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CIVI

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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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 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o At the annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Civitas Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) held on June 4, 2024, there were 100,090,259 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company eligible to vote, of which 88,105,960 shares, or approximately 88% percent, were voted. The proposals that were considered and voted upon at the Annual Meeting are described in detail in the Company’s annual proxy statement, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2024 (the “Proxy Statement”). The final certified voting results on those proposals are as follows:

1.Each nominee director who was up for election was elected to the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) for a term of one year to expire at the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders and until they are either re-elected or their successor is duly elected and qualified. Votes regarding the election of these directors were as follows:

2.Deloitte & Touche LLP was ratified as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year 2024. The voting results were as follows:

3.The proposal seeking stockholder approval of the Civitas Resources, Inc. 2024 Long Term Incentive Plan was approved. The voting results were as follows:

    

4.The proposal seeking stockholder approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved. The voting results were as follows:

5.The proposal seeking stockholder approval, on an advisory basis, of the frequency with which the Company will hold future “Say-on-Pay” votes was approved at a frequency of one year. The voting results were as follows:

Based on the vote of our stockholders at the Annual Meeting, and consistent with the Board’s recommendation set forth in the Proxy Statement, the Board has determined that the Company will conduct a vote to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year until the next stockholder advisory vote on the frequency of say-on-pay advisory votes or until the Board otherwise determines that a different frequency for such advisory votes is in the best interests of the Company’s stockholders.

There was no other business voted upon at the Annual Meeting.

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.