Company: REI
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001628280-25-017570
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Company: RING ENERGY, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form: DEF 14A
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 policies and programs support our key business objectives of creating value for, and promoting the interests of, our stockholders. In order to align the interests of our NEOs with those of our stockholders, we believe that each NEO’s total annual cash compensation should vary with the performance of the Company and that long-term incentives awarded to NEOs should be aligned with the interests of the Company’s stockholders. The Company strives to attract, motivate, and retain high-quality executives who are willing to accept a lower base compensation in cash and be rewarded with equity awards based on performance and the achievement of the goals and objectives of the Company, thereby allowing the Company to better align the interests of its executives with its stockholders.

Specifically, the primary objectives of our compensation policies are as follows:

■ Align the compensation of our NEOs and other managers with our stockholders’ interests and motivate our executive officers to meet the Company’s objectives;

■ Pay for performance, taking into consideration both the performance of the Company and the individual in determining executive compensation;

■ Promote NEO accountability by compensating NEOs for their contributions to the achievement of the Company’s objectives (while discouraging excessive risk-taking not in the interest of long-term value for our stockholders); and

■ Attract and retain highly qualified executives with significant industry knowledge and experience by providing them with a fair compensation program that provides financial stability and incentivizes growth in stockholder value.

The vote on this resolution is not intended to address any specific element of compensation, but rather relates to the overall compensation of our NEOs, as described in this proxy statement. To the extent there is any significant vote against our NEO compensation as disclosed in this proxy statement, the Board and the Compensation Committee will evaluate whether any actions are necessary to address the concerns of our stockholders.

### BOARD RECOMMENDATION ON PROPOSAL
<div align='center'>The Board unanimously recommends a vote FOR the approval of the compensation paid
to our Named Executive Officers as set forth in this proxy statement.</div>

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#### RING ENERGY
PROPOSAL 3:

AMENDMENT TO THE RING ENERGY, INC.

2021 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN

At the annual meeting of our stockholders on May 25, 2021, the Ring Energy, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan was approved and adopted by our stockholders (the “2021 Plan”). In April 2025, our Board approved an amendment (the “Plan Amendment”) to the 2021