Related Party Transactions

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related party transactions

18.Related party transactions

The Company had one debt instrument with related parties as of June 30, 2023. For details on this debt instrument, see Note 11 – Long-term debt – related party. Prior to the ENE Onshore Merger, ENE Onshore and KFMC (as defined herein) were party to the KFMC-ENE Onshore Note (as defined herein) that was settled in full in connection with the merger. Prior to the IPO, EELP, certain of its subsidiaries and other affiliates of Kaiser were guarantors to the Kaiser Credit Line (as defined herein).

Kaiser has, over time, donated significant amounts of money to the Foundation. The Foundation has an independent board and Kaiser does not exert control over or have ownership in the Foundation. However, several of Kaiser’s close family members are on the board of directors of the Foundation and for the purposes of these accounts, where transactions with the Foundation occur, they are reported as related party transactions. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had no outstanding balance with the Foundation. Interest expense in related party finance leases for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 amounted to $7.0 million and $14.7 million, respectively. As part of the vessel management agreements, EELP provided bookkeeping and other back office administrative services for the Foundation Vessels. EELP purchased the Foundation Vessels from an affiliate of the Foundation in connection with the IPO. For further details on this purchase, see Note 8 – Property and equipment.

The following transactions with related parties are included in the accompanying consolidated statements of income (in thousands):

	For the three months ended June 30,				For the six months ended June 30,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Management fees and other expenses with Kaiser	$	65	$	271	$	1,091	$	1,019

The following balances with related parties are included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):

	June 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Amounts due from related parties	$	443	$	2,595
Amounts due to related parties	$	132	$	2,054
Prepaid expenses – related party	$	2,098	$	2,205

EELP and certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates entered into certain transactions with Kaiser and affiliates of Kaiser as described below.

Prior to the IPO, as credit support for LNG cargo purchases, Kaiser obtained letters of credit under the Kaiser Credit Line on behalf of Excelerate Gas Marketing Limited Partnership, a subsidiary of EELP, in favor of LNG suppliers. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, letters of credit of approximately $27.3 million were issued. In connection with the IPO, the credit support previously provided for LNG cargo purchases under the Kaiser Credit Line has been replaced by letters of credit obtained under the EE Revolver.

In September 2021, as part of an anticipated reorganization in connection with the IPO, certain entities under common control of Kaiser were contributed to EELP (the “Northeast Gateway Contribution”). These entities include Excelerate New England GP, LLC, Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge, LP and Excelerate New England Lateral, LLC (“ENE Lateral” and, together with Excelerate New England GP, LLC and Northeast Gateway Energy Bridge, LP, the “Northeast Companies”). Since the Northeast Gateway Contribution is considered a transaction with entities under common control, EELP accounted for the Northeast Companies’ assets and liabilities received at their parent carrying values and retroactively reflected them in the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of the earliest period presented.

Prior to the Northeast Gateway Contribution, Kaiser issued a guarantee dated September 11, 2013 (and reaffirmed on December 1, 2015) in favor of Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC (“AGT”) and Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline, L.L.C. (each a wholly owned subsidiary of Enbridge, Inc.), in respect of all payment obligations owed by ENE Onshore and Excelerate New England Lateral, LLC (“ENE Lateral”) (the “AGT Guarantee”). In addition, Kaiser obtained a letter of credit on behalf of ENE Onshore and ENE Lateral (the “AGT LOC”). As of June 30, 2023, there were no amounts remaining available for drawing under the AGT LOC. In connection with the Northeast Gateway Contribution, EELP agreed to (i) indemnify Kaiser in respect of Kaiser’s obligations related to ENE Lateral under the AGT Guarantee and AGT LOC, (ii) pay an annual fee in the amount of $1.2 million (pro-rated based on the number of days such guarantee remains outstanding in any year (beginning September 17, 2021)) to Kaiser to maintain such AGT Guarantee and (iii) reimburse Kaiser for any fees actually incurred under the AGT LOC (the “Kaiser AGT Indemnity Agreement”). Effective October 20, 2022 and in connection with the ENE Onshore Merger, the Kaiser AGT Indemnity Agreement and the AGT Guarantee were terminated and EELP issued a new guarantee in respect of all payment obligations owed by ENE Lateral to AGT. A final pro-rated payment of $1.0 million was made by EELP to Kaiser in February 2023 in respect of Kaiser maintaining the AGT Guarantee through the Merger.

Also in connection with the Northeast Gateway Contribution during September 2021, EE Holdings made a $57.2 million contribution to the Company to allow it to repay the remaining amount owed on a promissory note between ENE Lateral and KFMC. During September 2021, EE Holdings also made a $16.5 million contribution in the form of a Note Receivable from Kaiser (the “Kaiser Note Receivable”) to provide for funding of certain amounts expected to be paid in the next twelve months, which was repaid in full in February 2022.

In November 2018, the Company entered into a promissory note (the “KFMC Note”) with Kaiser-Francis Management Company, L.L.C. (“KFMC”), an affiliate of Kaiser, as lender. The KFMC Note allowed EELP to draw funds up to $250 million through December 31, 2023 at LIBOR plus 1.55%. Upon consummation of the IPO, the KFMC Note was replaced by the EE Revolver.

In November 2021, KFMC and ENE Onshore entered into a note (the “KFMC-ENE Onshore Note”) with a maximum commitment of $25 million. The KFMC-ENE Onshore Note was settled in full and canceled in connection with the ENE Onshore Merger.

ENE Onshore Merger

In October 2022, EE Holdings, the indirect sole member of ENE Onshore, and EELP, the sole member of ENE Lateral, entered into the ENE Onshore Merger, effective October 31, 2022. ENE Lateral was the surviving entity and ENE Onshore ceased to exist as a

separate entity. Prior to the ENE Onshore Merger, Excelerate consolidated ENE Onshore as a VIE as Excelerate was determined to be the primary beneficiary of ENE Onshore. As a result of the ENE Onshore Merger, Excelerate ceased to have a non-controlling interest related to ENE Onshore.

In connection with the ENE Onshore Merger, ENE Onshore entered into a Contribution and Note Termination Agreement, pursuant to which ENE Onshore received an equity contribution sufficient to allow it to remit payment to (a) KFMC of the then-outstanding KFMC-ENE Onshore Note and (b) AGT of amounts owed for October 2022 net capacity payments. Subsequently, the KFMC-ENE Onshore Note was terminated. After the contribution, on October 31, 2022, ENE Onshore had no material net assets or liabilities. See the consolidated statements of changes in equity for the full effects of the ENE Onshore Merger.