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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”) where he worked in various engineering and engineering/operations management roles throughout Anadarko’s U.S. onshore assets. Mr. Young received a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines. |
| Shawn Young                       
 Senior Vice President, Operations 
 Age: 57                           |     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |

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#### 2025 PROXY STATEMENT

### COMPENSATION DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS
This Compensation Discussion and Analysis ("CD&A") section describes the compensation program for our Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), and the three other most highly compensated executive officers serving at the end of 2024. Collectively, these executive officers are referred to as the Named Executive Officers ("NEOs").

| NAME                   |     | PRINCIPAL POSITION                                                            |
| Paul D. McKinney       |     | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board                             |
| Travis T. Thomas       |     | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, & Treasurer                |
| Stephen D. Brooks(1)   |     | Former Executive Vice President of Land, Legal, Human Resources and Marketing |
| Marinos C. Baghdati(1) |     | Former Executive Vice President of Operations                                 |
| Alexander Dyes         |     | Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer                            |
| Phillip B. Feiner(2)   |     | Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary                  |
| Shawn Young(3)         |     | Senior Vice President, Operations                                             |

### LEADERSHIP TRANSITIONS
(1) Mr. Brooks retired from the Company on July 1, 2024. Mr. Baghdati elected to leave the Company on July 17, 2024.

(2) Mr. Feiner began working at the Company on July 31, 2024 as Vice President, General Counsel. On March 1, 2025, Mr. Feiner was promoted to Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary.

(3) Mr. Young began working at the Company in September 2022 as Production Engineering Manager. Mr. Young was promoted to Vice President, Operations in July 2024. In March 2025, Mr. Young was promoted to Senior Vice President, Operations.

### CD&A SUMMARY
Our executive compensation program is designed to link pay to performance, encourage prudent decision-making and risk management, and create a balanced focus on short-term