{"url_path":"/sec/vnom/8-k/2026-07-02/item-8-01","section_key":"item-8-01","section_title":"Item 8.01 Other Events.**","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-07-02","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2074176/0001104659-26-080406-index.html","accession_number":"0001104659-26-080406","cik":"0002074176","ticker":"VNOM","issuer_name":"Viper Energy, Inc.","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2074176/0001104659-26-080406-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0002074176","primary_entity_name":"Viper Energy, Inc."},"word_count":81,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item 8.01. Other Events.**\n\n \n\nOn July 2, 2026, Viper Energy, Inc. filed\na prospectus supplement to its automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-289863) with the Securities\nand Exchange Commission. This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed solely for the purpose of filing the opinion of Latham &\nWatkins LLP relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the securities set forth in the prospectus supplement, which opinion\nis attached as Exhibit 5.1 hereto."}