Diamondback Energy Inc

17. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

First Quarter 2024 Dividend Declaration

On April 25, 2024, the board of directors of the Company declared a cash dividend for the first quarter of 2024 of $1.97 per share of common stock, payable on May 22, 2024 to its stockholders of record at the close of business on May 15, 2024. The dividend consists of a base quarterly dividend of $0.90 per share of common stock and a variable quarterly dividend of $1.07 per share of common stock. Future base and variable dividends are at the discretion of the board of directors of the Company.

Notes Offering

On April 18, 2024, the Company issued an aggregate of $5.5 billion in senior notes, consisting of (i) $850 million aggregate principal amount of 5.200% Senior Notes due April 18, 2027 (the “2027 Notes”), (ii) $850 million aggregate principal amount of 5.150% Senior Notes due January 30, 2030 (the “2030 Notes”), (iii) $1.3 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.400% Senior Notes due April 18, 2034 (the “2034 Notes”), (iv) $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.750% Senior Notes due April 18, 2054 (the “2054 Notes”), and (v) $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.900% Senior Notes due April 18, 2064 (the “2064 Notes” and together with the 2027 Notes, the 2030 Notes the 2034 Notes and the 2054 Notes, each a “series of the April 2024 Notes” and collectively, the “April 2024 Notes”). The Company received net proceeds of $5.5 billion, including discounts and underwriter fees. The Company intends to use the net proceeds to fund a portion of the cash consideration for the pending Endeavor Acquisition. Interest on the 2030 Notes is payable semi-annually on January 30 and July 30 of each year, beginning on July 30, 2024. Interest on each other series of notes will be payable semi-annually on April 18 and October 18 of each year, beginning on October 18, 2024.

18. SEGMENT INFORMATION

As of March 31, 2024, the Company hasone reportable segment, the upstream segment, which is engaged in the acquisition, development, exploration and exploitation of unconventional, onshore oil and natural gas reserves primarily in the Permian Basin in West Texas. Other operations are included in the “All Other” category in the table below. The sources of the revenue included in the “All Other” category include midstream gathering, compression, water handling, disposal and treatment operations which are primarily derived from intersegment transactions for services provided to the upstream segment. The segments comprise the structure used by the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) to make key operating decisions and assess performance.

The following tables summarize the results of the Company’s operating segments during the periods presented: