EX-99.2 4 a08-10529_1ex99d2.htm EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

 

LINN ENERGY, LLC

 

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

As of and for the Year Ended December 31, 2007

 

INDEX

 

Financial Information

 

Page
Number

 

 

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet

 

2

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations

 

3

Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements

 

4

 

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LINN ENERGY, LLC

 

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET

 

December 31, 2007

 

 

 

Linn Energy
Historical

 

Pro Forma
Adjustments –
Lamamco

 

 

 

Linn Energy
Pro Forma

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

1,441

 

$

 

 

 

$

1,441

 

Accounts receivable – trade, net

 

138,716

 

8,050

 

a

 

146,766

 

Derivative instruments

 

26,100

 

 

 

 

26,100

 

Other current assets

 

5,768

 

1,811

 

a

 

7,579

 

Total current assets

 

172,025

 

9,861

 

 

 

181,886

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil and gas properties, net

 

3,491,476

 

535,660

 

a

 

4,027,136

 

Property and equipment, net

 

32,024

 

1,143

 

a

 

33,167

 

Goodwill

 

64,419

 

 

 

 

64,419

 

Other noncurrent assets, net

 

36,625

 

(27,619

)

a

 

9,006

 

Total assets

 

$

3,796,569

 

$

519,045

 

 

 

$

4,315,614

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Unitholders’ Capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$

162,058

 

$

 

 

 

$

162,058

 

Joint interest payable

 

50,444

 

 

 

 

50,444

 

Derivative instruments

 

6,148

 

 

 

 

6,148

 

Other current liabilities

 

12,943

 

 

 

 

12,943

 

Total current liabilities

 

231,593

 

 

 

 

231,593

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noncurrent liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank facilities

 

1,443,000

 

515,016

 

a

 

1,958,016

 

Derivative instruments

 

63,813

 

 

 

 

63,813

 

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

31,522

 

4,029

 

a

 

35,551

 

Total noncurrent liabilities

 

1,538,335

 

519,045

 

 

 

2,057,380

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unitholders’ capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Units issued and outstanding

 

2,374,660

 

 

 

 

2,374,660

 

Accumulated loss

 

(348,019

)

 

 

 

(348,019

)

 

 

2,026,641

 

 

 

 

2,026,641

 

Total liabilities and unitholders’ capital

 

$

3,796,569

 

$

519,045

 

 

 

$

4,315,614

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these pro forma condensed combined financial statements.

 

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LINN ENERGY, LLC

 

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

 

Year Ended December 31, 2007

 

 

 

 

Linn
Energy
Historical

 

Mid-
Continent 
Assets IV 
Historical

 

Mid-
Continent 
Assets III 
Historical

 

Mid-
Continent 
Assets I
Historical

 

Pro Forma 
Adjust-
ments

 

 

 

Linn Energy
Pro Forma

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per unit amounts)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, gas and natural gas liquid sales

 

$

318,226

 

$

85,031

 

$

196,000

 

$

4,021

 

$

 

 

 

$

603,278

 

Gain (loss) on oil and gas derivatives

 

(345,537

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(345,537

)

Natural gas marketing revenues

 

15,537

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,537

 

Other revenues

 

4,537

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

 

 

24,537

 

 

 

(7,237

)

85,031

 

216,000

 

4,021

 

 

 

 

297,815

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses

 

88,527

 

32,764

 

44,333

 

1,626

 

 

 

 

167,250

 

Natural gas marketing expenses

 

12,596

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12,596

 

General and administrative expenses

 

57,188

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

57,188

 

Data license expenses

 

3,231

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,231

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

97,964

 

 

 

 

85,774

 

b

 

184,434

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

696

 

c

 

 

 

 

 

259,506

 

32,764

 

44,333

 

1,626

 

86,470

 

 

 

424,699

 

 

 

(266,743

52,267

 

171,667

 

2,395

 

(86,470

)

 

 

(126,884

)

Other income and (expenses), net

 

(94,033

)

 

 

 

(65,887

)

d

 

(166,298

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,378

)

e

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

(360,776

)

52,267

 

171,667

 

2,395

 

(158,735

)

 

 

(293,182

)

Income tax provision

 

(3,573

)

 

 

 

 

f

 

(3,573

)

Net income (loss)

 

$

(364,349

)

$

52,267

 

$

171,667

 

$

2,395

 

$

(158,735

)

 

 

$

(296,755

)

Net income (loss) per unit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Units – basic

 

$

(5.29

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(4.31

)

Units – diluted

 

$

(5.29

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(4.31

)

Weighted average units outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Units – basic

 

68,916

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

68,916

 

Units – diluted

 

68,916

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

68,916

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these pro forma condensed combined financial statements.

 

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LINN ENERGY, LLC

 

NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED

COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1.                          Basis of Presentation

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of December 31, 2007 is derived from:

 

·                  the historical consolidated financial statements of Linn Energy, LLC (“Linn Energy” or the “Company”); and

·                  the preliminary purchase price allocation of assets (referred to as the “Mid-Continent IV Assets”) acquired from Lamamco Drilling Company (“Lamamco”).

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2007 is derived from:

 

·                  the historical consolidated financial statements of Linn Energy;

·                  the historical statements of revenues and direct operating expenses of the Mid-Continent IV Assets acquired from Lamamco;

·                  the historical statements of revenues and direct operating expenses of the assets (referred to as the “Mid-Continent III Assets”) acquired from Dominion Resources, Inc. (“Dominion”); and

·                  the historical statements of revenues and direct operating expenses of oil and gas properties in the Texas Panhandle acquired from Stallion Energy LLC, acting as general partner of Cavallo Energy, LP (“Cavallo”), (referred to as the “Mid-Continent I Assets”).

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet gives effect to the acquisition of the Mid-Continent IV Assets as if the transaction had occurred on December 31, 2007.  The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations gives effect to the acquisition of the Mid-Continent IV Assets, the acquisitions of the Mid-Continent III Assets and Mid-Continent I Assets as if the transactions had occurred on January 1, 2007.  The transactions and the related adjustments are described in the accompanying notes.  In the opinion of Company management, all adjustments have been made that are necessary to present fairly, in accordance with Regulation S-X, the pro forma condensed combined financial statements.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet and statement of operations are presented for illustrative purposes only, and do not purport to be indicative of the financial position or results of operations that would actually have occurred if the transactions described had occurred as presented in such statements or that may be obtained in the future.  In addition, future results may vary significantly from the results reflected in such statements due to factors described in “Risk Factors” included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 and elsewhere in the Company’s reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

 

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet and statement of operations should be read in conjunction with the Company’s historical consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.  The pro forma statements should also be read in conjunction with the historical statements of revenues and direct operating expenses for the assets acquired from Lamamco and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Form 8-K/A.  In addition, the pro forma statements should also be read in conjunction with the historical statements of revenues and direct operating expenses and the notes thereto of oil and gas properties acquired from Dominion and the statements of revenues and direct operating expenses and the notes thereto of oil and gas properties acquired from Cavallo, previously filed by the Company with the SEC.

 

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LINN ENERGY, LLC

 

NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED

COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued

 

2.                          Acquisition Dates

 

The acquisition of the Mid-Continent IV Assets was completed on January 31, 2008, effective October 1, 2007, for a contract price of $552.2 million.

 

The acquisition of the Mid-Continent III Assets was completed on August 31, 2007, effective July 1, 2007, for a contract price of $2.05 billion.

 

The acquisition of the Mid-Continent I Assets was completed on February 1, 2007, effective January 1, 2007, for a contract price of $415.0 million.

 

3.                          Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation

 

The following presents the preliminary purchase accounting for the Mid-Continent IV Assets, based on preliminary estimates of fair value (in thousands):

 

Cash

 

$

547,325

 

Estimated transaction costs

 

870

 

Estimated pending closing adjustments

 

(8,050

)

 

 

540,145

 

Fair value of liabilities assumed

 

6,519

 

Total purchase price

 

$

546,664

 

 

The following presents the preliminary allocation of the purchase price, based on preliminary estimates of fair value (in thousands):

 

Current assets

 

$

9,861

 

Oil and gas properties

 

535,660

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

1,143

 

 

 

$

546,664

 

 

The purchase price and purchase price allocation above are based on reserve reports, published market prices and estimates by management.  The most significant assumptions are related to the estimated fair values assigned to proved oil and gas properties.  To estimate the fair values of these properties, the Company utilized preliminary estimates of oil and gas reserves.  The Company estimated future prices to apply to the estimated reserve quantities acquired, and estimated future operating and development costs, to arrive at estimates of future net revenues.  The Company also reviewed comparable purchases and sales of oil and gas properties within the same regions.  The purchase price and the allocation of the purchase price are preliminary.  Items pending completion include final closing adjustments and completion of independent appraisals of fixed assets, and additional analysis related to the fair value of oil and gas reserves, including discounted cash flows and market-based data.  The purchase price and purchase price allocation will be finalized within one year of the acquisition date.

 

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LINN ENERGY, LLC

 

NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED

COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued

 

4.                          Pro Forma Adjustments

 

The Company’s historical results of operations will or do include the results of the Mid-Continent IV Assets, Mid-Continent III Assets and the Mid-Continent I Assets effective February 1, 2008, September 1, 2007 and February 1, 2007, respectively.  The pro forma statements of operations include adjustments to reflect the acquisitions as if they had occurred on January 1, 2007.  The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements have been adjusted to:

 

a.               reflect the purchase price paid by Linn Energy for purchase of the Mid-Continent IV Assets, as detailed in Note 3 above, and adjustments to historical book values of the Mid-Continent IV Assets to their estimated fair values in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, “Business Combinations

 

b.              record incremental depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, using the units-of-production method, related to acquired oil and gas properties, and depreciation over estimated useful lives from three to 20 years using the straight-line method for acquired property, plant and equipment as follows:

 

·                  Mid-Continent IV Assets – January 1 through December 31, 2007, $15.6 million

·                  Mid-Continent III Assets – January 1 through August 31, 2007, $69.0 million

·                  Mid-Continent I Assets – January 1 through January 31, 2007, $1.1 million

 

c.               record accretion expense related to asset retirement obligation on oil and gas properties acquired as follows:

 

·                  Mid-Continent IV Assets – January 1 through December 31, 2007, $0.3 million

·                  Mid-Continent III Assets – January 1 through August 31, 2007, $0.4 million

·                  Mid-Continent I Assets – January 1 through January 31, 2007, $9,000

 

d.              record interest expense as follows:

 

·                  Mid-Continent IV Assets – associated with debt of approximately $542.6 million incurred to fund the purchase price; the assumed average interest rate was 7.30%

·                  Mid-Continent III Assets – associated with debt of approximately $545.2 million incurred to fund the purchase price; the assumed interest rate was 7.095%

·                  Mid-Continent I Assets – associated with debt of approximately $34.5 million incurred to fund the purchase price; the assumed interest rate was 6.635%

 

A 1/8 percentage change in the assumed interest rate would result in an adjustment to pro forma net income for the year ended December 31, 2007 as follows (in thousands):

 

Mid-Continent IV Assets

 

$

686

 

Mid-Continent III Assets

 

459

 

Mid-Continent I Assets

 

4

 

Total

 

$

1,149

 

 

e.               record incremental amortization of deferred financing fees associated with borrowings entered into to fund the acquisitions of the Mid-Continent IV Assets, Mid-Continent III Assets and Mid-Continent I Assets

 

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LINN ENERGY, LLC

 

NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED

COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued

 

f.                 The Company is treated as a partnership for federal and state income tax purposes.  The Company subsidiaries that acquired the Mid-Continent IV Assets, Mid-Continent III Assets and Mid-Continent I Assets are also treated as partnerships for federal and state income tax purposes.  Accordingly, no recognition has been given to federal and state income taxes in the accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements.

 

5.                          Other Revenues

 

The historical statement of revenues and direct operating expenses of the Mid-Continent Assets III for the eight months ended August 31, 2007 includes revenues from volumetric production payment (“VPP”) contracts of approximately $18.0 million.  Had these revenues been excluded, pro forma net income for the year ended December 31, 2007, would have been reduced by the VPP revenues recorded.  In accordance with the terms of the Mid-Continent Asset III acquisition agreement, the Company has delivery obligations under the VPP contracts through the first quarter of 2008, but will not recognize revenues associated with the VPP contracts.

 

6.                          Supplemental Oil and Gas Reserve Information

 

The following tables set forth certain unaudited pro forma information concerning Linn Energy’s proved oil, gas and natural gas liquid (“NGL”) reserves for the year ended December 31, 2007, giving effect to the acquisition of the Mid-Continent IV Assets as if it had occurred on January 1, 2007.  There are numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating the quantities of proved reserves and projecting future rates of production and timing of development expenditures.  The following reserve data represents estimates only and should not be construed as being exact.

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2007

 

 

 

Linn Energy
Historical

 

Mid-Continent
Assets IV
Historical

 

Linn Energy
Pro Forma

 

 

 

Gas (MMcf)

 

Proved developed and undeveloped reserves:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

274,006

 

33,789

 

307,795

 

Revisions of previous estimates

 

(25,418

)

6,330

 

(19,088

)

Purchase of minerals in place

 

737,583

 

 

737,583

 

Sales of minerals in place

 

(1,505

)

 

(1,505

)

Extension and discoveries

 

71,191

 

 

71,191

 

Production

 

(27,001

)

(1,510

)

(28,511

)

End of year

 

1,028,856

 

38,609

 

1,067,465

 

Proved developed reserves:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

166,007

 

26,558

 

192,565

 

End of year

 

762,115

 

31,326

 

793,441

 

 

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LINN ENERGY, LLC

 

NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED

COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2007

 

 

 

Linn Energy
Historical

 

Mid-Continent
Assets IV
Historical

 

Linn Energy
Pro Forma

 

 

 

Oil and NGL (MBbls)

 

Proved developed and undeveloped reserves:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

30,010

 

37,326

 

67,336

 

Revisions of previous estimates

 

6,659

 

10,597

 

17,256

 

Purchase of minerals in place

 

59,564

 

 

59,564

 

Sales of minerals in place

 

(1

)

 

(1

)

Extension and discoveries

 

3,907

 

 

3,907

 

Production

 

(2,263

)

(1,258

)

(3,521

)

End of year

 

97,876

 

46,665

 

144,541

 

Proved developed reserves:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

24,675

 

23,136

 

47,811

 

End of year

 

68,337

 

31,668

 

100,005

 

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2007

 

 

 

Linn Energy
Historical

 

Mid-Continent
Assets IV
Historical

 

Linn Energy
Pro Forma

 

 

 

Total (MMcfe)

 

Proved developed and undeveloped reserves:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

454,066

 

257,745

 

711,811

 

Revisions of previous estimates

 

14,531

 

69,912

 

84,443

 

Purchase of minerals in place

 

1,094,967

 

 

1,094,967

 

Sales of minerals in place

 

(1,511

)

 

(1,511

)

Extension and discoveries

 

94,633

 

 

94,633

 

Production

 

(40,579

)

(9,058

)

(49,637

)

End of year

 

1,616,107

 

318,599

 

1,934,706

 

Proved developed reserves:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of year

 

314,057

 

165,374

 

479,431

 

End of year

 

1,172,142

 

221,334

 

1,393,476

 

 

Summarized in the following tables is information for the standardized measure of discounted cash flows relating to proved reserves as of December 31, 2007, giving effect to the acquisition of the Mid-Continent IV Assets.  Future cash flows are computed by applying year-end pricing relating to proved reserves to the year-end quantities of those reserves.  Future production, development, site restoration and abandonment costs are derived based on current costs assuming continuation of existing economic conditions.  There are no future income tax expenses because the Company is a nontaxable entity.  The information should be viewed only as a form of standardized disclosure concerning possible future cash flows that would result under the assumptions used, but should not be viewed as indicative of fair market value.  Reference is made to the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, as well as to the historical statements of revenues and direct operating expenses of assets acquired from Lamamco included elsewhere this Form 8-K/A for a discussion of the assumptions used in preparing the information presented.

 

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LINN ENERGY, LLC

 

NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED

COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Continued

 

 

 

December 31, 2007

 

 

 

Linn Energy
Historical

 

Mid-Continent
Assets IV
Historical

 

Linn Energy
Pro Forma

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Future estimated revenues

 

$

13,974,496

 

$

4,530,852

 

$

18,505,348

 

Future estimated production costs

 

(3,482,336

)

(1,785,278

)

(5,267,614

)

Future estimated development costs

 

(720,170

)

(150,585

)

(870,755

)

Future net cash flows

 

9,771,990

 

2,594,989

 

12,366,979

 

10% annual discount for estimated timing of cash flows

 

(6,313,751

)

(1,677,161

)

(7,990,912

)

Standardized measure of discounted future estimated net cash flows

 

$

3,458,239

 

$

917,828

 

$

4,376,067

 

 

The following table summarizes the principal sources of change in the standardized measure of discounted future estimated net cash flows:

 

 

 

Year Ended December 31, 2007

 

 

 

Linn Energy
Historical

 

Mid-Continent
Assets IV
Historical

 

Linn Energy
Pro Forma

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales of oil and gas production, net of production costs

 

$

(229,699

)

$

(52,267

)

$

(281,966

)

Changes in estimated future development costs

 

5,411

 

 

5,411

 

Net changes in prices and production costs

 

83,597

 

364,252

 

447,849

 

Purchase and sale of minerals in place

 

2,493,768

 

 

2,493,768

 

Extensions, discoveries, and improved recovery, less related costs

 

176,693

 

 

176,693

 

Development costs incurred during the period

 

91,273

 

 

91,273

 

Revisions of previous quantity estimates

 

23,481

 

221,260

 

244,741

 

Change in discount

 

55,226

 

38,861

 

94,087

 

Changes in production rates and other

 

206,229

 

(42,884

)

163,345

 

 

 

$

2,905,979

 

$

529,222

 

$

3,435,201

 

 

It is necessary to emphasize that the data presented should not be viewed as representing the expected cash flow from, or current value of, existing proved reserves since the computations are based on a large number of estimates and arbitrary assumptions.  Reserve quantities cannot be measured with precision and their estimation requires many judgmental determinations and frequent revisions.  The required projection of production and related expenditures over time requires further estimates with respect to pipeline availability, rates of demand and governmental control.  Actual future prices and costs are likely to be substantially different from the current prices and costs utilized in the computation of reported amounts.  Any analysis or evaluation of the reported amounts should give specific recognition to the computational methods utilized and the limitations inherent therein.

 

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