Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following to the end of Item 4: The information set forth in amended Item 6 below is incorporated by reference herein.

Items 5(a) and 5(b) of the Schedule 13D are hereby amended and restated as follows: The response of the Reporting Persons to rows 7 through 13 on the cover page of this Amendment and the information set forth in Item 6 below are incorporated by reference herein.

See Item 5(a) above.

Item 6 is hereby amended by adding the following: Voting and Support Agreement In connection with the mergers contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated August 24, 2025 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Issuer, Venus Merger Sub I Inc., a Delaware corporation, Venus Merger Sub II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Vital Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Company"), PT Independence Energy Holdings LLC ("PT Reporting Person") entered into a Voting and Support Agreement, dated August 24, 2025, with Issuer and the Company (the "Voting and Support Agreement"). Pursuant to the Voting and Support Agreement, the PT Reporting Person agreed to, among other things, (i) refrain from the transfer, including sales, of any shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by it subject to certain exceptions, and (ii) vote all shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by it or cause to be voted all shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by it (A) in favor of the approval of the issuance of shares of Parent Class A Common Stock in connection with the First Company Merger and any other proposal considered and voted upon by the Parent Stockholders at any Parent Stockholders Meeting necessary for consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Mergers; and (ii) (A) against any Parent Competing Proposal or any of the transactions contemplated thereby, (B) against any action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would reasonably be expected to (1) impede, interfere with or delay the consummation of the Mergers or any of the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or this Agreement, (2) result in a breach in any material respect of any covenant, representation or warranty or other obligation or agreement of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries under the Merger Agreement or the Holder under this Agreement or (3) change in any manner the voting rights of any class of shares of Parent (including any amendments to Parent's Organizational Documents) and (C) in favor of any proposal to adjourn or postpone the Parent Stockholders Meeting to a later date if there are not sufficient votes to approve the Parent Stock Issuance. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein have the meaning set forth in the Voting and Support Agreement. The foregoing summary of the Voting and Support Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the agreement, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 7 is hereby amended by adding the following: Exhibit 99.1 Voting and Support Agreement, dated as of August 24, 2025, by and among PT Independence Energy Holdings LLC, Crescent Energy Company and Vital Energy, Inc.