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BKV Corp Commitments Disclosure
Note 16 - Commitments and Contingencies
The Company may be subject to various claims, title matters, and legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business, including environmental contamination claims, personal injury and property damage claims, claims related to joint interest billings and other matters under natural gas operating agreements, and other contractual disputes. The Company maintains general liability and other insurance to cover some of these potential liabilities. All known liabilities are fully accrued based on the Company's best estimate of the potential loss. While the outcome and impact on the Company cannot be predicted with certainty, results may change in future periods. For the periods presented in the consolidated financial statements, the Company believes that its ultimate liability, with respect to any such matters, will not have a significant impact or material adverse effect on its financial positions, results of operations, or cash flows. Results of operations and cash flows, however, could be significantly impacted in the reporting periods in which such matters are resolved.
The Company recorded a contingent liability of $5.3 million that was carried over from the NEPA acquisition for remitting lease related payments to certain leaseholders. During the year ended December 31, 2024, a judgment was issued in court ruling that BKV was not responsible for this liability and the likelihood of the case being taken up to the supreme court would be minimal. As such, the liability was removed and is reflected in other income on the consolidated statements of operations. In 2021, the Company also recorded an additional $0.4 million of contingent liabilities that was remediated during the year ended December 31, 2024, and is reflected as a reduction in general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statements of operations.
As a part of the consideration paid for the Devon Barnett Acquisition, additional cash consideration would be required to be paid by the Company if certain thresholds were met for average Henry Hub natural gas and WTI crude oil prices for each of the calendar years during the period beginning January 2021 through December 31, 2024 (the “Devon Barnett Earnout”). Average Henry Hub payouts and threshold were as follows: $2.75/MMBtu $20.0 million, $3.00/MMBtu $25.0 million, $3.25/MMBtu $35.0 million, and $3.50/MMBtu $45.0 million; average WTI payouts and thresholds are as follows for these periods: $50.00/Bbl $10.0 million, $55.00/Bbl $12.5 million, $60.00/Bbl $15.0 million, and $65.00/Bbl $20.0 million. Payments were due in the month following the end of the respective measurement period for which the hurdle rates were set. On January 13, 2023, the Company paid the 2022 portion of the arrangement of $65.0 million. On January 12, 2024, the Company paid the 2023 contingent consideration of $20.0 million, and on January 8, 2025, the Company paid the final 2024 contingent consideration of $20.0 million, which is reflected as contingent consideration payable within current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. As described in Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements and Note 7 - Derivative Instruments, the contingent consideration was accounted for as a derivative instrument. Management uses NYMEX forward pricing estimates for both Henry Hub and WTI hurdle rates and Monte Carlo simulations to determine the fair value of the contingent consideration. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the changes in the fair value of the contingent consideration were gains of $7.5 million, and $25.0 million, respectively. These changes in the fair value during these periods impacted the associated liability on the consolidated balance sheets and the changes were recognized in the gains on contingent consideration liabilities on the consolidated statements of operations.
In conjunction with the Exxon Barnett Acquisition, additional cash consideration would have been required to be paid by the Company if certain thresholds for future Henry Hub natural gas prices were met for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. Based on the thresholds for these periods, no payouts were required. As of December 31, 2024, the fair value of the contingent consideration was zero. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the changes in the fair
value of the contingent consideration were gains of $2.2 million, and $13.4 million, respectively. These changes in the fair value during these periods reduced the associated liability on the consolidated balance sheets and the changes were recognized in the gains on contingent consideration liabilities on the consolidated statements of operations. Refer to Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements for the valuation methodology and associated inputs.
The Company has commitments in the form of gathering, processing, and transportation agreements with various third parties that require delivery of 892,628,886 dekatherms of natural gas. The significant majority of the agreements terminate by 2029, with one agreement extending through 2036. As of December 31, 2025, the aggregate undiscounted future payments required under these contracts total $259.4 million.
A summary of the Company's commitments, excluding contingent consideration, as of December 31, 2025, is provided in the following table:
| (in thousands) | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | Thereafter | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RBL Credit Agreement | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest payable | 10,104 | — | — | — | — | — | 10,104 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating lease payments | 6,216 | 1,139 | 924 | 947 | 978 | 2,684 | 12,888 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Natural gas transportation commitments | 70,249 | 62,062 | 53,909 | 34,257 | 5,913 | 33,016 | 259,406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | 86,569 | $ | 63,201 | $ | 54,833 | $ | 35,204 | $ | 6,891 | $ | 35,700 | $ | 282,398 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Historical Timeline
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| 2025 | Mar 6, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Mar 31, 2025 | |
About Commitments Disclosures
Commitments and contingencies disclosures catalog a company's off-balance-sheet obligations and legal exposures — purchase commitments, guarantee arrangements, pending litigation, and regulatory proceedings. These items represent potential future cash outflows that may not appear as liabilities on the balance sheet until they become probable and estimable.
Key signals: litigation reserves and disclosed loss ranges quantify management's estimate of legal exposure, but unquantified "reasonably possible" losses often represent the larger risk. Watch for changes in language around pending cases — shifts from "remote" to "reasonably possible" or increases in estimated loss ranges signal deteriorating outcomes. Unconditional purchase obligations and take-or-pay contracts create fixed cost structures that reduce operational flexibility. Guarantee arrangements for subsidiaries or joint ventures can create cascading obligations. Compare the total commitment schedule against projected free cash flow to assess whether the company can meet its obligations without additional financing.