# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001944558
**File Stem:** 0001104659-23-003424
**Filing Date:** 2023-1
**Character Count:** 34902
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001104659-23-003424.hdr.sgml**: 20230112

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-23-003424

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 8

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230112

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230112

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20230112

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Vitesse Energy, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001944558
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 883617511
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-269202
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23526224

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 9200 E MINERAL AVE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 200
- **CITY:** CENTENNIAL
- **STATE:** CO
- **ZIP:** 80112
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 720.361.2500

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 9200 E MINERAL AVE
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 200
- **CITY:** CENTENNIAL
- **STATE:** CO
- **ZIP:** 80112

**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 12, 2023**

**Registration No. 333-** 

**UNITED STATES<br> SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br> Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM S-8<br> REGISTRATION STATEMENT*<br> UNDER<br> THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933***

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Vitesse Energy, Inc.** | **Vitesse Energy, Inc.** |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| **Delaware** | **88-3617511** |
| (State or other jurisdiction <br> of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer <br> Identification No.) |
| **9200 E Mineral Avenue, Suite 200** <br> **Centennial, Colorado**  | **80112** |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
| **Vitesse Energy, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan** <br> **Vitesse Energy, Inc. Transitional Equity Award Adjustment Plan**  | **Vitesse Energy, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan** <br> **Vitesse Energy, Inc. Transitional Equity Award Adjustment Plan**  |
| (Full title of the plans) | (Full title of the plans) |
| **Christopher I. Humber** <br> **9200 E Mineral Avenue, Suite 200** <br> **Centennial, Colorado 80112**  | **Christopher I. Humber** <br> **9200 E Mineral Avenue, Suite 200** <br> **Centennial, Colorado 80112**  |
| (Name and address of agent for service)<br>**(720) 361-2500** <br> (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) | (Name and address of agent for service)<br>**(720) 361-2500** <br> (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) |
| copy to: <br> **Shane M. Tucker<br> Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.<br> 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900<br> Dallas, Texas 75201** <br> **(214) 220-7700** | copy to: <br> **Shane M. Tucker<br> Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.<br> 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900<br> Dallas, Texas 75201** <br> **(214) 220-7700** |

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").

Large accelerated filer ◻ Accelerated filer ◻ <br> Non-accelerated filer ⌧ Smaller reporting company ◻ <br> 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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). ◻

**PART I<br> INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS**

Vitesse Energy, Inc. (the "Registrant") will provide all participants in the Vitesse Energy, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan and the Vitesse Energy, Inc. Transitional Equity Award Adjustment Plan (as each may be amended from time to time, the "Plans") with the applicable document(s) containing the information required by Part I of Form S-8, as specified in Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act. In accordance with Rule 428 of the Securities Act, the Registrant has not filed such document(s) with the Commission, but such document(s) (along with the documents incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof) shall constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act. The Registrant shall maintain a file of such documents in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428(a)(2) of the Securities Act. Upon request, the Registrant shall furnish to the Commission or its staff a copy or copies of all of the documents included in such file.

**PART II<br> INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT**

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.

Except to the extent that information is deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to securities laws and regulations, the following document has been filed by the Registrant with the Commission and is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and will be deemed to be a part hereof:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;· The Registrant's
 effective Registration Statement on [Form 10 filed with the Commission on December 29, 2022](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944558/000119312522313955/d320468d1012ba.htm) , including
 the description of the Registrant's common stock, par value $0.01 per share, contained
 therein, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description .

Except to the extent that information is deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to securities laws and regulations, all documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than any such documents or portions thereof that are furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of a Current Report on Form 8-K, unless otherwise indicated therein, including any exhibits included with such Items) subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the dates of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

Item 4. Description of Securities.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Under Delaware law, a corporation may indemnify any individual made a party or threatened to be made a party to any type of proceeding, other than an action by or in the right of the corporation, because he or she is or was an officer, director, employee or agent of the corporation or was serving at the request of the corporation as an officer, director, employee or agent of another corporation or entity against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such proceeding if (1) he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation or (2) in the case of a criminal proceeding, he or she had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. A corporation may indemnify any individual made a party or threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit brought by or in the right of the corporation because he or she was an officer, director, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or other entity, against expenses actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such action or suit if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, provided that such indemnification will be denied if the individual is found liable to the corporation unless, in such a case, the court determines the person is nonetheless entitled to indemnification for such expenses. A corporation must indemnify a present or former director or officer who successfully defends himself or herself in a proceeding to which he or she was a party because he or she was a director or officer of the corporation against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or her. Expenses incurred by an officer or director, or any employees or agents as deemed appropriate by the board of directors, in defending civil or criminal proceedings may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such proceedings upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director, officer, employee or agent to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation. The Delaware law regarding indemnification and expense advancement is not exclusive of any other rights which may be granted by the Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or Amended and Restated Bylaws, a vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, agreement or otherwise.

Under Delaware law, termination of any proceeding by conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent does not, of itself, create a presumption that such person is prohibited from being indemnified.

Delaware law permits a corporation to adopt a provision in its certificate of incorporation eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director or officer in his or her capacity as such, to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer, except that such provision may not limit the liability of (1) a director or officer for any breach of the director's or officer's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (2) a director or officer for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) a director for unlawful payment of dividends or stock purchases or redemptions, (4) a director or officer for any transaction from which the director or officer derived an improper personal benefit, or (5) an officer in any action by or in right of the corporation. The Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation will provide that, to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law, no director or officer of the Registrant shall be liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer.

The Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation will allow indemnification by the Registrant to the fullest extent permitted by law. The Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws will require indemnification, to the fullest extent permitted by law, of any person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (a "proceeding") by reason of the fact that such person (or a person for whom such person is the legal representative) (i) is or was a director or officer of the Registrant (or any of its direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiaries), or (ii) while a director or officer of the Registrant, is or was serving at the request of the Registrant as a director, officer, employee, trustee, or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, other enterprise, or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (a "Covered Person"), against all liability, loss, and reasonable expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties, and amounts paid in settlement) incurred or suffered by such Covered Person in connection with such proceeding; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to a Covered Person with respect to a proceeding that was commenced by such Covered Person except under certain circumstances.

In addition, the Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws will provide that the Registrant must pay the reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred by a Covered Person in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Covered Person to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified.

The indemnification rights to be provided in the Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws will not be exclusive of any other right to which persons seeking indemnification may otherwise be entitled.

As permitted by Delaware law, the Registrant's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation will authorize it to purchase and maintain insurance to protect any current or former director or officer against claims and liabilities that such persons may incur in such capacities.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been informed that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

The Plan also provides that the committee administering the Plan and all members thereof are entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to them by any officer or employee of the Registrant or any of its affiliates, or the Registrant's legal counsel, independent auditors, consultants or any other agents assisting in the administration of the Plan. Members of the committee and any officer or employee of the Registrant or any of its affiliates acting at the direction of or on behalf of the committee shall not be personally liable for any action or determination taken or made in good faith with respect to the Plan, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be indemnified and held harmless by the Registrant with respect to any such action or determination.

**Item 7.** **Exemption from Registration Claimed.**

Not applicable.

Item 8. Exhibits.

The following documents are filed as exhibits to this Registration Statement, including those exhibits incorporated herein by reference to a prior filing of the Registrant under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act as indicated in parentheses:

**EXHIBIT INDEX**

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| **Exhibit Number**  | **Description**  |
| [4.1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944558/000119312522292275/d320468dex31.htm) | [Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Vitesse Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10 filed with the Commission on December 29, 2022).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944558/000119312522292275/d320468dex31.htm) |
| [4.2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944558/000119312522292275/d320468dex32.htm) | [Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of Vitesse Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10 filed with the Commission on December 29, 2022).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944558/000119312522292275/d320468dex32.htm) |
| [5.1\*](tm233082d1_ex5-1.htm) | [Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.](tm233082d1_ex5-1.htm) |
| [23.1\*](tm233082d1_ex23-1.htm) | [Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP](tm233082d1_ex23-1.htm) |
| [23.2\*](tm233082d1_ex23-2.htm) | [Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP](tm233082d1_ex23-2.htm) |
| [23.3\*](tm233082d1_ex5-1.htm) | [Consent of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (included as part of its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1).](tm233082d1_ex5-1.htm) |
| [23.4\*](tm233082d1_ex23-4.htm) | [Consent of Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc.](tm233082d1_ex23-4.htm) |
| [24.1\*](#a_001) | [Power of Attorney (included as part of the signature pages to this Registration Statement).](#a_001) |

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| **Exhibit Number**  | **Description**  |
| [99.1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944558/000119312522292275/d320468dex106.htm) | [Vitesse Energy, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan ("LTIP") (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10 filed with the Commission on December 29, 2022).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944558/000119312522292275/d320468dex106.htm) |
| [99.2](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944558/000119312522307823/d320468dex107.htm) | [Vitesse Energy, Inc. Transitional Equity Award Adjustment Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10 filed with the Commission on December 29, 2022).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944558/000119312522307823/d320468dex107.htm) |
| [99.3](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944558/000119312522307823/d320468dex109.htm) | [Form of RSU Award Agreement under the LTIP (Executive – Retirement) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10 filed with the Commission on December 29, 2022).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944558/000119312522307823/d320468dex109.htm) |
| [99.4](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944558/000119312522307823/d320468dex1010.htm) | [Form of RSU Award Agreement under the LTIP (Executive – Three-Year Vesting) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10 filed with the Commission on December 29, 2022).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944558/000119312522307823/d320468dex1010.htm) |
| [99.5](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944558/000119312522307823/d320468dex1011.htm) | [Form of RSU Award Agreement under the LTIP (Employee – Four-Year Vesting) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10 filed with the Commission on December 29, 2022).](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944558/000119312522307823/d320468dex1011.htm) |
| [107.1\*](tm233082d1_ex-filingfees.htm) | [Calculation of Filing Fee Tables.](tm233082d1_ex-filingfees.htm) |

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\* Filed herewith.

Item 9. Undertakings.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
 a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
 Act;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
 the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
 thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information
 set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease
 in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not
 exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
 maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission
 pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no
 more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation
 of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of
 distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change
 to such information in the Registration Statement;

*provided, however*, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
 Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
 relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
 shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
 any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes
 of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's
 annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where
 applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section
 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement
 shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
 and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
 offering thereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
 Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant
 to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion
 of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
 Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
 such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by
 a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of
 any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person
 in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion
 of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
 appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
 policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
 of such issue.

**SIGNATURES**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Centennial, State of Colorado, on January 12, 2023.

**VITESSE ENERGY, INC.**

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|:---|:---|
| By: | /s/ Christopher I. Humber |
|  | Name: Christopher I. Humber |
|  | Title: General Counsel and Secretary |

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**POWER OF ATTORNEY**

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on January 12, 2023, each person whose signature appears below appoints Brian Cree and Christopher I. Humber, and each of them, any of whom may act without the joinder of the other, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and any additional registration statement (including any amendment thereto) for this offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

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|:---|:---|
| **Signature**  | **Title**  |
| /s/ Robert W. Gerrity | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
| Robert W. Gerrity | (Principal Executive Officer) |
| /s/ David R. Macosko | Chief Financial Officer |
| David R. Macosko | (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
| /s/ Daniel O'Leary | Director |
| Daniel O'Leary |  |

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## Exhibit 5.1

**Exhibit 5.1**

![](tm233082d1_ex5-1img001.jpg)

January 12, 2023

Vitesse Energy, Inc.

9200 E Mineral Avenue, Suite 200

Centennial, CO 80112

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel for Vitesse Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the Company's registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), of the offer and sale of an aggregate of up to 6,142,299 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares"), pursuant to the Company's registration statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 12, 2023, which Shares may be issued from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Vitesse Energy, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan and the Vitesse Energy, Inc. Transitional Equity Award Adjustment Plan (as each may be amended from time to time, the "Plans").

In reaching the opinions set forth herein, we have examined and are familiar with originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents and records of the Company and such statutes, regulations, and other instruments as we deemed necessary or advisable for purposes of this opinion, including (i) the Registration Statement, (ii) certain resolutions adopted by the board of directors of the Company, (iii) the Plan, and (iv) such other certificates, instruments, and documents as we have considered necessary for purposes of this opinion. As to any facts material to our opinions, we have made no independent investigation or verification of such facts and have relied, to the extent that we deem such reliance proper, upon certificates of public officials and officers or other representatives of the Company.

We have assumed (i) the legal capacity of all natural persons, (ii) the genuineness of all signatures, (iii) the authority of all persons signing all documents submitted to us on behalf of the parties to such documents, (iv) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, (v) the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies, (vi) that all information contained in all documents reviewed by us is true, correct and complete, and (vii) that the Shares will be issued in accordance with the terms of the Plan.

Based on the foregoing and subject to the limitations set forth herein, and having due regard for the legal considerations we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized and, when the Company issues the Shares in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the instruments executed pursuant to the Plan, as applicable, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

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| **Vinson & Elkins LLP Attorneys at Law** <br>Austin Dallas Dubai Houston London Los Angeles <br>New York Richmond Riyadh San Francisco Tokyo Washington  | 1114 Avenue of the Americas<br>New York, New York 10036<br>**Tel** +1.212.237.0000 **Fax** +1.212.237.0100 **velaw.com** |

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| ![](tm233082d1_ex5-1img002.jpg) | **Vitesse Energy, Inc.** January 12, 2023 Page 2 |

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This opinion is limited in all respects to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. We express no opinion as to any other law or any matter other than as expressly set forth above, and no opinion as to any other law or matter may be inferred or implied herefrom. The opinions expressed herein are rendered as of the date hereof, and we expressly disclaim any obligation to update this letter or advise you of any change in any matter after the date hereof.

This opinion may be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act.

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| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ Vinson & Elkins LLP |
| Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. |

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## Exhibit 23.1

**Exhibit 23.1**

**CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM**

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated August 29, 2022 relating to the financial statements of Vitesse Energy, LLC, appearing in the Registration Statement on Form 10 of Vitesse Energy, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 29, 2022.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Denver, Colorado

January 12, 2023

## Exhibit 23.2

**Exhibit 23.2**

**CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM**

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated December 28, 2022 relating to the financial statement of Vitesse Energy, Inc., appearing in the Registration Statement on Form 10 of Vitesse Energy, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 29, 2022.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Denver, Colorado

January 12, 2023

## Exhibit 23.4

**Exhibit 23.4**

**CONSENT OF CAWLEY, GILLESPIE & ASSOCIATES, INC.**

Vitesse Energy, Inc.

9200 E. Mineral Circle, Suite 200

Centennial, CO 80112

The undersigned hereby consents to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 for Vitesse Energy, Inc. of information from, and the inclusion of, our report dated October 3, 2022, with respect to the estimates of reserves and future net revenues of Vitesse Energy, LLC, as of November 30, 2021, which is included as an exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form 10 of Vitesse Energy, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 29, 2022.

CAWLEY, GILLESPIE & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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| /s/ W. Todd Brooker, P.E. |
| President |

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Austin, Texas

January 12, 2023

## Ex-Filing

**Exhibit 107.1**

**Calculation of Filing Fee Tables**

**Form S-8**

**Registration Statement Under**

**The Securities Act Of 1933**

(Form Type)

**Vitesse Energy, Inc.**

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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| Table 1 – Newly Registered Securities | Table 1 – Newly Registered Securities | Table 1 – Newly Registered Securities | Table 1 – Newly Registered Securities | Table 1 – Newly Registered Securities | Table 1 – Newly Registered Securities | Table 1 – Newly Registered Securities | Table 1 – Newly Registered Securities |
| **Security <br> Type** | **Security Class Title** | **Fee <br> Calculation <br> Rule (3)** | **Amount<br> Registered <br>(1)(2)** | **Proposed <br> Maximum <br> Offering<br> Price Per<br> Unit (3)** | **Maximum <br> Aggregate Offering <br> Price (3)** | **Fee Rate** | **Amount of <br> Registration<br> Fee** |
| Equity | Common stock, par value $0.01 per share | Other | 6142299 | $17 | $104419083 | $110.20 per $1,000,000 | $11506.98 |
|  | **Total Offering Amounts** | **Total Offering Amounts** |  |  | $104419083 |  | $11506.98 |
|  | **Total Fee Offsets** | **Total Fee Offsets** |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | **Net Fee Due** | **Net Fee Due** |  |  |  |  | $11506.98 |

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(1) The
 Form S-8 registration statement to which this Exhibit 107.1 is attached (the "Registration
 Statement") registers 6,142,299 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the
 "Stock"), of Vitesse Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation, that may be delivered
 with respect to awards under the Vitesse Energy, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan and the Vitesse
 Energy, Inc. Transitional Equity Award Adjustment Plan (as each may be amended from time
 to time, the "Plans"), which shares consist of shares of Stock reserved and available
 for delivery with respect to awards under the Plans and additional shares of Stock that may
 again become available for delivery with respect to awards under the Plans pursuant to the
 share counting, share recycling and other terms and conditions of the Plans.

(2) Pursuant
 to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act, the Registration Statement shall be deemed to cover
 an indeterminate number of additional shares of Stock that may become issuable as a result
 of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions pursuant to the adjustment or anti-dilution
 provisions of the Plan.

(3) The
 proposed maximum offering price per share and proposed maximum aggregate offering price for
 the shares of Stock covered by this Registration Statement have been estimated solely for
 purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the
 Securities Act based upon the average of the high and low prices of a share of Stock as reported
 in the "when issued" trading market on January 10, 2023, which was equal to $17.