UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

29 E. Reno Avenue, Suite 500

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104

405-415-8699

(Address, including zip code of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

Riley Exploration Permian, Inc.

Amended and Restated 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan

(Full title of the plan)

 

Philip Riley

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President - Strategy

29 E. Reno Avenue, Suite 500

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104

405-415-8699

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Amy R. Curtis		Beth di Santo, Esq.
Holland & Knight LLP		di Santo Law PLLC
1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500		170 Christopher Street
Dallas, Texas 75201		New York, New York 10014
(214) 969-1763		(212) 365-8677

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

STATEMENT UNDER GENERAL INSTRUCTION E TO FORM S-8

 

On April 21, 2023, the stockholders of Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. Amended and Restated 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) that increased the total number of shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, that may be utilized for awards pursuant to the Plan from 1,387,022 to 2,337,022. This Registration Statement is being filed in accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8 for the purpose of registering the issuance of an additional 950,000 shares of the Common Stock under the Plan.

 

The contents of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-8 relating to the Plan, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on March 1, 2021 (File No. 333-253750) are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement, as permitted by General Instruction E to Form S-8.

 

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

 

INDEX OF EXHIBITS

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Oklahoma City, State of Oklahoma, on the 24th day of April, 2023.

 

Each person whose signature appears below appoints each of Kevin Riley and Philip Riley as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on April 24, 2023.

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