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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 identifying or evaluating candidates. Six of the seven nominees are currently directors on our Board. Mr. Petrelli joined the Board in January 2013. Messrs. McKinney, Mitchell, Crum and Harris joined the Board in October 2020. Mr. Habachy joined the Board in September 2022. Ms. Tharp is expected to join the Board on April 14, 2025.

Each nominee has consented to being named as a nominee in this proxy statement and has indicated a willingness to serve on our Board if elected. Stockholders may not cumulate their votes in the election of our directors. We have no reason to believe that the nominees will be unable or unwilling to serve if elected; however, if a nominee should become unable or unwilling to serve for any reason, proxies may be voted for another person nominated as a substitute by our Board.

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#### RING ENERGY
| BOARD COMMITTEES |     |                        |     |                                                             |     |                       |     |                           |
| Audit Committee  |     | Compensation Committee |     | Nominating, Environmental, Social, and Governance Committee |     | Committee Chairperson |     | Lead Independent Director |

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#### 2025 PROXY STATEMENT

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#### RING ENERGY
|                           |     | Anthony B. Petrelliserved from 2010 to 2022 as President, Chairman and Director of Investment Banking Services of NTB Financial Corporation, a Denver, Colorado based financial services firm founded in 1977. Since the beginning of 2023, Mr. Petrelli has served as a registered representative and financial consultant with Momentum Independent Network, a FINRA member firm.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 Beginning his career in 1972 in the investment industry, Mr. Petrelli has extensive experience in the areas of corporate finance, underwriting, management, operations, sales, and trading. He has served on numerous regulatory and industry committees including service on the FINRA (previously “NASD”) Corporate Finance Committee, FINRA National Adjudicatory Council (Vice Chairman), FINRA Small Firm Advisory Board, and Chairman of the FINRA District Business Conduct Committee for District 3. Mr. Petrelli has also served as an Arbitrator for FINRA dispute resolution. Additionally, since 2016 Mr. Petrelli has served as a director and member of the audit committee for Sensus Healthcare, Inc.(NASDAQ:SRTS), a