Form 8-K Pricing of Senior Notes

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): September 12, 2013

DIAMONDBACK ENERGY, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	001-35700 (Commission File Number)	45-4502447 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
500 West Texas Suite 1225 Midland, Texas (Address of principal executive offices)		79701 (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:




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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On September 12, 2013, Diamondback Energy, Inc. announced that it priced an offering of $450.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 7.625% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Notes”) at an issue price of 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes. The Notes were offered to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and to certain non-U.S. persons in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. This report is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any of these securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits



(d)	Exhibits




Number		Exhibit

99.1		Press release dated September 12, 2013 entitled “Diamondback Energy Prices $450 Million of Senior Notes due 2021.”

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 thereunto duly authorized.



		DIAMONDBACK ENERGY, INC.

Date:	September 12, 2013	By:	/s/ Teresa L. Dick
			Teresa L. Dick
			Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index




Number		Exhibit

99.1		Press release dated September 12, 2013 entitled “Diamondback Energy Prices $450 Million of Senior Notes due 2021.”