FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis consist of: cash and cash equivalents; revenue receivables; accounts receivable from/payable to Apache; and an embedded derivative liability related to the issuance of Preferred Units (as further described above). This embedded derivative liability is recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet at fair value. The carrying amount of Altus Midstream’s revolving credit facility approximates fair value because the interest rate is variable and reflective of market rates. The carrying amounts reported on the consolidated balance sheet for the Company’s remaining financial assets and liabilities approximate fair value due to their short-term nature. There were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy during the six months ended June 30, 2020 or year ended December 31, 2019.

The Company bifurcated and recognized the embedded derivative associated with the Preferred Units related to the exchange option provided to the Preferred Unit holders under the terms of the Amended LPA. The valuation of the embedded derivative (using an income approach) was based on a range of factors including: expected future interest rates using the Black-Karasinski model, the Company’s imputed interest rate, the timing of periodic cash distributions and dividend yields of the Preferred Units. The Company recorded an unrealized loss of $10.6 million and $72.6 million for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2020, respectively, which are recorded in “Unrealized derivative instrument loss” in the statement of consolidated operations. Altus has classified these recurring fair value measurements as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

As of the June 30, 2020 valuation date, the Company used the forward B-rated Energy Bond Yield curve to develop the following key unobservable inputs used to value this embedded derivative:



	Quantitative Information About Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
	Fair Value at June 30, 2020		Valuation Technique	Significant Unobservable Inputs	Range/Value

	(In thousands)
Preferred Units Embedded Derivative	$	175,498	Option Model	Altus Midstream Company’s Imputed Interest Rate	14.16-15.57%
				Interest Rate Volatility	35.56%

The Company’s comparative imputed interest rate at December 31, 2019 ranged from 9.60 percent to 12.68 percent, with an interest rate volatility assumption of 21.89 percent. A one percent increase in the imputed interest rate assumption would significantly increase the value of the embedded derivative at June 30, 2020, while a one percent decrease would have the directionally inverse affect as of June 30, 2020.

The Company has additional embedded derivatives in the Preferred Units related to the exchange option and redemption features that are accounted for separately from the Preferred Units. Level 3 valuation of the embedded derivatives are based on a range of factors including the likelihood of the event occurring, and these factors are assessed quarterly. There was no value associated with these additional identified embedded derivatives for any applicable period presented.

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