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Long-Term Debt
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt

9. Long-Term Debt

The long-term debt consisted of the following:

 

 

 

March 31,

2017

(unaudited)

 

 

December 31,

2016

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Senior Secured Credit Facility

 

$

50,000

 

 

$

43,500

 

Second Lien Notes

 

 

14,887

 

 

 

11,367

 

8.750% Senior Notes

 

 

151,848

 

 

 

151,848

 

Less unamortized discount on 8.750% Senior Notes

 

 

(1,518

)

 

 

(1,708

)

Less deferred financing costs on 8.750% Senior Notes

 

 

(756

)

 

 

(851

)

Less deferred financing costs on Second Lien Notes

 

 

(299

)

 

 

(316

)

Other

 

 

288

 

 

 

282

 

 

 

$

214,450

 

 

$

204,122

 

 

Senior Secured Credit Facility

On July 28, 2015, LRAI closed a $500,000,000 Senior Secured Credit Facility (the “Senior Secured Credit Facility”) which replaced a $400,000,000 Wells Fargo-led syndicated facility (the “Previous Senior Secured Credit Facility”).  The new facility was arranged by Citibank, N.A. and featured an expanded borrowing base of $180,000,000 as of December 31, 2015.  The new facility provides additional liquidity for the Company and a lower interest rate.  The new rate is a 25 basis point improvement over the LIBOR interest rate spread.  The new facility provides for an extension in the maturity date to October 16, 2018, which represents a seven month extension over the Wells Fargo-led facility.  The financial covenants contained in this new facility are substantially the same as the previous facility.  Effective as of May 19, 2016, the borrowing base was reduced from $180,000,000 to $120,000,000.  Effective as of November 23, 2016, the borrowing base was reduced from $120,000,000 to $112,000,000.  As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (giving effect to the amended covenant ratio discussed below), LRAI was in compliance with all covenants including all financial ratios under the Senior Secured Credit Facility.  As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, $50,000,000 and $43,500,000 was borrowed, respectively, under the Senior Secured Credit Facility.

The Senior Secured Credit Facility may be used for loans and, subject to a $2,500,000 sub-limit, letters of credit.  The Senior Secured Credit Facility provides for a commitment fee of 0.375% to 0.5% based on the unused portion of the borrowing base under the Senior Secured Credit Facility.

Borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facility, at LRAI’s election, bear interest at either: (i) an alternate base rate (“ABR”) equal to the higher of (a) the Prime Rate, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 0.5% per annum, and (c) the adjusted LIBO rate of a three-month interest period on such day plus 1.0%; or (ii) the adjusted LIBO rate, which is the rate stated on Reuters screen LIBOR01 page, for one, two, three, six or twelve months, as adjusted for statutory reserve requirements for Eurocurrency liabilities, plus, in each of the cases described in clauses (i) and (ii) above, an applicable margin ranging from 0.75% to 1.75% for ABR loans and from 1.75% to 2.75% for adjusted LIBO rate loans (4.12% at March 31, 2017).

The Senior Secured Credit Facility requires LRAI to maintain certain financial ratios and limits the amount of indebtedness LRAI can incur.  Subject to certain permitted liens, LRAI’s obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facility have been secured by the grant of a first priority lien on no less than 80% of the value of the proved oil and gas properties of the Company and its subsidiaries.

In connection with the Senior Secured Credit Facility, LRAI and certain of its subsidiaries also entered into certain customary ancillary agreements and arrangements, which, among other things, provide that the indebtedness, obligations, and liabilities of the Company arising under or in connection with the Senior Secured Credit Facility are unconditionally guaranteed by such subsidiaries.

Effective as of July 27, 2016, LRAI, the several banks and other financial institutions party thereto (collectively, the “Consenting Lenders”) and Citibank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent for the lenders (the “Administrative Agent”) entered into the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement and Limited Waiver (the “Amendment”) to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of July 28, 2015, by and among LRAI, the Consenting Lenders (together with the other banks and financial institutions party thereto, the “Lenders”) and the Administrative Agent (as amended, supplemented and modified, the “Credit Agreement”) to (a) permit LRAI to incur the second lien obligations contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement with Leucadia National Corporation and others (as described below) and LRAI’s contemplated use of proceeds thereof, (b) increase the applicable margin for Eurodollar and ABR loans and letter of credit fees by 0.75% across all levels of the previously applicable pricing grid, (c) modify the fee payable on the actual daily unused amount of the aggregate commitments to a flat 0.50% across all levels of the pricing grid, (d) increase the minimum percentage of the value of LRAI’s oil and gas properties that must be mortgaged as collateral for the obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other loan documents from 80% to 90%, (e) modify the maximum leverage ratio thresholds from 4.0 to 1.0 to (i) 4.75 to 1.0 for the four quarterly periods ending June 30, 2016, (ii) 4.50 to 1.0 for the four quarterly periods ending September 30, 2016, (iii) 4.25 to 1.0 for the four quarterly periods ending December 31, 2016 and (iv) 4.00 to 1.0 for all periods thereafter, (f) prohibit distributions to the Predecessor for selling, general and administrative expenses after September 30, 2016 and (g) amend certain other provisions of the Credit Agreement as more specifically set forth in the Amendment.

8.750% Senior Notes

On April 4, 2014, LRAI issued at par $220,000,000 of 8.750% Senior Unsecured Notes due April 15, 2019 (the “8.750% Senior Notes”) to U.S. based institutional investors. The net proceeds from the offering of approximately $212,000,000 (after deducting purchasers’ discounts and offering expenses) were used to repay the Previous Senior Secured Credit Facility and a 2nd lien facility, and for general corporate purposes. Under the 2nd lien term loan agreement, LRAI was required to pay a prepayment fee of $1,100,000 in connection with the early prepayment of the facility equal to 2.0% of the principal balance that was prepaid. This facility was terminated upon repayment.  During 2016, LRAI repurchased approximately $68.2 million in aggregate principle amount of the 8.750% Senior Notes leaving a remaining balance of approximately $151.8 million.

On or after April 15, 2016, LRAI may redeem the 8.750% Senior Notes in whole or in part at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) set forth in the following table plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the 8.750% Senior Notes redeemed, to the applicable date of redemption, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on April 15 of the years indicated below:

 

Year

 

Percentage

 

2017

 

 

104.375

%

2018 and thereafter

 

 

100.000

%

 

In addition, upon a change of control of LRAI, holders of the 8.750% Senior Notes will have the right to require LRAI to repurchase all or any part of their 8.750% Senior Notes for cash at a price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the 8.750% Senior Notes repurchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest. The 8.750% Senior Notes were issued under and governed by an Indenture dated April 4, 2014, between LRAI, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee and LRAI’s subsidiaries named therein as guarantors (the “Indenture”). The Indenture contains covenants that, among other things, limit the ability of LRAI and its subsidiaries to: incur indebtedness; pay dividends or make other distributions on stock; purchase or redeem stock or subordinated indebtedness; make investments; create liens; enter into transactions with affiliates; sell assets; refinance certain indebtedness; and merge with or into other companies or transfer substantially all of LRAI’s assets.

Debt Issuance Costs

The Company capitalizes certain direct costs associated with the issuance of long-term debt and amortizes such costs over the lives of the respective debt. At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company had approximately $1,000,000 and $1,200,000, respectively, of debt issuance costs associated with issuance of the Senior Secured Credit Facility remaining that are being amortized over the lives of the respective debt which are recorded as other non-current assets in the consolidated balance sheets.

Securities Purchase Agreement and Second Lien Notes

On August 2, 2016, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Juneau Energy, LLC, as initial purchaser (“Juneau”), Leucadia National Corporation (“Leucadia”), as guarantor of Juneau’s obligations, the other purchasers party thereto and Jefferies, LLC, in its capacity as the collateral agent for the purchasers, relating to the issuance and sale of (i) up to $49,900,000 aggregate principal amount of LRAI’s 12% senior secured second lien notes due 2021 (the “Second Lien Notes”) and (ii) five-year warrants to purchase up to an aggregate 998,000 shares of the Company’s Class A voting common stock at a price equal to $5.00 per share (the “Warrants”). The balance of these notes and warrants is reflected in the Company’s long-term debt – related parties and equity warrant liability – related parties on the face of the balance sheet.

The Second Lien Notes are secured by second-priority liens on substantially all of LRAI’s and its subsidiaries’ assets to the extent such assets secure obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facility.

 

During 2016, LRAI issued $38.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Second Lien Notes and the Company issued Warrants to purchase 760,000 shares of its Class A voting common stock. The Company recorded an equity warrant liability of approximately $5.1 million which was the fair value amount at the date of issuance.  The warrants were adjusted to fair value at March 31, 2017 which resulted in an unrealized gain on warrants of approximately $2.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017. Proceeds from the Second Lien Notes issuance were used to repurchase approximately $68.2 million in aggregate principal amount of the 8.750% Senior Notes in privately negotiated open market repurchases with holders of such notes, and to pay related fees and expenses related to the foregoing. The repurchase amounts paid were approximately $36.2 million in cash. Net of related fees, such repurchases resulted in a gain on debt extinguishment of approximately $28.5 million.

In December 2016, LRAI repaid $21.0 million principal of the Second Lien Notes with proceeds from the offering of the Company’s Class A voting common stock that was completed on December 22, 2016 pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-214265), which was declared effective on December 15, 2016 (the “2016 Common Stock Offering”).  Under the terms of its Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company has the right to repurchase $13.3 million of the $17.0 million outstanding Second Lien Notes at a price equal to 106% of par.