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): May 5, 2026
Battalion Oil Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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001-35467 |
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20-0700684 |
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(IRS Employer |
820 Gessner Road |
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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:
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Common Stock par value $0.0001 |
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BATL |
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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. ◻ On May 5, 2026, Battalion Oil Corporation (the “Company,” “we” or “our”) entered into a Sales Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with Roth Capital Partners, LLC (the “Agent”) pursuant to which the Company may issue and sell, from time to time, up to $150,000,000 of shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), through or to the Agent, acting as agent or principal.
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
The Company is not obligated to sell any shares of Common Stock under the Sales Agreement. Each time the Company wishes to issue and sell the Common Stock under the Sales Agreement, the Company will provide the Agent with a placement notice describing the amount of Common Stock to be sold, the time period during which sales are requested to be made, any limitation on the amount of Common Stock that may be sold in any single day, any minimum price below which sales may not be made or any minimum price requested for sales in a given time period and any other instructions relevant to such requested sales. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Sales Agreement, the Agent will use commercially reasonable efforts, consistent with its normal trading and sales practices, and applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations and the rules of the NYSE American to sell shares of Common Stock under the terms and subject to the conditions of the placement notice and the Sales Agreement. We or the Agent may suspend the offering of Common Stock pursuant to a placement notice upon notice and subject to other conditions. Generally, the Agent may sell the shares of Common Stock by any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined by Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including sales made directly on or through the NYSE American or any other existing trading market for the Common Stock, in negotiated transactions at market prices prevailing at the time of sale or at prices related to prevailing market prices, or any other method permitted by law.
The Sales Agreement provides that the Agent will be entitled to compensation at a commission rate of up to 3.00% of the gross proceeds from the sale of our Common Stock on our behalf pursuant to the Sales Agreement. We have agreed to reimburse the Agent for its reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including but not limited to the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of its legal counsel) in an amount not to exceed $50,000, in connection with entering into the Sales Agreement and for the Agent’s reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses related to quarterly maintenance of the Sales Agreement (including but not limited to the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of its legal counsel) on a quarterly basis in an amount not to exceed $8,000. The Sales Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company, indemnification obligations of the Company and the Agent, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions.
The shares of Common Stock will be issued pursuant to the Company’s effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-295204), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 21, 2026 and declared effective by the SEC on April 28, 2026, and the accompanying base prospectus included therein as supplemented by the prospectus supplement, dated May 5, 2026, filed with the SEC.
The foregoing description of the Sales Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
A copy of the legal opinion and consent of Mayer Brown LLP relating to the shares of Common Stock being offered and sold pursuant to the Sales Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 5.1.
This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any shares under the Sales Agreement, nor shall there be any sale of such shares in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
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Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d)Exhibits. The following exhibits are furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:
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Sales Agreement, dated as of May 5, 2026, by and among the Company and Roth Capital Partners, LLC. |
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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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.
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BATTALION OIL CORPORATION |
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May 5, 2026 |
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/s/ Matthew B. Steele |
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Matthew B. Steele |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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Exhibit 1.1
BATTALION OIL CORPORATION
$150,000,000
Common Stock
($0.0001 par value per share)
Sales Agreement
May 5, 2026
Roth Capital Partners, LLC, as Agent
888 San Clemente Drive, Suite 400
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Battalion Oil Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), confirms its agreement (this “Agreement”) with Roth Capital Partners, LLC (the “Agent”), as follows:
The Company has filed, in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “Securities Act”), with the Commission a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-295204), including a base prospectus, relating to certain securities, including the Placement Shares to be issued from time to time by the Company, and which incorporates by reference documents that the Company has filed or will file in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “Exchange Act”). The Company has prepared a prospectus supplement specifically relating to the Placement Shares (the “Prospectus Supplement”) to the base prospectus included as part of such registration statement. The Company will furnish to the Agent, for use by the Agent, copies of the prospectus included as part of such registration statement, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement relating to the Placement Shares.
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Except where the context otherwise requires, such registration statement, and any post-effective amendment thereto, including all documents filed as part thereof or incorporated by reference therein, and including any information contained in a Prospectus (as defined below) subsequently filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act or deemed to be a part of such registration statement pursuant to Rule 430B of the Securities Act, or any subsequent registration statement on Form S-3 filed pursuant to Rule 415(a)(6) under the Securities Act by the Company to cover any Placement Shares, is herein called the “Registration Statement.” The base prospectus, including all documents incorporated therein by reference, included in the Registration Statement, as it may be supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement, in the form in which such prospectus and/or Prospectus Supplement have most recently been filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, together with any then issued Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (defined below), is herein called the “Prospectus.” Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein, and any reference herein to the terms “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing after the execution hereof of any document with the Commission deemed to be incorporated by reference therein (the “Incorporated Documents”). For purposes of this Agreement, all references to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or to any amendment or supplement thereto shall be deemed to include any copy filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System, or if applicable, the Interactive Data Electronic Application system when used by the Commission (collectively, “EDGAR”).
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Any certificate signed by an officer of the Company and delivered to the Agent or to counsel for the Agent pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Company, as applicable, to the Agent as to the matters set forth therein.
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the Company shall furnish the Agent (but in the case of clause (iv) above only if the Agent reasonably determines that the information contained in such Form 8-K is material) with a certificate, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 7(l) (the “Representation Date Certificate”); provided however, if no Placement Notice is pending at such Representation Date, then before the Company delivers a Placement Notice or the Agent sells any Placement Shares, the Company shall provide the Agent with a Representation Date Certificate. The requirement to provide a Representation Date Certificate shall be waived for any Representation Date occurring at a time at which no Placement Notice is pending, which waiver shall continue until the earlier to occur of the date the Company delivers a Placement Notice hereunder (which for such calendar quarter shall be considered a Representation Date) and the next occurring Representation Date; provided, however, that such waiver shall not apply for any Representation Date on which the Company files its Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company subsequently decides to sell Placement Shares following a Representation Date when the Company relied on such waiver and did not provide the Agent with a Representation Date Certificate, then before the Company delivers the Placement Notice or the Agent sells any Placement Shares, the Company shall provide the Agent with a Representation Date Certificate, dated the date of the Placement Notice.
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Roth Capital Partners, LLC, as Agent
888 San Clemente
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Attention: Managing Director
E-mail: ***@roth.com
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Porter Hedges LLP
1000 Main Street, 35th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: Kevin Poli
E-mail: ***@porterhedges.com
and if to the Company, shall be delivered to:
Battalion Oil Corporation
820 Gessner Road, Suite 1100
Houston, Texas 77024
Attn: Walter R. Mayer
E-mail: ***@battalionoil.com
with a copy to:
Mayer Brown LLP
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Attn: David S. Bakst
E-mail: ***@mayerbrown.com
Each party to this Agreement may change such address for notices by sending to the parties to this Agreement written notice of a new address for such purpose. Each such notice or other communication shall be deemed given (i) when delivered personally or by verifiable facsimile transmission (with an original to follow) on or before 4:30 p.m., New York City time, on a Business Day or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day, (ii) on the next Business Day after timely delivery to a nationally-recognized overnight courier and (iii) on the Business Day actually received if deposited in the U.S. mail (certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid).
An electronic communication (“Electronic Notice”) shall be deemed written notice for purposes of this Section 13 if sent to the electronic mail address specified by the receiving party under separate cover. Electronic Notice shall be deemed received at the time the party sending Electronic Notice receives verification of receipt by the receiving party. Any party receiving Electronic Notice may request and shall be entitled to receive the notice on paper, in a nonelectronic form (“Nonelectronic Notice”) which shall be sent to the requesting party within ten (10) days of receipt of the written request for Nonelectronic Notice.
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The Company represents, warrants and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior consent of the Agent, and the Agent represents, warrants and agrees that, unless it obtains the prior consent of the Company, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Placement Shares that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 405, required to be filed with the Commission. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the Agent or by the Company, as the case may be, is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.” The Company represents and warrants that it has treated and agrees that it will treat each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433, and has complied and will comply with the requirements of Rule 433 applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including timely filing with the Commission where required, legending and record keeping.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that:
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As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below:
“Applicable Time” means (i) each Representation Date, (ii) the time of each sale of any Placement Shares pursuant to this Agreement, and (iii) each Settlement Date.
“Business Day” shall mean any day on which the Exchange and commercial banks in the City of New York are open for business.
“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means any “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433, relating to the Placement Shares that (1) is required to be filed with the Commission by the Company, (2) is a “road show” that is a “written communication” within the meaning of Rule 433(d)(8)(i) whether or not required to be filed with the Commission, or (3) is exempt from filing pursuant to Rule 433(d)(5)(i) because it contains a description of the Placement Shares or of the offering that does not reflect the final terms, in each case in the form filed or required to be filed with the Commission or, if not required to be filed, in the form retained in the Company’s records pursuant to Rule 433(g) under the Securities Act.
“Rule 172,” “Rule 405,” “Rule 415,” “Rule 424,” “Rule 424(b),” “Rule 430B,” and “Rule 433” refer to such rules under the Securities Act.
“Trading Day” means any day on which shares of Common Stock are purchased and sold on the Exchange.
All references in this Agreement to financial statements and schedules and other information that is “contained,” “included” or “stated” in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus (and all other references of like import) shall be deemed to mean and include all such financial statements and schedules and other information that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be.
All references in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing shall be deemed to include the copy filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR; all references in this Agreement to any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (other than any Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses that, pursuant to Rule 433, are not required to be filed with the Commission) shall be deemed to include the copy thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR; and all references in this Agreement to “supplements” to the Prospectus shall include, without limitation, any supplements, “wrappers” or similar materials prepared in connection with any offering, sale or private placement of any Placement Shares by the Agent outside of the United States.
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If the foregoing correctly sets forth the understanding between the Company and the Agent, please so indicate in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon this Agreement shall constitute a binding agreement between the Company and the Agent.
Very truly yours,
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ACCEPTED as of the date first-above written: |
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ROTH CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC |
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[Signature Page to Sales Agreement]
SCHEDULE 1
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FORM OF PLACEMENT NOTICE
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From: BATTALION OIL CORPORATION
To: ROTH CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC
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Subject: Placement Notice
Date:_____________________
Gentlemen:
Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the Sales Agreement between, Battalion Oil Corporation (the “Company”), and Roth Capital Partners, LLC (the “Agent”), dated May 5, 2026, the Company hereby requests that the Agent sell up to ____________ of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, at a minimum market price of $_______ per share, during the time period beginning [month, day, time] and ending [month, day, time]. [the Company may include such other sales parameters as it deems appropriate]
SCHEDULE 2
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Compensation
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The Company shall pay to the Agent in cash, upon each sale of Placement Shares pursuant to this Agreement, an amount up to 3% of the gross proceeds from each sale of Placement Shares.
SCHEDULE 3
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Notice Parties
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The Company
Matthew B. Steele***@battalionoil.com Russell W. Greco***@battalionoil.com Charles E.
With a copy to:***@battalionoil.com
The Agent
Roth Capital Partners, LLC
Lou Ellis***@roth.com
Nazan Akdeniz***@roth.com
With a copy to:***@roth.com
EXHIBIT 7(l)
Form of Representation Date Certificate
____________________, 20__
Martin***@battalionoil.com This Representation Date Certificate (this “Certificate”) is executed and delivered in connection with Section 7(l) of the Sales Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated May 5, 2026, and entered into between Battalion Oil Corporation (the “Company”) and Roth Capital Partners, LLC. All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Agreement.
The undersigned, a duly appointed and authorized officer of the Company, having made all necessary inquiries to establish the accuracy of the statements below and having been authorized by the Company to execute this certificate, hereby certifies as follows:
| 1. | As of the date of this Certificate, (i) the Registration Statement does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading and (ii) neither the Registration Statement nor the Prospectus contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (iii) no event has occurred as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not untrue or misleading. |
| 2. | Each of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in the Agreement were, when originally made, and are, as of the date of this Certificate, true and correct in all material respects. |
| 3. | Each of the covenants required to be performed by the Company in the Agreement on or prior to the date of the Agreement, this Representation Date, and each such other date as set forth in the Agreement, has been duly, timely and fully performed in all material respects and each condition required to be complied with by the Company on or prior to the date of the Agreement, this Representation Date, and each such other date as set forth in the Agreement or in the Waivers has been duly, timely and fully complied with in all material respects. |
| 4. | Subsequent to the date of the most recent financial statements in the Prospectus, and except as described in the Prospectus, including Incorporated Documents, there has been no Material Adverse Effect. |
| 5. | No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any part thereof has been issued, and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or are pending or threatened by any securities or other governmental authority (including, without limitation, the Commission). |
The undersigned has executed this Representation Date Certificate as of the date first written above.
BATTALION OIL CORPORATION
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
Exhibit 5.1
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Re:Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-295024) | |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special counsel to Battalion Oil Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the sale through Roth Capital Partners, LLC as sales agent (the “Sales Agent”), from time to time by the Company of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, having an aggregate offering price of up to $150,000,000 (the “Shares”), pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration Statement No. 333-295024) (the “Registration Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), the base prospectus, dated April 29, 2026 (the “Base Prospectus”), a related prospectus supplement filed with the Commission on the date hereof pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act (together with the Base Prospectus, the “Prospectus”), and the Sales Agreement, dated May 5, 2026, by and between the Company and the Sales Agent (the “Sales Agreement”). This opinion is being furnished in connection with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement or related Prospectus, other than as expressly stated herein with respect to the issue of the Shares.
In rendering the opinions set forth below, we have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents, corporate records, agreements and other instruments, and have made such other investigations, as we have deemed relevant and necessary for purposes of the opinions hereinafter set forth. As to questions of fact material to this opinion letter, we have relied upon certificates or comparable documents of public officials and upon oral or written statements and representations of officers and representatives of the Company. We also examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of: (i) the Ninth Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended through the date hereof (the “Certificate”); (ii) the Seventh Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended through the date hereof (the “Bylaws”); (iii) certain resolutions of the board of directors of the Company, relating to the issuance and sale of the Shares; (iv) the Registration Statement; (v) the Prospectus; and (vi) an executed copy of the Sales Agreement.
In connection with this opinion, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures and the authenticity of all items submitted to us as originals and the conformity with originals of all items submitted to us as copies. In making our examination of documents executed by parties other than the Company, we have assumed that each other party has the power and authority to execute and deliver, and to perform and observe the provisions of, such documents and has duly authorized, executed and delivered such documents,
Mayer Brown is a global services provider comprising an association of legal practices that are separate entities including
Mayer Brown LLP (Illinois, USA), Mayer Brown International LLP (England & Wales),
Mayer Brown Hong Kong LLP (a Hong Kong limited liability partnership) and Tauil & Chequer Advogados (a Brazilian law partnership).
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and that such documents constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of each such party. We also have assumed the integrity and completeness of the minute books of the Company presented to us for examination.
Upon the completion of all Corporate Proceedings (as defined below), when the Shares are duly registered on the books of the transfer agent and registrar therefor in the name or on behalf of the purchasers, upon issuance, delivery and payment therefor in an amount not less than the par value thereof and in accordance with the terms of the Sales Agreement, the Shares to be issued and sold by the Company pursuant to the Sales Agreement will be duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company and such Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. In rendering the foregoing opinion, we have assumed that (i) the Company will comply with all applicable notice requirements regarding uncertificated shares provided in the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”); (ii) upon the issuance of any of the Shares, the total number of shares of common stock issued and outstanding will not exceed the total number of shares of common stock that the Company is then authorized to issue under its Certificate; and (iii) certain terms of the Shares to be issued by the Company from time to time will be authorized and approved by the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Company or one or more committees thereof established by the Board or other person or body designated by the Board having the authority to issue and sell Shares pursuant to the Sales Agreement in accordance with the DGCL, the Certificate and the Bylaws of the Company and certain resolutions of the Board and one or more committees thereof (with such approvals referred to herein as the “Corporate Proceedings”) prior to issuance thereof.
Our opinion set forth above is limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and we express no opinion concerning the laws of any other jurisdiction.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the Commission on or about May 5, 2026, which will be incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, and to the reference to our firm in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus under the heading “Legal Matters.” In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules or regulations of the Commission thereunder.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Mayer Brown LLP
Mayer Brown LLP
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