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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 * Diamondback Energy, Inc. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Viper Energy, Inc. [VNOM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) Director by Deputization (Last) (First) (Middle) 500 WEST TEXAS AVENUE,, SUITE 100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/04/2026 (Street) MIDLAND, TX 79701 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock 03/04/2026 C 12,391,304 A (1) 12,391,304 D Class A Common Stock 03/04/2026 S 12,391,304 D $45.69 12,391,304 D

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Common Stock	(1)	03/04/2026		C			12,391,304	(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	12,391,304	(2)	64,973,621	D
Operating Company Units	(1)	03/04/2026		C			12,391,304	(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	12,391,304	(2)	64,973,621	D
Class B Common Stock	(1)							(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	8,066,528		8,066,528	I	By Diamondback E&P LLC
Operating Company Units	(1)							(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	8,066,528		8,066,528	I	By Diamondback E&P LLC
Class B Common Stock	(1)							(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	69,626,640		69,626,640	I	By Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P.
Operating Company Units	(1)							(1)	(1)	Class A Common Stock	69,626,640		69,626,640	I	By Endeavor Energy Resources, L.P.

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Diamondback Energy, Inc. 500 WEST TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 100 MIDLAND, TX 79701		X		Director by Deputization

Signatures

/s/ Teresa L. Dick as Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Assistant Secretary of Diamondback Energy, Inc.		03/05/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of VNOM Holding Company LLC, each share Class B Common Stock, together with an equal number of Operating Company Units, is redeemable at the holder's discretion for one share of Class A Common Stock.
(2)	The Class B Common Stock and Operating Company Units were issued in connection with the completion of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of June 2, 2025, by and among VNOM Sub, Inc. (f/k/a Viper Energy, Inc.) ("Former Viper"), Viper Energy, Inc. (f/k/a New Cobra Pubco, Inc.) ("New Viper") and the other parties thereto, on August 19, 2025.

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