EX-10.3 5 batl-20240327xex10d3.htm EX-10.3

Exhibit 10.3

EXECUTION VERSION

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This FOURTH Amendment to registration rights agreement (this “Amendment”) is made as of March 27, 2024, between Battalion Oil Corporation (formerly known as Halcón Resources Corporation), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each of the parties identified on the signatures pages hereto.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company and the Investors previously entered into that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 8, 2019, as amended by (a) that certain First Amendment to the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2023, (b) that certain Second Amendment to the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 6, 2023, and (c) that certain Third Amendment to the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 15, 2023, each by and between the parties hereto (as may be further amended from time to time, the “Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Parties to the Agreement desire to further amend the Agreement as set forth in this Amendment;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 10 of the Agreement, any provision of the Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument signed by the Company and the Required Holders;

WHEREAS, the parties identified on the signature pages hereto represent the Required Holders; and

WHEREAS, capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Agreement.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:

| 1. | The definition of “Registrable Securities” in Section 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“Registrable Securities” means (i) any shares of Common Stock, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by the Investors (including shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to the Plan), (ii) the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion or redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock now owned or hereafter acquired by the Investors in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designations, (iii) the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion or redemption of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock now owned or hereafter acquired by the Investors in accordance with the terms of the Series A-1 Certificate of Designations, (iv) the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion or redemption of the Series A-2 Preferred Stock now owned or hereafter acquired by the Investors in accordance with the terms of the Series A-2 Certificate of Designations, (v) the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion or redemption of the Series A-3 Preferred Stock now owned or hereafter

acquired by the Investors in accordance with the terms of the Series A-3 Certificate of Designations, and (vi) any shares of capital stock of the Company issued or issuable with respect to the Common Stock described in clauses (i)-(v), as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise; provided, that any Registrable Securities beneficially owned by an Investor shall cease to be Registrable Securities to the extent such securities may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar provisions in force) without volume or manner of sale limitations.

| 2. | Section 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended to add the following definitions:

“Series A-3 Certificate of Designations” means the certificate of designations setting forth the terms of the Series A-3 Preferred Stock.

“Series A-3 Preferred Stock” means the Series A-3 Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, and having the rights and obligations specified in the Certificate of Designations, effective as of March 27, 2024.

| 3. | Except as expressly amended hereby, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof.

| 4. | After giving effect to this Amendment, each reference in the Agreement to “this Agreement,” “the Agreement,” “hereof,” “hereunder,” “herein,” “hereby” or words of like import referring to the Agreement shall refer to the Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.

| 5. | Section 11 of the Agreement shall apply to this Amendment, mutatis mutandis.

| 6. | This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (including by facsimile or other electronic transmission), each of which shall be deemed an original and each of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.

[Signature pages follow]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Amendment have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.

​ | COMPANY:
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| BATTALION OIL CORPORATION
| By: | /s/ Matthew B. Steele
| Name: | Matthew B. Steele
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer

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​ | INVESTORS:
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| LUMINUS ENERGY PARTNERS MASTER FUND, LTD.
| By: | /s/ Jonathan Barrett
| Name: | Jonathan Barrett
| Title: | President Luminus Management, LLC

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| OAKTREE OPPORTUNITIES FUND X HOLDINGS (DELAWARE), L.P. By: Oaktree Fund GP, LLC, its General Partner By: Oaktree Fund GP I, L.P., its Managing Member
| By: | /s/ Allen Li
| Name: | Allen Li
| Title: | Authorized Signatory
| By: | /s/ Jordan Mikes
| Name: | Jordan Mikes
| Title: | Authorized Signatory

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| OAKTREE OPPS XB Holdco LTD. By: Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., its Director
| By: | /s/ Allen Li
| Name: | Allen Li
| Title: | Managing Director
| By: | /s/ Jordan Mikes
| Name: | Jordan Mikes
| Title: | Managing Director

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Signature Page to
Fouth Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement

| OAKTREE OPPORTUNITIES FUND XB HOLDINGS (DELAWARE), L.P. By: Oaktree Fund GP, LLC, its General Partner By: Oaktree Fund GP I, L.P., its Managing Member
| By: | /s/ Allen Li
| Name: | Allen Li
| Title: | Authorized Signatory
| By: | /s/ Jordan Mikes
| Name: | Jordan Mikes
| Title: | Authorized Signatory

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| OAKTREE VALUE OPPORTUNITIES FUND HOLDINGS, L.P. By: Oaktree Value Opportunities Fund GP, L.P., its General Partner By: Oaktree Value Opportunities Fund GP, Ltd., its General Partner By: Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., its Director
| By: | /s/ Allen Li
| Name: | Allen Li
| Title: | Authorized Signatory
| By: | /s/ Jordan Mikes
| Name: | Jordan Mikes
| Title: | Authorized Signatory

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| GEN IV INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, LLC
| By: | /s/ Jeff Wade
| Name: | Jeff Wade
| Title: | Chief Compliance Officer

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Signature Page to
Fouth Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement