Divestitures

2018 Merger with Fifth Creek Energy Operating Company, LLC

On March 19, 2018, the Company completed the Merger with Fifth Creek. Assets acquired included approximately 81,000 net acres in Weld County in the DJ Basin, substantially all of which are operated, and 62 producing standard-length lateral wells and 10 producing extended-reach lateral wells. In addition, the Company recorded net proved reserves of 9.3 MMBoe, of which 4.7 MMBoe were proved developed reserves and 4.6 MMBoe were proved undeveloped reserves.

The Merger was effected through the issuance of 100 million shares of the Company's common stock, with a fair value of $484.0 million on the date of closing, and the repayment of $53.9 million of Fifth Creek debt. In connection with the Merger, the Company incurred costs of $8.0 million and $8.7 million of severance, consulting, advisory, legal and other merger-related fees in the Company's Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Purchase Price Allocation

The transaction was accounted for as a business combination, using the acquisition method, with the Company being the acquirer for accounting purposes. The following table represents the allocation of the total purchase price to the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based on the estimated fair values at the acquisition date. The following table sets forth the Company's purchase price allocation:



	March 19, 2018
	(in thousands)
Purchase Price:
Fair value of common stock issued	$	484,000
Plus: Repayment of Fifth Creek debt	53,900
Total purchase price	537,900

Plus Liabilities Assumed:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	25,782
Current unfavorable contract	2,651
Other current liabilities	13,797
Asset retirement obligations	7,361
Long-term deferred tax liability	137,707
Long-term unfavorable contract	4,449
Other noncurrent liabilities	2,354
Total purchase price plus liabilities assumed	$	732,001

Fair Value of Assets Acquired:
Cash	543
Accounts receivable	7,831
Oil and Gas Properties:
Proved oil and gas properties	105,702
Unproved oil and gas properties	609,568
Asset retirement obligations	7,361
Furniture, equipment and other	931
Other noncurrent assets	65
Total asset value	$	732,001

The fair value measurements of oil and natural gas properties and asset retirement obligations are based on inputs that are not observable in the market and therefore represent Level 3 inputs. The fair values of proved oil and natural gas properties and asset retirement obligations were measured using valuation techniques that convert future cash flows to a single discounted amount. Significant inputs to the valuation of oil and natural gas properties included estimates of: (i) recoverable reserves; (ii) production rates; (iii) future operating and development costs; (iv) future commodity prices; and (v) a market-based weighted average cost of capital rate. The fair value of unproved properties was determined using a market approach utilizing recent transactions of a similar nature in the same basin. These inputs required significant judgments and estimates by management at the time of the valuation and are the most sensitive to possible future changes.

The results of operations attributable to the merged companies are included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations beginning on March 19, 2018. The Company generated revenues of approximately $59.4 million from the Fifth Creek assets during the year ended December 31, 2018 and expenses of approximately $44.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2018.

Pro Forma Financial Information

The following pro forma condensed combined financial information was derived from the historical financial statements of the Company and Fifth Creek and gives effect to the acquisition as if it had occurred on January 1, 2017. The below information reflects pro forma adjustments based on available information and certain assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable, including (i) the repayment of Fifth Creek's debt, (ii) depletion of Fifth Creek's fair-valued proved crude oil and natural gas properties, and (iii) the estimated tax impacts of the pro forma adjustments.

Additionally, pro forma earnings for the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 were adjusted to exclude merger-related costs of $8.0 million and $8.7 million, respectively, incurred by the Company and $4.0 million and $2.2 million, respectively, incurred by Fifth Creek. The pro forma results of operations do not include any cost savings or other synergies that may have occurred as a result of the acquisition or any estimated costs that have been incurred by the Company to integrate the Fifth Creek assets. The pro forma condensed combined financial information has been included for comparative purposes and is not necessarily indicative of the results that might have actually occurred had the acquisition taken place on January 1, 2017; furthermore, the financial information is not intended to be a projection of future results.



	Year Ended December 31,
	2018		2017
	(in thousands, except per share data)
Revenues	$	468,949	$	291,991
Net Income (Loss) and Comprehensive Income (Loss)	125,281		(143,530		)
Net Income (Loss) per Common Share, Basic	0.60		(0.81		)
Net Income (Loss) per Common Share, Diluted	0.60		(0.81		)

2017 Acquisitions, Exchanges and Divestitures

On February 28, 2017, the Company acquired acreage in the DJ Basin for $11.6 million, after final closing adjustments. The transaction was considered an asset acquisition and therefore the properties were recorded based on the fair value of the total consideration transferred on the acquisition date and transaction costs were capitalized as a component of the cost of the assets acquired. The acquisition included $9.1 million and $11.2 million of proved and unevaluated properties, respectively, and asset retirement obligations of $8.7 million.

During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company completed two acreage exchange transactions to consolidate certain acreage positions in the DJ Basin. Pursuant to the transactions, the Company exchanged leasehold interests in certain proved undeveloped acreage. The Company's future cash flows are not expected to significantly change as a result of the exchange transactions, therefore, the non-monetary exchanges were measured based on the carrying values and not on the fair values of the assets exchanged.

On December 29, 2017, the Company completed the sale of its remaining non-core assets in the Uinta Basin. The Company received $101.3 million in cash proceeds, after final closing adjustments in 2018. In addition to the cash proceeds, the Company recognized non-cash proceeds of $4.8 million related to relief from the Company's asset retirement obligation. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company recognized proved property impairment of $37.9 million with respect to these properties in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company recognized an additional loss on sale of $1.0 million with respect to these properties in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The carrying amounts by major asset class within the disposal group for the Uinta Basin are summarized below (in thousands):



Assets:
Proved oil and gas properties	$	409,957
Unproved oil and gas properties, excluded from amortization	397
Furniture, equipment and other	1,593
Accumulated depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment	(304,939		)
Total assets	107,008
Liabilities:
Asset retirement obligations	4,773
Total liabilities	4,773
Net assets	$	102,235

2016 Divestitures

On July 14, 2016, the Company sold certain non-core assets in the Uinta Basin. The Company received $27.8 million in cash proceeds, after final closing adjustments. In addition to the cash proceeds, the Company recognized non-cash proceeds of $4.8 million related to relief from the Company's asset retirement obligation. Assets sold included $30.6 million in proved oil and gas properties, net of accumulated depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment, and $2.0 million in unproved oil and gas properties. Liabilities sold included $4.8 million of asset retirement obligations. The transaction was accounted for as a cost recovery. Therefore, no gain or loss was recognized.