UNITED STATES


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington, D.C. 20549








FORM 10-Q/A


(Amendment No. 1)





ýQUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED September 30, 2015


OR


oTRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Commission File Number 001-35700








Diamondback Energy, Inc.


(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified in Its Charter)











Delaware45-4502447(State or Other Jurisdiction ofIncorporation or Organization)(IRS EmployerIdentification Number)500 West Texas, Suite 1200Midland, Texas79701(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)


(432) 221-7400


(Registrant Telephone Number, Including Area Code)





Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  ý  No   ̈





Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes  ý  No   ̈





Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check One):


Large Accelerated FilerýAccelerated FileroNon-Accelerated FileroSmaller Reporting Companyo





Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes   ̈  No  ý


As of November 3, 2015, 66,703,004 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding.








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EXPLANATORY NOTE





We are filing this Amendment No. 1 (this "Amendment") to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on November 5, 2015 (the "Original Filing"), solely for the purpose of correcting a typographical error in Exhibit 32.1, Certification of Chief Executive Officer, and Exhibit 32.2, Certification of Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant, which was previously furnished to the SEC with the Original Filing. Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 furnished with the Original Filing inadvertently included a reference to June 30, 2015, rather than September 30, 2015. With this Amendment, we are hereby furnishing corrected Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 and filing as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2 the required certifications of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, which have been re-executed as of the date hereof. We are also including with this Amendment the complete text of Item 6 of the Original Filing as amended.





This Amendment is limited in scope to the portions of the Original Filing discussed above and does not amend, update or change any other items or disclosures contained in the Original Filing. This Amendment continues to speak as of the date of the Original Filing and we have not updated the disclosures contained therein to reflect any events that occurred at any subsequent date.








ITEM 6.    EXHIBITS


EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit NumberDescription3.1Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 10-Q, File No. 001-35700, filed by the Company with the SEC on November 16, 2012).3.2Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Form 10-Q, File No. 001-35700, filed by the Company with the SEC on November 16, 2012).4.1Specimen certificate for shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-179502, filed by the Company with the SEC on August 20, 2012).4.2Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2012, by and between the Company and DB Energy Holdings LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Form 10-Q, File No. 001-35700, filed by the Company with the SEC on November 16, 2012).4.3Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2012, by and between the Company and Gulfport Energy Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Form 10-Q, File No. 001-35700, filed by the Company with the SEC on November 16, 2012).10.1***Lease Amendment No. 11 effective July 31, 2014 to Lease Agreement dated as of April 19, 2011, as amended, by and between Fasken Midland, LLC and Diamondback E&P LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 10-Q, File No. 001-35700, filed by the Company with the SEC on November 5, 2015).10.2***Lease Amendment No. 12 effective October 23, 2014 to Lease Agreement dated as of April 19, 2011, as amended, by and between Fasken Midland, LLC and Diamondback E&P LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 10-Q, File No. 001-35700, filed by the Company with the SEC on November 5, 2015).10.3***Lease Amendment No. 13 effective October 30, 2014 to Lease Agreement dated as of April 19, 2011, as amended, by and between Fasken Midland, LLC and Diamondback E&P LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Form 10-Q, File No. 001-35700, filed by the Company with the SEC on November 5, 2015).10.4***Lease Amendment No. 14 effective November 10, 2014 to Lease Agreement dated as of April 19, 2011, as amended, by and between Fasken Midland, LLC and Diamondback E&P LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Form 10-Q, File No. 001-35700, filed by the Company with the SEC on November 5, 2015).10.5***Lease Amendment No. 15 effective November 10, 2014 to Lease Agreement dated as of April 19, 2011, as amended, by and between Fasken Midland, LLC and Diamondback E&P LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Form 10-Q, File No. 001-35700, filed by the Company with the SEC on November 5, 2015).10.6***Lease Amendment No. 16 effective April 1, 2015 to Lease Agreement dated as of April 19, 2011, as amended, by and between Fasken Midland, LLC and Diamondback E&P LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Form 10-Q, File No. 001-35700, filed by the Company with the SEC on November 5, 2015).





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Exhibit NumberDescription10.7***Lease Amendment No. 17 effective June 1, 2015 to Lease Agreement dated as of April 19, 2011, as amended, by and between Fasken Midland, LLC and Diamondback E&P LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Form 10-Q, File No. 001-35700, filed by the Company with the SEC on November 5, 2015).31.1*Certification of Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.31.2*Certification of Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.32.1**Certification of Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code.32.2**Certification of Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code.101.INS***XBRL Instance Document.101.SCH***XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.101.CAL***XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase.101.DEF***XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.101.LAB***XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document.101.PRE***XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.





*Filed herewith.**Furnished herewith.***Previously filed with the Original Filing.