Antero Midstream 10Q 2023 Q3 Quarterly report

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


☒	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023


☐	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: 001-38075

ANTERO MIDSTREAM CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware		61-1748605
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1615 Wynkoop Street Denver, Colorado		80202
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(303) 357-7310

(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
Common Stock, par value $0.01	AM	New York Stock Exchange

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 ☐ 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 ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, 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 ☐
Non-accelerated Filer ☐	Smaller Reporting Company ☐
Emerging Growth Company ☐

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

Number of shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding as of October 20, 2023 (in thousands): 479,713

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Some of the information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, regarding our strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. Words such as “may,” “assume,” “forecast,” “position,” “predict,” “strategy,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “project,” “budget,” “potential,” or “continue,” and similar expressions are used to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. When considering these forward-looking statements, investors should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current beliefs, based on currently available information, as to the outcome and timing of future events. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by such forward-looking statements include:

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Antero Resources Corporation’s (“Antero Resources”) expected production and development plan;

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impacts to producer customers of insufficient storage capacity;

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our ability to execute our business strategy;

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our ability to obtain debt or equity financing on satisfactory terms to fund additional acquisitions, expansion projects, working capital requirements and the repayment or refinancing of indebtedness;

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our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of our investments in unconsolidated affiliates;

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natural gas, natural gas liquids (“NGLs”), and oil prices;

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impacts of geopolitical events, including the conflicts in Ukraine and in the Middle East, and world health events;

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our ability to complete the construction of or purchase new gathering and compression, processing, water handling or other assets on schedule, at the budgeted cost or at all, and the ability of such assets to operate as designed or at expected levels;

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our ability to execute our return of capital program;

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competition;

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government regulations and changes in laws;

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actions taken by third-party producers, operators, processors and transporters;

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pending legal or environmental matters;

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costs of conducting our operations;

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our ability to achieve our greenhouse gas reduction targets and the costs associated therewith;

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general economic conditions;

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credit markets;

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operating hazards, natural disasters, weather-related delays, casualty losses and other matters beyond our control;

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expectations regarding the amount and timing of litigation awards;

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uncertainty regarding our future operating results; and

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our other plans, objectives, expectations and intentions contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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We caution investors that these forward-looking statements are subject to all of the risks and uncertainties incidental to our business, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. These risks include, but are not limited to, commodity price volatility, inflation, supply chain or other disruptions, environmental risks, Antero Resources’ drilling and completion and other operating risks, regulatory changes or changes in law, the uncertainty inherent in projecting Antero Resources’ future rates of production, cash flows and access to capital, the timing of development expenditures, impacts of world health events, cybersecurity risks, the state of markets for, and availability of, verified quality carbon offsets and the other risks described or referenced under the heading “1A. Risk Factors” herein, including the risk factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 (the “2022 Form 10-K”), which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties described or referenced in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q occur, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements.

All forward-looking statements, expressed or implied, included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. This cautionary statement should also be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that we or persons acting on our behalf may issue.

Except as otherwise required by applicable law, we disclaim any duty to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ANTERO MIDSTREAM CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except per share amounts)


			(Unaudited)
	December 31,		September 30,
	2022		2023
Assets
Current assets:
Accounts receivable–Antero Resources	$	86,152		93,019
Accounts receivable–third party		575		764
Income tax receivable		940		940
Other current assets		1,326		811
Total current assets		88,993		95,534

Property and equipment, net		3,751,431		3,782,554
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates		652,767		635,954
Customer relationships		1,286,103		1,233,099
Other assets, net		12,026		11,570
Total assets	$	5,791,320		5,758,711

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable–Antero Resources	$	5,436		3,669
Accounts payable–third party		22,865		24,683
Accrued liabilities		72,715		81,628
Other current liabilities		1,061		669
Total current liabilities		102,077		110,649
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt		3,361,282		3,258,537
Deferred income tax liability		131,215		228,636
Other		4,428		9,749
Total liabilities		3,599,002		3,607,571

Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value: 100,000 authorized as of December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2023
Series A non-voting perpetual preferred stock; 12 designated and 10 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2023		—		—
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 2,000,000 authorized; 478,497 and 479,678 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2023, respectively		4,785		4,797
Additional paid-in capital		2,104,740		2,048,523
Retained earnings		82,793		97,820
Total stockholders' equity		2,192,318		2,151,140
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	5,791,320		5,758,711

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ANTERO MIDSTREAM CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2022		2023
Revenue:
Gathering and compression–Antero Resources	$	185,640		214,992
Water handling–Antero Resources		61,411		66,132
Water handling–third party		1,651		383
Amortization of customer relationships		(17,668)		(17,668)
Total revenue		231,034		263,839
Operating expenses:
Direct operating		46,648		51,914
General and administrative (including $5,553 and $8,349 of equity-based compensation in 2022 and 2023, respectively)		13,587		17,633
Facility idling		865		722
Depreciation		34,206		30,745
Accretion of asset retirement obligations		50		45
Loss (gain) on asset sale		(2,092)		467
Total operating expenses		93,264		101,526
Operating income		137,770		162,313
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net		(47,835)		(55,233)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates		24,411		27,397
Total other expense		(23,424)		(27,836)
Income before income taxes		114,346		134,477
Income tax expense		(30,332)		(36,657)
Net income and comprehensive income	$	84,014		97,820

Net income per share–basic	$	0.18		0.20
Net income per share–diluted	$	0.17		0.20

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic		478,460		479,676
Diluted		480,318		482,840

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ANTERO MIDSTREAM CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022		2023
Revenue:
Gathering and compression–Antero Resources	$	552,154		625,636
Water handling–Antero Resources		176,994		208,040
Water handling–third party		2,288		929
Amortization of customer relationships		(53,004)		(53,004)
Total revenue		678,432		781,601
Operating expenses:
Direct operating		131,959		162,382
General and administrative (including $14,026 and $23,175 of equity-based compensation in 2022 and 2023, respectively)		47,597		53,142
Facility idling		3,198		1,933
Depreciation		98,181		101,174
Impairment of property and equipment		3,702		—
Accretion of asset retirement obligations		178		133
Loss on settlement of asset retirement obligations		539		620
Loss (gain) on asset sale		(2,242)		6,036
Total operating expenses		283,112		325,420
Operating income		395,320		456,181
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net		(137,540)		(165,245)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates		70,467		77,825
Total other expense		(67,073)		(87,420)
Income before income taxes		328,247		368,761
Income tax expense		(84,798)		(97,422)
Net income and comprehensive income	$	243,449		271,339

Net income per share–basic	$	0.51		0.57
Net income per share–diluted	$	0.51		0.56

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic		478,144		479,267
Diluted		480,342		481,908

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ANTERO MIDSTREAM CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)

(In thousands)


									Retained
							Additional		Earnings
	Preferred		Common Stock				Paid-In		(Accumulated		Total
	Stock		Shares		Amount		Capital		Deficit)		Equity
Balance at December 31, 2021	$	—		477,495	$	4,775		2,414,398		(132,475)		2,286,698
Dividends to stockholders		—		—		—		(108,287)		—		(108,287)
Equity-based compensation		—		—		—		2,832		—		2,832
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of equity-based compensation awards, net of common stock withheld for income taxes		—		188		2		(1,331)		—		(1,329)
Net income and comprehensive income		—		—		—		—		80,040		80,040
Balance at March 31, 2022		—		477,683		4,777		2,307,612		(52,435)		2,259,954
Dividends to stockholders		—		—		—		(109,433)		—		(109,433)
Equity-based compensation		—		—		—		5,641		—		5,641
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of equity-based compensation awards, net of common stock withheld for income taxes		—		754		7		(5,445)		—		(5,438)
Net income and comprehensive income		—		—		—		—		79,395		79,395
Balance at June 30, 2022		—		478,437		4,784		2,198,375		26,960		2,230,119
Dividends to stockholders		—		—		—		(80,853)		(26,960)		(107,813)
Equity-based compensation		—		—		—		5,553		—		5,553
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of equity-based compensation awards, net of common stock withheld for income taxes		—		25		—		(18)		—		(18)
Net income and comprehensive income		—		—		—		—		84,014		84,014
Balance at September 30, 2022	$	—		478,462	$	4,784		2,123,057		84,014		2,211,855

Balance at December 31, 2022	$	—		478,497	$	4,785		2,104,740		82,793		2,192,318
Dividends to stockholders		—		—		—		(25,709)		(82,793)		(108,502)
Equity-based compensation		—		—		—		6,327		—		6,327
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of equity-based compensation awards, net of common stock withheld for income taxes		—		148		1		(1,167)		—		(1,166)
Net income and comprehensive income		—		—		—		—		86,507		86,507
Balance at March 31, 2023		—		478,645		4,786		2,084,191		86,507		2,175,484
Dividends to stockholders		—		—		—		(24,267)		(86,507)		(110,774)
Equity-based compensation		—		—		—		8,499		—		8,499
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of equity-based compensation awards, net of common stock withheld for income taxes		—		1,011		11		(7,193)		—		(7,182)
Net income and comprehensive income		—		—		—		—		87,012		87,012
Balance at June 30, 2023		—		479,656		4,797		2,061,230		87,012		2,153,039
Dividends to stockholders		—		—		—		(21,053)		(87,012)		(108,065)
Equity-based compensation		—		—		—		8,349		—		8,349
Issuance of common stock upon vesting of equity-based compensation awards, net of common stock withheld for income taxes		—		22		—		(3)		—		(3)
Net income and comprehensive income		—		—		—		—		97,820		97,820
Balance at September 30, 2023	$	—		479,678	$	4,797		2,048,523		97,820		2,151,140

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ANTERO MIDSTREAM CORPORATION

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

(In thousands)


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022		2023
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:
Net income	$	243,449		271,339
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation		98,181		101,174
Accretion of asset retirement obligations		178		133
Impairment of property and equipment		3,702		—
Deferred income tax expense		84,798		97,422
Equity-based compensation		14,026		23,175
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates		(70,467)		(77,825)
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates		90,470		94,900
Amortization of customer relationships		53,004		53,004
Amortization of deferred financing costs		4,268		4,463
Settlement of asset retirement obligations		(1,395)		(869)
Loss on settlement of asset retirement obligations		539		620
Loss (gain) on asset sale		(2,242)		6,036
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable–Antero Resources		5,596		(6,867)
Accounts receivable–third party		(822)		436
Other current assets		242		(1,307)
Accounts payable–Antero Resources		(2,006)		(1,766)
Accounts payable–third party		12,228		1,214
Accrued liabilities		(2,773)		5,460
Net cash provided by operating activities		530,976		570,742
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities:
Additions to gathering systems and facilities		(190,407)		(90,175)
Additions to water handling systems		(45,747)		(39,850)
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates		—		(262)
Return of investment in unconsolidated affiliate		17,000		—
Acquisition of gathering systems and facilities		—		(266)
Cash received in asset sales		4,026		1,071
Change in other assets		(24)		(26)
Change in other liabilities		(804)		—
Net cash used in investing activities		(215,956)		(129,508)
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:
Dividends to common stockholders		(325,120)		(326,871)
Dividends to preferred stockholders		(413)		(413)
Payments of deferred financing costs		(302)		—
Borrowings (repayments) on bank credit facilities, net		17,600		(105,600)
Employee tax withholding for settlement of equity compensation awards		(6,785)		(8,350)
Net cash used in financing activities		(315,020)		(441,234)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		—		—
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		—		—
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	—		—

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for interest	$	130,236		159,019
Increase (decrease) in accrued capital expenditures and accounts payable for property and equipment	$	(17,130)		9,171

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ANTERO MIDSTREAM CORPORATION

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(1) Organization

Antero Midstream Corporation together with its consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company” or “Antero Midstream”) is a growth-oriented midstream company formed to own, operate and develop midstream energy infrastructure primarily to service Antero Resources and its production and completion activity in the Appalachian Basin. The Company’s assets consist of gathering pipelines, compressor stations, interests in processing and fractionation plants and water handling assets. Antero Midstream provides midstream services to Antero Resources under long-term contracts. The Company’s corporate headquarters is located in Denver, Colorado.

(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(a)	Basis of Presentation

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) applicable to interim financial information and should be read in the context of the Company’s December 31, 2022 consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for a more complete understanding of the Company’s operations, financial position, and accounting policies. The Company’s December 31, 2022 consolidated financial statements were included in the Company’s 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K, which was filed with the SEC.

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information, and, accordingly, do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal and recurring accruals) considered necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2023, the results of the Company’s operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2023, and the Company’s cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2023. The Company has no items of other comprehensive income; therefore, net income is equal to comprehensive income.

Certain costs of doing business incurred and charged to the Company by Antero Resources have been reflected in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. These costs include general and administrative expenses provided to the Company by Antero Resources in exchange for:

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business services, such as payroll, accounts payable and facilities management;

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corporate services, such as finance and accounting, legal, human resources, investor relations and public and regulatory policy; and

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employee compensation, including equity-based compensation.

Transactions between the Company and Antero Resources have been identified in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements (see Note 4—Transactions with Affiliates).

(b)	Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Antero Midstream Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ANTERO MIDSTREAM CORPORATION

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(3) Intangibles

All customer relationships are subject to amortization and are amortized over a weighted average period of 18 years, which reflects the remaining economic life of the relationships as of September 30, 2023. The changes in the carrying amount of customer relationships were as follows (in thousands):


Customer relationships as of December 31, 2022	$	1,286,103
Amortization of customer relationships		(53,004)
Customer relationships as of September 30, 2023	$	1,233,099

Future amortization expense is as follows (in thousands):


Remainder of year ending December 31, 2023	$	17,668
Year ending December 31, 2024		70,672
Year ending December 31, 2025		70,672
Year ending December 31, 2026		70,672
Year ending December 31, 2027		70,672
Thereafter		932,743
Total	$	1,233,099

(4) Transactions with Affiliates

(a)

Revenues

Substantially all revenues earned in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2023 were earned from Antero Resources, under various agreements for gathering and compression and water handling services. Revenues earned from gathering and compression services consist of lease income.

(b)	Accounts receivable—Antero Resources and Accounts payable—Antero Resources

Accounts receivable—Antero Resources represents amounts due from Antero Resources, primarily related to gathering and compression services and water handling services. Accounts payable—Antero Resources represents amounts due to Antero Resources for general and administrative and other costs.

(c)	Allocation of Costs Charged by Antero Resources

The employees supporting the Company’s operations are concurrently employed by Antero Resources and the Company. Direct operating expense includes costs charged to the Company of $3 million and $5 million during the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2023, respectively and $10 million and $13 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2023, respectively. These costs were for services provided by employees associated with the operation of the Company’s gathering lines, compressor stations and water handling assets. General and administrative expense includes costs charged to the Company by Antero Resources of $6 million and $7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2023, respectively, and $22 million during each of the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2023. These costs relate to (i) various business services, including payroll processing, accounts payable processing and facilities management, (ii) various corporate services, including legal, accounting, treasury, information technology and human resources and (iii) compensation, including certain equity-based compensation. These expenses are charged to the Company based on the nature of the expenses and are apportioned based on a combination of the Company’s proportionate share of gross property and equipment, capital expenditures and labor costs, as applicable. The Company reimburses Antero Resources directly for all general and administrative costs charged to it, except costs attributable to noncash equity-based compensation. For further information on equity-based compensation, see Note 9—Equity-Based Compensation and Cash Awards.

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ANTERO MIDSTREAM CORPORATION

Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(5) Revenue

All of the Company’s gathering and compression revenues are derived from operating lease agreements, and all of the Company’s water handling revenues are derived from service contracts with customers. The Company currently earns substantially all of its revenues from Antero Resources.

(a)	Gathering and Compression

The Company’s gathering and compression service agreements with Antero Resources include: (i) the second amended and restated gathering and compression agreement dated December 8, 2019 (the “2019 gathering and compression agreement”), (ii) the gathering and compression agreements acquired with the Crestwood Equity Partners LP (NYSE: CEQP) (“Crestwood”) assets (the “Marcellus gathering and compression agreements”) and (iii) a compression agreement acquired with the EnLink Midstream LLC (NYSE: ENLC) (“EnLink”) assets (the “Utica compression agreement,” and together with the 2019 gathering and compression agreement and the Marcellus gathering and compression agreements, the “gathering and compression agreements”). See Note 6—Property and Equipment for additional information. The 2019 gathering and compression agreement has an initial term through 2038, the Marcellus gathering and compression agreements expire between 2023 and 2031, and the Utica compression agreement has two dedicated areas that expire in 2024 and 2030. Upon expiration of each of the Marcellus gathering and compression service agreements and the Utica compression agreement, the Company will continue to provide gathering and compression services under the 2019 gathering and compression agreement. Pursuant to the gathering and compression agreements, Antero Resources has dedicated substantially all of its current and future acreage in West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania to the Company for gathering and compression services. The Company also has an option to gather and compress natural gas produced by Antero Resources on any additional acreage it acquires during the term of the 2019 gathering and compression agreement outside of West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania on the same terms and conditions as the 2019 gathering and compression agreement.

The 2019 gathering and compression agreement includes a growth incentive fee program whereby low pressure gathering fees will be reduced from 2020 through 2023 to the extent Antero Resources achieves certain quarterly volumetric targets during such time. Antero Resources’ throughput gathered under the Marcellus gathering and compression agreements is not considered in low pressure gathering volume targets. Antero Resources achieved the first level volumetric target during each of the first three quarters of 2022 and 2023. Accordingly, Antero Resources earned rebates of $12 million for each of the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2023 and $36 million for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2023. Upon completion of the initial contract term in 2038, the 2019 gathering and compression agreement will continue in effect from year to year until such time as the agreement is terminated, effective upon an anniversary of the effective date of the agreement, by either the Company or Antero Resources on or before the 180th day prior to the anniversary of such effective date.

Under the gathering and compression agreements, the Company receives, where applicable, a low pressure gathering fee, a high pressure gathering fee and a compression fee, substantially all of which are subject to annual Consumer Price Index (“CPI”)-based adjustments (or, in the case of the 2019 gathering and compression agreement, the option in certain cases to elect a cost of service fee when such assets are placed in-service). In addition, under the 2019 gathering and compression agreement, the Company receives a reimbursement for certain variable costs, such as electricity and operating expenses.

The Company determined that its gathering and compression agreements are operating leases as Antero Resources obtains substantially all of the economic benefit of the assets and has the right to direct the use of the assets. Each gathering and compression system is an identifiable asset, and consists of a network of assets that may include underground low pressure pipelines that connect and deliver gas from specific well pads to compressor stations to compress the gas before delivery to underground high pressure pipelines that transport the gas to a third-party pipeline, third-party processing plant or a Joint Venture processing plant. Each compression system is an identifiable asset, and consists of a network of assets that include compressor stations that connect to underground high pressure pipelines that transport the gas to a third-party pipeline, third-party processing plant or a Joint Venture processing plant. Each set of assets in an agreement is considered to be a single lease due to the interrelated network of the assets required to provide services under each respective agreement. When a modification to an agreement occurs, the Company reassesses the classification of the lease. The Company accounts for its lease and non-lease components as a single lease component as the lease component is the predominant component. The non-lease components consist of operating, oversight and maintenance of the gathering systems, which are performed on time-elapsed measures.

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

The 2019 gathering and compression agreement and certain of the Marcellus gathering and compression agreements include fixed fee provisions. If and to the extent Antero Resources requests that the Company construct new low pressure lines, high pressure lines and/or compressor stations, the 2019 gathering and compression agreement contains options at the Company’s election for either (i) minimum volume commitments that require Antero Resources to utilize or pay for 75% of the high pressure gathering capacity and 70% of the compression capacity of such new construction for 10 years or (ii) a cost of service fee that allows the Company to earn a 13% rate of return on such new construction over seven years, which election is made individually for each piece of equipment placed in service. In addition, certain of the Marcellus gathering and compression agreements provide for a minimum volume commitment that requires Antero Resources to utilize or pay for 25% of the capacity of new compressor station construction for 10 years. All lease payments under the minimum volume commitments and cost of service fees are considered to be in-substance fixed lease payments under the gathering and compression agreements.

The Company recognizes lease income from its minimum volume commitments and cost of service fees under its gathering and compression agreements on a straight-line basis. Additional variable operating lease income is earned when volumes in excess of the minimum commitments are delivered under the contract. The Company recognizes variable lease income when low pressure volumes are delivered to a compressor station, compression volumes are delivered to a high pressure line and high pressure volumes are delivered to a processing plant or transmission pipeline, as applicable. Minimum volume commitments are aggregated such that there is a single minimum volume commitment for the respective service each year for each agreement. The Company invoices the customer the month after each service is performed, and payment is due in the same month. The Company is not party to any leases that have not commenced.

Minimum future lease cash flows to be received by the Company under the gathering and compression agreements as of September 30, 2023 are as follows (in thousands):


Remainder of year ending December 31, 2023	$	54,905
Year ending December 31, 2024		316,492
Year ending December 31, 2025		298,143
Year ending December 31, 2026		284,327
Year ending December 31, 2027		224,150
Thereafter		382,435
Total	$	1,560,452

(b)	Water Handling

The Company is party to a water services agreement with Antero Resources, whereby the Company provides certain water handling services to Antero Resources within an area of dedication in defined service areas in West Virginia and Ohio. The initial term of the water services agreement runs to 2035. Upon completion of the initial term in 2035, the water services agreement will continue in effect from year to year until such time as the agreement is terminated, effective upon an anniversary of the effective date of the agreement, by either the Company or Antero Resources on or before the 180^th day prior to the anniversary of such effective date. Under the agreement, the Company receives a fixed fee for fresh water deliveries by pipeline directly to the well site, subject to annual CPI-based adjustments. In addition, the Company also provides other fluid handling services. These operations, along with the Company’s fresh water delivery systems, support well completion and production operations for Antero Resources. These services are provided by the Company directly or through third-parties with which the Company contracts. For these other fluid handling services provided by third-parties, Antero Resources reimburses the Company’s third-party out-of-pocket costs plus 3%. For these other fluid handling services provided by the Company, the Company charges Antero Resources a cost of service fee.

The Company satisfies its performance obligations and recognizes revenue when (i) the fresh water volumes have been delivered to the hydration unit of a specified well pad or (ii) other fluid handling services have been completed. The Company invoices the customer the month after water services are performed, and payment is due in the same month. For services contracted through third-party providers, the Company’s performance obligation is satisfied when the service to be performed by the third-party provider has been completed. The Company invoices the customer after the third-party provider billing is received, and payment is due in the same month.

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

Transaction Price Allocated to Remaining Performance Obligations

The Company’s water service agreement with Antero Resources has a term greater than one year. The Company is not required to disclose the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations if the variable consideration is allocated entirely to a wholly unsatisfied performance obligation. Under this contract, each unit of product delivered to the customer represents a separate performance obligation; therefore, future volumes are wholly unsatisfied and disclosure of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations is not required.

The Company also performs water services for third-party customers and such contracts are short-term in nature with a contract term of one year or less. Accordingly, the Company is exempt from disclosure of the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations if the performance obligation is part of a contract that has an original expected duration of one year or less.

Contract Balances

Under the Company’s water service contracts, the Company invoices customers after the performance obligations have been satisfied, at which point payment is unconditional. Accordingly, the Company’s water service contracts do not give rise to contract assets or liabilities.

(c)	Disaggregation of Revenue

In the following table, revenue is disaggregated by type of service and type of fee and is identified by the reportable segment to which such revenues relate. For additional information on reportable segments, see Note 15—Reportable Segments.


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
(in thousands)	2022		2023		2022		2023		Reportable Segment
Type of service
Gathering—low pressure	$	92,091		106,731		273,188		311,410	Gathering and Processing ⁽¹⁾
Gathering—low pressure fee rebate		(12,000)		(12,000)		(36,000)		(36,000)	Gathering and Processing ⁽¹⁾
Compression		52,364		62,903		155,462		182,858	Gathering and Processing ⁽¹⁾
Gathering—high pressure		53,185		57,358		159,504		167,368	Gathering and Processing ⁽¹⁾
Fresh water delivery		38,445		40,989		111,609		128,214	Water Handling
Other fluid handling		24,617		25,526		67,673		80,755	Water Handling
Amortization of customer relationships		(9,271)		(9,271)		(27,814)		(27,814)	Gathering and Processing
Amortization of customer relationships		(8,397)		(8,397)		(25,190)		(25,190)	Water Handling
Total	$	231,034		263,839		678,432		781,601

Type of contract
Per Unit Fixed Fee	$	197,640		226,992		588,154		661,636	Gathering and Processing ⁽¹⁾
Gathering—low pressure fee rebate		(12,000)		(12,000)		(36,000)		(36,000)	Gathering and Processing ⁽¹⁾
Per Unit Fixed Fee		38,921		41,371		112,722		129,143	Water Handling
Cost plus 3%		19,346		19,789		51,384		63,031	Water Handling
Cost of service fee		4,795		5,355		15,176		16,795	Water Handling
Amortization of customer relationships		(9,271)		(9,271)		(27,814)		(27,814)	Gathering and Processing
Amortization of customer relationships		(8,397)		(8,397)		(25,190)		(25,190)	Water Handling
Total	$	231,034		263,839		678,432		781,601

(1)	Revenue related to the gathering and processing segment is classified as lease income related to the gathering and compression systems.

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

The Company’s receivables from its contracts with customers and operating leases as of December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2023, were $86 million and $93 million, respectively.

(6) Property and Equipment

(a)	Summary of Property and Equipment

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following items:


				(Unaudited)
	Estimated	December 31,		September 30,
(in thousands)	Useful Lives	2022		2023
Land	n/a	$	31,668		31,668
Gathering systems and facilities	40-50 years ⁽¹⁾		3,281,872		3,328,513
Permanent buried pipelines and equipment	7-20 years		601,347		633,113
Surface pipelines and equipment	1-7 years		66,726		80,048
Heavy trucks and equipment	3-5 years		5,157		5,157
Above ground storage tanks	5-10 years		2,953		5,130
Construction-in-progress	n/a		158,977		196,619
Total property and equipment			4,148,700		4,280,248
Less accumulated depreciation			(397,269)		(497,694)
Property and equipment, net		$	3,751,431		3,782,554

(1)	Gathering systems and facilities are recognized as a single-leased asset with no residual value.

(b)	Asset Acquisitions

On October 25, 2022, the Company acquired certain Marcellus gas gathering and compression assets from Crestwood for $205 million in cash, before closing adjustments. These assets included 72 miles of dry gas gathering pipelines and nine compressor stations with 700 MMcf/d of compression capacity. The cash consideration for this asset acquisition was allocated to land and gathering systems and facilities, included in Property and equipment in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, for $3 million and $202 million, respectively.

Additionally, on December 21, 2022, the Company acquired certain Utica compression assets from EnLink for $10 million in cash, before closing adjustments. These assets included four compressor stations with 380 MMcf/d of compression capacity. The acquired compression assets are interconnected with the Company’s existing low pressure and high pressure gathering systems and service Antero Resources’ production. The cash consideration for this asset acquisition was allocated to gathering systems and facilities included in Property and equipment in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(7) Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following items:


			(Unaudited)
	December 31,		September 30,
(in thousands)	2022		2023
Credit Facility (a)	$	782,000		676,400
7.875% senior notes due 2026 (b)		550,000		550,000
5.75% senior notes due 2027 (c)		650,000		650,000
5.75% senior notes due 2028 (d)		650,000		650,000
5.375% senior notes due 2029 (e)		750,000		750,000
Total principal		3,382,000		3,276,400
Unamortized debt premiums		1,698		1,393
Unamortized debt issuance costs		(22,416)		(19,256)
Total long-term debt	$	3,361,282		3,258,537

(a)	Credit Facility

Antero Midstream Partners LP (“Antero Midstream Partners”), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Antero Midstream Corporation, as borrower (the “Borrower”), has a senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with a consortium of banks. Lender commitments under the Credit Facility were $1.25 billion as of December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2023. The Credit Facility matures on October 26, 2026; provided that if on November 17, 2025 any of the 2026 Notes (as defined below) are outstanding, the Credit Facility will mature on such date. As of September 30, 2023, the Credit Facility had an available borrowing capacity of $574 million.

The Credit Facility contains certain covenants including restrictions on indebtedness, and requirements with respect to leverage and interest coverage ratios. The Credit Facility permits distributions to the holders of the Borrower’s equity interests in accordance with the cash distribution policy, provided that no event of default exists or would be caused thereby, and only to the extent permitted by the Borrower’s organizational documents. The Borrower was in compliance with all of the financial covenants under the Credit Facility as of December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2023.

The Credit Facility provides for borrowing under either the Adjusted Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) or the Base Rate (as each term is defined in the Credit Facility). Principal amounts borrowed are payable on the maturity date with such borrowings bearing interest that is payable with respect to (i) Base Rate loans, quarterly and (ii) SOFR Loans at the end of the applicable interest period if three months (or shorter, if applicable), or every three months if the applicable interest period is longer than three months. Interest is payable at a variable rate based on SOFR or the Base Rate, determined by election at the time of borrowing, plus an applicable margin rate under the Credit Facility. Interest at the time of borrowing is determined with reference to the Borrower’s then-current leverage ratio subject to certain exceptions. Commitment fees on the unused portion of the Credit Facility are due quarterly at rates ranging from 0.25% to 0.375% subject to certain exceptions based on the leverage ratio then in effect.

As of December 31, 2022, the Borrower had outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility of $782 million with a weighted average interest rate of 6.17%. As of September 30, 2023, the Borrower had outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility of $676 million with a weighted average interest rate of 7.04%. No letters of credit under the Credit Facility were outstanding as of December 31, 2022 or September 30, 2023.

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(b)	7.875% Senior Notes Due 2026

On November 10, 2020, Antero Midstream Partners and its wholly owned subsidiary, Antero Midstream Finance Corp (“Finance Corp,” and together with Antero Midstream Partners, the “Issuers”) issued $550 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.875% senior notes due May 15, 2026 (the “2026 Notes”) at par. The 2026 Notes are unsecured and effectively subordinated to the Credit Facility to the extent of the value of the collateral securing the Credit Facility. The 2026 Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several senior unsecured basis by Antero Midstream Corporation, Antero Midstream Partners’ wholly owned subsidiaries (other than Finance Corp) and certain of its future restricted subsidiaries. Interest on the 2026 Notes is payable on May 15 and November 15 of each year. Antero Midstream Partners may redeem all or part of the 2026 Notes at any time at redemption prices ranging from 103.938% currently to 100.00% on or after May 15, 2025. If Antero Midstream Partners undergoes a change of control followed by a rating decline, the holders of the 2026 Notes will have the right to require Antero Midstream Partners to repurchase all or a portion of the 2026 Notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the 2026 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

(c)	5.75% Senior Notes Due 2027

On February 25, 2019, the Issuers issued $650 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.75% senior notes due March 1, 2027 (the “2027 Notes”) at par. The 2027 Notes were recorded at their fair value of $653.3 million as of March 12, 2019, and the related premium of $3.3 million will be amortized into interest expense over the life of the 2027 Notes. The 2027 Notes are unsecured and effectively subordinated to the Credit Facility to the extent of the value of the collateral securing the Credit Facility. The 2027 Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several senior unsecured basis by Antero Midstream Corporation, Antero Midstream Partners’ wholly owned subsidiaries (other than Finance Corp) and certain of its future restricted subsidiaries. Interest on the 2027 Notes is payable on March 1 and September 1 of each year. Antero Midstream Partners may redeem all or part of the 2027 Notes at any time at redemption prices ranging from 101.917% currently to 100.00% on or after March 1, 2025. If Antero Midstream Partners undergoes a change of control followed by a rating decline, the holders of the 2027 Notes will have the right to require Antero Midstream Partners to repurchase all or a portion of the 2027 Notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the 2027 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

(d)	5.75% Senior Notes Due 2028

On June 28, 2019, the Issuers issued $650 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.75% senior notes due January 15, 2028 (the “2028 Notes”) at par. The 2028 Notes are unsecured and effectively subordinated to the Credit Facility to the extent of the value of the collateral securing the Credit Facility. The 2028 Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several senior unsecured basis by Antero Midstream Corporation, Antero Midstream Partners’ wholly owned subsidiaries (other than Finance Corp) and certain of its future restricted subsidiaries. Interest on the 2028 Notes is payable on January 15 and July 15 of each year. Antero Midstream Partners may redeem all or part of the 2028 Notes at any time at redemption prices ranging from 102.875% currently to 100.00% on or after January 15, 2026. If Antero Midstream Partners undergoes a change of control followed by a rating decline, the holders of the 2028 Notes will have the right to require Antero Midstream Partners to repurchase all or a portion of the 2028 Notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the 2028 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(e)	5.375% Senior Notes Due 2029

On June 8, 2021, the Issuers issued $750 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.375% senior notes due June 15, 2029 (the “2029 Notes”) at par. The 2029 Notes are unsecured and effectively subordinated to the Credit Facility to the extent of the value of the collateral securing the Credit Facility. The 2029 Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several senior unsecured basis by Antero Midstream Corporation, Antero Midstream Partners’ wholly owned subsidiaries (other than Finance Corp) and certain of its future restricted subsidiaries. Interest on the 2029 Notes is payable on June 15 and December 15 of each year. Antero Midstream Partners may redeem all or part of the 2029 Notes at any time on or after June 15, 2024 at redemption prices ranging from 102.688% on or after June 15, 2024 to 100.00% on or after June 15, 2026. In addition, prior to June 15, 2024, Antero Midstream Partners may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2029 Notes with an amount of cash not greater than the net cash proceeds of certain equity offerings, if certain conditions are met, at a redemption price of 105.375% of the principal amount of the 2029 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest. At any time prior to June 15, 2024, Antero Midstream Partners may also redeem the 2029 Notes, in whole or in part, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2029 Notes plus a “make-whole” premium and accrued and unpaid interest. If Antero Midstream Partners undergoes a change of control followed by a rating decline, the holders of the 2029 Notes will have the right to require Antero Midstream Partners to repurchase all or a portion of the 2029 Notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the 2029 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

(f)	Senior Notes Guarantors

The Company and each of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries (except for the Issuers) has fully and unconditionally guaranteed the 2026 Notes, 2027 Notes, 2028 Notes and 2029 Notes (collectively the “Senior Notes”). In the event a guarantor is sold or disposed of (whether by merger, consolidation, the sale of a sufficient amount of its capital stock so that it no longer qualifies as a Restricted Subsidiary (as defined in the applicable indenture governing the series of Senior Notes) of the Issuer or the sale of all or substantially all of its assets) and whether or not the guarantor is the surviving entity in such transaction to a person that is not an Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary of an Issuer, such guarantor will be released from its obligations under its guarantee if the sale or other disposition does not violate the covenants set forth in the indentures governing the applicable Senior Notes.

In addition, a guarantor will be released from its obligations under the applicable indenture and its guarantee, upon the release or discharge of the guarantee of other indebtedness under a credit facility that resulted in the creation of such guarantee, except a release or discharge by or as a result of payment under such guarantee; if the Issuers designate such subsidiary as an unrestricted subsidiary and such designation complies with the other applicable provisions of the indenture governing the applicable Senior Notes or in connection with any covenant defeasance, legal defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of the applicable Senior Notes.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2023, all of the Company’s assets and operations are attributable to the Issuers and its guarantors.

(8) Accrued Liabilities

Accrued liabilities consisted of the following items:


			(Unaudited)
	December 31,		September 30,
(in thousands)	2022		2023
Capital expenditures	$	16,597		25,164
Operating expenses		11,118		11,519
Interest expense		37,947		39,709
Ad valorem taxes		5,661		3,509
Other		1,392		1,727
Total accrued liabilities	$	72,715		81,628

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(9) Equity-Based Compensation and Cash Awards

(a)	Summary of Equity-Based Compensation

The Company’s equity-based compensation includes (i) costs allocated to Antero Midstream by Antero Resources for grants made prior to March 12, 2019 pursuant to the Antero Resources Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “AR LTIP”) and (ii) costs related to the Antero Midstream Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “AM LTIP”). Antero Midstream’s equity-based compensation expense is included in general and administrative expenses, and recorded as a credit to the applicable classes of equity.

AR LTIP

Equity-based compensation expense allocated to Antero Midstream from Antero Resources, which includes expense related to the Converted AM RSU Awards (as defined below), for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $0.1 million and $0.4 million, respectively, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 was zero and less than $0.1 million, respectively. All grants made prior to March 12, 2019 were fully amortized during the first quarter of 2023. Therefore, there will be no further allocation of equity-based compensation expense from Antero Resources to the Company. The Company does not reimburse Antero Resources for noncash equity compensation allocated to it for awards issued under the AR LTIP.

AM LTIP

Effective March 12, 2019, the Board of Directors of Antero Midstream Corporation (the “Board”) adopted the AM LTIP under which awards may be granted to employees, directors, and other service providers of the Company and its affiliates. The Company is authorized to grant up to 15,398,901 shares of AM common stock to employees and directors under the AM LTIP. The AM LTIP provides for the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), dividend equivalents, other stock-based awards, cash awards and substitute awards. The terms and conditions of the awards granted are established by the compensation committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”). As of September 30, 2023, a total of 4,694,623 shares were available for future grant under the AM LTIP.

The Company’s equity-based compensation expense, by type of award, is as follows:


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
(in thousands)	2022		2023		2022		2023
Restricted stock units ⁽¹⁾	$	4,525	��	6,358		11,438		17,969
Performance share units ⁽¹⁾		833		1,741		1,938		4,525
Equity awards issued to directors		195		250		650		681
Total expense	$	5,553		8,349		14,026		23,175

(1)	Amounts include equity-based compensation expense allocated to the Company by Antero Resources.

(b)	Restricted Stock Unit Awards

The Company’s RSU awards included the unvested outstanding phantom units granted under the Antero Midstream Partners Long Term Incentive Plan which were assumed by the Company on March 12, 2019, and converted into 1.8926 RSUs under the AM LTIP representing a right to receive shares of the Company’s common stock for each converted phantom unit (all such RSUs, the “Converted AM RSU Awards”). The Converted AM RSU Awards were accounted for as if they were distributed by Antero Midstream Partners to Antero Resources. Therefore, the expense related to the Converted AM RSU Awards was subject to allocation by Antero Resources. All remaining Converted AM RSU Awards vested during the first quarter of 2023.

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

A summary of the RSU awards activity, which included the Converted AM RSU Awards, is as follows:


		Weighted Average
	Number	Grant Date
	of Units	Fair Value
Total AM LTIP RSUs awarded and unvested—December 31, 2022	4,877,258	$	9.79
Granted	3,103,722		10.59
Vested	(1,901,400)		9.59
Forfeited	(170,365)		10.39
Total AM LTIP RSUs awarded and unvested—September 30, 2023	5,909,215	$	10.26

As of September 30, 2023, unamortized equity-based compensation expense of $48 million related to the unvested RSUs is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.0 years.

(c)	Performance Share Unit Awards

2023 Performance Share Unit Awards

In March 2023, the Company granted PSUs to certain of its executive officers that vest based on the Company’s actual ROIC (as defined in the award agreement) over a three-year period concluding on December 31, 2025 as compared to a targeted ROIC (“2023 ROIC PSUs”). The number of shares of the Company’s common stock that can be earned with respect to the 2023 ROIC PSUs ranges from zero to 200% of the target number of 2023 ROIC PSUs originally granted. The grant date fair value of these awards was based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant, assuming target achievement of the performance condition. Expense related to the 2023 ROIC PSUs is recognized based on the number of shares of the Company’s common stock that are expected to be issued at the end of the measurement period, and such expense is reversed if the likelihood of achieving the performance condition decreases. The likelihood of achieving the performance conditions related to 2023 ROIC PSU awards was probable as of September 30, 2023.

Summary Information for Performance Share Unit Awards

A summary of the PSU awards activity is as follows:


		Weighted Average
	Number	Grant Date
	of Units	Fair Value
Total AM LTIP PSUs awarded and unvested—December 31, 2022	439,935	$	11.28
Granted	512,166		10.58
Total AM LTIP PSUs awarded and unvested—September 30, 2023	952,101	$	10.90

As of September 30, 2023, unamortized equity-based compensation expense of $14 million related to the unvested PSUs is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.1 years.

(d)	Cash Awards

In January 2020, the Company granted cash awards of $2.2 million to certain executives under the AM LTIP that vested ratably over a period of up to three years. In July 2020, the Company granted additional cash awards of $0.7 million to certain non-executive employees under the AM LTIP that vest ratably over a period of four years. The compensation expense for these awards is recognized ratably over the applicable vesting period. As of December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2023, the Company has accrued $0.5 million and $0.1 million, respectively, in accrued liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets related to unvested cash awards.

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(10) Cash Dividends

The Company paid cash dividends for the quarter indicated as follows (in thousands, except per share data):


					Dividends
Period	Record Date	Dividend Date	Dividends		per Share
Q4 2021	January 26, 2022	February 9, 2022	$	108,149	$	0.2250
*	February 14, 2022	February 14, 2022		138		*
Q1 2022	April 27, 2022	May 11, 2022		109,296		0.2250
*	May 16, 2022	May 16, 2022		137		*
Q2 2022	July 27, 2022	August 10, 2022		107,675		0.2250
*	August 15, 2022	August 15, 2022		138		*
Q3 2022	October 26, 2022	November 9, 2022		107,705		0.2250
*	November 14, 2022	November 14, 2022		137		*
	Total 2022		$	433,375

Q4 2022	January 25, 2023	February 8, 2023	$	108,364	$	0.2250
*	February 14, 2023	February 14, 2023		138		*
Q1 2023	April 26, 2023	May 10, 2023		110,607		0.2250
*	May 15, 2023	May 15, 2023		137		*
Q2 2023	July 26, 2023	August 9, 2023		107,900		0.2250
*	August 14, 2023	August 14, 2023		138		*
	Total 2023		$	327,284

*	Dividends are paid in accordance with the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock (as defined below) as discussed in Note 11—Equity and Earnings Per Common Share.

On October 11, 2023, the Board announced the declaration of a cash dividend on the shares of AM common stock of $0.2250 per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. The dividend is payable on November 8, 2023 to stockholders of record as of October 25, 2023. The Company pays dividends (i) out of surplus or (ii) if there is no surplus, out of the net profits for the fiscal year in which the dividend is declared and/or the preceding fiscal year, as provided under Delaware law.

The Board also declared a cash dividend of $138 thousand on the shares of Series A Preferred Stock of Antero Midstream that is payable on November 14, 2023 in accordance with the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock, which are discussed in Note 11—Equity and Earnings Per Common Share. As of September 30, 2023, there were dividends in the amount of $69 thousand accumulated in arrears on the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock.

(11) Equity and Earnings Per Common Share

(a)	Preferred Stock

The Board authorized 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock on March 12, 2019, and issued 10,000 shares of preferred stock designated as "5.5% Series A Non-Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock" (the "Series A Preferred Stock"), to The Antero Foundation on that date. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock are cumulative from the date of original issue and payable in cash on the 45^th day following the end of each fiscal quarter, or such other dates as the Board will approve, at a rate of 5.5% per annum on (i) the liquidation preference per share of Series A Preferred Stock (as described below) and (ii) the amount of accrued and unpaid dividends for any prior dividend period on such share of Series A Preferred Stock, if any. At any time following the date of issue, in the event of a change of control, or at any time on or after March 12, 2029, the Company may redeem the Series A Preferred Stock at a price equal to $1,000 per share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends, payable in cash; provided that if any shares of the Series A Preferred Stock are held by The Antero Foundation at the time of such redemption, the price for redemption of each share of Series A Preferred Stock will be the greater of (i) $1,000 per share, plus any accrued but unpaid dividends, and (ii) the fair market value of the Series A Preferred Stock. On or after March 12, 2029, the holder of each share of Series A Preferred Stock (other than The Antero Foundation) may convert such shares, at any time and from time to time, at the option of the holder into a number of shares of AM common stock equal to the conversion ratio in effect on the applicable conversion date, subject to certain limitations. The Series A Preferred Stock ranks senior to the AM common stock as to dividend rights, as well as with respect to rights upon liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the

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Company. Holders of the Series A Preferred Stock do not have any voting rights in the Company, except as required by law, or any preemptive rights.

(b)	Weighted Average Shares Outstanding

The following is a reconciliation of the Company’s basic weighted average shares outstanding to diluted weighted average shares outstanding:


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
(in thousands)	2022		2023		2022		2023
Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding		478,460		479,676		478,144		479,267
Add: Dilutive effect of RSUs		769		1,670		1,003		1,401
Add: Dilutive effect of PSUs		—		659		106		405
Add: Dilutive effect of Series A Preferred Stock		1,089		835		1,089		835
Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding		480,318		482,840		480,342		481,908

Weighted average number of outstanding equity awards excluded from calculation of net income per share—diluted ^(1):
RSUs		2,685		—		1,662		—
PSUs		880		—		545		—

(1)	The potential dilutive effects of these awards were excluded from the computation of net income per share—diluted because the inclusion of these awards would have been anti-dilutive.

(c)	Net Income Per Share

Net income per share—basic for each period is computed by dividing the net income or loss attributable to the Company by the basic weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Net income per share—diluted for each period is computed after giving consideration to the potential dilution from outstanding equity awards, calculated using the treasury stock method. During periods in which the Company incurs a net loss, diluted weighted average shares outstanding are equal to basic weighted average shares outstanding because the effect of all equity awards is anti-dilutive.


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)	2022		2023		2022		2023
Net income	$	84,014		97,820		243,449		271,339
Less preferred stock dividends		(138)		(138)		(413)		(413)
Net income available to common shareholders	$	83,876		97,682		243,036		270,926

Net income per share–basic	$	0.18		0.20		0.51		0.57
Net income per share–diluted	$	0.17		0.20		0.51		0.56

Weighted average common shares outstanding–basic		478,460		479,676		478,144		479,267
Weighted average common shares outstanding–diluted		480,318		482,840		480,342		481,908

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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)

(12) Fair Value Measurement

(a)	Senior Unsecured Notes

The fair value and carrying value of the Company’s Senior Notes is as follows:


					(Unaudited)
	December 31, 2022				September 30, 2023
(in thousands)	Fair Value ⁽¹⁾		Carrying Value ⁽²⁾		Fair Value ⁽¹⁾		Carrying Value ⁽²⁾
2026 Notes	$	556,985		545,416		553,190		546,320
2027 Notes		612,365		646,610		621,010		647,131
2028 Notes		601,575		644,776		613,730		645,467
2029 Notes		685,650		742,480		688,500		743,219
Total	$	2,456,575		2,579,282		2,476,430		2,582,137

(1)	Fair values are based on Level 2 market data inputs.

(2)	Carrying values are presented net of unamortized debt issuance costs and debt premiums.

(b)	Other Assets and Liabilities

The carrying values of accounts receivable and accounts payable as of December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2023 approximated fair value because of their short-term nature. The carrying value of the amounts under the Credit Facility as of December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2023 approximated fair value because the variable interest rates are reflective of current market conditions.

(13) Investments in Unconsolidated Affiliates

The Company has a 50% equity interest in the joint venture to develop processing and fractionation assets with MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. (“MarkWest”), a wholly owned subsidiary of MPLX, LP (the “Joint Venture”). The Joint Venture was formed to develop processing and fractionation assets in Appalachia. MarkWest operates the Joint Venture assets, which consist of processing plants in West Virginia and a one-third interest in two MarkWest fractionators in Ohio.

The Company also has a 15% equity interest in a gathering system of Stonewall Gas Gathering LLC (“Stonewall”), which operates a 67-mile pipeline on which Antero Resources is an anchor shipper.

The Company’s net income includes its proportionate share of the net income of the Joint Venture and Stonewall. When the Company records its proportionate share of net income, it increases equity income in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income and the carrying value of that investment on its condensed consolidated balance sheet. When distributions on the Company’s proportionate share of net income are received, they are recorded as reductions to the carrying value of the investment on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet and are classified as cash inflows from operating activities in accordance with the nature of the distribution approach under FASB ASC Topic 230, Statement of Cash Flows. The Company uses the equity method of accounting to account for its investments in the Joint Venture and Stonewall because it exercises significant influence, but not control, over the entities. The Company’s judgment regarding the level of influence over its equity investments includes considering key factors such as its ownership interest, representation on the applicable Board of Directors and participation in policy-making decisions of the Joint Venture and Stonewall.

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The following table is a reconciliation of the Company’s investments in these unconsolidated affiliates:


					Total Investment
					in Unconsolidated
(in thousands)	Joint Venture		Stonewall		Affiliates
Balance as of December 31, 2022	$	526,652		126,115		652,767
Additional investments		—		262		262
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates ⁽¹⁾		72,539		5,286		77,825
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates		(82,120)		(12,780)		(94,900)
Balance as of September 30, 2023	$	517,071		118,883		635,954

(1)	As adjusted for the amortization of the difference between the cost of the equity investments in Stonewall and the Joint Venture and the amount of the underlying equity in the net assets of the Joint Venture and Stonewall as of March 12, 2019.

(14) Contingencies

The Company is currently involved in a consolidated lawsuit with Veolia Water Technologies, Inc. (“Veolia”) relating to the Clearwater Facility.

On March 13, 2020, Antero Treatment LLC (“Antero Treatment”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, filed suit against Veolia in the district court of Denver County, Colorado (the “Court”), asserting claims of fraud, breach of contract and other related claims. Antero Treatment alleges that Veolia failed to meet its contractual obligations to design and build a “turnkey” wastewater disposal facility under a Design/Build Agreement dated August 18, 2015 (the “DBA”), and that Veolia fraudulently concealed certain miscalculations and design flaws during contract negotiations and continued to conceal and fraudulently misrepresent the impact of certain design changes post-execution of the DBA. On March 13, 2020, Veolia filed a separate suit against the Company, Antero Resources, and certain of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Antero Defendants”) in Denver County, Colorado. In its lawsuit, Veolia asserted breach of contract and equitable claims against the Antero Defendants for alleged failures under the DBA. Veolia’s suit was consolidated into the action filed by Antero Treatment.

Veolia and the Antero Defendants each filed partial motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment directed at certain claims asserted by the opposing party. A bench trial on the remaining claims was held from January 24 through February 10, 2022 and concluded on February 24, 2022. At trial, Antero Treatment sought damages from Veolia of $450 million, which represents the Company’s out-of-pocket costs associated with the Clearwater Facility project. In the alternative, Antero Treatment sought damages related to multiple breaches of the DBA, totaling $370 million. Also at trial, Veolia sought monetary damages of $118 million, including alleged delay and extra-contractual costs and a contract balance relating to an allegation that Antero Defendants improperly terminated the DBA.

On January 3, 2023, the Court found that Antero Treatment had prevailed on its claims for breach of contract and fraud, and awarded $242 million in damages to Antero Treatment, plus pre- and post-judgment interest and reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees. The Court also found in Antero Defendants’ favor on all of Veolia’s affirmative claims. On January 27, 2023, the Court entered judgment in favor of Antero Treatment in the amount of $309 million in damages, which includes pre-judgment interest. On April 10, 2023, the Court issued an order identifying an error in its previously entered judgment, and on May 3, 2023, the Court entered an amended final judgment in favor of Antero Treatment in the amount of $280 million in damages, which includes pre-judgment interest through April 30, 2023. Antero Treatment was also awarded costs and attorneys’ fees, the amount of which will be determined in separate proceedings. On May 26, 2023, Veolia filed a notice of appeal of the final judgment. On June 9, 2023, Antero Treatment filed a notice of cross-appeal.

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(15) Reportable Segments

(a)	Summary of Reportable Segments

The Company’s operations, which are located in the United States, are organized into two reportable segments: (i) gathering and processing and (ii) water handling. These segments are monitored separately by management for performance and are consistent with internal financial reporting. These segments have been identified based on the differing products and services, regulatory environment and the expertise required for these operations. Management evaluates the performance of the Company’s business segments based on operating income. Interest expense is primarily managed and evaluated on a consolidated basis.

Gathering and Processing

The gathering and processing segment includes a network of gathering pipelines and compressor stations that collect and process production from Antero Resources’ wells in West Virginia and Ohio. The gathering and processing segment also includes equity in earnings from the Company’s investments in the Joint Venture and Stonewall.

Water Handling

The Company’s water handling segment includes two independent systems that deliver water from sources including the Ohio River, local reservoirs and several regional waterways. Portions of these water handling systems are also utilized to transport flowback and produced water. The water handling systems consist of permanent buried pipelines, surface pipelines and water storage facilities, as well as pumping stations, blending facilities and impoundments to transport water throughout the systems used to deliver water for well completions.

(b)	Reportable Segments Financial Information

The summarized operating results of the Company’s reportable segments are as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
	Gathering and		Water				Consolidated
(in thousands)	Processing		Handling		Unallocated ⁽¹⁾		Total
Revenues:
Revenue–Antero Resources	$	185,640		61,411		—		247,051
Revenue–third-party		—		1,651		—		1,651
Amortization of customer relationships		(9,271)		(8,397)		—		(17,668)
Total revenues		176,369		54,665		—		231,034
Operating expenses:
Direct operating		19,813		26,835		—		46,648
General and administrative		9,890		2,425		1,272		13,587
Facility idling		—		865		—		865
Depreciation		21,177		13,029		—		34,206
Accretion of asset retirement obligations		—		50		—		50
Gain on asset sale		(2,056)		(36)		—		(2,092)
Total operating expenses		48,824		43,168		1,272		93,264
Operating income	$	127,545		11,497		(1,272)		137,770

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	$	24,411		—		—		24,411
Additions to property and equipment	$	58,742		15,378		—		74,120

(1)	Certain expenses that are not directly attributable to gathering and processing and water handling are managed and evaluated on a consolidated basis.

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	Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
	Gathering and		Water				Consolidated
(in thousands)	Processing		Handling		Unallocated ⁽¹⁾		Total
Revenues:
Revenue–Antero Resources	$	214,992		66,132		—		281,124
Revenue–third-party		—		383		—		383
Amortization of customer relationships		(9,271)		(8,397)		—		(17,668)
Total revenues		205,721		58,118		—		263,839
Operating expenses:
Direct operating		23,547		28,367		—		51,914
General and administrative		12,240		4,039		1,354		17,633
Facility idling		—		722		—		722
Depreciation		17,710		13,035		—		30,745
Accretion of asset retirement obligations		—		45		—		45
Loss on asset sale		467		—		—		467
Total operating expenses		53,964		46,208		1,354		101,526
Operating income	$	151,757		11,910		(1,354)		162,313

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	$	27,397		—		—		27,397
Additions to property and equipment, net	$	31,019		14,267		—		45,286

(1)	Certain expenses that are not directly attributable to gathering and processing and water handling are managed and evaluated on a consolidated basis.


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
	Gathering and		Water				Consolidated
(in thousands)	Processing		Handling		Unallocated ⁽¹⁾		Total
Revenues:
Revenue–Antero Resources	$	552,154		176,994		—		729,148
Revenue–third-party		—		2,288		—		2,288
Amortization of customer relationships		(27,814)		(25,190)		—		(53,004)
Total revenues		524,340		154,092		—		678,432
Operating expenses:
Direct operating		56,338		75,621		—		131,959
General and administrative		30,081		13,015		4,501		47,597
Facility idling		—		3,198		—		3,198
Depreciation		59,838		38,343		—		98,181
Impairment of property and equipment		1,130		2,572		—		3,702
Accretion of asset retirement obligations		—		178		—		178
Loss on settlement of asset retirement obligations		—		539		—		539
Gain on asset sale		(2,119)		(123)		—		(2,242)
Total operating expenses		145,268		133,343		4,501		283,112
Operating income	$	379,072		20,749		(4,501)		395,320

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	$	70,467		—		—		70,467
Additions to property and equipment	$	190,407		45,747		—		236,154

(1)	Certain expenses that are not directly attributable to gathering and processing and water handling are managed and evaluated on a consolidated basis.

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	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
	Gathering and		Water				Consolidated
(in thousands)	Processing		Handling		Unallocated ⁽¹⁾		Total
Revenues:
Revenue–Antero Resources	$	625,636		208,040		—		833,676
Revenue–third-party		—		929		—		929
Amortization of customer relationships		(27,814)		(25,190)		—		(53,004)
Total revenues		597,822		183,779		—		781,601
Operating expenses:
Direct operating		72,819		89,563		—		162,382
General and administrative		33,790		15,108		4,244		53,142
Facility idling		—		1,933		—		1,933
Depreciation		61,969		39,205		—		101,174
Accretion of asset retirement obligations		—		133		—		133
Loss on settlement of asset retirement obligations		—		620		—		620
Loss (gain) on asset sale		6,039		(3)		—		6,036
Total operating expenses		174,617		146,559		4,244		325,420
Operating income	$	423,205		37,220		(4,244)		456,181

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates	$	77,825		—		—		77,825
Additions to property and equipment, net	$	90,175		39,850		—		130,025

(1)	Certain expenses that are not directly attributable to gathering and processing and water handling are managed and evaluated on a consolidated basis.

The summarized total assets of the Company’s reportable segments are as follows:


			(Unaudited)
	December 31,		September 30,
(in thousands)	2022		2023
Gathering and Processing	$	4,711,069		4,697,346
Water Handling		1,079,297		1,060,290
Unallocated ⁽¹⁾		954		1,075
Total assets	$	5,791,320		5,758,711

(1)	Certain assets that are not directly attributable to gathering and processing and water handling are managed and evaluated on a consolidated basis.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report. The information provided below supplements, but does not form part of, our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that are based on the views and beliefs of our management, as well as assumptions and estimates made by our management. Actual results could differ materially from such forward-looking statements as a result of various risk factors, including those that may not be in the control of management. For further information on items that could impact our future operating performance or financial condition, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and the section entitled “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” We do not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements except as otherwise required by applicable law. In this section, references to “Antero Midstream,” “AM,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Antero Midstream Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires.

Overview

We are a growth-oriented midstream energy company formed to own, operate and develop midstream energy assets to primarily service Antero Resources’ production and completion activity. We believe that our strategically located assets and our relationship with Antero Resources have allowed us to become a leading midstream energy company serving the Appalachian Basin and present opportunities to expand our midstream services to other operators in the Appalachian Basin. Our assets consist of gathering pipelines, compressor stations and interests in processing and fractionation plants that collect and process production from Antero Resources’ wells in the Appalachian Basin in West Virginia and Ohio. Our assets also include two independent water handling systems that deliver water from the Ohio River and several regional waterways. These water handling systems consist of permanent buried pipelines, surface pipelines and water storage facilities, as well as pumping stations, blending facilities and impoundments. Portions of these water handling systems are also utilized to transport flowback and produced water. These services are provided by us directly or through third-parties with which we contract.

Market Conditions and Business Trends

Commodity Markets

Prices for natural gas, NGLs and oil have decreased during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the same periods of 2022. While substantially all of our revenues are based on fixed-fee contracts that are not directly impacted by changes in commodity prices, commodity price changes do impact the revenues and cash flows of Antero Resources, and Antero Resources’ drilling and development plan does have a direct impact on our gathering, compression and water handling services, revenues and cash flows. In the current economic environment, we expect that commodity prices for some or all of the commodities produced by Antero Resources could remain volatile. However, due to Antero Resources’ improved liquidity and leverage position as compared to historical levels, we do not expect to experience significant variability in our throughput volumes resulting from volatile commodity prices.

Growth Incentive Fee Program with Antero Resources

Our 2019 gathering and compression agreement with Antero Resources includes a growth incentive fee program whereby we agreed to provide quarterly fee rebates to Antero Resources through December 31, 2023, contingent upon Antero Resources achieving volumetric growth targets on low pressure gathering. Antero Resources’ throughput gathered under the Marcellus gathering and compression agreements is not considered in the low pressure gathering volume targets. If actual low pressure volumes are below the lowest threshold for the respective period, Antero Resources will not earn a reduction in low pressure gathering fees.

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The growth incentive fee rebate program expires December 31, 2023, and the following table summarizes the remaining low pressure gathering growth incentive targets through the remainder of 2023:


	Low Pressure Gathering	Quarterly Fee
	Volume Growth Incentive	Reduction
	Targets (MMcf/d)	(in millions)
Calendar Year 2023
Threshold 1	>2,900 and <3,150	$	12.0
Threshold 2	>3,150 and <3,400		15.5
Threshold 3	>3,400		19.0

During the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2023, Antero Resources delivered low pressure gathering volumes under the 2019 gathering and compression agreement of 2,952 MMcf/d and 3,135 MMcf/d, respectively, and as a result, earned a quarterly fee reduction of $12 million during both periods. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2023, Antero Resources earned $36 million in fee reductions during each of the periods.

Economic Indicators

The economy experienced elevated inflation levels as a result of global supply and demand imbalances, where global demand outpaced supplies beginning in 2021 and continuing through the first three quarters of 2023. For example, the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) for all urban consumers increased 8% from September 2021 to September 2022 and an additional 4% from September 2022 to September 2023 as compared to the Federal Reserve’s stated goal of 2%. In order to manage the inflation risk present in the United States’ economy, the Federal Reserve utilized monetary policy in the form of interest rate increases beginning in March 2022 in an effort to bring the inflation rate in line with its stated goal of 2% on a long-term basis. Between March 2022 and July 2023, the Federal Reserve increased the federal funds interest rate by 5.25%. While inflationary pressures in the United States’ economy have begun to subside, we continue to be impacted by the increased federal funds interest rate. See “—Results of Operations” for additional information.

The economy also continues to be impacted by global events. These events have often caused global supply chain disruptions with additional pressure due to trade sanctions on Russia and other global trade restrictions, among others. However, neither our nor Antero Resources’ supply chain has experienced any significant interruptions due to such events.

Inflationary pressures and supply chain disruptions could result in further increases to our operating and capital costs that are not fixed. However, our gathering and compression and water agreements provide for annual CPI-based adjustments that mitigate a portion of such inflationary pressures.

These economic variables are beyond our control and may adversely impact our business, financial condition, results of operations and future cash flows.

Results of Operations

We have two operating segments: (i) gathering and processing and (ii) water handling. The gathering and processing segment includes a network of gathering pipelines and compressor stations that collect and process production from Antero Resources’ wells in the Appalachian Basin, as well as equity in earnings from our investments in the Joint Venture and Stonewall. The Joint Venture and Stonewall provide processing and fractionation services and high-pressure gas gathering services, respectively, in the Appalachian Basin. The water handling segment includes (i) two independent systems that deliver water from sources including the Ohio River, local reservoirs and several regional waterways, and (ii) other fluid handling services, which include high rate transfer, wastewater transportation, disposal and blending.

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Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2023

The operating results of our reportable segments are as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
	Gathering and		Water				Consolidated
(in thousands)	Processing		Handling		Unallocated ⁽¹⁾		Total
Revenues:
Revenue–Antero Resources	$	197,640		61,411		—		259,051
Revenue–third-party		—		1,651		—		1,651
Gathering—low pressure fee rebate		(12,000)		—		—		(12,000)
Amortization of customer relationships		(9,271)		(8,397)		—		(17,668)
Total revenues		176,369		54,665		—		231,034
Operating expenses:
Direct operating		19,813		26,835		—		46,648
General and administrative (excluding equity-based compensation)		5,657		1,300		1,077		8,034
Equity-based compensation		4,233		1,125		195		5,553
Facility idling		—		865		—		865
Depreciation		21,177		13,029		—		34,206
Accretion of asset retirement obligations		—		50		—		50
Gain on asset sale		(2,056)		(36)		—		(2,092)
Total operating expenses		48,824		43,168		1,272		93,264
Operating income		127,545		11,497		(1,272)		137,770
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net		—		—		(47,835)		(47,835)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates		24,411		—		—		24,411
Total other income (expense)		24,411		—		(47,835)		(23,424)
Income before income taxes		151,956		11,497		(49,107)		114,346
Income tax expense		—		—		(30,332)		(30,332)
Net income and comprehensive income	$	151,956		11,497		(79,439)		84,014

Adjusted EBITDA ⁽²⁾							$	223,120

(1)	Corporate expenses that are not directly attributable to either the gathering and processing or water handling segments.

(2)	Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. For a discussion of this measure, including a reconciliation to its most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, see “—Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

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	Three Months Ended September 30, 2023
	Gathering and		Water				Consolidated
(in thousands)	Processing		Handling		Unallocated ⁽¹⁾		Total
Revenues:
Revenue–Antero Resources	$	226,992		66,132		—		293,124
Revenue–third-party		—		383		—		383
Gathering—low pressure fee rebate		(12,000)		—		—		(12,000)
Amortization of customer relationships		(9,271)		(8,397)		—		(17,668)
Total revenues		205,721		58,118		—		263,839
Operating expenses:
Direct operating		23,547		28,367		—		51,914
General and administrative (excluding equity-based compensation)		5,797		2,383		1,104		9,284
Equity-based compensation		6,443		1,656		250		8,349
Facility idling		—		722		—		722
Depreciation		17,710		13,035		—		30,745
Accretion of asset retirement obligations		—		45		—		45
Loss on asset sale		467		—		—		467
Total operating expenses		53,964		46,208		1,354		101,526
Operating income		151,757		11,910		(1,354)		162,313
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net		—		—		(55,233)		(55,233)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates		27,397		—		—		27,397
Total other income (expense)		27,397		—		(55,233)		(27,836)
Income before income taxes		179,154		11,910		(56,587)		134,477
Income tax expense		—		—		(36,657)		(36,657)
Net income and comprehensive income	$	179,154		11,910		(93,244)		97,820

Adjusted EBITDA ⁽²⁾							$	250,917

(1)	Corporate expenses that are not directly attributable to either the gathering and processing or water handling segments.

(2)	Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. For a discussion of this measure, including a reconciliation to its most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, see “—Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

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The operating data for Antero Midstream is as follows:


	Three Months Ended				Amount of
	September 30,				Increase		Percentage
	2022		2023		or Decrease		Change
Operating Data:
Gathering—low pressure (MMcf)		271,569		305,676		34,107		13	%
Compression (MMcf)		257,025		300,967		43,942		17	%
Gathering—high pressure (MMcf)		257,757		269,986		12,229		5	%
Fresh water delivery (MBbl)		9,515		9,750		235		2	%
Other fluid handling (MBbl)		5,280		4,961		(319)		(6)	%
Wells serviced by fresh water delivery		18		15		(3)		(17)	%
Gathering—low pressure (MMcf/d)		2,952		3,323		371		13	%
Compression (MMcf/d)		2,794		3,271		477		17	%
Gathering—high pressure (MMcf/d)		2,802		2,935		133		5	%
Fresh water delivery (MBbl/d)		103		106		3		3	%
Other fluid handling (MBbl/d)		57		54		(3)		(5)	%
Average Realized Fees:
Average gathering—low pressure fee ($/Mcf)	$	0.34		0.35		0.01		3	%
Average compression fee ($/Mcf)	$	0.21		0.21		—		*
Average gathering—high pressure fee ($/Mcf)	$	0.21		0.21		—		*
Average fresh water delivery fee ($/Bbl)	$	4.04		4.20		0.16		4	%
Joint Venture Operating Data:
Processing—Joint Venture (MMcf)		135,611		148,672		13,061		10	%
Fractionation—Joint Venture (MBbl)		3,287		3,680		393		12	%
Processing—Joint Venture (MMcf/d)		1,474		1,616		142		10	%
Fractionation—Joint Venture (MBbl/d)		36		40		4		11	%

*	Not meaningful or applicable.

Revenues. Total revenues increased by 14%, from $231 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 to $264 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. Total revenues included amortization of customer relationships of $18 million for each of the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2023. Gathering and processing revenues increased by 17%, from $176 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 to $206 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. Water handling revenues increased by 6%, from $55 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 to $58 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. These fluctuations primarily resulted from the following:

Gathering and Processing

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Low pressure gathering revenue increased $15 million period over period primarily due to increased throughput volumes of 34 Bcf, or 371 MMcf/d, and increases in our low pressure gathering rates as a result of annual CPI-based adjustments. Low pressure gathering volumes increased between periods primarily due to 336 additional wells being connected to our system since September 30, 2022, of which 253 wells were connected to the assets we acquired during the fourth quarter of 2022.

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Compression revenue increased $11 million period over period primarily due to increased throughput volumes of 44 Bcf, or 477 MMcf/d, and increases in our compression rates as a result of annual CPI-based adjustments. Compression volumes increased between periods primarily due to 336 additional wells being connected to our system since September 30, 2022, of which 253 were connected to the assets we acquired during the fourth quarter of 2022, and the addition of 12 compressor stations that were acquired during the fourth quarter of 2022.

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High pressure gathering revenue increased $4 million period over period primarily due to increased throughput volumes of 12 Bcf, or 133 MMcf/d, and an increase to the high pressure gathering rate as a result of annual CPI-based adjustments. High pressure gathering volumes increased between periods primarily due to 83 additional wells being connected to our system since September 30, 2022. The assets acquired during 2022 were already connected to high pressure systems operated by us or third-parties prior to such acquisitions, and therefore, the 253 wells connected to the acquired assets did not increase the throughput on our high pressure gathering system.

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Water Handling

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Fresh water delivery revenue increased $2 million period over period primarily due to a 3% increase to the fresh water delivery rate for our long-term contract with Antero Resources as a result of the annual CPI-based adjustment and higher fresh water delivery volumes of 235 MBbl, or 3 MBbl/d, between periods. Fresh water delivery volumes increased between periods due to timing of well completions by Antero Resources.

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Other fluid handling services revenue increased $1 million period over period primarily due to increased costs related to inflationary pressures that impact our cost plus 3% and cost of service rates during the three months ended September 30, 2023, partially offset by lower other fluid handling volumes of 319 MBbl, or 3 MBbl/d, between periods.

Direct operating expenses. Direct operating expenses increased by 11%, from $47 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 to $52 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. Gathering and processing direct operating expenses increased by 19%, from $20 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 to $24 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to 12 compressor stations that were acquired during the fourth quarter of 2022. Water handling direct operating expenses increased by 6%, from $27 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 to $28 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to higher fresh water delivery volumes between periods.

General and administrative (excluding equity-based compensation) expenses. General and administrative expenses (excluding equity-based compensation expense) remained relatively consistent at $8 million and $9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2023, respectively.

Equity-based compensation expenses. Equity-based compensation expenses increased from $6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 to $8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to an increase in the annual equity awards granted during the first quarter of 2023 as compared to prior years, which were temporarily and significantly reduced during 2020 and supplemented by our cash awards program. Our equity awards vest over three or four year service periods, and our equity incentive program began returning to normal levels in 2021. See Note 9—Equity-Based Compensation and Cash Awards to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.

Depreciation expense. Depreciation expense decreased from $34 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 to $31 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to $5 million of lower expense between periods on the phased early retirement of an underutilized compressor station, partially offset by $1 million for our assets acquired during the fourth quarter of 2022 and $1 million related to assets placed in service between periods. The phased early retirement of the underutilized compressor station began in the second quarter of 2022 and was completed during the first half of 2023, and allowed us to relocate and reuse the compressor units and equipment to (i) expand an existing compressor station and (ii) contribute to a new compressor station. There were certain costs associated with the underutilized compressor station that could not be relocated or reused, and such costs were fully depreciated during the first half of 2023.

Interest expense. Interest expense increased by 15%, from $48 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 to $55 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to the increased interest rates on our Credit Facility as a result of higher benchmark rates during the three months ended September 30, 2023 and higher Credit Facility borrowings between periods primarily as a result of our asset acquisitions in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates. Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates increased by 12%, from $24 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 to $27 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to increased processing and fractionation volumes and higher processing and fractionation fees as a result of annual CPI-based adjustments between periods.

Income tax expense. Income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2023 was $30 million and $37 million, respectively, which reflects effective tax rates of 26.5% and 27.3%, respectively. This income tax expense increase was primarily due to higher pre-tax income between periods.

Net income. Net income increased by 16%, from $84 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 to $98 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was primarily due to higher revenues from the gathering and processing and water handling segments, higher equity in earnings from unconsolidated affiliates and lower depreciation expense between periods, partially offset by higher interest expense, direct operating expenses and equity-based compensation expense between periods.

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Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA increased by 12%, from $223 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 to $251 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase between periods was primarily due to higher revenues in the gathering and processing and water handling segments and higher distributions from unconsolidated affiliates, partially offset by higher direct operating expenses. For a discussion of the non-GAAP financial measure Adjusted EBITDA, including a reconciliation to its most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, read “—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023

The operating results of our reportable segments are as follows:


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
	Gathering and		Water				Consolidated
(in thousands)	Processing		Handling		Unallocated ⁽¹⁾		Total
Revenues:
Revenue–Antero Resources	$	588,154		176,994		—		765,148
Revenue–third-party		—		2,288		—		2,288
Gathering—low pressure fee rebate		(36,000)		—		—		(36,000)
Amortization of customer relationships		(27,814)		(25,190)		—		(53,004)
Total revenues		524,340		154,092		—		678,432
Operating expenses:
Direct operating		56,338		75,621		—		131,959
General and administrative (excluding equity-based compensation)		19,490		10,230		3,851		33,571
Equity-based compensation		10,591		2,785		650		14,026
Facility idling		—		3,198		—		3,198
Depreciation		59,838		38,343		—		98,181
Impairment of property and equipment		1,130		2,572		—		3,702
Accretion of asset retirement obligations		—		178		—		178
Loss on settlement of asset retirement obligations		—		539		—		539
Gain on asset sale		(2,119)		(123)		—		(2,242)
Total operating expenses		145,268		133,343		4,501		283,112
Operating income		379,072		20,749		(4,501)		395,320
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net		—		—		(137,540)		(137,540)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates		70,467		—		—		70,467
Total other income (expense)		70,467		—		(137,540)		(67,073)
Income before income taxes		449,539		20,749		(142,041)		328,247
Income tax expense		—		—		(84,798)		(84,798)
Net income and comprehensive income	$	449,539		20,749		(226,839)		243,449

Adjusted EBITDA ⁽²⁾							$	653,178

(1)	Corporate expenses that are not directly attributable to either the gathering and processing or water handling segments.

(2)	Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. For a discussion of this measure, including a reconciliation to its most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, see “—Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

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	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
	Gathering and		Water				Consolidated
(in thousands)	Processing		Handling		Unallocated ⁽¹⁾		Total
Revenues:
Revenue–Antero Resources	$	661,636		208,040		—		869,676
Revenue–third-party		—		929		—		929
Gathering—low pressure fee rebate		(36,000)		—		—		(36,000)
Amortization of customer relationships		(27,814)		(25,190)		—		(53,004)
Total revenues		597,822		183,779		—		781,601
Operating expenses:
Direct operating		72,819		89,563		—		162,382
General and administrative (excluding equity-based compensation)		16,695		9,709		3,563		29,967
Equity-based compensation		17,095		5,399		681		23,175
Facility idling		—		1,933		—		1,933
Depreciation		61,969		39,205		—		101,174
Accretion of asset retirement obligations		—		133		—		133
Loss on settlement of asset retirement obligations		—		620		—		620
Loss (gain) on asset sale		6,039		(3)		—		6,036
Total operating expenses		174,617		146,559		4,244		325,420
Operating income		423,205		37,220		(4,244)		456,181
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net		—		—		(165,245)		(165,245)
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates		77,825		—		—		77,825
Total other income (expense)		77,825		—		(165,245)		(87,420)
Income before income taxes		501,030		37,220		(169,489)		368,761
Income tax expense		—		—		(97,422)		(97,422)
Net income and comprehensive income	$	501,030		37,220		(266,911)		271,339

Adjusted EBITDA ⁽²⁾							$	735,223

(1)	Corporate expenses that are not directly attributable to either the gathering and processing or water handling segments.

(2)	Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. For a discussion of this measure, including a reconciliation to its most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, see “—Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

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The operating data for Antero Midstream is as follows:


	Nine Months Ended				Amount of
	September 30,				Increase		Percentage
	2022		2023		or Decrease		Change
Operating Data:
Gathering—low pressure (MMcf)		805,598		891,805		86,207		11	%
Compression (MMcf)		763,143		879,130		115,987		15	%
Gathering—high pressure (MMcf)		773,336		788,005		14,669		2	%
Fresh water delivery (MBbl)		27,437		30,445		3,008		11	%
Other fluid handling (MBbl)		14,182		14,879		697		5	%
Wells serviced by fresh water delivery		54		61		7		13	%
Gathering—low pressure (MMcf/d)		2,951		3,267		316		11	%
Compression (MMcf/d)		2,795		3,220		425		15	%
Gathering—high pressure (MMcf/d)		2,833		2,886		53		2	%
Fresh water delivery (MBbl/d)		101		112		11		11	%
Other fluid handling (MBbl/d)		52		55		3		6	%
Average Realized Fees:
Average gathering—low pressure fee ($/Mcf)	$	0.34		0.35		0.01		3	%
Average compression fee ($/Mcf)	$	0.21		0.21		—		*
Average gathering—high pressure fee ($/Mcf)	$	0.21		0.21		—		*
Average fresh water delivery fee ($/Bbl)	$	4.07		4.21		0.14		3	%
Joint Venture Operating Data:
Processing—Joint Venture (MMcf)		404,517		430,058		25,541		6	%
Fractionation—Joint Venture (MBbl)		9,732		10,455		723		7	%
Processing—Joint Venture (MMcf/d)		1,482		1,575		93		6	%
Fractionation—Joint Venture (MBbl/d)		36		38		2		6	%

*	Not meaningful or applicable.

Revenues. Total revenues increased by 15%, from $678 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $782 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Total revenues included amortization of customer relationships of $53 million for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2023. Gathering and processing revenues increased by 14%, from $524 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $598 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Water handling revenues increased by 19%, from $154 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $184 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. These fluctuations primarily resulted from the following:

Gathering and Processing

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Low pressure gathering revenue increased $38 million period over period primarily due to increased throughput volumes of 86 Bcf, or 316 MMcf/d, and increases in our low pressure gathering rates as a result of annual CPI-based adjustments. Low pressure gathering volumes increased between periods primarily due to 336 additional wells being connected to our system since September 30, 2022, of which 253 wells were connected to the assets we acquired during the fourth quarter of 2022.

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Compression revenue increased $28 million period over period primarily due to increased throughput volumes of 116 Bcf, or 425 MMcf/d, and increases in our compression rates as a result of annual CPI-based adjustments. Compression volumes increased between periods primarily due to the 336 additional wells being connected to our system since September 30, 2022, of which 253 were connected to the assets we acquired during the fourth quarter of 2022, and the addition of 12 compressor stations that were acquired during the fourth quarter of 2022.

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High pressure gathering revenue increased $8 million period over period primarily due to an increase to the high pressure gathering rate as a result of an annual CPI-based adjustment and increased throughput volumes of 15 Bcf, or 53 MMcf/d. The high pressure gathering volumes increased period over period primarily due to 83 additional wells being connected to our high pressure system since September 30, 2022. The assets acquired during 2022 were already connected to high pressure systems operated by us or third-parties prior to such acquisitions, and therefore, the 253 wells connected to the acquired assets did not increase the throughput on our high pressure gathering system.

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Water Handling

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Fresh water delivery revenue increased $17 million period over period primarily due to increased fresh water delivery volumes of 3 MMBbl, or 11 MBbl/d, and a 3% increase to the fresh water delivery rate for our long-term contract with Antero Resources as a result of the annual CPI-based adjustment. Fresh water delivery volumes increased between periods due to higher well completions by Antero Resources.

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Other fluid handling services revenue increased $13 million period over period primarily due to increased costs, partially due to inflationary pressures that impact our cost plus 3% and cost of service rates during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and higher other fluid handling volumes of 1 MMBl, or 3 MBbl/d, between periods.

Direct operating expenses. Direct operating expenses increased by 23%, from $132 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $162 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Gathering and processing direct operating expenses increased by 29%, from $56 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $73 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to 12 compressor stations that were acquired during the fourth quarter of 2022 and increased heavy maintenance expense between periods. Water handling direct operating expenses increased by 18%, from $76 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $89 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to higher wastewater trucking rates and volumes, and an increased number of locations connected to our water blending system between periods.

General and administrative (excluding equity-based compensation) expenses. General and administrative expenses (excluding equity-based compensation expense) decreased by 11%, from $34 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $30 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to lower legal costs associated with the Veolia legal matter between periods and lower costs allocated to us from Antero Resources. See Note 14—Contingencies to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.

Equity-based compensation expenses. Equity-based compensation expenses increased from $14 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $23 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to an increase in the annual equity awards granted during the first half of 2023 as compared to prior years, which were temporarily and significantly reduced during 2020 and supplemented by our cash awards program. Our equity awards vest over three or four year service periods, and our equity incentive program began returning to normal levels in 2021. See Note 9—Equity-Based Compensation and Cash Awards to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.

Depreciation expense. Depreciation expense increased by 3%, from $98 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $101 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. This increase was primarily due to $4 million for our assets acquired during the fourth quarter of 2022 and $1 million related to assets placed in service between periods, partially offset by $2 million of lower expense on the phased early retirement of an underutilized compressor station. The phased early retirement of the underutilized compressor station began in the second quarter of 2022 and was completed during the first half of 2023, and allowed us to relocate and reuse the compressor units and equipment to (i) expand an existing compressor station and (ii) contribute to a new compressor station. There were certain costs associated with the underutilized compressor station that could not be relocated or reused, and such costs were fully depreciated during the first half of 2023.

Impairment of property and equipment expense. Impairment of property and equipment expense of $4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was primarily due to (i) a write-down of the Clearwater Facility related to the retirement obligation for the facility and (ii) cancelled projects. There were no impairments of property and equipment during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Loss (gain) on asset sale. Gain on asset sale of $2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was primarily due to (i) the sale of four compressor engines, (ii) reimbursement of certain cancelled project costs and (iii) sales of miscellaneous equipment and excess pipe inventory. Loss on asset sale of $6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily due to sales of miscellaneous equipment.

Interest expense. Interest expense increased by 20%, from $138 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $165 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to increased interest rates on our Credit Facility due to higher benchmark rates during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and higher borrowings on our Credit Facility between periods primarily as a result of our asset acquisitions in the fourth quarter of 2022.

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Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates. Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates increased by 10%, from $70 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $78 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to increased processing and fractionation volumes and higher processing and fractionation fees as a result of annual CPI-based adjustments between periods.

Income tax expense. Income tax expense increased by 15%, from $85 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $97 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, which reflects effective tax rates of 25.8% and 26.4%, respectively. This income tax expense increase was primarily due to higher pre-tax income between periods.

Net income. Net income increased by 11%, from $243 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $271 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 primarily due to higher revenues from the gathering and processing and water handling segments, higher equity in earnings from unconsolidated affiliates and lower general and administrative costs, excluding equity-based compensation expense between periods, partially offset by higher direct operating expenses, interest expense, depreciation expense and equity-based compensation expense between periods.

Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA increased by 13%, from $653 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 to $735 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase between periods was primarily due to higher revenues in the gathering and processing and water handling segments, lower general and administrative costs, excluding equity-based compensation expense, and higher distributions from unconsolidated affiliates, partially offset by higher direct operating expenses. For a discussion of the non-GAAP financial measure Adjusted EBITDA, including a reconciliation to its most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, see “—Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

Capital Resources and Liquidity

Sources and Uses of Cash

Capital resources and liquidity are provided by operating cash flows and available borrowings under our Credit Facility and capital market transactions. See Note 7—Long-Term Debt to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. We expect that the combination of these capital resources will be adequate to meet our working capital requirements, capital expenditures program and expected quarterly cash dividends for at least the next 12 months.

Our Board of Directors (the “Board”) declared a cash dividend on the shares of our common stock of $0.2250 per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. The dividend is payable on November 8, 2023 to stockholders of record as of October 25, 2023. Our Board also declared a cash dividend of $138 thousand on the shares of Series A Preferred Stock that is payable on November 14, 2023 in accordance with their terms as discussed in Note 11—Equity and Earnings Per Common Share. As of September 30, 2023, there were dividends in the amount of $69 thousand accumulated in arrears on our Series A Preferred Stock.

We expect our future cash requirements relating to working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and quarterly cash dividends to our stockholders will be funded from cash flows internally generated from our operations or borrowings under the Credit Facility.

As of September 30, 2023, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Cash Flows

The following table summarizes our cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2023:


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2022		2023
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	530,976		570,742
Net cash used in investing activities		(215,956)		(129,508)
Net cash used in financing activities		(315,020)		(441,234)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	$	—		—

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Operating activities. Net cash provided by operating activities was $531 million and $571 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2023, respectively. The increase in cash flows provided by operations between periods was primarily the result of higher revenues in the gathering and processing and water handling segments as well as higher distributions from unconsolidated affiliates, partially offset by higher direct operating and interest expenses and changes in working capital.

Investing activities. Net cash flows used in investing activities was $216 million and $130 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2023, respectively. The decrease in cash flows used in investing activities between periods was primarily due to decreased capital spending for our gathering systems and facilities and water handling systems of $100 million and $6 million, respectively, primarily as a result of fewer capital projects between periods, partially offset by a $17 million return of capital distribution from the Joint Venture for a processing plant held in inventory that was sold by the Joint Venture during the third quarter of 2022 and a $3 million decrease in asset sale proceeds between periods.

Financing activities. Net cash used in financing activities was $315 million and $441 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2023, respectively. The increase in cash flows used in financing activities between periods was primarily due to net repayments on our Credit Facility of $106 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, as compared to net borrowings on our Credit Facility of $18 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

2023 Capital Investment

On April 26, 2023, we announced a revised capital budget with a range of $180 million to $200 million, which reflects a decrease in our expected capital spending of $15 million. This revised capital budget continues to include growth capital supporting the increased volumes expected from Antero Resources’ drilling partnership in addition to its development capital program for 2023. Our capital budgets may be adjusted as business conditions warrant. Additionally, we monitor our existing assets and look for opportunities to reuse or otherwise repurpose assets in an effort to optimize our capital efficiency.

Our capital expenditures were as follows:


	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	September 30, 2023		September 30, 2023
Gathering systems and facilities	$	42,579		98,303
Water handling systems		14,692		40,893
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates		—		262
Total capital expenditures	$	57,271		139,458

Debt Agreements

See Note 7—Long-Term Debt to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and to “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in our 2022 Form 10-K for information on our debt agreements.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We use Adjusted EBITDA as an important indicator of our performance. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income before net interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation, impairment of property and equipment, accretion of asset retirement obligations, equity-based compensation, excluding equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, amortization of customer relationships, loss on early extinguishment of debt, loss on settlement of asset retirement obligations, loss (gain) on asset sale and including distributions from unconsolidated affiliates.

We use Adjusted EBITDA to assess:

● the financial performance of our assets, without regard to financing methods, capital structure or historical cost basis;

● our operating performance and return on capital as compared to other publicly traded companies in the midstream energy sector, without regard to financing or capital structure; and

● the viability of acquisitions and other capital expenditure projects.

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Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to Adjusted EBITDA is net income. The non-GAAP financial measure of Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to the GAAP measure of net income. Adjusted EBITDA presentations are not made in accordance with GAAP and have important limitations as an analytical tool because they include some, but not all, items that affect net income. You should not consider Adjusted EBITDA in isolation or as a substitute for analyses of results as reported under GAAP. Our definition of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other corporations.

The following table represents a reconciliation of our Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
(in thousands)	2022		2023		2022		2023
Net income	$	84,014		97,820		243,449		271,339
Interest expense, net		47,835		55,233		137,540		165,245
Income tax expense		30,332		36,657		84,798		97,422
Depreciation expense		34,206		30,745		98,181		101,174
Impairment of property and equipment		—		—		3,702		—
Accretion of asset retirement obligations		50		45		178		133
Equity-based compensation		5,553		8,349		14,026		23,175
Amortization of customer relationships		17,668		17,668		53,004		53,004
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates		(24,411)		(27,397)		(70,467)		(77,825)
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliates		29,965		31,330		90,470		94,900
Loss on settlement of asset retirement obligations		—		—		539		620
Loss (gain) on asset sale		(2,092)		467		(2,242)		6,036
Adjusted EBITDA	$	223,120		250,917		653,178		735,223

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent liabilities. Certain accounting policies involve judgments and uncertainties to such an extent that there is reasonable likelihood that materially different amounts could have been reported under different conditions, or if different assumptions had been used. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on a regular basis. We base our 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 the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates and assumptions used in preparation of our financial statements. We provide expanded discussion of our more significant accounting policies, estimates and judgments in the 2022 Form 10-K. We believe these accounting policies reflect our more significant estimates and assumptions used in preparation of our financial statements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

The primary objective of the following information is to provide forward-looking quantitative and qualitative information about our potential exposure to market risk. The term “market risk” refers to the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in commodity prices and interest rates. The disclosures are not meant to be precise indicators of expected future losses, but rather indicators of reasonably possible losses. This forward-looking information provides indicators of how we view and manage our ongoing market risk exposures.

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Commodity Price Risk

Our gathering and compression and water services agreements with Antero Resources provide for fixed-fee and cost of service fee structures, and we intend to continue to pursue additional fixed-fee or cost of service fee opportunities with Antero Resources and third parties in order to avoid direct commodity price exposure. However, to the extent that our future contractual arrangements with Antero Resources or third parties do not provide for fixed-fee or cost of service fee structures, we may become subject to commodity price risk. We are subject to commodity price risks to the extent that they impact Antero Resources’ development program and production and therefore our gathering, compression, and water handling volumes. We cannot predict to what extent our business would be impacted by lower commodity prices and any resulting impact on Antero Resources’ operations.

Interest Rate Risk

Our primary exposure to interest rate risk results from outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility, which has a floating interest rate. We do not currently, but may in the future, hedge the interest on portions of our borrowings under the Credit Facility from time-to-time in order to manage risks associated with floating interest rates. At September 30, 2023, we had $676 million of borrowings and no letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility. A 1.0% increase in the Credit Facility interest rate would have resulted in an estimated $5 million increase in interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Credit Risk

We are dependent on Antero Resources as our primary customer, and we expect to derive substantially all of our revenues from Antero Resources for the foreseeable future. As a result, any event, whether in our area of operations or otherwise, that adversely affects Antero Resources’ production, drilling schedule, financial condition, leverage, market reputation, liquidity, results of operations or cash flows may adversely affect our revenues and operating results.

Further, we are subject to the risk of non-payment or non-performance by Antero Resources, including with respect to our gathering and compression and water handling services agreements. We cannot predict the extent to which Antero Resources’ business would be impacted if conditions in the energy industry were to deteriorate, nor can we estimate the impact such conditions would have on Antero Resources’ ability to execute its drilling and development program or to perform under our agreements. Any material non-payment or non-performance by Antero Resources could adversely affect our revenues and operating results and our ability to return capital to stockholders.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act, we have evaluated, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. Based upon that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2023 at a reasonable assurance level.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the three months ended September 30, 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Our operations are subject to a variety of risks and disputes normally incident to our business. As a result, we may, at any given time, be a defendant in various legal proceedings and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business.

We maintain insurance policies with insurers in amounts and with coverage and deductibles that we, with the advice of our insurance advisors and brokers, believe are reasonable and prudent. We cannot, however, assure you that this insurance will be adequate to protect us from all material expenses related to potential future claims for personal and property damage or that these levels of insurance will be available in the future at economical prices.

See Note 14—Contingencies to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

We are subject to certain risks and hazards due to the nature of the business activities we conduct. For a discussion of these risks, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the 2022 Form 10-K. There have been no material changes to the risks described in such report. We may experience additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us. Furthermore, as a result of developments occurring in the future, conditions that we currently deem to be immaterial may also materially and adversely affect us.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table sets forth our common stock share purchase activity for each period presented:


					Approximate
				Total Number of	Dollar Value of
	Total Number	Average Price		Shares Purchased	Shares that May
	of Shares	Paid per		as Part of Publicly	Yet be Purchased
Period	Purchased ⁽¹⁾	Share		Announced Plans	Under the Plan
July 1, 2023 – July 31, 2023	208	$	11.74	—	$	—
August 1, 2023 – August 31, 2023	—		—	—		—
September 1, 2023 – September 30, 2023	—		—	—		—
Total	208	$	11.74	—

(1)	The total number of shares purchased represents shares of our common stock transferred to us in order to satisfy tax withholding obligations incurred upon the vesting of equity awards held by our employees.

Item 5. Other INFORMATION.

None.

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Item 6. Exhibits


Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
3.1		Certificate of Conversion of Antero Midstream Corporation, dated March 12, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 001-38075) filed on March 12, 2019).
3.2		Certificate of Incorporation of Antero Midstream Corporation, dated March 12, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 001-38075) filed on March 12, 2019).
3.3		Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of Antero Midstream Corporation, dated June 8, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 001-38075) filed on June 8, 2023).
3.4		Amended and Restated Bylaws of Antero Midstream Corporation, dated February 14, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission File No. 001-38075) filed on February 15, 2023).
3.5		Certificate of Designations of Antero Midstream Corporation, dated March 12, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 001-38075) filed on March 12, 2019).
31.1	*	Certification of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 7241).
31.2	*	Certification of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 7241).
32.1	*	Certification of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350).
32.2	*	Certification of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350).
101	*	The following financial information from this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Antero Midstream Corporation for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

The exhibits marked with the asterisk symbol (*) are filed or furnished with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.



ANTERO MIDSTREAM CORPORATION

By:	/s/ BRENDAN E. KRUEGER
	Brendan E. Krueger
	Chief Financial Officer, Vice President – Finance and Treasurer

Date:	October 25, 2023

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