Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On August 3, 2026, Viper Energy, Inc., a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, Inc., issued a press release reporting financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026 and announcing (i) the second quarter 2026 base and variable cash dividends and (ii) an increase in the annual base dividend beginning with the third quarter of 2026. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Other Events. On July 2, 2026, Viper Energy, Inc. filed a prospectus supplement to its automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-289863) with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed solely for the purpose of filing the opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the securities set forth in the prospectus supplement, which opinion is attached as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. The information included in

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On June 12, 2026, Viper Energy, Inc., as the parent guarantor (the “Company”) and VNOM Sub, Inc., as a guarantor, entered into a first amendment (the “Amendment”) to the credit agreement with Viper Energy Partners LP, as borrower (the “Borrower”), the lenders and other guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified to the date t…

Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On May 4, 2026, Viper Energy, Inc., a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, Inc., issued a press release reporting financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 and announcing the first quarter 2026 base and variable cash dividends. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On March 2, 2026, Viper Energy, Inc. (“Viper” or “we”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Diamondback Energy, Inc., EnCap Energy Capital Fund X, L.P., Tumbleweed Royalty IV, LLC, Opps IX Source Holdings PT, L.P., and Opps IX Source Holdings II PT, L.P. (the “Selling Stockholders”) and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as underwriters (the “Underwriters”). The Underwriting Agreement relate…

Other Events. Repurchase In connection with the Secondary Offering, VNOM Holding Company LLC (“OpCo”), a consolidated subsidiary of Viper, entered into a unit purchase and sale agreement with certain affiliates of Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (collectively, “Oaktree”) dated March 2, 2026, pursuant to which OpCo repurchased 1,000,000 units representing limited liability company membership interests in OpCo (“OpCo Units”) from Oaktree for a purchase price equivalent to the price received by…

Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On February 23, 2026, Viper Energy, Inc., a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, Inc., issued a press release reporting financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025 and announcing (i) the fourth quarter 2025 base and variable cash dividends, (ii) an increase in the annual base dividend beginning with the fourth quarter of 2025, and (iii) an increase in the share buyback authorization. A copy of the pre…

Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary — Will Krueger: Will Krueger was promoted to Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Viper Energy, Inc.

Director: The filing describes the standard board turnover and appointments resulting from the completion of a merger, which is a structural change rather than a sudden executive departure.

Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders. The disclosures under the Introductory Note, Item 1.01,

Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. The disclosures under the Introductory Note are incorporated herein by reference. Prior to the Closing, shares of Former Viper Class A Common Stock were registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”). As a result of the Mergers, all shares of Former Viper Common Stock were cancelled, and New Viper became the successor to Former Viper.…

Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. The disclosures under the Introductory Note and

Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement. In connection with the Closing, Former Viper and New Viper entered into assignment and assumption agreements with various counterparties, pursuant to which Former Viper assigned to New Viper, and New Viper assumed from Former Viper, the following agreements: • Second Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 10, 2023, effective as of November 13, 2023, by and between Viper Energy Partners LP and Diamondback Energy,…

Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On August 4, 2025, Viper Energy, Inc., a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, Inc., issued a press release reporting financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025 and announcing the second quarter 2025 base and variable cash dividends. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. Base Indenture and First Supplemental Indenture On July 23, 2025, Viper Energy, Inc. (“Viper Energy”) and Viper Energy Partners LLC (the “Issuer”) completed their previously announced underwritten public offering (the “Notes Offering”) of $500,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Issuer’s 4.900% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “2030 Notes”) and $1,100,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Issuer’s 5.700% Senior Notes due 2035 (the “2035 No…

Other Events Legal Opinion Relating to the Notes In connection with closing of the Notes Offering, Viper Energy is filing a legal opinion regarding the legality of the Notes issued in the Notes Offering, attached as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, to incorporate such opinion by reference into the Shelf Registration Statement. Satisfaction and Discharge of Existing 2027 Notes In connection with the issuance of the Notes, on July 23, 2025, Viper Energy (i) issued and delivered a…

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. The information set forth in

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. Underwriting Agreement On July 9, 2025, Viper Energy, Inc. (“Viper Energy”), Viper Energy Partners LLC (the “Issuer”) and New Cobra Pubco, Inc. (“New Viper”, and together with Viper Energy, the “Guarantors”), entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”), by and among the Issuer, the Guarantors, and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the…

Other Events As previously announced, on May 1, 2025, Viper Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Viper”), and Viper Energy Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Viper Operating Company”) completed the acquisition of certain mineral and royalty interests (the “Endeavor Mineral and Royalty Interests”) from Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P., a subsidiary of Diamondback Energy, Inc. Also as previously announced, on June 2, 2025, Viper and the Viper Operating Company, entered in…

Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement. In connection with the entry into the Credit Agreement, the Borrower terminated all commitments of the lenders under the Existing Credit Agreement, which were previously scheduled to expire on September 22, 2028. In connection therewith, all outstanding borrowings under the Existing Credit Agreement were repaid, and all guarantees thereof and security interests granted to secure such indebtedness were released.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On June 12, 2025 (the “Credit Effective Date”), Viper Energy, Inc., as guarantor (the “Company”), entered into a Credit Agreement with Viper Energy Partners LLC, as borrower (the “Borrower”), the lenders and other guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement replaces the Borrower’s existing Credit Agreement, dated as of July 20, 2018, among the Company, th…

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. The information included in

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. Merger Agreement On June 2, 2025, Viper Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Viper”), and Viper Energy Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Viper Opco”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Sitio Royalties Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Sitio”), Sitio Royalties Operating Partnership, LP, a Delaware limited partnership and a subsidiary of Sitio (“Sitio Opco”), New Cobra Pubco, Inc., a Delaware…

Regulation FD Disclosure. On June 2, 2025, Viper Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Viper”) and Viper Energy Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Viper Opco”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Sitio Royalties Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Sitio”), Sitio Royalties Operating Partnership, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Sitio Opco”), New Cobra Pubco, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Viper (“New Pare…