RSRV 8-K

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): May 20, 2025

Commission File Number 000-08157

THE RESERVE PETROLEUM COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

6801 Broadway Ext., Suite 300

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73116-9037

(405) 848-7551

(Address and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a)Annual Meeting. On May 20, 2025, The Reserve Petroleum Company (the “Company”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

(b)Matters Voted Upon; Voting Results. The following matters were submitted for a vote of the Company’s stockholders:

All eight nominated Directors were elected to serve for terms of one year each and the selection of HoganTaylor LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accountants for 2025 was ratified. In addition, the stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, a resolution with respect to executive compensation and frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation.

For additional information on these proposals, please see the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 17, 2025.

Item 8.01    Other Events

On May 20, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a $10.00 per share cash dividend to be paid June 17, 2025 to the Company’s common stockholders of record at the close of business on June 4, 2025.

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.

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