HighPeak Energy (HPK) is a public company. HighPeak Energy is an independent oil and natural gas company (NASDAQ: HPK) focused on the development of unconventional oil and natural gas reserves in primarily Howard County of the Midland Basin. HighPeak was formed in 2020 through the business combination of HighPeak Energy and Pure Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company formed by Jack Hightower, our Chairman and CEO. HighPeak is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. Founded in 2020. It has 65 employees. Annual revenue is $893.8M. IPO 2020.

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Operator

Good day, and welcome to HighPeak Energy 2026 second quarter earnings conference call. At this time, all participants are in a listen only mode. After the speaker's presentation, there will be a question and answer session. To ask a question during the session, you need to press star one one on your telephone. You will then hear an automated message advising your hand is raised. To withdraw your question, please press star one one again. Also, the call is being recorded. I would now like to turn the call over to Steven Tholen, Chief Financial Officer. Please go ahead.

Steven Tholen — CFO

Good morning, everyone, and welcome to HighPeak Energy second quarter 2026 earnings call. Representing HighPeak today are President and Chief Executive Officer, Michael Hollis, Executive Vice President, Daniel Silver, Senior Vice President, Chris Mundy, and I am Steven Tholen, the Chief Financial Officer. During today's call, we may refer to our August investor presentation and press release, which can be found on HighPeak's website. Today's call participants may make certain forward-looking statements relating to the company's financial condition, results of operations, expectations, plans, goals, assumptions, and future performance. Please refer to the cautionary information regarding forward-looking statements and related risks in the company's SEC filings, including the fact that actual results may differ materially from our expectations due to a variety of reasons, many of which are beyond our control. We will also refer to certain non-GAAP financial measures on today's call. Please see the reconciliations in the earnings release and in our August investor presentation. I will now turn the call over to our President and Chief Executive Officer, Mike Hollis.

Michael Hollis — President and CEO

Thank you, Steve. Good