** Viper Energy's VNOM.O shares down 0.5% at $46 in extended trading after announcing acquisition-related equity raise
** Texas-based VNOM launches 22 mln share offering to fund pending buy of certain mineral and royalty-interest owning subsidiaries of its parent, Diamondback Energy FANG.O
** The drop down transaction is valued at $4.45 bln, FANG says
** VNOM also announces Q4 avg daily production of 29,859 bo/d and recorded net operating income of $229.7 mln
** JP Morgan, Citigroup, Mizuho and Morgan Stanley jt bookrunners for the stock offering
** VNOM shares on Thurs closed down 1.3% at $46.24. Stock down ~6% YTD but up nearly 50% over the past 12 months
** Co has about 188.4 mln shares outstanding for roughly $8.7 bln market cap, per LSEG
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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