{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001922446-26-000086","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"DEC","cik":"0001922446","company_name":"Diversified Energy Co","filed_at":"2026-09-09T20:46:34+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-09-09T20:47:00.692587+00:00","generated_at":"2026-09-09T20:47:05.388357+00:00","sec_items":["1.01","9.01"],"event_type":"m_and_a","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.9,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.9,"confidence":"high","headline":"Diversified Energy to acquire Birch Permian assets for $1.8B, adding 46,000 Midland Basin acres","bullets":["Acquires ~46,000 net mineral acres, 500 gross operated (480 net) wells in Midland Basin via three agreements.","Total purchase price ~$1.8B incl. debt repayment; funded by ~$1.5B asset-backed securitization and revolver.","Merger Agreement for Birch Permian Holdings at ~$1.1B; MIP Purchase at ~$281M; Birch II Purchase at ~$413M.","Deal expected to close Q4 2026; $50M deposit paid, $50M termination fee provision.","Acquisition includes integrated midstream and water infrastructure assets."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001922446-26-000086","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001922446-26-000086.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001922446-26-000086.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001922446-26-000086.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1922446/000192244626000086/0001922446-26-000086-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1922446/000192244626000086/dec-20260902.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-09-09T20:47:05.388357+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}