-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, J8KXv+MvSU2yKIfg97H+LSw88CGRdbOuWNGzYSGW9QcgPvmcKRy2tkc4In5p2qWD WAxNQXlq60yLlH/TneJswg== 0001358831-07-000036.txt : 20070629 0001358831-07-000036.hdr.sgml : 20070629 20070629164205 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001358831-07-000036 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070629 ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20070629 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070629 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LEGACY RESERVES L P CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001358831 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33249 FILM NUMBER: 07951448 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 303 W WALL ST SUITE 1600 CITY: MIDLAND STATE: TX ZIP: 79701 BUSINESS PHONE: 432-682-2516 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 303 W WALL ST SUITE 1600 CITY: MIDLAND STATE: TX ZIP: 79701 8-K/A 1 form_8-ka.htm FORM 8-KA REGARDING THE AMERISTATE ACQUISITION RULE 3-05 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. form_8-ka.htm



 
UNITED STATES
 
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
 
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 8-K/A
 
(Amendment No. 1)
 
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 29, 2007 (May 1, 2007)
 
 
Legacy Reserves LP
 
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 

 
Delaware
1-33249
16-1751069
(State or other jurisdiction of
(Commission
(IRS Employer
incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
     
 

 
 
303 W. Wall, Suite 1400
 
Midland, Texas
79701
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 

 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (432) 689-5200
 
 
NOT APPLICABLE
 
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
 
 
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:
 
 
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
 
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
 
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
 
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 


 

 
This Current Report on Form 8-K/A (“Amendment  No. 1”) amends and supplements the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) by Legacy Reserves LP (“Legacy”) on May 4, 2007 in connection with its acquisition of certain oil and natural gas properties located in Lea and Eddy Counties in Southeast New Mexico from Ameristate Exploration, LLC ("Ameristate"), for a contract price of $5.5 million, which was completed on May 1, 2007 (referred to as the “Ameristate” acquisition).  The Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 4, 2007 is being amended by this Amendment No. 1 to include the audited and unaudited financial statements and information of Ameristate required by Item 9.01 (a).  No other amendments to the Form 8-K filing on May 4, 2007 is being made by this Amendment No. 1.
 

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)           Financial statements of businesses acquired.

The audited and unaudited statements of revenues and direct operating expenses, including the notes thereto, for the oil and natural gas properties acquired by Legacy from Ameristate for the year ended December 31, 2006, and for the three month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2007, and the independent registered public accounting firm's report related thereto, are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference.

(b)           Pro forma financial information.

The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet of Legacy as of March 31, 2007, and the unaudited pro forma combined statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2006 and the three months ended March 31, 2007, including the notes thereto, giving effect to the Ameristate acquisition and two other acquisitions are filed as Exhibit 99.1 to Legacy’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 29, 2007 and are incorporated herein by reference.

(d)           Exhibits.
 
Exhibit Number
Description
Exhibit 23.1 *
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – BDO Seidman, LLP
Exhibit 99.1 *
The audited and unaudited statements of revenues and direct operating expenses, including the notes thereto, for the Ameristate properties for the year ended December 31, 2006, and for the three month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2007.
Exhibit 99.2
The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet of Legacy as of March 31, 2007, and the unaudited pro forma combined statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2006 and the three months ended March 31, 2007, including the notes thereto. (Incorporated by reference to Legacy's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 29, 2007, Exhibit 99.1)
 
* filed herewith
 
 

 

 
SIGNATURES
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
LEGACY RESERVES LP
By: Legacy Reserves GP, LLC, its general partner
 
       
Date: June 29, 2007
By:
/s/ Steven H. Pruett
 
   
Steven H. Pruett
 
   
President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
 
       
 

 

 

 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit Number
Description
Exhibit 23.1 *
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – BDO Seidman, LLP
Exhibit 99.1 *
The audited and unaudited statements of revenues and direct operating expenses, including the notes thereto, for the Ameristate properties for the years ended December 31, 2006, and for the three month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2007.
Exhibit 99.2
The unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet of Legacy as of March 31, 2007, and the unaudited pro forma combined statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2006 and the three months ended March 31, 2007, including the notes thereto. (Incorporated by reference to Legacy’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 29, 2007, Exhibit 99.1)
 
* filed herewith
EX-23.1 2 ex_23-1.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR - BDO SEIDMAN, LLP ex_23-1.htm
Exhibit 23.1
 
 

 

 

 
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 

Legacy Reserves LP
Midland, TX
 
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of Legacy Reserves LP (the “Company”) on Form S-8 (333-141824) of our report dated June 29, 2007, relating to the statement of revenues and direct operating expenses of the Ameristate Properties for the year ended December 31, 2006 appearing in the Company’s current report on Form 8-K/A filed on June 29, 2007.
 

/s/ BDO Seidman, LLP 
 
Houston, TX
June 29, 2007


EX-99.1 3 ex_99-1.htm THE AUDITED AND UNAUDITED STATEMENTS OF DIRECT REVENUES AND DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES, INCLUDING THE NOTES THERETO, FOR AMERISTATE FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, AND FOR THE THREE MONTHS PERIODS ENDED MARCH 31, 2006 AND 2007. ex_99-1.htm
Exhibit 99.1
 
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 

 
Legacy Reserves, LP
Midland, Texas
 
We have audited the accompanying statement of revenues and direct operating expenses of the oil and natural gas properties (the “Ameristate Properties”), as defined in Note 1, acquired on May 1, 2007 by Legacy Reserves  LP (the "Company") for the year ended December 31, 2006. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
 
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  The Ameristate Properties are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting.  Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the internal controls over financial reporting associated with the Ameristate Properties. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
The accompanying statement was prepared for the purpose of complying with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission as described in Note 1 and is not intended to be a complete presentation of the results of operations of the Ameristate Properties.
 
In our opinion, the statement of revenues and direct operating expenses referred to above presents fairly, in all material respects, the revenues and direct operating expenses of the Ameristate Properties for the year ended December 31, 2006, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 

/s/  BDO Seidman, LLP
 
Houston, Texas
June 29, 2007
 


 
AMERISTATE PROPERTIES         
          
STATEMENTS OF REVENUES AND DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES    
OIL AND NATURAL GAS PROPERTIES ACQUIRED FROM       
AMERISTATE EXPLORATION, LLC         
                   
   
Year Ended
             
   
December 31,
   
Three months ended March 31,
 
   
2006
   
2006
   
2007
 
         
   (Unaudited)
 
Revenues - oil and natural gas sales
  $
1,605,208
    $
495,629
    $
372,628
 
                         
Direct operating expenses:
                       
Production and other taxes
   
151,469
     
44,805
     
33,249
 
Lease operating expenses
   
282,689
     
66,819
     
67,021
 
Total direct operating expenses
   
434,158
     
111,624
     
100,270
 
                         
Revenues in excess of direct operating expenses
  $
1,171,050
    $
384,005
    $
272,358
 
                         
                         
See accompanying notes to statements of revenues and direct operating expenses.     
 
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AMERISTATE PROPERTIES
NOTES TO STATEMENTS OF REVENUES AND DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES
 
(1) Basis of Presentation
 
The accompanying financial statements present the revenues and direct operating expenses of the oil and natural gas properties (the ‘‘Ameristate Properties’’) acquired by Legacy Reserves Operating LP, the wholly owned subsidiary of Legacy Reserves LP ("Legacy" or the "Company"), from Ameristate Exploration, LLC (‘‘Ameristate’’), for the period January 1, 2006 through March 31, 2007. The Ameristate Properties were purchased by the Company on May 1, 2007, for $5.5 million. The net adjusted cash purchase price was $5.2 million prior to post-closing adjustments to be made within 90 days of closing. The Ameristate Properties consist primarily of working interests in 39 producing wells located in Lea and Eddy counties in southeast New Mexico.
 
The accompanying statements of revenues and direct operating expenses of the Ameristate Properties do not include indirect general and administrative expenses, interest expense, depreciation, depletion and amortization, or any provision for income taxes. Management of the Company believes historical expenses of this nature incurred by Ameristate in the properties are not indicative of the costs to be incurred by the Company.
 
Revenues in the accompanying statements of revenues and direct operating expenses are recognized based on Ameristate Properties’ share of any given period’s production multiplied times the contract price received for the period. The direct operating expenses are recognized on the accrual basis and consist of the direct costs of operating the Ameristate Properties including production taxes, lifting costs, gathering, well repair and well workover costs. Direct costs also include administrative overhead fees charged by third party operators, but do not include general corporate overhead.
 
Historical financial information reflecting financial position, results of operations, and cash flows of the Ameristate Properties is not presented because it would be impractical and costly to obtain since such financial information was not historically prepared by Ameristate. Other assets acquired and liabilities assumed were not material. In addition, the Ameristate Properties were a part of a larger enterprise prior to the acquisition by the Company, and representative amounts of indirect general and administrative expenses, depreciation, depletion and amortization, interest and other indirect costs were not necessarily allocated to the Ameristate Properties acquired, nor would such allocated historical costs be relevant to future operations of the Ameristate Properties. The historical statements of revenues and direct operating expenses of Ameristate’s interest in the Ameristate Properties are presented in order to substantially comply with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for businesses acquired.
 
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.
 
The statements of revenues and direct operating expenses of the Ameristate Properties for the three months ended March 31, 2006 and 2007 are unaudited. In the opinion of Legacy’s management, such statements include the adjustments and accruals which are necessary for a fair presentation of results for the Ameristate Properties. These interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.
 
2

AMERISTATE PROPERTIES
NOTES TO STATEMENTS OF REVENUES AND DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES
(continued)
 
(2) Supplemental Financial Information for Oil and Natural Gas Producing Activities (Unaudited)
 
The following reserve estimates have been prepared by the Company’s internal petroleum engineer, as of December 31, 2005 and 2006. These reserve estimates have been prepared in compliance with the Securities and Exchange Commission rules based on year-end prices for oil and natural gas with appropriate adjustments by property for location, quality, gathering and marketing adjustments.
 
(a)  Reserve Quantity Information
 
Proved reserves are estimated quantities of crude oil and natural gas which geological and engineering data demonstrates with reasonable certainty to be recoverable in future years from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions. Proved developed reserves are those which are expected to be recovered through existing wells with existing equipment and operating methods.
 
Below are the net quantities of total proved reserves and proved developed reserves of the Ameristate Properties. An analysis of the change in estimated quantities of reserves, all of which are located within the United States, is presented below.
 
         
Natural
 
   
Oil
   
Gas
 
   
(MBbls)
   
(MMcf)
 
Proved Reserves:
           
Balance, December 31, 2005
   
55
     
1,462
 
Revisions of previous estimates and improved recovery
   
7
      (12 )
Production
    (7 )     (192 )
                 
Balance, December 31, 2006
   
55
     
1,258
 
                 
Proved Developed Reserves:
               
December 31, 2005
   
51
     
1,330
 
December 31, 2006
   
51
     
1,126
 

(b)  Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows Relating to Oil and Natural Gas Reserves
 
The standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved oil and gas reserves (Standardized Measure) is a disclosure requirement under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 69. The standardized measure does not purport to be, nor should it be interpreted to present, the fair market value of the proved oil and natural gas reserves of the Ameristate Properties. An estimate of fair market value would also take into account, among other things, the recovery of reserves not presently classified as proved, the value of unproved properties, and consideration of expected future economic and operating conditions. The estimates of future cash flows and future production and development costs are based on period-end sales prices for oil and natural gas, estimated future production of proved reserves and estimated future production and development costs of proved reserves, based on current costs and economic conditions. The estimated future net cash flows are then discounted at a rate of 10%. No deduction has been made for general and administrative expenses, interest expense, depreciation, depletion and amortization or for federal or state income taxes.
 
3

AMERISTATE PROPERTIES
NOTES TO STATEMENTS OF REVENUES AND DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES
(continued)
 
The standardized measure (before income taxes) relating to proved oil and natural gas reserves are presented below:

   
December 31,
 
   
2006
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Future production revenues
  $
10,186
 
Future costs:
       
Production
    (3,306 )
Development
    (959 )
         
Future net cash flows before income taxes
   
5,921
 
10% annual discount for estimated timing of cash flows
    (2,348 )
         
Standardized measure of discounted net cash flows
  $
3,573
 
         
 
The standardized measure is based on the following oil and natural gas price realized over the life of the properties at the wellhead as of the following dates:
 
   
December 31,
   
2006
     
Oil (per Bbl)
 
 $             56.95
Natural gas (per MMBtu)
 
 $               5.62
 
Changes in the standardized measure (before income taxes) relating to proved oil and natural gas reserves is as follows:
 
   
Year Ended
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2006
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Increase (decrease):
     
       
Sales, net of production costs
  $ (1,171 )
Net change in sales prices, net of production costs
    (2,539 )
Changes in estimated future development costs
    (89 )
Revisions of previous estimates and improved recovery
   
78
 
Previously estimated development costs incurred
    100  
Other
    (615 )
Accretion of discount
   
701
 
         
Net decrease
    (3,535 )
         
Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows:
       
Beginning of year
   
7,108
 
         
End of year
  $
3,573
 
         
 
4

AMERISTATE PROPERTIES
NOTES TO STATEMENTS OF REVENUES AND DIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES
(continued)
 
Estimates of economically recoverable oil and natural gas reserves and of future net revenues are based upon a number of variable factors and assumptions, all of which are to some degree speculative and may vary considerably from actual results. Therefore, actual production, revenues, development and operating expenditures may not occur as estimated. The reserve data are estimates only, are subject to many uncertainties and are based on data gained from production histories and on assumptions as to geologic formations, reservoir behavior, equipment condition and other matters. Actual quantities of oil and natural gas produced in the future may differ materially from the amounts estimated.
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