities and the proceeds we will receive from the sale;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">any
                                            underwriting discounts and other items constituting underwriters&#8217; compensation;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.5pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">any
                                            initial public offering price;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.5pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">any
                                            discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers; and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.5pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">any
                                            securities exchange or market on which the securities may be listed.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Only
underwriters we name in the prospectus supplement, information incorporated by reference or any related free writing prospectus are underwriters
of the securities offered thereby.</FONT></P>

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distribution of securities may be effected, from time to time, in one or more transactions, including:</FONT></P>

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                                            transactions (which may involve crosses) and transactions on the New York Stock Exchange
                                            or any other organized market where the securities may be traded;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.5pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">purchases
                                            by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its own account pursuant
                                            to a prospectus supplement;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.5pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">ordinary
                                            brokerage transactions and transactions in which a broker-dealer solicits purchasers;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.5pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">sales
                                            &#8220;at the market&#8221; to or through a market maker or into an existing trading market,
                                            on an exchange or otherwise; and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.5pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">sales
                                            in other ways not involving market makers or established trading markets, including direct
                                            sales to purchasers.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.25in 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>By
Underwriters </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 3pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">We
may use an underwriter or underwriters in the offer or sale of our securities.</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">If
                                            we use an underwriter or underwriters, the offered securities will be acquired by the underwriters
                                            for their own account.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.5pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">We
                                            will include the names of the specific managing underwriter or underwriters, as well as any
                                            other underwriters, and the terms of the transactions, including the compensation the underwriters
                                            and dealers will receive, in the prospectus supplement.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.5pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                            underwriters will use this prospectus and the prospectus supplement to sell our securities.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 3pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">We
may also sell securities pursuant to one or more standby agreements with one or more underwriters in connection with the call, redemption
or exchange of a specified class or series of any of our outstanding securities.&nbsp;In a standby agreement, the underwriter or underwriters
would agree either:</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">to
                                            purchase from us up to the number of shares of common stock that would be issuable upon conversion
                                            or exchange of all the shares of the class or series of our securities at an agreed price
                                            per share of common stock; or</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">to
                                            purchase from us up to a specified dollar amount of offered securities at an agreed price
                                            per offered security, which price may be fixed or may be established by formula or other
                                            method and which may or may not relate to market prices of our common stock or any other
                                            outstanding security.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
underwriter or underwriters would also agree, if applicable, to convert or exchange any securities of the class or series held or purchased
by the underwriter or underwriters into or for our common stock or other security.</FONT></P>

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underwriter or underwriters may assist in the solicitation of conversions or exchanges by holders of the class or series of securities.</FONT></P>

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Dealers </B></FONT></P>

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may use a dealer to sell our securities.</FONT></P>

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                                            we use a dealer, we, as principal, will sell our securities to the dealer.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.5pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
                                            dealer will then resell our securities to the public at varying prices that the dealer will
                                            determine at the time it sells our securities.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.5pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">We
                                            will include the name of the dealer and the terms of our transactions with the dealer in
                                            the prospectus supplement.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">If
we offer securities in a subscription rights offering to our existing security holders, we may enter into a standby underwriting agreement
with dealers, acting as standby underwriters. We may pay the standby underwriters a commitment fee for the securities they commit to
purchase on a standby basis. If we do not enter into a standby underwriting arrangement, we may retain a dealer-manager to manage a subscription
rights offering for us.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.25in 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>By
Agents </B></FONT></P>

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may designate agents to solicit offers to purchase our securities.</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">We
                                            will name any agent involved in offering or selling our securities and any commissions that
                                            we will pay to the agent in the prospectus supplement.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.5pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Unless
                                            we indicate otherwise in the prospectus supplement, our agents will act on a best efforts
                                            basis for the period of their appointment.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.5pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Our
                                            agents may be deemed to be underwriters under the Securities Act of any of our securities
                                            that they offer or sell.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.25in 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>By
Delayed Delivery Contracts </B></FONT></P>

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may authorize our agents and underwriters to solicit offers by certain institutions to purchase our securities at the public offering
price under delayed delivery contracts.</FONT></P>

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                                            we use delayed delivery contracts, we will disclose that we are using them in the prospectus
                                            supplement and will tell you when we will demand payment and delivery of the securities under
                                            the delayed delivery contracts.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.5pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">These
                                            delayed delivery contracts will be subject only to the conditions that we set forth in the
                                            prospectus supplement.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.45pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 24.5pt"></FONT> <FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">We
                                            will indicate in the prospectus supplement the commission that underwriters and agents soliciting
                                            purchases of our securities under delayed delivery contracts will be entitled to receive.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Direct
Sales </B></FONT></P>

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may directly solicit offers to purchase our securities, and we may directly sell our securities to institutional or other investors,
including our affiliates.&nbsp;We will describe the terms of our direct sales in the prospectus supplement.&nbsp;We may also sell our
securities upon the exercise of rights which we may issue.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.25in 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>General
Information </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Underwriters,
dealers and agents that participate in the distribution of our securities may be underwriters as defined in the Securities Act, and any
discounts or commissions they receive and any profit they make on the resale of the offered securities may be treated as underwriting
discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.&nbsp;Any underwriters or agents will be identified and their compensation described
in a prospectus supplement.&nbsp;We may indemnify agents, underwriters and dealers against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities
under the Securities Act, or make contributions to payments they may be required to make relating to those liabilities.&nbsp;Our agents,
underwriters and dealers, or their affiliates, may be customers of, engage in transactions with or perform services for us in the ordinary
course of business.</FONT></P>

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series of securities offered by this prospectus (other than common stock) may be a new issue of securities with no established trading
market.&nbsp;Any underwriters to whom securities offered by this prospectus are sold by us for public offering and sale may make a market
in the securities offered by this prospectus, but the underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making
at any time without notice.&nbsp;No assurance can be given as to the liquidity of the trading market for any securities offered by this
prospectus.</FONT></P>

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of the underwriters through whom our securities are sold for public offering and sale may engage in over-allotment, stabilizing transactions,
syndicate short covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act.&nbsp;Over-allotment involves
syndicate sales in excess of the offering size, which creates a syndicate short position.&nbsp;Stabilizing transactions permit bids to
purchase the offered securities so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum.</FONT></P>

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covering transactions involve purchases of the offered securities in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order
to cover syndicate short positions.&nbsp;Penalty bids permit the representative of the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from
a syndicate member when the offered securities originally sold by such syndicate member are purchased in a syndicate covering transaction
to cover syndicate short positions.&nbsp;Such stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids may cause the
price of the offered securities to be higher than it would otherwise be in the absence of such transactions.&nbsp;These transactions
may be effected on a national securities exchange and, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time.&nbsp;Underwriters, dealers and
agents may be customers of, engage in transactions with or perform services for, us and our subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.</FONT></P>

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MATTERS</B></FONT></P>

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legal matters in connection with the securities offered hereby will be passed on for us by Porter Hedges LLP, Houston, Texas.&nbsp; Any
underwriters will be advised about other issues relating to any offering by their own legal counsel.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 24pt 0 0; text-align: center"><A NAME="a_018"></A><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>EXPERTS</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: white">The
audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022, incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere
in the registration statement have been so incorporated by reference in reliance upon the report of Grant Thornton LLP, independent
registered public accountants, upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; background-color: white">The
consolidated financial statements of Empire Petroleum Corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) as December 31, 2021 and for the year then
ended, incorporated in this prospectus by reference from the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31,
2022, have been audited by Moss Adams LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is incorporated
herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance upon the report of such firm given
their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.</FONT></P>

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information included herein regarding estimated quantities of proved reserves of the Company, the future net revenues from those reserves
and their present value as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, are based on the proved reserves report prepared by&nbsp;Cawley, Gillespie
&amp; Associates, Inc. These estimates are included herein in reliance upon the authority of such firm as an expert in these matters.</FONT></P>

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II </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>INFORMATION
NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS</B></FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 55.45pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;14.</B></FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Other
                                            Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.</I></B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
following table sets forth the various expenses, all of which will be borne by us, in connection with the sale and distribution of the
securities being registered, other than the underwriting discounts and commissions.&nbsp;All amounts shown are estimates except for the
Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 70%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; text-indent: -12pt; padding-left: 12pt">Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="width: 10%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="width: 18%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right">38,570</TD><TD STYLE="width: 1%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; text-indent: -12pt; padding-left: 12pt">Accounting fees and expenses&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; text-indent: -12pt; padding-left: 12pt">Legal fees and expenses&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; text-indent: -12pt; padding-left: 12pt">Printing and engraving expenses&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt; text-indent: -12pt; padding-left: 12pt">Miscellaneous&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: -12pt; padding-left: 0.5in">Total&#9;</TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">$</TD><TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 2.5pt double; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 2.5pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 80pt"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 32pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(*)</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Estimated
                                            expenses are not presently known. The foregoing sets forth the general categories of expenses
                                            (other than underwriting discounts and commissions) that we anticipate to incur in connection
                                            with the offering of securities under this registration statement. An estimate of the aggregate
                                            expenses in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being offered
                                            will be included in the applicable prospectus supplement.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 55.45pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;15.</B></FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Indemnification
                                            of Directors and Officers.</I></B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
general effect of the following is to provide indemnification to officers, directors and control persons for liabilities that may arise
by reason of their status as officers, directors or control persons, other than liabilities arising from willful or intentional misconduct,
acts or omissions not in good faith, unlawful distributions of assets or transactions from which the officer, director or control person
derived an improper benefit.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.25in 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>Delaware
General Corporation Law </U></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section
102 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware permits a corporation to eliminate the personal liability of directors of
a corporation to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except where
the director breached his duty of loyalty, failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional misconduct or knowingly violated a law,
authorized the payment of a dividend or approved a stock repurchase in violation of Delaware corporate law or obtained an improper personal
benefit. The Registrant&#8217;s certificate of incorporation provides that no director of the Registrant shall be personally liable to
it or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as director, notwithstanding any provision of law imposing
such liability, except to the extent that the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware prohibits the elimination or limitation
of liability of directors for breaches of fiduciary duty.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"></FONT>Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware provides
that a corporation has the power to indemnify a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation and certain other persons serving
at the request of the corporation in related capacities against expenses (including attorneys&#8217; fees), judgments, fines and amounts
paid in settlements actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with an action, suit or proceeding to which he is or
is threatened to be made a party by reason of such position, if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed
to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, in any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause
to believe his conduct was unlawful, except that, in the case of actions brought by or in the right of the corporation, no indemnification
shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation
unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court determines that, despite the adjudication of liability
but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which
the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-left: 0pt; margin-top: 9pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 25pt; margin-right: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Registrant&#8217;s certificate of incorporation provides that the Registrant will indemnify each person who was or is a party or threatened
to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the
Registrant) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer of the Registrant, or is or
was serving, or has agreed to serve, at the Registrant&#8217;s request as a director, officer, partner, employee or trustee of, or in
a similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (all such persons being referred
to as an &#8220;Indemnitee&#8221;), or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all expenses
(including attorneys&#8217; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with
such action, suit</FONT></P>


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proceeding and any appeal therefrom, if such Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or
not opposed to, the Registrant&#8217;s best interests, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, he or she had no reasonable
cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. The Registrant&#8217;s certificate of incorporation provides that the Registrant will
indemnify any Indemnitee who was or is a party to an action or suit by or in the right of the Registrant to procure a judgment in the
Registrant&#8217;s favor by reason of the fact that the Indemnitee is or was, or has agreed to become, a director or officer of the Registrant,
or is or was serving, or has agreed to serve, at the Registrant&#8217;s request as a director, officer, partner, employee or trustee
or, or in a similar capacity with, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or by reason of any action
alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, against all expenses (including attorneys&#8217; fees) and, to the extent permitted
by law, amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, and any appeal
therefrom, if the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best
interests of the Registrant, except that no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such
person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Registrant, unless a court determines that, despite such adjudication but in view
of all of the circumstances, he or she is entitled to indemnification of such expenses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent
that any Indemnitee has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, he or she will be indemnified by the Registrant against all expenses
(including attorneys&#8217; fees) actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith. Expenses must be advanced to an Indemnitee
under certain circumstances.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Registrant maintains a general liability insurance policy that covers certain liabilities of the Registrant&#8217;s directors and officers
arising out of claims based on acts or omissions in their capacities as directors or officers.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.25in 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>Delaware
Limited Liability Company Act </U></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 9pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section
18-108 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, or the Delaware LLC Act, provides that, subject to the standards and restrictions,
if any, as are described in its limited liability company agreement, a limited liability company may, and shall have the power to, indemnify
and hold harmless any member or manager or other person from and against any and all claims and demands whatsoever.&nbsp; The limited
liability company agreements of each of Empire Louisiana LLC, Empire ND Acquisition LLC, Empire New Mexico LLC, Empire North Dakota LLC,
Empire Northwest Shelf LLC and Empire Texas LLC provide that the company shall indemnify the members, officers, employees, agents and
representatives to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware LLC Act.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0.25in 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>Texas
Business Organizations Code</U></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to Section 1.106 of the Texas Business Organizations Code (the &#8220;TBOC&#8221;), the indemnification provisions set forth in the TBOC
are applicable to most entities established in the state of Texas, including corporations, limited liability partnerships and limited
partnerships. Under Section 8.002 of the TBOC, unless a Texas limited liability company adopts the general indemnification provisions
of the TBOC, described below, those provisions are not applicable to a Texas limited liability company.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to Section 8.051 of the TBOC, an enterprise must indemnify a governing person, former governing person or delegate against reasonable
expenses actually incurred by the person in connection with a proceeding in which the person was a respondent because such person is
or was a governing person if such person is wholly successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of the proceeding. Pursuant
to Sections 8.101 and 8.102 of the TBOC, any governing person, former governing person or delegate of a Texas enterprise may be indemnified
against judgments and reasonable expenses actually incurred by the person in connection with a proceeding, in which such person was a
respondent if it is determined, in accordance with Section 8.103 of the TBOC, that: (i) the person (a) acted in good faith, (b) reasonably
believed (1) in the case of conduct in the person&#8217;s official capacity, that the person&#8217;s conduct was in the enterprise&#8217;s
best interests and (2) in any other case, that the person&#8217;s conduct was not opposed to the enterprise&#8217;s best interests, (c)
in the case of a criminal proceeding, such person did not have a reasonable cause to believe that the person&#8217;s conduct was unlawful,
(ii) with respect to expenses, the amount of expenses other than a judgment is reasonable and (iii) the indemnification should be paid.
Indemnification of a person who is found to be liable to the enterprise is limited to reasonable expenses actually incurred by the person
in connection with the proceeding and excludes judgments, penalties or fines. However, there are circumstances in which such indemnification
is prohibited entirely. Pursuant to Section 8.105 of the TBOC, an enterprise may indemnify an officer, employee or agent to the same
extent that indemnification is required under the TBOC for a governing person or as provided by the enterprise&#8217;s governing documents,
general or specific action of the enterprise&#8217;s governing authority, contract or by other means.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
limited liability company agreements of Empire Texas GP LLC and Empire Texas Operating LLC provide that the company shall indemnify the
members, officers, employees, agents and representatives to the fullest extent permitted by the applicable limited liability company
provisions of the TBOC.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>


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limited partnership agreements of Pardus Oil &amp; Gas Operating, LP provides that the partnership shall indemnify its general partner,
its affiliates, and their respective officers, managers, members, partners, employees, and agents against any claim, loss, damage, liability,
or expense (including, reasonable attorneys' fees, court costs, and costs of investigation and appeal) suffered or incurred by any such
indemnitee by reason of, arising from, or relating to the operations, business, or affairs of, or any action taken or failure to act
on behalf of, the partnership, the general partner, or any of their respective affiliates, except to the extent any of the foregoing
is determined by final, nonappealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction to have been primarily caused by the gross negligence,
willful misconduct, or bad faith of the person claiming indemnification.</FONT><TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; margin-top: 24pt; margin-bottom: 0">
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                                            No.</B></FONT></P>
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                                            of Exhibit</B></FONT></P>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Form
    of Underwriting Agreement.*</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261320000157/exh2-1_18389.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">2.1</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.1in"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261320000157/exh2-1_18389.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Purchase
    and Sale Agreement dated as of April 6, 2020, by and between Pardus Oil &amp; Gas, LLC and Pardus Oil &amp; Gas Operating GP, LLC
    and Empire Texas LLC (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company&#8217;s Form 8-K dated April 6, 2020, which
    was filed on April 10, 2020).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261321000420/ex2-1_18498.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">2.2</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.1in"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261321000420/ex2-1_18498.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Purchase
    and Sale Agreement dated as of March 12, 2021, by and between Empire New Mexico LLC and XTO Holdings, LLC (incorporated herein by
    reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company&#8217;s Form 8-K dated May 14, 2021, which was filed on May 17, 2021).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261322000337/exh3-1_18602.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit">3.1</A></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261322000337/exh3-1_18602.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Empire Petroleum Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#8217;s Form 8-K dated March 4, 2022, which was filed on March 9, 2022).</A></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261322000337/exh3-2_18602.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit">3.2</A></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261322000337/exh3-2_18602.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit">Certificate of Designation of Series A Voting Preferred Stock of Empire Petroleum Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company&#8217;s Form 8-K dated March 4, 2022, which was filed on March 9, 2022).</A></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261322000337/exh3-3_18602.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit">3.3</A></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261322000337/exh3-3_18602.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit">Amended and Restated Bylaws of Empire Petroleum Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company&#8217;s Form 8-K dated March 4, 2022, which was filed on March 9, 2022).</A></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000175392622000383/exh4-1_18605.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.1</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.1in"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000175392622000383/exh4-1_18605.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Description
    of the Common Stock of Empire Petroleum Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company&#8217;s Form
    10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, which was filed on March 31, 2022).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261321000429/exh4-1_18499.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.2</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.1in"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261321000429/exh4-1_18499.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Senior
    Secured Convertible Note due December 31, 2021 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company&#8217;s Form 8-K dated
    May 14, 2021, which was filed on May 20, 2021).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261321000429/exh4-2_18499.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.3</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.1in"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261321000429/exh4-2_18499.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Common
    Share Warrant Certificate No. Energy Evolution-1 dated May 14, 2021 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company&#8217;s
    Form 8-K dated May 14, 2021, which was filed on May 20, 2021).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261321000429/exh4-3_18499.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.4</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.1in"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261321000429/exh4-3_18499.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Form
    of Unsecured Convertible Note due May 9, 2022 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company&#8217;s Form 8-K dated
    May 14, 2021, which was filed on May 20, 2021).</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261323000451/exh4-5_18750.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit">4.5</A></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261323000451/exh4-5_18750.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit">Form of Senior Indenture.***</A></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261323000451/exh4-6_18750.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.6</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.1in"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261323000451/exh4-6_18750.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Form
    of Subordinated Indenture.***</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261323000451/exh4-5_18750.htm" STYLE="color: Blue"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.7</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.1in"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261323000451/exh4-5_18750.htm" STYLE="color: Blue"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Form
    of Senior Debt Security (included in Exhibit 4.5).***</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261323000451/exh4-6_18750.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.8</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.1in"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261323000451/exh4-6_18750.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Form
    of Subordinated Debt Security (included in Exhibit 4.6).***</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.9</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Form
    of Note Purchase Agreement.*</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.10</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Form
    of Warrant Agreement, including form of Warrant.*</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.11</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Form
    of Subscription Rights Agreement and Form Subscription Rights Certificate.*</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.12</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Form
    of Purchase Contract.*</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.13</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Form
    of Unit Agreement.*</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.14</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Form
    of Pledge Agreement.*</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.15</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Form
    of Deposit Agreement.*</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.16</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Form
    of Depositary Share.*</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 93%; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.17</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Form
    of Guarantee.*</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261323000451/exh5-1_18750.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.1</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.1in"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261323000451/exh5-1_18750.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Opinion of Porter Hedges LLP with respect to legality of the securities, including consent.***</FONT></A></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><A HREF="exh23-1_18750.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">23.1</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.1in"><A HREF="exh23-1_18750.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.**</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="exh23-2_18750.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit">23.2</A></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="exh23-2_18750.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit">Consent of Moss Adams LLP.**</A></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="exh23-3_18750.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit">23.3</A></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="exh23-3_18750.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit">Consent of Cawley, Gillespie &amp; Associates, Inc.**</A></FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261323000451/exh5-1_18750.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">23.4</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.1in"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261323000451/exh5-1_18750.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Consent of Porter Hedges LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).***</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261323000451/empire-s3_18750.htm#POA" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">24.1</FONT></A></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.1in"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261323000451/empire-s3_18750.htm#POA" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Power of Attorney ***</FONT></A></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.1in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">25.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Form
    T-1 Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of the Trustee under the Senior
    Indenture.****</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.1in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">25.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Form
    T-1 Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of the Trustee under the Subordinated
    Indenture.****</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="white-space: nowrap; padding-left: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261323000451/exh107_18750.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit">107</A></FONT></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><A HREF="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887396/000107261323000451/exh107_18750.htm" STYLE="color: Blue; -sec-extract: exhibit">Filing Fee Exhibit.***</A></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.1in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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                                            will file as an exhibit to a current report on Form 8-K (i) any underwriting agreement or
                                            note purchase agreement relating to securities offered hereby, (ii) the instruments setting
                                            forth the terms of any depositary shares, warrants, subscription rights, purchase contracts
                                            or units, (iii) any additional required opinion of counsel to Empire as to the legality of
                                            the securities offered hereby or (iv)&nbsp;any required opinion of counsel to Empire as to
                                            certain tax matters relative to securities offered hereby.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                            herewith.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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pursuant to Section 305(B)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(a)&nbsp;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
undersigned registrants hereby undertake:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(1)&nbsp;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0 1in; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(i)&nbsp;To
include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0 1in; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(ii)&nbsp;To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range
may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#8220;Calculation of Registration
Fee&#8221; table in the effective registration statement;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0 1in; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(iii)&nbsp;To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any
material change to such information in the registration statement;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0 72pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>provided</I>,
<I>however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (ii), and (iii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in
a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrants pursuant
to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement,
or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(2)&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&nbsp;That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(3)&nbsp;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination
of the offering.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(4)&nbsp;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;That,
for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0 1in; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(i)&nbsp;If
the registrants are relying on Rule 430B:</FONT></P>

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prospectus filed by the registrants pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date
the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0 107pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 14pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(B)&nbsp;Each
prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule
430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required
by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier
of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the
offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date
an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the
registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration
statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is
part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or
modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in
any such document immediately prior to such effective date; or</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0 1in; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(ii)&nbsp;If
the registrants are subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating
to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall
be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however,
that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated
or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as
to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration
statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first
use.</FONT></P>

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for the purpose of determining liability of the registrants under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution
of the securities:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0 1in; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
undersigned registrants undertake that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrants pursuant to this registration
statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold
to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrants will be a seller to the purchaser and
will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0 1in; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(i)&nbsp;Any
preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrants relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0 1in; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(ii)&nbsp;Any
free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrants or used or referred to by the
undersigned registrants;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0 1in; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(iii)&nbsp;The
portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrants
or their securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrants; and</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0 1in; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(iv)&nbsp;Any
other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrants to the purchaser.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(b)&nbsp;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
undersigned registrants hereby undertake that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing
of the registrants&#8217; annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where
applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 6pt 0 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(c)&nbsp;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the registrants pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrants have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities
and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrants of expenses incurred or paid
by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrants in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted
by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrants will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question
whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(d)&nbsp;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;&#8239;The
undersigned registrants hereby undertake to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act
under subsection (a) of section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act (&#8220;Act&#8221;) in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed
by the Commission under section 305(b)(2) of the Act.&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Tulsa, State of Oklahoma, on September 13, 2023.</FONT></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>Empire Petroleum Corporation</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 51%"><FONT STYLE="color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 46%"><FONT STYLE="color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/ Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">President and Chief Executive Officer </FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 25%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 50%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 21%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/
    Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Executive Officer, President and Director</FONT></P>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin: 0; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September 13, 2023</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Michael R. Morrisett
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/
    Stephen L. Faulkner, Jr.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer and Chief
Accounting Officer</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin: 0; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September 13, 2023</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Stephen
    L. Faulkner, Jr. </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 30pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Director and Chairman of
    the Board</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin: 0; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September 13, 2023</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Phil E. Mulacek</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 30pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin: 0; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Andrew L. Lewis</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 30pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin: 0; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Mason H. Matschke</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 30pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin: 0; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Ben J. Marchive
    II</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 30pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">*</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Director</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">September 13, 2023</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">J. Kevin Vann</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">* /s/ Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">September 13, 2023</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Michael R. Morrisett, as<BR>
attorney-in-fact</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant to
the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Tulsa, State of Oklahoma, on September 13, 2023.</FONT></P>

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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>Empire Louisiana LLC</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 51%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 46%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/ Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 24pt 0 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>POWER
OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant to
the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities
and on the dates indicated.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 50%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 21%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/
    Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary</FONT></P>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin: 0; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Michael R. Morrisett
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/
    Stephen L. Faulkner</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin: 0; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Stephen
    L. Faulkner </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Tulsa, State of Oklahoma, on <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT>.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>Empire ND Acquisition LLC</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 51%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 46%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/ Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 24pt 0 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>POWER
OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities
and on the dates indicated.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 25%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 50%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 21%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/
    Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary</FONT></P>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin: 0; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Michael R. Morrisett
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/
    Stephen L. Faulkner</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin: 0; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Stephen
    L. Faulkner </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Tulsa, State of Oklahoma, on <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT>.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>Empire
    New Mexico LLC</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 51%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 46%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/ Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 24pt 0 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>POWER
OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities
and on the dates indicated.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 25%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 50%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 21%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/
    Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary</FONT></P>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin: 0; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Michael R. Morrisett
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/
    Stephen L. Faulkner</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin: 0; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Stephen
    L. Faulkner </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Tulsa, State of Oklahoma, on <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT>.</FONT></P>

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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>Empire
    north dakota LLC</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 51%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 46%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/ Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 24pt 0 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>POWER
OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities
and on the dates indicated.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 25%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 50%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 21%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/
    Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary</FONT></P>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin: 0; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Michael R. Morrisett
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/
    Stephen L. Faulkner</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin: 0; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Stephen
    L. Faulkner </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Tulsa, State of Oklahoma, on <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT>.</FONT></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>Empire
    Northwest shelf LLC</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 46%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/ Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 24pt 0 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>POWER
OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities
and on the dates indicated.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 25%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 50%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 21%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/
    Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary</FONT></P>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin: 0; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Michael R. Morrisett
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/
    Stephen L. Faulkner</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin: 0; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Stephen
    L. Faulkner </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Tulsa, State of Oklahoma, on <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT>.</FONT></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>Empire
    texas LLC</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 46%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/ Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 24pt 0 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>POWER
OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities
and on the dates indicated.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 50%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 21%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/
    Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary</FONT></P>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin: 0; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Michael R. Morrisett
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/
    Stephen L. Faulkner</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin: 0; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Stephen
    L. Faulkner </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Tulsa, State of Oklahoma, on <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT>.</FONT></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>Empire
    texas gp LLC</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 46%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/ Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 24pt 0 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>POWER
OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities
and on the dates indicated.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 25%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 50%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 21%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/
    Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary</FONT></P>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin: 0; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Michael R. Morrisett
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/
    Stephen L. Faulkner</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin: 0; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Stephen
    L. Faulkner </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Tulsa, State of Oklahoma, on <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT>.</FONT></P>

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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>Empire
    texas operating LLC</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 51%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 46%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/ Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 24pt 0 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>POWER
OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities
and on the dates indicated.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 25%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 50%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 21%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/
    Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary</FONT></P>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin: 0; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT></P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Michael R. Morrisett
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/
    Stephen L. Faulkner</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin: 0; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Stephen
    L. Faulkner </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Tulsa, State of Oklahoma, on <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT>.</FONT></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>pardus
    oil &amp; gas operating lp</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 51%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 46%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Empire Texas GP LLC, its general partner</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/ Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 24pt 0 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>POWER
OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities
and on the dates indicated.</FONT></P>

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<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="2" STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 25%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 50%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 21%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/
    Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary</FONT></P>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin: 0; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT></P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Michael R. Morrisett
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/
    Stephen L. Faulkner</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="margin: 0; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT></P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Stephen
    L. Faulkner </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Tulsa, State of Oklahoma, on <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT>.</FONT></P>

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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Empire EMSU LLC</FONT></B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 46%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/ Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 24pt 0 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>POWER
OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities
and on the dates indicated.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 25%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 50%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 21%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/
    Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary</FONT></P>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT></P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Michael R. Morrisett
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/
    Stephen L. Faulkner</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Stephen
    L. Faulkner </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Tulsa, State of Oklahoma, on <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT>.</FONT></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Empire emsu-B LLC</FONT></B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 51%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 46%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/ Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 24pt 0 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>POWER
OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities
and on the dates indicated.</FONT></P>

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<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="2" STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse">
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 25%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 50%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 21%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/
    Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary</FONT></P>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Michael R. Morrisett
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/
    Stephen L. Faulkner</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT></P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Stephen
    L. Faulkner </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Tulsa, State of Oklahoma, on <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT>.</FONT></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Empire agu LLC</FONT></B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 46%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/ Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 24pt 0 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>POWER
OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities
and on the dates indicated.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 25%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 50%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 21%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/
    Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary</FONT></P>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT></P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Michael R. Morrisett
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/
    Stephen L. Faulkner</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Stephen
    L. Faulkner </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>SIGNATURES </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Tulsa, State of Oklahoma, on <FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT>.</FONT></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">Empire NM Assets LLC</FONT></B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 3%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 46%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/ Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; color: Black">President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 24pt 0 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>POWER
OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-indent: 24.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities
and on the dates indicated.</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 25%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 50%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 21%; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/
    Michael R. Morrisett</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary</FONT></P>
<FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black"></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1.5pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT></P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Michael R. Morrisett
    </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">/s/
    Stephen L. Faulkner</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">September
                                   13, 2023</FONT></P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">Stephen
    L. Faulkner </FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt; color: Black">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 9pt/12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt/12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">We have issued our report dated March 31, 2023 with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Empire Petroleum Corporation included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022,
which are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. We consent to the incorporation by reference of the aforementioned
report in this Registration Statement, and to the use of our name as it appears under the caption &ldquo;Experts.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 9pt/12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt/12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt/12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">Tulsa, Oklahoma</P>

<P STYLE="font: 9pt/12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">September 13, 2023</P>
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23.2</U></B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt/115% Georgia, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment
No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-3 (No. 333-274327) of Empire Petroleum Corporation of our report dated March 31,
2022, relating to the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021 of Empire Petroleum
Corporation (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), appearing in the Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K of the Company for the year ended December
31, 2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
&ldquo;Experts&rdquo; in such Registration Statement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">/s/ Moss Adams LLP</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/115% Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0">Dallas, Texas</P>

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PETROLEUM ENGINEERS</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; background-color: white">As independent petroleum engineers, we
hereby consent to the references to our firm, in the context in which they appear, and to the references to, and the inclusion of, our
reserve report dated March 14, 2023, and oil, natural gas and NGL proved developed producing reserves estimates and forecasts of economics
as of December 31, 2022, included in or made part of this Registration Statement on&nbsp;Form S-3&nbsp;of Empire Petroleum Corporation,
including any amendments thereto (the &ldquo;Registration Statement&rdquo;). We also hereby consent to the references to our firm contained
in the Registration Statement, including in the prospectus under the heading &ldquo;Experts.&rdquo;</P>

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