Vitesse Energy, Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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Dear Stockholder:

We are pleased to invite you to attend the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Vitesse Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” “Vitesse,” “we,” “our” or “us”), to be conducted online on Friday, June 5, 2026, commencing at 9:00 a.m. Mountain Time.

The meeting will be completely virtual. Hosting a virtual meeting provides expanded access, improved communication and cost savings for our stockholders and us and enables stockholder participation from any location around the world.

You may attend the meeting and vote your shares and submit questions electronically during the meeting via live webcast by logging in at: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/VTS2026. We recommend that you log in at least 15 minutes before the meeting to ensure that you are logged in when the meeting starts.

The formal notice of the meeting and proxy statement follow this cover letter. Enclosed with this proxy statement are your proxy card, a return envelope and a copy of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

We hope you are able to attend the meeting. Thank you.

VITESSE ENERGY, INC.

5619 DTC Parkway, Suite 700

Greenwood Village, CO 80111

NOTICE OF 2026 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON JUNE 5, 2026

To the Stockholders of Vitesse Energy, Inc.:

Notice is hereby given that the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Vitesse Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” “Vitesse,” “we,” “our” or “us”), will be conducted online atwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/VTS2026, on Friday, June 5, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. Mountain Time (the “Annual Meeting”). For purposes of attendance at the Annual Meeting, all references in this notice and the accompanying proxy statement to “attend,” “present in person” or “in person” shall mean virtually present at the Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting is being held for the following purposes:

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To elect as directors the candidates nominated by the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the annual meeting of stockholders in 2027;

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To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026; and

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To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof.

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Only stockholders of record at the close of business on April 10, 2026, are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting, or any adjournment(s) or postponement(s) thereof.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting. The following proxy materials and information are available for you to review online atwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/VTS2026: (i) our notice of annual meeting and proxy statement (which includes instructions on how to attend and vote your shares electronically during the Annual Meeting); (ii) our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025; and (iii) our form of proxy card.

Your vote is important. You may vote your shares via the Internet both before and during the Annual Meeting, or by telephone or mail in advance. Please refer to the section “Voting Instructions” for detailed voting instructions. Whether or not you are able to attend the Annual Meeting virtually, we urge you to vote your shares in advance of the Annual Meeting as promptly as possible.

We look forward to you joining us during the Annual Meeting.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY

OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING

TO BE HELD ON JUNE 5, 2026

The Notice, Proxy Statement, Form of Proxy Card and Vitesse Energy, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K are available electronically atwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/VTS2026.