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        <com:street2>SUITE 1200</com:street2>
        <com:city>MIDLAND</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>TX</com:stateOrCountry>
        <com:zipCode>79701</com:zipCode>
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      <issuerContactPhone>405-463-6900</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Van't Hof Matthew Kaes</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
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        <relationshipToIssuer>Officer</relationshipToIssuer>
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        <name>Charles Schwab &amp; Co., Inc.</name>
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          <com:street1>3000 Schwab Way</com:street1>
          <com:city>Westlake</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>TX</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>76262</com:zipCode>
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          <com:street1>500 WEST TEXAS</com:street1>
          <com:city>Midland</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>TX</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>79701</com:zipCode>
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      <saleDate>06/13/2023</saleDate>
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      <noticeDate>08/04/2023</noticeDate>
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144
0001704666
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001539838
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
001-35700
500 WEST TEXAS
SUITE 1200
MIDLAND
TX
79701
405-463-6900
Van't Hof Matthew Kaes
Officer
Common
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
9001
1340813.00
178818422
08/04/2023
NASDAQ
Common
03/01/2022
Restricted Stock Lapse
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
N
836
03/01/2022
Equity Compensation
Common
05/28/2022
Quarterly Dividend /Special Quarterly Dividend
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
N
8165
05/28/2022
Quarterly Dividend /Special Quarterly Dividend
N
Matthew Kaes Van't Hof
500 WEST TEXAS
Midland
TX
79701
Diamondback Energy, Inc.
06/13/2023
7500
990724.00
Total shares sold on this filing are 9,000, rounded up 9,001 due to fractional shares sold. 03/01/2022 835.036 shares and 05/28/2022 8164.964 shares
08/04/2023
Matthew Kaes Van't Hof