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      <amendmentNo>2</amendmentNo>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Series A Shares, no par value / American Depositary Shares, each representing one series A share, no par value</securitiesClassTitle>
      <dateOfEvent>07/13/2026</dateOfEvent>
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        <issuerName>Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V.</issuerName>
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          <street1 xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">Torre Mapfre, 243 Paseo de la Reforma Av</street1>
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          <city xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">Mexico City</city>
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          <zipCode xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">06500</zipCode>
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          <personName>Miguel Matias Galuccio</personName>
          <personPhoneNum>54 11 3754 8500</personPhoneNum>
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            <street1 xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">Torre Mapfre, 243 Paseo de la Reforma Av</street1>
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            <city xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">Mexico City</city>
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        <reportingPersonName>Miguel Matias Galuccio</reportingPersonName>
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        <commentContent>The securities reported in rows (7), (9) and (11) include: (i) 3,309,936 series A shares, (ii) 2,935,735 series A shares represented by 2,935,735 American depositary shares, and (iii) 494,221 series A shares deliverable upon exercise of 494,221 vested stock options.

The calculation reported in row (11) is based on 111,111,623 series A shares outstanding, which includes (i) 110,617,402 series A shares outstanding as of the date hereof, and (ii) 494,221 series A shares deliverable upon exercise of 494,221 vested stock options.</commentContent>
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        <securityTitle>Series A Shares, no par value / American Depositary Shares, each representing one series A share, no par value</securityTitle>
        <issuerName>Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V.</issuerName>
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          <street1 xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">Torre Mapfre, 243 Paseo de la Reforma Av</street1>
          <street2 xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">18th Floor</street2>
          <city xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">Mexico City</city>
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          <zipCode xmlns="http://www.sec.gov/edgar/common">06500</zipCode>
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        <commentText>This Amendment No. 2 (the "Second Amendment") amends the Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 15, 2022, as amended from time to time (the "Schedule 13D") by the Reporting Person (as defined in the Schedule 13D), with respect to the series A shares, of Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (the "Issuer"),  whose principal executive offices are located at Torre Mapfre, 243 Paseo de la Reforma Avenue, 18th Floor, Colonia Renacimiento, Alcaldia Cuauhtemoc, 06500, Mexico City, Mexico. This Second Amendment should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, the Schedule 13D. Except as disclosed in and expressly amended by this Second Amendment, all information set forth in the Schedule 13D is hereby unaffected. All capitalized terms used in this Second Amendment and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D. This Second Amendment amends and restates Items 5(a)-(c).</commentText>
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        <percentageOfClassSecurities>As of the date hereof, the Reporting Person may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 6,739,892 series A shares, representing approximately 6.1% of the total number of series A shares outstanding. This amount consists of: (i) 3,309,936 series A shares, (ii) 2,935,735 series A shares represented by 2,935,735 American depositary shares, and (iii) 494,221 series A shares deliverable upon exercise of 494,221 vested stock options.

The foregoing beneficial ownership percentage is based on 111,111,623 series A shares outstanding, which includes (i) 110,617,402 series A shares outstanding as of the date hereof, and (ii) 494,221 series A shares deliverable upon exercise of 494,221 vested stock options. The series A shares deliverable upon exercise of the stock options referred to in the previous sentence are beneficially owned by the Reporting Person and included pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) of the Securities Act of 1933.</percentageOfClassSecurities>
        <numberOfShares>The Reporting Person may be deemed to have sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the 6,739,892 series A shares.</numberOfShares>
        <transactionDesc>On July 13, 2026, 281,186 vested stock options beneficially owned by the Reporting Person were canceled by the company at a price of $66.3 per series A share. The Reporting Person has not otherwise made any acquisition or disposition of series A shares or American Depositary Shares during the past sixty (60) days.</transactionDesc>
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        <signatureReportingPerson>Miguel Matias Galuccio</signatureReportingPerson>
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          <signature>/s/ Miguel Matias Galuccio</signature>
          <title>Miguel Matias Galuccio</title>
          <date>08/28/2026</date>
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