UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

(Amendment No. 1)

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~February~~ March 4, 2026

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).

Emerging growth company o

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 52.02 ~~Departure~~Results of ~~Directors~~Operations orand ~~Principal~~Financial ~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers~~Condition.

~~Appointment~~On March 4, 2026, Company announced its financial condition and results of ~~New~~operations ~~Director~~for the year ended December 31, 2025. In connection with this announcement, the Company issued an earnings press release (the “Earnings Release”). A copy of this document is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is available on the Company’s website at www.rileypermian.com.

~~Effective~~In asaccordance ofwith ~~February~~General 4,Instructions ~~2026,~~B.2. ~~the Board~~ of ~~Directors~~Form (8-K, the ~~“Board”)~~information ofdescribed ~~Riley~~in ~~Exploration~~this ~~Permian,~~Item ~~Inc~~2. ~~(the "Company")~~02, ~~appointed~~including ~~Bobby~~the ~~Saadati~~matters asdiscussed anon ~~independent~~the ~~member~~Company’s toearnings ~~fill~~conference acall, ~~newly-created~~shall ~~directorship.~~not ~~Mr.~~be ~~Saadati~~deemed ~~will~~“filed” ~~have~~for anpurposes ~~initial~~of ~~term~~Section ~~expiring~~18 atof the ~~Company’s~~Securities ~~2026~~Exchange ~~Annual~~Act ~~Meeting~~ of ~~Stockholders~~1934, atas ~~which~~amended, ~~time~~nor heshall ~~will~~it ~~stand~~be ~~for~~deemed ~~election~~incorporated by ~~the~~reference ~~Company’s~~in ~~stockholders.~~any ~~The~~filing ~~Board~~under ~~has~~the ~~determined~~Securities ~~that~~Act ~~Mr.~~of ~~Saadati~~1933, isas anamended, ~~“independent~~except ~~director”~~ as ~~such~~shall ~~term~~be isexpressly ~~defined~~set ~~under~~forth ~~the~~by ~~NYSE~~specific ~~American~~reference ~~Company~~in ~~Guide~~such a filing.

Mr. Saadati was not appointed to the Board pursuant to any arrangement or understanding with any other person, and there are no current or proposed transactions between the Company and Mr. Saadati or his immediate family members which would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Mr. Saadati entered into an independent director agreement with the Company on February 4, 2026. Pursuant to the independent director agreement, Mr. Saadati will receive (i) an annual cash retainer of $120,000, payable quarterly in arrears and prorated for any partial year of service and (ii) $200,000 paid in restricted stock based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the last trading day prior to the effective date of his independent director agreement and prorated for any partial year of service. The restricted stock will be granted pursuant to a restricted stock award agreement under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan that will vest on the one-year anniversary of the grant date, subject to continued service through the vesting date.

Mr. Saadati also entered into an indemnification agreement with the Company on February 4, 2026. This agreement will require the Company to indemnify Mr. Saadati to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law against liability that may arise by reason of his service as a director of the Company, and to advance expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against him as to which he could be indemnified.

The foregoing description of the indemnification agreement for Mr. Saadati contained herein does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 6, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Saadati as director. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.

The information in this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.			Description
10.1			Form of Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.14 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 2021, Registration No. 333-250019).
99.1			Press Release dated March 4, 2026.
99.1			Press Release dated February 6, 2026.
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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:	~~February~~March 64, 2026	By:	/s/ Philip Riley
			Philip Riley
			Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Strategy

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