Ring Energy (REI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Paul D. McKinney, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, was paid $2.9M in 2025, down 15% from $3.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 18:1, on median employee pay of $162,362.

Filed
April 10, 2026
Annual meeting
May 21, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$2.9M-15% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
18:1median $162,362
CEO pay in equity
51%$1.5M in awards
CEO Target Bonus
$630,000Based on a percentage of base salary
CEO Stock Awards
$1,473,306RSUs and PSUs granted in 2025
Median Employee Pay
$162,362Annual total compensation
Total Employees
110U.S. full-time employees excluding CEO

How McKinney was paid

$2.9M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary22%Stock awards51%Non-equity incentive26%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Paul D. McKinneyChief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board$2,884,957
Travis T. ThomasFormer Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$2,696,332
Rocky P. KwonVice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Former Interim CFO$521,016
Alexander DyesExecutive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer$1,310,909
James J. ParrExecutive Vice President, Chief Exploration Officer$1,219,844
Phillip B. FeinerSenior Vice President, General Counsel$910,846

What changed and why

  • $2.9MPaul D. McKinney received total compensation of $2,884,957 in 2025, representing a decrease from his 2024 total of $3,403,046.
  • 35%Sales volumes reached a record 20,253 Boe per day, while capital spending was reduced by 35%.
  • The Compensation Committee chose net Boe production, internal rate of return, and net lifting costs as performance measures for the annual incentive plan.
  • The ratio of CEO to median employee annual total compensation was 18 to 1.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.