{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001384195-26-000004","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"REI","cik":"0001384195","company_name":"RING ENERGY, INC.","filed_at":"2026-02-03T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:02:34.958451+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-16T05:17:36.704319+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","7.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.6,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.6,"confidence":"high","headline":"Ring Energy appoints Sonu Johl as CFO effective Feb 27, 2026","bullets":["Sundip 'Sonu' S. Johl named EVP, CFO and Treasurer, effective February 27, 2026.","Johl brings 20+ years experience, most recently Managing Director at Raymond James.","Base salary of $425,000; target annual bonus of 75% of base; LTIP target ~$1M starting 2027.","Receives inducement RSUs worth ~$400k (3-yr vest) and PSUs target ~$600k (3-yr performance period).","Eligible as Tier 2 Officer under company's Change in Control and Severance Benefit Plan."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001384195-26-000004","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001384195-26-000004.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001384195-26-000004.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001384195-26-000004.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1384195/000138419526000004/0001384195-26-000004-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1384195/000138419526000004/rei-20260203.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-16T05:17:36.704319+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}