Equity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Equity [Abstract]

EQUITY

EQUITY

Stock-based Compensation

In March 2020, the Company granted awards to certain of its employees of 601,210 service-based restricted stock units to be settled in cash, which are liability instruments, and 601,210 performance-based stock units, which are equity instruments. The performance-based stock units vest in an amount between zero and 200% of the target units granted based on the Company’s relative total shareholder return over the three-year period ending December 31, 2022, as compared to a designated peer group. The service-based restricted stock units vest ratably over three years, and the performance-based stock units are eligible to vest after completion of the three-year performance period. The fair value of these awards was approximately $2.5 million on the grant date.

San Mateo II

On February 25, 2019, the Company announced the formation of San Mateo II, a strategic joint venture with a subsidiary of Five Point Energy LLC (“Five Point”) designed to expand the Company’s midstream operations in the Delaware Basin, specifically in Eddy County, New Mexico. San Mateo II is owned 51% by the Company and 49% by Five Point. In addition, Five Point has committed to pay $125 million of the first $150 million of capital expenditures incurred by San Mateo II to develop facilities in the Stebbins area and surrounding leaseholds in the southern portion of the Arrowhead asset area (the “Greater Stebbins Area”) and the Stateline asset area. During the first quarter of 2019, the Company contributed $1.0 million of property and Five Point contributed $4.0 million of cash to San Mateo II. During the first quarter of 2020, the Company contributed $7.5 million and Five Point contributed $50.0 million of cash, of which $20.6 million was paid to carry Matador’s proportionate interest in San Mateo II and was therefore recorded in “Additional paid-in capital” in the Company’s interim unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet, net of the $4.3 million deferred tax impact to Matador related to this equity contribution. In addition, the Company has the ability to earn up to $150.0 million in deferred performance incentives over the next several years, plus additional performance incentives for securing volumes from third-party customers.

Performance Incentives

In connection with the formation of San Mateo I in 2017, the Company has the ability to earn a total of $73.5 million in performance incentives to be paid by Five Point over a five-year period. The Company earned, and Five Point paid to the Company, $14.7 million in performance incentives during each of the three months ended March 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018. The Company may earn up to an additional $29.4 million in performance incentives over the next two years. These performance incentives are recorded, net of the $3.1 million deferred tax impact to Matador, in “Additional paid-in capital” in the Company’s interim unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet when received. These performance incentives for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are also denoted as “Contributions related to formation of San Mateo I” under “Financing activities” in the Company’s interim unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows and changes in shareholders’ equity.