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Long Term Liabilities
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Long Term Liabilities [Abstract]  
Long-term Debt [Text Block]
3. DEBT AND OTHER LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS:
June 30,December 31,
20142013
Short-term debt:
Senior Notes due March 2015$ 100,000 $ -
Long-term debt and other obligations:
Bank indebtedness 427,000 460,000
Senior Notes 1,910,000 2,010,000
Other long-term obligations 104,830 91,932
$ 2,541,830 $ 2,561,932

Ultra Resources, Inc. Bank Indebtedness:  The Company’s subsidiary, Ultra Resources, Inc. (“Ultra Resources”, or “Borrower”), 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 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 June 30, 2014, the Company had $427.0 million in outstanding borrowings and $573.0 million of unused debt 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 125 basis points, 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 June 30, 2014). 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 June 30, 2014, the Company was in compliance with all of its debt covenants under the Credit Agreement.

Ultra Resources, Inc. Senior Notes:   Ultra Resources also has outstanding $1.56 billion in principal amount of Senior Notes. Ultra Resources’ 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 following the payment of a make-whole premium and are subject to representations, warranties, covenants and events of default similar to those in the Credit Facility. At June 30, 2014, 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 June 30, 2014, 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 asset retirement obligations.