SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Warburg Pincus & Co US, LLC
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RING ENERGY, INC. [ REI ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/08/2024
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 10/08/2024 S 4,400,000 D $1.62 35,520,643(1) I See Footnotes(2)(3)(4)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Warburg Pincus & Co US, LLC
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017
(City) (State) (Zip)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Warburg Pincus Partners II (US), L.P.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC
(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017
(City) (State) (Zip)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Warburg Pincus (E&P) Energy LLC
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017
(City) (State) (Zip)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Warburg Pincus (E&P) Energy GP, L.P.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017
(City) (State) (Zip)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P)-A, L.P.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017
(City) (State) (Zip)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
WP ENERGY STRONGHOLD HOLDINGS, L.P.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017
(City) (State) (Zip)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
WP ENERGY PARTNERS STRONGHOLD HOLDINGS, L.P.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O WARBURG PINCUS
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017
(City) (State) (Zip)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-B, L.P.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017
(City) (State) (Zip)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-A, L.P.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017
(City) (State) (Zip)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
WARBURG PINCUS ENERGY (E&P) PARTNERS-B STRONGHOLD, LLC
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10017
(City) (State) (Zip)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Explanation of Responses:
1. Following the reported transaction, the shares of common stock, par value $0.001 of the Issuer (the "Common Stock") are directly held as follows: 10,027,478 by Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P)-A, L.P.; 6,399,044 by WP Energy Stronghold Holdings, L.P.; 523,929 by WP Energy Partners Stronghold Holdings, L.P.; 605,627 by Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-A, LP; 204,244 by Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-B Stronghold, LLC; 6,490,509 by Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XII (A), L.P.; 155,758 by Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XII-D (A), L.P.; 235,679 by Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XII-E (A), L.P.; 424,472 by WP XII (E&P) Partners (A), L.P.; 9,260,054 by WP XII Stronghold Holdings, L.P.; 1,092,260 by Warburg Pincus XII (E&P) Partners-1, L.P.; and 101,589 by Warburg Pincus XII (E&P) Partners-2 Stronghold, LLC.
2. Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC ("Warburg Pincus") is the general partner of Warburg Pincus Partners II (US), L.P., which is the managing member of Warburg Pincus (E&P) Energy LLC and Warburg Pincus (E&P) XII LLC. Warburg Pincus (E&P) Energy LLC is the general partner of Warburg Pincus (E&P) Energy GP, L.P., which is the general partner of Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P)-A, L.P., WP Energy Stronghold Holdings, L.P., WP Energy Partners Stronghold Holdings, L.P., Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-A, L.P., and Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-B, L.P. Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-B, L.P. is the managing member of Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-B Stronghold, LLC. (continued in footnote 3)
3. (continued from footnote 2) Warburg Pincus (E&P) XII LLC is the general partner of Warburg Pincus (E&P) XII, L.P., which is the general partner of Warburg Pincus XII (E&P) Partners-1, L.P., Warburg Pincus XII (E&P) Partners-2, L.P., WP XII Stronghold Holdings, L.P., WP XII (E&P) Partners (A), L.P., Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XII (A), L.P., Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XII-D (A), L.P., and Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XII-E (A), L.P. Warburg Pincus XII (E&P) Partners-2, L.P. is the managing member of Warburg Pincus XII (E&P) Partners-2 Stronghold, LLC (Warburg Pincus and the other entities listed in these footnotes 2 and 3, collectively, the "Warburg Entities").
4. Each of the Warburg Entities disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Warburg Entities are the beneficial owners of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes.
Remarks:
This report is filed as form 1 of 2 to report related transactions for the following filers: Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P)-A, L.P., WP Energy Stronghold Holdings, L.P., WP Energy Partners Stronghold Holdings, L.P., Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-B Stronghold, LLC, Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-A, L.P., Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XII (A), L.P., Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XII-D (A), L.P., Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XII-E (A), L.P., WP XII (E&P) Partners (A), L.P., WP XII Stronghold Holdings, L.P., Warburg Pincus XII (E&P) Partners-1, L.P., Warburg Pincus XII (E&P) Partners-B, L.P., Warburg Pincus (E&P) XII, L.P., Warburg Pincus (E&P) XII LLC, Warburg Pincus XII (E&P) Partners-2, L.P., Warburg Pincus XII (E&P) Partners-2 Stronghold, LLC, Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-B, L.P., Warburg Pincus Partners II (US), L.P., Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, Warburg Pincus (E&P) Energy LLC and Warburg Pincus (E&P) Energy GP, L.P..
Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, By: /s/ David Sreter, Authorized Signatory 10/09/2024
Warburg Pincus Partners II (US), L.P., By: Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, By: /s/ David Sreter, Authorized Signatory 10/09/2024
Warburg Pincus (E&P) Energy LLC, By: Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, By: /s/ David Sreter, Authorized Signatory 10/09/2024
Warburg Pincus (E&P) Energy GP, L.P., By: Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, By: /s/ David Sreter, Authorized Signatory 10/09/2024
Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P)-A, L.P., By: Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, By: /s/ David Sreter, Authorized Signatory 10/09/2024
WP Energy Stronghold Holdings, L.P., By: Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, By: /s/ David Sreter, Authorized Signatory 10/09/2024
WP Energy Partners Stronghold Holdings, L.P., By: Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, By: /s/ David Sreter, Authorized Signatory 10/09/2024
Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-B, L.P., By: Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, By: /s/ David Sreter, Authorized Signatory 10/09/2024
Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-A, L.P., By: Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, By: /s/ David Sreter, Authorized Signatory 10/09/2024
Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-B Stronghold, LLC, By: Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, By: /s/ David Sreter, Authorized Signatory 10/09/2024
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