Diamondback Energy (FANG) Form 4 Diamondback Energy / Daniel N Wesson ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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^*

Wesson Daniel N

(Last) (First) (Middle)

500 WEST TEXAS AVENUE

SUITE 100

(Street)

MIDLAND TX 79701

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Diamondback Energy, Inc. [ FANG ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Exec. VP & COO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2024

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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
Common Stock	03/01/2024		A		7,883(1)	A	$0	69,685	D
Common Stock	03/01/2024		A		29,108(2)	A	$0	98,793	D
Common Stock	03/01/2024		F		11,469(3)	D	$182.52	87,324	D
Common Stock	03/01/2024		F		908(4)	D	$182.52	86,416	D
Common Stock	03/01/2024		F		1,163(5)	D	$182.52	85,253	D
Common Stock	03/01/2024		F		1,035(6)	D	$182.52	84,218	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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

Explanation of Responses:

1. These securities are restricted stock units, each representing a contingent right to receive one share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the issuer. These restricted stock units were granted under the issuer's equity incentive plan and will vest in three equal installments beginning on March 1, 2024.

2. These securities are performance-based restricted stock units for the performance period from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2023 that were granted under the issuer's equity incentive plan on March 1, 2021. All of these performance-based restricted stock units vested as of December 31, 2023 upon certification by the issuer's compensation committee of the applicable performance conditions on February 16, 2024.

3. The issuer withheld shares of common stock that would have otherwise been issuable to the reporting person to satisfy the issuer's tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting and settlement of the performance-based restricted stock units granted on March 1, 2021 and vested upon certification by the issuer's compensation committee on February 16, 2024. The number of shares of common stock withheld was determined based on the closing price per share of the issuer's common stock on February 29, 2024.

4. The issuer withheld shares of common stock that would have otherwise been issuable to the reporting person to satisfy the issuer's tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting and settlement on March 1, 2024 of the third tranche of the time-based restricted stock units granted to the reporting person on March 1, 2022. The number of shares of common stock withheld was determined based on the closing price per share of the issuer's common stock on February 29, 2024.

5. The issuer withheld shares of common stock that would have otherwise been issuable to the reporting person to satisfy the issuer's tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting and settlement on March 1, 2024 of the second tranche of the time-based restricted stock units granted to the reporting person on March 1, 2023. The number of shares of common stock withheld was determined based on the closing price per share of the issuer's common stock on February 29, 2024.

6. The issuer withheld shares of common stock that would have otherwise been issuable to the reporting person to satisfy the issuer's tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting and settlement on March 1, 2024 of the first tranche of the time-based restricted stock units granted to the reporting person on March 1, 2024. The number of shares of common stock withheld was determined based on the closing price per share of the issuer's common stock on February 29, 2024.

Remarks:

	/s/ Teresa L. Dick as attorney-in-fact for Daniel N. Wesson	03/05/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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