0001170154-13-000097.txt : 20131107 0001170154-13-000097.hdr.sgml : 20131107 20131107160604 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001170154-13-000097 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20131107 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20131107 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20131107 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GASTAR EXPLORATION LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001170154 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 980570897 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32714 FILM NUMBER: 131200639 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1331 LAMAR STREET STREET 2: SUITE 650 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77010 BUSINESS PHONE: 7137391800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1331 LAMAR STREET STREET 2: SUITE 650 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77010 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Gastar Exploration USA, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001431372 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 383531640 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-35211 FILM NUMBER: 131200640 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1331 LAMAR STREET STREET 2: SUITE 650 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77010 BUSINESS PHONE: (713) 739-1800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1331 LAMAR STREET STREET 2: SUITE 650 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77010 8-K 1 gastar8-kwehludirectrevenu.htm 8-K Gastar8-KWEHLUDirect Revenues & Expenses 093013


 


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 7, 2013 (November 7, 2013)


GASTAR EXPLORATION LTD.
GASTAR EXPLORATION USA, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

    
Alberta, Canada
001-32714
98-0570897
Delaware
001-35211
38-3531640
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
1331 Lamar Street, Suite 650
 
 
Houston, Texas
 
77010
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(ZIP Code)

(713) 739-1800
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 
 
 
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SECTION 8 - OTHER EVENTS

Item 8.01. Other Events.

WEHLU Asset Acquisition Financials

As previously reported, on September 4, 2013, Gastar Exploration USA, Inc. (“Gastar USA”), a direct subsidiary of Gastar Exploration Ltd. (the “Company”) entered into a purchase and sale agreement with Lime Rock Resources II-A, L.P. and Lime Rock Resources II-C, L.P. pursuant to which it will acquire a 98.3% working interest (80.5% net revenue interest) in 24,000 net acres of the West Edmond Hunton Lime Unit located in Kingfisher, Logan, Oklahoma and Canadian Counties, Oklahoma (the “WEHLU Assets”). As the pending acquisition is deemed probable and significant under Rule 3-05 of Regulation S-X, attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein are the unaudited statement of revenues and direct operating expenses of the WEHLU Assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

Attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein are unaudited pro forma financial statements of the Company and Gastar USA reflecting, among other things, the acquisition of the WEHLU Assets, as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and for the year ended December 31, 2012.

SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein are the unaudited statement of revenues and direct operating expenses of the WEHLU Assets for the nine months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

The unaudited pro forma financial statements of the Company and Gastar USA reflecting, among other things, the acquisition of the WEHLU Assets, as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and for the year ended December 31, 2012 are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Company’s and Gastar USA’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013.
  
(d) Exhibits.

The following is a list of exhibits furnished as part of this Form 8-K.


Exhibit No.        Description of Document    

99.1
Unaudited Statement of Revenues and Direct Operating Expenses of the WEHLU Assets.
99.2
Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013. File No. 001-32714).


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date: November 7, 2013
GASTAR EXPLORATION LTD.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ J. Russell Porter
 
 
J. Russell Porter
 
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 
 
GASTAR EXPLORATION USA, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ J. Russell Porter
 
 
J. Russell Porter
 
 
 
President

    
    
        
    
    


    

    

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EXHIBIT LIST



Exhibit No.        Description of Document    

99.1
Unaudited Statement of Revenues and Direct Operating Expenses of the WEHLU Assets.
99.2
Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013. File No. 001-32714).




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EX-99.1 2 ex991wehludirectrevenuesex.htm EXHIBIT Ex99.1WEHLU Direct Revenues & Expenses 093013

Exhibit 99.1

STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE
WEHLU ACQUISITION PROPERTIES


 
(Unaudited)
 
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
(In thousands)
 
REVENUES:
 
 
 
 
Natural gas
$
2,497

 
$
1,584

 
Condensate and oil
28,424

 
21,077

 
NGLs
4,016

 
3,303

 
Total revenues
$
34,937

 
$
25,964

 
 
 
 
 
 
DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES:
 
 
 
 
Production taxes
$
1,669

 
$
1,142

 
Lease operating expenses
5,683

 
4,349

 
Total direct operating expenses
7,352

 
5,491

 
 
 
 
 
 
REVENUES IN EXCESS OF DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES
$
27,585

 
$
20,473

 



See accompanying notes to statement of revenues and direct operating expenses.
















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WEHLU ACQUISITION PROPERTIES
NOTES TO STATEMENT OF REVENUES AND DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES


(1)
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statement presents the revenues and direct operating expenses of the West Edmond Hunton Lime Unit located in Kingfisher, Logan and Oklahoma Counties, Oklahoma oil and natural gas properties (the “WEHLU Acquisition Properties”) to be acquired by Gastar Exploration USA, Inc. (“Gastar USA”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gastar Exploration Ltd., pursuant to a Purchase and Sale Agreement dated September 4, 2013 among Lime Rock Resources II-A, L.P. and Lime Rock Resources II-C, L.P, (together, the “Lime Rock Parties”) and Gastar USA, (the “Purchase Agreement”). The acquisition of the WEHLU Acquisition Properties is expected to close on or before November 26, 2013 for a cash purchase price of $187.5 million, subject to, among other customary adjustments, adjustment for an acquisition effective date of August 1, 2013.
The accompanying statement of revenues and direct operating expenses of the WEHLU Acquisition Properties does not include indirect general and administrative expenses, interest expense, depreciation, depletion and amortization, or any provision for income taxes. Gastar USA’s management believes historical expenses of this nature incurred by the Lime Rock Parties associated with the properties are not indicative of the costs to be incurred by Gastar USA.
Revenues in the accompanying statement of revenues and direct operating expenses are recognized based on the WEHLU Acquisition Properties’ share of any given period’s production volumes and revenues received for the period. The direct operating expenses are recognized based on the WEHLU Acquisition Properties’ share of direct costs including production taxes, lifting costs, gathering, well repair and well workover costs. Direct costs do not include general corporate overhead allocated to the WEHLU Acquisition Properties other than standard overhead rates included in lease operating expenses.
Historical financial information reflecting financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of the WEHLU Acquisition Properties is not presented because it would be impractical and costly to obtain since such financial information was not historically prepared by the Lime Rock Parties. Other assets acquired and liabilities assumed were not material. In addition, the WEHLU Acquisition Properties were a part of a larger enterprise prior to the acquisition by Gastar USA, and representative amounts of indirect general and administrative expenses, depreciation, depletion and amortization, interest and other indirect costs were not necessarily allocated to the WEHLU Acquisition Properties acquired, nor would such allocated historical costs be relevant to future operations of the WEHLU Acquisition Properties. Accordingly, the historical statement of revenues and direct operating expenses of the WEHLU Acquisition Properties are not indicative of the financial conditions or results of operations going forward. The historical statement of revenues and direct operating expenses of the Lime Rock Parties’ interest in the WEHLU Acquisition Properties are presented in order to substantially comply with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for businesses acquired.
The statement of revenues and direct operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 is unaudited and has been derived from the WEHLU Acquisition Properties historical accounting records on the same basis as the audited statement of revenues and direct operating expenses for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Please refer to the audited statements revenue and direct operating expense and footnotes for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 included in the Form 8-K filed on October 28, 2013 for additional details of the WEHLU, results of operations. No material item included in those notes has changed except as a result of normal transactions in the interim or as disclosed within this report.

(2)
Business Combination
Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Gastar USA will acquire a 98.3% working interest (80.5% net revenue interest) in certain acres of the West Edmond Hunton Lime Unit located in Kingfisher, Logan and Oklahoma Counties, Oklahoma, for a cash purchase price of $187.5 million, subject to, among other customary adjustments, adjustment for an acquisition effective date of August 1, 2013.

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(3)
Subsequent Events
Gastar USA has evaluated subsequent events through November 7, 2013, the date of the accompanying statement of revenue and direct operating expenses was available to be issued. There were no material subsequent events that required recognition or additional disclosure in the accompanying statement of revenue and direct operating expenses.



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