Ramaco investor distributes 1M Class A shares
Ramaco Resources explains recent negative trading in its Class A shares as linked to a roughly one million share distribution by a large institutional shareholder.
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Ramaco Resources, Inc. (METC) reported that one of its larger institutional shareholders, Yorktown Energy Partners, distributed approximately one million shares of Ramaco’s Class A common stock to its limited partners on September 2, 2026. Ramaco states it believes this shareholder distribution contributed to negative trading activity in its Class A stock on September 3, 2026.
The company also reiterates its business focus as an operator and developer of high-quality, low-cost metallurgical coal in West Virginia and Virginia, and as an explorer of coal, rare earth and other critical minerals at its Brook Mine project in Wyoming, which it describes as an exploration stage property.
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 4, 2026, Ramaco Resources, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing that one of its larger institutional shareholders, Yorktown Energy Partners, made a distribution of roughly one million shares of the Company’s Class A common stock on September 2, 2026. The Company believes this distribution negatively impacted the Company’s Class A common stock on September 3, 2026. A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished in this Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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| 99.1 | Press Release issued by Ramaco Resources, Inc. dated September 4, 2026 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL) |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| RAMACO RESOURCES, INC. | ||
| Date: September 4, 2026 | By: | /s/ Randall W. Atkins |
| Randall W. Atkins | ||
| Chairman, Chief Executive Officer | ||
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Exhibit 99.1
Ramaco Resources, Inc. Issues Statement
regarding Stock Activity
LEXINGTON, KY, September 4, 2026/PRNewswire/-- Ramaco Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: METC, METCB) (“Ramaco” or the “Company”) today issued the following statement regarding the negative activity of its Class A common stock on September 3rd, 2026:
On September 2nd, the Company was informed by Yorktown Energy Partners, one of its larger institutional shareholders, that it would distribute approximately one million shares of Ramaco Class A common stock to its limited partners. We believe this distribution contributed to the negative trading activity in Ramaco stock on September 3rd.
About Ramaco Resources
Ramaco Resources, Inc. is an operator and developer of high-quality, low-cost metallurgical coal in southern West Virginia, and southwestern Virginia and exploring a coal, rare earth and other critical minerals project in Wyoming. The Company's executive offices are located 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 element and other critical mineral exploration stage property near Sheridan, Wyoming (the "Brook Mine"). The Brook Mine remains an exploration stage property, and no assurance can be given that it will be successfully developed into a commercial scale mine or that any inferred mineral resources estimated will be converted into higher confidence mineral resources or eventually mineral reserves. Contiguous to the Brook Mine, the Company operates a carbon research facility related to the potential production of advanced carbon products and materials 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 or info@ramacometc.com.