CORE LABORATORIES N V - Quarter Report: 2022 September (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2022

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ________________ to ______________

Commission File Number: 001-14273

CORE LABORATORIES N.V.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


The Netherlands		Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Van Heuven Goedhartlaan 7 B
1181 LE Amstelveen
The Netherlands		Not Applicable
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(31-20) 420-3191

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

None

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock (par value EUR 0.02)	CLB	New York Stock Exchange
Common Stock (par value EUR 0.02)	CLB	Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer ☒	Accelerated filer ☐	Non-accelerated filer ☐	Smaller reporting company ☐	Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ☐ No ☒

The number of common shares of the registrant, par value EUR 0.02 per share, outstanding at October 26, 2022 was 46,371,309.

CORE LABORATORIES N.V.

FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

INDEX

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION


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Item 1.	Financial Statements

	Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2022 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2021	3

	Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)	4

	Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)	6

	Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)	7

	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited)	9

	Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	10

Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	21

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	35

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	35


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	36

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	36

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	38

Item 6.	Exhibits	39

	Signature	40

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

CORE LABORATORIES N.V.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)


	September 30, 2022			December 31, 2021
ASSETS	(Unaudited)
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	13,732		$	17,703
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $2,356 and $3,225 at 2022 and 2021, respectively		100,195			96,830
Inventories		54,795			45,443
Prepaid expenses		11,514			14,059
Income taxes receivable		9,298			9,911
Other current assets		5,681			5,109
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS		195,215			189,055
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net of accumulated depreciation of $313,100 and $306,461 at 2022 and 2021, respectively		107,252			110,952
RIGHT OF USE ASSETS		56,589			61,387
INTANGIBLES, net of accumulated amortization of $17,422 and $17,540 at 2022 and 2021, respectively		7,651			8,139
GOODWILL		99,445			99,445
DEFERRED TAX ASSETS, net		70,652			70,462
OTHER ASSETS		33,386			41,413
TOTAL ASSETS	$	570,190		$	580,853
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	$	34,343		$	29,726
Accrued payroll and related costs		21,225			20,833
Taxes other than payroll and income		4,626			5,931
Unearned revenues		5,760			7,765
Operating lease liabilities		11,472			12,342
Income taxes payable		3,093			6,502
Other current liabilities		6,840			7,683
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES		87,359			90,782
LONG-TERM DEBT, net		182,677			188,636
LONG-TERM OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES		41,975			49,286
DEFERRED COMPENSATION		31,323			39,101
DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES, net		22,719			24,336
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES		20,844			27,711
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
EQUITY:
Preference shares, EUR 0.02 par value; 6,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding		—			—
Common shares, EUR 0.02 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized, 46,454,264 issued and 46,344,670 outstanding at 2022 and 46,454,264 issued and 46,349,397 outstanding at 2021		1,188			1,188
Additional paid-in capital		106,329			101,120
Retained earnings		79,662			68,349
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(4,500	)		(10,133	)
Treasury shares (at cost), 109,594 at 2022 and 104,867 at 2021		(4,143	)		(4,075	)
Total Core Laboratories N.V. shareholders' equity		178,536			156,449
Non-controlling interest		4,757			4,552
TOTAL EQUITY		183,293			161,001
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$	570,190		$	580,853

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.

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CORE LABORATORIES N.V.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)


	Three Months Ended
	September 30,
	2022			2021
	(Unaudited)
REVENUE:
Services	$	87,891		$	84,820
Product sales		38,075			33,165
Total revenue		125,966			117,985
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Cost of services, exclusive of depreciation expense shown below		67,618			67,086
Cost of product sales, exclusive of depreciation expense shown below		31,312			25,832
General and administrative expense, exclusive of depreciation expense shown below		10,001			15,115
Depreciation		3,999			4,322
Amortization		172			174
Other (income) expense, net		(1,781	)		(1,184	)
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)		14,645			6,640
Interest expense		3,138			2,669
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		11,507			3,971
Income tax expense (benefit)		3,856			2,962
Income (loss) from continuing operations		7,651			1,009
Net income (loss)		7,651			1,009
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest		127			135
Net income (loss) attributable to Core Laboratories N.V.	$	7,524		$	874

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE INFORMATION:
Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations	$	0.17		$	0.02
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to Core Laboratories N.V.	$	0.16		$	0.02

Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations	$	0.16		$	0.02
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Core Laboratories N.V.	$	0.16		$	0.02

WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:
Basic		46,338			46,289
Diluted		47,012			47,125

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.

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CORE LABORATORIES N.V.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)


	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2022			2021
	(Unaudited)
REVENUE:
Services	$	258,036		$	255,065
Product sales		104,128			90,048
Total revenue		362,164			345,113
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Cost of services, exclusive of depreciation expense shown below		204,641			197,717
Cost of product sales, exclusive of depreciation expense shown below		89,198			73,192
General and administrative expense, exclusive of depreciation expense shown below		29,393			33,246
Depreciation		12,572			13,531
Amortization		516			587
Other (income) expense, net		(62	)		(4,222	)
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)		25,906			31,062
Interest expense		8,489			6,562
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		17,417			24,500
Income tax expense (benefit)		4,449			7,068
Income (loss) from continuing operations		12,968			17,432
Net income (loss)		12,968			17,432
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest		266			393
Net income (loss) attributable to Core Laboratories N.V.	$	12,702		$	17,039

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE INFORMATION:
Basic earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations	$	0.28		$	0.38
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to Core Laboratories N.V.	$	0.27		$	0.37

Diluted earnings (loss) per share from continuing operations	$	0.28		$	0.37
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Core Laboratories N.V.	$	0.27		$	0.36

WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:
Basic		46,319			45,932
Diluted		47,117			46,833

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.

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CORE LABORATORIES N.V.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(In thousands)


	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 30,					September 30,
	2022		2021			2022			2021
	(Unaudited)
Net income (loss)	$	7,651	$	1,009		$	12,968		$	17,432
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Interest rate swaps:
Gain (loss) on fair value of interest rate swaps		—		563			6,015			(2,645	)
Interest rate swap amount reclassified to net income (loss)		249		—			762			(341	)
Income tax expense (benefit) on interest rate swaps reclassified to net income (loss)		—		(118	)		(1,144	)		493
Total interest rate swaps		249		445			5,633			(2,493	)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)		249		445			5,633			(2,493	)
Comprehensive income (loss)		7,900		1,454			18,601			14,939
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest		127		135			266			393
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Core Laboratories N.V.	$	7,773	$	1,319		$	18,335		$	14,546

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.

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CORE LABORATORIES N.V.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(In thousands, except share and per share data)


	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2022			2021			2022			2021
	(Unaudited)
Common Shares
Balance at Beginning of Period	$	1,188		$	1,188		$	1,188		$	1,148
New share issuance		—			—			—			40
Balance at End of Period	$	1,188		$	1,188		$	1,188		$	1,188

Additional Paid-In Capital
Balance at Beginning of Period	$	104,779		$	98,255		$	101,120		$	41,184
Stock-based compensation		1,550			7,772			5,209			5,744
New share issuance		—			—			—			59,099
Balance at End of Period	$	106,329		$	106,027		$	106,329		$	106,027

Retained Earnings
Balance at Beginning of Period	$	72,601		$	65,712		$	68,349		$	50,456
Dividends paid		(463	)		(463	)		(1,389	)		(1,372	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Core Laboratories N.V.		7,524			874			12,702			17,039
Balance at End of Period	$	79,662		$	66,123		$	79,662		$	66,123

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance at Beginning of Period	$	(4,749	)	$	(10,138	)	$	(10,133	)	$	(7,200	)
Interest rate swaps, net of income taxes		249			445			5,633			(2,493	)
Balance at End of Period	$	(4,500	)	$	(9,693	)	$	(4,500	)	$	(9,693	)

Treasury Shares
Balance at Beginning of Period	$	(4,682	)	$	(4,992	)	$	(4,075	)	$	(14,075	)
Stock-based compensation		684			788			2,243			10,902
Repurchase of common shares		(145	)		(2,880	)		(2,311	)		(3,911	)
Balance at End of Period	$	(4,143	)	$	(7,084	)	$	(4,143	)	$	(7,084	)

Non-Controlling Interest
Balance at Beginning of Period	$	4,630		$	4,318		$	4,552		$	4,060
Non-controlling interest dividends		—			—			(61	)		—
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest		127			135			266			393
Balance at End of Period	$	4,757		$	4,453		$	4,757		$	4,453

Total Equity
Balance at Beginning of Period	$	173,767		$	154,343		$	161,001		$	75,573
Stock-based compensation		2,234			8,560			7,452			16,646
Repurchase of common shares		(145	)		(2,880	)		(2,311	)		(3,911	)
Dividends paid		(463	)		(463	)		(1,389	)		(1,372	)
Non-controlling interest dividends		—			—			(61	)		—
New share issuance		—			—			—			59,139
Interest rate swaps, net of income taxes		249			445			5,633			(2,493	)
Net income (loss)		7,651			1,009			12,968			17,432
Balance at End of Period	$	183,293		$	161,014		$	183,293		$	161,014

Cash Dividends per Share	$	0.01		$	0.01		$	0.03		$	0.03

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.

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CORE LABORATORIES N.V.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Continued)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)


	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2022			2021			2022			2021
	(Unaudited)
Common Shares - Number of shares issued
Balance at Beginning of Period		46,454,264			46,454,264			46,454,264			44,796,252
New share issuance		—			—			—			1,658,012
Balance at End of Period		46,454,264			46,454,264			46,454,264			46,454,264

Treasury Shares - Number of shares
Balance at Beginning of Period		(129,457	)		(128,734	)		(104,867	)		(223,451	)
Stock-based compensation		27,925			27,753			87,330			156,333
Repurchase of common shares		(8,062	)		(93,291	)		(92,057	)		(127,154	)
Balance at End of Period		(109,594	)		(194,272	)		(109,594	)		(194,272	)

Common Shares - Number of shares outstanding
Balance at Beginning of Period		46,324,807			46,325,530			46,349,397			44,572,801
New share issuance		—			—			—			1,658,012
Stock-based compensation		27,925			27,753			87,330			156,333
Repurchase of common shares		(8,062	)		(93,291	)		(92,057	)		(127,154	)
Balance at End of Period		46,344,670			46,259,992			46,344,670			46,259,992

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.

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CORE LABORATORIES N.V.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)


	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2022			2021
	(Unaudited)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss)	$	12,968		$	17,432
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Stock-based compensation		7,452			16,646
Depreciation and amortization		13,088			14,118
Changes in value of life insurance policies		6,407			(1,686	)
Deferred income taxes		(1,807	)		3,058
Gain on sale of business		—			(1,012	)
Other non-cash items		31			(2,241	)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(3,390	)		(12,135	)
Inventories		(9,188	)		(3,599	)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		2,347			2,443
Other assets		(851	)		106
Accounts payable		4,288			9,661
Accrued expenses		(5,165	)		(10,824	)
Unearned revenues		(2,005	)		1,410
Other liabilities		(12,430	)		(3,952	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		11,745			29,425
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures		(8,195	)		(8,789	)
Patents and other intangibles		(27	)		(249	)
Proceeds from sale of assets		426			487
Proceeds from sale of business, net of cash sold		240			513
Proceeds from insurance recovery		583			—
Net proceeds on life insurance policies		2,059			1,509
Net cash used in investing activities		(4,914	)		(6,529	)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repayment of long-term debt		(49,000	)		(194,000	)
Proceeds from long-term debt		44,000			123,000
Debt issuance costs		(1,690	)		—
Proceeds from issuance of common shares		—			60,000
Transaction costs on equity distribution program		(411	)		(861	)
Dividends paid		(1,389	)		(1,372	)
Repurchase of common shares		(2,311	)		(3,911	)
Other financing activities		(1	)		(508	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(10,802	)		(17,652	)
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		(3,971	)		5,244
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period		17,703			13,806
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$	13,732		$	19,050

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash payments for interest	$	7,101		$	8,841
Cash payments for income taxes	$	10,475		$	7,270

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these interim consolidated financial statements.

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CORE LABORATORIES N.V.

NOTES TO THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Core Laboratories N.V. and its subsidiaries for which we have a controlling voting interest and/or a controlling financial interest. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP") for interim financial information using the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Core Laboratories N.V.'s balance sheet information for the year ended December 31, 2021, was derived from the 2021 audited consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, these financial statements do not include all of the information and footnote disclosures required by U.S. GAAP for the annual financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and the summary of significant accounting policies and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 (the "2021 Annual Report").

Core Laboratories N.V. uses the equity method of accounting for investments in which it has less than a majority interest and does not exercise control but does exert significant influence. Non-controlling interests have been recorded to reflect outside ownership attributable to consolidated subsidiaries that are less than 100% owned. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented have been included in these financial statements. Furthermore, the operating results presented for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, may not necessarily be indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2022.

References to "Core Lab", "Core Laboratories", the "Company", "we", "our" and similar phrases are used throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and relate collectively to Core Laboratories N.V. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

We operate our business in two reportable segments: (1) Reservoir Description and (2) Production Enhancement. These complementary segments provide different services and products and utilize different technologies for evaluating and improving reservoir performance and increasing oil and gas recovery from new and existing fields. For a description of product types and services offered by these business segments, see Note 16, Segment Reporting.

Certain reclassifications were made to prior period amounts in order to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no impact on the reported net income or cash flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021.

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES UPDATE

Our significant accounting policies are detailed in Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies of our 2021 Annual Report. Additionally, we updated the following accounting policy during the nine months ended September 30, 2022:

Property, Plant and Equipment

We review our long-lived assets ("LLA") for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that their net book value may not be recovered over their remaining service lives. Indicators of possible impairment may include significant declines in activity levels in regions where specific assets or groups of assets are located, extended periods of idle use, declining revenue or cash flow or overall changes in general market conditions.

The geopolitical conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which began in February 2022 and has continued through September 30, 2022, has resulted in disruptions to our operations in Ukraine and Russia. The Company has assessed the need for impairment testing for LLA in Russia and Ukraine as of September 30, 2022. As of September 30, 2022, all laboratory facilities, offices, and locations in Russia continued to operate and remained profitable, which formed the basis of our projections for evaluating impairment, and no specific asset impairments were identified. With regard to the Company’s

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operations and associated fixed assets in Ukraine, there is no damage to our facilities as of September 30, 2022. During the three months ended September 30, 2022, the Company has performed limited operations in Ukraine as the circumstances permit and intends to resume full operations in Ukraine at such time as we believe appropriate and safe for our local employees. Therefore, we determined there was no impairment for LLA in Ukraine as of September 30, 2022.

3. CONTRACT ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

The balance of contract assets and liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):


	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Contract assets:
Current	$	1,101	$	2,072
	$	1,101	$	2,072
Contract liabilities:
Current	$	885	$	1,300
Non-current		85		435
	$	970	$	1,735


	September 30, 2022
Estimate of when contract liabilities will be recognized as revenue:
Within 12 months	$	885
Within 12 to 24 months		61
Greater than 24 months		24

The current portion of contract assets are included in our accounts receivable as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021. The current portion of contract liabilities is included in unearned revenues and the non-current portion of contract liabilities is included in other long-term liabilities as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

We did not recognize any impairment losses on our contract assets during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.

4. ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTURES

We had no significant business acquisitions or divestures during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021.

5. INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):


	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021
Finished goods	$	31,732	$	21,527
Parts and materials		20,416		20,965
Work in progress		2,647		2,951
Total inventories	$	54,795	$	45,443

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We include freight costs incurred for shipping inventory to our clients in the cost of product sales caption in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

6. LEASES

We have operating leases primarily consisting of office and lab space, machinery and equipment and vehicles. The components of lease expense are as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2022			2021			2022			2021
Operating lease expense	$	4,061		$	4,396		$	12,280		$	13,028
Short-term lease expense		516			555			1,337			1,386
Variable lease expense		344			417			1,108			1,188
Total lease expense	$	4,921		$	5,368		$	14,725		$	15,602
Other information:
Operating cash flows for operating leases	$	3,793		$	3,914		$	12,799		$	12,362
Right of use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease obligations	$	1,598		$	1,576		$	6,682		$	6,202
Weighted-average remaining lease term - operating leases	7.14 years			7.94 years			7.14 years			7.94 years
Weighted-average discount rate - operating leases		4.61	%		4.62	%		4.61	%		4.62	%

Scheduled undiscounted lease payments for non-cancellable leases consist of the following (in thousands):


	September 30, 2022
Remainder of 2022	$	3,571
2023		12,790
2024		9,891
2025		8,363
2026		6,817
Thereafter		22,172
Total undiscounted lease payments		63,604
Less: Imputed interest		(10,157	)
Total operating lease liabilities	$	53,447

7. LONG-TERM DEBT, NET

We have no finance lease obligations. Debt is summarized in the following table (in thousands):


	Interest Rate	Maturity Date	September 30, 2022			December 31, 2021
2011 Senior Notes Series B (1)	4.11%	September 30, 2023	$	75,000		$	75,000
2021 Senior Notes Series A (2)	4.09%	January 12, 2026		45,000			45,000
2021 Senior Notes Series B (2)	4.38%	January 12, 2028		15,000			15,000
Credit Facility				50,000			55,000
Total long-term debt				185,000			190,000
Less: Debt issuance costs				(2,323	)		(1,364	)
Long-term debt, net			$	182,677		$	188,636

(1) Interest is payable semi-annually on March 30 and September 30.

(2) Interest is payable semi-annually on June 30 and December 30.

We have three series of senior notes outstanding with an aggregate principal amount of $135 million that were issued through private placement transactions. Series B of the 2011 Senior Notes was issued in 2011 (the "2011 Senior Notes"). Series A and

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Series B of the 2021 Senior Notes were issued and funded on January 12, 2021 (the "2021 Senior Notes"). The 2021 Senior Notes and the 2011 Senior Notes are collectively the "Senior Notes". We intend to repay the 2011 Senior Notes Series B at maturity in September 2023 using borrowings under our existing long-term Amended Credit Facility; therefore, we continue to classify them as long-term debt.

On July 25, 2022, we, along with our wholly owned subsidiary Core Laboratories (U.S.) Interests Holdings, Inc. ("CLIH") entered into an Eighth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as amended, the "Amended Credit Facility") modifying and extending the existing credit facility for an aggregate borrowing commitment of $135 million with a $50 million “accordion” feature. The Amended Credit Facility is secured by first priority interests in (1) substantially all of the tangible and intangible personal property, and equity interest of CLIH and certain of the Company's U.S. and foreign subsidiary companies; and (2) instruments evidencing intercompany indebtedness owing to the Company, CLIH and certain of the Company's U.S. and foreign subsidiary companies. Under the Amended Credit Facility, the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus 2.00% to SOFR plus 3.00% will be applied to outstanding borrowings. Any outstanding balance under the Amended Credit Facility is due at maturity on July 25, 2026, subject to springing maturity on July 12, 2025, if any portion of the Company’s 2021 Senior Notes Series A due January 12, 2026, in the aggregate principal amount of $45 million, remain outstanding on July 12, 2025, unless the Company's liquidity equals or exceeds the principal amount of the 2021 Senior Notes Series A outstanding on such date. The available capacity at any point in time is reduced by outstanding borrowings and outstanding letters of credit which totaled approximately $10 million at September 30, 2022, resulting in an available borrowing capacity under the Amended Credit Facility of approximately $75 million. In addition to indebtedness under the Amended Credit Facility, we had approximately $5 million of outstanding letters of credit and performance guarantees and bonds from other sources as of September 30, 2022. The Amended Credit Facility does not substantially alter the calculation of the net leverage or interest coverage ratios. Pursuant to the terms of the Amended Credit Facility, the maximum leverage ratio permitted is as follows:


Quarter ending		Maximum leverage ratio permitted
June 30, 2022, and September 30, 2022		2.75
December 31, 2022, and thereafter		2.50

The terms of the Amended Credit Facility and Senior Notes require us to meet certain covenants, including, but not limited to, an interest coverage ratio (calculated as consolidated EBITDA divided by interest expense) and a leverage ratio (calculated as consolidated net indebtedness divided by consolidated EBITDA), where consolidated EBITDA (as defined in each agreement) and interest expense are calculated using the most recent four fiscal quarters. The Amended Credit Facility and Senior Notes include a cross-default provision, whereby a default under one agreement may trigger a default in the other agreements. The Amended Credit Facility has more restrictive covenants with a minimum interest coverage ratio of 3.00 to 1.00 and permits a maximum leverage ratio as described above. The Amended Credit Facility allows non-cash charges such as impairment of assets, stock compensation and other non-cash charges to be added back in the calculation of consolidated EBITDA. The terms of our Amended Credit Facility also allow us to negotiate in good faith to amend any ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent of the agreement if any change in accounting principles would affect the computation of any financial ratio or covenant of the Amended Credit Facility. In accordance with the terms of the Amended Credit Facility, our leverage ratio is 2.42, and our interest coverage ratio is 6.39, each for the period ended September 30, 2022. We believe that we are in compliance with all covenants contained in our Amended Credit Facility and Senior Notes. Certain of our material, wholly-owned subsidiaries, are guarantors or co-borrowers under the Amended Credit Facility and Senior Notes.

See Note 14, Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities for additional information regarding interest rate swap agreements we have entered to fix the underlying risk-free rate on our Amended Credit Facility and Senior Notes.

The estimated fair value of total debt at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 approximated the book value of total debt. The fair value was estimated using Level 2 inputs by calculating the sum of the discounted future interest and principal payments through the maturity date.

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8. PENSION

Prior to January 2020, we provided a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan covering substantially all of our Dutch employees ("Dutch Plan") who were hired prior to 2000. In 2019 and 2020, there was a curtailment of the Dutch Plan for our Dutch employees whose pension benefit was based on years of service and final pay or career average pay, depending on when the employee began participating. These employees have been moved into the Dutch defined contribution plan. However, the unconditional indexation for this group of participants continues for so long as they remain in active service with the Company. There have been no further contributions to fund the Dutch Plan.

The following table summarizes the components of net periodic pension cost under the Dutch Plan (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2022			2021			2022			2021
Interest cost	$	140		$	80		$	443		$	244
Expected return on plan assets		(132	)		(76	)		(416	)		(232	)
Net periodic pension cost	$	8		$	4		$	27		$	12

9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

We have been and may from time to time be named as a defendant in legal actions that arise in the ordinary course of business. These include, but are not limited to, employment-related claims and contractual disputes and claims for personal injury or property damage which occur in connection with the provision of our services and products. A liability is accrued when a loss is both probable and can be reasonably estimated.

See Note 7, Long-term Debt, net for amounts committed under letters of credits and performance guarantees and bonds.

10. EQUITY

Common Shares

In 2021, we completed the sale of 1,658,012 common shares through an at-the-market offering program pursuant to an Equity Distribution Agreement for the issuance and sale of up to $60.0 million of our common shares, which generated aggregate proceeds of $59.1 million, net of commissions and other associated costs. Proceeds were used to reduce outstanding debt on the Company’s credit facility in 2021.

On June 9, 2022, we entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement with certain banks (the "2022 Equity Distribution Agreement") for the issuance and sale of up to $60.0 million of our common shares. Under the terms of the 2022 Equity Distribution Agreement, sales of our common shares may be made by any method deemed to be an "at-the-market offering" as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "ATM program"). The Company elects when to issue a placement notice which may, among other sales parameters, specify the number of shares to be sold, the minimum price per share to be accepted, the daily volume of shares that may be sold and the range of dates when shares may be sold. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from any offerings for general corporate purposes. Pending these uses, Core Lab intends to invest the net proceeds in investment-grade interest-bearing obligations, highly liquid cash equivalents, certificates of deposit or direct or guaranteed obligations of the United States of America. As of September 30, 2022 and for the time period of October 1, 2022 through October 27, 2022, the Company has not sold any shares under the 2022 Equity Distribution Agreement.

Treasury Shares

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, we distributed 27,925 and 87,330 treasury shares, respectively, upon vesting of stock-based awards. During the three months ended September 30, 2022, we repurchased 8,062 of our common shares for $0.1 million, which were surrendered to us pursuant to the terms of a stock-based compensation plan in consideration of the participants' tax burdens resulting from the issuance of common shares under that plan. During the nine months ended

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September 30, 2022, we repurchased 92,057 of our common shares for $2.3 million, including rights to 19,776 shares valued at $0.5 million surrendered to us pursuant to the terms of a stock-based compensation plan in consideration of the participants' tax burdens resulting from the issuance of common shares under that plan. Such common shares, unless canceled, may be reissued for a variety of purposes such as future acquisitions, non-employee director stock awards or employee stock awards.

Dividend Policy

In March, May and August 2022, we paid a quarterly dividend of $0.01 per common share. In addition, on October 26, 2022 we declared a quarterly dividend of $0.01 per common share for shareholders of record on November 7, 2022 and payable on November 28, 2022.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Amounts recognized, net of income tax, in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consist of the following (in thousands):


	September 30, 2022			December 31, 2021
Pension and other post-retirement benefit plans - unrecognized prior service costs and net actuarial loss	$	(5,595	)	$	(5,595	)
Interest rate swaps - net fair value gain (loss)		1,095			(4,538	)
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(4,500	)	$	(10,133	)

11. EARNINGS PER SHARE

We compute basic earnings per common share by dividing net income attributable to Core Laboratories N.V. by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share includes the incremental effect of contingently issuable shares from performance and restricted stock awards, as determined using the treasury stock method. The following table summarizes the calculation of weighted average common shares outstanding used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic		46,338		46,289		46,319		45,932
Effect of dilutive securities:
Restricted shares		62		178		107		188
Performance shares		612		658		691		713
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted		47,012		47,125		47,117		46,833

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12. OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET

The components of other (income) expense, net, are as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2022			2021			2022			2021
(Gain) loss on sale of assets	$	(96	)	$	(231	)	$	(363	)	$	(350	)
Results of non-consolidated subsidiaries		(59	)		(31	)		(173	)		(1	)
Foreign exchange (gain) loss, net		(1,303	)		(140	)		(462	)		(196	)
Rents and royalties		(222	)		(133	)		(533	)		(414	)
Return on pension assets and other pension costs		(132	)		(77	)		(416	)		(232	)
Gain on sale of business		—			—			—			(1,012	)
Severance and other charges		—			—			3,332			—
Insurance and other settlements		—			(550	)		(669	)		(1,300	)
Other, net		31			(22	)		(778	)		(717	)
Total other (income) expense, net	$	(1,781	)	$	(1,184	)	$	(62	)	$	(4,222	)

Foreign exchange (gain) loss, net by currency are summarized in the following table (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2022			2021			2022			2021
British Pound	$	(187	)	$	(15	)	$	(195	)	$	(45	)
Canadian Dollar		130			48			159			13
Euro		(501	)		(146	)		(956	)		(337	)
Russian Ruble		(533	)		(10	)		572			31
Colombian Peso		(309	)		(50	)		(398	)		(233	)
Other currencies, net		97			33			356			375
Foreign exchange (gain) loss, net	$	(1,303	)	$	(140	)	$	(462	)	$	(196	)

13. INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT)

The Company recorded an income tax expense of $3.9 million and $4.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, compared to an income tax expense of $3.0 million and $7.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, was 33.5% and 25.5%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, was 74.6% and 28.8%, respectively. The tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, was largely impacted by taxable gains in local jurisdictions associated with foreign currency translation of U.S. dollar denominated receivables, primarily in the United Kingdom and Turkey. The increased tax was partially offset by the release of withholding tax of $0.6 million related to unrepatriated earnings of our Russian subsidiary amounting to $12.0 million, which are not expected to be distributed in the foreseeable future. The tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2021, in contrast, was largely impacted by non-deductible items and the earnings mix of jurisdictions subject to tax for that period.

14. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

We are exposed to market risks related to fluctuations in interest rates. To mitigate these risks, we utilize derivative instruments in the form of interest rate swaps. We do not enter into derivative transactions for speculative purposes.

Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate swaps that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedging instruments are carried at fair value and recorded in our consolidated balance sheets as an asset or liability. The full fair value of a hedging derivative is classified as a non-current asset or liability if the remaining maturity of the hedged item is more than 12 months, and as a current asset or liability if the remaining maturity of the hedged item is less than 12 months.

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Unrealized (gains) losses are deferred in shareholders' equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Interest rate swaps that are highly effective are recognized in income as an increase or decrease to interest expense in the period in which the related cash flows being hedged are recognized in expense.

Our Credit Facility previously bore interest at variable rates from LIBOR plus 1.500% to a maximum of LIBOR plus 2.875% and included a LIBOR floor of 0.500%.

On July 25, 2022, the Company entered into the Amended Credit Facility, and under the Amended Credit Facility, the SOFR plus 2.00% to SOFR plus 3.00% will be applied to outstanding borrowings. See Note 7, Long-Term Debt, Net for additional information. The Company has elected to apply the optional expedient for hedging relationships affected by reference rate reform. Accordingly, no outstanding balance on the Amended Credit Facility with a SOFR rate will preclude cash flow hedging with existing LIBOR hedging instruments.

In August 2014, we entered into a swap agreement with a notional amount of $25 million ("2014 Variable-to-Fixed Swap"), and the LIBOR portion of the interest rate was fixed at 2.5% through August 29, 2024. In February 2020, we entered into a second swap agreement with a notional amount of $25 million ("2020 Variable-to-Fixed Swap"), and the LIBOR portion of the interest rate was fixed at 1.3% through February 28, 2025. These interest rate swap agreements were terminated, dedesignated and settled in March 2021. At September 30, 2022, the outstanding balance on the Amended Credit Facility was $50 million. The hedging relationship is highly effective; therefore, gains and losses on these swaps will be reclassified into interest expense in accordance with the forecasted transactions or the scheduled interest payments on the Amended Credit Facility. Approximately $0.8 million of net losses included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at September 30, 2022, is expected to be reclassified into earnings within the next 12 months as interest payments are made on the Company’s Amended Credit Facility.

In March 2020, we entered into two forward interest rate swap agreements for a total notional amount of $35 million to be effective beginning in September 2021. The purpose of these forward interest rate swap agreements was to fix the underlying risk-free rate that would be associated with the anticipated issuance of new long-term debt by the Company. These two forward interest rate swap agreements were terminated and settled in March 2021 and together with the settlement of the 2020 Variable-to-Fixed Swap resulted in a net gain of $1.4 million that was recognized directly in the consolidated statement of operations.

In March 2021, we entered into a new forward interest rate swap agreement for a notional amount of $60 million and carried the fair value of the terminated 2014 and 2020 Variable-to-Fixed Swaps into the new agreement in a "blend and extend" structured transaction. The purpose of this forward interest rate swap agreement is to fix the underlying risk-free rate, that would be associated with the anticipated issuance of new long-term debt by the Company in future periods. The forward interest rate swap would hedge the risk-free rate on forecasted long-term debt for a maximum of 11 years through March 2033. Risk associated with future changes in the 10-year LIBOR interest rates have been fixed up to a notional amount of $60 million with this instrument. The interest rate swap qualifies as a cash flow hedging instrument.

On April 8, 2022, the forward interest rate swap agreement was terminated and settled for a gain of $0.6 million. The gain on the termination of the forward interest rate swap is included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Upon issuing new long-term debt in future periods, the Company expects the hedging relationship on the forecasted transactions to be highly effective and amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive income will be reclassified into interest expense in accordance with the forecasted transactions or the scheduled interest payments on future long-term fixed rate debt.

At September 30, 2022, we had fixed rate long-term debt aggregating $135 million and variable rate long-term debt aggregating $50 million.

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The fair values of outstanding derivative instruments are as follows (in thousands):


	Fair Value of Derivatives
	September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021			Balance Sheet Classification
Derivatives designated as hedges:
10 year forward interest rate swap	$	—	$	(5,446	)	Other long-term (liabilities)
	$	—	$	(5,446	)

The fair value of all outstanding derivatives was determined using a model with inputs that are observable in the market or can be derived from or corroborated by observable data (Level 2).

The effect of the interest rate swaps on the consolidated statements of operations is as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021			Income Statement Classification
Derivatives designated as hedges:
5 year interest rate swap	$	84	$	—	$	264	$	(831	)	Increase (decrease) to interest expense
10 year interest rate swap		165		—		498		490		Increase (decrease) to interest expense
	$	249	$	—	$	762	$	(341	)

15. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company's only financial assets and liabilities which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis relate to certain aspects of the Company's benefit plans and our derivative instruments. We use the market approach to determine the fair value of these assets and liabilities using significant other observable inputs (Level 2) with the assistance of a third-party specialist. We do not have any assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using quoted prices in an active market (Level 1) or significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). Gains and losses related to the fair value changes in the deferred compensation assets and liabilities are recorded in general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations. Gains and losses related to the fair value of the interest rate and forward interest rate swaps are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss).

The following table summarizes the fair value balances (in thousands):


			Fair Value Measurement at
			September 30, 2022
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Company owned life insurance policies (1)	$	23,833	$	—	$	23,833	$	—
	$	23,833	$	—	$	23,833	$	—
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation liabilities	$	17,412	$	—	$	17,412	$	—
	$	17,412	$	—	$	17,412	$	—

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			Fair Value Measurement at
			December 31, 2021
	Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Company owned life insurance policies (1)	$	32,299	$	—	$	32,299	$	—
	$	32,299	$	—	$	32,299	$	—
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation liabilities	$	22,114	$	—	$	22,114	$	—
10 year forward interest rate swap		5,446		—		5,446		—
	$	27,560	$	—	$	27,560	$	—
(1) Deferred compensation assets consist of cash surrender value of life insurance policies and are intended to assist in the funding of the deferred compensation liabilities.

16. SEGMENT REPORTING

We operate our business in two reportable segments. These complementary segments provide different services and products and utilize different technologies for evaluating and improving reservoir performance and increasing oil and gas recovery from new and existing fields.

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Reservoir Description: Encompasses the characterization of petroleum reservoir rock and reservoir fluids samples to increase production and improve recovery of crude oil and natural gas from our clients' reservoirs. We provide laboratory-based analytical and field services to characterize properties of crude oil and crude oil-derived products to the oil and gas industry. We also provide proprietary and joint industry studies based on these types of analyses and manufacture associated laboratory equipment. In addition, we provide reservoir description capabilities that advance the energy transition, including services that support carbon capture, utilization and storage, hydrogen storage, geothermal projects, and the evaluation and appraisal of mining activities around lithium and other elements necessary for energy storage.

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Production Enhancement: Includes services and manufactured products relating to reservoir well completions, perforations, stimulation and production. We provide integrated diagnostic services to evaluate and monitor the effectiveness of well completions and to develop solutions aimed at increasing the effectiveness of enhanced oil recovery projects.

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We use the same accounting policies to prepare our segment results as are used to prepare our consolidated financial statements. All interest and other non-operating income (expense) is attributable to Corporate & Other and is not allocated to specific segments. Summarized financial information concerning our segments is shown in the following table (in thousands):


	Reservoir Description		Production Enhancement		Corporate & Other (1)			Consolidated
Three months ended September 30, 2022
Revenue from unaffiliated clients	$	78,996	$	46,970	$	—		$	125,966
Inter-segment revenue		103		89		(192	)		—
Segment operating income (loss)		9,798		4,417		430			14,645
Total assets (at end of period)		303,102		150,005		117,083			570,190
Capital expenditures		1,590		1,096		16			2,702
Depreciation and amortization		2,872		1,075		224			4,171
Three months ended September 30, 2021
Revenue from unaffiliated clients	$	78,775	$	39,210	$	—		$	117,985
Inter-segment revenue		113		161		(274	)		—
Segment operating income (loss)		4,425		2,779		(564	)		6,640
Total assets (at end of period)		308,251		139,721		138,307			586,279
Capital expenditures		1,727		637		768			3,132
Depreciation and amortization		2,798		1,462		236			4,496
Nine months ended September 30, 2022
Revenue from unaffiliated clients	$	229,567	$	132,597	$	—		$	362,164
Inter-segment revenue		424		183		(607	)		—
Segment operating income (loss)		16,085		8,447		1,374			25,906
Total assets (at end of period)		303,102		150,005		117,083			570,190
Capital expenditures		5,721		1,984		490			8,195
Depreciation and amortization		8,804		3,581		703			13,088
Nine months ended September 30, 2021
Revenue from unaffiliated clients	$	233,512	$	111,601	$	—		$	345,113
Inter-segment revenue		240		238		(478	)		—
Segment operating income (loss)		21,742		8,170		1,150			31,062
Total assets (at end of period)		308,251		139,721		138,307			586,279
Capital expenditures		6,780		1,155		854			8,789
Depreciation and amortization		8,984		4,354		780			14,118

(1) "Corporate & Other" represents those items that are not directly related to a particular segment and eliminations.

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion highlights the current operating environment and summarizes the financial position of Core Laboratories N.V. and its subsidiaries as of September 30, 2022, and should be read in conjunction with (i) the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q ("Quarterly Report") and (ii) the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 (the "2021 Annual Report").

General

Core Laboratories N.V. is a Netherlands limited liability company. It was established in 1936 and is one of the world's leading providers of proprietary and patented reservoir description and production enhancement services and products to the oil and gas industry. These services and products can enable our clients to evaluate and improve reservoir performance and increase oil and gas recovery from new and existing fields. Core Laboratories N.V. has over 70 offices in more than 50 countries and employs approximately 3,600 people worldwide.

References to "Core Lab", "Core Laboratories", the "Company", "we", "our" and similar phrases are used throughout this Quarterly Report and relate collectively to Core Laboratories N.V. and its consolidated affiliates.

We operate our business in two reportable segments: Reservoir Description and Production Enhancement. These complementary segments provide different services and products and utilize different technologies for evaluating and improving reservoir performance and increasing oil and gas recovery from new and existing fields.

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Production Enhancement: Includes services and manufactured products relating to reservoir well completions, perforations, stimulation, and production. We provide integrated diagnostic services to evaluate and monitor the effectiveness of well completions and to develop solutions aimed at increasing the effectiveness of enhanced oil recovery projects.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Certain statements contained in this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section, including those under the headings "Outlook" and "Liquidity and Capital Resources", and in other parts of this Quarterly Report, are forward-looking. In addition, from time to time, we may publish forward-looking statements relating to such matters as anticipated financial performance, business prospects, technological developments, new products, research and development activities and similar matters. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may", "will", "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "continue", or other similar words, including statements as to the intent, belief, or current expectations of our directors, officers, and management with respect to our future operations, performance, or positions or which contain other forward-looking information. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effect on us. While management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made, no assurances can be given that the future results indicated, whether expressed or

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implied, will be achieved. While we believe that these statements are and will be accurate, our actual results and experience may differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in our statements due to a variety of risks and uncertainties.

We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. For a more detailed discussion of some of the foregoing risks and uncertainties, see Part II, "Item 1A - Risk Factors" of this Quarterly Report and "Item 1A - Risk Factors" in our 2021 Annual Report and other reports filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").

Outlook

The events associated with the COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020 continued in 2021 and 2022. Certain international countries continued mandated shut-downs, home sheltering and social distancing policies that initially caused uncertainty in the demand for crude oil and associated products; however demand for these products has recovered more quickly than global production causing crude-oil commodity prices to increase significantly. Although U.S. land drilling and completion activities continued to show improvement during 2021 and strengthened during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, activity still remains well below pre-pandemic levels. Additionally, international activity continued to be adversely impacted by increasing infection rates associated with new variant strains of the COVID-19 virus during 2021 and 2022, which has continued to cause business disruptions associated with government mandated shut-downs, travel restrictions, quarantine protocols and worksite closures in various international regions. These disruptions started to ease during the third quarter of 2022.

The geopolitical conflict between Russia and Ukraine that erupted in February 2022, has also resulted in disruptions to traditional supply chains associated with the movement of crude oil, primarily reducing the level of crude oil sourced from Russia and being imported into various European ports. However, the supply chains associated with the movement of crude oil continue realigning to new logistical patterns, as we expect Europe will find new suppliers of crude oil to import into the region. These events have caused very elevated energy prices throughout Europe, and the current global demand for crude oil and natural gas has remained at a high level; thus, Core Lab expects supply lines to realign, and the Company's volume of associated laboratory services to increase commensurate with the trading and movement of crude-oil into Europe and across the globe. Additionally, European countries have begun elevating the level of LNG imports to offset the loss of natural gas sourced from Russia. The Company provides some laboratory analytical services associated with the movement of LNG products, which may offer some additional opportunities for the Company in this region. In March 2022, completion product sales delivered through our Production Enhancement segment into Ukraine were suspended and continue to be limited due to disruptions in freight transport services.

We are actively monitoring the situation in Ukraine and assessing its impact on our operations in the region, including our business partners and customers. We have not experienced any material interruptions in our infrastructure, supplies or networks needed to support our operations. However, the situation continues to evolve and the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and other countries may implement additional sanctions, export controls or other measures against Russia, Belarus and other countries, regions, officials, individuals or industries in the respective territories. We have no way to predict the progress or outcome of the conflict in Ukraine or its impacts in Ukraine, Russia or Belarus as the conflict, and any resulting government responses, are fluid and beyond our control.

Crude-oil commodity prices remain volatile and continued to increase significantly during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, as a result of the Russia-Ukraine geopolitical conflict and the additional uncertainty in supply of crude oil and natural gas. The activities associated with the production of oil and gas are expected to increase for the remainder of 2022; however growth may be moderated by limitations in personnel, equipment, supply chain disruptions, as well as the allocation of capital resources by oil and gas producing companies during the fourth quarter. As a result, it is anticipated that crude-oil commodity prices for the near-term will remain elevated and supported by increasing demand with only moderate growth in production levels. If crude-oil commodity prices remain at current levels or increase, our clients' activities associated with the energy markets are also expected to increase for the remainder of 2022 depending on the outlook for the global economy, decisions by

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OPEC nations and Russia associated with the crude oil supply and productions, the pace of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and considerations associated with the Russia-Ukraine geopolitical conflict.

Core Laboratories has continued to operate as an essential business with timely delivery of products and services to our clients during the COVID-19 pandemic. The disruptions described above have primarily been associated with operational workflows stemming from travel and product delivery, as well as suspensions and delays in client projects. The global supply chain challenges have resulted in certain disruptions to our workflow; however, the impact to our operations has been minimized by carrying higher levels of inventory, and currently, we do not anticipate significant disruption in our key supply chains for the remainder of 2022. We also continue to follow an established continuity plan across our global organization to protect the health of employees while servicing our clients. In addition, the continuing inflationary impact that began in 2021 and worsened during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, has resulted in increased costs for raw materials, transportation and shipping, and personnel, which has negatively impacted profit margins on both product sales and service revenue.

Our major clients continue to focus on capital management, return on invested capital, free cash flow, and returning capital to their shareholders, as opposed to a focus on production growth. The companies adopting value versus volume metrics tend to be the more technologically sophisticated operators and form the foundation of Core Lab’s worldwide client base. As oil and gas commodity prices are expected to remain elevated in the near to mid-term, the Company expects our clients' activities associated with increasing oil and gas reserves and production levels will continue to increase in the coming years. Additionally, some of our major clients have begun investing and developing other sources of energy, including renewables, and focusing on emission reduction initiatives. Some of these initiatives include deployment of technologies associated with hydrogen or lithium-based batteries, and carbon capturing and sequestration. Considering a longer-term strategy, we expect to be well positioned as our clients continue their focus on employing higher technological solutions in their efforts to optimize production and estimated ultimate recovery in the most cost efficient and environmentally responsible manner.

We believe some oil and gas operators will continue to manage their capital spending within free cash flow and maintain their focus on improving and maintaining a stronger balance sheet, which could constrain future growth in activities associated with the production of oil and gas.

As part of our long-term growth strategy, we continue to expand our market presence by opening or expanding facilities in strategic areas and realizing synergies within our business lines consistent with client demand and market conditions. More recently, we have expanded our laboratory capabilities in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Brazil. We believe our market presence in strategic areas provides us a unique opportunity to serve our clients who have global operations, whether they are international oil companies, national oil companies, or independent oil companies.

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Results of Operations

Our results of operations as a percentage of applicable revenue are as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended September 30,								Change
	2022				2021				$			%
REVENUE:
Services	$	87,891		70%	$	84,820		72%	$	3,071		4%
Product sales		38,075		30%		33,165		28%		4,910		15%
Total revenue		125,966		100%		117,985		100%		7,981		7%
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Cost of services, exclusive of depreciation expense shown below*		67,618		77%		67,086		79%		532		1%
Cost of product sales, exclusive of depreciation expense shown below*		31,312		82%		25,832		78%		5,480		21%
Total cost of services and product sales		98,930		79%		92,918		79%		6,012		6%
General and administrative expense, exclusive of depreciation expense shown below		10,001		8%		15,115		13%		(5,114	)	(34)%
Depreciation and amortization		4,171		3%		4,496		4%		(325	)	(7)%
Other (income) expense, net		(1,781	)	(1)%		(1,184	)	(1)%		(597	)	50%
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)		14,645		12%		6,640		6%		8,005		121%
Interest expense		3,138		2%		2,669		2%		469		18%
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		11,507		9%		3,971		3%		7,536		190%
Income tax expense (benefit)		3,856		3%		2,962		3%		894		30%
Income (loss) from continuing operations		7,651		6%		1,009		1%		6,642		658%
Net income (loss)		7,651		6%		1,009		1%		6,642		658%
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest		127		—%		135		—%		(8	)	NM
Net income (loss) attributable to Core Laboratories N.V.	$	7,524		6%	$	874		1%	$	6,650		761%

Other Data:
Current ratio (1)	2.23:1				2.21:1
Debt to EBITDA ratio (2)	2.81:1				2.33:1
Debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio (3)	2.42:1				2.10:1

"NM" means not meaningful

*Percentage based on applicable revenue rather than total revenue

(1)

Current ratio is calculated as follows: current assets divided by current liabilities.

(2)

Debt to EBITDA ratio is calculated as follows: debt less cash divided by the sum of consolidated net income plus interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and certain non-cash adjustments.

(3)

Debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio (as defined in our Credit Facility) is calculated as follows: debt less cash divided by the sum of consolidated net income plus interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, impairments, severance and certain non-cash adjustments.

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	Three Months Ended							Change
	September 30, 2022				June 30, 2022			$			%
REVENUE:
Services	$	87,891		70%	$	85,422	71%	$	2,469		3%
Product sales		38,075		30%		35,476	29%		2,599		7%
Total revenue		125,966		100%		120,898	100%		5,068		4%
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Cost of services, exclusive of depreciation expense shown below*		67,618		77%		68,166	80%		(548	)	(1)%
Cost of product sales, exclusive of depreciation expense shown below*		31,312		82%		29,791	84%		1,521		5%
Total cost of services and product sales		98,930		79%		97,957	81%		973		1%
General and administrative expense, exclusive of depreciation expense shown below		10,001		8%		6,847	6%		3,154		46%
Depreciation and amortization		4,171		3%		4,360	4%		(189	)	(4)%
Other (income) expense, net		(1,781	)	(1)%		82	—%		(1,863	)	NM
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)		14,645		12%		11,652	10%		2,993		26%
Interest expense		3,138		2%		2,707	2%		431		16%
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		11,507		9%		8,945	7%		2,562		29%
Income tax expense (benefit)		3,856		3%		1,789	1%		2,067		116%
Income (loss) from continuing operations		7,651		6%		7,156	6%		495		7%
Net income (loss)		7,651		6%		7,156	6%		495		7%
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest		127		—%		90	—%		37		NM
Net income (loss) attributable to Core Laboratories N.V.	$	7,524		6%	$	7,066	6%	$	458		6%

Other Data:
Current ratio (1)	2.23:1				2.08:1
Debt to EBITDA ratio (2)	2.81:1				3.23:1
Debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio (3)	2.42:1				2.47:1

"NM" means not meaningful

*Percentage based on applicable revenue rather than total revenue

(1)

Current ratio is calculated as follows: current assets divided by current liabilities.

(2)

Debt to EBITDA ratio is calculated as follows: debt less cash divided by the sum of consolidated net income plus interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and certain non-cash adjustments.

(3)

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	Nine Months Ended September 30,								Change
	2022				2021				$			%
REVENUE:
Services	$	258,036		71%	$	255,065		74%	$	2,971		1%
Product sales		104,128		29%		90,048		26%		14,080		16%
Total revenue		362,164		100%		345,113		100%		17,051		5%
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Cost of services, exclusive of depreciation expense shown below*		204,641		79%		197,717		78%		6,924		4%
Cost of product sales, exclusive of depreciation expense shown below*		89,198		86%		73,192		81%		16,006		22%
Total cost of services and product sales		293,839		81%		270,909		78%		22,930		8%
General and administrative expense, exclusive of depreciation expense shown below		29,393		8%		33,246		10%		(3,853	)	(12)%
Depreciation and amortization		13,088		4%		14,118		4%		(1,030	)	(7)%
Other (income) expense, net		(62	)	—%		(4,222	)	(1)%		4,160		(99)%
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)		25,906		7%		31,062		9%		(5,156	)	(17)%
Interest expense		8,489		2%		6,562		2%		1,927		29%
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		17,417		5%		24,500		7%		(7,083	)	(29)%
Income tax expense (benefit)		4,449		1%		7,068		2%		(2,619	)	(37)%
Income (loss) from continuing operations		12,968		4%		17,432		5%		(4,464	)	(26)%
Net income (loss)		12,968		4%		17,432		5%		(4,464	)	(26)%
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest		266		—%		393		—%		(127	)	NM
Net income (loss) attributable to Core Laboratories N.V.	$	12,702		4%	$	17,039		5%	$	(4,337	)	(25)%

Other Data:
Current ratio (1)	2.23:1				2.21:1
Debt to EBITDA ratio (2)	2.81:1				2.33:1
Debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio (3)	2.42:1				2.10:1

"NM" means not meaningful

*Percentage based on applicable revenue rather than total revenue

(1)

Current ratio is calculated as follows: current assets divided by current liabilities.

(2)

Debt to EBITDA ratio is calculated as follows: debt less cash divided by the sum of consolidated net income plus interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and certain non-cash adjustments.

(3)

Operating Results for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2022 and for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021

Service Revenue

Service revenue is primarily tied to activities associated with the exploration and production of oil, gas and derived products outside the U.S. For the three months ended September 30, 2022, service revenue was $87.9 million, an increase of 4% year-over-year and 3% sequentially. Year-over-year, the increase was due to the moderate increase in activity levels in the U.S. market coupled with slight growth in activity levels in international markets, which continued to be impacted by the Russia-Ukraine geopolitical conflict. Sequentially, activity levels in the international markets increased moderately as disruptions caused by the Russia-Ukraine geopolitical conflict have decreased and new logistical patterns of the supply lines of crude oil and derived products continue to realign. However, the increase was partially offset by a decrease in the U.S market. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, service revenue of $258.0 million slightly increased 1% compared to $255.1 million

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for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. As over 70% of service revenue is generated from international markets and some of our customer contracts are denominated in foreign currencies, the devaluation of most major currencies against the U.S. Dollar adversely impacted the growth of service revenue during the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

We continue to focus on large-scale core analyses and reservoir fluids characterization studies in the Eagle Ford, the Permian Basin and the Gulf of Mexico, along with Guyana, Suriname, Malaysia and other international locations such as offshore South America, Australia, Southern Namibia and the Middle East, including Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. Analysis of crude oil derived products also occurs in every major producing region of the world.

Product Sales Revenue

For the three months ended September 30, 2022, product sales revenue of $38.1 million increased 15% year-over-year and 7% sequentially. Rig count is one indicator of activity levels associated with the exploration and production of oil and gas. The average rig count for U.S. land increased 53% year-over-year and 6% sequentially. The average rig count for international markets increased 11% year-over-year and 5% sequentially. Year-over-year our product sales revenue increased by 13% in the U.S. market and 16% in the international markets, as a result of the elevated rig counts and activity. Sequentially, our product sales revenue in the U.S. market increased approximately 22%, outperforming the average rig count and estimated well completion activity; however, product sales revenue in the international markets decreased by approximately 4% due to a lower level of large bulk orders completed in the three months ended September 30, 2022. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, product sales revenue of $104.1 million increased compared to $90.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The increase was due primarily to higher activity levels in both U.S. land and international markets, as discussed above.

Cost of Services, excluding depreciation

Cost of services was $67.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022, and remained flat year-over-year and sequentially. Cost of services expressed as a percentage of service revenue decreased to 77% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to 79% for the same period in the prior year, and 80% for the prior quarter. The year-over-year and sequential improvement in cost of services as a percentage of service revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2022, was primarily associated with improved utilization of our laboratory network on higher revenue. Cost of services increased to $204.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $197.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Cost of services expressed as a percentage of service revenue increased slightly primarily due to the restoration of employees' compensation and benefit plans in 2022 from temporary cost saving measures that were implemented in response to COVID-19.

Cost of Product Sales, excluding depreciation

Cost of product sales was $31.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022, an increase of 21% year-over-year and 5% sequentially. Cost of product sales expressed as a percentage of product sales revenue was 82% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to 78% for the same period in the prior year, and 84% for the prior quarter. Year-over-year, higher cost of product sales as a percentage of product sales revenue was primarily due to continued supply chain challenges and elevated inflation which has increased our shipping and raw materials costs. Sequentially, lower cost of product sales as a percentage of products sales revenue was primarily due to improved manufacturing productivity and absorption of fixed costs on a higher revenue base. Cost of product sales of $89.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, increased compared to $73.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Cost of product sales expressed as a percentage of product sales revenue was 86% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to 81% for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Higher cost of product sales as a percentage of products sales revenue in the nine months ended September 30, 2022, was due to a combination of increased employees' compensation, shipping and raw materials costs, as discussed above.

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General and Administrative Expense, excluding depreciation

General and administrative ("G&A") expense includes corporate management and centralized administrative services that benefit our operations. G&A expense for the three months ended September 30, 2022, was $10.0 million, a decrease of $5.1 million year-over-year and an increase of $3.2 million sequentially. The variances across these three quarters are primarily due to adjustments in the recognition of stock-based compensation expense during those periods. The three months ended September 30, 2021, includes a charge of $6.5 million to recognize the full award for performance shares granted to employees eligible for retirement. The three months ended June 30, 2022, includes the reversal of $3.3 million in stock compensation expense previously recognized, as performance conditions associated with performance share awards scheduled to vest on December 31, 2022, were determined to be unachievable. G&A expense of $29.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $33.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The decrease was primarily due to changes in compensation expense during those periods, as discussed above, partially offset as employees' compensation was fully restored in 2022 from temporary cost saving measures that were implemented in response to COVID-19.

Depreciation and Amortization Expense

Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2022, was $4.2 million a decrease of 7% year-over-year and 4% sequentially. Depreciation and amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, was $13.1 million compared to $14.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The decrease in depreciation and amortization expense was primarily due to a lower level of capital expenditures over the last two years.

Other (Income) Expense, Net

The components of other (income) expense, net, are as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2022			2021			2022			2021
(Gain) loss on sale of assets	$	(96	)	$	(231	)	$	(363	)	$	(350	)
Results of non-consolidated subsidiaries		(59	)		(31	)		(173	)		(1	)
Foreign exchange (gain) loss, net		(1,303	)		(140	)		(462	)		(196	)
Rents and royalties		(222	)		(133	)		(533	)		(414	)
Return on pension assets and other pension costs		(132	)		(77	)		(416	)		(232	)
Gain on sale of business		—			—			—			(1,012	)
Severance and other charges		—			—			3,332			—
Insurance and other settlements		—			(550	)		(669	)		(1,300	)
Other, net		31			(22	)		(778	)		(717	)
Total other (income) expense, net	$	(1,781	)	$	(1,184	)	$	(62	)	$	(4,222	)

Foreign exchange (gain) loss, net by currency is summarized in the following table (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2022			2021			2022			2021
British Pound	$	(187	)	$	(15	)	$	(195	)	$	(45	)
Canadian Dollar		130			48			159			13
Euro		(501	)		(146	)		(956	)		(337	)
Russian Ruble		(533	)		(10	)		572			31
Colombian Peso		(309	)		(50	)		(398	)		(233	)
Other currencies, net		97			33			356			375
Foreign exchange (gain) loss, net	$	(1,303	)	$	(140	)	$	(462	)	$	(196	)

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Interest Expense

Interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2022, was $3.1 million compared to $2.7 million and $2.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, and June 30, 2022, respectively. Interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, was $8.5 million compared to $6.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The variances are primarily associated with higher interest rates on our aggregated variable rate debt, and changes in aggregated fixed rate debt in the respective quarters. Additionally, the effect of settlement and restructuring of our interest rate swap agreements during the first quarter of 2021 resulted in a lower interest expense in 2021.

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

The Company recorded an income tax expense of $3.9 million and $4.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, compared to an income tax expense of $3.0 million and $7.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, was 33.5% and 25.5% respectively. The effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, was 74.6% and 28.8% respectively. The tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, was largely impacted by taxable gains in local jurisdictions associated with foreign currency translation of U.S. dollar denominated receivables, primarily in the United Kingdom and Turkey. The increased tax was partially offset by the release of withholding tax of $0.6 million related to unrepatriated earnings of our Russian subsidiary amounting to $12 million, which are not expected to be distributed in the foreseeable future. The tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2021, in contrast, was largely impacted by non-deductible items and the earnings mix of jurisdictions subject to tax for that period.

Segment Analysis


	Three Months Ended September 30,					2022/2021			Three Months Ended June 30,		Q3/Q2
	2022		2021			$ Change		% Change	2022		$ Change			% Change
Revenue:
Reservoir Description	$	78,996	$	78,775		$	221	0%	$	75,818	$	3,178		4%
Production Enhancement		46,970		39,210			7,760	20%		45,080		1,890		4%
Consolidated	$	125,966	$	117,985		$	7,981	7%	$	120,898	$	5,068		4%
Operating income (loss):
Reservoir Description	$	9,798	$	4,425		$	5,373	121%	$	5,925	$	3,873		65%
Production Enhancement		4,417		2,779			1,638	59%		4,949		(532	)	(11)%
Corporate and Other (1)		430		(564	)		994	NM		778		(348	)	NM
Consolidated	$	14,645	$	6,640		$	8,005	121%	$	11,652	$	2,993		26%
"NM" means not meaningful (1) "Corporate and Other" represents those items that are not directly related to a particular segment.

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	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2022		2021		$ Change			% Change
Revenue:
Reservoir Description	$	229,567	$	233,512	$	(3,945	)	(2)%
Production Enhancement		132,597		111,601		20,996		19%
Consolidated	$	362,164	$	345,113	$	17,051		5%
Operating income (loss):
Reservoir Description	$	16,085	$	21,742	$	(5,657	)	(26)%
Production Enhancement		8,447		8,170		277		3%
Corporate and Other (1)		1,374		1,150		224		NM
Consolidated	$	25,906	$	31,062	$	(5,156	)	(17)%
"NM" means not meaningful (1) "Corporate and Other" represents those items that are not directly related to a particular segment.

Reservoir Description

Reservoir Description operations rely heavily on international and offshore activity levels, including existing producing fields and transportation of crude oil across the globe, with approximately 80% of its revenue sourced from producing fields, development projects and movement of crude oil products outside the U.S. The Company continues to see improvement in international projects across several international regions; however, increases in project activity have been offset by disruptions caused by the Russia-Ukraine geopolitical conflict and high levels of positive COVID-19 cases experienced during the first several months of 2022. The Russia-Ukraine geopolitical conflict that erupted in February 2022 has caused interruptions in the movement and logistical patterns for crude oil supply, primarily in Ukraine, Russia and the European Union.

Revenue from the Reservoir Description segment of $79.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022, remained flat year-over-year and increased 4% sequentially. As approximately 80% of its revenue is sourced from outside the U.S., the magnitude of revenue growth was adversely impacted by the devaluation of most major currencies against the U.S. Dollar in 2022, as discussed above. The sequential increase in revenue is primarily associated with the continued recovery of activity levels in the last two consecutive quarters. However, the growth in certain regions has been partially offset by disruptions associated with the Russia-Ukraine geopolitical conflict, as discussed above. Revenue from the Reservoir Description segment of $229.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, decreased from $233.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The slight decrease in revenue in 2022 is primarily attributable to the adverse translation effects caused by the weaker Euro and British Pound, as discussed above and disruptions caused by the Russia-Ukraine geopolitical conflict. However, these decreases in revenue were partially offset by increased activities in other regions across the globe.

We continue to focus on large-scale core analysis and reservoir fluids characterization studies in the Asia-Pacific region, offshore Europe and Africa, offshore South America, North America, Southern Namibia and the Middle East. We are also engaged in both newly developed fields and brownfield extensions in offshore areas such as Australia, Brazil, Guyana, the Gulf of Mexico, the Middle East and the North Sea. Analysis of crude oil derived products also occurs in every major producing region of the world. In particular, we anticipate increased demand for our proprietary laboratory technological services in the Middle East as a result of several factors, including Core Lab’s completion of a comprehensive reservoir fluid laboratory in Doha, Qatar, resumption of production from the Wafra oilfield located within the onshore Partitioned Neutral Zone in the southern part of Kuwait, as well as expansion of the North Gas Field in Qatar. Additionally, in 2022, Core Lab, under the direction of The CarbonNet Project commenced the second phase of advanced rock property analysis of conventional core extracted from the Gular-1 appraisal well, which is associated with the assessment of a large prospective geologic subsurface structure located in the Gippsland Basin offshore the southeast coast of Australia which could be used for carbon capture and sequestration.

Operating income of $9.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022, increased $5.4 million, year-over-year and $3.9 million sequentially. Year-over-year, the increase is primarily due to $4.4 million of accelerated stock compensation expense for retirement eligible employees recorded in the three months ended September 30, 2021. Additionally, during the

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three months ended September 30, 2021, client activity levels in the Gulf of Mexico, and along the coastline were disrupted due to significant weather events. No such transactions or events occurred in the three months ended September 30, 2022. These impacts were partially offset by increased costs associated with the restoration of employees' compensation and certain benefit plans in 2022 from temporary cost saving measures that were implemented in response to COVID-19. Sequentially, the increase in operating income is primarily driven by higher revenue and improved utilization of our global laboratory network. Operating income of $16.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, decreased 26% year-over-year compared to $21.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The decrease in operating income is primarily due to restoration of employee's compensation and certain benefit plans in 2022, as discussed above.

Operating margins were 12% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to 6% year-over-year, and 8% sequentially. Year-over-year, the lower operating margin for the three months ended September 30, 2021 was primarily impacted by the additional costs incurred and weather events, as discussed above. Sequentially, the increased operating margin was primarily due to higher revenue and improved utilization of our global laboratory network, as discussed above. Operating margins were 7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, which decreased from 9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The decrease in operating margin was primarily due to the restoration of employees' compensation and changes in stock compensation expense, as discussed above.

Production Enhancement

Production Enhancement operations are largely focused on complex completions in unconventional, tight-oil reservoirs in the U.S. as well as conventional projects across the globe. Drilling and completion activity levels continued to increase during 2021 and 2022 in both the U.S. onshore and international markets. However, the pace of growth in the U.S. onshore market was slower in 2022 compared to 2021.

Revenue from the Production Enhancement segment was $47.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022, and increased 20% year-over-year and 4% sequentially. Year-over-year, the increase was primarily driven by a significant increase in the drilling and completion of land wells in the U.S. and improved activity in international markets. Sequentially, the increase was primarily driven by improved U.S land markets partially offset by lower bulk sales to international markets. Revenue from the Production Enhancement segment of $132.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, increased from $111.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The increase in revenue in 2022 is primarily driven by the factors discussed above.

Our clients remain focused on using technological solutions for their projects to optimize and improve daily production and estimated ultimate recovery from their reservoirs. We continue to develop new technologies and benefit from our clients' acceptance of new services and products, led by HEROTM PerFRAC, GoGunTM, FLOWPROFILER EDSTM and ReFRAC technologies. Core Lab recently introduced GoTrace™. GoTrace™ is a new innovative technology that incorporates our diagnostic services into the Company’s energetic system products, using Core Lab’s Kodiak™ propellant-assisted perforating system with Core Lab’s SpectraChem™ chemical diagnostic tracers. Additionally, Core Lab continues to build on the success of its proprietary Plug and Abandonment Perforating System (“PAC™”) in applications related to well plug and abandonment programs and slot recovery.

Operating income of $4.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $2.8 million for the same period in the prior year and $4.9 million in the prior quarter. The year-over-year increase in operating income was primarily due to improved manufacturing efficiencies and absorption of fixed cost on a higher revenue base. These improved operating efficiencies have been partially offset by higher employees' compensation costs and increased cost of materials and shipping as a result of inflation. Sequentially, the decrease in operating income was due primarily to:

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A $1.2 million adjustment recorded in the three months ended June 30, 2022, to reverse stock compensation expense recognized in prior periods for unvested performance share awards, as the performance conditions were determined to be unachievable,

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Higher raw materials and shipping costs caused by continued inflationary effect during the three months ended September 30, 2022,

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Partially offset by the improved manufacturing efficiencies and absorption of fixed costs on a higher revenue base.

Operating income of $8.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, increased 3% year-over-year compared to $8.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The increase in operating income was primarily driven by higher revenue partially offset by the impact of additional employees' compensation cost and higher costs associated with elevated inflation, as discussed above.

Operating margins for the three months ended September 30, 2022, were 9%, compared to operating margins of 7% for the same period in the prior year and 11% in the prior quarter. The higher margins in the three months ended September 30, 2022, when compared to the same period year-over year was primarily driven by improved manufacturing efficiencies offset by the impact of higher compensation and materials costs, as described above. Sequentially, decreased operating margin was primarily due to the inflationary impact and changes in stock compensation expense, as discussed above. Operating margins were 6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, which decreased from 7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The decrease in operating margins was primarily due to restoration of employees' compensation and inflation in 2022, as discussed above.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

General

We have historically financed our activities through cash on hand, cash flows from operations, bank credit facilities, equity financing and the issuance of debt. Cash flows from operating activities provides the primary source of funds to finance operating needs, capital expenditures, our dividend and share repurchase program. Our ability to maintain and grow our operating income and cash flow depends, to a large extent, on continued investing activities. We believe our future cash flows from operations, supplemented by our borrowing capacity and the ability to issue additional equity and debt, should be sufficient to fund our debt requirements, capital expenditures, working capital, dividends, share repurchase program and future acquisitions. The Company will continue to monitor and evaluate the availability of debt and equity markets.

Following increased activity levels during the second half of 2021, the Company progressively reinstated certain employee costs, and in January 2022, temporary salary reduction measures have been fully reinstated. Certain employee benefit plans have been partially reinstated beginning April 2022, and the Company will continue to evaluate the reinstatement of those benefits as the market for oilfield service companies continues to more fully recover and stabilize. Additionally, the Company has maintained its reduced dividend plan that was approved and implemented from second quarter of 2020, in order to focus excess free cash flow on debt reduction.

We are a Netherlands holding company, and therefore we conduct substantially all of our operations through our subsidiaries. Our cash availability is largely dependent upon the ability of our subsidiaries to pay cash dividends or otherwise distribute or advance funds to us. There are no restrictions preventing any of our subsidiaries from repatriating earnings, except for the unrepatriated earnings of our Russian subsidiary which are not expected to be distributed in the foreseeable future, and there are no restrictions or income taxes associated with distributing cash to the parent company through loans or advances. As of September 30, 2022, $9.0 million of our $13.7 million of cash was held by our foreign subsidiaries.

Cash Flows

The following table summarizes cash flows (in thousands):

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	Nine Months Ended September 30,						2022/2021
	2022			2021			% Change
Cash flows provided by (used in):
Operating activities	$	11,745		$	29,425		(60)%
Investing activities		(4,914	)		(6,529	)	(25)%
Financing activities		(10,802	)		(17,652	)	(39)%
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	$	(3,971	)	$	5,244		NM

Cash flows provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, decreased by approximately $17.7 million compared to the same period in 2021. The decrease in cash flow provided by operating activities was primarily due to lower levels of profitability for the nine months ended September 30,2022. Cash operating expenses increased in 2022 due to fully restoring employees' compensation in 2022, as well as increased costs associated with higher materials and shipping costs caused by elevated inflation. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, an additional net $2.2 million was used to fund working capital associated with accounts receivable, inventory and accounts payable.

Cash flows used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, decreased by approximately $1.6 million compared to the same period in 2021. Capital expenditures in 2022 were $0.6 million lower in the nine months ended September 30, 2022, when compared to the same period in 2021. Net cash proceeds received from company owned life insurance policies to fund distributions from our deferred compensation program and post-employment benefit plans, were $0.6 million higher in 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company received $0.6 million of insurance proceeds associated with damages incurred during the winter storm in 2021.

Cash flows used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, decreased by approximately $6.9 million compared to the same period in 2021. Financing activities in 2021 included $59.1 million of net proceeds raised by issuing shares through the 2021 at-the-market program (the "2021 ATM program"), and $58.9 million net cash raised through the issuance of the 2021 Senior Notes. Proceeds from both the 2021 ATM program and the 2021 Senior Notes were used to retire the 2011 Series A Senior Notes and reduce the Company's outstanding borrowings under the credit facility for a total debt reduction of $71.0 million, compared to a $5.0 million net repayment of the Company's borrowings under the credit facility in 2022. Financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, include $1.6 million fewer repurchases of common shares compared to the same period in 2021 and $1.6 million additional debt issuance costs incurred with the renewal of the Amended Credit Facility.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we repurchased 92,057 of our common shares for an aggregate purchase price of $2.3 million.

We utilize the non-GAAP financial measure of free cash flow to evaluate our cash flows and results of operations. Free cash flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities (which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure) less cash paid for capital expenditures. Management believes that free cash flow provides useful information to investors regarding the cash available in the period that was in excess of our needs to fund our capital expenditures and operating activities. Free cash flow is not a measure of operating performance under GAAP and should not be considered in isolation nor construed as an alternative to operating profit, net income (loss) or cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities, each as determined in accordance with GAAP. Free cash flow does not represent residual cash available for distribution because we may have other non-discretionary expenditures that are not deducted from the measure. Moreover, since free cash flow is not a measure determined in accordance with GAAP and thus is susceptible to varying interpretations and calculations, free cash flow as presented, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies. The following table reconciles this non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP (in thousands):

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	Nine Months Ended September 30,						2022/2021
	2022			2021			% Change
Free cash flow calculation:
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	11,745		$	29,425		(60)%
Less: cash paid for capital expenditures		(8,195	)		(8,789	)	(7)%
Free cash flow	$	3,550		$	20,636		(83)%

The decrease in cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to the same period in 2021 are discussed above. Free cash flow decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to the same period in 2021 in line with the decrease in cash from operations offset by lower capital expenditures of $0.6 million.

Senior Notes, Credit Facility and Available Future Liquidity

We have three series of senior notes outstanding with an aggregate principal amount of $135 million that were issued through private placement transactions. Series B of the senior notes was issued in 2011 ("2011 Senior Notes"). Series B consists of $75 million in aggregate principal amount and bears interest at a fixed rate of 4.11% and is due in full on September 30, 2023. Interest on Series B of the 2011 Senior Notes is payable semi-annually on March 30 and September 30. We intend to repay the 2011 Senior Notes Series B with borrowings under our existing long-term Amended Credit Facility; therefore, we continue to classify them as long-term debt.

Series A and Series B of the 2021 Senior Notes were issued and funded on January 12, 2021 (the "2021 Senior Notes" and together with the 2011 Senior Notes, the "Senior Notes"). Series A of the 2021 Senior Notes consists of $45 million in aggregate principal amount that bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.09% and is due in full on January 12, 2026. Series B of the 2021 Senior Notes consists of $15 million in aggregate principal amount that bears interest at a fixed rate of 4.38% and is due in full on January 12, 2028. Interest on each series of the 2021 Senior Notes is payable semi-annually on June 30 and December 30.

On July 25, 2022, we, along with our wholly owned subsidiary Core Laboratories (U.S.) Interests Holdings, Inc. ("CLIH") entered into an Eighth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as amended, the "Amended Credit Facility") modifying and extending the existing credit facility for an aggregate borrowing commitment of $135 million with a $50 million "accordion" feature. The Amended Credit Facility is secured by first priority interests in (1) substantially all of the tangible and intangible personal property, and equity interest of CLIH and certain of the Company's U.S. and foreign subsidiary companies; and (2) instruments evidencing intercompany indebtedness owing to the Company, CLIH and certain of the Company's U.S. and foreign subsidiary companies. Under the Amended Credit Facility, the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus 2.00% to SOFR plus 3.00% will be applied to outstanding borrowings. Any outstanding balance under the Amended Credit Facility is due at maturity on July 25, 2026, subject to springing maturity on July 12, 2025, if any portion of the Company's 2021 Senior Notes Series A due January 12, 2026, in the aggregate principal amount of $45 million, remain outstanding on July 12, 2025, unless the Company's liquidity equals or exceeds the principal amount of the 2021 Senior Notes Series A outstanding on such date. The available capacity at any point in time is reduced by outstanding borrowings and outstanding letters of credit which totaled approximately $10 million at September 30, 2022, resulting in an available borrowing capacity under the Amended Credit Facility of approximately $75 million. In addition to indebtedness under the Amended Credit Facility, we had approximately $5 million of outstanding letters of credit and performance guarantees and bonds from other sources as of September 30, 2022. The Amended Credit Facility does not substantially alter the calculation of the net leverage or interest coverage ratios. Pursuant to the terms of the Amended Credit Facility, the maximum leverage ratio permitted is as follows:


Quarter ending		Maximum leverage ratio permitted
June 30, 2022, and September 30, 2022		2.75
December 31, 2022, and thereafter		2.50

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In March 2021, we entered into a new forward interest rate swap agreement for a notional amount of $60 million and carried the fair value of the terminated 2014 and 2020 Variable-to-Fixed Swaps into the new agreement in a "blend and extend" structured transaction. The purpose of this forward interest rate swap agreement is to fix the underlying risk-free rate, that would be associated with the anticipated issuance of new long-term debt by the Company in future periods. On April 8, 2022, the forward interest rate swap agreement was terminated and settled for a net gain of $0.6 million and is included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). See Note 14, Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities for additional information.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

There have been no material changes in market risk from the information provided in Item 7A. "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" in our 2021 Annual Report.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

A complete discussion of our controls and procedures is included in our 2021 Annual Report.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, under the supervision of and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), as of the end of the period covered by this report. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2022 at the reasonable assurance level.

Our management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud. Further, the design of disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected.

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Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our system of internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act, during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2022, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

CORE LABORATORIES N.V.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

See Note 9, Commitments and Contingencies to our Interim Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Our business faces many risks. Any of the risks discussed in this Quarterly Report or our other SEC filings could have a material impact on our business, financial position or results of operations.

Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently believe to be immaterial may also impair our business operations. For a detailed discussion of the risk factors that should be understood by any investor contemplating investment in our securities, please refer to "Item 1A - Risk Factors" in our 2021 Annual Report and "Item 8.01 - Other Events" in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 8, 2022. In addition to the risk factors identified in our 2021 Annual Report and the subsequent Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 8, 2022, we updated the following risk factors:

Our operations may be adversely affected by sanctions, export controls, and similar measures targeting Russia and other countries and territories as well as other responses to Russia’s military conflict in Ukraine.

The recent geopolitical conflict between Russia and Ukraine has resulted in the U.S. government, European Union, the United Kingdom and other countries imposing broad-ranging and coordinated economic sanctions and export control measures against Russia, Belarus, the Crimea Region of Ukraine, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic and the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic, including, among others:

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a prohibition on doing business with certain Russian companies, large financial institutions, officials and oligarchs;

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a prohibition on commercial activities in the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic and the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic;

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a commitment by certain countries and the European Union to remove selected Russian banks from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (“SWIFT”), the electronic banking network that connects banks globally;

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a ban on imports of Russian crude oil, liquefied natural gas and coal to the United States;

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a ban on imports of Russian crude oil and certain refined petroleum products originating in or exported from Russia to the European Union, subject to limited exceptions;

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a ban on new investment in the Russian energy sector; and

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enhanced export controls and trade sanctions targeting Russia’s importation of certain goods and technology, including restrictive measures on the export and re-export of dual-use goods, stricter licensing policy with respect to issuing export licenses, and increased use of “end-use” controls to block or impose licensing requirements on exports.

Due to the international scope of our operations, the Company is subject to various laws and regulations, including regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) and

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Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”), as well as the counterparts of these agencies in foreign countries. The Company actively monitors changes in these regulations as they pertain to the goods and services we provide and their impact on our business, including our business partners and customers.

As the conflict in Ukraine continues, these sanctions may change and be expanded, which could further hinder the Company’s ability to do business in Russia or with certain Russian entities, which could have an adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore, in retaliation against new international sanctions and as part of measures to stabilize and support the volatile Russian financial and currency markets, Russian authorities imposed significant currency control measures aimed at restricting the outflow of foreign currency and capital from Russia, imposed various restrictions on transacting with non-Russian parties, banned exports of various products and other economic and financial restrictions.

The Company routinely screens existing business partners globally against Specially Designated National / Restricted Persons lists. All new engagements with business partners are screened prior to the beginning of any business relationship. Individuals or entities that become subject to applicable sanctions are immediately blocked from further commercial activity with the Company until confirmed by the Company’s legal counsel whether permissible to proceed pursuant to a general or special license or other exemption, or a change in facts.

Furthermore, while we have policies, procedures and internal controls in place designed to ensure compliance with applicable sanctions and trade restrictions, and though the current effects from the Russia-Ukraine geopolitical conflict have, thus far, not resulted in a material adverse impact to the Company’s financial condition or results of operations, our employees, contractors, and agents may take actions in violation of such policies and applicable law and we could be held ultimately responsible. We rely on our employees to adhere to the policies, procedures and internal controls we have established to maintain compliance with evolving sanctions and export controls. To that end, we have implemented training programs, both in person and online, to educate our employees on applicable sanctions and export controls laws. If we are held responsible for a violation of U.S. or other countries’ sanctions laws, we may be subject to various penalties, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Should future sanctions require us to cease or wind down our Russian operations, our assets located there may be impacted and could become subject to impairment. As of September 30, 2022, the Company’s fixed assets in Russia were $4.3 million, or approximately 4% of the Company’s total fixed assets and less than 1% of the Company’s total assets. Additionally, the Company leases its operating facilities in Russia, and as of September 30, 2022, the contractual obligation to exit these leased facilities is approximately $1.1 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, revenue attributable to our operations in Russia was $16.9 million, representing less than 5% of the Company’s total revenue. Additionally, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we released $0.6 million of accrued withholding tax associated with $12.0 million of undistributed earnings from our Russian subsidiary, which are not expected to be distributed in the foreseeable future. Also, cessation of our Russian operations resulting from future sanctions may cause us to incur employee severance and other associated costs statutorily required under local labor laws.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, revenue attributable to the Company's Ukraine operations and fixed assets located in Ukraine, were not significant to the Company's total revenue and total fixed assets.

We are actively monitoring the situation in Ukraine and assessing its impact on our operations in the region, including our business partners and customers. We have not experienced any material interruptions in our infrastructure, supplies or networks needed to support our operations. However, the situation is rapidly evolving and the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom and other countries may implement additional sanctions, export controls or other measures against Russia, Belarus and other countries, regions, officials, individuals or industries in the respective territories. We have no way to predict the progress or outcome of the conflict in Ukraine or its impacts in Ukraine, Russia or Belarus as the conflict, and any resulting government responses, are fluid and beyond our control.

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The Russia-Ukraine geopolitical conflict may also heighten many other risks disclosed in our 2021 Annual Report, any of which could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations. Such risks include, but are not limited to, adverse effects on global macroeconomic conditions, including increased inflation; increased volatility in the price and demand of oil and natural gas, increased exposure to cyberattacks; limitations in our ability to implement and execute our business strategy; risks to employees and contractors that we have in the region; disruptions in global supply chains; exposure to foreign currency fluctuations and potential nationalizations and assets seizures in Russia, constraints or disruption in the capital markets and our sources of liquidity; our potential inability to service our remaining performance obligations and potential contractual breaches and litigation.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

None.

Issuer Repurchases of Equity Securities

The following table provides information about purchases of equity securities that are registered by us pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act:


Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased		Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of a Publicly Announced Program		Maximum Number of Shares That May Yet be Purchased Under the Program (2)(3)
July 1 - 31, 2022		—	$	—		—		4,515,969
August 1 - 31, 2022 (1)		7,984	$	18.01		—		4,535,580
September 1 - 30, 2022 (1)		78	$	16.17		—		4,535,832
Total		8,062	$	17.99		—

(1)

During the three months ended September 30, 2022, 8,062 shares were surrendered to us by participants in a stock-based compensation plan to settle any personal tax liabilities which may result from the award.

(2)

In connection with our initial public offering in September 1995, our shareholders authorized our Management Board to repurchase up to 10% of our issued share capital for a period of 18 months. This authorization was renewed at subsequent annual or special shareholder meetings. The repurchase of shares in the open market is at the discretion of management pursuant to this shareholder authorization.

(3)

We distributed 27,925 treasury shares upon vesting of stock-based awards during the three months ended September 30, 2022.

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Item 6. Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Exhibit Title	Incorporated by reference from the following documents
31.1	-	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	Filed herewith
31.2	-	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	Filed herewith
32.1	-	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	Furnished herewith
32.2	-	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002	Furnished herewith
101.INS	-	Inline XBRL Instance Document – the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document	Filed herewith
101.SCH	-	Inline XBRL Schema Document	Filed herewith
101.CAL	-	Inline XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document	Filed herewith
101.LAB	-	Inline XBRL Label Linkbase Document	Filed herewith
101.PRE	-	Inline XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document	Filed herewith
101.DEF	-	Inline XBRL Definition Linkbase Document	Filed herewith
104	-	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)	Filed herewith

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant, Core Laboratories N.V., has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


		CORE LABORATORIES N.V.

Date:	October 27, 2022	By:	/s/ Christopher S. Hill
			Christopher S. Hill
			Chief Financial Officer
			(Duly Authorized Officer and
			Principal Financial Officer)

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