SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Blackstone Holdings III L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O BLACKSTONE INC.
345 PARK AVENUE

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10154

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sitio Royalties Corp. [ STR ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/07/2022
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class C Common Stock 06/07/2022 J(3) 12,165,172 A (3) 12,165,172 I See Footnotes(6)(8)(9)(10)(11)
Class C Common Stock 8,799,410(7) I See Footnotes(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Opco Units(1) (2) 06/07/2022 J(3) 12,165,172 (2) (2) Class A common stock 12,165,172 (3) 12,165,172 I See Footnotes(6)(8)(9)(10)(11)
Opco Units(1) (2) (2) (2) Class A common stock 8,799,410(7) 8,799,410(7) I See Footnotes(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)
Consideration Allocation Rights(4)(5) (2)(4)(5) 06/07/2022 J(3) 61,132 (2)(4)(5) (2)(4)(5) Class A common stock(2)(4)(5) 61,132 (3)(4)(5) 61,132 I See Footnotes(6)(8)(9)(10)(11)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Blackstone Holdings III L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O BLACKSTONE INC.
345 PARK AVENUE

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10154

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O BLACKSTONE INC.
345 PARK AVENUE

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10154

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O BLACKSTONE INC.
345 PARK AVENUE

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10154

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Blackstone Inc.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
345 PARK AVENUE

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10154

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Blackstone Group Management L.L.C.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O BLACKSTONE INC.
345 PARK AVENUE

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10154

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SCHWARZMAN STEPHEN A

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O BLACKSTONE INC.
345 PARK AVENUE

(Street)
NEW YORK NY 10154

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Explanation of Responses:
1. "Opco Units" means ownership interests in Sitio Royalties Operating Partnership, LP (f/k/a Falcon Minerals Operating Partnership, LP) ("Opco"). Sitio Royalties Corp. (f/k/a Falcon Minerals Corporation) (the "Issuer") is the sole managing member of Opco.
2. The terms of the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Opco provide that, subject to certain restrictions contained therein, each holder of Opco Units (other than the Issuer) generally has the right to cause Opco to redeem all or a portion of its Opco Units (the "Redemption Right") in exchange for shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer ("Class A Common Stock") on a one-for-one basis or, at Opco's election, an equivalent amount of cash. The Issuer may, at its option, effect a direct purchase of such Opco Units for shares of Class A Common Stock in lieu of such a redemption by Opco. Upon the future redemption or sale of Opco Units pursuant to the Redemption Right, a corresponding number of shares of Class C Common Stock of the Issuer ("Class C Common Stock") and Opco Units will be cancelled. The Opco Units and the right to exercise the Redemption Right have no expiration date.
3. Reflects securities issued to Rock Ridge Royalty Company LLC ("Rock Ridge") on June 7, 2022 in connection with the closing of the Merger pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated January 11, 2022, by and among Opco, Ferrari Merger Sub A LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Merger Sub"), and DPM HoldCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Desert Peak"), pursuant to which, Merger Sub merged with and into Desert Peak (the "Merger").
4. The Issuer granted restricted stock awards, consisting of shares of the the Issuer's Class C Common Stock and Opco Units, to its executive officers in an amount equal to 0.5% of the number of shares received by the former holders of the limited liability company interests of DPM HoldCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "DPM Members") (the "Restricted Shares") in the Merger. Each restricted stock award will vest in equal installments on the first four anniversaries of the applicable date of grant, so long as the executive officer remains continuously employed by the Issuer through each vesting date. To the extent that a restricted stock award is forfeited, the shares of Class C Common Stock and Opco Units subject to such forfeited award will be returned to the Issuer.
5. (Continued from Footnote 4) In connection with the foregoing, the Issuer entered into an Assignment and Allocation Agreement, dated as of June 7, 2022, with Rock Ridge and the other DPM Members (the "Allocation Agreement"), pursuant to which the Issuer agreed that it would re-issue to the DPM Members, on a one-for-one basis, shares of Class C Common Stock and Opco Units to the extent Restricted Shares are forfeited by the original holders thereof, with Rock Ridge entitled to receive 19.75% of any such shares re-issued.
6. Reflects securities held directly by Rock Ridge.
7. Reflects securities held directly by Royal Resources L.P. that were previously reported and giving effect to the four-to-one reverse stock split of the Issuer's issued and outstanding common stock whereby each four shares of the Issuer's common stock were automatically combined and reclassified into one issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of common stock.
8. Royal Resources GP L.L.C. is the general partner of Royal Resources L.P. Blackstone Energy Management Associates L.L.C. and Blackstone Management Associates VI L.L.C. are the managing members of Royal GP L.L.C. Blackstone EMA L.L.C. is the sole member of Blackstone Energy Management Associates L.L.C. BMA VI L.L.C. is the sole member of Blackstone Management Associates VI L.L.C. Rock Ridge is controlled by RRR Energy LLC. RRR Aggregator LLC is the sole member of RRR Energy LLC. BX Primexx Topco LLC is the sole member of RRR Aggregator LLC. BCP VII/BEP II Holdings Manager L.L.C. is the managing member of BX Primexx Topco LLC. Blackstone Energy Management Associates II L.L.C. and Blackstone Management Associates VII L.L.C. are the managing members of BCP VII/BEP II Holdings Manager L.L.C. Blackstone EMA II L.L.C. is the sole member of Blackstone Energy Management Associates II L.L.C. BMA VII L.L.C. is the sole member of Blackstone Management Associates VII L.L.C.
9. (Continued from Footnote 8) Blackstone Holdings III L.P. is the managing member of each of Blackstone EMA L.L.C., BMA VI L.L.C., Blackstone EMA II L.L.C. and BMA VII L.L.C. The general partner of Blackstone Holdings III L.P. is Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. The general partner of Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. is Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. Blackstone Inc. ("Blackstone") is the sole member of Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. The sole holder of the Series II preferred stock of Blackstone is Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. is wholly-owned by Blackstone's senior managing directors and controlled by its founder, Stephen A. Schwarzman.
10. Information with respect to each of the Reporting Persons is given solely by such Reporting Person, and no Reporting Person has responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of information supplied by another Reporting Person.
11. Each of the Reporting Persons (other than to the extent it directly holds securities reported herein) disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by the other Reporting Persons, except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein, and, pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), each of the Reporting Persons (other than to the extent it directly holds securities reported herein) states that the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or for any other purpose.
Remarks:
BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III L.P., By: Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P., its general partner, By: Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C., its general partner, By: /s/ Tabea Hsi, Name: Tabea Hsi, Title: Senior Managing Director 06/09/2022
BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III GP L.P., By: Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C., its general partner, By: /s/ Tabea Hsi, Name: Tabea Hsi, Title: Senior Managing Director 06/09/2022
BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III GP MANAGEMENT L.L.C., By: /s/ Tabea Hsi, Name: Tabea Hsi, Title: Senior Managing Director 06/09/2022
BLACKSTONE INC., By: /s/ Tabea Hsi, Name: Tabea Hsi, Title: Senior Managing Director 06/09/2022
BLACKSTONE GROUP MANAGEMENT L.L.C., By: /s/ Tabea Hsi, Name: Tabea Hsi, Title: Senior Managing Director 06/09/2022
Stephen A. Schwarzman, /s/ Stephen A. Schwarzman 06/09/2022
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