Every Form 4 that Vital Energy Inc (VTLE) has filed with the SEC in the last 12 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
A Form 4 covers the transactions officers, directors and large holders report, so if you follow VTLE and want that one kind of document rather than the whole filing history, this is the page to keep. The company's other filings, of every form, are on the full VTLE filings page.
Vital Energy President and CEO and director M. Jason Pigott reported the completion of a merger with Crescent Energy Company that converted all of his Vital equity into cash and Crescent stock. On December 15, 2025, a two-step merger with Crescent subsidiaries closed, and his performance-based cash-settled PSU awards fully vested at target and were cashed out at $17.92 per underlying Vital share.
Time-based restricted stock awards vested in full and were converted into the right to receive 1.9062 shares of Crescent Class A common stock for each Vital share, with cash paid instead of fractional shares. In total, 444,576 shares of Vital common stock beneficially owned by Pigott were disposed of in connection with the transaction and converted into the merger consideration, leaving him with no Vital common stock after the merger.
Vital Energy, Inc. director Frances Powell Hawes reported the cash settlement of deferred stock awards tied to the company’s merger with Crescent Energy Company.
On December 15, 2025, Crescent’s merger subsidiaries completed a two-step merger with Vital Energy under an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated August 24, 2025. In connection with this closing, 15,414 deferred stock units in Hawes’s “Deferred Stock Account” converted into the right to receive a lump-sum cash payment based on 15,414 shares of Vital common stock at $17.92 per share, the closing price on December 12, 2025. After these transactions, Hawes no longer beneficially owned Vital Energy common stock.
Vital Energy, Inc. reported insider transactions by its EVP & CFO connected to the closing of its merger with Crescent Energy on December 15, 2025. The Form 4 shows the officer’s performance-based awards were exercised into 19,241, 28,841 and 39,605 shares of Vital common stock, and all Vital shares held, totaling 185,243, were then disposed of on the same date.
Under the merger terms, vested cash‑settled performance stock unit awards were cancelled in exchange for cash equal to $17.92 per underlying share, based on the December 12, 2025 closing price of Vital common stock. Time‑based restricted stock and other Vital common shares were converted into 1.9062 shares of Crescent Class A common stock for each Vital share, with cash paid instead of fractional Crescent shares.
Vital Energy, Inc. director Edmund P. Segner III reported merger-related changes in his equity holdings. On December 15, 2025, he acquired 18,814 shares of Vital common stock through the conversion of deferred stock units and then disposed of 33,142 shares, leaving him with no directly owned common stock.
The transactions occurred when the merger under the August 24, 2025 Agreement and Plan of Merger among Crescent Energy Company, Venus Merger Sub I Inc., Venus Merger Sub II LLC and Vital Energy, Inc. was consummated. Under Vital's Director Deferred Compensation Plan, the amounts in his Deferred Stock Account became payable as a lump-sum cash payment equal to the number of Vital common shares subject to his awards multiplied by $17.92, the closing price of Vital common stock on December 12, 2025.
Vital Energy, Inc. executive Stephen L. Faulkner Jr., the company’s VP & CAO, reported the conversion of his equity awards in connection with the closing of Vital Energy’s merger with Crescent Energy Company on December 15, 2025. Performance-based cash-settled restricted stock unit awards vested at target levels and were cancelled in exchange for a lump-sum cash payment based on the $17.92 closing price of Vital common stock on December 12, 2025.
Time-based restricted stock awards vested in full and were converted into 1.9062 shares of Crescent Class A common stock for each share of Vital common stock, with cash paid instead of fractional Crescent shares. All Vital common stock beneficially owned by the executive was converted into this merger consideration, leaving him with no remaining Vital common shares.
Vital Energy, Inc. reported that its SVP & Chief Operating Officer, Kathryn Anne Hill, completed merger-related equity transactions on December 15, 2025, when Vital combined with Crescent Energy. Hill exercised 2024 and 2025 performance units into 17,305 and 27,418 shares of Vital common stock, then disposed of 89,523 Vital common shares, leaving 0 shares beneficially owned.
Under the merger agreement, performance-based cash-settled restricted stock units vested at the target level and were converted into a cash payment based on $17.92 per share, the closing price of Vital common stock on December 12, 2025. Time-based restricted stock and other Vital common shares were converted into 1.9062 shares of Crescent Class A common stock for each Vital share, with cash paid in lieu of fractional shares, and the filing also corrects a prior administrative error that had overstated Hill’s holdings by 649 shares.
Vital Energy, Inc. director Shihab A. Kuran reported insider transactions tied to the completion of a merger with Crescent Energy Company and its subsidiaries on December 15, 2025, under an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated August 24, 2025. The filing shows a conversion of 11,317 deferred stock units related to Vital Energy common stock and a disposition of 16,371 shares of common stock, leaving the director with zero beneficially owned shares.
Under the merger terms, amounts credited to the director’s Deferred Stock Account, referred to as Vital Director Deferred Stock Awards, became payable in a lump-sum cash payment. The cash amount is based on the total number of Vital Energy common shares underlying these awards multiplied by $17.92, the closing price of Vital common stock on December 12, 2025, the trading day immediately before the merger closing date.
Vital Energy, Inc. reported insider transactions by executive vice president, general counsel and secretary Mark D. Denny in connection with the closing of its merger with Crescent Energy Company on December 15, 2025. His performance-based restricted stock units payable in cash vested at target levels and were cancelled for a cash payment based on a Vital common stock price of $17.92 per share. Time-based restricted stock awards and 94,249 shares of Vital common stock he beneficially owned were converted into the right to receive Crescent Class A common stock using a 1.9062-for-1 exchange ratio, with cash paid instead of fractional shares. Vital stock options held by the reporting person were assumed by Crescent and converted into options over Crescent Class A common stock with exercise prices adjusted by the same exchange ratio, leaving no Vital equity awards or common stock beneficially owned.
A Vital Energy director reported cash settlement of 18,814 deferred stock units in connection with the closing of the company’s merger with Crescent Energy. On December 15, 2025, 18,814 deferred stock units converted into the same number of shares of Vital Energy common stock, and 20,561 shares of common stock were then disposed of, leaving the director with no remaining Vital common shares or related units.
Under the merger agreement dated August 24, 2025, the Vital Energy and Crescent Energy transaction closed on December 15, 2025 through a two-step merger structure that made Vital a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent. The reporting person’s deferred stock account became payable in a lump-sum cash amount based on the number of shares in the account and the $17.92 closing price of Vital common stock on December 12, 2025.
Vital Energy, Inc. director William E. Albrecht reported the settlement of his deferred stock awards and the disposal of all his Vital common stock in connection with the company’s merger into a Crescent Energy subsidiary.
On December 15, 2025, he converted 22,972 deferred stock units into the same number of Vital common shares and then disposed of 33,923 shares of common stock, leaving him with no remaining Vital shares or derivative securities.
Under the merger agreement, amounts in his director deferred stock account became payable in a lump-sum cash payment equal to the number of Vital shares covered by each award multiplied by $17.92, the closing price of Vital common stock on December 12, 2025, the trading day immediately before the merger closing.
Vital Energy, Inc. director John Driver reported the cash settlement of his deferred stock awards on December 15, 2025, the closing date of the company's merger with Crescent Energy. Deferred stock units representing 15,482 shares of Vital common stock became payable in a lump sum cash amount calculated using a $17.92 share price, the closing price on December 12, 2025. Following the conversion of these awards and related stock transactions, he reported no remaining beneficial ownership of Vital common stock or related deferred stock units.
Vital Energy, Inc. director Craig Jarchow reported equity transactions tied to the closing of a merger with Crescent Energy Company on December 15, 2025. He exercised 18,814 deferred stock units into common stock and then disposed of 26,276 shares of Vital common stock, leaving him with no directly owned Vital shares after the transactions.
The explanation states that, under an August 24, 2025 Merger Agreement, a Crescent merger subsidiary first merged with Vital and the surviving company then merged into another Crescent subsidiary, which remains a wholly owned unit of Crescent. Amounts in the director’s deferred stock account became payable in a lump-sum cash payment based on the number of Vital shares in the account and the $17.92 closing price of Vital common stock on December 12, 2025.
Vital Energy director Jarvis V. Hollingsworth reported equity transactions tied to completion of the company’s merger with Crescent Energy Company. On December 15, 2025, the transactions under the August 24, 2025 Agreement and Plan of Merger were consummated, leaving a Crescent wholly owned subsidiary as the surviving entity.
In connection with the closing, 11,317 deferred stock units were converted into Vital common stock and settled in cash based on $17.92, the closing price of Vital common stock on December 12, 2025. The report shows the disposition of 20,064 shares of Vital common stock, resulting in the director holding no shares directly after these transactions.
Vital Energy (VTLE) director Jarvis V. Hollingsworth reported an equity award on Form 4. On 11/10/2025, he received 2,617 deferred stock units under the company’s Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan as partial payment of director retainer and fees. Each deferred stock unit represents the right to receive one share of common stock. The award was priced at $0, and following the transaction he beneficially owned 11,317 derivative securities, held directly.
Vital Energy, Inc. (VTLE) director Edmund P. Segner, III reported an equity award on Form 4. On 11/10/2025, he acquired 2,617 deferred stock units under the company’s Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan as partial payment of his director retainer and fees. Each deferred stock unit represents the right to receive one share of Vital Energy common stock.
Following this transaction, Mr. Segner beneficially owned 18,814 derivative securities, held in direct form. The filing was submitted by one reporting person and reflects routine director compensation.
Vital Energy, Inc. (VTLE) director Craig M. Jarchow reported a Form 4 transaction. On 11/10/2025, he was granted 2,617 deferred stock units under the company’s Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan as partial payment of his director retainer and fees. Each deferred stock unit represents the right to receive one share of Vital Energy common stock.
Following the reported transaction, 18,814 derivative securities were beneficially owned on a direct basis.
Vital Energy (VTLE) reported a routine equity compensation grant to a director. On 11/10/2025, director Frances Powell Hawes received 2,617 deferred stock units as partial payment of her retainer and director fees under the Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. Each deferred stock unit represents the right to receive one share of common stock. Following this award, she held 15,414 derivative securities, reported as direct ownership. The award carried a $0 price as it was compensation.
Vital Energy, Inc. (VTLE) reported a director equity award on Form 4. On 11/10/2025, the director acquired 2,617 deferred stock units under the company’s Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan as partial payment of the retainer and director fees. Each deferred stock unit represents the right to receive one share of Vital Energy common stock.
Following this grant, the director beneficially owns 11,317 derivative securities, held directly. The reported acquisition price was $0.
Vital Energy (VTLE) filed a Form 4 reporting an equity award to director Lori A. Lancaster. On 11/10/2025, she received 2,617 deferred stock units (transaction code A) under the company’s Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan as partial payment of her director retainer and fees. Each deferred stock unit represents the right to receive one share of Vital Energy common stock.
Following this transaction, the filing lists 18,814 derivative securities beneficially owned, held directly.
Vital Energy (VTLE) reported a director equity award. On 11/10/2025, director William E. Albrecht acquired 3,230 deferred stock units (Table II, code A) at $0 under the Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan as partial payment of his retainer and fees. Each deferred stock unit represents the right to receive one share of common stock.
Following the transaction, 22,972 derivative securities were beneficially owned, held directly.
Vital Energy, Inc. (VTLE) reported a director equity grant. Director John Driver acquired 2,617 deferred stock units on 11/10/2025, coded A at a price of $0. The award was granted under the company’s Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan as partial payment of the director’s retainer and fees. Each deferred stock unit represents the right to receive one share of Vital Energy common stock. Following the transaction, the filing shows 15,482 derivative securities beneficially owned, held directly.
Vital Energy (VTLE): Form 4 insider update. SVP & Chief Operating Officer Kathryn Anne Hill reported the withholding of 614 shares of common stock on 10/31/2025 at $15.71 per share. The shares were withheld by the company to cover tax obligations upon the vesting of previously granted restricted stock under the Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan. Following this administrative transaction, she beneficially owns 45,449 shares, held directly.
Insider sale to cover taxes following equity vesting. An officer and director, Kathryn Anne Hill, reported a transaction in Vital Energy, Inc. (VTLE) where 350 shares of common stock were disposed of on 10/03/2025 at a price of $17.07 per share. The filing states these shares were withheld by the issuer to satisfy tax withholding obligations tied to the vesting of restricted shares previously granted under the company's omnibus equity incentive plan. After the withholding, the reporting person beneficially owned 46,063 shares. The Form 4 was signed by an attorney-in-fact on 10/06/2025.