Diamondback Energy Inc

9. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

Stock Repurchase Program

The Company’s board of directors has approved a common stock repurchase program to acquire up to $4.0 billion of the Company’s outstanding common stock, excluding excise tax. Purchases under the repurchase program may be made from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions, and are subject to market conditions, applicable regulatory and legal requirements, contractual obligations and other factors. The repurchase program does not require the Company to acquire any specific number of shares. This repurchase program may be suspended from time to time, modified, extended or discontinued by the board of directors at any time. During the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Company hadno repurchases of common stock under the repurchase program. During the six months ended June 30, 2024 and the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company repurchased, excluding excise tax, approximately $42 million, $321 million and $653 million of common stock under this repurchase program, respectively. As of June 30, 2024, approximately $1.6 billion remained available for use to repurchase shares under the Company’s common stock repurchase program, excluding excise tax.

Change in Ownership of Consolidated Subsidiaries

Non-controlling interests in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements represent minority interest ownership in Viper and are presented as a component of equity. When the Company’s relative ownership interests in Viper change, adjustments to non-controlling interest and additional paid-in-capital, tax effected, will occur.

The following table summarizes changes in the ownership interest in consolidated subsidiaries during the periods presented:

Dividends

The following table presents dividends and distribution equivalent rights paid on the Company’s common stock during the respective periods:

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

The Company’s earnings (loss) per share amounts have been computed using the two-class method. The two-class method is an earnings allocation proportional to the respective ownership among holders of common stock and participating securities. Basic earnings (loss) per share amounts have been computed based on the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share include the effect of potentially dilutive non-participating securities outstanding for the period. Additionally, the per share earnings of Viper are included in the consolidated earnings per share computation based on the consolidated group’s holdings of the subsidiaries.

A reconciliation of the components of basic and diluted earnings per common share is presented in the table below:

(1) Unvested restricted stock awards and performance stock awards that contain non-forfeitable distribution equivalent rights are considered participating securities and therefore are included in the earnings per share calculation pursuant to the two-class method.