RAMACO RESOURCES, INC. CHAIRMAN AND CEO EXERCISES OPTIONS

Rhea-AI Summary

Ramaco Resources (NASDAQ: METC) announced that Chairman and CEO Randall W. Atkins exercised long-held options on February 26, 2026, converting them into Class A and Class B shares.

After tax provisions, Mr. Atkins acquired 177,187 Class A shares and 54,429 Class B shares (total 231,616 shares) and said he views the stock as undervalued.

Positive

• Insider exercise acquired 231,616 shares on Feb 26, 2026
• CEO ownership increased via conversion of long-held 2017 options

Negative

• None.

Key Figures

Current price: $15.14 Class A shares acquired: 177,187 shares Class B shares acquired: 54,429 shares +5 more

8 metrics

Current price $15.14 Pre-news trading level

Class A shares acquired 177,187 shares Options exercise on February 26, 2026

Class B shares acquired 54,429 shares Options exercise on February 26, 2026

Options holding period over 9 years CEO held options before exercise

IPO reference year 2017 Options received at original public offering

52-week high $57.80 Pre-news 52-week high

52-week low $6.2424 Pre-news 52-week low

Price vs 52-week high -73.81% Distance from 52-week high before news

Market Reality Check

Price: $15.55 Vol: Volume 4,155,428 is 1.66x...

high vol

$15.55 Last Close

Volume Volume 4,155,428 is 1.66x the 20-day average of 2,496,141 shares. high

Technical Shares at 15.14 trade below the 200-day MA 21.31 and 73.81% below the 52-week high of 57.80.

Peers on Argus

METC was up 1.41% while key peers like METCB (-8.54), AMR (-2.35), SXC (-1.21) a...

METC was up 1.41% while key peers like METCB (-8.54), AMR (-2.35), SXC (-1.21) and AREC (-2.27) traded lower and HCC was roughly flat (0.08). The mixed-to-negative peer moves versus METC’s gain point to a stock-specific reaction to the insider option exercise.

Historical Context

5 past events · Latest: Feb 25 (Negative)

Pattern 5 events

Date	Event	Sentiment	Move	Catalyst
Feb 25	Earnings results	Negative	-2.4%	Reported Q4 and full-year 2025 net losses with detailed 2026 guidance.
Feb 20	Earnings schedule	Neutral	-1.0%	Announced timing for Q4 and full-year 2025 results call and webcast.
Jan 13	Leadership recognition	Positive	-7.8%	CEO Randall Atkins appointed to re-established National Coal Council.
Dec 30	Credit facility upsized	Positive	+3.6%	Expanded revolving credit commitments to $500M and extended maturity to 2030.
Dec 23	Share repurchase plan	Positive	+7.6%	Board authorized up to $100M Class A stock repurchase over 24 months.

Pattern Detected

Positive capital allocation and financing news (credit facility increase, buyback) previously coincided with gains, while other corporate updates, including earnings and leadership recognition, saw negative reactions.

Recent Company History

Over the last few months, METC announced several financing and strategic actions. In December 2025, it launched a $100 million repurchase plan and expanded its revolving credit facility commitments to $500 million, both followed by positive price moves. Earlier, multiple prospectus supplements and 8-Ks in November 2025 detailed a significant convertible notes offering and related hedging structures. More recently, Q4 and full-year 2025 results on Feb 25, 2026 showed net losses and were met with a modest decline. Today’s CEO option exercise fits into this stream of capital and ownership-related developments.

Market Pulse Summary

This announcement highlights that the Chairman and CEO exercised long-held options, acquiring 177,18...

Analysis

This announcement highlights that the Chairman and CEO exercised long-held options, acquiring 177,187 Class A and 54,429 Class B shares and explicitly characterizing the stock as undervalued. It follows recent events including a $100 million repurchase plan, a larger $500 million credit facility, and a year of net losses in 2025. Investors reviewing this development may contextualize it alongside prior financing actions, rare earth and critical minerals plans, and how ownership changes interact with the company’s longer-term strategy.

Key Terms

options, class a, class b, rare earth elements, +1 more

5 terms

options financial

"Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Randall W. Atkins, has exercised his long-held options"

Options are contracts that give investors the right to buy or sell an asset at a specific price within a certain time frame. They function like a reservation or a ticket that allows for potential profit or protection against price changes, making them useful tools for managing investment risks or speculating on market movements.

class a financial

"he acquired 177,187 shares of Class A stock and 54,429 shares of Class B stock"

Class A denotes a specific group of a company’s shares that carry a particular set of rights—most commonly different voting power or dividend priority compared with other share classes. Think of it like different seats on a bus where some seats let you steer and others only ride: knowing whether a share is Class A tells investors how much influence they have over company decisions and how returns might be distributed, which affects control and value.

class b financial

"he acquired 177,187 shares of Class A stock and 54,429 shares of Class B stock"

A Class B designation usually identifies a specific type of share or ownership stake that differs from other classes (like Class A) in voting power, dividend rights, or transfer rules. For investors it matters because those differences affect control and how profits are shared—like two types of ticket holders at an event where one gets louder voting power or priority access, which can change a stock’s value and influence.

rare earth elements technical

"developing producer of coal, rare earth elements and critical minerals ("REE/CM") in Wyoming"

Rare earth elements are a set of 17 chemical metals used to make powerful magnets, batteries, catalysts and many tiny components inside electronics, renewable energy equipment and defense systems. They matter to investors because they are essential inputs for fast‑growing industries, and limited or concentrated supply can drive prices, create production bottlenecks or shift competitive advantage — like a factory running short of a specialized ingredient that halts output and affects profits.

critical minerals technical

"developing producer of coal, rare earth elements and critical minerals ("REE/CM") in Wyoming"

Materials needed to build modern technologies—like batteries, electronics, renewable energy systems and defense equipment—that have few easy substitutes and often come from a small number of countries or mines. Investors care because their supply can be disrupted, expensive or slow to increase, which affects the cost, availability and growth prospects of companies and industries that rely on them; think of them as critical spare parts for the global economy.

AI-generated analysis. Not financial advice.

LEXINGTON, Ky., March 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ramaco Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: METC, METCB, "Ramaco" or the "Company") a dual platform critical mineral company that is both a leading operator and developer of high-quality, low-cost metallurgical coal in Central Appalachia and developing producer of coal, rare earth elements and critical minerals ("REE/CM") in Wyoming announced today that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Randall W. Atkins, has exercised his long-held options in the Company's stock. 

On February 26, 2026, Mr. Atkins exercised options received in connection with the original Ramaco Resources public offering in 2017 to acquire shares of both Ramaco Resources Class A and Class B shares. Specifically, after provision for taxes he acquired 177,187 shares of Class A stock and 54,429 shares of Class B stock. Mr. Atkins stated, "After holding a generous number of options for over 9 years I have now chosen to both exercise these options and convert them into shares of Ramaco stock, which I currently feel are trading at an undervalued level."

ABOUT RAMACO RESOURCES

Ramaco Resources, Inc. is a dual platform critical mineral company that is both an operator and developer of high-quality, low-cost metallurgical coal in southern West Virginia and southwestern Virginia, and a developing producer of coal, rare earth and critical minerals in Wyoming. The Company's executive offices are in Lexington, Kentucky, with operational offices in Charleston, West Virginia and Sheridan, Wyoming. The Company currently has four active metallurgical coal mining complexes in Central Appalachia and one coal mine and rare earth development near Sheridan, Wyoming in the initial stages of production.

In 2023, the Company announced that a major deposit of primary magnetic rare earths and critical minerals was discovered at its mine near Sheridan, Wyoming. Contiguous to the Wyoming mine, the Company currently operates a carbon research and pilot facility related to the development and production of advanced carbon products and materials derived from coal. In connection with these activities, it holds a body of more than 70 intellectual property patents, pending applications, exclusive licensing agreements and various trademarks.

News and additional information about Ramaco Resources, including filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are available at https://www.ramacoresources.com. For more information, contact investor relations at (859) 244-7455.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements contained in this news release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements related to Ramaco's plan for the SCMT stockpile facility, the Brook Mine, as well as expected benefits and advantages from the SCMT and Brook Mine, and the anticipated mineral sources at the Brook Mine. These forward-looking statements represent Ramaco Resources' expectations or beliefs concerning guidance, future events, anticipated revenue, future demand and production levels, macroeconomic trends, the development of ongoing projects, costs and expectations regarding operating results, and it is possible that the results described in this news release will not be achieved.

These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of Ramaco Resources' control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements.

These factors include, without limitation, unexpected delays in our current mine development activities, the ability to successfully increase production at our existing met coal complexes in accordance with the Company's growth initiatives, failure of our sales commitment counterparties to perform, increased government regulation of coal in the United States or internationally, the impact of tariffs imposed by the United States and foreign governments, the further decline of demand for coal in export markets and underperformance of the railroads, the Company's ability to successfully develop the Brook Mine REE/CM project, including whether the Company's exploration target and estimates for such mine are realized, the timing of the initial production of rare earth concentrates, the development of a pilot and ultimately a full scale commercial processing facility. Mineral resources are not mineral reserves and do not meet the threshold for reserve modifying factors, such as estimated economic viability, that would allow for conversion to mineral reserves. There is no certainty that any part of the estimated mineral resources at Brook Mine will be converted into mineral reserves in the future. Rare earth and critical minerals is a new initiative for us and, as such, has required and will continue to require us to make significant investments to build out our rare earth capabilities. 

Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and, except as required by law, Ramaco Resources does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for Ramaco Resources to predict all such factors. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements found in Ramaco Resources' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including its Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The risk factors and other factors noted in Ramaco Resources' SEC filings could cause its actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.

POINT OF CONTACT
INVESTOR RELATIONS: info@ramacometc.com or 859-244-7455

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SOURCE Ramaco Resources, Inc.

FAQ

How many shares did Ramaco Resources CEO Randall W. Atkins acquire on February 26, 2026 (METC)?

He acquired 231,616 total shares after taxes. According to the company, that comprises 177,187 Class A and 54,429 Class B shares from exercised 2017 options.

What type of securities did the Ramaco CEO convert when exercising options (METC)?

The CEO converted long-held options into Class A and Class B shares. According to the company, the exercised options dated to the original 2017 public offering and were converted on Feb 26, 2026.

Does Randall Atkins calling METC shares "undervalued" signal insider confidence for investors?

Yes, the CEO publicly described the shares as trading at an undervalued level. According to the company, he exercised long-held options and converted them into shares as a confidence signal.

When did Ramaco Resources announce the CEO's options exercise and what was the date of exercise (METC)?

Ramaco announced the exercise on March 2, 2026, and the options were exercised on February 26, 2026. According to the company, the options originated from the 2017 public offering.

How might the CEO's exercise of 2017 options affect METC shareholders immediately?

Direct immediate effects are limited to an increase in outstanding shares from the exercised options. According to the company, 231,616 shares were issued after tax provisions, with no further financial details disclosed.