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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On December 27, 2021, Viper Energy Partners LP (“Viper”), as the managing member of Viper Energy Partners LLC (the “Operating Company”), entered into the Second Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Operating Company (the “Second Amendment”) to shorten the remaining period of special allocations to Diamondback Energy, Inc. of the Operating Company’s income and gains over losses and deductions (but before depletion) by one year, so that the special allocation period will end on December 31, 2022, rather than on December 31, 2023. The Second Amendment was approved by the Board of Directors of the general partner of Viper.
The foregoing description of the Second Amendment is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Second Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
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| 3.1* | Second Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Viper Energy Partners LLC, dated as of December 27, 2021. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Date File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
| * | Filed herewith. |
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.
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VIPER ENERGY PARTNERS LP | ||||
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By: | Viper Energy Partners GP LLC, its general partner | |||
| Date: December 28, 2021 |
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By: | /s/ Teresa L. Dick | |||
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Name: | Teresa L. Dick | |||
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Title: | Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Assistant Secretary | |||
