---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-24-130189"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VTS"
cik: "0001944558"
company_name: "Vitesse Energy, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-12-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-29T01:48:36.760010+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vitesse Energy to acquire Lucero Energy in all-stock deal; exchange ratio 0.01239 per share

## Summary
- Vitesse acquires Lucero Energy Corp. in an all-stock transaction; each Lucero share exchanged for 0.01239 Vitesse share.
- Lucero directors, officers, and certain shareholders entered voting agreements to support the arrangement.
- Vitesse directors and officers (Gerrity, Friedman, Steinberg) also entered voting agreements to support the share issuance.
- Termination fees: $15M payable by Vitesse, $10M by Lucero under specified circumstances.
- Closing expected by June 15, 2025, subject to shareholder and court approvals; Vitesse to add two Lucero directors.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-24-130189
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VTS
- cik: 0001944558
- company_name: Vitesse Energy, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-12-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944558/000110465924130189/0001104659-24-130189-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944558/000110465924130189/tm2431551d1_8k.htm

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