SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Ingriselli Frank C (Last) (First) (Middle) 4115 BLACKHAWK PLAZA CIRCLE, SUITE 100 (Street) DANVILLE CA 94506 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/17/2023	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Trio Petroleum Corp. [ TPET ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	600,000	I	See Footnote(1)
Common Stock	47,000	I	See Footnote(2)
Common Stock	1,000,000(3)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Consists of 600,000 shares held by Global Venture Investments LLC, for which Mr. Ingriselli holds 100% of the membership interest. The address of Global Venture Investments LLC is 4115 Blackhawk Plaza Circle, Suite 100, Danville, CA 94506. Mr. Ingriselli may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares held by the aforementioned entity. Mr. Ingriselli disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Global Venture Investments LLC reported herein, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

2. Consists of 47,000 shares held by the Brightening Lives Foundation Inc. for which Mr. Ingriselli is the Chief Executive Officer and holds investment and voting control; the address of the Brightening Lives Foundation Inc is 9000 Crow Canyon Road, Suite 362, Danville, CA 94506. Mr. Ingriselli may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares held by the aforementioned entity. Mr. Ingriselli disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Brightening Lives Foundation Inc reported herein, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

3. Pursuant to the terms of the Issuer's 2022 Equity Incentive Plan, Mr. Ingriselli was granted 1,000,000 Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs"). As of April 17, 2023, 500,000 RSUs have vested pursuant to the terms of the grant. The remainder of the RSUs shall vest into common stock of the Company in accordance with the following schedule, subject to Mr. Ingriselli's continuous service with the Issuer: two equal tranches of 250,000 on August 1, 2023 and February 1, 2024.

	/s/ Frank C. Ingriselli	04/17/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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