8-K

UNITED

STATES

SECURITIES

AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT

REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) ofthe Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 1, 2024

GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(214)

396-2850

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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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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Effective January 1, 2024, the Board of Directors of Granite Ridge Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), appointed Kimberly Weimer to the position of Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, the Company’s principal accounting officer. Ms. Weimer will report to Mr. Tyler Farquharson, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer.

Ms. Weimer, 45, has more than 20 years of accounting experience, primarily in the energy industry. Prior to her appointment as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer, Ms. Weimer most recently served as the Chief Financial Officer of Titanium Exploration Partners, an oil and gas asset manager, from October 2018 through December 2023, where she oversaw all aspects of the finance and accounting departments. She has also served in various executive and senior leadership positions throughout her career at Enduro Resource Partners LLC, Encore Acquisition Company, Cherry, Bekaert & Holland LLP, and Powell Industries. Ms. Weimer holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting from Louisiana State University and is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Texas.

Ms. Weimer has no family relationships with any current director or executive officers of the Company, and there are no transactions or proposed transactions to which the Company is a party, or intended to be a party, in which Ms. Weimer has, or will have, a material interest subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There are no arrangements or understandings with any other person pursuant to which Ms. Weimer was appointed as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer.

(d) Exhibits.

SIGNATURE

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.