NOTES TO
THE CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS
Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. (“BCEI” or, together with our consolidated subsidiaries, the “Company”) is engaged primarily in acquiring, developing, exploiting and producing oil and gas properties. As of
June 30, 2017
, the Company's assets and operations were concentrated primarily in the Wattenberg Field in Colorado and in the Dorcheat Macedonia Field in southern Arkansas.
NOTE 2 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION
These statements have been prepared in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information with the condensed consolidated balance sheets (“balance sheets”) and the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows (“statements of cash flows”) as of and for the period ended
December 31, 2016
, being derived from audited financial statements. The quarterly financial statements included herein do not necessarily include all of the disclosures as may be required under generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. Except as disclosed herein, and with the exception of information in this report related to our emergence from Chapter 11 and fresh-start accounting, there has been no material change in the information disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2016
(the “
2016
Form 10-K”). These consolidated financial statements include all of the adjustments, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature only. As described below, however, such prior financial statements are not comparable to our interim financial statements due to the adoption of fresh-start accounting. The results of operations for the quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full fiscal year. The Company evaluated events subsequent to the balance sheet date of
June 30, 2017
, and through the filing date of this report.
On January 4, 2017, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively with the Company, the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions (the “Bankruptcy Petitions,” and the cases commenced thereby, the “Chapter 11 Cases”) under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”) to pursue the Debtors’ Joint Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization Under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (as proposed, the “Plan”). The Bankruptcy Court granted the Debtors' motion seeking to administer all of the Debtors' Chapter 11 Cases jointly under the caption In re Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc., et al (Case No. 17-10015). The Debtors received bankruptcy court confirmation of their Plan on April 7, 2017, and emerged from bankruptcy on April 28, 2017 (the “Effective Date”). Although the Company is no longer a debtor-in-possession, the Company was a debtor-in-possession during a portion of the quarter ended June 30, 2017. As such, certain aspects of the bankruptcy proceedings of the Company and related matters are described below in order to provide context and explain part of our financial condition and results of operations for the period presented.
Upon emergence from bankruptcy, the Company adopted fresh-start accounting and became a new entity for financial reporting purposes. As a result of the application of fresh-start accounting and the effects of the implementation of the Plan, the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements after April 28, 2017 are not comparable with the financial statements on or prior to April 28, 2017. The Company's condensed consolidated financial statements and related footnotes are presented with a black line division which delineates the lack of comparability between amounts presented after April 28, 2017 and dates prior thereto. See
Note 4 - Fresh-Start Accounting
for additional discussion.
Subsequent to January 4, 2017, all expenses, gains and losses directly associated with the reorganization are reported as reorganization items, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) (“statements of operations”).
References to “Successor” or “Successor Company” relate to the financial position and results of operations of the reorganized Company subsequent to April 28, 2017. References to “Predecessor” or “Predecessor Company” relate to the financial position and results of operations of the Company on or prior to April 28, 2017. References to “Current Successor Quarter” relates to the period of April 29, 2017 through June 30, 2017 and “Current Predecessor Quarter” relates to the period of April 1, 2017 through April 28, 2017. References to “Current Predecessor Period” relate to the period of January 1, 2017 through April 28, 2017, and “Prior Predecessor Quarter” and “Prior Predecessor Period” relate to the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively.
Principles of Consolidation
The balance sheets include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Bonanza Creek Energy Operating Company, LLC, Bonanza Creek Energy Resources, LLC, Bonanza Creek Energy Upstream LLC, Bonanza Creek Energy Midstream, LLC, Holmes Eastern Company, LLC and Rocky Mountain Infrastructure, LLC. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Rocky Mountain Infrastructure, LLC
In 2015, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Bonanza Creek Energy Operating Company, LLC, formed a wholly owned subsidiary, Rocky Mountain Infrastructure, LLC (“RMI”), to hold gathering systems, central production facilities and related infrastructure that service the Wattenberg Field.
Assets Held for Sale
The Company had its ownership interests in RMI and all assets within the Mid-Continent region as held for sale during the six months ended
June 30, 2016
. Upon the termination of the previously reported purchase and sale agreement of its RMI interest in the first quarter of 2016, the Company received
$6.0 million
as shown in the gain on termination fee line item in the accompanying statements of operations. During the six months ended
June 30, 2016
, the Company recorded an impairment of oil and gas properties of
$10.0 million
based on the latest received bid at the time for its Mid-Continent assets. The Company moved these assets back into held for use during the second quarter of 2016.
Significant Accounting Policies
The significant accounting policies followed by the Company were set forth in Note 1 to the
2016
Form 10-K and are supplemented by the notes throughout this report. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
2016
Form 10-K.
Going Concern Presumption
Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates continuity of operations, realization of assets, and the satisfaction of liabilities and other commitments in the normal course of business.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Effective January 1, 2017, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued
Accounting Standards Update
(“
Update
”)
No. 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting
. The objective of this update is to simplify the current guidance for stock compensation. The areas for simplification involve several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities and classification on the statement of cash flows. This update is effective for the annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. As of January 1, 2017, and thereafter, the Company did not have excess tax benefits associated with its stock compensation, and therefore, there was no tax impact upon adoption of this standard. In addition, the employee taxes paid on the statement of cash flows when shares were withheld for taxes have already been classified as a financing activity, therefore, there was no cash flow statement impact upon adoption of this standard. This standard allowed Company's to elect to account for forfeitures as they occurred or estimate the number of awards that will vest. The Company elected to account for forfeitures as they occur, resulting in a minimal impact upon adoption of this standard.
In January 2017, the FASB issued
Update No. 2017-01
,
Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business
. This update clarifies the definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. This guidance is to be applied using a prospective method and is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. The Company will apply this guidance to any future acquisitions or disposals of assets or business.
In February 2017, the FASB issued
Update No. 2017-05, Other Income-Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets (Subtopic 610-20): Clarifying the Scope of Asset Derecognition Guidance and Accounting for Partial Sales of Nonfinancial Assets
. This update is meant to clarify existing guidance and to add guidance for partial sales of nonfinancial assets. This guidance is to be applied using a full retrospective method or a modified retrospective method as outlined in the guidance and is effective at the same time as
Update 2014-09
,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)
, which is
effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company is currently evaluating the provisions of this guidance and assessing its potential impact on the Company’s financial statements and disclosures.
In November 2016, the FASB issued
Update No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash
. This update clarifies how entities should present restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. This guidance is to be applied using a retrospective method and is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. The Company has evaluated the provisions of this guidance and has determined that it will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements or disclosures.
In August 2016, the FASB issued
Update No. 2016-15 – Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments
, which clarifies the presentation of specific cash receipts and cash payments within the statement of cash flows. This authoritative accounting guidance is effective for annual periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company has evaluated the provisions of this guidance and has determined that it will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements or disclosures.
In February 2016, the FASB issued
Update No. 2016-02 – Leases
to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. This authoritative guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company has begun the identification process of all leases and is evaluating the provisions of this guidance and assessing its impact.
In May 2014, the FASB issued
Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)
for the recognition of revenue from contracts with customers. Several additional related updates have been issued. The Company is in the process of evaluating the provisions of each of these standards, analyzing their impact on the Company’s contract portfolio, reviewing current accounting policies and practices to identify potential differences that would result from applying the requirements of these standards to the Company’s revenue contracts, and assessing their potential impact on the Company’s financial statements and disclosures. The Company currently plans to apply the modified retrospective method upon adoption and plans to adopt the guidance on the effective date of January 1, 2018.
NOTE 3 - CHAPTER 11 PROCEEDINGS AND EMERGENCE
On December 23, 2016, Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. and its subsidiaries entered into a Restructuring Support Agreement with (i) holders of approximately
51%
in aggregate principal amount of the Company's
5.75%
Senior Notes due 2023 (“
5.75%
Senior Notes”) and
6.75%
Senior Notes due 2021 (“
6.75%
Senior Notes”), collectively (the “Senior Notes”) and (ii) NGL Energy Partners, LP and NGL Crude Logistics, LLC (collectively “NGL”).
On January 4, 2017, the Company filed voluntary petitions under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code The Debtors received bankruptcy court confirmation of their Plan on April 7, 2017, and emerged from bankruptcy on April 28, 2017.
During the bankruptcy proceedings, the Company conducted normal business activities and was authorized to pay and did pay pre-petition liabilities.
In addition, subject to specific exceptions under the Bankruptcy Code, the Chapter 11 filings automatically stayed most judicial or administrative actions against the Company and efforts by creditors to collect on or otherwise exercise rights or remedies with respect to pre-petition claims. As a result, we did not record interest expense on the Company’s Senior Notes from January 6, 2017, the agreed-upon date, through April 28, 2017. For that period, contractual interest on the Senior Notes totaled
$16.0 million
.
Plan of Reorganization
On the Effective Date, the Senior Notes and existing common shares of the Company (“existing common shares”) were canceled, and the reorganized Company issued (i) new common stock, (ii)
three
year warrants (“warrants”), and (iii) rights (the “subscription rights”) to acquire the new common shares offered in connection with the rights offering (the “rights offering”), each of which will be distributed as set forth below;
|
|
•
|
the Senior Notes aggregate principal amount of
$800.0 million
, plus
$14.9 million
of accrued and unpaid pre-petition interest and
$51.2 million
of prepayment premiums was settled for
46.6%
or
9,481,610
shares of the of the Company's new common stock;
|
|
|
•
|
the Company issued
803,083
or
3.9%
of the new common stock to holders of our existing common stock, of which
1.75%
is for the ad hoc equity committee settlement in exchange for
$7.5 million
, on terms equivalent to the rights offering;
|
|
|
•
|
the Company issued
10,071,378
shares of new common stock in exchange for
$200.0 million
relating to the rights offering;
|
|
|
•
|
the Company issued
1,650,510
of warrants entitling their holders upon exercise thereof, on a pro rata basis, to
7.5%
of the total outstanding new common shares at a per share price of
$71.23
per warrant; and
|
|
|
•
|
the Company reserved
2,467,430
shares of the new common stock for issuance under its 2017 Long Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”).
|
Pursuant to the terms of the approved Plan the following transactions were completed on the Effective Date;
|
|
•
|
the Company paid Silo Energy, LLC (“Silo”) the contract settlement amount of
$7.2 million
in full;
|
|
|
•
|
with respect to the predecessor revolving credit facility, dated March 29, 2011 (the “predecessor revolving credit facility”), principal, accrued interest and fees of
$193.7 million
were paid in full;
|
|
|
•
|
the Company paid
$1.6 million
for the 2016 Short Term Incentive Plan (“2016 STIP”) to various employees;
|
|
|
•
|
the Company funded an escrow account in the amount of
$17.2 million
for professional service fees attributable to its advisers;
|
|
|
•
|
the Company paid
$13.8 million
for professional services attributable to advisers of third parties involved in the bankruptcy proceedings;
|
|
|
•
|
the Company emerged with cash on hand of
$70.2 million
for operations; and
|
|
|
•
|
the Company amended articles of incorporation and bylaws for the authorization of the new common stock.
|
Board of Directors
Upon emergence from bankruptcy the Company's board of directors was made up of seven individuals, two of which were existing board members, Richard J. Carty and Jeffrey E. Wojahn, and five new board members consisting of Paul Keglevic, Brian Steck, Thomas B. Tyree, Jr., Jack E. Vaughn, and Scott D. Vogel were appointed.
Executive Departure
On June 11, 2017, Richard J. Carty resigned as a member of the board of directors and left his role as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. In connection with the departure of Mr. Carty, the board of directors appointed R. Seth Bullock, a managing director of Alvarez & Marsal, LLC, interim Chief Executive Officer, and is currently conducting a search for a new Chief Executive Officer.
NOTE 4 - FRESH-START ACCOUNTING
Upon the Company's emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the Company adopted fresh-start accounting, pursuant to FASB
Accounting Standards Codification
(“ASC”)
852, Reorganizations
, and applied the provisions thereof to its financial statements. The Company qualified for fresh-start accounting because (i) the holders of existing voting shares of the Predecessor Company received less than
50%
of the voting shares of the Successor Company and (ii) the reorganization value of the Company's assets immediately prior to confirmation was less than the post-petition liabilities and allowed claims. The Company applied fresh-start accounting as of April 28, 2017, when it emerged from bankruptcy protection. Adopting fresh-start accounting results in a new reporting entity for financial reporting purposes with no beginning retained earnings or deficit as of the fresh-start reporting date. The cancellation of all existing shares outstanding on the Effective Date and issuance of new shares of the Successor Company caused a related change of control of the Company under ASC 852.
Reorganization Value
Under fresh-start accounting, reorganization value represents the fair value of the Successor Company’s total assets and is intended to approximate the amount a willing buyer would pay for the assets immediately after restructuring. Under application of fresh-start accounting, the Company allocated the reorganization value to its individual assets based on their estimated fair values.
The Company's reorganization value is derived from an estimate of enterprise value. Enterprise value represents the estimated fair value of an entity’s long-term debt, other interest bearing liabilities and shareholders’ equity. In support of the Plan, the enterprise value of the Successor Company was estimated and approved by the Bankruptcy Court to be in the range of
$570.0 million
to
$680.0 million
. Based on the estimates and assumptions used in determining the enterprise value, as further discussed below, the Company estimated the enterprise value to be approximately
$643.0 million
. This valuation analysis was prepared with the assistance of an independent third-party consultant utilizing reserve information prepared by the Company's internal reserve engineers, internal development plans and schedules, other internal financial information and projections and the application of standard valuation techniques including risked net asset value analysis and comparable public company metrics.
The Company's principal assets are its oil and gas properties. The Company determined the fair value of its oil and gas properties based on the discounted cash flows expected to be generated from these assets segregated into geographic regions. The computations were based on market conditions and reserves in place as of the Effective Date. Discounted cash flow models were generated using the estimated future revenues and development and operating costs for all developed wells and undeveloped locations comprising our proved reserves. The proved locations were limited to wells expected to be drilled in the Company's five year plan. Future cash flows before application of risk factors were estimated by using the New York Mercantile Exchange five year forward prices for West Texas Intermediate oil and Henry Hub natural gas with inflation adjustments applied to periods beyond five years. The prices were further adjusted for typical differentials realized by the Company for the location and product quality. Wattenberg Field oil differential estimates were based on the new NGL purchase agreement that was confirmed as part of the Plan. Development costs were based on recent bids received by the Company and the operating costs were based on actual costs, and both were adjusted by the same inflation rate used for revenues. The discounted cash flow models also included estimates not typically included in proved reserves, such as an industry standard general and administrative expense and income tax expense. Due to the limited drilling plans that we had in place, proved undeveloped locations were risked within industry standards.
The risk-adjusted after-tax cash flows were discounted at a rate of
11.0%
. This rate was determined from a weighted-average cost of capital computation which utilized a blended expected cost of debt and expected returns on equity for similar industry participants.
From this analysis the Company concluded the fair value of its proved, probable and possible reserves was
$397.3 million
,
$146.8 million
and
$31.7 million
, respectively, as of the Effective Date. The Company also reviewed its undeveloped leasehold acreage and determined that the fair value of its probable and possible reserves appropriately capture the fair value of its undeveloped leasehold acreage.
The Company performed an analysis of the RMI assets using a replacement cost method which estimated the assets' replacement cost (for new assets), less any depreciation, physical deterioration or obsolescence resulting, in a fair value of
$103.1 million
.
The Company follows the lower of cost or net realizable value when valuing inventory of oilfield equipment. The valuation of the inventory of oilfield equipment as of the Effective Date did not yield a material difference from the Company's carrying value immediately prior to emergence from bankruptcy; as such there was no valuation adjustment recorded.
The valuation of the Company's other property and equipment as of the Effective Date did not yield a material difference from the Predecessor Company's net book value; as such there was no valuation adjustment recorded.
Our liabilities on the Effective Date include working capital liabilities and asset retirement obligations. Our working capital liabilities are ordinary course obligations, and their carrying amounts approximate their fair values. The asset retirement obligation was reset using a revised credit-adjusted risk-free rate and known attributes as of the Effective Date, resulting in a
$29.1 million
obligation.
In conjunction with the Company's emergence from bankruptcy, the Company issued
1,650,510
warrants to existing equity holders. The fair value of
$4.1 million
was estimated using a Black-Scholes pricing model. The model used the following assumptions; an expected volatility of
40%
, a risk-free interest rate of
1.44%
, a stock price of
$34.36
, a strike price of
$71.23
, and an expiration date of
3
years.
The following table reconciles the enterprise value to the estimated fair value of Successor Company's common stock as of the Effective Date (in thousands, except per share amounts):
|
|
|
|
|
Enterprise Value
|
$
|
642,999
|
|
Plus: Cash and cash equivalents
|
70,183
|
|
Less: Interest bearing liabilities
|
(29,061
|
)
|
Less: Fair value of warrants
|
(4,081
|
)
|
Fair value of Successor common stock
|
$
|
680,040
|
|
|
|
Shares outstanding at April 28, 2017
|
20,356
|
|
|
|
Per share value
|
$
|
33.41
|
|
The following table reconciles the enterprise value to the estimated reorganization value as of the Effective Date (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
Enterprise Value
|
$
|
642,999
|
|
Plus: Cash and cash equivalents
|
70,183
|
|
Plus: Working capital liabilities
|
63,871
|
|
Plus: Other long-term liabilities
|
17,919
|
|
Reorganization value of Successor assets
|
$
|
794,972
|
|
Successor Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
The adjustments set forth in the following condensed consolidated balance sheet reflect the effect of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Plan (reflected in the column “Reorganization Adjustments”) as well as estimated fair value adjustments as a result of the adoption of fresh-start accounting (reflected in the column “Fresh-Start Adjustments”). The explanatory notes highlight methods used to determine estimated fair values or other amounts of assets and liabilities, as well as significant assumptions.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Predecessor Company
|
|
Reorganization Adjustments
|
|
Fresh-Start Adjustments
|
|
Successor Company
|
|
(in thousands, except share amounts)
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
$
|
96,286
|
|
|
$
|
(26,103
|
)
|
(1)
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
70,183
|
|
Accounts receivable:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil and gas sales
|
24,876
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
24,876
|
|
Joint interest and other
|
3,028
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,028
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other
|
4,952
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,952
|
|
Inventory of oilfield equipment
|
4,218
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,218
|
|
Total current assets
|
133,360
|
|
|
(26,103
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
107,257
|
|
Property and equipment (successful efforts method):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proved properties
|
2,531,834
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(2,031,373
|
)
|
(6)
|
500,461
|
|
Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization
|
(1,720,736
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,720,736
|
|
(6)
|
—
|
|
Total proved properties, net
|
811,098
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(310,637
|
)
|
|
500,461
|
|
Unproved properties
|
163,781
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
14,679
|
|
(6)
|
178,460
|
|
Wells in progress
|
18,002
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(18,002
|
)
|
(7)
|
—
|
|
Other property and equipment, net
|
6,056
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
6,056
|
|
Total property and equipment, net
|
998,937
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(313,960
|
)
|
|
684,977
|
|
Other noncurrent assets
|
2,738
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,738
|
|
Total assets
|
$
|
1,135,035
|
|
|
$
|
(26,103
|
)
|
|
$
|
(313,960
|
)
|
|
$
|
794,972
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS'S EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
$
|
72,635
|
|
|
$
|
(33,701
|
)
|
(2)
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
38,934
|
|
Oil and gas revenue distribution payable
|
24,937
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
24,937
|
|
Revolving credit facility - current portion
|
191,667
|
|
|
(191,667
|
)
|
(3)
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
289,239
|
|
|
(225,368
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
63,871
|
|
Long-term liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ad valorem taxes
|
17,919
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
17,919
|
|
Asset retirement obligations for oil and gas properties
|
31,660
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(2,599
|
)
|
(8)
|
29,061
|
|
Liabilities subject to compromise
|
873,292
|
|
|
(873,292
|
)
|
(4)
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total liabilities
|
$
|
1,212,110
|
|
|
$
|
(1,098,660
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2,599
|
)
|
|
$
|
110,851
|
|
Stockholders' equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Predecessor preferred stock
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Predecessor common stock
|
49
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(49
|
)
|
(9)
|
—
|
|
Additional paid in capital
|
816,679
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(816,679
|
)
|
(9)
|
—
|
|
Successor common stock
|
—
|
|
|
204
|
|
(5)
|
—
|
|
|
204
|
|
Successor warrants
|
—
|
|
|
4,081
|
|
(5)
|
—
|
|
|
4,081
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
—
|
|
|
679,836
|
|
(5)
|
—
|
|
|
679,836
|
|
Retained deficit
|
(893,803
|
)
|
|
388,436
|
|
(4)
|
505,367
|
|
(10)
|
—
|
|
Total stockholders' equity
|
(77,075
|
)
|
|
1,072,557
|
|
|
(311,361
|
)
|
|
684,121
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
|
$
|
1,135,035
|
|
|
$
|
(26,103
|
)
|
|
$
|
(313,960
|
)
|
|
$
|
794,972
|
|
Reorganization Adjustments
(1) The following table reflects the net cash payments made upon emergence on the Effective Date (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
Sources:
|
|
Proceeds from rights offering
|
$
|
200,000
|
|
Proceeds from ad hoc equity committee
|
7,500
|
|
Total sources
|
$
|
207,500
|
|
Uses and transfers:
|
|
Payment on revolving credit facility (principal, interest and fees)
|
$
|
(193,729
|
)
|
Payment and funding of escrow account related to professional fees
|
(17,193
|
)
|
Payment of professional fees and other
|
(13,831
|
)
|
Payment of Silo contract settlement and other
|
(7,228
|
)
|
Payment of remaining 2016 STIP
|
(1,622
|
)
|
Total uses and transfers
|
$
|
(233,603
|
)
|
|
|
Total net sources, uses and transfers
|
$
|
(26,103
|
)
|
(2) The following table shows the decrease of accounts payable and accrued liabilities attributable to reorganization items settled or paid upon emergence (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued expenses:
|
|
Accrued 2016 STIP payment
|
$
|
(1,574
|
)
|
Escrow account funding
|
(17,193
|
)
|
Professional fees and other
|
(13,831
|
)
|
Accrued unpaid interest on revolving credit facility
|
(1,103
|
)
|
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses settled
|
$
|
(33,701
|
)
|
(3) Represents the payment in full of the predecessor revolving credit facility on the Effective Date.
(4) On the Effective Date, the obligations of the Company with respect to the Senior Notes were canceled. Liabilities subject to compromise were settled as follows in accordance with the Plan (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
Senior Notes
|
$
|
800,000
|
|
Accrued interest on Senior Notes (pre-petition)
|
14,879
|
|
Make-whole payment on Senior Notes
|
51,185
|
|
Silo contract settlement accrual
|
7,228
|
|
Total liabilities subject to compromise of the predecessor
|
$
|
873,292
|
|
|
|
Rights offering
|
$
|
200,000
|
|
Fair value of equity issued to creditors, excluding equity issued to existing equity holders
|
(653,212
|
)
|
Payment of Silo contract settlement
|
(7,228
|
)
|
Gain on settlement of liabilities subject to compromise
|
$
|
412,852
|
|
|
|
Payment on revolving credit facility fees and remaining unaccrued 2016 STIP
|
$
|
(1,007
|
)
|
|
|
Total reorganization items at emergence
|
$
|
411,845
|
|
|
|
Issuance of warrants to existing shareholders
|
$
|
(4,081
|
)
|
Proceeds from ad hoc equity committee
|
7,500
|
|
Issuance of shares to existing shareholders
|
(26,828
|
)
|
Total reorganization adjustments to retained deficit
|
$
|
388,436
|
|
(5) Represents the fair value of
20,356,071
shares of new common stock and
1,650,510
warrants issued upon emergence from bankruptcy on the Effective Date.
Fresh-Start Adjustments
(6) Fair value adjustments to proved and unproved oil and natural gas properties. A combination of the market and income approach were utilized to perform valuations. Included in this line items were adjustments to the fully-owned subsidiary, Rocky Mountain Infrastructure, LLC. Lastly, the accumulated depreciation was reset to zero in accordance with fresh-start accounting.
(7) Represents the reset of wells in progress with fair valuation of the associated reserves in proved property.
(8) Upon application of fresh-start accounting and due to the Company’s emergence with no debt, the Company revalued its asset retirement obligations based upon comparable companies’ credit-adjusted risk-free rates in accordance with
ASC 410 - Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations.
(9) Cancellation of Predecessor Company’s common stock and additional paid-in capital.
(10) Adjustment to reset retained deficit to zero.
Reorganization Items, Net
Reorganization items represent liabilities settled, net of amounts incurred subsequent to the Chapter 11 filing as a direct result of the Plan and are classified as Reorganization items, net in our statements of operations. The following table summarizes reorganization items (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
Fresh-start related:
|
|
Gain on settlement of liabilities subject to compromise
|
$
|
412,852
|
|
Payment on revolving credit facility fees and remaining unaccrued 2016 STIP
|
(1,007
|
)
|
Fresh-start valuation adjustments
|
(311,361
|
)
|
Total fresh-start reorganization items, net
|
$
|
100,484
|
|
Current predecessor quarter professional fees and other
|
(2,673
|
)
|
Current predecessor quarter reorganization items, net
|
97,811
|
|
Prior period reorganization:
|
|
Legal and professional fees and expenses
|
(31,662
|
)
|
Write-off of debt issuance and premium costs
|
(6,156
|
)
|
Make-whole payment on Senior Notes
|
(51,185
|
)
|
Total prior-period reorganization items, net
|
$
|
(89,003
|
)
|
|
|
Total reorganization items, net
|
$
|
8,808
|
|
NOTE
5
- ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses contain the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
As of June 30, 2017
|
|
|
As of December 31, 2016
|
Drilling and completion costs
|
$
|
14,517
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,415
|
|
Accounts payable trade
|
2,915
|
|
|
|
1,140
|
|
Accrued general and administrative cost
|
5,216
|
|
|
|
17,539
|
|
Lease operating expense
|
3,250
|
|
|
|
2,895
|
|
Accrued interest
|
—
|
|
|
|
14,209
|
|
Silo contract settlement accrual
|
—
|
|
|
|
7,228
|
|
Production and ad valorem taxes and other
|
2,688
|
|
|
|
15,902
|
|
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses
|
$
|
28,586
|
|
|
|
$
|
61,328
|
|
NOTE 6
- LONG-TERM DEBT
The Company filing for Chapter 11 constituted an event of default with respect to its existing debt obligations. As a result, the Company's Senior Notes and predecessor revolving credit facility became immediately due and payable, but any efforts to enforce such payment obligations were automatically stayed as a result of the Chapter 11 filing. On April 28, 2017, upon the Company's emergence from bankruptcy, the Senior Notes were exchanged for new common stock of the reorganized entity. Please refer to
Note 3 - Chapter 11 Proceedings and Emergence
for additional discussion.
Long-term debt consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
As of June 30, 2017
|
|
|
December 31, 2016
(1)
|
Revolving credit facility
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
$
|
191,667
|
|
6.75% Senior Notes due 2021
|
—
|
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
Unamortized premium on 6.75% Senior Notes
|
—
|
|
|
|
5,165
|
|
5.75% Senior Notes due 2023
|
—
|
|
|
|
300,000
|
|
Less debt issuance costs - Senior Notes
|
—
|
|
|
|
(11,467
|
)
|
Total debt, net
|
—
|
|
|
|
985,365
|
|
Less current portion
|
—
|
|
|
|
(985,365
|
)
|
Total long-term debt
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
_____________________________________
(1) Due to covenant violations, the Company classified the predecessor revolving credit facility and Senior Notes as current liabilities on the accompanying balance sheets.
Predecessor Revolving Credit Facility
The borrowing base on the predecessor revolving credit facility at the time the Company entered bankruptcy and throughout the bankruptcy proceedings was
$150.0 million
. As of December 31, 2016, the Company had
$191.7 million
outstanding under the predecessor revolving credit facility and had a borrowing base deficiency of
$41.7 million
, which was required to be paid back in monthly installments, with no available borrowing capacity. The Company filed for bankruptcy on January 4, 2017, granting the Company a stay from making any further deficiency payments. During the bankruptcy proceedings, the Company paid interest on the predecessor revolving credit facility in the normal course. On the Effective Date, the predecessor revolving credit facility was terminated and the outstanding principal balance of
$191.7 million
, accrued interest of
$1.1 million
, and fees of
$0.9 million
were paid in full. The obligations were funded with proceeds from the rights offering.
New Revolving Credit Facility
On the Effective Date, the Company entered into a new revolving credit facility, as the borrower, with KeyBank National Association, as the administrative agent, and certain lenders party thereto (the “new revolving credit facility”). The new borrowing base of
$191.7 million
is redetermined semiannually, as early as April and October of each year, with the first redetermination set to occur in April of 2018. The new revolving credit facility matures on March 31, 2021.
The new revolving credit facility restricts, among other items, certain dividend payments, additional indebtedness, asset sales, loans, investments and mergers. The new revolving credit facility also contains certain financial covenants, which require the maintenance of certain financial and leverage ratios, as defined by the revolving credit facility. The new credit facility states that beginning with the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2017, and each following fiscal quarter through the maturity of the new revolving credit facility, the Company's leverage ratio of indebtedness to EBITDAX is not to exceed
3.50
to
1.00
. Beginning also with the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2017, and each following fiscal quarter, the Company must maintain a minimum current ratio of
1.00
to
1.00
and a minimum interest coverage ratio of
2.50
to
1.00
as of the end of the respective fiscal quarter. The new revolving credit facility also requires the Company maintain a minimum asset coverage ratio of
1.35
to
1.00
as of the fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2017. The minimum asset coverage ratio is only applicable until the first redetermination in April of 2018.
The new revolving credit facility provides for interest rates plus an applicable margin to be determined based on LIBOR or a base rate, at the Company’s election. LIBOR borrowings bear interest at LIBOR, subject to a
0%
LIBOR floor, plus a margin of
3.00%
to
4.00%
depending on the utilization level, and the base rate borrowings bear interest at the “Bank Prime Rate,” as defined in the new revolving credit facility, plus a margin of
2.00%
to
3.00%
depending on the utilization level.
Senior
Unsecured
Notes
The
$500.0 million
aggregate principal amount of
6.75%
Senior Notes that mature on April 15, 2021 and the
$300.0 million
aggregate principal amount of
5.75%
Senior Notes that mature on February 1, 2023 were unsecured senior obligations.
The Senior Notes were included in liabilities subject to compromise on the condensed consolidated balance sheets of the Predecessor Company as of April 28, 2017, as presented in
Note 4 - Fresh-Start Accounting,
and in current liabilities as of
December 31, 2016 within the accompanying balance sheets. On the Effective Date, by operation of the Plan, all outstanding obligations under the Senior Notes were canceled and
9,481,610
shares of the Company's new common stock was issued.
Please refer to
Note 3 - Chapter 11 Proceedings and Emergence
and
Note 4 - Fresh-Start Accounting
for additional discussion about the Company's emergence from bankruptcy.
NOTE
7
- COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, the Company is involved in various commercial and regulatory claims, litigation and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of its business. The Company assesses these claims in an effort to determine the degree of probability and range of possible loss for potential accrual in its condensed consolidated financial statements. In accordance with accounting authoritative guidance, an accrual is recorded for a loss contingency when its occurrence is probable and damages can be reasonably estimated based on the most likely anticipated outcome or the minimum amount within a range of possible outcomes. Because legal proceedings are inherently unpredictable and unfavorable resolutions could occur, assessing contingencies is highly subjective and requires judgments about uncertain future events. When evaluating contingencies, the Company may be unable to provide a meaningful estimate due to a number of factors, including the procedural status of the matter in question, the presence of complex or novel legal theories, and/or the ongoing discovery and development of information important to the matters. The Company regularly reviews contingencies to determine the adequacy of its accruals and related disclosures. Other than matters disclosed in the Company's
2016
Annual Report on Form 10-K, no claims have been made, nor is the Company aware of any material uninsured liability which the Company may have, as it relates to any environmental cleanup, restoration or the violation of any rules or regulations. As of the filing date of this report, there were no material pending or overtly threatened legal actions against the Company of which it is aware.
Commitments
Upon emergence from bankruptcy, the new purchase agreement to deliver fixed determinable quantities of crude oil with NGL (the “new NGL agreement”) became effective and the original purchase agreement with NGL was canceled. The terms of the new NGL agreement consists of defined volume commitments over an initial seven-year term. Under terms of the new NGL agreement, the Company will be required to make periodic deficiency payments for any shortfalls in delivering minimum volume commitments, which are set in six-month periods beginning in January 2018. There are no minimum volume commitments for the year ending December 31, 2017. During 2018, the average minimum volume commitment will be approximately
10,100
barrels per day and increases by approximately
41%
from 2018 to 2019 and approximately
3%
each year for the remainder of the contract, to a maximum of approximately
16,000
barrels per day. The aggregate financial commitment fee over the seven-year term, based on the minimum volume commitment schedule (as defined in the agreement) and the applicable differential fee, is
$154.5 million
as of June 30, 2017. Upon notifying NGL at least twelve months prior to the expiration date of the new NGL agreement, the Company may elect to extend the term of the new NGL agreement for up to three additional years.
In October 2014, the Company entered into a purchase agreement to deliver fixed determinable quantities of crude oil to Silo. This agreement went into effect during the second quarter of 2015 for
12,580
barrels per day over an initial five-year term. While the volume commitment could be met with Company volumes or third-party volumes, delegated by the Company, the Company was required to make periodic deficiency payments for any shortfalls in delivering the minimum volume commitments. As confirmed in the Plan, the Company terminated its purchase agreement with Silo on February 1, 2017, and entered into a settlement agreement pursuant to which Silo received
$21.0 million
. Specifically, the settlement allowed Silo (i) to retain the
$5.0 million
adequate assurance deposit it maintained, (ii) to retain the Company's
$8.7 million
crude oil revenue receivable due to the Company for December 2016 production, and (iii) to receive additional cash payment of
$7.2 million
, which was paid on the Effective Date. The
$21.0 million
settlement was expensed during 2016.
The Company rejected its Denver office lease, which was confirmed in the Plan. On April 29, 2017, the Company entered into a new office lease agreement to rent office facilities. The lease is non-cancelable and expires in February 2022.
The annual minimum commitment payments on the new NGL agreement and the new office lease for the next five years as of
June 30, 2017
are presented below (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NGL Commitments
(1)
|
|
Office Lease Commitments
|
|
Total
|
2017
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
499
|
|
$
|
499
|
|
2018
|
|
|
15,692
|
|
|
1,078
|
|
|
16,770
|
|
2019
|
|
|
22,176
|
|
|
1,224
|
|
|
23,400
|
|
2020
|
|
|
27,949
|
|
|
1,335
|
|
|
29,284
|
|
2021
|
|
|
28,791
|
|
|
1,423
|
|
|
30,214
|
|
2022 and thereafter
|
|
|
59,933
|
|
|
240
|
|
|
60,173
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
154,541
|
|
$
|
5,799
|
|
$
|
160,340
|
|
_______________________________
(1) The above calculation is based on the minimum volume commitment schedule (as defined in the new NGL agreement) and applicable differential fees.
There are no purchase commitments post emergence, except for the new NGL agreement, as discussed above.
There have been no other material changes from the commitments disclosed in the notes to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in its
2016
Form 10-K.
NOTE 8 - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Predecessor Long Term Incentive Plan
Upon emergence from bankruptcy, the Company's existing restricted stock, performance stock units and LTIP units (“predecessor awards”) were canceled. Stock compensation expense for predecessor awards was
$0.4 million
,
$2.1 million
,
$2.4 million
, and
$5.4 million
for the Current Predecessor Quarter, Current Predecessor Period, Prior Predecessor Quarter and Prior Predecessor Period, respectively. Compensation expense associated with predecessor awards was recognized as general and administrative expense.
2017 Long Term Incentive Plan
Upon emergence from bankruptcy, the Company adopted a new Long Term Incentive Plan and issued new grants to employees consisting of options with a
ten
-year term and strike price of
$34.36
and restricted stock units. These awards vest over a
three
-year period in equal installments each year from the grant date. See below for further discussion of awards under the LTIP.
Restricted Stock Units
The new LTIP allows for the issuance of restricted stock units (“RSU”) to employees of the Company at the discretion of the board of directors. Each RSU represents one share of the Company's new common stock to be released from restriction upon completion of the vesting period. The RSUs are valued at the grant date share price and are recognized as general and administrative expense over the vesting period of the award.
During June 2017, the Company granted
63,894
RSUs to non-executive members of the board of directors, with a fair value of
$2.3 million
. This grant is intended to cover a
three
-year period, and the RSUs will vest in equal installments on each of the first three anniversaries. The vested shares will be released upon the earlier of the third anniversary of the grant date, a change of control or separation from the Company.
The Company granted
389,102
RSUs with a fair value
$13.4 million
during the Current Successor Period. Total expense recorded for RSUs, inclusive of the board of director grants, for the Current Successor Period was
$5.3 million
. As of
June 30, 2017
, unrecognized compensation cost was
$10.4 million
and will be amortized through
2020
.
A summary of the status and activity of non-vested restricted stock units for the Current Successor Period is presented below.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted Stock Units
|
|
Weighted-
Average
Grant-Date
Fair Value
|
Non-vested at beginning of Current Successor Period
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Granted
|
452,996
|
|
|
$
|
34.69
|
|
Vested
|
(137,814
|
)
|
|
$
|
34.36
|
|
Forfeited
|
(3,117
|
)
|
|
$
|
34.36
|
|
Non-vested at end of Current Successor Period
|
312,065
|
|
|
$
|
34.84
|
|
Stock Options
The new LTIP allows the issuance of stock options to the Company's employees at the sole discretion of the board of directors. Options expire ten years from the grant date unless otherwise determined by the board of directors. Compensation expense on the stock options are recognized as general and administrative expense over the vesting period of the award.
The Company granted
389,102
stock options with a fair value
$6.8 million
during the Current Successor Period. Total expense recorded for stock options for the Current Successor Period was
$2.6 million
. As of
June 30, 2017
, unrecognized compensation cost was
$4.2 million
and will be amortized through
2020
.
The options were valued using a Black-Scholes Model using the following assumptions:
|
|
|
|
|
Current Successor Period Ended June 30, 2017
|
Expected volatility
|
52.1
|
%
|
Expected dividends
|
—
|
%
|
Expected term (years)
|
6.0
|
|
Risk-free interest rate
|
1.96
|
%
|
Expected volatility is based on an average historical volatility of a peer group selected by management over a period consistent with the expected life assumption on the grant date. The risk-free rate of return is based on the U.S. Treasury constant maturity yield on the grant date with a remaining term equal to the expected term of the awards. The Company’s expected life of stock option awards is derived from the midpoint of the average vesting time and contractual term of the awards.
A summary of the status and activity of non-vested stock options for the Current Successor Period is presented below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock Options
|
|
Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price
|
|
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)
|
|
Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
|
Outstanding at beginning of Current Successor Period
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Granted
|
389,102
|
|
|
34.36
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Exercised
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Forfeited
|
(3,117
|
)
|
|
34.36
|
|
|
6.0
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Outstanding at end of Current Successor Period
|
385,985
|
|
|
$
|
34.36
|
|
|
6.0
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
A summary of additional information related to options outstanding as of June 30, 2017 is presented below:
|
|
|
|
Exercise Price
|
Number of Options Outstanding and Exercisable
|
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life (in days)
|
$34.36
|
137,814
|
79
|
NOTE
9
- FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The Company follows fair value measurement authoritative guidance, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The authoritative accounting guidance defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The statement establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the Company’s assumptions of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The hierarchy is broken down into three levels based on the reliability of the inputs as follows:
Level 1: Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level 2: Quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable
Level 3: Significant inputs to the valuation model are unobservable
Financial and non-financial assets and liabilities are to be classified based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of the fair value of assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.
There were no financial or non-financial assets or liabilities recorded at fair value as of
June 30, 2017
. The following table presents the Company’s financial and non-financial assets and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value as of
December 31, 2016
and their classification within the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
As of December 31, 2016
|
|
Level 1
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Level 3
|
Unproved properties
(1)
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
162,682
|
|
Asset retirement obligations
(2)
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
3,145
|
|
____________________________
|
|
(1)
|
This represents non-financial assets that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. Please refer to the
Unproved Oil and Gas Properties
sections below for additional discussion.
|
|
|
(2)
|
This represents the revision to estimates of the asset retirement obligation, which is a non-financial liability that is measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. Please refer to the
Asset Retirement Obligation
section below for additional discussion.
|
Proved Oil and Gas Properties
Proved oil and gas property costs are evaluated for impairment and reduced to fair value when there is an indication that the carrying costs exceed the sum of the undiscounted cash flows. Depending on the availability of data, the Company uses Level 3 inputs and either the income valuation technique, which converts future amounts to a single present value amount, to measure the fair value of proved properties through an application of risk-adjusted discount rates and price forecasts selected by the Company’s management, or the market valuation approach. The calculation of the risk-adjusted discount rate is a significant management estimate based on the best information available. Management believes that the risk-adjusted discount rate is representative of current market conditions and reflects the following factors: estimates of future cash payments, expectations of possible variations in the amount and/or timing of cash flows, the risk premium and nonperformance risk. The price forecast is based on the Company's internal budgeting model derived from the NYMEX strip pricing, adjusted for management estimates and basis differentials. Future operating costs are also adjusted as deemed appropriate for these estimates. Proved properties classified as held for sale are valued using a market approach, based on an estimated selling price, as evidenced by the most current bid prices received from third parties. If a relevant estimated selling price is not available, the Company utilizes the income valuation technique discussed above. There were
no
proved property impairments during the six months ended June 30, 2017. The Company impaired its oil and gas properties in the Mid-Continent region, which had a
carrying value of
$110.0 million
to its fair value of
$100.0 million
, and recognized an impairment of
$10.0 million
for the year ended
December 31, 2016
.
Upon emergence from bankruptcy, the Company valued its proved oil and gas properties at
$500.5 million
, which has subsequently been depleted.
Unproved Oil and Gas Properties
Unproved oil and gas property costs are evaluated for impairment and reduced to fair value when there is an indication that the carrying costs may not be fully recoverable. To measure the fair value of unproved properties, the Company uses Level 3 inputs and the income valuation technique, which takes into account the following significant assumptions: future development plans, risk weighted potential resource recovery, remaining lease life and estimated reserve values. There were
no
unproved oil and gas property impairments during the six months ended June 30, 2017. The Company impaired non-core acreage in the Wattenberg Field due to leases expiring, which had a carrying value of
$187.4 million
to their fair value of
$162.7 million
, and recognized an impairment of unproved properties for the year ended
December 31, 2016
of
$24.7 million
.
Upon emergence from bankruptcy, the Company valued its unproved oil and gas properties at
$178.5 million
, which has subsequently increased due to acquired acreage in the Current Successor Quarter.
Asset Retirement Obligation
The Company utilizes the income valuation technique to determine the fair value of the asset retirement obligation liability at the point of inception by applying a credit-adjusted risk-free rate, which takes into account the Company’s credit risk, the time value of money, and the current economic state, to the undiscounted expected abandonment cash flows. Upon completion of wells and natural gas plants, the Company records an asset retirement obligation at fair value using Level 3 assumptions. Given the unobservable nature of the inputs, the initial measurement of the asset retirement obligation liability is deemed to use Level 3 inputs. There were
no
asset retirement obligations measured at fair value as of
June 30, 2017
. The Company had
$3.1 million
of asset retirement obligations recorded at fair value as of
December 31, 2016
.
Upon emergence from bankruptcy, the Company valued its asset retirement obligations at
$29.1 million
, which has subsequently been accreted.
Long-term Debt
Upon emergence from bankruptcy, the Company's Senior Notes were canceled and the predecessor revolving credit facility was paid in full.
The fair value of the
6.75%
Senior Notes and
5.75%
Senior Notes as of
December 31, 2016
was
$371.9 million
and
$222.0 million
, respectively. The Senior Notes were measured using Level 1 inputs based on a secondary market trading price. The outstanding balance under the predecessor revolving credit facility as of December 31, 2016 was
$191.7 million
, which approximates fair value as the applicable interest rates are floating.
NOTE
10
- ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS
The Company recognizes an estimated liability for future costs to abandon its oil and gas properties. The fair value of the asset retirement obligation is recorded as a liability when incurred, which is typically at the time the asset is acquired or placed in service. There is a corresponding increase to the carrying value of the asset which is included in the proved properties line item in the accompanying balance sheets. The Company depletes the amount added to proved properties and recognizes expense in connection with accretion of the discounted liability over the remaining estimated economic lives of the properties.
The Company’s estimated asset retirement obligation liability is based on historical experience in abandoning wells, estimated economic lives, estimated costs to abandon the wells and regulatory requirements. The liability is discounted using the credit-adjusted risk-free rate estimated at the time the liability is incurred; the rate ranges from
8%
to
18%
for the Predecessor Company and is
7.29%
for the Successor Company.
Upon the Company's emergence from bankruptcy, as discussed in
Note 3 - Chapter 11 Proceedings and Emergence
and
Note 4 - Fresh-Start Accounting
, the Company applied fresh-start accounting. This included adjusting the asset retirement obligations based on the estimated fair values at April 28, 2017. The following provides a roll-forward of our asset retirement obligations (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning balance as of December 31, 2016 (Predecessor)
|
$
|
30,833
|
|
Liabilities settled
|
|
(218
|
)
|
Accretion expense
|
|
1,045
|
|
Ending balance as of April 28, 2017 (Predecessor)
|
$
|
31,660
|
|
|
|
|
Fair value fresh-start adjustment
|
$
|
(2,599
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning balance as of April 29, 2017 (Successor)
|
$
|
29,061
|
|
Liabilities settled
|
|
(459
|
)
|
Accretion expense
|
|
336
|
|
Ending balance as of June 30, 2017 (Successor)
|
$
|
28,938
|
|
Revisions to the liability could occur due to changes in the estimated economic lives, abandonment costs of the wells, inflation rates, credit-adjusted risk-free rates, and newly enacted regulatory requirements.
NOTE 11 - DERIVATIVES
Due to the Company being in default on its revolving credit facility, all of the Company's existing derivative contracts were terminated during the fourth quarter of
2016
, and the Company had not entered into any derivative contracts as of
June 30, 2017
.
The following table summarizes the components of the derivative loss presented on the accompanying statements of operations for the three and six months ended
June 30, 2016
(in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months Ended June 30,
|
Six Months Ended June 30,
|
|
2016
|
2016
|
Derivative cash settlement gain:
|
|
|
|
Oil contracts
|
$
|
3,893
|
|
$
|
11,401
|
|
Gas contracts
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
Total derivative cash settlement gain
(1)
|
$
|
3,893
|
|
$
|
11,401
|
|
|
|
|
Change in fair value loss
|
$
|
(16,816
|
)
|
$
|
(25,331
|
)
|
|
|
|
Total derivative loss
(1)
|
$
|
(12,923
|
)
|
$
|
(13,930
|
)
|
_______________________________
|
|
(1)
|
Total derivative loss and total derivative cash settlement gain for the
six
months ended
June 30, 2016
is reported in the derivative loss line item and derivative cash settlements line item on the accompanying statements of cash flows within the net cash provided by operating activities.
|
Subsequent to
June 30, 2017
, the Company entered into commodity derivative contracts including swaps and cashless collars covering both oil and gas as detailed in the following table:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Crude Oil
(NYMEX WTI)
|
|
Natural Gas
(NYMEX Henry Hub)
|
|
|
Bbls/day
|
|
Weighted Avg. Price per Bbl
|
|
MMBtu/day
|
|
Weighted Avg. Price per MMBTU
|
4Q17
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cashless Collar
|
|
2,000
|
|
|
$41.50/$51.00
|
|
2,600
|
|
|
$3.00/$3.30
|
1Q18
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Swap
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
3,000
|
|
|
$3.35
|
Cashless Collar
|
|
2,000
|
|
|
$42.00/$52.50
|
|
2,600
|
|
|
$2.75/$3.35
|
2Q18
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cashless Collar
|
|
2,000
|
|
|
$42.00/$52.50
|
|
2,600
|
|
|
$2.75/$3.35
|
3Q18
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cashless Collar
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
$41.00/$52.00
|
|
2,600
|
|
|
$2.75/$3.35
|
4Q18
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cashless Collar
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
$41.00/$52.00
|
|
2,600
|
|
|
$2.75/$3.35
|
1Q19
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cashless Collar
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
$41.00/$54.00
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
April 2019
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cashless Collar
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
$41.00/$54.00
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
NOTE 12
-
EARNINGS PER SHARE
The Predecessor Company issued shares of restricted stock, which were participating securities, and performance stock units (“PSUs”). The dilutive impact of the restricted stock and PSUs were included in the Current Predecessor Quarter, Current Predecessor Period, Prior Predecessor Quarter and Prior Predecessor Period.
The Successor Company issued restricted stock units which represent the right to receive, upon vesting, one share of the Company's new common stock. The Successor Company issued stock options and warrants, which both represent the right to purchase the Company's new common stock at a specified price. The number of potentially dilutive shares related to the stock options is based on the number of shares, if any, that would be exercised at the end of the respective reporting period, assuming that date was the end of such stock options term. The number of potentially dilutive shares related to the warrants is based on the number of shares, if any, that would be exercisable at the end of the respective reporting period.
Please refer to
Note
8 -
Stock-Based Compensation
for additional discussion.
The RSUs, stock options and warrants of the Successor Company are all non-participating securities, and therefore, the Company used the treasury stock method to calculate earnings per share as shown in the following table (in thousands, except per share amounts):
|
|
|
|
|
|
Successor
|
|
April 29, 2017 through June 30, 2017
|
Net loss
|
$
|
(3,580
|
)
|
|
|
Basic net loss per common share
|
$
|
(0.18
|
)
|
|
|
Diluted net loss per common share
|
$
|
(0.18
|
)
|
|
|
Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic
|
20,369
|
|
Add: dilutive effect of contingent stock awards
|
—
|
|
Weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted
|
20,369
|
|
The Company was in a net loss position for the Current Successor Quarter, which made any potentially dilutive shares anti-dilutive. There were
717,201
anti-dilutive shares in the Current Successor Quarter.
The Predecessor Company issued restricted stock, which are participating securities, and PSUs, and therefore, the Company used the two-class method to calculate earnings per share as shown in the following table (in thousands, except per share amounts):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
April 1, 2017 through April 28, 2017
|
January 1, 2017 through April 28, 2017
|
Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
|
Net income (loss)
|
$
|
96,936
|
|
$
|
2,660
|
|
$
|
(49,477
|
)
|
$
|
(96,714
|
)
|
Less: undistributed income to unvested restricted stock
|
3,346
|
|
120
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
Undistributed income (loss) to common shareholders
|
93,590
|
|
2,540
|
|
(49,477
|
)
|
(96,714
|
)
|
Basic net income (loss) per common share
|
$
|
1.88
|
|
$
|
0.05
|
|
$
|
(1.00
|
)
|
$
|
(1.97
|
)
|
Diluted net income (loss) per common share
|
$
|
1.85
|
|
$
|
0.05
|
|
$
|
(1.00
|
)
|
$
|
(1.97
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic
|
49,902
|
|
49,559
|
|
49,277
|
|
49,204
|
|
Add: dilutive effect of contingent stock awards
|
584
|
|
1,412
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
Weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted
|
50,486
|
|
50,971
|
|
49,277
|
|
49,204
|
|
The Company was in a net loss position for the Prior Predecessor Quarter and Prior Predecessor Period, which made any potentially dilutive shares anti-dilutive. There were
188,278
,
258,126
,
80,906
and
106,644
anti-dilutive shares in the Current Predecessor Quarter, Current Predecessor Period, Prior Predecessor Quarter and Prior Predecessor Period, respectively. The participating shareholders are not contractually obligated to share in the losses of the Company, and therefore, the entire net loss is allocated to the outstanding common shareholders.
NOTE 13 - INCOME TAXES
The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for deferred income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the temporary differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities. Deferred tax assets or liabilities at the end of each period are determined using the tax rate in effect at that time. During the periods presented within this report for 2017 and 2016, the effective tax rate was
zero
percent. As of December 31, 2015, and thereafter, a full valuation allowance was placed against the net deferred tax assets causing the Company’s current rate to differ from the U.S. statutory income tax rate.
As of
June 30, 2017
, the Company had
no
unrecognized tax benefits. The Company’s management does not believe that there are any new items or changes in facts or judgments that would impact the Company's tax position taken thus far in
2017
.
As described in
Note 3 - Chapter 11 Proceedings and Emergence
above, in accordance with the Plan, our Senior Notes were canceled and exchanged for new common stock. Absent an exception, a debtor recognizes cancellation of indebtedness income (“CODI”) upon discharge of its outstanding indebtedness for an amount of consideration that is less than its adjusted issue price.
The Internal Revenue Service Code of 1986, as amended (“IRC”), provides that a debtor in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy case may exclude CODI from taxable income but must reduce certain of its tax attributes by the amount of any CODI realized as a result of the consummation of a plan of reorganization. The amount of CODI realized by a taxpayer is determined based on the fair market value of the consideration received by the creditors in settlement of outstanding indebtedness. Upon emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, the CODI may reduce some or all of the amount of prior tax attributes, which can include net operating losses, capital losses, alternative minimum tax credits and tax basis in assets. The actual reduction in tax attributes does not occur until January 1, 2018.
The Company has evaluated the impact of the reorganization, including the change in control, resulting from its emergence from bankruptcy. From an income tax perspective, the most significant impact is attributable to our carryover tax
attributes associated with our net operating losses (“NOLs”). The Company believes that the Successor Company will be able to fully absorb the cancellation of debt income realized by the Predecessor Company in connection with the reorganization with its adjusted NOL carryovers. The amount of the remaining NOL carryovers will be limited under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code due to the change in control as referenced in
Note 4 - Fresh-Start Accounting
. As the tax basis of the Company's assets, primarily our oil and gas properties, is in excess of the carrying value, as adjusted in the fresh-start accounting process, the Successor Company is in a net deferred tax asset position. Per authoritative guidance, historical results along with expected market conditions known on the date of measurement, it is more likely than not that the Company will not realize future income tax benefits from the additional tax basis and its remaining NOL carryovers. This is periodically reassessed and could change. Accordingly, the Company has provided for a full valuation allowance of the underlying deferred tax assets.