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Long Term Liabilities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Long Term Liabilities Tables [Abstract]  
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

5. LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:

December 31,December 31,
20132012
Bank indebtedness$ 460,000$ 277,000
Senior notes 2,010,000 1,560,000
Other long-term obligations 91,932 76,038
$ 2,561,932$ 1,913,038
Aggregate maturities of debt at December 31, 2013:
Beyond
201420152016201720185 yearsTotal
$ -$ 100,000$ 522,000$ 116,000$ 650,000$ 1,082,000$ 2,470,000

Bank indebtedness.  The Company (through its subsidiary, Ultra Resources, Inc.) is a party to a senior revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement provides an initial loan commitment of $1.0 billion, which may be increased up to $1.25 billion at the request of the borrower and with the consent of lenders who are willing to increase their loan commitments, provides for the issuance of letters of credit of up to $250.0 million in aggregate, and matures in October 2016. With the majority (over 50%) lender consent, the term of the consenting lenders’ commitments may be extended for up to two successive one-year periods at the Borrower’s request. At December 31, 2013, the Company had $460.0 million in outstanding borrowings and $540.0 million of available borrowing capacity under the Credit Agreement.

Loans under the Credit Agreement are unsecured and bear interest, at the Borrower’s option, based on (A) a rate per annum equal to the prime rate or the weighted average fed funds rate on overnight transactions during the preceding business day plus a margin based on a grid of Ultra Resources, Inc.’s consolidated leverage ratio (125 basis points as of December 31, 2013) or (B) a base Eurodollar rate, substantially equal to the LIBOR rate, plus a margin based on a grid of the Borrower’s consolidated leverage ratio (225 basis points per annum as of December 31, 2013). The Company also pays commitment fees on the unused commitment under the facility based on a grid of its consolidated leverage ratio.

The Credit Agreement contains typical and customary representations, warranties, covenants and events of default. The Credit Agreement includes restrictive covenants requiring the Borrower to maintain a consolidated leverage ratio of no greater than three and one half times to one and, as long as the Company’s debt rating is below investment grade, the maintenance of an annual ratio of the net present value of the Company’s oil and gas properties to total funded debt of no less than one and one half times to one. At December 31, 2013, the Company was in compliance with all of its debt covenants under the Credit Agreement.

Ultra Resources, Inc. Senior Notes:  The Company’s Senior Notes rank pari passu with the Company’s Credit Agreement. Payment of the Senior Notes is guaranteed by Ultra Petroleum Corp. and UP Energy Corporation. The Senior Notes are pre-payable in whole or in part at any time and are subject to representations, warranties, covenants and events of default customary for a senior note financing. At December 31, 2013, the Company was in compliance with all of its debt covenants under the Senior Notes.

Ultra Petroleum Corp. Senior Notes: On December 12, 2013, the Company issued $450.0 million of 5.75% Senior Notes due 2018 (“Notes”). The Notes are general, unsecured senior obligations of the Company and mature on December 15, 2018. The Notes rank equally in right of payment to all existing and future senior indebtedness of the Company and effectively rank junior to all future secured indebtedness of the Company (to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness). The Notes are not guaranteed by the Company’s subsidiaries and so are structurally subordinated to the indebtedness and other obligations of the Company’s subsidiaries. On and after December 15, 2015, the Company may redeem all or, from time to time, a part of the Notes at the following prices expressed as a percentage of principal amount of the Notes: (2015 – 102.875%; 2016 – 101.438%; and 2017 and thereafter – 100.000%). The Notes are subject to covenants that restrict the Company’s ability to incur indebtedness, make distributions and other restricted payments, grant liens, use the proceeds of asset sales, make investments and engage in affiliate transactions. In addition, the Notes contain events of default customary for a senior note financing. At December 31, 2013, the Company was in compliance with all of its debt covenants under the Notes.

Other long-term obligations:  These costs primarily relate to the long-term portion of production taxes payable and our asset retirement obligations.