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Revolving Credit Agreement
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Revolving Credit Agreement [Abstract]  
Revolving Credit Agreement

NOTE 4 — REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

In December 2011, the Company amended and restated its senior secured revolving credit agreement ("Credit Agreement") for which Comerica Bank serves as administrative agent. This amendment increased the maximum facility amount from $150,000,000 to $400,000,000. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement are limited to the lesser of $400,000,000 or the borrowing base. At March 31, 2012, the borrowing base was $125,000,000. The Credit Agreement matures in December 2016.

MRC Energy Company is the borrower under the Credit Agreement and borrowings are secured by mortgages on substantially all of the Company's oil and natural gas properties and by the equity interests of all of MRC Energy Company's wholly owned subsidiaries, which are also guarantors. In addition, all obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by Matador Resources Company, the parent corporation. Various commodity hedging agreements with Comerica Bank (or an affiliate thereof) are also secured by the collateral and guaranteed by the subsidiaries of MRC Energy Company.

 

The borrowing base under the Credit Agreement is determined semi-annually as of May 1 and November 1 by the lenders based primarily on the estimated value of the Company's proved oil and natural gas reserves, but also on external factors, such as the lenders' lending policies and the lenders' estimates of future oil and natural gas prices, over which the Company has no control. At December 31, 2011, the borrowing base was $125,000,000 and we had $113,000,000 in outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement. In January 2012, the Company borrowed an additional $10,000,000 to finance a portion of its working capital requirements and capital expenditures, bringing the then outstanding revolving borrowings under the Credit Agreement to $123,000,000. Following the completion of the Initial Public Offering in February 2012, the Company used a portion of the net proceeds to repay the then outstanding $123,000,000 under the Credit Agreement in full, at which time the borrowing base was reduced to $100,000,000. On February 28, 2012, the borrowing base was increased to $125,000,000 pursuant to a special borrowing base redetermination made at the Company's request. The borrowing base increase was determined by the lenders based upon, among other items, the increase in the Company's proved oil and natural gas reserves at December 31, 2011.

In March 2012, the Company borrowed $15,000,000 under the Credit Agreement to finance a portion of its working capital requirements and capital expenditures. At March 31, 2012, the Company had $15,000,000 in borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement, approximately $1,300,000 in outstanding letters of credit issued pursuant to the Credit Agreement and approximately $108,700,000 available for additional borrowings. At March 31, 2012, the Company's outstanding borrowings bore interest at approximately 2.0% per annum.

Both the Company and the lenders may each request an unscheduled redetermination of the borrowing base twice at any time during the first year of the Credit Agreement and once between scheduled redetermination dates thereafter. We requested one such unscheduled redetermination in February 2012. In the event of a borrowing base increase, the Company is required to pay a fee to the lenders equal to a percentage of the amount of the increase, which will be determined based on market conditions at the time of the borrowing base increase. If the borrowing base were to be less than the outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement at any time, the Company would be required to provide additional collateral satisfactory in nature and value to the lenders to increase the borrowing base to an amount sufficient to cover such excess or to repay the deficit in equal installments over a period of six months.

 

If the Company borrows funds as a base rate loan, such borrowings will bear interest at a rate equal to the higher of (i) the weighted average of rates used in overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System plus 1.0% or (ii) the prime rate for Comerica Bank then in effect or (iii) a daily adjusted LIBOR rate plus 1.0% plus, in each case, an amount from 0.375% to 1.75% of such outstanding loan depending on the level of borrowings under the agreement. If the Company borrows funds as a Eurodollar loan, such borrowings will bear interest at a rate equal to (i) the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the interest rate appearing on Page BBAM of the Bloomberg Financial Markets Information Service by (B) a percentage equal to 100% minus the maximum rate during such interest calculation period at which Comerica Bank is required to maintain reserves on Eurocurrency Liabilities (as defined in Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), plus (ii) an amount from 1.375% to 2.75% of such outstanding loan depending on the level of borrowings under the agreement. The interest period for Eurodollar borrowings may be one, two, three or six months as designated by the Company. A facility fee of 0.375% to 0.50%, depending on the amounts borrowed, is also paid quarterly in arrears. The Company includes this facility fee in its interest rate calculations and related disclosures.

Key financial covenants under the Credit Agreement require us to maintain (1) a current ratio, which is defined as consolidated total current assets plus the unused availability under the Credit Agreement divided by consolidated total current liabilities, of 1.0 or greater measured at the end of each fiscal quarter beginning March 31, 2012, and (2) a debt to EBITDA ratio, which is defined as total debt outstanding divided by a rolling four quarter EBITDA calculation, of 4.0 or less.

Subject to certain exceptions, the Credit Agreement contains various covenants that limit the Company's, along with its subsidiaries', ability to take certain actions, including, but not limited to, the following:

 

   

incur indebtedness or grant liens on any of its assets;

 

   

enter into commodity hedging agreements;

 

   

declare or pay dividends, distributions or redemptions;

 

   

merge or consolidate;

 

   

make any loans or investments;

 

   

engage in transactions with affiliates; and

 

   

engage in certain asset dispositions, including a sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets.

 

If an event of default exists under the Credit Agreement, the lenders will be able to accelerate the maturity of the borrowings and exercise other rights and remedies. Events of default include, but are not limited to, the following events:

 

   

failure to pay any principal or interest on the notes or any reimbursement obligation under any letter of credit when due or any fees or other amount within certain grace periods;

 

   

failure to perform or otherwise comply with the covenants and obligations in the Credit Agreement or other loan documents, subject, in certain instances, to certain grace periods;

 

   

bankruptcy or insolvency events involving the Company or its subsidiaries; and

 

   

a change of control, as defined in the Credit Agreement.

At March 31, 2012, the Company believes that it was in compliance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. We obtained a written extension until May 1, 2012 to comply with a covenant under the Credit Agreement requiring the submission of certain year-end 2011 operating information on or before March 1, 2012. We subsequently furnished this information to the lenders prior to May 1, 2012.