6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EX

CHA

NGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of September 2024

Commission File Number 001-41095

IMPERIAL PETROLEUM INC.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

331 Kifissias Avenue Erithrea 14561 Athens, Greece

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual

reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐

EXHIBIT INDEX


99.1		Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Consolidated Financial Statements for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024


		101.INS		Inline XBRL Instance Document

		101.SCH		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

		101.CAL		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase

		101.DEF		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase

		101.LAB		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase

		101.PRE		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

		104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

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This report on

Form 6-K is

hereby incorporated by reference into the Company’s Registration Statement on

Form F-3 (Reg. No. 333-268663), Post

Effective Amendment No. 1 to

Form F-1 on

Form F-3 Registration

Statement

(Reg. No. 333-266031) and

Registration Statements on

Form S-8 (Reg.

Nos. 333-275745 and 333-278813), including

the prospectuses contained therein.

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, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: September 30, 2

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