Bryan H Lawrence Form 4 Riley Exploration Permian / BRYAN H LAWRENCE ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

LAWRENCE BRYAN H

(Last) (First) (Middle)

410 PARK AVENUE

20TH FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10022-4407

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. [ REPX ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/22/2022

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	09/22/2022		J(1)		2,331	A	$0(1)	7,117	D
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	09/22/2022		J(1)		155,324(2)	D	$0(1)	0(2)	I	See footnote(3)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share								3,330,455(2)	I	See footnote(4)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share								390,860(2)	I	See footnote(5)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share								1,784,113(2)	I	See footnote(6)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pro rata distributions from Yorktown Energy Partners VII, L.P. ("Yorktown VII"), Yorktown VII Company LP and Yorktown VII Associates LLC.

2. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities for Section 16 or any other purpose.

3. These securities are owned directly by Yorktown VII. The reporting person is a member and a manager of Yorktown VII Associates LLC, the general partner of Yorktown VII Company LP, the general partner of Yorktown VII. These shares were previously owned by Riley Exploration Group, LLC ("REG"). On September 14, 2022, REG entered into a Redemption Agreement with Yorktown VII, pursuant to which REG redeemed all of its membership units held by Yorktown VII in exchange for these shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. (the "Common Stock"), which was a change in form of beneficial ownership that was not reported pursuant to Rule 16a-13.

4. These securities are owned directly by REG. Yorktown Energy Partners VIII, L.P. ("Yorktown VIII"), Yorktown Energy Partners IX, L.P. ("Yorktown IX") and Yorktown Energy Partners X, L.P. ("Yorktown X") collectively own approximately 98.88% of REG. The reporting person is a member and a manager of Yorktown VIII Associates LLC, the general partner of Yorktown VIII Company LP, the general partner of Yorktown VIII. The reporting person is a member and a manager of Yorktown IX Associates LLC, the general partner of Yorktown IX Company LP, the general partner of Yorktown IX. The reporting person is a member and a manager of Yorktown X Associates LLC, the general partner of Yorktown X Company LP, the general partner of Yorktown X.

5. These securities are owned directly by Yorktown X. The reporting person is a member and a manager of Yorktown X Associates LLC, the general partner of Yorktown X Company LP, the general partner of Yorktown X.

6. These securities are owned directly by Yorktown Energy Partners XI, L.P. ("Yorktown XI"). The reporting person is a member and a manager of Yorktown XI Associates LLC, the general partner of Yorktown XI Company LP, the general partner of Yorktown XI.

	/s/ Bryan H. Lawrence	09/26/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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