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): October 21, 2020

Riviera Resources, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant specified in its charter)

Delaware

333-225927

82-5121920

(State or Other Jurisdiction

Of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

717 Texas Avenue, Suite 2000

Houston, Texas

77002

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(281) 840-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

NOT APPLICABLE

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Trading

Symbol(s)

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None

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Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 21, 2020, Riviera Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a press release announcing changes relating to its recently announced distribution. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 8.01

Other Events.

On October 21, 2020, the Company announced that the payment date for its recently announced cash distribution has changed. The new payment date will be October 28, 2020. Accordingly, the Company now expects the ex-dividend date for the cash distribution to be October 29, 2020, the first trading date following the payment date. The previously announced record date of October 23, 2020 and the cash distribution amount of $1.35 per share remains unchanged.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Press Release dated October 21, 2020.

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

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.

Dated: October 22, 2020

RIVIERA RESOURCES, INC.

/s/ David B. Rottino

David B. Rottino

President and Chief Executive Officer

Riviera Resources, Inc. 8-K