LandBridge Co LLC
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Feb 26, 2026.
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FY2025 · Filed Feb 26, 2026
What changed in Risk Factors?
Read the current filingPrevious report: 10-K
Period ended 2024-12-31; filed 2025-03-06.
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Item 1A. Risk FactorsCurrent report: 10-K
Period ended 2025-12-31; filed 2026-02-26.
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Item 1A. Risk FactorsThe baseline is this issuer’s latest earlier reporting period of the same form that was filed before the current report. A previous 10-Q is a different quarter, not a year-over-year comparison. Amendments are excluded.
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Added paragraphs (4)
Current report
Maintaining the requirements of being a public company, including compliance with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, will increase demands on our resources, increase our costs and divert management’s attention, and we may be unable to comply with these requirements in a timely or cost-effective manner.
Current report
LandBridge Holdings has in the past sold substantial amounts of Class A shares into the market, including in connection with underwritten offerings, and may continue to do so in the future. Any such sales could adversely affect the price of our Class A shares.
Current report
There can be no assurance that we will purchase all the shares authorized under our share repurchase program or that such program will enhance the long-term value of our share price.
Current report
On February 24, 2026, our board of directors approved a share repurchase program. The program permits the repurchase of up to $50 million of the Company’s Class A shares through December 2027. There is no obligation for us to continue to repurchase or to repurchase any specific dollar amount of shares, and the program may be suspended, modified or discontinued at any time without prior notice. The timing, as well as the number and value of shares repurchased under the program, will be determined by the Company at its discretion and will depend on a variety of factors, including management's assessment of the intrinsic value of our Class A shares, the market price of the our Class A shares, general market and economic conditions, available liquidity, compliance with the Company's debt and other agreements, applicable legal requirements, and other considerations. The share repurchase program could affect the price of our stock and increase volatility in the market. We cannot guarantee that we will purchase all of the shares authorized under the share repurchase program or that such program will enhance the long-term value of our share price. In addition, repurchase regulations and taxes may add additional payment burden to the Company from our share repurchase program. In the past, there have been proposals to increase the amount of the U.S. federal stock repurchase excise tax from 1% to 4%; however, it is unclear whether such a change in the amount of the excise tax will be enacted and, if enacted, how soon any such change could take effect.
Removed paragraphs (15)
Previous report
Our proved undeveloped reserves may not ultimately be developed or produced by the operators of our mineral and royalty interests or may take longer to develop than anticipated.
Previous report
As of December 31, 2024, 1,739 Mboe of our 3,018 Mboe total estimated proved reserves, or 58%, were proved developed reserves. Our remaining total estimated proved reserves are classified as PUDs and may not be ultimately developed or produced by the operators of our mineral and royalty interests. Conversion of PUDs into producing volumes requires significant capital expenditures and successful drilling and development by such operators. The reserve data included in the reserves reports of Von Gonten, our independent petroleum engineer, assume that substantial capital expenditures by such operators are required to develop such PUDs. See “Business—Oil, Natural Gas and NGL Data—PUDs.” We cannot be certain that the estimated costs of the development of these PUDs are accurate, that our operators will develop the properties underlying our mineral and royalty interests in accordance with any publicly announced schedule or that the results of such development will be as estimated. The development of our PUDs may take longer than expected as a result of a variety of factors, including unexpected drilling conditions, pressure or irregularities in formations, lack of proximity to and shortage of capacity of transportation facilities, equipment failures or accidents and shortages or delays in the availability of drilling rigs, equipment, personnel and services and compliance with governmental requirements, and may require higher levels of capital expenditures from the operators than anticipated. Delays in the development of our PUDs, increases in costs to drill and develop PUDs or decreases or continued volatility in commodity prices will reduce the future net cash flows of our estimated undeveloped reserves and may result in some projects becoming uneconomic for the operators of our mineral and royalty interests.
Previous report
Reserves estimates depend on many assumptions that may turn out to be inaccurate. Any significant inaccuracies in these reserves estimates or underlying assumptions could materially affect the quantities and present value of our reserves.
Previous report
The process of estimating oil and natural gas reserves is complex, as it is not possible to measure underground accumulation of oil, natural gas or NGLs in an exact way, and requires subjective interpretations of available technical data, estimates and many assumptions, including assumptions relating to economic factors, such as future oil, natural gas and NGL prices, production levels, ultimate recoveries and operating and development cost. Any significant inaccuracies in these interpretations, subjective estimates or assumptions could materially affect our estimated quantities and present value of our reserves and such data may turn out to be incorrect.
Previous report
Estimates of our reserves and related valuations as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 were prepared by our independent petroleum engineers, Von Gonten. Von Gonten conducted a detailed review of all of our properties for the periods covered by its reserves reports using information provided by us and collected by it. Over time, Von Gonten may make material changes to reserves estimates taking into account the results of actual drilling, testing and production and changes in prices. In estimating our reserves, our reserve engineers make certain assumptions that may prove to be incorrect, including assumptions regarding future oil, natural gas and NGL prices, production levels and operating and development costs. A substantial portion of our reserves estimates are made without the benefit of a lengthy production history, which are less reliable than estimates based on a lengthy production history. Any significant variance from these assumptions to actual figures could greatly affect our estimates of reserves, the economically recoverable quantities of oil and natural gas attributable to any particular group of properties, the classifications of reserves based on risk of recovery and future royalties generated from oil and natural gas development of our oil and natural gas reserves. Numerous changes over time to the assumptions on which our reserves estimates are based, as described above, often result in the actual quantities of oil, natural gas and NGLs that are ultimately recovered being different from our reserves estimates.
Previous report
You should not assume that the present value of future net cash flows from proved reserves is the current market value of our estimated oil and natural gas reserves. In accordance with SEC requirements and the Financial Accounting Standards Board, Von Gonten bases the estimated discounted future net cash flows from our proved reserves on the 12-month average oil and natural gas index prices, calculated as the unweighted average for the first-day-of-the-month closing price for the previous calendar year, and costs in effect on the date of the estimate, holding the prices and costs constant throughout the life of the properties. Actual future prices and costs may differ materially from those used in the present value estimate, and future net present value estimates using then current prices and costs may be significantly less than the current estimate. In addition, the 10% discount factor used when calculating discounted future net cash flows may not be the most appropriate discount factor based on interest rates in effect from time to time and risks associated with us or the oil and natural gas industry in general.
Previous report
For as long as we are an emerging growth company and/or a smaller reporting company, we will not be required to comply with certain reporting requirements, including those relating to accounting standards and disclosure about our executive compensation, that apply to other public companies.
Previous report
The JOBS Act contains provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting requirements for “emerging growth companies,” including certain requirements relating to auditing standards and compensation disclosure. We are classified as an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act. For as long as we are an emerging growth company, which may be up to five full fiscal years, unlike other public companies, we will not be required to, among other things: (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on management’s assessment of the effectiveness of our system of internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; (ii) comply with any new requirements adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board requiring mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report in which the auditor would be required to provide additional information about the audit and the financial statements of the issuer; (iii) provide certain disclosures regarding executive compensation required of larger public companies; or (iv) hold nonbinding advisory votes on executive compensation. We currently are taking advantage of the exemptions described above. We have also elected to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards under Section 102(b)(2) of the JOBS Act. This election allows us to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until those standards apply to private companies. As a result, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates, and our shareholders and potential investors may have difficulty in analyzing our operating results if comparing us to such companies. We will remain an emerging growth company until the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the IPO, or such earlier time that we have more than $1,235.0 billion of revenues in a fiscal year, have more than $700.0 million in market value of our Class A shares held by non-affiliates (and have been a public company for at least 12 months), or issue more than $1.0 billion of non-convertible debt over a three-year period.
Previous report
Additionally, we qualify as a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act. Smaller reporting companies may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements in their periodic reports. We will remain a smaller reporting company until the last day of the fiscal year in which: (i) the market value of our common shares held by non-affiliates equals or exceeds $250 million as of the end of that fiscal year’s second fiscal quarter; or (ii) our annual revenues equal or exceed $100 million during such completed fiscal year and the market value of our common shares held by non-affiliates equals or exceeds $700 million as of the end of that fiscal year’s second fiscal quarter. To the extent we take advantage of such reduced disclosure obligations, it may also make comparison of our financial statements with other public companies difficult or impossible.
Previous report
To the extent that we rely on any of the exemptions available to emerging growth companies and/or smaller reporting companies, you will receive less information about our financial position, executive compensation and internal control over financial reporting than issuers that are not emerging growth companies or smaller reporting companies. Additionally, we intend to take advantage of the extended transition periods for the adoption of new or revised financial accounting standards under the JOBS Act until we are no longer an emerging growth company. Our election to use the transition periods permitted by this election may make it difficult to compare our financial statements to those of non-emerging growth companies and other emerging growth companies that have opted out of the extended transition periods permitted under the JOBS Act and who will comply with new or revised financial accounting standards.
Previous report
If some investors find our Class A shares to be less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our Class A shares and our Class A share price may be more volatile.
Previous report
In December 2024, we closed the December Private Placement, pursuant to which certain persons reasonably believed to be accredited investors or qualified institutional buyers purchased an aggregate 5,830,419 Class A shares from us at a price per share of $60.03.
Previous report
Because we have elected to take advantage of the extended transition period pursuant to Section 107 of the JOBS Act, our financial statements may not be comparable to those of other public companies.
Previous report
Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can use the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. This permits an emerging growth company to delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We are choosing to take advantage of this extended transition period and, as a result, we will comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for private companies. Accordingly, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates, and our shareholders and potential investors may have difficulty in analyzing our operating results by comparing us to such companies.
Reworded paragraphs (48)
Previous wording
The SUAs we enter into and the sand, brackish water and other resources that we or our customers sell are substantially dependent on drilling, completion and production activities by E&P companies on or around our acreage. Similarly, the services WaterBridge and Desert Environmental provide from which we earn royalties and fees are substantially dependent on those same activities. If E&P companies do not maintain such activities on or around our land, their demand for the use of our land and resources and WaterBridge’s and Desert Environmental’s services will decline, negatively impacting our results of operations, cash flows and financial position.
Current wording
The SUAs we enter into and the sand, brackish water and other resources that we or our customers sell are substantially dependent on drilling, completion and production activities by E&P companies on or around our acreage. Similarly, the services WaterBridge provides, from which we earn royalties and fees, are substantially dependent on these same activities. If E&P companies do not maintain such activities on or around our land, their demand for the use of our land and resources and WaterBridge’s services will decline, negatively impacting our results of operations, cash flows and financial position.
Previous wording
Demand for the use of our land and resources, as well as the services provided by WaterBridge and Desert Environmental, depends substantially on capital spending by producers to construct and maintain infrastructure on and around our acreage and explore for, develop and produce oil and natural gas in the area. These expenditures are generally dependent on such producers’ overall financial position, capital allocation priorities and ability to access capital, and their views of future demand for, and prices of, oil and natural gas. Volatility in oil or natural gas prices (or the perception that oil or natural gas prices will decrease) affects such producers’ capital expenditures and willingness to pursue development activities. This, in turn, could lead to lower demand for the use of our land and resources or WaterBridge’s and Desert Environmental’s services, delays in payment of, or nonpayment of, amounts that are owed to us and cause lower rates and lower utilization of our land. In addition, we own oil and gas royalty interests that generate revenue based on oil and natural gas prices and production. As a result, a significant decrease in the price of oil and natural gas or decrease in levels of production of oil and natural gas on and around our land could adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial position. For additional information, please see “—The willingness of E&P companies to engage in drilling, completion and production activities on and around our land is substantially influenced by the market prices of oil and natural gas, which are highly volatile. A substantial or extended decline in oil and natural gas prices may adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial position.”
Current wording
Demand for the use of our land and resources, as well as the services provided by WaterBridge, depends substantially on capital spending by producers to construct and maintain infrastructure on and around our acreage and explore for, develop and produce oil and natural gas in the area. These expenditures are generally dependent on such producers’ overall financial position, capital allocation priorities and ability to access capital, and their views of future demand for, and prices of, oil and natural gas. Volatility in oil or natural gas prices (or the perception that oil or natural gas prices will decrease) affects such producers’ capital expenditures and willingness to pursue development activities. This, in turn, could lead to lower demand for the use of our land and resources or WaterBridge’s services, delays in payment of, or nonpayment of, amounts that are owed to us and cause lower rates and lower utilization of our land. In addition, we own oil and gas royalty interests that generate revenue based on oil and natural gas prices and production. As a result, a significant decrease in the price of oil and natural gas or decrease in levels of production of oil and natural gas on and around our land could adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial position. For additional information, please see “—The willingness of E&P companies to engage in drilling, completion and production activities on and around our land is substantially influenced by the market prices of oil and natural gas, which are highly volatile. A substantial or extended decline in oil and natural gas prices may adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial position.”
Previous wording
For the year ended December 31, 2024, we received revenue from approximately 186 customers, and our top ten customers represented 78% of our total revenues. While we expect these revenue streams to be recurring, our contracts with our significant customers, which represent a large portion of our revenues, typically do not contain minimum volume commitment provisions for land use or brackish water volumes to be purchased. As a result, our revenues are dependent on ongoing demand from these customers, which may decrease due to factors beyond our control. Our producers make all decisions as to investments in, and production from, their wells, and our revenues are dependent upon decisions made by such producers, among other factors. For example, we cannot control whether a producer chooses to develop a property or the success of drilling and development activities, which depend on a number of factors under the control of such producer. There can be no assurance that such producers will take actions or make decisions that will be beneficial to us, which could result in adverse effects on our results of operations, cash flows and financial position.
Current wording
For the year ended December 31, 2025, we received revenue from approximately 208 customers, and our top ten customers represented 73% of our total revenues. While we expect these revenue streams to be recurring, our contracts with our significant customers, which represent a large portion of our revenues, typically do not contain minimum volume commitment provisions for land use or brackish water volumes to be purchased. As a result, our revenues are dependent on ongoing demand from these customers, which may decrease due to factors beyond our control. Our producers make all decisions as to investments in, and production from, their wells, and our revenues are dependent upon decisions made by such producers, among other factors. For example, we cannot control whether a producer chooses to develop a property or the success of drilling and development activities, which depend on a number of factors under the control of such producer. There can be no assurance that such producers will take actions or make decisions that will be beneficial to us, which could result in adverse effects on our results of operations, cash flows and financial position.
Previous wording
Market prices for oil and natural gas are volatile and a decrease in prices could reduce drilling, completion and production activities by producers on or around our land, resulting in a reduction in the use of our land and resources and WaterBridge’s and Desert Environmental’s services, as well as the amount of revenues we receive from the production of oil and natural gas. The market prices for oil and natural gas are subject to U.S. and global macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions, among other things, and, historically, have been subject to significant price fluctuations and may continue to change in the future. Prices for oil and natural gas may fluctuate widely in response to relatively minor changes in supply and demand, market uncertainty and a variety of additional factors that are beyond our control and the control of producers on or around our land, such as:
Current wording
Market prices for oil and natural gas are volatile and a decrease in prices could reduce drilling, completion and production activities by producers on or around our land, resulting in a reduction in the use of our land and resources and WaterBridge’s services, as well as the amount of revenues we receive from the production of oil and natural gas. The market prices for oil and natural gas are subject to U.S. and global macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions, among other things, and, historically, have been subject to significant price fluctuations and may continue to change in the future. Prices for oil and natural gas may fluctuate widely in response to relatively minor changes in supply and demand, market uncertainty and a variety of additional factors that are beyond our control and the control of producers on or around our land, such as:
Previous wording
These factors have at times resulted in, and may in the future result in, a reduction in global economic activity and volatility in the global financial markets and make it extremely difficult to predict future oil and natural gas price movements with certainty. A sustained decline in oil and natural gas prices may reduce the amount of oil and natural gas that can be produced economically by producers on or around our land, which may reduce such producers’ willingness to develop such land and use our land and resources and WaterBridge’s and Desert Environmental’s services. Producers on or around our land could also determine during periods of low oil and natural gas prices to shut-in or curtail production from wells on such land, or plug and abandon marginal wells that otherwise may have been allowed to continue to produce for a longer period under conditions of higher prices. The scale and duration of the impact of these factors cannot be predicted but could lead to an increase in our customers’ operating costs or a decrease in our or our customers’ revenues, and any substantial decline in the price of oil and natural gas or prolonged period of low oil and natural gas prices may materially and adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial position.
Current wording
These factors have at times resulted in, and may in the future result in, a reduction in global economic activity and volatility in the global financial markets and make it extremely difficult to predict future oil and natural gas price movements with certainty. A sustained decline in oil and natural gas prices may reduce the amount of oil and natural gas that can be produced economically by producers on or around our land, which may reduce such producers’ willingness to develop such land and use our land and resources and WaterBridge’s services. Producers on or around our land could also determine during periods of low oil and natural gas prices to shut-in or curtail production from wells on such land, or plug and abandon marginal wells that otherwise may have been allowed to continue to produce for a longer period under conditions of higher prices. The scale and duration of the impact of these factors cannot be predicted but could lead to an increase in our customers’ operating costs or a decrease in our or our customers’ revenues, and any substantial decline in the price of oil and natural gas or prolonged period of low oil and natural gas prices may materially and adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial position.
Previous wording
Because a significant portion of our future revenue growth is expected to be derived from WaterBridge and Desert Environmental, any development that materially and adversely affects either of their businesses, operations or financial condition could have a material adverse impact on us.
Current wording
Because a significant portion of our future revenue growth is expected to be derived from WaterBridge, any development that materially and adversely affects either of their businesses, operations or financial condition could have a material adverse impact on us.
Previous wording
WaterBridge is, and Desert Environmental is anticipated to be, among our most significant customers and are expected to play an increasingly important role in our financial performance over the long term. Accordingly, we are indirectly subject to the business risks faced by WaterBridge and Desert Environmental. Because a significant portion of our revenues is derived from WaterBridge and Desert Environmental, any development that materially and adversely affects either of WaterBridge’s or Desert Environmental’s businesses, operations or financial condition could have a material adverse impact on us.
Current wording
WaterBridge is among our most significant customers and is expected to play an increasingly important role in our financial performance over the long term. Accordingly, we are indirectly subject to the business risks faced by WaterBridge. Because a significant portion of our revenues is derived from WaterBridge, any development that materially and adversely affects WaterBridge’s businesses, operations or financial condition could have a material adverse impact on us.
Previous wording
Pursuant to the Shared Services Agreement, WaterBridge provides general and administrative services, as well as limited operational and maintenance services to us, together with four dedicated employees providing field services and three dedicated employees providing corporate services. Our success depends on the efforts, experience, diligence, skill and network of business contacts of such personnel and the quality of services that WaterBridge offers. However, the allocation of such resources is generally within WaterBridge’s discretion. We can offer no assurance that WaterBridge will continue to provide services to us or that we will continue to have access to WaterBridge’s personnel or that the Manager will be able to recruit and retain personnel necessary to provide us with key services. If the Shared Services Agreement is terminated and no suitable replacement is found to provide management and operating services for our land, or if the Manager is unable to recruit and retain those personnel necessary to perform services under the Shared Services Agreement, we may not be able to execute our business plan, and our results of operations, cash flows and financial position may be materially and adversely affected.
Current wording
Pursuant to the Shared Services Agreement, WaterBridge provides general and administrative services, as well as limited operational and maintenance services to us, together with five dedicated employees providing field services and five dedicated employees providing corporate services. Our success depends on the efforts, experience, diligence, skill and network of business contacts of such personnel and the quality of services that WaterBridge offers. However, the allocation of such resources is generally within WaterBridge’s discretion. We can offer no assurance that WaterBridge will continue to provide services to us or that we will continue to have access to WaterBridge’s personnel or that the Manager will be able to recruit and retain personnel necessary to provide us with key services. If the Shared Services Agreement is terminated and no suitable replacement is found to provide management and operating services for our land, or if the Manager is unable to recruit and retain those personnel necessary to perform services under the Shared Services Agreement, we may not be able to execute our business plan, and our results of operations, cash flows and financial position may be materially and adversely affected.
Previous wording
The successful operation and growth of our business depends to a large extent on a small number of individuals to whom many key responsibilities within our business have been assigned. Such individuals hold positions with our affiliates, including Five Point, WaterBridge and Desert Environmental, and dedicate a portion of their time and resources to the activities of such affiliates, and there can be no assurance as to the future allocation of time and resources between our business, on the one hand, and our affiliates in which our employees, other service providers, and management team hold an interest, on the other hand. We rely on our key personnel for their knowledge of the energy industry, relationships within the industry and experience in operating a business in the Permian Basin. The loss of the services of one or more of these key personnel, and the inability to recruit or retain additional key personnel, could have an adverse effect on our business. Further, we do not have currently a succession plan for the replacement of, and do not maintain “key-person” life insurance policies on, such key personnel.
Current wording
The successful operation and growth of our business depends to a large extent on a small number of individuals to whom many key responsibilities within our business have been assigned. Such individuals hold positions with our affiliates, including Five Point and WaterBridge, and dedicate a portion of their time and resources to the activities of such affiliates, and there can be no assurance as to the future allocation of time and resources between our business, on the one hand, and our affiliates in which our personnel, other service providers, and management team hold an interest, on the other hand. We rely on our key personnel for their knowledge of the energy industry, relationships within the industry and experience in operating a business in the Permian Basin. The loss of the services of one or more of these key personnel, and the inability to recruit or retain additional key personnel, could have an adverse effect on our business. Further, we do not have currently a succession plan for the replacement of, and do not maintain “key-person” life insurance policies on, such key personnel.
Previous wording
For the year ended December 31, 2024, revenues from WaterBridge, ConocoPhillips and EOG Resources each individually comprised more than 10% of our total revenues and collectively represented 48% of our total revenues. EOG Resources, WaterBridge and Occidental Petroleum each individually comprised 19%, 15% and 14% of our total accounts receivable for the year ended December 31, 2024 and collectively represented 48% of our total accounts receivable at such date. No other customer accounted for more than 10% of our total revenues or outstanding accounts receivables.
Current wording
For the year ended December 31, 2025, revenues from WaterBridge, VTX Energy and ConocoPhillips each individually comprised more than 10% of our total revenues and collectively represented 47% of our total revenues. WaterBridge, VTX Energy, TPL and EOG Resources each individually comprised 21%, 19%, 14% and 11%, respectively, of our total accounts receivable for the year ended December 31, 2025 and collectively represented 65% of our total accounts receivable at such date.
Previous wording
We expect to continue to depend on key customers to support our revenues for the foreseeable future, and although each of WaterBridge, ConcoPhillips and EOG Resources operates on our land under long-term contracts, each of these customers has the right to reduce or cease operations on our acreage at their sole discretion under certain circumstances, as our contracts with such customers generally do not contain minimum commitment provisions for land use or brackish water volumes to be purchased. See “Business—Customers; Material Contracts and Marketing” for further information on our agreements with our significant customers. The loss of revenue derived from any of these customers’ operations on our land could adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial position. During times when the oil and natural gas markets weaken, our customers are more likely to experience financial difficulties, including generating less cash flow due to lower oil and natural gas prices and being unable to access or receive favorable terms in connection with debt or equity financing, which could result in a reduction in our customers’ activities on or around our land. Furthermore, the determination by a customer to initiate or maintain activities on or around our land largely depends on the location of our surface acreage relative to the nature and location of such customer’s operations and such customer’s need for the use of our land and resources. Our customers are limited to entities operating on and around our acreage in the Delaware Basin.
Current wording
We expect to continue to depend on key customers to support our revenues for the foreseeable future, and although each of WaterBridge, VTX Energy and ConocoPhillips operates on our land under long-term contracts, each of these customers has the right to reduce or cease operations on our acreage at their sole discretion under certain circumstances, as our contracts with such customers generally do not contain minimum commitment provisions for land use or brackish water volumes to be purchased. See “Business—Customers; Material Contracts and Marketing” for further information on our agreements with our significant customers. The loss of revenue derived from any of these customers’ operations on our land could adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial position. During times when the oil and natural gas markets weaken, our customers are more likely to experience financial difficulties, including generating less cash flow due to lower oil and natural gas prices and being unable to access or receive favorable terms in connection with debt or equity financing, which could result in a reduction in our customers’ activities on or around our land. Furthermore, the determination by a customer to initiate or maintain activities on or around our land largely depends on the location of our surface acreage relative to the nature and location of such customer’s operations and such customer’s need for the use of our land and resources. Our customers are limited to entities operating on and around our acreage in the Delaware Basin.
Previous wording
Concerns over global economic conditions, global health threats, trade policies, increased trade restrictions and tariffs, supply chain disruptions, increased demand, labor shortages associated with a fully employed U.S. labor force, geopolitical issues, inflation, interest rates, the availability and cost of credit and the United States financial markets and other factors have contributed to increased economic uncertainty. Although inflation in the United States had been relatively low for many years, there was a significant increase in inflation beginning in the second half of 2021, with a general decline beginning in the second half of 2022 and a relative settling in in 2023 and 2024. In addition, the incoming presidential administration has stated an intention to impose tariffs on international goods, such as those produced in China. To the extent that any U.S. trade policy results in retaliatory tariffs against the U.S., such as the recently announced tariffs from China on U.S. natural gas and crude oil, such developments could result in inflationary pressures and have an adverse effect on our customers’ business, and reduce demand for use of our land and services, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Though we incorporate inflation escalators in most of our long-term customer contracts, contractual provisions providing for inflation escalators in certain contracts are subject to caps, which may limit the amount of any single pricing increase, and may also vary as to the commencement date of such increases and the timing and calculation of the applicable adjustment. As a result, inflation may outpace the revenue adjustments provided by those provisions. Our customers may also experience supply chain constraints, due to international trade policies or otherwise, and inflationary pressure on their cost structures, which could impact the revenues we receive from them. Our customers also may face shortages of equipment, raw materials, supplies, commodities, labor and services, which may prevent them from executing their development plans on or around our land. These supply chain constraints, trade policies and inflationary pressures may continue to adversely impact our customers’ operating costs and, if they are unable to manage their supply chain, it may impact their ability to procure materials and equipment in a timely and cost-effective manner, if at all, which could materially and adversely affect the revenues received in respect of our customers’ operations on or around our land.
Current wording
Concerns over global economic conditions, global health threats, trade policies, increased trade restrictions and tariffs, supply chain disruptions, increased demand, labor shortages associated with a fully employed U.S. labor force, geopolitical issues, inflation, interest rates, the availability and cost of credit and the United States financial markets and other factors have contributed to increased economic uncertainty. Although inflation in the United States had been relatively low for many years, there was a significant increase in inflation beginning in the second half of 2021, with a general decline beginning in the second half of 2022 and a relative settling in in 2023 and 2024. In addition, the current presidential administration has stated an intention to continue imposing tariffs on international goods, such as those produced in both China and Europe. To the extent that any U.S. trade policy results in retaliatory tariffs against the U.S., such developments could result in inflationary pressures and have an adverse effect on our customers’ business, and reduce demand for use of our land and services, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Though we incorporate inflation escalators in most of our long-term customer contracts, contractual provisions providing for inflation escalators in certain contracts are subject to caps, which may limit the amount of any single pricing increase, and may also vary as to the commencement date of such increases and the timing and calculation of the applicable adjustment. As a result, inflation may outpace the revenue adjustments provided by those provisions. Our customers may also experience supply chain constraints, due to international trade policies or otherwise, and inflationary pressure on their cost structures, which could impact the revenues we receive from them. Our customers also may face shortages of equipment, raw materials, supplies, commodities, labor and services, which may prevent them from executing their development plans on or around our land. These supply chain constraints, trade policies and inflationary pressures may continue to adversely impact our customers’ operating costs and, if they are unable to manage their supply chain, it may impact their ability to procure materials and equipment in a timely and cost-effective manner, if at all, which could materially and adversely affect the revenues received in respect of our customers’ operations on or around our land.
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Subject to certain exceptions, our customers assume responsibility for, including control and removal of, all other pollution or contamination that may result from their operations on our acreage, such as Desert Environmental’s oil reclamation, solid waste and landfill operations. We may have liability in such cases if we are grossly negligent or commit willful acts, or as owners of the land under laws that impose strict, joint and several liability for pollution clean-up, such as CERCLA (as defined herein). Our customers generally agree to indemnify and defend us against claims relating to contamination resulting from their operations and related closure and remedial obligations, damage or loss of a well, reservoir, geological formation, underground strata, or water resources, or the loss of oil, natural gas, mineral, or water, but sometimes such indemnity and defense is subject to exceptions for claims for gross negligence or willful misconduct, and we may not be able to collect under these indemnities if the applicable customer is in financial distress. Our customers also generally assume responsibility for claims arising from their employees’ personal injury or death, or the damage or loss of their property, to the extent that their employees are injured or their properties are damaged by operations on our acreage, but sometimes such indemnity and defense is subject to exceptions for claims resulting from our gross negligence or willful misconduct, and we may not be able to collect under these indemnities if the applicable customer is in financial distress. However, we might not succeed in enforcing such contractual risk allocation or might incur an unforeseen liability falling outside the scope of such risk allocation.
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Subject to certain exceptions, our customers assume responsibility for, including control and removal of, all other pollution or contamination that may result from their operations on our acreage, such as WaterBridge’s oil reclamation, solid waste and landfill operations. We may have liability in such cases if we are grossly negligent or commit willful acts, or as owners of the land under laws that impose strict, joint and several liability for pollution clean-up, such as CERCLA (as defined herein). Our customers generally agree to indemnify and defend us against claims relating to contamination resulting from their operations and related closure and remedial obligations, damage or loss of a well, reservoir, geological formation, underground strata, or water resources, or the loss of oil, natural gas, mineral, or water, but sometimes such indemnity and defense is subject to exceptions for claims for gross negligence or willful misconduct, and we may not be able to collect under these indemnities if the applicable customer is in financial distress. Our customers also generally assume responsibility for claims arising from their employees’ personal injury or death, or the damage or loss of their property, to the extent that their employees are injured or their properties are damaged by operations on our acreage, but sometimes such indemnity and defense is subject to exceptions for claims resulting from our gross negligence or willful misconduct, and we may not be able to collect under these indemnities if the applicable customer is in financial distress. However, we might not succeed in enforcing such contractual risk allocation or might incur an unforeseen liability falling outside the scope of such risk allocation.
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While we have implemented and maintain commercially reasonable security measures and safeguards, such security measures and safeguards may not be sufficient to protect against an attack. Attackers are increasingly using advances in technologies, such as artificial intelligence and encryption bypasses that may evade our efforts. Emerging artificial intelligence technologies may improve or expand the capabilities of malicious third parties in a way we cannot predict at this time, including being used to develop new hacking tools, exploit vulnerabilities, obscure malicious activities and increase the difficulty detecting threats. Moreover, some of our networks and systems are managed by third-party service providers and are not under our direct control. We regularly enter into transactions with third parties, some of whom may have less sophisticated electronic systems or networks and may be more vulnerable to cyberattacks. Our reliance on these third parties means that any vulnerability in their systems could propagate to our own systems, increasing our risk exposure despite our internal controls.
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While we have implemented and maintain commercially reasonable security measures and safeguards, such security measures and safeguards may not be sufficient to protect against or effectively mitigate an attack. Attackers are increasingly using advances in technologies, such as artificial intelligence and encryption bypasses that may evade our efforts. Emerging artificial intelligence technologies may improve or expand the capabilities of malicious third parties in a way we cannot predict, including being used to develop new hacking tools, exploit vulnerabilities, obscure malicious activities and increase the difficulty detecting threats. Moreover, some of our networks and systems are managed by third-party service providers and are not under our direct control. We regularly enter into transactions with third parties, some of whom may have less sophisticated electronic systems or networks and may be more vulnerable to cyberattacks. Our reliance on these third parties means that any vulnerability in their systems could propagate to our own systems or affect our data, increasing our risk exposure despite our internal controls.
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Our future results following the Recent Acquisitions and other acquisitions will suffer if we do not effectively manage our expanded operations.
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Our future results following our acquisitions will suffer if we do not effectively manage our expanded operations.
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Since our formation, the size of our asset base has increased significantly. Our future success will depend, in part, upon our ability to manage this expanded business, which poses substantial challenges for management, including challenges related to the management and monitoring of expanded acreage, new operations and associated increased costs and complexity. We may also face increased scrutiny from governmental authorities as a result of the significant increase in the size of our business. There can be no assurances that we will be successful or that we will realize the expected operating efficiencies, cost savings, revenue enhancements or other benefits currently anticipated from the Recent Acquisitions.
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Since our formation, the size of our asset base has increased significantly. Our future success will depend, in part, upon our ability to manage this expanded business, which poses substantial challenges for management, including challenges related to the management and monitoring of expanded acreage, new operations and associated increased costs and complexity. We may also face increased scrutiny from governmental authorities as a result of the significant increase in the size of our business. There can be no assurances that we will be successful or that we will realize the expected operating efficiencies, cost savings, revenue enhancements or other benefits currently anticipated from our acquisitions.
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The ESA and comparable state laws restrict activities that may affect endangered or threatened species or their habitats. Similar protections are offered to migratory birds under the MBTA. To the degree that species listed under the ESA or similar state laws, or are protected under the MBTA, live in the areas where we and our customers operate, both our and our customers’ abilities to conduct or expand operations and construct facilities could be limited, or both we and our customers could be forced to incur additional material costs. Additionally, the FWS may make determinations on the listing of unlisted species as endangered or threatened under the ESA. For example, in November 2022, the FWS designated two distinct population segments of the lesser prairie chicken under the ESA, which live in certain areas in southeastern New Mexico and western Texas; however, the U.S. Senate voted to rescind this decision, although the joint resolution was vetoed by President Biden, and the listing decision is currently subject to litigation. In May 2024, the FWS designated the dunes sagebrush lizard under the ESA, which also lives in certain areas in southeastern New Mexico and western Texas, and this listing decision is also subject to litigation. The designation of previously unidentified endangered or threatened species could indirectly cause us or our customers to incur additional costs, cause our or our customers’ operations to become subject to operating restrictions or bans and limit future development activity in affected areas, which developments could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows and financial position.
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The ESA and comparable state laws restrict activities that may affect endangered or threatened species or their habitats. Similar protections are offered to migratory birds under the MBTA. To the degree that species listed under the ESA or similar state laws, or are protected under the MBTA, live in the areas where we and our customers operate, both our and our customers’ abilities to conduct or expand operations and construct facilities could be limited, or both we and our customers could be forced to incur additional material costs. Additionally, the FWS may make determinations on the listing of unlisted species as endangered or threatened under the ESA. For example, in November 2022, the FWS designated two distinct population segments of the lesser prairie chicken under the ESA, which live in certain areas in southeastern New Mexico and western Texas. The listing decision was challenged by the states of Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma, and various industry groups, with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas vacating the rule for the northern district population segment in March 2025. In May 2024, the FWS designated the dunes sagebrush lizard under the ESA, which also lives in certain areas in southeastern New Mexico and western Texas. This listing decision is subject to ongoing litigation. The designation of previously unidentified endangered or threatened species could indirectly cause us or our customers to incur additional costs, cause our or our customers’ operations to become subject to operating restrictions or bans and limit future development activity in affected areas, which developments could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows and financial position.
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Concerns over the risk of climate change have increased the focus by global, regional, national, state and local regulators on GHG emissions, including carbon dioxide emissions, and on transitioning to a lower-carbon future. A number of countries and states have adopted, or are considering the adoption of, regulatory frameworks to reduce GHG emissions. These regulatory measures may include, among others, adoption of cap and trade regimes, carbon taxes, increased efficiency standards, prohibitions on the sales of new automobiles with internal combustion engines, and incentives or mandates for battery-powered automobiles and/or wind, solar or other forms of alternative energy. These include laws such as the IRA, which appropriates significant federal funding for renewable energy initiatives and amends the CAA to impose a first-time fee on the emission of methane from sources required to report their GHG emissions to the EPA, beginning in calendar year 2024 at $900 per ton of methane, increasing to $1,200 in 2025, and set at $1,500 for 2026 and each year after. However, we cannot predict whether, how, or when the incoming Trump Administration might take action to revise or repeal the methane emissions charge rule or the finalized EPA rules related to GHG emissions. Additionally, Congress may take actions to repeal or revise the IRA, including with respect to the methane emissions charge, which timing or outcome similarly cannot be predicted. Compliance with changes in laws, regulations and obligations relating to climate change could result in increased costs of compliance for our customers on or around our land or costs of consuming oil and natural gas for such products, and thereby reduce demand for the use of our land and resources, which could reduce our profitability. Changes in laws and regulations may also result in delays or increased costs associated with obtaining permits needed for oil and natural gas operations. Additionally, our customers on or around our land could incur reputational risk tied to changing customer or community perceptions of our customers or their customers’ contribution to, or detraction from, the transition to a lower-carbon economy. These changing perceptions could lower demand for oil and natural gas products, resulting in lower prices and lower revenues as consumers avoid carbon-intensive industries, and could also pressure banks and investment managers to shift investments and reduce lending.
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Concerns over the risk of climate change have increased the focus by global, regional, national, state and local regulators on GHG emissions, including carbon dioxide emissions, and on transitioning to a lower-carbon future. A number of countries and states have adopted, or are considering the adoption of, regulatory frameworks to reduce GHG emissions. These regulatory measures may include, among others, adoption of cap and trade regimes, carbon taxes, increased efficiency standards, prohibitions on the sales of new automobiles with internal combustion engines, and incentives or mandates for battery-powered automobiles and/or wind, solar or other forms of alternative energy. These include laws such as the IRA, which appropriated significant federal funding for renewable energy initiatives and amended the CAA to impose a first-time fee on the emission of methane from sources required to report their GHG emissions to the EPA. In May 2024, the EPA issued a final rule to implement the IRA’s methane fee, although in February 2025, Congress repealed the rule under the Congressional Review Act. Additionally, in the OBBBA, Congress delayed the implementation of the methane emission fee until 2034. We cannot predict if the Trump Administration and / or Congress may take further actions with respect to the IRA or the methane emissions fee. Compliance with changes in laws, regulations and obligations relating to climate change could result in increased costs of compliance for our customers on or around our land or costs of consuming oil and natural gas for such products, and thereby reduce demand for the use of our land and resources, which could reduce our profitability. Changes in laws and regulations may also result in delays or increased costs associated with obtaining permits needed for oil and natural gas operations. Additionally, our customers on or around our land could incur reputational risk tied to changing customer or community perceptions of our customers or their customers’ contribution to, or detraction from, the transition to a lower-carbon economy. These changing perceptions could lower demand for oil and natural gas products, resulting in lower prices and lower revenues as consumers avoid carbon-intensive industries, and could also pressure banks and investment managers to shift investments and reduce lending.
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Separately, banks and other financial institutions, including investors, may decide to adopt policies that restrict or prohibit investment in, or otherwise funding, us or our customers on or around our land based on climate change-related concerns, which could affect our and our customers on or around our land’s access to and cost of capital for potential growth projects. Additionally, insurers may decide to raise rates and/or cease insuring us or our customers on or around our land based on climate change-related concerns.
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Separately, banks and other financial institutions, including investors, may decide to adopt policies that restrict or prohibit investment in, or otherwise funding, us or our customers on or around our land based on climate change-related concerns, which could affect our and our customers on or around our land’s access to and cost of capital for potential growth projects. However, this trend has been declining recently. Additionally, insurers may decide to raise rates and/or cease insuring us or our customers on or around our land based on climate change-related concerns.
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Approaches to climate change and transition to a lower-carbon economy, including government regulation, company policies, and consumer behavior, are continuously evolving. For example, the SEC has adopted a new rule regarding climate change, which it has stayed pending various legal challenges, that, if ultimately made effective, implements significant disclosure obligations and would require us to update and develop our controls to accommodate these new obligations. The incoming Trump Administration, however, may seek to repeal the SEC rule though the timeline for any repeal, if at all, is subject to a number of uncertainties. While we intend to pursue opportunities related to the transition to a lower-carbon economy, there can be no assurance that our efforts will be successful. At this time, we cannot predict how such approaches may develop or otherwise reasonably or reliably estimate their impact on us or our customers’ financial condition, results of operations and ability to compete. However, any long-term material adverse effect on the oil and natural gas industry may affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial position.
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Approaches to climate change and transition to a lower-carbon economy, including government regulation, company policies, and consumer behavior, are continuously evolving. While we intend to pursue opportunities related to the transition to a lower-carbon economy, there can be no assurance that our efforts will be successful. At this time, we cannot predict how such approaches may develop or otherwise reasonably or reliably estimate their impact on us or our customers’ financial condition, results of operations and ability to compete. However, any long-term material adverse effect on the oil and natural gas industry may affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial position.
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Increased investor attention to environmental, social, and governance (“ESG”) matters may impact our or our customers’ business.
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Increased investor attention to sustainability-related matters may impact our or our customers’ business.
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Companies across all industries are facing increasing scrutiny from stakeholders related to their ESG practices. Companies that do not adapt to or comply with investor or stakeholder expectations and standards, which are evolving, or which are perceived to have not responded appropriately to the growing concern for ESG issues, regardless of whether there is a legal requirement to do so, may suffer from reputational damage and the business, financial condition, and/or stock price of such a company could be materially and adversely affected. Increased attention to climate change, increasing and sometimes conflicting societal expectations on companies to address climate change, and potential consumer use of substitutes to energy commodities may result in increased costs, reduced demand for our customers’ products and services, lower demand for the use of our land and resources, reduced profits, increased governmental investigations and litigation against us.
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Companies across all industries are facing increasing scrutiny from stakeholders related to their sustainability practices. Companies that do not adapt to or comply with investor or stakeholder expectations and standards, which are evolving, or which are perceived to have not responded appropriately to sustainability issues, regardless of whether there is a legal requirement to do so, may suffer from reputational damage and the business, financial condition, and/or stock price of such a company could be materially and adversely affected. Increased attention to climate change, increasing and sometimes conflicting societal expectations on companies to address climate change, and potential consumer use of substitutes to energy commodities may result in increased costs, reduced demand for our customers’ products and services, lower demand for the use of our land and resources, reduced profits, increased governmental investigations and litigation against us.
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Moreover, while we may create and publish voluntary disclosures regarding ESG matters from time to time, many of the statements in those voluntary disclosures are based on expectations and assumptions or hypothetical scenarios that may be incorrect or may change with the passage of time. Such expectations and assumptions or hypothetical scenarios are necessarily uncertain and may be prone to error or subject to misinterpretation given the long timelines involved and the lack of an established approach to identifying, measuring and reporting on many ESG matters. Additionally, voluntary disclosures regarding ESG matters, as well as any ESG disclosures mandated by law, could result in litigation or government investigations or enforcement action regarding the sufficiency or validity of such disclosures. In addition, failure or a perception (whether or not valid) of failure to adequately pursue or implement ESG strategies or achieve ESG goals or commitments, which are often aspirational, including any GHG reduction or neutralization goals or commitments, could result in litigation and damage our reputation, cause our investors or consumers to lose confidence in us, or otherwise negatively impact our operations. Moreover, even if we voluntarily elect to pursue climate or ESG goals, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to pursue or implement such goals because of potential costs, technical or operational obstacles, uncertainty in long-term assumptions and expectations or other market or technological developments beyond our control. Similarly, we cannot guarantee that participation in any sustainability, climate-related, or ESG certification program or framework will have the intended results on our ESG profile.
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Moreover, while we may create and publish voluntary disclosures regarding sustainability matters from time to time, many of the statements in those voluntary disclosures are based on expectations and assumptions or hypothetical scenarios that may be incorrect or may change with the passage of time. Such expectations and assumptions or hypothetical scenarios are necessarily uncertain and may be prone to error or subject to misinterpretation given the long timelines involved and the lack of an established approach to identifying, measuring and reporting on many sustainability matters. Additionally, voluntary disclosures regarding sustainability matters, as well as any sustainability disclosures mandated by law, could result in litigation or government investigations or enforcement action regarding the sufficiency or validity of such disclosures. In addition, failure or a perception (whether or not valid) of failure to adequately pursue or implement sustainability strategies or achieve sustainability goals or commitments, which are often aspirational, including any GHG reduction or neutralization goals or commitments, could result in litigation and damage our reputation, cause our investors or consumers to lose confidence in us, or otherwise negatively impact our operations. Moreover, even if we voluntarily elect to pursue climate or sustainability goals, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to pursue or implement such goals because of potential costs, technical or operational obstacles, uncertainty in long-term assumptions and expectations or other market or technological developments beyond our control. Similarly, we cannot guarantee that participation in any sustainability or, climate-related certification program or framework will have the intended results on our sustainability profile.
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In addition, certain organizations that provide proxy advisory services to investors on corporate governance and related matters have developed ratings processes for evaluating companies on their approach to ESG matters. Currently, there are no universal standards for such scores or ratings, but the importance of sustainability evaluations is becoming more broadly accepted by certain investors and shareholders. Such ratings are used by some investors to inform their investment and voting decisions. Additionally, certain investors use these scores to benchmark companies against their peers and if a company is perceived as lagging, these investors may engage with companies to require improved ESG disclosure or performance. While such ratings do not impact all investors’ investment or voting decisions, unfavorable ESG ratings may lead to increased negative investor sentiment toward us or our customers and to the diversion of investment to other industries, which could have a negative impact on our share price and/or our access to and costs of capital.
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In addition, certain organizations that provide proxy advisory services to investors on corporate governance and related matters have developed rating and proxy voting recommendation processes for evaluating companies on their approach to sustainability matters. Such ratings and proxy advisory services are used by some investors to inform their investment and voting decisions. Additionally, certain investors use these scores to benchmark companies against their peers and if a company is perceived as lagging, these investors may engage with companies to require improved sustainability disclosure or performance. While such ratings do not impact all investors’ investment or voting decisions, unfavorable sustainability ratings may lead to increased negative investor sentiment toward us or our customers and to the diversion of investment to other industries, which could have a negative impact on our share price and/or our access to and costs of capital.
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Furthermore, certain public statements with respect to ESG matters, such as emissions reduction goals, other environmental targets, or other commitments addressing certain social issues, are becoming increasingly subject to heightened scrutiny from public and governmental authorities related to the risk of potential “greenwashing” (i.e., misleading information or false claims overstating potential ESG benefits). For example, the SEC has recently taken enforcement action against companies for ESG-related misconduct, including alleged greenwashing. Certain regulators, such as the SEC and various state agencies, as well as non-governmental organizations and other private actors have also filed lawsuits under various securities and consumer protection laws alleging that certain ESG-statements, goals, or standards were misleading, false, or otherwise deceptive. Any alleged claims of greenwashing against us or others in our industry may lead to further negative sentiment and diversion of investments. We could also face increasing costs as we attempt to comply with and navigate further regulatory ESG-related focus and scrutiny.
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Furthermore, certain public statements with respect to sustainability matters, such as emissions reduction goals, other environmental targets, or other commitments addressing certain social issues, are becoming increasingly subject to heightened scrutiny from public and governmental authorities related to the risk of potential “greenwashing” (i.e., misleading information or false claims overstating potential sustainability benefits). For example, the SEC hastaken enforcement action against companies for sustainability-related misconduct, including alleged greenwashing. Certain regulators, such as the SEC and various state agencies, as well as non-governmental organizations and other private actors have also filed lawsuits under various securities and consumer protection laws alleging that certain sustainability-statements, goals, or standards were misleading, false, or otherwise deceptive. Any alleged claims of greenwashing against us or others in our industry may lead to further negative sentiment and diversion of investments. We could also face increasing costs as we attempt to comply with and navigate further regulatory sustainability-related focus and scrutiny.
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Additionally, certain employment practices and social initiatives are the subject of scrutiny by both those calling for the continued advancement of such policies, as well as those who believe they should be curbed, including government actors, and the complex regulatory and legal frameworks applicable to such initiatives continue to evolve. We cannot be certain of the impact of such regulatory, legal and other developments on our business. More recent political developments could mean that the Company faces increasing criticism or litigation risks from certain “anti-ESG” parties, including various governmental agencies.
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Additionally, certain employment practices and social initiatives are the subject of scrutiny by both those calling for the continued advancement of such policies, as well as those who believe they should be curbed, including government actors, and the complex regulatory and legal frameworks applicable to such initiatives continue to evolve. We cannot be certain of the impact of such regulatory, legal and other developments on our business. More recent political developments could mean that the Company faces increasing criticism or litigation risks from certain “anti-sustainability” parties, including various governmental agencies.
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As of December 31, 2024, we had $385.5 million of total debt outstanding. Our ability to make scheduled payments on, or to refinance, our indebtedness and financial commitments depends on our financial condition and operating performance, which are subject to prevailing economic and competitive conditions including financial, business and other factors beyond our control, and may vary significantly from year to year. As a result, the amount of debt that we can manage in some periods may not be appropriate for us in other periods and we may be unable to generate sufficient cash flow to permit us to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness. Any insufficiency may impact our business.
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As of December 31, 2025, we had $570.7 million of total debt outstanding. Our ability to make scheduled payments on, or to refinance, our indebtedness and financial commitments depends on our financial condition and operating performance, which are subject to prevailing economic and competitive conditions including financial, business and other factors beyond our control, and may vary significantly from year to year. As a result, the amount of debt that we can manage in some periods may not be appropriate for us in other periods and we may be unable to generate sufficient cash flow to permit us to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness. Any insufficiency may impact our business.
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We are subject to interest rate risk, which may cause our debt service obligations to increase significantly. The weighted average interest rate on borrowings outstanding under our credit facility as of December 31, 2024 was 8.39% in the case of revolving credit borrowings and 8.47% in the case of term loan borrowings.
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We are subject to interest rate risk, which may cause our debt service obligations to increase significantly. The weighted average interest rate on borrowings outstanding under the 2025 Revolving Credit Facility as of December 31, 2025 was 6.13%.
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Borrowings under our credit facility bear interest at variable rates and expose us to interest rate risk. The weighted average interest rate on our borrowings outstanding under our credit facility as of December 31, 2024 was 8.39% in the case of revolving credit borrowings and 8.47% in the case of term loan borrowings. If interest rates increase, our debt service obligations on the variable rate indebtedness would increase even if the amount borrowed remained the same, and we would be required to devote more of our cash flow to servicing our indebtedness.
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Borrowings under the 2025 Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at variable rates and expose us to interest rate risk. The weighted average interest rate on our borrowings outstanding under the 2025 Revolving Credit Facility as of December 31, 2025 was 6.13%. If interest rates increase, our debt service obligations on the variable rate indebtedness would increase even if the amount borrowed remained the same, and we would be required to devote more of our cash flow to servicing our indebtedness.
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If we fail to comply with the restrictions and covenants in our credit facility or our future debt agreements, there could be an event of default under the terms of such agreements, which could result in an acceleration of payment.
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If we fail to comply with the restrictions and covenants in the 2025 Revolving Credit Facility, the Indenture or our future debt agreements, there could be an event of default under the terms of such agreements, which could result in an acceleration of payment.
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A breach of compliance with any restriction or covenant in our credit facility or any of our future debt agreements could result in a default under the terms of the applicable agreement, and our ability to comply with such restrictions and covenants may be affected by events beyond our control. As a result, we cannot assure you that we will be able to comply with these restrictions and covenants. A default could result in acceleration of the indebtedness and a declaration of all amounts borrowed due and payable, which could have an adverse effect on us and negatively impact our ability to borrow. If an acceleration occurs, we may be unable to make all of the required payments and may be unable to find alternative financing. Even if alternative financing were available at that time, it may not be on terms that are favorable or acceptable to us. Additionally, we may not be able to amend our credit agreement or such future agreements governing our indebtedness or obtain necessary waivers on satisfactory terms.
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A breach of compliance with any restriction or covenant in the 2025 Revolving Credit Facility, the Indenture or any of our future debt agreements could result in a default under the terms of the applicable agreement, and our ability to comply with such restrictions and covenants may be affected by events beyond our control. As a result, we cannot assure you that we will be able to comply with these restrictions and covenants. A default could result in acceleration of the indebtedness and a declaration of all amounts borrowed due and payable, which could have an adverse effect on us and negatively impact our ability to borrow. If an acceleration occurs, we may be unable to make all of the required payments and may be unable to find alternative financing. Even if alternative financing were available at that time, it may not be on terms that are favorable or acceptable to us. Additionally, we may not be able to amend the 2025 Revolving Credit Facility or such future agreements governing our indebtedness or obtain necessary waivers on satisfactory terms.
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Our obligations under our credit facility are secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of our assets and various guarantees.
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Our obligations under the 2025 Revolving Credit Facility are secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of our assets and various guarantees.
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The amounts borrowed pursuant to the terms of our credit agreement are secured by substantially all of our and our subsidiaries’ present and after-acquired assets. Additionally, our obligations under our credit facility are jointly and severally guaranteed by us and our material subsidiaries.
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The amounts borrowed pursuant to the terms of the 2025 Revolving Credit Facility are secured by substantially all of our and our subsidiaries’ present and after-acquired assets. Additionally, our obligations under the 2025 Revolving Credit Facility are jointly and severally guaranteed by us and our material subsidiaries.
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As a result of the above, in the event of the occurrence of a default under our credit facility, the administrative agent may enforce its security interests (for the ratable benefit of the lenders under our credit facility and the other secured parties) over our and/or our subsidiaries’ assets that secure the obligations under our credit facility, take control of our assets and business, force us to seek bankruptcy protection, or force us to curtail or abandon our current business plans. If that were to happen, you may lose all, or a part of, your investment in our Class A shares.
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As a result of the above, in the event of the occurrence of a default under the 2025 Revolving Credit Facility, the administrative agent may enforce its security interests (for the ratable benefit of the lenders under the 2025 Revolving Credit Facility and the other secured parties) over our and/or our subsidiaries’ assets that secure the obligations under the 2025 Revolving Credit Facility, take control of our assets and business, force us to seek bankruptcy protection, or force us to curtail or abandon our current business plans. If that were to happen, you may lose all, or a part of, your investment in our Class A shares.
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As a result of the IPO, we became a public company, and, as such, we must comply with new laws, regulations and requirements, certain corporate governance provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, related regulations of the SEC and the NYSE rules, with which we were not required to comply as a private company. Complying with these statutes, regulations and requirements will occupy a significant amount of time of our board of directors and management and will significantly increase our costs and expenses. We are continuing our efforts to:
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As a public company, we must comply with new laws, regulations and requirements, certain corporate governance provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, related regulations of the SEC and the NYSE and NYSE Texas rules. Complying with these statutes, regulations and requirements occupy a significant amount of time of our board of directors and management and significantly increase our costs and expenses. We are continuing our efforts to:
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comply with rules promulgated by the NYSE and NYSE Texas;
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We are required to comply with the SEC’s rules implementing Sections 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which require management to certify financial and other information in our quarterly and annual reports and provide an annual management report on the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting. Although we are required to disclose changes made in our internal controls and procedures on a quarterly basis, we are not required to make our first annual assessment of our internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 until the year following this Annual Report. Additionally, we are not required to have our independent registered public accounting firm attest to the effectiveness of our internal controls until our first annual report subsequent to our ceasing to be an “emerging growth company” or a “smaller reporting company” under the applicable federal securities laws. Accordingly, we may not be required to have our independent registered public accounting firm attest to the effectiveness of our internal controls until as late as our annual report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2029, if we are no longer a “smaller reporting company.” Once it is required to do so, our independent registered public accounting firm may issue a report that is adverse in the event it is not satisfied with the level at which our controls are documented, designed, operated or reviewed. Compliance with these requirements will strain our resources, increase our costs and distract management, and we may be unable to comply with these requirements in a timely or cost-effective manner.
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We are required to comply with the SEC’s rules implementing Sections 302 and 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which require management to certify financial and other information in our quarterly and annual reports and provide an annual management report on the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting. As of December 31, 2025, we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act. As such, our independent registered public accounting firm is required to attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting and we are required to disclose, to the extent material, changes made in our internal control over financial reporting on a quarterly basis. Our independent registered public accounting firm may issue a report that is adverse in the event it is not satisfied with the level at which our controls are documented, designed, operated or reviewed. Compliance with these requirements will increase demands on our resources, increase our costs and distract management, and we may be unable to comply with these requirements in a timely or cost-effective manner.
Previous wording
Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports, prevent fraud and operate successfully as a public company. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud, our reputation and operating results will be harmed. We are required, under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, to furnish a report by management on, among other things, the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting beginning in the year following this Annual Report. This assessment will need to include disclosure of any material weaknesses identified by our management in our internal control over financial reporting. We will take steps to improve control processes as appropriate, validate through testing that controls are functioning as documented, and implement a continuous reporting and improvement process for our internal control over financial reporting. If we identify one or more material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting during the evaluation and testing process, we may be unable to conclude that our internal controls are effective.
Current wording
Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports, prevent fraud and operate successfully as a public company. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports or prevent fraud, our reputation and operating results will be harmed. We are required, under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, to furnish a report by management on, among other things, the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. This assessment will need to include disclosure of any material weaknesses identified by our management in our internal control over financial reporting. We will take steps to improve control processes as appropriate, validate through testing that controls are functioning as documented, and implement a continuous reporting and improvement process for our internal control over financial reporting. If we identify one or more material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting during the evaluation and testing process, we may be unable to conclude that our internal controls are effective.
Previous wording
Additionally, when we cease to be an “emerging growth company” under the federal securities laws, our independent registered public accounting firm may be required to express an opinion on the effectiveness of our internal controls. If we are unable to confirm that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, or if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to express an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of our internal controls, we could lose investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, which could cause the price of our Class A shares to decline.
Current wording
If we are unable to confirm that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, or if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to express an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of our internal controls, we could lose investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, which could cause the price of our Class A shares to decline.
Previous wording
We are a holding company and will have no material assets other than our equity interest in OpCo, and we do not have any independent means of generating revenue. To the extent OpCo has available cash we intend to cause OpCo to make (i) generally pro rata distributions to all holders of OpCo Units (“OpCo Unitholders”), including us, in an amount at least sufficient to allow us to pay taxes, (ii) additional distributions in an amount generally intended to allow the OpCo Unitholders (other than us) to satisfy their respective income tax liabilities with respect to their allocable share of the income of OpCo (based on certain assumptions and conventions), which additional distributions may be made on a pro rata basis to all OpCo Unitholders (including us) or a non-pro rata basis to OpCo Unitholders (other than us) in redemption of OpCo Units from such holders and (iii) non-pro rata distributions to us in an amount sufficient to cover our public company and other overhead expenses. In addition, as the sole managing member of OpCo, we intend to cause OpCo to make pro rata distributions to all of its unitholders, including to us, in an amount sufficient to allow us to fund dividends to our shareholders in accordance with our dividend policy, to the extent our board of directors declares such dividends. OpCo is a distinct legal entity and may be subject to legal or contractual restrictions that, under certain circumstances, may limit our ability to obtain cash from it. If OpCo is unable to make distributions, we may not receive adequate distributions, which could materially and adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows, financial position and ability to fund any dividends.
Current wording
We are a holding company and will have no material assets other than our equity interest in OpCo, and we do not have any independent means of generating revenue. To the extent OpCo has available cash we intend to cause OpCo to make (i) generally pro rata distributions to all holders (“OpCo Unitholders”) of limited liability interests in OpCo (“OpCo Units”), including us, in an amount at least sufficient to allow us to pay taxes, (ii) additional distributions in an amount generally intended to allow the OpCo Unitholders (other than us) to satisfy their respective income tax liabilities with respect to their allocable share of the income of OpCo (based on certain assumptions and conventions), which additional distributions may be made on a pro rata basis to all OpCo Unitholders (including us) or a non-pro rata basis to OpCo Unitholders (other than us) in redemption of OpCo Units from such holders and (iii) non-pro rata distributions to us in an amount sufficient to cover our public company and other overhead expenses. In addition, as the sole managing member of OpCo, we intend to cause OpCo to make pro rata distributions to all of its unitholders, including to us, in an amount sufficient to allow us to fund dividends to our shareholders in accordance with our dividend policy, to the extent our board of directors declares such dividends. OpCo is a distinct legal entity and may be subject to legal or contractual restrictions that, under certain circumstances, may limit our ability to obtain cash from it. If OpCo is unable to make distributions, we may not receive adequate distributions, which could materially and adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows, financial position and ability to fund any dividends.
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