UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
ý  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 For the quarterly period ended March 31,September 30, 2019
OR
¨  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _________ to _________
Commission File Number Number: 001-38048
Altus Midstream Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware81-4675947
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Post Oak Central, 2000 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 100
One Post Oak Central, 2000 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77056-4400
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
, Houston, Texas 77056-4400
(713) (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(713296-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class  Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value  ALTM NASDAQ CapitalGlobal Select Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ýYes No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ýYes No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ¨Accelerated filer ý
Non-accelerated filer ¨Smaller reporting company ¨
   Emerging growth company ý
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. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No ý
Number of shares of registrant’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share issued and outstanding as of April 30,October 31, 201974,929,305
Number of shares of registrant’s Class C common stock, par value $0.0001 per share issued and outstanding as of April 30,October 31, 2019

250,000,000




TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
Item Page Page
PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION 
  
1.
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
2.
  
3.
  
4.
  
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION PART II — OTHER INFORMATION 
  
1.
  
1A.
  
6.
 


i


FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND RISK
This report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical facts included or incorporated by reference in this report, including, without limitation, statements regarding our future financial position, business strategy, budgets, projected revenues, projected costs and plans, and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on our examination of historical operating trends, production and growth forecasts of Apache Corporation’s Alpine High field development and other data in our possession or available from third parties. In addition, forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “expect,” “intend,” “project,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “believe,” or “continue” or similar terminology. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations include, but are not limited to, our assumptions about:
the market prices of oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and other products or services;
pipeline and gathering system capacity;
production rates, throughput volumes, reserve levels and development success of dedicated oil and gas fields;
economic and competitive conditions;
the availability of capital;
cash flow and the timing of expenditures;
capital expenditures and other contractual obligations;
weather conditions;
inflation rates;
the availability of goods and services;
legislative, regulatory, or policy changes;
terrorism or cyber attacks;
occurrence of property acquisitions or divestitures;
the integration of acquisitions;
a decline in oil, natural gas, and NGL production, and the impact of general economic conditions on the demand for oil, natural gas, and NGLs;
the impact of environmental, health and safety, and other governmental regulations and of current or pending legislation;
environmental risks;
effects of competition;
our ability to retain key members of our senior management and key technical employees;
increases in interest rates;
the effectiveness of our business strategy;
changes in technology;
market-related risks such as general credit, liquidity and interest-rate risks;
the timing, amount and terms of our future issuances of equity and debt securities; and

ii


other factors disclosed under Item 1A — Risk Factors, Item 7 — Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Item 7A — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk and elsewhere in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, other risks and uncertainties in our first-quarterthird-quarter 2019 earnings release, other factors disclosed under Part II, Item 1A—1A — Risk Factors of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and any other factors disclosed in the other filings that we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company, or persons acting on its behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements. We assume no duty to update or revise our forward-looking statements based on changes in internal estimates or expectations or otherwise.



iii


GLOSSARY OF TERMS

The following are abbreviations and definitions of certain terms used in this report and certain terms which are commonly used in the exploration, production and midstream sectors of the oil and natural gas industry:
Bbl. One stock tank barrel of 42 U.S. gallons liquid volume used herein in reference to crude oil, condensate or NGLs.
Bbl/d. One Bbl per day.
Bcf. One billion cubic feet of natural gas.
Bcf/d. One billion cubic feet of natural gas per day.
Btu. One British thermal unit, which is the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of a one-pound mass of water by one degree Fahrenheit.
COMA. Construction, Operations and Maintenance Agreement
Field. An area consisting of a single reservoir or multiple reservoirs all grouped on, or related to, the same individual geological structural feature or stratigraphic condition. The field name refers to the surface area, although it may refer to both the surface and the underground productive formations.
Formation. A layer of rock which has distinct characteristics that differs from nearby rock.
MBbl. One thousand barrels of crude oil, condensate or NGLs.
MBbl/d. One thousand barrels of crude oil, condensate or NGLs per day.
Mcf. One thousand cubic feet of natural gas.
Mcf/d. One Mcf per day.
MMBbl. One million barrels of crude oil, condensate or NGLs.
MMBtu. One million British thermal units.
MMcf. One million cubic feet of natural gas.
NGLs. Natural gas liquids. Hydrocarbons found in natural gas, which may be extracted as liquefied petroleum gas and natural gasoline.

Effective February 14, 2019 each of the Alpine High Entities’ names were changed to replace “Alpine High” in each name with “Altus Midstream.” As such, references to the Altus Midstream Entities and Altus Midstream Operating shall have the same meanings as ascribed to the Alpine High Entities and Alpine High Midstream, respectively, in the Company’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K10-K.


iv


PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ALTUS MIDSTREAM COMPANY
STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
2019 2018Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands, except per share data)2019 2018 2019 2018
   (In thousands, except per share data)
REVENUES:          
Midstream services revenue — affiliate (Note 3)$33,847
 $12,099
$34,009
 $25,437
 $91,994
 $50,053
Total revenues33,847
 12,099
34,009
 25,437
 91,994
 50,053
COSTS AND EXPENSES:          
Operations and maintenance (1)
16,399
 10,992
13,063
 16,579
 43,466
 38,798
General and administrative (2)
2,991
 1,617
3,242
 1,865
 8,314
 5,126
Depreciation and accretion7,651
 3,705
11,710

5,483

28,468

14,404
Impairments9,338
 
 9,338
 
Taxes other than income2,575
 3,355
3,239
 1,226
 9,702
 6,479
Total costs and expenses29,616
 19,669
40,592
 25,153
 99,288
 64,807
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)4,231
 (7,570)
Operating income (loss)(6,583) 284
 (7,294) (14,754)
Unrealized derivative instrument loss(3,769) 
 (3,769) 
Interest income2,161
 
617



3,584


Income from equity method interests270
 
Total other income2,431
 
Income from equity method interests, net1,564



536


Other
 
 (17) 
Total other income (loss)(1,588) 
 334
 
Financing costs, net of capitalized interest508
 
522



1,508


NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES6,154
 (7,570)(8,693) 284
 (8,468) (14,754)
Deferred income tax expense426
 5,037
NET INCOME (LOSS) INCLUDING NONCONTROLLING INTEREST5,728
 (12,607)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest4,628
 
Deferred income tax benefit(505)
(18,924)
(510)
(9,733)
NET INCOME (LOSS) INCLUDING NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS(8,188)
19,208

(7,958)
(5,021)
Net income attributable to Preferred Unit limited partners17,480
 
 21,623
 
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS(25,668) 19,208
 (29,581) (5,021)
Net loss attributable to Apache limited partner(20,804) 
 (23,524) 
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO CLASS A COMMON SHAREHOLDERS$1,100
 $(12,607)$(4,864) $19,208
 $(6,057) $(5,021)
          
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO CLASS A COMMON SHAREHOLDERS, PER SHARE(3)
          
Basic$0.01
 $(0.09)$(0.06) $0.09
 $(0.08) $(0.03)
Diluted$0.01
 $(0.09)$(0.07) $0.09
 $(0.09) $(0.03)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES (3)
          
Basic74,929
 139,941
74,929
 218,470
 74,929
 179,493
Diluted324,929
 139,941
324,929
 218,470
 324,929
 179,493

(1)Includes amounts of $2.9$2.2 million and $2.3 million to related parties for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $7.1 million and $6.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Refer to Note 3 — Transactions with Affiliates.
(2)Includes amounts of $1.6$2.1 million and $1.6$1.8 million to related parties for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $4.7 million and $5.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Refer to Note 3 — Transactions with Affiliates.
(3)For periods prior to the Business Combination (as defined below), the number of shares has been retroactively restated to reflect the number of shares received by Apache. For further detail of the Business Combination and associated financial statement presentation, please refer to Note 1 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 2 — Recapitalization Transaction.



The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part of this statement.


ALTUS MIDSTREAM COMPANY
STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Unaudited)
 Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
 (In thousands)
NET INCOME (LOSS) INCLUDING NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS$(8,188) $19,208
 $(7,958) $(5,021)
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS, NET OF TAX:       
Share of equity method interests other comprehensive loss(591) 
 (1,634) 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) INCLUDING NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS(8,779) 19,208
 (9,592) (5,021)
Comprehensive income attributable to Preferred Unit limited partners17,480
 
 21,623
 
Comprehensive loss attributable to Apache limited partner(21,282) 
 (24,845) 
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO CLASS A COMMON SHAREHOLDERS$(4,977) $19,208
 $(6,370) $(5,021)















































The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part of this statement.


ALTUS MIDSTREAM COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(Unaudited)

 March 31, December 31, September 30, December 31,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
 (In thousands, except per share data) (In thousands, except per share data)
ASSETS        
CURRENT ASSETS:        
Cash and cash equivalents $177,438
 $449,935
 $2,594
 $449,935
Accounts receivable from Apache Corporation (Note 1) 28,959
 
 1,135
 
Revenue receivables (Note 3) 11,526
 10,914
 11,726
 10,914
Inventories and other 5,941
 5,802
 15,181
 5,802
Assets held for sale 18,183
 
Prepaid assets and other 2,178
 1,379
 1,153
 1,379
 226,042
 468,030
 49,972
 468,030
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:        
Property, plant and equipment 1,391,341
 1,251,217
 1,494,658
 1,251,217
Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization (31,608) (24,320) (51,608) (24,320)
 1,359,733
 1,226,897
 1,443,050
 1,226,897
OTHER ASSETS:        
Equity method interests 209,403
 91,100
 1,094,564
 91,100
Deferred tax asset 67,225
 67,558
 68,598
 67,558
Deferred charges and other 5,605
 3,734
 5,651
 3,734
 282,233
 162,392
 1,168,813
 162,392
Total assets $1,868,008
 $1,857,319
 $2,661,835
 $1,857,319
        
LIABILITIES, NONCONTROLLING INTEREST, AND EQUITY    
LIABILITIES, NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS, AND EQUITY    
CURRENT LIABILITIES:        
Accounts payable to Apache Corporation (Note 1) $
 $13,595
 $
 $13,595
Current debt (Note 6) 29,000
 
 17,562
 
Other current liabilities (Note 7) 72,046
 84,926
 38,816
 84,926
 101,046
 98,521
 56,378
 98,521
LONG-TERM DEBT 235,000
 
DEFERRED CREDITS AND OTHER NONCURRENT LIABILITIES:        
Asset retirement obligation 30,216
 29,369
 33,950
 29,369
Deferred tax liability 2,735
 2,643
 3,089
 2,643
Other 1,497
 
Embedded derivative 98,228
 
Other non-current liabilities 1,206
 
 34,448
 32,012
 136,473
 32,012
Total liabilities 135,494
 130,533
 427,851
 130,533
        
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 9) 

 

 

 

        
Redeemable noncontrolling interest 1,504,500
 1,940,500
Redeemable noncontrolling interest — Apache limited partner 1,251,370
 1,940,500
Redeemable noncontrolling interest — Preferred Unit limited partners 538,413
 
        
EQUITY:        
Class A Common Stock: $0.0001 par, 1,500,000,000 shares authorized, 74,929,305 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 7
 7
Class C Common Stock: $0.0001 par, 1,500,000,000 shares authorized, 250,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 25
 25
Class A Common Stock: $0.0001 par, 1,500,000,000 shares authorized, 74,929,305 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 7
 7
Class C Common Stock: $0.0001 par, 1,500,000,000 shares authorized, 250,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 25
 25
Additional paid-in capital 440,628
 
 473,502
 
Accumulated deficit (212,646) (213,746) (29,020) (213,746)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (313) 
 228,014
 (213,714) 444,201
 (213,714)
Total liabilities, noncontrolling interest, and equity $1,868,008
 $1,857,319
Total liabilities, noncontrolling interests, and equity $2,661,835
 $1,857,319



The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part of this statement.


ALTUS MIDSTREAM COMPANY
STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
 Three Months Ended March 31, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2019 
2018 (1)
 2019 
2018 (1)
 (In thousands) (In thousands)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:        
Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interest $5,728
 $(12,607)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Net loss including noncontrolling interests $(7,958) $(5,021)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Unrealized derivative instrument loss 3,769
 
Depreciation and accretion 7,651
 3,705
 28,468
 14,404
Deferred income tax expense 426
 5,037
Income from equity method interests (270) 
Deferred income tax benefit (510) (9,733)
Income from equity method interests, net (536) 
Distributions from equity method interests 3,391
 
Impairments 9,338
 
Adjustment for non-cash transactions with affiliate(1)
 
 (751) 
 (4,738)
Other (201) 
 666
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
(Increase) decrease in inventories (139) (157)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid and other (809) 
(Increase) decrease in revenue receivables (Note 3) (612) 937
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses 2,651
 3,836
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable to affiliate (4,371) 
Increase in inventories and other (676) (1,412)
Decrease in prepaid and other 237
 
Increase in revenue receivables (Note 3) (798) (3,119)
Increase in accounts receivable from/payable to affiliate (5,011) 
Increase in accrued expenses 9,056
 9,619
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES 10,054
 
 39,436
 
        
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:        
Capital expenditures (2)
 (164,518) 
 (307,010) 
Contributions to equity method interest (66,224) 
Acquisition of equity method interest (51,809) 
Contributions to equity method interests (337,412) 
Acquisition of equity method interests (670,625) 
NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES (282,551) 
 (1,315,047) 
    
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:    
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Preferred Unit limited partners, net
611,249
 
Proceeds from revolving credit facility 235,000
 
Finance lease (17,187) 
Deferred facility fees (792) 
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES 828,270
 
        
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (272,497) 
 (447,341) 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR 449,935
 
 449,935
 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD $177,438

$
 $2,594

$
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DATA:        
Accrued capital expenditures (3)
 $29,792
 $108,921
 $24,306
 $67,031
Finance lease liability(4)
 $29,000
 $
 29,000
 
Interest paid, net of capitalized interest $232
 $
 685
 

(1)In all periods prior to the Business Combination, the Company had no banking or cash management activities. Transactions with Apache and asset transfers to and from the Company were not settled in cash and are therefore reflected as a component of equity and redeemable noncontrolling interests on the consolidated balance sheet. In addition, Apache contributed its investments in gas gathering, processing and transmission facilities of approximately $128.7$408.4 million that is included within equity and redeemable noncontrolling interests for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2018. Refer to Note 3 — Transactions with Affiliates for more information.
(2)Following the Business Combination, capital expenditure amounts represent the portion of the total settlements with Apache in the period that are capital in nature, pursuant to the terms of the Construction, Operations and Maintenance Agreement (COMA). Refer to Note 1 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 3 — Transactions with Affiliates for more information.
(3)Includes $33.2$0.6 million due from Apache pursuant to the terms of the COMA. Refer to Note 3 — Transactions with Affiliates for more information.
(4)The Company entered into a finance lease in the first quarter of 2019. Refer to Note 1 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for more information.




The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part of this statement.


ALTUS MIDSTREAM COMPANY
STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED CHANGES IN EQUITY AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTINTERESTS
(Unaudited)

 Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest  Class A Common Stock Class C Common Stock Additional Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) Total Equity
   
Shares(1)
 
Amount(1)
 
Shares(1)
 
Amount(1)
   
                 
    (In thousands)
                 
Balance at December 31, 2017$
  3,965
 $
 135,540
 $14
 $574,611
 $(18,575) $556,050
Issuance of shares
  1,116
 
 38,153
 4
 127,767
 
 127,771
Net loss
  
 
 
 
 
 (12,607) (12,607)
Balance at March 31, 2018$
  5,081
 $
 173,693
 $18
 $702,378
 $(31,182) $671,214
                 
Balance at December 31, 2018$1,940,500
  74,929
 $7
 250,000
 $25
 $
 $(213,746) $(213,714)
Net income4,628
  
 
 
 
 
 1,100
 1,100
Change in redemption value of noncontrolling interest(440,628)  
 
 
 
 440,628
 
 440,628
Balance at March 31, 2019$1,504,500
  74,929
 $7
 250,000
 $25
 $440,628
 $(212,646) $228,014
 
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest — Preferred Unit Limited Partners (2)
 Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest — Apache Limited Partner  Class A Common Stock Class C Common Stock Additional Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Total Equity
    
Shares(1)
 
Amount(1)
 
Shares(1)
 
Amount(1)
    
                     
 (In thousands)  (In thousands)
                     
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2018                    
Balance at June 30, 2018$
 $
  6,197
 $
 211,847
 $21
 $857,127
 $(42,804) $
 $814,344
Issuance of shares
 
  1,116
 
 38,153
 4
 121,175
 
 
 121,179
Net income
 
  
 
 
 
 
 19,208
 
 19,208
Balance at September 30, 2018$
 $
  7,313
 $
 250,000
 $25
 $978,302
 $(23,596) $
 $954,731
                     
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2019                    
Balance at June 30, 2019$520,933
 $1,272,652
  74,929
 $7
 250,000
 $25
 $473,502
 $(24,156) $(200) $449,178
Net income (loss)17,480
 (20,804)  
 
 
 
 
 (4,864) 
 (4,864)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 (478)  
 
 
 
 
 
 (113) (113)
Balance at September 30, 2019$538,413
 $1,251,370
  74,929
 $7
 250,000
 $25
 $473,502
 $(29,020) $(313) $444,201
(1)For periods prior to the Business Combination, the number of shares has been retroactively restated to reflect the number of shares received by Apache. For further detail of the Business Combination and associated financial statement presentation, please refer to Note 1 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 2 — Recapitalization Transaction.
(2)Certain redemption features embedded within the Preferred Unit purchase agreement require bifurcation and measurement at fair value. For further detail, refer to Note 12 — Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units.









The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part of this statement.


ALTUS MIDSTREAM COMPANY
STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED CHANGES IN EQUITY AND NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS — (Continued)
(Unaudited)
 Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest — Preferred Unit Limited Partners Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest — Apache Limited Partner  Class A Common Stock Class C Common Stock Additional Paid-in Capital Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Total Equity
    
Shares(1)
 
Amount(1)
 
Shares(1)
 
Amount(1)
    
                     
 (In thousands)  (In thousands)
                     
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018                    
Balance at December 31, 2017$
 $
  3,965
 $
 135,540
 $14
 $574,611
 $(18,575) $
 $556,050
Issuance of shares
 
  3,348
 
 114,460
 11
 403,691
 
 
 403,702
Net loss
 
  
 
 
 
 
 (5,021) 
 (5,021)
Balance at September 30, 2018$
 $
  7,313
 $
 250,000
 $25
 $978,302
 $(23,596) $
 $954,731
                     
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019                    
Balance at December 31, 2018$
 $1,940,500
  74,929
 $7
 250,000
 $25
 $
 $(213,746) $
 $(213,714)
Issuance of Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units(2)
516,790
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)21,623
 (23,524)  
 
 
 
 
 (6,057) 
 (6,057)
Change in redemption value of noncontrolling interests
 (664,285)  
 
 
 
 473,502
 190,783
 
 664,285
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 (1,321)  
 
 
 
 
 
 (313) (313)
Balance at September 30, 2019$538,413
 $1,251,370
  74,929
 $7
 250,000
 $25
 $473,502
 $(29,020) $(313) $444,201
(1)For periods prior to the Business Combination, the number of shares has been retroactively restated to reflect the number of shares received by Apache. For further detail of the Business Combination and associated financial statement presentation, please refer to Note 1 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 2 — Recapitalization Transaction.
(2)Certain redemption features embedded within the Preferred Unit purchase agreement require bifurcation and measurement at fair value. For further detail, refer to Note 12 — Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units.













The accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements are an integral part of this statement.


ALTUS MIDSTREAM COMPANY
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared by Altus Midstream Company without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). They reflect all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods, on a basis consistent with the annual audited financial statements, with the exception of recently adopted accounting pronouncements discussed below. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Certain information, accounting policies, and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read along with Altus Midstream Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 (Form 10-K), which contains a summary of the Company’s significant accounting policies and other disclosures. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Form 10-K.
Unless the context otherwise requires, “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company,” “ALTM” and “Altus” refers to Altus Midstream Company and its consolidated subsidiaries. “Altus Midstream” refers to Altus Midstream LP and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Nature of Operations
    
Through its consolidated subsidiaries, Altus Midstream Company owns gas gathering, processing and transmission assets in the Permian Basin of West Texas. Construction on the assets began in the fourth quarter of 2016, and operations commenced in the second quarter of 2017. Additionally, the Company owns, or has options to own, equity interests in a total of five5 Permian Basin pipelines. The Company’s operations consist of one1 reportable segment.  
Organization
Altus originally incorporated on December 12, 2016 in Delaware under the name Kayne Anderson Acquisition Corp. (KAAC), for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The Company closed its initial public offering in the second quarter of 2017.
On August 3, 2018, Altus Midstream LP was formed in Delaware as a limited partnership and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. On August 8, 2018, KAAC and Altus Midstream LP entered into a contribution agreement (the Contribution Agreement) with certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of Apache Corporation (Apache), including the Altus Midstream Entities. The Altus Midstream Entities comprise four4 Delaware limited partnerships (collectively, Altus Midstream Operating) and their general partner (Altus Midstream Subsidiary GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company), formed by Apache between May 2016 and January 2017 for the purpose of acquiring, developing, and operating midstream oil and gas assets in the Alpine High resource play (Alpine High).
On November 9, 2018 (the Closing Date) and pursuant to the terms of that certain Contribution Agreement, KAAC acquired from Apache the entire equity interests of the Altus Midstream Entities and options to acquire equity interests in five separate third-party pipeline projects (the Pipeline Options). The acquisition of the entities and the Pipeline Options is referred to herein as the Business Combination. In exchange, the consideration provided to Apache included equity consideration, comprising economic voting and non-economic voting shares in KAAC, and common units representing limited partner interests in Altus Midstream.
Midstream (Common Units). Following the Closing Date and in connection with the completion of the Business Combination:
Combination, KAAC changed its name to Altus Midstream Company;
the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Altus Midstream GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Altus Midstream GP), is the sole general partner of Altus Midstream;
Altus Midstream Company holds a 23.1 percent controlling interest in Altus Midstream; and
Altus Midstream Company operates its business through Altus Midstream and its subsidiaries, which include Altus Midstream Operating.
Company. Refer to Note 2 — Recapitalization Transaction, for further discussiondiscussion.
Ownership of Altus Midstream LP
Upon the closing of the ownership structureBusiness Combination and as of September 30, 2019, Altus’ wholly-owned subsidiary, Altus Midstream GP LLC (Altus Midstream GP), was the partnership structuresole general partner of Altus Midstream.

The Company held approximately 23.1 percent of the outstanding Common Units of Altus Midstream, while Apache held the remaining 76.9 percent. Additionally, as of the Closing Date and as of September 30, 2019, Apache was the largest single holder of the Company’s voting common stock, comprising 100 percent of non-economic Class C Common Stock and approximately 9.8 percent of economic Class A Common Stock.


On June 12, 2019, Altus Midstream issued and sold Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units (the Preferred Units) in a private offering. Concurrently, the Preferred Units were established as a new class of partnership unit representing limited partner interests in Altus Midstream pursuant to the terms of a Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Altus Midstream (the Amended LPA), and the purchasers were admitted as limited partners of Altus Midstream. For further details on the terms of the Preferred Units and the rights of the holders thereof, refer to Note 12 — Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units.
The Amended LPA contains certain provisions intended to ensure that a 1-to-one ratio is maintained, at all times and subject only to limited exceptions, between (i) the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and the number of Altus Midstream Common Units held by Altus and (ii) the number of outstanding shares of Class C Common Stock and the number of Altus Midstream Common Units held by Apache.
1.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP).
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial results of Altus Midstream are included in Altus Midstream Company’s consolidated financial statements due to Altus Midstream Company’s 100 percent ownership interest in Altus Midstream GP, and Altus Midstream GP’s control of Altus Midstream.
Altus Midstream Company has no independent operations or material assets other than its partnership interests in Altus Midstream, which constitutes all of its business. Altus Midstream Company’s only material net assets separate from Altus Midstream relate to deferred taxes and the current and deferred income tax expense (benefit) associated with its investment in Altus Midstream. The deferred tax asset balance was $67.3$68.6 million and $67.6 million as of March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. Additionally, Altus Midstream Company’s balance sheet reflects the presentation of noncontrolling interest ownership attributable to the limited partner interests in Altus Midstream held by Apache.Apache and the Preferred Unit holders. Refer to Note 1113 — Income Taxes, Note 11 — Equity and Note 12 — EquitySeries A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units for further information.
Variable Interest Entity
Altus Midstream is a variable interest entity (VIE) because the partners in Altus Midstream with equity at risk lack the power, through voting or similar rights, to direct the activities that most significantly impact Altus Midstream’s economic performance.
A reporting entity that concludes it has a variable interest in a VIE must evaluate whether it has a controlling financial interest in the VIE, such that it is the VIE’s primary beneficiary and should consolidate. Altus Midstream Company is the primary beneficiary of the VIE, and therefore should consolidate Altus Midstream because (i) Altus Midstream Company has the powerability to direct the activities of Altus Midstream that most significantly affect its economic performance, and (ii) Altus Midstream Company has the right to receive benefits or the obligation to absorb losses that could be potentially significant to Altus Midstream.
Financial Statement Presentation
While Altus Midstream Company (formerly KAAC) was the surviving legal entity, the Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization. As such, Altus Midstream Company was treated as the acquired company for financial reporting purposes.
As a result of the Altus Midstream Entities being the accounting acquirer, the historical operations of the Altus Midstream Entities are deemed to be those of the Company. Thus, the financial statements included in this report reflectreflect: (i) the historical operating results of the Altus Midstream Entities prior to the Business Combination; (ii) the net assets of the Altus Midstream Entities at their historical cost; (iii) the consolidated results of the Company and the Altus Midstream Entities following the closing of the Business Combination; and (iv) the Company’s equity structure for all periods presented. No step-up in basis of the contributed assets and no intangible assets or goodwill was recorded in the Business Combination.


Use of Estimates
Preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions on a regular basis. Actual results may differ from these estimates and assumptions used in preparation of its financial statements, and changes in these estimates are recorded when known.
Fair Value Measurements
The Company’s redeemable noncontrolling interest, as presented in the consolidated financial statements, is reported at fair value on a recurring basis on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.
Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 820-10-35, - Fair“Fair Value MeasurementMeasurement” (ASC 820), provides a hierarchy that prioritizes and defines the types of inputs used to measure fair value. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs, which consist of unadjusted quoted prices for identical


instruments in active markets. Level 2 inputs consist of quoted prices for similar instruments. Level 3 valuations are derived from inputs that are significant and unobservable; hence, these valuations have the lowest priority.
The valuation techniques that may be used to measure fair value include a market approach, an income approach and a cost approach. A market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. An income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts to a single present amount based on current market expectations, including present value techniques, option-pricing models, and the excess earnings method. The Company utilizescost approach is based on the market approach inamount that currently would be required to replace the service capacity of an asset (replacement cost).
Embedded features identified within the Company’s agreements are bifurcated and measured at fair value at the end of each period on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Such recurring fair value measurement of the redeemable noncontrolling interest.measurements are presented in further detail in Note 15 — Fair Value Measurements. The Company has classified thisalso uses fair value assessment as Level 1 inmeasurements on a nonrecurring basis when certain qualitative assessments of its assets indicate a potential impairment. During the fair value hierarchy. For further detail, please referthree and nine month periods ended September 30, 2019, the Company recorded an impairment of $9.3 million on certain assets. Refer to Note 125Equity.Property, Plant and Equipment for further detail.
Accounts Receivable From/Payable To Apache
The accounts receivable from or payable to Apache represent the net result of Altus Midstream’s monthly revenue, capital and operating expenditures, and other miscellaneous transactions to be settled with Apache as provided under the COMA. Generally, cash in this amount will be transferred to Apache in the month after the Company’s transactions are processed and the net results of operations are determined. However, from time to time, the Company may estimate and transfer the cash settlement amount in the month the transactions are processed, in order to minimize related-party working capital balances. See discussion and additional detail in Note 3 — Transactions with Affiliates.
Leases

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASUAccounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842),” which requires lessees to recognize separate right-of-use (ROU) assets and lease liabilities for most leases classified as operating leases under previous GAAP. Prior to adoption, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued transition guidance permitting an entity the option to not evaluate under ASU 2016-02 those existing or expired land easements that were not previously accounted for as leases, as well as an option to apply the provisions of the new standard at its adoption date instead of the earliest comparative period presented in the consolidated financial statements. The Company elected both transitional practical expedients. Under these transition options, comparative reporting was not required, and the provisions of the standard were applied prospectively to leases in effect at the date of adoption.

As allowed under the standard, the Company also applied practical expedients to carry forward its historical assessments of whether existing agreements contain a lease, classification of existing lease agreements, and treatment of initial direct lease costs. The Company also elected to exclude short-term leases (those with terms of 12 months or less) from the balance sheet presentation and accounts for non-lease and lease components as a single lease component for all asset classes. Short-term lease expense was not material for the third quarter and first quarternine months of 2019.



The Company determines if an arrangement is an operating or finance lease at the inception of each contract. If the contract is classified as an operating lease, Altus records aan ROU asset and corresponding liability reflecting the total remaining present value of fixed lease payments over the expected term of the lease agreement. The expected term of the lease may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. In the normal course of business, the Company enters into various lease agreements for real estate and equipment related to its midstream activities which are typically classified as operating leases under the provisions of the standard. ROU assets are reflected within “Deferred charges and other” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet, and the associated operating lease liabilities are reflected within “Other current liabilities” and “Other noncurrent liabilities,” as applicable.

Operating lease expense associated with the ROU assets is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Lease expense is reflected on the statement of consolidated operations commensurate with the leased activities and nature of the services performed. Fixed operating lease expense was $0.2 million and $0.5 million for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2019.September 30, 2019, respectively.
In addition, the Company periodically enters into finance leases that are similar to those leases classified as capital leases under previous GAAP. The Company currently has one1 short-term finance lease, which is included in “Property, Plant and Equipment” on the consolidated balance sheet, and the associated finance lease liability is reflected within “Current debt.” The associated interest expense is reflected in the statement of consolidated operations within “Financing costs, net of capitalized interest.”

Depreciation on the Company’s finance lease asset was $1.2 million and $3.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. Interest on the Company’s finance lease asset was $0.2 million and $0.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.

The following table represents the Company’s weighted average lease term and discount rate as of March 31,September 30, 2019:
 Operating Leases Finance Lease Operating Leases Finance Lease
Weighted average remaining lease term 3.4 years
 0.8 years
 2.9 years
 0.3 years
Weighted average discount rate 4.2% 4.2% 4.2% 4.2%

The undiscounted future minimum lease payments reconciled to the carrying value of the lease liabilities as of March 31,September 30, 2019 (in thousands) were as follows:
Net Minimum Commitments 
Operating Leases(1)
 
Finance Lease(2)
 
Operating Leases(1)
 
Finance Lease(2)
 (In thousands) (In thousands)
2019 $489
 $19,886
 $163
 $7,954
2020 652
 9,800
 652
 9,800
2021 622
 
 622
 
2022 445
 
 445
 
2023 
 
 
 
Thereafter 
 
 
 
Total future minimum lease payments 2,208
 29,686
 1,882
 17,754
Less: imputed interest (144) (686) (105) (192)
Total lease liabilities 2,064
 29,000
 1,777
 17,562
Current portion (586)
(29,000) (596)
(17,562)
Non-current portion $1,478
 $
 $1,181
 $
(1)Amounts are primarily associated with the Lease Agreement (as defined below) entered into with Apache relating to the use of certain office buildings, warehouse and storage facilities as described in Note 3 — Transactions with Affiliates.
(2)Amounts represent the Company’s finance lease obligation entered into during the first quarter of 2019 related to physical power generators being leased on a one-year term with the right to purchase.
The lease liability reflected in the table above represents the Company’s fixed minimum payments that are settled in accordance with the lease terms. Actual lease payments during the period may also include variable lease components such as common area maintenance, usage-based sales taxes and rate differentials, or other similar costs that are not determinable at the inception of the lease. Variable lease payments for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 were $0.1 million.million and $0.3 million, respectively.


Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments - CreditInstruments-Credit Losses.” The standard changes the impairment model for most financial assets and certain other instruments, including trade and other receivables, held-to-maturity debt securities, andnet investments in leases, loans, and other financial assets measured at amortized cost. The ASU requires entities tothe use of a new forward-looking expected loss“expected loss” model that will resultcompared to the current “incurred loss” model; resulting in the earlieraccelerated recognition of allowance forcredit losses. This update is effective for fiscal yearsAltus beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Entities will apply the standard’s provisions as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning ofin the first reporting period in which the guidance is adopted.quarter of 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluatingin the new guidanceprocess of finalizing its project plan for the implementation of the ASU and continues to evaluate and monitor standard setting activity. The Company does not believe the adoption and implementation of this standardASU will have a material impact on the consolidatedits financial statements.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, “Disclosure Framework: Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement,” which changes the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by removing, adding, and modifying certain disclosures. ASU 2018-13 is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption of this ASU on its related disclosures.


2.    RECAPITALIZATION TRANSACTION
Background and Summary
On August 8, 2018, KAAC the legal predecessor company, and its then wholly-owned subsidiary, Altus Midstream LP, entered into the Contribution Agreement with certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of Apache, including the Altus Midstream Entities. The terms of the Contribution Agreement included that Altus Midstream would acquire from Apache, all of the outstanding equity interests in each of the Altus Midstream Entities and the Pipeline Options to acquire equity interests in certain third-party pipelines that are expected to be placed into service in 2019 and 2020.pipeline projects.
The Company consummated the Business Combination and certain other transactions contemplated by the Contribution Agreement on the Closing Date. On the Closing Date:
Altus Midstream issued Common Units to Apache, common units, representing limited partner interests in Altus Midstream, and the Company issued to Apache an equivalent number of shares of a newly-created class of voting-only common stock (Class C Common Stock).
The Company issued to Apache (i) newly issued shares of Class A Common Stock, (ii) warrants exercisable for shares of Class A Common Stock, and (iii) the right to receive additional shares of Class A Common Stock, based upon the achievement of certain price and operational thresholds.
The Company contributed $628.2 million in cash to Altus Midstream and in return, Altus Midstream issued to the Company a number of common unitsCommon Units equal to the total number of shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock outstanding as of the Closing Date.
OwnershipFor further discussion of Altus
Upon the closing of the Business Combination and as of March 31, 2019 Altus’ wholly-owned subsidiary, Altus Midstream GP, was the sole general partner of Altus Midstream and the Company held an approximate 23.1 percent controlling interest in Altus Midstream. Altus Midstream’s other limited partner (Apache) held the remaining 76.9 percent noncontrolling interest.
Additionally, as of the Closing Date and as of March 31, 2019, Apache was the largest single holder of the Company’s voting common stock, comprising 100 percent of newly-created, non-economic Class C Common Stock, and approximately 9.8 percent of economic, Class A Common Stock.
The amended and restated limited partnership agreement of Altus Midstream (the LPA) contains certain provisions intendedApache’s right to ensure that a one-to-one ratio is maintained, at all times and subject only to limited exceptions, between (i) the number of outstandingreceive additional shares of Class A Common Stock, and the number of common units held by Altus and (ii) the number of outstanding shares of Class C Common Stock and the number of common units held by Apache.
For further discussion of the earn-out consideration provided to Apache andother outstanding equity instruments that may impact ownership interests and the limited partnership interests of Altus Midstream in future periods, please see Note 1211 — Equity.










Number of Shares at the Closing Date

The number of shares issued and outstanding immediately following the closing of the Business Combination is summarized in the table below.
number of sharesClass A Common Stock 
Class B Common Stock(1)
 Class C Common Stock
Shares outstanding prior to the Business Combination37,732,112
 9,433,028
 
Less: redemption of public shares (2)
(29,469,858) 
 
Add: shares issued in private placement57,234,023
 
 
Total shares outstanding prior to the Business Combination65,496,277
 9,433,028
 
Shares, in connection with the Business Combination:     
Forfeited (3)

 (7,313,028) 
Converted (1)
2,120,000
 (2,120,000) 
Total shares outstanding immediately prior to the Closing Date67,616,277
 
 
Issued as consideration to Apache (4)
7,313,028
 
 250,000,000
Total shares outstanding at the Closing Date74,929,305
 
 250,000,000
(1)Shares of Class B Common Stock, $0.0001 par value (“Class(Class B Common Stock”)Stock), were purchased by the Sponsor upon the Company’s incorporation in December 2016. Class B Common Stock is identical to Class A Common Stock except that they automatically converted to Class A Common Stock at the time of the Business Combination.
(2)Pursuant to the terms of KAAC’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, public stockholders had the opportunity, in connection with the Business Combination, to redeem shares of Class A Common Stock. A total of 29,469,858 shares were redeemed for an aggregate amount of approximately $298.8 million.
(3)In connection with the Business Combination, the Sponsor agreed to forfeit shares of Class B Common Stock. As part of the consideration transferred in the Business Combination, 7,313,028 newly issued shares of Class A Common Stock were issued to Apache, equivalent to the number of shares of Class B Common Stock forfeited by the Sponsor. Additionally, the Sponsor forfeited a number of warrants originally issued simultaneously with the public offering.
(4)
The equity structure of the Altus Midstream Entities (the accounting acquirer) has been restated to reflect the number of shares of Altus Midstream Company (the accounting acquiree) issued in the recapitalization transaction. Please refer to the section below entitled “Basis of presentationPresentation of equity structure”Equity Structure” for further discussion.
Basis of Presentation of Equity Structure
As discussed in Note 1 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, the Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, with Altus Midstream Company treated as the acquired company, and the Altus Midstream Entities treated as the acquirer, for financial reporting purposes. Therefore, the equity structure in the consolidated financial statements is that of the Company restated for all periods presented.
In accordance with guidance applicable to these circumstances, the equity structure has been restated in all comparative periods up to the Closing Date, to reflect the number of shares issued to Apache in connection with the recapitalization transaction. The value allocated to the shares issued to Apache reflects the capital structure of the Altus Midstream Entities prior to the Business Combination, which solely comprised capital contributions from Apache. Accordingly, shares of common stock issued to Apache in exchange for its ownership interests in the Altus Midstream Entities are retroactively restated from May 26, 2016 (inception), proportionate to the capital contributions made by Apache to the Altus Midstream Entities up to the Closing Date.


3.    TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
Revenues
The Company has contracted to provide services including gas gathering, compression, processing, transportation, and NGL transportation, pursuant to acreage dedications provided by Apache, comprising the entire Alpine High acreage. In accordance with the terms of these agreements, the Company receives prescribed fees based on the type and volume of product for which the services are provided. For all of the periods presented, the Company’s only customer was Apache, although Altus Midstream is pursuing contracts with third-partiesthird parties that could be accommodated by existing and planned capacity.
Revenues generated under these agreements are presented on the Company’s statement of consolidated operations as “Midstream services revenue — affiliate.” Revenues earned that have not yet been invoiced to Apache are presented on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as “Revenue receivables.”


Refer to Note 4 — Revenue Recognition for further discussion.
Cost and Expenses
The Company has no employees, and prior to the Business Combination, the Company had no banking or cash management facilities prior to the Business Combination.facilities. As such, the Company has contracted with Apache to receive certain operational, maintenance, and management services. In accordance with the terms of these agreements, the Company incurred operations and maintenance expenses of $2.2 million and $2.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $7.1 million and $6.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The Company incurred general and administrative (G&A) expenses of $1.6$2.1 million and $1.8 million for each of the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and $4.7 million and $5.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, including expenses related to the operational serviceservices agreement and COMA as further described below. Operations and maintenance expenses of $2.9 million and $2.3 million were also incurred for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, pursuant to these agreements.
Further information on the related-party agreements in place during the period is provided below.
Operational Services Agreement
Prior to the Business Combination, Apache provided operations, maintenance and management services to Altus Midstream Operating, pursuant to a service agreement (the Services Agreement). In accordance with the terms of the Services Agreement, Apache received a fixed fee per month for its overhead and indirect costs incurred on behalf of Altus Midstream Operating. All costs incurred by Altus Midstream Operating were paid by Apache.
Construction, Operations and Maintenance Agreement
At the closing of the Business Combination, the Company entered into the COMA with Apache, which superseded the Services Agreement. Under the terms of the COMA, Apache will provideprovides certain services related to the design, development, construction, operation, management and maintenance of certain gathering, processing and other midstream assets, on behalf of the Company. In return, the Company will pay fees to Apache ofof: (i) $3.0 million for the period beginning on the execution of the COMA at the closing of the Business Combination through December 31, 2019,2019; (ii) $5.0 million for the period of January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020,2020; (iii) $7.0 million for the period of January 1, 2021 through December 31, 20212021; and (iv) $9.0 million annually thereafter, as may be adjusted upwards based on actual incurred costs, until terminated. The annual fee was negotiated as part of the Business Combination to reimburse Apache for indirect costs incurred in performing administrative corporate functions for the Company, including services for information technology, risk management, corporate planning, accounting, cash management, and others.
In addition, Apache may be reimbursed for certain internal costs and third-party costs directly incurred in connection with its role as service provider under the COMA. Apache records costs directly associated with midstream activity, where substantially all the services are rendered for Altus Midstream, to unique midstream cost centers that are subsequently charged to Altus Midstream on a monthly basis.
Lease Agreement
Concurrent with the closing of the Business Combination, Altus Midstream entered into an operating lease agreement with Apache (the Lease Agreement) relating to the use of certain office buildings, warehouse and storage facilities located in Reeves County, Texas. Under the terms of the Lease Agreement, Altus Midstream shall pay to Apache on a monthly basis the sum of (i) a base rental charge of $44,500 and (ii) an amount based on Apache’s estimate of the annual costs it expects to incur in connection with the ownership, operation, repair, and/or maintenance of the facilities. The Company incurred total expenses of $0.2$0.3 million and $0.8 million for the three and nine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019, respectively, in relation to the Lease Agreement, which are included within operations and maintenance expenses. Unpaid amounts accrue interest until settled. The initial term of the


Lease Agreement is for four years and may be extended by Altus Midstream for three3 additional, consecutive periods of twenty-four months.
Capitalized Interest

Prior to the Business Combination, the Company’s operations were funded entirely by contributions from Apache. Accordingly, Apache allocated a portion of interest on its corporate debt in determining capitalized interest associated with the development of Altus Midstream Operating. Commensurate with Apache’s calculation, interest is capitalized as part of the historical cost of developing and constructing assets. Significant midstream development assets that have not commenced operations qualify for interest capitalization. The associated capitalized interest was determined by multiplying Apache’s weighted-average borrowing cost of debt by the average amount of qualifying midstream assets. The amount of interest allocated and capitalized was $2.5 million and $7.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. Following the closing of the Business Combination, capitalized interest is determined based on interest expense incurred by Altus Midstream. The amount of interest capitalized was $0.4 millionRefer to Note 6 — Debt and $2.5 millionFinancing Costs for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.further information.



4.    REVENUE RECOGNITION
Revenue Recognition
On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted Accounting Standard Update (ASU) 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606),” using the modified retrospective method. The Company elected to evaluate all contracts at the date of initial application. There was no impact to the opening balance of retained earnings as a result of the adoption.
The following table presents a disaggregation of the Company’s midstream services revenue by service type.
 Three Months Ended March 31, Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
 (In thousands) (In thousands)
MIDSTREAM SERVICES REVENUE — AFFILIATE:            
Gas gathering $3,613
 $609
 $4,604
 $2,563
 $10,914
 $4,578
Gas processing 25,286
 7,705
 25,315
 18,150
 68,994
 33,657
Transmission 4,853
 3,785
 3,388
 4,671
 11,219
 11,756
NGL transmission 95
 
 702
 53
 867
 62
 $33,847
 $12,099
 $34,009
 $25,437
 $91,994
 $50,053

The Company currently generates all its revenues by providing the above services,recognizes revenue pursuant to separate midstream service agreements entered into with Apache.Apache for the midstream services presented above. These midstream service agreements have no minimum volume commitments or firm transportation commitments, instead they are underpinned by acreage dedications covering Alpine High. Pursuant to these agreements, Altus Midstream is obligated to perform services on all volumes produced from the dedicated acreage, so long as Apache has the right to market such gas.the production. In exchange for the above services and in accordance with the terms of the midstream service agreements, the Company charges a fixed fee on a per unitper-unit basis. Altus Midstream does not own or take title to the volumes that it handles.
These performance obligations are satisfied over time as Apache simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits of the services performed. Service revenues are recognized when the right to invoice has been met, since the amount that the Company has the right to invoice (based upon the fixed fee and throughput volumes) corresponds directly with the value received by Apache.
Pursuant to the terms of the Contribution Agreement, all accounts receivable from Apache (including revenue receivable)receivables) on or prior to September 30, 2018, are for the account of Apache. No cash settlement of such balances was contemplated prior to September 30, 2018 and as such, revenue receivables generated prior to this date were treated as a reduction to additional paid-in capital within equity. Following the Business Combination, service revenue invoices are provided to Apache on a monthly basis, pursuant to the terms of the COMA. Amounts owing to Apache under the terms of the COMA are reduced by the amounts of these invoices. Net cash settlement is performed on a monthly basis. The net amount of receivable from Apache as of March 31, 2019 relating to revenue earned and invoiced was $10.6 million. Additionally, the Company recognized services revenue earned but not yet invoiced to Apache of $11.5$11.7 million as of March 31,September 30, 2019.
Costs to obtain a contract with expected amortization periods of greater than one year will be recorded as an asset and will be recognized in accordance with ASC 340, “Other Assets and Deferred Costs.” Currently, Altus Midstream does not have contract assets related to incremental costs to obtain a contract. In addition, the Company does not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts with an original expected length of one year or less or contracts for which variable consideration is allocated entirely to a wholly unsatisfied performance obligation.



5.    PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment, at carrying value, is as follows:
 March 31, December 31, September 30, December 31,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
 (In thousands) (In thousands)
Gathering, processing and transmission systems and facilities $824,687
 $729,585
 $1,304,175
 $729,585
Construction in progress (1)
 528,837
 521,609
 152,551
 521,609
Finance lease asset 34,749
 
 34,749
 
Other property and equipment 3,068
 23
 3,183
 23
Total property, plant and equipment 1,391,341
 1,251,217
 1,494,658
 1,251,217
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization (31,608) (24,320) (51,608) (24,320)
Total property, plant and equipment, net $1,359,733
 $1,226,897
 $1,443,050
 $1,226,897
(1)Included in the Company’s construction in progress is capitalized interest of $5.4$2.7 million and $6.9 million at March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

The cost of property classified as “Construction in progress” is excluded from capitalized costs being depreciated. These amounts represent property that is not yet available to be placed into productive service as of the respective balance sheet date.

During the third quarter of 2019, the Company elected to cancel construction on a compressor station given the deferral of previous processing expansion plans. Certain of the components were then marketed by the Company, and it was determined that these components met the criteria to be classified as held for sale. Accordingly, management reclassified these components to current assets and they were initially measured at fair value less costs to sell. The fair value was determined using the market approach and Level 1 inputs. As a result, the assets were written down to their estimated fair value of $18.1 million, and the Company recorded an impairment of $9.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. The impairment is recorded within “Impairments” on the Company’s statement of consolidated operations. Subsequent to September 30, 2019, the Company received cash proceeds of approximately $13 million in relation to the sale of certain of the assets classified as held for sale.

Other components of the compressor station totaling $8.7 million will be stored and used as inventory by the Company and are therefore recorded within inventory on the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2019. These components will be recorded at the lower of cost or net realizable value at each balance sheet date.
6.    DEBT AND FINANCING COSTS
In November 2018, Altus Midstream entered into a revolving credit facility for general corporate purposes that matures in November 2023 (subject to Altus Midstream’s two,2, one year extension options). The agreement for this revolving credit facility, as amended (the Amended Credit Agreement), provides aggregate commitments from a syndicate of banks of $450.0$650.0 million until (i) the consolidated net income of Altus Midstream and its restricted subsidiaries, as adjusted pursuant to the agreement (EBITDA), for three consecutive calendar monthsthe immediately preceding fiscal quarter equals or exceeds $175.0 million on an annualized basis and (ii) Altus Midstream has raised at least $250.0 million of additional capital (such period, the “Initial Period”)Initial Period). FollowingUpon achieving such EBITDA, the Initial Period ends and the aggregate commitments equalincrease to $800.0 million. All aggregate commitments include a letter of credit subfacility of up to $100.0 million and a swingline loan subfacility of up to $100.0 million. After the Initial Period, Altus Midstream may increase commitments up to an aggregate $1.5 billion by adding new lenders or obtaining the consent of any increasing existing lenders. As of March 31,September 30, 2019, nototal outstanding borrowings orwere $235.0 million and 0 letters of credit were outstanding under this facility. There were 0 outstanding borrowings or letters of credit as of December 31, 2018.
The Altus MidstreamMidstream’s revolving credit facility is unsecured and is not guaranteed by the Company, Apache, Corporation, or any of their respective subsidiaries.


At Altus Midstream’s option, the interest rate per annum for borrowings under this facility is either a base rate, as defined, plus a margin, or the London Inter-bank Offered Rate (LIBOR), plus a margin.margin; in each case, the margin during the Initial Period is 0.05 percent greater than the margin after the Initial Period. Altus Midstream also pays quarterly a facility fee at a rate per annum on total commitments. The margins and the facility fee vary based upon (i) the Leverage Ratio until Altus Midstream has a senior long-term debt rating and (ii) such senior long-term debt rating once it exists. The “Leverage Ratio”Leverage Ratio is the ratio of (1) the consolidated indebtedness of Altus Midstream and its restricted subsidiaries to (2) EBITDA (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) of Altus Midstream and its restricted subsidiaries for the 12-month period ending immediately before suchthe determination date. At March 31,September 30, 2019, the base rate margin was 0.050.10 percent, the LIBOR margin was 1.051.10 percent, and the facility fee was 0.20 percent. In addition, a commission is payable quarterly to the lenders on the face amount of each outstanding letter of credit at a per annum rate equal to the LIBOR margin then in effect. Customary letter of credit fronting fees and other charges are payable to issuing banks.
The credit agreement for Altus Midstream’s facilityAmended Credit Agreement contains restrictive covenants that may limit the ability of Altus Midstream and its restricted subsidiaries to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness or guaranty indebtedness, sell assets, make investments in unrestricted subsidiaries, enter into mergers, make certain payments and distributions, incur liens on certain property securing indebtedness, and engage in certain other transactions without the prior consent of the lenders. Altus Midstream also is subject to a financial covenant under the credit agreement,Amended Credit Agreement, which requires it to maintain one of the following financial ratios:
during the Initial Period, a debt-to-capital ratio of not greater than 30.0 percent at the end of any fiscal quarter, determined by reference to (i) the consolidated indebtedness of Altus Midstream and its restricted subsidiaries to (ii) (A) the consolidated partners’ equity of Altus Midstream and its restricted subsidiaries plus (B) the consolidated indebtedness of Altus Midstream and its restricted subsidiaries; and



afterbeginning with the quarter ending on the earlier of (i) March 31, 2020 or (ii) the last day of the fiscal quarter during which the Initial Period ends, a Leverage Ratio of not greater thanexceeding 5.00:1.00 at the end of any fiscal quarter, except that forduring the period of up to one year following a qualified acquisition, the Leverage Ratio cannot exceed 5.50:1.00 at the end of any fiscal quarter.
There are no clauses in the agreement for Altus Midstream’s 2018 credit facilityAmended Credit Agreement that permit the lenders to accelerate payments or refuse to lend based on unspecified material adverse changes. The agreementAmended Credit Agreement has no drawdown restrictions or prepayment obligations in the event of a decline in credit ratings. However, the agreement allows the lenders to accelerate payment maturity and terminate lending and issuance commitments for nonpayment and other breaches, and if Altus Midstream or any of its restricted subsidiaries defaults on other indebtedness in excess of the stated threshold, is insolvent, or has any unpaid, non-appealable judgment against it for payment of money in excess of the stated threshold. Lenders may also accelerate payment maturity and terminate lending and issuance commitments if Altus Midstream undergoes a specified change in control or has specified pension plan liabilities in excess of the stated threshold. Altus Midstream was in compliance with the terms of its 2018 credit facilitythe Amended Credit Agreement as of March 31,September 30, 2019.
As of March 31,September 30, 2019, the Company’s currentCompany had debt outstanding totaling $252.6 million, of $29.0which $17.6 million on the consolidated balance sheet is related to a finance lease obligation. As a result of this finance lease obligationthe debt outstanding and giving effect to the debt-to-capital ratio requirements under the credit agreement, the maximum amount of net assets available to be transferred from Altus Midstream to Altus Midstream Company was $1.4$0.9 billion. This amount of net assets available to be transferred does not include the proportionate share of net assets of entities in which Altus Midstream has an interest accounted for by the equity method. Additionally, the amount of any cash distributions that may be transferred from these entities to Altus Midstream is subject to compliance with the terms of any debt or similar agreements held by the entities, as applicable. The terms of Altus Midstream’s Preferred Units also contain certain restrictions on distributions on Altus Midstream’s Common Units, including the Common Units held by the Company, and any other units that rank junior to the Preferred Units with respect to distributions or distributions upon liquidation. Refer to Note 12 — Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units for further information.


Interest Income and Financing Costs, Net of Capitalized Interest
The following table presents the components of Altus Midstream’s interest income and financing costs, net of capitalized interest:
 Three Months Ended March 31, Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2019 
2018(1)
 2019 
2018(1)
 2019 
2018(1)
 (In thousands) (In thousands)
Interest income $2,161
 $
 $617
 $
 $3,584
 $
Interest income $2,161
 $
 $617
 $
 $3,584
 $
            
Interest expense $709
 $2,490
 $1,496
 $2,504
 $3,234
 $7,054
Amortization of deferred facility fees 193
 
 237
 
 652
 
Capitalized interest (394) (2,490) (1,211) (2,504) (2,378) (7,054)
Financing costs, net of capitalized interest $508
 $
 $522
 $
 $1,508
 $
(1)Prior to the Business Combination, the Company’s operations were funded entirely by contributions from Apache. Accordingly, Apache allocated a portion of interest on its corporate debt in determining capitalized interest associated with the development of Alpine High infrastructure. Refer to Note 3 — Transactions with Affiliates for further information.


7.    OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES
The following table provides detail of the Company’s other current liabilities at March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
 March 31, December 31, September 30, December 31,
 2019 2018 2019 2018

 (In thousands) (In thousands)
Accrued capital costs $63,001
 $80,696
 $24,931
 $80,696
Accrued taxes other than income 9,408
 69
Accrued operations and maintenance expense 2,583
 2,863
 1,864
 2,863
Accrued taxes other than income 2,528
 69
Accrued incentive compensation 1,362
 468
Operating lease liability - current 596
 
Accrued interest 493
 232
 463
 232
Current operating lease liability 586
 
Other 2,855
 1,066
 192
 598
Total other current liabilities $72,046
 $84,926
 $38,816
 $84,926

8.    ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION

The following table describes changes to the Company’s asset retirement obligation (ARO) liability for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019:
  (In thousands)
Asset retirement obligation at December 31, 2018 $29,369
Liabilities incurred during the period 4833,406
Accretion expense 364
Revisions in estimated liabilities1,175
Asset retirement obligation at March 31,September 30, 2019 $30,21633,950

ARO reflects the estimated present value of the amount of dismantlement, removal, site reclamation and similar activities associated with the Company’s infrastructure assets which include central processing facilities, gathering systems and pipelines. Management utilizes independent valuation reports and estimates of current costs to project expected cash outflows for retirement obligations. Management estimates the ultimate productive life of the properties, a risk-adjusted discount rate, and an inflation factor in order to determine the current present value of this obligation. To the extent future revisions to these assumptions impact the present value of existing ARO, a corresponding adjustment is made to the property, plant and equipment balance.


9.    COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Accruals for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, environmental and other sources are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. These accruals are adjusted as additional information becomes available or circumstances change. As of March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there were no0 accruals for loss contingencies.
Litigation
The Company is subject to governmental and regulatory controls arising in the ordinary course of business. It is the opinion of management that any claims and litigation involving the Company are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s reported position or results of operations.
Environmental Matters
As an owner of the infrastructure assets and with rights to surface lands, the Company is subject to various local and federal laws and regulations relating to discharge of materials into, and protection of, the environment. These laws and regulations may, among other things, impose liability on the Company for the cost of pollution clean-up resulting from operations and subject us to liability for pollution damages. In some instances, Altus Midstream may be directed to suspend or cease operations. The Company maintains insurance coverage, which management believes is customary in the industry, although insurance does not fully cover against all environmental risks. Additionally, there can be no assurance that current regulatory requirements will not change or past non-compliance with environmental laws will not be discovered.
Contractual Obligations
Altus Midstream’s existing fee-based midstream services agreements, which have no minimum volume commitments or firm transportation commitments, are underpinned by acreage dedications covering Alpine High. Pursuant to these agreements, Altus Midstream is obligated to perform low and high pressure gathering, processing, dehydration, compression, treating, conditioning, and transportation on all volumes produced from the dedicated acreage, so long as Apache has the right to market such gas.
Pursuant to the COMA with Apache, Altus Midstream will indirectly receive G&A support services including information technology, risk management, corporate planning, accounting, cash management, human resources, and other general corporate services. The COMA established a fixed annual support services fee to Apache of $3.0 million for the period from the execution of the COMA at the closing of the Business Combination through December 31, 2019, $5.0 million in 2020, and $7.0 million in 2021. Beginning in 2022 through the term of the COMA, the associated fee will be $9.0 million annually and may be adjusted upwards based on actual incurred costs.
Concurrent with the closing of the Business Combination, Altus Midstream entered into the Lease Agreement with Apache, relating to the use of certain office buildings, warehouse and storage facilities located in Reeves County, Texas. Under the terms of the Lease Agreement, Altus Midstream shall pay to Apache on a monthly basis the sum of (i) a base rental charge of $44,500 and (ii) an amount based on Apache’s estimate of the annual costs it expects to incur in connection with the ownership, operation, repair, and/or maintenance of the facilities. The initial term of the Lease Agreement is for four years and may be extended by Altus Midstream for three3 additional, consecutive periods of twenty-four months.

Additionally, upon exercisingIn the contributed Pipeline Options to acquire equity interests in five separate third-party pipeline projects,second quarter of 2019, Altus Midstream issued and sold the Company may be required to fund future capital expenditures for their equity interest share inPreferred Units. Under the developmentterms of the pipelineAmended LPA, the Preferred Unit holders are entitled to receive quarterly distributions until such time as referenced inthe Preferred Units are redeemed or exchanged. Refer to Note 1012Equity Method Interests.Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units for further discussion regarding the terms of the Preferred Units and the rights of the holders thereof.
At March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there were no other material contractual obligations related to the entities included in the consolidated financial statements other than the performance of asset retirement obligations as referenced in Note 8 — Asset Retirement Obligation and required credit facility fees discussed in Note 6 — Debt and Financing Costs.
Following the exercise of each Pipeline Option, the Company will be required to fund its pro-rata portion of any future capital expenditures for the development of the respective pipeline projects as referenced in Note 10 — Equity Method Interests.



10.    EQUITY METHOD INTERESTS

As of March 31,September 30, 2019, the Company had exercised two4 of its five5 Pipeline Options and, as a result, owns the following equity method interests in Permian Basin pipelines.long-haul pipeline entities. For each of the equity method interests, the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence based on certain governance provisions and its participation in the significant activities and decisions that impact the management and economic performance of the equity method interests.
March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
In thousands, unless statedIn thousands, unless statedOwnership Amount Ownership AmountIn thousands, unless statedOwnership Amount Ownership Amount
Gulf Coast Express Pipeline LLCGulf Coast Express Pipeline LLC15.0% $157,594
 15.0% $91,100
Gulf Coast Express Pipeline LLC16.0% $274,727
 15.0% $91,100
EPIC Crude Holdings, LPEPIC Crude Holdings, LP15.0% 51,809
 % 
EPIC Crude Holdings, LP15.0% 127,742
 % 
Permian Highway Pipeline LLCPermian Highway Pipeline LLC26.7% 224,152
 % 
Breviloba, LLCBreviloba, LLC33.0% 467,943
 % 
  $209,403
   $91,100
  $1,094,564
   $91,100

The equity method interest balance as
As of March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively,unamortized basis differences included in the equity method interest balances were $1.3$25.7 million and $5.8 million, less thanrespectively. These amounts represent differences in the Company’s contributions to date and Altus’ underlying equity in the separate net assets within the financial statements of the respective entities. Unamortized basis differences will be amortized into net income over the remaining useful lives of the associated pipelines,underlying pipeline assets when they are placed into service.
The following table presents the activity in the Company’s equity method interests for the threenine months ended March 31,September 30, 2019:
Gulf Coast Express EPIC Crude   Gulf Coast Express Pipeline LLC EPIC Crude Holdings, LP Permian Highway Pipeline LLC Breviloba, LLC  
Pipeline LLC Holdings, LP Total  Total
(In thousands) (In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2018Balance at December 31, 2018$91,100
 $
 $91,100
Balance at December 31, 2018$91,100
 $
 $
 $
 $91,100
AcquisitionsAcquisitions
 51,809
 51,809
Acquisitions15,274
 51,810
 161,081
 442,460
 670,625
ContributionsContributions66,224
 
 66,224
Contributions169,131
 82,499
 62,895
 22,887
 337,412
Income from equity method interests270
 
 270
Balance at March 31, 2019$157,594
 $51,809
 $209,403
DistributionsDistributions(3,391) 
 
 
 (3,391)
Equity income (loss), netEquity income (loss), net2,613
 (4,849) 176
 2,596
 536
Accumulated other comprehensive lossAccumulated other comprehensive loss
 (1,718) 
 
 (1,718)
Balance at September 30, 2019Balance at September 30, 2019$274,727
 $127,742
 $224,152
 $467,943
 $1,094,564

Summarized Financial Information
11. INCOME TAXES
Altus Midstream Company is subject to U.S. federalThe following table represents aggregated selected income tax and Texas Margin tax. Altus Midstream LP is a partnershipstatement data for federal income tax purposes and passes through its taxable income to its partners, Apache Corporation and Altus Midstream Company. Thus, Altus Midstream LP does not record a federal income tax provision. Altus Midstream LP is subject to the Texas Margin tax and as such, records a state income tax provision. At March 31, 2019, Altus Midstream Company had a net deferred tax asset of $67.3 million and Altus Midstream LP had a net deferred state income tax liability of $2.8 million.

During the first quarter of 2019, the Company’s effective income tax rate was primarily impacted by net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest and the impact of state income taxes. During the first quarter of 2018, the Company’s effective income tax rate was primarily impacted by an increase in the U.S. valuation allowance and the impact of state income taxes.equity method interests (on a 100 percent basis):
  
Three Months Ended September 30, 2019(1)
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 (1)
  Gulf Coast Express Pipeline LLC EPIC Crude Holdings, LP Permian Highway Pipeline LLC Breviloba, LLC Gulf Coast Express Pipeline LLC EPIC Crude Holdings, LP Permian Highway Pipeline LLC Breviloba, LLC
         
  (In thousands)
Revenues $12,039
 $8,015
 $
 $41,765
 $16,476
 $8,015
 $
 $78,749
Operating expenses 1,033
 27,679
 21
 12,857
 1,218
 33,610
 41
 27,189
Operating income (loss) 11,006
 (19,664) (21) 28,908
 15,258
 (25,595) (41) 51,560
Net income (loss) 11,776
 (20,890) 554
 28,908
 17,090
 (35,620) 785
 51,560
Other comprehensive loss 
 (4,145) 
 
 
 (11,450) 
 
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” which prescribes a minimum recognition threshold a tax position must meet before being recognized in the financial statements. The Company records interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense. Each quarter the Company assesses the amounts provided for and, as a result, may increase (expense) or reduce (benefit) the amount of interest and penalties. As of March 31, 2019, the Company did not have any uncertain tax positions that would require recognition. Uncertain tax positions may change in the next twelve months; however, we do not expect any possible change to have a significant impact on our results of operation or financial position. If incurred, the Company will record income tax interest and penalties as a component of income tax expense. The contributor of Altus Midstream’s operating assets, Apache, is currently under IRS audit for the 2014 - 2016 tax years as part of its normal course of business.

(1)Although our interests in EPIC Crude Holdings, LP, Permian Highway Pipeline LLC, and Breviloba, LLC were acquired on February 4, 2019, May 17, 2019, and July 31, 2019, respectively, the financial results are presented for the entire three and nine month periods for comparability. Due to the timing for availability of financial statement information, summarized income statement data is presented on a one month delay for all equity interests.


12.11. EQUITY

Common Stock and Warrants
The Company’s second amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes the issuance of 1,500,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value, and 1,500,000,000 shares of Class C Common Stock, $0.0001 par value. The Company’s shares of Class A Common Stock are listed on the NASDAQ CapitalGlobal Select Market under the symbol “ALTM.” As of March 31,September 30, 2019, there were 74,929,305 and 250,000,000 issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock, respectively.
Holders of each of the Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders, except as required by law. Only holders of Class A Common Stock are entitled to dividends or other liquidating distributions made by the Company.
Shares of Class A Common Stock and certain warrants were originally issued in connection with the Company’s public offering, while shares of Class C Common Stock were newly issued in connection with the Business Combination.
Public Warrants
As of March 31,September 30, 2019, there were 12,577,350 Public Warrants outstanding. Each whole Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share. The Public Warrants will expire five years after closing of the Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. The Company may call the Public Warrants for redemption, in whole and not in part, at a price of $0.01 per warrant with not less than 30 days’ notice provided to the Public Warrant holder.holders. However, this redemption right can only be exercised if the reported last sale price of the Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three business days prior to sending the notice of redemption to the Public Warrant holders.
Following the closing of the Business Combination, the Public Warrants continued trading under the symbol “ALTMW.” On December 11, 2018, the Company received notice from the Staff of the NASDAQ of a delisting determination with respect to our Public Warrants for failure to satisfy the NASDAQ’s minimum round lot holder listing requirement. The Public Warrants ceased trading on the NASDAQ at the opening of business on December 20, 2018. The delisting of the Public Warrants did not impact the listing or trading of the Company’s common stock.Class A Common Stock.
Private Placement Warrants
As of March 31,September 30, 2019, there were 6,364,281 Private Placement Warrants, of which Apache holds 3,182,140. The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants discussed above, except (i) they will not be redeemable by the Company so long as they are held by the initial holders or their respective permitted transferees and (ii) they may be exercised by the holders on a cashless basis.
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest - Apache Limited Partner
In conjunction with the issuance of the Class C Common Stock, Apache also received 250,000,000 common units,Altus Midstream Common Units, representing an approximateapproximately 76.9 percent limited partner interest in Altus Midstream.of the total Common Units issued and outstanding. The financial results of Altus Midstream and its subsidiaries are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements as detailed in Note 1—1 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, under the section titled “Principles of Consolidation.”
At any time subsequent to May 8, 2019 (180 days following the closing of the Business Combination), Apache has the right, at any time, to cause Altus Midstream to redeem all or a portion of the common unitsCommon Units issued to Apache, in exchange for shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one1-for-one basis or, at Altus Midstream’s option, an equivalent amount of cash; provided that the Company may, at its option, effect a direct exchange of cash or Class A Common Stock for such common unitsCommon Units in lieu of such a redemption by Altus Midstream. Upon the future redemption or exchange of common unitsCommon Units held by Apache, a corresponding number of shares of Class C Common Stock held by Apache will be cancelled.


Apache’s limited partner interest associated with the common unitsCommon Units issued with the Class C Common Stock is reflected as a redeemable noncontrolling interest in the Company. The redeemable noncontrolling interest is recognized at the higher of (i) its initial fair value plus accumulated earnings/losses associated with the noncontrolling interest or (ii) the maximum redemption value as of the balance sheet date. At March 31, 2019, the redeemable noncontrolling interest was recorded based on the redemption value as of the balance sheet date of $1.5 billion. The redemption value is determined based on a 5 day5-day volume weighted average closing price of the Class A Common Stock (5-day VWAP) as defined in the Amended LPA, a Level 1 non-recurring fair value measurement. At September 30, 2019, the redeemable noncontrolling interest was recorded based on the initial fair value plus accumulated earnings and losses to date. The maximum redemption value at September 30, 2019 based on the 5-day VWAP was $713.1 million. At December 31, 2018, the redeemable noncontrolling interest was recorded at the maximum redemption value based on the 5-day VWAP.
For further discussion of Apache’s right to receive additional shares of Class A Common Stock, and other outstanding equity instruments that may impact ownership interests and the limited partner interests of Altus Midstream in future periods, see Note 14 — Net Income (Loss) Per Share.
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest - Preferred Unit Limited Partners
On June 12, 2019, Altus Midstream issued and sold the Preferred Units in a private offering, and the purchasers of the Preferred Units were admitted as limited partners of Altus Midstream. The Preferred Units will be exchangeable for shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock at the option of the Preferred Unit holders after the seventh anniversary of Closing (as defined below) or upon the occurrence of specified events, unless otherwise redeemed by Altus Midstream. Refer to Note 12 — Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units for further discussion.
12.    SERIES A CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED UNITS
On June 12, 2019, Altus Midstream issued and sold the Preferred Units in a private offering exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Closing). The Closing occurred pursuant to a Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement among Altus Midstream, the Company, and the purchasers party thereto, dated as of May 8, 2019. A total of 625,000 Preferred Units were sold at a price of $1,000 per Preferred Unit, for an aggregate issue price of $625.0 million. Altus Midstream received approximately $611.2 million in cash proceeds from the sale after deducting transaction costs and discounts to certain purchasers.
At the Closing, the partners of Altus Midstream entered into the Amended LPA. The Amended LPA provides the terms of the Preferred Units, including the distribution rate, redemption rights, and rights to exchange the Preferred Units for shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, as well as rights of holders of the Preferred Units to approve certain partnership business, financial, and governance-related matters. The Preferred Units have a perpetual term, unless redeemed or exchanged as described below. Pursuant to the Amended LPA:
The Preferred Units entitle the holders thereof to receive quarterly distributions at a rate of 7 percent per annum, commencing with the quarter ended June 30, 2019. The rate increases to 10 percent per annum after the fifth anniversary of Closing and upon the occurrence of specified events. For any quarter ending on or prior to December 31, 2020, Altus Midstream may pay distributions in-kind.
The Preferred Units are redeemable at Altus Midstream’s option at any time in cash at a redemption price (the Redemption Price) equal to (a) the greater of (i) an 11.5 percent internal rate of return (increasing to 13.75 percent after the fifth anniversary of Closing), and (ii) a 1.3x multiple of invested capital plus (b) if applicable, the value of any accrued and unpaid distributions. The Preferred Units will be redeemable at the holder’s option upon a change of control or liquidation of Altus Midstream and certain other events, including certain asset dispositions. Subject to compliance with minimum ownership requirements and redemption restrictions of the Amended LPA, Apache’s election to cause its Common Units in Altus Midstream to be redeemed for shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock or cash (as further discussed in Note 11 — Equity) would not be a change of control.
The Preferred Units will be exchangeable for shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock at the option of the Preferred Unit holders after the seventh anniversary of Closing or upon the occurrence of specified events. Each Preferred Unit will be exchangeable for a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the Redemption Price divided by the volume-weighted average trading price of the Class A Common Stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market for the 20 trading days immediately preceding the second trading day prior to the applicable exchange date, less a 6 percent discount.
Each outstanding Preferred Unit has a liquidation preference equal to the Redemption Price payable before any amounts are paid in respect of Altus Midstream’s Common Units and any other units that rank junior to the Preferred Units with respect to distributions or distributions upon liquidation. 


Altus Midstream is restricted from declaring or making cash distributions on its Common Units until all required distributions on the Preferred Units have been paid. In addition, before the fifth anniversary of Closing, aggregate cash distributions on, and redemptions of, Common Units are limited to $650 million of cash from ordinary course of operations if permitted under the Amended Credit Agreement. Cash distributions on, and redemptions of, Common Units also are subject to satisfaction of leverage ratio requirements specified in the Amended LPA.
Since the Preferred Units could be exchanged for a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to 20 percent or more of the Company’s outstanding voting power, the Company has agreed to submit the potential issuance of such shares for approval of its stockholders (the Stockholder Approval) at its annual stockholder meeting in 2020. In connection with the Closing, Apache, the Company, and certain purchasers of Preferred Units entered into a voting agreement pursuant to which Apache has agreed to vote all shares of common stock of the Company over which Apache has beneficial ownership in favor of the Stockholder Approval. The Amended LPA provides that the Preferred Units will not be exchangeable into more than 19.5 percent of the outstanding voting power of the Company unless the Stockholder Approval is obtained.
Accounting for the Preferred Units
Classification
The Preferred Units are accounted for on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as a redeemable noncontrolling interest classified as temporary equity based on the terms of the Preferred Units, including the redemption rights with respect thereto.
Initial Measurement
The net transaction price as shown below was based on the negotiated transaction price, less issue discounts and transaction costs.
June 12, 2019
(In thousands)
Transaction price, gross$625,000
Issue discount(3,675)
Transaction costs to other third parties(10,076)
Transaction price, net$611,249
Certain redemption features embedded within the terms of the Preferred Units require bifurcation and measurement at fair value. As such, the net transaction price shown in the table above was allocated to the preferred redeemable noncontrolling interest and the embedded features according to the associated initial fair value measurements as follows:
June 12, 2019
(In thousands)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Preferred Units$516,790
Long-term liability: Embedded derivative(1)
94,459
$611,249
(1)See Note 15 — Fair Value Measurements for further discussion on the nature and recognition of the embedded derivative.
Subsequent Measurement
The Company applies a two-step approach to subsequently measure the redeemable noncontrolling interest related to the Preferred Units, by first allocating a portion of the net income of Altus Midstream in accordance with the terms of the Amended LPA described above.
After consideration of the foregoing, the Company records an additional adjustment to the carrying value of the Preferred Unit redeemable noncontrolling interest at each period end, if applicable. The amount of such adjustment is determined based upon the accreted value method to reflect the passage of time until the Preferred Units are exchangeable at the option of the holder. Pursuant to this method, the net transaction price is accreted using the effective interest method, to the Redemption Price calculated at the seventh anniversary of Closing. The total adjustment is limited to an amount such that the carrying amount of the Preferred Unit redeemable noncontrolling interest at each period end is equal to the greater of (a)(i) the carrying amount of the Preferred Units determined in accordance with ASC 810, plus (ii) the fair value of the embedded derivative liability or (b) the accreted value of the net transaction price.


Activity related to the Preferred Units during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 is as follows:
  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
  Units Outstanding 
Financial Position(3)
  (In thousands, except for unit data)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Preferred Units: beginning of period 
 $
  Issuance of Preferred Units, net 625,000
 516,790
Distribution of in-kind additional Preferred Units(1)
 2,188
 
Allocation of Altus Midstream net income N/A
 20,844
Accreted value adjustment N/A
 779
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Preferred Units: end of period 627,188
 $538,413
Embedded derivative liability(2)
   98,228
    $636,641

(1)Subsequent to the balance sheet date, Altus Midstream provided notice to the Preferred Unit holders of record at September 30, 2019 of the amount of the distribution on the Preferred Units for the quarter ended September 30, 2019. The holders also were notified that Altus Midstream elected to pay the entire amount of the approximate $11.0 million distribution in-kind in additional Preferred Units (PIK Units) on November 14, 2019. In total, 10,975.8 PIK Units will be issued in satisfaction of the required distribution.
(2)See Note 15 — Fair Value Measurements for discussion of the fair value changes in the embedded derivative liability during the period.
(3)As of September 30, 2019, the aggregate Redemption Price was $645.8 million, based on an internal rate of return of 11.5 percent.

N/A - not applicable.
13. INCOME TAXES
Altus Midstream Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax and Texas Margin tax. At September 30, 2019, Altus Midstream Company had a net deferred tax asset of $68.6 million, primarily related to its net operating loss carryforward and its investment in Altus Midstream LP. Altus Midstream LP is a partnership for federal income tax purposes and passes through its taxable income to its partners. Thus, Altus Midstream LP does not record a federal income tax provision. Altus Midstream LP is subject to the Texas Margin tax and as such, records a state income tax provision. At September 30, 2019, Altus Midstream LP had a net deferred state income tax liability of $3.1 million.
On June 12, 2019, Altus Midstream issued and sold the Preferred Units in a private offering that admitted additional limited partners with separate rights for the Preferred Unit holders. The Preferred Units are accounted for on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as a redeemable noncontrolling interest classified as temporary equity. For financial statement reporting purposes, the Company applies a two-step approach to subsequent measurement of the Preferred Units. Under this approach, net income is first allocated to the Preferred Unit holders in accordance with the terms of the Amended LPA. An additional adjustment may be made to increase the carrying amount after the attribution of net income, as further described in Note 12 — Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units. Both the allocation of net income and any subsequent adjustment based upon accretion of the net transaction price (if applicable) reflect income that will be taxable to the Preferred Unit holders. Accordingly, Altus Midstream Company’s federal income tax provision reflects this income allocation as a reduction in the Company’s effective tax rate.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company’s effective income tax rate was primarily impacted by the net loss attributable to Apache limited partner, subsequent measurement of the Preferred Units as described above, and the impact of state income taxes. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company’s effective income tax rate was primarily impacted by the release of the valuation allowance.

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” which prescribes a minimum recognition threshold a tax position must meet before being recognized in the financial statements. Each quarter, the Company assesses the recognition amount and, as a result, may increase (expense) or reduce (benefit) the amount of interest and penalties. Interest and penalties are recorded as a component of income tax expense. The contributor of Altus Midstream’s operating assets, Apache, is currently under IRS audit for the 2014-2017 tax years as part of its normal course of business.



13.14.    NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
Basic net income (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) available to Class A Commoncommon shareholders by the weighted average numbers of shares outstanding during the period. Class C Common Stock is excluded from the weighted average shares outstanding immediately following the Closing Date for the calculation of basic net income per share, as holders of Class C Common Stock are not entitled to any dividends or liquidating distributions.
The Company uses the “if-converted method” to determine the potential dilutive effect of (i) exchanges of outstanding common unitsCommon Units of Altus Midstream and corresponding shares of its outstanding Class C Common Stock and (ii) earn-out consideration.consideration and (iii) assumed exchange of the outstanding Preferred Units of Altus Midstream for shares of Class A Common Stock. The treasury stock method is used to determine the potential dilutive effect of its outstanding warrants. Further discussion of the Company’s outstanding common shares, warrants and earn-out consideration as well as any applicable redemption rights is provided in Note 12 — Equity.
The computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share for the periods presented in the consolidated financial statements is shown in the table below.
 Three Months Ended March 31,
 2019 
2018(1)
 (In thousands, except per share data)
Net income (loss) attributable to Class A Common shareholders:$1,100
 $(12,607)
Effect of dilutive Class C Common Stock:   
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest assumed to be redeemed for Class A Common Stock, net of tax3,525
 
Net income (loss) attributable to Class A Common shareholders after assumed redemption$4,625
 $(12,607)
    
Weighted average Class A Common Stock outstanding (basic)74,929
 139,941
Effect of dilutive Class C Common Stock:   
Class A Common Stock assumed issued to holder of noncontrolling interest upon redemption250,000
 
Weighted average Class A Common Stock outstanding (diluted)324,929
 139,941
    
Net income (loss) per share attributable to Class A Common shareholders:   
Basic$0.01
 $(0.09)
Diluted$0.01
 (0.09)
 Three Months Ended September 30,
 2019 
2018(1)
 Loss Shares Per Share Income Shares Per Share
 (In thousands, except per share data)
Basic:           
Net income (loss) attributable to Class A common shareholders$(4,864) 74,929
 $(0.06) $19,208
 218,470
 $0.09
            
Effective of dilutive securities:           
Redeemable noncontrolling interest — Apache limited partner$(19,222)
250,000
  
$


  
            
Diluted:           
Net income (loss) attributable to Class A common shareholders$(24,086) 324,929
 $(0.07)
$19,208

218,470
 $0.09

 Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2019 
2018(1)
 Loss Shares Per Share Loss Shares Per Share
 (In thousands, except per share data)
Basic:           
Net loss attributable to Class A common shareholders$(6,057) 74,929
 $(0.08) $(5,021) 179,493
 $(0.03)
            
Effective of dilutive securities:           
Redeemable noncontrolling interest — Apache limited partner$(21,919) 250,000
   $
 
  
            
Diluted:           
Net loss attributable to Class A common shareholders$(27,976) 324,929
 $(0.09) $(5,021) 179,493
 $(0.03)
(1)Shares of Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock issued to Apache in exchange for its ownership interests in the Altus Midstream Entities were retroactively restated from May 26, 2016 (inception) to the Closing Date, based on the proportionate value of the capital contributions made by Apache to the Altus Midstream Entities. The calculation of the weighted averagesaverage shares outstanding from inception up to the Closing Date includes all shares issued to Apache, in order to reflect Apache’s 100 percent economic interest in the Altus Midstream Entities until that time. For further detail of the Business Combination and associated financial statement presentation, please refer tosee Note 1 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 2 — Recapitalization Transaction.


The diluted earnings per share calculation excludes the effect of an assumed exchange of the Preferred Units for shares of Class A Common Stock and the effect of the outstanding warrants of the Company to purchase an aggregate 18,941,631 shares of Class A Common Stock, since the associated impacts would have been anti-dilutive for all relevant periods presented. Further discussion of the Company’s outstanding common stock, warrants and earn-out consideration as well as any applicable redemption rights is provided in Note 11 — Equity. Further discussion of the Preferred Units and associated embedded features can be found in Note 12 — Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units and Note 15 — Fair Value Measurements, respectively. Earn-out consideration granting Apache the right to receive up to 37,500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock is not included in the earnings per share calculation above, as the conditions for issuance were not satisfied as of the quarter-ended March 31,quarter ended September 30, 2019.
15. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The outstanding warrantsCompany’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis consist of: cash and cash equivalents; revenue receivables; accounts receivable from, or payable to, Apache and an embedded derivative liability related to the issuance of Preferred Units (as further described above). This embedded derivative liability is recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet at fair value. The carrying amount of Altus Midstream’s revolving credit facility approximates fair value because the interest rate is variable and reflective of market rates. The carrying amounts reported on the consolidated balance sheet for the Company’s remaining financial assets and liabilities approximate fair value due to their short-term nature. There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy during the quarter ended September 30, 2019 or September 30, 2018.
The Company bifurcated and recognized the embedded derivative associated with the Preferred Units related to purchasethe exchange option provided to the Preferred Unit holders under the terms of the Amended LPA. The valuation of the embedded derivative (using an aggregate 18,941,631 sharesincome approach) was based on a range of Class A Common Stock are not consideredfactors including: expected future interest rates using the Black-Karasinski model; the Company’s imputed interest rate; the timing of periodic cash distributions and dividend yields of the Preferred Units. The embedded derivative liability had an initial fair value of $94.5 million at Closing. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recorded an unrealized loss related to this derivative liability totaling $3.8 million, which is recorded in “unrealized derivative instrument loss” in the calculationstatement of diluted earnings per share as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.consolidated operations.
The Company has additional embedded derivatives in the Preferred Units related to the exchange option and redemption features that are accounted for separately from the Preferred Units. Level 3 valuation of the embedded derivatives are based on a range of factors including the likelihood of the event occurring, and these factors are assessed quarterly. There was no value associated with these additional identified embedded derivatives for any applicable period presented.


ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis should be read together with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included under Part I, Item 1, “Financial Statements” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as the Company’s consolidated financial statements, accompanying notes and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 (Form 10-K). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Form 10-K.
Unless the context otherwise requires, “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company,” “ALTM” and “Altus” refers to Altus Midstream Company and its consolidated subsidiaries. “Altus Midstream” refers to Altus Midstream LP and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Overview
Altus Midstream Company, through our ownership interest in Altus Midstream, owns gas gathering, processing and transmission assets in the Permian Basin of West Texas, anchored by midstream service agreements to service Apache Corporation’s (Apache) production from its Alpine High resource play (Alpine High). Additionally, we own, or have options to own, equity interests in a total of five Permian Basin pipelines (the Pipeline Options), four of which go to various points along the Texas Gulf Coast, providing the Company with additional access to fully integrated, wellhead-to-water connectivity. Our operations comprise one reportable segment.
We have no independent operations or material assets outside our ownership interest in Altus Midstream, which we report on a consolidated basis. As of March 31,September 30, 2019, Altus Midstream’s assets included approximately 111178 miles of in-service natural gas gathering pipelines, approximately 5255 miles of residue gas pipelines with four market connections, and approximately 2638 miles of NGL Pipelines. Additionally, we own five rich gaspipelines. Two of three planned new cryogenic processing facilities consistingtrains, each with nameplate capacity of approximately 77,000 horsepower with 380200 MMcf/d, were placed into service in the first nine months of rich gas processing capacity2019. Construction on the third train is complete and two lean gas facilities consistingis expected to be in-service in the fourth quarter of 75,000 horsepower with 400 MMcf/d of lean gas treating capacity.2019. Other assets include an NGL truck loading terminal with six lease automatic custody transfer (LACT) units and eight NGL bullet tanks with 90,000 gallon capacity per tank. Construction on the assets began in the fourth quarter of 2016, and operations commenced in the second quarter of 2017.
Corporate History
We were originally incorporated on December 12, 2016 in Delaware under the name Kayne Anderson Acquisition Corp. (KAAC), for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. We completed our initial public offering in the second quarter of 2017, after which our initial securities began separate trading on the NASDAQ CapitalGlobal Select Market.
On August 8, 2018, KAAC and our then wholly-owned subsidiary, Altus Midstream LP, a Delaware limited partnership, entered into a contribution agreement (the Contribution Agreement) with certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of Apache, including the Altus Midstream Entities. The Altus Midstream Entities comprise four Delaware limited partnerships (collectively, Altus Midstream Operating) and their general partner (Altus Midstream Subsidiary GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company), formed by Apache between May 2016 and January 2017 for the purpose of acquiring, developing, and operating midstream oil and gas assets in Alpine High.
On November 9, 2018 (the Closing Date) and pursuant to the terms of that certain Contribution Agreement, we acquired from Apache the entire equity interests of the Altus Midstream Entities and Pipeline Options to acquire equity interests in five separate third-party pipeline projects. We refer to the acquisition of the entities and the Pipeline Options as the Business Combination. In exchange, the consideration provided to Apache included economic voting and non-economic voting shares in Altus Midstream Company and common partnership units representing limited partner interests in Altus Midstream.Midstream (Common Units). At the time of the Business Combination, we changed our name from Kayne Anderson Acquisition Corp. to Altus Midstream Company.
Presentation of Financial and Operating Information
While Altus Midstream Company (formerly KAAC) was the surviving legal entity, the Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization. Under this method of accounting, Altus Midstream Company was treated as the acquired company for financial reporting purposes. As a result, the historical operations of Altus Midstream Operating are deemed to be those of the Company. Thus, the financial statements and related information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q reflect (i) the historical operating results of Altus Midstream Operating prior to the Closing Date, (ii) the net assets of Altus Midstream Operating at their historical cost, (iii) the consolidated results of Altus and Altus Midstream Operating after the Closing Date, and (iv) Altus’ equity structure for all periods presented.


Altus Midstream Operational Assessment
We use a variety of financial and operational metrics to assess the performance of our operations and growth compared to expected plan estimates. These metrics include:
Adjusted EBITDA (as defined below);
Throughput volumes and associated revenues; and
Costs and expenses.
Adjusted EBITDA
We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) including noncontrolling interestinterests before financing costs (net of capitalized interest), interest income, income taxes, depreciation, and accretion and adjust such items, as applicable, from income from our equity method interests. We also exclude (when applicable) impairments, unrealized gains or losses on derivative instruments, and other items affecting comparability of results to peers. Our management believes Adjusted EBITDA is useful for evaluating our operating performance and comparing results of our operations from period-to-period and against peers without regard to financing or capital structure. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income (loss) including noncontrolling interestinterests or any other measure determined in accordance with GAAPaccounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP) or as an indicator of our operating performance or liquidity. Certain items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA are significant components in understanding and assessing our financial performance, such as our cost of capital and tax structure, as well as the historic costs of depreciable assets, none of which are components of Adjusted EBITDA. The presentation of Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. Additionally, our computation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.
Adjusted EBITDA is not defined in GAAP
The GAAP measure used by the Company that is most directly comparable to Adjusted EBITDA is net income (loss) including noncontrolling interest.interests. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to the GAAP measure of net income (loss) including noncontrolling interestinterests or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA has important limitations as an analytical tool because it excludes some, but not all, items that affect net income (loss) including noncontrolling interest.interests. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company’s results as reported under GAAP. Our definitions of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies in our industry, thereby diminishing its utility.
Reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures
Our management compensates for the limitations of Adjusted EBITDA as an analytical tool by reviewing the comparable GAAP measure, understanding the differences between Adjusted EBITDA as compared to net income (loss) including noncontrolling interestinterests, and incorporating this knowledge into its decision-making processes. Our management believes that investors benefit from having access to the same financial measures that the Company uses in evaluating operating results.


The following table presents a reconciliation of the GAAP financial measure of net income (loss) including noncontrolling interest to the non-GAAP financial measure of Adjusted EBITDA.
 Three Months Ended March 31, Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
 (In thousands) (In thousands)
Reconciliation of net income (loss) including noncontrolling interest to Adjusted EBITDA    
Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interest $5,728
 $(12,607)
Reconciliation of net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests to Adjusted EBITDA        
Net income (loss) including noncontrolling interests $(8,188) $19,208
 $(7,958) $(5,021)
Add:            
Financing costs, net of capitalized interest 508
 
 522
 
 1,508
 
Deferred income tax expense 426
 5,037
Deferred income tax benefit (505) (18,924) (510) (9,733)
Depreciation and accretion 7,651
 3,705
 11,710
 5,483
 28,468
 14,404
Impairments 9,338
 
 9,338
 
Unrealized derivative instrument loss 3,769
 
 3,769
 
Equity method interests Adjusted EBITDA 227
 
 2,707
 
 2,873
 
Other 644
 
 644
 
Less:            
Interest income 2,161
 
 617
 
 3,584
 
Income from equity method interests 270
 
Income from equity method interests, net 1,564
 
 536
 
Adjusted EBITDA $12,109
 $(3,865) $17,816

$5,767

$34,012

$(350)




Results of Operations

The following table presents the Company’s results of operations for the periods presented:
 Three Months Ended March 31, Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
 (In thousands) (In thousands)
REVENUES:            
Midstream services revenue— affiliate $33,847
 $12,099
Midstream services revenue — affiliate $34,009
 $25,437
 $91,994
 $50,053
Total revenues 33,847
 12,099
 34,009
 25,437
 91,994
 50,053
COSTS AND EXPENSES:            
Operations and maintenance 16,399
 10,992
 13,063
 16,579
 43,466
 38,798
General and administrative 2,991
 1,617
 3,242
 1,865
 8,314
 5,126
Depreciation and accretion 7,651
 3,705
 11,710
 5,483
 28,468
 14,404
Impairments 9,338
 
 9,338
 
Taxes other than income 2,575
 3,355
 3,239
 1,226
 9,702
 6,479
Total costs and expenses 29,616
 19,669
 40,592
 25,153
 99,288
 64,807
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) 4,231
 (7,570)
Operating income (loss) (6,583) 284
 (7,294) (14,754)
Unrealized derivative instrument loss
(3,769)


(3,769)

Interest income 2,161
 

617



3,584


Income from equity method interests 270
 
Total other income 2,431
 
Income from equity method interests, net
1,564



536


Other




(17)

Total other income (loss) (1,588) 
 334
 
Financing costs, net of capitalized interest 508
 
 522
 
 1,508
 
NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES 6,154
 (7,570) (8,693) 284
 (8,468) (14,754)
Deferred income tax expense 426
 5,037
NET INCOME (LOSS) INCLUDING NONCONTROLLING INTEREST 5,728
 (12,607)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest 4,628
 
Deferred income tax benefit (505) (18,924) (510) (9,733)
NET INCOME (LOSS) INCLUDING NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS (8,188) 19,208
 (7,958) (5,021)
Net income attributable to Preferred Unit limited partners 17,480
 
 21,623
 
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS (25,668) 19,208
 (29,581) (5,021)
Net loss attributable to Apache limited partner (20,804) 
 (23,524) 
NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO CLASS A COMMON SHAREHOLDERS $1,100
 $(12,607) $(4,864) $19,208
 $(6,057) $(5,021)
KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS:            
Adjusted EBITDA (1)
 $12,109
 $(3,865) $17,816
 $5,767
 $34,012
 $(350)
OPERATING DATA:            
Average throughput volumes of natural gas (MMcf/d) 564
 206
 467
 392
 464
 286
Average volumes of natural gas processed (MMcf/d) 564
 206
 467
 392
 464
 286
(1)
Adjusted EBITDA is not defined by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP)GAAP and should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income (loss), operating income (loss), net cash provided by (used in) operating activities or any other measures prepared under GAAP. For definitions and reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA most directly comparable to GAAP measures, see the section entitled “Adjusted EBITDA” above.
Our operations commenced in the second quarter of 2017 and since that time, our only customer has been Apache, although Altus Midstream is pursuing contracts with third-parties that could be accommodated by existing capacity. Our midstream service agreements with Apache contain no minimum volume commitments and as such, our future results of operations may be materially impacted, depending on Apache’s production volumes from Alpine High and our ability to contract third-party business. Refer to Part I, Item 1A — Risk Factors of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, and Part I, Item 3 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for further discussion.


For purposes of the following discussion, any increases or decreases “for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019” refer to the comparison of the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 to the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2018 and any increases or decreases “for the nine months ended September 30, 2019” refer to the comparison of the nine months ended September 30, 2019 to the nine months ended September 30, 2018.









Midstream Revenues
The following table summarizes the Company’s revenues for the periods presented:
 Three Months Ended March 31, Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
 (In thousands) (In thousands)
REVENUES:            
Midstream services revenue — affiliate $33,847
 $12,099
 $34,009
 $25,437
 $91,994
 $50,053
Total revenues $33,847
 $12,099
 $34,009
 $25,437
 $91,994
 $50,053
Midstream services revenue from affiliate increased by $21.7 million to $33.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, as compared to $12.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. The increase was primarily driven by increased throughput volumes as Apache increased production from Alpine High. All midstream services revenues were generated through our fee-based midstream service agreements with Apache. These services include gas gathering, processing, and transmission. The revenue earned from these services is directly related to the volume of natural gas and NGLs that flow through our systems, and we do not take ownership of the natural gas or NGLs handled for Apache.
Three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to three months ended September 30, 2018
Midstream services revenue from affiliate increased by $8.6 million to $34.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to $25.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The increase was primarily driven by higher throughput of rich natural gas volumes, which increased revenues by approximately $7.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019. Lean gas throughput volumes increased throughout the quarter, as Apache ramped up production following deferral of a portion of its gas volumes at Alpine High in April 2019 in response to price weakness in the region.
Nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to nine months ended September 30, 2018
Midstream services revenue from affiliate increased by $41.9 million to $92.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to $50.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Approximately $28.7 million of the increase was primarily driven by higher throughput volumes of natural gas as Apache increased production from Alpine High. The volume increase was partially limited by Apache’s deferral of a portion of its gas volumes at Alpine High beginning April 2019, in response to price weakness in the region. These volumes returned incrementally throughout the third quarter of 2019. A further $11.4 million is attributable to changes in rates pursuant to the terms of new midstream service agreements with Apache, which became effective during 2018.
Costs and Expenses
The following table summarizes the Company’s costs and expenses for the periods presented:
 Three Months Ended March 31, Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
 (In thousands) (In thousands)
Operations and maintenance $16,399
 $10,992
 $13,063
 $16,579
 $43,466
 $38,798
General and administrative 2,991
 1,617
 3,242
 1,865
 8,314
 5,126
Depreciation and accretion 7,651
 3,705
 11,710
 5,483
 28,468
 14,404
Impairments 9,338
 
 9,338
 
Taxes other than income 2,575
 3,355
 3,239
 1,226
 9,702
 6,479
Total costs and expenses $29,616
 $19,669
 $40,592
 $25,153
 $99,288
 $64,807



Three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to three months ended September 30, 2018
Operations and maintenance
Operations and maintenance expenses increaseddecreased by $5.4$3.5 million to $16.4$13.1 million for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019, as compared to $11.0$16.6 million for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2018, primarily driven by higher natural gas service volumes. Operationsa decrease in employee related costs and lower repair and maintenance expenses are expectedas a result of transitioning to increase over the next several years as additional infrastructure is built to facilitate expected volume growthour centralized Diamond cryogenic complex from Alpine High.mechanical refrigeration units.
General and administrative expense
General and administrative (G&A) expense increased by $1.4$1.3 million to $3.0$3.2 million for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019, as compared to $1.6$1.9 million for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2018, which reflects the increase in overhead support services due to organizational growth, coupled withprimarily driven by higher expenses incurred related to severance costs, insurance, legal, audit and other public filingcompany requirements. These increases were partially offset by lower employee related costs charged to Altus by Apache under the terms of the COMA.
Depreciation and accretion expense
Depreciation and accretion expense increased by $3.9$6.2 million to $7.7$11.7 million for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019, as compared to $3.7$5.5 million for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2018. The $3.9$6.2 million increase represents the timing of placing assets into service following construction activity over the historical period. Depreciation and accretion expense is expected to increase over the next several yearsyear as additional infrastructure is built to facilitate expected volume growth.a result of the cryogenic plants being placed into service in the second half of 2019.

Impairments



Taxes other than income
Ad valorem taxes decreased by $0.8 million to $2.5The impairment charge of $9.3 million for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 as comparedrelates to $3.3the cancellation of construction on a previously planned compressor station. The Company expects to sell certain of the underlying components in the fourth quarter of 2019. Refer to Note 5 — Property, Plant and Equipment within Part I, Item 1 — Financial Statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
No impairments were recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2018.
Taxes other than income
The increase in taxes other than income was driven by ad valorem taxes, which increased by $2.0 million to $3.2 million for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019, as compared to $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018. The $0.8$2.0 million decreaseincrease represents the lowerhigher tax assessment in the current year related to completion of construction of certain assets.
InterestNine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to nine months ended September 30, 2018
Operations and maintenance
Operations and maintenance expenses increased by $4.7 million to $43.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to $38.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily driven by higher operating costs including contract labor, equipment rentals and supplies as a result of increased throughput volumes.
General and administrative expense
G&A expense increased by $3.2 million to $8.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to $5.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily driven by higher expenses incurred related to severance costs, insurance, legal, audit and other public filing requirements. These increases were partially offset by lower employee related costs charged to Altus by Apache under the terms of the COMA.
Depreciation and accretion expense
Depreciation and accretion expense increased by $14.1 million to $28.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to $14.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The increase represents the timing of placing assets into service following construction activity over the historical period. Depreciation and accretion expense is expected to increase over the next year as a result of the cryogenic plants being placed into service in the second half of 2019.



Impairments
The impairment charge of $9.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 relates to the cancellation of construction on a previously planned compressor station. The Company expects to sell certain of the underlying components in the fourth quarter of 2019. Refer to Note 5 — Property, Plant and Equipment within Part I, Item 1 — Financial Statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Taxes other than income
The increase in taxes other than income was driven by ad valorem taxes, which increased by $3.1 million to $9.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to $6.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The $3.1 million increase represents the higher tax assessment in the current year related to completion of construction of certain assets.
Other Income (Loss) and Financing Costs, Net of Capitalized Interest
InterestThe components of other income, other loss and financing costs, net of capitalized interest expense incurred during the period comprised the following:are presented below:
 Three Months Ended March 31, Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
 2019 
2018(1)
 2019 
2018(1)
 2019 
2018(1)
 (In thousands) (In thousands)
Unrealized derivative instrument loss $(3,769) $
 $(3,769) $
Interest income $2,161
 $
 617
 
 3,584
 
Interest income $2,161
 $
Income from equity method interests, net 1,564
 
 536
 
Other 
 
 (17) 
Total other income (loss) $(1,588) $
 $334
 $
            
Interest expense $709
 $2,490
 $1,496
 $2,504
 $3,234
 $7,054
Amortization of deferred facility fees 193
 
 237
 
 652
 
Capitalized interest (394) (2,490) (1,211) (2,504) (2,378) (7,054)
Financing costs, net of capitalized interest $508
 $
 $522
 $
 $1,508
 $
(1)Prior to the Business Combination, the Company’s operations were funded entirely by contributions from Apache. Accordingly, Apache allocated a portion of interest on its corporate debt in determining capitalized interest associated with the development of Alpine High infrastructure.
Unrealized derivative instrument loss
During the three and nine month periods ending September 30, 2019, the Company recognized an unrealized loss of $3.8 million in relation to an embedded feature identified upon the issuance and sale of Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units (the Preferred Units) in the second quarter of 2019. The associated derivative is recorded on the consolidated balance sheet at fair value. The fair value of the embedded derivative is determined (using an income approach) by a range of factors including: expected future interest rates using the Black-Karasinski model; the Company’s imputed interest rate; the timing of periodic cash distributions and dividend yields of the Preferred Units. Refer to Note 12 — Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units within Part I, Item 1 — Financial Statements of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for further discussion.
Income from equity method interests
In the third quarter of 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of a 33 percent equity interest in Breviloba, LLC which owns the Shin Oak NGL pipeline project (Shin Oak). Income from equity method interests was positively impacted as a result of this acquisition, as well as from its proportionate share of net income generated by Gulf Coast Express Pipeline LLC, in which the Company has a 16 percent interest. Gulf Coast Express Pipeline LLC operates the Gulf Coast Express Pipeline Project (GCX) which ramped-up throughput volumes during the period, as the project moved toward full service at the end of September 2019. As of September 30, 2019, the Company had exercised four of its five Pipeline Options.





Financing costs, net of capitalized interest increased by
For the three and nine month periods ending September 30, 2019, financing costs incurred, net of capitalized interest were $0.5 million from 2018, associated withand $1.5 million, respectively. These costs relate to interest, which is not capitalized, on finance lease obligations and amortization of fees on the revolving credit facility entered into by Altus Midstream in November 2018.
ProvisionsProvision for Income Taxes
Altus Midstream Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax and Texas Margin tax. At September 30, 2019, Altus Midstream Company had a net deferred tax asset of $68.6 million, primarily related to its net operating loss carryforward and its investment in Altus Midstream LP. Altus Midstream LP is a partnership for federal income tax purposes and passes through its taxable income to its partners, Apache Corporation and Altus Midstream Company.partners. Thus, Altus Midstream LP does not record a federal income tax provision. Altus Midstream LP is subject to the Texas Margin tax and as such, records a state income tax provision. At March 31,September 30, 2019, Altus Midstream Company had a net deferred tax asset of $67.3 million, and Altus Midstream LP had a net deferred state income tax liability of $2.8$3.1 million.

On June 12, 2019, Altus Midstream issued and sold the Preferred Units in a private offering that admitted additional limited partners with separate rights for the Preferred Unit holders. The Preferred Units are accounted for on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as a redeemable noncontrolling interest classified as temporary equity. For financial statement reporting purposes, the Company applies a two-step approach to subsequent measurement of the Preferred Units. Under this approach, net income is first allocated to the Preferred Unit holders in accordance with the terms of the Amended LPA. An additional adjustment may be made to increase the carrying amount after the attribution of net income, as further described in Note 12 — Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units. Both the allocation of net income and any subsequent adjustment based upon accretion of the net transaction price (if applicable) reflect income that will be taxable to the Preferred Unit holders. Accordingly, Altus Midstream Company’s federal income tax provision reflects this income allocation as a reduction in the Company’s effective tax rate.
During the first quarter ofthree and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company’s effective income tax rate was primarily impacted by the net incomeloss attributable to Apache limited partner, subsequent measurement of the noncontrolling interestPreferred Units as described above, and the impact of state income taxes. During the first quarter ofthree and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company’s effective income tax rate was primarily impacted by an increase in the U.S.release of the valuation allowance and the impact of state income taxes.allowance.

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” which prescribes a minimum recognition threshold a tax position must meet before being recognized in the financial statements. The Company records interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense. Each quarter, the Company assesses the amounts provided forrecognition amount and, as a result, may increase (expense) or reduce (benefit) the amount of interest and penalties. As of March 31, 2019, the Company did not have any uncertain tax positions that would require recognition. Uncertain tax positions may change in the next twelve months; however, we do not expect any possible change to have a significant impact on our results of operation or financial position. If incurred, we will record income tax interestInterest and penalties are recorded as a component of income tax expense. The contributor of Altus Midstream’s operating assets, Apache, is currently under IRS audit for the 2014 - 20162014-2017 tax years as part of its normal course of business.

Key Performance Metrics
NetThree months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to three months ended September 30, 2018
The Company realized a net loss before income tax of $8.7 million and net income before income taxes increased by $13.7 million and Adjusted EBITDA increased by $16.0tax of $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31,September 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Adjusted EBITDA increased by $12.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA is primarily due to a $21.7an $8.6 million increase in midstream services revenue from affiliate.affiliate coupled with a $3.5 million decrease in operations and maintenance expenses and a $2.7 million increase in the Company’s proportionate share of EBITDA generated by its equity interests. These amounts were partially offset by a $5.4$2.0 million increase in taxes other than income and a $0.7 million increase in G&A expenses net of separation costs. Net loss before income taxes was detrimentally impacted by a $9.3 million impairment expense recorded in the third quarter of 2019, a $6.2 million increase in depreciation expense, and a $3.8 million expense arising from the fair value measurement of an embedded derivative at September 30, 2019.
Nine months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to nine months ended September 30, 2018
Net loss before income taxes decreased by $6.3 million and Adjusted EBITDA increased by $34.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to a $41.9 million increase in midstream services revenue from affiliate coupled with a $2.8 million increase in the Company’s proportionate share of EBITDA generated by its equity interests. These amounts were partially offset by a $4.7 million increase in operations and maintenance expenses, a $3.2 million increase in taxes other than income and a $1.4$2.5 million increase in G&A expenses. Higher Adjusted EBITDA is primarily attributedexpenses net of separation costs. Net loss before income taxes was detrimentally impacted by a $13.9 million increase in depreciation expense, a $9.3 million impairment expense recorded in the third quarter of 2019, and a $3.8 million increase to activity ramp-up followingexpense arising from the commencementfair value measurement of operations on the midstream assets and associated throughput volumes.an embedded derivative at September 30, 2019.


Capital Resources and Liquidity
Altus Midstream Overview
Our plans for future infrastructure development and constructionThe Company’s proportionate share of our midstream assets, as well ascosts relating to the exercise of the three Pipeline Options still outstanding,under construction will require significant capital expenditures in excess of current cash on hand and operational cash flow. To date,As of September 30, 2019, our primary use of capital has been for the initial construction of gathering and processing assets, andas well as the exercise of twofour of the five Pipeline Options. Historically,Options and associated subsequent construction costs, as further described below. Prior to the Business Combination, our primary source of liquidity has beenwas capital contributions from Apache. As our operations commenced inDuring the second quarternine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company’s primary sources of 2017, limitedcapital were proceeds from the issuance of the Preferred Units, borrowings under the revolving credit facility, and cash generated from operations has been generated.operations. While our assetscertain of the Pipeline Options are being constructed, ongoing sources of liquidity are expected to be cash generated from operations, which is anticipated to increase over time, cash on the balance sheet from the Business Combination, and cash proceeds from raising capital (including the issuance of debt or equity securities). revolving credit facility borrowing capacity.
Based on our current financial plan and related assumptions, we believe our operations and capital program for midstream operations will begin to generate operating cash flows in excess of investment expenditures by year-end 2021.
2020. We anticipate using our cash position, revolving credit facility borrowing capacity, (as further described below), and reinvested operating cash flow to fund our near-term capital requirements, including the capital needs upon exercising the outstanding Pipeline Options. In addition, we expect to evaluate additional sources of financing to facilitate our capital investments, including borrowings under our credit facility, asset-level financing, and the issuance of debt and equity securities, including preferred equity securities, as applicable.
If we are unable to obtain funds or provide funds as needed for our planned capital expenditure program, we may not be able to finance the capital expenditures necessary to achieve our expansion plans, exercise the outstanding Pipeline Options, or maintain our business as currently conducted.requirements.
Altus Midstream Capital Requirements
We anticipate additional total annual investments in the continued capital development of Altus Midstream’s assets of approximately $325 million in 2019, approximately $185 million in 2020 and approximately $200 million in 2021. The investment will primarily be directed toward the construction of additional gathering, compression, processing, and transportation facilities, including three forecasted cryogenic processing plants expected to be in-service during 2019 with combined nameplate capacity of approximately 600 MMcf/d. Additional capacity will be added over the next several years to facilitate production increases from Alpine High and potential third-party volumes. Operating cash flows are not expected to cover all of these capital investments.
As part of the Business Combination, we obtained the right, but not the obligation, to exercise five Pipeline Options. In addition to our existing 15 percent ownership in the Gulf Coast Express natural gas pipeline project,third quarter of 2019, we exercised our optionfourth Pipeline Option to enter into a 15acquire an approximate 33 percent ownership stakeinterest in Shin Oak for approximately $442 million. The project, which is already in service, is expected to have ultimate capacity of approximately 550 MBbl/d and transports NGLs primarily from the Permian Basin to Mont Belvieu, Texas. Shin Oak is owned by Breviloba, LLC (Breviloba) and is operated by Enterprise Products Operating LLC (Enterprise).
As a result, at September 30, 2019, we held the following interests in third-party operated pipelines:
A 33.0 percent interest in Shin Oak.
A 26.7 percent interest in the Permian Highway Pipeline Project (PHP). PHP is a long-haul pipeline under construction that is expected to have approximately 2.1 Bcf/d of natural gas transportation capacity. The pipeline will transport natural gas from the Waha area in northern Pecos County, Texas, to the Katy, Texas area, with connections to Texas Gulf Coast and other markets. PHP is anticipated to be in service in early 2021.
A 16.0 percent interest in GCX, which delivers natural gas from the Waha area in West Texas to Agua Dulce near the Texas Gulf Coast. Full commercial service began at the end of September 2019 and the total capacity of 2.0 Bcf/d is fully subscribed under long-term contracts.
A 15.0 percent interest in the EPIC Crude Oil Pipeline Project (EPIC). EPIC is currently under construction and is anticipated to be in service in January 2020. Upon completion, the pipeline is anticipated to have initial capacity of 590 MBbl/d and will transport crude oil pipeline project for $51.8 millionfrom Orla, Texas to the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas.
The Company’s remaining outstanding Pipeline Option can be exercised at any time up until January 31, 2020. With Shin Oak and GCX already in service, we anticipate that the first quarter of 2019. We expectCompany’s existing capital resources (discussed below) will be sufficient to exercisefund the Company’s obligations, primarily related to the remaining construction periods of PHP and EPIC.
With construction on all three Pipeline Optionsplanned cryogenic processing plants now complete, the Company’s future growth capital requirements in relation to its gathering and processing assets may be directed toward the remainderaddition of 2019further cryogenic processing capacity over the next several years, commensurate with throughput increases from Alpine High production and early 2020, resulting in approximately $1.6 billion of total anticipated capital spending for the exercise of these options and the associated capital required until the associated pipelines are in service. This includes approximately $1.3 billion in total for 2019 and approximately $340 million in 2020.potential third-party volumes.


Sources and Uses of Cash
The following table presents the sources and uses of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents for the periods presented.
 For the Three Months Ended March 31, For the Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 2019 2018 2019 2018
 (In thousands) (In thousands)
Sources of cash and cash equivalents:        
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Preferred Unit limited partners, net $611,249
 $
Proceeds from revolving credit facility 235,000
 
Net cash provided by operating activities $10,054
 $
 39,436
 
 $10,054
 $
 $885,685
 $
Uses of cash and cash equivalents:        
Capital expenditures(1)
 $(164,518) $
 $(307,010) $
Equity method interests (118,033) 
 (1,008,037) 
Finance lease payments (17,187) 
Deferred facility fees (792) 
 (282,551) 
 (1,333,026) 
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents $(272,497) $
 $(447,341) $
(1)The table presents capital expenditures on a cash basis; therefore, the amounts may differ from those discussed elsewhere in this document, which include accruals.



Liquidity
The following table presents a summary of the Company’s key financial indicators at the dates presented:
 March 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019 December 31, 2018
 (In thousands) (In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents $177,438
 $449,935
 $2,594
 $449,935
Total debt (1)
 29,000
 
 252,562
 
Available committed borrowing capacity 450,000
 450,000
 415,000
 450,000
(1)As of March 31, 2019, the current debt of $29.0 million on the consolidated balance sheet is related to the Company’s finance lease obligation.
Cash and cash equivalents
At March 31,September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, we had $177.4$2.6 million and $449.9 million, respectively, in cash and cash equivalents. The majority of the cash is invested in highly liquid, investment-grade instruments with maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase.
Debt
As of March 31,September 30, 2019, the Company had outstanding debt consisted of $29.0$252.6 million, of currentwhich $17.6 million is related to a finance lease obligation.
Available credit facilities
In November 2018, Altus Midstream entered into a revolving credit facility for general corporate purposes that matures in November 2023 (subject to Altus Midstream’s two, one-year extension options). The agreement for this revolving credit facility, as amended (the Amended Credit Agreement), provides aggregate commitments from a syndicate of banks of $450.0$650.0 million until (i) the consolidated net income of Altus Midstream and its restricted subsidiaries, as adjusted pursuant to the agreement (EBITDA), for three consecutive calendar monthsthe immediately preceding fiscal quarter equals or exceeds $175.0 million on an annualized basis and (ii) Altus Midstream has raised at least $250.0 million of additional capital (such period, the “Initial Period”)Initial Period). FollowingUpon achieving such EBITDA, the Initial Period theends and aggregate commitments equalincrease to $800.0 million. All aggregate commitments include a letter of credit subfacility of up to $100.0 million and a swingline loan subfacility of up to $100.0 million. After the Initial Period, Altus Midstream may increase commitments up to an aggregate $1.5 billion by adding new lenders or obtaining the consent of any increasing existing lenders. As of March 31,September 30, 2019, nototal outstanding borrowings orwere $235.0 million and no letters of credit were outstanding under this facility. There were no outstanding borrowings or letters of credit as of December 31, 2018.
The

Altus MidstreamMidstream’s revolving credit facility is unsecured and is not guaranteed by the Company, Apache, Corporation, or any of their respective subsidiaries.
At Altus Midstream’s option, the interest rate per annum for borrowings under its 2018 amended credit facility is either a base rate, as defined, plus a margin, or the London Inter-bank Offered Rate (LIBOR), plus a margin. Altus Midstream also pays quarterly a facility fee at a per annum rate on total commitments. The margins and the facility fee vary based upon (i) the Leverage Ratio until Altus Midstream has a senior long-term debt rating and (ii) such senior long-term debt rating once it exists. The Leverage Ratio is the ratio of (1) the consolidated indebtedness of Altus Midstream and its restricted subsidiaries to (2) EBITDA (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) of Altus Midstream and its restricted subsidiaries for the 12-month period ending immediately before suchthe determination date. At March 31,September 30, 2019, the base rate margin was 0.050.10 percent, the LIBOR margin was 1.051.10 percent, and the facility fee was 0.20 percent. A commission is payable quarterly to lenders on the face amount of each outstanding letter of credit at a per annum rate equal to the LIBOR margin then in effect. Customary letter of credit fronting fees and other charges are payable to issuing banks.
The credit agreement for Altus Midstream’s revolving credit facilityAmended Credit Agreement contains restrictive covenants that may limit the ability of Altus Midstream and its restricted subsidiaries to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness or guaranty indebtedness, sell assets, make investments in unrestricted subsidiaries, enter into mergers, make certain payments and distributions, incur liens on certain property securing indebtedness, and engage in certain other transactions without the prior consent of the lenders. Altus Midstream also is subject to a financial covenant under the credit agreement,Amended Credit Agreement, which requires it to maintain one of the following financial ratios:
during the Initial Period, a debt-to-capital ratio of not greater than 3030.0 percent at the end of any fiscal quarter, determined by reference to (i) the consolidated indebtedness of Altus Midstream and its restricted subsidiaries to (ii) (A) the consolidated partners’ equity of Altus Midstream and its restricted subsidiaries plus (B) the consolidated indebtedness of Altus Midstream and its restricted subsidiaries; and


afterbeginning with the quarter ending on the earlier of (i) March 31, 2020 or (ii) the last day of the fiscal quarter during which the Initial Period ends, a Leverage Ratio of not greater thanexceeding 5.00:1.00 at the end of any fiscal quarter, except that forduring the period of up to one year following a qualified acquisition, the Leverage Ratio cannot exceed 5.50:1.00 at the end of any fiscal quarter.
There are no clauses in the agreement for Altus Midstream’s 2018 revolving credit facilityAmended Credit Agreement that permit the lenders to accelerate payments or refuse to lend based on unspecified material adverse changes. The agreementAmended Credit Agreement has no drawdown restrictions or prepayment obligations in the event of a decline in credit ratings. However, the agreement allowsit does allow the lenders to accelerate payment maturity and terminate lending and issuance commitments for nonpayment and other breaches, and if Altus Midstream or any of its restricted subsidiaries defaults on other indebtedness in excess of the stated threshold, is insolvent, or has any unpaid, non-appealable judgment against it for payment of money in excess of the stated threshold. Lenders may also accelerate payment maturity and terminate lending and issuance commitments if Altus Midstream undergoes a specified change in control or has specified pension plan liabilities in excess of the stated threshold. Altus Midstream was in compliance with the terms of its 2018 credit facilitythe Amended Credit Agreement as of March 31,September 30, 2019.
There is no assurance that the financial condition of banks with lending commitments to Altus Midstream will not deteriorate. We closely monitor the ratings of the banks in our bank group. Having a large bank group allows the Company to mitigate the potential impact of any bank’s failure to honor its lending commitment.
Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units
On June 12, 2019, Altus Midstream issued and sold the Preferred Units in a private offering exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Closing). The Closing occurred pursuant to a Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement among Altus Midstream, the Company, and the purchasers party thereto, dated as of May 8, 2019. A total of 625,000 Preferred Units were sold at a price of $1,000 per Preferred Unit, for an aggregate issue price of $625.0 million. Altus Midstream received approximately $611.2 million in cash proceeds from the sale after deducting transaction costs and discounts to certain purchasers. These proceeds were used to fund ongoing capital contributions related to Altus’ equity interests in the Pipeline Options and repayment of outstanding principal on the revolving credit facility (discussed above).


At the Closing, the partners of Altus Midstream entered into the Amended LPA. The Amended LPA provides the terms of the Preferred Units, including the distribution rate, redemption rights, and rights to exchange the Preferred Units for shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, as well as rights of holders of the Preferred Units to approve certain partnership business, financial, and governance-related matters. The Preferred Units have a perpetual term, unless redeemed or exchanged as described below. Pursuant to the Amended LPA:
The Preferred Units entitle the holders thereof to receive quarterly distributions at a rate of 7 percent per annum, commencing with the quarter ended June 30, 2019. The rate increases to 10 percent per annum after the fifth anniversary of Closing and upon the occurrence of specified events. For any quarter ending on or prior to December 31, 2020, Altus Midstream may pay distributions in-kind.
The Preferred Units are redeemable at Altus Midstream’s option at any time in cash at a redemption price (the Redemption Price) equal to (a) the greater of (i) an 11.5 percent internal rate of return (increasing to 13.75 percent after the fifth anniversary of Closing), and (ii) a 1.3x multiple of invested capital plus (b) if applicable, the value of any accrued and unpaid distributions. The Preferred Units will be redeemable at the holder’s option upon a change of control or liquidation of Altus Midstream and certain other events, including certain asset dispositions. Subject to compliance with minimum ownership requirements and redemption restrictions of the Amended LPA, Apache’s election to cause its Common Units in Altus Midstream to be redeemed for shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock or cash (as further discussed in Note 11 — Equity) would not be a change of control.
The Preferred Units will be exchangeable for shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock at the option of the Preferred Unit holders after the seventh anniversary of Closing or upon the occurrence of specified events. Each Preferred Unit will be exchangeable for a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the Redemption Price divided by the volume-weighted average trading price of the Class A Common Stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market for the 20 trading days immediately preceding the second trading day prior to the applicable exchange date, less a 6 percent discount.
Each outstanding Preferred Unit has a liquidation preference equal to the Redemption Price payable before any amounts are paid in respect of Altus Midstream's Common Units and any other units that rank junior to the Preferred Units with respect to distributions or distributions upon liquidation. 
Altus Midstream is restricted from declaring or making cash distributions on its Common Units until all required distributions on the Preferred Units have been paid. In addition, before the fifth anniversary of Closing, aggregate cash distributions on, and redemptions of, Common Units are limited to $650 million of cash from ordinary course of operations if permitted under Altus Midstream’s Amended Credit Agreement. Cash distributions on, and redemptions of, Common Units also are subject to satisfaction of leverage ratio requirements specified in the Amended LPA.
Distributions not paid in accordance with the terms of the Amended LPA attract an additional percentage per annum, cumulative to the distribution rates noted above. Altus Midstream’s ability to exercise or satisfy redemption options in cash or pay quarterly distributions is predicated upon Altus Midstream’s ability to generate sufficient cash from operations in addition to the availability of borrowing capacity under its existing revolving credit facility.
Since the Preferred Units could be exchanged for a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to 20 percent or more of the Company’s outstanding voting power, the Company has agreed to submit the potential issuance of such shares for approval of its stockholders (the Stockholder Approval) at its annual stockholder meeting in 2020. In connection with the Closing, Apache, the Company, and certain purchasers of Preferred Units entered into a voting agreement pursuant to which Apache has agreed to vote all shares of common stock of the Company over which Apache has beneficial ownership in favor of the Stockholder Approval. The Amended LPA provides that the Preferred Units will not be exchangeable into more than 19.5 percent of the outstanding voting power of the Company unless the Stockholder Approval is obtained.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Other than the arrangements described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, the Company has not entered into any transactions, agreements, or other contractual arrangements with unconsolidated entities that are reasonably likely to materially affect our liquidity or capital resource positionspositions.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
We are exposed to various market risks, including the effects of adverse changes in commodity prices and credit risk as described below.
Commodity Price Risk
Currently all of our midstream service agreements are fee-based, with no direct commodity price exposure to oil, natural gas, or NGLs. However, we are indirectly exposed to adverse changes in commodity prices through Apache and potential third-party customers’ economic decisions to develop and produce oil and natural gas from which we receive revenues for providing gathering, processing and transmission services.
Fluctuations in commodity prices also impact operating cost elements both directly and indirectly. For example, commodity prices directly impact costs such as power and fuel, which are expenses that increase (or decrease) in line with changes in commodity prices. Commodity prices also affect industry activity and demand, thus indirectly impacting the cost of items such as labor and equipment rentals. Management regularly reviews our potential exposure to commodity price risk, and may periodically enter into financial or physical arrangements intended to mitigate potential volatility.
Credit Risk
We are subject to credit risk resulting from nonpayment or nonperformance by, or the insolvency or liquidation of, Apache or potential third-party customers. Any increase in the nonpayment and nonperformance by, or the insolvency or liquidation of, our customers could adversely affect our results of operations.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, in his capacity as principal executive officer, and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in his capacity as principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31,September 30, 2019, the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation and as of the date of that evaluation, these officers concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, providing effective means to ensure that the information we are required to disclose under applicable laws and regulations is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
We periodically review the design and effectiveness of our disclosure controls, including compliance with various laws and regulations that apply to our operations both inside and outside the United States.operations. We make modifications to improve the design and effectiveness of our disclosure controls, and may take other corrective action, if our reviews identify deficiencies or weaknesses in our controls.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31,September 30, 2019, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are not aware of any pending or threatened legal proceedings against us at the time of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS 
Please referRefer to Part I, Item 1A — Risk Factors of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, Part II, Item 1A — Risk Factors of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2019 and Part I, Item 3 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. ThereExcept as stated herein, there have been no material changes to our risk factors since our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION DESCRIPTION
2.1***
3.1
3.2
10.1*
31.1*
31.2*
32.1**
101*The following financial statements from the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2019, formatted in Inline XBRL: (i) Statement of Consolidated Operations, (ii) Statement of Consolidated Comprehensive Income (Loss), (iii) Consolidated Balance Sheet, (iv) Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows, (v) Statement of Consolidated Changes in Equity and Noncontrolling Interests and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text and including detailed tags.
101.SCH*XBRL Taxonomy Schema Document.Inline XBRL Taxonomy Schema Document.
101.CAL*XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document.Inline XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF*XBRL Definition Linkbase Document.Inline XBRL Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB*XBRL Label Linkbase Document.Inline XBRL Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE*XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document.Inline XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document.
104*Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).
* Filed herewith.
** Furnished herewith.
*** Schedules and exhibits to this Exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(2). The Company agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to the SEC upon request.

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.
    
   ALTUS MIDSTREAM COMPANY
   
Dated:May 2,October 31, 2019 /s/ Ben C. Rodgers
   Ben C. Rodgers
   Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
   (Principal Financial Officer)
   
Dated:May 2,October 31, 2019 /s/ Rebecca A. Hoyt    
   Rebecca A. Hoyt
   Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, and Controller
   (Principal Accounting Officer)


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