Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

9. Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

On May 4, 2011, Clifton M. (Marty) Bloodworth filed a lawsuit in the State District Court of Midland County, Texas, against Doral West Corp. d/b/a Doral Energy Corp. and Everett Willard Gray II. Mr. Bloodworth alleges that Mr. Gray, as CEO of Cross Border, made false representations which induced Mr. Bloodworth to enter into an employment contract that was subsequently breached by Cross Border. The claims that Mr. Bloodworth has alleged are: breach of his employment agreement with Doral West Corp, common law fraud, civil conspiracy breach of fiduciary duty, and violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act. Mr. Bloodworth is seeking damages of approximately $280,000. Mr. Gray and Cross Border deny that Mr. Bloodworth’s claims have any merit.

Cross Border was previously party to an engagement letter, dated February 7, 2012 (the “Engagement Letter”) with KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. (“KeyBanc”) pursuant to which KeyBanc was to act as exclusive financial advisor to Cross Border’s board of directors in connection with a possible “Transaction” (as defined in the Engagement Letter). The Engagement Letter was formally terminated by Cross Border on August 21, 2012. The Engagement Letter provided that KeyBanc would be entitled to a fee upon consummation of a Transaction within a certain period of time following termination of the Engagement Letter. On May 16, 2013, KeyBanc delivered an invoice to Cross Border representing a fee and out-of-pocket expenses purportedly owed by Cross Border to KeyBanc as a result of the consummation of a purported Transaction that KeyBanc asserts had been consummated within the required time period. Cross Border disputed that any Transaction was consummated and that KeyBanc was entitled to any fees or out-of-pocket expenses. Cross Border filed a complaint seeking (i) a declaration that it was not liable to KeyBanc for any amounts in connection with the Engagement Letter, (ii) attorneys’ fees, and (iii) costs of suit. KeyBanc filed a counterclaim seeking (i) compensatory damages, (ii) interest, (iii) expenses and court costs, and (iv) reasonable and necessary attorneys’ fees. The matter was originally filed in the 44th Judicial District Court for the State of Texas, Dallas County but was subsequently removed to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division. On August 26, 2014, Cross Border entered into a settlement agreement with KeyBanc, settling a lawsuit between the parties. In connection with the settlement, Cross Border agreed to pay KeyBanc $900,000 in three equal installments of $300,000 each on or before August 28, 2014, October 31, 2014 and December 31, 2014, and the parties agreed to mutual releases of liability related to the Engagement Letter. The Company fully accrued this amount at June 30, 2014.

In addition to the foregoing, in the ordinary course of business, the Company is periodically a party to various litigation matters that it does not believe will have a material adverse effect on its results of operations or financial condition.

Environmental issues

The Company is subject to federal and state laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment. Environmental risk is inherent in all oil and natural gas operations, and the Company could be subject to environmental cleanup and enforcement actions. The Company manages this environmental risk through appropriate environmental policies and practices to minimize the impact to the Company.

As of December 31, 2014, the Company had approximately $2.1 million in environmental remediation liabilities related to Cross Border’s operated Tom Tom and Tomahawk fields located in Chaves and Roosevelt counties in New Mexico. In February 2013, the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) accepted Cross Border’s remediation plan for the Tom Tom and Tomahawk fields. Cross Border is working in conjunction with the BLM to initiate remediation on a site-by-site basis. This is management’s best estimate of the costs of remediation and restoration with respect to these environmental matters, although the ultimate cost could differ materially. Inherent uncertainties exist in these estimates due to unknown conditions, changing governmental regulation, and legal standards regarding liability, and emerging remediation technologies for handling site remediation and restoration. Cross Border has incurred approximately $43,000 in costs and expects to incur the remaining expenditures during the Company’s fiscal year ending June 30, 2016.

Leases

As of March 31, 2015, the Company rented various office spaces in Dallas, Texas and Midland, Texas under non-cancelable lease agreements. In the aggregate, these leases cover approximately 16,884 square feet at a cost of approximately $24,000 per month and have remaining lease terms of 18 months. The following is a schedule by year of future minimum rental payments required under these lease arrangements as of March 31, 2015:

(in thousands)
Fiscal Years Ending June 30,
	2015	$	44
	2016		181
	2017		45
	2018		—
	2019		—
	Total	$	270

Rent expense under the Company’s lease arrangements amounted to approximately $41,000 and $67,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014 respectively. Rent expense under the Company’s lease arrangements amounted to approximately $123,000 and $200,000 for the nine months ended March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014 respectively.