Organization and Business

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Organization and Business

Organization and Business

1. Organization and Business

Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Midstates Petroleum Company LLC, engages in the business of drilling for, and production of, oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids, and currently has oil and gas operations solely in the state of Louisiana. Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc. was incorporated pursuant to the laws of the State of Delaware on October 25, 2011 to become a holding company for Midstates Petroleum Company LLC, which was previously a wholly-owned subsidiary of Midstates Petroleum Holdings LLC. Pursuant to the terms of a corporate reorganization that was completed in connection with the closing of Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc.’s initial public offering, all of the interests in Midstates Petroleum Holdings LLC were exchanged for newly issued common shares Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc., and as a result, Midstates Petroleum Company LLC became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc. and Midstates Petroleum Holdings LLC ceased to exist as a separate entity. The terms “the Company,” “we,” “us,” “our,” and similar terms when used in the present tense, prospectively or for historical periods since April 25, 2012, refer to Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc. and its subsidiary, and for historical periods prior to April 25, 2012, refer to Midstates Petroleum Holdings LLC and its subsidiary, unless the context indicates otherwise. The term “Holdings LLC” refers solely to Midstates Petroleum Holdings LLC prior to the corporate reorganization.

On April 25, 2012, the Company completed its initial public offering of common stock pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1 (File 333-177966), as amended and declared effective by the SEC on April 19, 2012. Pursuant to the registration statement, the Company registered the offer and sale of 27,600,000 shares of $0.01 par value common stock, which included 6,000,000 shares of stock sold by the selling shareholders and 3,600,000 shares of common stock sold by the selling stockholders pursuant to an option granted to the underwriters to cover over-allotments. The Company’s sale of the shares in its initial public offering closed on April 25, 2012 and its initial public offering terminated upon completion of the closing.

The proceeds of the Company’s initial public offering, based on the public offering price of $13.00 per share, were approximately $358.8 million. After subtracting underwriting discounts and commissions of $21.5 million and the net proceeds to the selling stockholders of $117.3 million, the Company received net proceeds of approximately $220.0 million from the registration and sale of 18,000,000 common shares (or $213.8 million net of offering expenses paid directly by the Company). The Company used $67.1 million of the net proceeds to redeem convertible preferred units in Holdings LLC, including interest and other charges, and $99.0 million to pay down a portion of the borrowings under its revolving credit facility. The Company used the remaining $47.7 million to fund the execution of its growth strategy through its drilling program. The Company did not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the 9,600,000 shares by the selling stockholders.  Immediately after the initial public offering and exercise of the option, First Reserve Midstates Interholding LP and its affiliates own approximately 41.4% of the Company’s outstanding common stock.

At June 30, 2012, the Company operated oil and natural gas properties as one reportable segment: the exploration, development and production of oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids. The Company’s management evaluated performance based on one reportable segment as there were not different economic environments within the operation of its oil and natural gas properties.

All pro forma and per share information presented in the accompanying unaudited financial statements have been adjusted to reflect the effects of the Company’s initial public offering.