PROSPECTUS
Permian Resources Corporation
243,518,132 Shares
Class A Common Stock
Offered by the Selling Stockholders
This prospectus
relates to the offer and sale, from time to time, in one or more offerings, by the selling stockholders (including their donees, pledgees, transferees or other
successors-in-interest) named herein (the Selling Stockholders) of up to 243,518,132 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the
Class A common stock), of Permian Resources Corporation (formerly known as Centennial Resource Development, Inc.) (the Company, we, us or our), subject to any appropriate adjustment as
a result of any stock dividend, stock split or distribution, or in connection with a combination of shares, and any security into which such shares of Class A common stock shall have been converted or exchanged in connection with a
recapitalization, reorganization, reclassification, merger, consolidation, exchange, distribution or otherwise. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the Class A common stock. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale
of our Class A common stock by the Selling Stockholders.
We may amend or supplement this prospectus from time to time, as required,
by filing amendments or supplements to this prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you that may contain material information
relating to these offerings. Any prospectus supplement, amendment or free writing prospectus may add, update or change information contained in this prospectus with respect to the offering of our Class A common stock. You should carefully read
this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, amendment or free writing prospectus before you invest in any of our Class A common stock. You should also read the documents we have referred you to in the Where You Can Find More
Information section of this prospectus for information about us, including our financial statements.
The Selling Stockholders may
offer and sell shares of our Class A common stock described in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, amendment or free writing prospectus to or through one or more underwriters, dealers and agents, or directly to purchasers,
or through a combination of these methods. In addition, the Selling Stockholders may offer and sell shares of our Class A common stock from time to time together or separately. The Selling Stockholders will determine at what price they may sell
the Class A common stock offered by this prospectus, and such sales may be made at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. If any
underwriters, dealers or agents are involved in the sale of any of shares of our Class A common stock, their names and any applicable purchase price, fee, commission or discount arrangement between or among them will be set forth, or will be
calculable from the information set forth, in the applicable prospectus supplement, amendment or free writing prospectus. See the sections of this prospectus entitled About this Prospectus and Plan of Distribution for more
information. No Class A common stock may be sold without delivery of this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, amendment or free writing prospectus, if any, describing the method and terms of the offering of such securities.
We are registering these 243,518,132 shares of our Class A common stock for sale by the Selling Stockholders (including their donees,
pledgees, transferees or other successors-in-interest) pursuant to a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2022, by and among us and the other
parties thereto (the Registration Rights Agreement), which we entered into in connection with the Merger (as defined under the heading Summary). All of the shares of Class A common stock being registered hereby are
shares of our Class A common stock issuable upon the redemption of common units representing limited liability company interests (the Surviving Company Units) in Permian Resources Operating, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
and a subsidiary of the Company (OpCo or the Surviving Company), together with the cancellation of an equal number of shares of our Class C common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the Class C common
stock and, together with the Surviving Company Units, the Stock Consideration).
Our Class A common stock is listed
on The Nasdaq Capital Market LLC (NASDAQ) under the symbol PR. On September 7, 2022, the last reported sale price of our Class A common stock on the NASDAQ was $7.56 per share. On September 1, 2022, we provided
written notice to NASDAQ of our intention to voluntarily withdraw the listing of our Class A common stock from NASDAQ and list our Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (the NYSE). We expect to transfer the
listing of our Class A common stock to the NYSE (the Listing Transfer) on or about September 12, 2022, with the Class A common stock retaining the same PR ticker symbol.
INVESTING IN OUR SECURITIES INVOLVES RISKS. SEE THE RISK FACTORS SECTION ON PAGE 2 OF THIS
PROSPECTUS AND ANY SIMILAR SECTION CONTAINED IN ANY APPLICABLE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT, AMENDMENT OR FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS CONCERNING FACTORS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE INVESTING IN OUR SECURITIES.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed
upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this
prospectus is September 8, 2022.