
(Mark One) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December31, 2025OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission file number 001-42282 BKV CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the SecuritiesExchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and(2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YesNo Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submittedpursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that theregistrant was required to submit such files). YesNo Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smallerreporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reportingcompany,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer Non-accelerated filer If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period forcomplying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectivenessof its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered publicaccounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of theregistrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-basedcompensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). YesNo The aggregate market value of the registrant's voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant on June30,2025, the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter, computed by reference to the last sale price ofthe registrant's common stock as reported by the New York Stock Exchange on such date, was approximately $424.9 million. Thiscomputation assumes that all executive officers and directors are affiliates of the registrant. Such assumption should not be deemedconclusive for any other purpose. The registrant had 102,288,077 shares of common stock outstanding as of February27, 2026. The information required by Part III of this Annual Report, to the extent not set forth herein, is incorporated by reference from theregistrant's definitive 2026 Proxy Statement, to be filed no later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year to which this Annual Reporton Form 10-K relates. Table of Contents Glossary of Commonly Used TermsSummary of Risk FactorsCautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements PART I Item 1.BusinessItem 1A.Risk FactorsItem 1B.Unresolved Staff CommentsItem 1C.CybersecurityItem 2.PropertiesItem 3.Legal ProceedingsItem 4.Mine Safety Disclosures PART II Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of EquitySecuritiesItem 6.[Reserved]Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsItem 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market RiskItem 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary DataItem 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants On Accounting and Financial DisclosureItem 9A.Controls and ProceduresItem 9B.Other InformationItem 9C.Disclosure RegardingForeign Jurisdiction that Prevent InspectionsPART III Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance168Item 11.Executive Compensation168Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Manage