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Long-Term Debt
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt

2.  Long-Term Debt

The components of our long-term debt are presented in the following table (in thousands):

 

March 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Credit Agreement (1) borrowings

$

21,000

 

 

$

21,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Second Lien Notes: (1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal

 

625,000

 

 

 

625,000

 

Unamortized debt issuance costs

 

(11,995

)

 

 

(12,465

)

Total Senior Second Lien Notes (1)

 

613,005

 

 

 

612,535

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total long-term debt

$

634,005

 

 

$

633,535

 

 

 

(1)

Defined below

Credit Agreement

On October 18, 2018, we entered into the Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), which matures on October 18, 2022.  The primary terms and covenants associated with the Credit Agreement are as follows, with capitalized terms defined under the Credit Agreement:

 

The borrowing base and lending commitment was $250.0 million as of the filing date of this Form 10-Q.

 

Letters of credit may be issued in amounts up to $30.0 million, provided availability under the Credit Agreement exists.  As of March 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, we had $8.1 million and $9.6 million, respectively, of letters of credit issued and outstanding under the Credit Agreement.

 

The Leverage Ratio is limited to 3.50 to 1.00 for March 31, 2019; 3.25 to 1.00 for quarters ending June 30, 2019 and September 30, 2019; and 3.00 to 1.00 for quarters ending December 31, 2019 and thereafter.  In the event of a Material Acquisition, the Leverage Ratio limit is 3.50 to 1.00 for the two quarters following a Material Acquisition.  

 

The Current Ratio must be maintained at greater than 1.00 to 1.00.

Availability under the Credit Agreement is subject to semi-annual redeterminations of our borrowing base to occur on or before May 15 and November 14 each calendar year, and certain additional redeterminations that may be requested at the discretion of either the lenders or the Company.  The borrowing base is calculated by our lenders based on their evaluation of our proved reserves and their own internal criteria.  Any redetermination by our lenders to change our borrowing base will result in a similar change in the availability under the Credit Agreement.  The Credit Agreement’s security is collateralized by a first priority lien on substantially all of our oil and natural gas properties and certain personal property.  The interest rate on borrowings outstanding for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was 5.1%, which excludes debt issuance costs, commitment fees and other fees.  

9.75% Senior Second Lien Notes Due 2023

On October 18, 2018, we issued $625.0 million of 9.75% Senior Second Lien Notes due 2023 (the “Senior Second Lien Notes”), which were issued at par with an interest rate of 9.75% per annum and mature on November 1, 2023, and are governed under the terms of the Indenture of the Senior Second Lien Notes (the “Indenture”).  The estimated annual effective interest rate on the Senior Second Lien Notes is 10.3%, which includes amortization of debt issuance costs.   Interest on the Senior Second Lien Notes is payable in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on May 1, 2019.  

The Senior Second Lien Notes are secured by a second-priority lien on all of our assets that are secured under the Credit Agreement.  The Senior Second Lien Notes contain covenants that limit or prohibit our ability and the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to: (i) make investments; (ii) incur additional indebtedness or issue certain types of preferred stock; (iii) create certain liens; (iv) sell assets; (v) enter into agreements that restrict dividends or other payments from the Company’s subsidiaries to the Company; (vi) consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; (vii) engage in transactions with affiliates; (viii) pay dividends or make other distributions on capital stock or subordinated indebtedness; and (ix) create subsidiaries that would not be restricted by the covenants of the Indenture entered into by and among the Company, the Guarantors, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).  These covenants are subject to exceptions and qualifications set forth in the Indenture.  In addition, most of the above described covenants will terminate if both S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc., and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. assign the Senior Second Lien Notes an investment grade rating and no default exists with respect to the Senior Second Lien Notes.

Covenants  

As of March 31, 2019, we were in compliance with all applicable covenants of the Credit Agreement and Senior Second Lien Notes indenture.

Fair Value Measurements

For information about fair value measurements of our long-term debt, refer to Note 3.