SERIES A CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED UNITS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Equity [Abstract]

SERIES A CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED UNITS

EQUITY AND WARRANTS

Reverse Stock Split

On June 30, 2020, the Company effected a reverse stock split of the Company’s Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock by a ratio of one-for-twenty. The par value and number of authorized shares of common stock and preferred stock were not affected by the reverse stock split. A corresponding number of Altus Midstream Common Units were also restated as part of the reverse stock split. All corresponding per-share and share amounts have been retroactively restated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for all periods presented to reflect the reverse stock split.

Common Stock and Warrants

The Company’s second amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes the issuance of 1,500,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value, and 1,500,000,000 shares of Class C Common Stock, $0.0001 par value. The Company’s shares of Class A Common Stock are listed on the Nasdaq under the symbol “ALTM.” As of December 31, 2021, there were 3,746,460 and 12,500,000 issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock, respectively.

In January 2022, a direct exchange by the Company and Apache was effectuated under the Amended LPA, pursuant to which the Company succeeded to Apache’s 12,500,000 Common Units, issued an additional 12,500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to Apache, and cancelled Apache’s 12,500,000 shares of Class C Common Stock, whereupon the Company and Altus Midstream remained subsidiaries of Apache.

Holders of each of the Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders, except as required by law. Only holders of Class A Common Stock are entitled to dividends or other liquidating distributions made by the Company. On December 10, 2020, the Company announced that its board of directors initiated a dividend program on the Company’s Class A Common Stock as further detailed below under the section titled “Common Stock Dividend.”

Shares of Class A Common Stock and certain warrants were originally issued in connection with the Company’s public offering, while shares of Class C Common Stock were newly-issued in connection with the Altus Combination.

Public Warrants

As of December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019 there were 12,577,350 Public Warrants (as defined below) outstanding. Each whole public warrant entitles the holder to purchase one twentieth of a share of Class A Common Stock at a price of $230.00 per share (the Public Warrants). The Public Warrants will expire five years after closing of the Altus Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. The Company may call the Public Warrants for redemption, in whole and not in part, at a price of $0.01 per warrant with not less than 30 days’ notice provided to the Public Warrant holders. However, this redemption right can only be exercised if the reported last sale price of the Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $360.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three business days prior to sending the notice of redemption to the Public Warrant holders.

Following the closing of the Altus Combination, the Public Warrants continued trading under the symbol “ALTMW.” On December 11, 2018, the Company received notice from the Staff of the Nasdaq of a delisting determination with respect to its Public Warrants for failure to satisfy the Nasdaq’s minimum round lot holder listing requirement. The Public Warrants ceased trading on the Nasdaq at the opening of business on December 20, 2018. The delisting of the Public Warrants did not impact the listing or trading of the Company’s Class A Common Stock.

Private Placement Warrants

As of December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019 , there were 6,364,281 Private Placement Warrants (as defined below) outstanding, of which Apache holds 3,182,140. The private placement warrants are identical to the Public Warrants discussed above, except (i) they will not be redeemable by the Company so long as they are held by the initial holders or their respective permitted transferees and (ii) they may be exercised by the holders on a cashless basis (the Private Placement Warrants and, together with the Public Warrants, the Warrants).

The Warrants are recorded at a fair value of $0.2 million and $0.9 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, on the consolidated balance sheet in other non-current liabilities.

Earn-Out Consideration

As part of the Altus Combination, Apache was granted the right to receive earn-out consideration of up to 1,250,000 shares of Class A Common Stock as follows:

•625,000 shares if the per share closing price of the Class A Common Stock as reported by Nasdaq during any 30-trading-day period ending prior to the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date is equal to or greater than $280.00 for any 20 trading days within such 30-trading-day period.

•625,000 shares if the per share closing price of the Class A Common Stock as reported by Nasdaq during any 30-trading-day period ending prior to the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date is equal to or greater than $320.00 for any 20 trading days within such 30-trading-day period.

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest — Apache Limited Partner

As of December 31, 2021, in conjunction with its ownership of the Class C Common Stock, Apache owned 12,500,000 Altus Midstream Common Units, approximately 76.9 percent of the total Common Units issued and outstanding. The financial results of Altus Midstream and its subsidiaries are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements as detailed in Note 1—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, under the section titled “Principles of Consolidation.”

As of December 31, 2021, Apache had the right, at any time, to cause Altus Midstream to redeem all or a portion of the Common Units issued to Apache, in exchange for shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis or, at Altus Midstream’s option, an equivalent amount of cash; provided that the Company could, at its option, effect a direct exchange of cash or Class A Common Stock for such Common Units in lieu of such a redemption by Altus Midstream. Upon the future redemption or exchange of Common Units held by Apache, a corresponding number of shares of Class C Common Stock held by Apache would be cancelled. In January 2022, a direct exchange by the Company and Apache was effectuated under the Amended LPA, pursuant to which the Company succeeded to Apache’s 12,500,000 Common Units, issued an additional 12,500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to Apache, and cancelled Apache’s 12,500,000 shares of Class C Common Stock, whereupon the Company and Altus Midstream remained subsidiaries of Apache.

As of December 31, 2021, Apache’s limited partner interest associated with the Common Units issued with the Class C Common Stock is reflected as a redeemable noncontrolling interest in the Company. The redeemable noncontrolling interest is recognized at the higher of (i) its initial fair value plus accumulated earnings/losses associated with the noncontrolling interest and (ii) the maximum redemption value as of the balance sheet date. The redemption value is determined based on a 5-day volume weighted average closing price of the Class A Common Stock (5-day VWAP) as defined in the Amended LPA, a Level 1 non-recurring fair value measurement. At December 31, 2021 and 2020, the redeemable noncontrolling interest was recorded based on the redemption value as of the balance sheet date of $769.9 million and $575.1 million, respectively.

For further discussion of Apache’s right to receive additional shares of Class A Common Stock, and other outstanding equity instruments that may impact ownership interests and the limited partner interests of Altus Midstream in future periods, see Note 13—Net Income (Loss) Per Share.

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest — Preferred Unit Limited Partners

On June 12, 2019, Altus Midstream issued and sold the Preferred Units in a private offering, and the purchasers of the Preferred Units were admitted as limited partners of Altus Midstream. The Preferred Units will be exchangeable for shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock at the option of the Preferred Unit holders after the seventh anniversary of Closing (as defined below) or upon the occurrence of specified events, unless otherwise redeemed by Altus Midstream. Refer to Note 11—Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units for further discussion.

Common Stock Dividend

During 2021, the Company paid an aggregate $22.5 million in dividends on the Company’s Class A Common Stock, of which $5.6 million, or $1.50 per share, was paid in each quarter of 2021. Each quarterly Class A Common Stock dividend was funded by a distribution from Altus Midstream to its common unitholders of $1.50 per Common Unit, with each quarterly distribution totaling $24.4 million, of which $5.6 million was paid to the Company and the balance was paid to Apache due to its 76.9 percent ownership of outstanding Common Units.

Refer to Note 2—Transactions with Affiliates for further discussion of the Common Unit distribution.

SERIES A CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED UNITS

On June 12, 2019, Altus Midstream issued and sold the Preferred Units in a private offering exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Closing). The Closing occurred pursuant to a Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement among Altus Midstream, the Company, and the purchasers party thereto, dated as of May 8, 2019. A total of 625,000 Preferred Units were sold at a price of $1,000 per Preferred Unit, for an aggregate issue price of $625.0 million. Altus Midstream received approximately $611.2 million in cash proceeds from the sale after deducting transaction costs and discounts to certain purchasers.

At the Closing, the partners of Altus Midstream entered into the Amended LPA. The Amended LPA provides the terms of the Preferred Units, including the distribution rate, redemption rights, and rights to exchange the Preferred Units for shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, as well as rights of holders of the Preferred Units to approve certain partnership business, financial, and governance-related matters. The Preferred Units have a perpetual term, unless redeemed or exchanged as described below. Pursuant to the Amended LPA:

•The Preferred Units entitle the holders thereof to receive quarterly distributions at a rate of 7 percent per annum, commencing with the quarter ended June 30, 2019. The rate increases to 10 percent per annum after the fifth anniversary of Closing and upon the occurrence of specified events. For any quarter ending on or prior to December 31, 2020, Altus Midstream could elect to pay distributions in-kind and did so in respect of quarters ended on and before March 31, 2020.

•The Preferred Units are redeemable at Altus Midstream’s option at any time in cash at a redemption price (the Redemption Price) equal to (a) the greater of (i) an 11.5 percent internal rate of return (increasing to 13.75 percent after the fifth anniversary of Closing), and (ii) a 1.3x multiple of invested capital plus (b) if applicable, the value of any accrued and unpaid distributions. The Preferred Units will be redeemable at the holder’s option upon a change of control or liquidation of Altus Midstream and certain other events, including certain asset dispositions. The Company and Altus Midstream remained subsidiaries of Apache upon consummation of the January 2022 direct exchange by the Company and Apache under the Amended LPA, pursuant to which the Company succeeded to Apache’s 12.5 million Common Units, issued an additional 12.5 million shares of Class A Common Stock to Apache, and cancelled Apache’s 12.5 million shares of Class C Common Stock (as further discussed in Note 10—Equity and Warrants).

•The Preferred Units will be exchangeable for shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock at the option of the Preferred Unit holders after the seventh anniversary of Closing or upon the occurrence of specified events. Each Preferred Unit will be exchangeable for a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the Redemption Price divided by the volume-weighted average trading price of the Class A Common Stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market for the 20 trading days immediately preceding the second trading day prior to the applicable exchange date, less a 6 percent discount.

•Each outstanding Preferred Unit has a liquidation preference equal to the Redemption Price payable before any amounts are paid in respect of Altus Midstream’s Common Units and any other units that rank junior to the Preferred Units with respect to distributions or distributions upon liquidation. 

•Altus Midstream is restricted from declaring or making cash distributions on its Common Units until all required distributions on the Preferred Units have been paid. In addition, before the fifth anniversary of Closing, aggregate cash distributions on, and redemptions of, Common Units are limited to $650 million of cash from ordinary course of operations if permitted under the Amended Credit Agreement. Cash distributions on, and redemptions of, Common Units also are subject to satisfaction of leverage ratio requirements specified in the Amended LPA.

Since the Preferred Units could be exchangeable for a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to 20 percent or more of the Company’s outstanding voting power, the Company submitted the potential issuance of such shares for approval of its stockholders (the Stockholder Approval) at its annual stockholder meeting in 2020 and obtained Stockholder Approval.

Classification

The Preferred Units are accounted for on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as a redeemable noncontrolling interest classified as temporary equity based on the terms of the Preferred Units, including the redemption rights with respect thereto.

Initial Measurement

The net transaction price as shown below was based on the negotiated transaction price, less issue discounts and transaction costs.

	June 12, 2019
	(In thousands)
Transaction price, gross	$	625,000
Issue discount	(3,675)
Transaction costs to other third parties	(10,076)
Transaction price, net	$	611,249

Certain redemption features embedded within the terms of the Preferred Units require bifurcation and measurement at fair value. As such, the net transaction price shown in the table above was allocated to the preferred redeemable noncontrolling interest and the embedded features according to the associated initial fair value measurements as follows:

	June 12, 2019
	(In thousands)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Preferred Units	$	516,790
Long-term liability: Embedded derivative(1)	94,459
	$	611,249

(1)See Note 14—Fair Value Measurements for further discussion on the nature and recognition of the embedded derivative.

Subsequent Measurement

The Company applies a two-step approach to subsequently measure the redeemable noncontrolling interest related to the Preferred Units, by first allocating a portion of the net income of Altus Midstream in accordance with the terms of the Amended LPA described above.

After consideration of the foregoing, the Company records an additional adjustment to the carrying value of the Preferred Unit redeemable noncontrolling interest at each period end, if applicable. The amount of such adjustment is determined based upon the accreted value method to reflect the passage of time until the Preferred Units are exchangeable at the option of the holder. Pursuant to this method, the net transaction price is accreted using the effective interest method, to the Redemption Price calculated at the seventh anniversary of Closing. The total adjustment is limited to an amount such that the carrying amount of the Preferred Unit redeemable noncontrolling interest at each period end is equal to the greater of (a) the sum of (i) the carrying amount of the Preferred Units determined in accordance with ASC 810, plus (ii) the fair value of the embedded derivative liability and (b) the accreted value of the net transaction price.

Activity related to the Preferred Units for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 is as follows:

	Units Outstanding	Financial Position(1)
	(In thousands, except for unit data)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest — Preferred Units: at December 31, 2019	638,163	$	555,599
Distribution of in-kind additional Preferred Units	22,531	—
Cash distributions paid to Preferred Unit limited partners	—	(23,124)
Allocation of Altus Midstream net income	N/A	75,906
Redeemable noncontrolling interest — Preferred Units: at December 31, 2020	660,694	608,381
Cash distributions paid to Preferred Unit limited partners	—	(46,249)
Distributions payable to Preferred Unit limited partners	—	(11,562)
Allocation of Altus Midstream net income	N/A	79,931
Accreted redemption value adjustment	N/A	81,975
Redeemable noncontrolling interest — Preferred Units: at December 31, 2021	660,694	$	712,476
Embedded derivative liability(2)		56,895
		$	769,371

(1)The Preferred Units are redeemable at Altus Midstream’s option at a redemption price (the Redemption Price), which as of December 31, 2021 is calculated as the greater of (i) an 11.5 percent internal rate of return and (ii) a 1.3 times multiple of invested capital. As of December 31, 2021, the Redemption Price would have been based on an 11.5 percent internal rate of return, which would equate to a redemption value of $738.7 million.

(2)Certain redemption features embedded within the terms of the Preferred Units require bifurcation and measurement at fair value. Refer to Note 14—Fair Value Measurements for discussion of the fair value changes in the embedded derivative liability during the period.

N/A - not applicable.