---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-25-002511"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BATL"
cik: "0001282648"
company_name: "BATTALION OIL CORP"
filed_at: "2025-03-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-25T03:17:04.696946+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Battalion Oil adopts retention plan with $4M base pool for change-in-control incentives

## Summary
- CEO Steele receives $275k total retention bonus ($137.5k each payment) plus $183.75k 2025 bonus prepayment.
- CFO Rohling gets $290k total retention bonus ($145k each) plus $183.75k prepayment.
- Base Pool of $4M and NIV Pool tied to IRR thresholds (10%,15%,20%) on value increase at change in control.
- Participants waive rights to prior equity grant units (from Merger Incentive Plan) in exchange for new cash incentives.
- Board directed exploration of share repurchase from RSU vesting at $3.00 per share; no steps taken yet.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-25-002511
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BATL
- cik: 0001282648
- company_name: BATTALION OIL CORP
- filed_at: 2025-03-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1282648/000155837025002511/0001558370-25-002511-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1282648/000155837025002511/batl-20250304x8k.htm

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