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Montauk Renewables, Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/22 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On:  Tuesday, 8/9/22, at 4:44pm ET   ·   For:  6/30/22   ·   Accession #:  1193125-22-216242   ·   File #:  1-39919

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 8/09/22  Montauk Renewables, Inc.          10-Q        6/30/22   92:7.7M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML   1.80M 
 2: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     30K 
 3: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     30K 
 4: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     25K 
 5: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     25K 
11: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML     81K 
12: R2          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML    143K 
13: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets               HTML     36K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
14: R4          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations     HTML    109K 
15: R5          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders'  HTML     77K 
                Equity                                                           
16: R6          Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows     HTML    114K 
17: R7          Description of Business                             HTML     39K 
18: R8          Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     38K 
19: R9          Asset Impairment                                    HTML     28K 
20: R10         Revenues from Contracts with Customers              HTML     95K 
21: R11         Accounts and Other Receivables                      HTML     34K 
22: R12         Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets           HTML     27K 
23: R13         Assets Held For Sale                                HTML     27K 
24: R14         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net                  HTML     38K 
25: R15         Goodwill And Intangible Assets, Net                 HTML     38K 
26: R16         Assets Retirement Obligations                       HTML     34K 
27: R17         Derivative Instruments                              HTML     43K 
28: R18         Fair Value of Financial Instruments                 HTML     51K 
29: R19         Accrued Liabilities                                 HTML     34K 
30: R20         Debt                                                HTML     45K 
31: R21         Income Taxes                                        HTML     38K 
32: R22         Share-Based Compensation                            HTML     87K 
33: R23         Defined Contribution Plan                           HTML     28K 
34: R24         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     31K 
35: R25         Segment Information                                 HTML    184K 
36: R26         Leases                                              HTML     53K 
37: R27         Income (loss) per share                             HTML     43K 
38: R28         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     27K 
39: R29         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     50K 
                (Policies)                                                       
40: R30         Revenues from Contracts with Customers (Tables)     HTML     92K 
41: R31         Accounts and Other Receivables (Tables)             HTML     33K 
42: R32         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Tables)         HTML     37K 
43: R33         Goodwill And Intangible Assets, Net (Tables)        HTML     37K 
44: R34         Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)               HTML     33K 
45: R35         Derivative Instruments (Tables)                     HTML     44K 
46: R36         Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)        HTML     49K 
47: R37         Accrued Liabilities (Tables)                        HTML     34K 
48: R38         Debt (Tables)                                       HTML     38K 
49: R39         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML     34K 
50: R40         Share-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     84K 
51: R41         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    182K 
52: R42         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     55K 
53: R43         Income (Loss) Per Share (Tables)                    HTML     42K 
54: R44         Description of Business - Additional Information    HTML     36K 
                (Detail)                                                         
55: R45         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     30K 
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
56: R46         Asset Impairment - Additional Information (Detail)  HTML     31K 
57: R47         Revenues from Contracts with Customers - Summary    HTML     62K 
                of Company's Revenue by Major Source (Detail)                    
58: R48         Accounts and Other Receivables - Schedule of        HTML     32K 
                Accounts and Other Receivables (Detail)                          
59: R49         Accounts and Other Receivables - Additional         HTML     26K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
60: R50         Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets -         HTML     39K 
                Additional Information (Detail)                                  
61: R51         Assets Held For Sale -Additional Information        HTML     31K 
                (Detail)                                                         
62: R52         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net - Summary of     HTML     44K 
                Property Plant and Equipment (Detail)                            
63: R53         Property, Plant and Equipment, Net - Additional     HTML     32K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
64: R54         Goodwill And Intangible Assets, Net - Schedule of   HTML     44K 
                Intangible Assets (Detail)                                       
65: R55         Goodwill And Intangible Assets, Net - Schedule of   HTML     31K 
                Intangible Assets (Detail) (Parenthetical)                       
66: R56         Goodwill And Intangible Assets, Net - Additional    HTML     34K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
67: R57         Assets Retirement Obligations - Summary of          HTML     32K 
                Activity Associated with Asset Retirement                        
                Obligations (Detail)                                             
68: R58         Derivative Instruments - Summary of Realized and    HTML     38K 
                Unrealized Gains and Losses of Derivative                        
                Instrument (Detail)                                              
69: R59         Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Summary of    HTML     55K 
                Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a               
                Recurring Basis (Detail)                                         
70: R60         Accrued Liabilities - Summary of Accrued            HTML     38K 
                Liabilities (Detail)                                             
71: R61         Debt - Summary of Company Debt (Detail)             HTML     42K 
72: R62         Debt - Additional Information (Detail)              HTML     74K 
73: R63         Income Taxes - Schedule of Effective Income Tax     HTML     31K 
                Rate Reconciliation (Detail)                                     
74: R64         Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail)      HTML     27K 
75: R65         Share-Based Compensation - Summary of Fair Value    HTML     36K 
                of MRI EICP Options and Valuation Assumptions                    
                (Detail)                                                         
76: R66         Share-Based Compensation - Summary of Outstanding   HTML     72K 
                Activity of Options,Restricted Stock and                         
                Restricted Stock Units under MRI EICP (Detail)                   
77: R67         Share-Based Compensation - Additional Information   HTML     56K 
                (Detail)                                                         
78: R68         Defined Contribution Plan - Additional Information  HTML     37K 
                (Detail)                                                         
79: R69         Related Party Transactions - Additional             HTML     46K 
                Information (Detail)                                             
80: R70         Segment Information - Summary of Reconciliation of  HTML    117K 
                the Company's Reportable Segments' Net Income from               
                Continuing Operations (Detail)                                   
81: R71         Segment Information - Summary of Revenue by Major   HTML     56K 
                Customers (Detail)                                               
82: R72         Leases - Summary of Supplemental Information        HTML     32K 
                Related To Operating Leases (Detail)                             
83: R73         Leases - Summary of Future Minimum Operating Lease  HTML     42K 
                Payments (Detail)                                                
84: R74         Leases - Summary of Supplemental Information        HTML     31K 
                Related To Finance Leases (Detail)                               
85: R75         Leases - Summary of Future Minimum Finance Lease    HTML     35K 
                Payments (Detail)                                                
86: R76         Income (loss) per share - Schedule of Loss Per      HTML     59K 
                Share, Basic and Diluted (Detail)                                
87: R77         Income (loss) per share - Additional Information    HTML     27K 
                (Detail)                                                         
90: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    167K 
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89: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    139K 
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10: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- mntk-20220630_pre              XML    822K 
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91: JSON        XBRL Instance as JSON Data -- MetaLinks              415±   604K 
92: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001193125-22-216242-xbrl      Zip    261K

‘EX-101.PRE’   —   XBRL Presentations — mntk-20220630_pre

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