Sec Form 4 Filing - Warburg Pincus (E&P) XII LLC @ RING ENERGY, INC. - 2024-09-18

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Warburg Pincus (E&P) XII LLC 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) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC, 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 09/18/2024 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10017 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 09/18/2024 S 6,200,000 ( 1 ) D $ 1.64 39,920,643 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) I See Footnotes ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( 5 )

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Warburg Pincus (E&P) XII LLC C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, NY10017 X Warburg Pincus (E&P) XII, L.P. C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, NY10017 X Warburg Pincus XII (E&P) Partners-2, L.P. C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, NY10017 X Warburg Pincus XII (E&P) Partners-1, L.P. C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, NY10017 X WP XII STRONGHOLD HOLDINGS, L.P. C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, NY10017 X WP XII (E&P) Partners (A), L.P. C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, NY10017 X Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XII-E (A), L.P. C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, NY10017 X Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XII-D (A), L.P. C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, NY10017 X Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XII (A), L.P. C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, NY10017 X WARBURG PINCUS XII (E&P) PARTNERS-2 STRONGHOLD, LLC C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, NY10017 X Signatures Warburg Pincus (E&P) XII LLC, By: Warburg Pincus & Company, LLC, By: /s/ David Sreter, Authorized Signatory 09/20/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date Warburg Pincus (E&P) XII, L.P., By: Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, By: /s/ David Sreter, Authorized Signatory 09/20/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date Warburg Pincus XII (E&P) Partners-2, L.P., By: Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, By: /s/ David Sreter, Authorized Signatory 09/20/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date Warburg Pincus XII (E&P) Partners-1, L.P., By: Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, By: /s/ David Sreter, Authorized Signatory 09/20/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date WP XII Stronghold Holdings, L.P., By: Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, By: /s/ David Sreter, Authorized Signatory 09/20/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date WP XII (E&P) Partners (A), L.P., By: Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, By: /s/ David Sreter, Authorized Signatory 09/20/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XII-E (A), L.P., By: Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, By: /s/ David Sreter, Authorized Signatory 09/20/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XII-D (A), L.P., By: Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, By: /s/ David Sreter, Authorized Signatory 09/20/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XII (A), L.P., By: Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, By: /s/ David Sreter, Authorized Signatory 09/20/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date Warburg Pincus XII (E&P) Partners-2 Stronghold, LLC, By: Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, By: /s/ David Sreter, Authorized Signatory 09/20/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

( 1 )The securities sold and held after the reported transaction consist of shares of common stock, par value $0.001 of the Issuer (the "Common Stock") previously received by the reporting persons in a pro rata distribution for no consideration by Stronghold Energy II Operating LLC on March 6, 2024, the receipt of which was exempt from reporting pursuant to Rule 16a-9. ( 2 )Following the reported transaction, the shares of Common Stock are directly held as follows: 11,269,598 by Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P)-A, L.P.; 7,191,704 by WP Energy Stronghold Holdings, L.P.; 588,829 by WP Energy Partners Stronghold Holdings, L.P.; 680,647 by Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-A, LP; 229,544 by Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-B Stronghold, LLC; 7,294,499 by Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XII (A), L.P.; 175,052 by Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XII-D (A), L.P.; 264,873 by Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XII-E (A), L.P.; 477,052 by WP XII (E&P) Partners (A), L.P.; 10,407,112 by WP XII Stronghold Holdings, L.P.; 1,227,560 by Warburg Pincus XII (E&P) Partners-1, L.P.; and 114,173 by Warburg Pincus XII (E&P) Partners-2 Stronghold, LLC. ( 3 )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 4) ( 4 )(continued from footnote 3) 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"). ( 5 )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 2 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..

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