Viper Energy, Inc.
A Texas energy company that owns mineral and royalty rights to oil and gas land in the Permian Basin, collecting payments when other companies drill and produce on its acreage rather than drilling itself. It was created by Diamondback Energy and went public in 2014, and its name follows its parent's snake theme — a diamondback is a rattlesnake, and a viper is another venomous serpent.
Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: Purchase Agreement On 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 3,654,979 OpCo units and an equivalent number of shares of the Issuer's Class B Common Stock, subject to transaction costs and certain customary post-closing adjustments (the "Purchase Agreement"). The Purchase Agreement is expected to close in September. The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of such agreement, which is attached as an exhibit to this Schedule 13D and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: Purchase Agreement On 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 3,654,979 OpCo units and an equivalent number of shares of the Issuer's Class B Common Stock, subject to transaction costs and certain customary post-closing adjustments (the "Purchase Agreement"). The Purchase Agreement is expected to close in September. The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of such agreement, which is attached as an exhibit to this Schedule 13D and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: Purchase Agreement On 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 3,654,979 OpCo units and an equivalent number of shares of the Issuer's Class B Common Stock, subject to transaction costs and certain customary post-closing adjustments (the "Purchase Agreement"). The Purchase Agreement is expected to close in September. The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of such agreement, which is attached as an exhibit to this Schedule 13D and incorporated herein by reference.
| Holder | Schedule | % of class | Shares | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 13G/APassive | 4.5% | 8.70M | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Wellington Group Holdings LLP | 13G/APassive | 4.5% | 8.70M | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP | 13G/APassive | 4.5% | 8.70M | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Capital World Investors | 13G/APassive | 13.6% | 26.50M | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Diamondback Energy, Inc. | 13D/AActivist | 42.2% | 142.16M | Aug 5, 2026 |
Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: Purchase Agreement On 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 3,654,979 OpCo units and an equivalent number of shares of the Issuer's Class B Common Stock, subject to transaction costs and certain customary post-closing adjustments (the "Purchase Agreement"). The Purchase Agreement is expected to close in September. The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of such agreement, which is attached as an exhibit to this Schedule 13D and incorporated herein by reference. | ||||
| Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P. | 13D/AActivist | 26.4% | 69.63M | Aug 5, 2026 |
Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: Purchase Agreement On 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 3,654,979 OpCo units and an equivalent number of shares of the Issuer's Class B Common Stock, subject to transaction costs and certain customary post-closing adjustments (the "Purchase Agreement"). The Purchase Agreement is expected to close in September. The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of such agreement, which is attached as an exhibit to this Schedule 13D and incorporated herein by reference. | ||||
| Diamondback E&P LLC | 13D/AActivist | 4% | 8.07M | Aug 5, 2026 |
Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented as follows: Purchase Agreement On 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 3,654,979 OpCo units and an equivalent number of shares of the Issuer's Class B Common Stock, subject to transaction costs and certain customary post-closing adjustments (the "Purchase Agreement"). The Purchase Agreement is expected to close in September. The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of such agreement, which is attached as an exhibit to this Schedule 13D and incorporated herein by reference. | ||||
| T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. | 13G/APassive | 4.7% | 9.11M | May 15, 2026 |
| EnCap Partners GP, LLC | 13G/APassive | 3.99% | 8.06M | May 15, 2026 |
| Tumbleweed Royalty IV, LLC | 13G/APassive | 3.36% | 6.75M | May 15, 2026 |