vitesse-20260605
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 5, 2026
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Vitesse Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 001-41546 | 88-3617511 | ||||||||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
5619 DTC Parkway, Suite 700 Greenwood Village, Colorado | 80111 | |||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (720) 361-2500
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | VTS | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company x
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders were requested to: (1) elect eight directors to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors for a term of office expiring at the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; and (2) ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
The following are the final voting results on proposals considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting, each of which is more fully described in the Definitive Proxy Statement:
Proposal No. 1 - Election of Directors. Each of the directors that were up for election was elected for a term of one year. Votes regarding the election of these directors were as follows:
| NOMINEE | VOTES FOR | VOTES AGAINST | VOTES ABSTAINED | BROKER NON-VOTES | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Linda L. Adamany | 21,576,304 | 1,448,566 | 148,878 | 7,029,180 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Benard | 21,787,202 | 1,218,347 | 168,199 | 7,029,180 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian P. Friedman | 21,792,301 | 1,230,719 | 150,728 | 7,029,180 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel J. O’Leary | 20,633,790 | 2,394,034 | 145,924 | 7,029,180 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cathleen M. Osborn | 21,631,399 | 1,388,453 | 153,896 | 7,029,180 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gary D. Reaves | 22,032,901 | 985,413 | 155,434 | 7,029,180 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Randy I. Stein | 21,676,465 | 1,341,730 | 155,553 | 7,029,180 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph S. Steinberg | 19,955,842 | 3,062,853 | 155,053 | 7,029,180 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Proposal No. 2 - Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Deloitte & Touche LLP was ratified as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026. The voting results were as follows:
| VOTES FOR | VOTES AGAINST | VOTES ABSTAINED | ||||||
| 29,213,741 | 821,700 | 167,487 | ||||||
SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: June 9, 2026 | VITESSE ENERGY, INC. | ||||
| /s/ James P. Henderson | |||||
| James P. Henderson | |||||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||||