Matador Resources — Oct 21, 2025 release

Shareholder Returns On October 15, 2025, Matador announced that its Board of Directors approved a 20% increase in Matador’s dividend policy, raising the dividend from $1.25 annually, or $0.3125 per quarter, to $1.50 annually, or $0.375 per quarter. In accordance with this new dividend policy, the Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.375 per share of common stock payable on December 5, 2025 to shareholders of record as of November 10, 2025. Matador’s base dividend represents an increased annualized yield to shareholders of approximately 3.5% as of October 20, 2025 based upon Matador’s current share price. In addition to our base dividend, in 2025, Matador implemented a share repurchase program to return additional value to shareholders by opportunistically repurchasing shares of our common stock. In total, u nder Matador’s present share repurchase authorization, Matador has repurchased $55 million, or 1.3 million shares of our common stock at a weighted average price of approximately $41 per share, representing over 1% of the total shares of common stock outstanding as of October 21, 2025. Matador’s Board of Directors, management, and staff also continue to be regular purchasers of Matador’s shares in the open market further aligning ourselves with our shareholders. Matador’s directors and executive officers purchased approximately 67,000 shares of Matador stock during 2025. In addition, over 95% of Matador employees continued to participate in Matador’s Employee Share Purchase Plan, or ESPP. Closing Thoughts Joseph Wm. For