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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001528129-23-000075"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001528129"
company_name: "Vital Energy, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-04-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T06:57:17.680433+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vital Energy completes Driftwood Acquisition; issues 1.58M shares as part of consideration

## Summary
- Acquisition of Driftwood Energy Operating closed on April 3, 2023, as previously disclosed in Feb 2023 8-K.
- Issued 1,578,948 unregistered shares of common stock to Driftwood as partial purchase consideration.
- Registration Rights Agreement entered into with Driftwood; financial statements to be filed within 71 days.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001528129-23-000075
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001528129
- company_name: Vital Energy, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-04-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.01, 3.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1528129/000152812923000075/0001528129-23-000075-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1528129/000152812923000075/lpi-20230403.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001528129-23-000075
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001528129-23-000075.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001528129-23-000075.txt

## Key facts
- M&A Transactions
  Vital Energy, Inc. completed an acquisition involving Driftwood Energy Operating, LLC (closed 2023-04-03).
  - Action: acquisition
  - Counterparty: Driftwood Energy Operating, LLC
  - Closing: 2023-04-03
  source text: On April 3, 2023, the Company consummated the Driftwood Acquisition.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1528129/000152812923000075/0001528129-23-000075-index.htm

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