144 0002001667 XXXXXXXX LIVE 0001528129 Vital Energy, Inc. 001-35380 521 E. SECOND STREET SOUTH SUITE 1000 TULSA OK 74120 918-513-4570 Hill Kathryn Anne Officer Common Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC

900 Salem Street Smithfield RI 02917

5673 117601.29 38121479 03/11/2025 NYSE Common 11/01/2024 Restricted Stock Vesting Issuer N 946 11/01/2024 Compensation Common 02/15/2025 Restricted Stock Vesting Issuer N 1448 02/15/2025 Compensation Common 02/20/2025 Restricted Stock Vesting Issuer N 3279 02/20/2025 Compensation Y 03/11/2025 12/11/2024 /s/ Corey Walter, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Kathryn A. Hill