William E. Albrecht - 22 May 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for Vital Energy, Inc. (VTLE)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/ Mark D. Denny as attorney-in-fact for William E. Albrecht
Issuer symbol: VTLE
Transactions as of: 22 May 2025
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 27 May 2025, 16:55:11 UTC
Previous filing: 07 Feb 2025
Next filing: 01 Aug 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Albrecht William E	Director	521 E. 2ND STREET, SUITE 1000, TULSA	/s/ Mark D. Denny as attorney-in-fact for William E. Albrecht	27 May 2025	0001433667

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	VTLE	Deferred Stock Units	Award	$0	+3,273	+24%	$0.000000	17,100	22 May 2025	Common Stock	3,273		Direct	F1, F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	These shares are granted under the Issuer's Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan and represent partial payment of the director's retainer and director fees.
F2	These deferred stock units are granted under the Issuer's Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan and represent partial payment of the director's retainer and director fees. Each deferred stock unit represents the right to receive one share of common stock of the Issuer.