Form 8-K

8-K — Viper Energy, Inc.

Accession: 0001104659-26-080406

Filed: 2026-07-02

Period: 2026-07-02

CIK: 0002074176

SIC: 1311 (CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS)

Item: Other Events

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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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)

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:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement

communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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).

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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

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Exhibit 5.1

811 Main Street, Suite 3700

Houston, TX 77002

Tel: +1.713.546.5400 Fax: +1.713.546.5401

www.lw.com

811 Main Street, Suite 3700

July 2, 2026

Viper Energy, Inc.

500 West Texas Ave., Suite 100

Midland, Texas 79701

FIRM / AFFILIATE OFFICES

Austin

Milan

Beijing

Munich

Boston

New York

Brussels

Orange County

Chicago

Paris

Dubai

Riyadh

Düsseldorf

San Diego

Frankfurt

San Francisco

Hamburg

Seoul

Hong Kong

Silicon Valley

Houston

Singapore

London

Tel Aviv

Los Angeles

Tokyo

Madrid

Washington, D.C.

Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-289863);

Up to 3,691,796 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.000001 per share

To the addressee set forth above:

We have acted as special counsel to Viper Energy, Inc.,

a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the sale of up to 3,691,796 shares (the “Shares”)

of Class A common stock, par value $0.000001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), of the Company,

by the selling stockholder (the “Selling Stockholder”) named in the Prospectus (as defined below). The Shares

are included in a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”),

filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on August 26, 2025 (Registration No. 333-289863)

(the “Registration Statement”), a base prospectus, dated August 26, 2025, included in the Registration

Statement at the time it originally became effective (the “Base Prospectus”), and a prospectus supplement, dated

July 2, 2026, filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act (together with the Base Prospectus, the “Prospectus”).

This opinion is being furnished in connection with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act, and no opinion

is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement or related Prospectus, other than as expressly

stated herein with respect to the issue of the Shares.

As such counsel, we have examined such matters

of fact and questions of law as we have considered appropriate for purposes of this letter. With your consent, we have relied upon certificates

and other assurances of officers of the Company and others as to factual matters without having independently verified such factual matters.

We are opining herein as to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and we express no opinion with respect to any other

laws.

July 2, 2026

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Subject to the foregoing and the other matters

set forth herein, it is our opinion that, as of the date hereof, when the Shares have been duly registered on the books of the transfer

agent and registrar therefor in the name or on behalf of the purchasers, the issue and sale of the Shares will have been duly authorized

by all necessary corporate action of the Company, and the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. In rendering the

foregoing opinion, we have assumed that the Company will comply with all applicable notice requirements regarding uncertificated shares

provided in the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

This opinion is for your benefit in connection

with the Registration Statement and may be relied upon by you and by persons entitled to rely upon it pursuant to the applicable provisions

of the Act. We consent to your filing this opinion as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated as of July 2,

2026 and to the reference to our firm in the Prospectus under the heading “Legal Matters.” In giving such consent, we do not

thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations

of the Commission thereunder.

Sincerely,

/s/ Latham & Watkins LLP

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