Sec Form 13D Filing - Flawless Management Inc. filing for Imperial Petroleum Inc./Marshall IslandsImperial Petroleum Inc./Marshall Islands - 2023-11-03

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 2)^*

IMPERIAL PETROLEUM INC.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

Y3894J187

(CUSIP Number)

Harry N. Vafias

c/o Imperial Petroleum Inc.

331 Kifissias Avenue

Erithrea 14561

Athens, Greece

011 30210 625 0001

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

October 30, 2023

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box ☐.

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO

STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE 13D

This Amendment No. 2 (this “Amendment No. 2”) to Schedule 13D (originally filed on August 4, 2023 and amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on August 23, 2023), relates to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), of Imperial Petroleum Inc., a Marshall Islands corporation (the “Issuer”), and is being filed pursuant to a Joint Filing Agreement (attached as Exhibit 9 and incorporated herein by reference) by and between Flawless Management Inc., a Republic of the Marshall Islands corporation (“Flawless”), and Harry N. Vafias in his personal capacity (sometimes collectively referred to as the “Reporting Persons”).

Information given in response to each item below shall be deemed incorporated by reference in all other items below. Unless indicated otherwise, all items left blank remain unchanged, and any items which are amended below are deemed to amend and update the existing items in the Schedule 13D.

All share amounts reflect the 1-for-15 reverse split of the Common Stock effected by the Issuer on April 28, 2023.

Item 5 is hereby amended to add the following:

This Amendment No. 2 is being filed by the Reporting Persons to update the number of shares beneficially owned by Harry N. Vafias as a result of the acquisition by Mr. Vafias on October 30, 2023, as compensatory awards, 550,000 shares of restricted Common Stock, 50% of which vest on October 30, 2024 and 50% of which vest on October 30, 2025, subject to satisfaction of the time-based vesting terms. On October 30, 2023, Mr. Vafias also acquired, as compensatory awards, options exercisable to acquire 593,750 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price per share of $1.60, the closing price of the Common Stock on October 30, 2023, and an option expiration date of October 30, 2033, 50% of which options vest on October 30, 2024 and 50% of which options vest on October 30, 2025, subject to satisfaction of the time-based vesting terms, which underlying shares are excluded from the number of shares beneficially owned by Mr. Vafias.

This Amendment No. 2 also updates the number of shares beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons as a result of changes in the conversion price of the Series C Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series C Convertible Preferred Stock”), of the Issuer due to changes in the Ten-Day VWAP of the Common Stock for the ten trading day period ended on the date prior to the filing of this Amendment No. 2. The 13,875 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock owned by Flawless are convertible, at the holder’s option into shares of Common Stock at a conversion price equal to the lower of $7.50 and the preceding ten-day volume weighted average price (the “Ten-Day VWAP”) of the Common Stock, which as of the date of this Amendment No. 2 equaled $1.6267.

This Amendment No. 2 also updates the percentage of Common Stock of the Issuer beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons, including to reflect the purchase of shares of common stock by the Issuer pursuant to its share repurchase program.

(a) See Items 11 and 13 on the cover pages to this Amendment No. 2 for the aggregate number and percentage of the class of Common Stock owned by each Reporting Person.

(b) Number of shares as to which each Reporting Person has:

i. Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: See Item 7 on cover pages to this Statement.

ii. Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: See Item 8 on cover pages to this Statement.

iii. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: See Item 9 on cover pages to this Statement.

iv. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: See Item 10 on cover pages to this Statement.

(c) Within the last 60 days, no reportable transactions were effected by any Reporting Person, other than as set forth in

Item 5 hereof.

(d) No other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons.

(e) Not applicable.

Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

Item 7 is hereby amended to add the following exhibit:

Exhibit 9: Joint Filing Agreement, dated November  3, 2023, among Flawless Management Inc. and Harry N. Vafias.

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the knowledge and belief of each of the undersigned, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: November 3, 2023