UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 2, 2026

VIPER ENERGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DE	001-42807	39-2596878
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

500 West Texas Ave.
Suite 100
Midland, TX		79701
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(432) 221-7400

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $ 0.000001 Par Value	VNOM	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
		(NASDAQ Global Select Market)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On July 2, 2026, Viper Energy, Inc. filed a prospectus supplement to its automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-289863) with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed solely for the purpose of filing the opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the securities set forth in the prospectus supplement, which opinion is attached as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Number	Description
5.1	Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP.
23.1	Consent of Latham & Watkins LLP (contained in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		VIPER ENERGY, INC.

Date:	July 2, 2026
		By:	/s/ Teresa L. Dick
		Name:	Teresa L. Dick
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Assistant Secretary