Archrock Inc

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Risks Related to the TOPS Acquisition

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We may not consummate the TOPS Acquisition.

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The TOPS Acquisition is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions, and we cannot assure you that the TOPS Acquisition will be consummated in the anticipated time frame or at all. If one or more of the closing conditions are not satisfied, the TOPS Acquisition may not be completed. Some of these conditions are beyond our control, and we may elect not to take actions necessary to satisfy these conditions or to ensure that the TOPS Acquisition is not otherwise terminated. In addition, the purchase and sale agreement contains certain termination rights for both parties which, if exercised, will also result in the TOPS Acquisition not being consummated.

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If the TOPS Acquisition is delayed, terminated or consummated on terms different than those described in the purchase and sale agreement, the market price of our common stock may decline to the extent that the price of our common stock reflects a market assumption that the TOPS Acquisition will be consummated on the terms described in the purchase and sale agreement or at all. Further, a failed transaction may result in negative publicity or a negative impression of us in the investment community and may affect our relationships with our business partners and the value of our common stock.

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Under certain specified circumstances in which the purchase and sale agreement is terminated pursuant to its terms, Archrock ELT may be required to pay sellers a termination fee equal to $30.0 million or, in certain circumstances, sellers may be required to pay Archrock ELT a termination fee equal to $20.0 million. If the purchase and sale agreement is terminated under such circumstances, the termination fee Archrock ELT may be required to pay under the purchase and sale agreement may require us to use available cash that would have otherwise been available for general corporate purposes and other uses.

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We may not be able to achieve the expected benefits of the TOPS Acquisition. We may also encounter significant

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difficulties in integrating TOPS.

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Even if we consummate the TOPS Acquisition, we may not be able to achieve the expected benefits of the TOPS Acquisition. There can be no assurance that the TOPS Acquisition will be beneficial to us. We may not be able to integrate the assets acquired in the TOPS Acquisition without increases in costs or other difficulties. The integration of a business is a complex, costly and time-consuming process. As a result, we will be required to devote significant management attention and resources to integrating our business practices and operations with the business practices and operations of TOPS. The integration process may disrupt our business and, if implemented ineffectively, would restrict the full realization of the anticipated benefits from the TOPS Acquisition. The failure to meet the challenges involved in integrating TOPS and to realize the anticipated benefits of the TOPS Acquisition could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and prospects, as well as the market price of our common stock. The challenges of integrating the operations of acquired businesses include, among others:

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Many of these factors are outside of our control, and any one of them could result in increased costs and liabilities, decreases in the amount of expected revenue and earnings, and diversion of management’s time and energy, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Further, additional unanticipated costs may be incurred in the integration of the acquired business.

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The market price of our common stock may decline as a result of the TOPS Acquisition if, among other things, the integration of the properties to be acquired in the TOPS Acquisition is unsuccessful or transaction costs related to the TOPS Acquisition are greater than expected. The market price of our common stock may decline if we do not achieve the perceived benefits of the TOPS Acquisition as rapidly or to the extent anticipated by us or by securities market participants or if the effect of TOPS Acquisition on our business, results of operations or financial condition or prospects is not consistent with our expectations or those of securities market participants.

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Any acquisitions we complete, including the TOPS Acquisition, are subject to substantial risks that could reduce our ability to make distributions to our common stockholders.

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Even if we do make acquisitions that we believe will increase the amount of cash available for distribution to our common stockholders, these acquisitions, including the TOPS Acquisition, may nevertheless result in a decrease in the amount of cash available for distribution to our common stockholders. Any acquisition, including the TOPS Acquisition, involves potential risks, including, among other things: