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Long-Term Debt
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Long-Term Debt [Abstract] 
Long-Term Debt

Note 3. Long-Term Debt

 

The following table shows the components of our long-term debt:

    September 30,December 31,
In thousands 2011 2010
Bank Credit Agreement $ 110,000 $ -
7½% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013, including discount of $437   -   224,563
7½% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2015, including premium of $427   -   300,427
9½% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016, including premium of $12,538 and $14,589, respectively   237,458   239,509
9¾% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016, including discount of $18,925 and $22,139, respectively   407,425   404,211
8¼% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020   996,273   996,273
6⅜% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2021   400,000   -
Other Subordinated Notes, including premium of $35 and $41, respectively   3,841   3,848
NEJD Pipeline financing   164,626   167,331
Free State Pipeline financing   80,093   81,188
Capital lease obligations   5,010   6,806
  Total   2,404,726   2,424,156
   Less current obligations   (8,177)   (7,948)
  Long-term debt and capital lease obligations $ 2,396,549 $ 2,416,208

The parent company, Denbury Resources Inc. (“DRI”), is the sole issuer of all of our outstanding senior subordinated notes. DRI has no independent assets or operations. Each of the subsidiary guarantors is 100% owned by DRI; any subsidiaries of DRI other than the subsidiary guarantors are minor subsidiaries, and the subsidiary guarantors fully and unconditionally guarantee our senior subordinated debt jointly and severally.

 

Bank Credit Agreement

 

In March 2010, we entered into a $1.6 billion revolving credit agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and other lenders as party thereto (the “Bank Credit Agreement”). Availability under the Bank Credit Agreement is subject to a borrowing base which is redetermined semi-annually on or prior to May 1 and November 1 and upon requested special redeterminations. The borrowing base is adjusted at the banks' discretion and is based in part upon external factors over which we have no control. If the borrowing base were to be less than outstanding borrowings under the Bank Credit Agreement, we would be required to repay the deficit over a period of four months.

In May 2011, we entered into the Fifth Amendment to the Bank Credit Agreement (the “Fifth Amendment”). The Fifth Amendment extends the maturity of the Bank Credit Agreement from March 2014 to May 2016, reduces the applicable margin on outstanding borrowings, reduces the letter of credit fee and adjusts the maximum permitted ratio of debt to adjusted EBITDA. Under the Fifth Amendment, the margin on outstanding Eurodollar loans bears interest at the Eurodollar rate (as defined in the Bank Credit Agreement) plus the applicable margin of 1.5% to 2.5% (previously 2.0% to 3.0%) based on the ratio of outstanding borrowings to the borrowing base, and the base rate loans bear interest at the base rate (as defined in the Bank Credit Agreement) plus the applicable margin of 0.5% to 1.5% (previously 1.0% to 1.5%) based on the ratio of outstanding borrowings to the borrowing base. The Fifth Amendment also prescribes a commitment fee ranging between 0.375% and 0.5% on the unused portion of the credit facility or if less, the borrowing base, and adjusts the maximum permitted ratio of debt to adjusted EBITDA of Denbury and its subsidiaries from 4.0x to 4.25x.

In September 2011, we entered into the Sixth Amendment to the Bank Credit Agreement (the “Sixth Amendment”). The Sixth Amendment permits Denbury to make distributions to its equity holders, including specifically repurchase of its common stock and/or making cash dividends with respect thereto, in an aggregate amount of up to $500 million during the term of the Credit Facility, subject to certain restrictions, including pro forma availability of no less than 25% of the borrowing base at the time of any such transactions. The Sixth Amendment provides us the flexibility to repurchase our common stock and/or pay cash dividends (within the $500 million limit) from time to time as deemed appropriate by, and subject to pre-approval of, our Board of Directors. Also in September 2011, the banks reaffirmed our borrowing base of $1.6 billion under the Bank Credit Agreement until the next scheduled redetermination in May 2012.

 

6⅜% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2021

 

In February 2011, we issued $400 million of 6⅜% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2021 (2021 Notes). The 2021 Notes, which carry a coupon rate of 6.375%, were sold at par. The net proceeds of $393 million were used to repurchase a portion of our outstanding 2013 Notes and 2015 Notes (see Redemption of our 2013 and 2015 Notes below).

 

The 2021 Notes mature on August 15, 2021, and interest is payable on February 15 and August 15 of each year, beginning August 15, 2011. We may redeem the 2021 Notes in whole or in part at our option beginning August 15, 2016 at the following redemption prices: 103.188% on or after August 15, 2016; 102.125% on or after August 15, 2017; 101.062% on or after August 15, 2018; and 100% on or after August 15, 2019. Prior to August 15, 2014, we may, at our option, redeem up to an aggregate of 35% of the principal amount of the 2021 Notes at a price of 106.375% with the proceeds of certain equity offerings. In addition, at any time prior to August 15, 2016, we may redeem 100% of the principal amount of the 2021 Notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus a make-whole premium and accrued and unpaid interest. The indenture contains certain restrictions on our ability to incur additional debt, pay dividends on our common stock, make investments, create liens on our assets, engage in transactions with our affiliates, transfer or sell assets, consolidate or merge, or sell substantially all of our assets. The 2021 Notes are not subject to any sinking fund requirements. All of our subsidiaries, other than minor subsidiaries, fully and unconditionally guarantee this debt jointly and severally.

 

Redemption of our 2013 and 2015 Notes

 

On February 3, 2011, we commenced cash tender offers to purchase all $225.0 million principal amount of our 2013 Notes and all $300.0 million principal amount of our 2015 Notes. Upon expiration of the tender offers on March 3, 2011, we accepted for purchase $169.6 million in principal of the 2013 Notes at 100.625% of par, and $220.9 million in principal of the 2015 Notes at 104.125% of par. We called the remaining 2013 and 2015 Notes, repurchasing all of the remaining outstanding 2015 Notes ($79.1 million) at 103.75% of par on March 21, 2011 and all of the remaining outstanding 2013 Notes ($55.4 million) at par on April 1, 2011. We recognized a $16.1 million loss during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 associated with the debt repurchases, which is included in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations under the caption “Loss on early extinguishment of debt”.