Large owner Warburg Pincus (E&P) Xii Llc sold $2,287,145 worth of shares (2,486,027 units at $0.92) (SEC Form 4)
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| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | ||||||||||||||||
| Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RING ENERGY, INC. [ REI ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 06/13/2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock | 06/13/2025 | S | 2,486,027 | D | $0.92(1)(2) | 20,509,300(3) | I | See Footnotes(4)(5) | ||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Represents a weighted average price. These shares of common stock, par value $0.001 of the Issuer (the "Common Stock") were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $0.86 to $1.02, inclusive. |
| 2. The reporting persons undertake to provide to Ring Energy, Inc. (the "Issuer"), any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes (1), (2) and (3) to this Form 4. |
| 3. Following the reported transactions, the shares of Common Stock are directly held as follows: 5,789,774 by Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P)-A, L.P.; 3,694,753 by WP Energy Stronghold Holdings, L.P.; 302,510 by WP Energy Partners Stronghold Holdings, L.P.; 349,683 by Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-A, L.P.; 117,930 by Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-B Stronghold, LLC; 3,747,559 by Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XII (A), L.P.; 89,932 by Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XII-D (A), L.P.; 136,077 by Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XII-E (A),L.P.; 245,084 by WP XII (E&P) Partners (A), L.P.; 5,346,681 by WP XII Stronghold Holdings, L.P.; 630,661 by Warburg Pincus XII (E&P) Partners-1, L.P.; and 58,656 by Warburg Pincus XII (E&P)Partners-2 Stronghold, LLC. |
| 4. Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC ("Warburg Pincus") is the general partner of Warburg Pincus Partners II (US), L.P., which is the managing member of Warburg Pincus (E&P) Energy LLC and Warburg Pincus (E&P) XII LLC. Warburg Pincus (E&P) Energy LLC is the general partner of Warburg Pincus (E&P) Energy GP, L.P., which is the general partner of Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P)-A, L.P., WP Energy Stronghold Holdings, L.P., WP Energy Partners Stronghold Holdings, L.P., Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-A, L.P., and Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-B, L.P. Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-B, L.P. is the managing member of Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-B Stronghold, LLC. (continued in footnote 5) |
| 5. (continued from footnote 4) Warburg Pincus (E&P) XII LLC is the general partner of Warburg Pincus (E&P) XII, L.P., which is the general partner of Warburg Pincus XII (E&P) Partners-1, L.P., Warburg Pincus XII (E&P) Partners-2, L.P., WP XII Stronghold Holdings, L.P., WP XII (E&P) Partners (A), L.P., Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XII (A), L.P., Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XII-D (A), L.P., and Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XII-E (A), L.P. Warburg Pincus XII (E&P) Partners-2, L.P. is the managing member of Warburg Pincus XII (E&P) Partners-2 Stronghold, LLC (Warburg Pincus and the other entities listed in these footnotes 6 and 7, collectively, the "Warburg Entities"). |
| Remarks: |
| This report is filed as form 2 of 2 to report related transactions for the following filers: Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P)-A, L.P., WP Energy Stronghold Holdings, L.P., WP Energy Partners Stronghold Holdings, L.P., Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-B Stronghold, LLC, Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-A, L.P., Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XII (A), L.P., Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XII-D (A), L.P., Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XII-E (A), L.P., WP XII (E&P) Partners (A), L.P., WP XII Stronghold Holdings, L.P., Warburg Pincus XII (E&P) Partners-1, L.P., Warburg Pincus (E&P) XII, L.P., Warburg Pincus (E&P) XII LLC, Warburg Pincus XII (E&P) Partners-2, L.P., Warburg Pincus XII (E&P) Partners-2 Stronghold, LLC, Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-B, L.P., Warburg Pincus Partners II (US), L.P., Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, Warburg Pincus (E&P) Energy LLC and Warburg Pincus (E&P) Energy GP, L.P. 6. Each of the Warburg Entities disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Warburg Entities are the beneficial owners of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes. |
| Warburg Pincus (E&P) XII LLC, By: Warburg Pincus & Company, LLC, By: /s/ Harsha Marti, Authorized Signatory | 06/16/2025 | |
| Warburg Pincus (E&P) XII LLC, By: Warburg Pincus & Company, LLC, By: /s/ Harsha Marti, Authorized Signatory. | 06/16/2025 | |
| Warburg Pincus XII (E&P) Partners-2, L.P., By: Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, By: /s/ Harsha Marti, Authorized Signatory | 06/16/2025 | |
| Warburg Pincus XII (E&P) Partners-1, L.P., By: Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, By: /s/ Harsha Marti, Authorized Signatory | 06/16/2025 | |
| WP XII Stronghold Holdings, L.P., By: Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, By: /s/ Harsha Marti, Authorized Signatory | 06/16/2025 | |
| WP XII (E&P) Partners (A), L.P., By: Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, By: /s/ Harsha Marti, Authorized Signatory | 06/16/2025 | |
| Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XII-E (A), L.P., By: Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, By: /s/ Harsha Marti, Authorized Signatory | 06/16/2025 | |
| Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XII-D (A), L.P., By: Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, By: /s/ Harsha Marti, Authorized Signatory | 06/16/2025 | |
| Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XII (A), L.P., By: Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, By: /s/ Harsha Marti, Authorized Signatory | 06/16/2025 | |
| Warburg Pincus XII (E&P) Partners-2 Stronghold, LLC, By: Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, By: /s/ Harsha Marti, Authorized Signatory | 06/16/2025 | |
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