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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001944558-26-000012"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VTS"
cik: "0001944558"
company_name: "Vitesse Energy, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-03-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T12:43:02.345210+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vitesse hedges 67% of 2026 oil production; director Chernoff resigns amicably

## Summary
- Added crude swaps for Q1–Q4 2027 at weighted avg prices $63.51–$65.74/bbl.
- Natural gas collars for 2026-27 have floors ~$3.73–$4.00/MMBtu, ceilings ~$4.90–$5.68.
- NGL swaps cover ethane, propane, butane, and natural gasoline through 2027.
- Bruce Chernoff resigned from board effective March 13, 2026, citing personal time constraints.
- Hedging program supports dividend predictability; ~67% of 2026 oil hedged at mid-guidance.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001944558-26-000012
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VTS
- cik: 0001944558
- company_name: Vitesse Energy, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-03-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944558/000194455826000012/0001944558-26-000012-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944558/000194455826000012/vitesse-20260311.htm

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