SEC Form 4 · accession 0001104659-26-105073
Viper Energy, Inc. · VNOM
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
10% Owner · Other
Period of report
Sep 1, 2026
Accepted (ET)
Sep 3, 2026 · 4:30 pm EDT
Rule 10b5-1 plan
box not checked
Issuer CIK
0002074176
Table I — non-derivative securities
No Table I lines on this filing.
Table II — derivative securities
| Security | Conv. / exercise price | Date | Code | Shares | A/D | Exercisable | Expires | Underlying | Underlying shares | Owned after | D/I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class B Common StockF2,F1 | — | Sep 1, 2026 | A | 2,808,459 | A | — | — | Class A Common Stock | 2,808,459 | 10,874,987 | I |
| Operating Company UnitsF2,F1 | — | Sep 1, 2026 | A | 2,808,459 | A | — | — | Class A Common Stock | 2,808,459 | 10,874,987 | I |
| Class B Common StockF2,F1 | — | Sep 1, 2026 | A | 1,007,000 | A | — | — | Class A Common Stock | 1,007,000 | 70,633,640 | I |
| Operating Company UnitsF2,F1 | — | Sep 1, 2026 | A | 1,007,000 | A | — | — | Class A Common Stock | 1,007,000 | 70,633,640 | I |
| Class B Common StockF1 | — | holding | — | — | — | — | — | Class A Common Stock | 64,463,550 | 64,463,550 | D |
| Operating Company UnitsF1 | — | holding | — | — | — | — | — | Class A Common Stock | 64,463,550 | 64,463,550 | D |
Explanation of responses
- F1Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of VNOM Holding Company LLC, each share Class B Common Stock, together with an equal number of Operating Company Units, is redeemable at the holder's discretion for one share of Class A Common Stock.
- F2On August 3, 2026, the Issuer, as parent, and Viper Energy Partners LP, as buyer, entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire certain mineral and royalty interests from the Reporting Persons and related subsidiaries in exchange for an aggregate of 3,815,459 Operating Company Units and an equivalent number of shares of the Issuer's Class B Common Stock (the "Purchase Agreement"). The transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement closed on September 1, 2026.