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Randall W. Atkins has served as Chairman of our Board of Directors since August 2015, and as our Chief Executive Officer since January 2021. Mr. Atkins also served as our Chief Financial Officer from July 2018 to May 2019. Mr. Atkins has been involved in energy related investment and financing activities for over 40 years. He also has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the predecessor company, Ramaco Coal, LLC, from 2011 to 2022. Prior to the formation of Ramaco, Mr. Atkins was a banker at J.P. Morgan and had worked in various investment banking and private equity positions in the mining and energy fields. Mr. Atkins is the immediate past Chairman of the Department of Energy's National Coal Council. He was also appointed by the Department of Energy as a United States representative to the International Energy Agency's Coal Advisory Board and Critical Minerals Working Group. He sits on the Board of Directors of the National Mining Association (NMA). He began his career at Ashland Oil, Inc. Mr. Atkins holds a B.A. degree from Duke University and a J.D. degree from Washington & Lee University School of Law.

Jeremy R. Sussman has served as our Chief Financial Officer since May 2019 and Assistant Secretary since January 2024. Mr. Sussman has an extensive knowledge of the coal industry through his work over many years as one of the leading mining industry analysts on Wall Street. Most recently, Mr. Sussman served as Managing Director - Mining and Metals at Clarksons Platou Securities (Clarksons). Mr. Sussman had worked at Clarksons since April 2013. Prior to that Mr. Sussman had worked as a research analyst focusing on the coal space in a variety of other sell-side and buy-side firms. Mr. Sussman graduated from Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business in 2005.

Jason Fannin has served as EVP and Chief Commercial Officer since February 2021 and as Chief Marketing Officer since April 2020. Prior to that, Mr. Fannin held a variety of sales and marketing positions with Contura Energy, Alpha Natural Resources, and AMCI Resources. Mr. Fannin holds Bachelor of Science degrees in both chemical engineering and chemistry from the West Virginia Institute of Technology and earned his law degree, summa cum laude, from the Appalachian School of Law.

Chris Blanchard has served as our EVP for Mine Planning and Development since May 2024 and previously served as our Chief Operating Officer from December 2017 to May 2024. Mr. Blanchard previously served as an independent contractor to the Company through his company. Prior to that he served as Vice President - Operations and Development for Cutlass Collieries, LLC, a Cline Group Company, in Nova Scotia, Canada, and as the Director of Operations Support for an Alpha Natural Resources subsidiary. Mr. Blanchard was previously President of a subsidiary of Massey Energy Company operating the Upper Big Branch mine in April 2010 at the time of an explosion. Mr. Blanchard was not charged in connection with the incident. Mr. Blanchard received his Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Mr. Blanchard also holds a M.B.A. from the University of Charleston and a Master of Science in Systems Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology.

Richard M. Whiting has served as a member of our Board of Directors since December 2016. Mr. Whiting most recently served as President of Kinder Morgan Resources LLC, and before that as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Patriot Coal Corporation (Patriot Coal). Prior to the spin-off of Patriot Coal from Peabody Energy Corporation (Peabody), Mr. Whiting served in various positions at Peabody including Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, President & Chief Operating Officer and Director. Mr. Whiting has served as both a Director and on the Executive Committee of the NMA. He has also served as a Director of the National Coal Council and as a member of the Society of Mining Engineers Foundation Board of Trustees. Mr. Whiting holds a B.S. degree in Mining Engineering from West Virginia University.

David E.K. Frischkorn, Jr. has served as a member of our Board of Directors since January 2021. Mr. Frischkorn is an investment banker with more than 40 years of energy industry experience. Previously, Mr. Frischkorn was Managing Director, Corporate Finance at Seaport Global Holdings LLC, an investment bank, from November 2011 to December 2017. Mr. Frischkorn also served as Vice Chairman-Corporate Finance of Dahlman Rose & Company LLC, a New York-based investment bank, from September 2004 to September 2011, and as Managing Director of the Energy Group of Jefferies & Co., an investment bank, from August 1996 to February 2003. Mr. Frischkorn holds an M.B.A. in Finance and Accounting from Columbia Business School and a B.A. in Economics and German from Tufts University.

Aurelia Skipwith Giacometto has served as a member of our Board of Directors since January 2022. Ms. Giacometto has a wide background as an experienced government administrator at the federal level, an attorney, a scientist, and a businesswoman. She served as Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service until early 2022. She served as the General Counsel of AVC Global, an international logistics company that operates using blockchain technology until 2023, she co-founded the company in 2016. She currently serves as the Head of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, a position to which she was appointed in 2023. She began her career at Monsanto in research. She later served in both legal and research positions at the United States Department of Agriculture and as an intellectual property consultant to the United States Agency for International Development. She has also worked in legal and regulatory divisions of Alltech, a global leader in the animal feed industry. Ms. Giacometto received her Bachelor of Science in biology from Howard University, a Master's of Science in molecular genetics from Purdue University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law. She is licensed in Kentucky and Washington, DC.

C. Lynch Christian, III has served as a member of our Board of Directors since June 2019. Mr. Christian has been involved in coal mining and coal land leasing and management since 1980 as an officer and director of Imperial Colliery Company and Milburn Colliery Company. Among other energy related businesses, Mr. Christian has experience as an officer and director of companies providing mining and hydraulic equipment, material crushing and handling equipment, conveyor design and installation and crane and rigging services. Prior to commencing work in the coal industry, Mr. Christian practiced energy law with the firm of Jackson Kelly PLLC in Charleston, West Virginia. Mr. Christian is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and Washington & Lee University School of Law.

On March 14, 2025, the Board appointed E. Forrest Jones, Jr. as the Company's new General Counsel effective on or about May 1, 2025. E. Forrest Jones, Jr. has served as a member of our Board of Directors since January 2021. Mr. Jones has been the owner and manager of Jones & Associates, a law firm in Charleston, West Virginia, for thirty-seven years focusing upon all areas of corporate and business practice. He is regarded as perhaps one of the most knowledgeable counsel in the coal industry and has dealt principally on corporate and regulatory matters relating to coal operations, development, acquisitions and management. He received his license to practice law in 1977. Prior to starting Jones & Associates, he practiced as a Partner in a small firm focused upon the operational needs of the coal industry. Over the course of his career, Mr. Jones has served as General Field Counsel for Pickands Mather & Company, W-P Coal Company, Agipcoal USA, Inc. (formerly Enoxy Coal, Inc.), Costain Coal Inc., Pocahontas Land Corporation and numerous other coal and mineral land companies. Mr. Jones received a B.A. with a major in American History from the University of Virginia, a B.S. in Business Administration from West Virginia University and a J.D. from West Virginia University. He is admitted to practice in the Circuit Courts and The Supreme Court of Appeals for the State of West Virginia, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. On March 18, 2025, Company announced that E. Forrest Jones, Jr. resigned from the Board of Directors effective as of March 14, 2025. In honor of his service to the Board, Mr. Jones' was provided the honorary title of Director Emeritus for the Board effective March 14, 2025.

Michael R. Graney has served as a member of our Board since September 2025. Mr. Graney has over 35 years of experience as an entrepreneur, business leader, and executive in Appalachia and brings a wealth of expertise in economic development, energy, and community service. Since August 2025, Mr. Graney has been performing personal consulting services in West Virginia. In October 2024, Mr. Graney was appointed as Acting Cabinet Secretary for the West Virginia Department of Economic Development; a position he held until August 2025. From October 2017 through August 2025, Mr. Graney served as Executive Director of the West Virginia Department of Economic Development, where he oversaw state government programs focused on improving the economic well-being of West Virginia through new business attraction, job growth, and strategic community development. Mr. Graney has been involved in real estate investments in retail and industrial spaces since 1992. Previously, Mr. Graney has held executive level positions in numerous privately held energy related businesses. Mr. Graney received a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Virginia, and an M.B.A. from UVA Darden School of Business.

Evan H. Jenkins has served as a member of our Board and as Vice-Chairman of the Board since March 2025, and has served as Secretary of the Company since February 2024. He also currently serves as president of The Ramaco Foundation and a member of its board of directors, positions he has held since May 2022. Mr. Jenkins served as General Counsel of the Company from February 2024 through April 2025. Immediately prior to joining Ramaco, Mr. Jenkins was Senior Vice President, Government Affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce from September 2022 through February 2024. Mr. Jenkins owned and managed Evan Jenkins PLLC, a law firm, from February 2022 through September 2022. Mr. Jenkins previously served on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals from October 2018 through February 2022 including a term as Chief Justice from January 2021 through December 2021. Mr. Jenkins is also a former two term U.S. Congressman representing West Virginia's 3rd congressional district, and a longtime state legislator serving in the West Virginia House of Delegates and West Virginia State Senate. Mr. Jenkins has significant private sector experience as a practicing labor and employment attorney and also previously served as the chief executive officer of a statewide association in West Virginia. Mr. Jenkins received his bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Florida and his law degree from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University.

Peter Leidel has served as a member of our Board of Directors since November 2019. Mr. Leidel is a founder and partner of Yorktown Partners. The Yorktown partnerships were formerly affiliated with the investment firm of Dillon, Read & Co. Inc. where Mr. Leidel was a partner in the venture capital group and invested in a variety of private companies with a particular focus on energy investments until the merger of Dillon Read with SBC Warburg in September 1997. Mr. Leidel's focus is on energy companies in a variety of different industries. He was previously in corporate treasury positions at Mobil Corporation and worked for KPMG Peat Marwick and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Leidel is a director of the University of Wisconsin Foundation and the American Spectator Foundation, as well as several private energy companies. He served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Business, where he taught financial and managerial accounting. Mr. Leidel became a Certified Public Accountant in 1979. He received his B.B.A. with Honors from the University of Wisconsin and M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Bryan H. Lawrence has served as a member of our Board of Directors since December 2016. Mr. Lawrence is a founder and senior manager of Yorktown Partners LLC (Yorktown Partners), which manages the Yorktown group private equity partnerships with approximately $5.0 billion of capital under management that invest in the energy industry. The Yorktown partnerships were formerly affiliated with the investment firm of Dillon, Read & Co. Inc. where Mr. Lawrence had been employed since 1966, serving as a Managing Director until the merger of Dillon Read with SBC Warburg in September 1997. Mr. Lawrence also serves as a director of publicly traded Hallador Energy Company, Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. and Star Group, L.P. and certain nonpublic companies in the energy industry in which Yorktown partnerships hold equity interests. Mr. Lawrence is a graduate of Hamilton College and also has an M.B.A. from Columbia University.

Paul B. Horn, Jr. Paul Horn has been EVP for Mine Operations since 2024. Previously, he was SVP and Chief Mine Development Officer of Ramaco from 2022 until 2024. Prior to Ramaco, he was the Chief Operating Officer and President of Booth Energy, a position he held since October 2010. He brings to Ramaco almost 30 years of experience as one of the most senior mining executives in the Central Appalachian region. Mr. Horn holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from the University of Kentucky.

John C. Marcum has served as our EVP for Production since May 2024 and previously served as our Chief Accounting Officer from July 2019 to May 2024. Prior to joining Ramaco Resources in 2018 as Controller, Mr. Marcum served as Vice President of Accounting for Alpha Natural Resources. Mr. Marcum previously held a variety of accounting and finance management positions with Massey Energy, Magnum Coal, and Arcelor Mittal Princeton Mining. Mr. Marcum holds a B.B.A. in Accountancy from Marshall University and a M.B.A. from Morehead State University.