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Bristow Group Inc.

For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed May 6, 2026.

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Mar 31, 2026 · Filed May 6, 2026

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Note 1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION, CONSOLIDATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Bristow Group Inc. and its consolidated entities. Unless the context otherwise indicates, any references to the “Company”, “Bristow”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Bristow Group Inc. and its consolidated entities.

The condensed consolidated financial information for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, has been prepared by the Company in accordance with United States (“U.S.”) generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for interim financial information reporting on Quarterly Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted from that which would appear in the annual consolidated financial statements. The condensed consolidated financial statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Bristow Group Inc., its wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries and entities that meet the criteria of variable interest entities of which the Company is the primary beneficiary. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.

Accounting Estimates

The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying footnotes requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions; however, they include all adjustments of a normal recurring nature which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, the condensed consolidated balance sheet, the condensed consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. Operating results for the interim period presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year.

Change in Estimate

During the three months ended March 31, 2026, the Company finalized its plans to retire a certain aircraft model, namely the S76D medium helicopters, from its fleet and transition to a newer model as part of its ongoing fleet management efforts. The decision was primarily driven by operational considerations, including availability of the new aircraft, repairs and maintenance coverage with the original equipment manufacturer and the ability to procure parts and inventory needed to support the existing fleet. The Company plans to complete this transition of models by early 2027. Due to the decision to retire certain aircraft earlier than originally expected, the Company revised the estimated useful life of this specific aircraft model to reflect a shorter useful life, which resulted in additional depreciation expense of $6.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2026. The Company expects to recognize approximately $20.0 million of additional depreciation expense during the remainder of 2026 and approximately $4.0 million in 2027 as a result of this change in estimate. The planned retirement of the aircraft model discussed herein did not trigger an impairment of the Company’s long-lived assets for its respective asset group as of March 31, 2026.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The Company considers the applicability and impact of all Accounting Standard Updates (“ASUs”) issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”). ASUs not listed within this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q were assessed and determined as either not applicable or not material to the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement—Reporting Comprehensive Income—Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40), requiring footnote disclosure about specific expenses by requiring public business entities to disaggregate, in a tabular presentation, each relevant expense caption on the face of the income statement that includes purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation and intangible asset amortization. The tabular disclosure would also include certain other expenses, when applicable. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027 (as amended in the FASB update in January 2025 in ASU 2025-01). The Company is evaluating the potential impact of the adoption of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements.

Note 2. REVENUES

Revenue Recognition

The Company’s customers are primarily major integrated, national and independent offshore energy companies and government agencies. Revenues are generally recognized when the Company satisfies its performance obligations by providing aviation services to its customers in exchange for consideration. The Company disaggregates its revenues by operating segment.

Revenues by Segment. Revenues earned by each segment for the periods reflected in the table below were as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Offshore Energy Services$254,333$239,785
Government Services107,87085,943
Other Services26,50224,802
Total revenues$388,705$350,530

Deferred revenues are primarily generated by advanced payments from offshore energy companies and government agencies and fixed wing services where customers pay for tickets in advance of receiving the Company’s service. The Company’s current deferred revenues are recorded under current liabilities, and the Company’s long-term deferred revenues are recorded in other liabilities and deferred credits on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Company’s deferred revenues were as follows (in thousands):

March 31,2026December 31,2025
Short-term$27,689$22,440
Long-term34,89331,503
Total deferred revenues$62,582$53,943

During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, revenues recognized that had previously been deferred were $5.4 million and $5.7 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2026, the Company anticipates recognizing long-term deferred revenues of approximately $9.6 million in 2027, $7.1 million in 2028, $3.3 million in 2029, $3.3 million in 2030 and $11.6 million thereafter.

Note 3. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company owns a 25% voting interest and a 40% economic interest in Cougar Helicopters Inc. (“Cougar”), an aviation services provider in Canada. The remaining 75% voting interest and 60% economic interest in Cougar are owned by VIH Aviation Group Ltd. (“VIH”). Due to common ownership of Cougar, the Company considers both Cougar and VIH as related parties. The Company and VIH lease certain aircraft and facilities and from time to time purchase inventory from one another.

Revenues from and payments to related parties for the periods reflected in the table below were as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Revenues from related parties$7,608$6,856
Payments to related parties$1,294$1,647

As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, receivables from related parties included in accounts receivable, net on the condensed consolidated balance sheets were $1.5 million and $1.3 million, respectively.

Note 4. DEBT

Debt as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 consisted of the following (in thousands):

March 31,2026December 31,2025
6.750% Senior Notes$489,251$—
6.875% Senior Notes—397,031
UKSAR Debt153,783160,635
IRCG Debt111,776113,788
Total debt754,810671,454
Less current maturities of long-term debt(27,404)(27,943)
Total long-term debt$727,406$643,511

6.750% Senior Notes— In January 2026, the Company issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.750% Senior Secured Notes due February 2033 (“6.750% Senior Notes”), which were issued at par and bear interest payable semiannually in arrears on February 1st and August 1st of each year. The 6.750% Senior Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior secured basis by certain existing material domestic and foreign subsidiaries and secured by first‑priority liens, subject to limited exceptions, on substantially all of the Company’s and the subsidiary guarantors’ tangible and intangible assets, including certain pledged aircraft. The Company used a portion of the net proceeds to redeem its 6.875% Senior Notes due 2028 (“6.875% Senior Notes”) in full on March 1, 2026, with the remaining net proceeds to be used for general corporate purposes. In connection with this refinancing, the Company recognized a $2.8 million loss on debt extinguishment related to unamortized deferred financing fees associated with the 6.875% Senior Notes that were outstanding as of December 31, 2025.

As of March 31, 2026, the Company had $10.7 million of unamortized deferred financing fees associated with the 6.750% Senior Notes.

UKSAR Debt— During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company made principal payments of $4.0 million and $4.8 million, respectively, related to its long term secured equipment financings for an aggregate amount up to £200 million with National Westminster Bank Plc as arranger, agent and security trustee (“UKSAR Debt”). As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had unamortized deferred financing fees associated with the UKSAR Debt of $6.2 million and $6.6 million, respectively.

IRCG Debt— As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had unamortized deferred financing fees of $2.3 million and $2.5 million, respectively, associated with its long-term equipment financing for an aggregate amount of up to €100.0 million with National Westminster Bank Plc as the original lender and UK Export Finance guaranteeing 80% of the facility (“IRCG Debt”). The first principal payment due under this facility is in June 2026.

ABL Facility— In January 2026, the Company entered into an amendment and restatement (the “ABL Amendment”) of its asset-backed revolving facility between, among others, Bristow Helicopters Limited and Bristow LLC as borrowers and Barclays Bank plc as agent and security agent (“ABL Facility”). The ABL Amendment, among other things, extended the maturity date of the ABL Facility to January 26, 2031 (subject to certain provisions), reduced the total commitments under the ABL Facility from $85 million to $70 million and included the ability to increase the total commitments up to a maximum aggregate amount of $105 million (subject to satisfaction of certain terms and conditions). The ABL Amendment provides that amounts borrowed under the ABL Facility (i) are secured by certain accounts receivable owing to the borrowers and certain guarantor subsidiaries party thereto and the deposit accounts into which payments on such accounts receivable are deposited, and (ii) are fully and unconditionally guaranteed as to payment by the Company, as a parent guarantor, and by certain existing material domestic and foreign subsidiaries.

As of March 31, 2026, there wereno outstanding borrowings under the ABL Facility nor had the borrowers made any draws during the three months ended March 31, 2026. Letters of credit issued under the ABL Facility in the aggregate face amount of $10.0 million were outstanding as of March 31, 2026.

Note 5. FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES

Authoritative guidance on fair value measurements provides a framework for measuring fair value and establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value, giving the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 inputs) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 inputs). The fair values of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their carrying values due to the short-term nature of these items.

The Company’s debt was measured at fair value using Level 2 inputs based on estimated current rates for similar types of arrangements using discounted cash flow analysis. Considerable judgment was required in developing certain of the estimates of fair value, and, accordingly, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that the Company could realize in a current market exchange.

The carrying and fair values of the Company’s debt were as follows (in thousands):

CarryingAmountLevel 1Level 2Level 3
LIABILITIES
6.750% Senior Notes(1)$489,251$—$507,702$—
UKSAR Debt(2)153,783—154,347—
IRCG Debt(3)111,776—113,150—
$754,810$—$775,199$—
LIABILITIES
6.875% Senior Notes(4)$397,031$—$409,884$—
UKSAR Debt(2)160,635—159,222—
IRCG Debt(3)113,788—114,699—
$671,454$—$683,805$—

(1)As of March 31, 2026, the carrying value of unamortized deferred financing fees related to the 6.750% Senior Notes was $10.7 million.

(2)As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the carrying values of unamortized deferred financing fees related to the UKSAR Debt were $6.2 million and $6.6 million, respectively.

(3)As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the carrying values of unamortized deferred financing fees related to the IRCG Debt were $2.3 million and $2.5 million, respectively.

(4)As of December 31, 2025, the carrying value of unamortized deferred financing fees related to the 6.875% Senior Notes was $3.0 million.

Note 6. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company may use foreign exchange options or forward contracts to hedge a portion of its forecasted foreign currency denominated transactions. The Company does not use any of its derivative instruments for speculative or trading purposes.

These foreign exchange hedge contracts are accounted for as cash flow hedges and have maturities of up to approximately three months. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the fair value of the Company’s outstanding hedges were an approximately $0.2 million asset and $0.2 million liability, respectively.

Note 7. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Capital Commitments - Fleet

The Company’s unfunded capital commitments as of March 31, 2026 consisted primarily of agreements to purchase helicopters and totaled $94.3 million, payable beginning in 2026.

Included in these commitments are orders to purchase five AW189 heavy helicopters, scheduled to be delivered in 2026, and deposits for preferred aircraft delivery slots onfive EL9 aircraft scheduled for delivery between 2029 and 2030 (subject to aircraft certification). In addition, the Company has outstanding options to purchase up toten additional AW189 helicopters andseven H135 light-twin helicopters. If these options are exercised, the AW189 helicopters and H135 helicopters would be scheduled for delivery between 2027 and 2028. The Company may, from time to time, purchase aircraft for which it has no orders. Orders to purchase electric vertical takeoff and landing and short takeoff and landing aircraft, collectively known as Advanced Air Mobility (“AAM”) aircraft, are subject to, among other things, deadlines for regulatory certification of such aircraft and minimum performance requirements. Failure to satisfy such deadlines or requirements would allow such orders to be terminated by the Company without further liability and require the applicable manufacturer to refund certain deposits to the Company. In addition, the Company has outstanding options for several AAM aircraft models with various Original Equipment Manufacturers that do not involve financial commitments at this time.

General Litigation and Disputes

The Company operates in jurisdictions internationally where it is subject to risks that include government action to obtain additional tax revenues. In a number of these jurisdictions, political unrest, the lack of well-developed legal systems and legislation that is not clear enough in its wording to determine the ultimate application, can make it difficult to determine whether legislation may impact the Company’s earnings until such time as a clear court or other legal ruling exists. The Company operates in jurisdictions currently where amounts may be due to governmental bodies for which the Company is not currently recording liabilities as it is unclear how broad or narrow legislation may ultimately be interpreted. The Company believes that payment of amounts in these instances is not probable at this time, but is reasonably possible.

In the normal course of business, the Company is involved in various litigation matters including, but not limited to, claims by third parties for alleged property damages and personal injuries. Management has used estimates in determining the Company’s potential exposure to these matters and has recorded reserves in its condensed consolidated financial statements related thereto as appropriate. It is possible that a change in its estimates related to these exposures could occur, but the Company does not expect such changes in estimated costs or uninsured losses, if any, would have a material effect on its business, consolidated financial position or results of operations.

Note 8. INCOME TAXES

During the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, the Company recorded an income tax expense of $3.5 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of 21.2%, and income tax expense of $10.2 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of 27.1%, respectively. The effective tax rate during the three months ended March 31, 2026 was impacted by the Company’s global mix of earnings in the current year, foreign currency fluctuations, partially offset by the recognition of certain deferred tax assets and share based compensation. The effective tax rate during the three months ended March 31, 2025 was impacted by the Company’s 2025 global mix of earnings and deductible business interest expense, partially offset by the recognition of certain deferred tax assets.

Note 9. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table shows the changes in balances for accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (in thousands):

Currency Translation AdjustmentsPension Liability Adjustments(1)Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges(2)Total
Balance as of December 31, 2025$(16,259)$(41,432)$(59)$(57,750)
Other comprehensive income (loss)(3,725)—273(3,452)
Reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss——9797
Income tax expense——(91)(91)
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)(3,725)—279(3,446)
Foreign exchange rate impact(811)811——
Balance as of March 31, 2026$(20,795)$(40,621)$220$(61,196)

(1)Reclassification of amounts related to pension liability adjustments are included as a component of net periodic pension cost.

(2)Reclassification of amounts related to cash flow hedges included as operating expenses.

Note 10. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The Company’s basic earnings per common share are computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the relevant period. Diluted earnings per common share of the Company are computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares issued and outstanding, inclusive of the effect of potentially dilutive securities (such as options to purchase common shares and restricted stock units and awards which were outstanding during the period but were anti-dilutive) through the application of the treasury method and/or the if-converted method, when applicable.

The following table shows the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Income:
Net income attributable to Bristow Group Inc.$13,106$27,359
Shares of common stock:
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding – basic29,25428,667
Net effect of dilutive stock8081,200
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding – diluted(1)30,06229,867
Earnings per common share - basic$0.45$0.95
Earnings per common share - diluted$0.44$0.92

(1)Excludes weighted average shares of common stock of 107,734 and 42,511 for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, respectively, for certain share awards as the effect of their inclusion would have been antidilutive.

Note 11. SEGMENTS

The Company hasthree reportable segments: Offshore Energy Services, Government Services and Other Services. The Offshore Energy Services segment provides aviation services to, from and between offshore energy installations globally. The Government Services segment provides search and rescue (“SAR”) and support helicopter services to government agencies globally. The Other Services segment is primarily comprised of fixed wing services, dry-leasing of aircraft to third-party operators and part sales. Corporate includes unallocated overhead costs that are not directly associated with the Company’s reportable segments. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer, who is the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), uses segment operating income, in addition to other measures, to assess segment performance and allocate resources.

Financial information by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025 is summarized below (in thousands):

Offshore Energy ServicesGovernment ServicesOther ServicesCorporateConsolidated
Revenues$254,333$107,870$26,502$—$388,705
Less:
Personnel63,36032,6267,583—103,569
Repairs and maintenance50,58114,5723,416—68,569
Insurance3,9682,316313—6,597
Fuel12,9742,8174,355—20,146
Leased-in equipment16,64110,1001,808—28,549
Other segment costs34,98025,0975,993—66,070
Total operating expenses182,50487,52823,468—293,500
General and administrative expenses23,48410,9221,9817,90244,289
Depreciation and amortization expense13,1318,4772,39838024,386
Total costs and expenses219,119106,92727,8478,282362,175
Gains on disposal of assets———7,6397,639
Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates506———506
Operating income (loss)$35,720$943$(1,345)$(643)$34,675
Offshore Energy ServicesGovernment ServicesOther ServicesCorporateConsolidated
Revenues$239,785$85,943$24,802$—$350,530
Less:
Personnel56,76624,4736,072—87,311
Repairs and maintenance46,90711,3613,047—61,315
Insurance4,0292,437368—6,834
Fuel12,7022,0824,091—18,875
Leased-in equipment14,9339,6931,423—26,049
Other segment costs37,65612,8716,274—56,801
Total operating expenses172,99362,91721,275—257,185
General and administrative expenses23,2599,7291,5958,51743,100
Depreciation and amortization expense6,8707,2862,55413116,841
Total costs and expenses203,12279,93225,4248,648317,126
Losses on disposal of assets———(558)(558)
Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates702———702
Operating income (loss)$37,365$6,011$(622)$(9,206)$33,548

Reconciliation of consolidated income (loss) before taxes for the periods reflected below were as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Operating income (loss):
Offshore Energy Services$35,720$37,365
Government Services9436,011
Other Services(1,345)(622)
Corporate(643)(9,206)
Operating income34,67533,548
Interest income3,9182,118
Interest expense, net(13,816)(9,490)
Loss on extinguishment of debt(2,849)—
Other, net(5,353)11,388
Total other income (expense), net(18,100)4,016
Income before income taxes$16,575$37,564

Total depreciation and amortization expense by segment for the periods reflected below were as follows:

Offshore Energy ServicesGovernment ServicesOther ServicesCorporateConsolidated
Depreciation and amortization expense$13,131$8,477$2,398$380$24,386
PBH amortization(1)1,3059036—1,431
Total depreciation and amortization expense$14,436$8,567$2,434$380$25,817
Depreciation and amortization expense$6,870$7,286$2,554$131$16,841
PBH amortization(1)2,879422105—3,406
Total depreciation and amortization expense$9,749$7,708$2,659$131$20,247

(1) Included within operating expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Capital expenditures by segment for the periods reflected below were as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Offshore Energy Services$31,961$22,695
Government Services7,28828,486
Other Services2,065879
Total capital expenditures$41,314$52,060

Segment assets consisting of property and equipment (excluding construction in progress), net of accumulated depreciation and right of use (“ROU”) assets, are reflected below for the periods indicated:

March 31,2026December 31,2025
Offshore Energy Services$561,525$567,284
Government Services637,187620,820
Other Services58,57759,585
Total segment assets$1,257,289$1,247,689
Corporate1,7522,058
Construction-in-progress134,019144,587
Total long-lived assets$1,393,060$1,394,334
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