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

Tellurian Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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:

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

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).

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On March 15, 2024, Tellurian Inc. (“Tellurian” or the “Company”) entered into a Distribution Agency Agreement (the “Virtu ATM Agreement”) with Virtu Americas LLC (“Virtu”). Pursuant to the terms of the Virtu ATM Agreement, the Company may sell shares of its common stock, $0.01 par value per share, from time to time on the NYSE American or any other market for the common stock in the United States or otherwise permitted by law, through Virtu acting as agent, for aggregate sales proceeds of up to approximately $366.1 million, which equals the remaining capacity under the Distribution Agency Agreement, dated as of December 30, 2022, between the Company and T.R. Winston & Company, LLC.

Under the Virtu ATM Agreement, the Company will set the parameters for the sale of shares, including the number of shares to be issued, the time period during which sales are requested to be made, any limitation on the number of shares that may be sold in any one trading day, and any minimum price below which sales may not be made.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Virtu ATM Agreement, Virtu may sell the shares by any method permitted by law deemed to be an “at the market offering” as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including without limitation sales made directly on the NYSE American, on any other existing trading market for the shares, or to or through a market maker. Virtu may also sell the shares by other methods permitted by law, including in a privately negotiated transaction with the prior consent of the Company.

The Virtu ATM Agreement provides that Virtu will be entitled to compensation at a commission rate of up to 3.0% of the gross sales price per share sold through it as the Company’s agent under the Virtu ATM Agreement.

The Company has no obligation to sell any shares under the Virtu ATM Agreement, and the Company or Virtu may suspend the offering contemplated by the Virtu ATM Agreement subject to certain conditions. The Company has agreed in the Virtu ATM Agreement to provide indemnification and contribution to Virtu against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

The shares will be issued pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-269069) filed by the Company with the SEC on December 30, 2022. The Company filed a prospectus supplement, dated March 15, 2024, with the SEC in connection with the offering contemplated by the Virtu ATM Agreement.

The foregoing description of the Virtu ATM Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Virtu ATM Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The legal opinion of Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP relating to the legality of the shares of common stock being offered pursuant to the Virtu ATM Agreement is filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Virtu ATM Agreement were made solely for purposes of the agreement and as of a specific date, were solely for the benefit of the parties to the agreement and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to security holders. Security holders should not rely on the representations, warranties, and covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the Company.

The Company’s engagement with Lazard Frères & Co. LLC has been expanded from the previously announced exploration of the sale of the Company’s upstream natural gas assets to include a broader spectrum of opportunities, including, but not limited to, alternative debt and equity financings, the sale of equity interests in Driftwood or Tellurian, a potential sale of the Company, assisting in securing commercial partners, positioning Tellurian in the public markets and with other stakeholders, and providing other strategic guidance to the board of directors of the Company.

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.