{"url_path":"/sec/royl/10-k/2026/item-12","section_key":"item-12","section_title":"Item 12 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-K","doc_date":"2026-07-13","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1694617/0001185185-26-002897-index.html","accession_number":"0001185185-26-002897","cik":"0001694617","ticker":"ROYL","issuer_name":"Royale Energy, Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1694617/0001185185-26-002897-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001694617","primary_entity_name":"Royale Energy, Inc."},"word_count":240,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item 12 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management\nand Related Stockholder Matters**\n\n \n\n**Common Stock**\n\n \n\nAt March 31, 2026, 96,600,302 shares of Royale’s common stock\nwere outstanding.\n\n \n\nThe following table contains information regarding the ownership of\nRoyale’s common stock as March 19, 2025, by each director and executive officer of Royale, and all directors and officers of Royale\nas a group and persons owning greater than 5% of the issued\n\nand outstanding shares of common stock.\n\n \n\nExcept pursuant to applicable community property laws and except as\notherwise indicated, each shareholder identified in the table below possesses sole voting and investment power with respect to her or\nhis shares. The holdings reported are based on reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Company by the officers\nand directors.\n\n \n\n**Stockholder (1)**** **\n**Number**** **** **\n**Percent**** **\n\nJohnny Jordan  \n 28,162,723  \n 29.15%\n\nJeff Kerns \n 20,225,636  \n 20.94%\n\nStephen M. Hosmer (2) \n 2,820,782  \n 2.92%\n\nJohn Sullivan \n 2,732,865  \n 2.83%\n\nJonathan Gregory (3) \n 2,257,865  \n 2.34%\n\nChris Parada \n 1,756,465  \n 1.82%\n\nAll officers and directors as a group \n 57,956,336  \n 60.00%\n\n \n\n(1)\nThe mailing address of each listed stockholder is 1530 Hilton Head Rd, Suite 205, El Cajon, California 92021.\n\n \n\n(2)\nIncludes 6,000 shares owned by Stephen M. Hosmer’s minor children.\n\n \n\n(3)\nIncludes 35,000 shares owned by Mr. Gregory’s son.\n\n \n\nOther than Messrs. Jordan and Kerns, as disclosed above, there is no\nshareholder known by Royale to own beneficially more than 5% of our common stock.\n\n \n\n19\n\n[Table of Contents](#toc)"}