RIVERSTONE HOLDINGS LLC - 17 Nov 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for Vital Energy, Inc. (VTLE)

Footnote F1

On November 17, 2023, each of Riverstone Credit Partners - Direct, L.P. ("Riverstone Credit Partners") and Riverstone Credit Partners II - Direct, L.P. ("Riverstone Credit Partners II" and together with Riverstone Credit Partners, the "Riverstone Sellers") entered into a variable share forward transaction (the "Transactions") with an unaffiliated bank (the "Bank") pursuant to a Master Terms and Conditions for Variable Share Forward Transactions entered into between such Riverstone Seller and the Bank, dated November 17, 2023 (the "Agreement"), relating to up to an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of common stock of the Issuer ("Common Stock") and obligating the Riverstone Sellers to deliver to the Bank cash to settle the Transactions as further described below. The Riverstone Sellers pledged a volume of shares of Common Stock (the "Pledged Shares")

Footnote F2

(Continued from footnote 1) equal to the number of shares subject to the Transactions to secure their obligations under the Agreement and retained voting and ordinary dividend rights in the Pledged Shares during the term of the pledge, subject to certain payments the Riverstone Sellers may need to make to the Bank with respect to dividends under the terms of the Agreement. Under the Agreement, on the relevant settlement date for each of the 30 components, which have valuation dates beginning June 3, 2024 and ending June 24, 2024, the amount of cash to be delivered to the Bank is to be determined as follows: (a) if the volume weighted average price per share of Common Stock on the relevant valuation date (the "Settlement Price") is less than or equal to a floor price equal to 90.00% of the volume weighted average price per share of Common Stock at which the Bank establishes its initial hedge position during a hedging period (the "Floor Price"),

Footnote F3

(Continued from footnote 2) the Bank will deliver to the Riverstone Sellers an amount of cash equal to the Settlement Price minus the Floor Price, multiplied by the number of shares subject to the component; (b) if the Settlement Price is greater than the Floor Price but less than or equal to a cap price equal to 112.50% of the volume weighted average price per Common Stock at which the Bank establishes its initial hedge position during a hedging period (the "Cap Price"), no payment of cash will be made by either party; and (c) if the Settlement Price is greater than the Cap Price, the Riverstone Sellers will deliver to the Bank an amount of cash equal to the Settlement Price minus the Cap Price, multiplied by the number of shares subject to the component.

Footnote F4

RCP II F1 GP, L.L.C. is the sole general partner of RCP II F2 GP, L.P., which is the sole general partner of Riverstone Credit Partners II. RCP F1 GP, L.L.C. is the sole general partner of RCP F2 GP, L.P., which is the sole general partner of Riverstone Credit Partners. RCP Strategic Credit Partners (A) GP, L.L.C. is the sole general partner of RCP Strategic Credit Partners (A-2) GP, L.P., which is the is the sole general partner of Riverstone Strategic Credit Partners A-2 AIV, L.P. ("Riverstone Strategic Credit Partners"). Riverstone Maple Investor, LLC ("Maple Investor") is managed by Riverstone Credit Partners II, Riverstone Credit Partners and Riverstone Strategic Credit Partners, and Maple Investor is the sole member of Maple Energy Holdings, LLC ("Maple"). David M. Leuschen and Pierre F. Lapeyre, Jr. are the managing directors of Riverstone Management Group, L.L.C. ("Riverstone Management")

Footnote F5

(Continued from footnote 4) and have or share voting and investment discretion with respect to the securities beneficially owned by Riverstone Management, which is the general partner of Riverstone/Gower Mgmt Co Holdings, L.P., which is the sole member of Riverstone Holdings LLC, which is the sole member of RCP II F1 GP, L.L.C., RCP F1 GP, L.L.C. and RCP Strategic Credit Partners (A) GP, L.L.C. As a result of these relationships, each of these entities and individuals may be deemed to have or share beneficial ownership of the securities held of record by Maple, and each of these entities and individuals (other than Maple Investor and Maple) may be deemed to have or share beneficial ownership of the securities held of record by Riverstone Credit Partners II, Riverstone Credit Partners and Riverstone Strategic Credit Partners. Each such entity or person disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interest therein.