Q - Knife River

Note 15 -Business segment data

In January 2025, we made a change to our organizational structure to better align with our business strategy. We reorganized our business segments to reflect changes in the way our chief operating decision maker evaluates performance, makes operating decisions and allocates resources. Our former Pacific and Northwest operating segments were combined to form the new West operating segment. Our former North Central and South operating segments were combined to form the new Central operating segment. The reorganization resulted infour operating segments: West, Mountain, Central and Energy Services, each of which is also a reportable segment. Each segment’s performance is evaluated based on segment results without allocating corporate expenses, which include corporate costs associated with accounting, legal, treasury, business development, information technology, human resources, and other corporate expenses that support the operating segments.

Three of our reportable segments are aligned by key geographic areas due to the production of construction materials and related contracting services andone is based on product line. Each segment is led by a segment manager who reports to the Company’s chief operating officer, who is also the Company's chief operating decision maker, along with the chief executive officer. Our chief operating decision maker uses EBITDA to evaluate the performance of the segments, perform analytical comparisons to budget and uses historical and projected EBITDA to allocate resources, including capital allocations.

Each geographic segment offers a vertically integrated suite of products and services, including aggregates, ready-mix concrete, asphalt and contracting services, while the Energy Services segment produces and supplies liquid asphalt, primarily for use in asphalt road construction, and is a supplier to some of the other segments. Each geographic segment mines, processes and sells construction aggregates (crushed stone and sand and gravel); produces and sells asphalt; and produces and sells ready-mix concrete as well as vertically integrating its contracting services to support the aggregate-based product lines including heavy-civil construction, asphalt and concrete paving, and site development and grading. Although not common to all locations, the geographic segments also sell cement, merchandise and other building materials and related services.

Corporate Services represents the unallocated costs of certain corporate functions, such as accounting, legal, treasury, business development, information technology, human resources and other corporate expenses that support the operating segments. Corporate Services also includes an immaterial amount of external revenue from the Knife River Training Center. We account for intersegment sales and transfers as if the sales or transfers were to third parties. The accounting policies applicable to each segment are consistent with those used in the audited consolidated financial statements.

The proceeding information follows the same accounting policies as described in the audited financial statements and notes included in the Company's 2024 Annual Report. Prior periods presented have been recast to conform to the current reportable segment presentation.

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1 Other revenues is comprised of revenue included within our corporate services.

2 Other segment items is comprised of other income (expense) items on the income statement.

3 Interest expense, net is interest expense net of interest income.

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1 Other revenues is comprised of revenue included within our corporate services.

2 Other segment items is comprised of other income (expense) items on the income statement.

3 Interest expense, net is interest expense net of interest income.

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