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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 28, 2024

No. 333-      

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

PERMIAN RESOURCES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   47-5381253
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

300 N. Marienfeld Street, Suite 1000,

Midland, Texas 79701

(432) 695-4222

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

John C. Bell

300 N. Marienfeld Street, Suite 1000,

Midland, Texas 79701

(432) 695-4222

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copies of all communications, including communications sent to agent for service, should be sent to:

Douglas E. McWilliams

Jackson A. O’Maley

Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.

845 Texas Avenue, Suite 4700

Houston, Texas 77002

(713) 758-2222

 

 

APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: From time to time on or after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ☐

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. ☒

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ☐

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If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ☒

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Large accelerated filer      Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer      Smaller reporting company  
     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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

 

 

 


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PROSPECTUS

 

 

LOGO

Permian Resources Corporation

6,242,000 Shares

Class A Common Stock

Offered by the Selling Stockholders

This prospectus relates to the offer and sale, from time to time, in one or more offerings, by the selling stockholders (including their donees, pledgees, transferees or other successors-in-interest) named herein (the “Selling Stockholders”) of up to an aggregate 6,242,000 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A common stock”), of Permian Resources Corporation (the “Company,” “Permian Resources,” “we,” “us” or “our”), currently owned by the Selling Stockholders, which shares are subject to any appropriate adjustment as a result of any stock dividend, stock split or distribution, or in connection with a combination of shares, and any security into which such shares of Class A common stock shall have been converted or exchanged in connection with a recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation, exchange, distribution or otherwise. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the Class A common stock. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of our Class A common stock by the Selling Stockholders.

We may amend or supplement this prospectus from time to time, as required, by filing amendments or supplements to this prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you that may contain material information relating to these offerings. Any prospectus supplement, amendment or free writing prospectus may add, update or change information contained in this prospectus with respect to the offering of our Class A common stock. You should carefully read this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, amendment or free writing prospectus before you invest in any of our Class A common stock. You should also read the documents we have referred you to in the “Where You Can Find More Information” section of this prospectus for information about us, including our financial statements.

The Selling Stockholders may offer and sell shares of our Class A common stock described in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, amendment or free writing prospectus to or through one or more underwriters, dealers and agents, or directly to purchasers, or through a combination of these methods. In addition, the Selling Stockholders may offer and sell shares of our Class A common stock from time to time together or separately. The Selling Stockholders will determine at what price they may sell the Class A common stock offered by this prospectus, and such sales may be made at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. If any underwriters, dealers or agents are involved in the sale of any of shares of our Class A common stock, their names and any applicable purchase price, fee, commission or discount arrangement between or among them will be set forth, or will be calculable from the information set forth, in the applicable prospectus supplement, amendment or free writing prospectus. See the sections of this prospectus entitled “About this Prospectus” and “Plan of Distribution” for more information. No Class A common stock may be sold without delivery of this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, amendment or free writing prospectus, if any, describing the method and terms of the offering of such securities, unless otherwise allowed pursuant to applicable law.

We are registering these aggregate 6,242,000 shares of our Class A common stock for sale by the Selling Stockholders (including their donees, pledgees, transferees or other successors-in-interest) pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2024, by and among us and the Selling Stockholders (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). The shares of Class A common stock being registered hereby consist of outstanding shares of our Class A common stock held by the Selling Stockholders as of the date of this prospectus.

Our Class A common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “PR.” On May 24, 2024, the last reported sale price of our Class A common stock on the NYSE was $15.83 per share.

INVESTING IN OUR SECURITIES INVOLVES RISKS. SEE THE “RISK FACTORS” SECTION ON PAGE 2 OF THIS PROSPECTUS AND ANY SIMILAR SECTION CONTAINED IN ANY APPLICABLE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT, AMENDMENT OR FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS CONCERNING FACTORS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE INVESTING IN OUR SECURITIES.

Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is May 28, 2024.


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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION; INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

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SUMMARY

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RISK FACTORS

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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USE OF PROCEEDS

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

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SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

     10  

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

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CERTAIN ERISA CONSIDERATIONS

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LEGAL MATTERS

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EXPERTS

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of an automatic shelf registration statement that we filed with the SEC as a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), using a “shelf” registration process.

By using a shelf registration statement, the Selling Stockholders (including their donees, pledgees, transferees or other successors-in-interest) named in this prospectus may, from time to time, sell up to an aggregate 6,242,000 shares of Class A common stock in one or more offerings as described in this prospectus, subject to any appropriate adjustment as a result of any stock dividend, stock split or distribution, or in connection with a combination of shares, and any security into which such shares of Class A common stock shall have been converted or exchanged in connection with a recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation, exchange, distribution or otherwise. This prospectus generally describes Permian Resources Corporation (the “Company,” “Permian Resources,” “we,” “us” or “our”) and its Class A common stock that the Selling Stockholders may offer and sell.

We may amend or supplement this prospectus from time to time, as required, by filing amendments or supplements to this prospectus with the SEC. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you that may contain material information relating to these offerings. Any prospectus supplement, amendment or free writing prospectus may add, update or change information contained in this prospectus with respect to the offering of our Class A common stock. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, amendment or free writing prospectus, you should rely on the prospectus supplement, amendment or free writing prospectus, as applicable. Before purchasing any Class A common stock, you should carefully read both this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, amendment or free writing prospectus, together with the additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information; Incorporation by Reference.”

Neither we nor the Selling Stockholders have authorized anyone to provide you with any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, amendment or free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us or to which we have referred you. We and the Selling Stockholders take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. Neither we nor the Selling Stockholders will make an offer to sell the Class A common stock in any jurisdiction where such offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, amendment or free writing prospectus is accurate only as of its respective date, and that any information incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference, unless we indicate otherwise. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates. This prospectus incorporates by reference, and any applicable prospectus supplement, amendment or free writing prospectus may contain and incorporate by reference, market data and industry statistics and forecasts that are based on independent industry publications and other publicly available information. Although we believe these sources are reliable, we do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of this information and we have not independently verified this information. In addition, the market and industry data and forecasts that may be included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement, amendment or free writing prospectus may involve estimates, assumptions and other risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, amendment or free writing prospectus, and under similar headings in other documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on this information. This prospectus contains, or incorporates by reference, and any prospectus supplement or any applicable free writing prospectus may contain, certain forward-looking statements that are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Please read “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

 

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION; INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Available Information

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3 to register the offer and sale of the Class A common stock covered hereby. This prospectus, which forms part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information included in that registration statement. For further information about us and the Class A common stock covered in this prospectus, you should refer to the registration statement and its exhibits. Certain information is also incorporated by reference in this prospectus as described under “Incorporation by Reference.”

We are subject to the information and periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and, in accordance therewith, file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Such periodic reports, proxy statements and other information are available at the website of the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. We also furnish our stockholders with annual reports containing our financial statements audited by an independent registered public accounting firm and quarterly reports containing our unaudited financial information. We maintain a website at www.permianres.com. You may access our Annual Report on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, our Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports, in each case filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act with the SEC, free of charge at our website as soon as reasonably practicable after this material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. The reference to our website or web address does not constitute incorporation by reference of the information contained at that site.

We have not authorized anyone to provide you with any information other than that contained in this prospectus or in a document to which we expressly have referred you. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of this prospectus.

Incorporation by Reference

The SEC’s rules allow us to “incorporate by reference” information into this prospectus, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this prospectus, and subsequent information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede that information. Any statement contained in this prospectus or a previously filed document incorporated by reference will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or a subsequently filed document incorporated by reference modifies or replaces that statement.

This prospectus, and any applicable prospectus supplement, amendment or free writing prospectus, incorporate by reference the documents set forth below that have previously been filed with the SEC (excluding, in each case, any information furnished to, rather than filed with, the SEC):

 

   

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on February 29, 2024;

 

   

The information specifically incorporated by reference into our Annual Report on Form 10-K from our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on April 9, 2024;

 

   

Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on May 8, 2024;

 

   

Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 19, 2023, November  8, 2023, March  4, 2024, March  6, 2024, May  1, 2024, May  15, 2024 and May 22, 2024; and

 

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The description of our Class  A common stock included in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on September 8, 2022, as updated by Exhibit 4.2 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on February 24, 2023, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating, changing or otherwise modifying such description.

All reports and other documents we subsequently file pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the termination of this offering (excluding, in each case, any information furnished to, rather than filed with, the SEC) will be incorporated by reference into this prospectus and deemed to be part of this prospectus from the date of the filing of such reports and documents.

You may request a free copy of any of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus by writing or telephoning us at the following address:

Permian Resources Corporation

300 N. Marienfeld Street, Suite 1000,

Midland, Texas 79701

(432) 695-4222

Exhibits to the filings will not be sent, however, unless those exhibits have specifically been incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement, amendment or free writing prospectus.

 

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SUMMARY

Business Overview

We are an independent oil and natural gas company focused on driving sustainable returns through the responsible acquisition, optimization and development of high-return oil and natural gas properties. Our principal business objective is to deliver leading shareholder returns by leveraging our high-quality asset base and technical expertise to efficiently develop our oil and natural gas assets in an environmentally and socially responsible way. We intend to drive disciplined production growth through optimized development of our assets with the overall objective of improving our rates of return, generating sustainable free cash flow, maintaining a strong and flexible balance sheet and maximizing returns to our shareholders. We also look for opportunities to add to our portfolio of high-return, long-life inventory through accretive acquisitions that meet our strategic and financial objectives. Our assets are concentrated in the core of the Permian Basin and consist of large, contiguous acreage blocks in West Texas and New Mexico.

Principal Executive Offices

Our principal executive offices are located at 300 N. Marienfeld Street, Suite 1000, Midland, Texas 79701, and our telephone number is (432) 695-4222. Our website is www.permianres.com. Our periodic reports and other information filed with or furnished to the SEC are available free of charge through our website as soon as reasonably practicable after those reports and other information are electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC. Information on, or accessible through, our website or any other website is not incorporated by reference into, and does not constitute a part of, this prospectus.

This Offering

This prospectus relates to the possible resale of 6,242,000 shares of Class A common stock, which were issued to Selling Stockholders as partial consideration for our acquisition of certain oil and natural gas properties.

The Selling Stockholders will determine when and how they sell the shares of Class A common stock offered in this prospectus, as described in “Plan of Distribution.” See “Selling Stockholders” for additional information concerning the Selling Stockholders. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares of Class A common stock being offered pursuant to this prospectus.

 

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RISK FACTORS

An investment in our Class A common stock offered pursuant to this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, amendment or free writing prospectus involves risks. You should carefully consider the risk factors incorporated by reference to our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q or Current Reports on Form 8-K, and all other information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus, as updated by our subsequent filings under the Exchange Act, and the risk factors and other information contained in any applicable prospectus supplement, amendment or free writing prospectus before acquiring any shares of our Class A common stock. The occurrence of any of these risks might cause you to lose all or part of your investment in our Class A common stock.

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The information in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement, information and the documents incorporated by reference herein or therein and any related free-writing prospectus include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, Section 21E of the Exchange Act and the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement, information and the documents incorporated by reference herein or therein and any related free-writing prospectus, including those that address activities, events or developments regarding our strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects, plans, objectives and expectations of management are forward-looking statements. When used in this prospectus or the documents incorporated by reference herein, the words “could,” “may,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “goal,” “plan,” “target” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions about future events and are based on currently available information as to the outcome and timing of future events. When considering forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements described in “Risk Factors” below or otherwise incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve certain assumptions, risks and uncertainties and we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct.

Forward looking statements may include statements about:

 

   

volatility of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquid (“NGL”) prices or a prolonged period of low oil, natural gas or NGL prices and the effects of actions by, or disputes among or between, members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, such as Saudi Arabia, and other oil and natural gas producing countries, such as Russia, with respect to production levels or other matters related to the price of oil, natural gas and NGLs;

 

   

political and economic conditions and events in or affecting other producing regions or countries, including the Middle East, Russia, Eastern Europe, Africa and South America;

 

   

our business strategy and future drilling plans;

 

   

our reserves and our ability to replace the reserves we produce through drilling and property acquisitions;

 

   

our drilling prospects, inventories, projects and programs;

 

   

our financial strategy, return of capital program, leverage, liquidity and capital required for our development program;

 

   

the timing and amount of our future production of oil, natural gas and NGLs;

 

   

our ability to identify, complete and effectively integrate acquisitions of properties, assets or businesses;

 

   

our ability to realize the anticipated benefits and synergies from the merger (the “Earthstone Merger”) of the Company with Earthstone Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Earthstone”), and its subsidiaries and effectively integrate the assets acquired in such transaction;

 

   

our hedging strategy and results;

 

   

our competition;

 

   

our ability to obtain permits and governmental approvals;

 

   

our compliance with government regulations, including those related to climate change as well as environmental, health and safety regulations and liabilities thereunder;

 

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our pending legal matters;

 

   

the marketing and transportation of our oil, natural gas and NGLs;

 

   

our leasehold or business acquisitions;

 

   

cost of developing or operating our properties;

 

   

our anticipated rate of return;

 

   

general economic conditions;

 

   

weather conditions in the areas where we operate;

 

   

credit markets;

 

   

our ability to make dividends, distributions and share repurchases;

 

   

uncertainty regarding our future operating results; and

 

   

our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions contained in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement that are not historical.

We caution you that these forward-looking statements are subject to all of the risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control, incident to the exploration for and development, production, gathering and sale of oil, natural gas and NGLs. Factors which could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

 

   

commodity price volatility (including regional basis differentials);

 

   

uncertainty inherent in estimating oil, natural gas and NGL reserves, including the impact of commodity price declines on the economic producibility of such reserves, and in projecting future rates of production;

 

   

geographic concentration of our operations;

 

   

lack of availability of drilling and production equipment and services;

 

   

lack of transportation and storage capacity as a result of oversupply, government regulations or other factors;

 

   

risks relating to the Earthstone Merger;

 

   

competition in the oil and natural gas industry for assets, materials, qualified personnel and capital;

 

   

drilling and other operating risks;

 

   

environmental and climate related risks, including seasonal weather conditions;

 

   

regulatory changes;

 

   

restrictions on the use of water, including limits on the use of produced water and potential restrictions on the availability to water disposal facilities;

 

   

availability to cash flow and access to capital;

 

   

inflation;

 

   

changes in our credit ratings or adverse changes in interest rates;

 

   

changes in the financial strength of counterparties to our credit agreement and hedging contracts;

 

   

the timing of development expenditures;

 

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political and economic conditions and events in foreign oil and natural gas producing countries, including embargoes, continued hostilities in the Middle East and other sustained military campaigns, the war in Ukraine and associated economic sanctions on Russia, conditions in South America, Central America, China and Russia, and acts of terrorism or sabotage;

 

   

changes in local, regional, national, and international economic conditions;

 

   

security threats, including evolving cybersecurity risks such as those involving unauthorized access, denial-of-service attacks, malicious software, data privacy breaches by employees, insiders or other with authorized access, cyber or phishing-attacks, ransomware, social engineering, physical breaches or other actions; and

 

   

the other risks described under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and elsewhere, which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

Reserve engineering is a process of estimating underground accumulations of oil and natural gas that cannot be measured in an exact way. The accuracy of any reserve estimate depends on the quality of available data, the interpretation of such data and price and cost assumptions made by reserve engineers. In addition, the results of drilling, testing and production activities may justify revisions of estimates that were made previously. If significant, such revisions would change the schedule of any further production and development drilling. Accordingly, reserve estimates may differ significantly from the quantities of oil and natural gas that are ultimately recovered.

Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties described in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein occur, or should any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements.

All forward-looking statements, expressed or implied, included in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary note. This cautionary note should also be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that we or persons acting on our behalf may issue.

Except as otherwise required by applicable law, we and management disclaim any duty to update any forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this prospectus.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of Class A common stock being offered by any of the Selling Stockholders. Any proceeds from the sale of Class A common stock under this prospectus will be received by the Selling Stockholders. However, pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, we will pay the expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, associated with the sale of Class A common stock by the Selling Stockholders pursuant to this prospectus.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

The following description of the Company’s capital stock is not complete and may not contain all the information you should consider before investing in the Company’s capital stock. This description is summarized from, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, our Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) and our Second Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”), which have been publicly filed with the SEC. See “Where You Can Find More Information; Incorporation by Reference.”

The Company has authorized 1,501,000,000 shares of capital stock, consisting of (a) 1,500,000,000 shares of Common Stock, including (i) 1,000,000,000 shares of Class A common stock and (ii) 500,000,000 shares of Class C common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class C common stock” and collectively with Class A common stock, “Common Stock”) and (b) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Preferred Stock”). The outstanding shares of our Class A common stock are fully paid and nonassessable.

In this summary description of capital stock, unless stated otherwise or the context clearly indicates otherwise, all references to “the Company” mean Permian Resources Corporation only, and not any of its subsidiaries.

Common Stock

Voting Rights

Subject to the rights of holders of outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters voted on by the stockholders, including the election of directors. Holders of our Common Stock will vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders, except as required by law. Our Common Stock does not have cumulative voting rights.

Dividend Rights

Subject to the rights of holders of outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, if any, the holders of Class A common stock are entitled to receive ratable dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors in its discretion out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends.

Liquidation Rights

Subject to any preferential rights of outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, holders of the Class A common stock will share ratably in all assets legally available for distribution to our stockholders in the event of dissolution.

Other Rights and Preferences

Our Class A common stock has no sinking fund or redemption provisions or preemptive, conversion or exchange rights. Holders of Class A common stock may not act by written consent.

Listing

The Class A common stock is traded on the NYSE under the trading symbol “PR.”

Exclusive Forum

Our Certificate of Incorporation provides that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the (i) Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law,

 

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be the sole and exclusive forum for (A) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, (B) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers, employees or agents to us or our stockholders, (C) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), our Certificate of Incorporation or our Bylaws or (D) any action asserting a claim against us that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each such case subject to such Court of Chancery having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants therein; and (ii) subject to the foregoing, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act, including all causes of action asserted against any defendant to such complaint. In the event the Delaware Court of Chancery lacks subject matter jurisdiction, then the sole and exclusive forum for such action or proceeding shall be the federal district court for the District of Delaware.

Anti-Takeover Provisions

Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws

Certain provisions in our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, described below, may be deemed to have an anti-takeover effect and may delay, deter, or prevent a tender offer or takeover attempt that a stockholder might consider to be in its best interests.

 

   

Preferred Stock: Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes us to issue up to 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, at any time, and from time to time, to such persons for such consideration and on such terms and conditions as our Board of Directors shall determine, without any further vote or action by our stockholders. We are permitted to issue shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series and, with respect to each such series, to fix the number of shares constituting the series and the designation of the series, the voting powers (if any) of the shares of the series, and the preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights, if any, and any qualification, limitations or restrictions of the shares of such series.

 

   

Advance Notice Requirements for Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations. Our Bylaws provide advance notice procedures for stockholders seeking to bring business before our annual meeting of stockholders or to nominate candidates for election as directors at our annual meeting of stockholders and specify certain requirements regarding the form and content of a stockholder’s notice. These provisions might preclude our stockholders from bringing matters before our annual meeting of stockholders or from making nominations for directors at our annual meeting of stockholders if the proper procedures are not followed.

 

   

Special Meetings: Special meetings of our stockholders may only be called by a majority vote of our Board of Directors, by our Chief Executive Officer or by the Chairman of our Board of Directors.

Delaware Anti-Takeover Statute

We are a Delaware corporation and are subject to Section 203 of the DGCL (“Section 203”). In general, Section 203 prevents us from engaging in any business combination with an “interested stockholder” (generally, a person owning 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock and any entity or person affiliated with or controlling or controlled by such entity or person) for a period of three years following the time that person becomes an interested stockholder unless:

 

   

before that person became an interested stockholder, our Board of Directors approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in such person becoming an interested stockholder;

 

   

upon completion of the transaction that resulted in that person becoming an interested stockholder, that person owned at least 85% of our voting stock outstanding at the time the transaction commenced (excluding stock owned by persons who are directors and are also officers, and by employee stock

 

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plans that do not provide employees with the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer); or

 

   

at or subsequent to such time, the business combination is approved by our Board of Directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder.

Under Section 203, a “business combination” includes:

 

   

any merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the interested stockholder;

 

   

any sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of 10% or more of the assets of the corporation involving the interested stockholder;

 

   

any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by the corporation of any stock of the corporation to the interested stockholder, subject to limited exceptions;

 

   

any transaction involving the corporation that has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of the stock of any class or series of the corporation beneficially owned by the interested stockholder; or

 

   

the receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits provided by or through the corporation.

The provisions of Section 203 do not apply to a corporation if, subject to certain requirements, the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation contain a provision expressly electing not to be governed by the provisions of Section 203. Because our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws do not include any provision to “opt-out” of Section 203, the statute will apply to business combinations involving us.

Our Transfer Agent

The transfer agent and registrar for our Class A common stock is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.

 

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SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

The Selling Stockholders (including their donees, pledgees, transferees or other successors-in-interest) identified below may offer to sell from time to time in the future up to an aggregate 6,242,000 shares of our Class A common stock, registered for resale by the Selling Stockholders, subject to any appropriate adjustment as a result of any stock dividend, stock split or distribution, or in connection with a combination of shares, and any security into which such shares of Class A common stock shall have been converted or exchanged in connection with a recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation, exchange, distribution or otherwise. The shares of Class A common stock consist of outstanding shares of our Class A common stock issued to the Selling Stockholders as partial consideration for the acquisition of certain oil and natural gas properties. We are registering the offering by the Selling Stockholders of the shares of Class A common stock described below pursuant to the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement entered into in connection with such acquisition.

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC. These rules generally attribute beneficial ownership of securities to persons who possess sole or shared voting power or investment power with respect to such securities. Except as otherwise indicated, all persons listed below have sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares beneficially owned by them, subject to applicable community property laws.

The following table sets forth information as of May 28, 2024 provided by each Selling Stockholder on or prior to such date regarding (i) the beneficial ownership of shares of our Class A common stock and (ii) the number of shares of our Class A common stock that may from time to time be offered or sold pursuant to this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement, amendment or free writing prospectus. The percentage of combined voting power prior to, and after, the offering is based on 630,586,158 shares of our Class A common stock and 143,946,977 shares of Class C common stock, based on the shares held by the Selling Stockholders as of May 28, 2024. Information in the table below with respect to beneficial ownership has been furnished by the Selling Stockholders.

We have not sought to verify the information provided by the Selling Stockholders. The Selling Stockholders may hold or acquire at any time shares of Class A common stock in addition to those offered by this prospectus and may have acquired additional shares of Class A common stock since the date on which the information reflected herein was provided to us.

We will supplement or amend this prospectus as required to include additional Selling Stockholders upon provision of all required information to us and subject to the terms of any relevant agreement between us and the Selling Stockholders.

The Selling Stockholders will determine when and how they sell the shares of Class A common stock offered in this prospectus, as described in the Plan of Distribution included in this prospectus. The Selling Stockholders are not obligated to sell any of the shares of our Class A common stock offered by this prospectus. Because the Selling Stockholders identified in the table may sell some or all of the shares of our Class A common stock owned by them that are included in this prospectus, no estimate can be given as to the number of shares covered by this prospectus that will be held by the Selling Stockholders upon termination of this offering. The Selling Stockholders may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, at any time and from time to time, their shares of our Class A common stock pursuant to the Plan of Distribution included in this prospectus, including in registered offerings contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement, or pursuant to an exemption, if available, from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, in each case after the date on which they provided the information set forth in the table below. See “Plan of Distribution” for additional

 

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information. For purposes of the following table we have assumed that the Selling Stockholders will sell all of the shares of our Class A common stock beneficially owned by them that are covered by this prospectus.

 

Selling Stockholders:

   Shares Owned Before the Offering      Shares of
Class A
Common
Stock that
may be
sold hereby
     Shares Owned After the Offering  
   Class A
Common
Stock(1)
     Class C
Common
Stock
     Combined
Voting
Power
     Class A
Common
Stock
     Class C
Common
Stock
     Combined
Voting
Power(2)
 

Tascosa Energy Partners, LLC(3)

     468,150        —         *        468,150        —         —         —   

Canyon Draw Resources, LLC(4)

     5,773,850        —         *        5,773,850        —         —         —   

 

*

Less than 1%.

(1)

Represents the shares of Class A common stock held as of the date of this prospectus.

(2)

Represents the percentage of voting power of our Class A common stock and Class C common stock voting together as a single class. Each share of Class C common stock has no economic rights but entitles the holder thereof to one vote for each common unit representing limited liability company interest in Permian Resources Operating, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a subsidiary of the Company (“OpCo”), held by such holder. Accordingly, the holders of our Class C common stock collectively have a number of votes in the Company equal to the number of Permian Resources OpCo Units that they hold.

(3)

Tascosa Energy Partners, LLC is the record holder of 468,150 shares of Class A common stock. Kevin Herrmann is the manager of Tascosa Energy Partners, LLC and has the sole voting and dispositive power over the shares held of record by Tascosa Energy Partners, LLC. The business address of Tascosa Energy Partners, LLC is 901 W. Missouri Ave., Midland, Texas 79701.

(4)

Canyon Draw Resources, LLC is the record holder of 5,773,850 shares of Class A common stock. PetroCap Partners III GP, LLC is the general partner of PetroCap Partners III, L.P., which is the sole member of Canyon Draw Resources, LLC. PetroCap, LLC is the sole member of, and serves as the investment advisor to, PetroCap Partners III GP, LLC. PetroCap, LLC has sole voting and dispositive power over the shares held of record by Canyon Draw Resources, LLC. The business address of each of these entities is 5950 Berkshire Lane, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75225.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

Distributions of the Class A common stock by the Selling Stockholders, or by their partners, pledgees, donees (including charitable organizations), transferees or other successors in interest, may from time to time be offered for sale either directly by such individual, or through underwriters, dealers or agents or on any exchange on which the Class A common stock may from time to time be traded, in the over-the-counter market, or in independently negotiated transactions or otherwise. The methods by which the Class A common stock may be sold by the Selling Stockholders include:

 

   

sales on NYSE or any national securities exchange or quotation service on which our Class A common stock may be listed or quoted at the time of sale;

 

   

privately negotiated transactions;

 

   

through one or more underwritten offerings on a firm commitment or best efforts basis;

 

   

to or through underwriters, brokers, dealers or agents;

 

   

exchange distributions and/or secondary distributions;

 

   

sales in the over-the-counter market;

 

   

“at the market” or through market makers or into an existing market for the securities;

 

   

ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker solicits purchasers;

 

   

broker-dealers may agree with the Selling Stockholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;

 

   

block trades (which may involve crosses) in which the broker or dealer so engaged will attempt to sell the Class A common stock as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

 

   

purchases by a broker or dealer as principal and resale by such broker or dealer for its own account;

 

   

settlement of short sales entered into after the date of this prospectus (including short sales “against the box”);

 

   

through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether or not the options are listed on an options exchange;

 

   

through the distributions of the shares by any Selling Stockholder to its general or limited partners, members, managers, affiliates, employees, directors or stockholders;

 

   

a combination of any such methods of sale; and

 

   

any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.

The Selling Stockholders may elect to make an in-kind distribution of their shares of Class A common stock to their respective members, partners or stockholders. To the extent that such members, partners or stockholders are not affiliates of ours, such members, partners or stockholders would thereby receive freely tradeable shares of our Class A common stock pursuant to the distribution through this registration statement.

The Selling Stockholders may also sell shares of Class A common stock under Rule 144 or any other exemption from registration under the Securities Act, in each case if available, rather than under this prospectus.

The Selling Stockholders also may transfer their shares of Class A common stock in other circumstances, in which case the transferees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.

 

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Such transactions may be effected by the Selling Stockholders at fixed prices, market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at varying prices determined at the time or sale or at negotiated prices. Underwriters or broker-dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts or commissions from the Selling Stockholders and may receive commissions from the purchasers of the securities for whom they may act as agent. The Selling Stockholders may agree to indemnify any underwriter, broker-dealer or agent that participates in transactions involving sales of the Class A common stock against certain liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act. We have agreed to register the Class A common stock for sale under the Securities Act and to indemnify the Selling Stockholders and each person who participates as an underwriter in the offering of the Class A common stock against certain civil liabilities, including certain liabilities under the Securities Act.

In connection with sales of Class A common stock under this prospectus, the Selling Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, who may in turn engage in short sales of the Class A common stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling Stockholders also may sell shares of Class A common stock short and deliver them to close their short positions, or loan or pledge the securities to broker-dealers that in turn may sell them. The Selling Stockholders may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or create one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of securities offered by this prospectus, which securities such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).

The Selling Stockholders will act independently of us in making decisions with respect to the price, timing, manner and size of each sale of securities. Offers to purchase securities may be solicited directly by the Selling Stockholders and the sale thereof may be made by the Selling Stockholders directly to institutional investors or others. In such a case, no underwriters or agents would be involved. The Selling Stockholders may use electronic media, including the Internet, to sell offered securities directly. The Selling Stockholders may offer the securities covered by this prospectus into an existing trading market on the terms described herein or in any applicable prospectus supplement, amendment or free writing prospectus relating thereto. If the Selling Stockholders utilize a dealer in the sale of the securities in respect of which this prospectus is delivered, the Selling Stockholders may sell such securities to the dealer, as principal. The dealer may then resell such securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of resale.

The Selling Stockholders may from time to time pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares of Class A common stock owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell shares of Class A common stock from time to time under this prospectus, or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424 or other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending the list of Selling Stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as Selling Stockholders under this prospectus.

If the Selling Stockholders use one or more underwriters in the sale, the underwriters will acquire the securities for their own account, and they may resell these securities from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The securities may be offered and sold to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or directly by one or more of such firms. Underwriters may resell the shares to or through dealers, and those dealers may receive compensation in the form of one or more discounts, concessions or commissions from the underwriters and commissions from purchasers for which they may act as agents. We have not, and to our knowledge, the Selling Stockholders have not, entered into any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the securities offered hereby.

We are required to pay all fees and expenses incident to the registration of our securities. We have also agreed to keep the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part or, if not available, another registration statement, effective until all of the registrable securities have ceased to be registrable securities under the Registration Rights Agreement or the termination of the Registration Rights Agreement has occurred.

 

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There can be no assurances that the Selling Stockholders will sell, nor are the Selling Stockholders required to sell, any or all of the shares of Class A common stock offered under this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement, amendment or free writing prospectus.

To the extent required, this prospectus may be amended and/or supplemented from time to time to describe a specific plan of distribution. If required, we may add transferees, successors and donees by prospectus supplement in instances where the transferee, successor or donee has acquired its shares from holders named in this prospectus after the effective date of this prospectus. Transferees, successors and donees of identified Selling Stockholders may not be able to use this prospectus for resales until they are named in the Selling Stockholders table by prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment. See “Selling Stockholders.”

 

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CERTAIN ERISA CONSIDERATIONS

The following is a summary of certain considerations associated with the acquisition and holding of shares of our Class A common stock by (i) employee benefit plans that are subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”); (ii) plans, individual retirement accounts and other arrangements that are subject to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”); (iii) employee benefit plans that are governmental plans (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA), certain church plans (as defined in Section 3(33) of ERISA), non-U.S. plans (as described in Section 4(b)(4) of ERISA) or other plans that are not subject to the foregoing but may be subject to provisions under any other federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other laws or regulations that are substantially similar to such provisions of ERISA or the Code (collectively, “Similar Laws”); and (iv) entities whose underlying assets are considered to include “plan assets” of any such plan, account or arrangement (each of the foregoing described in clauses (i) through (iv), a “Plan”).

This summary is based on the provisions of ERISA and the Code (and related regulations and administrative and judicial interpretations) as of the date of this prospectus. This summary does not purport to be complete, and no assurance can be given that future legislation, court decisions, regulations, rulings or pronouncements will not significantly modify the requirements summarized below. Any of these changes may be retroactive and may thereby apply to transactions entered into prior to the date of their enactment or release. This discussion is general in nature and is not intended to be all inclusive, nor should it be construed as investment or legal advice.

General Fiduciary Matters

ERISA and the Code impose certain duties on persons who are fiduciaries of a Plan subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (a “Covered Plan”) and prohibit certain transactions involving the assets of a Covered Plan and its fiduciaries or other interested parties. Under ERISA and the Code, any person who exercises any discretionary authority or control over the administration of a Covered Plan or the management or disposition of the assets of a Covered Plan, or who renders investment advice for a fee or other compensation to a Covered Plan, is generally considered to be a fiduciary of the Covered Plan.

In considering an investment in shares of our Class A common stock with a portion of the assets of any Plan, a fiduciary should consider the Plan’s particular circumstances and all of the facts and circumstances of the investment and determine whether the acquisition and holding of shares of our Class A common stock is in accordance with the documents and instruments governing the Plan and the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code, or any Similar Laws relating to the fiduciary’s duties to the Plan, including, without limitation:

 

   

whether the investment is prudent under Section 404(a)(1)(B) of ERISA and any other applicable Similar Laws;

 

   

whether, in making the investment, the Covered Plan will satisfy the diversification requirements of Section 404(a)(1)(C) of ERISA and any other applicable Similar Laws;

 

   

whether the investment is permitted under the terms of the applicable documents governing the Plan;

 

   

whether the acquisition or holding of shares of our Class A common stock will constitute a “prohibited transaction” under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (please see the discussion under “—Prohibited Transaction Issues” below); and

 

   

whether the Plan will be considered to hold, as plan assets, (i) only the shares of our Class A common stock or (ii) an undivided interest in our underlying assets (please see the discussion under “—Plan Asset Issues” below).

Prohibited Transaction Issues

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ERISA, or “disqualified persons,” within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code, unless an exemption is available. A party in interest or disqualified person who engages in a non-exempt prohibited transaction may be subject to excise taxes and other penalties and liabilities under ERISA and the Code. In addition, the fiduciary of the Covered Plan that engages in such a non-exempt prohibited transaction may be subject to penalties and liabilities under ERISA and the Code. The acquisition and/or holding of shares of our Class A common stock by a Covered Plan with respect to which the Transaction Parties are considered parties in interest or disqualified persons may constitute or result in a direct or indirect prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA and/or Section 4975 of the Code, unless the investment is acquired and held in accordance with an applicable statutory, class or individual prohibited transaction exemption.

Because of the foregoing, shares of our Class A common stock should not be acquired or held by any person investing “plan assets” of any Plan, unless such acquisition and holding will not constitute a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA and the Code or a similar violation of any applicable Similar Laws.

Plan Asset Issues

Additionally, a fiduciary of a Plan should consider whether the Plan will, by investing in us, be deemed to own an undivided interest in our assets, with the result that we would become a fiduciary of the Plan and our operations would be subject to the regulatory restrictions of ERISA, including its prohibited transaction rules, as well as the prohibited transaction rules of the Code and any other applicable Similar Laws.

The Department of Labor (the “DOL”) regulations provide guidance with respect to whether the assets of an entity in which Covered Plans acquire equity interests would be deemed “plan assets” under some circumstances. Under these regulations, an entity’s assets generally would not be considered to be “plan assets” if, among other things:

(a) the equity interests acquired by Covered Plans are “publicly offered securities” (as defined in the DOL regulations)—i.e., the equity interests are part of a class of securities that is widely held by 100 or more investors independent of the issuer and each other, are freely transferable, and are either registered under certain provisions of the federal securities laws or sold to the Covered Plan as part of a public offering under certain conditions;

(b) the entity is an “operating company” (as defined in the DOL regulations)—i.e., it is primarily engaged in the production or sale of a product or service, other than the investment of capital, either directly or through a majority-owned subsidiary or subsidiaries; or

(c) there is no significant investment by “benefit plan investors” (as defined in the DOL regulations)—i.e., immediately after the most recent acquisition by a Covered Plan of any equity interest in the entity, less than 25% of the total value of each class of equity interest (disregarding certain interests held by persons (other than benefit plan investors) with discretionary authority or control over the assets of the entity or who provide investment advice for a fee (direct or indirect) with respect to such assets, and any affiliates thereof) is held by Covered Plans, IRAs and certain other Plans (but not including governmental plans, foreign plans and certain church plans), and entities whose underlying assets are deemed to include plan assets by reason of a Plan’s investment in the entity.

Due to the complexity of these rules and the excise taxes, penalties and liabilities that may be imposed upon persons involved in non-exempt prohibited transactions, it is particularly important that fiduciaries, or other persons considering acquiring and/or holding shares of our Class A common stock on behalf of, or with the assets of, any Plan, consult with their counsel regarding the potential applicability of ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code and any Similar Laws to such investment and whether an exemption would be applicable to the acquisition and holding of shares of our Class A common stock. Purchasers of shares of our Class A common stock have the exclusive responsibility for ensuring that their acquisition and holding of shares of our Class A common stock complies with the fiduciary responsibility rules of ERISA and does not violate the prohibited transaction rules of ERISA, the Code or applicable Similar Laws. The sale of shares of our Class A common stock to a Plan is in no respect a representation by us or any of our affiliates or representatives that such an investment meets all relevant legal requirements with respect to investments by any such Plan or that such investment is appropriate for any such Plan.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P., Houston, Texas, will pass upon the validity of the Class A common stock covered by this prospectus. Any underwriters or agents will be advised about other issues relating to the offering by counsel to be named in the applicable prospectus supplement.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2023, and management’s assessment of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023 have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the reports of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing. The audit report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023, contains an explanatory paragraph that states the Company acquired Earthstone during 2023, and management excluded from its assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023, Earthstone’s internal control over financial reporting associated with 39% of total assets and 11% of total revenues included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023. The audit of internal control over financial reporting of the Company and its subsidiaries also excluded an evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting of Earthstone.

The consolidated financial statements of Earthstone Energy, Inc., as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, incorporated in this prospectus by reference from the Current Report on Form 8-K of Permian Resources Corporation filed on September 19, 2023, have been audited by Moss Adams LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance upon the report of such firm given their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

The combined consolidated financial statements of Novo Oil & Gas Holdings, LLC as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years then ended, incorporated in this prospectus by reference from the Current Report on Form 8-K of Permian Resources Corporation filed on September 19, 2023, have been audited by Moss Adams LLP, independent auditors, as stated in their report, which is incorporated herein by reference. Such combined consolidated financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance upon the report of such firm given their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

Estimates of our oil and natural gas reserves and related future net cash flows related to our properties as of December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 incorporated by reference herein were based upon a reserve report prepared by our independent petroleum engineer, Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. We have incorporated these estimates in reliance on the authority of such firm as an expert in such matters.

 

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 14.

Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

The following is an estimate of the expenses (all of which are to be paid by the registrant) that we may incur in connection with shares of our Class A common stock being registered hereby.

 

SEC registration fee

   $ 14,529.21  

Printing expenses

    

Legal fees and expenses

    

Accounting fees and expenses

    

Transfer agent fees and expenses

    

Miscellaneous

    
  

 

 

 

Total

   $  
  

 

 

 

 

*

Estimated expenses are not presently known.

 

Item 15.

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

We are organized under the laws of Delaware. Reference is made to Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, which enables a corporation in its original certificate of incorporation or an amendment thereto to eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director or officer for violations of the fiduciary duty as a director or officer, except (1) for any breach of the duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders; (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (3) pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL, which provides for liability of directors for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions; (4) for any transaction from which a director or officer derived an improper personal benefit; or (5) for an officer in any action by or in the right of the corporation.

Reference is also made to Section 145 of the DGCL, which provides that a corporation may indemnify any person, including an officer or director, who was or is, or is threatened to be made, party to any threatened, pending or completed legal action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was an officer, director, employee or agent of such corporation or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, provided such officer, director, employee or agent acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the corporation’s best interest and, for criminal proceedings, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful. A Delaware corporation may indemnify any officer or director in an action by or in the right of the corporation under the same conditions, except that no indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if the officer or director is adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where an officer or director is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action referred to above, the corporation must indemnify him against the expenses that such officer or director actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith.

Any underwriting agreement or distribution agreement that the registrant enters into with any underwriters or agents involved in the offering or sale of any securities registered hereby may require such underwriters or dealers to indemnify the registrant, some or all of its directors and officers and its controlling persons, if any, for specified liabilities, which may include liabilities under the Securities Act.

In accordance with Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, our Certificate of Incorporation provides that no director or officer shall be personally liable to us or any of our stockholders for monetary damages resulting from breaches of its fiduciary duty as a director or officer, except to the extent such limitation on or exemption from

 

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liability is not permitted under the DGCL unless he or she violated their duty of loyalty to a registrant or its stockholders, acted in bad faith, knowingly or intentionally violated the law, authorized unlawful payments of dividends, unlawful stock purchases or unlawful redemptions, derived improper personal benefit from their actions as directors or officers or in any action by or in the right of the Company by any officer. The effect of this provision of the Certificate of Incorporation is to eliminate our rights and those of our stockholders (through stockholders’ derivative suits on our behalf) to recover monetary damages against a director for breach of the fiduciary duty of care as a director, including breaches resulting from negligent or grossly negligent behavior, except, as restricted by Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL. However, this provision does not limit or eliminate our rights or the rights of any stockholder to seek non-monetary relief, such as an injunction or rescission, in the event of a breach of a director’s duty of care.

If the DGCL is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the liability of directors, then, in accordance with our Certificate of Incorporation, the liability of our directors to us or our stockholders will be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL, as so amended. Any repeal or amendment of provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation limiting or eliminating the liability of directors, whether by our stockholders or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provisions inconsistent therewith, will (unless otherwise required by law) be prospective only, except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits us to further limit or eliminate the liability of directors on a retroactive basis.

Our Certificate of Incorporation also provides that we will, to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by applicable law, indemnify our current and former officers and directors, as well as those persons who, while serving as our directors or officers, are or were serving as directors, officers, employees or agents of another entity, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan, in connection with any threatened, pending or completed proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, against all expense, liability and loss (including, without limitation, attorney’s fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by any such person in connection with any such proceeding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a person eligible for indemnification pursuant to our Certificate of Incorporation will be indemnified by us in connection with a proceeding initiated by such person only if such proceeding was authorized by our Board of Directors, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification.

The right to indemnification conferred by our Certificate of Incorporation is a contract right that includes the right to be paid by us the expenses incurred in defending or otherwise participating in any proceeding referenced above in advance of its final disposition, provided, however, that if the DGCL requires, an advancement of expenses incurred by our officer or director (solely in his or her capacity as an officer or director of the Company) will be made only upon delivery to us of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such officer or director, to repay all amounts so advanced if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under our Certificate of Incorporation or otherwise.

The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses will not be deemed exclusive of any other rights which any person covered by our Certificate of Incorporation may have or hereafter acquire under law, our Certificate of Incorporation, our Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.

Any repeal or amendment of provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation affecting indemnification rights, whether by our stockholders or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provisions inconsistent therewith, will (unless otherwise required by law) be prospective only, except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits us to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis, and will not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision. Our Certificate of Incorporation will also permit us, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than those specifically covered by our Certificate of Incorporation.

 

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Our Bylaws include the provisions relating to advancement of expenses and indemnification rights consistent with those set forth in our Certificate of Incorporation. In addition, our Bylaws provide for a right of indemnity to bring a suit in the event a claim for indemnification or advancement of expenses is not paid in full by us within a specified period of time. Our Bylaws also permit us to purchase and maintain insurance, at our expense, to protect us and/or any director, officer, employee or agent of our corporation or another entity, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not we would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL.

Any repeal or amendment of provisions of our Bylaws affecting indemnification rights, whether by our Board of Directors, stockholders or by changes in applicable law, or the adoption of any other provisions inconsistent therewith, will (unless otherwise required by law) be prospective only, except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits us to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis, and will not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing thereunder with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.

In connection with our Earthstone Merger, we have agreed to indemnify, defend and hold harmless, in the same manner as provided by Earthstone immediately prior to August 21, 2023, each person who has been at any time prior to August 21, 2023 or who became, prior to the Initial Company Merger Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement (as defined below)), an officer, director of Earthstone or any of its subsidiaries or who acts as a fiduciary under any employee benefit plan sponsored, maintained, or contributed to by Earthstone, or was serving at the request of Earthstone or any of its respective subsidiaries as a director, officer or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, employment benefit plan, trust or other enterprise, in each case, when acting in such capacity (whom are referred to herein as the “indemnified persons”) against all losses, claims, damages, costs, fines, penalties, expenses (including attorneys’ and other professionals’ fees and expenses), liabilities or judgments or amounts that are paid in settlement of, or incurred in connection with, any actual or threatened proceeding to which such indemnified person is a party or is otherwise involved (including as a witness) based on, in whole or in part, or arising out of, in whole or in part, the fact that such person was an officer or director of Earthstone or any of its subsidiaries, a fiduciary under any employee benefit plan sponsored, maintained, or contributed to by Earthstone or is or was serving at the request of Earthstone or any of its respective subsidiaries as an officer, director or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, employee benefit plan, trust or other enterprise, as applicable, or by reason of anything done or not done by such person in any such capacity, whether pertaining to any act or omission occurring or existing prior to, but not after, the Initial Company Merger Effective Time and whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after, the Initial Company Merger Effective Time (which liabilities are referred to herein as “indemnified liabilities”), including all indemnified liabilities based in whole or in part on, or arising in whole or in part out of, or pertaining to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 21, 2023 (the “Merger Agreement”), among us, Smits Merger Sub I Inc., Smits Merger Sub II LLC, OpCo, and Earthstone, or the transactions contemplated thereby, in each case to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law (and we will pay expenses incurred in connection therewith, including but not limited to expenses for the retention of Earthstone’s regularly engaged legal counsel or other counsel satisfactory to Earthstone, in advance of the final disposition of any such proceeding to each indemnified person to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law).

Until the six-year anniversary date of the Initial Company Merger Effective Time, we will not amend, repeal or otherwise modify any provision in the organizational documents of the Company or of any subsidiaries of Earthstone in any manner that would affect adversely the rights of any indemnified person to indemnification, exculpation and advancement except to the extent required by applicable law. We shall, and shall cause subsidiaries of Earthstone to, fulfill and honor any indemnification, expense advancement, or exculpation agreements between Earthstone or any of its subsidiaries and any of its officers, directors existing and in effect immediately prior to the Initial Company Merger Effective Time.

We have put in place and fully prepaid “tail” insurance policies with a claims reporting or discovery period of at least six years from the Initial Company Merger Effective Time (the “tail period”) from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as Earthstone’s previous insurance carrier with respect to directors’ and

 

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officers’ liability insurance (“D&O insurance”) in an amount and scope at least as favorable as Earthstone’s previous policies with respect to matters, acts or omissions existing or occurring at, prior to, or after the Initial Company Merger Effective Time; provided, however, that in no event shall the aggregate cost of the D&O insurance exceed during the tail period 300% of the current aggregate annual premium paid by Earthstone for such purpose; and provided, further, that if the cost of such insurance coverage exceeds such amount, we shall obtain a policy with the greatest coverage reasonably available for a cost not exceeding such amount.

 

Item 16.

Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

 2.1    Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August  21, 2023, among Permian Resources Corporation, Smits Merger Sub I Inc., Smits Merger Sub II LLC, Permian Resources Operating, LLC, Earthstone Energy, Inc. and Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 21, 2023).
 3.1    Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 22, 2024).
 3.2    Second Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 1, 2019).
 4.1*    Registration Rights Agreement, dated May 28, 2024, by and among Permian Resources Corporation and the parties from time to time listed on the signature pages thereto.
 5.1*    Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
23.1*    Consent of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2*    Consent of KPMG LLP with respect to the specified financial statements of Permian Resources Corporation.
23.3*    Consent of Moss Adams LLP with respect to the specified financial statements of Earthstone Energy, Inc.
23.4*    Consent of Moss Adams LLP with respect to the specified financial statements of Novo Oil & Gas Holdings, LLC.
23.5*    Consent of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. with respect to Proved Oil and Natural Gas Reserves Report of Permian Resources Corporation.
24.1*    Powers of Attorney (incorporated by reference to the signature page hereto).
107*    Filing Fee Table.

 

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Filed herewith.

 

Item 17.

Undertakings

(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total

 

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dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii), and (a)(1)(iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act that is part of the registration statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of shares of our Class A common stock being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:

(i) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

(ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B of the Securities Act relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) of the Securities Act for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B of the Securities Act, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to our Class A common stock in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of shares of our Class A common stock, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell our Class A common stock to the purchaser, if shares of our Class A common stock are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act;

 

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(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions described under Item 15, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by the registrant is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Midland, State of Texas, on the 28th day of May, 2024.

 

PERMIAN RESOURCES CORPORATION
By:   /s/ GUY M. OLIPHINT
Name:   Guy M. Oliphint
Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each of the undersigned officers and directors of the registrant hereby severally constitutes and appoints James H. Walter, William M. Hickey III, John C. Bell and Guy M. Oliphint, and each of them singly (with full power to each of them to act alone), as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution in each of them, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to file and sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to this registration statement and any other registration statement for the same offering that is to be effective under Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith and about the premises as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware and applicable federal securities laws.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

SIGNATURE

  

TITLE

 

DATE

/s/ WILLIAM M. HICKEY III

William M. Hickey III

  

Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

  May 28, 2024

/s/ JAMES H. WALTER

James H. Walter

  

Co-Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

  May 28, 2024

/s/ GUY M. OLIPHINT

Guy M. Oliphint

  

Executive Vice President and Chief

Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

  May 28, 2024

/s/ BRENT P. JENSEN

Brent P. Jensen

  

Senior Vice President and Chief

Accounting Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer)

  May 28, 2024

/s/ STEVEN D. GRAY

Steven D. Gray

   Chairman   May 28, 2024

 

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/s/ ROBERT J. ANDERSON

Robert J. Anderson

   Director   May 28, 2024

/s/ MAIRE A. BALDWIN

Maire A. Baldwin

   Director   May 28, 2024

/s/ FROST W. COCHRAN

Frost W. Cochran

   Director   May 28, 2024

/s/ KARAN E. EVES

Karan E. Eves

   Director   May 28, 2024

/s/ ARON MARQUEZ

Aron Marquez

   Director   May 28, 2024

/s/ WILLIAM J. QUINN

William J. Quinn

   Director   May 28, 2024

/s/ JEFFREY H. TEPPER

Jeffrey H. Tepper

   Director   May 28, 2024

/s/ ROBERT M. TICHIO

Robert M. Tichio

   Director   May 28, 2024

 

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Exhibit 4.1

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into and effective as of May 28, 2024 by and among Permian Resources Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Tascosa Energy Partners, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Tascosa”), and Canyon Draw Resources, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“CDR” and together with Tascosa, each, an “Initial Holder” and collectively, the “Initial Holders”) and each person who becomes a party to this Agreement by entering into a joinder agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company and the Initial Holders entered into that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2024 (the “Purchase Agreement”);

WHEREAS, in connection with the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, on the date hereof (the “Closing” and such date of closing, the “Closing Date”), among other things, the Initial Holders will receive, in the aggregate, 6,242,000 shares (the “Shares”) of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Class A Common Stock”); and

WHEREAS, in connection with the Closing, the Company and each of the Initial Holders have entered into this Agreement to set forth certain understandings among themselves with respect to, among other things, the registration of securities owned by the Holders.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, covenants and agreements contained herein, and certain other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

1.1 Definitions. The terms defined in this Article I shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, have the respective meanings set forth below:

Adverse Disclosure” shall mean any public disclosure of material non-public information, which disclosure, in the good faith judgment of one or more of the Co-Chief Executive Officers or the principal financial officer of the Company, after consultation with counsel to the Company, (i) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement or Prospectus in order for the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein (in the case of any prospectus and any preliminary prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, (ii) would not be required to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed, and (iii) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not making such information public.


Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, each other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Person specified; provided that no Holder shall be deemed an Affiliate of any other Holder by reason of an investment in, or holding of Common Stock (or securities convertible or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock) of, the Company. As used in this definition, “control” (including with correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of voting securities or by contract or other agreement).

Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble hereto.

Blackout Period” shall have the meaning given in subsection 3.4.2.

Block Trade” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.4.1.

CDR” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble hereto.

Class A Common Stock” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

Closing” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

Closing Date” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Stock” means the Class A Common Stock and the Class C common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company, collectively.

Company” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble hereto.

Coordinated Offering” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.4.1.

Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as it may be amended from time to time.

Holder” and “Holders” shall mean the Initial Holders and such other Persons who sign a joinder agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A in accordance with this Agreement.

Initial Holder” and “Initial Holders” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble hereto.

Initial Shelf Registration Statement” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.

Maximum Number of Securities” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.2.2.

Member Distribution” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1.

Minimum Takedown Threshold” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.2.1.

 

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Misstatement” shall mean an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact required to be stated in a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or necessary to make the statements in a Registration Statement or Prospectus in the light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading.

Person” means an individual or any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization, association, joint venture or any other organization or entity, whether or not a legal entity.

Pre-Existing Holders” means “Holders” as defined in that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of August 21, 2023, by and among the Company and the Persons party thereto.

Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as supplemented by any and all prospectus supplements and as amended by any and all post-effective amendments and including all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.

Purchase Agreement” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

Registrable Security” shall mean (a) the Shares and (b) any other equity security of the Company issued or issuable with respect to any such share of Class A Common Stock by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or reorganization; provided, however, that, as to any particular Registrable Security, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when: (A) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such Registration Statement; (B) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, new certificates for such securities not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and subsequent public distribution of such securities shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (C) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; (D) such securities have been sold pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission); or (E) such securities are no longer subject to the restrictions on trading under the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, including volume and manner of sale restrictions, and the current public information requirement of Rule 144(e) no longer applies.

Registration” shall mean a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and such registration statement becoming effective.

Registration Expenses” shall mean the out-of-pocket expenses of a Registration, including, without limitation, the following:

(A) all registration and filing fees (including fees with respect to filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.) and any securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is then listed;

 

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(B) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of Registrable Securities);

(C) printing, messenger, telephone and delivery expenses;

(D) reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company; and

(E) reasonable fees and disbursements of all independent registered public accountants of the Company incurred specifically in connection with such Registration.

Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement that covers the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus included in such registration statement, amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration statement, and all exhibits to and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

Shares” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

Shelf” shall mean the Initial Shelf Registration Statement and any Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be.

Shelf Registration” means a registration of securities pursuant to a registration statement filed with the SEC in accordance with and pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule then in effect).

Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.2.

Suspension Period” shall have the meaning given in subsection 3.4.1.

Tascosa” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble hereto.

Underwriter” shall mean a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an Underwritten Offering and not as part of such dealer’s market-making activities.

Underwritten Demand Holder” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.2.1.

Underwritten Offering” shall mean an offering in which securities of the Company are sold to an Underwriter in a firm commitment underwriting for distribution to the public (which shall, for the avoidance of doubt, include any Underwritten Shelf Takedown).

Underwritten Offering Filing” means with respect to an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, a preliminary prospectus supplement (or prospectus supplement if no preliminary prospectus supplement is used) to the Shelf relating to such Underwritten Shelf Takedown.

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ARTICLE II

REGISTRATIONS

2.1 Shelf Registration.

2.1.1 Initial Shelf Registration. In accordance with Section 7.16 of the Purchase Agreement, the Company, on the Closing Date, filed with the Commission a Registration Statement for a Shelf Registration (the “Initial Shelf Registration Statement”) covering, subject to Section 3.3, the public resale of all of the Registrable Securities (determined as of the Closing) on a delayed or continuous basis, which Initial Shelf Registration Statement was an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act) on Form S-3. The Initial Shelf Registration Statement contained a prospectus in such form as to permit the resale of the Registrable Securities included therein pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, any Holder named therein, including a distribution to, and resale by, the members, partners, stockholders or other equity holders of any Holder (a “Member Distribution”). Further, the Company shall, at the reasonable request of any Holder seeking to effect a Member Distribution, file any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendments and otherwise take any action reasonably necessary to include such language, if such language was not included in the Initial Shelf Registration Statement (or, if applicable, the registration statement filed in connection with any Subsequent Shelf Registration (as defined below)), or revise such language if deemed reasonably necessary by any such Holder in connection with such Member Distribution or otherwise to permit the public resale of Registrable Securities by such Holder in accordance with this Section 2.1. As soon as practicable following the effective date of the Initial Shelf Registration Statement, but in any event within three (3) business days of such date, the Company shall notify the Holders of the effectiveness of such Initial Shelf Registration Statement. When deemed effective, the Initial Shelf Registration Statement (including the documents incorporated therein by reference) will comply as to form in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and will not contain a Misstatement.

2.1.2 Subsequent Shelf Registration. The Company shall maintain a Shelf for the benefit of the Holders in accordance with the terms hereof, and shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements as may be necessary to keep a Shelf continuously effective, available for use by each Holder and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities. If any Shelf ceases to be effective under the Securities Act for any reason at any time while Registrable Securities are still outstanding, the Company shall, subject to Section 3.3 and Section 3.4, use its commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as reasonably practicable cause such Shelf to again become effective under the Securities Act (including obtaining the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf), including, if necessary, amending such Shelf in a manner reasonably expected to result in the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of such Shelf or filing an additional registration statement as a Shelf Registration (a “Subsequent Shelf Registration”) registering the resale of all Registrable Securities (determined as of two (2) business days prior to such filing), and pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, any Holder named therein, including a Member Distribution. If a Subsequent Shelf Registration is filed, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) cause such Subsequent Shelf Registration to become

 

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effective under the Securities Act as promptly as reasonably practicable after the filing thereof (it being agreed that the Subsequent Shelf Registration shall be an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act) if the Company is a well-known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act) at the most recent applicable eligibility determination date) and (ii) keep such Subsequent Shelf Registration continuously effective, available for use and in compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until such time as there are no longer any Registrable Securities. Any such Subsequent Shelf Registration shall be on Form S-3 to the extent that the Company is eligible to use such form. Otherwise, such Subsequent Shelf Registration shall be on another appropriate form. As soon as practicable following the effective date of any Subsequent Shelf Registration, but in any event within three (3) business days of such date, the Company shall notify the Holders of the effectiveness of such Subsequent Shelf Registration. When deemed effective, a Subsequent Shelf Registration (including the documents incorporated therein by reference) will comply as to form in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and will not contain a Misstatement.

2.2 Underwritten Shelf Takedown.

2.2.1 Underwritten Shelf Takedown Request. At any time following the effectiveness of a Shelf pursuant to Section 2.1, CDR, by itself or together with any other Holder (CDR and, if applicable, any other participating Holder, collectively, the “Underwritten Demand Holder”), may request to sell all or any portion of its Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering that is registered pursuant to such Shelf (each, an “Underwritten Shelf Takedown”); provided, in each case, that the Company shall be obligated to effect an Underwritten Shelf Takedown only if such offering shall include (a) Registrable Securities proposed to be sold by the Underwritten Demand Holder with a total offering price reasonably expected to exceed, in the aggregate, $50,000,000 or (b) all remaining Registrable Securities held by the Underwritten Demand Holder (the “Minimum Takedown Threshold”). All requests for Underwritten Shelf Takedowns shall be made by giving written notice to the Company, which shall specify the approximate number of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in the Underwritten Shelf Takedown and the expected price range (net of underwriting discounts and commissions) of such Underwritten Offering. The Company and the Underwritten Demand Holder shall enter into an underwriting agreement in a form as is customary in Underwritten Offerings of securities by such parties with the managing Underwriter or Underwriters selected by the Underwritten Demand Holder (which managing Underwriter or Underwriters shall be subject to approval of the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and shall take all such other reasonable actions as are requested by the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. In connection with any Underwritten Shelf Takedown contemplated by this subsection 2.2.1, subject to subsection 3.4 and Article IV, the underwriting agreement into which the Underwritten Demand Holder and the Company shall enter shall contain such representations, covenants, indemnities and other rights and obligations as are customary in underwritten offerings of securities by the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, (i) the Underwritten Demand Holder may not demand more than one (1) Underwritten Shelf Takedown; and (ii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company may effect an Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant to any then-effective Shelf that is then available for such offering.

 

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2.2.2 Reduction of Underwritten Offering. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Offering pursuant to an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, in good faith, advise the Company and the Underwritten Demand Holder in writing that the dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities that the Underwritten Demand Holder desires to sell, taken together with all other Class A Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell and the Class A Common Stock, if any, as to which an Underwritten Offering has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights held by any other stockholders who desire to sell, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of equity securities that can be sold in such Underwritten Offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method, or the probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of such securities, as applicable, the “Maximum Number of Securities”), then the Company shall include in such Underwritten Offering, as follows:

(a) first, the Registrable Securities of the Underwritten Demand Holder, that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities;

(b) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (a), the Class A Common Stock or other equity securities of Pre-Existing Holders that the Company is obligated to register in a Registration pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such Persons and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities;

(c) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (a) and clause (b), the Class A Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and

(d) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (a), clause (b) and clause (c), the Class A Common Stock or other equity securities of other Persons or entities that the Company is obligated to register in a Registration pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such Persons and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.

2.3 Withdrawal. The Underwritten Demand Holder shall have the right to withdraw all or any portion of its Registrable Securities included in an Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant to Section 2.2 for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters of its intention to so withdraw at any time prior to prior to the pricing of such Underwritten Offering. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with an Underwritten Shelf Takedown prior to its withdrawal under this Section 2.3. With respect to the Underwritten Demand Holder, the first Underwritten Shelf Takedown request that has been so withdrawn by the Underwritten Demand Holder shall not count as the one (1) permitted Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant to subsection 2.2.1; provided that, for avoidance of doubt, any subsequent Underwritten Shelf Takedown that has been withdrawn shall count as the one (1) permitted Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant to subsection 2.2.1.

 

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2.4 Block Trades; Coordinated Offerings.

2.4.1 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article II, but subject to Section 3.4, at any time and from time to time when an effective shelf registration statement is on file with the Commission in respect of a Holder, if such Holder wishes to engage in (a) an underwritten registered offering not involving a “roadshow,” an offer commonly known as a “block trade” (a “Block Trade”) consisting of Registrable Securities (x) with a total offering price reasonably expected to exceed $25,000,000 or (y) representing all remaining Registrable Securities held by the Holders or (b) an “at the market” or similar non-marketed, non-underwritten registered offering through a broker, sales agent or distribution agent, whether as agent or principal, which shall not require the delivery of any comfort letters, execution of an underwriting agreement or the conducting of any underwriter due diligence (a “Coordinated Offering”), then, provided that such Holder notifies the Company of the Block Trade or Coordinated Offering at least five (5) business days prior to the day such offering is to commence, the Company shall as expeditiously as possible use its commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate such Block Trade or Coordinated Offering, including, (a) in the event of a Block Trade, the delivery of customary comfort letters, customary legal opinions and customary underwriter due diligence, subject to receipt by the Company, its auditors and legal counsel of representation and documentation by such persons to permit the delivery of such comfort letter and legal opinions and (b) in the event of a Coordinated Offering, the provision of any customary “legend removal” legal opinions in accordance with Section 5.1.

2.4.2 Prior to the pricing of any Block Trade or Coordinated Offering, the Holders initiating such Block Trade or Coordinated Offering shall have the right to submit notice to the Company, the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) and any brokers, sale agents or placement agents (if any) of their intention to withdraw from such Block Trade or Coordinated Offering for any or no reason whatsoever. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with a Block Trade or Coordinated Offering prior to its withdrawal under this Section 2.4.

2.4.3 The Holder(s) initiating a Block Trade or Coordinated Offering shall have the right to select the Underwriters and any brokers, sale agents or placement agents (if any) for such Block Trade or Coordinated Offering (in each case, which shall consist of one or more reputable nationally recognized investment banks).

2.4.4 For the avoidance of doubt, any Block Trade or Coordinated Offering effected pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall not be counted as a demand for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant to subsection 2.2.1 hereof.

ARTICLE III

COMPANY PROCEDURES

3.1 General Procedures. Whenever required under Section 2.1 to use commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities, the Company shall:

3.1.1 as expeditiously as possible, subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, prepare and file a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold;

 

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3.1.2 prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, and such supplements to the Prospectus, as may be requested by the Holders or any Underwriter of Registrable Securities or as may be required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the Company or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder to keep the Registration Statement effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are sold in accordance with the intended plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus;

3.1.3 prior to filing a Registration Statement or prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to the Underwriters, if any, and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration, and one legal counsel to such Holders, copies of such Registration Statement as proposed to be filed, each amendment and supplement to such Registration Statement (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus), and such other documents as the Underwriters and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration or the one legal counsel for such Holders may request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders;

3.1.4 prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its reasonable best efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may request and (ii) take such action necessary to cause such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company and do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or advisable to enable the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify or take any action to which it would be subject to general service of process or taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then otherwise so subject;

3.1.5 use its reasonable best efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;

3.1.6 provide a transfer agent or warrant agent, as applicable, and registrar for all such Registrable Securities no later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;

 

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3.1.7 advise each seller of such Registrable Securities, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and promptly use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such stop order should be issued;

3.1.8 at least five (5) days prior to the filing of any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document that is to be incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement or Prospectus, furnish a copy thereof to each seller of such Registrable Securities or one counsel on behalf of such sellers;

3.1.9 promptly notify the Holders in writing at any time when a Prospectus relating to such Registration Statement is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes a Misstatement, and then to correct such Misstatement as set forth in Section 3.4;

3.1.10 permit a representative of the Holders, the Underwriters, if any, and any attorney or accountant retained by such Holders or Underwriter to participate, at each such Person’s own expense, in the preparation of the Registration Statement, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such representative, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with the Registration; provided, however, that such representatives or Underwriters enter into a confidentiality agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, prior to the release or disclosure of any such information;

3.1.11 obtain a “cold comfort” letter from the Company’s independent registered public accountants in the event of an Underwritten Offering, a Block Trade, a Coordinated Offering or sale by a broker, placement agent or sales agent pursuant to such Registration (subject to such broker, placement agent or sales agent providing such certification or representation reasonably requested by the Company’s independent registered public accountants and the Company’s counsel) in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by “cold comfort” letters as the managing Underwriter may reasonably request, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority-in-interest of the participating Holders;

3.1.12 on the date the Registrable Securities are delivered for sale pursuant to such Registration, obtain an opinion, dated such date, of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such Registration, addressed to the Holders, the placement agent or sales agent, if any, and the Underwriters, if any, covering such legal matters with respect to the Registration in respect of which such opinion is being given as the Holders, the broker, placement agents, sales agent, or Underwriter may reasonably request and as are customarily included in such opinions and negative assurance letters, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority-in-interest of the participating Holders;

3.1.13 in the event of any Underwritten Offering, a Block Trade, a Coordinated Offering or sale by a broker, placement agent or sales agent pursuant to such Registration, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting or other purchase or sales agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing Underwriter or the broker, placement agent or sales agent of such offering or sale;

 

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3.1.14 make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve (12) months beginning with the first day of the Company’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the Registration Statement which satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission);

3.1.15 if an Underwritten Offering is expected to yield gross proceeds of at least $50,000,000, use its commercially reasonable efforts to make available senior executives of the Company to participate in customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the Underwriter in such Underwritten Offering; and

3.1.16 otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the Holders, in connection with such Registration.

3.2 Registration Expenses. The Registration Expenses of all Registrations shall be borne by the Company. It is acknowledged by the Holders that the Holders shall bear all incremental selling expenses relating to the sale of Registrable Securities, such as Underwriters’ commissions and discounts, brokerage fees, Underwriter marketing costs and, other than as set forth in the definition of “Registration Expenses,” all reasonable fees and expenses of any legal counsel representing the Holders.

3.3 Requirements for Participation in Underwritten Offerings. No Person may participate in any Underwritten Offering for equity securities of the Company unless such Person (i) agrees to sell such Person’s equity securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Company and (ii) completes and executes all customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, lock-up agreements, underwriting agreements and other customary documents as may be reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.

3.4 Suspension of Sales; Adverse Disclosure.

3.4.1 Upon receipt of written notice from the Company that a Registration Statement or Prospectus contains a Misstatement, each of the Holders shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities until it has received copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus correcting the Misstatement (it being understood that the Company hereby covenants to prepare and file such supplement or amendment as soon as practicable after the time of such notice), or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed (any such period, a “Suspension Period”).

3.4.2 If the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of (including in connection with any Underwritten Offering) a Registration Statement in respect of any Registration at any time would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure or would require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of financial statements that are unavailable to the Company for reasons beyond the Company’s control, then the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice to the Holders, delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of (including in connection with any Underwritten Offering), such Registration Statement for the

 

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shortest period of time, but in no event more than ninety (90) days, determined in good faith by the Company to be necessary for such purpose (any such period, a “Blackout Period”). In the event the Company exercises its rights under the preceding sentence, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their receipt of the notice referred to above, their use of the Prospectus relating to any Registration in connection with any sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities.

3.4.3 The Company shall immediately notify the Holders of the expiration of any period during which it exercised its rights under this Section 3.4. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.4, in no event shall any Blackout Periods and any Suspension Periods continue for more than one hundred and twenty (120) days in the aggregate during any 365-day period.

3.5 Reporting Obligations. As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, the Company, at all times while it shall be a reporting company under the Exchange Act, covenants to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the Closing Date pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and to promptly furnish the Holders with true and complete copies of all such filings (the delivery of which will be satisfied by the Company’s filing of such reports on the Commission’s EDGAR system). The Company further covenants that it shall take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell shares of Class A Common Stock held by such Holder without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), including providing any legal opinions.

ARTICLE IV

INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION

4.1 Indemnification.

4.1.1 The Company agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities, its officers and directors and each Person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) caused by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein. The Company shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers and directors and each Person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to the indemnification of the Holder.

4.1.2 In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, such Holder shall furnish to the Company in writing such information and affidavits as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify the

 

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Company, its directors and officers and agents and each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees) resulting from any untrue statement of material fact contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by such Holder expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the obligation to indemnify shall be several, not joint and several, among such Holders of Registrable Securities, and the liability of each such Holder of Registrable Securities shall be in proportion to and limited to the net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. The Holders of Registrable Securities shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers, directors and each Person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to indemnification of the Company.

4.1.3 Any person entitled to indemnification herein shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not materially prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) or which settlement does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.

4.1.4 The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling Person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities. The Company and each Holder of Registrable Securities participating in an offering also agrees to make such provisions as are reasonably requested by any indemnified party for contribution to such party in the event the Company’s or such Holder’s indemnification is unavailable for any reason.

 

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4.1.5 If the indemnification provided under Section 4.1 from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action; provided, however, that the liability of any Holder under this subsection 4.1.5 shall be limited to the amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder in such offering giving rise to such liability. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in subsections 4.1.1, 4.1.2 and 4.1.3, any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation, which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this subsection 4.1.5. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

ARTICLE V

MISCELLANEOUS

5.1 Removal of Legends. The legend on any Registrable Securities covered by this Agreement shall be removed if (i) such Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement, (ii) (A) a registration statement covering the resale of such Registrable Securities is effective under the Securities Act and the applicable holder of such Registrable Securities delivers to the Company a representation letter agreeing that such Registrable Securities will be sold under such effective registration statement, or (B) six (6) months after Closing, such Holder has held such Registrable Securities for at least six (6) months and is not, and has not been in the preceding three (3) months, an Affiliate of the Company (as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act), and such Holder provides to the Company any other information the Company deems reasonably necessary to deliver to the transfer agent an instruction to so remove such legend, (iii) such Registrable Securities may be sold by the holder thereof free of restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(b) under the Securities Act or (iv) such Registrable Securities are being sold, assigned or otherwise transferred pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act; provided, that with respect to clause (ii)(A), (iii) or (iv) above, the Holder of such Registrable Securities has provided all necessary documentation and evidence (which may include an opinion of counsel) as may reasonably be required by the Company to confirm that the legend may be removed under applicable securities law. The Company shall cooperate with the applicable Holder of Registrable Securities to effect removal of the legend on such shares pursuant to this Section 5.1 as soon as reasonably practicable after delivery of notice from such holder that the conditions to removal are satisfied (together with any documentation required to be delivered by such holder pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence). The Company shall bear all direct costs and expenses of the Company associated with the removal of a legend pursuant to this Section 5.1.

 

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5.2 Notices. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be in writing and given by (i) deposit in the United States mail, addressed to the party to be notified, postage prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested, (ii) delivery in person or by courier service providing evidence of delivery, or (iii) transmission by hand delivery, electronic mail, telecopy, telegram or facsimile. Each notice or communication that is mailed, delivered, or transmitted in the manner described above shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, sent, and received, in the case of mailed notices, on the third business day following the date on which it is mailed and, in the case of notices delivered by courier service, hand delivery, electronic mail, telecopy, telegram or facsimile, at such time as it is delivered to the addressee (with the delivery receipt or the affidavit of messenger) or at such time as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be addressed, if to the Company, to: Permian Resources Corporation, 300 N. Marienfeld St., Suite 1000, Midland, Texas 79701, Attention: John Charles Bell and Chad MacDonald; with copies to (which shall not constitute notice) 711 Louisiana Street, STE 2300, Houston, Texas 77002, Attention: Austin Lee and Jason Jean; and, if to any Holder, to the email and physical addresses set forth on Schedule I, with a copies to (which shall not constitute notice) Wesley Williams and Cole Bredthauer. Any party may change its address for notice at any time and from time to time by written notice to the other parties hereto, and such change of address shall become effective promptly after delivery of such notice as provided in this Section 5.2.

5.3 Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries.

5.3.1 This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company in whole or in part.

5.3.2 This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties and its successors and the permitted assigns of the Holders, which, subject to Section 5.3.4, shall include transferees of Registrable Securities.

5.3.3 This Agreement shall not confer any rights or benefits on any persons that are not parties hereto, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement and this Section 5.3.

5.3.4 No assignment by any party hereto of such party’s rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon or obligate the Company unless and until the Company shall have (i) consented to such assignment in writing (email shall suffice), which consent may be withheld by the Company in its sole discretion, (ii) received written notice of such assignment as provided in Section 5.2 and (iii) received the written agreement of the assignee by the execution of the joinder agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A, or in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement. Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in this Section 5.3 shall be null and void.

 

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5.4 Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts (including facsimile or PDF counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute the same instrument, but only one of which need be produced. Signatures to this Agreement transmitted by electronic mail in .pdf form, or by any other electronic means designed to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document (including DocuSign), will be deemed to have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing the original signatures. No party shall be bound until such time as all of the parties have executed counterparts of this Agreement.

5.5 Governing Law; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial.

5.5.1 NOTWITHSTANDING THE PLACE WHERE THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED BY ANY OF THE PARTIES HERETO, THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES OF SUCH JURISDICTION.

5.5.2 All actions and proceedings for the enforcement of or based on, arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery (or, only if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over the particular matter, any other court of the State of Delaware, or an federal court sitting in the State of Delaware), and each of the parties hereto hereby (i) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts (and, in the case of appeals, appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such action or proceeding, (ii) irrevocably waives the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any such action or proceeding, (iii) agrees that it shall not bring any such action in any court other than the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, only if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over the particular matter, any other court of the State of Delaware, or any federal court sitting in the State of Delaware), and (iv) irrevocably consents to service of process by first class certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to the address at which the Company or Holder, as the case may be, is to receive notice in accordance with Section 5.3. The parties hereto agree that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable law.

5.5.3 EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

5.6 Amendments and Modifications. Upon the written consent of the Company and the Holders of at least a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities at the time in question, compliance with any of the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived, or any of such provisions, covenants or conditions may be amended or modified; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects one Holder, solely in its capacity as a holder of the shares of capital stock of the Company, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders (in such capacity) shall require the consent of the Holder so affected and (ii) any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects a Holder, solely in its capacity as a Holder, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders, shall require the consent of the Holders of a majority-in-interest of the then-outstanding number of Registrable Securities held by the Holders. No course of dealing

 

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between any Holder or the Company and any other party hereto or any failure or delay on the part of a Holder or the Company in exercising any rights or remedies under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any rights or remedies of any Holder or the Company. No single or partial exercise of any rights or remedies under this Agreement by a party shall operate as a waiver or preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder by such party.

5.7 Other Registration Rights. The Company represents and warrants that no Person, other than a Holder of Registrable Securities, the Pre-Existing Holders and the other parties to any agreements, if any, filed as exhibits to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (filed with the SEC on February 29, 2024), has any right to require the Company to register any securities of the Company for sale or to include such securities of the Company in any Registration filed by the Company for the sale of securities for its own account or for the account of any other person. The Company represents and warrants that it shall not hereafter enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent in any material respect with the rights granted to the Holders of Registerable Securities by this Agreement and that the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder do not in any way violate the rights granted to the holders of the Company’s securities under any other agreements.

5.8 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (together with the Purchase Agreement and any other documents and instruments executed pursuant hereto or thereto) supersedes all other prior oral or written agreements between the Holders, the Company, their respective Affiliates and Persons acting on their behalf with respect to the matters discussed herein, and this Agreement (together with the Purchase Agreement and any other documents and instruments executed pursuant hereto or thereto) constitutes the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters covered herein and therein and, except as specifically set forth herein or therein, neither the Company nor any Holder makes any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking with respect to such matters.

5.9 Term. This Agreement shall be effective upon the Closing and shall terminate upon the earlier of (a) the first anniversary of the Closing Date and (b) the date as of which the aggregate beneficial ownership of the Holders is less than 25% of the Registrable Securities in existence as of the Closing Date.

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

COMPANY:

PERMIAN RESOURCES CORPORATION,
a Delaware Corporation

By:

  /s/ Will Hickey

Name:

  Will Hickey

Title:

  Co-Chief Executive Officer

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


HOLDERS:

TASCOSA ENERGY PARTNERS, LLC,

a Texas limited liability company

By:

 

/s/ Kevin Herrmann

Name:

  Kevin Herrmann

Title:

  Manager

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


HOLDERS:

CANYON DRAW RESOURCES, LLC,

a Texas limited liability company

By: PetroCap Partners III, L.P., its sole member

By: PetroCap Partners III GP, LLC, its general partner

By:

 

/s/ William L. Britain

Name:

  William L. Britain

Title:

  Managing Director

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


Schedule I

 

Holder Name

  

Address

Tascosa Energy Partners, LLC   

Tascosa Energy Partners, LLC

901 W. Missouri Ave,

Midland, Texas 79701

Canyon Draw Resources, LLC   

Canyon Draw Resources, LLC

3333 Lee Parkway, Suite 750

Dallas, Texas 75219

Attn: Marc Manzo

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

201 Main Street, Suite 1600

Fort Worth, Texas 76102

Attn: Wesley Williams; Cole Bredthauer

 


Exhibit A

FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT

This Joinder Agreement (the “Joinder Agreement”), dated as of _______________, 20__ (the “Effective Date”) is executed by and between Permian Resources Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and _______________ (the “Additional Holder”) in connection with that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of [•], 2024 (the “Agreement”), by and among the Company, the parties listed on the signature pages thereto and each person who has become a party thereto by entering into a joinder agreement in accordance with the terms thereof. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning given to such terms in the Agreement.

By the execution of this Joinder Agreement, the Additional Holder agrees as follows:

 

  1.

The Additional Holder is the holder of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock set forth below its name on the signature page hereto.

 

  2.

The Additional Holder shall be considered a “Holder” for purposes of the Agreement, and the shares of Class A Common Stock set forth below the Additional Holder’s name on the signature page hereto shall constitute “Registrable Securities” for the purposes of the Agreement, for so long as, and to the extent that, the Additional Holder and such shares of Class A Common Stock otherwise meet the applicable definitions thereof pursuant to the Agreement.

 

  3.

As of the Effective Date, the Additional Holder hereby joins in, and agrees to be bound by and subject to, the terms set forth in the Agreement applicable to Holders.

 

  4.

Any notice required or permitted by the Agreement shall be given to the Additional Holder at the address listed below its name on the signature page hereto.

[Remainder of Page Left Intentionally Blank]


EXECUTED AND DATED as of the Effective Date.

 

HOLDER

By:

   

Name:

 

Title:

 
Number of Shares of Class A Common Stock:    

Address:

 
 
 
 

 

ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:

PERMIAN RESOURCES CORPORATION

By:

   

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

 

Signature Page to Joinder Agreement

Exhibit 5.1

 

LOGO

May 28, 2024

Permian Resources Corporation

300 N. Marienfeld St., Suite 1000

Midland, Texas 79701

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel for Permian Resources Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), with respect to certain legal matters in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (as amended or supplemented, the “Registration Statement”) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on or about the date hereof in connection with the registration by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) of the offer and sale by the selling stockholders named in the Registration Statement (the “Selling Stockholders”) of up to an aggregate 6,242,000 shares (the “Shares”) of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.

We have also participated in the preparation of a Prospectus relating to the Shares (the “Prospectus”), which is contained in the Registration Statement to which this opinion is an exhibit.

In connection with the opinion expressed herein, we have examined, among other things, originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of (i) the Registration Statement; (ii) the Prospectus; (iii) the Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company; (iv) certain resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company relating to the Prospectus and the Registration Statement and related matters; (v) the minutes and records of the corporate proceedings of the Company that have occurred prior to the date hereof with respect to the issuance of the Shares, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and related matters; and (vi) such other certificates, statutes and other instruments and documents as we considered appropriate for purposes of the opinion hereafter expressed.

We have also reviewed such questions of law as we have deemed necessary or appropriate. As to any facts material to our opinion contained herein, we have made no independent investigation of such facts and have relied, to the extent that we deem such reliance proper, upon certificates from officers of the Company and other representatives of the Company, and upon certificates of public officials.

In connection with rendering the opinion set forth below, we have assumed that (i) all information contained in all documents reviewed by us is true and correct; (ii) all signatures on all documents examined by us are genuine; (iii) all documents submitted to us as originals are authentic and all documents submitted to us as copies conform to the originals of those documents; (iv) each natural person signing any document reviewed by us had the legal capacity to do so; (v) each person signing in a representative capacity (other than on behalf of the Company) any

 

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document reviewed by us had authority to sign in such capacity; (vi) the Registration Statement and any subsequent amendments (including additional post-effective amendments) will have become effective and comply with all applicable laws; (vii) the Company has timely filed all necessary reports pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; (viii) if applicable, one or more prospectus supplements or term sheets, as applicable, will have been prepared and filed with the Commission describing the Shares offered thereby and will comply with all applicable laws; (ix) all Shares will be sold in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and in the manner stated in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement; and (x) a definitive purchase, underwriting or similar agreement with respect to any Securities offered will, as applicable, have been duly authorized and validly executed and delivered by the Selling Stockholders and the other parties thereto. We express no opinion as to the requirements of or compliance with federal or state securities laws or regulations or as to the enforceability of indemnification provisions to the extent they purport to relate to liabilities resulting from or based upon negligence or any violation of federal or state securities or blue sky laws.

Based upon and subject to the foregoing, it is our opinion that the Shares are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

The opinion expressed in this letter is limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the federal laws of the United States of America as in effect on the date hereof, and we undertake no duty to update or supplement the foregoing opinion to reflect any facts or circumstances that may hereafter come to our attention or to reflect any changes in any law that may hereafter occur or become effective. We do not express any opinion as to the laws of any other jurisdiction.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name in the Prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement under the caption “Legal Matters.” In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act.

We disclaim any duty to advise you regarding any changes in, or otherwise communicate with you with respect to, the matters addressed herein.

 

Very truly yours,
/s/ Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.

Exhibit 23.2

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the use of our reports dated February 29, 2024, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Permian Resources Corporation, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, incorporated herein by reference, and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Dallas, Texas

May 28, 2024

Exhibit 23.3

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Permian Resources Corporation of our report dated March 8, 2023, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Earthstone Energy, Inc., appearing in the Current Report on Form 8-K of Permian Resources Corporation dated September 19, 2023, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

 

/s/ Moss Adams LLP
Houston, Texas
May 28, 2024

Exhibit 23.4

Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Permian Resources Corporation of our report dated March 31, 2023, relating to the combined consolidated financial statements of Novo Oil & Gas Holdings, LLC as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years then ended, appearing in the Current Report on Form 8-K of Permian Resources Corporation dated September 19, 2023, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

 

/s/ Moss Adams LLP
Dallas, Texas
May 28, 2024

Exhibit 23.5

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS

We hereby consent to the inclusion in or incorporation by reference into the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Permian Resources Corporation (formerly known as Centennial Resource Development, Inc.) (the “Registration Statement”) of our report, with respect to estimates of oil and gas reserves and future revenue thereof, as of December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021. We hereby further consent to all references to our firm and such report included in the Registration Statement.

 

NETHERLAND, SEWELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.
By:  

/s/ Richard B. Talley, Jr.

  Richard B. Talley, Jr., P.E.
  Chief Executive Officer

Houston, Texas

May 28, 2024

Exhibit 107

Calculation of Filing Fee Table

S-3

(Form Type)

Permian Resources Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Table 1: Newly Registered and Carry Forward Securities

 

                 
     Security
Type
 

Security

Class

Title

 

Fee

Calculation

or Carry

Forward

Rule

 

Amount

Registered(1)

 

Proposed

Maximum

Offering

Price Per

Unit(3)

 

Maximum

Aggregate

Offering

Price(3)

 

Fee

Rate

 

Amount of

Registration

Fee

 
Newly Registered Securities
                 
Fees to Be Paid   Equity   Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   Rule 457(c)   6,242,000(2)   $15.77   $98,436,340.00   0.00014760   $14,529.21
           
    Total Offering Amounts     $98,436,340.00     $14,529.21
           
    Total Fee Offsets         $0.00
           
    Net Fee Due               $14,529.21

 

(1)

Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), this registration statement on Form S-3 also registers an indeterminate number of shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A common stock”), of Permian Resources Corporation (the “Registrant”) which may become issuable by reason of any stock dividend, stock split or other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration that results in an increase in the number of the outstanding shares of the Registrant’s Class A common stock.

 

(2)

Represents the shares of Class A common stock of the Registrant that will be offered for resale by the selling stockholders pursuant to the prospectus to which this exhibit is attached.

 

(3)

Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee, based on the average of the high and low sales price per share of the Registrant’s Class A common stock, as reported on The New York Stock Exchange on May 23, 2024.


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