Infinity Natural Resources Announces Transformational Acquisition in the Ohio Utica Shale for $1.2 Billion

Addition of Antero’s Ohio Assets Solidifies Infinity’s Leading Position in the Utica Shale

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Infinity Natural Resources, Inc. (“Infinity” or the “Company”) (NYSE: INR) today announced that on December 5, 2025 its subsidiary Infinity Natural Resources, LLC entered into agreements (together, the “Agreements”) to acquire upstream and midstream assets in Ohio from Antero Resources Corporation (NYSE: AR) (“Antero Resources”) and Antero Midstream Corporation (NYSE: AM) (“Antero Midstream”) (collectively the “Antero Ohio Assets”) for a combined $1.2 billion. Concurrently, Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (NYSE: NOG) (“Northern”) will acquire an undivided 49% interest in the assets for $588 million, resulting in a $612 million purchase price net to Infinity for its undivided 51% interest (the “Transaction”). Infinity expects to fund the Transaction with cash on hand and borrowings under an expanded senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”). The Agreements have an effective date of July 1, 2025, with closing anticipated in the first quarter of 2026, and the Transaction is subject to customary purchase price adjustments and closing conditions.

Transaction Highlights

• Significant Addition to Top Tier Utica Acreage Position: Pro forma INR will control ~102k Ohio net horizontal Utica Shale acres with ~1.4 Tcfe of undeveloped net reserves
• Extends Premium Drilling Inventory: Highly contiguous acreage improves long lateral well development and adds high quality inventory across all phase windows, improving overall break-evens
• Captures Vertical Integration Benefits through Acquired Midstream Assets: ~141 miles of gathering lines with capacity to support 600 mmcf/d along with ~90 miles of water lines, reducing operating costs and cash break-evens
• Delivers Significant Operational and Financial Synergies: Estimated $25 million of synergies expected to be realized in 2026 alone, driven by lower operating costs and complementary acreage positions
• Immediately Accretive and Value Enhancing: Accretive across key financial metrics, including Adjusted EBITDAX margins, cash flow per share, and net asset value per share
• Strong Growth with Financial Discipline: Expected to complement Infinity’s best in class production growth amongst our Appalachian peers for 2026 and 2027. Accelerated Adjusted EBITDAX growth creates path to <1.0x net leverage by YE 2027

Management Commentary

“This transformational and strategic acquisition represents the largest transaction in Infinity’s history, continuing our track record of aggregation within the Appalachian basin,” said Zack Arnold, President and CEO of Infinity. “We are acquiring high-quality, cash-generating assets in the heart of the Utica Shale that immediately compete for capital and significantly enhance our operational scale.”

“The Antero Ohio Assets complement our existing footprint, providing substantial inventory depth with over 110 low break-even locations across multiple development windows. The addition of strategic midstream infrastructure provides an additional growth engine for the Company. We are pleased that Northern recognized the value of these assets, and we are excited to partner with them on this highly accretive transaction that creates compelling value for both Infinity and Northern in the near and long term.”

Antero Ohio Asset Highlights⁽¹⁾

• Upstream assets
  • Approximately 71,000 net acres in the core of the Utica Shale concentrated in Ohio’s Guernsey, Belmont and Harrison counties
  • 3^rd quarter 2025 net daily production of approximately 133 MMcfe/d (81% gas, 19% liquids) from 255 producing laterals (241 operated)
  • Low decline PDP assets
  • Over 110 undeveloped laterals totaling 1.6 million lateral feet across volatile oil, rich gas and dry gas windows
  • 764 billion cubic feet of undeveloped reserves, primarily natural gas
• Midstream and marketing assets
  • Approximately 141 miles of wholly owned midstream gathering lines
  • Approximately 90 miles of water lines
  • 600 mmcfe/d of throughput capacity to support asset growth and regional third party gathering
  • RexZone3 marketing contract further enhances margins and provides additional synergies

Strategic Rationale & Operational Integration

The Transaction creates a highly complementary asset base that leverages Infinity’s proven operational expertise in the Utica Shale. The contiguous nature of the acquired acreage, which is adjacent to Infinity’s existing operations in Ohio, enables optimized development planning, shared infrastructure utilization, and operational cost reductions, creating enhanced scale and meaningful operational synergies across the combined portfolio.

The Transaction significantly extends Infinity’s inventory runway by adding high-quality drilling locations that immediately compete for capital allocation. This expanded inventory base provides multiple development options across various commodity price environments while offering greater flexibility in capital deployment strategies. Additionally, the acquired gathering infrastructure and marketing contracts provide enhanced control over product transportation and pricing, creating additional margin opportunities across the combined asset base through improved midstream value capture.

Infinity’s demonstrated ability to optimize spacing, lateral length, and completion designs positions the Company to drive improvements in the economics of the acquired assets. This operational expertise, combined with the scale benefits of the expanded asset base, is expected to accelerate capital efficiency gains and enhance overall returns across the integrated operations.

Select 2026 Pro Forma Operational Outlook Commentary

Post-closing, Infinity expects to increase its operated rig count to two rigs. This enhanced drilling program is designed to deliver leading production growth in 2026 while maintaining a continued focus on high-return, low-breakeven locations, optimizing development across the combined portfolio, and achieving enhanced capital efficiency through operational synergies.

Transaction Financing

The Transaction is expected to be funded through cash on hand and borrowings under Infinity’s Credit Facility. In connection with the Transaction, Infinity has secured $500 million of incremental commitments from its existing lenders, increasing our elected commitments from the current $375 million to $875 million.

Approvals

The Boards of Directors of Infinity, Northern, Antero Resources and Antero Midstream have each approved the Transaction.

Investor Resources and Documentation

Infinity has posted an investor presentation regarding the Transaction, accessible on the “Investor Relations” section of Infinity’s website at https://ir.infinitynaturalresources.com/.

Further details on the terms of the Transaction are set forth in the Agreements, which will be filed by Infinity with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and will be available for viewing under its profile at www.sec.gov or on the “Investor Relations” section of Infinity’s website.

Advisors

Citigroup acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Infinity, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP acted as legal advisors for Infinity.

Presentation and Webcast

Infinity will host a conference call Monday, December 8, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. ET to discuss the Transaction. The conference call will be webcast live on the Company’s investor relations (IR) website at https://ir.infinitynaturalresources.com/. In addition, you may participate in the conference call by dialing (877) 704-4453 (U.S.) or (201) 389-0920 (International), and providing 13757534 as the conference ID. A replay of the call will be available following the event on the Company’s website or by phone at (844) 512-2921 (U.S.) or (412) 317-6671 (International) and using the same conference ID.

About Infinity

Infinity (NYSE: INR) is a growth oriented, free cash flow generating, independent energy company focused on the acquisition, development, and production of hydrocarbons in the Appalachian Basin. Our operations are focused on the Utica Shale in eastern Ohio as well as our stacked dry gas assets in both the Marcellus and Utica Shales in southwestern Pennsylvania.

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