Yorktown funds trim Ramaco Resources (METC) stake with 1.82M-share sale
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Ramaco Resources, Inc. director-linked funds reported sizable open-market sales of Class A common stock. Investment funds Yorktown Energy Partners IX, X and XI, entities associated with director Peter A. Leidel, sold a combined 1,820,115 shares between March 5 and March 26 at weighted-average prices generally between $13.48 and $15.18 per share. After these transactions, the funds still report multi-million-share indirect holdings in Ramaco Resources, while Leidel also shows a separate direct holding of 85,474 shares as of March 5.
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Insights
Director-affiliated funds executed net open-market sales but retained large positions.
Entities associated with Peter A. Leidel, a director of Ramaco Resources, Inc., reported net open-market sales of 1,820,115 Class A shares. All sales used code S, indicating discretionary transactions rather than option exercises or tax withholding, and prices were disclosed as weighted averages across intraday ranges.
The filing shows these are holdings of Yorktown Energy Partners IX, X and XI, with Leidel in manager roles at their general partners and expressly disclaiming full beneficial ownership beyond any pecuniary interest. The funds continue to report multi-million-share stakes after the trades, and no derivative positions remain in this filing.
Given the continuing large indirect holdings and the absence of additional context such as company guidance or concurrent corporate events in this excerpt, these transactions appear as portfolio-level selling activity by affiliated funds rather than a clearly thesis-changing signal on their own.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 65,989 | $13.6721 | $902K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 53,328 | $13.6721 | $729K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 80,683 | $13.6721 | $1.10M |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 65,989 | $14.0605 | $928K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 53,328 | $14.0605 | $750K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 80,683 | $14.0605 | $1.13M |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 65,989 | $14.0004 | $924K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 53,328 | $14.0004 | $747K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 80,683 | $14.0004 | $1.13M |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 65,989 | $13.5327 | $893K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 53,328 | $13.5327 | $722K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 80,683 | $13.5327 | $1.09M |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 65,989 | $13.4811 | $890K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 53,328 | $13.4811 | $719K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 80,683 | $13.4811 | $1.09M |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 131,977 | $14.4059 | $1.90M |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 106,657 | $14.4059 | $1.54M |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 161,366 | $14.4059 | $2.32M |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 65,989 | $13.7665 | $908K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 53,328 | $13.7665 | $734K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 80,683 | $13.7665 | $1.11M |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 65,989 | $14.2172 | $938K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 53,328 | $14.2172 | $758K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 80,683 | $14.2172 | $1.15M |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 6,637 | $15.1791 | $101K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 5,363 | $15.1791 | $81K |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | 8,115 | $15.1791 | $123K |
| holding | Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | -- | -- | -- |
Footnotes (1)
- The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities for Section 16 or any other purpose. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $15.00 to $15.60, inclusive. The weighted-average sale price reflected has been rounded to 4 decimal points. The reporting person undertakes to Ramaco Resources, Inc. (the "Issuer"), any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in footnotes (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10) and (11). The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $13.905 to $14.4225, inclusive. The weighted-average sale price reflected has been rounded to 4 decimal points. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $13.585 to $14.10, inclusive. The weighted-average sale price reflected has been rounded to 4 decimal points. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $12.7075 to $15.077, inclusive. The weighted-average sale price reflected has been rounded to 4 decimal points. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $13.10 to $14.0977, inclusive. The weighted-average sale price reflected has been rounded to 4 decimal points. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $13.20 to $13.85, inclusive. The weighted-average sale price reflected has been rounded to 4 decimal points. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $13.31 to $14.5711, inclusive. The weighted-average sale price reflected has been rounded to 4 decimal points. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $13.80 to $14.35, inclusive. The weighted-average sale price reflected has been rounded to 4 decimal points. The price reported in column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $13.335 to $14.04, inclusive. The weighted-average sale price reflected has been rounded to 4 decimal points. These securities are owned directly by Yorktown Energy Partners IX, L.P. ("Yorktown IX"). The reporting person is a member and manager of Yorktown IX Associates LLC, the general partner of Yorktown IX Company LP, the General Partner of Yorktown IX. These securities are owned directly by Yorktown Energy Partners X, L.P. ("Yorktown X"). The reporting person is a member and manager of Yorktown X Associates LLC, the general partner of Yorktown X Company LP, the General Partner of Yorktown X. These securities are owned directly by Yorktown Energy Partners XI, L.P. ("Yorktown XI"). The reporting person is a member and manager of Yorktown XI Associates LLC, the general partner of Yorktown XI Company LP, the General Partner of Yorktown XI.