Knife River Corp

The following information includes the evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures by the Company's chief executive officer and the chief financial officer, along with any significant changes in internal controls of the Company.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The term "disclosure controls and procedures" is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. The Company's disclosure controls and other procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. The Company's disclosure controls and other procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Company's chief executive officer and chief financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company's management, with the participation of the Company's chief executive officer and chief financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and other procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report. Based upon that evaluation, the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report, such controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level.

Changes in Internal Controls

No change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the three months ended December 31, 2025, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

Management's Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

The information required by this item is included in this Form 10-K at Item 8 - Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.

As previously disclosed, we completed the acquisition of Strata Corporation on March 7, 2025, and, as permitted by SEC guidance for newly acquired businesses, we have elected to exclude Strata Corporation from the scope of our internal controls over financial reporting and procedures for the year ended December 31, 2025. We are in the process of evaluating the existing controls and procedures of Strata and integrating them in our system of internal controls over financial reporting. Strata Corporation constituted approximately 6.2 percent of our consolidated revenue and approximately 13.5 percent of our total assets as of December 31, 2025.

Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm

The information required by this item is included in this Form 10-K at Item 8 - Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.