---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001001614-24-000014"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "REPX"
cik: "0001001614"
company_name: "Riley Exploration Permian, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-04-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T06:08:26.852232+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Amber Bonney resigns as CAO; Jeffrey Gutman named successor; executive titles streamlined

## Summary
- Amber Bonney resigns as CAO effective June 1, 2024; will become consultant starting June 2.
- Jeffrey M. Gutman appointed CAO effective June 1; base salary $360K, target bonus 50%, equity 100%.
- Gutman receives $30K/month consulting fee before appointment; employment agreement has 2-year initial term.
- Bobby D. Riley remains CEO and Chairman; President role eliminated.
- Corey Riley becomes CIO and CCO (formerly EVP Business Intelligence).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001001614-24-000014
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: REPX
- cik: 0001001614
- company_name: Riley Exploration Permian, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-04-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001614/000100161424000014/0001001614-24-000014-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001614/000100161424000014/repx-20240426.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001001614-24-000014
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001001614-24-000014.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001001614-24-000014.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Amber Bonney resigned as Chief Accounting Officer at Riley Exploration Permian, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: Amber Bonney, the Chief Accounting Officer of Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. (the “Company”) informed the Company of her resignation to be effective June 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001614/000100161424000014/0001001614-24-000014-index.htm
- Executive change
  Corey Riley changed role as Chief Information Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at Riley Exploration Permian, Inc..
  - Action: became
  - Role: Chief Information Officer and Chief Compliance Officer
  source text: Corey Riley, formerly the Company’s Executive Vice President – Business Intelligence, became the Company’s Chief Information Officer and Chief Compliance Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001614/000100161424000014/0001001614-24-000014-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jeffrey M. Gutman was appointed as Chief Accounting Officer at Riley Exploration Permian, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: The Company approved the appointment of Jeffrey M. Gutman as the Chief Accounting Officer on April 26, 2024 with an effective date of June 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001614/000100161424000014/0001001614-24-000014-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.