<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000902664-21-005168.txt : 20211206
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000902664-21-005168
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20211101
FILED AS OF DATE:		20211206
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20211206

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Kimmeridge Energy Management Company, LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001706220
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35371
		FILM NUMBER:		211473650

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		412 WEST 15TH STREET
		STREET 2:		11TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10011
		BUSINESS PHONE:		646-517-7252

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		412 WEST 15TH STREET
		STREET 2:		11TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10011

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CIVITAS RESOURCES, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001509589
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				611630631
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		410 17TH STREET, SUITE 1400
		CITY:			DENVER
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80202
		BUSINESS PHONE:		720-440-6100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		410 17TH STREET, SUITE 1400
		CITY:			DENVER
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80202

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20110106
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    <periodOfReport>2021-11-01</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001509589</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CIVITAS RESOURCES, INC.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CIVI</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001706220</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Kimmeridge Energy Management Company, LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>412 WEST 15TH STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>11TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10011</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText>See Remarks</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>11644497</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                    <value>See footnote</value>
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        </nonDerivativeHolding>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The securities to which this filing relates are held directly by Kimmeridge Chelsea, LLC (the &quot;Kimmeridge Fund&quot;). Kimmeridge Energy Management Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the &quot;Reporting Person&quot;) acts as the investment adviser to the parent company of the Kimmeridge Fund. The filing of this statement shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>The Reporting Person may be deemed to be a director by deputization for purposes of Section 16 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, by virtue of the fact that Mr. Benjamin Dell, its managing member, currently serves on the board of directors of the Issuer.</remarks>

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        <signatureName>Kimmeridge Energy Management Company, LLC, /s/ Benjamin Dell, Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-12-06</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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