---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-043521"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AROC"
cik: "0001389050"
company_name: "Archrock, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-05-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T00:04:08.998197+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Archrock completes $357M NGCS acquisition; issues 2.251M shares, $299M cash

## Summary
- Total consideration ~$357M: $266.7M cash for NGCSI and $90.4M cash/stock for NGCSE.
- Issued approx 2.251M Archrock shares to NGCSE; funded $299M cash portion via ABL facility.
- Acquisition expected to be immediately accretive to 2025 EPS and cash available for dividend per share.
- Company reaffirms target leverage ratio of 3.0x-3.5x after funding with ABL.
- NGCSE Holdings receives registration rights and agrees to 180-day lock-up on shares received.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-043521
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AROC
- cik: 0001389050
- company_name: Archrock, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.01, 3.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1389050/000110465925043521/0001104659-25-043521-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1389050/000110465925043521/tm2513765d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-043521
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-043521.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-043521.txt

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.