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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 12, 2025 

 

Battalion Oil Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

  

Delaware

 

001-35467

 

20-0700684

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

820 Gessner Road
Suite 1100
Houston, Texas

 

77024

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (832) 538-0300

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading Symbol

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock par value $0.0001

 

BATL

 

NYSE American

 

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 

 

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. 

 

 

 

Item 5.03

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 12, 2025, Battalion Oil Corporation (the “Company”), filed its Ninth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “A&R Charter”), with the Delaware Secretary of State, pursuant to the approval of the holders of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock” and the holders thereof, the “Common Stockholders”), at the 2025 Annual Meeting (as defined below), to among other things:

adopt a provision to provide for the exculpation of officers as permitted by recent amendments to Delaware law (the “Officer Exculpation Amendment”);
adopt a provision to waive the corporate opportunity doctrine with respect to the Company’s stockholders, directors and their affiliates (the “Corporate Opportunity Amendment”); and
modernize the text of certain existing provisions by removing or modifying expired terms, integrating previously approved amendments and making other minor clarifications and updates, including adopting the amended terms of the Company’s Series A-1 Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, that had been previously approved by holders of such preferred stock but not by the Common Stockholders (the “Charter Updates”).

This description of the A&R Restated Charter, which became effective upon filings, is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such document, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The final results for each of the proposals voted upon by the Common Stockholders at the 2025 Annual Meeting are as follows:

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors

With respect to Proposal 1, the election of six nominees to serve as directors of the Company until the next annual meeting of stockholders, and until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation, removal from office, death or incapacity, each of the six nominees for directors were elected as follows:

Proposal 1 —

 

 

 

 

 

Nominees for Directors

 

Votes For

 

Withheld

 

Jonathan D. Barrett

 

13,519,781

386,902

David Chang

 

13,529,938

376,745

Gregory S. Hinds

 

13,532,007

374,676

Ajay Jegadeesan

 

13,529,903

376,780

William D. Rogers

 

13,475,246

431,437

Matthew B. Steele

13,540,732

365,951

Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation

Proposal 2, the approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, was approved as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 2 —

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Advisory vote on executive compensation

 

13,400,011

163,941

342,731

2

Proposal 3 – Advisory Vote on the Frequency of the Executive Compensation Vote 

Proposal 3, a non-binding advisory vote on the stockholders’ preference as to how frequently the Company should seek future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, was approved as follows:

Proposal 3 —

 

3 Years

 

2 Years

 

1 Year

 

Abstentions

 

Frequency of advisory vote on executive compensation

 

8,765,177

42,386

5,095,818

3,302

 

Based upon the results of the stockholder vote on Proposal 3, the Company intends to submit to its stockholders a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation at its annual meeting every three (3) years until the next advisory vote on the frequency of stockholder voting on executive compensation.

Proposal No. 4 – Amended and Restated Charter 

With respect to Proposal 4, the approval of the A&R Charter, stockholders were presented with four (4) sub-proposals and had the opportunity to vote separately on each of the amendments contemplated thereby, each of which, if approved, would be included in the A&R Charter. The approval of the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by our disinterested stockholders (within the meaning of Section 144 of the Delaware General Corporation Law) (the “Disinterested Stockholders Vote”) was required to adopt to the amendments contemplated by each of Proposals 4(b) and 4(c).

The final results for each of the sub-proposals are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 4(a)  —

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Officer Exculpation Amendment

 

13,276,140

628,848

1,695

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 4(b)  —

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Corporate Opportunity Amendment

 

13,125,828

566,600

214,255

 

Disinterested Stockholder Vote

616,523

566,600

--

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 4(c)  —

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Preferred Stock Voting Amendment

 

13,094,172

596,928

215,583

 

Disinterested Stockholder Vote

584,867

596,928

--

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proposal 4(d)  —

 

Votes For

 

Votes Against

 

Abstentions

 

Charter Updates

 

13,747,498

21,180

138,005

 

As a result of the approval of Proposals 4(a), 4(b), and 4(d), each of the amendments contemplated thereby were adopted and incorporated into the A&R Charter, as filed with the Delaware Secretary of State.

Proposal 4(c), which provided for the adoption of a provision modifying the requirements to amend, revise, or otherwise alter the terms of preferred stock, including when set forth in a certificate of designations (the “Preferred Stock Voting Amendment”), did not receive the requisite Disinterested Stockholders Vote for approval, therefore the amendments contemplated by such proposal were not included in the A&R Charter.

Item 9.01

Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

3.1

Ninth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Battalion Oil Corporation, dated June 12, 2025

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

3

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

BATTALION OIL CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

June 18, 2025

By:

/s/ Matthew B. Steele

 

Name:

Matthew B. Steele

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

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