Travis L. Counts - 30 Jan 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for CIVITAS RESOURCES, INC. (CIVI)

Signature
By: /s/ Adrian Milton, Attorney-in-Fact for Travis L. Counts
Issuer symbol
CIVI
Transactions as of
30 Jan 2026
Net transactions value
$0
Form type
4
Filing time
30 Jan 2026, 14:55:45 UTC
Previous filing
10 Nov 2025

Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
Counts Travis L Chief Admn Officer & Secretary 555 17TH STREET, SUITE 3700, DENVER By: /s/ Adrian Milton, Attorney-in-Fact for Travis L. Counts 30 Jan 2026 0001706713

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction CIVI Common Stock Disposed to Issuer -61,568 -100% 0 30 Jan 2026 Direct F1, F2

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction CIVI Performance Stock Units Disposed to Issuer -82,730 -100% 0 30 Jan 2026 Common Stock 82,730 Direct F3
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Travis L. Counts is no longer subject to Section 16 filing requirements. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 2, 2025 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among SM Energy Company ("SM Energy"), Cars Merger Sub, Inc., a direct wholly owned subsidiary of SM Energy ("Merger Sub"), and Civitas Resources, Inc. ("Civitas"), (i) Merger Sub was merged with and into Civitas, with Civitas surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of SM Energy (the "first merger" and the surviving entity, the "first surviving corporation"), and (ii) immediately following the first merger (the "Effective Time"), the first surviving corporation was merged with and into SM Energy, with SM Energy continuing as the surviving corporation and each share of Civitas' common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Civitas common stock"), was converted into the right to receive 1.45 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of SM Energy ("SM Energy common stock").
F2 On January 29, 2026, the day prior to the Effective Time, the closing price of one share of SM Energy common stock on the New York Stock Exchange was $18.87. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each restricted stock unit of Civitas ("Civitas RSU Award") that was outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was assumed by SM Energy and converted into a time-based restricted stock unit award of SM Energy equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the number of shares of Civitas common stock subject to such Civitas RSU Award immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) 1.45, rounded up to the nearest whole number of shares and generally subject to the same terms and conditions (including as to vesting and forfeiture) as were applicable to such Civitas RSU Award immediately prior to the Effective Time.
F3 Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each performance stock unit of Civitas ("Civitas PSU Award") that was outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time was assumed by SM Energy and converted into a time-based restricted stock unit award of SM Energy equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the greater of (A) the target number of shares of Civitas common stock subject to such Civitas PSU Award as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and (B) the number of shares of Civitas common stock to be earned based on actual achievement of the performance criteria set forth in the applicable award agreement as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) 1.45, rounded up to the nearest whole number of shares and generally subject to the same terms and conditions (including as to time-based vesting and forfeiture, but not any performance-based vesting conditions) as were applicable to such Civitas PSU Award immediately prior to the Effective Time.