Warburg Pincus (E&P) XII LLC - Oct 27, 2022 Form 4 Insider Report for RING ENERGY, INC. (REI)

Role
10%+ Owner
Signature
Warburg Pincus (E&P) XII LLC, By: Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, By: /s/ Harsha Marti, Authorized Signatory
Stock symbol
REI
Transactions as of
Oct 27, 2022
Transactions value $
$0
Form type
4
Date filed
10/31/2022, 05:14 PM
Previous filing
Sep 2, 2022
Next filing
Aug 25, 2023

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction REI Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share ("Common Stock") Conversion of derivative security +42.5M +199.39% 63.9M Oct 27, 2022 See Footnotes F1, F4, F5, F6, F7, F8
transaction REI Common Stock Other $0 -4.29M -6.72% $0.00 59.6M Oct 27, 2022 See Footnotes F3, F4, F5, F6, F7, F8

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction REI Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Conversion of derivative security -153K -100% 0 Oct 27, 2022 Common Stock 42.5M See Footnotes F1, F2, F4, F5, F6, F7, F8
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Pursuant to the purchase and sale agreement between Ring Energy, Inc. (the "Issuer," "Ring" or the "Company") and Stronghold Energy II Operating, LLC ("Stronghold OpCo") (the "Purchase Agreement"), Stronghold OpCo, who is the sole holder of record of the reported securities, converted the reported Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share ("Preferred Stock") into shares of Common Stock upon approval from the holders of the Company under the NYSE American securities exchange rules and subject to the terms and conditions of the Certificate of Designation filed on August 30, 2022 (the "Certificate of Designation").
F2 Pursuant to the Certificate of Designation, the Preferred Stock was converted into Common Stock at a conversion rate of 277.7778 shares of Common Stock for each share of Preferred Stock.
F3 Represents a pro rata distribution of the post-conversion shares of Common Stock to various underlying members of Stronghold Energy II Holdings, LLC.
F4 The reported securities are held directly by Stronghold OpCo. Stronghold Energy II Intermediate, LLC ("Stronghold Intermediate") is the managing member of Stronghold OpCo, and Stronghold Energy II Holdings, LLC ("Stronghold Holdings" and, collectively with Stronghold OpCo and Stronghold Intermediate, the "Stronghold Entities") is the managing member of Stronghold Intermediate. In connection with the closing of the Purchase Agreement, Stronghold OpCo received the right to designate two directors to serve on the Issuer's Board, subject to certain approval rights of the Issuer. One of the designated directors, Roy Ben-Dor, is a managing director of Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC ("Warburg Pincus").
F5 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.
F6 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 4 and 5, collectively, the "Warburg Entities").
F7 The Warburg Entities collectively hold a majority of the membership interest in Stronghold Holdings. Each of the Stronghold Entities, Warburg Entities and Roy Ben-Dor, (collectively, the "Reporting Persons") directly (whether through ownership or position) or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, may be deemed for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to be the indirect beneficial owner of some or all of the shares owned by the Stronghold and, therefore, a "ten percent holder" hereunder.
F8 Each of the Reporting Persons other than Stronghold OpCo 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 Reporting Persons are the beneficial owners of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes.

Remarks:

This report is filed as form 3 of 3 to report related transactions for the following filers: Stronghold Energy II Operating, LLC, Stronghold Energy II Intermediate, LLC, Stronghold Energy II Holdings, LLC, 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, Warburg Pincus (E&P) Energy GP, L.P. and Roy Ben-Dor.