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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
 
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 3, 2023

VITAL ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware001-3538045-3007926
(State or other jurisdiction of 
incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
521 E. Second Street Suite 1000 
TulsaOklahoma74120
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)
 Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (918) 513-4570

 Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing 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 Exchange Act:
Title of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.01 par valueVTLENew York Stock Exchange
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. ☐


Explanatory Note

As previously disclosed in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 3, 2023 (the "Original Form 8-K"), on April 3, 2023 (the "Closing Date"), Vital Energy, Inc. (the "Company") completed the acquisition of oil and gas properties in the Midland Basin, including approximately 11,200 net acres located in Upton and Reagan Counties, and related assets and contracts (the "Driftwood Acquisition") from Driftwood Energy Operating, LLC for aggregate consideration of approximately (i) $120.4 million in cash, after closing price adjustments, and (ii) 1,578,948 shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share.

This Amendment to Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to amend and supplement the Original Form 8-K, the sole purpose of which is to provide the financial statements and pro forma financial information required by Item 9.01, which were excluded from the Original Form 8-K and are filed as exhibits hereto and are incorporated herein by reference. All other items in the Original Form 8-K remain the same.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)  Financial statements of business to be acquired.

The audited annual consolidated financial statements of Driftwood Energy Partners, LLC and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Driftwood Energy Operating, LLC, Driftwood Energy Management, LLC and Driftwood Energy Intermediate, LLC (collectively, "Driftwood"), which comprise the balance sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related statements of operations, members' equity, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements, are filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

The unaudited quarterly consolidated financial statements of Driftwood, which comprise the balance sheet as of March 31, 2023, the related statements of operations, members' equity, and cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements, are filed as Exhibit 99.2 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

(b) Pro forma financial information.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of the Company, which comprises the balance sheet as of March 31, 2023, the related statements of operations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2023 and year ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes thereto, is filed as Exhibit 99.3 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
 
(d)  Exhibits.
 


SIGNATURES
 
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.
 
  VITAL ENERGY, INC.
   
   
Date: June 15, 2023
By:/s/ Bryan J. Lemmerman
  Bryan J. Lemmerman
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


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