Company: REI
Filing Date: 2025-10-03
Form Type: 8-K/A
Source: 0001384195-25-000015
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Company: RING ENERGY, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-10-03
Form: 8-K/A
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### EXPLANATORY NOTE
Ring Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment No. 1”) to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on September 15, 2025 (the “Original Report”), to update the disclosures contained therein under Item 5.02 and Item 9.01, which are hereby supplemented and amended by the disclosure contained in Item 5.02 and Item 9.01 of this Amendment No. 1.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

As previously disclosed in the Original Report, Travis T. Thomas resigned as Chief Financial Officer of the Company as of September 12, 2025. On October 2, 2025, Mr. Thomas and the Company entered into a General Release Agreement (the “Release Agreement”).

Under the terms of the Release Agreement, Mr. Thomas will be entitled to receive the following: (1) a cash severance payment of $1,021,688.36, payable in a lump sum payment within ten business days of the effective date of the Release Agreement, less applicable taxes and deductions; (2) reimbursement of COBRA premiums for 18 months, less applicable withholding taxes; and (3) acceleration of the vesting of his outstanding equity awards.

As consideration for the foregoing, Mr. Mr. Thomas has agreed to a general release of all claims against the Company and its affiliates, as well as to be bound by customary covenants relating to confidentiality, return of property and non-disparagement.

Mr. Thomas has the right to revoke the general release contemplated by the Release Agreement within seven days of his execution thereof, in which case the release and the Release Agreement would automatically become null and