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NextDecade Corp

For the period ended Mar 31, 2026. Filed May 1, 2026.

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Mar 31, 2026 · Filed May 1, 2026

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

Note 1 — Background and Basis of Presentation

NextDecade Corporation, a Delaware corporation, is a Houston-based energy company primarily engaged in construction and development activities related to the liquefaction of natural gas and sale of LNG. We are constructing and developing a natural gas liquefaction and export facility located in the Rio Grande Valley near Brownsville, Texas (the “Rio Grande LNG Facility”). Construction of Trains 1–3 (“Phase 1”) by Phase 1 LLC, Train 4 by Train 4 LLC, and Train 5 by Train 5 LLC, commenced in July 2023, September 2025, and October 2025, respectively. We are also developing and advancing the permitting process for expansion Trains 6 through 8 and exploring a potential carbon capture and storage (“CCS”) project at the Rio Grande LNG Facility.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025. In our opinion, all adjustments which are necessary to a fair presentation of the unaudited consolidated financial statements have been included, and all such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.

Note 2 — Property, Plant and Equipment

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

March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Rio Grande LNG Facility under construction$11,659,040$10,563,032
Corporate and other8,1638,163
Total property, plant and equipment, at cost11,667,20310,571,195
Less: accumulated depreciation(3,262)(2,884)
Total property, plant and equipment, net$11,663,941$10,568,311

Note 3 — Leases

The Company commenced the Rio Grande LNG Facility site lease in July 2023, and it has an initial term of 30 years. The lease includes options to renew for up totwo additional 10-year periods which are recognized as part of our right of use assets and lease liabilities. The Company has also entered into an office space lease that expires on December 31, 2035 and does not include any options for renewal.

Additionally, the Company has entered into certain time charter agreements with vessel owners to provide shipping capacity for LNG sales related to its delivered ex-ship LNG sale and purchase agreement, as well as expected commissioning and portfolio volumes. These lease arrangements are expected to commence in 2026 upon delivery of the vessels.

For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, our operating lease costs were $2.6 million and $2.5 million, respectively.

Maturity of operating lease liabilities as of March 31, 2026 are as follows (in thousands, except lease term and discount rate):

2026 (remaining)$7,105
20279,757
20289,801
20299,546
20309,591
Thereafter319,535
Total undiscounted lease payments365,335
Discount to present value(246,414)
Present value of lease liabilities$118,921
Weighted average remaining lease term — years42.0
Weighted average discount rate — percent7.0

Other information related to our operating leases is as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities$2,636$1,908
Noncash right-of-use assets and lease liabilities recorded for new and modified leases(26,100)—

Note 4 — Accrued and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued and other current liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):

March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Rio Grande LNG Facility$846,362$769,137
Accrued interest39,25073,945
Employee compensation7,43619,740
Other accrued liabilities21,89225,378
Total accrued and other current liabilities$914,940$888,200

Note 5 — Debt

Debt, net consisted of the following (in thousands):

March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Phase 1 LLC Debt:
6.67% Senior Secured Notes due 2033$700,000$700,000
6.85% Senior Secured Notes due 2047190,000190,000
6.58% Senior Secured Notes due 20471,115,0001,115,000
6.72% Senior Secured Loans due 2033356,000356,000
7.11% Senior Secured Loans due 2047251,000251,000
CD Credit Agreement4,389,0003,708,000
TCF Credit Agreement550,000485,000
Total Phase 1 LLC Debt7,551,0006,805,000
Train 4 LLC Debt:
Train 4 LLC Credit Agreement428,000357,000
Train 5 LLC Debt:
6.56% Senior Secured Notes due 2050150,000150,000
13.00% Super FinCo Term Loan due 20311,254,4281,214,517
8.00% A&R Corporate Credit Agreement due 2030 - Series A100,000100,000
13.50% A&R Corporate Credit Agreement due 2030 - Series B207,629200,851
Total debt9,691,0578,827,368
Unamortized debt issuance costs(335,799)(316,443)
Debt, net$9,355,258$8,510,925

Phase 1 LLC Debt

Senior Secured Notes and Senior Secured Loans

The 6.67% Senior Secured Notes,6.85% Senior Secured Notes, and 6.58% Senior Secured Notes (collectively, the “Phase 1 Senior Secured Notes”) and the 6.72% Senior Secured Loans and 7.11% Senior Secured Loans (collectively, the “Phase 1 Senior Secured Loans”) are senior secured obligations of Phase 1 LLC. Principal on the 6.85% Senior Secured Notes,6.58% Senior Secured Notes, and the 7.11% Senior Secured Loans amortizes beginning in 2029 with final maturities in 2047.

The Phase 1 Senior Secured Notes and Phase 1 Senior Secured Loans rank pari passu with the CD Credit Agreement and the TCF Credit Agreement and are secured on a first-priority basis by a security interest in all of the membership interests in Phase 1 LLC and substantially all of Phase 1 LLC’s assets.

Phase 1 LLC’s Credit Agreements

The total commitments under the CD Credit Agreement and TCF Credit Agreement (together, the “Phase 1 LLC Committed Credit Facilities”) are $8.4 billion and $0.8 billion, respectively.

The CD Credit Agreement includes an additional $250 million commitment (the “CD Senior Working Capital Facility”) that can be used to draw revolving loans or issue letters of credit. As of March 31, 2026, no amounts have been drawn and approximately $141.1 million letters of credit have been issued.

The Phase 1 LLC Committed Credit Facilities are senior secured facilities that amortize quarterly beginning on or after 90 days following the completion of certain conditions including commencement of our long-term LNG Sale and Purchase Agreements (“SPAs”) for Train 3. The facilities have a final maturity in July 2030, bear interest at SOFR plus 2.25%, and accrue commitment fees of 0.68% on undrawn amounts.

Phase 1 LLC’s obligations under the Phase 1 LLC committed facilities rank pari passu with each of the Phase 1 LLC committed credit facilities, the Phase 1 Senior Secured Notes, and the Phase 1 Senior Secured Loans, and are secured by the same collateral package as the Phase 1 Senior Secured Notes and Phase 1 Senior Secured Loans.

Train 4 LLC and Train 5 LLC Credit Agreements

In September 2025 and October 2025, Train 4 LLC and Train 5 LLC, respectively, entered into separate credit facilities of up to approximately $3.8 billion and $3.6 billion, respectively, to fund their respective project costs, related fees and expenses. Obligations under the credit agreements are secured on a first-priority basis by substantially all of the assets of Train 4 LLC and Train 5 LLC, respectively, as well as a pledge of the membership interest in the respective entities.

Borrowings on both credit facilities bear interest at SOFR plus 2.00% (or base rate plus 1.00%), with rating-based step-downs to SOFR +1.875% / base +0.875% upon “Baa2/BBB” and to SOFR +1.75% / base +0.75% upon “Baa1/BBB+.” Undrawn amounts accrue commitment fees at 30% of the applicable margin for SOFR loans. The Train 4 LLC and Train 5 LLC facilities amortize quarterly beginning on or after 90 days following the completion of certain conditions, including commencement of our SPAs for the respective trains, and mature in September 2032 and October 2032, respectively.

As of March 31, 2026, $428.0 million had been drawn under the Train 4 LLC Credit Agreement and no amounts had been drawn under the Train 5 LLC Credit Agreement.

Train 5 LLC Senior Secured Notes

In October 2025, Train 5 LLC entered into a Note Purchase Agreement to issue $500 million of 6.56% Senior Secured Notes (the “Train 5 Senior Secured Notes”) due in 2050. In December 2025, the Company issued the first installment of $150 million of the Train 5 Senior Secured Notes at par. The remaining Train 5 Senior Secured Notes will be issued at par in installments through October 2026. Principal amortizes beginning in September 2031 with a final maturity in September 2050.

The Train 5 Senior Secured Notes are senior secured obligations of Train 5 LLC, ranking senior in right of payment to any and all of Train 5 LLC’s future indebtedness that is subordinated to the Train 5 Senior Secured Notes, and equal in right of payment with Train 5 LLC’s other existing and future indebtedness that is senior and secured by the same collateral securing the Train 5 Senior Secured Notes. The Train 5 Senior Secured Notes rank pari passu with the Train 5 LLC Credit Agreement and are secured on a first-priority basis by a security interest the same collateral package.

FinCo Credit Agreement

In September 2025, FinCo entered into a credit agreement (the “FinCo Credit Agreement”) providing a loan and letter of credit facility of up to approximately $0.7 billion, including an approximate $0.6 billion letter of credit sublimit, to fund equity contributions for Train 4 LLC and to finance interest during Train 4 construction and related fees and expenses. In October 2025, the FinCo Credit Agreement was amended to increase the loan to approximately $1.5 billion and to increase the letter of credit sublimit to approximately $1.2 billion to fund the same costs associated with both Train 4 and Train 5. Availability commenced on October 30, 2025.

Borrowings bear interest at SOFR plus 3.50% or base rate plus 2.50%, and undrawn commitment amounts are subject to commitment fees of 1.05%. The facility matures in October 2030, with aone-year extension option exercisable within the 90-day period preceding such anniversary. The facility is secured by pledges of FinCo equity and first-priority liens on substantially all FinCo assets, including equity interests in Phase 1 LLC, Train 4 LLC, and Train 5 LLC.

As of March 31, 2026, no amounts had been drawn and $1.2 billion of letters of credit were issued under the FinCo Credit Agreement.

Super FinCo Term Loan

In September 2025, Super FinCo entered into a credit agreement (the “Super FinCo Term Loan”) providing a senior term loan of $0.6 billion to fund a portion of the Company’s equity contributions to finance interest during construction, pay fees and expenses associated with the Super FinCo and FinCo credit agreements and related facilities, and fund other costs of Super FinCo associated with Train 4. In October 2025, the Super FinCo Term Loan was amended to increase the principal amount to $1.2 billion to fund the same costs associated with both Train 4 and Train 5.

The Super FinCo Term Loan matures on the earlier of September 2033 or the 85 th day prior to the maturity of the FinCo Agreement (as extended or refinanced). Interest is payable quarterly with an option to pay paid-in-kind (“PIK”) interest in full through the first anniversary of Train 4 completion and up to 50% thereafter. The Super FinCo Term Loan is secured by pledges of the equity interests in the Super FinCo borrowers by their holding companies and by a first-priority security interest in substantially all personal property of Super FinCo, including membership interests in FinCo.

Corporate Credit Agreement

In November 2025, Super Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, amended its Corporate Credit Agreement (the “A&R Corporate Credit Agreement”). The A&R Corporate Credit Agreement definestwo distinct tranches of indebtedness:

Series A Loans: Consists of $100.0 million in aggregate principal that matures on November 17, 2030 and bears interest at 8.0% per annum that is payable quarterly, in cash or PIK, at Super Holding’s election. These loans include a make-whole premium if prepaid prior to November 17, 2028.

Exchange Option: The Series A Loans, including any PIK interest, are exchangeable into shares of common stock of the Company at the election of the lenders at an exchange price of $9.50 per share (the “Series A Exchange Option”). This option is available from the 180th day after November 17, 2025 through maturity. The Series A Exchange Option is accounted for as a derivative liability (see Note 6 — Derivatives).

Series B Loans: Consists of the remaining principal that matures on October 16, 2030 and bears interest at 13.5% per annum. Prior to March 31, 2027, Super Holdings may elect to pay up to 100% of interest in cash or in kind and is required to pay 50% of interest in kind and 50% of interest in cash thereafter. These loans include a make-whole premium if prepaid prior to June 30, 2028, and a declining prepayment penalty structure thereafter.

Obligations under the A&R Corporate Credit Agreement are secured on a first-priority basis by all of the equity interest in Super Holdings and its direct subsidiaries.

Debt Covenants and Compliance

Each of the Company’s debt instruments contain customary negative covenants that, among other things, limit the ability of the borrower and its subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness, create liens, make restricted payments (including dividends), make certain investments, and sell all or substantially all assets.

Certain of the Company’s credit agreements also include covenants that, among other things, require the borrower and its subsidiaries to maintain a historical Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) of at least 1.10:1.00 as of a specified date in the respective agreement, and covenants that restrict the net assets of the respective subsidiaries from being distributed to NextDecade, unless certain conditions are met.

As of March 31, 2026, the Company was in compliance with all covenants related to its respective debt agreements.

Interest Expense

Interest expense consisted of the following (in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Interest on debt obligations$166,652$73,105
Amortization of debt issuance costs29,54216,916
Other interest and financing costs11,070785
Total interest cost incurred207,26490,806
Capitalized interest(128,017)(63,601)
Interest expense$79,247$27,205

Fair Value Disclosures

The following table shows the carrying amount and estimated fair value of our debt (in thousands):

March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Carrying AmountEstimated Fair ValueCarrying AmountEstimated Fair Value
Phase 1 Senior Secured Notes$2,005,000$2,044,347$2,005,000$2,077,080
Phase 1 Senior Secured Loans607,000633,625607,000643,504
Train 5 Senior Secured Notes150,000145,714150,000148,470
Super FinCo Term Loan1,254,4281,197,0911,214,5171,144,196
A&R Corporate Credit Agreement - Series A100,00092,870100,00077,416
A&R Corporate Credit Agreement - Series B207,629174,358200,851165,518

The fair value of the debt included in the table above was calculated using a lattice model and is classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

The fair values of the CD Credit Agreement, TCF Credit Agreement, and Train 4 LLC Credit Agreement approximate their respective carrying amounts because their variable interest rates align to market interest rates.

Note 6 — Derivatives

To manage interest rate volatility, the Company has entered into interest rate swap agreements (the “Swaps”) to hedge a portion of the floating-rate interest payments associated with the credit agreements described in Note 5 — Debt. These include Swaps entered into by Phase 1 LLC in July 2023 and by Train 4 LLC, Train 5 LLC, and FinCo in the second half of 2025 for their respective debt obligations.

As of March 31, 2026, the Company had the following Swaps outstanding (in thousands):

Initial Notional AmountMaximum Notional AmountMaturity (1)Weighted Average Fixed Interest Rate PaidVariable Interest Rate Received
Phase 1 Swaps$123,000$7,916,90020483.4%USD - SOFR
Train 4 Swaps186,9003,230,00020504.3%USD - SOFR
Train 5 Swaps17,7093,050,65020514.2%USD - SOFR
FinCo Swaps7,8521,389,85420354.0%USD - SOFR

(1) Phase 1, Train 4, Train 5, and FinCo Swaps, have early mandatory terminations dates in July 2030, September 2032, October 2032, and October 2031, respectively.

The Swaps are measured at fair value each reporting period using an income approach (Level 2) based on observable market inputs, including SOFR forward curves. Changes in fair value are recorded within our Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Series A Exchange Option

The Series A Exchange Option (see Note 5 — Debt) is measured at fair value each reporting period using a lattice model (Level 2), and changes in fair value are recorded within our Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Warrants

The Company has issued approximately 9.2 million warrants (the “Warrants”) in connection with the A&R Corporate Credit Agreement that consist of approximately 3.6 million warrants with an exercise price of $7.15 per share and approximately 5.6 million warrants with an exercise price of $9.30 per share. Approximately 7.2 million of the Warrants mature in 2031 and the approximately 2.0 million remaining warrants mature in 2032. The Warrants may be exercised by the holder solely on a cashless exercise basis at any time prior to their expiration.

Subject to certain liquidity conditions, the Company may cause the cash exercise of approximately 3.6 million of these warrants if the 30-day volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock and the closing price of the Company’s common stock immediately prior to the date of exercise equals or exceeds $13.50 per share or $15.00 per share during specified periods in 2026 and 2027, respectively.

The Warrants are accounted for as derivative liabilities and are remeasured each period using either a Black-Scholes model or Monte Carlo, depending on the terms of the instrument (Level 2). Changes in fair value are recorded within our Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Consolidated Balance Sheet and Statement of Operations presentation

The fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments was recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows (in thousands):

March 31, 2026
SwapsSeries A Exchange OptionWarrantsTotal
Derivatives - current assets$13,202$—$—$13,202
Derivatives - noncurrent assets501,207——501,207
Accrued and other current liabilities4,113——4,113
Derivatives - noncurrent liabilities108,22228,98647,145184,353
December 31, 2025
SwapsSeries A Exchange OptionWarrantsTotal
Derivatives - noncurrent assets$532,245$—$—$532,245
Accrued and other current liabilities6,422——6,422
Derivatives - noncurrent liabilities85,88815,72033,912135,520

The gains (losses) on the Company’s derivative instruments as presented in the Consolidated Statements of Operations are as follows (in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Swaps$(35,611)$(167,509)
Series A Exchange Option(13,266)—
Warrants(13,233)—
Other—(1,191)
Derivative loss, net$(62,110)$(168,700)

Note 7 — Variable Interest Entities

Phase 1 Holdings, Train 4 Holdings, Train 5 Holdings, and their wholly owned subsidiaries were established to construct and operate Phase 1, Train 4, and Train 5 of the Rio Grande LNG Facility, respectively. The Company is not obligated to fund their losses.

The equity investors at risk, as a group, lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest. Additionally, through agreements with NextDecade LLC, the Company holds decision-making rights over construction and key operational aspects of Phase 1 LLC, Train 4 LLC, and Train 5 LLC, which agreements can only be terminated by equity holders for cause. Based on these factors, the Company holds a variable interest in Phase 1 Holdings, Train 4 Holdings, and Train 5 Holdings, and is their primary beneficiary, resulting in the consolidation of these entities in these Consolidated Financial Statements.

The following table presents the summarized combined assets and liabilities (in thousands) of Phase 1 Holdings, Train 4 Holdings, and Train 5 Holdings, which are included in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The assets in the table below may only be used to settle the obligations of Phase 1 Holdings, Train 4 Holdings, and Train 5 Holdings, respectively. In addition, there is no recourse to NextDecade for the consolidated VIE’s liabilities. The assets and liabilities in the table below include only the assets and liabilities of Phase 1 Holdings, Train 4 Holdings, Train 5 Holdings, and their respective subsidiaries and exclude intercompany balances between Phase 1 Holdings, Train 4 Holdings, and Train 5 Holdings and NextDecade, which are eliminated in the Consolidated Financial Statements of NextDecade.

March 31, 2026December 31, 2025
Assets
Current assets:
Restricted cash$255,781$486,221
Derivatives13,202—
Prepaid expenses and other current assets4,9187,219
Total current assets273,901493,440
Property, plant and equipment, net11,607,43610,563,022
Operating lease right-of-use assets123,074150,210
Deferred financing fees339,648367,022
Derivatives500,466532,245
Other non-current assets50,27821,496
Total assets$12,894,803$12,127,435
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$292,236$438,498
Operating leases3002,747
Accrued and other current liabilities868,082829,340
Total current liabilities1,160,6181,270,585
Debt, net7,928,8377,135,483
Operating leases102,175126,506
Derivatives104,46084,606
Total liabilities$9,296,090$8,617,180

Related Party Transactions

TotalEnergies SE and its subsidiaries (together, “TotalEnergies”) are related parties under Accounting Standards Codification 850, Related Party Disclosures, due to TotalEnergies’s ownership of more than 10% of the Company’s common stock. The Company entered into commercial and financing arrangements with TotalEnergies as part of the final investment decisions for Phase 1 and Train 4, including long-term LNG sale and purchase agreements for Phase 1 and Train 4 and equity commitments to Phase 1 Holdings and Train 4 Holdings. TotalEnergies also provides contingent credit support for the TCF Credit Agreement.

For the three months ended March 31, 2026, TotalEnergies contributed approximately $48.4 million under its equity commitments to Phase 1 Holdings.

Note 8 — Loss Per Share

The computation of basic and diluted loss per share is as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Net loss attributable to common stockholders$(136,406)$(88,805)
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic & diluted264,908260,405
Loss per common share — basic & diluted$(0.51)$(0.34)

Potentially dilutive shares related to unvested restricted stock and restricted stock units, outstanding stock options, the Warrants, and the Series A Exchange Option were excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share because their effect would have been antidilutive for the periods presented.

Note 9 — Commitments and Contingencies

Legal Proceedings

From time to time the Company may be subject to various claims and legal actions that arise in the ordinary course of business. As of March 31, 2026, management is not aware of any claims or legal actions against the Company that, separately or in the aggregate, are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows, although the Company cannot guarantee that a material adverse effect will not occur.

Note 10 — Supplemental Cash Flows

The following table provides supplemental disclosure of cash flow information (in thousands):

Three Months Ended March 31,
20262025
Interest payments classified as operating activities$37,772$27,299
Accounts payable for acquisition of property, plant and equipment261,740251,513
Accruals for acquisition of property, plant and equipment850,477198,539
Non-cash settlement of warrant liabilities—2,828
Capitalized interest that was paid-in-kind17,923—
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