Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (Form 3)

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Hightower William Ryan 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11/04/2025 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HighPeak Energy, Inc. [HPK] (Last) (First) (Middle) 421 W. 3RD STREET, SUITE 1000 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) (Street) FORT WORTH, TX 76102 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 128,555 D Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 4,720 I By daughter

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)	(1)	(1)	Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	372,650	(2)	D
Restricted Stock Units	12/31/2025	(2)	Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	300,000	(2)	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hightower William Ryan 421 W. 3RD STREET, SUITE 1000 FORT WORTH, TX 76102			Executive Vice President

Signatures

/s/ Steven W Tholen as Attorney-in-Fact for William Ryan Hightower		11/13/2025
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The option awards reported in this row were granted to Mr. Hightower in installments on July 21, 2023, August 15, 2022, May 4, 2022, November 4, 2021 and August 24, 2020. The options granted on July 21, 2023, August 15, 2022 and May 4, 2022 are fully vested. The options granted on August 24, 2020 and November 4, 2021 vested as follows, subject to Mr. Hightower's continuous employment through each such vesting date: one-third on the date of grant, one-third on the first anniversary of the date of grant, and one-third on the second anniversary of the date of grant. The option granted July 21, 2023 is exercisable only during the 90-day period following the earlier to occur of the Mr. Hightower's separation from service due to death or disability, the occurrence of a change of control or August 1, 2026. The remaining options expire ten years after the date of grant, on August 14, 2032, May 3, 2032, November 3, 2031 and August 22, 2030, respectively.
(2)	Not applicable.

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