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Long-Term Debt
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Long-Term Debt.  
Long-Term Debt

13)Long-Term Debt

As of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Partnership had the following debt amounts outstanding:

June 30, 

December 31, 

(U.S. Dollars in thousands)

  ​ ​ ​

Vessel

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

  ​ ​ ​

$345 million loan facility

Anna Knutsen, Tordis Knutsen, Vigdis Knutsen, Brasil Knutsen, Lena Knutsen

$

225,798

$

238,343

$240 million loan facility

Windsor Knutsen, Bodil Knutsen, Carmen Knutsen, Fortaleza Knutsen, Recife Knutsen, Ingrid Knutsen

133,585

151,321

$60 million Hilda loan facility

 

Hilda Knutsen

 

45,000

 

48,750

$69 million Tuva loan facility

Tuva Knutsen

59,980

62,568

$73 million Live loan facility

 

Live Knutsen

 

67,170

 

69,658

$71 million Synnøve loan facility

 

Synnøve Knutsen

 

68,707

 

71,076

$70 million Daqing loan facility

Daqing Knutsen

65,781

68,130

$25 million revolving credit facility with NTT

2,000

2,000

$25 million revolving credit facility with Shinsei

Raquel Sale & Leaseback

Raquel Knutsen

65,130

68,010

Torill Sale & Leaseback

Torill Knutsen

77,435

81,921

Tove Sale & Leaseback

Tove Knutsen

95,329

97,856

Total long-term debt

 

  ​

$

905,915

$

959,633

Less: current installments

 

  ​

 

315,261

 

383,146

Less: unamortized deferred loan issuance costs

 

  ​

 

1,442

 

2,020

Current portion of long-term debt

 

  ​

 

313,819

 

381,126

Amounts due after one year

 

  ​

 

590,654

 

576,487

Less: unamortized deferred loan issuance costs

 

  ​

 

1,964

 

2,513

Long-term debt, less current installments, and unamortized deferred loan issuance costs

 

  ​

$

588,690

$

573,974

The Partnership’s outstanding debt of $905.9 million ($902.5 million net of debt issuance costs) as of June 30, 2026 is repayable as follows:

Sale &

Period

(U.S. Dollars in thousands)

  ​ ​ ​

Leaseback

  ​ ​ ​

 repayment

  ​ ​ ​

Balloon repayment

  ​ ​ ​

Total

Remainder of 2026

$

10,365

$

40,772

$

64,682

$

115,819

2027

21,246

 

61,388

 

156,678

 

239,312

2028

22,345

40,754

78,825

141,924

2029

23,373

27,513

50,886

2030

24,515

27,513

47,384

99,412

2031 and thereafter

136,050

11,387

111,125

258,562

Total

$

237,894

$

209,327

$

458,694

$

905,915

As of June 30, 2026, the interest rates on the Partnership’s loan agreements were SOFR plus a fixed margin ranging from 1.94% to 2.40%. The average margin paid on the Partnership’s outstanding debt during the second quarter of 2026 was approximately 2.21% over SOFR. As of June 30, 2026, the borrowers and the guarantors are in compliance with all covenants under the Partnership’s credit facilities.

$99 Million Hedda Loan Facility

On June 28, 2024, Knutsen Canadian Chartering AS, the subsidiary owning the Hedda Knutsen, as borrower, entered into a $99 million term loan facility with MUFG Bank (Europe) N.V. and other lenders (the “$99 million Hedda Loan Facility”). The $99 million Hedda Loan Facility became one of the Partnership’s debt obligations upon closing of the Hedda Knutsen Acquisition on September 1, 2026. Following repayment of the quarterly installments due prior to September 1, 2026, the outstanding amount of this facility had been reduced to $89.4 million. The $99 million Hedda Loan Facility is repayable in quarterly installments with a final payment due at

maturity on October 24, 2031, of $61.9 million, which includes the balloon payment and last quarterly installment. The facility bears interest at a rate per annum equal to SOFR plus a margin of 1.6%. In connection with the Hedda Knutsen Acquisition, the Partnership and KNOT Shuttle Tankers AS became the sole guarantors. The facility is secured by a mortgage on the Hedda Knutsen.

The $99 million Hedda Loan Facility contains the following primary financial covenants:

The borrower shall at all times maintain liquidity equal or greater than $500,000;
Positive working capital of the Partnership;
Minimum liquidity of the Partnership of the higher of $15 million (of which at least $10 million is required to be in cash) plus increments of $1.5 million for each owned vessel with less than 12 months remaining tenor on its employment contract up to 8 vessels and $1 million for each owned vessel with less than 12 months remaining tenor on its employment contract up to 12 additional vessels in excess of 8 vessels;
Minimum book equity ratio for the Partnership of 30%; and
Minimum EBITDA to interest ratio for the Partnership of 2.50.

The $99 million Hedda Loan Facility also identifies various events that may trigger mandatory reduction, prepayment and cancellation of the facility, including if the market value of the Hedda Knutsen falls below 115% (prior to October 24, 2026), 120% (thereafter but prior to October 24, 2028) or 125% (thereafter) of the outstanding loan, upon total loss or sale of the vessel and customary events of default.

$225 Million Loan Facility

On August 7, 2026, the Partnership’s subsidiaries that own the Tordis Knutsen, the Vigdis Knutsen, the Lena Knutsen, the Anna Knutsen and the Brasil Knutsen, entered into a new $225 million senior secured credit facility, with DNB Bank ASA as Agent on behalf of the relevant lenders, in order to refinance their existing term loans in the amount of $225.8 million. The credit facility consists of a term loan and is repayable in 20 consecutive quarterly installments, with a balloon payment of $111.1 million due at maturity in June 2031. The credit facility bears interest at a rate per annum equal to SOFR plus a margin of 1.65%. The credit facility is guaranteed by the Partnership and secured by mortgages on these five vessels. The new senior secured credit facility refinanced the previously existing term loans related to these vessels which were due to mature in September 2026. Closing of this senior secured credit facility took place on August 25, 2026.

The $225 million Loan Facility contains the following primary financial covenants:

Each borrower shall at all times maintain liquidity equal to or greater than $250,000;
Positive working capital of the Partnership;
Minimum liquidity of the Partnership of the higher of $15 million (of which at least $10 million is required to be in cash) plus increments of $1.5 million for each owned vessel with less than 12 months remaining tenor on its employment contract up to 8 vessels and $1 million for each owned vessel with less than 12 months remaining tenor on its employment contract up to 12 vessels;
Minimum book equity ratio for the Partnership of 30%; and
Minimum EBITDA to interest ratio for the Partnership of 2.50.

The $225 million Loan Facility also identifies various events that may trigger mandatory reduction, prepayment and cancellation of the facility, including if the market value of each vessel falls below 135% of the outstanding loan, upon total loss or sale of the vessel and customary events of default.