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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: February 16, 2023

(Date of earliest event reported)

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RING ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Nevada

001-36057

90-0406406

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1725 Hughes Landing Blvd., Suite 900

The Woodlands, TX 77380

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(281) 397-3699

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable.

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value	REI	NYSE American

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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

On February 16, 2023, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Ring Energy, Inc. (the “Company”), approved (i) a form of restricted stock unit award agreement for employees (the “RSU Agreement”) that are granted restricted stock units (“RSUs”) pursuant to the Company’s 2021 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and (ii) a form of restricted stock unit agreement for non-employee directors (the “Director RSU Agreement”) that are granted RSUs pursuant to the Plan.

The description of the forms of RSU Agreement and Director RSU Agreement contained in this Item 5.02 do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entireties by reference to the forms of RSU Agreement and Director RSU Agreement included as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibits are included with this Current Report on Form 8-K:


Exhibit No.									Description
10.1									Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.
10.2									Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (non-employee director).
104									Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


		RING ENERGY, INC.

Date:	February 23, 2023	By:	/s/ Travis T. Thomas
			Travis T. Thomas
			Chief Financial Officer

Ring Energy Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits