Prospectus Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) (424b3)
December 16 2022 - 5:04PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-264675
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 15
(TO PROSPECTUS DATED
May 16, 2022)
IMPERIAL PETROLEUM INC.
This is a supplement (Prospectus Supplement) to the prospectus, dated May 16, 2022 (Prospectus) of Imperial Petroleum
Inc. (the Company), which forms a part of the Companys Registration Statement on Form F-1 (Registration No. 333-264675), as amended or supplemented from time to time.
On December 16, 2022, the Company furnished a
Report on Form 6-K (the Form 6-K) to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) as
set forth below.
This Prospectus Supplement should be read in conjunction with, and delivered with, the Prospectus and is qualified by
reference to the Prospectus except to the extent that the information in this Prospectus Supplement supersedes the information contained in the Prospectus. This Prospectus Supplement is not complete without, and may not be delivered or utilized
except in connection with, the Prospectus, including any amendments or supplements to it.
Investing in our securities involves a high
degree of risk. See Risk Factors beginning on page 18 of the Prospectus for a discussion of information that should be considered in connection with an investment in our securities.
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. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this
prospectus supplement is December 16, 2022.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF
FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR
15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of December 2022
Commission File Number 001-41095
IMPERIAL PETROLEUM INC.
(Translation of registrants name into English)
331 Kifissias
Avenue Erithrea 14561 Athens, Greece
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
The press release issued by Imperial Petroleum Inc. on December 16, 2022, announcing the declaration of a dividend on its 8.75% Series A
Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
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This
report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the Companys Registration Statement on Form F-3 (Reg.
No. 333-268663) filed with the SEC on December 2, 2022, including the prospectuses contained therein.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
Date: December 16, 2022
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Exhibit 99.1
IMPERIAL PETROLEUM INC.
IMPERIAL PETROLEUM INC. DECLARES DIVIDEND ON SERIES A PREFERRED SHARES
Athens, Greece, December 16, 2022 Imperial Petroleum Inc. (Nasdaq: IMPP) (the Company), a ship-owning company providing petroleum
products, crude oil, and drybulk seaborne transportation services, today announced a dividend of approximately $0.546875 per share on its 8.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (the Series A Preferred
Shares), payable on December 30, 2022 to holders of record as of December 27, 2022. The dividend payment relates to the period from the last dividend payment date for the Series A Preferred Shares on September 30, 2022 through
December 29, 2022.
There are 795,878 Series A Preferred Shares outstanding as of the date hereof. The Series A Preferred Shares trade on the Nasdaq
Capital Market under the ticker symbol IMPPP.
ABOUT IMPERIAL PETROLEUM INC.
Imperial Petroleum Inc. is a ship-owning company providing petroleum products, crude oil and drybulk seaborne transportation services. The Company owns a total
of 10 vessels; five M.R. product tankers, one Aframax oil tanker, two suezmax tankers and two handysize dry bulk carriers, with a capacity of approximately 737,000 deadweight tons (dwt). Imperial Petroleum Inc.s shares of common stock and
8.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market and trade under the symbols IMPP and IMPPP, respectively.
Forward-Looking Statements
Matters discussed in this
release may constitute forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance and may include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events
or performance, or impact or duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts. The forward-looking statements in
this release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, managements examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data
available from third parties. Although IMPERIAL PETROLEUM INC. believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or
impossible to predict and are beyond our control, IMPERIAL PETROLEUM INC. cannot assure you that it will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections. Important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ
materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include risks discussed in our filings with
the SEC and the following: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts throughout the world to contain its spread, the strength of world
economies and currencies, general market conditions, including changes in charter hire rates and vessel values, charter counterparty performance, changes in demand that may affect attitudes of time charterers to scheduled and unscheduled
drydockings, shipyard performance, changes in IMPERIAL PETROLEUM INCs operating expenses, including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs, ability to obtain financing and comply with covenants in our financing arrangements, or actions
taken by regulatory authorities, potential liability from pending or future litigation, domestic and international political conditions, the conflict in Ukraine and related sanctions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents and
political events or acts by terrorists.
Risks and uncertainties are further described in reports filed by IMPERIAL PETROLEUM INC. with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Company Contact:
Fenia Sakellaris
IMPERIAL PETROLEUM INC.
00-30-210-6250-001
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