Exhibit 99.1
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements with Certain Officers |
On October 24, 2022, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Permex Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Melissa Folz to serve as a director on the Board, effective immediately, until the Company’s next meeting of shareholders. Ms. Folz has currently not been selected to serve on a Board committee.
Ms. Folz was not appointed as a director of the Company pursuant to any arrangement or understanding with any other person and there have been no transactions since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year and there are currently no proposed transactions to which the Company is a party, or intended to be a party, in which Ms. Folz has, or will have, a material interest subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Folz to the Board is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated October 26, 2022 |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Permex Petroleum Corporation | ||
| October 27, 2022 | By: | /s/ Mehran Ehsan |
| Mehran Ehsan | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
Exhibit 99.1