Form 8-K Viper Energy, Inc. For: Jun 12
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On June 12, 2026, Viper Energy, Inc., as the parent guarantor (the “Company”) and VNOM Sub, Inc., as a guarantor, entered into a first amendment (the “Amendment”) to the credit agreement with Viper Energy Partners LP, as borrower (the “Borrower”), the lenders and other guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified to the date thereof and as further amended by the Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”). The Amendment, among other things, (i) extended the maturity date from June 12, 2030 to June 12, 2031, (ii) increased the total commitments under the Credit Agreement from $1.5 billion to $2.0 billion, and (iii) amended certain other provisions of the Credit Agreement as set out in the Amendment. Additionally, the Amendment decreased the interest rate applicable to loans and certain fees payable under the Credit Agreement.
The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Amendment attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Many of the lenders under the Credit Agreement and/or their affiliates have in the past performed, and may in the future from time to time perform, investment banking, financial advisory, lending and/or commercial banking services, or other services for the Company and its subsidiaries (including in connection with the transactions described in this Current Report on Form 8-K), for which they have received, and may in the future receive, customary compensation and expense reimbursement.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information included in Item 1.01 above is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Description | |
| 10.1* | First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 12, 2026, by and among the Company, VNOM Sub, Inc., the Borrower, the lenders and guarantors party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL). |
| * | Schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to the SEC upon request. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| VIPER ENERGY, INC. | |||
| Date: | June 15, 2026 | ||
| By: | /s/ Teresa L. Dick | ||
| Name: | Teresa L. Dick | ||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Assistant Secretary | ||
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