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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 24, 2025
Riley Exploration Permian, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-15555 | 87-0267438 | ||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||
29 E. Reno Avenue, Suite 500
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104
Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
405-415-8699
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | |||||||||||||||
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | REPX | NYSE American | |||||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 4, 2025 (the “Prior 8-K”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission, on December 3, 2025, Riley Exploration - Permian, LLC. (“REP LLC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. (“REPX,” together with REP LLC, hereinafter referred to as the “Company”), entered into a purchase and sale agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Targa Northern Delaware LLC (“Buyer”), pursuant to which the Company sold to Buyer all of the membership interests in Dovetail Midstream, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company that holds certain midstream infrastructure projects in Eddy County, New Mexico, for an aggregate cash purchase price of approximately $111 million, subject to customary purchase price adjustments (the “Midstream Sale”). The Midstream Sale also provided for the sale by the Company to Buyer of certain compressor station assets for an aggregate cash purchase price of approximately $10 million plus reimbursement of $1.4 million of capital improvements at a subsequent closing date (the “Second Closing”), subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions. The initial closing of the Midstream Sale took place on December 3, 2025, and the Second Closing occurred on December 24, 2025.
The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement contained herein does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Purchase Agreement, which was attached to the Prior 8-K as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K, the Company redacted from the filed copy of the Purchase Agreement certain information that is both (i) not material and (ii) is the type of information that the Company treats as private or confidential.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information
Unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of September 30, 2025, and the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, and the year ended December 31, 2024, are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. These unaudited pro forma financial statements give effect to the Midstream Sale on the basis, and subject to the assumptions, set forth in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||||
Purchase and Sale Agreement dated December 3, 2025, by and between Riley Exploration - Permian, LLC and Targa Northern Delaware LLC. | |||||
| Unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet of Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. as of September 30, 2025, and the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, and the year ended December 31, 2024. | |||||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| RILEY EXPLORATION PERMIAN, INC. | |||||||||||
| Date: | December 30, 2025 | By: | /s/ Philip Riley | ||||||||
| Philip Riley | |||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Strategy | |||||||||||