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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


☒	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024


☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _________ to _________

Commission File Number: 001-41352

Excelerate Energy, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Delaware	87-2878691
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2445 Technology Forest Blvd., Level 6 The Woodlands, TX	77381
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (832) 813-7100

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

    Title of each class

    Trading
Symbol(s)

    Name of each exchange on which registered

    Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share

    EE

    New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of November 1, 2024, there were 24,263,103 shares of Excelerate Energy, Inc.'s Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, and 82,021,389 shares of Excelerate Energy, Inc.’s Class B Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements	5
	Consolidated Balance Sheets	5
	Consolidated Statements of Income	6
	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	7
	Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity	8
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	10
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	11
	Note 1 – General business information	11
	Note 2 – Summary of significant accounting policies	11
	Note 3 – Fair value of financial instruments	13
	Note 4 – Accounts receivable, net	13
	Note 5 – Derivative financial instruments	14
	Note 6 – Other current assets	15
	Note 7 – Property and equipment, net	15
	Note 8 – Accrued liabilities	15
	Note 9 – Long-term debt, net	16
	Note 10 – Long-term debt – related party	17
	Note 11 – Equity	17
	Note 12 – Earnings per share	19
	Note 13 – Leases	19
	Note 14 – Revenue	21
	Note 15 – Long-term incentive compensation	24
	Note 16 – Income taxes	26
	Note 17 – Related party transactions	26
	Note 18 – Concentration risk	26
	Note 19 – Commitments and contingencies	27
	Note 20 – Supplemental noncash disclosures for consolidated statement of cash flows	27
	Note 21 – Accumulated other comprehensive income	28
	Note 22 – Subsequent events	28
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	29
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	40
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	40
PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	41
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	41
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	41
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	41
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	41
Item 5.	Other Information	41
Item 6.	Exhibits	42
	Signatures	43

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Form 10-Q”) contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 as contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), about Excelerate Energy, Inc. (“Excelerate” and together with its subsidiaries, “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company”) and our industry that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical fact including, without limitation, statements regarding our future results of operations or financial condition, business strategy and plans, expansion plans and strategy, economic conditions, both generally and in particular in the regions in which we operate or plan to operate, objectives of management for future operations, and our share repurchase program, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “consider,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will” or “would” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions.

You should not rely on forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We have based the forward-looking statements primarily on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition and operating results. The outcome of the events described in these forward-looking statements is subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors described under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (the “2023 Annual Report”), this Form 10-Q and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including, but not limited to, the following:

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unplanned issues, including time delays, unforeseen expenses, cost inflation, materials or labor shortages, which could result in delayed receipt of payment or existing or anticipated project cancellations;

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the competitive market for liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) regasification services;

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changes in the supply of and demand for and price of LNG and natural gas and LNG regasification capacity;

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our need for substantial expenditures to maintain and replace, over the long-term, the operating capacity of our assets;

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our operations outside of the United States are subject to varying degrees of political, legal and economic risk;

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our ability to obtain and maintain approvals and permits from governmental and regulatory agencies with respect to the design, construction and operation of our facilities and provision of our services;

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our ability to access financing on favorable terms;

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our debt level and finance lease liabilities, which may limit our flexibility in obtaining additional financing, or refinancing credit facilities upon maturity;

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our financing agreements, which include financial restrictions and covenants and are secured by certain of our vessels;

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our ability to enter into or extend contracts with customers and our customers’ failure to perform their contractual obligations;

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our ability to purchase or receive physical delivery of LNG in sufficient quantities to satisfy our delivery and sales obligations under gas sales agreements and/or LNG sales agreements or at attractive prices;

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our ability to maintain relationships with our existing suppliers, source new suppliers for LNG and critical components of our projects and complete building out our supply chain;

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risks associated with conducting business in foreign countries, including political, legal, and economic risk;

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the technical complexity of our floating storage and regasification units (“FSRUs”) and LNG import terminals and related operational problems;

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the risks inherent in operating our FSRUs and other LNG infrastructure assets;

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customer termination rights in our contracts;

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adverse effects on our operations due to disruption of third-party facilities;

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infrastructure constraints and community and political group resistance to existing and new LNG and natural gas infrastructure over concerns about the environment, safety and terrorism;

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shortages of qualified officers and crew impairing our ability to operate or increasing the cost of crewing our vessels;

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acts of terrorism, war or political or civil unrest;

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compliance with various international treaties and conventions and national and local environmental, health, safety and maritime conduct laws that affect our operations;

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Kaiser (as defined herein) having the ability to direct the voting of a majority of the voting power of our common stock, and his interests possibly conflicting with those of our other stockholders;

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the possibility that EELP (as defined herein) will be required to make distributions to us and the other partners of EELP;

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our dependence upon distributions from our subsidiaries to pay dividends, if any, taxes and other expenses and make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement (“TRA”);

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the requirement that we pay over to Excelerate Energy Holdings, LLC and the George Kaiser Family Foundation (or their affiliates), most of the tax benefits we receive; and

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other risks, uncertainties and factors set forth in the 2023 Annual Report, this Form 10-Q and our other filings with the SEC, if applicable, including those set forth under “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Business.”

Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all risks and uncertainties that could have an impact on the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-Q. For example, the current global economic uncertainty and geopolitical climate, including international wars and conflicts, and world or regional health events, including pandemics and epidemics and governmental and third-party responses thereto, may give rise to risks that are currently unknown or amplify the risks associated with many of the foregoing events or factors. The results, events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur, and actual results, events or circumstances could differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements.

In addition, statements that “we believe” and similar statements reflect our beliefs and opinions on the relevant subject. These statements are based on information available to us as of the date of this Form 10-Q. While we believe that the statements provided herein are supported by information obtained in a reasonable manner, that information may be limited or incomplete. Our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain, and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely on these statements.

The forward-looking statements made in this Form 10-Q relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this Form 10-Q to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Form 10-Q or to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law. We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures or investments.

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Excelerate Energy, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023


	September 30, 2024			December 31, 2023
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS	(In thousands)
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	608,447		$	555,853
Current portion of restricted cash		3,625			2,655
Accounts receivable, net		81,506			97,285
Current portion of net investments in sales-type leases		42,616			16,463
Other current assets		27,781			27,356
Total current assets		763,975			699,612
Restricted cash		14,413			13,950
Property and equipment, net		1,585,595			1,649,779
Net investments in sales-type leases		388,120			383,547
Investment in equity method investee		19,522			21,269
Deferred tax assets, net		34,986			42,948
Other assets		57,790			49,274
Total assets	$	2,864,401		$	2,860,379
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	8,598		$	13,761
Accrued liabilities and other liabilities		68,922			89,796
Current portion of deferred revenue		29,422			27,169
Current portion of long-term debt		46,448			42,614
Current portion of long-term debt – related party		8,777			8,336
Current portion of finance lease liabilities		23,115			22,080
Total current liabilities		185,282			203,756
Long-term debt, net		299,206			333,367
Long-term debt, net – related party		164,479			171,693
Finance lease liabilities		173,520			189,807
TRA liability		63,457			67,061
Asset retirement obligations		43,217			41,834
Other long-term liabilities		52,575			43,507
Total liabilities	$	981,736		$	1,051,025
Commitments and contingencies (Note 19)
Class A Common Stock ($0.001 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized, 26,397,702 shares issued as of September 30, 2024 and 26,284,027 shares issued as of December 31, 2023)		26			26
Class B Common Stock ($0.001 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized and 82,021,389 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023)		82			82
Additional paid-in capital		472,502			465,551
Retained earnings		59,715			39,754
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(381	)		505
Treasury stock (1,710,378 shares as of September 30, 2024 and 20,624 shares as of December 31, 2023)		(29,759	)		(472	)
Non-controlling interest		1,380,480			1,303,908
Total equity		1,882,665			1,809,354
Total liabilities and equity	$	2,864,401		$	2,860,379

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Excelerate Energy, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023


	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2024			2023			2024			2023
	(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Revenues
FSRU and terminal services	$	150,139		$	133,177		$	458,120		$	377,216
Gas sales		43,280			142,294			118,745			541,683
Total revenues		193,419			275,471			576,865			918,899
Operating expenses
Cost of revenue and vessel operating expenses (exclusive of items below)		45,431			49,190			162,623			156,646
Direct cost of gas sales		41,399			106,109			112,451			438,987
Depreciation and amortization		23,031			33,161			76,341			89,126
Selling, general and administrative expenses		23,819			19,513			70,671			63,393
Total operating expenses		133,680			207,973			422,086			748,152
Operating income		59,739			67,498			154,779			170,747
Other income (expense)
Interest expense		(11,711	)		(13,926	)		(35,914	)		(39,360	)
Interest expense – related party		(3,411	)		(3,592	)		(10,290	)		(10,777	)
Earnings (loss) from equity method investment		562			(550	)		1,685			258
Other income, net		6,525			5,263			17,189			11,435
Income before income taxes		51,704			54,693			127,449			132,303
Provision for income taxes		(6,158	)		(8,188	)		(20,486	)		(25,503	)
Net income		45,546			46,505			106,963			106,800
Less net income attributable to non-controlling interest		36,591			32,613			85,012			80,096
Net income attributable to shareholders	$	8,955		$	13,892		$	21,951		$	26,704

Net income per common share – basic	$	0.36		$	0.53		$	0.86		$	1.02
Net income per common share – diluted	$	0.35		$	0.40		$	0.85		$	0.91
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic		25,009,326			26,254,243			25,447,088			26,254,193
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted		25,468,541			108,295,819			25,710,434			108,303,411

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Excelerate Energy, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)
For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023


	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2024			2023			2024			2023
	(In thousands)
Net income	$	45,546		$	46,505		$	106,963		$	106,800
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Cumulative translation adjustment		(48	)		62			(54	)		(43	)
Change in unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges		(5,227	)		2,723			(2,064	)		6,131
Share of other comprehensive income (loss) of equity method investee		(919	)		649			(1,676	)		416
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest		4,728			(2,603	)		2,908			(4,931	)
Comprehensive income		44,080			47,336			106,077			108,373
Less comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest		36,591			32,613			85,012			80,096
Comprehensive income attributable to shareholders	$	7,489		$	14,723		$	21,065		$	28,277

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Excelerate Energy, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (Unaudited)
For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023


	Issued														Accumulated
	Class A				Class B							Additional			other								Non-
	Common Stock				Common Stock				Retained			paid-in			comprehensive			Treasury stock					controlling			Total
(In thousands, except shares)	Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount		earnings			capital			income (loss)			Shares		Amount			interest			equity
Balance at January 1, 2024		26,284,027	$	26		82,021,389	$	82	$	39,754		$	465,551		$	505			20,624	$	(472	)	$	1,303,908		$	1,809,354
Net income		—		—		—		—		6,324			—			—			—		—			21,816			28,140
Other comprehensive income		—		—		—		—		—			—			547			—		—			1,714			2,261
Long-term incentive compensation		—		—		—		—		—			330			—			—		—			1,047			1,377
Class A dividends – $0.025 per share		—		—		—		—		(673	)		—			—			—		—			—			(673	)
EELP distributions to Class B interests		—		—		—		—		—			—			—			—		—			(2,051	)		(2,051	)
Minority owner contribution – Albania Power Project		—		—		—		—		—			—			—			—		—			209			209
Long-term incentive compensation units vested, net		82,165		—		—		—		—			(214	)		—			39,702		(858	)		—			(1,072	)
Repurchase of Class A Common Stock		—		—		—		—		—			—			—			588,030		(9,347	)		—			(9,347	)
Balance at March 31, 2024		26,366,192	$	26		82,021,389	$	82	$	45,405		$	465,667		$	1,052			648,356	$	(10,677	)	$	1,326,643		$	1,828,198
Net income		—		—		—		—		6,672			—			—			—		—			26,605			33,277
Other comprehensive income		—		—		—		—		—			—			33			—		—			106			139
Long-term incentive compensation		—		—		—		—		—			449			—			—		—			1,471			1,920
Class A dividends – $0.025 per share		—		—		—		—		(645	)		—			—			—		—			—			(645	)
EELP distributions to Class B interests		—		—		—		—		—			—			—			—		—			(2,051	)		(2,051	)
Minority owner contribution – Albania Power Project		—		—		—		—		—			—			—			—		—			268			268
Distributions		—		—		—		—		—			—			—			—		—			(2,439	)		(2,439	)
Long-term incentive compensation units vested, net		29,479		—		—		—		—			1,628			—			22,237		(360	)		(1,363	)		(95	)
Repurchase of Class A Common Stock		—		—		—		—		—			799			—			673,780		(11,179	)		636			(9,744	)
Balance at June 30, 2024		26,395,671	$	26		82,021,389	$	82	$	51,432		$	468,543		$	1,085			1,344,373	$	(22,216	)	$	1,349,876		$	1,848,828
Net income		—		—		—		—		8,955			—			—			—		—			36,591			45,546
Other comprehensive loss		—		—		—		—		—			—			(1,466	)		—		—			(4,728	)		(6,194	)
Long-term incentive compensation		—		—		—		—		—			454			—			—		—			1,512			1,966
Class A dividends – $0.025 per share		—		—		—		—		(672	)		—			—			—		—			—			(672	)
EELP distributions to Class B interests		—		—		—		—		—			—			—			—		—			(2,050	)		(2,050	)
Minority owner contribution – Albania Power Project		—		—		—		—		—			—			—			—		—			535			535
Long-term incentive compensation units vested, net		2,031		—		—		—		—			32			—			2,031		(41	)		(32	)		(41	)
Repurchase of Class A Common Stock		—		—		—		—		—			3,473			—			363,974		(7,502	)		(1,224	)		(5,253	)
Balance at September 30, 2024		26,397,702	$	26		82,021,389	$	82	$	59,715		$	472,502		$	(381	)		1,710,378	$	(29,759	)	$	1,380,480		$	1,882,665

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Excelerate Energy, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (Unaudited)
For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023


	Issued														Accumulated
	Class A				Class B							Additional			other								Non-
	Common Stock				Common Stock				Retained			paid-in			comprehensive			Treasury stock					controlling			Total
(In thousands, except shares)	Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount		earnings			capital			income (loss)			Shares		Amount			interest			equity
Balance at January 1, 2023		26,254,167	$	26		82,021,389	$	82	$	12,009		$	464,721		$	515			—	$	—		$	1,219,344		$	1,696,697
Net income		—		—		—		—		6,844			—			—			—		—			23,895			30,739
Other comprehensive loss		—		—		—		—		—			—			(307	)		—		—			(958	)		(1,265	)
Long-term incentive compensation		—		—		—		—		—			86			—			—		—			271			357
Class A dividends – $0.025 per share		—		—		—		—		(663	)		—			—			—		—			—			(663	)
EELP distributions to Class B interests		—		—		—		—		—			—			—			—		—			(2,051	)		(2,051	)
Minority owner contribution – Albania Power Project		—		—		—		—		—			—			—			—		—			337			337
Balance at March 31, 2023		26,254,167	$	26		82,021,389	$	82	$	18,190		$	464,807		$	208			—	$	—		$	1,240,838		$	1,724,151
Net income		—		—		—		—		5,968			—			—			—		—			23,588			29,556
Other comprehensive income		—		—		—		—		—			—			1,049			—		—			3,286			4,335
Long-term incentive compensation		—		—		—		—		—			260			—			—		—			814			1,074
Class A dividends – $0.025 per share		—		—		—		—		(669	)		—			—			—		—			—			(669	)
EELP distributions to Class B interests		—		—		—		—		—			—			—			—		—			(2,051	)		(2,051	)
Minority owner contribution – Albania Power Project		—		—		—		—		—			—			—			—		—			320			320
Distributions		—		—		—		—		—			—			—			—		—			(2,000	)		(2,000	)
Balance at June 30, 2023		26,254,167	$	26		82,021,389	$	82	$	23,489		$	465,067		$	1,257			—	$	—		$	1,264,795		$	1,754,716
Net income		—		—		—		—		13,892			—			—			—		—			32,613			46,505
Other comprehensive income		—		—		—		—		—			—			831			—		—			2,603			3,434
Long-term incentive compensation		—		—		—		—		—			274			—			—		—			855			1,129
Class A dividends – $0.025 per share		—		—		—		—		(666	)		—			—			—		—			—			(666	)
EELP distributions to Class B interests		—		—		—		—		—			—			—			—		—			(2,051	)		(2,051	)
Minority owner contribution – Albania Power Project		—		—		—		—		—			—			—			—		—			555			555
Long-term incentive compensation units vested, net		27,623		—		—		—		—			(38	)		—			20,624		(472	)		—			(510	)
Balance at September 30, 2023		26,281,790	$	26		82,021,389	$	82	$	36,715		$	465,303		$	2,088			20,624	$	(472	)	$	1,299,370		$	1,803,112

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Excelerate Energy, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 and 2023


	Nine months ended September 30,
	2024			2023
Cash flows from operating activities	(In thousands)
Net income	$	106,963		$	106,800
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities
Depreciation and amortization		76,341			89,126
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets		1,300			12,006
ARO accretion expense		1,384			1,323
Amortization of debt issuance costs		2,258			4,875
Deferred income taxes		5,190			(5,102	)
Share of net earnings in equity method investee		(1,685	)		(258	)
Distributions from equity method investee		1,800			4,725
Long-term incentive compensation expense		5,263			2,560
(Gain) loss on non-cash items		(44	)		1,370
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		15,779			31,531
Other current assets and other assets		(15,837	)		143,003
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(29,789	)		(86,847	)
Current portion of deferred revenue		2,253			(120,374	)
Net investments in sales-type leases		15,263			10,681
Other long-term liabilities		8,379			(145	)
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	194,818		$	195,274

Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment		(49,706	)		(304,426	)
Sales of property and equipment		—			4,101
Net cash used in investing activities	$	(49,706	)	$	(300,325	)

Cash flows from financing activities
Repurchase of Class A Common Stock		(27,214	)		—
Proceeds from Term Loan Facility		—			250,000
Repayments of long-term debt		(31,893	)		(20,492	)
Repayments of long-term debt – related party		(6,773	)		(6,221	)
Payment of debt issuance costs		—			(7,307	)
Principal payments under finance lease liabilities		(15,252	)		(15,661	)
Taxes withheld for long-term incentive compensation		(253	)		—
Dividends paid		(2,067	)		(1,969	)
Distributions		(8,591	)		(8,153	)
Minority owner contribution – Albania Power Project		1,012			3,108
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	$	(91,031	)	$	193,305

Effect of exchange rate on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash		(54	)		(43	)

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		54,027			88,211

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
Beginning of period	$	572,458		$	537,971
End of period	$	626,485		$	626,182

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Excelerate Energy, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

General business information

Excelerate Energy, Inc. (“Excelerate” and together with its subsidiaries, “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company”) offers flexible liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) solutions, providing integrated services along the LNG value chain. We offer a full range of flexible regasification services, from floating storage and regasification units (“FSRUs”) to infrastructure development, to LNG and natural gas supply. Excelerate was formed as a holding company to own, as its sole material asset, a controlling equity interest in Excelerate Energy Limited Partnership (“EELP”), a Delaware limited partnership.

As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, George B. Kaiser (together with his affiliates other than the Company, “Kaiser”) owned directly or indirectly approximately 76.9% and 75.7%, respectively, of the ownership interests in EELP. The remaining 23.1% and 24.3% of the ownership interests were held by the Company as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

Basis of Presentation

These consolidated financial statements and related notes include the assets, liabilities and results of operations of Excelerate and its consolidated subsidiaries and have been prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. All transactions among Excelerate and its consolidated subsidiaries have been eliminated in consolidation. In management’s opinion, all adjustments necessary for a fair statement are reflected in the interim periods. The year-end consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but the consolidated balance sheet data does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of Excelerate and the related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (the “2023 Annual Report”). Operating results for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year or any future period. Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

Summary of significant accounting policies

A summary of the Company's significant accounting policies can be found in Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements of the 2023 Annual Report. Other than the updates noted below, there were no significant updates or revisions to our accounting policies during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

Revenue recognition

The Company accounts for revenue in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 842, Leases (“ASC 842”), and ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”). The Company’s contracts with customers may contain one or several performance obligations usually consisting of FSRU and terminal services including time charter, regasification and other services and gas sales. For revenue accounted for under ASC 606, the Company determines the amount of revenue to be recognized through application of the five-step model outlined in ASC 606 as follows: when (i) a customer contract is identified, (ii) the performance obligation(s) have been identified, (iii) the transaction price has been determined, (iv) the transaction price has been allocated to the performance obligation(s) in the contract, and (v) the performance obligation(s) are satisfied. The Company recognizes revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. Sales, value-added, and other taxes collected concurrently with the provision of goods or services are excluded from revenue when the customer is the primary obligor of such taxes.

Time charter, regasification and other services

The Company determined that its long-term time charter and terminal use contracts typically contain a lease. The lease of our vessels and terminals represents the use of the asset without any associated performance obligations or warranties (a lease component) and is accounted for in accordance with the provisions of ASC 842. These contracts may also contain non-lease components relating to operating the assets (i.e., provision of time charter, regasification and other services).

The Company allocated the contract consideration between the lease component and non-lease components on a relative standalone selling price basis. The Company utilizes a combination of approaches to estimate the standalone selling prices, when the directly observable selling price is not available, by utilizing information available such as market conditions and prices, entity-specific factors, and internal estimates when market data is not available. Given that there are no observable standalone selling prices for any of these components, judgment is required in determining the standalone selling price of each component. Certain time charter party (“TCP”) agreements with customers allow an option to extend the contract. Agreements which include renewal and termination options are included in the lease term if we believe they are “reasonably certain” to be exercised by the lessee or if an option to extend is controlled by the Company. Leases are classified based upon defined criteria either as a sales-type, direct financing, or an operating

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lease. For time charter contracts classified as operating leases, revenues from the lease component of the contracts are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the charter.

Since our adoption of ASC 842, the Company has applied the practical expedient to combine the lease component with our drydocking requirements (a non-lease component) in our leases classified as operating leases. During the first quarter of 2024, the Company adopted the practical expedient to also combine the lease component of our vessel leases classified as operating leases with time charter, regasification and other services provided in connection with our time charters (a non-lease component). In the agreements which we have applied this practical expedient, we determined that the timing and pattern of transfer of the lease and non-lease components is the same and that the lease component is the predominant characteristic. As a result, the combined components are presented as a single lease component under ASC 842.

The lease component of time charter contracts that are accounted for as sales-type leases is recognized over the lease term using the effective interest rate method. The underlying asset is derecognized and the net investment in the lease is recorded. The net investment in the lease is increased by interest income and decreased by payments collected. The provision of time charter, regasification and other services on the time charter contracts is considered a non-lease component and for our sales-type leases is accounted for as a separate performance obligation in accordance with the provision of ASC 606. Additionally, the Company has contracts with customers to provide time charter, regasification, and other services that do not contain a lease and are within the scope of ASC 606.

The provision of time charter, regasification and other services is considered a single performance obligation recognized evenly over time as our services are rendered or consistent with the customer’s proportionate right to use our assets. The Company considers our services as a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and have the same pattern of transfer to the customer. The Company recognizes revenue when obligations under the terms of our contracts with our customers are satisfied. We have applied the practical expedient to recognize revenue in proportion to the amount that we have the right to invoice. Certain charges incurred by the Company associated with the provision of services are reimbursable. This variable consideration is recognized in revenue once the performance obligation is complete and the receivable amount is determinable.

For time charter and terminal use contracts that are accounted for as sales-type leases, the provision of time charter, regasification, and other services includes a performance obligation for drydocking that occurs every five years. The Company engages third parties to perform the drydocking, but the Company is deemed to be the principal of the transaction as it does not transfer any risk to the third parties, therefore the Company recognizes drydock revenue on a gross basis. The Company allocates a portion of the contract revenues to the performance obligation for future drydocking costs. Revenue allocated to drydocking is deferred and recognized when the drydocking service is complete. The deferred drydock revenue is presented within other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.

Gas sales

As part of its operations, the Company sells natural gas and LNG generally through its use of its FSRU fleet and terminals. Gas sales revenues are recognized at the point in time at which each unit of natural gas or LNG is transferred to the control of the customer. This varies depending on the contract terms, but typically occurs when the cargo is regasified and injected into a pipeline, when the LNG is transferred to another vessel, or when title and risk of loss of natural gas or LNG has otherwise transferred to a customer. Accommodation fees related to the diversion of cargos are recorded when the performance obligation is complete.

Contract assets and liabilities

The timing of revenue recognition, billings and cash collections results in the recognition of receivables, contract assets and contract liabilities. Receivables represent the unconditional right to payment for services rendered and goods provided. Unbilled receivables, accrued revenue, or contract assets represent services rendered that have not been invoiced and are reported within accounts receivable, net or other assets on the consolidated balance sheets. Contract liabilities arise from advanced payments and are recorded as deferred revenue on the consolidated balance sheets. The deferred revenue is either recognized as revenue when services are rendered or amortized over the life of the related lease, depending on the service. Contract assets and liabilities are reported in a net position for each customer contract or consolidated contracts at the end of each reporting period. Contract liabilities are classified as current and noncurrent based on the expected timing of recognition of the revenue.

Recent accounting pronouncements

Accounting standards recently issued but not yet adopted

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2023-07, “Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-07”), which requires incremental disclosure related to a public entity’s reportable segments. The amendments are effective for public entities with fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is

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permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2023-07 on its Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-09”), which requires the inclusion of specific categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and the disaggregation of income taxes paid by jurisdiction. The guidance in this update is effective for public entities with fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, and early adoption is permitted. The updates are to be applied on a prospective basis, with retrospective application permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2023-09 on its Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.

Fair value of financial instruments

Recurring Fair Value Measurements

Assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of significance for a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of fair value assets and liabilities and the placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.

The following table presents the Company’s financial assets and liabilities by level within the fair value hierarchy that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (in thousands):


		September 30, 2024			December 31, 2023
Financial assets
Derivative financial instruments	Level 2	$	974		$	3,201
Financial liabilities
Derivative financial instruments	Level 2	$	(1,615	)	$	(1,793	)

As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, all derivatives were determined to be classified as Level 2 fair value instruments. No cash collateral has been posted or held as of September 30, 2024 or December 31, 2023. This table excludes cash on hand and assets and liabilities that are measured at historical cost or any basis other than fair value. The carrying amounts of other financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and other accrued liabilities approximate fair value due to their short maturities. The carrying value of long-term debt approximates fair value due to the variable rate nature of these financial instruments.

The determination of the fair values above incorporates factors including not only the credit standing of the counterparties involved, but also the impact of the Company’s nonperformance risks on its liabilities.

The values of the Level 2 interest rate swaps were determined using expected cash flow models based on observable market inputs, including published and quoted interest rate data from public data sources. Specifically, the fair values of the interest rate swaps were derived from the implied forward Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) yield curve for the same period as the future interest rate swap settlements. We have consistently applied these valuation techniques in all periods presented.

Non-Recurring Fair Value Measures

Certain non-financial assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis and are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances, such as equity investments or long-lived assets subject to impairment. For assets and liabilities measured on a non-recurring basis during the year, separate quantitative disclosures about the fair value measurements would be required for each major category. The Company did not record any material impairments on the equity investments or long-lived assets during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

Accounts receivable, net

As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, accounts receivable, net consisted of the following (in thousands):


	September 30, 2024			December 31, 2023
Trade receivables	$	75,507		$	92,881
Accrued revenue		5,958			4,429
Amounts receivable – related party		245			192
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(204	)		(217	)
Accounts receivable, net	$	81,506		$	97,285

Excelerate Energy, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Derivative financial instruments

The following table summarizes the notional values related to the Company’s derivative instruments outstanding at September 30, 2024 (in thousands):


	September 30, 2024
Interest rate swaps (1)	$	226,783

(1)

Number of open positions and gross notional values do not measure the Company’s risk of loss, quantify risk or represent assets or liabilities of the Company. Instead, they indicate the relative size of the derivative instruments and are used in the calculation of the amounts to be exchanged between counterparties upon settlements.

The following table presents the fair value of each classification of the Company’s derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (in thousands):


	September 30, 2024			December 31, 2023
Cash flow hedges
Current assets	$	761		$	2,653
Non-current assets		213			548
Current liabilities		—			(14	)
Non-current liabilities		(1,615	)		(1,779	)
Net derivative assets (liabilities)	$	(641	)	$	1,408

The current and non-current portions of derivative assets are included within other current assets and other assets, respectively, on the consolidated balance sheets. The current and non-current portions of derivative liabilities are included within accrued liabilities and other liabilities and other long-term liabilities, respectively, on the consolidated balance sheets.

Derivatives Accounted for as Cash Flow Hedges

The Company’s cash flow hedges include interest rate swaps that are hedges of variability in forecasted interest payments due to changes in the interest rate on SOFR-based borrowings, a summary which includes the following designations:

•

In 2018, the Company entered into two long-term interest rate swap agreements with a major financial institution. The swaps, which became effective in October 2018 and expire in April 2030, are used to hedge approximately 70% of the variability in interest payments/interest risk on the 2017 Bank Loans (as defined herein).

•

In 2023, the Company entered into long-term interest rate swap agreements with multiple major financial institutions. This arrangement is used to hedge the variability of the interest payments/interest risk on the Term Loan Facility (as defined herein) and will expire in March 2027. In the fourth quarter of 2023, we paid down a portion of the principal outstanding on the Term Loan Facility and a proportionate amount of the interest rate swaps was settled.

The following tables present the gains and losses from the Company’s derivative instruments designated in a cash flow hedging relationship recognized in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):


Derivatives Designated in		Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives
Cash Flow Hedging		For the three months ended September 30,					For the nine months ended September 30,
Relationship		2024			2023		2024		2023
Interest rate swaps		$	(4,168	)	$	4,053	$	1,085	$	8,636

Derivatives Designated in		Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Income
Cash Flow Hedging	Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from	For the three months ended September 30,					For the nine months ended September 30,
Relationship	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income into Income	2024			2023		2024		2023
Interest rate swaps	Interest expense	$	1,059		$	1,330	$	3,149	$	2,505

The amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income as of September 30, 2024 and expected to be reclassified within the next 12 months is $0.8 million.

Excelerate Energy, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Other current assets

As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, other current assets consisted of the following (in thousands):


	September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Prepaid expenses	$	9,612	$	8,139
Prepaid expenses – related party		2,803		2,162
Tax receivables		8,925		8,783
Inventories		487		2,946
Other receivables		5,954		5,326
Other current assets	$	27,781	$	27,356

For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we recorded a lower of cost or net realizable value inventory write-down of $1.0 million. This write-down is included in direct cost of gas sales on our consolidated statements of income. No write-down was recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

Property and equipment, net

As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company’s property and equipment, net consisted of the following (in thousands):


	September 30, 2024			December 31, 2023
Vessels	$	2,529,873		$	2,497,449
Finance lease right-of-use assets		40,007			40,007
Other equipment		24,530			23,807
Assets in progress		60,131			93,341
Less accumulated depreciation		(1,068,946	)		(1,004,825	)
Property and equipment, net	$	1,585,595		$	1,649,779

For the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, depreciation expense was $22.2 million and $32.3 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, depreciation expense was $73.7 million and $86.5 million, respectively.

Newbuild FSRU

In October 2022, Excelerate entered into a shipbuilding contract (“the Newbuild Agreement”) with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. to construct a 170,000 m3 FSRU. Our milestone payments are due in installments with the final installment due concurrently with the delivery of the vessel, which is expected in 2026. In the fourth quarter of 2024, we made a milestone payment of approximately $50 million. Our near-term payment commitments related to the Newbuild Agreement are expected to be approximately $30 million in the first quarter of 2025 and $20 million in the second quarter of 2025, with the remainder due beyond the next twelve months.

Accrued liabilities

As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, accrued liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):


	September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Accrued vessel and cargo expenses	$	36,262	$	35,055
Payroll and related liabilities		14,943		19,766
Current portion of TRA liability		3,669		6,067
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		1,639		1,744
Other accrued liabilities		12,409		27,164
Accrued liabilities	$	68,922	$	89,796

Excelerate Energy, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Long-term debt, net

The Company’s long-term debt, net consists of the following (in thousands):


	September 30, 2024			December 31, 2023
Term Loan Facility	$	169,805		$	185,430
Experience Vessel Financing		114,468			123,750
2017 Bank Loans		67,027			74,013
EE Revolver		—			—
Total debt		351,300			383,193
Less unamortized debt issuance costs		(5,646	)		(7,212	)
Total debt, net		345,654			375,981
Less current portion, net		(46,448	)		(42,614	)
Total long-term debt, net	$	299,206		$	333,367

The following table shows the range of interest rates and weighted average interest rates incurred on our variable-rate debt obligations during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.


	For the nine months ended September 30, 2024
	Range	Weighted Average
Experience Vessel Financing	8.7% – 9.1%	8.8%
2017 Bank Loans (1)	8.2% – 10.2%	9.6%
Term Loan Facility (2)	8.4%	8.4%
EE Revolver	N/A	N/A

(1)

Weighted average interest rate, net of the impact of settled derivatives, was 7.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

(2)

Weighted average interest rate, net of the impact of settled derivatives, was 6.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

Experience Vessel Financing

In December 2016, the Company entered into a sale leaseback agreement with a third party to provide $247.5 million of financing for Experience (the “Experience Vessel Financing”). Due to the Company’s requirement to repurchase the vessel at the end of the term, the transaction was accounted for as a failed sale leaseback (a financing transaction). Under the Experience Vessel Financing agreement, the Company makes quarterly principal payments of $3.1 million and interest payments at the three-month SOFR plus 3.4% through the loan’s maturity in December 2033.

In the second quarter of 2023, the Company executed an amendment to convert the reference rate in the Experience Vessel Financing from the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) to the SOFR yield curve. Prior to the amendment, the Company made interest payments at the three-month LIBOR plus 3.25%.

2017 Bank Loans

Under the Company's financing agreement for the Moheshkhali LNG terminal in Bangladesh (the “2017 Bank Loans”), the Company entered into two loan agreements with external banks. Under the first agreement, the Company borrowed $32.8 million, makes semi-annual payments and accrues interest at the six-month SOFR plus 2.85% through the loan maturity date of October 15, 2029. In the fourth quarter of 2023, the agreement was amended to convert the reference rate from the LIBOR to the SOFR yield curve effective on the first interest payment date occurring after June 30, 2023. Prior to the amendment, the Company made interest payments at the six-month LIBOR plus 2.42%.

Under the second agreement, the Company borrowed $92.8 million, makes quarterly payments and accrues interest at the three-month SOFR plus 4.76% through the loan maturity of October 15, 2029. In the fourth quarter of 2023, the agreement was amended to convert the reference rate from the LIBOR to the SOFR yield curve effective on the first interest payment date occurring after June 30, 2023. Prior to the amendment, the Company made interest payments at the three-month LIBOR plus 4.50%.

Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan Facility

On April 18, 2022, EELP entered into a senior secured revolving credit agreement, by and among EELP, as borrower, Excelerate, as parent, the lenders party thereto, the issuing banks party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, pursuant to which the lenders and issuing banks thereunder made available a revolving credit facility (the “EE Revolver”), including a letter of credit sub-facility, to EELP. The EE Revolver enabled us to borrow up to $350.0 million over a three-year term originally set to expire in April 2025.

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On March 17, 2023, EELP entered into an amended and restated senior secured credit agreement (“Amended Credit Agreement”), by and among EELP, as borrower, Excelerate, as parent, the lenders party thereto, the issuing banks party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. Under the Amended Credit Agreement, EELP obtained a new $250.0 million term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility” and, together with the EE Revolver, as amended by the Amended Credit Agreement, the “EE Facilities”). The EE Facilities mature in March 2027. Proceeds from the Term Loan Facility were used to purchase Sequoia in April 2023. Proceeds from the EE Revolver may be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes and up to $305.0 million of the EE Revolver may be used for letters of credit.

Borrowings under the EE Facilities bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the term SOFR reference rate for such period plus an applicable margin, which applicable margin is based on EELP’s consolidated total leverage ratio as defined and calculated under the Amended Credit Agreement and can range from 2.75% to 3.50%. The unused portion of the EE Revolver commitments is subject to an unused commitment fee calculated at a rate per annum ranging from 0.375% to 0.50% based on EELP’s consolidated total leverage ratio.

In December 2023, we paid off $55.2 million of the principal outstanding on our Term Loan Facility.

As of September 30, 2024, the Company had issued $0.1 million in letters of credit under the EE Revolver. As a result of the EE Revolver’s financial ratio covenants and after taking into account the outstanding letters of credit issued under the facility, all of the $349.9 million of undrawn capacity was available for additional borrowings as of September 30, 2024.

As of September 30, 2024, the Company was in compliance with the covenants under its debt facilities.

10.

Long-term debt – related party

The Company’s related party long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):


	September 30, 2024			December 31, 2023
Exquisite Vessel Financing	$	173,256		$	180,029
Less current portion		(8,777	)		(8,336	)
Total long-term related party debt	$	164,479		$	171,693

Exquisite Vessel Financing

In June 2018, the Company entered into a sale leaseback agreement with Nakilat Excelerate LLC, its equity method investment, to provide $220.0 million of financing for Exquisite at 7.73% (the “Exquisite Vessel Financing”). The agreement was recognized as a failed sale leaseback transaction and was treated as financing due to the Company’s lease of the vessel.

11.

Equity

Class A Common Stock

The Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”), outstanding represents 100% of the rights of the holders of all classes of our outstanding common stock to share in distributions from Excelerate, except for the right of Class B stockholders to receive the par value of the Class B Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (“Class B Common Stock”) upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up or an exchange of Class B interests of EELP.

Class B Common Stock

Excelerate Energy Holdings, LLC (“EE Holdings”), a company controlled directly and indirectly by Kaiser, holds all of the shares of our outstanding Class B Common Stock. The Class B Common Stock entitles the holder to one vote for each share of Class B Common Stock. Holders of shares of our Class B Common Stock vote together with holders of our Class A Common Stock as a single class on all matters on which stockholders are entitled to vote generally, except as otherwise provided in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or required by law.

As the only Class B stockholder, EE Holdings controlled 76.9% and 75.7% of the combined voting power of our common stock as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The EELP Limited Partnership Agreement (the “EELP LPA”) entitles partners (and certain permitted transferees thereof) to exchange their Class B interests for shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis or, at our election, for cash. When a Class B interest is exchanged for a share of Class A Common Stock, the corresponding share of Class B Common Stock will automatically be canceled. The EELP LPA permits the Class B limited partners to exercise their exchange rights subject to certain timing and other conditions. When a Class B interest is surrendered for exchange, it will not be available for reissuance.

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The following table summarizes the changes in ownership:


	Class A Common Stock
	Issued		Less: Treasury Stock		Outstanding			Class B Common Stock		Total			Class A Ownership Percentage
Balance at January 1, 2024		26,284,027		20,624		26,263,403			82,021,389		108,284,792			24.3	%
Long-term incentive compensation units vested, net		82,165		39,702		42,463			–		42,463
Share repurchases		–		588,030		(588,030	)		–		(588,030	)
Balance at March 31, 2024		26,366,192		648,356		25,717,836			82,021,389		107,739,225			23.9	%
Long-term incentive compensation units vested, net		29,479		22,237		7,242			–		7,242
Share repurchases		–		673,780		(673,780	)		–		(673,780	)
Balance at June 30, 2024		26,395,671		1,344,373		25,051,298			82,021,389		107,072,687			23.4	%
Long-term incentive compensation units vested, net		2,031		2,031		–			–		–
Share repurchases		–		363,974		(363,974	)		–		(363,974	)
Balance at September 30, 2024		26,397,702		1,710,378		24,687,324			82,021,389		106,708,713			23.1	%

Balance at January 1, 2023		26,254,167		–		26,254,167			82,021,389		108,275,556			24.2	%
Balance at March 31, 2023		26,254,167		–		26,254,167			82,021,389		108,275,556			24.2	%
Balance at June 30, 2023		26,254,167		–		26,254,167			82,021,389		108,275,556			24.2	%
Long-term incentive compensation units vested, net		27,623		20,624		6,999			–		6,999
Balance at September 30, 2023		26,281,790		20,624		26,261,166			82,021,389		108,282,555			24.3	%

EELP Distribution Rights

The Company, as the general partner of EELP, has the right to determine when distributions will be made to holders of interests and the amount of any such distributions. If a distribution is authorized, such distribution will be made to the holders of Class A interests and Class B interests on a pro rata basis in accordance with the number of interests held by such holder.

Dividends and Distributions

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, EELP declared distributions to all interest holders, including Excelerate. Excelerate has used and will continue to use proceeds from such distributions to pay dividends to holders of Class A Common Stock. The following table details the distributions and dividends for the periods presented:


		Class B Interests		Class A Common Stock
Dividend and Distribution for the Quarter Ended	Date Paid or To Be Paid	Distributions Paid or To Be Paid		Total Dividends Declared		Dividend Declared per Share
		(In thousands)
September 30, 2024	December 5, 2024	$	4,921	$	1,529	$	0.060
June 30, 2024	September 5, 2024	$	2,050	$	672	$	0.025
March 31, 2024	June 6, 2024	$	2,051	$	645	$	0.025
December 31, 2023	March 28, 2024	$	2,051	$	673	$	0.025

Albania Power Project

In April 2022, Excelerate established an entity to provide a temporary power solution in Albania. Excelerate is a 90% owner of the project (“Albania Power Project”) and has received $6.4 million in cash contributions from the minority owner as of September 30, 2024. The Albania Power Project is fully consolidated in our financial statements.

Repurchase of Equity Securities

On February 22, 2024, our board of directors approved a share repurchase program to purchase up to $50.0 million of our Class A Common Stock (the “Share Repurchase Program”). The Share Repurchase Program does not obligate us to acquire any specific number of shares and will expire on February 28, 2026, and the Share Repurchase Program may be suspended, extended, modified or discontinued at any time. During the three months ended September 30, 2024, the Company repurchased 363,974 shares of its outstanding Class A Common Stock at a weighted average price of $20.61 per share, for a total net cost of approximately $7.5 million.

Excelerate Energy, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company repurchased 1,625,784 shares of its outstanding Class A Common Stock at a weighted average price of $17.24 per share, for a total net cost of approximately $28.0 million. As a result of the Share Repurchase Program, our expected payments under the TRA decreased by $6.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. In accordance with the EELP LPA and in conjunction with the Share Repurchase Program, EELP purchased Class A interests from Excelerate in proportion to the Class A Common Stock purchased during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024.

Under the Share Repurchase Program, repurchases can be made using a variety of methods, which may include open market purchases, block trades, privately negotiated transactions and/or a non-discretionary trading plan, all in compliance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and other applicable legal requirements. The timing, manner, price and amount of any Class A Common Stock repurchases under the Share Repurchase Program are determined by management in its discretion and depend on a variety of factors, including legal requirements, price, and business, economic, and market conditions.

12.

Earnings per share

The following table presents the computation of earnings per share for the periods shown below (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):


	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Net income	$	45,546	$	46,505	$	106,963	$	106,800
Less net income attributable to non-controlling interest		36,591		32,613		85,012		80,096
Net income attributable to shareholders – basic	$	8,955	$	13,892	$	21,951	$	26,704
Add: Reallocation of net income attributable to non-controlling interest		—		29,724		—		72,321
Net income attributable to shareholders – diluted	$	8,955	$	43,616	$	21,951	$	99,025

Weighted average shares outstanding – basic		25,009,326		26,254,243		25,447,088		26,254,193
Dilutive effect of unvested restricted common stock		203,852		17,971		97,361		25,235
Dilutive effect of unvested performance units		255,363		2,215		165,985		2,594
Class B Common Stock converted to Class A Common Stock		—		82,021,389		—		82,021,389
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted		25,468,541		108,295,819		25,710,434		108,303,411

Earnings per share
Basic	$	0.36	$	0.53	$	0.86	$	1.02
Diluted	$	0.35	$	0.40	$	0.85	$	0.91

The following table presents the common stock share equivalents excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share for the periods shown below, as they would have had an antidilutive effect:


	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Restricted common stock		5		141		635		213
Class B Common Stock		82,021,389		—		82,021,389		—

13.

Leases

Lessee arrangements

Finance leases

Certain enforceable vessel charters and pipeline capacity agreements are classified as finance leases, and the right-of-use assets are included in property and equipment, net on the consolidated balance sheets. Lease obligations are recognized based on the rate implicit in the lease or the Company’s incremental borrowing rate at lease commencement.

As of September 30, 2024, the Company was a lessee in finance lease arrangements on one pipeline capacity agreement and one tugboat. These arrangements were determined to be finance leases as their terms represent the majority of the economic life of their respective assets.

Excelerate Energy, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Finance lease liabilities as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 consisted of the following (in thousands):


	September 30, 2024			December 31, 2023
Finance lease liabilities	$	196,635		$	211,887
Less current portion of finance lease liabilities		(23,115	)		(22,080	)
Finance lease liabilities, long-term	$	173,520		$	189,807

Operating leases

As of December 31, 2023, the Company was a lessee in a terminal use lease, which was accounted for as an operating lease. In January 2024, this agreement transitioned to a TCP agreement.

Operating lease right-of-use assets are included within other assets on the consolidated balance sheets. The current and non-current portions of operating lease liabilities are included within accrued liabilities and other liabilities and other long-term liabilities, respectively, on the consolidated balance sheets.

Additionally, the Company has operating leases for offices in various locations in which operations are performed. Such leases will often include options to extend the lease and the Company will include option periods that, on commencement date, it is reasonably certain the Company will exercise. Variable lease costs relate to certain lease agreements, which include payments that vary for items such as inflation adjustments, or common area charges. Variable lease costs that are not dependent on an index are excluded from the lease payments that comprise the operating lease liability and are expensed in the period in which they are incurred. None of the Company’s operating leases contain any residual value guarantees.

A maturity analysis of the Company’s operating and finance lease liabilities (excluding short-term leases) at September 30, 2024 is as follows (in thousands):


Year	Operating			Finance
Remainder of 2024	$	501		$	8,312
2025		1,811			33,235
2026		1,426			33,235
2027		1,022			33,235
2028		886			27,584
Thereafter		449			113,152
Total lease payments	$	6,095		$	248,753
Less: imputed interest		(673	)		(52,118	)
Carrying value of lease liabilities		5,422			196,635
Less: current portion		(1,639	)		(23,115	)
Carrying value of long-term lease liabilities	$	3,783		$	173,520

As of September 30, 2024, the Company’s weighted average remaining lease term for operating and finance leases was 3.8 years and 8.3 years, respectively, with a weighted average discount rate of 6.2% and 6.3%, respectively. As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s weighted average remaining lease term for operating and finance leases was 4.3 years and 9.1 years, respectively, with a weighted average discount rate of 6.2% and 6.3%, respectively.

The Company’s total lease costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 recognized in the consolidated statements of income consisted of the following (in thousands):


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Amortization of finance lease right-of-use assets	$	434	$	652	$	1,739	$	2,835
Interest on finance lease liabilities		3,123		3,436		9,609		11,709
Operating lease expense		426		2,483		1,316		13,325
Short-term lease expense		274		113		808		378
Total lease costs	$	4,257	$	6,684	$	13,472	$	28,247

Excelerate Energy, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Other information related to leases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are as follows (in thousands):


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Operating cash flows for finance leases	$	3,123	$	3,436	$	9,609	$	11,709
Financing cash flows for finance leases		5,172		4,909		15,252		15,661
Operating cash flows for operating leases		495		2,520		1,600		13,697

14.

Revenue

The following table presents the Company’s revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Revenue from leases	$	138,532	$	121,277	$	414,555	$	338,040
Revenue from contracts with customers
Time charter, regasification and other services		11,607		11,900		43,565		39,176
Gas sales		43,280		142,294		118,745		541,683
Total revenue	$	193,419	$	275,471	$	576,865	$	918,899

As a result of the Company’s adoption of the ASC 842 practical expedient discussed in Note 2 – Summary of significant accounting policies, $30.7 million and $79.6 million, respectively, in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, was reclassified from time charter, regasification and other services to revenue from leases to conform with the current period presentation.

Lease revenue

The Company’s time charter contracts are accounted for as operating or sales-type leases. The Company’s revenue from leases is presented within revenues in the consolidated statements of income and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 consists of the following (in thousands):


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Operating lease income	$	120,900	$	102,948	$	364,241	$	283,718
Sales-type lease income		17,632		18,329		50,314		54,322
Total revenue from leases	$	138,532	$	121,277	$	414,555	$	338,040

Sales-type leases

Sales-type lease income is interest income that is presented within lease revenues on the consolidated statements of income. The Company earns sales-type lease interest income from two vessels and a terminal as it is reasonably certain that the ownership of these assets will transfer to the customer at the end of the term. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recorded lease income from the net investment in the leases within revenue from lease contracts of $17.6 million and $50.3 million, respectively, as compared to $18.3 million and $54.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.

Operating leases

Revenue from time charter contracts accounted for as operating leases is recognized by the Company on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract. As of September 30, 2024, the Company is the lessor to time charter agreements with customers on eight of its vessels. The following represents the amount of property and equipment that is leased to customers as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (in thousands):


	September 30, 2024			December 31, 2023
Property and equipment	$	2,469,444		$	2,184,347
Accumulated depreciation		(986,195	)		(929,141	)
Property and equipment, net	$	1,483,249		$	1,255,206

Excelerate Energy, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

The future minimum revenues presented in the table below should not be construed to reflect total charter hire revenues for any of the years presented. Minimum future revenues included below are based on the fixed components and do not include variable or contingent revenue. Additionally, revenue generated from short-term charters is not included as the duration of each contract is less than a year. As of September 30, 2024, the minimum contractual future revenues to be received under the time charters during the next five years and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):


Year	Sales-type			Operating
Remainder of 2024	$	22,083		$	111,109
2025		87,612			421,213
2026		87,612			350,693
2027		87,612			346,339
2028		80,848			304,990
Thereafter		411,507			1,031,070
Total undiscounted	$	777,274		$	2,565,414
Less: imputed interest		(346,538	)
Net investment in sales-type leases		430,736
Less: current portion		(42,616	)
Non-current net investment in sales-type leases	$	388,120

Revenue from contracts with customers

The following tables show disaggregated revenues from customers attributable to the region in which the party to the applicable agreement has its principal place of business (in thousands):


	For the three months ended September 30, 2024
			Revenue from contracts with customers
	Revenue from		TCP, Regas		Gas		Total
	leases		and other		sales		revenue
Asia Pacific	$	17,672	$	10,290	$	43,280	$	71,242
Latin America		53,183		—		—		53,183
Middle East (1)		38,615		—		—		38,615
Europe		29,062		—		—		29,062
Other		—		1,317		—		1,317
Total revenue	$	138,532	$	11,607	$	43,280	$	193,419


	For the three months ended September 30, 2023
			Revenue from contracts with customers
	Revenue from		TCP, Regas		Gas		Total
	leases		and other		sales		revenue
Asia Pacific	$	18,329	$	10,661	$	88,890	$	117,880
Latin America		50,907		—		53,404		104,311
Middle East (1)		37,095		—		—		37,095
Europe		14,946		—		—		14,946
Other		—		1,239		—		1,239
Total revenue	$	121,277	$	11,900	$	142,294	$	275,471


	For the nine months ended September 30, 2024
			Revenue from contracts with customers
	Revenue from		TCP, Regas		Gas		Total
	leases		and other		sales		revenue
Asia Pacific	$	50,354	$	36,690	$	117,081	$	204,125
Latin America		161,849		—		—		161,849
Middle East (1)		117,514		—		—		117,514
Europe		84,838		—		—		84,838
Other		—		6,875		1,664		8,539
Total revenue	$	414,555	$	43,565	$	118,745	$	576,865

Excelerate Energy, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)


	For the nine months ended September 30, 2023
			Revenue from contracts with customers
	Revenue from		TCP, Regas		Gas		Total
	leases		and other		sales		revenue
Asia Pacific	$	54,321	$	31,751	$	169,823	$	255,895
Latin America		126,609		—		349,634		476,243
Middle East (1)		110,779		—		—		110,779
Europe		46,331		—		22,226		68,557
Other		—		7,425		—		7,425
Total revenue	$	338,040	$	39,176	$	541,683	$	918,899

(1)

Includes Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.

Assets and liabilities related to contracts with customers

Under most gas sales contracts, invoicing occurs once the Company’s performance obligations have been satisfied, at which point payment is unconditional. Invoicing timing for TCP, regasification and other services varies and occurs according to the contract. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, receivables from contracts with customers were $40.1 million and $73.8 million, respectively. These amounts are presented within accounts receivable, net on the consolidated balance sheets. In addition, revenue for services recognized in excess of the invoiced amounts, or accrued revenue, outstanding at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, was $0.7 million and $0.4 million, respectively. Accrued revenue represents current contract assets that will turn into accounts receivable within the next 12 months and be collected during the Company’s normal business operating cycle. Accrued revenue is presented in accounts receivable, net on the consolidated balance sheets. Other items included in accounts receivable, net represent receivables associated with leases, which are accounted for in accordance with the leasing standard. There were no write downs of trade receivables for lease or time charter services or contract assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

There were no contract liabilities from advance payments in excess of revenue recognized from services as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. If the performance obligations are expected to be satisfied during the next 12 months, the contract liabilities are classified within current portion of deferred revenue on the consolidated balance sheets. Amounts to be recognized in revenue after 12 months are recorded in other long-term liabilities. The remaining portion of current deferred revenue relates to the lease component of the Company’s time charter contracts, which are accounted for in accordance with the leasing standard. Noncurrent deferred revenue presented in other long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets represents payments allocated to the Company’s performance obligation for drydocking services within time charter contracts in which the lease component is accounted for as a sales-type lease, customer requested upgrades made to certain vessels, and vessel repositioning. Revenue will be recognized as the performance obligations are complete.

The following table reflects the changes in our liabilities related to long-term contracts with customers as of September 30, 2024 (in thousands):


	September 30, 2024
Deferred revenues, beginning of period	$	56,267
Cash received but not yet recognized		32,586
Revenue recognized from prior period deferral		(31,511	)
Deferred revenues, end of period	$	57,342

Some of the Company’s contracts are short-term in nature with a contract term of less than a year. The Company applied the optional exemption not to report any unfulfilled performance obligations related to these contracts.

In November 2023, Excelerate signed a 15-year LNG sale and purchase agreement (the “Petrobangla SPA”) with Bangladesh Oil, Gas & Mineral Corporation (“Petrobangla”). Under the agreement, Petrobangla has agreed to purchase LNG from Excelerate beginning in 2026. Excelerate will deliver 0.85 million tonnes per annum (“MTPA”) of LNG in 2026 and 2027 and 1.0 MTPA from 2028 to 2040. The take-or-pay LNG volumes are expected to be delivered through Excelerate’s two existing FSRUs in Bangladesh, Excellence and Summit LNG. In the third quarter of 2024, Excelerate signed a medium-term LNG sales agreement in one of the Atlantic Basin regions in which we do business. Over the term of the agreement, we will sell approximately 0.65 million tonnes of LNG, the pricing of which will be based on a major European natural gas index.

Excelerate Energy, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

The Company has long-term arrangements with customers in which the Company provides regasification and other services as part of TCP contracts. The price under these agreements is typically stated in the contracts. Beginning in 2026, we will provide take-or-pay LNG volumes to Bangladesh through the Petrobangla SPA. The Company also earns revenue from other occasional LNG cargo sales, which are contracted in advance. The estimated fixed transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligations under these arrangements is $8,379.0 million as of September 30, 2024. The Company expects to recognize revenue from contracts exceeding one year over the following time periods (in thousands):


Remainder of 2024	$	11,099
2025		228,465
2026		565,013
2027		553,614
2028		631,696
Thereafter		6,389,127
Total expected revenue	$	8,379,014

15.

Long-term incentive compensation

In April 2022, Excelerate adopted the Excelerate Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “LTI Plan”). The LTI Plan was adopted to promote and closely align the interests of Excelerate's employees, officers, non-employee directors and other service providers and its stockholders by providing stock-based compensation and other performance-based compensation. The LTI Plan allows for the grant of up to 10.8 million shares, stock options, stock appreciation rights, alone or in conjunction with other awards; restricted stock and restricted stock units, including performance units; incentive bonuses, which may be paid in cash, stock or a combination thereof; and other stock-based awards. The share pool increases on January 1st of each calendar year by a number of shares equal to 4% of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock on the preceding December 31st. The LTI Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Company’s board of directors.

The Company’s stock option and restricted stock unit awards both qualify as equity awards and are amortized into selling, general and administrative expenses and cost of revenue and vessel operating expenses on the consolidated statements of income on a straight-line basis. Stock options were granted to certain employees of Excelerate, vest over five years and expire ten years from the date of grant. The Company also issued restricted stock units to directors and certain employees that vest ratably over one, two or three years. In 2023, the Company issued performance units to certain employees that cliff vest in three years. The performance units contain both a market condition related to Excelerate’s relative total shareholder return as compared to its peer group and a performance condition related to the Company’s EBITDA. In 2024, the Company issued performance units to certain employees that cliff vest in three years. The performance units contain two market conditions, one related to Excelerate’s relative total shareholder return as compared to its peer group and another related to the Company’s annualized absolute total shareholder return.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized long-term incentive compensation expense for all of its awards as shown below (in thousands):


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Stock-based compensation expense	$	1,966	$	1,129	$	5,263	$	2,560

Stock options

The following table summarizes stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and provides information for outstanding and exercisable options as of September 30, 2024:


	Number of Options			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life
				(per share)		(years)
Outstanding at January 1, 2024		317,601		$	24.00
Granted		—			—
Exercised		—			—
Forfeited or expired		(13,654	)		24.00
Outstanding at September 30, 2024		303,947		$	24.00		7.1
Exercisable at September 30, 2024		135,006		$	24.00		6.5

Excelerate Energy, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

As of September 30, 2024, the Company had $1.9 million in unrecognized compensation costs related to its stock options that it expects to recognize over a weighted average period of 2.5 years.

Restricted stock unit awards

The following table summarizes restricted stock unit activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and provides information for unvested shares as of September 30, 2024:


	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Fair Value
				(per share)
Unvested at January 1, 2024		318,150		$	20.88
Granted		469,655			15.04
Vested		(107,956	)		21.39
Forfeited		(5,744	)		16.51
Unvested at September 30, 2024		674,105		$	16.72

As of September 30, 2024 the Company had $8.5 million in unrecognized compensation costs related to its restricted stock unit awards that it expects to recognize over a weighted average period of 2.0 years.

Performance units

In 2023, the Company granted performance units that entitle the holder to between zero and two shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock based on results as compared to performance and market conditions. The performance condition relates to the Company’s EBITDA and the market condition relates to Excelerate’s relative total shareholder return as compared to its peer group. Changes in the Company’s expected EBITDA performance as compared to award metrics will be recorded to the consolidated statement of income over the vesting period.

In March 2024, the Company granted performance units that entitle the holder to between zero and two shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock based on results as compared to two different market conditions, one related to Excelerate’s relative total shareholder return as compared to its peer group and another related to the Company’s annualized absolute total shareholder return.

The fair value of the performance units granted in 2024 and 2023 is calculated based on a Monte Carlo simulation of the grant’s market condition, which requires management to make assumptions regarding the risk-free interest rates, expected dividend yields and the expected volatility of the Company’s stock calculated based on a period of time generally commensurate with the expected term of the award. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. Expected volatility is based on the median of the historical volatility of the companies that comprise the Vanguard Energy ETF market index over the expected life of the granted units. The Company uses estimates of forfeitures to estimate the expected term of the grants. The reversal of any expense due to forfeitures is accounted for as they occur.

The table below describes the assumptions used to value the awards granted in 2024 and 2023:


	2024			2023
Risk-free interest rate		4.4	%		3.9	%
Expected volatility		50.6	%		58.0	%
Expected term	2.82 years			2.76 years

The following table summarizes performance unit activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and provides information for unvested performance units (reflected at target performance) as of September 30, 2024:


	Number of Units			Weighted Average Fair Value
				(per unit)
Unvested at January 1, 2024		84,699		$	28.80
Granted		247,073			16.90
Vested		(2,184	)		20.39
Forfeited		(5,525	)		27.15
Unvested at September 30, 2024		324,063		$	19.97

As of September 30, 2024, the Company had $4.4 million in unrecognized compensation costs related to its performance units that it expects to recognize over a weighted average period of 1.9 years.

Excelerate Energy, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

16.

Income taxes

In computing the provision for income taxes for interim periods, the Company estimates the annual effective tax rate for the full year, which is then applied to the actual year-to-date ordinary income (loss) and reflects the tax effects of discrete items in its provision for income taxes as they occur.

The provision for income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $6.2 million and $8.2 million, respectively. The provision for income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $20.5 million and $25.5 million, respectively. The decrease was primarily attributable to the year-over-year change in the amount and geographical distribution of income.

The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was 11.9% and 15.0%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was 16.1% and 19.3%, respectively. The decrease was primarily driven by the geographical distribution of income and the varying tax regimes of jurisdictions.

Excelerate is a corporation for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes. EELP is treated as a pass-through entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes and, as such, has generally not been subject to U.S. federal income tax at the entity level.

The Company has international operations that are also subject to foreign income tax and U.S. corporate subsidiaries subject to U.S. federal tax. Therefore, its effective income tax rate is dependent on many factors, including the Company’s geographical distribution of income, a rate benefit attributable to the portion of the Company’s earnings not subject to corporate level taxes, and the impact of nondeductible items and foreign exchange impacts as well as varying tax regimes of jurisdictions. In one jurisdiction, the Company’s tax rate is significantly less than the applicable statutory rate as a result of a tax holiday that was granted. This tax holiday will expire in 2033 at the same time that our contract and revenue with our customer ends.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) has established the Pillar Two Framework, which generally provides for a minimum effective tax rate of 15%. The Pillar Two Framework has been supported by numerous countries worldwide. The effective dates are January 1, 2024 and January 1, 2025, for different aspects of the directive. While the Company does not expect a resulting material change to our income tax provision or TRA payment for the current year, the Company is evaluating the potential impact of the Pillar Two Framework on income taxes in future periods, including potential impacts to our TRA liability, pending legislative adoption by additional individual countries.

17.

Related party transactions

The Company had one debt instrument with related parties as of September 30, 2024 – the Exquisite Vessel Financing. For details on this debt instrument, see Note 10 – Long-term debt – related party.

The following transactions with related parties are included in the accompanying consolidated statements of income (in thousands):


	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Fees reimbursable to Kaiser	$	68	$	66	$	205	$	1,157

The following balances with related parties are included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):


	September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Amounts due from related parties	$	245	$	192
Amounts due to related parties		345		577
Prepaid expenses – related party		2,803		2,162

18.

Concentration risk

The Company is subject to concentrations of credit risk principally from cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, derivative financial instruments, and accounts receivable. The Company limits the exposure to credit risk with cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash by placing it with highly rated financial institutions. Additionally, the Company evaluates the counterparty risk of potential customers based on credit evaluations, including analysis of the counterparty’s established credit rating or assessment of the counterparty’s creditworthiness based on an analysis of financial condition when a credit rating is not available, historical experience, and other factors.

Excelerate Energy, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

To manage credit risk associated with the interest rate hedges, the Company selects counterparties based on their credit ratings and limits the exposure to any single counterparty. The counterparties to our derivative contracts are major financial institutions with investment grade credit ratings. The Company periodically monitors the credit risk of the counterparties and adjusts the hedging position as appropriate. The impact of credit risk, as well as the ability of each party to fulfill its obligations under our derivative financial instruments, is considered in determining the fair value of the contracts. Credit risk has not had a significant effect on the fair value of our derivative instruments. The Company does not have any credit risk-related contingent features or collateral requirements associated with our derivative contracts.

The following table shows customers with revenues of 10% or greater of total revenues:


	Nine months ended September 30,
	2024			2023
Customer A		30	%		25	%
Customer B		19	%		42	%

Certain customers of ours may purchase a high volume of LNG and/or natural gas from us. These purchases can significantly increase their percentage of our total revenues as compared to those customers who are only FSRU and terminal service customers. This increase in revenue from their purchases is exacerbated in periods of high market pricing of LNG and natural gas. In conjunction with these LNG and natural gas sales, our direct cost of gas sales also increases by a similar percent due to the increase in volume and market pricing of LNG incurred for such revenue. As such, the changes in revenues by customer may be disproportionate to the relative increase in concentration risk within our operations.

Substantially all of the net book value of our long-lived assets are located outside the United States. The Company’s fixed assets are largely comprised of vessels that can be deployed globally due to their mobile nature. As such, the Company is not subject to significant concentration risk of fixed assets.

19.

Commitments and contingencies

The Company may be involved in legal actions in the ordinary course of business, including governmental and administrative investigations, inquiries and proceedings concerning employment, labor, environmental and other claims. The Company will recognize a loss contingency in the consolidated financial statements when it is probable a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company will disclose any loss contingencies that do not meet both conditions if there is a reasonable possibility that a loss may have been incurred. Gain contingencies are not recorded until realized.

The Company’s LNG future purchase obligations are based on monthly Henry Hub natural gas futures, Dutch Title Transfer Facility (TTF) futures, or Brent Crude pricing, times a fixed percentage or plus a contractual spread where applicable. Some obligations depend on supplier LNG facilities becoming operational. The following table summarizes the Company’s future LNG purchase and capacity obligations as of September 30, 2024 (in thousands):


Year	Amount
Remainder of 2024	$	38,805
2025		81,081
2026		484,147
2027		712,050
2028		776,457
Thereafter		9,816,462
Total commitments	$	11,909,002

20.

Supplemental noncash disclosures for consolidated statement of cash flows

Supplemental noncash disclosures for the consolidated statement of cash flows consist of the following (in thousands):


	Nine months ended September 30,
	2024		2023
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for taxes	$	18,876	$	19,327
Cash paid for interest		44,259		45,065
Increase (decrease) in capital expenditures included in accounts payable		5,750		(9,054	)
Asset under construction transferred to net investments in sales-type leases		45,990		—

Excelerate Energy, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (in thousands):


	September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Cash and cash equivalents	$	608,447	$	555,853
Restricted cash – current		3,625		2,655
Restricted cash – non-current		14,413		13,950
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	$	626,485	$	572,458

21.

Accumulated other comprehensive income

Changes in components of accumulated other comprehensive income were (in thousands):


	Cumulative translation adjustment			Qualifying cash flow hedges			Share of OCI in equity method investee			Total

At January 1, 2024	$	(554	)	$	428		$	631		$	505
Other comprehensive income (loss)		20			4,151			(231	)		3,940
Reclassification to income		15			(1,163	)		(531	)		(1,679	)
Reclassification to NCI		(26	)		(2,266	)		578			(1,714	)
At March 31, 2024	$	(545	)	$	1,150		$	447		$	1,052
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(38	)		1,102			642			1,706
Reclassification to income		(3	)		(927	)		(637	)		(1,567	)
Reclassification to NCI		30			(132	)		(4	)		(106	)
At June 30, 2024	$	(556	)	$	1,193		$	448		$	1,085
Other comprehensive loss		(34	)		(4,168	)		(2,158	)		(6,360	)
Reclassification to income		(14	)		(1,059	)		1,239			166
Reclassification to NCI		38			3,988			702			4,728
At September 30, 2024	$	(566	)	$	(46	)	$	231		$	(381	)
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At January 1, 2023	$	(524	)	$	551		$	488		$	515
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(420	)		389			(321	)		(352	)
Reclassification to income		—			(497	)		(416	)		(913	)
Reclassification to NCI		318			81			559			958
At March 31, 2023	$	(626	)	$	524		$	310		$	208
Other comprehensive income		101			4,194			895			5,190
Reclassification to income		214			(678	)		(391	)		(855	)
Reclassification to NCI		(239	)		(2,665	)		(382	)		(3,286	)
At June 30, 2023	$	(550	)	$	1,375		$	432		$	1,257
Other comprehensive income (loss)		62			4,053			(4,625	)		(510	)
Reclassification to income		—			(1,330	)		5,274			3,944
Reclassification to NCI		(47	)		(2,064	)		(492	)		(2,603	)
At September 30, 2023	$	(535	)	$	2,034		$	589		$	2,088

22.

Subsequent events

Dividend Declaration

On October 31, 2024, our Board of Directors approved a cash dividend, with respect to the quarter ended September 30, 2024, of $0.06 per share of Class A Common Stock. The dividend is payable on December 5, 2024, to Class A Common Stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 20, 2024. EELP will make a corresponding distribution of $0.06 per interest to holders of Class B interests on the same date of the dividend payment.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this Form 10-Q and included in the 2023 Annual Report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed below. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those identified below and those discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” included in the 2023 Annual Report, this Form 10-Q and our other filings with the SEC. Please also see the section titled “Forward-Looking Statements.”

Overview

Excelerate is changing the way the world accesses cleaner and more reliable energy by delivering regasified natural gas, which benefits hundreds of millions of people around the world. From our founding, we have focused on providing flexible liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) solutions to markets in diverse environments across the globe, providing a lesser emitting form of energy to markets that often rely on coal as their primary energy source. At Excelerate, we believe that access to energy sources such as LNG is critical to assisting markets in their decarbonization efforts, while at the same time promoting economic growth and improving quality of life.

Our business spans the globe, with regional office presences in 11 countries and an operational presence in Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Finland, Germany, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”), and the United States. We are the largest provider of regasified LNG capacity in Argentina, Bangladesh, Finland and the UAE, one of the largest providers of regasified LNG capacity in Brazil and Pakistan, and we operate the largest floating storage and regasification unit (“FSRU”) in Brazil. We intend to continue marketing natural gas and LNG, both of which offer a cleaner energy source from which power can be generated consistently, in the markets where we operate. The high value our customers place on our services has resulted in a reliable source of revenues to us. For the three months ended September 30, 2024, we generated revenues of $193.4 million, net income of $45.5 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $92.3 million. For the three months ended September 30, 2023, we generated revenues of $275.5 million, net income of $46.5 million and Adjusted EBITDA of $106.9 million. For more information regarding our non-GAAP measure Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation to net income, the most comparable U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) measure, see “How We Evaluate Our Operations.”

Our business focuses on the integration of natural gas-to-power in the LNG value chain, and as part of this value chain, we operate at regasification terminals that utilize our FSRU fleet to serve economies throughout the world. Our business is substantially supported by time charter and terminal use contracts, which are effectively long-term, take-or-pay arrangements and provide consistent revenue and cash flow from our high-quality customer base. As of September 30, 2024, we operate a fleet of ten purpose-built FSRUs, have completed more than 2,900 ship-to-ship transfers of LNG with over 50 LNG operators since we began operations and have safely delivered more than 7,100 billion cubic feet of natural gas through 16 LNG regasification terminals. For the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, we generated revenues of $150.1 million and $133.2 million, respectively, from our FSRU and terminal services businesses, representing approximately 78% and 48% of our total revenues for each of those periods.

We also procure LNG from major producers and sell natural gas through our flexible LNG terminals. For the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 we generated revenues of $43.3 million and $142.3 million, respectively, from LNG and natural gas sales, representing approximately 22% and 52% of our total revenues for each of those periods. We believe that the commercial momentum that we have established in recent years and the increasing need for access to LNG around the world have resulted in a significant portfolio of new growth opportunities for us to pursue. In addition to our FSRU and terminal services businesses and LNG and natural gas sales, we plan to expand our business through investments in organic and inorganic commercial opportunities. We are evaluating and pursuing early-stage projects with opportunities in South Asia, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East.

Recent Trends and Outlook

Natural gas and LNG prices increased during the third quarter of 2024 as compared to the second quarter of 2024. Dutch Title Transfer Facility (TTF) and Japan Korea Marker (JKM) average second quarter pricing of $10.02/million British thermal units (“MMBtu”) and $11.14/MMBtu, respectively, increased to an average of $11.53/MMBtu and $13.03/MMBtu, respectively, in the third quarter of 2024. The increase in pricing was due to higher demand amid supply constraints.

Global LNG trade volumes increased to about 99.6 million tons per annum (“MTPA”) in the third quarter of 2024, a slight increase from the second quarter’s trade volumes of 99.5 MTPA. Heat waves across Asia triggered increased spot cargo purchasing, causing LNG imports to rise to approximately 74 MTPA in the third quarter of 2024, a 3.5% increase as compared to the second quarter of 2024. Similarly in the Middle East and North Africa, domestic energy shortages, primarily caused by high electricity demand and low domestic gas production, also led to increased LNG imports.

At the end of summer 2024, the need for natural gas injections to fill storage was reduced as European natural gas inventories ended the 2023-2024 winter heating season at record levels. Natural gas demand was reduced during the summer of 2024, which saw temperatures closer to seasonal averages, as compared to the summer of 2023, which experienced higher than normal temperatures. As

of the end of September 2024, European natural gas underground storage inventories were approximately 94% full. Although European LNG demand decreased to approximately 20 MTPA in the third quarter of 2024, a 13% decrease from the prior quarter, higher demand in other regions, coupled with supply side constraints, reduced LNG availability in the international market.

On the supply-side, planned and unplanned outages at major LNG production facilities for maintenance and technical issues reduced cargo availability. Geopolitical instability in certain LNG-producing regions, namely North Africa, the Middle East and Russia, further disrupted supply. Delays in new project start-ups, particularly from the United States, caused by construction setbacks and regulatory hurdles, limited anticipated growth in LNG production. Certain LNG-exporting countries faced increased domestic gas demand for electricity generation, reducing the amount of LNG available for export. These supply-side challenges combined with growing global demand significantly tightened the market and supported price increases during the third quarter of 2024.

Components of Our Results of Operations

Revenue

We generate revenue through the provision of regasification services using our fleet of FSRUs and LNG terminal assets, as well as physical sales of LNG and natural gas, that are made primarily in connection with our regasification and terminal projects. We provide regasification services through time charters and operation service contracts primarily related to our long-term charter and terminal use contracts. Most of our time charter revenues are from long-term contracts that function similarly to take-or-pay arrangements in that we are paid if our assets and teams are available and ready to provide services to our customers regardless of whether our customers utilize the services. We generally charge fixed fees for the use of and services provided with our vessels and terminal capacity plus additional amounts for certain variable costs.

Expenses

The principal expenses involved in conducting our business are operating costs, direct cost of gas sales, general and administrative expenses, and depreciation and amortization. A large portion of the fixed and variable costs we incur in our business are in the operation of our fleet of FSRUs and terminals that provide regasification and gas supply to our customers. We manage the level of our fixed costs based on several factors, including industry conditions and expected demand for our services and generally pass-through certain variable costs.

We incur significant equipment costs in connection with the operation of our business, including capital equipment recorded as property and equipment, net on our balance sheets and related depreciation and amortization on our income statement. In addition, we incur repair and maintenance and leasing costs related to our property and equipment utilized both in our FSRU and terminal services and gas sales. Property and equipment and other assets include costs incurred for our fleet of FSRUs and terminal assets, including capitalized costs related to drydocking activities. Generally, we are required to drydock each of our vessels every five years, but vessels older than 15 years of age require a shorter duration drydocking or in-place bottom survey every two and a half years.

Cost of revenue and vessel operating expenses

Cost of revenue and vessel operating expenses include the following major cost categories: vessel operating costs; personnel costs; repair and maintenance; and leasing costs. These operating costs are incurred for both our FSRU and terminal services revenues and gas sales revenues.

Direct cost of gas sales

Direct cost of gas sales includes the cost of LNG and other fuel and direct costs incurred in selling natural gas and LNG, which are significant variable operating costs. These costs fluctuate in proportion to the amount of our natural gas and LNG sales as well as LNG prices.

Depreciation and amortization expenses

Depreciation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of our property and equipment assets, less an estimated salvage value. Certain recurring repairs and maintenance expenditures required by regulators are amortized over the required maintenance period.

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) consist primarily of compensation and other employee-related costs for personnel engaged in executive management, sales, finance, legal, tax and human resources. SG&A also consists of expenses associated with office facilities, information technology, external professional services, business development, legal costs and other administrative expenses.

Other income, net

Other income, net, primarily contains interest income, gains or losses from the effect of foreign exchange rates and gains and losses on asset sales.

Interest expense and Interest expense – related party

Our interest expense is primarily associated with our finance leases liabilities and loan agreements with external banks and related parties.

Earnings from equity-method investment

Earnings from equity-method investment relate to our 45% ownership interest in the joint venture with Nakilat Excelerate LLC, which we acquired in 2018.

Provision for income taxes

Excelerate is a corporation for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes. Excelerate Energy Limited Partnership (“EELP”) is treated as a pass-through entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes and, as such, has generally not been subject to U.S. federal income tax at the entity level. Instead, EELP’s U.S. income is allocated to its Class A and Class B partners proportionate to their interest. In addition, EELP has international operations that are subject to foreign income tax and U.S. corporate subsidiaries subject to U.S. federal tax. These taxes are also included in our provision for income taxes.

Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest

Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests includes earnings allocable to our shares of Class B Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (“Class B Common Stock”) as well as earnings allocable to the third-party equity ownership interests in our subsidiaries, Excelerate Energy Bangladesh, LLC and Excelerate Albania Holding Sh.p.k.

Factors Affecting the Comparability of Our Results of Operations

As a result of a number of factors, our historical results of operations may not be comparable from period to period or going forward. Set forth below is a brief discussion of the key factors impacting the comparability of our results of operations.

Depreciation Expense

During the fourth quarter of 2023, we performed a review of the estimated useful lives of our FSRU vessels. As a relatively new asset class, being first built in 2005, we initially estimated a useful life of 30 years with no salvage value. As the vessels approach almost 20 years of life, there has been improved visibility into the expected term of FSRU productive capabilities, demand, and salvage potential. As a result, we changed the useful lives of our FSRU vessel assets to 40 years and added an estimated salvage value.

How We Evaluate Our Operations

We operate in a single reportable segment. However, we use a variety of qualitative, operational and financial metrics to assess our performance and valuation. Among other measures, management considers each of the following in assessing our business:

Adjusted Gross Margin;

Adjusted EBITDA; and

Capital Expenditures.

Adjusted Gross Margin

We use Adjusted Gross Margin, a non-GAAP financial measure, which we define as revenues less direct cost of sales and operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization, to measure our operational financial performance. Management believes Adjusted Gross Margin is useful because it provides insight on profitability and true operating performance excluding the implications of the historical cost basis of our assets. Our computation of Adjusted Gross Margin may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies, and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on this information.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure included as a supplemental disclosure because we believe it is a useful indicator of our operating performance. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, accretion, non-cash long-term incentive compensation expense and items such as charges and non-recurring expenses that management does not consider as part of assessing ongoing operating performance.

We adjust net income for the items listed above to arrive at Adjusted EBITDA because these amounts can vary substantially from company to company within our industry depending upon accounting methods and book values of assets, capital structures and the method by which the assets were acquired. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income as determined in accordance with GAAP or as an indicator of our operating performance or liquidity. This measure has limitations as certain excluded items are significant components in understanding and assessing a company’s financial performance, such as a company’s cost of capital and tax structure, as well as the historic costs of depreciable assets, none of which are components of Adjusted EBITDA. Our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. Our computations of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. For the foregoing reasons, Adjusted EBITDA has significant limitations that affect its use as an indicator of our profitability and valuation, and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on this information.

Capital Expenditures

We incur capital expenditures as part of our regular business operations. Capital expenditures are costs incurred to expand our business operations, increase the efficiency of business operations, extend the life of an existing asset, improve an asset’s capabilities, increase the future service of an asset, repair existing assets in order to maintain their service capability, and provide the upkeep required for regulatory compliance. Costs related to prospective projects are capitalized once it is determined to be probable that the related assets will be constructed.

The tables below reconcile the financial measures discussed above to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP:


	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2024			2023			2024			2023
	(In thousands)
FSRU and terminal services revenues	$	150,139		$	133,177		$	458,120		$	377,216
Gas sales revenues		43,280			142,294			118,745			541,683
Cost of revenue and vessel operating expenses		(45,431	)		(49,190	)		(162,623	)		(156,646	)
Direct cost of gas sales		(41,399	)		(106,109	)		(112,451	)		(438,987	)
Depreciation and amortization expense		(23,031	)		(33,161	)		(76,341	)		(89,126	)
Gross Margin	$	83,558		$	87,011		$	225,450		$	234,140
Depreciation and amortization expense		23,031			33,161			76,341			89,126
Adjusted Gross Margin	$	106,589		$	120,172		$	301,791		$	323,266


	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
	(In thousands)
Net income	$	45,546	$	46,505	$	106,963	$	106,800
Interest expense		15,122		17,518		46,204		50,137
Provision for income taxes		6,158		8,188		20,486		25,503
Depreciation and amortization expense		23,031		33,161		76,341		89,126
Accretion expense		466		446		1,384		1,323
Long-term incentive compensation expense		1,966		1,129		5,263		2,560
Adjusted EBITDA	$	92,289	$	106,947	$	256,641	$	275,449

Consolidated Results of Operations

Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 Compared to Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023


	For the three months ended September 30,									For the nine months ended September 30,
	2024			2023			Change			2024			2023			Change
	(In thousands)									(In thousands)
Revenues
FSRU and terminal services	$	150,139		$	133,177		$	16,962		$	458,120		$	377,216		$	80,904
Gas sales		43,280			142,294			(99,014	)		118,745			541,683			(422,938	)
Total revenues		193,419			275,471			(82,052	)		576,865			918,899			(342,034	)
Operating expenses
Cost of revenue and vessel operating expenses (exclusive of items below)		45,431			49,190			(3,759	)		162,623			156,646			5,977
Direct cost of gas sales		41,399			106,109			(64,710	)		112,451			438,987			(326,536	)
Depreciation and amortization		23,031			33,161			(10,130	)		76,341			89,126			(12,785	)
Selling, general and administrative		23,819			19,513			4,306			70,671			63,393			7,278
Total operating expenses		133,680			207,973			(74,293	)		422,086			748,152			(326,066	)
Operating income		59,739			67,498			(7,759	)		154,779			170,747			(15,968	)
Other income (expense)
Interest expense		(11,711	)		(13,926	)		2,215			(35,914	)		(39,360	)		3,446
Interest expense – related party		(3,411	)		(3,592	)		181			(10,290	)		(10,777	)		487
Earnings (loss) from equity method investments		562			(550	)		1,112			1,685			258			1,427
Other income, net		6,525			5,263			1,262			17,189			11,435			5,754
Income before income taxes		51,704			54,693			(2,989	)		127,449			132,303			(4,854	)
Provision for income taxes		(6,158	)		(8,188	)		2,030			(20,486	)		(25,503	)		5,017
Net income		45,546			46,505			(959	)		106,963			106,800			163
Less net income attributable to non-controlling interests		36,591			32,613			3,978			85,012			80,096			4,916
Net income attributable to shareholders	$	8,955		$	13,892		$	(4,937	)	$	21,951		$	26,704		$	(4,753	)
Additional financial data:
Gross Margin	$	83,558		$	87,011		$	(3,453	)	$	225,450		$	234,140		$	(8,690	)
Adjusted Gross Margin		106,589			120,172			(13,583	)		301,791			323,266			(21,475	)
Adjusted EBITDA		92,289			106,947			(14,658	)		256,641			275,449			(18,808	)
Capital expenditures		11,438			11,638			(200	)		49,706			304,426			(254,720	)

Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 Compared to Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023

Net income

Net income was $45.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of $1.0 million, as compared to $46.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. Net income was lower primarily due to the transition of Sequoia to a time charter party (“TCP”) agreement in the first quarter of 2024 ($6.8 million), increased selling, general and administrative costs primarily related to business development activities ($4.3 million), a decrease in revenue related to 2023 seasonal service in Argentina ($3.8 million), a decrease in other gas sales opportunities ($3.5 million), partially offset by the update to our useful life assumption in the fourth quarter of 2023 ($6.0 million), extended commissioning time for our power barge assets in Albania during 2023 ($4.6 million), lower interest expense due to decreased debt balances ($2.2 million), a decrease in the provision for income taxes ($2.0 million), and higher interest income received on cash balances invested in money market funds ($1.3 million).

Net income was $107.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, an increase of $0.2 million, as compared to $106.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Net income was higher primarily due to the update to our useful life assumption in the fourth quarter of 2023 ($17.9 million), various charter rate increases ($10.0 million), a full first quarter of our charter with Germany ($8.1 million), an increase in interest income ($5.2 million), a decrease in the provision for income taxes ($5.0 million), the benefit of the Sequoia acquisition ($4.0 million), and lower interest expense due to decreased debt balances ($3.4 million), partially offset by the drydocking of Summit LNG and Excellence, our two vessels accounted for as sales-type leases ($17.7 million), the transition of Sequoia to a TCP agreement in the first quarter of 2024 ($15.6 million), a decrease in other gas sales opportunities ($7.5 million), increased selling, general and administrative expenses primarily due to business development activities ($7.3 million), and increased personnel costs in Argentina ($4.8 million).

Gross Margin and Adjusted Gross Margin

Gross Margin was $83.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of $3.4 million, as compared to $87.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. Adjusted Gross Margin was $106.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of $13.6 million, as compared to $120.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. Gross Margin and Adjusted Gross Margin decreased due to the transition of Sequoia to a TCP agreement in the first quarter of 2024 ($6.8 million), a decrease in revenue related to 2023 seasonal service in Argentina ($3.8 million), and a decrease in other gas sales opportunities ($3.5 million). Gross Margin was improved by the update to our useful life assumption in the fourth quarter of 2023 ($6.0 million) and extended commissioning time for our power barge assets in Albania during 2023 ($4.6 million).

Gross Margin was $225.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of $8.6 million, as compared to $234.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, Adjusted Gross Margin was $301.8 million, a decrease of $21.5 million, as compared to $323.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Gross Margin and Adjusted Gross Margin were lower primarily due to the drydocking of Summit LNG and Excellence, our two vessels accounted for as sales-type leases ($17.7 million), the transition of Sequoia to a TCP agreement in the first quarter of 2024 ($15.6 million), a decrease in other gas sales opportunities ($7.5 million), and increased personnel costs in Argentina ($4.8 million), partially offset by various charter rate increases ($10.0 million), a full first quarter of our charter with Germany ($8.1 million), and lower operating lease expense due to the acquisition of Sequoia ($6.0 million). Gross Margin was improved by the update to our useful life assumption in the fourth quarter of 2023 ($17.9 million), partially offset by extended commissioning time for our power barge assets in Albania ($4.2 million) and lower depreciation expense as a result of our acquisition of Sequoia ($2.0 million).

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA was $92.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of $14.6 million, as compared to $106.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. Adjusted EBITDA was lower primarily due to the transition of Sequoia to a TCP agreement in the first quarter of 2024 ($6.8 million), higher selling, general and administrative expenses primarily due to business development activities ($4.3 million), a decrease in revenue related to 2023 seasonal service in Argentina ($3.8 million), and a decrease in other gas sales opportunities ($3.5 million), partially offset by higher interest income received on cash balances invested in money market funds ($1.3 million).

Adjusted EBITDA was $256.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of $18.8 million, as compared to $275.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Adjusted EBITDA was lower primarily due to the drydocking of Summit LNG and Excellence, our two vessels accounted for as sales-type leases ($17.7 million), the transition of Sequoia to a TCP agreement in the first quarter of 2024 ($15.6 million), a decrease in other gas sales opportunities ($7.5 million), higher selling, general and administrative expenses primarily due to business development activities ($5.0 million), increased personnel costs in Argentina ($4.8 million), partially offset by various charter rate increases ($10.0 million), a full first quarter of our charter with Germany ($8.1 million), lower operating lease expense due to the acquisition of Sequoia ($6.0 million), and an increase in interest income ($5.2 million).

For more information regarding our non-GAAP measures Adjusted Gross Margin and Adjusted EBITDA, and a reconciliation to their most comparable GAAP measures, see “—How We Evaluate Our Operations.”

FSRU and terminal services revenues

FSRU and terminal services revenues were $150.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, an increase of $16.9 million, as compared to $133.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. FSRU and terminal services revenues were higher primarily due to beginning our TCP agreement in Brazil in the first quarter of 2024 and our new charter in Germany, partially offset by 2023 seasonal service in Argentina.

FSRU and terminal services revenues were $458.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, an increase of $80.9 million as compared to $377.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. FSRU and terminal services revenues were higher primarily due to beginning our TCP agreement in Brazil in the first quarter of 2024 and our new charter in Germany, partially offset by 2023 seasonal service in Argentina.

Gas sales revenues

Gas sales revenues were $43.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of $99.0 million, as compared to $142.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to the completion of our natural gas sales agreement in Brazil in December 2023, partially offset by fewer LNG sales in Asia Pacific.

Gas sales revenues were $118.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of $423.0 million, as compared to $541.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to the completion of our natural gas sales agreement in Brazil in December 2023, fewer LNG sales in Asia Pacific, and a spot sale in Finland in the first quarter of 2023.

Cost of revenue and vessel operating expenses

Cost of revenue and vessel operating expenses was $45.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of $3.8 million, as compared to $49.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease in cost of revenue and vessel operating expenses was primarily due to lower expenses in Brazil as a result of transitioning to a TCP agreement in the first quarter of 2024, partially offset by increased personnel costs in Argentina.

Cost of revenue and vessel operating expenses was $162.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, an increase of $6.0 million, as compared to $156.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in cost of revenue and vessel operating expenses was primarily due to drydock costs on Summit LNG and increased personnel costs in Argentina, partially offset by lower operating lease expense due to the acquisition of Sequoia and lower expenses in Brazil as a result of transitioning to a TCP agreement in the first quarter of 2024.

Direct cost of gas sales

Direct cost of gas sales was $41.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of $64.7 million, as compared to $106.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to the completion of our natural gas sales agreement in Brazil in December 2023 and fewer LNG sales in Asia Pacific.

Direct cost of gas sales was $112.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of $326.5 million, as compared to $439.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to the completion of our natural gas sales agreement in Brazil in December 2023, fewer LNG sales in Asia Pacific, and a spot sale in Finland in the first quarter of 2023.

Depreciation and amortization expenses

Depreciation and amortization expenses were $23.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of $10.2 million, as compared to $33.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. Depreciation and amortization decreased primarily due to the update to our useful life assumptions and extended commissioning time on our power barge assets in Albania during 2023.

Depreciation and amortization expenses were $76.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of $12.8 million, as compared to $89.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Depreciation and amortization decreased primarily due to the update to our useful life assumptions and accelerated depreciation recognized in the second quarter of 2023 for assets removed from service, partially offset by extended commissioning time on our power barge assets in Albania and increases from the acquisition of Sequoia in the second quarter of 2023.

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $23.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, an increase of $4.3 million, as compared to $19.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased primarily due to business development activities.

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $70.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, an increase of $7.3 million, as compared to $63.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased primarily due to business development activities.

Interest expense

Interest expense was $11.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of $2.2 million, as compared to $13.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. Interest expense decreased primarily due to lower balances on our loans.

Interest expense was $35.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, a decrease of $3.5 million, as compared to $39.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Interest expense decreased due to accelerated amortization of deferred issuance costs related to the Amended Credit Agreement (as defined herein) recognized in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, partially offset by our entering into the Term Loan Facility (as defined herein) in the second quarter of 2023.

Other income, net

Other income, net was $6.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, an increase of $1.2 million, as compared to $5.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was primarily due to higher interest income received on cash balances invested in money market funds.

Other income, net was $17.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, an increase of $5.8 million as compared to $11.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase was primarily due to higher interest income received on cash balances invested in money market funds.

Provision for income taxes

The provision for income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $6.2 million and $8.2 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the provision for income taxes was $20.5 million and $25.5 million, respectively. The decrease was primarily attributable to the year-over-year change in the amount and geographical distribution of income.

The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was 11.9% and 15.0%, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the effective tax rate was 16.1% and 19.3%, respectively. The decrease was primarily driven by the geographical distribution of income and the varying tax regimes of jurisdictions.

Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

Net income attributable to non-controlling interest was $36.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024, an increase of $4.0 million, as compared to $32.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in net income attributable to non-controlling interest was primarily due to higher net income attributable to owners of our Class B Common Stock.

Net income attributable to non-controlling interest was $85.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, an increase of $4.9 million, as compared to $80.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in net income attributable to non-controlling interest was primarily due to higher net income attributable to owners of our Class B Common Stock.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Based on our cash positions, cash flows from operating activities and borrowing capacity on our debt facilities, we believe we will have sufficient liquidity for the next 12 months for ongoing operations, planned capital expenditures, other investments, debt service obligations, payment of tax distributions and our announced and expected quarterly dividends and distributions, as described in our Dividend and Distribution Policy in the 2023 Annual Report. For more information regarding our planned dividend payments, see Note 11 – Equity. As of September 30, 2024, we had $608.4 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents.

At times, we purchase and sell natural gas and LNG. Some of the inventory purchases that we make to fulfill these sales could potentially exceed cash on hand. We plan to fund any cash shortfalls with borrowings under the EE Revolver (as defined herein). Management believes the EE Revolver will provide sufficient liquidity to execute our contractual purchase obligations. In the event sufficient funds were not available under the EE Revolver, we would seek alternative funding sources.

We have historically funded our business, including meeting our day-to-day operational requirements, repaying our indebtedness and funding capital expenditures, through debt financing, capital contributions and our operating cash flows as discussed below. We expect that our future principal uses of cash will also include additional capital expenditures to fund our growth strategy, pay income taxes and make distributions from EELP to fund income taxes, fund our obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement (“TRA”), and pay cash dividends and distributions. Any determination to pay dividends to holders of our common stock and distributions to holders of EELP’s Class B interests will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon many factors, including our financial condition, results of operations, projections, liquidity, earnings, legal requirements, covenant compliance, restrictions in our existing and any future debt and other factors that our board of directors deems relevant. In the future we may enter into arrangements to grow our business or acquire or invest in complementary businesses which could decrease our cash and cash equivalents and increase our cash requirements. As a result of these and other factors, we could use our available capital resources sooner than expected and may be required to seek additional equity or debt.

Repurchase of Equity Securities

On February 22, 2024, our board of directors approved a share repurchase program (the “Share Repurchase Program”) to purchase up to $50.0 million of our Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”). The Share Repurchase

Program does not obligate us to acquire any specific number of shares and will expire on February 28, 2026, and the Share Repurchase Program may be suspended, extended, modified or discontinued at any time. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company repurchased 363,974 and 1,625,784 shares, respectively, of its outstanding Class A Common Stock at a weighted average price of $20.61 and $17.24 per share, respectively, for a total net cost of approximately $7.5 million and $28.0 million, respectively. For more information, see Part II – Other Information – Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds – Share Repurchase Program.

Cash Flow Statement Highlights

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023


	Nine months ended September 30,
	2024			2023			Change
Net cash provided by (used in):	(In thousands)
Operating activities	$	194,818		$	195,274		$	(456	)
Investing activities		(49,706	)		(300,325	)		250,619
Financing activities		(91,031	)		193,305			(284,336	)
Effect of exchange rate on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash		(54	)		(43	)		(11	)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	$	54,027		$	88,211		$	(34,184	)

Operating Activities

Cash flows provided by operating activities decreased by $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to:

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$158.8 million decrease in cash received for other current assets and other assets primarily due to inventory sold in the first quarter of 2023;

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a $17.7 million decrease in cash related to the drydocking of Summit LNG and Excellence; and

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a $15.8 million decrease in cash received from collections of accounts receivable primarily related to receipt of payment for gas sales in Brazil;

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partially offset by a $122.6 million increase in deferred revenues recognized related to the 2023 gas sales in Brazil;

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a $57.1 million decrease in cash flows used in settling accounts payable and accrued liabilities primarily due to payments made in the first quarter of 2023 for LNG cargoes sold in the fourth quarter of 2022; and

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a $10.0 million increase in various charter rates increases.

Investing Activities and Capital Expenditures

Cash flows used in investing activities were primarily comprised of capital expenditures made for the purchases of property and equipment, which decreased by $250.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to the same period in 2023. The decrease was primarily due to the 2023 purchase of Sequoia and 2023 vessel upgrades made on Exemplar ahead of beginning service at the Inkoo Terminal in Finland, partially offset by upgrades on Excelsior in 2024.

Financing Activities

Cash flows used in financing activities increased by $284.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to the proceeds of $250.0 million received from the Term Loan Facility in 2023, $27.2 million in cash paid under the Share Repurchase Program in 2024, an $11.4 million increase in repayments on long-term debt, and a $2.1 million decrease in contributions received from our minority owner related to the Albania Power Project, partially offset by payments of $7.3 million for debt issuance costs in 2023.

Debt Facilities

Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan Facility

N.A., as administrative agent. Under the Amended Credit Agreement, EELP obtained a new $250.0 million term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility” and, together with the EE Revolver, as amended by the Amended Credit Agreement, the “EE Facilities”). The EE Facilities mature in March 2027. In April 2023, Excelerate purchased Sequoia for $265.0 million using $250.0 million borrowed through our Term Loan Facility together with cash on hand.

In December 2023, we paid off $55.2 million of the principal outstanding on our Term Loan Facility. We also terminated the same notional value of the interest rate swaps we had previously entered into to hedge the fluctuations in the SOFR rates associated with the variable interest rate on the loan.

As of September 30, 2024, the Company was in compliance with the covenants under its debt facilities.

Other Contractual Obligations

Operating Leases

We lease a terminal and offices in various locations under noncancelable operating leases. As of December 31, 2023, we had future minimum lease payments totaling $7.3 million. As of September 30, 2024, we had future minimum lease payments totaling $6.1 million and are committed to $0.5 million in year one, $3.2 million for years two and three, $1.9 million for years four and five and $0.4 million thereafter.

Finance Leases

Certain enforceable vessel charters and pipeline capacity agreements are classified as finance leases, and the right-of-use assets are included in property and equipment. As of December 31, 2023, we had future minimum lease payments totaling $274.1 million. As of September 30, 2024, we had future minimum lease payments totaling $248.8 million and are committed to $8.3 million in payments in year one, $66.5 million for years two and three, $60.8 million for years four and five and $113.2 million thereafter.

Newbuild Agreement Commitments

In October 2022, we signed a binding shipbuilding contract (“the Newbuild Agreement”) with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries for a new FSRU to be delivered in 2026. As part of and related to the Newbuild Agreement, our milestone payments are due in installments with the final installment due concurrently with the delivery of the vessel, which is expected in 2026. In the fourth quarter of 2024, we made a milestone payment of approximately $50 million, leaving approximately $260 million in remaining spend. Our near-term payment commitments related to the Newbuild Agreement are expected to be approximately $30 million in the first quarter of 2025 and $20 million in the second quarter of 2025, with the remainder due beyond the next twelve months.

Tax Receivable Agreement

In April 2022, we entered into the TRA with Excelerate Energy Holdings, LLC (“EEH”) and the George Kaiser Family Foundation (the “Foundation” and, together with EEH, the “TRA Beneficiaries”). The TRA will provide for payment by us to the TRA Beneficiaries of 85% of the amount of the net cash tax savings, if any, that we are deemed to realize as a result of our utilization of certain tax benefits resulting from (i) certain increases in the tax basis of assets of EELP and its subsidiaries resulting from exchanges of EELP partnership interests in the future, (ii) certain tax attributes of EELP and subsidiaries of EELP (including the existing tax basis of assets owned by EELP or its subsidiaries and the tax basis of certain assets purchased from the Foundation) that exist as of the time of the IPO or may exist at the time when Class B interests of EELP are exchanged for shares of Class A Common Stock, and (iii) certain other tax benefits related to us entering into the TRA, including tax benefits attributable to payments that we make under the TRA. As a result of the Share Repurchase Program, our expected payments under the TRA decreased by $6.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

LNG purchase and sale obligations

In February 2023, we executed a 20-year LNG sale and purchase agreement with Venture Global LNG (the “Venture Global SPA”). Under the Venture Global SPA, we will purchase 0.7 MTPA of LNG on a free-on-board basis from the Plaquemines Phase 2 LNG facility in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Our purchase commitment will be based on the final settlement price of monthly Henry

Hub natural gas futures contracts plus a contractual spread. The start of this commitment, however, is dependent on the LNG facility becoming operational, which is not expected in the next 12 months.

In January 2024, we executed a 15-year sale and purchase agreement with QatarEnergy (the “QatarEnergy SPA”). Under the QatarEnergy SPA, we have agreed to purchase LNG from QatarEnergy beginning in 2026. QatarEnergy will deliver 0.85 MTPA of LNG in 2026 and 2027 and 1.0 MTPA from 2028 to 2040. Our purchase commitment will be based on a three-month average of Brent Crude prices for the months immediately preceding each delivery, times a fixed percentage. These LNG volumes are intended to be used to supply sales under the Petrobangla SPA.

In the third quarter of 2024, Excelerate signed medium-term agreements for LNG purchases and sales in one of the Atlantic Basin regions in which we do business. Over the term of these agreements, we will purchase and sell approximately 0.65 million tonnes of LNG, the pricing of which will be based on a major European natural gas index. We expect that, under these agreements, the first purchase will be made during the fourth quarter of 2024.

The following table presents our future contractual obligations as of September 30, 2024 (in thousands):


	Next Twelve Months		Beyond
LNG purchase and capacity obligations	$	80,359	$	11,828,642
Long-term debt obligations		56,974		467,582
Lease obligations		35,163		219,685
Other purchase obligations		139,403		219,383
Total commitments	$	311,899	$	12,735,292

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires significant judgments from management in estimating matters for financial reporting that are inherently uncertain. For additional information about our accounting policies and estimates, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” in the 2023 Annual Report and the notes to the audited financial statements included therein.

There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates as compared to the critical accounting policies and estimates described in the 2023 Annual Report.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Refer to Note 2 – Summary of significant accounting policies, to the notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for information regarding recently issued accounting pronouncements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

In our normal course of business, we are exposed to certain market risks, including changes in interest rates, natural gas and LNG commodity prices and foreign currency exchange rates. In order to manage these risks, we may utilize derivative instruments. Gains or losses on those derivative instruments would typically be offset by corresponding gains or losses on the hedged item.

Interest Rate Risk

We have entered into long-term interest rate swap agreements in order to hedge a portion of our exposure to changes in interest rates associated with our external bank loans. We are exposed to changes in interest rates on our other debt facilities as well as the portion of our external bank loans that remain unhedged. We may enter into additional derivative instruments to manage our exposure to interest rates.

As of September 30, 2024, the fair value of our interest rate swaps was $(0.6) million, as compared to $1.4 million as of December 31, 2023. Based on our hedged notional amount as of September 30, 2024, a hypothetical 100 basis point increase or decrease in the three-month and six-month SOFR forward curves would change the estimated fair value of our existing interest rate swaps by $5.4 million.

Commodity Price Risk

In the course of our operations, we are exposed to commodity price risk, primarily through our purchases of or commitments to purchase LNG. To reduce our exposure, we may enter into derivative instruments to offset some or all of the associated price risk. We did not hold any commodity derivative instruments as of September 30, 2024 or 2023.

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk

Our reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. We have one foreign subsidiary that utilizes the euro as its functional currency. Gains or losses due to transactions in foreign currencies are included in Other income (expense), net in our consolidated statements of income. Due to a portion of our expenses being incurred in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, our expenses may, from time to time, increase relative to our revenues as a result of fluctuations in exchange rates, particularly between the U.S. dollar and the euro, Argentine peso, Brazilian real and the Bangladesh taka. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we utilized an immaterial amount of financial derivatives to hedge some of our currency exposure. For each of the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, we recorded $(3.2) million in foreign currency gains/(losses) in our consolidated statements of income.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it 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, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

As required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2024. Based upon their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were effective as of September 30, 2024.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended September 30, 2024 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Disclosure concerning legal proceedings is incorporated by reference to Part I. Item 1. Financial Information—Note 19 – Commitments and contingencies in this Quarterly Report.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in “Risk Factors” included in the 2023 Annual Report and the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Share Repurchase Program

The following table summarizes the repurchases and cancellations of our Class A Common Stock during the three months ended September 30, 2024:


Period	Total number of shares purchased		Average price paid per share		Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs (1)		Maximum dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the Share Repurchase Program
							(in thousands)
July 1, 2024 to July 31 2024		—	$	—		—	$	29,676
August 1, 2024 to August 31, 2024		—	$	—		—	$	29,676
September 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024		363,974	$	20.61		363,974	$	22,281

(1)

Shares purchased under Share Repurchase Program announced February 22, 2024 which authorizes total purchases of up to $50.0 million and expires February 28, 2026.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

During the three months ended September 30, 2024, none of the Company’s directors or executive officers adopted, modified or terminated any contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of the Company’s securities that was intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) or any “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” as defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K).

Item 6. Exhibits.


Exhibit Number		Description
10.1*		Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement, dated as of July 19, 2024.
31.1**		Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2**		Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1**		Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2**		Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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* Filed herewith.

** Furnished herewith. This exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section. Such exhibit shall not be deemed incorporated into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


	Excelerate Energy, Inc.

Date: November 7, 2024	By:	/s/ Dana Armstrong
		Dana Armstrong
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)