UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(D) 
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (date of earliest event reported): July 22, 2022

Civitas Resources, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 293-9100

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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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. ¨

On July 22, 2022, Dean Tinsley, Senior Vice President of Operations of Civitas Resources, Inc. (the “Company”), and the Company agreed that, effective August 1, 2022 (the “Separation Date”), Mr. Tinsley will step down from his position as Senior Vice President of Operations and resign as an employee of the Company. The Company will treat the departure of Mr. Tinsley from the Company as a termination without “cause” pursuant to the Civitas Resources, Inc. Eighth Amended and Restated Executive Change in Control and Severance Plan (the “Plan”). Mr. Tinsley will receive the severance benefits set forth in the Plan for a Tier 3 Executive and memorialized in his Severance and Release Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2022 (the “Agreement”), subject to the satisfaction of the release conditions contained therein. In addition to the severance benefits set forth in the Plan for a Tier 3 Executive, the Agreement provides that all unvested restricted stock units and performance stock units held by Mr. Tinsley will immediately vest as of the Separation Date (with performance stock units vesting at their “target” performance level). The foregoing description of the terms and conditions of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

On July 25, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing Clinton Bradley Johnson and Brian T. Kuck as the new Senior Vice President of Asset Development, and Senior Vice President of Corporate Planning & Business Development, respectively, of the Company. The press release also announced Mr. Tinsley’s departure. The press release is included in this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. This information shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

(d) Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

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.