| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Durango Acquisition
On May 9, 2024, Kinetik Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Durango MIPA”) with Durango Midstream LLC, an affiliate of Morgan Stanley Energy Partners (the “Durango Seller”), and Kinetik Holdings, LP, a subsidiary of the Company (the “Partnership”), pursuant to which the Partnership has agreed to purchase all of the membership interests of Durango Permian, LLC (“Durango”) from Durango Seller for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $765 million (the “Durango Acquisition”), consisting of (i) $315 million of cash to be paid at closing, (ii) approximately 3.8 shares of Class C Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share of the Company (“Class C Common Stock”) (and an equivalent number of common units in the Partnership (“OpCo Units”)), to be issued at closing and (iii) approximately 7.7 million shares of Class C Common Stock (and an equivalent number of OpCo Units) to be issued on July 1, 2025. Durango Seller is also entitled to a $75 million earn out in cash contingent upon the Kings Landing gas processing complex in Eddy County, New Mexico (the “Kings Landing Project”), which is currently under construction, being placed into service (the “Kings Landing Earnout”). The Kings Landing Earnout is subject to certain adjustments for capital costs associated with the Kings Landing Project. The Durango Acquisition is expected to close in the second quarter of 2024, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
In connection with the closing of the Durango Acquisition, the Company, the Partnership and the Durango Seller will enter into a board observer rights agreement (the “Observer Rights Agreement”) and a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the Observer Rights Agreement, Durango Seller will be entitled to appoint one observer to the board of directors of the Company for so long as it has the right to receive Deferred Consideration (as defined in the Durango MIPA) and until the date that it ceases to hold at least 6,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Class A Common Stock”) or Class C Common Stock. The Observer Rights Agreement is attached to the Durango MIPA as Exhibit G.
Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company will agree to file a registration statement, within 180 days of closing, registering for resale shares of Class A Common Stock issuable or issued upon exchange of the shares of Class C Common Stock and OpCo Units received by Durango Seller pursuant to the Durango MIPA (the “Registrable Securities”). Durango Seller will also have the right to demand that the Company undertake an underwritten offering of Registrable Securities so long as such offering is expected to result in proceeds of at least $100 million, subject to certain other limitations. In addition, Durango Seller will have certain “piggyback” rights if the Company or other holders of the Company’s securities undertake an underwritten offering, subject to customary cutbacks. Durango Seller will also agree, subject to certain customary exceptions, not to directly or indirectly sell, offer or agree to sell, or otherwise transfer, or loan or pledge, through swap or hedging transactions, or grant any option to purchase, make any short sale or otherwise dispose of the OpCo Units and shares of Class C Common Stock (and any shares of Class A Common Stock issued upon redemption thereof) issued to Durango Seller at closing for 364 days. The form of Registration Rights Agreement is attached to the Durango MIPA as Exhibit H.
The foregoing description of the Durango MIPA is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full and complete terms of the Durango MIPA, which is included as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
GCX Sale
Also on May 9, 2024, the Company entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “GCX Purchase Agreement”) with GCX Pipeline, LLC, an affiliate of ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC (the “GCX Buyer”), pursuant to which the Company has agreed to sell its 16% membership interest in Gulf Coast Express Pipeline LLC (“GCX”) to the GCX Buyer for a total purchase price of $540 million (the “GCX Sale”), consisting of $510 million of cash (subject to customary adjustments) at closing and an additional $30 million earn out in cash upon the approval by the GCX Board of Directors of one or more capital projects that achieve certain capacity expansion criteria. The GCX Sale is expected to close in the second quarter of 2024.
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