---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001928446-26-000059"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GRNT"
cik: "0001928446"
company_name: "Granite Ridge Resources, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-19T20:20:46+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-19T20:22:44.584758+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Granite Ridge exits controlled-company status after Grey Rock share distribution; board adds two independents

## Summary
- Grey Rock distributed 14,000,000 shares of GRNT to LPs; ownership falls to ~39% of outstanding stock.
- Company no longer a 'controlled company' under NYSE; will transition to non-controlled governance within phase-in periods.
- Board expanded from 7 to 9; Jonathan Adams (CIO, Mt. Vernon Investments) and John Cocke (Partner, Corbin Capital) appointed as independent directors.
- Each new director received 19,305 shares of common stock and 5,315 restricted shares vesting Jan 2, 2027; eligible for cash retainer.
- Distribution was not an underwritten offering; no proceeds to company, shares outstanding unchanged; Master Services Agreement with Grey Rock unaffected.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001928446-26-000059
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GRNT
- cik: 0001928446
- company_name: Granite Ridge Resources, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-19T20:20:46+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1928446/000192844626000059/0001928446-26-000059-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1928446/000192844626000059/grnt-20260819.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  John Cocke was appointed as Director at Granite Ridge Resources, Inc..
  - Action: Appointed to Board
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed John Cocke and Jonathan Adams to the Board, each effective as of August 19, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1928446/000192844626000059/0001928446-26-000059-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jonathan Adams was appointed as Director at Granite Ridge Resources, Inc..
  - Action: Appointed to Board
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed John Cocke and Jonathan Adams to the Board, each effective as of August 19, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1928446/000192844626000059/0001928446-26-000059-index.htm

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