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Long-Term Debt
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt

(3) LONG-TERM DEBT –

At March 31, 2016, long-term debt was comprised of:

 

 

(In thousands)

 

734 % Senior Notes due 2019:

 

 

 

Principal

$

336,090

 

Premium, net of amortization

 

2,955

 

Debt issue costs, net of amortization

 

(3,131

)

% Senior Notes due 2020:

 

 

 

Principal

 

194,367

 

Discount, net of amortization

 

(4,755

)

Debt issue costs, net of amortization

 

(2,261

)

10% Senior Secured Notes due 2020:

 

 

 

Principal

 

700,000

 

Debt issue costs, net of amortization

 

(12,683

)

 

$

1,210,582

 

In March 2015, Comstock issued $700.0 million of 10% senior secured notes (the "Secured Notes") which are due on March 15, 2020. Interest on the Secured Notes is payable semi-annually on each March 15 and September 15. Net proceeds from the issuance of the Secured Notes of $683.8 million were used to retire the Company's bank credit facility and for general corporate purposes.  Comstock also has outstanding (i) $336.1 million of 7¾% senior notes (the "2019 Notes") which are due on April 1, 2019 and bear interest which is payable semi-annually on each April 1 and October 1 and (ii) $194.4 million of 9½% senior notes (the "2020 Notes") which are due on June 15, 2020 and bear interest which is payable semi-annually on each June 15 and December 15. The Secured Notes are secured on a first-priority basis equally and ratably with the Company's revolving credit facility described below, subject to payment priorities in favor of the revolving credit facility by the collateral securing the revolving credit facility, which consists of, among other things, at least 80% of the Company's and its subsidiaries' oil and gas properties.  The Secured Notes, the 2019 Notes and the 2020 Notes are general obligations of Comstock and are guaranteed by all of Comstock's subsidiaries. Such subsidiary guarantors are 100% owned and all of the guarantees are full and unconditional and joint and several obligations. There are no restrictions on the ability of Comstock to obtain funds from its subsidiaries through dividends or loans.  As of March 31, 2016, Comstock had no material assets or operations which are independent of its subsidiaries.

During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company exchanged $40.0 million in principal amount of the 2019 Notes for the issuance of 4,614,655 shares of common stock.  A gain of $33.4 million recognized on the exchange of the 2019 Notes is included in the net gain on extinguishment of debt for the difference between the market value of the stock on the closing date of the exchange and the net carrying value of the debt and the related net premium and net debt issuance costs.

Comstock has a $50.0 million revolving credit facility with Bank of Montreal and Bank of America, N.A.  The revolving credit facility is a four year credit commitment that matures on March 4, 2019. Indebtedness under the revolving credit facility is guaranteed by all of the Company's subsidiaries and is secured by substantially all of Comstock's and its subsidiaries' assets.  Borrowings under the revolving credit facility bear interest, at Comstock's option, at either (1) LIBOR plus 2.5% or (2) the base rate (which is the higher of the administrative agent's prime rate, the federal funds rate plus 0.5% or 30 day LIBOR plus 1.0%) plus 1.5%. A commitment fee of 0.5% per annum is payable quarterly on the unused credit line.  The revolving credit facility contains covenants that, among other things, restrict the payment of cash dividends and repurchases of common stock, limit the amount of additional debt that Comstock may incur and limit the Company's ability to make certain loans, investments and divestitures. The only financial covenants are the maintenance of a current ratio of at least 1.0 to 1.0 and the maintenance of an asset coverage ratio of proved developed reserves to total debt outstanding under the revolving credit facility of at least 2.5 to 1.0. The Company was in compliance with these covenants as of March 31, 2016.