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Long-Term Debt And Other Long-Term Liabilities
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt And Other Long-Term Liabilities LONG-TERM DEBT AND OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt

As of the date indicated, our debt consisted of the following:
SuccessorPredecessor
September 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
 (In thousands)
Current portion of long-term debt:
Predecessor credit facility with an average interest rate of 4.0%
$— $108,200 
Successor Exit Facility with an average interest rate of 6.6%
400 — 
Long-term debt:
Successor Exit Facility with an average interest rate of 6.6%
131,600 — 
Superior credit agreement with an average interest rate of 2.1% and 3.9% at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively
12,000 16,500 
Predecessor 6.625% senior subordinated notes due 2021
— 650,000 
Total principal amount143,600 666,500 
Less: unamortized discount— (971)
Less: debt issuance costs, net— (2,313)
Total long-term debt$143,600 $663,216 

The Debtors' filing of the Bankruptcy Petitions constituted an event of default that accelerated the Debtors' obligations under the Unit credit agreement, which are reflected as current liabilities as of December 31, 2019.

Successor Exit Credit Agreement. On the Effective Date, under the terms of the Plan, the company entered into an amended and restated credit agreement (the Exit credit agreement), providing for a $140.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility (RBL Facility) and a $40.0 million senior secured term loan facility (new term loan facility and together with the new RBL facility, the Exit Facility), among (i) the company, UDC, and UPC (together, the Borrowers), (ii) the guarantors party thereto, including the company and all of its subsidiaries existing as of the Effective Date (other than Superior Pipeline Company, L.L.C. and its subsidiaries), (iii) the lenders party thereto from time to time (Lenders), and (iv) BOKF, NA dba Bank of Oklahoma as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacity, the Administrative Agent).

The maturity date of borrowings under this Exit credit agreement is March 1, 2024. Revolving Loans and Term Loans (each as defined in the Exit credit agreement) may be Eurodollar Loans or ABR Loans (each as defined in the Exit credit agreement). Revolving Loans that are Eurodollar Loans will bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted LIBO Rate (as defined in the Exit credit agreement) for the applicable interest period plus 525 basis points. Revolving Loans that are ABR Loans will bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate (as defined in the Exit credit agreement) plus 425 basis points. Term Loans that are Eurodollar Loans will bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the applicable interest period plus 625 basis points. Term Loans that are ABR Loans will bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate plus 525 basis points.

The Exit credit agreement requires the company to comply with certain financial ratios, including a covenant that the company will not permit the Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Exit credit agreement) as of the last day of the fiscal quarters ending (i) December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, to be greater than 4.00 to 1.00, (ii) June 30, 2021, September 30, 2021, December 31, 2021, March 31, 2022, and June 30, 2022, to be greater than 3.75 to 1.00, and (iii) September 30, 2022 and any fiscal quarter thereafter, to be greater than 3.50 to 1.00. In addition, beginning with the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2020, the company may not (a) permit the Current Ratio (as defined in the Exit credit agreement) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter to be less than 0.50 to 1.00 or (b) permit the Interest Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Exit credit agreement) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter to be less than 2.50 to 1.00. The Exit credit agreement also contains provisions, among others, that limit certain capital expenditures, restrict certain asset sales and the related use of proceeds, and require certain hedging activities. The Exit credit agreement further requires the company provide Quarterly Financial Statements within 45 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year and Annual Financial Statements within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year. For the quarter ended September 30, 2020, the syndicate banks allowed for an extension.
The Exit credit agreement is secured by first-priority liens on substantially all of the personal and real property assets of the Borrowers and the Guarantors, including without limitation the company’s ownership interests in Superior Pipeline Company, L.L.C.

On the Effective Date, the Borrowers had (i) $40.0 million in principal amount of Term Loans outstanding under the Term Loan Facility, (ii) $92.0 million in principal amount of Revolving Loans outstanding under the RBL Facility and (iii) approximately $6.7 million of outstanding letters of credit. At September 30, 2020, we had $0.4 million and $131.6 million outstanding current and long-term borrowings, respectively, under the Exit Facility.

Predecessor's Credit Agreement. Before the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the Unit credit facility had a scheduled maturity date of October 18, 2023 that would have accelerated to November 16, 2020 if, by that date, all the Notes were not repurchased, redeemed, or refinanced with indebtedness having a maturity date at least six months following October 18, 2023 (Credit Agreement Extension Condition). The Debtors' filing of the Bankruptcy Petitions constituted an event of default that accelerated the Debtors' obligations under the Unit credit agreement and the indenture governing the Notes. Due to the Credit Agreement Extension Condition and the acceleration of debt obligations resulting from filing the Chapter 11 Cases, the company's debt associated with the Predecessor's credit agreement is reflected as a current liability in its consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The classification as a current liability due to the Credit Agreement Extension Condition was based on the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases and the uncertainty regarding the company's ability to repay or refinance the Notes before November 16, 2020. In addition, on May 22, 2020, the RBL Lenders' remaining commitments under the Unit credit facility were terminated.

Before filing the Chapter 11 Cases, we were charged a commitment fee of 0.375% on the amount available but not borrowed. That fee varied based on the amount borrowed as a percentage of the total borrowing base. Total amendment fees of $3.3 million in origination, agency, syndication, and other related fees were being amortized over the life of the Unit credit agreement. Due to the remaining commitments under the Unit credit agreement being terminated by the RBL Lenders', the unamortized debt issuance costs of $2.4 million were written off during the second quarter of 2020. Under the Predecessor credit agreement, we pledged as collateral 80% of the proved developed producing (discounted as present worth at 8%) total value of our oil and gas properties. Under the mortgages covering those oil and gas properties, UPC also pledged certain items of its personal property.

On May 2, 2018, we entered into a Pledge Agreement with BOKF, NA (dba Bank of Oklahoma), as administrative agent to benefit the secured parties, under which we granted a security interest in the limited liability membership interests and other equity interests we own in Superior as additional collateral for our obligations under the Predecessor credit agreement.

Before to filing the Chapter 11 Cases, any part of the outstanding debt under the Predecessor credit agreement could be fixed at a London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). LIBOR interest was computed as the LIBOR base for the term plus 1.50% to 2.50% depending on the level of debt as a percentage of the borrowing base and was payable at the end of each term, or every 90 days, whichever is less. Borrowings not under LIBOR bear interest equal to the higher of the prime rate specified in the Predecessor credit agreement and the sum of the Federal Funds Effective Rate (as defined in the Unit credit agreement) plus 0.50%, but in no event would the interest on those borrowings be less than LIBOR plus 1.00% plus a margin. The Predecessor credit agreement provided that if ICE Benchmark Administration no longer reported the LIBOR or the Administrative Agent determined in good faith that the rate so reported no longer accurately reflected the rate available in the London Interbank Market or if the index no longer existed or accurately reflects the rate available to the Administrative Agent in the London Interbank Market, Administrative Agent may select a replacement index. Interest was payable at the end of each month or at the end of each LIBOR contract and the principal may be repaid in whole or in part at any time, without a premium or penalty.

Filing the Bankruptcy Petitions on May 22, 2020 constituted an event of default that accelerated the company’s obligations under the Unit credit agreement, and the lenders’ rights of enforcement regarding the Predecessor credit agreement were automatically stayed because of the Chapter 11 Cases.

On the Effective Date, each lender under the Predecessor credit facility and the DIP credit facility received its pro rata share of revolving loans, term loans and letter-of-credit participations under the exit facility, in exchange for that lender’s allowed claims under the Predecessor credit facility or the DIP credit facility.

Superior Credit Agreement. On May 10, 2018, Superior signed a five-year, $200.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility with an option to increase the credit amount up to $250.0 million, subject to certain conditions (Superior credit agreement). The maturity date of borrowings under the Superior credit agreement is March 10, 2023. The amounts borrowed under the Superior credit agreement bear annual interest at a rate, at Superior’s option, equal to (a) LIBOR plus the applicable margin of 2.00% to 3.25% or (b) the alternate base rate (greater of (i) the federal funds rate plus 0.5%, (ii) the prime rate, and
(iii) the Thirty-Day LIBOR Rate (as defined in the Superior credit agreement plus the applicable margin of 1.00% to 2.25%. The obligations under the Superior credit agreement are secured by mortgage liens on certain of Superior’s processing plants and gathering systems. The Superior credit agreement provides that if ICE Benchmark Administration no longer reports the LIBOR or Administrative Agent determines in good faith that the rate so reported no longer accurately reflects the rate available in the London Interbank Market or if such index no longer exists or accurately reflects the rate available to the Administrative Agent in the London Interbank Market, the Administrative Agent may select a replacement index.

Superior is charged a commitment fee of 0.375% on the amount available but not borrowed which varies based on the amount borrowed as a percentage of the total borrowing base. Superior paid $1.7 million in origination, agency, syndication, and other related fees. These fees are being amortized over the life of the Superior credit agreement.

The Superior credit agreement requires that Superior maintain a Consolidated EBITDA to interest expense ratio for the most-recently ended rolling four quarters of at least 2.50 to 1.00, and a funded debt to Consolidated EBITDA ratio of not greater than 4.00 to 1.00. The agreement also contains several customary covenants that restrict (subject to certain exceptions) Superior’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, create additional liens on its assets, make investments, pay distributions, sign sale and leaseback transactions, engage in certain transactions with affiliates, engage in mergers or consolidations, sign hedging arrangements, and acquire or dispose of assets. As of September 30, 2020, Superior complied with these covenants.
 
The Superior credit agreement is used to fund capital expenditures and acquisitions and provide general working capital and letters of credit.

Superior's credit agreement is not guaranteed by Unit. Superior and its subsidiaries were not Debtors in the Chapter 11 Cases.

Predecessor 6.625% Senior Subordinated Notes. The Predecessor's Notes were issued under an Indenture dated as of May 18, 2011, between the company and Wilmington Trust, National Association (successor to Wilmington Trust FSB), as Trustee (Trustee), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 18, 2011, between us, the Guarantors, and the Trustee, and as further supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 7, 2013, between us, the Guarantors, and the Trustee (as supplemented, the 2011 Indenture), establishing the terms of and providing for issuing the Notes.

As a result of Unit's emergence from bankruptcy, the Notes were cancelled and the Predecessor's liability thereunder was discharged as of the Effective Date, and the holders of the Notes were issued approximately 10.5 million shares of New Common Stock.

Predecessor DIP Credit Agreement. As contemplated by the RSA, the company and the other Debtors entered into a Superpriority Senior Secured Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement dated May 27, 2020 ( DIP credit agreement), among the Debtors, the RBL Lenders (in such capacity, the DIP Lenders), and BOKF, NA dba Bank of Oklahoma, as administrative agent, under which the DIP Lenders agreed to provide the company with the $36.0 million multiple-draw loan facility (DIP credit facility). The Bankruptcy Court entered an interim order on May 26, 2020 approving the DIP credit facility, permitting the Debtors to borrow up to $18.0 million on an interim basis. On June 19, 2020, the Bankruptcy Court granted final approval of the DIP credit facility.

Before its repayment and termination on the Effective Date, borrowings under the DIP credit facility matured on the earliest of (i) September 22, 2020 (subject to a two-month extension to be approved by the DIP Lenders), (ii) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Debtors under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise, (iii) the effective date of a plan of reorganization or liquidation in the Chapter 11 Cases, (iv) the entry of an order by the Bankruptcy Court dismissing any of the Chapter 11 Cases or converting such Chapter 11 Cases to a case under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code and (v) the date of termination of the DIP Lenders’ commitments and the acceleration of any outstanding extensions of credit, in each case, under the DIP credit facility under and subject to the DIP credit agreement and the Bankruptcy Court’s orders.

On the Effective Date, the DIP credit agreement was paid in full and terminated. On the Effective Date, each holder of an allowed claim under the DIP credit facility received its pro rata share of revolving loans, term loans, and letter-of-credit participations under the exit facility. In addition, each holder was issued its pro rata share of an equity fee under the exit facility equal to 5% of the New Common Stock (subject to dilution by shares reserved for issuance under a management incentive plan and on exercise of the Warrants).

For further information about the DIP credit agreement, please see Note 2 – Emergence From Voluntary Reorganization Under Chapter 11.
Other Long-Term Liabilities

Other long-term liabilities consisted of the following:
SuccessorPredecessor
September 30,
2020
December 31,
2019
 (In thousands)
Asset retirement obligation (ARO) liability$24,922 $66,627 
Workers’ compensation11,664 11,510 
Contract liability4,899 7,061 
Separation benefit plans (1)
4,536 10,122 
Finance lease obligations4,272 7,379 
Gas balancing liability3,824 3,838 
Deferred compensation plan— 6,180 
Other long-term liability1,997 — 
56,114 112,717 
Less current portion12,324 17,376 
Total other long-term liabilities$43,790 $95,341 
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1.As of the Effective Date, the Board adopted (i) the Amended and Restated Separation Benefit Plan of Unit Corporation and Participating Subsidiaries (Amended Separation Benefit Plan), (ii) the Amended and Restated Special Separation Benefit Plan of Unit Corporation and Participating Subsidiaries (Amended Special Separation Benefit Plan) and (iii) the Separation Benefit Plan of Unit Corporation and Participating Subsidiaries (New Separation Benefit Plan). In accordance with the Plan, the Amended Separation Benefit Plan and the Amended Special Separation Benefit Plan allow former employees or retained employees with vested severance benefits under either plan to receive certain cash payments in full satisfaction for their allowed separation claim under the Chapter 11 Cases. In accordance with the Plan, the New Separation Benefit Plan is a comprehensive severance plan for retained employees, including retained employees whose severance did not already vest under the Amended Separation Benefit Plan or the Amended Special Separation Benefit Plan. The New Separation Benefit Plan provides that eligible employees will be entitled to two weeks of severance pay per year of service, with a minimum of four weeks and a maximum of 13 weeks of severance pay.