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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: February 16, 2023
(Date of earliest event reported)
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RING ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada | | 001-36057 | | 90-0406406 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1725 Hughes Landing Blvd., Suite 900
The Woodlands, TX 77380
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(281) 397-3699
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | | | | | | | | |
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $0.001 par value | REI | NYSE American |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On February 16, 2023, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Ring Energy, Inc. (the “Company”), approved (i) a form of restricted stock unit award agreement for employees (the “RSU Agreement”) that are granted restricted stock units (“RSUs”) pursuant to the Company’s 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and (ii) a form of restricted stock unit agreement for non-employee directors (the “Director RSU Agreement”) that are granted RSUs pursuant to the Plan.
The description of the forms of RSU Agreement and Director RSU Agreement contained in this Item 5.02 do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entireties by reference to the forms of RSU Agreement and Director RSU Agreement included as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are included with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
10.1 | | |
10.2 | | |
104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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.
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| | RING ENERGY, INC.
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Date: | February 23, 2023 | By: | /s/ Travis T. Thomas |
| | | Travis T. Thomas |
| | | Chief Financial Officer |