| FORM 4 |
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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
| Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
US ENERGY CORP [ USEG ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 03/04/2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 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 | 497,826(1) | D | ||||||||
| Common Stock | 5,650,326(1)(2) | D | ||||||||
| Common Stock | 3,124,893 | I | By John Alfred Weinzierl 2020 Trust, u/t/a November 10, 2020(3)(4) | |||||||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 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 (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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 | ||||||||
| Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) | $1.11 | 03/04/2026 | A | 460,000 | (5) | 03/04/2036 | Common Stock | 460,000 | $0(6) | 460,000 | D | ||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Excludes shares of Common Stock relating to the voting group described below under "Remarks". Represents shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share of the Issuer ("Common Stock"), held by Mr. Weinzierl directly. This Form 4 is filed jointly by John A. Weinzierl and Katla. Mr. Weinzierl is the 100% owner of all of the equity of Katla. Mr. Weinzierl is also the Chairman of U.S. Energy Corp. and is the Trustee of the Trust (defined below). Mr. Weinzierl disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. |
| 2. Excludes shares of Common Stock relating to the voting group described below under "Remarks". Represents shares of Common Stock held directly by Katla Energy Holdings LLC ("Katla"). The shares held by Katla may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Weinzierl due to his ownership of 100% of Katla and his position as Managing Member of Katla. |
| 3. Excludes shares of Common Stock relating to the voting group described below under "Remarks". Represents shares of Common Stock held by John Alfred Weinzierl 2020 Trust, u/t/a November 10, 2020 (the "Trust"). The shares held by the Trust may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Weinzierl due to his position as Trustee of the Trust. |
| 4. Mr. Weinzierl disclaims beneficial ownership other than to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. |
| 5. Nonqualified Stock Options granted on March 4, 2026 pursuant to the U.S. Energy Corp. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan. The options vest in two equal annual installments of 50% each: 230,000 options on July 1, 2026 and 230,000 options on January 2, 2027, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service with the Issuer on such vesting dates. therein. |
| 6. Issued to the Reporting Person in consideration for services rendered and agreed to be rendered to the Issuer as a Director of the Issuer. |
| Remarks: |
| By virtue of being party to an Amendment and Restated Nominating and Voting Agreement, dated as of September 16, 2022 (the "Voting Agreement"), Katla and Mr. Weinzierl, may be deemed to be a member of a "group" for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), with respect to the securities reported herein with the other parties who are bound by the Voting Agreement and their control persons, which such "group" beneficially owns, in the aggregate, more than 10% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Issuer. In addition to Lubbock Energy, the parties to the Voting Agreement are the Issuer, Lubbock Energy Partners LLC; Synergy Offshore LLC; Banner Oil & Gas, LLC, Woodford Petroleum, LLC, Llano Energy LLC, King Oil & Gas Company, Inc., WDM Family Partnership, LP and Katla. Separately, the control persons of the other parties to the Voting Agreement may also be part of the Section 13(d) "group". The reporting persons disclaim beneficial ownership of any securities owned by any of the other signatories to the Voting Agreement (and/or their control persons) and the filing of this Form 4 shall not be deemed an admission, for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or otherwise, that any of the reporting persons and any other person or persons constitute a "group" for purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act or Rule 13d-5 thereunder. In addition, none of the reporting persons have any pecuniary interest in any of the securities beneficially owned by any of the other signatories to the Voting Agreement (and/or their control persons). For a description of the Voting Agreement, see the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on September 16, 2022. |
| /s/ John A. Weinzierl | 03/06/2026 | |
| /s/ John A. Weinzierl, Managing Member of Katla Energy Holdings LLC | 03/06/2026 | |
| /s/ John A. Weinzierl, Trustee of John Alfred Weinzierl 2020 Trust | 03/06/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
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