Ring Energy Inc.'s SEC filings document formal disclosures for a Permian Basin oil and natural gas exploration and production issuer. Recent 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual operating results, Regulation FD presentation materials, borrowing-base updates under the senior revolving credit facility and material officer appointments.
The company's proxy materials cover annual-meeting governance, shareholder voting matters, executive compensation, equity awards and pay-versus-performance disclosures. Other current reports describe compensatory arrangements, inducement restricted stock unit and performance stock unit awards, principal financial and accounting officer designations and related governance changes.
Ring Energy, Inc. reported that on September 12, 2025, Chief Financial Officer Travis T. Thomas resigned effective immediately. The company states the departure was not due to any disagreement with the company on operational, policy or practice matters. Mr. Thomas is expected to enter a separation agreement and receive severance benefits under the company’s Change in Control and Severance Benefit Plan; details reference the company’s April 11, 2025 Definitive Proxy Statement. The company appointed Rocky Kwon, age 45, as Interim Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer effective September 12, 2025. Mr. Kwon has served as Vice President of Accounting and Assistant Treasurer since March 2025 and as Controller since July 2021, and previously was Assistant Controller at Earthstone Energy, Inc. The filing states there are no reportable related-party transactions or family relationships involving Mr. Kwon.
Phillip B. Feiner, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Ring Energy, Inc. (REI), reported a disposition of 6,218 shares of common stock on 07/31/2025 at a reported price of $0.7635 per share. Following the transaction, Mr. Feiner beneficially owned 153,309 shares. The filing explains these shares were withheld by the registrant to satisfy tax withholding obligations arising from settlement of a restricted stock unit award under the company’s long-term incentive plan. The form is signed by Mr. Feiner on 08/15/2025.
Alexander Dyes, identified as the issuer's EVP Chief Operations Officer, reported a purchase of common stock in Ring Energy, Inc. (REI) on 08/14/2025. The Form 4 shows 29,069 shares were acquired at a price of $0.8583 per share under transaction code P. After this purchase, Mr. Dyes beneficially owns 907,156 shares, held in a direct ownership form. The filing contains no derivative transactions and is signed by Mr. Dyes on 08/14/2025.
Ring Energy insider purchases increased CEO Paul D. McKinney's stake. The filing reports two purchases totaling 50,000 common shares acquired in separate transactions on 08/11/2025 and 08/12/2025 at weighted average prices of $0.8011 and $0.8356, respectively. After these transactions the reporting person beneficially owns 3,016,054 shares.
The report shows only non-derivative purchases and no derivative holdings. Footnotes disclose the per-transaction price ranges for the weighted averages. The reporting person is identified as a director and as the CEO and Chairman of the Board.
Warburg Pincus and affiliated entities reported holding 5,474,165 shares of Ring Energy, Inc. Class A common stock, equal to 2.65% of the 206,544,770 shares outstanding used for the calculation. The Schedule 13G/A states the Reporting Persons have no sole voting or dispositive power and report shared voting and dispositive power over 5,474,165 shares. The filing notes the securities reported give effect to the sale of 8,919,487 shares after June 30, 2025.
The statement is signed by Harsha Marti on behalf of the Warburg entities on 08/12/2025, cites the Reporting Persons' principal business address (c/o Warburg Pincus LLC, 450 Lexington Avenue, New York), and incorporates a Joint Filing Agreement by reference to Exhibit 24.1 of the prior Schedule 13G dated May 9, 2025. The filing also includes a certification that the holdings were not acquired to influence control of the issuer.