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USA Compression Partners, LP

For the period ended Sep 30, 2025. Filed Nov 5, 2025.

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Sep 30, 2025 · Filed Nov 5, 2025

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(1)Organization and Description of Business

Unless otherwise indicated, the terms “our,” “we,” “us,” “the Partnership,” and similar language refer to USA Compression Partners, LP, collectively with its consolidated subsidiaries.

We are a Delaware limited partnership. Through our operating subsidiaries, we provide natural gas compression services to customers under fixed-term contracts in the natural gas and crude oil industries, using compression packages that we design, engineer, own, operate, and maintain. We also own and operate a fleet of equipment used to provide natural gas treating services, such as carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide removal, cooling, and dehydration. We provide compression services in unconventional resource plays throughout the U.S., including the Utica, Marcellus, Permian, Denver-Julesburg, Eagle Ford, Mississippi Lime, Granite Wash, Woodford, Barnett, and Haynesville.

USA Compression GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, serves as our general partner and is referred to herein as the “General Partner.” The General Partner is wholly owned by Energy Transfer.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Partnership and its subsidiaries, all of which are wholly owned by us.

(2)Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

Our accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and pursuant to SEC rules and regulations.

In the opinion of our management, financial information presented herein reflects all normal recurring adjustments necessary for the fair presentation of these interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2025. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted in accordance with SEC rules and regulations. Therefore, these interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements contained in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, filed on February 11, 2025 (our “2024 Annual Report”).

Use of Estimates

Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, which includes the use of estimates and assumptions by management that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities that existed as of the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Although these estimates were based on management’s available knowledge of current and expected future events, actual results could differ from these estimates.

Significant Accounting Policies

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consist of all cash balances. We consider investments in highly liquid financial instruments purchased with an original maturity of 90 days or less to be cash equivalents.

Trade Accounts Receivable

Trade accounts receivable are recorded at their invoiced amounts.

Allowance for Credit Losses

We evaluate allowance for credit losses with reference to our trade accounts receivable balances, which are measured at amortized cost. Due to the short-term nature of our trade accounts receivable, we consider the amortized cost of trade accounts receivable to equal the receivable’s carrying amounts, excluding the allowance for credit losses.

Our determination of the allowance for credit losses requires us to make estimates and judgments regarding our customers’ ability to pay amounts due. We continuously evaluate the financial strength of our customers and the overall business climate in which our customers operate, and make adjustments to the allowance for credit losses as necessary. We evaluate the financial strength of our customers by reviewing the aging of their receivables owed to us, our collection experiences with the customer, correspondence, financial information, and third-party credit ratings. We evaluate the business climate in which our customers operate by reviewing various publicly available materials regarding our customers’ industry, including the solvency of other companies within their industry.

Inventories

Inventories consist of serialized and non-serialized parts primarily used on compression units. All inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Serialized parts inventories are determined using the specific-identification cost method, while non-serialized parts inventories are determined using the weighted-average cost method. Purchases of inventories are considered operating activities within the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are carried at cost except for (i) certain acquired assets which are recorded at fair value on their respective acquisition dates and (ii) impaired assets which are recorded at fair value as of the last impairment evaluation date for which an adjustment was required. Overhauls and major improvements that increase the value or extend the life of compression equipment are capitalized and depreciated over three tofive years. Ordinary maintenance and repairs are charged to cost of operations, exclusive of depreciation and amortization.

When property and equipment is retired or sold, the associated carrying value and the related accumulated depreciation are removed from our accounts and any related gains or losses are recorded within the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations within the period of sale or disposition.

Capitalized interest is calculated by multiplying our monthly effective interest rate on outstanding variable-rate indebtedness by the amount of qualifying costs, which include upfront payments to acquire certain compression units. Capitalized interest was $0 and $47 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, and $0.1 million and $0.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The carrying value of long-lived assets that are not expected to be recovered from future cash flows are written down to estimated fair value. We test long-lived assets for impairment when events or circumstances indicate that a long-lived asset’s carrying value may not be recoverable or will no longer be utilized within the operating fleet. The most common circumstance requiring compression units to be evaluated for impairment involves idle units that do not meet the desired performance characteristics of our revenue-generating horsepower.

The carrying value of a long-lived asset is not recoverable if the asset’s carrying value exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. If the carrying value of the long-lived asset exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows associated with the asset, an impairment loss equal to the amount of the carrying value exceeding the fair value of the asset is recognized. The fair value of the asset is measured using quoted market prices or, in the absence of quoted market prices, based on an estimate of discounted cash flows, the expected net sale proceeds compared to the other similarly configured fleet units that we recently sold or a review of other units recently offered for sale by third parties, or the estimated component value of the equipment we plan to continue using.

Refer to Note 5 for more detailed information about impairment charges during thethree and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024.

Identifiable Intangible Assets

Identifiable intangible assets are recorded at cost and amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives, which is the period over which the assets are expected to contribute directly or indirectly to our future cash flows. The estimated useful lives of our intangible assets range from 15 to 25 years.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue is recognized when obligations under the terms of a contract with our customer are satisfied; generally, this occurs with the provision of services or the transfer of goods. Revenue is measured at the amount of consideration we expect to receive in exchange for providing services or transferring goods. Incidental items, if any, that are immaterial in the context of the contract are recognized as expenses.

Unit-Based Compensation

Our unit-based compensation awards include phantom units, restricted units, and cash restricted units. The fair values of phantom and cash restricted units granted to employees are estimated at the end of each reporting period and are accounted for as liabilities. The fair value of phantom units granted to directors and restricted units are determined at grant date and amortized using the straight-line method over the vesting period.

Income Taxes

USA Compression Partners, LP is organized as a partnership for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes. As a result, our partners are responsible for U.S. federal and state income taxes on their distributive share of our items of income, gain, loss, or deduction. Net earnings for financial statement purposes may differ significantly from taxable income reportable to unitholders as a result of differences between the tax basis and financial reporting basis of assets and liabilities.

Texas also imposes an entity-level income tax on partnerships that is based on Texas-sourced taxable margin (the “Texas Margin Tax”). Texas Margin Tax impacts are included within our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Our wholly owned finance subsidiary, USA Compression Finance Corp. (“Finance Corp”), is a corporation for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes and any resulting tax impacts attributable to Finance Corp are included within our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Pass-Through Taxes

Sales taxes incurred on behalf of, and passed through to, customers are accounted for on a net basis.

Fair-Value Measurements

Accounting standards applicable to fair-value measurements establish a framework for measuring fair value and stipulate disclosures about fair-value measurements. The standards apply to recurring and non-recurring financial and non-financial assets and liabilities that require or permit fair-value measurements. Among the required disclosures is the fair-value hierarchy of inputs we use to value an asset or a liability. The three levels of the fair-value hierarchy are described as follows:

Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that we have the ability to access at the measurement date.

Level 2 inputs are those other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, our financial instruments primarily consisted of cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, trade accounts payable, and long-term debt. The book values of cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, and trade accounts payable are representative of fair value due to their short-term maturities. Our revolving credit facility applies floating interest rates to amounts drawn under the facility; therefore, the carrying amount of our revolving credit facility approximates its fair value.

The fair value of our Senior Notes 2027, Senior Notes 2029, and Senior Notes 2033 were estimated using quoted prices in inactive markets and are considered Level 2 measurements. The following table summarizes the aggregate principal amount and fair value of our Senior Notes 2027, Senior Notes 2029, and Senior Notes 2033 (in thousands):

September 30,2025December 31,2024
Senior Notes 2027, aggregate principal$750,000$750,000
Fair value of Senior Notes 2027750,000750,938
Senior Notes 2029, aggregate principal1,000,0001,000,000
Fair value of Senior Notes 20291,028,8001,007,500
Senior Notes 2033, aggregate principal750,000—
Fair Value of Senior Notes 2033751,875—

Operating Segment

We operate in a single business segment, the compression services business. Refer to Note 14 for more detailed information about our compression services segment.

(3)Trade Accounts Receivable

The allowance for credit losses, which was $1.5 million at both September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, represents our best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses included within our existing accounts receivable balance.

(4)Inventories

Components of inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

September 30,2025December 31,2024
Serialized parts$66,438$66,631
Non-serialized parts70,97867,270
Total inventories$137,416$133,901

(5)Property and Equipment and Identifiable Intangible Assets

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):

September 30,2025December 31,2024
Compression and treating equipment$4,205,350$4,134,544
Automobiles and vehicles58,71453,301
Computer equipment39,48538,614
Leasehold improvements10,7169,807
Buildings3,9353,935
Furniture and fixtures1,141963
Land7777
Total property and equipment, gross4,319,4184,241,241
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization(2,138,690)(1,967,865)
Total property and equipment, net$2,180,728$2,273,376

Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:

Compression and treating equipment, acquired new25 years
Compression and treating equipment, acquired used5 - 25 years
Furniture and fixtures3 - 10 years
Vehicles and computer equipment1 - 10 years
Buildings5 years
Leasehold improvements5 years

Depreciation expense on property and equipment and loss (gain) on disposition of assets were as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2025202420252024
Depreciation expense$63,877$59,893$190,421$173,767
Loss (gain) on disposition of assets830(123)2,1941,113

On a quarterly basis, we evaluate the future deployment of our idle fleet assets under current market conditions.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, we retired 5 and 26 compression units representing approximately 2,900 and 19,000 of aggregate horsepower, respectively, that previously were used to provide compression services in our business. As a result, we recorded an impairment of compression equipment of $0.6 million and $7.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we retiredtwo compression units representing approximately 1,300 of aggregate horsepower that previously were used to provide compression services in our business. As a result, we recorded an impairment of compression equipment of $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

No impairment of compression equipment was recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2024.

The primary circumstances supporting these impairments were: (i) unmarketability of certain compression units into the foreseeable future, (ii) excessive maintenance costs associated with certain fleet assets, and (iii) prohibitive retrofitting costs that likely would prevent certain compression units from securing customer acceptance. These compression units were written down to their estimated salvage values, if any.

Identifiable Intangible Assets

Identifiable intangible assets, net consisted of the following (in thousands):

Customer RelationshipsTrade NamesTotal
Net balance as of December 31, 2024$198,534$17,739$216,273
Amortization expense(19,578)(2,457)(22,035)
Net balance as of September 30, 2025$178,956$15,282$194,238

Accumulated amortization of intangible assets was $356.4 million and $334.4 million as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

(6)Current Liabilities

Components of other current liabilities included the following (in thousands):

September 30,2025December 31,2024
Accrued interest expense$12,851$39,337
Accrued unit-based compensation liability8,28222,766
Accrued payroll and benefits19,81810,656
Accrued property taxes9,3194,727

(7)Derivative Instrument

In August 2024, we elected to terminate an interest-rate swap we previously used to manage interest-rate risk associated with the floating-rate Credit Agreement. The interest-rate swap’s notional principal amount was $700 million and had a termination date of December 31, 2025. Under the interest-rate swap, we paid a fixed interest rate of 3.9725% and received floating interest-rate payments that were indexed to the one-month SOFR.

We did not apply hedge accounting to our previously outstanding derivative. Our derivative was carried on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets at fair value and was classified as current or long-term depending on the expected timing of settlement, and gains and losses associated with the derivative instrument were recognized currently in gain on derivative instrument within the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. Cash flows related to cash settlements for the periods presented were classified as operating activities within the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

The following table summarizes the location and amounts recognized related to our derivative instrument within our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
Income Statement Classification2025202420252024
Gain (loss) on derivative instrument$—$(6,218)$—$5,684

(8)Debt Obligations

Our debt obligations, of which there is no current portion, consisted of the following (in thousands):

September 30,2025December 31,2024
Senior Notes 2027, aggregate principal$750,000$750,000
Senior Notes 2029, aggregate principal1,000,0001,000,000
Senior Notes 2033, aggregate principal750,000—
Less: deferred financing costs, net of amortization(25,351)(19,535)
Total senior notes, net2,474,6491,730,465
Revolving credit facility54,733772,092
Total long-term debt, net$2,529,382$2,502,557

Revolving Credit Facility

On August 27, 2025, the Partnership, amended and restated its existing credit agreement by entering into the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement matures on August 27, 2030, except that (1) if more than $50.0 million of the Senior Notes 2027 are outstanding on June 2, 2027, the Credit Agreement will mature on June 2, 2027 and (2) if more than $50.0 million of the Senior Notes 2029 are outstanding on December 14, 2028, the Credit Agreement will mature on December 14, 2028.

The Credit Agreement provides for an asset-based revolving credit facility to be made available for the Partnership in an aggregate amount of up to $1.75 billion (subject to availability under our borrowing base), with a further potential increase of up to an additional $300 million. The Partnership’s obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the guarantors party to the Credit Agreement, which currently consist of all the Partnership’s existing subsidiaries. In addition, under the Credit Agreement the Partnership’s Secured Obligations (as defined therein) are secured by: (1) substantially all of the Partnership’s assets and substantially all of the assets of the guarantors party to the Credit Agreement, excluding real property and other customary exclusions; and (2) all of the equity interests of the Partnership’s U.S. restricted subsidiaries (subject to customary exceptions).

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement will bear interest at a per annum interest rate equal to, at the Partnership’s option, either the Alternate Base Rate, one-month SOFR (which shall only be available for swingline loans made under the Credit Agreement), Daily Simple SOFR or SOFR plus, in each case, the applicable margin. “Alternate Base Rate” means the greatest of (1) the prime rate, (2) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50% and (3) one-month SOFR rate plus 1.00%. The applicable margin for borrowings varies (a) in the case of Daily Simple SOFR and SOFR loans, from 1.75% to 2.50% per annum and (b) in the case of Alternate Base Rate loans and one-month SOFR loans, from 0.75% to 1.50% per annum, and will be determined based on a total leverage ratio pricing grid. In addition, the Partnership is required to pay commitment fees based on the daily unused amount under the facility in an amount per annum equal to 0.25%. Amounts borrowed and repaid under the Credit Agreement may be re-borrowed, subject to borrowing base availability.

The Credit Agreement permits us to make distributions of available cash to unitholders so long as (i) no default under the Credit Agreement has occurred, is continuing, or would result from the distribution; (ii) immediately prior to and after giving effect to such distribution, we are in compliance with the Credit Agreement’s financial covenants; and (iii) immediately prior to and after giving effect to such distribution, we have availability under the facility of at least $100 million. In addition, the Credit Agreement contains various covenants that may limit, among other things, our ability to (subject to exceptions):

grant liens;

make certain loans or investments;

incur additional indebtedness or guarantee other indebtedness;

enter into transactions with affiliates;

merge or consolidate;

sell our assets; and

make certain acquisitions.

The Credit Agreement also contains various financial covenants, including covenants requiring us to maintain:

a minimum EBITDA to interest coverage ratio of 2.50 to 1.00, determined as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, with EBITDA and interest expense annualized for the most-recent fiscal quarter;

a ratio of total secured indebtedness to EBITDA not greater than 3.00 to 1.00 or less than 0.00 to 1.00, determined as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, with EBITDA annualized for the most-recent fiscal quarter; and

a funded debt-to-EBITDA ratio, defined in the Credit Agreement as the Total Leverage Ratio, determined as of the last day of each fiscal quarter with EBITDA annualized for the most-recent fiscal quarter, of not greater than 5.50 to 1.00 or less than 0.00 to 1.00.

If a default exists under the Credit Agreement, the lenders will be able to accelerate the maturity on the amount then outstanding and exercise other rights and remedies. For purposes of the above covenants, EBITDA is calculated as set forth in the Credit Agreement. As of September 30, 2025, we were in compliance with all of our covenants under the Credit Agreement.

The Credit Agreement is a “revolving credit facility” that includes a lockbox arrangement, whereby remittances from customers are made to a bank account controlled by the administrative agent. While we are not required by the terms of the Credit Agreement to use these customer remittances to reduce borrowings under the facility unless certain events of default occur under the Credit Agreement or unused availability under the facility is reduced below $70 million, we have in the past routinely applied such remittances to reduce borrowings under the facility.

In connection with entering into the Credit Agreement, we paid certain upfront fees and arrangement fees to the arrangers, syndication agents and senior managing agents of the Credit Agreement in the amount of $7.9 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2025. These fees were capitalized to loan costs and included in other assets, and are amortized over the remaining term of the Credit Agreement.

As of September 30, 2025, we had outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement of $54.7 million and, after accounting for outstanding letters of credit in the amount of $0.8 million, $1.69 billion of remaining unused availability, of which, due to restrictions related to compliance with the applicable financial covenants, $1.02 billion was available to be drawn. Our weighted-average interest rate in effect for all borrowings under the Credit Agreement for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, was 6.94%, and our weighted-average interest rate under the Credit Agreement as of September 30, 2025, was 7.35%. We pay an annualized commitment fee of 0.25% on the unused portion of the aggregate commitment.

Senior Notes 2033

On September 24, 2025, the Partnership and Finance Corp co-issued the Senior Notes 2033, a $750.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes that will mature on October 1, 2033. The Senior Notes 2033 accrue interest at the rate of 6.250% per year. Interest on the Senior Notes 2033 is payable semi-annually in arrears on each of April 1 and October 1, commencing on April 1, 2026.

At any time prior to October 1, 2028, we may redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes 2033 at a redemption price equal to 106.250% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date, in an amount not greater than the net cash proceeds from one or more equity offerings, provided that at least 60% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes 2033 remain outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption (excluding Senior Notes 2033 held by us and our subsidiaries) and the redemption occurs within 180 days of the date of the closing of such equity offering. Prior to October 1, 2028, we may also redeem all or a part of the Senior Notes 2033 at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i) the principal amount thereof, plus (ii) a make-whole premium at the redemption date and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date.

On or after October 1, 2028, we may redeem all or a part of the Senior Notes 2033 at redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on October 1 of the years indicated below:

YearPercentages
2028103.125%
2029101.563%
2030 and thereafter100.000%

If we experience a change of control followed by a ratings decline, which ratings decline is caused by the applicable change of control event, unless we have previously exercised, or concurrently exercise, our right to redeem the Senior Notes 2033 (as described above), we may be required to offer to repurchase the Senior Notes 2033 at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the repurchase date.

In connection with issuing the Senior Notes 2033, we incurred certain issuance costs in the amount of $9.7 million, which are amortized over the expected term of the Senior Notes 2033.

The indenture governing the Senior Notes 2033 (the “2033 Indenture”) contains certain financial covenants that we must comply with in order to make certain restricted payments as described in the 2033 Indenture. As of September 30, 2025, we were in compliance with such financial covenants under the 2033 Indenture.

The Senior Notes 2033 are fully and unconditionally guaranteed (the “2033 Guarantees”), jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis by all of our existing subsidiaries (other than Finance Corp), and will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by each of our future restricted subsidiaries that either borrows under, or guarantees, the Credit Agreement or borrows under any other credit facility or guarantees certain of our indebtedness (collectively, the “Guarantors”). The Senior Notes 2033 and the 2033 Guarantees are general unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of the Guarantors’, Finance Corp’s, and our existing and future senior indebtedness and senior to the Guarantors’, Finance Corp’s, and our future subordinated indebtedness, if any. The Senior Notes 2033 and the 2033 Guarantees effectively are subordinated in right of payment to all of the Guarantors’, Finance Corp’s, and our existing and future secured debt, including debt under the Credit Agreement and guarantees thereof, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt, and are structurally subordinate to all indebtedness of any of our subsidiaries that do not guarantee the Senior Notes 2033.

Senior Notes 2029

On March 18, 2024, the Partnership and Finance Corp co-issued the Senior Notes 2029, a $1.00 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes that will mature on March 15, 2029. The Senior Notes 2029 accrue interest at the rate of 7.125% per year. Interest on the Senior Notes 2029 is payable semi-annually in arrears on each of March 15 and September 15.

The indenture governing the Senior Notes 2029 (the “2029 Indenture”) contains certain financial covenants that we must comply with in order to make certain restricted payments as described in the 2029 Indenture. As of September 30, 2025, we were in compliance with such financial covenants under the 2029 Indenture.

The Senior Notes 2029 are fully and unconditionally guaranteed (the “2029 Guarantees”), jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis by the Guarantors. The Senior Notes 2029 and the 2029 Guarantees are general unsecured obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of the Guarantors’, Finance Corp’s, and our existing and future senior indebtedness and senior to the Guarantors’, Finance Corp’s, and our future subordinated indebtedness, if any. The Senior Notes 2029 and the 2029 Guarantees effectively are subordinated in right of payment to all of the Guarantors’, Finance Corp’s, and our existing and future secured debt, including debt under the Credit Agreement and guarantees thereof, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt, and are structurally subordinate to all indebtedness of any of our subsidiaries that do not guarantee the Senior Notes 2029.

Senior Notes 2027

On March 7, 2019, the Partnership and Finance Corp co-issued the Senior Notes 2027. The Senior Notes 2027 mature on September 1, 2027, and accrued interest at the rate of 6.875% per year. Interest on the Senior Notes 2027 was payable semi-annually in arrears on each of March 1 and September 1.

The indenture governing the Senior Notes 2027 (the “2027 Indenture”) contained certain financial covenants that we had to comply with in order to make certain restricted payments as described in the 2027 Indenture. As of September 30, 2025, we were in compliance with such financial covenants under the 2027 Indenture.

The Senior Notes 2027 were fully and unconditionally guaranteed (the “2027 Guarantees”), jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis by the Guarantors. The Senior Notes 2027 and the 2027 Guarantees were general unsecured obligations and ranked equally in right of payment with all of the Guarantors’, Finance Corp’s, and our existing and future senior indebtedness and senior to the Guarantors’, Finance Corp’s, and our future subordinated indebtedness, if any. The Senior Notes 2027 and the 2027 Guarantees effectively were subordinated in right of payment to all of the Guarantors’, Finance Corp’s, and our existing and future secured debt, including debt under the Credit Agreement and guarantees thereof, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt, and were structurally subordinate to all indebtedness of any of our subsidiaries that did not guarantee the Senior Notes 2027. The Senior Notes 2027 were redeemed in full on October 15, 2025. See Note 16 of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding this redemption.

We have no assets or operations independent of our subsidiaries, and there are no significant restrictions on our ability to obtain funds from our subsidiaries by dividend or loan. Each of the Guarantors is 100% owned by us. None of the assets of our subsidiaries represent restricted net assets pursuant to Rule 4-08(e)(3) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(9)Preferred Units

The Preferred Units have a face value of $1,000 and rank senior to our common units with respect to distributions and liquidation rights. The holders of the Preferred Units are entitled to receive cumulative quarterly cash distributions equal to $24.375 per Preferred Unit.

The change in Preferred Units outstanding was as follows:

Preferred Units Outstanding
Number of Preferred Units outstanding, December 31, 2024180,000
Exercise and conversion of Preferred Units into common units(100,000)
Number of Preferred Units outstanding, September 30, 202580,000

Redemption and Conversion Features

The Preferred Units are convertible, at the option of the holder, into common units in accordance with the terms of our Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership (the “Partnership Agreement”). The conversion rate for the Preferred Units is the quotient of (i) the sum of (a) $1,000, plus (b) any unpaid cash distributions on the applicable Preferred Unit, divided by (ii) $20.0115 for each Preferred Unit.

We have the option to redeem all or any portion of the Preferred Units then outstanding, subject to certain minimum redemption threshold amounts, for a redemption price set forth in the Partnership Agreement. On or after April 2, 2028, each holder of the Preferred Units will have the right to require us to redeem all or a portion of their Preferred Units, subject to certain minimum redemption threshold amounts, for a redemption price set forth in the Partnership Agreement, which we may elect to pay up to 50% in common units, subject to certain additional limits.

June 2025 Conversion

On June 3, 2025, the holders of the Preferred Units elected to convert 100,000 Preferred Units into 4,997,126 common units. These Preferred Units were converted into common units and, for our second-quarter 2025 distribution, the holders received the common unit distribution of $0.525 on the 4,997,126 common units in lieu of the Preferred Unit distribution of $24.375 on the converted 100,000 Preferred Units.

Cash Distributions

We have declared and paid per-unit quarterly cash distributions to the holders of the Preferred Units of record as follows:

Payment DateDistribution per Preferred Unit
February 2, 2024$24.375
May 3, 202424.375
August 2, 202424.375
November 1, 202424.375
Total 2024 distributions$97.50
February 7, 2025$24.375
May 9, 202524.375
August 8, 202524.375
Total 2025 distributions$73.125

Announced Quarterly Distribution

On October 16, 2025, we declared a cash distribution of $24.375 per unit on our Preferred Units. The distribution will be paid on November 7, 2025, to the holders of the Preferred Units of record as of the close of business on October 27, 2025.

The changes in the Preferred Units’ balance were as follows (in thousands):

Preferred Units
Balance as of December 31, 2024$168,809
Cash distributions on Preferred Units(10,724)
Exercise and conversion of Preferred Units into common units(92,971)
Net income allocated to Preferred Units8,288
Balance as of September 30, 2025$73,402

(10)Partners’ Deficit

Common Units

The changes in common units outstanding were as follows:

Common Units Outstanding
Number of common units outstanding, December 31, 2024117,314,783
Vesting of phantom units367,332
Issuance of common units under the DRIP6,230
Exercise and conversion of Preferred Units into common units4,997,126
Number of common units outstanding, September 30, 2025122,685,471

As of September 30, 2025, Energy Transfer held 46,056,228 common units, including 8,000,000 common units held by the General Partner and controlled by Energy Transfer.

Cash Distributions

We have declared and paid per-unit quarterly distributions to our limited partner unitholders of record, including holders of our common, phantom, and restricted units, as follows (dollars in millions, except distribution per unit):

Payment DateDistribution per Limited Partner UnitAmount Paid to Common UnitholdersAmount Paid to Phantom and Restricted UnitholdersTotal Distribution
February 2, 2024$0.525$54.1$1.0$55.1
May 3, 20240.52561.41.062.4
August 2, 20240.52561.41.062.4
November 1, 20240.52561.51.062.5
Total 2024 distributions$2.100$238.4$4.0$242.4
February 7, 2025$0.525$61.7$0.7$62.4
May 9, 20250.52561.70.662.3
August 8, 20250.52564.40.464.8
Total 2025 distributions$1.575$187.8$1.7$189.5

Announced Quarterly Distribution

On October 16, 2025, we announced a cash distribution of $0.525 per unit on our common units. The distribution will be paid on November 7, 2025, to common unitholders of record as of the close of business on October 27, 2025.

DRIP

During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, distributions of $0.2 million were reinvested under the DRIP resulting in the issuance of 6,230 common units.

Income Per Unit

The computation of income per unit is based on the weighted-average number of participating securities, which includes our common units and certain equity-based awards outstanding during the applicable period. Basic income per unit is determined by dividing net income allocated to participating securities after deducting the amount distributed on Preferred Units, by the weighted-average number of participating securities outstanding during the period. Income attributable to unitholders is allocated to participating securities based on their respective shares of the distributed and undistributed earnings for the period. To the extent cash distributions exceed net income attributable to unitholders for the period, the excess distributions are allocated to all participating securities outstanding based on their respective ownership percentages.

Diluted income per unit is computed using the treasury stock method, which considers the potential issuance of limited partner units associated with our long-term incentive plan. Unvested phantom and restricted units are not included in basic income per unit, as they are not considered to be participating securities, but are included in the calculation of diluted income per unit to the extent they are dilutive.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, approximately 408,000 and 550,000 incremental unvested phantom and restricted units, respectively, represent the difference between our basic and diluted weighted-average common units outstanding.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, approximately 1,239,000 and 1,145,000 incremental unvested phantom units, respectively, represent the difference between our basic and diluted weighted-average common units outstanding.

(11)Revenue Recognition

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table disaggregates our revenue by type of service (in thousands):

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2025202420252024
Contract operations revenue$242,743$233,919$724,565$686,790
Retail parts and services revenue7,5136,04921,05017,767
Total revenues$250,256$239,968$745,615$704,557

The following table disaggregates our revenue by timing of provision of services or transfer of goods (in thousands):

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2025202420252024
Services provided over time:
Primary term$192,349$203,887$588,877$593,075
Month-to-month50,39430,032135,68893,715
Total services provided over time242,743233,919724,565686,790
Services provided or goods transferred at a point in time7,5136,04921,05017,767
Total revenues$250,256$239,968$745,615$704,557

Deferred Revenue

We record deferred revenue when cash payments are received or due in advance of our performance. Components of deferred revenue were as follows (in thousands):

Balance sheet locationSeptember 30,2025December 31,2024
Current (1)Deferred revenue$64,894$63,900
NoncurrentOther liabilities4,8326,616
Total$69,726$70,516

(1)We recognized $0.7 million and $62.3 million of revenue during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, related to our deferred revenue balance as of December 31, 2024.

Performance Obligations

As of September 30, 2025, the aggregate amount of transaction price allocated to unsatisfied performance obligations related to our contract operations revenue was $1.2 billion. We expect to recognize these remaining performance obligations as follows (in thousands):

2025 (remainder)202620272028ThereafterTotal
Remaining performance obligations$189,710$547,743$278,596$109,645$38,308$1,164,002

(12)Related Party Transactions

We provide natural gas compression and treating services to entities affiliated with Energy Transfer, which as of September 30, 2025, owned approximately 38% of our limited partner interests and 100% of the General Partner.

Under our Partnership Agreement, our General Partner does not receive a management fee or other compensation for its role as our general partner. However, our General Partner is reimbursed for expenses incurred on our behalf. These expenses include costs allocable to us under the shared services model with Energy Transfer, as well as all other expenses necessary or appropriate to the conduct of our business that are allocable to us, as provided for in our Partnership Agreement. There is no cap on the amount that may be paid or reimbursed to our General Partner.

Related party transactions from those entities affiliated with Energy Transfer on our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations were as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2025202420252024
Related-party revenues$16,896$13,694$48,402$25,249
Expense reimbursement717—1,723—
Losses on disposition of assets——621—

Balances with related parties from those entities affiliated with Energy Transfer on our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets were as follows (in thousands):

September 30,2025December 31,2024
Related-party receivables$2,982$636
Related-party payables16,815105

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, we recognized capitalized expense reimbursement of $0.4 million and $0.8 million, respectively, to other assets related to cloud computing arrangement ERP implementation costs. For each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, we recognized capitalized expenditures of $21.0 million to property and equipment, net.

We have binding commitments under purchase orders for new compression units ordered but not received with an entity affiliated with Energy Transfer. The commitments as of September 30, 2025, were $33.7 million.

(13)Commitments and Contingencies

(a)Major Customers

One customer accounted for approximately 11% of total revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, and 12% of total revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively.

(b)Litigation

From time to time, we and our subsidiaries may be involved in various claims and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. In management’s opinion, the resolution of such matters is not expected to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

(c)Tax Contingencies

Our compliance with federal, state, and local tax regulations is subject to audit by various taxing authorities. Certain taxing authorities have either claimed or issued an assessment that specific operational processes, which we and others in our industry regularly conduct, result in transactions that are subject to taxes. We and others in our industry have disputed these claims and assessments based on either existing tax statutes or published guidance by the taxing authorities.

Our U.S. federal income tax returns for the years 2019 and 2020 currently are under examination by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). The IRS has issued preliminary partnership examination changes, resulting in imputed underpayment computations of approximately $29.7 million, including interest, for the 2019 and 2020 tax years. Under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, there are several procedural steps to complete before a final imputed underpayment, if any, is determined. Based on discussions with the IRS, we have accrued $2.9 million, which we believe is a reasonable estimate of the potential loss from the aggregate final imputed underpayment for the years 2019 and 2020. However, the final partnership imputed underpayment, if any, has not been determined. Once determined, our General Partner may elect to either pay the imputed underpayment, if any, (including any applicable penalties and interest) directly to the IRS or, if eligible, issue a revised information statement to each unitholder, or former unitholder as applicable, with respect to an audited and adjusted return.

(d)Equipment Purchase Commitments

Our future capital commitments are comprised of binding commitments under purchase orders for new compression units ordered but not received. The commitments as of September 30, 2025, were $33.7 million, all of which is expected to be settled within the next 12 months.

(e)Environmental

Our operations are subject to federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations regarding water quality, hazardous and solid waste management, air quality control, and other environmental matters. These laws, rules, and regulations require that we conduct our operations in a specified manner and to obtain and comply with a wide variety of environmental registrations, licenses, permits, inspections, and other approvals. Failure to comply with applicable environmental laws, rules, and regulations may expose us to significant fines, penalties, and/or interruptions in operations. Our environmental policies and procedures are designed to achieve compliance with such applicable laws, rules, and regulations. These evolving laws, rules, and regulations, and claims for damages to property, employees, other persons, and the environment resulting from current or past operations may result in significant expenditures and liabilities in the future.

(14)Reportable Segments

We manage our business throughone operating and reportable segment: compression services. The compression services segment provides natural gas compression and treating services to customers, using a fleet of equipment that we design, engineer, own, operate, and maintain. Our services are primarily provided under fixed-fee contracts, and all revenue is derived from within the U.S.

The accounting policies of the compression services segment are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. We do not have intra-entity sales or transfers.

Our chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is the Chief Executive Officer.

The CODM assesses segment performance and allocates resources based on consolidated net income, a GAAP measure, and Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure. Although we use Adjusted EBITDA to assess segment performance and allocate resources, our primary measure is consolidated net income. All expense categories on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations are significant and there are no other significant segment expenses that would require disclosure. The CODM uses consolidated net income to assess operating performance as compared to historical results, budget and forecast amounts, expected return on capital investment, and our competitors. The CODM uses this information to allocate future operating and capital expenditures. The measure of segment assets is reported on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as total consolidated assets.

(15)Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In Nove mber 2024, FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement–Reporting Comprehensive Income–Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40). ASU 2024-03 requires disclosure of specified information about certain costs and expenses in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. ASU 2024-03 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. ASU 2024-03 is to be applied on a prospective basis, with retrospective application permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2024-03 on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In December 2023, FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. ASU 2023-09 improves and enhances income tax disclosure requirements, including new disclosures related to tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. ASU 2023-09 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2025, with early adoption permitted. ASU 2023-09 is to be applied on a prospective basis, with retrospective application permitted. We expect to include additional disclosures beginning with the annual financial statements for the period ending December 31, 2025, to comply with the requirements of ASU 2023-09.

(16)Subsequent Event

Redemption of Senior Notes 2027

On September 15, 2025, we provided notice to the holders of our Senior Notes 2027 that, contingent on receipt of the proceeds from the Senior Notes 2033, the Senior Notes 2027 would be redeemed in full at par, plus accrued and unpaid interest, on October 15, 2025 (the “Redemption”). The net proceeds from the issuance and sale of the Senior Notes 2033, together with borrowings under our Credit Agreement, were used to fund the Redemption. Prior to the completion of the Redemption, we applied the net proceeds from the Senior Notes 2033 to repay outstanding borrowings under our Credit Agreement. The Redemption was completed on October 15, 2025.

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