UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended: March 31, 2026
| TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from _____________ to _____________
Commission File No. 001-41895
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(713 ) 716-1200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name, former address, and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each Exchange on which registered | ||
| | | The |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S–T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non–accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large
accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b–2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer ☐ | Accelerated filer ☐ |
| | Smaller reporting company |
| 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. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b–2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date.
| Title of Class | Number of Shares Outstanding on May 12, 2026 | |
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value | |
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains statements that are forward-looking and as such are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding future financial
performance, business strategies, expansion plans, future results of operations, estimated revenues, losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management. These forward-looking statements are based on our management’s current
expectations, estimates, projections and beliefs, as well as a number of assumptions concerning future events, and are not guarantees of performance. Such statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or
current facts. When used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, words such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” “project” or the negative of such terms or other similar
expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include, but are not limited to, statements
about:
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estimates of our oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (“NGLs”) reserves;
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drilling prospects, inventories, projects, and programs;
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estimates of our future oil and natural gas production, including estimates of any increases or decreases in our production;
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financial strategy, liquidity, and capital required for our development program and other capital expenditures;
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the availability and adequacy of cash flow to meet our requirements;
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the availability of additional capital for our operations;
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changes in our business and growth strategy, including our ability to successfully operate and expand our business;
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our integration of acquisitions;
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changes or developments in applicable laws or regulations, including with respect to taxes; and
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actions taken or not taken by third-parties, including our contractors and competitors.
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The forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. There can be no
assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we have anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual
results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
These risks include, but are not limited to:
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the risk factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025;
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our ability to fund our development and drilling plan;
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our ability to grow our operations, and to fund such operations, on the anticipated timeline or at all;
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uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of oil, natural gas, and NGL reserves and projecting future rates of production and the amount and timing of development expenditures;
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commodity price and cost volatility and inflation;
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our ability to obtain and maintain necessary permits and approvals to develop our assets;
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safety and environmental requirements that may subject us to unanticipated liabilities;
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changes in the regulations governing our business and operations, including the businesses, assets, and operations we have acquired or may acquire in the future, such as, but not limited to, those pertaining to the environment, our
drilling program, and the pricing of our future production;
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our success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees, or directors;
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general economic, financial, legal, political, and business conditions and changes in domestic and foreign markets;
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the risks related to the growth of our business, including our ability to successfully integrate, and recognize the anticipated benefits of, our recent acquisitions and any future acquisitions;
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the effects of competition on our future business;
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| ● | changes in U.S. energy, environmental, monetary and trade policies, including with respect to tariffs and other trade barriers, and any resulting trade tensions; and |
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other factors detailed under the section entitled “Risk Factors” and in our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
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These risks are not exhaustive. Other sections of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include additional factors that could adversely affect our business and financial performance. Moreover, we operate in a very
competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risk factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for our management to predict all risk factors nor can we assess the effects of all factors on our business or the extent to which any
factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in, or implied by, any forward-looking statements.
Our SEC filings are available publicly on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove
incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. Accordingly, forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should not be relied upon as representing our views as of
any subsequent date, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
All forward-looking statements, expressed or implied, included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
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(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share amounts)
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March 31, 2026
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December 31,
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Assets
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Current assets:
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Operating lease assets
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Subordinated note – related party
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Accumulated deficit
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Total stockholders’ equity
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Total liabilities, mezzanine equity, and stockholders’ equity
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$
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share amounts)
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Three Months Ended March 31,
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2025
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Revenues:
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NGL sales
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share amounts)
| Series D Preferred Stock Par value $ |
Common Stock Par value $ |
Treasury Stock |
Additional Paid In |
Accumulated |
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Equity |
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December 31, 2025
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Issuance of Common Stock related to stock–based compensation
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Series F Preferred Stock declared dividends
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Series F Preferred Stock undeclared dividends
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Remeasurement of Series F Preferred Stock
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Net loss attributable to Prairie Operating Co.
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March 31, 2026
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share amounts)
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Series D Preferred Stock Par value $0.01 |
Common Stock Par value $0.01 |
Treasury Stock |
Additional Paid In |
Accumulated |
Stockholders’ |
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Amount |
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Equity |
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December 31, 2024
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Conversion of Series D Preferred Stock
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Conversion of Series F Preferred Stock
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Issuance of Common Stock upon option exercise
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Issuance of Common Stock upon Senior Convertible Note conversion
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Issuance of Common Stock to fund Bayswater Acquisition, net of issuance costs
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Issuance of common stock to seller as part of Bayswater Acquisition
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—
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Issuance of Common Stock related to stock–based compensation
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Purchase of treasury stock
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—
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Stock–based compensation
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—
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Series F Preferred Stock undeclared dividends
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—
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—
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—
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Remeasurement of Series F Preferred Stock
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—
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—
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—
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)
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Net loss attributable to Prairie Operating Co.
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—
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—
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—
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)
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March 31, 2025
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$
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$
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$
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$
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$
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$
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
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Three Months Ended March 31,
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2025
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Cash flows from operating activities:
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Net loss attributable to Prairie Operating Co.
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Joint interest and other receivables
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Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other current liabilities
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Net cash provided by operating activities
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|
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Cash flows from investing activities:
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Cash paid for Bayswater asset purchase, net of cash received
|
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( |
)
|
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|
Deposit on other oil and natural gas properties
|
|
( |
)
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Development of oil and natural gas properties
|
( |
)
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( |
)
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Other asset and leasehold purchases
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( |
)
|
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Cash received from payment on note receivable
|
|
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Net cash used in investing activities
|
( |
)
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( |
)
|
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Cash flows from financing activities:
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Borrowings on the Credit Facility
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|
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Repayment on the Credit Facility
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( |
)
|
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Debt issuance costs associated with the Credit Facility
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( |
)
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Proceeds from the issuance of Common Stock
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|
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Financing costs associated with issuance of Common Stock
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( |
)
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Proceeds from the issuance of Series F Preferred Stock
|
|
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Financing costs associated with the issuance of Series F Preferred Stock
|
|
( |
)
|
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|
Payments of the Subordinated Note – related party
|
|
( |
)
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Proceeds from option exercise
|
|
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|
Treasury stock repurchased
|
( |
)
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( |
)
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Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
|
( |
)
|
|
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Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period
|
|
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|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Refer to Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for supplemental cash flow disclosures.
(Unaudited)
Note 1 – Organization, Description of Business, and Basis of Presentation
Organization and Description of Business
Prairie Operating Co. (individually or together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) is an independent oil and gas company focused on the acquisition and development of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids
(“NGLs”). The Company’s assets and operations are strategically located in the oil region of rural Weld County, Colorado, within the Denver–Julesburg Basin (the “DJ Basin”).
As of March 31, 2026, the Company’s assets included approximately 68,700 net leasehold acres in, on and under approximately 99,500 gross acres. In addition to growing production through its drilling operations, the Company intends to continue growing its business through accretive acquisitions, focusing on assets with the following criteria: (i) producing reserves, with opportunities to add accretive, undeveloped bolt–on acreage; (ii) ample, high rate–of–return inventory of drilling locations that can be developed with cash flow reinvestment; (iii) strong well–level economics; (iv) liquids–rich assets; and (v) accretive valuation. Refer to Note 3 – Acquisitions for a discussion of the Company’s recent acquisitions.
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q present the Company’s financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company owns 100 % of the equity interest of Prairie Operating Co., LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Prairie LLC”), which is considered a variable interest entity for which the Company is the primary beneficiary, as the Company is the sole managing member of Prairie LLC and has the power to direct the activities most significant to Prairie LLC’s economic performance, as well as the obligation to absorb losses and receive benefits that are potentially significant.
The condensed consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2026 and for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 are unaudited. The condensed consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2025 were
derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10–K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
Certain disclosures have been condensed or omitted from these condensed financial statements; however, the interim financial statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments which are, in the opinion of management,
necessary for a fair presentation of the financial results for the interim periods presented. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related
note disclosures included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
These estimates and assumptions include estimates for reserve quantities and estimated future cash flows associated with proved reserves, depletion of proved developed oil and natural gas reserves, asset retirement obligations, accruals for the Company’s oil, natural gas, and NGL revenues and any potential liabilities, the valuation of the Company’s Series F Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Series F Preferred Stock”), Series F Preferred Stock Warrants (as defined herein), and stock–based compensation, including performance based awards, the fair value of commodity derivative instruments, the realization of deferred tax assets, and any acquisition–related purchase price allocations.
Segment Information
The Company operates in one business segment: the acquisition, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs (the “Reportable Segment”), primarily in the DJ Basin. This is consistent with the internal reporting provided to the Company’s executive team, made up of the Interim President and Chief Executive Officer and the Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer, who are considered the chief operating decision makers (“CODM”).
The Company’s Reportable Segment produces and sells crude oil, natural gas, and NGL volumes, which is reported as oil, natural gas, and NGL revenue on its condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three
months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. The Company’s revenue recognition policy and other accounting policies for its Reportable Segment are the same as its company–wide accounting policies discussed below in Note 2
– Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. The Reportable Segment’s major customers during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 are also discussed below in Note 2 – Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies. Additionally, the Company did not have any intra–entity sales or transfers during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, and the Reportable Segment’s significant expenses are the same as those reported on the
condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025. Additionally, the CODM does not receive additional information regarding expenses other than what is reported on the condensed consolidated statements
of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025.
The CODM assesses the performance of the Reportable Segment and decides how to allocate resources based on the Company’s net income (loss), as reported on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Additionally, net income (loss) on the condensed consolidated statements of operations is used to monitor budget versus actual results of the Reportable Segment and to benchmark against the Company’s competitors. The CODM’s measure of the Reportable
Segment assets are reported as total assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The Company has provided a full discussion of its significant accounting policies, estimates, and judgments in Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in its Annual
Report on Form 10–K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The Company has not changed any of its significant accounting policies during the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Revenue Recognition
The following table presents the Company’s oil, natural gas, and NGL revenues disaggregated by revenue stream:
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
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|
2026
|
2025
|
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|
(In thousands)
|
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|
Crude oil sales
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
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|
Natural gas sales
|
|
|
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|
NGL sales
|
|
|
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|
Total revenues
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
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The Company recognizes revenue from the sales of crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs at the point that control of the produced crude oil, natural gas, and NGL volumes are transferred to the purchaser, which may differ
depending on the applicable contractual terms.
The Company considers the transfer of control to have occurred when the production is delivered to the purchaser because at that time, the purchaser has the ability to direct the use of, and obtain substantially all of
the remaining benefits from, the crude oil, natural gas, or NGL production. Transfer of control dictates the presentation of the Company’s transportation and processing expenses within its condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Transportation and processing expenses incurred prior to the transfer of control are recorded gross within transportation and processing expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. Gathering, transportation, and
processing expenses incurred subsequent to the transfer of control are recorded net within crude oil, natural gas, and NGL sales revenues.
Additionally, the Company has made an accounting election to exclude certain qualifying taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities from its reported revenues and is presenting those amounts as a component of operating expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. The amounts due from purchasers are reflected in oil, natural gas, and NGL accrued revenue on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets and consists of uncollateralized accrued crude oil, natural gas, and NGL revenue due under normal trade terms, generally requiring payment within 30 days of production. The Company records the differences between its estimates and the actual amounts received for product sales in the month that payment is received from the purchaser. Additionally, the Company has determined that product returns or refunds are very rare and therefore, the Company accounts for them as they occur, and it generally provides no warranty.
Income Taxes
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company recognized an income tax benefit of $38.4 million, resulting in an effective income tax rate of 20.1 %. The Company did no t recognize any income tax benefit or expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
The following table presents non–cash investing and financing activities and supplemental cash flow disclosures relating to the cash paid for interest for the periods presented:
| Three Months Ended March 31, |
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| 2026 |
2025 |
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| (In thousands) |
||||||||
|
Non–cash investing activities:
|
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|
Increase in capital expenditure accrued liabilities and accounts payable
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
|
Non–cash financing activities:
|
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|
Common Stock issued upon conversion of Series F Preferred Stock
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
|
Common Stock issued for Series F Preferred Stock dividends (1)
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
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|
Common Stock issued to Bayswater as part of Bayswater Acquisition purchase price (2)
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
|
Common Stock issuance costs included in accrued liabilities
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
|
Series F Preferred Stock agreement amendment fees and issuance costs included in accrued liabilities and accounts payable
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
|
Common Stock issued upon conversion of Senior Convertible Note (3)
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
|
Common Stock issued upon conversion of Series D Preferred Stock
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
|
Supplemental disclosure:
|
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|
Cash paid for interest
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
| (1) | |
| (2) | |
| (3) | |
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2024–03, Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income – Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220–40):
Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (“ASU 2024–03”), which requires the disclosure of specific information about certain costs and expenses. ASU 2024–03 is effective for annual periods beginning January 1, 2027, with early adoption permitted.
The Company is currently evaluating the potential effect that the updated standard will have on its financial statement disclosures.
Note 3 – Acquisitions
Bayswater Acquisition
On February 6, 2025, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Bayswater PSA”) with Bayswater Resources, LLC, Bayswater Fund III–A, LLC, Bayswater Fund III–B, LLC, Bayswater Fund IV–A, LP, Bayswater Fund IV–B, LP, Bayswater Fund IV–Annex, LP, and Bayswater Exploration & Production, LLC (collectively, “Bayswater”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire certain oil and natural gas assets (the “Bayswater Assets”) from Bayswater for a purchase price of $602.8 million, subject to certain closing price adjustments, payable in cash and 3,656,099 shares of Common Stock (the “Equity Consideration” and collectively, the “Bayswater Acquisition”).
The Company closed the Bayswater Acquisition on March 26, 2025 and paid Bayswater cash for the as–adjusted closing purchase price of approximately $482.5 million, $15.0 million of which was deposited in escrow pending the Company’s acquisition of additional working interest (the “Additional Working Interest Acquisition”), which Bayswater acquired and assigned to the Company on April 11, 2025, and issued the Equity Consideration to Bayswater (collectively, the “Bayswater Purchase Price”). The Company funded the cash portion of the Bayswater Purchase Price with cash on hand, the proceeds from the issuance of Common Stock in a public offering, the proceeds from the issuance of the Series F Preferred Stock, and borrowings under its Credit Facility. Refer to Note 13 – Stockholders’ Equity for a discussion of the issuance of Common Stock, Note 12 – Mezzanine Equity for a discussion of the issuance of Series F Preferred Stock, and Note 9 – Debt for a discussion of the Credit Facility. On June 6, 2025, the Company received an interim settlement payment from Bayswater of $30.7 million, $16.1 million of which related to the time period between the effective date of the Bayswater PSA and the closing of the Bayswater Acquisition, resulting in a decrease to the purchase price. The Company completed the final settlement with Bayswater on October 15, 2025, resulting in a final purchase price allocation of $475.6 million.
The Bayswater Acquisition has been accounted for as an asset acquisition in accordance with ASC Topic 805, Accounting for Business Combinations (“ASC 805”). The estimated fair
value of the consideration paid by the Company and the allocation of that amount to the underlying assets acquired and liabilities assumed, on a relative fair value basis, are recorded on the Company’s books as of March 26, 2025, the closing date of
the Bayswater Acquisition. Additionally, costs directly related to the Bayswater Acquisition are capitalized as a component of the Bayswater Purchase Price. The allocation of the total Bayswater Purchase Price, on a relative fair value basis, is
based upon management’s estimates of and assumptions related to the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the closing date using currently available information.
The following table presents the allocation of the Bayswater Purchase Price, as adjusted for the closing of the Additional Working Interest Acquisition and the final settlement with Bayswater on October 15, 2025 to the net assets acquired on March 26, 2025, the closing date of the Bayswater Acquisition:
| Purchase Price Allocation: |
(In thousands) |
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|
Consideration:
|
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|
Cash consideration (1)
|
$
|
|
||
|
Common stock issued to the sellers (2)
|
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|
Direct transaction costs (3)
|
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|
Total consideration
|
$
|
|
||
|
Assets acquired:
|
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|
Oil and natural gas properties (4)
|
$
|
|
||
|
Other (5)
|
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|
Joint interest receivable
|
|
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|
$
|
|
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|
Liabilities assumed:
|
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|
Ad valorem taxes
|
$
|
( |
)
|
|
|
Revenue suspense liability
|
( |
)
|
||
|
Asset retirement obligation, long–term
|
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)
|
||
|
$
|
( |
)
|
||
| (1) | |
| (2) | |
| (3) | |
| (4) | |
| (5) | |
The consideration is allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed on a relative fair value basis. The fair value measurements of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, on a relative fair value basis, are
based on inputs that are not observable in the market and therefore represent Level 3 inputs. The fair value of oil and gas properties and asset retirement obligations were measured using the discounted cash flow technique of valuation. Significant
inputs to the valuation of oil and gas properties include estimates of: (i) reserves, (ii) future operating and development costs, (iii) future commodity prices, (iv) future plugging and abandonment costs, (v) estimated future cash flows, and (vi) a
market—based weighted average cost of capital rate. These inputs require significant judgments and estimates and are the most sensitive and subject to change.
Other 2025 Acquisitions
On July 2, 2025, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire certain assets from Edge Energy II LLC (“Edge Energy”) for a total purchase price of $12.5 million, subject to certain closing adjustments, payable in cash (the “Edge Acquisition”), subject to certain closing price adjustments, payable in cash (the “Edge Purchase Price”). Pursuant to the Edge Acquisition, the Company acquired 47 operated and non-operated wells on approximately 11,300 net acres. The Company closed the Edge Acquisition on July 3, 2025 and funded the transaction by borrowing on its Credit Facility (as defined herein). The Company finalized the purchase accounting for the Edge Acquisition in September 2025.
In August 2025, the Company completed its third acquisition from Exok, Inc. (“Exok”), acquiring approximately 5,000 net acres for $1.6 million (the “Third Exok Acquisition”). Refer to Note 14 – Common Stock Options and Warrants for a discussion of the First Exok Acquisition (as defined herein) and Second Exok Acquisition (as defined herein).
In October 2025, the Company acquired certain assets from Summit Oil & Gas, LLC. (“Summit”) and Crown Exploration II, Ltd (“Crown”) for an aggregate purchase price of $2.3 million payable in cash, subject to certain closing adjustments (the “Summit and Crown Acquisitions”). The Summit and Crown Acquisitions included the acquisition of five operated wells on approximately 3,400 net acres.
Note 4 – Derivative Instruments
The Company utilizes commodity derivative instruments to reduce its exposure to crude oil, natural gas, and NGL price volatility for a portion of its estimated production from its proved, developed, producing oil and
natural gas properties. As of March 31, 2026, the Company only had commodity swap contracts outstanding, which guarantee a fixed price on contracted volumes over specified time periods. However, in the future, the Company may utilize other types of
derivative instruments including call and purchased options, put spreads, collars, and three-way collars. All of the Company’s commodity derivative counterparties are large financial institutions with investment-grade credit ratings. As such, the
Company believes it does not have any significant credit risk associated with its counterparties and does not currently anticipate any nonperformance from its counterparties.
As of March 31, 2026, the Company had the following outstanding crude oil and natural gas derivative contracts in place, which settle monthly and are indexed to NYMEX West Texas Intermediate, NYMEX Henry Hub, and Mount Belvieu OPIS, respectively:
|
Settling
April 1, 2026
through
December 31, 2026
|
Settling
January 1,
2027
through
December 31,
2027
|
Settling
January 1,
2028
through
December 31,
2028
|
Settling
January 1,
2029
through
December 31,
2029
|
|||||||||||||
|
Crude Oil Swaps:
|
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|
Notional volume (Bbls)
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Weighted average price ($/Bbl)
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
$
|
|
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|
Natural Gas Swaps:
|
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|
Notional volume (MMBtus)
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Weighted average price ($/MMBtu)
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||||||
|
Ethane Swaps:
|
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|
Notional volume (Bbls)
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Weighted average price ($/Bbl)
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||||||
|
Propane Swaps:
|
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|
Notional volume (Bbls)
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Weighted average price ($/Bbl)
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||||||
|
Iso Butane Swaps:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Notional volume (Bbls)
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Weighted average price ($/Bbl)
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||||||
|
Normal Butane Swaps:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Notional volume (Bbls)
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Weighted average price ($/Bbl)
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||||||
|
Pentane Plus Swaps:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Notional volume (Bbls)
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Weighted average price ($/Bbl)
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||||||
The Company recognizes all of its derivative instruments at fair value as assets or liabilities on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company has not designated any of its derivative
instruments as hedges for accounting purposes; therefore, it presents aggregate net gains or losses resulting from changes in the fair values of its outstanding derivatives and aggregate net gains or losses resulting from the settlement of derivative
instruments during the period as gain or loss on derivatives, net on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.
The Company typically has numerous hedge positions that span several time periods and often result in both fair value derivative asset and liability positions held with that counterparty. The Company has elected to net
its derivative instrument fair values executed with the same counterparty, pursuant to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. master agreements, which provide for the net settlement over the term of the contract and in the event of
the default or termination of the contract.
The following tables present the gross and net fair values of the Company’s derivative instruments recognized on the condensed consolidated balance sheets for the periods presented:
|
March 31, 2026
|
||||||||||||
|
Gross Amounts
Recognized
|
Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Condensed
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
|
Net Amounts
Presented on
the Condensed
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
|
||||||||||
|
(In thousands)
|
||||||||||||
|
Current derivative assets
|
$
|
|
$
|
( |
)
|
$
|
|
|||||
|
Long-term derivative assets
|
$
|
|
$
|
( |
)
|
$
|
|
|||||
|
Current derivative liabilities
|
$
|
( |
)
|
$
|
|
$
|
( |
)
|
||||
|
Long-term derivative liabilities
|
$
|
( |
)
|
$
|
|
$
|
( |
)
|
||||
|
December 31, 2025
|
||||||||||||
|
Gross Amounts
Recognized
|
Gross Amounts
Offset in the
Condensed
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
|
Net Amounts
Presented on
the Condensed
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
|
||||||||||
|
(In thousands)
|
||||||||||||
|
Current derivative assets
|
$
|
|
$
|
( |
)
|
$
|
|
|||||
|
Long-term derivative assets
|
$
|
|
$
|
( |
)
|
$
|
|
|||||
|
Current derivative liabilities
|
$
|
( |
)
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
|||||
|
Long-term derivative liabilities
|
$
|
( |
)
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
|||||
The following table presents the components of the loss on derivatives, net reflected on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the periods indicated:
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
||||||||
|
2026
|
2025
|
|||||||
|
(In thousands)
|
||||||||
|
Realized loss on derivative settlements, net
|
||||||||
|
Crude oil
|
$
|
( |
)
|
$
|
( |
)
|
||
|
Natural gas
|
( |
)
|
( |
)
|
||||
|
NGLs
|
( |
)
|
|
|||||
|
Total realized loss on derivative settlements, net
|
$
|
( |
)
|
$
|
( |
)
|
||
|
Unrealized (loss) gain on derivatives
|
||||||||
|
Crude oil
|
$
|
( |
)
|
$
|
|
|||
|
Natural gas
|
|
( |
)
|
|||||
|
NGLs
|
( |
)
|
|
|||||
|
Total unrealized loss on derivatives
|
$
|
( |
)
|
$
|
( |
)
|
||
|
Total loss on derivatives, net
|
$
|
)
|
$
|
)
|
||||
Note 5 – Fair Value Measurements
Certain of the Company’s assets and liabilities are carried at fair value and measured on either a recurring or non-recurring basis. Per ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and
Disclosures, fair value is defined as an exit price representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market–based
measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability.
The GAAP fair value valuation hierarchy categorizes assets and liabilities measured at fair value into one of three levels depending on the observability of the inputs used in determining fair value. The three levels
of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
| ● |
Level 1 valuations – Consist of observable inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets as of the reporting date.
|
| ● |
Level 2 valuations – Consist of observable market–based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data. These are inputs other than quoted prices in active markets included in
Level 1 that are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date.
|
| ● |
Level 3 valuations – Consist of unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data and may be used with internally developed methodologies that result in management’s best estimate of fair
value.
|
The classification of an asset or liability within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a
particular input to the fair value measurement of an asset or liability requires judgment and may affect the valuation of the fair value asset or liability and its placement within the fair value hierarchy. There have been no transfers between fair
value hierarchy levels.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other current assets, accounts payable, and other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets approximate fair value because
of their short–term nature. Additionally, the carrying value of the Company’s Credit Facility approximates fair value as it is subject to short–term floating interest rates that reflect market rates available to the Company at the time of borrowing.
Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The following tables summarize the Company’s liabilities which were measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of the periods presented and their classification within the fair value hierarchy:
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Fair Value Measurement as of March 31, 2026
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Total
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Level 1
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Level 2
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Level 3
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(In thousands)
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Liabilities:
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Commodity derivative contracts
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$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
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Subordinated note warrants – related party
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||||||
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Series F Preferred Stock embedded derivatives
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||||||
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Series F Preferred Stock warrants
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
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Fair Value Measurement as of December 31, 2025
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Total
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Level 1
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Level 2
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Level 3
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(In thousands)
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Assets:
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Commodity derivative contracts
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$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
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Liabilities:
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Subordinated note warrants – related party
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||||||
|
Series F Preferred Stock embedded derivatives
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||||||
|
Series F Preferred Stock warrants
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
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Commodity derivative contracts. The fair values of the Company’s derivative instruments are measured on a recurring basis using a discounted cash flow model which considers various inputs such as quoted forward commodity prices, discount rates, and current market and contractual prices and terms for the underlying instruments, as well as other relevant data. These significant inputs are observable in the current market or can be corroborated by observable active market data and are therefore considered Level 2 inputs within the fair value hierarchy. As of March 31, 2026, the fair value of the Company’s commodity derivative contracts was a liability of $109.4 million, of which $69.0 million was considered a . As of December 31, 2025, the fair value of the Company’s commodity derivative contracts was an asset of $53.4 million, $28.8 million of which was considered a .
The Company has several financial instruments which were evaluated for embedded derivatives and bifurcation in accordance with ASC 815 at the time of issuance. As a result, the Company reflects these financial instrument liabilities at their fair value on its condensed consolidated balance sheet and reflects the changes in the fair values of the liabilities as loss on adjustment to fair value – embedded derivatives, debt, and warrants on its condensed consolidated statements of operations. The following table presents the changes in the Company’s financial instruments presented at fair value for the periods indicated:
|
March 31, 2026
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December 31,
2025
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(In thousands)
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Subordinated note warrants – related party, at the beginning of the period
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
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Loss (gain) on adjustment to fair value
|
|
( |
)
|
|||||
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Subordinated note warrants – related party, at the end of the period
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
|
Series F Preferred Stock embedded derivatives, at the beginning of the period
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
|
Embedded derivatives recognized at issuance of Series F Preferred Stock
|
|
|
||||||
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Gain on adjustment to fair value
|
( |
)
|
( |
)
|
||||
|
Series F Preferred Stock embedded derivatives, at the end of the period
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
|
Series F Preferred Stock warrants, at the beginning of the period
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
|
Issuance of Series F Preferred Stock
|
|
|
||||||
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Loss on adjustment to fair value
|
|
|
||||||
|
Series F Preferred Stock warrants, at the end of the period
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
The following table presents the face value and fair value of each financial instrument presented at fair value on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets as of the periods presented:
|
March 31, 2026
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December 31, 2025
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Face Value
|
Fair Value
|
Face Value
|
Fair Value
|
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|
(In thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Subordinated note warrants – related party
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||||||
|
Series F Preferred Stock embedded derivatives
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|||||||||||
|
Series F Preferred Stock warrants
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||||||
Subordinated Note Warrants. As discussed in Note 9 – Debt below, pursuant to the terms of the Subordinated Note (defined herein), the Company issued to the Noteholders (defined herein) warrants (the “Subordinated Note Warrants”) to purchase up to 1,141,552 shares of Common Stock, vesting in tranches based on the date of repayment of the Subordinated Note. The Company has determined that the Subordinated Note Warrants should be accounted for as a liability pursuant to ASC 480. In accordance with ASC 815, the Company recorded the Subordinated Note Warrants at fair value and will remeasure the fair value each reporting period with changes in fair value recognized in earnings.
The Company engaged a third–party valuation expert to assist in preparing the fair value of the Subordinated Note Warrants as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025. These estimates were derived using a Monte Carlo simulation model using the significant inputs listed below, which are based on unobservable market data and are therefore considered Level 3 inputs within the fair value hierarchy.
| Key Inputs | ||||||||
| Subordinated Note Warrants – Monte Carlo Simulation Model | March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||
| Time to termination (years) | | | ||||||
| Stock price – as of period indicated | $ | | $ | | ||||
| Exercise price | $ | | $ | | ||||
| Risk–free rate | | % | | % | ||||
| Equity volatility rate | | % | | % | ||||
As of March 31, 2026, the fair value of the Subordinated Note Warrants was $0.7 million compared to $0.3 million as of December 31, 2025. The Company recognized the change in fair value of $0.4 million as a component of the loss on adjustment to fair value – embedded derivatives, debt, and warrants on its condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026. Refer to Note 14 – Common Stock Options and Warrants for a further discussion of the Subordinated Note Warrants.
Series F Preferred Stock. On March 24, 2025, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Series F Preferred Securities Purchase Agreement”) with an investor (the “Series F Preferred Stockholder”), pursuant to which the Series F Preferred Stockholder agreed to purchase for an aggregate of $148.3 million (i) 148,250 shares of Series F Preferred Stock, with a stated value of $1,000 per share (the “Stated Value”), convertible into shares of Common Stock and (ii) upon the one–year anniversary of the issue date of the Series F Preferred Stock, which was subsequently amended on July 8, 2026 (“Anniversary Warrant Issuance Date”), subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock (the “Series F Preferred Stock Warrants”) (collectively, the “Series F Preferred Offering”). On March 26, 2025, the Series F Preferred Stock Offering closed, and the Company issued the Series F Preferred Stock to the Series F Preferred Stockholder. The Company has determined that the Series F Preferred Stock should be classified as mezzanine equity because it is currently redeemable at the Series F Preferred Stockholder’s option. Additionally, the Company determined that certain features of the Series F Preferred Stock require bifurcation and separate accounting as embedded derivatives. Therefore, in accordance with ASC 815, the Company has recorded the embedded derivatives associated with the Series F Preferred Stock at fair value and will remeasure the fair value each reporting period with changes in fair value recognized in earnings.
The Company engaged a third-party valuation expert to assist in preparing the fair value of the Series F Preferred Stock embedded derivatives as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025. These estimates were derived using a Monte Carlo simulation model using the significant inputs listed below, which are based on unobservable market data and are therefore considered Level 3 inputs within the fair value hierarchy.
| Key Inputs | ||||||||
| Series F Preferred Stock Embedded Derivatives – Monte Carlo Simulation Model | March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||
| Time to termination (years) | | | ||||||
| Stock price – as of period indicated | $ | | $ | | ||||
| Conversion rate | | | ||||||
| Stated dividend rate | | % | | % | ||||
| Transaction discount | | % | | % | ||||
| Risk-free rate | | % | | % | ||||
| Preferred equity volatility rate | | % | | % | ||||
As of March 31, 2026, the fair value of the Series F Preferred Stock embedded derivatives was $15.8 million compared to $15.9 million as of December 31, 2025, which is presented on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets as a liability with a corresponding amount recognized as Series F Preferred Stock in mezzanine equity. The Company recognized the change in fair value as a component of the loss on adjustment to fair value – embedded derivatives, debt, and warrants on its condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026. The Company did no t recognize an adjustment to fair value – embedded derivatives, debt, and warrants for the Series F Preferred Stock embedded derivatives during the three months ended March 31, 2025. Refer to Note 12 – Mezzanine Equity for a further discussion of the Series F Preferred Stock.
Series F Preferred Stock Warrants. As discussed above, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, the Series F Preferred Stockholder will receive warrants to purchase
shares of Common Stock. On March 25, 2026, the Company and the Series F Preferred Stockholder entered into an Amendment to the Securities Purchase Agreement and Form of Anniversary Warrant (the “First Series F Preferred Stock Warrant Amendment”),
which, among other things, extended the issuance date of the Series F Preferred Stock Warrant from March 26 to April 7, 2026 (which was subsequently further extended to July 8, 2026). The Company and the Series F Preferred Stockholder further amended
the Series F Preferred Securities Purchase Agreement on April 6, 2026 and April 8, 2026, refer to Note 18 – Subsequent Events for a further discussion.
The Company has determined that the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants are not considered indexed to the Company’s own stock because the potential number of common shares to be issued upon the exercise of such warrants
will vary based on the amount of Series F Preferred Stock outstanding on the Anniversary Warrant Issuance Date. As such, the Company has determined that the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants should be accounted for as liabilities pursuant to ASC 480.
In accordance with ASC 815, the Company recorded the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants at fair value and will remeasure the fair value each reporting period with changes in fair value recognized in earnings.
The Company engaged a third-party valuation expert to assist in preparing the fair value of the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025. These estimates were derived using a Monte Carlo simulation model using the significant inputs listed below, which are based on unobservable market data and are therefore considered Level 3 inputs within the fair value hierarchy.
| Key Inputs | ||||||||
| Series F Preferred Stock Warrants – Monte Carlo Simulation Model | March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||
| Time to termination (years) | | | ||||||
| Stock price – as of period indicated | $ | | $ | | ||||
| Exercise price | $ | | $ | | ||||
| Future value of one Series F Preferred Stock Warrant share | $ | | $ | | ||||
| Risk-free rate | | % | | % | ||||
| Equity volatility rate | | % | | % | ||||
As of March 31, 2026, the fair value of the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants was $114.4 million compared to $90.1 million as of December 31, 2025, which is presented on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets as a liability with a corresponding amount recognized as Series F Preferred Stock in mezzanine equity. The Company recognized the change in fair value of $24.3 million as a component of loss on adjustment to fair value – embedded derivatives, debt, and warrants on its condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026. The Company did not recognize an adjustment to fair value – embedded derivatives, debt, and warrants for the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants during the three months ended March 31, 2025. Refer to Note 14 – Common Stock Options and Warrants for a further discussion of the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants.
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Non–Recurring Basis
Acquisition assets and liabilities. The fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in an acquisition are measured on a non–recurring basis on the acquisition date.
If the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are current and short–term in nature, the Company uses their approximate carrying values as their fair values, which is considered a Level 1 input in the fair value hierarchy. If the assets acquired are
not short–term in nature, then the fair value is determined using the estimated replacement values of the same or similar assets and, as such, are considered Level 3 inputs in the fair value hierarchy. Refer to Note
3 – Acquisitions for a further discussion of the Company’s acquisitions.
Note 6 – Property and Equipment, net
The Company’s property and equipment, net consisted of the following for the periods presented:
|
March 31, 2026
|
December 31,
2025
|
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|
(In thousands)
|
||||||||
|
Unproved oil and natural gas properties
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
|
Properties in development
|
|
|
||||||
|
Proved oil and natural gas properties
|
|
|
||||||
|
Less: Accumulated depletion
|
( |
)
|
( |
)
|
||||
|
Proved oil and natural gas properties, net
|
|
|
||||||
|
Oil and natural gas properties, net
|
|
|
||||||
|
Other property and equipment (1)
|
|
|
||||||
|
Less: Accumulated depreciation
|
( |
)
|
( |
)
|
||||
|
Other property and equipment, net
|
|
|
||||||
|
Total property and equipment, net
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
| (1) | |
Note 7 – Asset Retirement Obligation
The following table presents the changes in the Company’s asset retirement obligations for the periods presented:
|
March 31, 2026
|
December 31,
2025
|
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|
(In thousands)
|
||||||||
|
Asset retirement obligation, at the beginning of the period
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
|
Liabilities assumed in acquisitions
|
|
|
||||||
|
Liabilities incurred through development activities
|
|
|
||||||
|
Change in estimate
|
( |
)
|
|
|||||
|
Accretion of asset retirement obligation
|
|
|
||||||
|
Asset retirement obligation, at the end of the period
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
Note 8 – Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
The Company’s accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following for the periods presented:
| March 31, 2026 |
December 31, 2025 |
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| (In thousands) |
||||||||
|
Accounts payable related to capital expenditures
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
|
Accrued capital expenditures
|
|
|
||||||
|
Accounts payable related to operating expenses
|
|
|
||||||
|
Accrued operating expenses
|
|
|
||||||
|
Incentive compensation
|
|
|
||||||
|
Accrued hedge settlement payable and interest
|
|
|
||||||
|
Other (1)
|
|
|
||||||
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
| (1) | |
Note 9 – Debt
The Company’s debt balances consisted of the following for the periods indicated:
|
March 31, 2026
|
December 31,
2025
|
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|
(In thousands)
|
||||||||
|
Credit facility
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
|
Subordinated note – related party
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
Credit Facility
On December 16, 2024, the Company, as borrower, entered into a reserve–based credit agreement with Citibank, N.A. (“Citi”), as administrative agent and the financial institution party thereto. On February 3, 2025, the Company amended the reserve–based credit agreement, which among other things, increased the borrowing base and the aggregate elected commitments to $60.0 million. On March 26, 2025, the Company, as borrower, entered into an amended and restated reserve–based credit agreement (as amended, the “Credit Facility Agreement”) with Citi, as administrative agent, and the financial institutions party thereto (the “Credit Facility”). On June 6, 2025, the Company entered into the first amendment to the Credit Facility, which added Bank of America N.A. and West Texas National Bank as lenders under the Credit Facility. The Credit Facility is scheduled to mature on March 26, 2029 and provides for a maximum credit commitment of $1.0 billion. As of March 31, 2026, the Credit Facility provided for a borrowing base of $475.0 million and an aggregate elected commitment of $475.0 million and includes a $47.5 million sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit. The borrowing base is subject to semi–annual redeterminations based upon the value of the Company’s oil and gas properties as determined in a reserve report immediately preceding April 1st and October 1st of each year, subject to certain interim redeterminations. The borrowing base of $475.0 million was reaffirmed with the 2025 mid–year redetermination.
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had $361.5 million and $366.0 million, respectively, of revolving borrowings and no 113.5 million and $109.0 million, respectively, of availability for future borrowings and letters of credit. Borrowing under the Credit Facility bears interest, at the Company’s election, based upon the Term SOFR or Alternate Base Rate (each as defined in the Credit Facility Agreement), as applicable, plus an additional margin which is based on the percentage of the borrowing base being utilized, ranging from 2.75 % to 3.75 % per annum for Term SOFR loans (plus a 0.10 % per annum adjustment) and 1.75 % to 2.75 % for Alternate Base Rate loans. There is also a commitment fee on the undrawn commitments, ranging from 0.375 % to 0.50 % based on the percentage of the borrowing base being utilized. During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company recognized $7.2 million and $1.2 million, respectively, of interest expense related to borrowings on its Credit Facility. Additionally, as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had $11.7 million and $12.6 million, respectively, of unamortized deferred financing costs associated with its Credit Facility, which are presented as debt issuance costs, net on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. These costs will be amortized to interest expense on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations on a straight–line basis over the life of the Credit Facility. During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company amortized $1.0 million and less than $0.1 million, respectively, of deferred financing costs into interest expense on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.
The Company is subject to certain financial covenants under the Credit Facility, which require the Company to maintain, for each fiscal quarter commencing with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2025, a Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Facility Agreement) of no greater than 3.00 to 1.00 and a Current Ratio (as defined in the Credit Facility Agreement) of at least 1.00 to 1.00. The Credit Facility also includes conditional equity cure rights that will enable the Company to cure certain breaches of these financial maintenance covenants. Further, beginning April 1, 2025, the Credit Facility requires the Company and its restricted subsidiaries to always hedge not less than 80 % of projected production from their proved developed producing reserves and certain wells as of December 31, 2025 through March 31, 2028. As of March 31, 2026, the Company is in compliance with all covenants under the Credit Facility.
Additionally, the Credit Facility contains various restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit the Company’s ability and the ability of its restricted subsidiaries to, subject to certain exceptions: (i) incur
indebtedness; (ii) incur liens; (iii) declare or pay dividends, make distributions or make other restricted payments; (iv) repay or redeem other indebtedness; (v) make investments; (vi) change the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ respective lines of
business or acquire or make any expenditures in oil and gas properties outside the United States; (vii) sell or discount receivables; (viii) acquire or merge with any other company; (ix) sell assets or equity interests of the Company’s subsidiaries;
(x) enter into or terminate certain hedge agreements; (xi) enter into transactions with affiliates; (xii) own any subsidiary that is not organized in the United States; (xiii) enter into certain contracts or agreements that prohibit or restrict liens
on property in favor of the administrative agent or restrict any restricted subsidiary from paying dividends or making distributions; (xiv) allow gas imbalances, take–or–pay or other prepayments with respect to the Company’s proved oil and gas
properties; (xv) engage in certain marketing activities; (xvi) enter into sale and leasebacks; and (xvii) make or incur any capital expenditure or leasing or acquisition expenditure in oil and gas properties that are not borrowing base properties.
Guarantees. Prairie Operating Co. is a holding company which owns no operating assets and has no significant operations independent of its subsidiaries. The Credit Facility is
guaranteed by all of Prairie Operating Co.’s restricted subsidiaries and is secured by a first–priority security interest on substantially all of its oil and natural gas properties and substantially all of its personal property assets, subject to
customary exceptions. The assets, liabilities, and results of operations of Prairie Operating Co. and its guarantor subsidiaries are not materially different than the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
Subordinated Promissory Note
On September 30, 2024 (the “Subordinated Note Effective Date”), the Company entered into a subordinated promissory note (the “Subordinated Note”) with First Idea Ventures LLC and The Hideaway Entertainment LLC (together, the “Noteholders”), in a principal amount of $5.0 million, which has a maturity of March 17, 2027 . Refer to Note 17 – Related Party Transactions for a further discussion of the Subordinated Note and the Noteholders. The Subordinated Note had an interest rate of 10.00 % and the Noteholders were entitled to a minimum return on capital of up to 2.0x upon the repayment, prepayment or acceleration of the obligations, or the occurrence of certain other triggering events under the Subordinated Note. The Subordinated Note is guaranteed by Prairie LLC pursuant to a global guaranty agreement entered into by Prairie LLC in favor of the Noteholders on the Subordinated Note Effective Date. The Subordinated Note is subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash to any future senior secured revolving credit facility of the Company entered into after the Subordinated Note Effective Date. On December 16, 2024, the Company and the Noteholders agreed to amend and restate the Subordinated Note (the “Amended and Restated Subordinated Note Agreement”), to, among other things, modify certain provisions to better align with the Credit Facility Agreement. In December 2024, and in conjunction with the Credit Facility Agreement, the Company made a $1.8 million payment on the Subordinated Note, resulting in a principal balance of $3.2 million as of December 31, 2024.
On March 26, 2025, in connection with the closing and financing of the Bayswater Acquisition, the Company paid $3.2 million of the outstanding balance under the Subordinated Note. Pursuant to the terms of the payoff letter, the Company and the Noteholders agreed that the remaining $1.5 million outstanding Subordinated Note balance would be converted to principal, will accrue interest at a rate of 15 % of per annum, and all principal and other amounts owed (other than interest) pursuant to the Subordinated Note will not be redeemable for any reason while any of the Company’s Series F Preferred Stock remains outstanding.
Pursuant to the terms of the Subordinated Note, the Company issued the Subordinated Note Warrants to purchase up to 1,141,552 shares of Common Stock to the Noteholders, which vest in tranches based on the date of repayment of the Subordinated Note. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, Subordinated Note Warrants providing the right to purchase 856,165
Standby Equity Purchase Agreement
On September 30, 2024, the Company entered into a Standby Equity Purchase Agreement (the “SEPA”) with Yorkville, whereby, subject to certain conditions, the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to sell to Yorkville shares up to $40.0 million shares of Common Stock, at any time and in the amount as specified in the Company’s request (“Advance Notice”), during the commitment period commencing on September 30, 2024 and terminating on September 30, 2026.
The Company determined that the SEPA represents a derivative instrument pursuant to ASC 815, which should be recorded at fair value at inception and remeasured at fair value each reporting period with changes in the fair value recognized in earnings. Pursuant to the Prairie Operating Co. Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series F Certificate of Designation”), the Company may only request an Advance Notice on the SEPA if the Series F Preferred Stock is fully converted or redeemed. As such, the Company has determined that the fair value of the SEPA as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 is $0
Senior Convertible Note
On September 30, 2024, Yorkville advanced $15.0 million (the “Pre–Paid Advance”) to the Company, and the Company issued the Senior Convertible Note to Yorkville, with an interest rate of 8.00 % and a maturity date of September 30, 2025 . The Company’s obligations with respect to the Pre–Paid Advance and under the Senior Convertible Note were guaranteed by Prairie LLC, a subsidiary of the Company, and Prairie Operating Holding Co., LLC (“Prairie Holdco”), a subsidiary of the Company, pursuant to a global guaranty agreement entered into by Prairie LLC and Prairie Holdco in favor of Yorkville on September 30, 2024. Yorkville had the option to convert the Pre–Paid Advance into shares of Common Stock at any time at the Conversion Price (as defined in the SEPA). The Company also had the option to, at any time, redeem all or a portion of the amounts outstanding under the Senior Convertible Note at 105 % of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest.
At the time of issuance, the Company determined that certain features of the Senior Convertible Note required bifurcation and separate accounting as embedded derivatives. As such, the Company elected the fair value
option to account for the Senior Convertible Note; therefore, in accordance with ASC 815, the Company recorded the Senior Convertible Note at fair value and remeasured the fair value each reporting period with changes in fair value recognized in
earnings.
In December 2024, the Company made a $3.7 million payment on the Senior Convertible Note and in the first quarter of 2025, Yorkville converted the remaining $11.3 million of the Senior Convertible Note in exchange for 2.1 million shares of Common Stock.
Note 10 – Leases
The Company determines if a contract contains a lease at its inception or as a result of an acquisition and makes certain assumptions and judgments when determining its right–of–use assets and lease liabilities. As of
March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, all of the Company’s leases are operating leases. The Company capitalizes its operating right–of–use assets and corresponding lease liabilities separately on its condensed consolidated balance sheets, using the
present value of the remaining lease payments over the determined lease term applying the implicit rate of the lease.
The following table presents the components of the Company’s operating leases on its condensed consolidated balance sheets for the periods presented:
|
March 31, 2026
|
December 31,
2025
|
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|
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|
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|
Office space
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
|
Vehicles
|
|
|
||||||
|
Equipment (1)
|
|
|
||||||
|
Total right–of–use asset
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
|
Office space
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
|
Vehicles
|
|
|
||||||
|
Equipment (1)
|
|
|
||||||
|
Total lease liability
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
||||
| (1) | |
The Company’s weighted–average remaining lease terms and discount rates as of March 31, 2026 are as follows:
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The Company has several operating leases for office spaces, vehicles, and equipment used in its daily operations, under non–cancelable operating leases expiring through 2030. The Company recognizes lease expense for these leases on a straight–line basis. The following table presents the components of the Company’s lease costs during the periods presented:
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Note 11 – Commitments and Contingencies
Following the closing of the Bayswater Acquisition in March 2025, the Company is party to agreements containing minimum volume commitments, which require the Company to deliver fixed determinable quantities of crude
oil, natural gas, and NGL production volumes.
Oil Transportation Agreement
The Company is party to a Crude Oil Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Oil Transportation Agreement”) with an oil pipeline company, under which all of the oil produced from certain of the leases purchased in the Bayswater Acquisition will be gathered and transported by the oil pipeline company. Additionally, the Oil Transportation Agreement, as amended in 2023, requires a minimum volume of 15.85 million barrels of oil from the covered leases to be delivered from September 1, 2022 through December 31, 2026. As of March 31, 2026, 1.5 million barrels of oil remained to be delivered and under–delivered volumes will incur a fee ranging from $1.64 per Bbl to $1.81 per Bbl. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company incurred under–delivered volume fees totaling $0.7 million, which is included in transportation and processing expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company did no t incur any fees during the three months ended March 31, 2025, as this was prior to the Bayswater Acquisition. As of March 31, 2026, the Company estimates its maximum future commitment under the Oil Transportation Agreement to be $0.8 million for April 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. The Company will recognize these costs in the period in which the amounts are deemed probable and estimable.
Gas Gathering Agreement
One of the Company’s gas gathering and processing agreements acquired in the Bayswater Acquisition requires a monthly minimum payment, which began in October 2019 and continues through September 2029. This monthly minimum payment is intended to reimburse the costs incurred by the counterparty to connect the gathering facility to the covered area. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company recognized guaranteed payments of $0.3 million, which is included in lease operating expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company did no t incur any fees during the three months ended March 31, 2025, as this was prior to the Bayswater Acquisition.
The Company’s estimated maximum future commitment under the Company’s gas gathering and processing agreements as of March 31, 2026 is presented below:
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Legal and Litigation
The Company is subject to various litigation, claims and proceedings, which arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company recognizes a liability for such loss contingencies when it believes it is probable that a liability has been incurred, and the amount can be reasonably estimated. If some amount within a range of loss appears at the time to be a better estimate than any other amount within the range, the Company accrues that amount. When no amount within the range is a better estimate than any other amount the Company accrues the minimum amount in the range. The outcomes of any such currently pending matters are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company incurred $3.3 million of non–recurring litigation expenses, which are reflected as general and administrative expenses on its condensed consolidated statement of operations. The Company did no t recognize any non–recurring litigation expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Note 12 – Mezzanine Equity
The following table presents the changes in the Company’s mezzanine equity during the three months ended March 31, 2026:
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Series F Preferred Stock
On March 24, 2025, the Company entered into the Series F Preferred Securities Purchase Agreement with the Series F Preferred Stockholder, pursuant to which the Series F Preferred Stockholder agreed to purchase for an aggregate of $148.3 million (i) 148,250 shares of Series F Preferred Stock, with a Stated Value of $1,000 per share, convertible into shares of Common Stock and (ii) upon the Anniversary Warrant Issuance Date, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants. The Series F Preferred Offering closed on March 26, 2025, and the Company received approximately $136.1 million of net proceeds, after deducting advisor fees and offering expenses. The Company used the proceeds from the Series F Preferred Offering to fund a portion of the Bayswater Acquisition, which also closed on March 26, 2025.
On March 25, 2026, the Company and the Series F Preferred Stockholder entered into the First Series F Preferred Stock Warrant Amendment, which, among other things, extended the issuance date of the Series F Preferred Stock Warrant from March 26, 2026 to April 7, 2026 (which was subsequently further extended to July 8, 2026). As part of the First Series F Preferred Stock Warrant Amendment, the Company agreed to pay the Series F Preferred Stockholder a $3.0 million fee, which was payable on April 7, 2026. However, as discussed in Note 18 – Subsequent Events, the Series F Preferred Stockholder waived the $3.0 million extension fee as part of the partial redemption of the Series F Preferred Stock on April 9, 2026.
The Series F Preferred Stockholder is entitled to receive, on a cumulative basis, whether or not authorized or declared, dividends on each share of Series F Preferred Stock at a rate per annum equal to 12 %, on the amount equal to the sum of (a) the Stated Value plus (b) all accrued and unpaid dividends on such share of Series F Preferred Stock (including dividends accrued and unpaid on previously unpaid dividends). Dividends are payable to the Series F Preferred Stockholder in cash on March 1, June 1, September 1, and December 1 of each calendar year, which began on June 1, 2025. Alternatively, pursuant to the Series F Certificate of Designation, the Company may elect to pay the dividends entirely or partially in shares of Common Stock. Additionally, the Series F Certificate of Designation provides that six months after the anniversary date of the maturity of the Company’s Credit Facility the dividend rate will increase to 25 %. The Company elected to pay the March 1, 2026 dividends by issuing the Series F Preferred Stockholder 2,352,000 shares of Common Stock.
The Series F Preferred Stockholder may convert all or a portion of its shares of Series F Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock at any time and from time to time. The initial conversion rate for the Series F Preferred Stock is 202.0202 shares of Common Stock per share of Series F Preferred Stock (the “Standard Conversion”), which is subject to certain adjustments as described in the Series F Certificate of Designation. The Series F Preferred Stockholder may also convert all or a portion of its shares of Series F Preferred Stock using an Alternative Conversion Rate (as defined in the Series F Certificate of Designation) in lieu of the Standard Conversion, subject to an Alternative Conversion Cap (as defined in the Series F Certificate of Designation) for each quarter. During the three months ended March 31, 2026, 23,050 shares of Series F Preferred Stock were converted into 18,102,300 shares of Common Stock using the Alternative Conversion.
Subject to the terms, conditions and certain exceptions set forth in the Series F Certificate of Designation, the Company will have the right to redeem all of the then–outstanding shares of Series F Preferred Stock for
a cash redemption price per share of Series F Preferred Stock equal to the Company Redemption Price (as defined in the Series F Certificate of Designation). If a Fundamental Change (as defined in the Series F Certificate of Designation) occurs, the
Series F Preferred Stockholder may require the Company to redeem all or any portion of the shares of the Series F Preferred Stock for a cash purchase price equal to the Fundamental Change Redemption Price (as defined in the Series F Certificate of
Designation).
With respect to the Standard Conversion or a redemption of the Series F Preferred Stock, the Series F Preferred Stockholder will be entitled to receive an additional payment (the “Additional Payment”) in an amount equal to $19.9 million multiplied by the Stated Value of each share of converted or redeemed Series F Preferred Stock dividend the aggregate Stated Value of all shares of Series F Preferred Stock issued in the Series F Preferred Offering. The Company expects any Additional Payments to be paid in shares of Common Stock.
Additionally, the Series F Certificate of Designation provides that upon the completion of certain equity issuances resulting in proceeds to the Company, or certain dividends or distributions declared or made, prepayments of indebtedness made, or investments acquired, owned or made pursuant to the Credit Facility, the Company would pay the Series F Preferred Stockholder all or a portion of a cash sweep amount equal to 25 % of the net proceeds from such financing or of the amount of such dividend, distribution, prepayment or investment, as applicable, in redemption of a number of shares of Series F Preferred Stock at a price per share equal to the result of (A) (i) an amount equal to 106.25 % plus 6.25 % on each one year anniversary of the issuance of the Series F Preferred Stock (the “Repayment Multiplier”) multiplied by (ii) the Stated Value of such shares of Series F Preferred Stock, plus (B) accrued and unpaid dividends on such shares.
The Company has determined that the Series F Preferred Stock should be classified as mezzanine equity because it is currently redeemable at the Series F Preferred Stockholder’s option. Additionally, the Company determined that certain features of the Series F Preferred Stock require bifurcation and separate accounting as embedded derivatives. On the date of issuance, in accordance with ASC 815, the Company recorded a liability of $25.5 million for the fair value of the Series F Preferred Stock embedded derivatives and a liability of $22.1 million for the fair value of the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants. Refer to Note 5 – Fair Value Measurements for a further discussion of the fair value of the Series F Preferred Stock embedded derivatives and Series F Preferred Stock Warrants. As a result, on March 26, 2025, the Company recognized the Series F Preferred Stock as mezzanine equity based on its relative fair value of $92.6 million, after allocating $47.6 million of the proceeds to the embedded derivative features and the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants. Additionally, the Company recorded the issuance costs of $12.2 million and the amendment fees of $3.3 million, which were payable as of March 31, 2026, as a reduction to the allocated proceeds.
As of March 31, 2026, in accordance with ASC 480, the Company adjusted the value of the Series F Preferred Stock to reflect its maximum redemption amount of $122.1 million, resulting in a remeasurement of Series F Preferred Stock of $17.1 million which is presented in the remeasurement of Series F Preferred Stock line item on the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026. Additionally, at each conversion, the Company reduces the balance of the Series F Preferred Stock by the carrying value of the converted shares, which, as of March 31, 2026, has resulted in a decrease of $28.8 million from December 31, 2025.
Note 13 – Stockholders’ Equity
Series D Preferred Stock
The Company has authorized 50,000 shares of Series D preferred stock with a par value of $0.01 and a stated value of $1,000 per share, which are convertible into shares of Common Stock at a price of $5.00 per share (“Series D Preferred Stock”). No dividends are required to be paid other than those in the same form as dividends actually paid on Common Stock other than any adjustments related to stock dividends or stock splits.
Each share of Series D Preferred Stock is convertible at any time at the option of the holder into the number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing the stated value of such share of $1,000 by $5.00 , subject to adjustment by certain events as defined in the Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series D Preferred Stock. If the average price of the Company’s Common Stock, as defined and calculated, for any 22 trading days during a 30 consecutive trading day period exceeds $8.50 , subject to adjustment, the Company can require conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock into Common Stock subject to certain conditions including stock trading volumes and existence of an effective registration statement for such converted shares.
In May 2023, the Company received an aggregate of $17.4 million in proceeds from a number of investors (the “Series D PIPE Investors”) who were issued 17,376 shares of Series D Preferred Stock along with Series A warrants (“Series D A Warrants”) to purchase 3,475,250 shares of the Company’s Common Stock and Series B warrants (“Series D B Warrants” and together with the Series D A Warrants, the “Series D PIPE Warrants”) to purchase 3,475,250 shares of Common Stock (collectively, the “Series D PIPE”). Refer to Note 14 – Common Stock Options and Warrants for a further description of the Series D PIPE Warrants.
In January 2025, Narrogal Nominees Pty Ltd ATF Gregory K O’Neill Family Trust (the “O’Neill Trust”) converted 8,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock into 1,600,000 shares of Common Stock. As a result, the O’Neill Trust no longer holds any Series D Preferred Stock. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, there were conversions of 8,475 shares of Series D Preferred Stock into 1,695,000 shares of Common Stock. There were no Series D Preferred Stock conversions during the three months ended March 31, 2026. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, there were 5,982
Common Stock
The Company has 500,000,000 authorized shares of Common Stock with a par value of $0.01 per share. The holders of the Company’s Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share and the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation does not provide for cumulative voting. The Company’s common stockholders are entitled to receive ratably such dividends, if any, as may be declared by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) out of legally available funds. However, the current policy of the Board is to retain earnings, if any, for the Company’s operations and expansion. Upon liquidation, dissolution, or winding–up, the holders of the Company’s Common Stock are entitled to share ratably in all of its assets which are legally available for distribution, after payment of or provision for all liabilities. The Company’s common stockholders have no preemptive, subscription, redemption, or conversion rights. The rights, preferences and privileges of the Company’s common stockholders are subject to and may be adversely affected by the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock that the Company may designate and issue.
On March 24, 2025, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as representative of the several underwriters named therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), providing for the offer and sale (the “Common Stock Offering”) by the Company, and the purchase by the Underwriters, of 8,555,555 shares of Common Stock, at a price to the public of $4.50 per share ($4.2525 per share net of underwriting discounts and commissions). Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company also granted the Underwriters a 30 –day option to purchase up to an additional 1,283,333 shares of Common Stock on the same terms as above (the “Over–Allotment Option”). The Common Stock Offering was registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a registration statement on Form S–3. On March 25, 2025, the Underwriters exercised the Over–Allotment Option with respect to 1,181,349 shares of Common Stock. On March 26, 2025, the Company issued 9,736,904 shares of Common Stock in connection with the Common Stock Offering, for proceeds of $41.4 million, net of $2.4 million of underwriting discounts and commissions and $3.7 million in issuance fees. The Company used these proceeds to partially fund the Bayswater Acquisition, which also closed on March 26, 2025. Refer to Note 3 – Acquisitions for a further discussion of the Bayswater Acquisition.
At-the-Market Offering
On June 20, 2025, the Company entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “Equity Distribution Agreement”) with Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Truist Securities, Inc., as managers (together, the “Managers”). Pursuant to the agreement, the Company has the option to sell shares of its Common Stock up to an aggregate offering price of $75.0 million through the Managers (the “ATM Offering”). Sales of the shares of Common Stock sold under the ATM Offering, if any, will be made under the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S–3, which was declared effective by the SEC on May 2, 2025, and the prospectus supplement dated June 20, 2025 relating to the ATM Offering filed with the SEC, in each case, as may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
The Company currently anticipates any net proceeds from the ATM Offering will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, advancing its development and drilling program, repayment of existing indebtedness or financing potential acquisition opportunities. Additionally, as discussed in Note 12 – Mezzanine Equity, per the Series F Certificate of Designation, the Series F Preferred Stockholder could require the Company to use a portion of the net proceeds from sales of the ATM Offering to redeem a number of shares of its Series F Preferred Stock. As of March 31, 2026, the Company has not issued any shares under the ATM Offering.
Treasury Stock
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company paid $1.2 million to repurchase 547,739 shares of vested restricted stock units from employees to cover such employees’ portion of the tax withholdings. The Company has presented the shares repurchased at cost as treasury stock on its condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2026.
Note 14 – Common Stock Options and Warrants
Merger Options
On May 3, 2023, the Company completed its merger with Prairie LLC, pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 3, 2023 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the
Company, Creek Road Merger Sub, LLC (“Merger Sub”), and Prairie LLC, pursuant to which, among other things, Merger Sub merged with and into Prairie LLC, with Prairie LLC surviving and continuing to exist as a Delaware limited liability company and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”). Upon consummation of the Merger, the Company changed its name from “Creek Road Miners, Inc.” to “Prairie Operating Co.”
On August 31, 2022, Prairie LLC entered into agreements with its members whereby each member was provided non–compensatory options to purchase a 40 % membership interest in the Company for an aggregate exercise price of $1,000,000 per member. The non–compensatory options were sold to the members for $80,000 per option holder. The non–compensatory options only become exercisable in 25 % increments upon the achievement of the following production milestones in barrels of oil equivalent per day (“Boe/d”): 2,500 Boe/d, 5,000 Boe/d, 7,500 Boe/d, and 10,000 Boe/d.
On May 3, 2023, prior to the closing of the Merger, Prairie LLC entered into a non–compensatory option purchase agreement with its members, Bristol Capital, LLC (“Bristol Capital”), which manages Bristol Investment and BOKA Energy LP (“BOKA”), a third–party investor, pursuant to which Bristol Capital and BOKA purchased non–compensatory options for $24,000 and $8,000 , respectively, from Prairie LLC’s members.
Upon the Merger, the Company converted the non–compensatory options to purchase the outstanding and unexercised membership interests of Prairie LLC, as of immediately prior to the Merger, into options to acquire an aggregate of 8,000,000 shares of Common Stock for an exercise price of $0.25 per share (the “Merger Options”), which are only exercisable if the production hurdles noted above are achieved. The Company achieved all of these production milestones upon the closing of the Bayswater Acquisition on March 26, 2025; as such, all of the Merger Options are now exercisable.
Subsequent to the Merger, the Company entered into amended and restated non–compensatory option agreements (the “Option Agreements”) with each of Gary C. Hanna, former President and Director, Edward Kovalik, former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Bristol Capital, and BOKA. An aggregate of 2,000,000 Merger Options are subject to be transferred to the Series D PIPE Investors, based on their then–percentage ownership of the Series D Preferred Stock to the aggregate Series D Preferred Stock outstanding and held by all Series D PIPE Investors as of the May 3, 2023, if the Company does not meet certain performance metrics by May 3, 2026.
On August 30, 2023, the Company, Gary C. Hanna, Edward Kovalik, Bristol Capital, and Georgina Asset Management entered into a non–compensatory option purchase agreement, pursuant to which Georgina Asset Management agreed to purchase, and each of the sellers agreed to sell to Georgina Asset Management, the Merger Options to acquire an aggregate of 200,000 shares of Common Stock, for an exercise price of $0.25 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $2,000 . In December 2023, Mr. Hanna assigned all of his remaining options to Gracemont Enterprises LP, an entity controlled by Mr. Hanna. In January 2024, Georgina Asset Management transferred its options to Westwood Financial Holdings LLC (“Westwood”) pursuant to an assignment. In September 2024, Mr. Kovalik assigned all of his remaining options to Blue Trail Partners, LLC, an entity controlled by Mr. Kovalik.
On September 30, 2024, the Company, BOKA, Rose Hill Holdings Limited (“Rose Hill”), Anchorman Holdings Inc. (“Anchorman”), and Blackstem Forest, LLC (“Blackstem” and, together with Rose Hill and Anchorman, the “Option Purchasers”) entered into a non–compensatory option purchase agreement, pursuant to which each of the Option Purchasers agreed to purchase, and BOKA agreed to sell to the Option Purchasers, Merger Options to acquire an aggregate of 800,000 shares of Common Stock, for an exercise price of $0.25 per share. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the transfer of the Merger Options and the terms of the Option Agreements were not amended, modified, or changed in any way in connection with the transfers.
On March 31, 2025, Bristol Capital paid $0.6 million to exercise its option to purchase 2,333,333 shares of Common Stock, which were issued by the Company on the same day. Additionally, during the second quarter of 2025, Westwood paid $0.1 million to exercise its option to purchase 200,000 shares of Common Stock and Rose Hill exercised its cashless option and received 283,870 shares of Common Stock. In September 2025, Anchorman exercised its cashless option and received 176,636 shares of Common Stock. As of March 31, 2026, 4,966,666 shares of Common Stock remained issuable upon the exercise of the Merger Options. As of March 31, 2026, the Merger Options have a weighted average remaining contractual life of 0.1 years. On April 9, 2026, Mr. Kovalik and Mr. Hanna exercised their cashless options, refer to Note 18 – Subsequent Events for a further discussion of such exercise.
Legacy Warrants
Upon the Merger, the Company assumed warrants to purchase 53,938 shares of the Company’s Common Stock with a weighted average exercise price of $47.61 per share (the “Legacy Warrants”). As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, 35,388 and 37,138 Legacy Warrants, respectively, providing the right to purchase shares of Common Stock were outstanding. As of March 31, 2026, the Legacy Warrants have a weighted average remaining contractual life of 0.8 years.
Series D PIPE Warrants
The Series D PIPE Warrants, upon issuance, provided the warrant holders with the right to purchase an aggregate of 6,950,500 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $6.00 per share. The Series D A Warrants expire on May 3, 2028 and the Series D B Warrants expired on May 3, 2024. All such warrants must be exercised for cash.
On April 8, 2024, the Company entered into an Amendment and Waiver of Exercise Limitations Letter Agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) with Bristol Investment Fund, Ltd. (“Bristol Investment”) to amend certain terms of the Series D A Warrants and Series D B Warrants held by Bristol Investment. Each of the Series D PIPE Warrants held by Bristol Investment is subject to a limitation on exercise if as a result of such exercise or conversion, the holder would own more than 4.99 % of the outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock, which may be increased by the holder upon written notice to the Company, to any specified percentage not in excess of 9.99 % (the “Beneficial Ownership Limitation Ceiling”). The Letter Agreement increased the Beneficial Ownership Limitation Ceiling from 9.99 % to 19.99 %. Pursuant to the Letter Agreement, Bristol Investment further notified the Company of its intent to immediately increase the Beneficial Ownership Limitation Ceiling to 19.99 % and the parties agreed to waive the waiting period with respect to such notice.
Series E PIPE Warrants
The Series E PIPE Warrants provide the warrant holders with the right to purchase 8,000,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $6.00 per share. The Series E A Warrants expire on August 15, 2028 and the Series E B Warrants expired on August 15, 2024 . All such warrants must be exercised for cash.
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, 4,000,000 2.4 and 2.6 years, respectively, were outstanding.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, all of the Series E B Warrants were exercised, resulting in the issuance of 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock, for total proceeds to the Company of $24.0 million, resulting in no
Exok Warrants
Upon closing of the Merger, the Company consummated the purchase of oil and gas leases from Exok including all of Exok’s right, title, and interest in, to and under certain undeveloped oil and gas leases located in Weld County, Colorado, together with certain other associated assets, data, and records, for $3.0 million (the “First Exok Acquisition”). On August 15, 2023, Prairie LLC exercised the option it acquired in the First Exok Acquisition and purchased additional oil and gas leases from Exok, consisting of approximately 20,300 net leasehold acres in, on and under approximately 32,580 gross acres (the “Second Exok Acquisition”) for total consideration of $25.3 million. The total consideration consisted of $18.0 million in cash to Exok, which was funded with the Series E PIPE, and equity consideration to certain affiliates of Exok consisting of (i) 670,499 shares of Common Stock, and (ii) 670,499 warrants providing the right to purchase shares of Common Stock at $7.43 per share (the “Exok Warrants”). The Exok Warrants provide the warrant holders with the right to purchase shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $7.43 per share. The Exok Warrants expire on August 15, 2028 and may be exercised in a cashless manner under certain circumstances. On March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, 670,499 2.4 and 2.6 years, respectively.
Subordinated Note Warrants
As discussed in Note 9 – Debt above, pursuant to the terms of the Subordinated Note, the Company issued the Subordinated Note Warrants to purchase up to 1,141,552 shares of Common Stock to the Noteholders. The Subordinated Note Warrants vest in equal tranches, beginning on September 30, 2024, every 3 months until the Subordinated Note is repaid. Upon vesting, the Subordinated Note Warrants will be exercisable at any time until September 30, 2029, at an exercise price of $8.89 per warrant, subject to adjustments as provided under the terms of the Subordinated Note Warrants. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, Subordinated Note Warrants providing the right to purchase 856,165 3.5 years and 3.8 years, respectively, had vested and were outstanding.
The Company has determined that the Subordinated Note Warrants should be accounted for as a liability pursuant to ASC 480. In accordance with ASC 815, the Company recorded the Subordinated Note Warrants at fair value and will remeasure the fair value for each reporting period with changes in fair value recognized in earnings. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the fair value of the Subordinated Note Warrants is $0.7 million and $0.3 million, respectively. Refer to Note 5 – Fair Value Measurements for a further discussion of the fair value of the Subordinated Note Warrants.
Series F Preferred Stock Warrants
As discussed in Note 12 – Mezzanine Equity above, pursuant to the Series F Preferred Securities Purchase Agreement with the Series F Preferred Stockholder, if any Series F Preferred Stock is outstanding as of the Anniversary Warrant Issuance Date, and the other conditions set forth in the Series F Certificate of Designation have been satisfied, the Company will issue the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants to the Series F Preferred Stockholder. The Series F Preferred Stock Warrants allow the Series F Preferred Stockholder to purchase a number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock equal to the quotient of (i) 125 % of the Stated Value of all Series F Preferred Stock held on the original issuance date of the Series F Preferred Stock (the “Original Issuance Date”), which was subsequently amended to 75 % of the Stated Value of all Series F Preferred Stock held by the Series F Preferred Stockholder on July 8, 2026, divided by (ii) the average of the 10 daily volume-weighted average per share trading prices of the Company’s Common Stock during the 10 trading days prior to the Original Issuance Date.
On March 25, 2026, the Company and the Series F Preferred Stockholder entered into the First Series F Preferred Stock Warrant Amendment, pursuant to which, among other things, the Company agreed to pay the Series F Preferred Stockholder a $3.0 million fee, which was payable on April 7, 2026. On April 8, 2026, the Company and the Series F Preferred Stockholder entered into a letter agreement (the “Series F Letter Agreement”), further described in Note 18 – Subsequent Events, which, among other things, extended the Anniversary Warrant Issuance Date from to July 8, 2026 and reduced the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants. Additionally, pursuant to the Series F Letter Agreement, the Series F Preferred Stockholder waived the Company’s obligation to pay the previously announced $3.0 million extension fee.
If issued, the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants would be immediately exercisable and would expire on the fifth anniversary of the Original Issuance Date. The Series F Preferred Stock Warrants would have an initial exercise price per share equal to 110 % of the average of the 10 daily per share volume–weighted average prices of the Common Stock during the 10 trading days prior to the Original Issuance Date. The exercise price and number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise is subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of certain stock dividends and distributions, stock splits, stock combinations, reclassifications or similar events affecting the Common Stock and also upon any distributions of assets, including cash, stock or other property to the Company’s stockholders.
The Company has determined that the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants are not considered indexed to the Company’s own stock because the potential number of common shares to be issued upon the exercise of such warrants will vary based on the amount of Series F Preferred Stock outstanding on the Anniversary Warrant Issuance Date. As such, the Company has determined that the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants should be accounted for as liabilities pursuant to ASC 480. In accordance with ASC 815, the Company has recorded the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants at fair value and will remeasure the fair value each reporting period with changes in fair value recognized in earnings. As of March 31, 2026, the fair value of the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants was $114.4 million compared to $90.1 million as of December 31, 2025, which is presented on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet as a liability with a corresponding amount recognized as Series F Preferred Stock in mezzanine equity. The Company recognized the change in fair value of $24.3 million as a component of loss on adjustment to fair value – embedded derivatives, debt, and warrants on its condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026. The Company did no t recognize an adjustment to fair value – embedded derivatives, debt, and warrants for the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants during the three months ended March 31, 2025. Refer to Note 5 – Fair Value Measurements for a further discussion of the fair value of the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants.
Note 15 – Long–Term Incentive Compensation
Incentive Award Plan
The Company’s long–term incentive plan for employees, directors, consultants, and other service providers (as amended and restated effective as of September 5, 2024, as further amended effective June 4, 2025, and as may be further amended from time to time, the “LTIP”) provides for the grant of all or any of the following types of equity–based awards: (i) incentive stock options qualified as such under U.S. federal income tax laws; (ii) stock options that do not qualify as incentive stock options; (iii) stock appreciation rights; (iv) restricted stock awards; (v) restricted stock units (“RSUs”), which may also include performance stock awards (“PSUs”); (vi) stock awards; (vii) dividend equivalents; (viii) other stock–based awards; (ix) cash awards; and (x) substitute awards. During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company received shareholder approval to increase the number of shares available for issuance under the LTIP, resulting in the reservation of 15,000,000 total shares of Common Stock for issuance pursuant to awards under the LTIP. As of March 31, 2026, 4,446,131 shares are available for grant under the LTIP.
Stock–Based Compensation
The Company’s stock–based compensation awards are classified as either equity awards or liability awards in accordance with GAAP. The fair value of an equity–classified award is determined at the grant date and is
amortized to general and administrative expense on a graded attribution basis over the vesting period of the award. The Company accounts for forfeitures of stock–based compensation awards as they occur. The fair value of a liability–classified award
is determined on a quarterly basis beginning at the grant date until final vesting. Changes in the fair value of liability–classified awards are recorded to general and administrative expense over the vesting period of the award.
RSUs and PSUs granted under the LTIP can immediately vest (A) upon a termination due to (i) death, (ii) disability, or (iii) retirement, in the case of employee awards, or (B) in connection with a change in control;
provided that for employee RSU or PSU awards, such accelerated vesting upon a change in control only applies to the extent no provision is made in connection with a change in control for the assumption of awards previously granted or there is no
substitution of such awards for new awards. To the extent an employee’s RSU or PSU award is assumed or substituted in connection with the change in control, if a participant is terminated by the Company without “cause” or the employee terminates for
“good reason” (each as defined in the applicable award agreement), then each RSU or PSU award will become fully vested.
Equity–Classified Restricted Stock Units
The Company has granted RSUs to employees which primarily vest ratably over a three-year period beginning on the date the award is granted, subject to the employees’ continued service through each applicable vesting
date. The Company has also granted RSUs to directors and advisors which primarily vest one year following the grant date, subject to the director’s or advisor’s continued service through the vesting date. The fair values of these RSU awards are based
on the price of the Company’s Common Stock as of each relevant grant date.
The following table presents the Company’s equity–classified RSU activity for the three months ended March 31, 2026:
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Number of RSUs
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Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair
Value
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Unvested units as of December 31, 2025
|
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$
|
|
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Granted
|
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$
|
|
|||||
|
Vested
|
( |
)
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$
|
|
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Forfeitures
|
( |
)
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$
|
|
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Unvested units as of March 31, 2026
|
|
$
|
|
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During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company recognized stock–based compensation costs of $5.9 million and $0.8 million, respectively, related to its equity–classified RSUs.
As of March 31, 2026, there was $13.9 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to the Company’s unvested equity–classified RSUs, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted–average period of 1.9 years.
Equity–Classified Performance Stock Units
The Company has granted PSUs to certain of its employees which vest and become earned upon the achievement of certain performance goals based on the Company’s relative total shareholder return as compared to the
performance peer group during the performance period, in each case, at the end of a three-year performance period, and generally subject to the employees continued service throughout the performance period. Per the PSU agreements, these awards can be
settled in either stock or cash, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”); however, unless the Committee determines otherwise, these PSUs will be settled in stock; therefore, the Company classified these PSUs as
equity awards. The number of shares of Common Stock that a holder of the PSUs earns at the end of the performance period may range from 0% to 200% of the target number of PSUs granted, as determined by the Company’s total shareholder return relative
to a group of peers over the performance period, which represents a market condition per ASC Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation. The fair value of these PSUs awards was derived by a third party using
a Monte Carlo simulation model as of the grant date.
The following table presents the Company’s equity–classified PSU activity for the three months ended March 31, 2026:
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Number of PSUs
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Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
|
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Unvested units as of December 31, 2025
|
|
$
|
|
|||||
|
Granted
|
|
$
|
|
|||||
|
Vested
|
|
$
|
|
|||||
|
Forfeitures
|
( |
)
|
$
|
|
||||
|
Unvested units as of March 31, 2026
|
|
$
|
|
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During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company recognized $1.5 million in stock-based compensation costs related to its equity–classified PSUs and reversed $1.7 million of stock-based compensation costs as a result of forfeitures during the period, resulting in stock-based compensation expense of $(0.2 ) million related to its equity-classified PSUs. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recognized stock–based compensation costs of $0.6 million related to its equity–classified PSUs.
As of March 31, 2026, there was $1.2 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to the Company’s unvested equity–classified PSUs, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted–average period of 1.63 years.
Liability–Classified Restricted Stock Units
The Company also granted RSUs to certain of its directors and advisors, which primarily vest one year following the grant date, subject to the director’s or advisor’s continued service through the applicable vesting date. Such RSUs are payable 60 % in Common Stock and 40 % in either cash or Common Stock (or a combination thereof), as determined by the Committee. The Company has accounted for the portion of the awards that can be settled in cash as liability–classified awards and accordingly records the changes in the market value of the instruments to general and administrative expense over the vesting period of the award.
The following table presents the Company’s liability–classified RSU activity for the three months ended March 31, 2026:
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Number of RSUs
|
Weighted Average
Grant Date Fair
Value
|
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|
Unvested units as of December 31, 2025
|
|
$
|
|
|||||
|
Granted
|
|
$
|
|
|||||
|
Vested
|
|
$
|
|
|||||
|
Forfeitures
|
( |
)
|
$
|
|
||||
|
Unvested units as of March 31, 2026
|
|
$
|
|
|||||
During each of the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company recognized stock–based compensation costs of less than $0.1
Note 16 – Earnings Per Share
The Company’s Series D Preferred Stock, unvested RSUs, and unvested PSUs are considered participating securities, as such, basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share is calculated using the two–class method, which
proportionally allocates net income (loss) attributable to Prairie Operating Co. common stockholders between the Common Stock and the participating securities on an “as–converted” basis. However, the Series D Preferred Stock, RSU, and PSU holders do
not have a contractual obligation to share in the Company’s losses, therefore, in periods of a net loss, no portion of such losses are allocated to the participating securities.
The following table presents the calculations of basic and diluted loss per share for the periods presented:
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
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|
2026
|
2025
|
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|
(In thousands, expect share and per share amounts)
|
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|
Basic and diluted:
|
||||||||
|
Net loss attributable to Prairie Operating Co. common stockholders
|
$
|
( |
)
|
$
|
( |
)
|
||
|
Net loss allocated to participating securities
|
|
|
||||||
|
Net loss attributable to Prairie Operating Co. common stockholders – basic and diluted
|
$
|
( |
)
|
$
|
( |
)
|
||
|
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic and diluted
|
|
|
||||||
|
Basic and diluted loss per share
|
$
|
( |
)
|
$
|
( |
)
|
||
The following table presents the potentially dilutive securities which were not included in the computation of diluted loss per share for the periods presented because their inclusion would be anti–dilutive:
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
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|
2026
|
2025
|
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|
Anti–dilutive securities:
|
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|
Merger Options (1)
|
|
|
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|
Restricted stock and performance stock units (2)
|
|
|
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|
Common stock warrants (3)
|
|
|
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|
Series D Preferred Stock
|
|
|
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|
Series F Preferred Stock (4)
|
|
|
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| (1) | |
| (2) | |
| (3) | |
| (4) | |
Note 17 – Related Party Transactions
Common Stock Options. As described in Note 14 – Common Stock Options and Warrants, upon consummation of the Merger, the Company entered
into Option Agreements with each of Gary Hanna, former President and, Edward Kovalik, former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Paul L. Kessler, who is a former Director of the Company, and BOKA. Erik Thoresen, a director of the
Company, is affiliated with BOKA.
On August 30, 2023, the Company, Gary C. Hanna, Edward Kovalik, Bristol Capital, and Georgina Asset Management entered into a non–compensatory option purchase agreement, pursuant to which Georgina Asset Management agreed to purchase, and each of the sellers agreed to sell to Georgina Asset Management, non–compensatory options to acquire an aggregate of 200,000 shares of Common Stock for the option purchase. In December 2023, Mr. Hanna assigned all of his remaining options to Gracemont Enterprises LP, an entity controlled by Mr. Hanna. In January 2024, Georgina Asset Management transferred its options to Westwood pursuant to an assignment. In September 2024, Mr. Kovalik assigned all of his remaining options to Blue Trail Partners, LLC, an entity controlled by Mr. Kovalik. As of March 3, 2026, Mr. Hanna and Mr. Kovalik are no longer considered related parties to the Company.
On September 30, 2024, the Company, BOKA, Rose Hill, Anchorman, and Blackstem entered into a non-compensatory option purchase agreement, pursuant to which each of the Option Purchasers agreed to purchase, and BOKA agreed to sell to the Option Purchasers, Merger Options to acquire an aggregate of 800,000 shares of Common Stock, for an exercise price of $0.25 per share. The Company did no t receive any proceeds from the transfer of the Merger Options and the terms of the Option Agreements were not amended or modified in any way in connection with the transfers. Refer to Note 14 – Common Stock Options and Warrants for a further discussion of these options.
Series D PIPE. As described in Note 13 – Stockholders’ Equity, Bristol Investment, an entity affiliated with Paul L. Kessler, who is a former Director of the Company, purchased $1,250,000 of Series D Preferred Stock and Series D PIPE Warrants in the Series D PIPE. First Idea Ventures LLC, an entity affiliated with Jonathan H. Gray, a director of the Company, purchased $750,000 of Series D Preferred Stock and Series D PIPE Warrants in the Series D PIPE. First Idea International Ltd. (included with First Idea Ventures LLC), an entity affiliated with Jonathan H. Gray, purchased $254,875 of Series D Preferred Stock and Series D PIPE Warrants from another holder. Additionally, the O’Neill Trust, which is the sole Series E PIPE Investor, was also an investor in the Series D PIPE. Refer to Note 13 – Stockholders’ Equity and Note 14 – Common Stock Options and Warrants and for a further discussion of the Series D PIPE.
Series E PIPE. As described in Note 14 – Common Stock Options and Warrants, to fund the Second Exok Acquisition, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with the Series E PIPE Investor, the O’Neill Trust, on August 15, 2023, pursuant to which the Series E PIPE Investor agreed to purchase, and the Company agreed to sell to the Series E PIPE Investor, for an aggregate of $20.0 million, securities consisting of (i) 39,614 shares of Common Stock, (ii) 20,000 shares of Series E Preferred Stock, and (iii) Series E PIPE Warrants to purchase 8,000,000 shares of Common Stock, each at a price of $6.00 per share, in a private placement. Refer to Note 13 – Stockholders’ Equity and Note 14 – Common Stock Options and Warrants for a further discussion of the Series E PIPE.
Consent and Agreement. On August 15, 2024, the Company entered into a Consent and Agreement (the “Consent and Agreement”) with the O’Neill Trust, pursuant to which the O’Neill Trust (a) consented to, and waived any and all negative covenants with respect to, any and all transactions the Company may consummate in connection with the funding of the acquisition by the Company of certain assets from Nickle Road Operating and its ongoing operations; (b) released its mortgage on certain property of the Company, which was established in favor of the O’Neill Trust securing the Company’s obligations under the Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series E Preferred Stock (the “ Series E Certificate”); and (c) agreed to (i) amend Section 6(d) of the Series E Certificate to increase the Beneficial Ownership Limitation Ceiling from 9.99 % to 49.9 9.99 % to 49.9 25 49.9 %.
In connection with the increase to the Beneficial Ownership Limitation Ceiling, the O’Neill Trust agreed pursuant to the Consent and Agreement that (i) until its remaining Series D Preferred Stock, Series D PIPE Warrants, and Series E PIPE Warrants are exercised or converted, as applicable, it will not acquire any other shares of Common Stock of the Company, and (ii) for a period of ten years following the date of the Consent and Agreement, it will not, directly or indirectly, acquire by means of public equity trading markets, any Common Stock or other securities with underlying Common Stock, to the extent the O’Neill Trust would beneficially own the voting, investment or economic control over 49.9 % of the Common Stock of the Company.
The O’Neill Trust further agreed that if at any time it beneficially owns, or exercises control over, shares of Common Stock with voting rights that exceed 29.9 % of the Common Stock of the Company (the “Voting Threshold”), the Company shall exercise the voting rights with respect to such shares of Common Stock beneficially owned in excess of the Voting Threshold in the same proportion as the outstanding Common Stock (excluding Common Stock beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by the O’Neill Trust or any Affiliate (as defined in the Consent and Agreement) of the O’Neill Trust, but including any securities of the Company eligible to vote with the Common Stock on an as-converted basis) voted on all matters submitted to a vote of the holders of Common Stock of the Company.
Subordinated Promissory Note and Subordinated Note Warrants. As described in Note 9 – Debt, on September 30, 2024, the Company issued the Subordinated Note in a principal amount of $5.0 million, which has a maturity date of March 17, 2027 to the Noteholders. Pursuant to the terms of the Subordinated Note, the Company also issued the Subordinated Note Warrants to the Noteholders, which provide the Noteholders with the ability to purchase up to 1,141,552 shares of Common Stock, vesting in tranches based on the date of repayment of the Subordinated Note. The Noteholders are entities controlled by Jonathan H. Gray, a director of the Company. Refer to Note 9 – Debt and Note 14 – Common Stock Options and Warrants for a further discussion of the Subordinated Note and the Subordinated Note Warrants.
Note 18 – Subsequent Events
Series F Preferred Stock and the Series F Securities Purchase Agreement Amendments
On April 6, 2026, the Company and the Series F Preferred Stockholder entered into an Amendment and Restatement of Amendment to Securities Purchase Agreement and Form of Anniversary Warrant (the “Second Series F
Preferred Stock Warrant Amendment”). Among other things, the Second Series F Preferred Stock Warrant Amendment amended and restated the First Series F Preferred Stock Warrant Amendment to extend the issuance date of the Series F Preferred Stock
Warrants from April 7 to April 9, 2026.
On April 8, 2026, the Company and the Series F Preferred Stockholder entered into a letter agreement (the “Series F Letter Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Company repurchased 13,727 shares of Series F Preferred Stock from the Series F Preferred Stockholder on April 8, 2026 for an aggregate purchase price of $19.0 million payable in cash, plus all accrued but unpaid dividends on such shares of Series F Preferred Stock through and including the date upon which such shares of Series F Preferred Stock were repurchased (which accrued and unpaid dividends were paid in the form of the Company’s Common Stock issued to the Series F Preferred Stockholder in an amount equal to all such accrued but unpaid dividends, divided by the Market Stock Payment Price (as defined in the Series F Certificate of Designation as of the date of the Series F Letter Agreement, rounded up to the next whole share) (the “Series F Preferred Repurchase Price”).
Additionally, pursuant to the Series F Letter Agreement, the Company issued the Series F Preferred Stockholder a warrant to purchase 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share (the “Series F First Penny Warrants”), and if on July 8, 2026, for any reason, the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants have not been issued to the Series F Preferred Stockholder, the Company will issue a warrant to purchase 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share (the “Series F Second Penny Warrants”) (collectively, with the Series F First Penny Warrants, the “Series F Penny Warrants”). Further, per the Series F Letter Agreement, upon the Series F Preferred Stockholder’s receipt of the Series F Preferred Repurchase Price and the issuance of the Series F First Penny Warrants, the Series F Preferred Stockholder waived the Company’s obligation to pay the previously announced $3.0 million extension fee.
Pursuant to the Series F Letter Agreement, the parties also extended the issuance date of the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants from April 9 to July 8, 2026 and reduced the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants from (1) a number of shares equal to the quotient of (i) 125 % of the Stated Value of all Series F Preferred Stock held on the Original Issuance Date, divided by (ii) the average of the 10 daily volume–weighted average per share trading prices of the Company’s Common Stock during the 10 trading days prior to the Original Issuance Date, to (2) a number of shares equal to the quotient of (i) 75 % of the Stated Value of all Series F Preferred Stock held on July 8, 2026, divided by (ii) the average of the 10 daily volume–weighted average per share trading prices of the Company’s Common Stock during the 10 trading days prior to the Original Issuance Date.
At-the-Market Offering
On April 6 and 7, 2026, the Company sold approximately 773,000 1.8
Merger Option Exercises
On April 9, 2026, Gary C. Hanna, former President and Director as of March 3, 2026, Edward Kovalik, former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer as of March 3, 2026, exercised their cashless options and each received 2,091,286 4,182,572 shares of the Company’s Common Stock.
Series D Preferred Stock Conversions
In April 2026, certain holders of the Company’s Series D Preferred Stock converted 5,938 shares of Series D Preferred Stock into 3,273,391 shares of Common Stock. As a result, 44 shares of Series D Preferred Stock remain outstanding.
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 should be read in conjunction with our condensed
consolidated financial statements and related notes to those financial statements that are included elsewhere in this report, as well as our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes and the related “Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results or Operations” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. Additionally, refer to “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-looking Statements” at the beginning
of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Except as otherwise indicated or required by the context, references to the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” or similar terms refer to Prairie Operating Co.
Overview
We are an independent oil and gas company focused on the acquisition and development of crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs. Our assets and operations are strategically located in the oil region of rural Weld County,
Colorado, within the DJ Basin. We believe that the DJ Basin is one of the premier resource plays in the U.S., as Weld County boasts some of the lowest break-even prices in the U.S., and has a long production history which has proven and consistent
results. The productivity of this resource is demonstrated by the integral role that Weld County holds in Colorado’s energy economy, having produced approximately 85% of Colorado’s oil production to date.
As of March 31, 2026, our assets included approximately 68,700 net leasehold acres in, on and under approximately 99,500 gross acres. In addition to growing production through our drilling operations, we intend to
continue growing its business through accretive acquisitions, focusing on assets with the following criteria: (i) producing reserves, with opportunities to add accretive, undeveloped bolt–on acreage; (ii) ample, high rate–of–return inventory of
drilling locations that can be developed with cash flow reinvestment; (iii) strong well–level economics; (iv) liquids–rich assets; and (v) accretive valuation.
Recent Developments
Drilling and Completion Activities
In December 2025, we moved our drilling rig to our Blehm pad and then our Schneider pad, both of which are in Weld County and consist of five wells each. Completion activities at the Blehm and Schneider pads were in
the final stages as of March 31, 2026 and the wells came online early in April 2026.
We then moved the drilling rig to our Elder East and West pad, which consists of nine wells. Drilling at the Elder East and West pad was completed during the first quarter of 2026 and completion activities are ongoing,
with first production expected towards the end of May 2026.
The drilling rig is currently at our Opal Coalbank pad, which consists of eight wells. Drilling activities at the Opal Coalbank pad completed early in April 2026 and completion activities are expected to continue
throughout the second quarter of 2026, with first production expected towards the beginning of the third quarter of 2026.
Series F Preferred Stock and the Series F Securities Purchase Agreement Amendments
On March 25, 2026, we and the Series F Preferred Stockholder entered into the First Series F Preferred Stock Warrant Amendment, which, among other things, extended the issuance date of Series F Preferred Stock Warrants
from March 26 to April 7, 2026 (which was subsequently further extended to July 8, 2026).
On April 6, 2026, we and the Series F Preferred Stockholder entered into the Second Series F Preferred Stock Warrant Amendment. Among other things, the Second Series F Preferred Stock Warrant Amendment amended and
restated the First Series F Preferred Stock Warrant Amendment to extend the issuance date of the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants from April 7 to April 9, 2026.
On April 8, 2026, we and the Series F Preferred Stockholder entered into the Series F Letter Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, that we repurchased 13,727 shares of Series F Preferred Stock from the
Series F Preferred Stockholder on April 8, 2026 for an aggregate purchase price of $19.0 million payable in cash, plus all accrued but unpaid dividends on such shares of Series F Preferred Stock through and including the date upon which such shares
of Series F Preferred Stock were repurchased (which accrued and unpaid dividends were paid in the form of our Common Stock issued to the Series F Preferred Stockholder in an amount equal to all such accrued but unpaid dividends, divided by the Market
Stock Payment Price (as defined in the Series F Certificate of Designation as of the date of the Series F Letter Agreement, rounded up to the next whole share).
Additionally, pursuant to the Series F Letter Agreement, we issued the Series F First Penny Warrants to the Series F Preferred Stockholder, and if on July 8, 2026, for any reason, the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants
have not been issued to the Series F Preferred Stockholder, we will issue the Series F Second Penny Warrants. Further, per the Series F Letter Agreement, upon the Series F Preferred Stockholders receipt of the Series F Preferred Repurchase Price
and the issuance of the Series F First Penny Warrants, the Series F Preferred Stockholder waived our obligation to pay the previously announced $3.0 million extension fee.
Factors Affecting the Comparability of Financial Results
Commodity Prices
Since oil, natural gas, and NGL prices are the most significant factors impacting our results of operations, continued price variations can have a material impact on our financial results and capital expenditures. In
an effort to reduce the impact of price volatility, and in compliance with requirements under our Credit Facility, we enter into derivative contracts to economically hedge a portion of our estimated production from our proved, developed, producing
oil and natural gas properties against adverse fluctuations in commodity prices. By doing so, we believe we can mitigate, but not eliminate, the potential negative effects of decreases in oil, natural gas, and NGL prices on our cash flows from
operations. However, our hedging activity could reduce our ability to benefit from increases in oil, natural gas, and NGL prices. Further, we could sustain losses to the extent our oil, natural gas, and NGL derivative contract prices are lower than
market prices and, conversely, we could recognize gains to the extent our oil, natural gas, and NGL derivative contract prices are higher than market prices. Refer to Results of Operations - Other expenses
below for a discussion of our recognized gains or losses on derivative contracts.
As of March 31, 2026, we had the following outstanding crude oil, natural gas, and NGL derivative contracts in place, which settle monthly and are indexed to NYMEX West Texas Intermediate, NYMEX Henry Hub, and Mount
Belvieu OPIS, respectively:
|
Settling
April 1, 2026
through
December 31,
2026
|
Settling
January 1,
2027
through
December 31,
2027
|
Settling
January 1,
2028
through
December 31,
2028
|
Settling
January 1,
2029
through
December 31,
2029
|
|||||||||||||
|
Crude Oil Swaps:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Notional volume (Bbls)
|
3,775,808
|
4,662,503
|
2,862,307
|
210,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Weighted average price ($/Bbl)
|
$
|
62.86
|
$
|
62.51
|
$
|
62.17 |
$
|
61.57
|
||||||||
|
Natural Gas Swaps:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Notional volume (MMBtus)
|
10,957,305
|
14,082,126
|
5,606,357
|
400,000
|
||||||||||||
|
Weighted average price ($/MMBtu)
|
$
|
4.07
|
$
|
4.08
|
$
|
4.02
|
$
|
4.11
|
||||||||
|
Ethane Swaps:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Notional volume (Bbls)
|
309,747
|
400,675
|
220,109
|
—
|
||||||||||||
|
Weighted average price ($/Bbl)
|
$
|
11.25
|
$
|
10.70
|
$
|
9.96
|
$
|
—
|
||||||||
|
Propane Swaps:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Notional volume (Bbls)
|
436,790
|
522,684
|
199,160
|
—
|
||||||||||||
|
Weighted average price ($/Bbl)
|
$
|
28.64
|
$
|
26.85
|
$
|
25.93
|
$
|
—
|
||||||||
|
Iso Butane Swaps:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Notional volume (Bbls)
|
60,157
|
74,572
|
35,088
|
—
|
||||||||||||
|
Weighted average price ($/Bbl)
|
$
|
35.19
|
$
|
31.77
|
$
|
30.77
|
$
|
—
|
||||||||
|
Normal Butane Swaps:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Notional volume (Bbls)
|
153,300
|
184,140
|
74,903
|
—
|
||||||||||||
|
Weighted average price ($/Bbl)
|
$
|
35.71
|
$
|
31.95
|
$
|
30.36
|
$
|
—
|
||||||||
|
Pentane Plus Swaps:
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Notional volume (Bbls)
|
126,531
|
160,242
|
78,806
|
—
|
||||||||||||
|
Weighted average price ($/Bbl)
|
$
|
54.79
|
$
|
53.31
|
$
|
52.81
|
$
|
—
|
||||||||
2025 Acquisitions
We closed the Bayswater Acquisition on March 26, 2025, for total cash consideration $482.5 million, $15.0 million of which was deposited in escrow pending the completion of the Additional Working Interest Acquisition,
which Bayswater acquired and assigned to us on April 11, 2025, and we issued the Equity Consideration to Bayswater. We completed the final settlement with Bayswater on October 15, 2025, which resulted in total consideration of $475.6 million.
In July 2025, we entered into an agreement to acquire certain assets from Edge Energy for a total purchase price of $12.5 million payable in cash, subject to certain closing price adjustments. We closed the Edge
Acquisition on July 3, 2025, which included 13 operated wells on approximately 11,300 net acres and funded the transaction by borrowing under our Credit Facility.
In August 2025, we completed the Third Exok Acquisition, acquiring approximately 5,000 net acres for $1.6 million.
In October 2025, we acquired certain assets from Summit and Crown for a total purchase price of $2.3 million, subject to certain closing adjustments, payable in cash. The Summit and Crown Acquisitions included the
acquisition of five operated wells on approximately 3,400 net acres.
Results of Operations
Revenue, Production, and Average Realized Price
The following table presents the components of our revenue, production, and average realized price for the periods indicated:
|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
||||||||
|
2026
|
2025
|
|||||||
|
Revenues (in thousands)
|
||||||||
|
Crude oil sales
|
$
|
67,838
|
$
|
10,788
|
||||
|
Natural gas sales
|
8,956
|
1,223
|
||||||
|
NGL sales
|
6,623
|
1,579
|
||||||
|
Total revenues
|
$
|
83,417
|
$
|
13,590
|
||||
|
Production:
|
||||||||
|
Oil (MBbls)
|
999
|
161
|
||||||
|
Natural gas (MMcf)
|
3,538
|
437
|
||||||
|
NGL (MBbls)
|
497
|
61
|
||||||
|
Total production (MBoe) (1)
|
2,086
|
295
|
||||||
|
Average sales volumes per day (Boe/d)
|
23,182
|
3,278
|
||||||
|
Average realized price (excluding effects of derivatives):
|
||||||||
|
Oil (per MBbl)
|
$
|
67.91
|
$
|
67.01
|
||||
|
Natural gas (per MMcf)
|
$
|
2.53
|
$
|
2.80
|
||||
|
NGL (per MBbl)
|
$
|
13.33
|
$
|
25.80
|
||||
|
Average price (per MBoe)
|
$
|
39.99
|
$
|
46.07
|
||||
|
Average realized price (including effects of derivatives):
|
||||||||
|
Oil (per MBbl)
|
$
|
56.49
|
$
|
63.78
|
||||
|
Natural gas (per MMcf)
|
$
|
1.82
|
$
|
2.20
|
||||
|
NGL (per MBbl)
|
$
|
12.76
|
$
|
25.80
|
||||
|
Average price (per MBoe)
|
$
|
33.19
|
$
|
43.42
|
||||
| (1) |
MBoe is calculated using six MMcf of natural gas equivalent to one MBbl of oil.
|
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, total revenue increased $69.8 million and total production increased 1,791 MBoe compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. The majority of the increase was
attributable to the Bayswater Acquisition, which closed on March 26, 2025. Additionally, approximately 30% of the increase was attributable to new wells coming online as development activities were completed throughout the second half of 2025 and the
first quarter of 2026.
Operating expenses
The following table presents the components of our operating expenses for the periods indicated:
|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
||||||||
|
2026
|
2025
|
|||||||
|
(In thousands, except per Boe amounts)
|
||||||||
|
Lease operating expenses
|
$
|
14,841
|
$
|
2,012
|
||||
|
Transportation and processing
|
2,496
|
907
|
||||||
|
Ad valorem and production taxes
|
6,792
|
957
|
||||||
|
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization
|
15,844
|
2,123
|
||||||
|
Exploration expenses
|
298
|
287
|
||||||
|
Abandonment and impairment of unproved properties
|
412
|
—
|
||||||
|
General and administrative expenses
|
16,886
|
5,551
|
||||||
|
Total operating expenses
|
$
|
57,569
|
$
|
11,837
|
||||
|
Operating expenses per Boe:
|
||||||||
|
Lease operating expenses
|
$
|
7.11
|
$
|
6.82
|
||||
|
Transportation and processing
|
1.20
|
3.07
|
||||||
|
Ad valorem and production taxes
|
3.26
|
3.24
|
||||||
|
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization
|
7.60
|
7.20
|
||||||
|
Exploration expenses
|
0.14
|
0.97
|
||||||
|
Abandonment and impairment of unproved properties
|
0.20
|
—
|
||||||
|
General and administrative expenses
|
8.09
|
18.82
|
||||||
|
Total operating expenses
|
$
|
27.60
|
$
|
40.13
|
||||
Lease operating expenses. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, lease operating expenses (“LOE”) increased $12.8 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025.
The increase in LOE was largely driven by increased production as a result of our Bayswater Acquisition, which closed on March 26, 2025. Additionally, LOE includes $0.7 million of workover expenses incurred during the three months ended March 31,
2026 and $0.5 million of non-operated LOE recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2026. We did not incur any workover expenses or recognize any non-operated LOE during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Transportation and processing expenses. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, transportation and processing expenses increased $1.6 million compared to the three months
ended March 31, 2025, primarily driven by increased production as a result of our Bayswater Acquisition, which closed on March 26, 2025.
Ad valorem and production taxes. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, ad valorem and production taxes increased $5.8 million compared to the three months ended March 31,
2025, primarily driven by increased production as a result of our Bayswater Acquisition, which closed on March 26, 2025.
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, depreciation, depletion, and amortization expenses increased $13.7 million compared to the
three months ended March 31, 2025, largely attributable to increased production as a result of our Bayswater Acquisition, which closed on March 26, 2025.
Abandonment and impairment of unproved properties. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, we recorded $0.4 million of abandonment and impairment related to unproved
properties, which reflects unproved locations that we have deemed non–core and allowed to expire. We did not record any abandonment and impairment related to unproved properties for the three months ended March 31, 2025.
General and administrative expenses. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, general and administrative expenses increased $11.3 million compared to the three months ended
March 31, 2025. This increase was largely attributable to incremental non-cash stock–based compensation and employee and benefit expenses of $7.7 million driven by the increase in headcount as a result of the Bayswater Acquisition, which closed on
March 26, 2025. Additionally, we incurred $3.3 million in non-recurring litigation and severance expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2026.
Other expenses
The following table presents the components of our other expenses for the periods indicated:
|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
||||||||
|
2026
|
2025
|
|||||||
|
(In thousands)
|
||||||||
|
Interest expense
|
$
|
(8,197
|
)
|
$
|
(1,378
|
)
|
||
|
Loss on derivatives, net
|
(177,060
|
)
|
(898
|
)
|
||||
|
Loss on adjustment to fair value – embedded derivatives, debt, and warrants
|
(31,851
|
)
|
(2,164
|
)
|
||||
|
Interest income and other
|
193
|
70
|
||||||
|
Other expenses
|
$
|
(216,915
|
)
|
$
|
(4,370
|
)
|
||
Interest expense. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, interest expense increased $6.8 million compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily driven by
interest on the Credit Facility incurred during the periods. Refer to Liquidity and Capital Resources - Significant Sources of Liquidity below for a further discussion of the Credit Facility.
Loss on derivatives, net. For the three months ended March 31, 2026, loss on derivatives, net was $177.1 million compared to $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31,
2025. The change in loss on derivatives, net was primarily due to a $162.8 million increase in unrealized loss on derivatives driven by unfavorable changes in the fair value of our open derivative contracts as of March 31, 2026. Additionally, our
realized loss on derivatives increased by $13.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026 due to unfavorable changes in cash settlements during the period compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. Refer to Factors Affecting the Comparability of Financial Results – Commodity Prices above for a further discussion of our derivative contracts.
Loss on adjustment to fair value – embedded derivatives, debt, and warrants. We have several financial instruments that are or were previously valued at fair value on a
recurring basis; therefore, we recognize the changes in fair value at each remeasurement period as a loss on adjustment to fair value – embedded derivatives, debt, and warrants on our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the period.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, the loss on adjustment to fair value – embedded derivatives, debt, and warrants reflects losses on fair value of $24.3 million for the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants and $0.4 million for the Subordinated
Note Warrants, which were partially offset by gains on fair value of less than $0.1 million for the Series F Preferred Stock embedded derivatives. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, the loss on adjustment to fair value – embedded derivatives,
debt, and warrants reflects losses on fair value of $5.5 million for the Senior Convertible Note and $0.1 million for the Subordinated Note which were partially offset by gains on fair value of $2.4 million for the Subordinated Note Warrants, $0.8
million for the SEPA, and $0.1 million for the Series F Preferred Stock embedded derivatives recognized during the period. Refer to Liquidity and Capital Resources - Significant Sources of Liquidity below
for a further discussion of the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants and embedded derivatives and the Subordinated Note Warrants.
Income Tax Benefit
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, we recognized an income tax benefit of $38.4 million, resulting in an effective income tax rate of 20.1%. We did not recognize any income tax benefit or expense for the three
months ended March 31, 2025.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA is used by management to evaluate the performance of our business, make operational decisions, and assess our ability to generate cashflows. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA provides investors with
helpful information to better understand the underlying performance trends of our business, facilitate period-to-period comparisons, and assess the company’s operating results.
Adjusted EBITDA is derived from net loss attributable to Prairie Operating Co. and is adjusted for income tax benefit, depreciation, depletion, and amortization, abandonment and impairment of unproved
properties, non-cash stock-based compensation, interest expense, net unrealized loss on derivatives, non-cash loss on adjustment to fair value – embedded derivatives, debt, and warrants, litigation and severance settlement expense, and income tax
expense, all as applicable. We adjust net loss attributable to Prairie Operating Co. for the items listed above to arrive at Adjusted EBITDA because these amounts can vary substantially between periods and companies within our industry depending upon
accounting methods, book values of assets, capital structures, and the method by which assets were acquired. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, including that it excludes certain items that affect our reported financial results.
Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income calculated in accordance with GAAP or as an indicator of our operating performance or liquidity. Additionally, our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA may
not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.
The following table presents the reconciliation of Net loss attributable to Prairie Operating Co. to Adjusted EBITDA for the periods indicated:
|
Three Months Ended
March 31,
|
||||||||
|
2026
|
2025
|
|||||||
|
(In thousands)
|
||||||||
|
Net loss attributable to Prairie Operating Co.
|
$
|
(152,673
|
)
|
$
|
(2,617
|
)
|
||
|
Adjustments:
|
||||||||
|
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization
|
15,844
|
2,123
|
||||||
|
Abandonment and impairment of unproved properties (1)
|
412
|
—
|
||||||
|
Non-cash stock-based compensation
|
5,805
|
1,324
|
||||||
|
Interest expense, net
|
8,130
|
1,308
|
||||||
|
Unrealized loss on derivatives
|
162,883
|
898
|
||||||
|
Non-cash loss on adjustment to fair value – embedded derivatives, debt, and warrants (2)
|
31,851
|
2,164
|
||||||
|
Litigation and severance settlement expense
|
3,345
|
—
|
||||||
|
Income tax benefit (3)
|
(38,394
|
) |
—
|
|||||
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
$
|
37,203
|
$
|
5,200
|
||||
|
(1)
|
Reflects the abandonment of unproved locations which we have deemed non–core and allowed to expire.
|
|
(2)
|
Reflects the changes in the fair values of the financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Refer to Liquidity and Capital Resources – Significant Sources of Liquidity below
for a further discussion.
|
|
(3)
|
Reflects deferred income tax benefit recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2026.
|
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
Our production and development activities will require us to make significant operating and capital expenditures. In the second half of 2025 and throughout the first quarter of 2026, our primary sources of liquidity
were borrowings on our Credit Facility, which has a borrowing base of $475.0 million and an aggregate elected commitment of $475.0 million.
Additionally, on June 20, 2025, we entered into the ATM Offering, which allows us to sell shares of our Common Stock up to an aggregate offering price of $75.0 million through the Managers. Sales of the shares of
Common Stock sold under the ATM Offering, if any, will be made under our Registration Statement on Form S-3, which was declared effective by the SEC on May 2, 2025. As of March 31, 2026, we had not issued any shares under the ATM Offering.
Management expects that our cash balance, expected revenues from our producing wells, and liquidity available under the Credit Facility, proceeds from the ATM Offering, and potential offerings under our effective Form
S-3 registration statement will be sufficient to fund our development program and operations.
Our development program is dependent upon our cash flow from operations generated from our assets and our ability to obtain additional financing through our Credit Facility. Additionally, we could obtain additional
financing through public and private capital markets; however, the availability of additional capital would be subject to numerous factors outside of our control including prices of oil and natural gas and the overall health of the U.S. and global
economic environments. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain such additional capital. The amount and allocation of future capital expenditures will depend upon a number of factors, including the amount and timing of cash flows from
operations, investing and financing activities, and the timing and cost of additional capital sources.
We currently plan to be the operator on substantially all of our acreage. As a result, we anticipate that the timing and level of our capital spending will largely be discretionary and within our control. We could
choose to defer a portion of our planned capital expenditures depending on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the receipt and timing of required regulatory permits and approvals, seasonal conditions, drilling and acquisition costs,
the level of participation by other working interest owners, the success of our drilling activities, prevailing and anticipated prices for oil, natural gas, and NGLs, and the availability of necessary equipment, infrastructure and capital.
Working Capital
We define working capital as current assets less current liabilities. As of March 31, 2026, we had a working capital deficit of $181.0 million and cash and cash equivalents of $0.3 million and as of December 31, 2025,
we had a working capital deficit of $46.1 million and cash and cash equivalents of less than $0.1 million
Cash Flows from Operating, Investing, and Financing Activities
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods indicated:
|
Three Months Ended March 31,
|
||||||||
|
2026
|
2025
|
|||||||
|
(In thousands)
|
||||||||
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
$
|
42,268
|
$
|
16,932
|
||||
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
(36,337
|
)
|
(528,431
|
)
|
||||
|
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
|
(5,688
|
)
|
521,279
|
|||||
|
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
243
|
9,780
|
||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period
|
20
|
5,192
|
||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period
|
$
|
263
|
$
|
14,972
|
||||
Operating activities. Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $42.3 million and $16.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The
$25.3 million increase in our net cash provided by operating activities was primarily attributable to increased revenue during the period, partially offset by increased operating expenses, largely driven by the Bayswater Acquisition, which closed on
March 26, 2025.
Investing activities. Net cash used in investing activities totaled $36.3 million and $528.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively. The
$492.2 million decrease in our net cash used in investing activities was largely driven by cash paid for the Bayswater Acquisition of $474.6 million. Additionally, our expenditure for the development of oil and natural gas properties decreased $4.9
million during the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily due to timing of capital projects.
Financing activities. Net cash used in financing activities totaled $5.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, and net cash provided by financing activities
totaled $521.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The $527.0 million decrease in net cash used in financing activities was mostly due to financing activities completed during the three months ended March 31, 2025 to fund the Bayswater
Acquisition, which closed on March 26, 2025. These financing activities included $43.8 million from the issuance of Common Stock, net of related issuance costs of $3.1 million, $148.3 million from the issuance of the Series F Preferred Stock, net of
related issuance costs of $1.2 million, and $349.0 million from borrowings under the Credit Facility, net of related issuance costs of $12.5 million. Financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2026 were attributable to the $60.5
million of repayments on the Credit Facility, partially offset with borrowings of $56.0 million.
Significant Sources of Liquidity
Credit Facility. On December 16, 2024, we, as borrower, entered into a reserve–based credit agreement with Citi, as administrative agent and the financial institution party. On
February 3, 2025, we entered into the first amendment to our reserve–based credit agreement with Citi, which among other things, increased the borrowing base and the aggregate elected commitments to $60.0 million. On March 26, 2025, we entered into
the Credit Facility, which amended and restated our existing reserve–based credit agreement with Citi. On June 6, 2025, we entered into the first amendment to our Credit Facility, which added Bank of America N.A. and West Texas National Bank as
lenders under the Credit Facility. The Credit Facility is scheduled to mature on March 26, 2029 and provides for a maximum credit commitment of $1.0 billion. As of March 31, 2026, the Credit Facility had a borrowing base of $475.0 million and an
aggregate elected commitment of $475.0 million and includes a $47.5 million sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit. The borrowing base is subject to semi–annual redeterminations based upon the value of our oil and gas properties as determined
in a reserve report immediately preceding April 1st and October 1st of each year, subject to certain interim redeterminations. The borrowing base of $475.0 million was reaffirmed with the 2025 mid–year redetermination.
We are subject to certain financial covenants and customary restrictive covenants under the Credit Facility. The financial covenants require us to maintain, for each fiscal quarter commencing with the fiscal quarter
ending March 31, 2025, a Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Facility) of no greater than 3.00 to 1.00 and a Current Ratio (as defined in the Credit Facility) of at least 1.00 to 1.00. As of March 31, 2026, we are in compliance with all
covenants under the Credit Facility.
As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we had $361.5 million and $366.0 million, respectively, of revolving borrowings and no letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility, resulting in $113.5 million
and $109.0 million, respectively, of availability for future borrowings and letters of credit. Additionally, as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we had $11.7 million and $12.6 million, respectively, of unamortized deferred financing costs
associated with our Credit Facility, which are presented as debt issuance costs, net on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. These costs will be amortized to interest expense on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations
on a straight–line basis over the life of the Credit Facility. During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, we amortized $1.0 million and less than $0.1 million, respectively, of deferred financing costs into interest expense on the
accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Subordinated Promissory Note and Subordinated Note Warrants. On September 30, 2024, we entered into the Subordinated Note with the Noteholders in a principal amount of $5.0
million, which has a maturity date of March 17, 2027. The Noteholders are entities controlled by Jonathan H. Gray, who is a director of the Company; therefore the Subordinated Note and Subordinated Note Warrants are presented as related-party on our
condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025. The Subordinated Note had an interest rate of 10.00% and the Noteholders were entitled to a minimum return on capital of up to 2.0x upon the repayment, prepayment or
acceleration of the obligations, or the occurrence of certain other triggering events under the Subordinated Note. In December 2024, and in conjunction with the Credit Facility Agreement, we made a $1.8 million payment on the Subordinated Note,
resulting in a principal balance of $3.2 million as of December 31, 2024.
On March 26, 2025, in connection with the closing and financing of the Bayswater Acquisition, we paid $3.2 million of the outstanding balance under the Subordinated Note. Pursuant to the terms of the payoff letter, we
and the Noteholders agreed that the remaining $1.5 million outstanding Subordinated Note balance would be converted to principal, will accrue interest at a rate of 15% of per annum, and all principal and other amounts owed (other than interest)
pursuant to the Subordinated Note will not be redeemable for any reason while any of our Series F Preferred Stock remains outstanding.
Pursuant to the terms of the Subordinated Note, we issued the Subordinated Note Warrants to purchase up to 1,141,552 shares of Common Stock to the Noteholders, which vest in tranches based on the date of repayment of
the Subordinated Note. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, Subordinated Note Warrants providing the right to purchase 856,165 shares of Common Stock had vested and were outstanding.
Series F Preferred Stock and Series F Preferred Stock Warrants. On March 24, 2025, we entered into the Series F Preferred Securities Purchase Agreement with the
Series F Preferred Stockholder, pursuant to which the Series F Preferred Stockholder agreed to purchase for an aggregate of $148.3 million (i) 148,250 shares of Series F Preferred Stock, with a Stated Value of $1,000 per share, convertible into
shares of Common Stock and (ii) upon the Anniversary Warrant Issuance Date, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants. The Series F Preferred Offering closed on March 26, 2025, and we received
approximately $137.2 million of net proceeds, after deducting advisor fees and offering expenses. We used the proceeds from the Series F Preferred Offering to fund a portion of the Bayswater Acquisition, which closed on March 26, 2025. On March 25,
2026, we and the Series F Preferred Stockholder entered into the First Series F Preferred Stock Warrant Amendment, which, among other things, extended to issuance date of the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants from March 26 to April 7, 2026 (which was
subsequently further extended to July 8, 2026). As part of the amendment, we agreed to pay the Series F Preferred Stockholder a $3.0 million fee, which was payable on April 7, 2026. However, as discussed in Recent
Developments, the Series F Preferred Stockholder waived the $3.0 million extension fee as part of the partial redemption of the Series F Preferred Stock on April 9, 2026.
The Series F Preferred Stockholder is entitled to receive, on a cumulative basis, dividends on each share of Series F Preferred Stock at a rate per annum equal to 12%, payable in cash on March 1, June
1, September 1 and December 1 of each calendar year, beginning on June 1, 2025. Alternatively, according to the Series F Certificate of Designation, we may elect to pay the dividends entirely or partially in shares of Common Stock. Additionally, the
Series F Certificate of Designation states that six months after the anniversary date of the maturity of our Credit Facility the dividend rate will increase to 25%. We elected to pay the March 1, 2026 dividends by issuing the Series F Preferred
Stockholder 2,352,000 shares of Common Stock.
The Series F Preferred Stockholder may convert all or a portion its shares of Series F Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock at any time at a Standard Conversion rate of 202.0202 shares of Common Stock per share
of Series F Preferred Stock, subject to certain adjustments as described in the Series F Certificate of Designation. The Series F Preferred Stockholder also has the option to convert all or a portion of its shares of Series F Preferred Stock using an
Alternative Conversion Rate (as defined in the Series F Certificate of Designation) in lieu of the conversion rate, subject to an Alternative Conversion Cap (as defined in the Series F Certificate of Designation) for each quarter. During the three
months ended March 31, 2026, 23,050 shares of Series F Preferred Stock were converted into 18,102,300 shares of Common Stock using the Alternative Conversion.
We have determined that the Series F Preferred Stock should be classified as mezzanine equity because it is currently redeemable at the Series F Preferred Stockholder’s option. Additionally, we determined that certain
features of the Series F Preferred Stock require bifurcation and separate accounting as embedded derivatives and that the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants should be accounted for as liabilities because they are not considered indexed to our stock
since the potential number of common shares to be issued upon the exercise of such warrants will vary based on the amount of Series F Preferred Stock outstanding on the Anniversary Warrant Issuance Date. On the date of issuance, in accordance with
ASC 815, we recorded a liability of $25.5 million for the fair value of the Series F Preferred Stock embedded derivatives and a liability of $22.1 million for the fair value of the Series F Preferred Stock. As a result, on March 26, 2025, we
recognized the Series F Preferred Stock in mezzanine equity based on its relative fair value of $92.6 million, after allocating $47.6 million of the proceeds to the embedded derivative features and the Series F Preferred Stock Warrants. Additionally,
we recorded the issuance costs of $12.2 million and the amendment fees of $3.3 million, which were payable as of March 31, 2026, as a reduction to the allocated proceeds.
As of March 31, 2026, in accordance with ASC 480, we adjusted the value of the Series F Preferred Stock to reflect its maximum redemption amount of $122.1 million, resulting in a remeasurement of Series F Preferred
Stock of $17.1 million which is presented in the remeasurement of Series F Preferred Stock line item on the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026. Additionally, at each conversion, we reduce the
balance of the Series F Preferred Stock by the carrying value of the converted shares, which, as of March 31, 2026, has resulted in a decrease of $28.8 million from December 31, 2025.
At-the-Market Sales Agreement. On June 20, 2025, we entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement with Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Truist Securities, Inc., as managers.
Pursuant to the Equity Distribution Agreement, we have the option to sell shares of our Common Stock up to an aggregate offering price of $75.0 million through the Managers. All Common Stock sold under the Equity Distribution Agreement, if any, will
be made under our Registration Statement on Form S-3, which was declared effective on May 2, 2025.
We currently anticipate any net proceeds from the ATM Offering will be used for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, advancing our development and drilling program, repayment of existing
indebtedness, or financing potential acquisition opportunities. Additionally, per the Series F Certificate of Designation, the Series F Preferred Stockholder could require us to use a portion of the net proceeds from sales of the ATM Offering to
redeem a number of shares of its Series F Preferred Stock. As of March 31, 2026, we had not issued any shares under the ATM Offering.
Liquidity Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, we had a net loss attributable to Prairie Operating Co.’s common stockholders of $174.4 million. We cannot predict if we will be able to sustain profitability on a quarterly or
annual basis and extended periods of losses and negative cash flow may prevent us from successfully operating and expanding our business. As of March 31, 2026, we had cash and cash equivalents of $0.3 million, a working capital deficit of $181.0
million, and an accumulated deficit of $240.4 million.
The assessment of liquidity requires management to make estimates of future activity and judgments about whether we can meet our obligations, have adequate liquidity to operate, and maintain compliance with the
applicable financial covenants of our Credit Facility, as discussed above. Significant assumptions used in our forecasted model of liquidity in the next 12 months include our current cash position and our ability to manage spending. Based on an
assessment of these factors, management expects that our cash balance, expected revenues from our existing producing wells, and liquidity available under the Credit Facility, proceeds from the ATM Offering, and potential offerings under our effective
Form S-3 registration statement will be sufficient to meet our obligations over the next 12 months and fulfill the financial covenant requirements under our Credit Facility.
As discussed above, following the amendment of our Credit Facility in March 2025, which increased the borrowing base to $475.0 million, our Form S-3 registration statement becoming effective in December 2024, and the
launch of the ATM Offering in June 2025, we have the ability to access funds through various sources to meet our working capital needs. Our ability to borrow under our Credit Facility does not require action on the part of management, other than
requesting the borrowing. As of March 31, 2026, we have availability of $113.5 million under the Credit Facility, which is more or equal to our liquidity needs; therefore, substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern does not
exist.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. These financial statements have been prepared in conformity
with GAAP, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported for assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. These estimates and assumptions include
estimates for reserve quantities and estimated future cash flows associated with proved reserves, depletion of proved developed oil and natural gas reserves, asset retirement obligations, accruals for our oil, natural gas, and NGL revenues and any
potential liabilities, the valuation of the Series F Preferred Stock, Series F Preferred Stock Warrants, and our stock–based compensation, including performance based awards, the fair value of commodity derivative instruments, the realization of
deferred tax assets, and any acquisition–related purchase price allocations. Management believes its estimates and assumptions to be reasonable under these circumstances. Certain estimates and assumptions are inherently unpredictable, and actual
results could differ from those estimates.
We have provided a full discussion of our significant accounting policies, estimates, and judgments in Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in our 2025 Annual
Report on Form 10–K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
Off–Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off–balance sheet arrangements.
Not required.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this
Quarterly Report on Form 10–Q. For purposes of this section, the term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), means controls and
other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods
specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under
the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of March 31, 2026 our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level.
Inherent Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls
Management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived
and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control systems are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls
must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost–effective control system, no evaluation of internal control over financial reporting can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud
will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been or will be detected.
These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision–making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual
acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance
that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of controls effectiveness to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of
changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended March 31, 2026 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over
financial reporting.
The Company is not involved in any material legal proceedings or other proceedings described in Item 303 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act.
In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10–Q, refer to Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10–K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. As of the date of
this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there have been no material changes in the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
There were no unregistered sales of the Company’s equity securities during the quarter ended March 31, 2026, that were not otherwise disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8–K.
None.
Not applicable.
During the three months ended March 31, 2026, no director or officer of the Company adopted terminated
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