Q - Knife River

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Introduction

Knife River is an aggregates-led construction materials and contracting services provider in the United States. Our 1.2 billion tons of aggregate reserves, as of December 31, 2024, provide the foundation for our vertically integrated business strategy, with approximately 37 percent of our aggregates being used internally to support value-added downstream products (ready-mix concrete and asphalt) and contracting services (heavy-civil construction, asphalt paving, concrete construction, site development and grading services, and in some segments the manufacturing of prestressed concrete products). We are strategically focused on being the provider of choice in mid-size, high-growth markets and are committed to our plan for continued growth and to delivering for our stakeholders — customers, communities, employees and stockholders — by executing on our four core values: People, Safety, Quality and the Environment.

We supply construction materials to customers from 14 states and also provide related contracting services, which are primarily to public-sector customers for the development and servicing of highways, local roads, bridges and other public-infrastructure projects. We have broad access to high-quality aggregates in most of our markets, which forms the foundation of our vertically integrated business model. We share resources, including plants, equipment and people, across our various locations to maximize efficiency. We also transport our products by truck, rail and barge, depending on the particular market, to complete the vertical value chain. Our strategically located aggregate sites, ready-mix plants and asphalt plants, along with our fleet of ready-mix and dump trucks, enable us to better serve our customers. We believe our integrated and expansive business model is a strong competitive advantage that provides scale, efficiency and operational excellence for the benefit of customers, stockholders and the broader communities that we serve.

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 in four operating segments: West, Mountain, Central and Energy Services, each of which is also a reportable segment. All periods have been recast to conform to the current reportable segment presentation.

Three of the reportable segments are aligned by key geographic areas, West, Mountain and Central, due to the production of construction materials and related contracting services and one is based on product line. 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, which has locations throughout our geographic footprint, produces and supplies liquid asphalt and related services, primarily for use in asphalt road construction. We also provide the details of Corporate Services, which includes accounting, legal, treasury, information technology, human resources, corporate development costs and certain corporate expenses that support our operating segments. For more information on our business segments, see Note 15 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.