Ramaco Resources, Inc. Announces Internal Corporate Reorganization

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Ramaco Resources (NASDAQ: METC) announced an internal corporate reorganization on March 31, 2026 to align its corporate structure with distinct business activities and asset portfolios.

The Reorganization will group assets into four wholly owned divisions—metallurgical coal, rare earths and critical minerals development, royalty and infrastructure, and critical mineral refining—with the goal of enhancing transparency, operational focus, financing flexibility, and potential future access by one or more divisions to public capital markets. The reorganization is expected to be tax-efficient and not to affect the company’s current Nasdaq listing immediately.

News Market Reaction – METCB

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In the Mar 31 session, METCB gained 0.89%, reflecting a mild positive market reaction.

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Market Context

This announcement outlines a tax-efficient internal reorganization into four divisions covering meta...

Analysis

This announcement outlines a tax-efficient internal reorganization into four divisions covering metallurgical coal, rare earth and critical mineral development, royalties and infrastructure, and refining using proprietary carbochlorination technology. It follows earlier updates on losses but strong $521m liquidity and sales commitments of 3.1 million tons. Investors may focus on how clearly reporting, capital allocation, and financing structures evolve under the new framework, along with execution milestones at Brook Mine and related processing facilities.

Key Figures

Class B dividend: $0.1489 per share Q4 2025 net loss: $(14.7)m FY 2025 net loss: $(51.4)m +5 more

8 metrics

Class B dividend $0.1489 per share Q1 2026 Class B stock dividend

Q4 2025 net loss $(14.7)m Quarter ended Q4 2025

FY 2025 net loss $(51.4)m Full-year 2025 results

Record liquidity $521m Reported with FY 2025 results

Sales commitments 3.1 million tons 2026 commitments (~75–80% of guidance)

Cash mine cost $92/ton Q4 2025 non-GAAP cash mine cost

Cash cost range $95–$100/ton 2026 cash cost guidance

Intellectual property More than 70 items Patents, applications, licenses, trademarks

Historical Context

5 past events · Latest: Mar 16 (Positive)

Pattern 5 events

Date	Event	Sentiment	24h Move	Catalyst
Mar 16	Dividend declaration	Positive	+0.1%	Announced Class B stock dividend and payment details.
Mar 02	Insider option exercise	Positive	+1.6%	CEO exercised options and increased holdings in Class A and B shares.
Feb 25	Earnings and guidance	Negative	+1.1%	Reported 2025 net loss but noted liquidity, guidance, and REE technology progress.
Feb 20	Earnings date notice	Neutral	+0.7%	Set dates for Q4 and full-year 2025 results release and conference call.
Jan 13	Governance/appointment	Positive	-4.4%	CEO appointed to re-established National Coal Council in Washington.

24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.

Pattern Detected

Recent news has mostly seen modest positive price reactions, with occasional divergences on more complex or strategic items.

Recent Company History

Over the past several months, Ramaco reported a Q4 2025 and full-year 2025 net loss but highlighted $521m of record liquidity and rare earth development progress, which was followed by a small positive move. A CEO option exercise adding 231,616 shares and a Class B dividend of $0.1489 per share also drew mildly positive reactions. Today’s internal reorganization builds on this trajectory of capital structure actions and strategic positioning for metallurgical coal and rare earth/critical mineral assets.

Key Terms

rare earth elements, critical minerals, carbochlorination, mineral resources, +4 more

8 terms

rare earth elements technical

"a developing producer of coal, rare earth elements and critical minerals"

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

"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.

carbochlorination technical

"utilizing the Company's proprietary carbochlorination processing technology"

Carbochlorination is a chemical process that uses chlorine and a carbon source (like coke) to convert metal oxides into volatile metal chlorides so the metal can be separated and purified, similar to how heating and dissolving can free a gem from rock. Investors care because it is a key industrial route for producing certain metals and intermediates, affecting production costs, plant design, environmental controls, and regulatory risk tied to corrosive gases and byproducts.

mineral resources technical

"There is no certainty that any estimated mineral resources at the Brook Mine"

Mineral resources are naturally occurring concentrations of metals or other valuable materials in the earth that could be mined and sold, like pockets of useful ingredients inside a giant pantry. For investors they show the raw-material potential behind a mining project: bigger or higher-quality resources can mean more future revenue, while the cost, technical difficulty and regulatory hurdles determine how much of that value can actually be realized.

mineral reserves technical

"will be converted to mineral reserves, and no assurance that we will successfully develop"

Mineral reserves are the amounts of a metal or mineral that a company has identified and can legally and economically extract with current technology. Think of it like the usable fuel in a car’s tank rather than all the oil in the ground; reserves determine how long a mine can produce, help estimate future revenue and costs, and shape a company’s value and investment risk.

forward-looking statements regulatory

"Certain statements contained in this news release constitute "forward-looking statements""

Forward-looking statements are predictions or plans that companies share about what they expect to happen in the future, like estimating sales or profits. They matter because they help investors understand a company's outlook, but since they are based on guesses and assumptions, they can sometimes be wrong.

royalty payments financial

"Revenue for this division is expected to be derived from royalty payments and infrastructure income"

Payments made to the owner of an asset, patent, trademark, mineral right, or creative work in exchange for permission to use it; they are typically a percentage of sales or a fixed fee per unit sold. For investors, royalty payments represent a steady income stream tied to the underlying product’s sales performance, similar to collecting rent from tenants — predictable cash flow that can reduce risk or add value when evaluating a company’s revenue sources.

public capital markets financial

"include potential access by one or more of those divisions to the public capital markets"

Public capital markets are organized venues where companies and governments sell securities such as stocks and bonds to the general public, and where those securities are later bought and sold by investors. They matter because they let savers and traders convert cash into ownership or debt, provide ongoing price signals and liquidity so assets can be sold quickly, and enable issuers to raise large sums under rules that help protect buyers—like an open marketplace or auction house for financial claims.

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LEXINGTON, Ky., March 31, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ramaco Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: METC, METCB, "Ramaco" or the "Company") a dual platform company that is both a leading operator and developer of high-quality, low-cost metallurgical coal in Central Appalachia and a developing producer of coal, rare earth elements and critical minerals ("REE/CM") in Wyoming, announces it is undergoing a strategic internal corporate reorganization.

The Board of Directors has authorized management to pursue a strategic internal reorganization of the Company's corporate structure (the "Reorganization"). The Reorganization is designed to align the Company's corporate organization with its distinct business activities and asset portfolios. The objective is to maximize shareholder value by enhancing operational focus, improving operating and financial transparency for investors, and facilitating future financing opportunities for the Company's various business divisions. This could include potential access by one or more of those divisions to the public capital markets.

Strategic Rationale

The Company believes that the Reorganization represents a significant opportunity to maximize shareholder value by unlocking the full financial and investment potential of its diverse asset base. The Company's existing operations and assets span multiple distinct and, in some senses, unaligned business categories. These include:

• An established metallurgical coal production and sales business,
• A rare earth and critical mineral resource and sales development,
• Various mineral rights and related infrastructure ownership encompassing both coal and various future potential rare earth elements and critical minerals, as well as
• Future potential critical mineral related processing and refining facilities

Following the Reorganization, each such business category will be contained in separate related subsidiaries that, at the outset, will be 100% owned by Ramaco Resources, Inc.

By organizing its assets and operations into clearly defined business divisions, the Company intends to enhance the development and financing flexibility as well as position each division to pursue dedicated financing strategies tailored to its specific capital needs, growth profile, and investor base.

This includes the potential in the future for one or more divisions to separately access public equity and debt capital markets. This structure is intended to enable each business division to attract capital from investors and financing sources best suited to its unique risk and return profile, thereby reducing the Company's overall cost of capital and maximizing long-term shareholder value.

The Company's Board of Directors believes that this reorganized structure will create a stronger platform for value creation across all of the Company's business activities.

Description of Business Divisions

Following the Reorganization, the Company expects its business activities to be organized into the following four principal operating divisions:

Metallurgical Coal Production and Sales Operations. This operating division will consist of the Company's established eastern United States metallurgical coal mining production and sales operations. The division will continue to operate substantially as it does today, serving global steel producers with high-quality metallurgical coal products.

Rare Earth and Critical Mineral Development and Sales Operations. This operating division will encompass both the development and sales from the Company's western rare earth, critical mineral exploration and development, and thermal mining operations being pursued at the Brook Mine located near Sheridan, Wyoming.  The Brook Mine is believed to host a rich and unconventional deposit of rare earth elements and critical mineral deposits including scandium, high purity gallium, germanium, high-purity alumina, and high-purity quartz. It also contains light and heavy rare earths including neodymium, praseodymium, terbium, dysprosium, yttrium, samarium, and gadolinium.

All of these minerals and rare earths are hosted in soft carbonaceous coal, clay, and siltstone seams. There is no certainty that any estimated mineral resources at the Brook Mine will be converted to mineral reserves, and no assurance that we will successfully develop the Brook Mine into a commercial–scale mine. This division is expected to be responsible for the mining, development and sales of both thermal coal and the related feedstock for the Company's critical mineral oxide and carbonate refining operations.

Royalty and Infrastructure. This operating division will hold the Company's mineral rights in coal as well as rare earth and critical minerals, real property interests, and infrastructure assets across both the Company's eastern and western operations. Revenue for this division is expected to be derived from royalty payments and infrastructure income received from the Company's operating divisions in exchange for the use of the Company's mineral rights and infrastructure. This division is expected to benefit from a capital-light business model with high margins and minimal ongoing capital expenditure requirements.

Critical Mineral Refining and Processing. This operating division is expected to be responsible for the future processing and refining of rare earth and critical mineral feedstock expected to be produced by the Company's mining operations, utilizing the Company's proprietary carbochlorination processing technology. The division is expected to produce multiple distinct product streams.

Additional Information

The Company expects the Reorganization to be implemented in a tax-efficient manner using a series of internal corporate restructuring transactions. The Reorganization is not expected to result in any immediate change to the Company's current publicly traded equity or the Company's listing on the Nasdaq Stock Market.  The Company is being advised by various legal, accounting and investment banking groups on strategic and accounting matters in connection with the Reorganization.

The Company is pursuing this initiative with the overarching objective of maximizing shareholder value. There can be no assurance regarding the timing of the completion of the Reorganization, the specific form it will ultimately take, or whether it will achieve the anticipated benefits. The Company has no obligation to update or supplement the information contained in this Current Report.

ABOUT RAMACO RESOURCES

Ramaco Resources, Inc. is a dual platform 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 elements 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 earths development near Sheridan, Wyoming. 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, the Company 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 Brook Mine, as well as expected benefits and advantages from the Brook Mine, and the anticipated mineral sources at the Brook Mine, the timing of the completion of the Reorganization and the expected benefits of the Reorganization.  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 earths 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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FAQ

What does Ramaco Resources (METC) reorganization announced March 31, 2026 involve?

It reorganizes operations into four separate operating divisions to improve focus and financing flexibility. According to the company, divisions will be 100% owned subsidiaries covering metallurgical coal, rare earths and critical minerals development, royalty and infrastructure, and refining/processing.

Will the March 31, 2026 reorganization change Ramaco Resources (METC) stock listing?

No immediate change to the company’s publicly traded equity or Nasdaq listing is expected. According to the company, the Reorganization is planned as internal, tax-efficient restructuring and does not alter current public listings at this time.

Could any Ramaco Resources (METC) divisions access public markets after the reorganization?

Potentially yes; the structure is intended to enable future separate access to equity and debt markets. According to the company, this could include one or more divisions pursuing dedicated financing tailored to their capital needs and investor base.

What business units will Ramaco Resources (METC) create in the reorganization?

Four principal operating divisions will be formed: metallurgical coal operations, rare earths and critical minerals development and sales, royalty and infrastructure, and critical mineral refining/processing. According to the company, each division will initially be fully owned by Ramaco.

Does the March 31, 2026 announcement guarantee development of the Brook Mine rare earths project?

No; there is no assurance the Brook Mine will be commercially developed or that resources will convert to reserves. According to the company, estimated mineral resources may not be converted to mineral reserves or commercial production.