{"url_path":"/sec/tpet/8-k/2026-06-05/item-5-02","section_key":"item-5-02","section_title":"Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-06-05","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898766/0001493152-26-027494-index.html","accession_number":"0001493152-26-027494","cik":"0001898766","ticker":"TPET","issuer_name":"Trio Petroleum Corp","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1898766/0001493152-26-027494-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001898766","primary_entity_name":"Trio Petroleum Corp"},"word_count":488,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item\n5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of\nCertain Officers.**\n\n \n\n*Compensation\nPayable to Robin Ross, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer*\n\n \n\nOn\nJune 2, 2026, the Compensation Committee of Trio Petroleum Corp (the “Company”), in recognition of Robin Ross’s\nsignificant contributions to the Company, since he was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, authorized and approved\na further increase in his base salary from a rate of $400,000 per year to $600,000 per year, effective as of June 1, 2026. Additionally,\nthe Compensation Committee also authorized and approved a one-time award of 1,500,000 shares of common stock of the Company, par value\n$0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”) to Mr. Ross, pursuant to the Company’s 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2022\nPlan”). In addition, the annual discretionary cash bonus to which Mr. Ross is entitled was increased from a maximum of 100% to\n200% of his annual base salary actually received in the applicable year. The terms of the increase in Mr. Ross’s compensation and\nthe one-time issuance of shares of Common Stock are set forth in Amendment No. 2 to Mr. Ross’s Executive Employment Agreement,\ndated as of June 1, 2026 (“Amendment No. 2”), which Executive Employment Agreement was effective as of July 11, 2024, and\npreviously amended by Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2025 (collectively, the “Ross Employment Agreement”).\nA copy of Amendment No. 2 is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.\n\n \n\nThe\nforegoing description of Amendment No. 2 does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to Amendment No.\n2, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.\n\n \n\nThe\nCompany intends to enter into an Award Agreement with Mr. Ross, promptly after the filing of this Current Report on Form 8-K, with respect\nto the award of 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock to Mr. Ross, pursuant to the 2022 Plan.\n\n \n\nAdditionally,\nthe Compensation Committee, pursuant to the provisions of Section 4 of the Ross Employment Agreement, also authorized and approved a\ncash bonus payable to Mr. Ross, in the amount of $300,000, to be paid to Mr. Ross on August 1, 2026, or at such other time as directed\nby Mr. Ross.\n\n \n\n*Compensation\nPayable to Gregory Overholtzer, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer*\n\n \n\nOn\nJune 2, 2026, the Compensation Committee authorized and approved a one-time award of 200,000 shares of Common Stock to Gregory Overholtzer,\nthe Company’s Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to the 2022 Plan. The terms of the one-time issuance of the 200,000 shares of Common\nStock to Mr. Overholtzer, pursuant to the 2022 Plan, will be set forth in an Award Agreement which the Company intends to enter into\nwith Mr. Overholtzer, promptly after the filing of this Current Report on Form 8-K."}