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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001437749-25-012702
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250422
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250422

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			US ENERGY CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000101594
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		EIN:				830205516
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			WY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-06814
		FILM NUMBER:		25858231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1616 S. VOSS, SUITE 725
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77057
		BUSINESS PHONE:		303 993 3200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1616 S. VOSS, SUITE 725
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77057

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WESTERN STATES MINING INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19851229
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>Washington, D.C. 20549</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a)</b></p>

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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">&#9744; Definitive Proxy Statement</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">&#9744; Soliciting material under Rule 14a-12.</p>
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			<p style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: center; margin: 0pt;"><b>U.S. Energy Corp.</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">&#9746; No fee required</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">&#9744; Fee computed on table in exhibit required by Item 25(b) per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>EXPLANATORY NOTE</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;">On April 17, 2025, U.S. Energy Corp. (the &#8220;<u>Company</u>&#8221;) filed its definitive&nbsp;<a href="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/101594/000143774925012292/useg20250317_def14a.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;"><u>Proxy Statement</u></a>&nbsp;(&#8220;<u>Proxy Statement</u>&#8221;) and form of proxy relating to the solicitation of proxies by the Company in connection with its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 16, 2025.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;">On April 22, 2025, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K announcing the resignation of Joshua Batchelor as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company, which event occurred after the filing of the Proxy Statement (the &#8220;<u>Form 8-K</u>&#8221;). The information included in the&nbsp;Form 8&#8209;K&nbsp;under &#8220;<a href="http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0000101594/000143774925012691/useg20250422_8k.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;"><u>Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</u></a>&#8221; supplements certain information in the Proxy Statement and should be read in conjunction therewith.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;">Except as supplemented herein, all information in the Proxy Statement remains accurate and should be considered in casting your vote before or at the Annual Meeting.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:18pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>UNITED STATES</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:18pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>Washington, D.C. 20549</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:18pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>FORM</b>&nbsp;<b>8-K</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>CURRENT REPORT</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">Securities Exchange Act of 1934</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):&nbsp;April 16, 2025</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:18pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>U.S. ENERGY CORP.</b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</p>

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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>000-06814</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">(Commission</p>

			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">File Number)</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">Identification No.)</p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>1616 S. Voss,</b>&nbsp;<b>Suite 725,</b>&nbsp;<b>Houston,</b>&nbsp;<b>Texas</b></p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;">Registrant&#8217;s telephone number, including area code:&nbsp;<b>(303)</b>&nbsp;<b>993-3200</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">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 (see General Instruction A.2 below):</p>

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			<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size: 10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</p>
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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:</p>

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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>Common Stock, $0.01 par value</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>USEG</b></p>
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			<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b>The</b>&nbsp;<b>NASDAQ</b>&nbsp;<b>Stock Market LLC</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><b>Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</b></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;"><i>(b) </i><i><u>Resignation of Director</u></i></p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;">On April 16, 2025, Joshua Batchelor, notified U.S. Energy Corp.&#8217;s (the &#8220;<u>Company</u><u>&#8217;</u><u>s</u>&#8221;) Board of Directors (&#8220;<u>Board</u>&#8221;) of his decision to not stand for re-election at the Company&#8217;s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on May 16, 2025.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;">Subsequently on April 21, 2025, Mr. Batchelor resigned from the Board, effective immediately as of such date.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;">Mr. Batchelor served on the Operations Committee of the Board until his resignation. Mr. Batchelor&#8217;s decision to not stand for re-election and to resign from the Board&nbsp;is related to fund management operations at Sage Road Capital, which entity he co-manages, and is not the result of a disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company&#8217;s operations, policies or practices.</p>

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<p style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-variant: normal; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;">The Board is expected to reduce the size of the Board to six members effective at the time of the 2025 Annual Meeting.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;">Mr. Batchelor was the nominee of Banner Oil &amp; Gas, LLC, Woodford Petroleum, LLC and Llano Energy LLC (collectively, &#8220;<u>Banner</u><u>&#8217;</u><u>s</u>&#8221;) pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Nominating and Voting Agreement dated September 16, 2022, as described in greater detail in the Company&#8217;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17, 2025, under the heading &#8220;<u>Corporate Governance</u><u>&#8212;</u><u> Nominating and Voting Agreement and Board Appointment Rights</u>&#8221;. Banner is not expected to nominate a replacement nominee to the Board at this time.</p>

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<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;font-variant:normal;text-align:justify;margin:0pt;text-indent:36pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</p>

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