Why Is Trio Petroleum (TPET) Stock Down 22% Today?

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  • Trio Petroleum (TPET) stock is now on new financing agreements.
  • That includes a $310,000 securities purchase agreement with an institutional investor.
  • It also issued the investor a $400,000 Senior Secured Note due Aug. 16, 2024.
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Trio Petroleum (NYSEMKT:TPET) stock is falling on Wednesday after the oil and gas exploration and development company announced new financing agreements.

The first one announced by Trio Petroleum is a securities purchase agreement with an institutional investor. This saw it gain net proceeds of $310,000 from this investor. In exchange, the investor secured another 750,000 shares of TPET stock.

To go along with that, the institutional investor was granted piggy-back registration rights. That covers the resale of the Commitment Shares and the Conversion Shares.

In addition, Trio Petroleum is issuing a Senior Secured Note to the institutional investor. This note has a principal amount of $400,000 and a maturity date of Aug. 16, 2024. The investor can also participate in future financing for 18 months or until the Investor Note is repaid.

TPET Stock Movement on Wednesday

News of the securities purchase agreement and Senior Secured Note aren’t going over well with traders today. As a result, the company’s shares are down 21.6% as of Wednesday morning. However, the stock was up 52.5% year-to-date when markets closed yesterday.

With this news comes some 5.4 million shares of TPET stock changing hands. That’s still well below its daily average trading volume of about 18.6 million shares.

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