# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001724965
**File Stem:** 0001193125-26-071657
**Filing Date:** 2026-2
**Character Count:** 18101
**Document Hash:** 1948eb4c6da8dc87a3a254fe9a831af7
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-26-071657.hdr.sgml**: 20260225

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-26-071657

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: S-8

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 18

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260225

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260225

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260225

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** TALOS ENERGY INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001724965
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 823532642
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** S-8
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-293738
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26678888

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 333 CLAY STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 3300
- **CITY:** HOUSTON
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77002
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 713-328-3000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 333 CLAY STREET
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 3300
- **CITY:** HOUSTON
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77002

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** SAILFISH ENERGY HOLDINGS Corp
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20171211

**As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2026** 

**Registration No. 333-** 

**UNITED STATES** 

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION** 

**Washington, D.C. 20549** 

**FORM S-8** 

**REGISTRATION STATEMENT** 

***UNDER***

***THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933***

## TALOS ENERGY INC.
**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)** 

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| **Delaware** | **82-3532642** |
| **(State or Other Jurisdiction of**<br> **Incorporation or Organization)** | **(I.R.S. Employer**<br> **Identification No.)** |
| **333 Clay St., Suite 3300**<br> **Houston, Texas** | **77002** |
| **(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** | **(Zip Code)** |

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**AMENDED AND RESTATED TALOS ENERGY INC. 2021 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN** 

**(Full title of the plan)** 

**Willian S. Moss III** 

**Executive Vice President and General Counsel** 

**333 Clay Street, Suite 3300** 

**Houston, Texas 77002** 

**(Name and address of agent for service)** 

**(713) 328-3000** 

**(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)** 

***Copies to:***

**Jackson O'Maley** 

**Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.** 

**845 Texas Avenue, Suite 4700** 

**Houston, Texas 77002** 

**(713) 758-2222** 

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").

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| Large accelerated filer | ☒ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
| Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ |
|  |  | Emerging growth company | ☐ |

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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"). ☐

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**EXPLANATORY NOTE** 

This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this "Registration Statement") is being filed by Talos Energy Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), to register an additional 2,882,149 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), issuable under the Amended and Restated Talos Energy Inc. 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan").

The Company previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File No. 333-256554) on May 27, 2021 and (File No. 333-281398) on August 8, 2024 to register shares of Common Stock for issuance under the Plan and those Registration Statements are incorporated herein by reference except as modified, amended, or superseded by the information set forth in this Registration Statement.

The filing of this Registration Statement does not reflect any amendment to the Plan or any increase in the number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the Plan. Rather, this Registration Statement is being filed solely to register additional shares of Common Stock that are already available for issuance pursuant to the terms of the Plan but were not previously registered under the Securities Act, to ensure that a sufficient number of shares are registered under the Securities Act to satisfy the Company's anticipated equity award obligations under the Plan.

The Company is filing this Registration Statement on the short form available under General Instruction E to Form S-8, which permits the registration of additional securities of the same class as other securities for which a registration statement filed on Form S-8 relating to the same employee benefit plan is effective.

**PART II** 

**INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT** 

**Item 8. Exhibits.** 

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| **Exhibit**<br> **Number** | **Exhibit Description** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1 | Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Talos Energy Inc. (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's Current Report on [Form 8-K](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1724965/000119312523036585/d446153dex31.htm) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on February 14, 2023). |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2 | Certificate of Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Talos Energy Inc. (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's Current Report on [Form 8-K](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1724965/000119312524146019/d820811dex31.htm) filed with the Commission on May 23, 2024). |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3 | Second Amended and Restated Bylaws Talos Energy Inc. (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant's Current Report on [Form 8-K](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1724965/000119312523036585/d446153dex32.htm) filed with the Commission on February 14, 2023). |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.4 | Amended and Restated Talos Energy Inc. 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant's Current Report on [Form 8-K](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1724965/000119312524146019/d820811dex101.htm) filed with the Commission on May 23, 2024). |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1\* | [Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.](d106452dex51.htm) |
| 23.1\* | [Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.](d106452dex231.htm) |
| 23.2\* | [Consent of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc.](d106452dex232.htm) |
| 23.3\* | [Consent of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).](d106452dex51.htm) |
| 24.1\* | [Power of Attorney (included in the signature page of this Registration Statement).](#sig) |
| 107.1\* | [Calculation of Filing Fee Table.](d106452dexfilingfees.htm) |

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\* Filed herewith

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**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 Houston, Texas on February 25, 2026.

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|:---|:---|
| **TALOS ENERGY INC.** | **TALOS ENERGY INC.** |
| By: | /s/ William S. Moss III |
| Name: | William S. Moss III |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and General Counsel |

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KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below appoints William S. Moss III and Zachary B. Dailey, and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to the Registration Statement and any 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 attorney-in-fact and agent 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 attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on February 25, 2026.

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| Signatures | Title |
| /s/ Paul Goodfellow<br> Paul Goodfellow | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director<br> (*Principal Executive Officer*) |
| /s/ Zachary B. Dailey<br> Zachary B. Dailey | Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President<br> (*Principal Financial Officer*) |
| /s/ Gregory Babcock<br> Gregory Babcock | Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President<br> (*Principal Accounting Officer*) |
| /s/ Neal P. Goldman<br> Neal P. Goldman | Chairman of the Board |
| /s/ Paula R. Glover<br> Paula R. Glover | Director |
| /s/ John "Brad" Juneau<br> John "Brad" Juneau | Director |

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| /s/ Richard Sherrill<br> Richard Sherrill | Director |
| /s/ Charles M. Sledge<br> Charles M. Sledge | Director |
| /s/ Shandell Szabo<br> Shandell Szabo | Director |

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## Exhibit 5.1

**Exhibit 5.1**![LOGO](g106452dsp7.jpg)

February 25, 2026

Talos Energy Inc.

333 Clay St., Suite 3300

Houston, Texas 77002

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel for Talos 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 2,882,149 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 February 25, 2026, which Shares may be issued from time to time in accordance with the terms of the Amended and Restated Talos Energy Inc. 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the "Plan").

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 Shares are issued by the Company 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.

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.

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| **Vinson & Elkins LLP Attorneys at Law**<br> Austin Dallas Denver Dubai Dublin Houston London<br> Los Angeles New York Richmond San Francisco Tokyo Washington | Texas Tower, 845 Texas Avenue, Suite 4700<br>Houston, TX 77002<br> **Tel** +1.713.758.2222 **Fax** +1.713.758.2346 velaw.com |

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| ![LOGO](g106452dsp8.jpg) | **Talos Energy Inc.** | February 25, 2026 | Page 2 |

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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 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 the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Amended and Restated Talos Energy Inc. 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan of Talos Energy Inc. of our reports dated February 24, 2026, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and the financial statement schedule of Talos Energy Inc. and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Talos Energy Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Houston, Texas

February 25, 2026

## Exhibit 23.2

**Exhibit 23.2**![LOGO](g106452dsp10.jpg)

<u>CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS</u> 

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 pertaining to the Amended and Restated Talos Energy Inc. 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan of our report dated January 29, 2026, containing information relating to Talos Energy Inc.'s estimated reserves as of December 31, 2025 included in Talos Energy Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2026 (File No. 001-38497).

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| **NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.** | **NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.** |
| By: | /s/ Richard B. Talley, Jr. |
|  | Richard B. Talley, Jr., P.E. |
|  | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |

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Houston, Texas

February 25, 2026

## Ex-Filing

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| **Calculation of Filing Fee Tables**  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**S-8**  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**TALOS ENERGY INC.**  |

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| | **Security Type**  | **Security Class Title**  | **Fee Calculation Rule**  | **Amount Registered**  | **Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit**  | **Maximum Aggregate Offering Price**  | **Fee Rate**  | **Amount of Registration Fee**  |
| 1 | Equity | Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | Other | 2882149 | $13.09 | $37727330.00 | 0.0001381 | $5210.15 |
| Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: | Total Offering Amounts: |  | $37727330.00  |  | $5210.15  |
| Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  | Total Fee Offsets:  |  |  |  | $0.00  |
| Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  | Net Fee Due:  |  |  |  | $5210.15  |

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 **Offering Note** <br>

<sup>1</sup> The Form S-8 registration statement to which this Exhibit 107.1 is attached (the "Registration Statement") registers 2,882,149 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), of Talos Energy Inc., a Delaware corporation, that may be delivered with respect to awards under the Amended and Restated Talos Energy Inc. 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the "Plan"), which consist of shares of Common Stock reserved and available for delivery with respect to awards under the Plan and additional shares of Common Stock that may again become available for delivery with respect to awards under the Plan pursuant to the reallocation provisions of the Plan. Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act, the Registration Statement shall be deemed to cover an indeterminate number of additional shares of Common 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. The proposed maximum offering price per share of Common Stock and proposed maximum aggregate offering price for the shares of Common 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 Common Stock as reported on the NYSE on February 18, 2026, which was equal to $13.09.

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| **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** |
| Fee Offset Claims | N/A |
| Fee Offset Sources | N/A |

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