The Company did not receive any proceeds in the equity offering transactions. The above equity offering transactions were conducted pursuant to a registration rights agreement among us and the Sponsors. The Class A Shares sold in the offerings were obtained by GIP by exchanging to us the respective number of their Class B units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (the “Class B Units”), together with an equal number of Class B shares representing limited partner interests in the Company (the “Class B Shares”) held by the Company’s general partner. As a result, the total number of Class A and Class B Shares did not change. The Company retained control in the Partnership based on the delegation of control provisions, as described in Note 1, Basis of Presentation. As a result of the equity offering transactions described above, we recognized adjustments decreasing the carrying amount of the Class A shareholders’ capital balance by $16.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and increasing the carrying amount of noncontrolling interest by an equal amount to reflect the change in ownership interest. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we recognized adjustments increasing the carrying amount of the Class A shareholders’ capital balance by $5.2 million and decreasing the carrying amount of noncontrolling interest by an equal amount.

Class B Unit Repurchases

On March 11, 2024, the Company, the Partnership and our Sponsors entered into a unit repurchase agreement pursuant to which the Partnership agreed to purchase from the Sponsors 2,816,901 Class B Units for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $100.0 million. The repurchase transaction was consummated on March 14, 2024. The purchase price per Class B Unit was $35.50, the closing price of the Class A Shares on March 11, 2024.

On January 13, 2025, the Company, the Partnership and our Sponsors entered into a unit repurchase agreement pursuant to which the Partnership agreed to purchase from the Sponsors 2,572,677 Class B Units for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $100.0 million. The repurchase transaction was consummated on January 15, 2025. The purchase price per Class B Unit was $38.87, the closing price of the Class A Shares on January 13, 2025.

The repurchase transactions described above were funded using borrowings under the Partnership’s existing revolving credit facility (see Note 6, Debt and Interest Expense). Pursuant to the terms of the repurchase agreements described above, immediately following each purchase of the Class B Units from the Sponsors, the Partnership cancelled the repurchased units, and the Company cancelled, for no consideration, an equal number of its Class B Shares.

The repurchase transactions were accounted for in accordance with ASC 810 whereby changes in a parent’s ownership interest while the parent retains its controlling financial interest in its subsidiary are accounted for as equity transactions. The carrying amounts of the noncontrolling interest were adjusted to reflect the changes in the ownership interest with the difference between the amounts of consideration paid and the amounts by which the noncontrolling interest were adjusted recognized as a reduction in equity attributable to Class A shareholders. Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders related to the 2024 repurchase transactions exceeded the noncontrolling interest’s carrying value resulting in a deficit balance as shown in the accompanying consolidated statement of changes in partners’ capital (deficit).

We incurred approximately $0.8 million of costs directly attributable to the repurchase transactions that were charged to equity (three months ended March 31, 2024: $0.7 million).

As a result of the equity offering and the unit repurchase transactions described above, we also recognized an additional deferred tax asset of $137.8 million (three months ended March 31, 2024: $100.4 million) related to the change in the temporary difference between the carrying amount and the tax basis of our investment in the Partnership. The effect of recognizing the additional deferred tax asset was included in Class A shareholders’ equity balance in the accompanying consolidated statement of changes in partners’ capital (deficit) due to the transactions being characterized as transactions among or with shareholders.

See Note 12, Subsequent Events for description of the May 2025 Class A Share and Class B Unit repurchase transactions.

For the services performed under these commercial agreements, we receive a fee per barrel of crude oil, barrel of water, Mcf of natural gas, or Mcf equivalent of NGLs, as applicable, delivered during each month, and Hess is obligated to provide us with minimum volumes of crude oil, water, natural gas and NGLs. Minimum volume commitments (“MVCs”) are equal to 80% of Hess’ nominations in each development plan that apply on a three-year rolling basis such that MVCs are set for the three years following the most recent nomination. Without our consent, the MVCs resulting from the nominated volumes for any quarter or year contained in any prior development plan cannot be reduced by any updated development plan unless dedicated production is released by us. The applicable MVCs may, however, be increased as a result of the nominations contained in any such updated development plan. If Hess fails to deliver its applicable MVCs during any quarter, then Hess will pay us a shortfall fee equal to the volume of the deficiency multiplied by the applicable fee.

Except for the water services agreements and except for a certain gathering sub-system as described below, each of our commercial agreements with Hess has an initial 10-year term effective January 1, 2014 (“Initial Term”). For this gathering sub-system, the Initial Term is 15 years effective January 1, 2014 and for the water services agreements the Initial Term is 14 years effective January 1, 2019. Each of our commercial agreements other than our storage services agreement includes an inflation escalator capped at 3% in any calendar year and a fee recalculation mechanism that allows fees to be adjusted annually during the Initial Term for updated estimates of cumulative throughput volumes and our capital and operating expenditures in order to target a return on capital deployed over the Initial Term of the applicable commercial agreement (or, with respect to the crude oil services fee under our terminal and export services agreement, the 20-year period commencing on the effective date of the agreement).

For certain crude oil gathering, terminaling, storage, gas processing and gas gathering commercial agreements with Hess, we exercised our renewal options to extend each of these commercial agreements for one additional 10-year term (“Secondary Term”) effective January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2033. There were no changes to any provisions of the existing commercial agreements as a result of the exercise of the renewal options. For the remaining gathering sub-system, the Secondary Term is 5 years, and for the water services agreements the Secondary Term is 10 years, and we have the sole option to renew these remaining agreements for their Secondary Term that is exercisable at a later date. Upon the expiration of the Secondary Term, if any, the agreements will automatically renew for subsequent one-year periods unless terminated by either party no later than 180 days prior to the end of the applicable Secondary Term.

Consistent with the existing terms of the commercial agreements, during the Secondary Term of each of our commercial agreements other than our storage services agreement and terminal and export services agreement (with respect to crude oil terminaling services), the fee recalculation model under each applicable agreement is replaced by an inflation-based fee structure. The initial fee for the first year of the Secondary Term is determined based on the average fees paid by Hess under the applicable agreement during the last three years of the Initial Term (with such fees adjusted for inflation through the first year of the Secondary Term). For each year following the first year of the Secondary Term, the applicable fee is adjusted annually based on the percentage change in the consumer price index, provided that we may not increase any fee by more than 3% in any calendar year solely by reason of an increase in the consumer price index, and no fee may ever be reduced below the amount of the applicable fee payable by Hess in the prior year as a result of a decrease in the consumer price index. During the Secondary Term, MVCs continue to be set at 80% of Hess’ nominated volumes in each development plan set three years in advance. Except for the crude oil terminaling and water handling services, Hess is entitled to receive a credit, calculated in barrels or Mcf, as applicable, with respect to the amount of any shortfall fee paid by Hess and may apply such credit against any volumes delivered to us under the applicable agreement in excess of Hess’s nominated volumes during any of the following four quarters after such credit is earned, after which time any unused credits will expire. The shortfall amounts received under MVCs during the Secondary Term (except for the crude oil terminaling and water handling services) are recorded as deferred revenue and recognized as revenue as the credits are utilized or expire. At March 31, 2025, deferred revenue included in Accrued liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet was $1.8 million (December 31, 2024: $2.6 million).

Revenues attributable to our fee‑based commercial agreements with Hess, including revenues from third‑party volumes contracted with Hess and delivered to us under these agreements, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 were 98% for both periods. In 2023, we began providing fee-based services directly to third-party customers. Together with Hess, we are pursuing strategic relationships with third‑party producers and other midstream companies with operations in the Bakken in order to maximize our utilization rates.

Omnibus and Employee Secondment Agreements

Under our omnibus and employee secondment agreements, Hess provides substantial operational and administrative services to us in support of our assets and operations. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we had the following charges from Hess included in the operating and maintenance expenses and general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. The classification of these charges between operating and maintenance expenses and general and administrative expenses is based on the fundamental nature of the services being performed for our operations.

LM4 Agreements

Separately from our commercial agreements with Hess, we entered into a gas processing agreement with Little Missouri 4 (“LM4”), a 50/50 joint venture with Targa Resources Corp., under which we pay a processing fee per Mcf of natural gas and reimburse LM4 for our proportionate share of electricity costs. These processing fees are included in Operating and maintenance expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. In addition, we share profits and losses and receive distributions from LM4 under the LM4 amended and restated limited liability company agreement based on our ownership interest. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we had the following activity related to our agreements with LM4:

Credit Facilities

As of March 31, 2025, the Partnership had $1.4 billion senior secured credit facilities (the “Credit Facilities”) consisting of a $1.0 billion 5-year revolving credit facility and a $400.0 million 5‑year Term Loan A facility. The Credit Facilities mature in July 2027. Facility fees accrue on the total capacity of the revolving credit facility. Borrowings under the 5-year Term Loan A facility generally bear interest at Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus the applicable margin ranging from 1.65% to 2.55%, while the applicable margin for the 5‑year syndicated revolving credit facility ranges from 1.375% to 2.050%. Pricing levels for the facility fee and interest rate margins are based on the Partnership’s ratio of total debt to EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Facilities). If the Partnership obtains an investment grade credit rating, the pricing levels will be based on the Partnership’s credit ratings in effect from time to time. As of March 31, 2025, borrowings of $128.0 million were drawn and outstanding under the Partnership’s revolving credit facility, and borrowings of $380.0 million, excluding deferred issuance costs, were drawn and outstanding under the Partnership’s Term Loan A facility.

The Credit Facilities can be used for borrowings and letters of credit for general corporate purposes. The Credit Facilities are guaranteed by each direct and indirect wholly owned material domestic subsidiary of the Partnership, and are secured by first priority perfected liens on substantially all of the presently owned and after-acquired assets of the Partnership and its direct and indirect wholly owned material domestic subsidiaries, including equity interests directly owned by such entities, subject to certain customary exclusions. The Credit Facilities contain representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants and events of default that the Partnership considers to be customary for an agreement of this type, including a covenant that requires the Partnership to maintain a ratio of total debt to EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Facilities) for the prior four fiscal quarters of not greater than 5.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of each fiscal quarter (5.50 to 1.00 during the specified period following certain acquisitions) and, prior to the Partnership obtaining an investment grade credit rating, a ratio of secured debt to EBITDA for the prior four fiscal quarters of not greater than 4.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of each fiscal quarter. As of March 31, 2025, the Partnership was in compliance with these financial covenants.

Fair Value Measurement

At March 31, 2025, our total debt had a carrying value of $3,571.8 million and had a fair value of approximately $3,565.5 million, based on Level 2 inputs in the fair value measurement hierarchy. The carrying value of the amounts under the Term Loan A facility and revolving credit facility at March 31, 2025, approximated their fair value. Any changes in interest rates do not impact cash outflows associated with fixed rate interest payments or settlement of debt principal, unless a debt instrument is repurchased prior to maturity.