BX Guidon Topco LLC - Oct 19, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for Viper Energy Partners LP (VNOM)

Role
10%+ Owner
Signature
SWALLOWTAIL ROYALTIES LLC, By: /s/ Jay Still, Name: Jay Still, Title: Chief Executive Officer
Stock symbol
VNOM
Transactions as of
Oct 19, 2021
Transactions value $
$0
Form type
4
Date filed
10/21/2021, 05:32 PM
Next filing
Jan 11, 2022

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction VNOM Common Units Other $0 -2.43M -100% $0.00* 0 Oct 19, 2021 See Footnotes F1, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7
transaction VNOM Common Units Other $0 -12.8M -100% $0.00* 0 Oct 19, 2021 See Footnotes F1, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7
holding VNOM Common Units 15.2M Oct 19, 2021 See Footnotes F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 On October 19, 2021, Swallowtail Royalties LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Swallowtail Royalties II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with Swallowtail Royalties LLC, the "Swallowtail Entities") distributed 2,434,192 and 12,815,808 common units ("Common Units") representing limited partner interests in Viper Energy Partners LP (the "Issuer"), respectively, for no additional consideration to certain of its members, including 15,207,227 Common Units that were distributed to BX Guidon Topco LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("BX Guidon Topco"). Such disposition was primarily an internal reorganization and the shares are mostly still held by Blackstone entities. Following the distribution, the Swallowtail Entities no longer hold any securities of the Issuer.
F2 Reflects 15,207,227 Common Units held directly by BX Guidon Topco.
F3 Guidon Energy Holdings LP is the managing member of Swallowtail Royalties LLC. Guidon Energy Holdings GP LLC is the general partner of Guidon Energy Holdings LP. Swallowtail Royalties Holdings LLC is the managing member of Swallowtail Royalties II LLC. BX Swallowtail Royalties Holding LLC is the managing member of Swallowtail Royalties Holdings LLC. BX Guidon Topco is the managing member of BX Swallowtail Royalties Holding LLC. The controlling membership interests of Guidon Energy Holdings GP LLC and BX Guidon Topco are held by Blackstone Management Associates VI L.L.C. and Blackstone Energy Management Associates II L.L.C. BMA VI L.L.C. is the sole member of Blackstone Management Associates VI L.L.C. Blackstone EMA II L.L.C. is the sole member of Blackstone Energy Management Associates II L.L.C. Blackstone Holdings III L.P. is the managing member of each of BMA VI L.L.C. and Blackstone EMA II L.L.C.
F4 (Continued from Footnote 3) Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. is the general partner of Blackstone Holdings III L.P. Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. is the general partner of Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. Blackstone Inc. ("Blackstone") is the sole member of Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. The sole holder of the Series II preferred stock of Blackstone Inc. is Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. is wholly-owned by Blackstone's senior managing directors and controlled by its founder, Stephen A. Schwarzman.
F5 Information with respect to each of the Reporting Persons is given solely by such Reporting Person, and no Reporting Person has responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of information supplied by another Reporting Person.
F6 Each of the Reporting Persons (other than to the extent it directly holds securities reported herein) disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by the other Reporting Persons, except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein, and, pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), each of the Reporting Persons (other than to the extent it directly holds securities reported herein) states that the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or for any other purpose.
F7 Due to the limitations of the electronic filing system certain Reporting Persons are filing a separate Form 4.