** Diamondback Energy's shares down 1.5% to $178.97 in extended trading after oil and gas producer announces secondary offering
** Co says 11.27 mln shares to be sold by certain Legacy Endeavor stockholders
** In addition, FANG to repurchase 2 mln shares from underwriters led by Evercore, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan
** FANG in Feb announced $26 bln cash-and-stock buy of privately held shale oil rival Endeavor Energy
** FANG has ~294.7 mln shares outstanding as of Sept 12, per the SEC prospectus filing
** Shares on Thurs closed up 2% at $181.63, up 17% in 2024
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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