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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NORTHERN OIL AND GAS, INC. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">95-3848122</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>Identification No.)</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>4350 Baker Road &#150; Suite 400</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Minnetonka, Minnesota</B></P></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. Amended and Restated 2018 Equity Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan(s)) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Erik J. Romslo </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief
Legal Officer and Secretary </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>4350 Baker Road &#150; Suite 400 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(952) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">476-9800</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>With copies to: </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Matthew R. Pacey, P.C. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Bryan D. Flannery </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Kirkland&nbsp;&amp; Ellis LLP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>609 Main Street </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Houston,
Texas 77002 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Tel: (713) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">836-3600</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Fax: (713) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">836-3601</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT>
filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company,&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.<B>&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>&#9744;<B></B><B></B> </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On March&nbsp;16, 2023, the board of directors of Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) approved the Company&#146;s Amended and
Restated 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the &#147;A&amp;R 2018 Plan&#148;), which was subsequently approved by the stockholders of the Company at the annual meeting of stockholders held on May&nbsp;25, 2023. Under the A&amp;R 2018 Plan, which is
incorporated herein by reference, 4,500,000 shares of the Company&#146;s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (&#147;Common Stock&#148;), may be the subject of awards and issued to employees, consultants and advisors of the Company or any
subsidiary, as well as <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-employee</FONT> directors of the Company, which amount includes (i) 279,641 unissued shares that were available for awards under the Company&#146;s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the
&#147;2018 Plan&#148;) as of May&nbsp;25, 2023 and (ii)&nbsp;up to 254,988 shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock that were subject to outstanding awards under the 2018 Plan as of May&nbsp;25, 2023 (the &#147;Outstanding Shares&#148;). The
Outstanding Shares will be available for future awards under the A&amp;R 2018 Plan to the extent that the associated awards under the 2018 Plan expire, are canceled, are forfeited or are settled for cash. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> will be sent or given to participants of the A&amp;R 2018 Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(l) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). Such documents are not being filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents, which have been filed (or will be filed) by the Company with the Commission, are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Company&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1104485/000110448523000041/nog-20221231.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2022, filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;24, 2023; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Company&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1104485/000110448523000086/nog-20230413.htm">Schedule
 14A for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;
13, 2023 (solely those portions that were incorporated by reference into Part III of the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2022); </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1104485/000110448523000096/nog-20230331.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT></A> for the fiscal quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2023, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;5, 2023; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the
Commission on each of <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1104485/000110448523000019/nog-20230105.htm">January&nbsp;
9, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1104485/000110448523000022/nog-20230119.htm">January&nbsp;
20, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001104485/000119312523137685/d639643d8k.htm">May&nbsp;
8, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1104485/000119312523148390/d408378d8k.htm">May&nbsp;
19, 2023</A> (<A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1104485/000119312523148393/d481438d8k.htm">two filings</A>) and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1104485/000110448523000099/nog-20230525.htm">May&nbsp;26,
 2023</A>; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock contained in the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1104485/000110448522000034/nog-form8xa.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT></A> filed with the Commission on February&nbsp;14, 2022, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and
to be a part thereof from the date of filing of such documents. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in any subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. Nothing in this Registration Statement shall be deemed
to incorporate any information provided in these documents that is furnished (rather than filed) or is otherwise not deemed to be filed under applicable Commission rules. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not Applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not Applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the Company&#146;s restated certificate of incorporation, as amended (the &#147;Certificate of Incorporation&#148;), and amended and
restated bylaws (and in accordance with Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;)), the Company will indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be
made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, including civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other proceedings, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer or employee of the
Company, or is or was serving in that capacity or as an agent at the request of the Company for another entity. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145(a) of
the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation), because he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in
connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding,
had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145(b) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a
corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor because the person is or
was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against
expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue, or matter as to which he or she shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the
extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or other adjudicating court determines that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, he or she is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court shall deem proper. </P>
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incurred by an officer or director in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized by Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145(e) of the DGCL further provides that such expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) incurred by former directors and officers
or other employees or agents of the corporation may be so paid upon such terms and conditions as the corporation deems appropriate. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145(g) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or
was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against
any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under
Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Certificate of Incorporation provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, the
Company&#146;s directors shall not be personally liable to the Company or the Company&#146;s stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. Under Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the DGCL, the personal liability of a director
to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty can be limited or eliminated except (1)&nbsp;for any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders; (2)&nbsp;for acts or
omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (3)&nbsp;under Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL (relating to unlawful payment of dividend or unlawful stock purchase or redemption) or (4)&nbsp;for any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s indemnity covers expenses, judgments, fines
and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of an action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the Company&#146;s best interest and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. The Company will indemnify a person in a derivative action under the
same conditions, except that no indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if the person is adjudged to be liable to the Company in performance of his or her duty. Derivative actions are actions by the Company or in the Company&#146;s
right to procure a judgment in the Company&#146;s favor. The Company&#146;s agents may be similarly indemnified at the discretion of the Company&#146;s board of directors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All of the Company&#146;s directors and officers are covered by an insurance policy that the Company maintains against specified liabilities
for actions taken in their capacities as such, including liabilities under the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities
arising under the Securities Act may be permitted for the Company&#146;s directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration
Claimed. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not Applicable. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1104485/000110448518000180/exhibit31-restatedcertific.htm">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1104485/000110448520000179/nog-certificateofamend.htm">Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Northern Oil and Gas, Inc., dated September&nbsp;
18, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the Commission on September&nbsp;24, 2020) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1104485/000110448523000022/nog-amendedandrestatedbyla.htm">Amended and Restated Bylaws of Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Current
 Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;20, 2023) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1104485/000110448523000099/exhibit991-amendedandresta.htm">Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. Amended and Restated 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company&#146;s
 Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;26, 2023) </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d473908dex51.htm">Opinion of Kirkland&nbsp;&amp; Ellis LLP </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d473908dex231.htm">Consent of Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP </A></TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(A) The Company hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in
the effective Registration Statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>provided,
however</I>, that paragraphs (A)(1)(i) and (A)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the Registration Statement is on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(B) The Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
each filing of the Company&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that
is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(C) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers
and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Minnetonka, State of Minnesota, on May&nbsp;31, 2023. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Nicholas O&#146;Grady</TD></TR>
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</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has
been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Chad Allen</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chad Allen</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Chief Financial Officer</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officers)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">*</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Bahram
Akradi</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Chairman of the Board of Directors</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">*</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Lisa
Bromiley</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;31, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">*</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Roy
Easley</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;31, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">*</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Michael
Frantz</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;31, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">*</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">William
Kimble</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;31, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">*</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Jack
King</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;31, 2023</TD></TR>
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Lasher</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;31, 2023</TD></TR>
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Pomerantz</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 31, 2023
No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
NORTHERN OIL AND GAS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
95-3848122
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
4350 Baker Road – Suite 400
Minnetonka, Minnesota
55343
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. Amended and Restated 2018 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan(s))
Erik J. Romslo
Chief
Legal Officer and Secretary
4350 Baker Road – Suite 400
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343
(Name and address of agent for service)
(952)
476-9800
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With copies to:
Matthew R. Pacey, P.C.
Bryan D. Flannery
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
609 Main Street
Houston,
Texas 77002
Tel: (713)
836-3600
Fax: (713)
836-3601
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
☒
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☐
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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.
☐
EXPLANATORY NOTE
On March 16, 2023, the board of directors of Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (the "Company") approved the Company's Amended and
Restated 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the "A&R 2018 Plan"), which was subsequently approved by the stockholders of the Company at the annual meeting of stockholders held on May 25, 2023. Under the A&R 2018 Plan, which is
incorporated herein by reference, 4,500,000 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Common Stock"), may be the subject of awards and issued to employees, consultants and advisors of the Company or any
subsidiary, as well as
non-employee
directors of the Company, which amount includes (i) 279,641 unissued shares that were available for awards under the Company's 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the
"2018 Plan") as of May 25, 2023 and (ii) up to 254,988 shares of the Company's Common Stock that were subject to outstanding awards under the 2018 Plan as of May 25, 2023 (the "Outstanding Shares"). The
Outstanding Shares will be available for future awards under the A&R 2018 Plan to the extent that the associated awards under the 2018 Plan expire, are canceled, are forfeited or are settled for cash.
PART I
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form
S-8
will be sent or given to participants of the A&R 2018 Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(l) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Such documents are not being filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents, which have been filed (or will be filed) by the Company with the Commission, are incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement:
(1)
The Company's Annual Report on
Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the Commission on February 24, 2023;
(2)
The Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on
Schedule
 14A for the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the Commission on April 
13, 2023 (solely those portions that were incorporated by reference into Part III of the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2022);
(3)
The Company's Quarterly Report on
Form
10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2023, filed with the Commission on May 5, 2023;
(4)
The Company's Current Reports on Form
8-K
filed with the
Commission on each of
January 
9, 2023
,
January 
20, 2023
,
May 
8, 2023
,
May 
19, 2023
(
two filings
) and
May 26,
 2023
; and
(5)
The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the Company's Registration Statement on
Form
8-A
filed with the Commission on February 14, 2022, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and
to be a part thereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained in any subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. Nothing in this Registration Statement shall be deemed
to incorporate any information provided in these documents that is furnished (rather than filed) or is otherwise not deemed to be filed under applicable Commission rules.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel.
Not Applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Under the Company's restated certificate of incorporation, as amended (the "Certificate of Incorporation"), and amended and
restated bylaws (and in accordance with Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL")), the Company will indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be
made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, including civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other proceedings, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer or employee of the
Company, or is or was serving in that capacity or as an agent at the request of the Company for another entity.
Section 145(a) of
the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation), because he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in
connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding,
had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
Section 145(b) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a
corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor because the person is or
was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against
expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue, or matter as to which he or she shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the
extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or other adjudicating court determines that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, he or she is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court shall deem proper.
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Section 145(e) of the DGCL provides that expenses (including attorneys' fees)
incurred by an officer or director in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized by Section 145 of the DGCL.
Section 145(e) of the DGCL further provides that such expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by former directors and officers
or other employees or agents of the corporation may be so paid upon such terms and conditions as the corporation deems appropriate.
Section 145(g) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or
was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against
any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under
Section 145 of the DGCL.
The Certificate of Incorporation provides that, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, the
Company's directors shall not be personally liable to the Company or the Company's stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. Under Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, the personal liability of a director
to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty can be limited or eliminated except (1) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders; (2) for acts or
omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (3) under Section 174 of the DGCL (relating to unlawful payment of dividend or unlawful stock purchase or redemption) or (4) for any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
The Company's indemnity covers expenses, judgments, fines
and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of an action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the Company's best interest and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. The Company will indemnify a person in a derivative action under the
same conditions, except that no indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if the person is adjudged to be liable to the Company in performance of his or her duty. Derivative actions are actions by the Company or in the Company's
right to procure a judgment in the Company's favor. The Company's agents may be similarly indemnified at the discretion of the Company's board of directors.
All of the Company's directors and officers are covered by an insurance policy that the Company maintains against specified liabilities
for actions taken in their capacities as such, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities
arising under the Securities Act may be permitted for the Company's directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration
Claimed.
Not Applicable.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Description
3.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's
 Current Report on Form
8-K
filed with the Commission on August 27, 2018)
3.2
Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Northern Oil and Gas, Inc., dated September 
18, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form
8-K
filed with the Commission on September 24, 2020)
3.3
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current
 Report on Form
8-K
filed with the Commission on January 20, 2023)
4.1
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. Amended and Restated 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's
 Current Report on Form
8-K
filed with the Commission on May 26, 2023)
5.1
Opinion of Kirkland & Ellis LLP
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.2
Consent of Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc.
23.3
Consent of Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc.
23.5
Consent of Kirkland & Ellis LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Powers of Attorney
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Filing Fee Table
Item 9. Undertakings.
(A) The Company hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in
the effective Registration Statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
provided,
however
, that paragraphs (A)(1)(i) and (A)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the Registration Statement is on Form
S-8,
and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
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(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(B) The Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act,
each filing of the Company's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that
is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
offering thereof.
(C) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers
and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Minnetonka, State of Minnesota, on May 31, 2023.
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.
By:
/s/ Nicholas O'Grady
Nicholas O'Grady
Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has
been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Nicholas O'Grady
Nicholas O'Grady
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
May 31, 2023
/s/ Chad Allen
Chad Allen
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officers)
May 31, 2023
*
Bahram
Akradi
Chairman of the Board of Directors
May 31, 2023
*
Lisa
Bromiley
Director
May 31, 2023
*
Roy
Easley
Director
May 31, 2023
*
Michael
Frantz
Director
May 31, 2023
*
William
Kimble
Director
May 31, 2023
*
Jack
King
Director
May 31, 2023
*
Stuart
Lasher
Director
May 31, 2023
*
Jennifer
Pomerantz
Director
May 31, 2023
*
Erik J. Romslo, by signing his name hereto, does hereby sign this registration statement on behalf of each of
the above-named directors of the Registrant pursuant to powers of attorney duly executed by such persons.
By:
/s/ Erik J. Romslo
Erik J. Romslo
Attorney-in-Fact
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