SCHEDULE 13G 0001469336 XXXXXXXX LIVE Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share 12/31/2025 0001876581 Imperial Petroleum Inc. Y3894J187 331 Kifissias Avenue ERITHREA Athens J3 0 Rule 13d-1(b) Empery Asset Management, LP DE 0.00 3182951.00 0.00 3182951.00 3182951.00 N 7.13 IA PN Ryan M. Lane X1 0.00 3182951.00 0.00 3182951.00 3182951.00 N 7.13 HC IN Imperial Petroleum Inc. 331 Kifissias Avenue, Erithrea, Athens, Greece This statement is filed by the entities and persons listed below, who are collectively referred to herein as "Reporting Persons," with respect to Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock") of Imperial Petroleum Inc., a Marshall Islands corporation (the "Company"): (i) Empery Asset Management, LP (the "Investment Manager"), with respect to the Common Stock held by funds to which the Investment Manager serves as investment manager (the "Empery Funds"); and (ii) Mr. Ryan M. Lane ("Mr. Lane"), with respect to the Common Stock held by the Empery Funds. The Investment Manager serves as the investment manager to each of the Empery Funds. Mr. Lane (the "Reporting Individual") is the managing member of a limited liability company that is the managing member of Empery AM GP, LLC (the "General Partner"), the general partner of the Investment Manager. The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is: 1 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 1205 New York, New York 10020 Citizenship is set forth in Row 4 of the cover page for each Reporting Person hereto and is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person. N IA HC The information required by Item 4(a) is set forth in Row 9 of the cover page for each of the Reporting Persons and is incorporated herein by reference. The percentage set forth in this Schedule 13G is calculated based upon an aggregate of 44,648,737 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 28, 2025, as reported in the Company's Prospectus Supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) on December 1, 2025. The Investment Manager, which serves as the investment manager to the Empery Funds, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of all of the shares of Common Stock held by the Empery Funds. The Reporting Individual, as the managing member of a limited liability company that is the managing member of the General Partner of the Investment Manager with the power to exercise investment discretion, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of all of the shares of Common Stock held by the Empery Funds. The foregoing should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by any Reporting Person as to beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock owned by another Reporting Person. Each of the Empery Funds and the Reporting Individual hereby disclaims any beneficial ownership of any such Common Stock. 7.13% The information required by Item 4(c)(i) is set forth in Row 5 of the cover page for each of the Reporting Persons and is incorporated herein by reference. The information required by Item 4(c)(ii) is set forth in Row 6 of the cover page for each of the Reporting Persons and is incorporated herein by reference. The information required by Item 4(c)(iii) is set forth in Row 7 of the cover page for each of the Reporting Persons and is incorporated herein by reference. The information required by Item 4(c)(iv) is set forth in Row 8 of the cover page for each of the Reporting Persons and is incorporated herein by reference. Y N See Item 2(a) above. Y Y Y N By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11. Exhibit 99.1: Joint Filing Agreement Empery Asset Management, LP /s/ Ryan M. Lane 01/28/2026 Ryan M. Lane /s/ Ryan M. Lane 01/28/2026