UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the month of January 2024
Commission
File Number 001-39164
Indonesia
Energy Corporation Limited
(Translation
of registrant’s name into English)
GIESMART
PLAZA 7th Floor
Jl.
Raya Pasar Minggu No. 17A
Pancoran
– Jakarta 12780
Indonesia
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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 ☐
INCORPORATION
BY REFERENCE
This report on Form 6-K (“Form 6-K Report”) shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the shelf registration
statement on Form F-3, as amended (Registration Number 333-252520) of Indonesia Energy Corporation Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted
company (the “Company”), declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February
16, 2021 (“Registration Statement”), and into each prospectus or prospectus supplement outstanding under the Registration
Statement, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished by the Company under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Departure
of Director and Appointment of Director
On
January 15, 2024, Tamba P. Hutapea, an independent director of the Company, resigned from the board of directors of the Company (“Board”),
the chairman and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee of the
Company, effective from January 15, 2024. Mr. Hutapea’s resignation was not due to any disputes or disagreements with the Company
or its Board.
On
January 16, 2024, the Board appointed Ahmad Fathurachman as an independent director of the Company, the chairman and a member of the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee of the Company, effective from January 16, 2024.
Mr. Fathurachman will serve as an independent director of the Company for a term expiring at the Company’s next annual meeting
or until his successor is duly elected.
Mr.
Fathurachman is an oil and gas professional with a multifaceted skillset in electrical & instrumentation (“E&I”)
engineering. Since August 2022, Mr. Fathurachman has served as a consultant in Indonesia to Weatherford International (“Weatherford”), a global oil field services company. Prior to this role, he held several positions at Weatherford, first as a project manager for production business unit between
March 2018 and June 2020, and later as a senior project manager for project development & product sales between June 2020 and August
2022. Between October 2022 and June 2023, he served as a Business Development Specialist at Deleum Oilfield Services, an oilfield
services company engaged in oil & gas chemical business in Southeast Asia. Between October 2016 and February 2018, he served as an
E&I system engineer at PT. Wifgasindo Dinamika Instrument Engineering, an Indonesia engineering, procurement, construction, and installation
company, and between January 2016 and September 2016, he worked as an E&I system engineer at PT. Mangunkerta Nusantara, an E&I
system integrator company in Indonesia. From January 2014 to December 2015, he served as an E&I services engineer at Matrik Engineering
(j.v PT. Kota Minyak Internusa), an E&I manufacturing company in Indonesia. Mr. Fathurachman received his bachelor’s degree
in electrical engineering from Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani in Indonesia in 2013.
There
are no (i) family relationships between Mr. Fathurachman and any other directors or executive officers of the Company, or (ii) related
party transactions with Mr. Fathurachman requiring disclosure pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K.
Following
the resignation of Mr. Hutapea and appointment of Mr. Fathurachman, the number of directors serving on the Board will remain fixed at
seven.
Amendments
to Executive Employment Agreements
On
January 16, 2024, the Company entered into a First Amendment to Employment Agreement (the “Said First Amendment”) with Mirza
F. Said, the Company’s Chief Business Development Officer (who is also a member of the Board). The effective date of the
Said First Amendment was January 16, 2024. The Said First Amendment amended and restated that certain Employment Agreement between the
Company and Mr. Said, effective February 1, 2019.
Pursuant
to the Said First Amendment: (i) Mr. Said shall serve as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer (“COO”),
effective from January 16, 2024; (ii) the pre-tax annual base salary for Mr. Said remains at US$204,000; and (iii) Mr. Said shall perform
the duties and responsibilities (a) typically associated with the office of COO of a similarly sized U.S. listed public company in the
oil and gas exploration and production sector and (b) outlined in the Said First Amendment. As a result of the Said First Amendment,
Mr. Said, is the COO, and is no longer the Chief Business Development Officer of the Company, and no other individual
was appointed to this position.
On
January 16, 2024, the Company entered into a First Amendment to Employment Agreement (the “Wu First Amendment”) with Chia
Hsin “Charlie” Wu, the Company’s COO. The effective date of the Wu First Amendment was January 16, 2024. The Wu First
Amendment amended and restated that certain Employment Agreement between the Company and Dr. Wu, effective February 1, 2019.
Pursuant
to the Wu First Amendment: (i) Dr. Wu shall serve as the Company’s Chief Technology Officer (“CTO”),
effective from January 16, 2024; (ii) the pre-tax annual base salary for Dr. Wu remains at US$204,000; (iii) Dr. Wu shall
perform the duties and responsibilities (a) typically associated with the office of CTO of a similarly sized U.S. listed public company
in the oil and gas exploration and production sector and (b) outlined in the Wu First Amendment. As a result of the Wu First Amendment,
Dr. Wu is the CTO, and is no longer the COO of the Company.
Except
for the foregoing, no further changes were made to either the Said First Amendment or the Wu First Amendment.
The
foregoing description of the Said First Amendment and the Wu First Amendment is a summary only and does not purport to be complete and,
is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such documents, the forms of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and
Exhibit 10.2, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.
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.
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INDONESIA
ENERGY CORPORATION LIMITED |
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Dated:
January 18, 2024 |
By: |
/s/
Wirawan Jusuf |
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Name: |
Wirawan
Jusuf |
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Title: |
Chief
Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
10.1
FIRST
AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS
FIRST AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Amendment”) is entered into as of January 16, 2024 (the “Execution
Date”) by and between Indonesia Energy Corporation Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”)
and Mirza F. Said, an individual (the “Executive”).
WHEREAS,
the Company and the Executive entered into that certain Employment Agreement that became effective as of February 1, 2019 (the “Agreement”);
and
WHEREAS,
the Company and the Executive wish to amend the Agreement on the terms set forth herein.
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises, covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt, and legal adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Executive, intending to be legally
bound, hereby agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
1.
Capitalized Terms. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Agreement.
2.
Amendment to Section 1. Effective January 16, 2024, the Company and the Executive hereby completely amend and restate Section
1 of the Agreement and replace such Section in its entirety with the following: “As of the Effective Date, the Company shall employ
the Executive as, and the Executive hereby accepts the position of, chief operating officer (“COO”) of the Company (the “Employment”)
on the terms and conditions set forth herein.”
3.
Base Salary Acknowledgement. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Executive’s pre-tax annual base salary will remain
at US$204,000.
4.
Amendment to Section 3. Effective January 16, 2024, the Company and the Executive hereby completely amend and restate Section
3(a) of the Agreement and replace such Section 3(a) in its entirety with the following: “The Executive’s duties at the Company
will include all the duties and responsibilities typically associated with the office of COO of a similarly sized, U.S. listed public
company in the oil and gas exploration and production sector. As COO of the Company, the Executive shall be responsible for, amongst
other customary matters as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s Board of Directors (including any designated committee
thereof, the “Board”), the duties and responsibilities as set out in APPENDIX A hereto (which Appendix is incorporated by
reference herein and made a part hereof). During the term of his Employment, Executive shall report to and be responsible to the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company (the “CEO”).”
5.
Effective January 16, 2024, the Company and the Executive hereby completely amend and restate APPENDIX A of the Agreement and replace
such Section in its entirety with APPENDIX A attached herein.
6.
No Other Amendments. Nothing in this Amendment is intended to amend any language of the Agreement other than as specifically set
forth above, and the remainder of the Agreement shall be unmodified and in full force and effect.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Company and the Executive has executed this First Amendment to Employment Agreement as of the date first
above written.
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Indonesia
Energy Corporation Limited |
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By: |
/s/ Wirawan
Jusuf |
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Wirawan
Jusuf |
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CEO |
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/s/ Mirza
F. Said |
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Mirza F. Said |
APPENDIX
A
Summary:
The
Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) is responsible for the operations of the Company and Group and related activities. The primary
responsibility of the COO is to lead the day-to-day operations of the business of the Company and the Group in accordance with the Company’s
strategic plan and operating and capital budgets as approved by the Board.
Description
of Duties:
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Oversee
the day-to-day operations of the business of the Company and the Group; |
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b. |
Develop,
in collaboration with the CEO and the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) an annual operating plan that supports the Company’s
current and long term operations strategy; |
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c. |
Assist
the CEO and the CFO in developing and overseeing the long-term business strategies of the Company; |
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d. |
Assist
the CEO in overseeing the Company’s achievement and maintenance of a satisfactory competitive position within its industry;
and |
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Keep
the CEO fully informed in a timely and candid manner of the conduct of the day-to-day operations of the Company towards the achievement
of its established goals and of all material deviations from the goals or objectives and policies established by the Board; |
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With
respect to operational matters, ensure proper communications, resolution of issues and project development; |
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Ensure
the development of appropriate and legally compliant health and safety practices for the Company and oversee compliance with those
practices; |
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Be
available to brief the CEO on operational matters for review in advance of meetings of the Board; and |
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d. |
As
requested by the Board, attend meetings of the Board and its Committees and present the information necessary or relevant to the
Board or such Committee for discharging its duties; |
3. |
General
responsibilities: |
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Foster
a corporate culture that promotes ethical practices, customer focus and service and encourages individual integrity; |
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b. |
Maintain
a positive and ethical work climate that is conducive to attracting, retaining and motivating a diverse group of top-quality employees
at all levels; |
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c. |
Coordinate
the sustainability strategies of the Company and the Group; |
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d. |
Assess
and manage the principal risks of the Company’s business within operations (proposals, projects and staffing); |
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e. |
Ensure
that there is an effective succession plan in place for the COO position and other key employees of the Company reporting to the
COO; |
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f. |
Assist
the CEO in establishing and maintaining an appropriate organizational structure for the Company and the Group; |
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g. |
Evaluate
the performance of employees of the Company reporting to the COO; and |
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h. |
Perform
other functions related to the office of the COO or as may be requested by the CEO or the Board.” |
Exhibit
10.2
FIRST
AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS
FIRST AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Amendment”) is entered into as of January 16, 2024 (the “Execution
Date”) by and between Indonesia Energy Corporation Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”)
and Chia Hsin “Charlie” Wu, an individual (the “Executive”).
WHEREAS,
the Company and the Executive entered into that certain Employment Agreement that became effective as of February 1, 2019 (the “Agreement”);
and
WHEREAS,
the Company and the Executive wish to amend the Agreement on the terms set forth herein.
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises, covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt, and legal adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Executive, intending to be legally
bound, hereby agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
1.
Capitalized Terms. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Agreement.
2.
Amendment to Section 1. Effective January 16, 2024, the Company and the Executive hereby completely amend and restate Section
1 of the Agreement and replace such Section in its entirety with the following: “As of the Effective Date, the Company shall employ
the Executive as, and the Executive hereby accepts the position of, chief technology officer (“CTO”) of the Company (the
“Employment”) on the terms and conditions set forth herein.”
3.
Base Salary Acknowledgement. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Executive’s pre-tax annual base salary will remain
at US$204,000.
4.
Amendment to Section 3. Effective January 16, 2024, the Company and the Executive hereby completely amend and restate Section
3(a) of the Agreement and replace such Section 3(a) in its entirety with the following: “The Executive’s duties at the Company
will include all the duties and responsibilities typically associated with the office of CTO of a similarly sized, U.S. listed public
company in the oil and gas exploration and production sector. As CTO of the Company, the Executive shall be responsible for, amongst
other customary matters as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s Board of Directors (including any designated committee
thereof, the “Board”), the duties and responsibilities as set out in APPENDIX A hereto (which Appendix is incorporated by
reference herein and made a part hereof). During the term of his Employment, Executive shall report to and be responsible to the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company (the “CEO”).”
5.
Effective January 16, 2024, the Company and the Executive hereby completely amend and restate APPENDIX A of the Agreement and replace
such Section in its entirety with APPENDIX A attached herein.
6.
No Other Amendments. Nothing in this Amendment is intended to amend any language of the Agreement other than as specifically set
forth above, and the remainder of the Agreement shall be unmodified and in full force and effect.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Company and the Executive has executed this First Amendment to Employment Agreement as of the date first
above written.
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Indonesia
Energy Corporation Limited |
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By: |
/s/ Wirawan
Jusuf |
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Wirawan
Jusuf |
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CEO |
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/s/ Chia
Hsin “Charlie” Wu |
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Chia
Hsin “Charlie” Wu |
APPENDIX
A
Chief
Technology Officer (“CTO”) job description:
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Lead
the strategy for technology platforms for exploration, development & production activities |
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Represent
the technological agenda in staff meetings |
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Identify,
compare, select and implement technology solutions to meet current and future needs |
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Create
overall technology standards and practices and ensure adherence |
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Consolidate
our technology platforms and create plans for each |
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Track,
analyze and monitor technology performance metrics |
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Keep
abreast of new technology trends and best practices in the oil and gas industry |
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Take
the initiative in thought leadership, innovation and creativity |
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Work
closely with Marketing, Business Development and Operations to define and deliver new products and enhancements |
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