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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-Q/A

(Amendment No. 1)

 

(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, 2024

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 001-38497

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Talos Energy Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware

82-3532642

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

333 Clay Street, Suite 3300

Houston, TX

77002

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 328-3000

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

 

Title of Each Class

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

Common Stock

 

TALO

 

New York Stock Exchange

Preferred Stock Purchase Rights

 

 

 

New York Stock Exchange

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

Non-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

As of April 29, 2024, the registrant had 183,919,349 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding.

 

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

EXPLANATORY NOTE

3

 

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

4

 

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

6

Item 6.

Exhibits

7

 

Signatures

10

 

 

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A (this “Form 10-Q/A”) to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Talos Energy Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”) for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024, originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 7, 2024 (the “Original Filing”), is being filed to reflect the following:

In September 2024, the Company received a notification from a third party suggesting a mid-level employee (the “subject employee”) was engaged in inappropriate procurement practices. In response, the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors (the “Audit Committee”), conducted a review of such alleged practices by engaging independent external legal counsel to assist in reviewing the matter and determining the extent of such activities. Such review with external legal counsel did not identify nor implicate other current or former employees and the subject employee was separated from the Company. The Audit Committee also did not identify any related material errors in the Company’s historical financial statements.

However, in the course of its review, the Company identified two material weaknesses. The first material weakness identified was due to our inability to rely on the review control performed by the subject employee with respect to the estimated decommissioning costs incorporated into the asset retirement obligations recognized in our consolidated financial statements. As such, we could not rely on the subject employee’s judgment in the operation of the review control, which is performed upon acquisition of oil and gas assets subject to the retirement obligation and when costs are incurred and reassessed. Although the review of such costs was a task unrelated to the reported conduct subject to our review, we nevertheless determined that the concerns raised regarding the subject employee’s reliability made it inappropriate to have relied on such subject employee’s judgment in the review function. The second material weakness identified was due to inappropriate segregation of duties without designing and maintaining effective monitoring controls over the timely review of expenditures associated with asset retirement obligation spending, capital expenditures and lease operating expenses.

Accordingly, this Form 10-Q/A is being filed to amend and restate certain disclosures from the Original Filing and to file certain updated exhibits. The amended disclosures generally relate to the aforementioned discovery of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting discovered to have existed as of March 31, 2024, as more fully described in this Form 10-Q/A. Specifically, this Form 10-Q/A amends (i) Part I, Item 4. “Controls and Procedures” to address management’s re-evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures and to reflect the identification of two material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, (ii) Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” to include a new risk factor related to the identification of material weaknesses that existed as of March 31, 2024 and (iii) Part II, Item 6. “Exhibits” to include, in accordance with Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) updated certifications from our interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer as required by Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as Exhibits 31.1, 31.2 and 32.1.

Except as described above, no other changes have been made to the Original Filing. This Form 10-Q/A speaks as of the date of the Original Filing and does not reflect events that may have occurred after the date of the Original Filing or modify or update any disclosures that may have been affected by subsequent events. Accordingly, this Form 10-Q/A should be read in conjunction with other filings made with the SEC subsequent to the filing of the Original Filing, including any amendments to those filings.

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act), as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q/A. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that the information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and to ensure that the information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on such evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2024 as a result of the material weaknesses identified in our internal control over financial reporting described below.

A material weakness (as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of a company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. As reported in our Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on the date hereof, subsequent to the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q/A, we identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting.

In September 2024, the Company received a notification from a third party suggesting that the subject employee was engaged in inappropriate procurement practices. In response, the Audit Committee conducted a review of such alleged practices by engaging independent external legal counsel to assist in reviewing the matter and determining the extent of such activities. Such review with external legal counsel did not identify nor implicate other current or former employees and the subject employee was separated from the Company. The Audit Committee also did not identify any related material errors in the Company’s historical financial statements.

However, in the course of its review, the Company identified two material weaknesses. The first material weakness identified was due to our inability to rely on the review control performed by the subject employee with respect to the estimated decommissioning costs incorporated into the asset retirement obligations recognized in our consolidated financial statements. As such, we could not rely on the subject employee’s judgment in the operation of the review control, which is performed upon acquisition of oil and gas assets subject to the retirement obligation and when costs are incurred and reassessed. Although the review of such costs was a task unrelated to the reported conduct subject to our review, we nevertheless determined that the concerns raised regarding the subject employee’s reliability made it inappropriate to have relied on such subject employee’s judgment in the review function. The second material weakness identified was due to inappropriate segregation of duties without designing and maintaining effective monitoring controls over the timely review of expenditures associated with asset retirement obligation spending, capital expenditures and lease operating expenses.

Notwithstanding the identified material weaknesses above, management has concluded that our condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Original Filing fairly present in all material respects the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.

Plan for Remediation of Material Weaknesses

Management, with oversight from the Audit Committee, has developed a remediation plan to address the material weaknesses. The remediation plan includes, among other things:

The separation of the subject employee from the Company.
The appointment of qualified personnel over business processes related to the review of estimated decommissioning costs.
The enhancement of policies and training relating to defined roles and responsibilities, the appropriate segregation of duties, and the promotion of ethical behavior.
Establishing and enhancing the design, including the precision, of the monitoring control(s) related to expenditures associated with asset retirement obligation spending, capital expenditures and lease operating expenses, and the effective operation of such control(s).

 

 

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We believe that these actions, collectively, will remediate the material weaknesses identified. However, we will not be able to conclude that we have completely remediated the material weaknesses until the applicable controls are fully implemented and operated for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through formal testing, that the remediated controls are operating effectively. We will continue to monitor the design and effectiveness of these and other processes, procedures, and controls and will make any further changes management deems appropriate.

Internal Control over Financial Reporting

On March 4, 2024, we completed the QuarterNorth Acquisition. Other than the unremediated material weaknesses noted above and integrating the acquired operations of QuarterNorth into our overall internal control over financial reporting and related processes, there were no other changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in management's evaluation pursuant to Rules 13a-15(d) or 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act during the quarter ended March 31, 2024 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

5


PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

In addition to the other information set forth in this Form 10-Q/A, you should carefully consider the risk factors and other cautionary statements described under Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” included in our Amendment No. 1 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC as of the date hereof (the “Amended Form 10-K/A”) and the risk factors and other cautionary statements contained in our other SEC filings, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or future results. There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those described in our Amended Form 10-K/A or our other SEC filings, except as described below with respect to material weaknesses identified in our internal control over financial reporting which existed as of March 31, 2024.

We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting that could, if not remediated, result in material misstatements in our financial statements and cause us to fail to meet our reporting and financial obligations.

As more fully disclosed in this Form 10-Q/A under Part I, Item 4. “Controls and Procedures,” our Audit Committee, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2024. Based on that evaluation, we concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of March 31, 2024 due to material weaknesses identified in our internal control over financial reporting.

A material weakness (as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of a company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

In September 2024, the Company received a notification from a third party suggesting that the subject employee was engaged in inappropriate procurement practices. In response, the Audit Committee conducted a review of such alleged practices by engaging independent external legal counsel to assist in reviewing the matter and determining the extent of such activities. Such review with external legal counsel did not identify nor implicate other current or former employees and the subject employee was separated from the Company. The Audit Committee also did not identify any related material errors in the Company’s historical financial statements.

However, in the course of its review, the Company identified two material weaknesses. The first material weakness identified was due to our inability to rely on the review control performed by the subject employee with respect to the estimated decommissioning costs incorporated into the asset retirement obligations recognized in our consolidated financial statements. As such, we could not rely on the subject employee’s judgment in the operation of the review control, which is performed upon acquisition of oil and gas assets subject to the retirement obligation and when costs are incurred and reassessed. Although the review of such costs was a task unrelated to the reported conduct subject to our review, we nevertheless determined that the concerns raised regarding the subject employee’s reliability made it inappropriate to have relied on such subject employee’s judgment in the review function. The second material weakness identified was due to inappropriate segregation of duties without designing and maintaining effective monitoring controls over the timely review of expenditures associated with asset retirement obligation spending, capital expenditures and lease operating expenses.

While these material weaknesses did not result in a material misstatement of our consolidated financial statements, these internal control deficiencies were not remediated as of March 31, 2024 and there is a reasonable possibility that it could have resulted in a material misstatement in the Company's annual or interim consolidated financial statements that would not have been detected. Accordingly, we have determined that these internal control deficiencies constituted material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. While management, under the oversight of our Audit Committee, has taken steps to implement our remediation plan as described more fully in Part I, Item 4. “Controls and Procedures” of this Form 10-Q/A, the material weaknesses described above will not be considered remediated until the enhanced controls operate for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that the related controls are effective. Furthermore, we can give no assurance that the measures we take will remediate the material weaknesses.

We can give no assurance that additional material weaknesses will not arise in the future. Any failure to remediate these material weaknesses, or the development of any new material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, could result in material misstatements in our consolidated financial statements and cause us to fail to meet our reporting and financial obligations, which in turn could have a negative impact on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows, restrict our ability to access the capital markets, require significant resources to correct the material weaknesses or deficiencies, subject us to fines, penalties or judgments, harm our reputation or otherwise cause a decline in both investor confidence and the market price of our stock.

 

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

Description

 

 

 

2.1#

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 21, 2022, by and among Talos Energy Inc., Talos Production Inc., Tide Merger Sub I Inc., Tide Merger Sub II LLC, Tide Merger Sub III LLC, BCC EnVen Investments, L.P. and EnVen Energy Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Talos Energy Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on September 22, 2022).

 

 

 

2.2#

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 13, 2024, by and among Talos Energy Inc., QuarterNorth Energy Inc., Compass Star Merger Sub Inc. and the Equityholder Representatives named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Talos Energy Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on January 16, 2024).

 

 

 

3.1

 

Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Talos Energy Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Talos Energy Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on February 14, 2023).

 

 

 

3.2

 

Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Talos Energy Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Talos Energy Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on February 14, 2023).

 

 

 

4.1

 

Indenture, dated as of January 4, 2021, by and among Talos Production Inc., the Guarantors named therein and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and as collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Talos Energy Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on January 8, 2021).

 

 

 

4.2

 

First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 14, 2021, by and among Talos Production Inc., the Guarantors named therein and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and as collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Talos Energy Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on January 14, 2021).

 

 

 

4.3

 

Indenture, dated as of February 7, 2024, and by and among Talos Production Inc., the Guarantors named therein and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, pursuant to which the 2029 Notes were issued. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Talos Energy Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on February 7, 2024).

 

 

 

4.4

 

First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 4, 2024, by and among Talos Production Inc., each of the guarantors party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and as collateral agent (9.000% Senior Notes) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Talos Energy Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on March 5, 2024).

 

 

 

4.5

 

Indenture, dated as of February 7, 2024, and by and among Talos Production Inc., the Guarantors named therein and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, pursuant to which the 2031 Notes were issued. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Talos Energy Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on February 7, 2024).

 

 

 

4.6

 

First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 4, 2024, by and among Talos Production Inc., each of the guarantors party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and as collateral agent (9.375% Senior Notes) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Talos Energy Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on March 5, 2024).

 

 

 

4.7

 

Form of 12.00% Second-Priority Senior Secured Note due 2026 (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.1 hereto) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Talos Energy Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on January 8, 2021).

 

 

 

4.8

 

Form of 9.000% Second-Priority Senior Secured Note due 2029 (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.4 hereto) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Talos Energy Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on February 7, 2024).

 

 

 

4.9

 

Form of 9.375% Second-Priority Senior Secured Note due 2031 (included as Exhibit A in Exhibit 4.5 hereto) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Talos Energy Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on February 7, 2024).

 

 

 

4.10

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 4, 2021, by and among Talos Production Inc., the Guarantors named therein and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the initial purchasers of the 2026 Notes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Talos Energy Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on January 8, 2021).

 

 

 

 

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4.11

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 14, 2021, by and among Talos Production Inc., the Guarantors named therein and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the initial purchasers of the 2026 Notes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Talos Energy Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on January 14, 2021).

 

 

 

4.12

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated September 21, 2022, by and among Talos Energy Inc. and the Persons listed on Schedule A thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Talos Energy Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on September 22, 2022).

 

 

 

4.13

 

Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 27, 2022, among Talos Production Inc., the Guarantors named therein and Wilmington Trust National Association, as trustee and as collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Talos Energy Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on October 28, 2022).

 

 

 

4.14

 

Indenture, dated as of April 15, 2021, by and among Energy Ventures GoM LLC, EnVen Finance Corporation, Talos Production Inc. (as successor in interest to EnVen Energy Corporation), the other guarantors party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and as collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Talos Energy Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on February 14, 2023).

 

 

 

4.15

 

Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 13, 2023, among Talos Production Inc., each of the other guarantors party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Talos Energy Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on February 14, 2023).

 

 

 

4.16

 

Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 13, 2023, among Talos Production Inc., Energy Ventures GoM LLC, EnVen Finance Corporation, each of the other guarantors party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Talos Energy Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on February 14, 2023).

 

 

 

4.17

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 4, 2024, by and among Talos Energy Inc. and each of the persons listed on Schedule A thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Talos Energy Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on March 5, 2024).

 

 

 

10.1#

 

Form of QuarterNorth Support Agreement, by and among QuarterNorth Energy Inc., Talos Energy Inc. and the other parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Talos Energy Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on January 16, 2024).

 

 

 

10.2†

 

Form of Indemnification Agreement (Directors and Officers) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to Talos Energy’s Inc. 10-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on February 29, 2024).

 

 

 

10.3

 

Tenth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated January 13, 2024, by and among Talos Energy Inc., as Holdings and a Guarantor, Talos Production Inc., as the Borrower, the other Guarantors party thereto, JPMorgan Chase, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, and the Lenders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to Talos Energy’s Inc. Form 10-K (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on February 29, 2024).

 

 

 

10.4†

 

Form of Separation and Release Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Talos Energy’s Inc. Form 10-Q (File No. 001-38497) filed with the SEC on May 7, 2024).

 

 

 

31.1*

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Talos Energy Inc. pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

31.2*

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Talos Energy Inc. pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

32.1**

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Talos Energy Inc. pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

101.INS*

 

Inline XBRL Instance.

 

 

 

101.SCH*

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema With Embedded Linkbase Documents.

 

 

 

104*

 

Cover Page Interactive Date File (Embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101).

 

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*

 

Filed herewith.

**

 

Furnished herewith.

 

Identifies management contracts and compensatory plans or arrangements.

#

 

The exhibits and schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K and will be provided to the SEC upon request.

 

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Talos Energy Inc.

Date:

November 12, 2024

By:

/s/ Sergio L. Maiworm, Jr.

Sergio L. Maiworm, Jr.

 Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President

 

 

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Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A) AND RULE 15D-14(A)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

I, Joseph A. Mills, certify that:

 

1.
I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A of Talos Energy Inc. (“registrant”)
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

/s/ Joseph A. Mills

November 12, 2024

Joseph A. Mills

Interim Chief Executive Officer and President

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 


Exhibit 31.2

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A) AND RULE 15D-14(A)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

I, Sergio L. Maiworm, Jr., certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A of Talos Energy Inc. (“registrant”);
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

/s/ Sergio L. Maiworm, Jr.

November 12, 2024

Sergio L. Maiworm, Jr.

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 


Exhibit 32.1

 

 

CERTIFICATION OF

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

UNDER SECTION 906 OF THE

SARBANES OXLEY ACT OF 2002, 18 U.S.C. § 1350

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and in connection with the accompanying Amendment No. 1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A of Talos Energy Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024 that is being filed concurrently with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Joseph A. Mills, Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Sergio L. Maiworm, Jr., Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each certify, to the best of his knowledge, that:

i.
the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
ii.
the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

November 12, 2024

/s/ Joseph A. Mills

Joseph A. Mills

Interim Chief Executive Officer and President

(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Sergio L. Maiworm, Jr.

Sergio L. Maiworm, Jr.

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 


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Amendment Description EXPLANATORY NOTEThis Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A (this “Form 10-Q/A”) to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Talos Energy Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”) for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024, originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 7, 2024 (the “Original Filing”), is being filed to reflect the following: In September 2024, the Company received a notification from a third party suggesting a mid-level employee (the “subject employee”) was engaged in inappropriate procurement practices. In response, the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors (the “Audit Committee”), conducted a review of such alleged practices by engaging independent external legal counsel to assist in reviewing the matter and determining the extent of such activities. Such review with external legal counsel did not identify nor implicate other current or former employees and the subject employee was separated from the Company. The Audit Committee also did not identify any related material errors in the Company’s historical financial statements.However, in the course of its review, the Company identified two material weaknesses. The first material weakness identified was due to our inability to rely on the review control performed by the subject employee with respect to the estimated decommissioning costs incorporated into the asset retirement obligations recognized in our consolidated financial statements. As such, we could not rely on the subject employee’s judgment in the operation of the review control, which is performed upon acquisition of oil and gas assets subject to the retirement obligation and when costs are incurred and reassessed. Although the review of such costs was a task unrelated to the reported conduct subject to our review, we nevertheless determined that the concerns raised regarding the subject employee’s reliability made it inappropriate to have relied on such subject employee’s judgment in the review function. The second material weakness identified was due to inappropriate segregation of duties without designing and maintaining effective monitoring controls over the timely review of expenditures associated with asset retirement obligation spending, capital expenditures and lease operating expenses. Accordingly, this Form 10-Q/A is being filed to amend and restate certain disclosures from the Original Filing and to file certain updated exhibits. The amended disclosures generally relate to the aforementioned discovery of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting discovered to have existed as of March 31, 2024, as more fully described in this Form 10-Q/A. Specifically, this Form 10-Q/A amends (i) Part I, Item 4. “Controls and Procedures” to address management’s re-evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures and to reflect the identification of two material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, (ii) Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” to include a new risk factor related to the identification of material weaknesses that existed as of March 31, 2024 and (iii) Part II, Item 6. “Exhibits” to include, in accordance with Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) updated certifications from our interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer as required by Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as Exhibits 31.1, 31.2 and 32.1.Except as described above, no other changes have been made to the Original Filing. This Form 10-Q/A speaks as of the date of the Original Filing and does not reflect events that may have occurred after the date of the Original Filing or modify or update any disclosures that may have been affected by subsequent events. Accordingly, this Form 10-Q/A should be read in conjunction with other filings made with the SEC subsequent to the filing of the Original Filing, including any amendments to those filings.  
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