Matador Resources Co

UNAUDITED

NOTE 1 —NATURE OF OPERATIONS

Matador Resources Company, a Texas corporation (“Matador” and, collectively with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, production and acquisition of oil and natural gas resources in the United States, with an emphasis on oil and natural gas shale and other unconventional plays. The Company’s current operations are focused primarily on the oil and liquids-rich portion of the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring plays in the Delaware Basin in Southeast New Mexico and West Texas. The Company also operates in the Eagle Ford shale play in South Texas and the Haynesville shale and Cotton Valley plays in Northwest Louisiana. Additionally, the Company conducts midstream operations primarily through its midstream joint venture, San Mateo Midstream, LLC and its subsidiaries (“San Mateo”), and Pronto Midstream, LLC and its subsidiary (“Pronto”) in support of the Company’s exploration, development and production operations and provides natural gas processing, oil transportation services, oil, natural gas and produced water gathering services and produced water disposal services to third parties.

NOTE 2 —SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Interim Financial Statements, Basis of Presentation, Consolidation and Significant Estimates

The interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) but do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC on February 27, 2024 (the “Annual Report”). The Company consolidates certain subsidiaries and joint ventures that are less-than-wholly-owned and are not involved in oil and natural gas exploration, including San Mateo, and the net income and equity attributable to the non-controlling interest in these subsidiaries have been reported separately as required by Accounting Standards Codification, Consolidation (Topic 810). The Company proportionately consolidates certain joint ventures that are less-than-wholly-owned and are involved in oil and natural gas exploration. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. In management’s opinion, these interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all normal, recurring adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2024. Amounts as of December 31, 2023 are derived from the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates and assumptions may also affect disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company’s interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are based on a number of significant estimates, including oil and natural gas revenues, accrued assets and liabilities, stock-based compensation, valuation of derivative instruments, deferred tax assets and liabilities, purchase price allocations and oil and natural gas reserves. The estimates of oil and natural gas reserves quantities and future net cash flows are the basis for the calculations of depletion and impairment of oil and natural gas properties, as well as estimates of asset retirement obligations and certain tax accruals. While the Company believes its estimates are reasonable, changes in facts and assumptions or the discovery of new information may result in revised estimates. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES — Continued

Revenues

The following table summarizes the Company’s total revenues and revenues from contracts with customers on a disaggregated basis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands).

Property and Equipment

The Company uses the full-cost method of accounting for its investments in oil and natural gas properties. Under this method, the Company is required to perform a ceiling test each quarter that determines a limit, or ceiling, on the capitalized costs of oil and natural gas properties based primarily on the after-tax estimated future net cash flows from oil and natural gas properties using a 10% discount rate and the arithmetic average of first-day-of-the-month oil and natural gas prices for the prior 12-month period. For each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the cost center ceiling was higher than the capitalized costs of oil and natural gas properties, and, as a result, no impairment charge was necessary.

The Company capitalized approximately $15.0 million and $14.4 million of its general and administrative costs for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $47.2 million and $41.4 million of its general and administrative costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The Company capitalized approximately $8.2 million and $7.4 million of its interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $23.4 million and $16.1 million of its interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Earnings Per Common Share

The Company reports basic earnings attributable to Matador shareholders per common share, which excludes the effect of potentially dilutive securities, and diluted earnings attributable to Matador shareholders per common share, which includes the effect of all potentially dilutive securities unless their impact is anti-dilutive.

NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES — Continued

The following table sets forth the computation of diluted weighted average common shares outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands).

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Segments. In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which enhances the disclosures required for operating segments in the Company’s annual and interim consolidated financial statements. This ASU is effective retrospectively for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and for interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its disclosures.

Income Taxes. In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which is intended to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. The amendments in this standard provide for enhanced income tax information primarily through changes to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. This ASU is effective for the Company prospectively to all annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its disclosures.

Climate-Related Disclosures. On March 6, 2024, the SEC adopted a new set of rules that require a wide range of climate-related disclosures, including material climate-related risks, information on any climate-related targets or goals that are material to the registrant’s business, results of operations or financial condition, Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions on a phased-in basis by certain larger registrants when those emissions are material and the filing of an attestation report covering the same, and disclosure of the financial statement effects of severe weather events and other natural conditions including costs and losses. Compliance dates under the final rule are phased in by registrant category. Multiple lawsuits have been filed challenging the SEC’s new climate rules, which have been consolidated and will be heard in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. On April 4, 2024, the SEC issued an order staying the final rules until judicial review is complete. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the final rules on its disclosures.

NOTE 3 —BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

Ameredev Acquisition

On September 18, 2024, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company completed the acquisition (the “Ameredev Acquisition”) of Ameredev Stateline II, LLC (“Ameredev”) from affiliates of EnCap Investments L.P., including (i) certain oil and natural gas producing properties and undeveloped acreage located in Lea County, New Mexico and Loving and Winkler Counties, Texas, and (ii) an approximate 19% stake (the “Piñon Investment”) in the parent company of Piñon Midstream, LLC (“Piñon”), which has midstream assets in southern Lea County, New Mexico. The Ameredev Acquisition had an effective date of June 1, 2024 and an aggregate as-adjusted closing purchase price of approximately $1.831 billion in cash, which amount is subject to customary post-closing adjustments, of which approximately $95.3 million was deposited in escrow in connection with the execution of the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 12, 2024. The purchase price for the Ameredev Acquisition was funded by a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under the Company’s existing secured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Agreement”), which was amended on September 18, 2024 to, among other things: (i) provide for a term loan of $250.0 million, the full amount of which was borrowed to fund the Ameredev Acquisition, and (ii) increase the elected borrowing commitments under the revolving credit facility from $1.50 billion to $2.25 billion. On September 25, 2024, the Company completed the sale of $750.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 6.25% senior unsecured notes due 2033 (the “2033 Notes”) and used the net proceeds to partially repay borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement, including all of the $250.0 million in outstanding borrowings under the term loan.

The Ameredev Acquisition was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting as a business combination in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805, Business Combinations (“ASC Topic 805”). Under ASC Topic

805, the purchase price is allocated to the underlying tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their estimated fair values as of the respective acquisition date, with any excess purchase price allocated to goodwill. As the Company acquired 100% of the membership interests of Ameredev, the acquisition was treated as an asset acquisition for tax purposes. The Company concluded that the Piñon Investment is an equity method investment.

The preliminary allocation of the total purchase price for the Ameredev Acquisition is set forth below (in thousands). As of the date of this filing, the valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed remains ongoing and adjustments may be made. The Company expects to complete the final purchase price allocation during the 12-month period subsequent to the Ameredev Acquisition closing date.

The fair value measurements of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based on inputs that are not observable in the market and therefore represent Level 3 inputs. The fair value of evaluated oil and gas properties and asset retirement obligations were measured using the discounted cash flow technique of valuation.

Significant inputs to the valuation of oil and gas properties include estimates of: (i) future production volumes, (ii) future commodity prices and (iii) recent market comparable transactions for unproved acreage. These inputs require significant judgments and estimates and are the most sensitive and subject to change.

The results of operations for the Ameredev Acquisition since the closing date have been included in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. The oil and natural gas production from Ameredev increased the Company’s revenues and net income for the period from September 18, 2024 through September 30, 2024 by $16.5 million and $5.5 million, respectively.

Pro Forma Information

The following unaudited pro forma financial information represents a summary of the condensed consolidated results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, assuming the Ameredev Acquisition had been completed as of January 1, 2023. The pro forma financial information is provided for illustrative purposes only and does not purport to represent what the actual consolidated results of operations or the consolidated financial position of the Company would have been had the Ameredev Acquisition occurred on the dates noted above, nor is it necessarily indicative of the future results of operations or consolidated financial position of the Company. Future results may vary significantly from the results reflected because of various factors.

The information below reflects certain nonrecurring pro forma adjustments that were directly related to the business combination based on currently available information and certain estimates and assumptions that the Company believes provide a reasonable basis for presenting the significant effects of the Ameredev Acquisition, including (i) the increase in depletion reflecting the relative fair values and production volumes attributable to Ameredev’s properties and the revision to the depletion rate reflecting the reserve volumes acquired, (ii) adjustments to interest expense as a result of the incremental borrowings necessary to finance the Ameredev Acquisition and (iii) the estimated tax impacts of the pro-forma adjustments. The pro forma financial information does not reflect the benefits of projected synergies, potential cost savings or the costs that may be necessary to achieve such savings, opportunities to increase revenue generation or other factors that may result from the Ameredev Acquisition and, accordingly, does not attempt to predict or suggest future results. Management cannot identify the timing, nature and amount of such savings, costs or other factors, any of which could affect the future consolidated results of operations or consolidated financial position of the Company.

Q1 2024 Acquisition

On February 15, 2024, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company acquired oil and natural gas producing properties and undeveloped acreage located in Lea County, New Mexico (the “Q1 2024 Acquisition”). The Q1 2024 Acquisition had an effective date of October 1, 2023 and consideration for the acquisition consisted of an amount in cash equal to approximately $155.1 million (which amount, at September 30, 2024, was subject to certain customary post-closing adjustments).

The Q1 2024 Acquisition was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting as a business combination in accordance with ASC Topic 805. Under ASC Topic 805, the purchase price is allocated to the underlying tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date, with any excess purchase price allocated to goodwill.

The preliminary allocation of the total purchase price for the Q1 2024 Acquisition is set forth below (in thousands). The Company anticipates that the allocation of the purchase price should be finalized during 2024 upon determination of the final purchase price adjustments.

The fair value measurements of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based on inputs that are not observable in the market and therefore represent Level 3 inputs. The fair value of evaluated oil and gas properties and asset retirement obligations were measured using the discounted cash flow technique of valuation.

Significant inputs to the valuation of oil and gas properties include estimates of: (i) future production volumes, (ii) future commodity prices and (iii) recent market comparable transactions for unproved acreage. These inputs require significant judgments and estimates and are the most sensitive and subject to change.

The results of operations for the Q1 2024 Acquisition since the closing date have been included in the Company’s interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. The pro forma impact of this business combination to revenues and net income for 2024 and 2023 would not be material to the Company’s 2024 or 2023 revenues and net income as reported.

Advance Acquisition

On April 12, 2023, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company completed the acquisition of Advance Energy Partners Holdings, LLC (“Advance”) from affiliates of EnCap Investments L.P., including certain oil and natural gas producing properties, undeveloped acreage and midstream assets located primarily in Lea County, New Mexico and Ward County, Texas (the “Initial Advance Acquisition”). The Initial Advance Acquisition had an effective date of January 1, 2023 and an aggregate purchase price consisting of (i) an amount in cash equal to approximately $1.60 billion (which amount was subject to certain customary post-closing adjustments) (the “Cash Consideration”) and (ii) potential additional cash consideration of $7.5 million for each month of 2023 in which the average oil price (as defined in the securities purchase agreement) exceeded $85 per barrel (all such payments for the 12 months in 2023, the “Contingent Consideration”). The Cash Consideration was paid upon the closing of the Initial Advance Acquisition and was funded by a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under the Credit Agreement. In the fourth quarter of 2023, the Company paid Contingent Consideration of $15.0 million, as the average oil price for the months of September and October 2023 exceeded $85 per barrel.

On December 1, 2023, the Company acquired additional interests from affiliates of EnCap Investments L.P., including overriding royalty interests and royalty interests in certain oil and natural gas properties located primarily in Lea County, New Mexico, most of which were included in the Initial Advance Acquisition (the “Advance Royalty Acquisition”). The Advance Royalty Acquisition had an effective date of October 1, 2023 and an aggregate purchase price of approximately $81.0 million (which amount was subject to certain customary post-closing adjustments), and was funded by cash on hand.

The Initial Advance Acquisition and Advance Royalty Acquisition (collectively, the “Advance Acquisition”) were accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting as a business combination in accordance with ASC Topic 805. Under ASC Topic 805, the purchase price is allocated to the underlying tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon their estimated fair values as of the respective acquisition dates, with any excess purchase price allocated to goodwill. The Advance Acquisition was treated as an asset acquisition for tax purposes, as the Company acquired 100% of the membership interests of Advance in the Initial Advance Acquisition and acquired additional overriding royalty interests and royalty interests in the Advance Royalty Acquisition.

The final allocation of the total purchase price for the Advance Acquisition is set forth below (in thousands).

NOTE 4 —ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s asset retirement obligations for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 (in thousands).

(1)Included in accrued liabilities in the Company’s interim unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2024.

NOTE 5 —DEBT

At September 30, 2024, the Company had (i) $500.0 million of outstanding senior notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes”), (ii) $900.0 million of outstanding senior notes due 2032 (the “2032 Notes”), (iii) $750.0 million of outstanding 2033 Notes, (iv) $955.0 million in borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement and (v) approximately $52.9 million in outstanding letters of credit issued pursuant to the Credit Agreement. Between September 30, 2024 and October 22, 2024, the Company repaid $65.0 million of borrowings under the Credit Agreement.

At September 30, 2024, San Mateo had $526.0 million in borrowings outstanding under its revolving credit facility (the “San Mateo Credit Facility”) and approximately $9.0 million in outstanding letters of credit issued pursuant to the San Mateo Credit Facility. Between September 30, 2024 and October 22, 2024, San Mateo repaid $32.0 million of borrowings under the San Mateo Credit Facility.

Credit Agreements

MRC Energy Company

The borrowing base under the Credit Agreement is determined semi-annually as of May 1 and November 1 by the lenders based primarily on the estimated value of the Company’s proved oil and natural gas reserves at December 31 and June 30 of each year, respectively. The Company and the lenders may each request an unscheduled redetermination of the borrowing base once between scheduled redetermination dates.

On March 22, 2024, the Company and its lenders entered into an amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which amended the Credit Agreement to, among other things: (i) reaffirm the borrowing base at $2.50 billion,

(ii) increase the elected borrowing commitments from $1.325 billion to $1.50 billion, (iii) increase the maximum facility amount from $2.00 billion to $3.50 billion, (iv) extend the maturity date from October 31, 2026 to March 22, 2029, (v) appoint PNC Bank, National Association as administrative agent thereunder and (vi) add five new banks to the lending group. This March 2024 reaffirmation of the borrowing base constituted the regularly scheduled May 1 redetermination.

On September 18, 2024, the Company and its lenders entered into an amendment to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which amended the Credit Agreement to, among other things: (i) provide for a term loan of $250.0 million, the full amount of which was borrowed to fund the Ameredev Acquisition, and (ii) increase the elected borrowing commitments under the revolving credit facility from $1.50 billion to $2.25 billion. On September 25, 2024, the Company completed the sale of $750.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2033 Notes and used the net proceeds to partially repay borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement, including all of the $250.0 million in outstanding borrowings under the term loan.

The Credit Agreement requires the Company to maintain (i) a current ratio, which is defined as (x) total consolidated current assets plus the unused availability under the Credit Agreement divided by (y) total consolidated current liabilities less current maturities under the Credit Agreement, of not less than 1.0 at the end of each fiscal quarter and (ii) a debt to EBITDA ratio, which is defined as debt outstanding (net of cash or cash equivalents of up to the greater of (a) $150.0 million and

(b)10% of the elected commitment), divided by a rolling four quarter EBITDA calculation, of 3.5 or less. The Company believes that it was in compliance with the terms of the Credit Agreement at September 30, 2024.

San Mateo Midstream, LLC

The San Mateo Credit Facility is non-recourse with respect to Matador and its wholly-owned subsidiaries but is guaranteed by San Mateo’s subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of San Mateo’s assets, including real property. The outstanding borrowings under the San Mateo Credit Facility mature on December 9, 2026, and lender commitments under the facility were $535.0 million at September 30, 2024. The San Mateo Credit Facility includes an accordion feature, which provides for potential increases in lender commitments of up to $735.0 million.

The San Mateo Credit Facility requires San Mateo to maintain a debt to EBITDA ratio, which is defined as total consolidated funded indebtedness outstanding (as defined in the San Mateo Credit Facility) divided by a rolling four quarter EBITDA calculation, of 5.0 or less, subject to certain exceptions. The San Mateo Credit Facility also requires San Mateo to maintain an interest coverage ratio, which is defined as a rolling four quarter EBITDA calculation divided by San Mateo’s consolidated interest expense for such period, of 2.5 or more. The San Mateo Credit Facility also restricts the ability of San Mateo to distribute cash to its members if San Mateo’s liquidity is less than 10% of the lender commitments under the San Mateo Credit Facility. The Company believes that San Mateo was in compliance with the terms of the San Mateo Credit Facility at September 30, 2024.

Senior Unsecured Notes

2026 Notes Tender Offer and Redemption

On April 2 and April 4, 2024, the Company completed the repurchase of an aggregate principal amount of approximately $556.3 million of the $699.2 million of outstanding senior notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”) pursuant to the Company’s cash tender offer for the 2026 Notes announced on March 26, 2024 (the “2026 Notes Tender Offer”). On April 2, 2024, the Company exercised its optional right, under the indenture governing the 2026 Notes, to redeem the remaining aggregate principal amount of approximately $142.9 million of 2026 Notes outstanding on September 15, 2024 (the “2026 Notes Redemption”) and, in connection therewith, to satisfy and discharge the Company’s obligations under such indenture with respect to the 2026 Notes. In connection with the 2026 Notes Tender Offer and 2026 Notes Redemption, the Company incurred a loss of approximately $3.0 million included in interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

2028 Senior Notes

At September 30, 2024, the Company had $500.0 million of outstanding 2028 Notes, which have a 6.875% coupon rate. The 2028 Notes mature April 15, 2028, and interest is payable on the 2028 Notes semi-annually in arrears on each April 15 and October 15. The 2028 Notes are jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by certain subsidiaries of the Company (the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”). Neither San Mateo nor Pronto is a guarantor of the 2028 Notes.

2032 Senior Notes

On April 2, 2024, the Company completed the sale of $900.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2032 Notes, which have a 6.50% coupon rate and mature on April 15, 2032. Interest on the 2032 Notes is payable in arrears on each April 15 and October 15. The first interest payment date for the 2032 Notes was October 15, 2024. The 2032 Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Guarantor Subsidiaries. Neither San Mateo nor Pronto is a guarantor of the 2032 Notes.

At any time prior to April 15, 2027, the Company may redeem up to 40% in aggregate principal amount of 2032 Notes at a redemption price of 106.500% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date, in an amount not greater than the net proceeds of certain equity offerings, so long as the redemption occurs within 180 days of completing such equity offering and at least 60% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2032 Notes remains outstanding after such redemption. In addition, at any time prior to April 15, 2027, the Company may redeem all or part of the 2032 Notes for cash at a redemption price equal to 100% of their principal amount plus an applicable make-whole premium and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the applicable redemption date.

On or after April 15, 2027, the Company may redeem all or a part of the 2032 Notes at any time or from time to time at the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning April 15 of the years indicated below:

2033 Senior Notes

On September 25, 2024, the Company completed the sale of $750.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2033 Notes, which have a 6.25% coupon rate and mature on April 15, 2033. Interest on the 2033 Notes is payable in arrears on each April 15 and October 15. The first interest payment date for the 2033 Notes will be April 15, 2025. The 2033 Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Guarantor Subsidiaries. Neither San Mateo nor Pronto is a guarantor of the 2033 Notes.

At any time prior to April 15, 2028, the Company may redeem up to 40% in aggregate principal amount of 2033 Notes at a redemption price of 106.250% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date, in an amount not greater than the net proceeds of certain equity offerings, so long as the redemption occurs within 180 days of completing such equity offering and at least 60% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2033 Notes remains outstanding after such redemption. In addition, at any time prior to April 15, 2028, the Company may redeem all or part of the 2033 Notes for cash at a redemption price equal to 100% of their principal amount plus an applicable make-whole premium and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the applicable redemption date.

On or after April 15, 2028, the Company may redeem all or a part of the 2033 Notes at any time or from time to time at the following redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning April 15 of the years indicated below:

Debt Maturities

The outstanding borrowings of $526.0 million at September 30, 2024 under the San Mateo Credit Facility mature on December 9, 2026. The outstanding borrowings of $955.0 million at September 30, 2024 under the Credit Agreement mature on March 22, 2029. The $500.0 million of outstanding 2028 Notes at September 30, 2024 mature on April 15, 2028. The $900.0 million of outstanding 2032 Notes at September 30, 2024 mature on April 15, 2032. The $750.0 million of outstanding 2033 Notes at September 30, 2024 mature on April 15, 2033.

NOTE 6 —INCOME TAXES

The Company recorded a current income tax benefit of $21.1 million and a current income tax provision of $26.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and a deferred income tax provision of $106.4 million and $203.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. The Company recorded a current income tax provision of $9.0 million for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and a deferred income tax provision of $5.6 million and $119.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.

The Company’s effective income tax rate of 26% for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate due primarily to permanent differences between book and taxable income and state taxes, primarily in New Mexico. The Company’s effective income tax rates of 5% and 18% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate due primarily to recognizing research and experimental expenditure tax credits of $65.1 million in the third quarter of 2023, which were partially offset by permanent differences between book and taxable income and state taxes, primarily in New Mexico.

NOTE 7 —EQUITY

Equity Offering

On March 28, 2024, the Company completed an underwritten public offering of 5,250,000 shares of its common stock. After deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses, the Company received net proceeds of approximately $342.1 million. The net proceeds from this offering were used for general corporate purposes, including the funding of acquisitions and the repayment of borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement.

Stock-based Compensation

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company granted awards to certain of its employees of 140,200 service-based restricted stock units to be settled in cash, which are liability instruments, and 176,000 performance-based stock units and 119,950 service-based shares of restricted stock, which are equity instruments. The performance-based stock units vest in an amount between zero and 200% of the target units granted based on the Company’s relative total shareholder return over thethree-year period ending December 31, 2026, as compared to a designated peer group. The service-based restricted stock and restricted stock units vest over athree-year period. The fair value of these awards was approximately $26.4 million on their respective grant dates.

Common Stock Dividend

Matador’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share of common stock in each of the first, second and third quarters of 2024. The first quarter dividend, which totaled $23.9 million, was paid on March 13, 2024 to shareholders of record as of February 23, 2024. The second quarter dividend, which totaled $24.9 million, was paid on June 7, 2024 to shareholders of record as of May 17, 2024. The third quarter dividend, which totaled $24.9 million, was paid on September 5, 2024 to shareholders of record as of August 15, 2024. On October 16, 2024, the Board amended the Company’s dividend policy to increase the quarterly dividend to $0.25 per share of common stock for future dividend payments and also declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share of common stock payable on December 6, 2024 to shareholders of record as of November 15, 2024.

NOTE 7 — EQUITY— Continued

San Mateo Distributions and Contributions

During the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, San Mateo distributed $23.7 million and $17.3 million, respectively, to the Company and $22.8 million and $16.7 million, respectively, to a subsidiary of Five Point Energy LLC (“Five Point”), the Company’s joint venture partner in San Mateo. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, San Mateo distributed $75.9 million and $63.6 million, respectively, to the Company and $73.0 million and $61.1 million, respectively, to a subsidiary of Five Point. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company contributed $19.9 million and $25.5 million, respectively, and Five Point contributed $19.1 million and $24.5 million, respectively, of cash to San Mateo. During the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, there wereno contributions to San Mateo by either the Company or Five Point.

Performance Incentives

Five Point paid the Company $12.3 million and $9.0 million of performance incentives during the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Five Point paid the Company $22.5 million and $23.7 million of performance incentives during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. These performance incentives are recorded when received, net of the $2.6 million and $1.9 million deferred tax impact to the Company for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and the $4.7 million and $5.0 million deferred tax impact to the Company for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, in “Additional paid-in capital” in the Company’s interim unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. These performance incentives for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are also denoted as “Contributions related to formation of San Mateo” under “Financing activities” in the Company’s interim unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows and changes in shareholders’ equity.

NOTE 8 —DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

At September 30, 2024, the Company had various costless collar contracts open and in place to mitigate its exposure to oil price volatility, each with an established price floor and ceiling. At September 30, 2024, the Company had natural gas basis differential swap contracts open and in place to mitigate its exposure to natural gas price volatility, with a specific term (calculation period), notional quantity (volume hedged) and fixed price. The Company had no open contracts associated with natural gas liquids prices at September 30, 2024.

The following is a summary of the Company’s open costless collar contracts at September 30, 2024.

The following is a summary of the Company’s open basis differential swap contracts at September 30, 2024.

The Company’s derivative financial instruments are subject to master netting arrangements, and the Company’s counterparties allow for cross-commodity master netting provided the settlement dates for the commodities are the same. The Company does not present different types of commodities with the same counterparty on a net basis in its interim unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

NOTE 8 — DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS — Continued

The following table presents the gross asset and liability fair values of the Company’s commodity price derivative financial instruments and the location of these balances in the interim unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (in thousands).

The following table summarizes the location and aggregate gain (loss) of all derivative financial instruments recorded in the interim unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income for the periods presented (in thousands).

NOTE 9 —FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company measures and reports certain financial and non-financial assets and liabilities on a fair value basis. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (exit price). Fair value measurements are classified and disclosed in one of the following categories.

Level 1 Unadjusted quoted prices for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities in active markets.

NOTE 9 — FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS — Continued

Level 2 Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. This category includes those derivative instruments that are valued with industry standard models that consider various inputs, including: (i) quoted forward prices for commodities, (ii) time value of money and (iii) current market and contractual prices for the underlying instruments, as well as other relevant economic measures. Substantially all of these inputs are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the derivative instrument and can be derived from observable data or supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace.

Level 3 Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data that reflect a company’s own market assumptions.

Financial and non-financial assets and liabilities are classified based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment, which may affect the valuation of the fair value of assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.

The following tables summarize the valuation of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis in accordance with the classifications provided above as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (in thousands).

Additional disclosures related to derivative financial instruments are provided in Note 8.

Other Fair Value Measurements

At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the carrying values reported on the interim unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets for accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, royalties payable, amounts due to affiliates, advances from joint interest owners and other current liabilities approximated their fair values due to their short-term maturities.

At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the carrying value of borrowings under the Credit Agreement and the San Mateo Credit Facility approximated their fair value as both are subject to short-term floating interest rates that reflect market rates available to the Company at the time and are classified at Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

At September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the fair value of the 2028 Notes was $508.8 million and $510.9 million, respectively, based on quoted market prices, which represent Level 1 inputs in the fair value hierarchy.

At September 30, 2024, the fair value of the 2032 Notes was $900.0 million based on quoted market prices, which represent Level 1 inputs in the fair value hierarchy.

At September 30, 2024, the fair value of the 2033 Notes was $736.9 million based on quoted market prices, which represent Level 1 inputs in the fair value hierarchy.

NOTE 9 — FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS — Continued

Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, including assets and liabilities acquired in a business combination, lease and well equipment inventory when the market value is determined to be lower than the cost of the inventory and other property and equipment that are reduced to fair value when they are impaired or held for sale. See Note 3 for discussion of the fair value measurement of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as part of the Ameredev Acquisition, the Q1 2024 Acquisition and the Advance Acquisition.

NOTE 10 —COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Processing, Transportation and Produced Water Disposal Commitments

Firm Commitments

From time to time, the Company enters into agreements with third parties whereby the Company commits to deliver anticipated natural gas and oil production and produced water from certain portions of its acreage for transportation, gathering, processing, fractionation, sales and disposal. The Company paid approximately $18.6 million and $16.0 million for deliveries under these agreements during the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and $50.2 million and $38.1 million for deliveries under these agreements during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Certain of these agreements contain minimum volume commitments. If the Company does not meet the minimum volume commitments under these agreements, it will be required to pay certain deficiency fees. If the Company ceased operations in the areas subject to these agreements at September 30, 2024, the total deficiencies required to be paid by the Company under these agreements would be approximately $617.5 million.

San Mateo Commitments

The Company dedicated to San Mateo its current and certain future leasehold interests in the Rustler Breaks asset area and the Wolf portion of the West Texas asset area and acreage in the southern portion of the Arrowhead asset area (the “Greater Stebbins Area”) and the Stateline asset area pursuant to 15-year, fixed-fee oil transportation, oil, natural gas and produced water gathering and produced water disposal agreements. In addition, the Company dedicated to San Mateo its current and certain future leasehold interests in the Rustler Breaks asset area and acreage in the Greater Stebbins Area and Stateline asset area pursuant to 15-year, fixed-fee natural gas processing agreements (collectively with the transportation, gathering and produced water disposal agreements, the “Operational Agreements”). San Mateo provides the Company with firm service under each of the Operational Agreements in exchange for certain minimum volume commitments. The remaining minimum contractual obligation under the Operational Agreements at September 30, 2024 was approximately $131.7 million.

Legal Proceedings

The Company is a party to several legal proceedings encountered in the ordinary course of its business. While the ultimate outcome and impact on the Company cannot be predicted with certainty, in the opinion of management, it is remote that these legal proceedings will have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

NOTE 11 —SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES

Accrued Liabilities

The following table summarizes the Company’s current accrued liabilities at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (in thousands).

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

The following table provides supplemental disclosures of cash flow information for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands).

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash recorded in the interim unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets to cash and restricted cash as presented on the interim unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows (in thousands).

NOTE 12 —SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company operates intwo business segments: (i) exploration and production and (ii) midstream. The exploration and production segment is engaged in the exploration, development, production and acquisition of oil and natural gas resources in the United States and is currently focused primarily on the oil and liquids-rich portion of the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring plays in the Delaware Basin in Southeast New Mexico and West Texas. The Company also operates in the Eagle Ford shale play in South Texas and the Haynesville shale and Cotton Valley plays in Northwest Louisiana. The midstream segment conducts midstream operations in support of the Company’s exploration, development and production operations and provides natural gas processing, oil transportation services, oil, natural gas and produced water gathering services and produced water disposal services to third parties. The majority of the Company’s midstream operations in the Rustler Breaks, West Texas and Stateline asset areas and the Greater Stebbins Area in the Delaware Basin are conducted through San Mateo. In addition, at September 30, 2024, the Company operated a cryogenic gas processing plant, compressor stations and natural gas gathering pipelines in Lea and Eddy Counties, New Mexico through Pronto, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. During the third quarter of 2024, the Company also acquired the Piñon Investment as part of the Ameredev Acquisition.

The following tables present selected financial information for the periods presented regarding the Company’s business segments on a stand-alone basis, corporate expenses that are not allocated to a segment and the consolidation and elimination entries necessary to arrive at the financial information for the Company on a consolidated basis (in thousands). On a consolidated basis, midstream services revenues consist primarily of those revenues from midstream operations related to third parties, including working interest owners in the Company’s operated wells. All midstream services revenues associated with Company-owned production are eliminated in consolidation. In evaluating the operating results of the exploration and production and midstream segments, the Company does not allocate certain expenses to the individual segments, including general and administrative expenses. Such expenses are reflected in the column labeled “Corporate.”

(1)Includes depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $231.6 million and $10.9 million for the exploration and production and midstream segments, respectively. Also includes corporate depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $0.4 million.

(2)Includes $24.4 million in net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

(3)Includes $1.59 billion attributable to land and seismic acquisition expenditures related to the exploration and production segment, $240.9 million attributable to midstream acquisition expenditures and $5.9 million in capital expenditures attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

NOTE 12 — SEGMENT INFORMATION — Continued

(1)Includes depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $182.2 million and $10.3 million for the exploration and production and midstream segments, respectively. Also includes corporate depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $0.3 million.

(2)Includes $14.7 million in net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

(3)Includes $53.3 million attributable to land and seismic acquisition expenditures related to the exploration and production segment and $14.1 million in capital expenditures attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

(1)Includes depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $647.5 million and $32.7 million for the exploration and production and midstream segments, respectively. Also includes corporate depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $1.0 million.

(2)Includes $62.6 million in net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

(3)Includes $1.94 billion attributable to land and seismic acquisition expenditures related to the exploration and production segment, $240.9 million attributable to midstream acquisition expenditures and $19.2 million in capital expenditures attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

NOTE 12 — SEGMENT INFORMATION — Continued

(1)Includes depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $466.2 million and $29.5 million for the exploration and production and midstream segments, respectively. Also includes corporate depletion, depreciation and amortization expenses of $1.0 million.

(2)Includes $42.9 million in net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.

(3)Includes $1.67 billion attributable to land and seismic acquisition expenditures related to the exploration and production segment, $63.6 million attributable to midstream acquisition expenditures and $25.4 million in capital expenditures attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries related to the midstream segment.