** Shares of Diamondback Energy down 1.2% at $179.50 before the bell following pricing of secondary offering
** Oil and gas producer late Thurs announced 12.77 mln shares sold by certain legacy Endeavor stockholders for gross proceeds of ~$2.2 bln
** Offering size boosted from 11.27 mln shares
** In addition, FANG to repurchase 2 mln shares from underwriters Evercore, Citigroup and JP Morgan
** FANG last week closed its $26 bln cash-and-stock buy of privately-held shale oil rival Endeavor Energy Resources, which was announced in Feb
** FANG has ~294.7 mln shares outstanding as of Sept 12, per the SEC prospectus filing
** Through Thurs close, shares up 17% in 2024
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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