Item
1.01- Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Third
Amended and Restated Credit Facility
On
October 14, 2021, Gulfport Energy Corporation (“Gulfport”), as holdings, and Gulfport Energy Operating Corporation (the “Borrower”),
as the borrower, entered into a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time,
together with all exhibits and schedules thereto, the “Credit Agreement”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative
agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and various lender parties (collectively, the “Lenders”),
providing for a new money senior secured reserve-based revolving credit facility in an aggregate maximum principal amount of up to $1.50
billion (the “Facility”) with an initial borrowing base of $850.0 million and an initial aggregate elected commitments amount
of up to $700.0 million.
The
borrowing base will be redetermined semiannually on or around May 1 and November 1 of each year, with one interim “wildcard”
redetermination available to each of Gulfport and, beginning after the first scheduled redetermination, the Administrative Agent between
scheduled redeterminations during each calendar year. The first scheduled redetermination will be on or around May 1, 2022.
The
Facility provides for a $175.0 million sublimit of the aggregate commitments that is available for the issuance of letters of credit.
The Facility bears interest at a rate equal to, at Gulfport’s election, either (a) LIBOR plus an applicable margin that varies
from 2.75% to 3.75% per annum or (b) a base rate plus an applicable margin that varies from 1.75% to 2.75% per annum, based on borrowing
base utilization. The Facility will mature on October 14, 2025. Customary borrowing base reductions and certain mandatory prepayments
are required under the Credit Agreement in connection with certain types of borrowing base properties, swap terminations or debt issuances.
In addition, Excess Cash (as defined in the Credit Agreement) above $45.0 million is required to be applied monthly to prepay loans (without
a commitment reduction).
The
Credit Agreement requires Gulfport to maintain as of the last day of each fiscal quarter (i) a net funded leverage ratio of less than
or equal to 3.25 to 1.00, and (ii) a current ratio of greater than or equal to 1.00 to 1.00.
Gulfport
is required to pay a commitment fee of 0.50% per annum on the average daily unused portion of the current aggregate commitments under
the Facility. Gulfport is also required to pay customary letter of credit and fronting fees.
The
obligations under the Facility, certain swap obligations and certain cash management obligations, are guaranteed by Gulfport and the
wholly-owned domestic material subsidiaries of the Borrower (collectively, the “Guarantors” and, together with the Borrower,
the “Loan Parties”) and secured by substantially all of the Loan Parties’ assets (subject to customary exceptions),
including mortgages on at least 90% of the PV-10 of the proved reserves constituting borrowing base properties as set forth on the most
recent reserve report.
The
Credit Agreement also contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including, among other things, as to compliance with laws
(including environmental laws and anti-corruption laws), delivery of quarterly and annual financial statements and borrowing base certificates,
conduct of business, maintenance of property, maintenance of insurance, entry into certain derivatives contracts, restrictions on the
incurrence of liens, indebtedness, asset dispositions, restricted payments, and other customary covenants. These covenants are subject
to a number of limitations and exceptions.
Additionally,
the Credit Agreement contains customary events of default and remedies for credit facilities of this nature. If Gulfport does not comply
with the financial and other covenants in the Credit Agreement, the Lenders may, subject to customary cure rights, require immediate
payment of all amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement and any outstanding unfunded commitments may be terminated.
This
summary of the Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the
full text of the Credit Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.