---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-022548"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VTS"
cik: "0001944558"
company_name: "Vitesse Energy, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-03-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-25T00:09:55.985396+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vitesse completes acquisition of Lucero Energy; issues 8.17M shares, expands credit facility

## Summary
- Each Lucero share exchanged for 0.01239 Vitesse shares; 8,169,368 shares issued; former Lucero holders own ~20% of Vitesse.
- Borrowing base under credit facility increased from $245M to $315M; elected commitments from $235M to $250M.
- Board expanded to 9 directors; M. Bruce Chernoff and Gary D. Reaves appointed as independent directors.
- PetroShale (US), Inc. added as guarantor under the credit agreement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-022548
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VTS
- cik: 0001944558
- company_name: Vitesse Energy, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-03-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.01, 2.03, 3.02, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944558/000110465925022548/0001104659-25-022548-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944558/000110465925022548/tm258685d1_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-022548.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  M. Bruce Chernoff was appointed as Director at Vitesse Energy, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the Board of Directors of Vitesse (the “Board”) approved an increase in the size of the Board from seven to nine directors and appointed M. Bruce Chernoff and Gary D. Reaves.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944558/000110465925022548/0001104659-25-022548-index.htm
- Executive change
  Gary D. Reaves was appointed as Director at Vitesse Energy, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the Board of Directors of Vitesse (the “Board”) approved an increase in the size of the Board from seven to nine directors and appointed M. Bruce Chernoff and Gary D. Reaves.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944558/000110465925022548/0001104659-25-022548-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.