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Subsequent Events TOPS Acquisition On July 22, 2024, Archrock and Archrock ELT entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Purchase and Sale Agreement”) with TOPS Pledge1, LLC (“Pledge1”) and TOPS Pledge2, LLC (together with Pledge1, “Sellers”), pursuant to which, among other things, Archrock ELT will acquire all of the issued and outstanding equity interests in TOPS, a portfolio company managed by certain affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc., and, solely with respect to Section 6.25 of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, TOPS Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, in exchange for total consideration consisting of: (i) cash equal to $820 million, (ii) 6.87 million newly issued shares of Archrock’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, subject to adjustment as described below (“Archrock Common Stock” and such shares of Archrock Common Stock issued in connection with the Transaction is referred to herein as the “Stock Consideration”), and (iii) up to approximately $6 million in deferred cash payments (the “Deferred Cash Payments”) payable pursuant and subject to the terms of certain Transaction Payment Agreements entered into and to be entered into between Archrock ELT and certain indirect equity holders of the Sellers who are current employees of TOPS (the “Transaction”). On July 22, 2024, the Board of Directors of Archrock unanimously approved the Purchase and Sale Agreement. The Transaction is expected to close by the end of 2024, subject to customary closing conditions, including (i) the absence of specified legal impediments to the consummation of the Transaction; (ii) the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), with respect to the Transaction; (iii) the parties’ performance, in all material respects, of their respective obligations under the Purchase and Sale Agreement; (iv) subject to specified materiality standards, the accuracy of the parties’ respective representations and warranties as of the closing of the Transaction (the “Closing”); (v) the absence of a Buyer Material Adverse Effect; and (vi) the authorization for listing of the Stock Consideration on the New York Stock Exchange, subject to official notice of issuance. The Purchase and Sale Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants by the parties. The Purchase and Sale Agreement also contains customary covenants and agreements, including covenants and agreements relating to, among other things, (i) the conduct of the business of TOPS between the date of the signing of the Purchase and Sale Agreement and the Closing and (ii) the efforts of the parties to cause the Transaction to be completed, including actions which may be necessary to cause the expiration or termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act, if applicable. Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, the parties have agreed to take all actions reasonably necessary and appropriate to obtain antitrust clearance in order to facilitate the Closing. However, none of Archrock, Archrock ELT or their respective Affiliates will be required to sell, divest or dispose any assets, properties or businesses in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Purchase and Sale Agreement. The Purchase and Sale Agreement may be terminated, subject to certain exceptions, (i) upon the mutual written consent of Archrock ELT and Sellers, (ii) if the Closing has not occurred by December 31, 2024, (subject to extension pursuant to the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement), (iii) for certain material breaches of representations and warranties or covenants that remain uncured or (iv) upon the occurrence of certain other events specified in the Purchase and Sale Agreement. The Purchase and Sale Agreement further provides that, in certain circumstances upon a valid termination of the Purchase and Sale Agreement pursuant to its terms, Archrock ELT may be required to pay Sellers a termination fee equal to $30.0 million. Further, Sellers may be required to pay Archrock ELT a termination fee equal to $20.0 million. In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Purchase and Sale Agreement, and as a condition precedent to the Closing, Archrock and Sellers have agreed to enter into a registration rights and lock-up agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which, among other things, Archrock will agree to provide Sellers with customary registration rights with respect to the Stock Consideration. In addition, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, Sellers will agree not to sell, transfer or dispose of (i) 50% of the Stock Consideration during a holding period that expires 90 days after the Closing Date and (ii) the remaining 50% of the Stock Consideration during a holding period that expires 180 days after the Closing Date. In connection with the Transaction, certain indirect equity holders of the Sellers who are current employees of TOPS (the “Participants”) have each entered into a Transaction Payment Agreement with Archrock ELT, pursuant to which the Participants have agreed that a portion of the Transaction proceeds distributions they will receive in respect of their indirect equity interests in the Sellers will be in the form of the Deferred Cash Payments. The Deferred Cash Payments are generally payable for most participants 50% on the one-year anniversary of the closing of the Transaction and 50% on the two-year anniversary of the closing of the Transaction and are subject to the Participant’s continued employment with Archrock through the payment date, except in the event the Participant’s employment is terminated by Archrock without cause or due to the Participant’s death or disability. The Offering On July 22, 2024, Archrock entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Evercore Group L.L.C., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as representatives of the several underwriters (the “Underwriters”), relating to an underwritten offering of 11,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (such offering, the “Offering”). Under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company granted the Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 1,650,000 additional shares of Common Stock. On July 23, 2024, the Underwriters exercised this option in full. The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, agreements and obligations, closing conditions and termination provisions. The Company has agreed to indemnify the Underwriter against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and to contribute to any payment that the Underwriter may be required to make because of any of those liabilities. The Offering was made pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-267523) (the “Registration Statement”) that was filed with the SEC and became effective on September 20, 2022, including the prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement, a preliminary prospectus supplement, which was filed with the SEC on July 22, 2024, and a final prospectus supplement, which was filed with the SEC on July 23, 2024, pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act. The Offering closed on July 24, 2024. The Company intends to use the approximately $256.4 million of net proceeds from the Offering to fund the Transaction, along with cash on hand, borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility and, opportunistically to the extent market conditions warrant, other debt financings. In the event that the Transaction is not completed, the proceeds from the Offering will be used for general corporate purposes.
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