Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (Form 3)

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SULLIVAN BENJAMIN 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11/21/2025 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Diversified Energy Co [DEC] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O DIVERSIFIED ENERGY COMPANY, 1600 CORPORATE DRIVE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr EVP, Chief Legal Officer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) (Street) BIRMINGHAM, AL 35242 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common stock, par value $0.01 per share 63,319 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	(1)	Common stock	29,751	$0(2)	D
Restricted Stock Units	(3)	(3)	Common stock	85,550	$0(2)	D
Restricted Stock Units	(4)	(4)	Common stock	65,818	$0(2)	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SULLIVAN BENJAMIN C/O DIVERSIFIED ENERGY COMPANY 1600 CORPORATE DRIVE BIRMINGHAM, AL 35242			Sr EVP, Chief Legal Officer

Signatures

/s/ Benjamin Sullivan		12/04/2025
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On March 21, 2023, the Reporting Person was granted 20,834 restricted stock units vesting on March 31, 2026. Dividend equivalent rights accrue with respect to these restricted stock units when and as dividends are paid on the Issuer's common stock. The number of derivative securities in column 3 includes 8,917 dividend equivalent units.
(2)	Restricted stock units convert into shares of common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(3)	On March 25, 2024, the Reporting Person was granted 70,565 restricted stock units vesting on March 31, 2027. Dividend equivalent rights accrue with respect to these restricted stock units when and as dividends are paid on the Issuer's common stock. The number of derivative securities in column 3 includes 14,985 dividend equivalent units.
(4)	On April 10, 2025, the Reporting Person was granted 61,991 restricted stock units vesting on March 31, 2028, subject to the Reporting Person's continued employment. Dividend equivalent rights accrue with respect to these restricted stock units when and as dividends are paid on the Issuer's common stock. The number of derivative securities in column 3 includes 3,827 dividend equivalent units.
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