SERIES A CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED UNITS (Notes)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Equity [Abstract]

SERIES A CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PREFERRED UNITS

EQUITY

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, 2019, there were 74,929,305 and 250,000,000 issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock, respectively.

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.

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 Business Combination.

Public Offering

In the second quarter of 2017, KAAC completed the initial public offering of its units. Each unit comprised one share of Class A Common Stock and one third of one warrant (hereby referred to as the Public Warrants and discussed in further detail below). In the aggregate, 37,732,112 units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per unit, including 2,732,112 units purchased pursuant to an over-allotment option granted to the underwriters.

Public Warrants

As of December 31, 2019, there were 12,577,350 Public Warrants outstanding. Each whole Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share. The Public Warrants will expire five years after closing of the Business 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 $18.00 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 Business 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, 2019, there were 6,364,281 Private Placement Warrants, 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.

Business Combination

At a special meeting held on November 6, 2018 (the Special Meeting) the Business Combination was approved by holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class A and Class B Common Stock. Refer to Note 2—Recapitalization Transaction for further detail of the Business Combination, including the basis of presentation of the Company’s equity structure in the consolidated financial statements. The paragraphs below provide further detail of the transactions that occurred in connection with the Special Meeting and the Business Combination:

Public Stockholder Redemptions

Pursuant to redemption rights granted to public stockholders by KAAC’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, an aggregate of 29,469,858 shares of Class A Common Stock were redeemed.

Sponsor Forfeiture

Pursuant to an agreement dated as of August 8, 2018 between KAAC and the Sponsor, an aggregate of 7,313,028 shares of Class B Common Stock and 3,182,140 Private Placement Warrants were forfeited by the Sponsor to KAAC.

Conversion of Class B Common Stock

In accordance with KAAC’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, 2,120,000 shares of Class B Common Stock that remained outstanding following the Sponsor forfeiture (described above) were converted into shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis.

Private Placement

On November 9, 2018 KAAC issued and sold an aggregate of 57,234,023 shares of Class A Common Stock to certain qualified institutional buyers and accredited investors (including certain funds and client accounts advised by Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., together with its affiliates, and directors, management and employees of KAAC, Kayne Anderson, and Apache) at a price of $10.00 per share.

Creation of Class C Common Stock

An amendment to the Company’s first amended and restated certificate of incorporation was approved to create a new class of common stock - Class C Common Stock, $0.0001 par value. A total of 1,500,000,000 shares were authorized pursuant to the amendment. Holders of Class C Common Stock, together with holders of Class A Common Stock voting as a single class, will have the right to vote on all matters properly submitted to a vote of the stockholders, but holders of Class C Common Stock will not be entitled to any dividends or liquidating distributions.

Contribution to Altus Midstream LP

At the closing of the Business Combination and in accordance with the Contribution Agreement, KAAC contributed to Altus Midstream LP $628.2 million of cash. In return, it received 74,929,305 common units in Altus Midstream LP, equivalent to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding after consummation of the Business Combination.

Additionally, the Company received 18,941,631 Altus Midstream LP warrants (equivalent to the aggregate of the Public Warrants, Private Placement Warrants and Apache Warrants outstanding upon consummation of the Business Combination). Each whole warrant entitles the Company to purchase one common unit in Altus Midstream LP for an exercise price of $11.50 per common unit. These warrants are herein referred to as the (Partnership Warrants).

Consideration Received by Apache

In exchange for the equity interests in the Altus Midstream Entities and the Pipeline Options to acquire equity interests in five separate third-party pipeline projects, the consideration received by Apache at the closing of the Business Combination on November 9, 2018, included the following:

Equity consideration

• 7,313,028 shares of Class A Common Stock, equivalent to the number of shares of Class B Common Stock forfeited by the Sponsor to KAAC, as discussed above.

• 250,000,000 shares of Class C Common Stock, equivalent to the economic interest held by Apache in Altus Midstream LP at the closing of the Business Combination as a result of the issuance of Common Units.

• 3,182,140 warrants, equivalent to the number of Private Placement Warrants forfeited by the Sponsor.

Earn-out consideration

• Apache was granted the right to receive earn-out consideration of up to 37,500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock as follows:

◦ 12,500,000 shares if, during the calendar year 2021, the aggregate gathered gas from an area of dedication in Reeves, Pecos, Culberson, and Jeff Davis Counties in Texas that is assessed a low pressure gathering fee pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Gas Gathering Agreement, dated August 8, 2018, between Apache and Altus Midstream Gathering, LP is equal to or greater than 574,380 million cubic feet.

◦ 12,500,000 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 $14.00 for any 20 trading days within such 30-trading-day period.

◦ 12,500,000 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 $16.00 for any 20 trading days within such 30-trading-day period.

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest — Apache Limited Partner

In conjunction with the issuance of the Class C Common Stock, Apache received 250,000,000 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.”

Apache has 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 may, 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 will be cancelled.

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 or (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, 2019 and 2018, the redeemable noncontrolling interest was recorded based on the redemption value as of the balance sheet date of $701.0 million and $1.9 billion, 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 14—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 12—Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units for further discussion.

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 may pay distributions in-kind.

• 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. Subject to compliance with minimum ownership requirements and redemption restrictions of the Amended LPA, Apache’s election to cause its Common Units in Altus Midstream to be redeemed for shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock or cash (as further discussed in Note 11—Equity) would not be a change of control.

• 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 has agreed to submit the potential issuance of such shares for approval of its stockholders (the Stockholder Approval) at its annual stockholder meeting in 2020. In connection with the Closing, Apache, the Company, and certain purchasers of Preferred Units entered into a voting agreement pursuant to which Apache has agreed to vote all shares of common stock of the Company over which Apache has beneficial ownership in favor of the Stockholder Approval. The Amended LPA provides that the Preferred Units will not be exchangeable into more than 19.5 percent of the outstanding voting power of the Company unless the Stockholder Approval is obtained.

Accounting for the Preferred Units

Classification

The Preferred Units are accounted for on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets 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 15—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)(i) the carrying amount of the Preferred Units determined in accordance with ASC 810, plus (ii) the fair value of the embedded derivative liability or (b) the accreted value of the net transaction price.

Activity related to the Preferred Units for the year ended December 31, 2019 is as follows:

	Year Ended December 31, 2019
	Units Outstanding	Financial Position(3)
	(In thousands, except for unit data)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Preferred Units: beginning of period	—	$	—
Issuance of Preferred Units, net	625,000	516,790
Distribution of in-kind additional Preferred Units(1)	13,163	—
Allocation of Altus Midstream net income	N/A	38,809
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Preferred Units: end of period	638,163	$	555,599
Embedded derivative liability(2)		102,929
		$	658,528

(1) Subsequent to the balance sheet date, Altus Midstream provided notice to the Preferred Unit holders of record at December 31, 2019 of the amount of the distribution on the Preferred Units for the quarter ended December 31, 2019. The holders also were notified that Altus Midstream elected to pay the entire amount of the approximate $11.2 million distribution in-kind in additional Preferred Units (PIK Units) on February 14, 2020. In total, 11,168 PIK Units were issued in satisfaction of the required distribution.

(2) See Note 15—Fair Value Measurements for discussion of the fair value changes in the embedded derivative liability during the period.

(3) As of December 31, 2019, the aggregate Redemption Price was $663.8 million, based on an internal rate of return of 11.5 percent.

N/A - not applicable.