| 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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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
| Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10. | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
(Country) | 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. [ REPX ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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| 2a. Foreign Trading Symbol
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 04/13/2026 | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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, par value $0.001 per share | 04/13/2026 | J(1) | 5,777 | A | $0(1) | 21,538 | D | |||
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | 04/14/2026 | J(2) | 9,781 | A | $0(2) | 31,319 | D | |||
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | 04/13/2026 | J(1) | 489,863 | D | $0(1) | 0(3) | I | See footnote(4) | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | 04/13/2026 | J(1) | 7,348 | A | $0(1) | 7,348(3) | I | See footnote(5) | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | 04/14/2026 | J(2) | 896,274 | D | $0(2) | 0(3) | I | See footnote(6) | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | 04/14/2026 | J(2) | 81,036 | A | $0(2) | 81,036(3) | I | See footnote(7) | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | 715,219(3) | I | See footnote(8) | |||||||
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | 1,784,113(3) | I | See footnote(9) | |||||||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Pro rata in-kind distribution from Yorktown Energy Partners IX, L.P. ("Yorktown IX"). On April 7, 2026, Yorktown IX received 489,863 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Riley Exploration Permian, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"), in a pro rata in-kind distribution from Riley Exploration Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("REG"), that was exempt from reporting pursuant to Rule 16a-13, as a change in form of beneficial ownership. |
| 2. Pro rata in-kind distribution from Yorktown Energy Partners X, L.P. ("Yorktown X"). On April 7, 2026, Yorktown X received 896,274 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Issuer in a pro rata in-kind distribution from REG that was exempt from reporting pursuant to Rule 16a-13, as a change in form of beneficial ownership. |
| 3. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities for Section 16 or any other purpose. |
| 4. These securities are owned directly by Yorktown IX. The reporting person is a member and a manager of Yorktown IX Associates LLC ("Yorktown IX Associates"), the general partner of Yorktown IX Company LP ("Yorktown IX Company"), the general partner of Yorktown IX. |
| 5. These securities are owned directly by Yorktown IX Company. The reporting person is a member and a manager of Yorktown IX Associates, the general partner of Yorktown IX Company. |
| 6. These securities are owned directly by Yorktown X. The reporting person is a member and a manager of Yorktown X Associates LLC ("Yorktown X Associates"), the general partner of Yorktown X Company LP ("Yorktown X Company"), the general partner of Yorktown X. |
| 7. These securities are owned directly by Yorktown X Company. The reporting person is a member and a manager of Yorktown X Associates, the general partner of Yorktown X Company. |
| 8. These securities are owned directly by REG. Yorktown IX and Yorktown X are members who together control REG. The reporting person is a member and a manager of Yorktown IX Associates, the general partner of Yorktown IX Company, the general partner of Yorktown IX. The reporting person is a member and a manager of Yorktown X Associates, the general partner of Yorktown X Company, the general partner of Yorktown X. |
| 9. These securities are owned directly by Yorktown Energy Partners XI, L.P. ("Yorktown XI"). The reporting person is a member and a manager of Yorktown XI Associates LLC, the general partner of Yorktown XI Company LP, the general partner of Yorktown XI. |
| /s/ Bryan H. Lawrence | 04/15/2026 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
| * Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26) | ||