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LONG-TERM DEBT
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
LONG-TERM DEBT

(2) LONG-TERM DEBT –

At March 31, 2013, long-term debt was comprised of:

 

     (In thousands)  

Bank credit facility

   $ 450,000   

8 3/8% Senior Notes due 2017

     297,578   

7 3/4% Senior Notes due 2019

     300,000   

9 1/2% Senior Notes due 2020

     287,379   
  

 

 

 
   $ 1,334,957   
  

 

 

 

Comstock has a $850.0 million bank credit facility with Bank of Montreal, as the administrative agent. The credit facility is a five year revolving credit commitment that matures on November 30, 2015. Indebtedness under the credit facility is secured by substantially all of Comstock’s assets and is guaranteed by all of its wholly owned subsidiaries. The credit facility is subject to borrowing base availability, which is redetermined semiannually based on the banks’ estimates of the Company’s future net cash flows of oil and gas properties. The borrowing base may be affected by the performance of Comstock’s properties and changes in oil and natural gas prices. The determination of the borrowing base is at the sole discretion of the administrative agent and the bank group. As of March 31, 2013, the borrowing base was $570.0 million, $120.0 million of which was available. Borrowings under the credit facility bear interest, based on the utilization of the borrowing base, at Comstock’s option at either (1) LIBOR plus 1.75% to 2.75% or (2) the base rate (which is the higher of the administrative agent’s prime rate, the federal funds rate plus 0.5% or 30 day LIBOR plus 1.0%) plus 0.75% to 1.75%. A commitment fee of 0.5% is payable annually on the unused borrowing base. The credit facility contains covenants that, among other things, restrict the payment of cash dividends in excess of $50.0 million, limit the amount of consolidated debt that Comstock may incur and limit the Company’s ability to make certain loans and investments. The only financial covenants are the maintenance of a ratio of current assets, including availability under the bank credit facility, to current liabilities and maintenance of a leverage ratio. The Company was in compliance with these covenants as of March 31, 2013.

Comstock has $300.0 million in principal amount of 9 1/2% senior notes (the “2020 Notes”) that we issued on June 5, 2012 and are due on June 15, 2020. Interest is payable semi-annually on each June 15 and December 15. Comstock has $300.0 million in principal amount of 8 3/8% senior notes outstanding which mature on October 15, 2017 (the “2017 Notes”). Interest on the 2017 Notes is payable semiannually on each April 15 and October 15. The remaining $300.0 million of senior notes (the “2019 Notes”) are due on April 1, 2019 and bear interest at 7 3/4%, which is payable semiannually on each April 1 and October 1. The 2017, 2019 and 2020 Notes are unsecured obligations of Comstock and are guaranteed by all of Comstock’s material subsidiaries. Such subsidiary guarantors are 100% owned and all of the guarantees are full and unconditional and joint and several obligations. As of March 31, 2013, Comstock had no material assets or operations which were independent of its subsidiaries. There are no restrictions on the ability of Comstock to obtain funds from its subsidiaries through dividends or loans.