Matador Resources Company Reports Third Quarter 2020 Financial and Operating Results and Raises Full Year 2020 Guidance

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Matador Resources Company (NYSE: MTDR) reported third-quarter 2020 results, reflecting operational success despite market challenges. Key achievements included the completion of 13 Boros wells exceeding expectations and significant cost efficiencies, resulting in record-low operating expenses. However, the company faced a GAAP net loss of $276.1 million, primarily due to a non-cash impairment related to declining oil prices. Looking ahead, Matador anticipates generating free cash flow in Q4 2020 and plans continued operational growth alongside enhanced capital efficiency.

Positive

• Completion of 13 Boros wells with better-than-expected results.
• Record-low lease operating expenses at $3.48 per BOE, an 11% decrease sequentially.
• Successful expansion of San Mateo Midstream, improving future cash flows.
• Expectations for free cash flow generation in Q4 2020.

Negative

• GAAP net loss of $276.1 million, significantly impacted by a $251.2 million impairment.
• Year-over-year decline in adjusted net income from $37.9 million to $11.6 million.

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Matador Resources Company (NYSE: MTDR) (“Matador” or the “Company”) today reported financial and operating results for the third quarter of 2020. A short slide presentation summarizing the highlights of Matador’s third quarter 2020 earnings release is also included on the Company’s website at www.matadorresources.com on the Events and Presentations page under the Investor Relations tab.

Third Quarter 2020 Management Summary Comments

Joseph Wm. Foran, Matador’s Chairman and CEO, commented, “On both our website and for the webcast planned for tomorrow’s earnings conference call is a set of five slides identified as ‘Chairman’s Remarks’ (Slides A through E) to add color and detail to my remarks. We invite you to review these slides in conjunction with my comments below, which are intended to provide context for the quarter compared to Matador’s goals for the year.

“Matador completed and turned to sales earlier this year the first six Rodney Robinson wells in the western portion of our Antelope Ridge asset area and the first five Ray wells in our Rustler Breaks asset area, all of which were two-mile laterals. Turning these wells to production represented the first two of five operational ‘milestones’ that Matador identified as essential to our success in 2020, as noted in Slide A. These wells have all continued to perform above expectations. The Rodney Robinson wells have produced in aggregate approximately 2.1 million BOE in just over six months of production, and the Ray wells have produced in aggregate approximately 1.2 million BOE in approximately five months of production.

“The third quarter of 2020 was another positive quarter for Matador, highlighted by the completion of three more significant and long-anticipated operational milestones. First, Matador completed and turned to sales the first 13 Boros wells in our Stateline asset area in southeastern Eddy County, New Mexico with better-than-anticipated results and lower-than-estimated capital expenditures. Second, San Mateo, our midstream affiliate, completed and placed in service an expansion of the Black River Processing Plant and approximately 43 miles of large-diameter natural gas and oil pipelines in Eddy County, both on time and on budget. The successful completion of these two significant projects reflects the vision, execution and determination of the Matador and San Mateo teams to achieve the goals Matador set as part of the Bureau of Land Management lease acquisition two years ago in terms of improved capital efficiency, production and reserves growth and midstream expansion (see Slide A). Third, over the summer, Matador also successfully completed the fifth and the final of its operational milestones when we turned to sales the five Leatherneck wells in the Greater Stebbins Area. Today, the oil, natural gas and water production from both the Stateline asset area and the Greater Stebbins Area, as well as the Wolf and Rustler Breaks asset areas, is being gathered by San Mateo via its 335 miles of midstream pipeline infrastructure. As a result of these accomplishments, we expect Matador’s oil, natural gas and total production and San Mateo’s revenues to reach record levels during the fourth quarter of 2020.

“The Board and I would like to congratulate and commend the Matador and San Mateo teams for their strong execution and professionalism to complete these operational milestones as planned. Despite the recent challenges of the novel coronavirus and the abrupt decline in oil prices experienced since early March, the Matador and San Mateo teams have kept their ‘eyes on the ball.’ In doing so, they have delivered multiple important projects in 2020 that are providing significant value for Matador and its stakeholders.

“Consistent with our revised plans for 2020 as provided in early March, we operated three drilling rigs during the third quarter, and we continued to achieve record-low unit operating expenses and drilling and completion costs per lateral foot. As a consequence of our increasing production and various cost reductions, our ability to be free cash flow positive is clearly in sight. In fact, we fully expect to generate free cash flow in the fourth quarter of 2020 and in 2021 at current strip prices for oil and natural gas (see Slide B).

“During the third quarter of 2020, our operations team once again led the way in our ongoing efforts to improve capital efficiency and operating costs, achieving better-than-anticipated capital expenditures and operating expenses. Drilling and completion costs for all operated horizontal wells completed and turned to sales in the third quarter of 2020 averaged $790 per completed lateral foot, an all-time low for Matador (see Slide C). Operating expenses in the third quarter of 2020 were also at or near all-time lows for Matador. Lease operating expenses on a unit-of-production basis declined 11% sequentially to $3.48 per BOE in the third quarter, an all-time low for Matador, resulting primarily from our continued efforts to reduce costs in the field, including 98% of our produced water now being gathered via pipeline. General and administrative expenses on a unit-of-production basis were $2.25 per BOE in the third quarter, similar to Matador’s all-time low of $2.21 per BOE achieved in the second quarter of 2020, as the salary and other cost reductions voluntarily implemented early in 2020 continued to be realized in the third quarter (see Slide D).

“Financially, we continued to protect our balance sheet and liquidity and ended the third quarter of 2020 with outstanding borrowings under our reserves-based credit facility that were $25 million less than anticipated and a leverage ratio of 2.8x, which was also below our expectations and still well below our reserves-based loan covenant of 4.0x (see Slide B). Further, we are pleased to report that late last week, as part of the fall 2020 redetermination process, Matador’s lenders reaffirmed the Company’s borrowing base under its reserves-based credit facility at $900 million. Matador’s elected commitment under the credit facility also remained constant at $700 million, and there were no changes made to the terms of the credit facility. The entire Matador team extends its thanks to our lending group for their continued support, and we look forward to reducing the borrowings outstanding under our reserves-based credit facility as we begin to generate free cash flow in the fourth quarter of 2020 and beyond.

“Finally, we are pleased to announce that effective as of October 1, 2020, Matador and its joint venture partner, Five Point Energy LLC, completed the successful merger of San Mateo I and San Mateo II into a single entity, San Mateo Midstream, LLC. The Matador, Five Point and San Mateo teams are pleased to complete the merger and the San Mateo expansion projects noted above. With the merger completed, we now look forward to the ongoing free cash flow that San Mateo should generate in future periods and to continuing to attract new customers to San Mateo’s premier three-pipe midstream offering in Eddy County, New Mexico.

“Having achieved the completion of these significant projects and the third quarter 2020 operating and financial results summarized throughout this release, the Board, the staff and I believe that Matador has reached an important and positive inflection point (see Slide E). We plan to continue our strategy of growing our exploration and production and midstream businesses in tandem and remain confident the outlook for Matador is very bright. And, as I often say, we like our chances very much going forward.”

Financial and Operational Highlights

Oil, Natural Gas and Oil Equivalent Production

As summarized in the table below, Matador’s third quarter 2020 average daily oil, natural gas and total oil equivalent production all exceeded expectations. The majority of the production outperformance resulted from stronger-than-expected initial results from the 13 Boros wells in the Stateline asset area that were turned to sales in September 2020, as well as positive results from other wells completed and turned to sales during the third quarter.

		Production Change (%)
Production	Q3 Average Daily Volume	Sequential(1)	Guidance(2)	Difference(3)	YoY(4)
Total, BOE per day	73,000	-	(5%) to (6%)	+5.5%	+5%
Oil, Bbl per day	42,300	(2%)	(5%) to (7%)	+4.0%	+6%
Natural Gas, MMcf per day	183.9	+1%	(4%) to (6%)	+6.0%	+3%
(1) As compared to the second quarter of 2020.
(2) Production change previously projected, as provided on July 28, 2020.
(3) As compared to midpoint of guidance provided on July 28, 2020.
(4) Represents year-over-year percentage change from the third quarter of 2019.

Net Income, Earnings Per Share and Adjusted EBITDA

• Third quarter 2020 net loss (GAAP basis) was $276.1 million, or a net loss of $2.38 per diluted common share, an improvement from a net loss of $353.4 million in the second quarter of 2020, and a year-over-year decrease from net income of $44.0 million in the third quarter of 2019. The third quarter 2020 net loss (GAAP basis) was primarily attributable to a non-cash full-cost ceiling impairment of $251.2 million recorded in the third quarter, resulting primarily from the recent sharp declines in oil prices as compared to the prior periods. The changes in net (loss) income between periods was also impacted by a non-cash, unrealized loss on derivatives of $13.0 million in the third quarter of 2020, as compared to a non-cash, unrealized loss on derivatives of $132.7 million in the second quarter of 2020 and a non-cash, unrealized gain on derivatives of $9.8 million in the third quarter of 2019.

• Third quarter 2020 adjusted net income (a non-GAAP financial measure) was $11.6 million, or adjusted net income of $0.10 per diluted common share, a sequential increase from an adjusted net loss of $3.1 million in the second quarter of 2020, and a year-over-year decrease from adjusted net income of $37.9 million in the third quarter of 2019. The sequential increase in adjusted net income was primarily attributable to significantly better third quarter 2020 realized oil and natural gas prices of $38.67 per barrel and $2.27 per thousand cubic feet, respectively, that were 61% and 52% above second quarter 2020 realized oil and natural gas prices of $24.03 per barrel and $1.49 per thousand cubic feet, respectively. The year-over-year decrease in adjusted net income was primarily attributable to the 29% decline in realized oil prices from $54.19 per barrel in the third quarter of 2019 to $38.67 per barrel in the third quarter of 2020, which was mitigated by increased production and decreased per-unit operating costs between the periods.

• Third quarter 2020 adjusted earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depletion, depreciation and amortization and certain other items (“Adjusted EBITDA,” a non-GAAP financial measure) were $121.0 million, a sequential increase from $107.6 million in the second quarter of 2020, and a year-over-year decrease from $160.8 million in the third quarter of 2019. The changes in sequential and year-over-year Adjusted EBITDA were primarily attributable to the changes in oil and natural gas prices realized between the comparable periods, which were mitigated by increased production and decreased per-unit operating costs, particularly on a year-over-year basis. Matador expects Adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter of 2020 to be between $128 and $134 million, based upon its estimates for production growth in the fourth quarter and assuming strip prices for oil and natural gas as of late October 2020.

Record-Low Lease Operating and Near Record-Low General and Administrative Unit Costs

• Lease operating expenses (“LOE”) in the third quarter of 2020 were a Matador-record low of $3.48 per BOE, an 11% sequential decrease from $3.92 per BOE in the second quarter of 2020, and a 25% year-over-year decrease from $4.64 per BOE in the third quarter of 2019. This record low LOE per BOE in the third quarter resulted primarily from (1) the Company’s ongoing efforts to reduce costs and improve the efficiency of its operations, (2) additional produced water being transported to disposal facilities by pipeline, including via San Mateo’s gathering systems, thereby reducing trucking costs and (3) lower service costs.

• General and administrative expenses (“G&A”) in the third quarter of 2020 were $2.25 per BOE, a 2% sequential increase from $2.21 per BOE in the second quarter of 2020, and a 29% year-over-year decrease from $3.18 per BOE in the third quarter of 2019. Matador’s G&A expenses continue to be positively impacted primarily from the G&A cost reductions initially implemented in the first quarter of 2020.

Record-Low Drilling and Completion Costs Below $800 Per Completed Lateral Foot

• Drilling and completion costs for all operated horizontal wells completed and turned to sales in the third quarter of 2020 averaged $790 per completed lateral foot, a sequential decrease of 10% from average drilling and completion costs of $881 per completed lateral foot in the second quarter of 2020, and a decrease of 32% from average drilling and completion costs of $1,165 per completed lateral foot achieved in full year 2019. Drilling and completion costs of $790 per completed lateral foot were the lowest quarterly drilling and completion costs per completed lateral foot in Matador’s history.

• Matador incurred capital expenditures for drilling, completing and equipping wells (“D/C/E capital expenditures”) of approximately $95 million in the third quarter of 2020, or 19% below the Company’s estimate of $117 million for D/C/E capital expenditures during the quarter. Matador estimates that approximately $10 million of these savings were directly attributable to improved operational efficiencies and lower-than-expected drilling and completion costs in the Delaware Basin. The remainder of these cost savings primarily resulted from the timing of both operated and non-operated drilling and completion activities, and most of these costs are currently expected to be incurred in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Borrowing Base Reaffirmed and Total Borrowings Below Expectations

• In October 2020, as part of the fall 2020 redetermination process, Matador’s lenders reaffirmed the Company’s borrowing base under its reserves-based credit facility at $900 million. Matador’s elected commitment also remained constant at $700 million, and no changes were made to the terms of the Company’s reserves-based credit facility. The $900 million borrowing base and the $700 million elected commitment should provide Matador with more-than-sufficient liquidity for conducting its current and future operations for the remainder of 2020 and going forward in 2021.

• At September 30, 2020, total borrowings outstanding under Matador’s reserves-based credit facility were $475 million, $25 million less than the Company’s expectations for the end of the third quarter. These lower-than-anticipated borrowings were primarily attributable to Matador’s continued capital and operating cost efficiencies during the third quarter. Matador currently expects to generate positive free cash flow in the fourth quarter of 2020 and plans to use this free cash flow to reduce borrowings under its reserves-based credit facility.

Note: All references to Matador’s net income (loss), adjusted net income (loss) and Adjusted EBITDA reported throughout this earnings release are those values attributable to Matador Resources Company shareholders after giving effect to any net income, net loss or Adjusted EBITDA, respectively, attributable to third-party non-controlling interests, including in San Mateo Midstream, LLC (“San Mateo I”) and San Mateo Midstream II, LLC (“San Mateo II,” and, together with San Mateo I, “San Mateo”). Matador owns 51% of San Mateo. For a definition of adjusted net income (loss), adjusted earnings (loss) per diluted common share and Adjusted EBITDA and reconciliations of such non-GAAP financial metrics to their comparable GAAP metrics, please see “Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

Sequential and year-over-year quarterly comparisons of selected financial and operating items are shown in the following table:

	Three Months Ended
	September 30, 2020					June 30, 2020					September 30, 2019
Net Production Volumes:(1)
Oil (MBbl)(2)	3,895					3,920					3,659
Natural gas (Bcf)(3)	16.9					16.5					16.5
Total oil equivalent (MBOE)(4)	6,715					6,670					6,407
Average Daily Production Volumes:(1)
Oil (Bbl/d)(5)	42,340					43,074					39,776
Natural gas (MMcf/d)(6)	183.9					181.4					179.2
Total oil equivalent (BOE/d)(7)	72,989					73,302					69,645
Average Sales Prices:
Oil, without realized derivatives (per Bbl)	$	38.67				$	24.03				$	54.19
Oil, with realized derivatives (per Bbl)	$	37.28				$	35.28				$	54.97
Natural gas, without realized derivatives (per Mcf)(8)	$	2.27				$	1.49				$	1.88
Natural gas, with realized derivatives (per Mcf)	$	2.27				$	1.49				$	1.91
Revenues (millions):
Oil and natural gas revenues	$	189.1				$	118.8				$	229.4
Third-party midstream services revenues	$	19.4				$	14.7				$	15.3
Lease bonus - mineral acreage	$	—				$	4.1				$	1.7
Realized (loss) gain on derivatives	$	(5.4	)			$	44.1				$	3.3
Operating Expenses (per BOE):
Production taxes, transportation and processing	$	3.85				$	2.82				$	3.86
Lease operating	$	3.48				$	3.92				$	4.64
Plant and other midstream services operating	$	1.40				$	1.47				$	1.38
Depletion, depreciation and amortization	$	13.11				$	14.00				$	14.44
General and administrative(9)	$	2.25				$	2.21				$	3.18
Total(10)	$	24.09				$	24.42				$	27.50
Other (millions):
Net sales of purchased natural gas(11)	$	2.2				$	3.1				$	3.3
Net (loss) income (millions)(12)	$	(276.1	)			$	(353.4	)			$	44.0
(Loss) earnings per common share (diluted)(12)	$	(2.38	)			$	(3.04	)			$	0.38
Adjusted net income (loss) (millions)(12)(13)	$	11.6				$	(3.1	)			$	37.9
Adjusted earnings (loss) per common share (diluted)(12)(14)	$	0.10				$	(0.03	)			$	0.32
Adjusted EBITDA (millions)(12)(15)	$	121.0				$	107.6				$	160.8
San Mateo net income (millions)	$	20.3				$	15.3				$	20.0
San Mateo Adjusted EBITDA (millions)(15)	$	28.0				$	23.2				$	26.3

(1)		Production volumes reported in two streams: oil and natural gas, including both dry and liquids rich natural gas.
(2)		One thousand barrels of oil.
(3)		One billion cubic feet of natural gas.
(4)		One thousand barrels of oil equivalent, estimated using a conversion ratio of one barrel of oil per six thousand cubic feet of natural gas.
(5)		Barrels of oil per day.
(6)		Millions of cubic feet of natural gas per day.
(7)		Barrels of oil equivalent per day, estimated using a conversion ratio of one barrel of oil per six thousand cubic feet of natural gas.
(8)		Per thousand cubic feet of natural gas.
(9)		Includes approximately $0.50, $0.49 and $0.73 per BOE of non-cash, stock-based compensation expense in the third quarter of 2020, the second quarter of 2020 and the third quarter of 2019, respectively.
(10)		Total does not include the impact of full-cost ceiling impairment charges, purchased natural gas or immaterial accretion expenses.
(11)		Net sales of purchased natural gas refers to residue natural gas and natural gas liquids (“NGL”) that are purchased from customers and subsequently resold. Such amounts reflect revenues from sales of purchased natural gas of $13.4 million, $14.0 million and $19.9 million less expenses of $11.1 million, $10.9 million and $16.6 million in the third quarter of 2020, the second quarter of 2020 and the third quarter of 2019, respectively.
(12)		Attributable to Matador Resources Company shareholders.
(13)		Adjusted net income (loss) is a non-GAAP financial measure. For a definition of adjusted net income (loss) and a reconciliation of adjusted net income (loss) (non-GAAP) to net income (loss) (GAAP), please see “Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
(14)		Adjusted earnings (loss) per diluted common share is a non-GAAP financial measure. For a definition of adjusted earnings (loss) per diluted common share and a reconciliation of adjusted earnings (loss) per diluted common share (non-GAAP) to earnings (loss) per diluted common share (GAAP), please see “Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
(15)		Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. For a definition of Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) to net income (loss) (GAAP) and net cash provided by operating activities (GAAP), please see “Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Full Year 2020 Production Guidance Updated

As shown in the table below, at October 27, 2020, Matador further updated its full year 2020 production guidance as previously updated on July 28, 2020. The Company also updated its full year 2020 guidance for capital expenditures to drill, complete and equip wells and for Matador’s portion of San Mateo’s capital expenditures.

	2020 Guidance Estimates
Guidance Metric	Actual 2019 Results	July 28, 2020(1)	% YoY Change(2)	October 27, 2020(3)	% YoY Change(4)
Total Oil Production, million Bbl	14.0	15.35 to 15.65	+11%	15.7 to 15.8	+13%
Total Natural Gas Production, Bcf	61.1	65.5 to 68.5	+10%	68.0 to 69.0	+12%
Total Oil Equivalent Production, million BOE	24.2	26.3 to 27.1	+10%	27.0 to 27.3	+12%
D/C/E CapEx(5), million $	$671	$440 to $500	-30%	$455 to $475	-31%
San Mateo Midstream CapEx(6), million $	$77	$85 to $105	+23%	$90 to $100	+23%

(1)		As of and as provided on July 28, 2020.
(2)		Represents percentage change from 2019 actual results to the midpoint of previous 2020 guidance, as provided on July 28, 2020.
(3)		As of and as updated on October 27, 2020.
(4)		Represents percentage change from 2019 actual results to the midpoint of updated 2020 guidance, as provided on October 27, 2020.
(5)		Capital expenditures associated with drilling, completing and equipping wells.
(6)		Primarily reflects Matador’s share of 2020 estimated capital expenditures for San Mateo and accounts for remaining portions of the $50 million capital carry an affiliate of Five Point Energy LLC (“Five Point”) provided as part of the San Mateo II expansion in Eddy County, New Mexico.

Fourth Quarter 2020 Updated Completions and Production Cadence

Fourth Quarter 2020 Drilling and Completion Activity

Matador expects to operate three drilling rigs in the Delaware Basin during the fourth quarter of 2020, with two of these rigs operating in the Stateline asset area. The third rig is currently drilling four additional wells on the Rodney Robinson tract in the western portion of Matador’s Antelope Ridge asset area, which the Company does not expect to turn to sales until late in the first quarter of 2021. In addition, Matador expects to complete and turn to sales five gross (2.7 net) operated wells in the fourth quarter of 2020, all of which will be two-mile laterals in the Rustler Breaks asset area.

Matador expects to incur an additional $10 million in D/C/E capital expenditures above its previous estimates in the fourth quarter of 2020, resulting from its participation in a number of non-operated wells in the Delaware Basin that were previously anticipated to be drilled and/or completed in early 2021. Further, Matador expects to incur another $5 to $7 million of incremental D/C/E capital expenditures in the fourth quarter previously attributed to anticipated 2021 operations, resulting from accelerated operations on the Voni wells in the Stateline asset area. As a result of the cost savings and improved capital efficiencies achieved in Matador’s operated drilling program in recent quarters, however, Matador anticipates it should be able to accommodate these incremental capital expenditures while still lowering its estimates for total 2020 D/C/E capital expenditures by about $5 million at the midpoint of its updated guidance range.

Fourth Quarter 2020 Oil, Natural Gas and Oil Equivalent Production

At October 27, 2020, Matador expects its fourth quarter 2020 average daily oil equivalent production, oil production and natural gas production to increase 8 to 10% sequentially.

Significant Well Results

The following table highlights the 24-hour initial potential (“IP”) test results from the 13 Boros wells in the Stateline asset area in southeastern Eddy County, New Mexico, all of which are two-mile laterals. All 13 wells were completed and turned to sales at varying times during September 2020. Matador acquired the 2,800 gross and net acres comprising its Stateline asset area as part of the September 2018 Bureau of Land Management lease sale, and the 13 Boros wells were all drilled and completed on the eastern portion of this leasehold. The 24-hour IP test results from the first four Boros wells completed and turned to sales were previously reported in a separate press release on September 22, 2020, but all 13 wells are summarized below for completeness.

		Completion		24-hr IP		BOE/d /		Oil
Asset Area/Well Name		Interval		(BOE/d)		1,000 ft.(1)		(%)			Comments
Stateline, Eddy County, NM
Boros #104H		Avalon		2,423		241		65%			Tested 1,573 Bbl of oil per day and 5.1 MMcf of natural gas per day.
Boros #123H		Second Bone Spring		3,160		310		68%			Tested 2,150 Bbl of oil per day and 6.1 MMcf of natural gas per day.
Boros #124H		Second Bone Spring		3,329		331		71%			Tested 2,368 Bbl of oil per day and 5.8 MMcf of natural gas per day.
Boros #201H		Wolfcamp A-XY		3,147		323		60%			Tested 1,874 Bbl of oil per day and 7.6 MMcf of natural gas per day.
Boros #202H		Wolfcamp A-XY		3,128		318		62%			Tested 1,953 Bbl of oil per day and 7.0 MMcf of natural gas per day.
Boros #203H		Wolfcamp A-XY		3,668		375		59%			Tested 2,146 Bbl of oil per day and 9.1 MMcf of natural gas per day.
Boros #204H		Wolfcamp A-XY		3,227		330		58%			Tested 1,878 Bbl of oil per day and 8.1 MMcf of natural gas per day.
Boros #215H		Wolfcamp A-Lower		4,600		461		60%			Tested 2,750 Bbl of oil per day and 11.1 MMcf of natural gas per day.
Boros #216H		Wolfcamp A-Lower		3,569		357		59%			Tested 2,113 Bbl of oil per day and 8.7 MMcf of natural gas per day.
Boros #217H		Wolfcamp A-Lower		3,806		384		54%			Tested 2,060 Bbl of oil per day and 10.5 MMcf of natural gas per day.
Boros #218H		Wolfcamp A-Lower		4,496		462		55%			Tested 2,473 Bbl of oil per day and 12.1 MMcf of natural gas per day.
Boros #223H		Wolfcamp B-Lower		3,257		326		19%			Tested 618 Bbl of oil per day and 15.8 MMcf of natural gas per day.
Boros #224H		Wolfcamp B-Upper		3,415		342		37%			Tested 1,249 Bbl of oil per day and 13.0 MMcf of natural gas per day.
TOTAL/AVERAGE				45,225		350		56%			Tested 25,205 Bbl of oil per day and 120.0 MMcf of natural gas per day.
(1) 24-hour IP per 1,000 feet of completed lateral length.

Matador is extremely pleased with the various 24-hour IP test results from six different intervals in the Boros wells. The IP test results from the Boros #123H and #124H wells are the top two IP test results that Matador has reported to date for wells completed and turned to sales in the Second Bone Spring formation throughout the Delaware Basin. Similarly, the IP test results from the Boros #215H, #216H and #217H wells are three of the top four IP test results that Matador has achieved to date for wells completed and turned to sales in the Wolfcamp A-Lower formation. In addition, most of these 24-hour IP test results were recorded at very high flowing casing pressures of between 3,000 and 4,200 pounds per square inch (“psi”) in the Wolfcamp A-XY, Wolfcamp A-Lower and Wolfcamp B formations, further indicating the strong productivity of these wells. All 13 Boros wells highlighted in this release are currently producing at restricted flow rates (well below the test rates noted in the table above) through Matador’s newly constructed production facilities in the Stateline asset area. All oil, natural gas and water from these wells has been gathered via San Mateo’s infrastructure since the wells were initially turned to sales.

As previously reported, drilling and completion costs for all 13 Boros wells in the Stateline asset area averaged just under $800 per completed lateral foot. The drilling and completion costs for the three shallowest wells, one Avalon and two Second Bone Spring completions, averaged approximately $725 per completed lateral foot. These costs are among the lowest drilling and completion costs per lateral foot that Matador has achieved to date in the Delaware Basin.

Operations Update

Drilling and Completion Activity

Matador operated three drilling rigs in the Delaware Basin during the third quarter of 2020 and continues to do so today. Matador expects to operate these three drilling rigs in the Delaware Basin throughout the remainder of 2020 and into 2021. Two of these rigs are expected to operate in the Stateline asset area and one rig is expected to operate primarily in the Rodney Robinson leasehold in the western portion of the Antelope Ridge asset area during the fourth quarter of 2020.

Wells Completed and Turned to Sales

During the third quarter of 2020, Matador completed and turned to sales a total of 27 gross (19.3 net) wells in its various operating areas. This total was comprised of 20 gross (19.1 net) operated wells and seven gross (0.2 net) non-operated wells. Of the 20 operated wells, 100% had completed lateral lengths greater than one mile and 90% were two-mile laterals.

	Operated			Non-Operated			Total			Gross Operated and Non-Operated
Asset/Operating Area	Gross	Net		Gross	Net		Gross	Net		Well Completion Intervals
Antelope Ridge	-	-		7	0.2		7	0.2		4-3BS, 3-WC A
Arrowhead	5	4.3		-	-		5	4.3		2-WC A, 2-3BS, 1-WC B
Ranger	-	-		-	-		-	-		No wells turned to sales in Q3 2020
Rustler Breaks	-	-		-	-		-	-		No wells turned to sales in Q3 2020
Stateline	13	13.0		-	-		13	13.0		8-WC A, 2-WC B, 2-2BS, 1-AV
Twin Lakes	-	-		-	-		-	-		No wells turned to sales in Q3 2020
Wolf/Jackson Trust	2	1.8		-	-		2	1.8		2-WC A
Delaware Basin	20	19.1		7	0.2		27	19.3
South Texas	-	-		-	-		-	-		No wells turned to sales in Q3 2020
Haynesville Shale	-	-		-	-		-	-		No wells turned to sales in Q3 2020
Total	20	19.1		7	0.2		27	19.3

^{Note: WC = Wolfcamp; BS = Bone Spring; AV = Avalon. For example, 4-3BS indicates four Third Bone Spring completions and 8-WC A indicates eight Wolfcamp A completions.}

Realized Commodity Prices

Oil Prices

Matador’s weighted average realized oil price, excluding derivatives, increased 61% sequentially from $24.03 per barrel in the second quarter of 2020 to $38.67 per barrel in the third quarter of 2020. Matador’s weighted average oil price differential relative to the West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) benchmark price improved from ($3.97) per barrel in the second quarter of 2020 to ($2.25) per barrel in the third quarter of 2020, inclusive of the monthly roll and transportation costs.

For the fourth quarter of 2020, Matador’s weighted average oil price differential relative to the WTI benchmark price is anticipated to be in the range of ($2.00) to ($3.00), inclusive of the monthly roll and transportation costs.

Matador’s realized loss on derivatives of approximately $5.4 million in the third quarter of 2020 was primarily attributable to certain losses associated with its oil swaps with a strike price of $35.00 per barrel. The Company put these oil swaps in place when restructuring its oil hedges early in the second quarter of 2020 to protect the balance sheet and ensure it would remain in compliance with its reserves-based loan leverage covenant in 2020. Overall, this restructuring of the Company’s oil hedges has proven effective, and Matador realized a net gain on derivatives of $49.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Please see the accompanying slide presentation for a more complete summary of Matador’s current hedging positions.

Natural Gas Prices

Matador’s weighted average realized natural gas price, excluding derivatives, increased 52% sequentially from $1.49 per thousand cubic feet in the second quarter of 2020 to $2.27 per thousand cubic feet in the third quarter of 2020. Matador realized a weighted average natural gas price differential of +$0.15 per thousand cubic feet above the average NYMEX Henry Hub natural gas price in the third quarter, as compared to a differential of ($0.26) per thousand cubic feet below the average NYMEX Henry Hub natural gas price in the second quarter of 2020. Matador is a two-stream reporter, and the revenues associated with its NGL production are included in the weighted average realized natural gas price.

For the fourth quarter of 2020, Matador’s weighted average natural gas price differential relative to the Henry Hub benchmark price is anticipated to be in the range of ($0.20) to +$0.20.

Matador realized no gains or losses on any of its natural gas hedges in place during the third quarter of 2020.

San Mateo Highlights and Update

Black River Processing Plant Expansion and Large-Diameter Gathering Lines Completed and Placed in Service

During the third quarter of 2020, Matador’s midstream affiliate, San Mateo, completed the construction and successful start-up of the expansion of its cryogenic natural gas processing plant in Eddy County, New Mexico (the “Black River Processing Plant”). The expansion of the Black River Processing Plant added an incremental designed inlet capacity of 200 million cubic feet of natural gas per day to the previously designed inlet capacity of 260 million cubic feet per day for a total designed inlet capacity of 460 million cubic feet per day. The plant expansion project was completed on time and on budget. The expanded Black River Processing Plant supports Matador’s exploration and development activities in the Delaware Basin and is currently gathering and processing natural gas from Matador’s Stateline asset area and from the Greater Stebbins Area. The Black River Processing Plant also processes natural gas from Matador’s Rustler Breaks asset area and provides natural gas processing services for other San Mateo customers in the area.

In September 2020, San Mateo also completed and placed in service approximately 43 miles of large diameter natural gas gathering pipelines between the Black River Processing Plant and the Company’s Stateline asset area (24 miles) and the Greater Stebbins Area (19 miles). In addition, San Mateo completed and placed in service approximately 19 miles of various diameter crude oil pipelines from certain points of origin in the Greater Stebbins Area to the existing San Mateo interconnect with a subsidiary of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. in Eddy County, New Mexico. San Mateo is currently gathering or transporting Matador’s oil and natural gas production via pipeline in both the Stateline asset area and the Greater Stebbins Area, as well as in the Wolf and Rustler Breaks asset areas. San Mateo is handling Matador’s produced water in each of these areas as well.

Following the completion of the significant expansion projects noted above, San Mateo’s three-pipe midstream system now includes:

• Natural Gas Assets: 460 million cubic feet per day of designed natural gas cryogenic processing capacity and approximately 140 miles of natural gas gathering pipelines in Eddy County, New Mexico and Loving County, Texas, including 43 miles of large-diameter natural gas gathering lines spanning from Matador’s Stateline asset area to the Greater Stebbins Area in Eddy County, New Mexico;

• Oil Assets: Three oil central delivery points (CDPs) with over 100,000 barrels of designed oil throughput capacity and approximately 90 miles of oil gathering and transportation pipelines in Eddy County, New Mexico and Loving County, Texas, as well as a 400,000-acre joint development area with a subsidiary of Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. to gather Matador’s and other producers’ oil production in Eddy County, New Mexico; and

• Produced Water Assets: 13 commercial salt water disposal wells and associated facilities with designed produced water disposal capacity of 335,000 barrels per day and approximately 105 miles of produced water gathering pipelines in Eddy County, New Mexico and Loving County, Texas.

Operating Highlights and Financial Results

San Mateo’s operations in the third quarter of 2020 were highlighted by sequential increases in water handling and oil gathering volumes. As expected, sequential natural gas gathering and processing volumes declined slightly in the third quarter of 2020. San Mateo anticipates that natural gas gathering and processing volumes, water handling volumes and oil gathering volumes should all increase significantly in the fourth quarter of 2020 as Matador realizes the first full quarter of production from the Boros wells in the Stateline asset area and the Leatherneck wells in the Greater Stebbins Area.

Operating Highlights

During the third quarter of 2020, San Mateo:

• Handled an average of 233,400 barrels of produced water per day, an 8% sequential increase, as compared to 216,800 barrels per day in the second quarter of 2020, and a 13% year-over-year increase, as compared to 206,300 barrels per day in the third quarter of 2019.

• Gathered an average of 30,600 barrels of oil per day, a 12% sequential increase, as compared to 27,300 barrels of oil per day in the second quarter of 2020, and a 31% year-over-year increase, as compared to 23,300 barrels per day in the third quarter of 2019.

• Gathered an average of 192.9 million cubic feet of natural gas per day, a 1% sequential decrease, as compared to 195.3 million cubic feet per day in the second quarter of 2020, and an 11% year-over-year decrease, as compared to 216.2 million cubic feet per day in the third quarter of 2019.

• Processed an average of 150.4 million cubic feet of natural gas per day at the Black River Processing Plant, a 7% sequential decrease, as compared to 161.7 million cubic feet per day in the second quarter of 2020, and a 20% year-over-year decrease, as compared to 188.0 million cubic feet per day in the third quarter of 2019.

Financial Results

During the third quarter of 2020, San Mateo achieved better-than-anticipated financial results, including:

• Net income (GAAP basis) of $20.3 million, a 33% sequential increase from $15.3 million in the second quarter of 2020, and a 2% year-over-year increase from $20.0 million in the third quarter of 2019. This quarterly result was above the Company’s expectations for the third quarter, primarily resulting from the stronger-than-expected initial volumes from Matador’s Boros and Leatherneck wells and lower-than-projected operating costs. San Mateo’s net income is also expected to increase sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2020.

• Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP financial measure) of $28.0 million, a 21% sequential increase from $23.2 million in the second quarter of 2020, and a 6% year-over-year increase from $26.3 million in the third quarter of 2019. This quarterly result was above the Company’s expectations for the third quarter for the reasons noted above. San Mateo’s Adjusted EBITDA is also expected to increase sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2020 to between $31 and $34 million, based upon estimates for increased throughput and processing services in the fourth quarter.

Capital Expenditures

Matador’s portion of San Mateo’s capital expenditures was approximately $28 million in the third quarter of 2020, about $10 million less than the Company’s estimate of $38 million for the quarter, primarily attributable to both cost savings on completed projects and the timing of construction operations. Matador now expects to incur the remaining $14 million of its portion of San Mateo’s projected 2020 capital expenditures of approximately $95 million in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Conference Call Information

The Company will host a live conference call on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time to review its third quarter 2020 operational and financial results. To access the live conference call, domestic participants should dial (855) 875-8781 and international participants should dial (720) 634-2925. The conference ID and passcode is 7364026. The conference call will also be available through the Company’s website at www.matadorresources.com on the Events and Presentations page under the Investor Relations tab. The replay of the event will be available on the Company’s website at www.matadorresources.com on the Events and Presentations page under the Investor Relations tab through November 30, 2020.

About Matador Resources Company

Matador is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development, production and acquisition of oil and natural gas resources in the United States, with an emphasis on oil and natural gas shale and other unconventional plays. Its current operations are focused primarily on the oil and liquids-rich portion of the Wolfcamp and Bone Spring plays in the Delaware Basin in Southeast New Mexico and West Texas. Matador also operates in the Eagle Ford shale play in South Texas and the Haynesville shale and Cotton Valley plays in Northwest Louisiana. Additionally, Matador conducts midstream operations, primarily through its midstream joint venture, San Mateo, in support of its exploration, development and production operations and provides natural gas processing, oil transportation services, natural gas, oil and produced water gathering services and produced water disposal services to third parties.

For more information, visit Matador Resources Company at www.matadorresources.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. “Forward-looking statements” are statements related to future, not past, events. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and include any statement that does not directly relate to a current or historical fact. In this context, forward-looking statements often address expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as “could,” “believe,” “would,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “may,” “should,” “continue,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “project,” “hypothetical,” “forecasted” and similar expressions that are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about guidance, projected or forecasted financial and operating results, future liquidity, results in certain basins, objectives, project timing, expectations and intentions, regulatory and governmental actions and other statements that are not historical facts. Actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements, and such forward-looking statements may not prove to be accurate. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the following risks related to financial and operational performance: general economic conditions; the Company’s ability to execute its business plan, including whether its drilling program is successful; changes in oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids prices and the demand for oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids; its ability to replace reserves and efficiently develop current reserves; costs of operations; delays and other difficulties related to producing oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids; delays and other difficulties related to regulatory and governmental approvals and restrictions; its ability to make acquisitions on economically acceptable terms; its ability to integrate acquisitions; availability of sufficient capital to execute its business plan, including from future cash flows, increases in its borrowing base and otherwise; weather and environmental conditions; the impact of the worldwide spread of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, on oil and natural gas demand, oil and natural gas prices and our business; the operating results of the Company’s midstream joint venture’s Black River natural gas cryogenic processing plant; the timing and operating results of the buildout by the Company’s midstream joint venture of oil, natural gas and water gathering and transportation systems and the drilling of any additional produced water disposal wells; and other important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. For further discussions of risks and uncertainties, you should refer to Matador’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including the “Risk Factors” section of Matador’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Matador undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release, except as required by law, including the securities laws of the United States and the rules and regulations of the SEC. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

Matador Resources Company and Subsidiaries
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - UNAUDITED

(In thousands, except par value and share data)		September 30, 2020					December 31, 2019
	ASSETS
	Current assets
	Cash	$	41,813				$	40,024
	Restricted cash	26,090					25,104
	Accounts receivable
	Oil and natural gas revenues	67,609					95,228
	Joint interest billings	52,314					67,546
	Other	18,156					26,639
	Derivative instruments	5,609					—
	Lease and well equipment inventory	11,813					10,744
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	13,820					13,207
	Total current assets	237,224					278,492
	Property and equipment, at cost
	Oil and natural gas properties, full-cost method
	Evaluated	5,217,471					4,557,265
	Unproved and unevaluated	910,156					1,126,992
	Midstream properties	828,034					643,903
	Other property and equipment	29,071					27,021
	Less accumulated depletion, depreciation and amortization	(3,502,223		)			(2,655,586		)
	Net property and equipment	3,482,509					3,699,595
	Other assets
	Derivative instruments	3,630					—
	Deferred income taxes	804					—
	Other long-term assets	62,063					91,589
	Total assets	$	3,786,230				$	4,069,676
	LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
	Current liabilities
	Accounts payable	$	18,662				$	25,230
	Accrued liabilities	132,853					200,695
	Royalties payable	68,323					85,193
	Amounts due to affiliates	1,971					19,606
	Derivative instruments	17,128					1,897
	Advances from joint interest owners	7,713					14,837
	Amounts due to joint ventures	—					486
	Other current liabilities	39,709					51,828
	Total current liabilities	286,359					399,772
	Long-term liabilities
	Borrowings under Credit Agreement	475,000					255,000
	Borrowings under San Mateo Credit Facility	326,400					288,000
	Senior unsecured notes payable	1,040,602					1,039,416
	Asset retirement obligations	37,222					35,592
	Derivative instruments	5,263					1,984
	Deferred income taxes	2,698					37,329
	Other long-term liabilities	35,057					43,131
	Total long-term liabilities	1,922,242					1,700,452
	Shareholders’ equity
	Common stock - $0.01 par value, 160,000,000 shares authorized; 116,984,290 and 116,644,246 shares issued; and 116,836,003 and 116,642,899 shares outstanding, respectively	1,170					1,166
	Additional paid-in capital	2,024,526					1,981,014
	Accumulated deficit	(652,251		)			(148,500		)
	Treasury stock, at cost, 148,287 and 1,347 shares, respectively	(1,512		)			(26		)
	Total Matador Resources Company shareholders’ equity	1,371,933					1,833,654
	Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	205,696					135,798
	Total shareholders’ equity	1,577,629					1,969,452
	Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	3,786,230				$	4,069,676

Matador Resources Company and Subsidiaries
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - UNAUDITED

(In thousands, except per share data)		Three Months Ended September 30,										Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2020					2019					2020					2019
	Revenues
	Oil and natural gas revenues	$	189,104				$	229,377				$	505,785				$	633,706
	Third-party midstream services revenues	19,363					15,257					49,861					41,454
	Sales of purchased natural gas	13,358					19,864					37,883					40,058
	Lease bonus - mineral acreage	—					1,711					4,062					1,711
	Realized (loss) gain on derivatives	(5,406		)			3,346					49,571					7,781
	Unrealized (loss) gain on derivatives	(13,033		)			9,847					(9,271		)			(29,715		)
	Total revenues	203,386					279,402					637,891					694,995
	Expenses
	Production taxes, transportation and processing	25,840					24,762					66,353					65,969
	Lease operating	23,392					29,714					80,464					87,228
	Plant and other midstream services operating	9,385					8,817					29,129					26,555
	Purchased natural gas	11,144					16,608					30,124					35,414
	Depletion, depreciation and amortization	88,025					92,498					272,082					249,497
	Accretion of asset retirement obligations	478					520					1,449					1,354
	Full-cost ceiling impairment	251,163					—					575,164					—
	General and administrative	15,100					20,381					46,045					58,547
	Total expenses	424,527					193,300					1,100,810					524,564
	Operating (loss) income	(221,141		)			86,102					(462,919		)			170,431
	Other income (expense)
	Net loss on asset sales and impairment	—					(439		)			(2,632		)			(807		)
	Interest expense	(18,231		)			(18,175		)			(56,340		)			(54,172		)
	Other (expense) income	(238		)			(245		)			1,555					(777		)
	Total other expense	(18,469		)			(18,859		)			(57,417		)			(55,756		)
	(Loss) income before income taxes	(239,610		)			67,243					(520,336		)			114,675
	Income tax provision (benefit)
	Deferred	26,497					13,490					(43,369		)			25,335
	Total income tax provision (benefit)	26,497					13,490					(43,369		)			25,335
	Net (loss) income	(266,107		)			53,753					(476,967		)			89,340
	Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	(9,957		)			(9,800		)			(26,784		)			(25,582		)
	Net (loss) income attributable to Matador Resources Company shareholders	$	(276,064	)			$	43,953				$	(503,751	)			$	63,758
	(Loss) earnings per common share
	Basic	$	(2.38	)			$	0.38				$	(4.34	)			$	0.55
	Diluted	$	(2.38	)			$	0.38				$	(4.34	)			$	0.54
	Weighted average common shares outstanding
	Basic	116,155					116,643					116,036					116,541
	Diluted	116,155					116,976					116,036					116,994

Matador Resources Company and Subsidiaries
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - UNAUDITED

(In thousands)		Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2020					2019
	Operating activities
	Net (loss) income	$	(476,967	)			$	89,340
	Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities
	Unrealized loss on derivatives	9,271					29,715
	Depletion, depreciation and amortization	272,082					249,497
	Accretion of asset retirement obligations	1,449					1,354
	Full-cost ceiling impairment	575,164					—
	Stock-based compensation expense	10,449					13,740
	Deferred income tax (benefit) provision	(43,369		)			25,335
	Amortization of debt issuance cost	2,114					1,814
	Net loss on asset sales and impairment	2,632					807
	Changes in operating assets and liabilities
	Accounts receivable	52,060					(37,341		)
	Lease and well equipment inventory	(632		)			2,307
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(411		)			(5,099		)
	Other long-term assets	1,784					(291		)
	Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other current liabilities	(61,452		)			(15,540		)
	Royalties payable	(16,870		)			(586		)
	Advances from joint interest owners	(7,125		)			(3,159		)
	Other long-term liabilities	(220		)			1,234
	Net cash provided by operating activities	319,959					353,127
	Investing activities
	Oil and natural gas properties capital expenditures	(465,991		)			(536,017		)
	Midstream capital expenditures	(197,942		)			(120,792		)
	Expenditures for other property and equipment	(1,796		)			(3,911		)
	Proceeds from sale of assets	4,574					21,671
	Net cash used in investing activities	(661,155		)			(639,049		)
	Financing activities
	Repayments of borrowings	—					(10,000		)
	Borrowings under Credit Agreement	220,000					185,000
	Borrowings under San Mateo Credit Facility	38,400					40,000
	Cost to amend credit facilities	(660		)			(613		)
	Proceeds from stock options exercised	45					3,300
	Contributions related to formation of San Mateo I	14,700					14,700
	Contributions from non-controlling interest owners of less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries	99,022					42,330
	Distributions to non-controlling interest owners of less-than-wholly-owned subsidiaries	(32,830		)			(27,685		)
	Taxes paid related to net share settlement of stock-based compensation	(1,556		)			(3,665		)
	Other	6,850					(623		)
	Net cash provided by financing activities	343,971					242,744
	Increase (decrease) in cash and restricted cash	2,775					(43,178		)
	Cash and restricted cash at beginning of period	65,128					83,984
	Cash and restricted cash at end of period	$	67,903				$	40,806

Supplemental Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Adjusted EBITDA

This press release includes the non-GAAP financial measure of Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure that is used by management and external users of the Company’s consolidated financial statements, such as industry analysts, investors, lenders and rating agencies. “GAAP” means Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America. The Company believes Adjusted EBITDA helps it evaluate its operating performance and compare its results of operations from period to period without regard to its financing methods or capital structure. The Company defines, on a consolidated basis and for San Mateo, Adjusted EBITDA as earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depletion, depreciation and amortization, accretion of asset retirement obligations, property impairments, unrealized derivative gains and losses, certain other non-cash items and non-cash stock-based compensation expense, and net gain or loss on asset sales and impairment. Adjusted EBITDA for San Mateo includes the financial results of San Mateo Midstream, LLC and San Mateo Midstream II, LLC. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of net income (loss) or net cash provided by operating activities as determined by GAAP.

Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income (loss) or net cash provided by operating activities as determined in accordance with GAAP or as an indicator of the Company’s operating performance or liquidity. Certain items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA are significant components of understanding and assessing a company’s financial performance, such as a company’s cost of capital and tax structure. Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of another company because all companies may not calculate Adjusted EBITDA in the same manner. The following table presents the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA and the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to the GAAP financial measures of net income (loss) and net cash provided by operating activities, respectively, that are of a historical nature. Where references are pro forma, forward-looking, preliminary or prospective in nature, and not based on historical fact, the table does not provide a reconciliation. The Company could not provide such reconciliation without undue hardship because such Adjusted EBITDA numbers are estimations, approximations and/or ranges. In addition, it would be difficult for the Company to present a detailed reconciliation on account of many unknown variables for the reconciling items, including future income taxes, full-cost ceiling impairments, unrealized gains or losses on derivatives and gains or losses on asset sales and impairment. For the same reasons, the Company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information, which could be material to future results.

Adjusted EBITDA – Matador Resources Company, Consolidated

	Three Months Ended
	September 30,					June 30,					September 30,
(In thousands)	2020					2020					2019
Unaudited Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation to Net (Loss) Income:
Net (loss) income attributable to Matador Resources Company shareholders	$	(276,064	)			$	(353,416	)			$	43,953
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	9,957					7,473					9,800
Net (loss) income	(266,107		)			(345,943		)			53,753
Interest expense	18,231					18,297					18,175
Total income tax provision (benefit)	26,497					(109,823		)			13,490
Depletion, depreciation and amortization	88,025					93,350					92,498
Accretion of asset retirement obligations	478					495					520
Full-cost ceiling impairment	251,163					324,001					—
Unrealized loss (gain) on derivatives	13,033					132,668					(9,847		)
Stock-based compensation expense	3,369					3,286					4,664
Net loss on asset sales and impairment	—					2,632					439
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA	134,689					118,963					173,692
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	(13,701		)			(11,369		)			(12,903		)
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Matador Resources Company shareholders	$	120,988				$	107,594				$	160,789

	Three Months Ended
	September 30,					June 30,					September 30,
(In thousands)	2020					2020					2019
Unaudited Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	109,574				$	101,013				$	158,630
Net change in operating assets and liabilities	7,599					368					(2,488		)
Interest expense, net of non-cash portion	17,516					17,582					17,550
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to non-controlling interest in subsidiaries	(13,701		)			(11,369		)			(12,903		)
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Matador Resources Company shareholders	$	120,988				$	107,594				$	160,789

Adjusted EBITDA – San Mateo

	Three Months Ended
	September 30,				June 30,				September 30,
(In thousands)	2020				2020				2019
Unaudited Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation to Net Income:
Net income	$	20,323			$	15,252			$	20,000
Depletion, depreciation and amortization	5,822				4,786				3,848
Interest expense	1,766				1,854				2,458
Accretion of asset retirement obligations	50				49				27
Net loss on impairment	—				1,261				—
Adjusted EBITDA	$	27,961			$	23,202			$	26,333

	Three Months Ended
	September 30,				June 30,				September 30,
(In thousands)	2020				2020				2019
Unaudited Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	24,795			$	20,164			$	31,550
Net change in operating assets and liabilities	1,477				1,354				(7,468		)
Interest expense, net of non-cash portion	1,689				1,684				2,251
Adjusted EBITDA	$	27,961			$	23,202			$	26,333

Adjusted Net (Loss) Income and Adjusted (Loss) Earnings Per Diluted Common Share

This press release includes the non-GAAP financial measures of adjusted net (loss) income and adjusted (loss) earnings per diluted common share. These non-GAAP items are measured as net (loss) income attributable to Matador Resources Company shareholders, adjusted for dollar and per share impact of certain items, including unrealized gains or losses on derivatives, the impact of full cost-ceiling impairment charges, if any, and non-recurring transaction costs for certain acquisitions or other non-recurring expense items, along with the related tax effect for all periods. This non-GAAP financial information is provided as additional information for investors and is not in accordance with, or an alternative to, GAAP financial measures. Additionally, these non-GAAP financial measures may be different than similar measures used by other companies. The Company believes the presentation of adjusted net (loss) income and adjusted (loss) earnings per diluted common share provides useful information to investors, as it provides them an additional relevant comparison of the Company’s performance across periods and to the performance of the Company’s peers. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures reflect adjustments for items of income and expense that are often excluded by industry analysts and other users of the Company’s financial statements in evaluating the Company’s performance. The table below reconciles adjusted net (loss) income and adjusted (loss) earnings per diluted common share to their most directly comparable GAAP measure of net (loss) income attributable to Matador Resources Company shareholders.

	Three Months Ended
	September 30,					June 30,					September 30,
	2020					2020					2019
(In thousands, except per share data)
Unaudited Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted Earnings (Loss) Per Share Reconciliation to Net (Loss) Income:
Net (loss) income attributable to Matador Resources Company shareholders	$	(276,064	)			$	(353,416	)			$	43,953
Total income tax provision (benefit)	26,497					(109,823		)			13,490
(Loss) income attributable to Matador Resources Company shareholders before taxes	(249,567		)			(463,239		)			57,443
Less non-recurring and unrealized charges to (loss) income before taxes:
Full-cost ceiling impairment	251,163					324,001					—
Unrealized loss (gain) on derivatives	13,033					132,668					(9,847		)
Net loss on asset sales and impairment	—					2,632					439
Adjusted income (loss) attributable to Matador Resources Company shareholders before taxes	14,629					(3,938		)			48,035
Income tax expense (benefit)(1)	3,072					(827		)			10,087
Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Matador Resources Company shareholders (non-GAAP)	$	11,557				$	(3,111	)			$	37,948
Basic weighted average shares outstanding, without participating securities	116,155					116,071					115,721
Dilutive effect of participating securities	685					—					922
Weighted average shares outstanding, including participating securities - basic	116,840					116,071					116,643
Dilutive effect of options and restricted stock units	569					—					333
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	117,409					116,071					116,976
Adjusted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Matador Resources Company shareholders (non-GAAP)
Basic	$	0.10				$	(0.03	)			$	0.33
Diluted	$	0.10				$	(0.03	)			$	0.32
(1) Estimated using federal statutory tax rate in effect for the period.