Sec Form 4 Filing - Jefferies Financial Group Inc. @ Vitesse Energy, Inc. - 2023-01-13

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Vitesse Energy, Inc. [ VTS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 520 MADISON AVENUE, 12TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 01/13/2023 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10022 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/13/2023 J( 1 ) 25,913,891 A 25,914,891 D( 1 )( 2 ) Common Stock 01/13/2023 J( 3 ) 696,304 A 26,611,195 D( 3 ) Common Stock 01/13/2023 J( 4 ) 26,611,195 D 0 D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 520 MADISON AVENUE 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022 X Vitesse Energy Finance LLC 520 MADISON AVENUE 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022 X Signatures /s/ Michael J. Sharp, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, on behalf of Jefferies Financail Group Inc. 01/17/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Michael J. Sharp, Executive Vice President, on behalf of Vitesse Energy Finance LLC 01/17/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )25,913,891 shares of Vitesse Energy, Inc. (the "Issuer") common stock were acquired by Vitesse Energy Finance LLC in exchange for 450,000,000 Vitesse Energy, LLC common units in connection with the merger of Vitesse Energy, LLC into VE MergerSub LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer. Through a series of distributions following such merger, such shares of common stock of the Issuer became held directly by Jefferies Financial Group Inc. ("Jefferies"). ( 2 )1,000 shares of common stock of the Issuer were previously reported as held indirectly by Jefferies. In connection with the distributions described in footnote 1, such shares became held directly by Jefferies. ( 3 )The 696,304 shares of common stock of the Issuer were acquired by Jefferies indirectly in exchange for 48,000,000 Vitesse Oil, LLC common units owned by certain indirect, partially owned subsidiaries of Jefferies in connection with the merger of Vitesse Oil, LLC into VO MergerSub LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer. Through a series of distributions following such merger, 696,304 shares of common stock of the Issuer became held directly by Jefferies. Such distributions included the distribution of some of the Issuer common stock held by Jefferies Capital Partners V L.P. and Jefferies SBI USA Fund L.P to their partners, of which Jefferies owns a portion of the limited partner interests of each such fund and a portion of the economic general partner interest of Jefferies Capital Partners V L.P., in accordance with their respective limited partnership agreements. ( 4 )This transaction relates to the spin-off of the Issuer from Jefferies effective January 13, 2023 (the "Spin-Off"). To effect the Spin-Off, all shares of common stock of the Issuer held by Jefferies were distributed, by way of a pro rata dividend, to holders of Jefferies common stock. As a result of the Spin-Off, Jefferies no longer beneficially owns any shares of common stock of the Issuer.

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