UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 18, 2020

Battalion Oil Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (832) 538-0300

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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Battalion Oil Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 18, 2020 and the Company’s stockholders voted on four proposals.

The first proposal was the election of four individuals to serve as Group I directors of the Company until the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders, and until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. The election of the four directors was approved as follows:

The Company’s board of directors after the meeting include Jonathan D. Barrett, David Chang, Scott H. Germann, Gregory S. Hinds, Allen Li, Richard H. Little and William L. Transier.

The second proposal was the approval, on a non-binding, advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved as follows:

The third proposal was a non-binding advisory vote on the stockholders’ preference as to how frequently the Company should seek future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The frequency on which the Company should seek future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved as follows:

Based upon the results of the stockholder vote on Proposal 3, the Company intends to submit to its stockholders a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation at its annual meeting every year until the next advisory vote on the frequency of stockholder voting on executive compensation.

The fourth proposal was the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. The ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP was approved as follows:

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.