Travis D. Stice - May 28, 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for Diamondback Energy, Inc. (FANG)

Role: Chief Executive Officer, Director
Signature: /s/ Teresa L. Dick, as attorney-in-fact for Travis D. Stice
Stock symbol: FANG
Transactions as of: May 28, 2024
Transactions value $: -$196,749
Form type: 4
Date filed: 5/29/2024, 04:03 PM
Previous filing: May 20, 2024
Next filing: Jun 4, 2024

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	FANG	Common Stock	Tax liability	-$197K	-1.02K	-0.23%	$193.46	436K	May 28, 2024	By Stice Investments, Ltd.	F1, F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	In connection with the issuer's acquisition of all of the outstanding publicly-held common units of Rattler Midstream LP ("Rattler") on August 24, 2022 (the "Rattler Merger"), each Rattler Phantom unit outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Rattler Merger under the Rattler Midstream LP Long-Term Incentive Plan was converted into the issuer's restricted stock unit award, as adjusted based on the merger exchange ratio. In connection with the vesting and settlement on May 28, 2024 of the last unvested tranche of the issuer's restricted stock units received by the reporting person in connection with the Rattler Merger, the issuer withheld shares of its common stock that would have otherwise been issuable to the reporting person to satisfy tax withholding obligations. The number of shares of common stock withheld was determined based on the closing price per share of the issuer's common stock on May 24, 2024.
F2	These securities are held by Stice Investments, Ltd., which is managed by Stice Management, LLC, its general partner. Mr. Stice and his spouse hold 100% of the membership interests in Stice Management, LLC, of which Mr. Stice is the manager.

Content

In connection with the issuer's acquisition of all of the outstanding publicly-held common units of Rattler Midstream LP ("Rattler") on August 24, 2022 (the "Rattler Merger"), each Rattler Phantom unit outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Rattler Merger under the Rattler Midstream LP Long-Term Incentive Plan was converted into the issuer's restricted stock unit award, as adjusted based on the merger exchange ratio. In connection with the vesting and settlement on May 28, 2024 of the last unvested tranche of the issuer's restricted stock units received by the reporting person in connection with the Rattler Merger, the issuer withheld shares of its common stock that would have otherwise been issuable to the reporting person to satisfy tax withholding obligations. The number of shares of common stock withheld was determined based on the closing price per share of the issuer's common stock on May 24, 2024.

These securities are held by Stice Investments, Ltd., which is managed by Stice Management, LLC, its general partner. Mr. Stice and his spouse hold 100% of the membership interests in Stice Management, LLC, of which Mr. Stice is the manager.