−Removed: MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER
−Removed: MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
−Removed: Market Information
−Removed: Our common stock is traded on the NYSE American under
−Removed: the symbol "EP".
−Removed: At March 28, 2024, there were approximately 1,250
−Removed: stockholders of record of our common stock.
−Removed: We have never paid cash dividends on our common stock.
−Removed: We intend to retain future earnings for use in our business and, therefore, do not anticipate paying cash dividends on our common stock
−Removed: in the foreseeable future.
−Removed: Future payment of dividends will depend upon, but not be limited to, our financial condition, funds available
−Removed: for operations, the amount of anticipated capital and other expenditures, future business prospects and any restrictions imposed by present
−Removed: or future financing arrangements.
−Removed: Issuer Repurchase of Equity Securities
−Removed: No private or open market repurchases of common stock
−Removed: were made by us during the fourth quarter of 2023.
−Removed: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
−Removed: No such sales that have not been previously reported
−Removed: on a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or a Current Report on Form 8-K.
+Added: FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
+Added: common stock is traded on the NYSE American under the symbol "EP".
+Added: March 25, 2025, there were approximately 1,350 stockholders of record of our common stock.
+Added: have never paid cash dividends on our common stock.
+Added: We intend to retain future earnings for use in our business and, therefore, do not
+Added: anticipate paying cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.
+Added: Future payment of dividends will depend upon, but not
+Added: be limited to, our financial condition, funds available for operations, the amount of anticipated capital and other expenditures, future
+Added: business prospects and any restrictions imposed by present or future financing arrangements.
+Added: Repurchase of Equity Securities
+Added: private or open market repurchases of common stock were made by us during the fourth quarter of 2024.
+Added: Sales of Equity Securities
+Added: such sales that have not been previously reported on a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or a Current Report on Form 8-K.
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