Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January 11, 2023, Talos Energy Inc. (the "Company" or "Talos") issued a press release announcing that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has declared effective its Registration Statement on Form S-4 related to its previously announced acquisition of EnVen Energy Corporation ("EnVen"), and that that the Company has set a date of February 8, 2023 for the Special Meeting of its stockholders to vote and approve certain matters relating to such acquisition. The Company expects to close the transaction soon after the Special Meeting. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 7.01 and set forth in the attached Exhibit 99.1 is deemed to be "furnished" solely pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT

In connection with the proposed merger (the "Proposed Transaction") between Talos and EnVen, Talos has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), and the SEC has declared effective, a registration statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement") to register the shares of Talos's common stock to be issued in connection with the Proposed Transaction. The Registration Statement includes a document that serves as a prospectus and proxy statement of Talos and a consent solicitation statement of EnVen (the "proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus"), and each party has filed other documents regarding the Proposed Transaction with the SEC. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF TALOS AND ENVEN ARE URGED TO CAREFULLY AND THOROUGHLY READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, THE PROXY STATEMENT/CONSENT SOLICITATION STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, AS EACH MAY BE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED BY TALOS WITH THE SEC BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT TALOS AND ENVEN, THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION, THE RISKS RELATED THERETO AND RELATED MATTERS.

On or about the date hereof, a definitive proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus is being mailed to shareholders of each of Talos and EnVen. Investors may obtain free copies of the Registration Statement and the proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus, as each may be amended from time to time, and other relevant documents filed by Talos and EnVen with the SEC through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of documents filed with the SEC by Talos, including the proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus (when available), will be available free of charge from Talos's website at www.talosenergy.com under the "Investor Relations" tab.

PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION

Talos, EnVen and certain of their respective directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Talos's stockholders and the solicitation of written consents from EnVen's stockholders, in each case with respect to the Proposed Transaction. Information about Talos's directors and executive officers is available in Talos's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 2021 fiscal year filed with the SEC on February 25, 2022, and its definitive proxy statement for the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders filed with the SEC on April 6, 2022. Information about EnVen's directors and executive officers is available via EnVen's website at www.enven.com. Other information regarding the participants in the solicitations and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is contained in the Registration Statement, the proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus and other relevant materials filed with the SEC regarding the Proposed Transaction. Security holders, potential investors and other readers should read the proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus carefully before making any voting or investment decisions.


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NO OFFER OR SOLICITATION

This communication is not intended to and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Current Report on Form 8-K, regarding our strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. When used in this communication, the words "will," "could," "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "expect," "project," "forecast," "may," "objective," "plan" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions about future events and are based on currently available information as to the outcome and timing of future events. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, (1) Talos's future production and capital expenditures and (2) statements regarding the Proposed Transaction with EnVen described herein and as adjusted descriptions of the combined company and its operations, integration, debt levels, acreage, well performance, development plans, per unit costs, ability to maintain production within cash flow, production, cash flows, synergies, type curves, opportunities and anticipated future performance. Information adjusted for the Proposed Transaction should not be considered a forecast of future results. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements included in this Current Report on Form 8-K. These include the possibility that Talos stockholders may not approve the issuance of new shares of Talos common stock in the Proposed Transaction or that stockholders of EnVen may not approve the Merger Agreement; the risk that a condition to closing of the Proposed Transaction may not be satisfied, that either party may terminate the Merger Agreement or that the closing of the Proposed Transaction might be delayed or not occur at all; potential adverse reactions or changes to business or employee relationships, including those resulting from the announcement or completion of the Proposed Transaction; the parties do not receive regulatory approval of the Proposed Transaction; the risk that changes in Talos's capital structure and governance could have adverse effects on the market value of its securities; the ability of Talos to retain customers and retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with its suppliers and customers and on Talos's operating results and business generally; the risk that the Proposed Transaction could distract management from ongoing business operations or cause Talos to incur substantial costs; the risk that Talos does not realize expected benefits of its hedges; our ability to consummate the Proposed Transaction with EnVen on the terms currently contemplated; the anticipated future performance of the combined company; the success of our carbon capture and sequestration projects; commodity price volatility; the lack of a resolution to the war in Ukraine and its impact on certain commodity markets; the ability or willingness of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ("OPEC") and non-OPEC countries, such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, to set and maintain oil production levels and the impact of any such actions; the impact of the ongoing sub-surface water flood project in the Phoenix Field or any updates to our estimated ultimate recovery from such project; lack of transportation and storage capacity as a result of oversupply, government regulations and actions and other factors; sustained inflation and the impact of central bank policy in response thereto; lack of availability of drilling and production equipment and services; environmental risks; drilling and other operating risks; regulatory changes; adverse weather events, including tropical storms, hurricanes and winter storms; cybersecurity threats; the continued impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 ("COVID-19"), including any new strains or variants, and governmental measures related thereto; the uncertainty inherent in estimating reserves and in projecting future rates of production, cash flow and access to capital; the timing of development expenditures; the possibility that the anticipated benefits of recent acquisitions are not realized when expected or at all, including as a result of the impact of, or problems arising from, the integration of such acquisitions; changes to federal income tax laws and regulations, including the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; failure to find, acquire or gain access to other discoveries and prospects or to successfully develop and produce from our current discoveries and prospects; geologic risk; drilling and other operating risks; well control risk; regulatory changes; the uncertainty inherent in estimating reserves and in projecting future rates of


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production; cash flow and access to capital; the timing of development expenditures; potential adverse reactions or competitive responses to Talos's acquisitions and other transactions; the possibility that the anticipated benefits of Talos's acquisitions are not realized when expected or at all, including as a result of the impact of, or problems arising from, the integration of acquired assets and operations, and the other risks discussed in Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors" of Talos Energy Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on February 25, 2022, Part II, Item 1A. "Risk Factors" of Talos Energy Inc.'s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022 and September 30, 2022, respectively, filed with the SEC on May 5, 2022, August 5, 2022 and November 3, 2022.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.



Exhibit
Number       Description of Exhibit

99.1           Press Release, dated January 11, 2023.

104          Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
             document).



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