secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     RING ENERGY, INC. (REI)
CIK:        0001384195
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-03T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001384195-26-000004
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ring Energy appoints Sonu Johl as CFO effective Feb 27, 2026
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- 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.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1384195/000138419526000004/0001384195-26-000004-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1384195/000138419526000004/rei-20260203.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001384195-26-000004

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