VIPER ENERGY PARTNERS LP 8,500,000 Common Units Representing Limited Partner Interests UNDERWRITING AGREEMENTUnderwriting Agreement • January 24th, 2017 • Viper Energy Partners LP • Crude petroleum & natural gas • New York
Viper Energy Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), proposes to sell 8,500,000 common units (the “Firm Units”) representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (the “Common Units”) to the underwriters (the “Underwriters”) named in Schedule I attached to this agreement (this “Agreement”). In addition, the Partnership proposes to grant to the Underwriters an option to purchase up to 1,275,000 Common Units on the terms set forth in Section 2 to cover over-allotments, if any (the “Option Units”). The Firm Units and the Option Units, if purchased, are hereinafter collectively called the “Units.” This Agreement is to confirm the agreement concerning the purchase of the Units from the Partnership by the Underwriters.
