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8-K filed May 21, 2025, 7:59 PM ET ticker FANG CIK 0001539838
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Diamondback Energy CEO transition: Stice becomes Executive Chairman, Van't Hof new CEO

Diamondback Energy, Inc.

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Role change

Travis D. Stice

Executive Chairman
FANG · Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Effective
2025-05-21
Successor
Kaes Van't Hof
Filed
May 21, 2025, 7:59 PM ET
Travis D. Stice stepped down as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and became Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, in each case effective as of May 21, 2025
Appointed

Kaes Van't Hof

Director
FANG · Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Effective
2025-05-21
Filed
May 21, 2025, 7:59 PM ET
At the 2025 Annual Meeting, Mr. Van’t Hof was also elected to serve as a director of the Company until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Role change

Kaes Van't Hof

Chief Executive Officer
FANG · Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Effective
2025-05-21
Filed
May 21, 2025, 7:59 PM ET
Effective as of the date of the 2025 Annual Meeting, Kaes Van’t Hof, former President of the Company, succeeded Mr. Stice as Chief Executive Officer.
Departed

David L. Houston

Director
FANG · Diamondback Energy, Inc.
Effective
2025-05-21
Filed
May 21, 2025, 7:59 PM ET
David L. Houston, who served as a director of the Company since the Company’s initial public offering, did not stand for re-election at the 2025 Annual Meeting and retired as a director and member of the Company’s Audit Committee and Safety, Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Committee, effective as of the date of the 2025 Annual Meeting.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Travis D. Stice changed role as Executive Chairman at Diamondback Energy, Inc..

Action
stepped down as Chief Executive Officer and became Executive Chairman
Role
Executive Chairman
Exact text from the filing
Travis D. Stice stepped down as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and became Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, in each case effective as of May 21, 2025
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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.9

Kaes Van't Hof was appointed as Director at Diamondback Energy, Inc..

Action
elected to serve as a director
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
At the 2025 Annual Meeting, Mr. Van’t Hof was also elected to serve as a director of the Company until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Kaes Van't Hof changed role as Chief Executive Officer at Diamondback Energy, Inc..

Action
succeeded Travis Stice as Chief Executive Officer
Role
Chief Executive Officer
Exact text from the filing
Effective as of the date of the 2025 Annual Meeting, Kaes Van’t Hof, former President of the Company, succeeded Mr. Stice as Chief Executive Officer.
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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

David L. Houston departed as Director at Diamondback Energy, Inc..

Action
retired and did not stand for re-election
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
David L. Houston, who served as a director of the Company since the Company’s initial public offering, did not stand for re-election at the 2025 Annual Meeting and retired as a director and member of the Company’s Audit Committee and Safety, Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Committee, effective as of the date of the 2025 Annual Meeting.
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