ACQUISITIONS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]

ACQUISITIONS

ACQUISITIONS

GEP Haynesville, LLC Merger

On November 3, 2021, Southwestern entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Mustang Acquisition Company, LLC (“Mustang”), GEP Haynesville, LLC (“GEPH”) and GEPH Unitholder Rep, LLC (the “GEPH Merger Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the GEPH Merger Agreement, GEPH merged with and into Mustang, a subsidiary of Southwestern, and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southwestern (the “GEPH Merger”). The GEPH Merger closed on December 31, 2021 and expanded the Company’s operations in the Haynesville.

Indigo Natural Resources Merger

On June 1, 2021, Southwestern entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Ikon Acquisition Company, LLC (“Ikon”), Indigo Natural Resources LLC (“Indigo”) and Ibis Unitholder Representative LLC (the “Indigo Merger Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the Indigo Merger Agreement, Indigo merged with and into Ikon, a subsidiary of Southwestern, and became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southwestern (the “Indigo Merger”). On August 27, 2021, Southwestern’s stockholders voted to approve the Indigo Merger and the transaction closed on September 1, 2021. The Indigo Merger established Southwestern’s natural gas operations in the Haynesville and Bossier Shales in Louisiana.

Merger-Related Expenses

The Company did not incur merger-related expenses during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 or during the three months ended September 30, 2022. The following table summarizes the merger-related expenses incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2022:

	For the nine months ended September 30, 2022
(in millions)	Indigo Merger		GEPH Merger		Total
Transition services	$	—	$	18	$	18
Professional fees (bank, legal, consulting)	—		1		1
Contract buyouts, terminations and transfers	1		2		3
Due diligence and environmental	1		1		2
Employee-related	—		1		1
Other	—		2		2
Total merger-related expenses	$	2	$	25	$	27