---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-26-071766"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "METC"
cik: "0001687187"
company_name: "Ramaco Resources, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-25T12:05:15+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T12:10:14.104500+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ramaco Resources announces unexpected passing of General Counsel Forrest Jones

## Summary
- E. Forrest Jones, Jr., General Counsel since May 2025 and Director Emeritus, died unexpectedly June 25, 2026.
- Jones served nearly 50 years in coal industry, previously as independent counsel and board member.
- CEO Randall Atkins called Jones a 'cornerstone' of the organization; no successor named.
- Company expresses condolences to his family; legacy of service and integrity noted.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-26-071766
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: METC
- cik: 0001687187
- company_name: Ramaco Resources, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-25T12:05:15+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1687187/000121390026071766/0001213900-26-071766-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1687187/000121390026071766/ea0295850-8k_ramaco.htm

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