Equity Issuance

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549   FORM   8-K   CURRENT REPORT   Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934   Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  February 10, 2026   U.S. ENERGY CORP. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)   Delaware   000-06814   83-0205516 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)   1616 S. Voss, Suite 725 ,   Houston ,   Texas   77057 (Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)   Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  ( 303 )   993-3200   Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below):   ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)     ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)     ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))     ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))   Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:   Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of exchange on which registered Common Stock , $0.01 par value   USEG   The   NASDAQ   Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq Capital Market)   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).   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. ☐         Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.   As previously reported in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by U.S. Energy Corp. (the “ Company ”, “ we ” and “ us ”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) on October 9, 2025 (the “ October 2025 Form 8-K ”), on October 9, 2025, the Company entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the “ Purchase Agreement ”) dated as of October 9, 2025, with Roth Principal Investments, LLC (“ Roth Principal Investments ”). Upon the terms and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement, the Company has the right, in its sole discretion, to sell to Roth Principal Investments up to $25,000,000 of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), subject to certain conditions and limitations contained in the Purchase Agreement, from time to time during the term of the Purchase Agreement.   Since the Company’s last periodic report on Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on November 12, 2025, the Company has issued and sold an aggregate of 2,022,539 shares of Common Stock to Roth Principal Investments pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, for aggregate gross proceeds of $2,002,509.10. These issuances represent approximately 5.7% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock as of September 30, 2025, with a sale transaction completed on February 10, 2026 resulting in the 5% threshold being exceeded and triggering the disclosure requirements of Item 3.02 of Form 8-K.   The shares were issued in a private transaction in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, as a transaction by an issuer not involving a public offering. Roth Principal Investments represented that it is an “ accredited investor ” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act and that it acquired the shares for investment purposes and not with a view to distribution. The Company filed a Form S-1 Registration Statement to register the resale of the shares sold under the Purchase Agreement as discussed above, which was declared effective with the Commission on December 1, 2025.   The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Purchase Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the October 2025 Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference.   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 hereunto duly authorized.     U.S. ENERGY CORP.         By: /s/ Ryan Smith     Ryan Smith     Chief Executive Officer     Dated: February 13, 2026