X0202 SCHEDULE 13G/A 0000902664-26-000248 0001706220 XXXXXXXX LIVE 1 Class A Common Stock, par value $0.000001 per share 03/31/2026 0002074176 Viper Energy, Inc. 64361Q101 500 WEST TEXAS AVE. SUITE 100 MIDLAND TX 79701 Rule 13d-1(b) Kimmeridge Energy Management Company, LLC DE 15680938.00 0.00 15680938.00 0.00 15680938.00 N 7.5 IA OO Includes 15,680,938 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.000001 per share ("Class A Common Stock"), issuable in exchange for 15,680,938 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.000001 per share ("Class B Common Stock"), together with an equal number of limited liability company interests in VNOM Holding Company LLC, the Issuer's operating subsidiary ("New OpCo Units"). Viper Energy, Inc. 500 WEST TEXAS AVE., SUITE 100, MIDLAND, TX, 79701 This Statement is filed on behalf of Kimmeridge Energy Management Company, LLC (the "Reporting Person"), a Delaware limited liability company and investment adviser, directly or indirectly, to certain funds (the "Kimmeridge Funds") with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock of Viper Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"), issuable in exchange for shares of Class B Common Stock and New Opco Units. The Reporting Person is managed by a board of managers consisting of Benjamin Dell, Henry Makansi, Neil McMahon, Noam Lockshin, Alexander Inkster, Neda Jafar and Emily Mills. The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that any of the foregoing persons or the Reporting Person is, for the purposes of Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the beneficial owner of the securities reported herein. The address of the business office of the Reporting Person is 15 Little West 12th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10014. The Reporting Person is organized as a limited liability company under the laws of Delaware. N IA The information required by Item 4(a) is set forth in Row 9 of the cover page for the Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference. The percentage reported herein is calculated based upon 194,311,958 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of March 31, 2026, as reported in the Issuer's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 4, 2026, and assumes the exchange of all of the shares of Class B Common Stock and New OpCo Units beneficially owned by the Reporting Person. 7.5% The information required by Item 4(c)(i) is set forth in Row 5 of the cover page for the Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference. The information required by Item 4(c)(ii) is set forth in Row 6 of the cover page for the Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference. The information required by Item 4(c)(iii) is set forth in Row 7 of the cover page for the Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference. The information required by Item 4(c)(iv) is set forth in Row 8 of the cover page for the Reporting Person and is incorporated herein by reference. Y N See Item 2(a). KMF DPM HoldCo has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock. Y Y Y N By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11. Kimmeridge Energy Management Company, LLC /s/ Tamar Goldstein 05/11/2026