EX-99.3 13 d439438dex993.htm EX-99.3 EX-99.3

Exhibit 99.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audited Financial Statements of Memorial Resource Development Corp.

•    Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

•    Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014;

•    Statements of Consolidated and Combined Operations for the three years ended 2015;

•    Statements of Consolidated and Combined Cash Flows for the three years ended 2015;

•    Statements of Consolidated and Combined Equity for the three years ended 2015;

•    Notes to the above referenced financial information


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Stockholders

Memorial Resource Development Corp.:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Memorial Resource Development Corp. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the related consolidated statements of operations, equity, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2015, and the related consolidated and combined statements of operations, equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2014. These consolidated and combined financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated and combined financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated and combined financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Memorial Resource Development Corp. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three year period ended December 31, 2015, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated and combined financial statements, the statements of operations, equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2014 have been prepared on a combined basis of accounting.

As discussed in Note 1 and Note 2 to the consolidated and combined financial statements, Memorial Resource Development Corp. changed its method of accounting for debt issuance costs effective January 1, 2014 due to the adoption of FASB ASU 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. Additionally, as discussed in Note 1 and Note 2 to the consolidated and combined financial statements, Memorial Resource Development Corp. changed its method of accounting for deferred income taxes effective January 1, 2014 due to the adoption of FASB ASU 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Memorial Resource Development Corp. and subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated February 24, 2016 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Houston, Texas

July 28, 2016

 

1


MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except outstanding shares)

 

     December 31,     December 31,  
     2015     2014  

ASSETS

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ —        $ 3,364   

Accounts receivable:

    

Oil and natural gas sales

     22,719        27,476   

Joint interest owners and other

     29,973        5,602   

Short-term derivative instruments

     227,991        131,471   

Other financial instruments (Note 6)

     46,106        —     

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     3,374        11,344   

Assets of discontinued operation (Note 3)

     345,541        321,536   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     675,704        500,793   

Property and equipment, at cost:

    

Oil and natural gas properties, successful efforts method (Note 2)

     2,160,008        1,317,102   

Other

     22,822        29,658   

Accumulated depreciation, depletion and impairment

     (438,383     (280,116
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

     1,744,447        1,066,644   

Long-term derivative instruments

     91,292        123,567   

Other long-term assets

     4,976        3,586   

Assets of discontinued operation (Note 3)

     2,566,430        2,865,236   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 5,082,849      $ 4,559,826   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 25,057      $ 959   

Accounts payable - affiliates

     5,016        160   

Revenues payable

     34,026        21,807   

Accrued liabilities (Note 2)

     68,876        51,236   

Liabilities of discontinued operation (Note 3)

     91,779        159,946   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     224,754        234,108   

Long-term debt

     1,012,064        770,545   

Asset retirement obligations

     10,079        9,829   

Deferred tax liabilities

     193,733        114,599   

Other long-term liabilities

     7,195        8,585   

Liabilities of discontinued operation (Note 3)

     2,167,103        1,719,196   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,614,928        2,856,862   

Commitments and contingencies (Note 15)

    

Equity:

    

Stockholders’ equity (deficit):

    

Preferred stock, $.01 par value: 50,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding

     —          —     

Common stock, $.01 par value: 600,000,000 shares authorized; 205,293,743 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015; 193,435,414 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014

     2,053        1,935   

Additional paid-in capital

     1,560,949        1,367,346   

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

     (740,175     (786,871
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     822,827        582,410   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interests

     645,094        1,120,554   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

     1,467,921        1,702,964   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 5,082,849      $ 4,559,826   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements.

 

2


MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     For Year Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013  

Revenues:

      

Oil & natural gas sales

   $ 374,042      $ 409,070      $ 219,552   

Other revenues

     —          12        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     374,042        409,082        219,552   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

      

Lease operating

     24,903        17,570        17,207   

Gathering, processing, and transportation

     72,554        45,956        17,666   

Gathering, processing, and transportation – affiliate

     25,403        —          —     

Exploration

     8,969        13,853        1,034   

Taxes other than income

     14,896        12,610        8,699   

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

     188,742        128,238        70,903   

Impairment of proved oil and natural gas properties

     —          24,576        2,528   

Incentive unit compensation expense

     35,142        943,949        34,997   

General and administrative

     46,288        38,549        35,414   

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

     417        533        593   

(Gain) loss on commodity derivative instruments

     (281,249     (257,734     (3,161

(Gain) loss on sale of properties

     (47     3,057        (82,773

Other, net

     —          (1     2   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     136,018        971,156        103,109   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     238,024        (562,074     116,443   

Other income (expense):

      

Interest expense, net

     (39,396     (50,283     (24,948

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     —          (37,248     —     

Other, net

     (1,022     320        143   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other income (expense)

     (40,418     (87,211     (24,805
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

     197,606        (649,285     91,638   

Income tax benefit (expense)

     (100,005     (102,392     (1,311
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

     97,601        (751,677     90,327   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Discontinued Operations: (Note 3)

      

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (397,666     114,193        61,313   

Income tax benefit (expense)

     2,175        1,421        (308
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations

     (395,491     115,614        61,005   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (297,890     (636,063     151,332   

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest

     (393,538     126,788        49,830   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Memorial Resource Development Corp.

     95,648        (762,851     101,502   

Net (income) loss allocated to members

     —          (20,305     (90,712

Net (income) loss allocated to previous owners

     —          (1,425     (10,790

Net (income) allocated to participating restricted stockholders

     (734     —          —     

Net (income) loss from discontinued operations

     327        (314     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations available to common stockholders

   $ 95,241      $ (784,895   $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per common share – basic: (Note 10)

      

Income (loss) from continuing operations

   $ 0.49      $ (4.08   $ —     

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

   $ —        $ —        $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 0.49      $ (4.08   $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per common share – diluted: (Note 10)

      

Income (loss) from continuing operations

   $ 0.49      $ (4.08   $ —     

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

   $ —        $ —        $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 0.49      $ (4.08   $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding:

      

Basic

     193,698        192,498        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

     193,698        192,498        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements.

 

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MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

 

     For the Year Ended
December 31,
 
     2015     2014     2013  

Cash flows from operating activities:

      

Net income (loss)

   $ (297,890   $ (636,063   $ 151,332   

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

      

(Income) loss from discontinued operations

     395,491        (115,614     (61,005

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

     188,742        128,238        70,903   

Impairment of proved oil and natural gas properties

     —          24,576        2,528   

(Gain) loss on derivatives

     (281,249     (257,438     (2,852

Cash settlements (paid) received on expired derivative instruments

     170,899        8,866        7,725   

Cash settlements on terminated derivatives

     92,258        5,326        —     

Premiums paid for derivatives

     (46,152     (6,065     —     

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     —          30,248        —     

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     2,823        3,209        2,330   

Accretion of senior notes net discount

     —          580        50   

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

     417        533        593   

Amortization of equity awards

     8,788        2,804        —     

(Gain) loss on sale of properties

     (47     3,057        (82,773

Non-cash compensation expense

     35,142        916,218        —     

Deferred income tax expense (benefit)

     89,935        101,778        76   

Exploration costs

     85        12,993        86   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

      

Accounts receivable

     (19,614     (7,419     (4,113

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     9,529        (4,300     (4,280

Payables and accrued liabilities

     64,131        8,469        7,872   

Other

     (546     5,694        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by continuing operations

     412,742        225,690        88,472   

Net cash provided by discontinued operations

     221,169        250,581        189,351   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     633,911        476,271        277,823   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

      

Acquisitions of oil and natural gas properties

     (291,536     (93,909     (67,098

Additions to oil and gas properties

     (594,901     (376,122     (185,194

Additions to other property and equipment

     (3,853     (16,831     (2,307

Other financial instruments

     (46,106     —          —     

Deposits for property acquisitions

     —          (215     —     

Decrease (increase) in restricted cash

     —          49,946        (49,347

Proceeds from the sale of oil and natural gas properties

     13,612        6,700        151,187   

Other

     —          (301     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in continuing operations

     (922,784     (430,732     (152,759

Net cash used in discontinued operations

     (337,505     (1,386,247     (214,684
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (1,260,289     (1,816,979     (367,443
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

      

Advances on revolving credit facilities

     798,000        1,300,800        174,400   

Payments on revolving credit facilities

     (558,000     (1,320,900     (200,500

Termination of second lien credit facility

     —          (328,282     —     

Proceeds from the issuance of senior notes

     —          600,000        343,000   

Redemption of senior notes

     —          (351,808     —     

Borrowings under second lien credit facility

     —          —          325,000   

Deferred financing costs

     (1,498     (18,840     (20,251

Purchase of additional interests in consolidated subsidiaries

     —          (3,292     (15,135

Proceeds from MRD equity offering

     242,880        408,500        —     

Costs incurred in conjunction with MRD equity offering

     (4,773     (28,373     —     

Proceeds from changes in ownership interests in MEMP

     —          —          135,012   

Contributions from NGP affiliates related to sale of assets

     —          1,165        —     

Distributions to the Funds

     —          —          (732,362

Distribution to MRD Holdco

     —          (59,803     —     

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

     —          (376     (7,446

Distribution to NGP affiliates related to purchase of assets

     —          (66,693     —     

Distribution to NGP affiliates related to sale of assets, net of cash received

     —          (32,770     —     

Distributions made by previous owners

     —          —          (2,590

MRD equity repurchases

     (51,197     (161     —     

Other

     —          320        71   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operations

     425,412        99,487        (801

Net cash provided by discontinued operations

     197,183        1,169,458        118,751   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     622,595        1,268,945        117,950   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     (3,783     (71,763     28,330   

Add: cash balance included in assets of discontinued operations at beginning of period

     2,594        26,191        32,336   

Less: cash balance included in assets of discontinued operations at end of period

     2,175        2,594        26,191   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     3,364        51,530        17,055   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ —        $ 3,364      $ 51,530   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements. See Supplemental cash flow information (Note 2)

 

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MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED EQUITY

(In thousands)

 

    Stockholders’ Equity     Members’ Equity              
    Common
stock
    Additional
paid in
capital
    Accumulated
earnings
(deficit)
    Members     Previous
Owners
    Noncontrolling
Interest
    Total  

Balance, December 31, 2012

  $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 811,614      $ 233,433      $ 231,662      $ 1,276,709   

Net income (loss)

    —          —          —          90,712        10,790        49,830        151,332   

Contributions

    —          —          —          —          1,214        —          1,214   

Net Proceeds from MEMP public equity offering

    —          —          —          —          —          490,138        490,138   

Sale of MEMP common units

    —          —          —          60,701        —          74,311        135,012   

Distributions

    —          —          —          (732,362     (4,005     (78,083     (814,450

Net book value of net assets acquired from affiliates

    —          —          —          50,751        (181,556     130,805        —     

Amortization of MEMP equity awards

    —          —          —          —          —          3,558        3,558   

Noncontrolling interest’s share of cash consideration received in excess of the net book value sold to MEMP

    —          —          —          (24     —          24        —     

Distribution to affiliate in connection with acquisition of assets

    —          —          —          (98,180     —          (253,055     (351,235

Purchase of noncontrolling interests

    —          —          —          (303     —          (14,832     (15,135

Impact of equity transactions of MEMP

    —          —          —          54,183        —          (54,183     —     

Other

    —          —          —          94        (2,299     440        (1,765

Net assets retained by previous owners

    —          —          —          —          (17,246     —          (17,246
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2013

  $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 237,186      $ 40,331      $ 580,615      $ 858,132   

Net income (loss)

    —          —          (784,581     20,305        1,425        126,788        (636,063

Issuance of shares in connection with restructuring transactions (Note 1)

    1,710        913,152        —          —          —          —          914,862   

Issuance of shares in connection with initial public offering (Note 1)

    215        379,962        —          —          —          —          380,177   

Tax related effects in connection with restructuring transactions and initial public offering

    —          (43,251     —          —          —          —          (43,251

Share repurchase

    (1     —          (2,214     —          —          —          (2,215

Restricted stock awards

    11        (11     —          —          —          —          —     

Amortization of restricted stock awards

    —          2,804        —          —          —          —          2,804   

Contribution related to MRD Holdco incentive unit compensation expense (Note 12)

    —          111,866        —          —          —          —          111,866   

Purchase of noncontrolling interests

    —          (2,881     —          —          —          (411     (3,292

Contribution related to sale of assets to NGP affiliate

    —          —          —          1,165        —          —          1,165   

Net book value of assets sold to NGP affiliate

    —          —          —          (621     —          —          (621

Net book value of assets acquired from NGP affiliates

    —          —          —          45,059        (41,756     —          3,303   

Distribution to NGP affiliates in connection with acquisition of assets

    —          —          —          (66,693     —          —          (66,693

Distribution of net assets to MRD Holdco

    —          —          —          (123,078     —          29,994        (93,084

Distribution of shares received in connection with restructuring transactions to MRD Holdco

    —          —          —          (110,510     —          —          (110,510

Net equity deemed contribution (distribution) related to net assets transferred to MEMP

    —          5,327        —          (2,659     —          (2,668     —     

Net proceeds from MEMP public equity offering

    —          —          —          —          —          540,698        540,698   

Distributions

    —          —          —          —          —          (149,084     (149,084

Amortization of MEMP equity awards

    —          —          —          —          —          7,874        7,874   

MEMP common units repurchased

    —          —          —          —          —          (12,903     (12,903

MEMP restricted units repurchased

    —          —          —          —          —          (1,012     (1,012

Other

    —          378        (76     (154     —          663        811   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2014

  $ 1,935      $ 1,367,346      $ (786,871   $ —        $ —        $ 1,120,554      $ 1,702,964   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Continued

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements.

 

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MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED EQUITY CONTINUED

(In thousands)

 

     Stockholders’ Equity              
     Common
stock
    Additional
paid in
capital
    Accumulated
earnings
(deficit)
    Noncontrolling
Interest
    Total  

Balance, December 31, 2014

   $ 1,935      $ 1,367,346      $ (786,871   $ 1,120,554        1,702,964   

Net income (loss)

     —          —          95,648        (393,538     (297,890

Issuance of shares in connection with equity offering

     138        242,742        —          —          242,880   

Cost incurred in conjunction with equity offering

     —          (4,402     —          —          (4,402

Share repurchase

     (28     —          (47,757     —          (47,785

Restricted stock awards

     9        (9     —          —          —     

Amortization of restricted stock awards

     —          8,788        —          —          8,788   

Contributions

     —          —          —          2,962        2,962   

Contribution related to MRD Holdco incentive unit compensation expense (Note 12)

     —          35,142        —          —          35,142   

Net equity deemed contribution (distribution) related to MEMP property exchange (Note 1)

     —          (127,149     —          127,149        —     

Deferred tax adjustments (Note 15)

     —          38,778        —          —          38,778   

Distributions

     —          —          —          (163,007     (163,007

Subsidiary purchase of noncontrolling interests

     —          —          —          (5,946     (5,946

Amortization of MEMP equity awards

     —          —          —          10,809        10,809   

MEMP common units repurchased

     —          —          —          (53,999     (53,999

Restricted stock awards returned to plan

     (1     —          (1,195     —          (1,196

Other

     —          (287     —          110        (177
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, December 31, 2015

   $ 2,053      $ 1,560,949      $ (740,175   $ 645,094      $ 1,467,921   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements.

 

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MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1. Organization and Basis of Presentation

Overview

Memorial Resource Development Corp. (the “Company”) is a publicly traded Delaware corporation, the common shares of which are listed on the NASDAQ Global Market (“NASDAQ”) under the symbol “MRD.” Unless the context requires otherwise, references to “we,” “us,” “our,” “MRD,” or “the Company” are intended to mean the business and operations of Memorial Resource Development Corp. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

The Company was formed by Memorial Resource Development LLC (“MRD LLC”) in January 2014 to acquire, explore and develop natural gas and oil properties in North America. MRD LLC was a Delaware limited liability company formed on April 27, 2011 by Natural Gas Partners VIII, L.P. (“NGP VIII”), Natural Gas Partners IX, L.P. (“NGP IX”) and NGP IX Offshore Holdings, L.P. (“NGP IX Offshore”) (collectively, the “Funds”) to explore, develop and acquire natural gas and oil properties. The Funds are private equity funds managed by Natural Gas Partners (“NGP”). MRD LLC’s consolidated and combined financial statements represent our predecessor for accounting and financial reporting purposes prior to our initial public offering.

2014 Initial Public Offering and Restructuring Transactions

On June 18, 2014, the Company completed its initial public offering of 21,500,000 common units at a price of $19.00 per share, which generated net proceeds to the Company of approximately $380.2 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering related fees and expenses. The following restructuring events and transactions occurred in connection with our initial public offering:

 

    The Funds contributed all of their interests in MRD LLC to MRD Holdco LLC (“MRD Holdco”) and the members of our management who owned incentive units in MRD LLC exchanged those incentive units for substantially identical incentive units in MRD Holdco, after which MRD Holdco owned 100% of MRD LLC;

 

    WildHorse Resources, LLC (“WildHorse Resources”) sold its subsidiary, WildHorse Resources Management Company, LLC (“WHR Management Company”), to an affiliate of the Funds for approximately $0.2 million in cash, and WHR Management Company entered into a services agreement with the Company and WildHorse Resources pursuant to which WHR Management Company agreed to provide certain management services to WildHorse Resources, which was terminated as of March 1, 2015;

 

    Classic Hydrocarbons Holdings, L.P. (“Classic”) and Classic Hydrocarbons GP Co., L.L.C. (“Classic GP”) distributed to MRD LLC the ownership interests in Classic Pipeline & Gathering, LLC (“Classic Pipeline”), which owns certain midstream assets in Texas, and Black Diamond Minerals, LLC (“Black Diamond”) distributed to MRD LLC its ownership interests in Golden Energy Partners LLC (“Golden Energy”), which sold all of its assets in May 2014;

 

    MRD LLC contributed to us substantially all of its assets, comprised of: (i) 100% of the ownership interests in Classic, Classic GP, Black Diamond, Beta Operating Company, LLC (“Beta Operating”), Memorial Resource Finance Corp., MRD Operating LLC (“MRD Operating”), Memorial Production Partners GP LLC (“MEMP GP”) (including MEMP GP’s ownership of 50% of Memorial Production Partners LP’s (“MEMP”) incentive distribution rights) and (ii) 99.9% of the membership interests in WildHorse Resources;

 

    We issued 128,665,677 shares of our common stock to MRD LLC, which MRD LLC immediately distributed to MRD Holdco;

 

    We assumed the obligations of MRD LLC under the indenture governing the $350 million in aggregate principal amount of 10.00% / 10.75% Senior PIK Toggle Notes due 2018 (the “PIK notes”) and reimbursed MRD LLC for the June 15, 2014 interest payment made on the PIK notes;

 

    Certain former management members of WildHorse Resources, including Jay Graham, our Chief Executive Officer, contributed to us their outstanding incentive units in WildHorse Resources, as well as the remaining 0.1% of the membership interests in WildHorse Resources, and we issued 42,334,323 shares of our common stock and paid cash consideration of $30.0 million to Jay Graham and such other former management members of WildHorse Resources;

 

    We entered into a registration rights agreement and a voting agreement with MRD Holdco, Jay Graham, our Chief Executive Officer, and certain other former management members of WildHorse Resources;

 

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MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

    We entered into a new $2.0 billion revolving credit facility (see Note 8) and used approximately $614.5 million in borrowings under that facility to repay all amounts outstanding under WildHorse Resources’ credit agreements, to partially fund the cash consideration payable to the former management members of WildHorse Resources and to reimburse MRD LLC for the June 15, 2014 interest payment made on the PIK notes;

 

    Notice of redemption was given to the PIK notes trustee (see Note 8) specifying a redemption date of July 16, 2014 and indicating that a portion of the net proceeds from our initial public offering, which temporarily reduced amounts outstanding under our new revolving credit facility, would be used to redeem the PIK notes at a redemption price of 102% of the principal amount of the PIK notes plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date of redemption;

 

    MRD Operating entered into a merger agreement with MRD LLC pursuant to which after the termination or earlier discharge of the PIK notes MRD LLC would merge into MRD Operating;

 

    MRD LLC distributed to MRD Holdco the following: (i) BlueStone Natural Resources Holdings, LLC (“BlueStone”), which sold substantially all of its assets in July 2013 for $117.9 million, MRD Royalty LLC, which owned certain leasehold interests and overriding royalty interests in Texas and Montana, MRD Midstream LLC, which owned an indirect interest in certain midstream assets in North Louisiana, Golden Energy and Classic Pipeline; (ii) 5,360,912 subordinated units of MEMP; (iii) the right to the remaining cash to be released from the debt service reserve account in connection with the redemption or earlier discharge of the PIK notes plus the cash received from us in reimbursement of the interest paid on June 15, 2014 in respect of the PIK notes; and (iv) approximately $6.7 million of cash received by MRD LLC in connection with the sale of Golden Energy’s assets in May 2014;

 

    We irrevocably deposited with the PIK notes trustee approximately $360.0 million on June 27, 2014, which was an amount sufficient to fund the redemption of the PIK notes on the redemption date and to satisfy and discharge our obligations under the PIK notes and the related indenture. The discharge became effective upon the irrevocable deposit of the funds with the PIK notes trustee; and

 

    MRD LLC merged into MRD Operating.

Previous Owners

References to “the previous owners” for accounting and financial reporting purposes refer collectively to:

 

    Certain oil and natural gas properties and related assets primarily in the Permian Basin, East Texas and the Rockies that MEMP acquired through equity transactions in October 2013 from certain affiliates of NGP. In October 2013, MEMP acquired Boaz Energy, LLC (“Boaz”), Crown Energy Partners, LLC (“Crown”), the Crown net profits interest and overriding royalty interest (“Crown NPI/ORRI”), Propel Energy SPV LLC (“Propel SPV”), together with its wholly-owned subsidiary Propel Energy Services, LLC (“Propel Energy Services”), and Stanolind Oil and Gas SPV LLC (“Stanolind SPV”) from Boaz Energy Partners, LLC (“Boaz Energy Partners”), Crown Energy Partners Holdings, LLC (“Crown Holdings”), Propel Energy, LLC (“Propel Energy”) and Stanolind Oil and Gas LP (“Stanolind”), all of which are primarily owned by two of the Funds.

 

    A net profits interest that WildHorse Resources purchased from NGP Income Co-Investment Fund II, L.P. (“NGPCIF”) in February 2014 (“NGPCIF NPI”). NGPCIF is controlled by NGP. Upon the completion of the 2010 Petrohawk and Clayton Williams acquisitions, WildHorse Resources sold a net profits interest in these properties to NGPCIF. Since WildHorse Resources sold the net profits interest, the historical results are accounted for as a working interest for all periods.

Our audited financial statements reported herein include the financial position and results attributable to: (i) those certain oil and natural gas properties and related assets that MEMP acquired through equity transactions in October 2013 from Boaz Energy Partners, Crown Holdings, Propel Energy and Stanolind, all of which are components of discontinued operations and (ii) NGPCIF NPI.

 

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MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Basis of Presentation

The financial statements reported herein include the financial position and results attributable to both our predecessor and the previous owners on a combined basis for periods prior to our initial public offering. For periods after the completion of our public offering, our consolidated financial statements include our accounts and those of our subsidiaries in which we have a controlling interest. Due to our control of MEMP through our ownership of MEMP GP, we were required to consolidate MEMP for accounting and financial reporting purposes. MEMP was owned 99.9% by its limited partners and 0.1% by MEMP GP.

On June 1, 2016, we completed the sale of MEMP GP, the general partner of MEMP, Beta Operating Company, LLC and MEMP Services LLC (collectively, the “Disposition Entities”) to MEMP for total proceeds of $0.75 million. Our financial statements have been retrospectively revised to reflect the Disposition Entities and its subsidiaries as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

Certain amounts in the prior year financial statements have been reclassified to conform to current presentation. Gathering, processing, and transportation costs were previously accounted for as revenue deductions and are now being presented as costs and expenses on our statements of operations on a separate line item.

We have elected to early adopt new accounting pronouncements related to the presentation of deferred taxes and debt issuance costs. The retrospective adjustments to the December 31, 2014 balance sheet are shown below.

 

    December 31, 2014
Before Adjustment
    Adjustment Effect     December 31, 2014
As Adjusted
 
          (In thousands)        

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    12,999        (1,655     11,344   

Other long-term assets

    14,126        (10,540     3,586   

Accrued liabilities

    101,758        (50,522     51,236   

Long-term debt

    783,000        (12,455     770,545   

Deferred tax liabilities

    64,077        50,522        114,599   

All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in preparation of our consolidated and combined financial statements. The accompanying consolidated and combined financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

Prior to the sale of the Disposition Entities and its subsidiaries we had two reportable segments, one of which was MEMP and its subsidiaries. Effective June 1, 2016, we now have one reportable business segment, which is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas properties. Accordingly, we have retrospectively revised our segment disclosures for all periods presented.

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated and combined financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated and combined financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Significant estimates include, but are not limited to, oil and natural gas reserves; depreciation, depletion, and amortization of proved oil and natural gas properties; future cash flows from oil and natural gas properties; impairment of long-lived assets; fair value of derivatives; fair value of equity and incentive unit compensation; fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations and asset retirement obligations.

Principles of Consolidation and Combination

Our consolidated financial statements include our accounts and those of our subsidiaries in which we have a controlling interest, after the elimination of all intercompany accounts and transactions. Likewise, the combined financial statements include the accounts of our predecessor and the previous owners as discussed above. All material intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Certain prior period balances have been reclassified to better align with financial statement presentation in the current fiscal year.

 

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MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents represent unrestricted cash on hand and all highly liquid investments with original contractual maturities of three months or less.

Book Overdrafts

Book overdrafts, representing outstanding checks in excess of funds on deposit, are classified as accounts payable and the change in the related balance is reflected in operating activities in the statement of cash flows.

Concentrations of Credit Risk

Cash balances, accounts receivable, restricted investments and derivative and other financial instruments are financial instruments potentially subject to credit risk. Cash and cash equivalents are maintained in bank deposit accounts which, at times, may exceed the federally insured limits. Management periodically reviews and assesses the financial condition of the banks to mitigate the risk of loss. Derivative financial instruments are generally executed with major financial institutions that expose us to market and credit risks and which may, at times, be concentrated with certain counterparties. The credit worthiness of the counterparties is subject to continual review. We rely upon netting arrangements with counterparties to reduce credit exposure. Neither we nor our predecessor and the previous owners have experienced any losses from such instruments.

Oil and natural gas are sold to a variety of purchasers, including intrastate and interstate pipelines or their marketing affiliates and independent marketing companies. Accounts receivable from joint operations are from a number of oil and natural gas companies, partnerships, individuals, and others who own interests in the properties operated by us, our predecessor, and the previous owners. Generally, operators of crude oil and natural gas properties have the right to offset future revenues against unpaid charges related to operated wells, minimizing the credit risk associated with these receivables. Additionally, management believes that any credit risk imposed by a concentration in the oil and natural gas industry is mitigated by the creditworthiness of its customer base. An allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded after all reasonable efforts have been exhausted to collect or settle the amount owed. Any amounts outstanding longer than the contractual terms are considered past due. We did not have any material write-offs related to uncollectible accounts during the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013. Management determined that an allowance for uncollectible accounts was unnecessary at both December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

If we were to lose any one of our customers, the loss could temporarily delay the production and the sale of oil and natural gas in the related producing region. If we were to lose any single customer, we believe that a substitute customer to purchase the impacted production volumes could be identified.

Oil and Natural Gas Properties

Oil and natural gas exploration, development and production activities are accounted for in accordance with the successful efforts method of accounting. Under this method, costs of acquiring properties, costs of drilling successful exploration wells, and development costs are capitalized. The costs of exploratory wells are initially capitalized pending a determination of whether proved reserves have been found. At the completion of drilling activities, the costs of exploratory wells remain capitalized if determination is made that proved reserves have been found. If no proved reserves have been found, the costs of each of the related exploratory wells are charged to expense. In some cases, a determination of proved reserves cannot be made at the completion of drilling, requiring additional testing and evaluation of the wells. The costs of such exploratory wells are expensed if a determination of proved reserves has not been made within a twelve-month period after drilling is complete. Exploration costs such as geological, geophysical, and seismic costs are expensed as incurred.

As exploration and development work progresses and the reserves on these properties are proven, capitalized costs attributed to the properties are subject to depreciation and depletion. Depletion of capitalized costs is provided using the units-of-production method based on proved oil and gas reserves related to the associated field. Capitalized drilling and development costs of producing oil and natural gas properties are depleted over proved developed reserves and leasehold costs are depleted over total proved reserves.

On the sale or retirement of a complete or partial unit of a proved property or pipeline and related facilities, the cost and related accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization are removed from the property accounts, and any gain or loss is recognized.

There were no material capitalized exploratory drilling costs pending evaluation at December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013.

 

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MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Oil and natural gas properties consisted of the following at the dates indicated:

 

     December 31,  
     2015      2014  
     (In thousands)  

Proved oil and natural gas properties

   $ 1,740,530       $ 1,269,605   

Support equipment and facilities

     4,719         —     

Unproved oil and natural gas properties

     414,759         47,497   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total oil and natural gas properties

   $ 2,160,008       $ 1,317,102   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

At December 31, 2015 and 2014, we had $174.0 million and $100.5 million, respectively, capitalized in proved oil and natural gas properties related to wells in various stages of drilling and completion, which have been excluded from the depletion base.

Oil and Gas Reserves

The estimates of proved oil and natural gas reserves utilized in the preparation of the consolidated and combined financial statements are estimated in accordance with the rules established by the SEC and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”). These rules require that reserve estimates be prepared under existing economic and operating conditions using a trailing 12-month average price with no provision for price and cost escalations in future years except by contractual arrangements. Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. (“NSAI”), our independent reserve engineers, was engaged to audit our internally prepared reserves estimates at December 31, 2015.

Reserve estimates are inherently imprecise. Accordingly, the estimates are expected to change as more current information becomes available. It is possible that, because of changes in market conditions or the inherent imprecision of reserve estimates, the estimates of future cash inflows, future gross revenues, the amount of oil and natural gas reserves, the remaining estimated lives of oil and natural gas properties, or any combination of the above may be increased or decreased. Increases in recoverable economic volumes generally reduce per unit depletion rates while decreases in recoverable economic volumes generally increase per unit depletion rates.

Other Property & Equipment

Other property and equipment is stated at historical cost and is comprised primarily of vehicles, furniture, fixtures, office build-out cost and computer hardware and software. Depreciation of other property and equipment is calculated using the straight-line method generally based on estimated useful lives of three to seven years.

Asset Retirement Obligations

An asset retirement obligation associated with retiring long-lived assets is recognized as a liability on a discounted basis in the period in which the legal obligation is incurred and becomes determinable, with an equal amount capitalized as an addition to oil and natural gas properties, which is allocated to expense over the useful life of the asset. Generally, oil and gas producing companies incur such a liability upon acquiring or drilling a well. Accretion expense is recognized over time as the discounted liabilities are accreted to their expected settlement value. Upon settlement of the liability, a gain or loss is recognized in net income (loss) to the extent the actual costs differ from the recorded liability. See Note 7 for further discussion of asset retirement obligations.

Impairments

Proved oil and natural gas properties are reviewed for impairment when events and circumstances indicate the carrying value of such properties may not be recoverable. This may be due to a downward revision of the reserve estimates, less than expected production, drilling results, higher operating and development costs, or lower commodity prices. The estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected in connection with the property are compared to the carrying value of the property to determine if the carrying amount is recoverable. If the carrying value of the property exceeds its estimated undiscounted future cash flows, the carrying amount of the property is reduced to its estimated fair value using Level 3 inputs. The factors used to determine fair value include, but are not limited to, estimates of proved reserves, future commodity prices, the timing of future production and capital expenditures and a discount rate commensurate with the risk reflective of the lives remaining for the respective oil and gas properties. Impairment expense for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 was approximately $24.6 million and $2.5 million, respectively. We did not record any impairment expense for the year ended December 31, 2015. See Note 5 for further discussion on impairments.

Unproved oil and natural gas properties are reviewed for impairment based on time or geologic factors. Information such as drilling results, reservoir performance, seismic interpretation or future plans to develop acreage is also considered. When unproved property investments are deemed to be impaired, the expense is reported in exploration expenses. We did not record any impairments related to unproved properties for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013.

 

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MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Debt Issuance Costs

These costs are recorded on the balance sheet and amortized over the term of the associated debt using the straight-line method which generally approximates the effective yield method. Amortization expense, including write-off of debt issuance costs, for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013 was approximately $2.8 million, $3.2 million and $2.3 million, respectively.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue from the sale of oil and natural gas is recognized when title passes, net of royalties due to third parties. Oil and natural gas revenues are recorded using the sales method. Under this method, revenues are recognized based on actual volumes of oil and natural gas sold to purchasers, regardless of whether the sales are proportionate to our ownership in the property. An asset or a liability is recognized to the extent there is an imbalance in excess of the proportionate share of the remaining recoverable reserves on the underlying properties. No significant imbalances existed at December 31, 2015 or 2014.

The following individual customers each accounted for 10% or more of total reported revenues for the period indicated:

 

     Years Ending December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013  

Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. and subsidiaries

     56     85     86

Plains Marketing, L.P.

     11     n/a        n/a   

Derivative and Other Financial Instruments

Commodity derivative financial instruments (e.g., swaps, collars, and put options) are used to reduce the impact of natural gas, NGL and oil price fluctuations. Interest rate swaps are used to manage exposure to interest rate volatility, primarily as a result of variable rate borrowings under the credit facilities. Every derivative instrument is recorded on the balance sheet as either an asset or liability measured at its fair value. Changes in the derivative’s fair value are recognized in earnings as we have not elected hedge accounting for any of our derivative positions.

Embedded derivatives that are required to be bifurcated and accounted for separately are treated in the same manner as freestanding derivatives. Embedded derivatives are recorded at fair value, with the difference between the basis of the hybrid financial instrument and the fair value of the embedded derivative recorded as the carrying value of the host contract. See Note 6 for further information on certain commodity contracts that required bifurcation.

Capitalized Interest

We capitalize interest costs to oil and gas properties on expenditures made in connection with certain projects such as drilling and completion of new oil and natural gas wells and major facility installations. Interest is capitalized only for the period that such activities are in progress. Interest is capitalized using a weighted average interest rate based on our outstanding borrowings. These capitalized costs are included within intangible drilling costs and amortized using the units of production method. For the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, we capitalized $5.4 million and $4.5 million of interest, respectively.

Income Tax

The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes, under which deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences of (1) temporary differences between the tax basis in assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements and (2) operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are based on enacted tax rates applicable to the future period when those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all of deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company recognizes interest and penalties accrued to unrecognized tax benefits in other income (expense) in its consolidated statement of operations.

A tax benefit from an uncertain tax position is recognized when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefit recorded is equal to the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely to be realized through effective settlement with a taxing authority.

Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed using the two-class method based on net income (loss) available to common stockholders and the average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS includes the impact of the Company’s restricted shares of common stock as they are participating securities. The Company determines the more dilutive of either the two-class method or the treasury stock method for diluted EPS. See Note 10 for additional information.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Incentive Based Compensation Arrangements

The fair value of equity-classified awards (e.g., restricted stock awards) is amortized to earnings over the requisite service or vesting period. Compensation expense for liability-classified awards (e.g., phantom unit awards) is recognized over the requisite service or vesting period of an award based on the fair value of the award re-measured at each reporting period. Generally, no compensation expense is recognized for equity instruments that do not vest.

Prior to the restructuring transactions, the governing documents of MRD LLC and certain of its subsidiaries provided for the issuance of incentive units. The incentive units were subject to performance conditions that affected their vesting. Compensation cost was recognized only if the performance condition was probable of being satisfied at each reporting date.

In connection with the restructuring transactions, the MRD LLC incentive units were exchanged for substantially identical units in MRD Holdco, and such incentive units entitle holders thereof to portions of future distributions by MRD Holdco. While any such distributions made by MRD Holdco will not involve any cash payment by us, we will be required to recognize non-cash compensation expense, which may be material, in future periods. The compensation expense recognized by us related to the incentive units will be offset by a deemed capital contribution from MRD Holdco as they are remeasured at the end of each reporting period.

See Notes 11 and 12 for further information.

Accrued Liabilities

Current accrued liabilities consisted of the following at the dates indicated (in thousands):

 

     December 31,      December 31,  
     2015      2014  

Accrued capital expenditures

   $ 40,197       $ 44,308   

Accrued interest payable

     17,657         124   

Other accrued liabilities

     11,022         6,804   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 68,876       $ 51,236   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Supplemental cash flow for continuing operations for the periods presented (in thousands):

 

     For the Year Ended December 31,  
     2015      2014      2013  

Supplemental cash flows:

        

Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest

   $ 18,815       $ 67,023       $ 18,541   

Cash paid for taxes

     8,160         687         —     

Noncash investing and financing activities:

        

Increase (decrease) in capital expenditures in payables and accrued liabilities

     (4,111      18,012         22,238   

(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable related to acquisitions and divestitures

     852         (852      —     

Assumptions of asset retirement obligations related to properties acquired or drilled

     1,348         786         2,111   

Repurchase of equity under repurchase program

     —           2,053         —     

New Accounting Pronouncements

Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes. In November 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an accounting standards update that requires entities with a classified balance sheet to present all deferred tax assets and liabilities as noncurrent. The current requirement that deferred tax assets and liabilities of a tax-paying component of an entity be offset and presented as a single amount is not affected by the amendment. The amendments are effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted for all entities as of the beginning of an interim or annual reporting period. The amendments may be applied either prospectively to all deferred tax assets and liabilities or retrospectively to all periods presented. We have adopted this guidance as of December 31, 2015 and applied the disclosure requirements retrospectively to the consolidated financial statements and footnote disclosure.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments. In September 2015, the FASB issued an accounting standards update that eliminates the requirement that an acquirer in a business combination account for measurement-period adjustments retrospectively. Instead, an acquirer will recognize a measurement-period adjustment during the period in which it determines the amount of the adjustment. Disclosure of the effect on earnings of any amounts an acquirer would have recorded in previous periods if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date is required. The disclosure is required for each affected income statement line item, and may be presented separately on the face of the income statement or in the notes to the financial statements. The new guidance should be applied prospectively to adjustments to provisional amounts that occur after the effective date and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for any interim and annual financial statements that have not yet been issued. The Company does not expect the impact of adopting this guidance to be material to the Company’s financial statements and related disclosures.

Revenue from Contracts with Customers. In May 2014, the FASB issued a comprehensive new revenue recognition standard for contracts with customers that will supersede most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The core principle of this standard is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve this core principle, the standard provides a five-step analysis of transactions to determine when and how revenue is recognized. In August 2015, the FASB issued an accounting standards update that formally delayed the effective date of its new revenue recognition standard. The new standard is now effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is now permitted for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2016. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. This guidance will be applicable to the Company beginning on January 1, 2018. The Company has not yet selected a transition method and is currently evaluating the standard and the impact on its consolidated financial statements and footnote disclosures.

Presentation of Debt Issuance Cost. In April 2015, the FASB issued an accounting standards update that requires debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying value of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The guidance is effective retrospectively for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted for financial statements that have not been previously issued. The Company has chosen to adopt this standard and have applied this guidance in its consolidated financial statements and footnote disclosures.

In August 2015, the FASB issued an accounting standards update that incorporates SEC guidance clarifying that debt issuance costs related to line-of-credit arrangements can be deferred and presented as an asset that is subsequently amortized over the term of the line-of-credit arrangement, regardless of whether there are any outstanding borrowings on the line-of-credit arrangement. The Company has elected this presentation in its consolidated financial statements and footnote disclosures as of December 31, 2015.

Amendments to Consolidation Analysis. In February 2015, the FASB issued an accounting standards update to improve consolidation guidance for certain types of legal entities. The guidance modifies the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are variable interest entities (“VIEs”) or voting interest entities, eliminates the presumption that a general partner should consolidate a limited partnership, affects the consolidation analysis of reporting entities that are involved with VIEs, particularly those that have fee arrangements and related party relationships, and provides a scope exception from consolidation guidance for certain money market funds. These provisions are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those annual periods, with early adoption permitted. These provisions may also be adopted using either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach. Although the Company continues to assess the impact that adopting this new accounting guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements and footnote disclosures, we expect that MEMP will become a VIE. We believe we will continue to consolidate MEMP and become subject to the VIE primary beneficiary disclosure requirements.

Other accounting standards that have been issued by the FASB or other standards-setting bodies are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 3. Discontinued Operations

As previously discussed in Note 1, we sold the Disposition Entities and its subsidiaries on June 1, 2016 to MEMP. Below is a reconciliation of carrying amounts of major classes of assets and liabilities included as part of discontinued operations as reflected on the balance sheets associated with this disposal transaction (in thousands):

 

     December 31,      December 31,  
     2015      2014  

ASSETS

     

Current assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 2,175       $ 2,594   

Accounts receivable

     61,403         98,498   

Short-term derivative instruments

     272,320         208,585   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     9,643         11,859   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     345,541         321,536   

Property and equipment, net

     1,946,937         2,471,011   

Long-term derivative instruments

     461,809         311,802   

Restricted investments

     152,631         77,361   

Other long-term assets

     5,053         5,062   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 2,911,971       $ 3,186,772   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

     

Current liabilities:

     

Accounts payable

   $ 8,792       $ 24,813   

Accounts payable - affiliates

     193         464   

Revenues payable

     27,021         35,545   

Accrued liabilities

     52,923         95,835   

Short-term derivative instruments

     2,850         3,289   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     91,779         159,946   

Long-term debt

     2,000,579         1,574,147   

Asset retirement obligations

     162,989         112,702   

Long-term derivative instruments

     1,441         —     

Deferred tax liabilities

     2,094         32,347   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   $ 2,258,882       $ 1,879,142   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Below is a reconciliation of major line items constituting pretax profit (loss) of discontinued operations to the after tax profit (loss) of discontinued operations that are presented in the statement of operations (in thousands):

 

     For Year Ended December 31,  
     2015      2014      2013  

Revenues:

        

Oil & natural gas sales

   $ 355,422       $ 561,677       $ 391,440   

Other revenues

     2,725         4,366         3,075   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues

     358,147         566,043         394,515   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

        

Lease operating

     168,199         143,733         94,591   

Gathering, processing, and transportation

     34,939         31,892         25,055   

Exploration

     2,317         2,750         1,322   

Taxes other than income

     25,828         33,141         18,447   

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

     195,814         185,955         113,814   

Impairment of proved oil and natural gas properties

     616,784         407,540         4,072   

General and administrative (1)

     56,671         49,124         54,947   

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

     7,125         5,773         4,988   

(Gain) loss on commodity derivative instruments

     (462,890      (492,254      (26,133

(Gain) loss on sale of properties

     (2,998      —           (2,848

Other, net

     (665      (11      647   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     641,124         367,643         288,902   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     (282,977      198,400         105,613   

Other income (expense):

        

Interest expense, net

     (114,732      (83,550      (44,302

Other, net

     43         (657      2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other income (expense)

     (114,689      (84,207      (44,300
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Pretax profit (loss) of discontinued operations

     (397,666      114,193         61,313   

Income tax benefit (expense)

     2,175         1,421         (308
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations

   $ (395,491    $ 115,614       $ 61,005   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes $32.3 million, $24.4 million and $9.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 that was allocated to discontinued operations under an omnibus agreement. This omnibus agreement terminated on June 1, 2016. We entered into a transition services agreement with MEMP to manage post-closing separation costs and activities.

Note 4. Acquisitions and Divestitures

The third party acquisitions discussed below were accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting. Accordingly, we, our predecessor, and the previous owners conducted assessments of net assets acquired and recognized amounts for identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their estimated acquisition date fair values, while acquisition costs associated with the acquisitions were expensed as incurred. The operating revenues and expenses of acquired properties are included in the accompanying financial statements from their respective closing dates forward. The transactions were financed through equity offerings, capital contributions and borrowings under credit facilities.

The fair values of proved oil and natural gas properties are measured using valuation techniques that convert future cash flows to a single discounted amount. Significant inputs to the valuation of proved oil and natural properties include estimates of: (i) economic reserves; (ii) future operating and development costs; (iii) future commodity prices; and (iv) a market-based weighted average cost of capital.

Transaction-related costs

Transaction-related costs for both related party and third party transactions are included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying statements of operations for the periods indicated below (in thousands):

 

For the Year Ended December 31,  
2015      2014      2013  
$ 1,974       $ 2,305       $ 1,584   

2015 Acquisitions

On June 1, 2015, we entered into an oil and gas lease option agreement with a third party pursuant to which we have the right to obtain one or more oil and gas leases in North Louisiana and is exercisable through February 2017. The purchase price of this option was approximately $4.0 million. The purchase price has been capitalized as part of unproved properties and will be expensed if the option is not exercised.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

On October 22, 2015, we closed a transaction to acquire certain proved and unproved oil and natural gas properties in North Louisiana from a third party for approximately $284.3 million (the “North Louisiana Acquisition”), of which $281.9 million of the purchase price was allocated to unproved oil and natural gas properties with the remainder allocated to proved oil and natural gas properties.

2015 Divestitures

On April 17, 2015, we sold certain oil and natural gas properties in Colorado and Wyoming to a third party for approximately $13.6 million (the “Rockies Divestiture”) and recorded a gain of less than $0.1 million related to the sale.

2014 Acquisitions

On December 30, 2014, we acquired certain oil and natural gas producing properties from third parties in the Terryville Complex for approximately $71.9 million, after customary post-closing adjustments (the “Louisiana Acquisition”). The following table summarizes the fair value assessment of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date (in thousands):

 

     Louisiana  
     Acquisition  

Oil and gas properties

   $ 72,141   

Asset retirement obligations

     (271
  

 

 

 

Total identifiable net assets

   $ 71,870   
  

 

 

 

During the fourth quarter 2014, we acquired incremental interests in certain oil and gas properties and leases in the Terryville Complex from third parties in four separate transactions for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $24.0 million.

2014 Divestitures

On May 9, 2014, MRD LLC sold certain producing and non-producing properties in the Mississippian oil play of Northern Oklahoma to a third party for approximately $7.6 million and recorded a loss of $3.2 million.

2013 Acquisitions

On April 30, 2013, WildHorse Resources purchased certain oil and gas properties and leases in Louisiana from a third party for approximately $67.1 million. The following table summarizes the fair value assessment of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date (in thousands):

 

Oil and gas properties

   $ 68,887   

Asset retirement obligations

     (1,789
  

 

 

 

Total identifiable net assets

   $ 67,098   
  

 

 

 

2013 Divestitures

On May 10, 2013, Black Diamond entered into a purchase and sale agreement with a third party to sell certain of its Wyoming oil and gas properties with an estimated net book value of $39.8 million for $33.0 million, before customary adjustments. As a result, Black Diamond recorded a loss on the sale of $6.8 million. This transaction closed on June 4, 2013.

During 2013, BlueStone entered into an agreement with a third party to sell its remaining interest in certain properties in the Mossy Grove Prospect in Walker and Madison Counties located in East Texas. Total cash consideration received by BlueStone was approximately $117.9 million, which exceeded the net book value of the properties sold by $89.5 million. The transaction closed on July 31, 2013.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 5. Fair Value Measurements of Financial Instruments

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at a specified measurement date. Fair value estimates are based on either (i) actual market data or (ii) assumptions that other market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability, including estimates of risk. A three-tier hierarchy has been established that classifies fair value amounts recognized or disclosed in the financial statements. The hierarchy considers fair value amounts based on observable inputs (Levels 1 and 2) to be more reliable and predictable than those based primarily on unobservable inputs (Level 3). The characteristics of fair value amounts classified within each level of the hierarchy are described as follows:

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities. An active market is one in which transactions for the assets or liabilities occur in sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.

Level 2 — Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. Substantially all of these inputs are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the derivative instrument, can be derived from observable data, or are supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace. At December 31, 2015 and 2014, all of the derivative instruments reflected on the accompanying balance sheets were considered Level 2.

Level 3 — Measure based on prices or valuation models that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and are less observable from objective sources (i.e., supported by little or no market activity).

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivables, other financial assets, accounts payables (including accrued liabilities) and amounts outstanding under long-term debt agreements with variable rates included in the accompanying balance sheets approximated fair value at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014. The fair value estimates are based upon observable market data and are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. These assets and liabilities are not presented in the following tables. See Note 8 for the estimated fair value of our outstanding fixed-rate debt.

The fair market values of the derivative financial instruments reflected on the balance sheets as of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 were based on estimated forward commodity prices (including nonperformance risk) and forward interest rate yield curves. Nonperformance risk is the risk that the obligation related to the derivative instrument will not be fulfilled. Financial assets and liabilities are classified based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment, and may affect the valuation of the fair value of assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.

The following table presents the derivative assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 for each of the fair value hierarchy levels:

 

     Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2015 Using  
     Quoted Prices      Significant                
     in      Other      Significant         
     Active      Observable      Unobservable         
     Market      Inputs      Inputs         
     (Level 1)      (Level 2)      (Level 3)      Fair Value  
     (In thousands)  

Assets:

           

Commodity derivatives

   $ —         $ 319,763       $ —         $ 319,763   

Liabilities:

           

Commodity derivatives

   $ —         $ 480       $ —         $ 480   
     Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014 Using  
     Quoted Prices      Significant                
     in      Other      Significant         
     Active      Observable      Unobservable         
     Market      Inputs      Inputs         
     (Level 1)      (Level 2)      (Level 3)      Fair Value  
     (In thousands)  

Assets:

           

Commodity derivatives

   $ —         $ 280,846       $ —         $ 280,846   

Liabilities:

           

Commodity derivatives

   $ —         $ 25,808       $ —         $ 25,808   

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

See Note 6 for additional information regarding our derivative instruments.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

Certain assets and liabilities are reported at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as reflected on the balance sheets. The following methods and assumptions are used to estimate the fair values:

 

    The fair value of asset retirement obligations (“AROs”) is based on discounted cash flow projections using numerous estimates, assumptions, and judgments regarding such factors as the existence of a legal obligation for an ARO; amounts and timing of settlements; the credit-adjusted risk-free rate; and inflation rates. See Note 7 for a summary of changes in AROs.

 

    If sufficient market data is not available, the determination of the fair values of proved and unproved properties acquired in transactions accounted for as business combinations are prepared by utilizing estimates of discounted cash flow projections. The factors to determine fair value include, but are not limited to, estimates of: (i) economic reserves; (ii) future operating and development costs; (iii) future commodity prices; and (iv) a market-based weighted average cost of capital. To compensate for the inherent risk of estimating and valuing unproved properties, the discounted future net revenues of probable and possible reserves are reduced by additional risk-weighting factors. The fair value of supporting equipment, such as plant assets, acquired in transactions accounted for as business combinations are commonly estimated using the depreciated replacement cost approach.

 

    Proved oil and natural gas properties are reviewed for impairment when events and circumstances indicate the carrying value of such properties may not be recoverable. The factors used to determine fair value include, but are not limited to, estimates of proved reserves, future commodity prices, the timing of future production and capital expenditures and a discount rate commensurate with the risk reflective of the lives remaining for the respective oil and gas properties.

 

    During the year ended December 31, 2014, impairment expense of $24.6 million was recognized. The impairments primarily related to certain properties located in the Rockies as well as certain fields in North Louisiana. The estimated future cash flows expected from these properties were compared to their carrying values and determined to be unrecoverable primarily due to declining commodity prices.

 

    During the year ended December 31, 2013, impairment expense of $2.5 million was recognized. The impairments related to certain properties located in Texas. The estimated future cash flows expected were compared to their carrying values and determined to be unrecoverable as a result of a downward revision of estimated proved reserves based on pricing terms specific to these properties.

Note 6. Risk Management and Derivative and Other Financial Instruments

Derivative and other financial instruments are utilized to manage exposure to commodity price and interest rate fluctuations and achieve a more predictable cash flow in connection with natural gas and oil sales from production and borrowing related activities. These transactions limit exposure to declines in prices or increases in interest rates, but also limit the benefits that would be realized if prices increase or interest rates decrease.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Certain inherent business risks are associated with commodity and interest derivative contracts and other financial instruments, including market risk and credit risk. Market risk is the risk that the price of natural gas or oil will change, either favorably or unfavorably, in response to changing market conditions. Credit risk is the risk of loss from nonperformance by the counterparty to a contract. It is our policy to enter into derivative contracts, including interest rate swaps, and other financial instruments only with creditworthy counterparties, which generally are financial institutions, deemed by management as competent and competitive market makers. Some of the lenders, or certain of their affiliates, under our credit agreements are counterparties to our derivative contracts. While collateral is generally not required to be posted by counterparties, credit risk associated with derivative and other financial instruments is minimized by limiting exposure to any single counterparty and entering into derivative instruments only with counterparties that are large financial institutions, which management believes present minimal credit risk. Additionally, master netting agreements are used to mitigate risk of loss due to default with counterparties on derivative instruments. We have also entered into the International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreements (“ISDA Agreements”) with each of our counterparties. The terms of the ISDA Agreements provide us and each of our counterparties with rights of set-off upon the occurrence of defined acts of default by either us or our counterparty to a derivative or other financial instrument, whereby the party not in default may set-off all liabilities owed to the defaulting party against all net derivative and other financial asset receivables from the defaulting party. At December 31, 2015, we had derivative and other financial assets of $365.4 million. After taking into effect netting arrangements, we had counterparty exposure of $169.1 million related to derivative and other financial instruments of which $86.8 million was with a single counterparty. Had certain counterparties failed completely to perform according to the terms of their existing contracts, we would have the right to offset $196.3 million against amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility at December 31, 2015. See Note 8 for additional information regarding our revolving credit facility.

Commodity Derivatives and Other Financial Instruments

We may use a combination of commodity derivatives and other financial instruments (e.g., floating-for-fixed swaps, put options, costless collars and basis swaps) to manage exposure to commodity price volatility. We recognize all derivative instruments at fair value; however, certain of our put option derivative instruments have a deferred premium, which reduces the asset. For the deferred premium puts, the Company agrees to pay a premium to the counterparty at the time of settlement. At settlement, if the applicable index price is below the strike price of the put, the Company receives the difference between the strike price and the applicable index price multiplied by the contract volumes less the premium. If the applicable index price settles at or above the strike price of the put, the Company pays only the premium at settlement. Cash settlements received on settled derivative positions during 2015 is net of deferred premiums of $8.0 million.

During the year ended December 31, 2015, we restructured our existing 2018 crude oil and natural gas hedges for crude oil and NGL swaps that will settle in 2016. Cash settlements of approximately $92.3 million from the terminated 2018 positions were received and applied as premiums for the new crude oil and NGL swaps. Certain contracts are classified as other financial instruments, which require bifurcation, based on the relationship between the fixed swap price and the market price at the restructure dates. Due to bifurcation, $46.1 million of the restructured contracts represents other financial assets at December 31, 2015.

During the year ended December 31, 2014, we restructured a portion of our commodity derivative portfolio by terminating “in the money” natural gas collars settling in 2015 and entering into natural gas swaps. The cash settlement receipts of $6.1 million from the termination of the collars were utilized to enhance the fixed price portion of the natural gas swaps.

We enter into natural gas derivative contracts that are indexed to NYMEX-Henry Hub and regional indices such as TGT Z1 in proximity to our areas of production. Our oil derivative contracts are primarily indexed to NYMEX-WTI. Our NGL derivative contracts are primarily indexed to OPIS Mont Belvieu.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

At December 31, 2015, we had the following open commodity positions (excluding embedded derivatives):

 

     2016      2017  

Natural Gas Derivative Contracts:

     

Fixed price swap contracts:

     

Average Monthly Volume (MMBtu)

     2,570,000         1,770,000   

Weighted-average fixed price

   $ 4.09       $ 4.24   

Collar contracts:

     

Average Monthly Volume (MMBtu)

     1,100,000         1,050,000   

Weighted-average floor price

   $ 4.00       $ 4.00   

Weighted-average ceiling price

   $ 4.71       $ 5.06   

Purchased put option contracts:

     

Average Monthly Volume (MMBtu)

     6,000,000         5,350,000   

Weighted-average strike price

   $ 3.51       $ 3.48   

Weighted-average deferred premium paid

   $ (0.34    $ (0.32

TGT Z1 basis swaps:

     

Average Monthly Volume (MMBtu)

     1,120,000         200,000   

Spread - Henry Hub

   $ (0.10    $ (0.08

Crude Oil Derivative Contracts:

     

Fixed price swap contracts:

     

Average Monthly Volume (Bbls)

     35,583         28,000   

Weighted-average fixed price

   $ 83.58       $ 84.70   

Collar contracts:

     

Average Monthly Volume (Bbls)

     27,000         —     

Weighted-average floor price

   $ 80.00       $ —     

Weighted-average ceiling price

   $ 99.70       $ —     

NGL Derivative Contracts:

     

Fixed price swap contracts:

     

Average Monthly Volume (Bbls)

     353,399         —     

Weighted-average fixed price

   $ 39.68       $ —     

At December 31, 2015, we had the following open embedded derivative positions:

 

     2016  

Oil Hybrid Contracts:

  

Fixed price swap contracts:

  

Average Monthly Volume (Bbls)

     27,080   

Weighted-average fixed price

   $ 46.51   

Initial net investment price

     62.16   
  

 

 

 

Total contract swap price

   $ 108.67   
  

 

 

 

NGL Hybrid Contracts:

  

Fixed price swap contracts:

  

Average Monthly Volume (Bbls)

     83,101   

Weighted-average fixed price

   $ 15.84   

Initial net investment price

     25.98   
  

 

 

 

Total contract swap price

   $ 41.82   
  

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Interest Rate Swaps

Periodically, interest rate swaps are entered into to mitigate exposure to market rate fluctuations by converting variable interest rates such as those in our revolving credit agreement to fixed interest rates. On July 1, 2014, we elected to terminate the interest rate swaps associated with our credit facility and in the aggregate paid our counterparties approximately $0.7 million. WildHorse Resources novated the interest rate swaps to MRD in connection with the closing of our initial public offering. We did not have any interest rate swaps at December 31, 2015.

Balance Sheet Presentation

The following table summarizes both: (i) the gross fair value of derivative instruments by the appropriate balance sheet classification even when the derivative instruments are subject to netting arrangements and qualify for net presentation in the balance sheet and (ii) the net recorded fair value as reflected on the balance sheet at December 31, 2015 and 2014. There was no cash collateral received or pledged associated with our derivative instruments since most of the counterparties, or certain affiliates, to our derivative contracts are lenders under our credit agreement.

 

          Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  

Type

  

Balance Sheet Location

   2015     2014     2015     2014  
          (In thousands)  

Commodity contracts

   Short-term derivative instruments    $ 228,349      $ 153,026      $ 358      $ 21,555   

Netting arrangements

   Short-term derivative instruments      (358     (21,555     (358     (21,555
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net recorded fair value

   Short-term derivative instruments    $ 227,991      $ 131,471      $ —        $ —     
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commodity contracts

   Long-term derivative instruments    $ 91,414      $ 127,820      $ 122      $ 4,253   

Netting arrangements

   Long-term derivative instruments      (122     (4,253     (122     (4,253
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net recorded fair value

   Long-term derivative instruments    $ 91,292      $ 123,567      $ —        $ —     
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Gains) & Losses on Derivatives

All gains and losses, including changes in the derivative instruments’ fair values, have been recorded in the accompanying statements of operations since derivative instruments are not designated as hedging instruments for accounting and financial reporting purposes. The following table details the gains and losses related to derivative instruments for the years ending December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013:

 

    Statements of    For the Year Ended December 31,  
   

Operations Location

   2015     2014     2013  

Commodity derivative contracts

  (Gain) loss on commodity derivatives    $ (281,249   $ (257,734   $ (3,161

Interest rate derivatives

  Interest expense, net      —          296        309   

Note 7. Asset Retirement Obligations

Asset retirement obligations primarily relate to our portion of future plugging and abandonment of wells and related facilities. The following table presents the changes in the asset retirement obligations for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013:

 

     2015      2014      2013  
     (In thousands)  

Asset retirement obligations at beginning of period

   $ 9,829       $ 10,333       $ 9,349   

Liabilities added from acquisitions or drilling

     1,348         786         2,111   

Liabilities settled

     —           —           (150

Revision of estimates

     927         (97      195   

Liabilities removed upon sale of wells

     (2,442      (1,726      (1,765

Accretion expense

     417         533         593   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Asset retirement obligations at end of period

     10,079         9,829         10,333   

Less: Current portion

     —           —           90   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Asset retirement obligations - long-term portion

   $ 10,079       $ 9,829       $ 10,243   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Note 8. Long Term Debt

The following table presents our debt obligations at the dates indicated.

 

    December 31,     December 31,  
    2015     2014  
    (In thousands)  

$2.0 billion revolving credit facility, variable-rate, due June 2019

  $ 423,000      $ 183,000   

5.875% senior unsecured notes, due July 2022 (“MRD Senior Notes”) (1) (2)

    600,000        600,000   

Unamortized debt issuance costs

    (10,936     (12,455
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total long-term debt

  $ 1,012,064      $ 770,545   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) The estimated fair value of this fixed-rate debt was $525.0 million and $534.0 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
(2) The estimated fair value is based on quoted market prices and is classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

Borrowing Base

Credit facilities tied to borrowing bases are common throughout the oil and gas industry. Our revolving credit facility borrowing base is subject to redetermination on at least a semi-annual basis primarily based on estimated proved reserves. The borrowing base for our revolving credit facility was the following at the date indicated:

 

     December 31,  
     2015  

$2.0 billion revolving credit facility, variable-rate, due June 2019

   $ 1,000,000   

Revolving Credit Facility

On June 18, 2014, we, as borrower, and certain of our subsidiaries, as guarantors, entered into a revolving credit facility, which is a five-year, $2.0 billion revolving credit facility.

We are permitted to borrow under the revolving credit facility in an amount up to the lesser of (i) the face amount of our revolving credit facility, (ii) the borrowing base or (iii) the aggregate elected commitments. The revolving credit facility is reserve-based, and thus our borrowing base is primarily based on the estimated value of our oil and natural gas properties and our commodity derivative contracts as determined semi-annually by our lenders in their sole discretion. Our borrowing base is subject to redetermination on a semi-annual basis based on an engineering report with respect to our estimated oil, NGL and natural gas reserves, which will take into account the prevailing oil, NGL and natural gas prices at such time, as adjusted for the impact of our commodity derivative contracts. Unanimous approval by the lenders is required for any increase to the borrowing base. In addition, we may, subject to certain conditions, increase our aggregate elected commitments in an amount not to exceed the then effective borrowing base on or following a scheduled redetermination of our borrowing base once before the next scheduled redetermination date.

Borrowings under the revolving credit facility are secured by liens on substantially all of our properties, but in any event, not less than 80% of the total value of our oil and natural gas properties, and all of our equity interests in any future guarantor subsidiaries and all of our other assets including personal property. Additionally, borrowings bear interest, at our option, at either (i) the greatest of (x) the prime rate as determined by the administrative agent, (y) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50%, and (z) the one-month adjusted LIBOR plus 1.0% (adjusted upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100th of 1%), in each case, plus a margin that varies from 0.50% to 1.50% per annum according to the total commitment usage (which is the ratio of outstanding borrowings and letters of credit to the borrowing base then in effect), or (ii) the applicable LIBOR plus a margin that varies from 1.50% to 2.50% per annum according to the total commitment usage. The unused portion of the total commitments is subject to a commitment fee that varies from 0.375% to 0.50% per annum according to our total commitments usage.

The revolving credit facility requires maintenance of a ratio of Consolidated EBITDAX to Consolidated Net Interest Expense (as each term is determined under the revolving credit facility), which we refer to as the interest coverage ratio, of not less than 2.5 to 1.0, and a ratio of consolidated current assets to consolidated current liabilities, each as determined under the revolving credit facility, which we refer to as the current ratio, of not less than 1.0 to 1.0.

Additionally, the revolving credit facility contains various covenants and restrictive provisions that, among other things, limit our ability to incur additional debt, guarantees or liens; consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of our assets; make certain investments, acquisitions or other restricted payments; modify certain material agreements; engage in certain types of transactions with affiliates; dispose of assets; incur commodity hedges exceeding a certain percentage of our production and prepay certain indebtedness.

 

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Events of default under the revolving credit facility include, but are not limited to, failure to make payments when due, breach of any covenant continuing beyond the applicable cure period, default under any other material debt, change in management or change of control, bankruptcy or other insolvency event and certain material adverse effects on our business.

MRD 5.875% Senior Unsecured Notes

On July 10, 2014, we completed a private placement of $600.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.875% senior unsecured notes (the “MRD Senior Notes”) at par. The MRD Senior Notes will mature on July 1, 2022. Interest on the MRD Senior Notes will accrue from July 10, 2014 and will be payable semiannually on January 1 and July 1 of each year, commencing on January 1, 2015. The MRD Senior Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by certain of our existing subsidiaries (subject to customary release provisions). The MRD Senior Notes and the guarantees of the MRD Senior Notes will rank equally with our and the guarantors’ existing and future senior indebtedness, will be effectively junior to all of our and the guarantors’ existing and future secured indebtedness (to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness), and senior in right of payment to all of our and the guarantors’ subordinated indebtedness. The MRD Senior Notes will be structurally subordinated to the indebtedness and other liabilities of our non-guarantor subsidiaries. Effective June 1, 2016, the guarantor subsidiaries are 100% owned by the Company; the Company has no material assets or operations independent of the guarantor subsidiaries; and there are no significant restrictions upon the ability of the guarantor subsidiaries to distribute funds to the Company.

The MRD Senior Notes are governed by an indenture dated as of July 10, 2014. The MRD Senior Notes are subject to optional redemption at prices specified in the indenture plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption. The Company may also be required to repurchase the MRD Senior Notes upon a change of control. The indenture contains customary covenants and restrictive provisions, many of which will terminate if at any time no default exists under the indenture and the MRD Senior Notes receive an investment grade rating from both of two specified ratings agencies. MEMP and its subsidiaries are not subject to these covenants. The indenture also provides for customary and other events of default. In the case of an event of default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to either the Company or the guarantors, all outstanding MRD Senior Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. If any other event of default occurs and is continuing, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding MRD Senior Notes may declare all the MRD Senior Notes to be due and payable immediately.

PIK Notes

On December 18, 2013, MRD LLC and its wholly-owned subsidiary Memorial Resource Finance Corp. (“MRD Finance Corp.” and, together with MRD LLC, the “MRD Issuers”) completed a private placement of $350.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the PIK notes. The PIK notes were issued at 98% of par with a maturity date of December 15, 2018. Net proceeds from the private offering were used: (i) to repay all indebtedness then outstanding under MRD LLC’s then-existing revolving credit facility, (ii) to establish a cash reserve of $50.0 million for the payment of interest on the PIK notes, (iii) to pay a $210.0 million distribution to the Funds, and (iv) for general company purposes. Interest on the PIK notes was payable semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing on June 15, 2014.

A redemption notice was delivered to the PIK notes trustee on June 16, 2014, which specified a redemption date of July 16, 2014 at a redemption price of 102% of the principal amount of the PIK notes plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date of redemption. In connection with the closing of our initial public offering, we assumed the obligations of MRD LLC under the PIK notes indenture and the related debt security agreement. We irrevocably deposited with the PIK notes trustee approximately $360.0 million on June 27, 2014, which was an amount sufficient to fund the redemption of the PIK notes on the redemption date and to satisfy and discharge our obligations under the PIK notes and the related indenture. The discharge became effective upon the irrevocable deposit of the funds with the PIK notes trustee. An extinguishment loss of $23.6 million was recognized related to the redemption of the PIK notes.

WildHorse Resources Revolving Credit Facility and Second Lien Facility

On April 3, 2013, WildHorse Resources entered into an amended and restated credit agreement. This revolving credit facility provided for aggregate maximum credit amounts at any time of $1.0 billion, consisting of borrowings and letters of credit. This revolving credit facility was due to mature on April 13, 2018. The borrowing base was subject to redetermination on at least a semi-annual basis. Borrowings under the revolving credit facility were to be secured by liens on substantially all of WildHorse Resources’ properties, but in any event, not less than 80% of the total value of the WildHorse Resources’ oil and natural gas properties.

 

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MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

On June 13, 2013, WildHorse Resources entered into a $325.0 million second lien term loan agreement that was due to mature on December 13, 2018. Borrowings bore interest, at the borrower’s option, at either: (i) the Alternative Base Rate (as defined within each credit facility) plus 5.25% per annum or (ii) the applicable LIBOR plus 6.25% per annum. Borrowings under the second lien term loan agreement were to be secured by second-priority liens on substantially all of WildHorse Resources’ properties, but in any event, not less than 80% of the total value of the WildHorse Resources’ oil and natural gas properties. The priority of the security interests in the collateral and related creditors’ rights was set forth in an intercreditor agreement. The second lien term loan agreement contained customary affirmative and negative covenants, restrictive provisions and events of default.

On June 13, 2013, WildHorse Resources borrowed $325.0 million under its second lien term loan agreement and used such borrowings to reduce outstanding indebtedness under its revolving credit facility and to pay a onetime special $225.0 million distribution to MRD LLC. This $225.0 million distribution was subsequently distributed to the Funds.

In connection with the closing of our initial public offering, the WildHorse Resources’ revolving credit facility and second lien term loan were repaid in full and terminated. An extinguishment loss of $13.7 million was recognized related to the termination of the revolving credit facility and second lien term loan.

Weighted-Average Interest Rates

The following table presents the weighted-average interest rates paid on our variable-rate debt obligations for the periods presented:

 

Credit Facility

   For the Year Ended December 31,  
     2015     2014     2013  

Revolving credit facility

     1.92     1.99     n/a   

WildHorse Resources revolver terminated June 2014

     n/a        4.04     2.30

WildHorse Resources second lien terminated June 2014

     n/a        6.44     7.60

Black Diamond terminated November 2013

     n/a        n/a        3.97

Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs

Unamortized deferred financing costs associated with our debt obligations were as follows at the dates indicated:

 

     December 31,      December 31,  
     2015      2014  
     (In thousands)  

Revolving credit facility

   $ 4,976       $ 4,285   

Senior Notes

     10,936         12,455   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 15,912       $ 16,740   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 9. Stockholders’ Equity and Noncontrolling Interests

Common Stock

The Company’s authorized capital stock includes 600,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share. The following is a summary of the changes in our common shares since January 1, 2014:

 

Balance January 1, 2014

     —     

Shares of common stock issued

     192,500,000   

Shares of common stock repurchased

     (123,797

Restricted common shares issued (Note 11)

     1,068,422   

Restricted common shares forfeited

     (9,211
  

 

 

 

Balance December 31, 2014

     193,435,414   

Shares of common stock issued

     13,800,000   

Shares of common stock repurchased

     (2,764,887

Restricted common shares issued (Note 11)

     938,558   

Restricted common shares repurchased (1)

     (60,773

Restricted common shares forfeited

     (54,569
  

 

 

 

Balance December 31, 2015

     205,293,743   
  

 

 

 

 

(1) Restricted common shares are generally net-settled by shareholders to cover the required withholding tax upon vesting. Participants surrendered shares with value equivalent to the employee’s minimum statutory obligation for the applicable income and other employment taxes. Total payments remitted for the employees’ tax obligations to the appropriate taxing authorities were approximately $1.2 million. These net-settlements had the effect of shares repurchased by the Company as they reduced the number of shares that would have otherwise been outstanding as a result of the vesting and did not represent an expense to the Company.

See Note 11 for additional information regarding restricted common shares that were granted in connection with our long-term incentive plan. Restricted shares of common stock are participating securities and considered issued and outstanding on the grant date of restricted stock award.

On September 25, 2015, the Company issued 13,800,000 shares of common stock (including 1,800,000 shares of common stock sold pursuant to the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of common stock) to the public generating total net proceeds of approximately $238.1 million after deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses. The net proceeds from the equity offering were used to temporarily pay down our revolving credit facility and subsequently re-borrowed to fund a portion of the purchase price of the North Louisiana Acquisition that closed on October 22, 2015.

Share Repurchase Program

In December 2014, the board of directors (“Board”) of the Company authorized the repurchase of up to $50.0 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock from time to time on the open market, through block trades or otherwise and subject to market conditions, as well as corporate, regulatory, and other considerations. During the year ended December 31, 2014, 123,797 shares of common stock were repurchased and retired for a total cost of approximately $2.2 million.

We repurchased 2,764,887 shares of common stock under our repurchase program for an aggregate price of $47.8 million through March 16, 2015, which exhausted the December 2014 repurchase program. We have retired all of the shares of common stock repurchased and the shares of common stock are no longer issued or outstanding.

In April 2015, the Board authorized the repurchase of up to $50.0 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock from time to time on the open market, through block trades or otherwise. The Company is not obligated to repurchase any dollar amount or specific number of shares of its common stock under the program, which may be suspended or discontinued at any time. The amount, timing and price of purchases will depend on market conditions and other factors. The Company did not repurchase any shares of common stock under this program through December 31, 2015.

Preferred Stock

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes our Board, subject to any limitations prescribed by law, without further stockholder approval, to establish and to issue from time to time one or more classes or series of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, covering up to an aggregate of 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock. There are no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2015.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Dividend Policy

We do not anticipate declaring or providing any cash dividends to holders of our common stock in the foreseeable future. We currently intend to retain all future earnings, if any, for use in the operation of our business and to fund future growth. The decision whether to pay dividends in the future will be made by our Board in light of conditions then existing, including factors such as our financial condition, earnings, available cash, business opportunities, legal requirements, restrictions in our debt agreements, and other contracts and other factors our Board deems relevant.

Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling interests is the portion of equity ownership in the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries not attributable to the Company and primarily consists of the equity interests held by the limited partners of MEMP. Prior to our initial public offering, certain current or former key employees of certain of MRD LLC’s subsidiaries also held equity interests in those subsidiaries.

Distributions paid to the limited partners of MEMP primarily represent the quarterly cash distributions paid to MEMP’s unitholders, excluding those paid to MRD LLC prior to our initial public offering. Contributions received from limited partners of MEMP primarily represent net cash proceeds received from common unit offerings. These distributions and contributions are a component of net cash provided by discontinued operations from financing activities as presented on our cash flow statement.

On April 1, 2013, Tanos’ management team sold its 1.066% interest in Tanos to MRD LLC and all incentive units held were forfeited. See Note 12 for further information. In connection with this sale, all of Tanos’ employees resigned and became employees of Tanos Exploration II, LLC (“Tanos II”), a Texas limited liability company controlled by the former management team of Tanos. Effective April 1, 2013, Tanos II entered into a transition services agreement with Tanos, whereby Tanos II would manage the operations of Tanos for up to a 6-month period of time. Tanos II is an unrelated entity.

On November 1, 2013, MRD LLC purchased the noncontrolling interests in Black Diamond, Classic GP and Classic and all incentive units were forfeited. See Note 12 for further information.

In connection with our initial public offering, certain former management members of WildHorse Resources, including Mr. Graham, contributed their 0.1% membership interest in WildHorse Resources as well as their incentive units in exchange for shares of our common stock and cash consideration of $30.0 million. The difference between the carrying amount of the noncontrolling interest of $0.4 million and the fair value of the consideration paid of $3.3 million was recognized directly in stockholders’ equity as additional paid in capital. See Note 12 for further information.

Note 10. Earnings per share

The following sets forth the calculation of earnings (loss) per share, or EPS, for the period indicated (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

     For the Year Ended
December 31,
 
     2015      2014  

Numerator:

     

Net income (loss) from continuing operations available to common stockholders

   $ 95,241       $ (784,895

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations available to common stockholders

   $ (327    $ 314   

Denominator:

     

Weighted average common shares outstanding

     193,698         192,498   

Incremental treasury stock method shares (1)

     469         203   

Basic EPS from continuing operations

   $ 0.49       $ (4.08
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted EPS from continuing operations(1)

   $ 0.49       $ (4.08
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Basic EPS from discontinued operations

   $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted EPS from discontinued operations(1)

   $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) The Company determines the more dilutive of either the two-class method or the treasury stock method for diluted EPS. The two-class method was more dilutive for each period presented.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 11. Long-Term Incentive Plan

In June 2014, our Board adopted the Memorial Resource Development Corp. 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan (“MRD LTIP”) for the employees of the Company and the Board. The MRD LTIP became effective upon filing of a registration statement on Form S-8 with the SEC on June 18, 2014. The MRD LTIP provides for potential grants of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, bonus stock, dividend equivalents, performance awards, annual incentive awards, and other stock-based awards. The MRD LTIP initially limits the number of common shares that may be delivered pursuant to awards under the plan up to 19,250,000 common shares. Common shares that are cancelled, forfeited or withheld to satisfy exercise prices or tax withholding obligations will be available for delivery pursuant to other awards. The MRD LTIP will be administered by our Board or a committee thereof. Restricted stock awards granted to our employees subsequent to our initial public offering generally vest ratably on a three-year annual vesting schedule from the date of the grant.

In connection with our initial public offering, our Board approved an aggregate award of 1,052,633 shares of restricted stock under the MRD LTIP to certain of our key employees, including each of our executive officers. These restricted stock awards will vest ratably on a four-year annual vesting schedule from the date of the grant and are subject to restrictions on transferability and customary forfeiture provisions. An award of 5,263 shares of restricted stock was also granted to each of our independent directors. These restricted stock awards will vest one year from the date of the grant and are also subject to restrictions on transferability and customary forfeiture provisions.

Award recipients are entitled to all the rights of absolute ownership of the restricted common shares, including the right to vote those shares and to receive dividends thereon if, as, and when declared by our Board. The term “restricted common share” represents a time-vested share. Such awards are non-vested until the required service period expires.

The following table summarizes information regarding restricted common share awards granted under the MRD LTIP for the periods presented:

 

     Number of
Shares
     Weighted-
Average Grant
Date Fair
Value per
Share (1)
 

Restricted common shares outstanding at January 1, 2014

     —         $ —     

Granted (2)

     1,068,422       $ 19.00   

Forfeited

     (9,211    $ 19.00   
  

 

 

    

Restricted common shares outstanding at December 31, 2014

     1,059,211       $ 19.00   

Granted (3)

     938,558       $ 18.80   

Forfeited

     (54,569    $ 18.83   

Vested

     (274,355    $ 19.00   
  

 

 

    

Restricted common shares outstanding at December 31, 2015

     1,668,845       $ 18.89   
  

 

 

    

 

(1) Determined by dividing the aggregate grant date fair value of awards by the number of awards issued.
(2) The aggregate grant date fair value of restricted common share awards issued in 2014 was $20.3 million based on grant date market price of $19.00 per share
(3) The aggregate grant date fair value of restricted common share awards issued in 2015 was $17.6 million based on grant date market prices ranging from $17.58 to $18.91 per share.

The following table summarizes the amount of recognized compensation expense associated with these awards that are reflected in the accompanying statements of operations for the periods presented (in thousands):

 

For the Year Ended December 31,  
2015     2014  
$ 8,788      $ 2,804   

The unrecognized compensation cost associated with restricted common share awards was an aggregate $25.1 million at December 31, 2015. We expect to recognize the unrecognized compensation cost for these awards over a weighted-average period of 2.42 years.

Subsequent event. An award of 8,023 shares of restricted stock was granted to each of our independent directors on January 8, 2016 and will vest one year from the date of grant.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 12. Incentive Units

General

Each of the governing documents of BlueStone, Tanos, WildHorse Resources, Classic, Black Diamond and MRD LLC previously provided for the issuance of incentive units. The incentive units were subject to performance conditions that affected their vesting. Compensation cost was recognized only if the performance condition was probable of being satisfied at each reporting date.

BlueStone, Tanos, WildHorse Resources, Classic, Black Diamond and MRD LLC each granted incentive units to certain of its members who were key employees at the time of grant. Holders of incentive units were entitled to distributions ranging from 10% to 31.5% when declared, but only after cumulative distribution thresholds (“payouts”) had been achieved. Payouts were generally triggered after the recovery of specified members’ capital contributions plus a rate of return. In connection with MEMP’s initial public offering in December 2011, BlueStone’s Special Tier and Tier I unit holders vested in their respective awards. Tier I unit holders became eligible to participate in 16.5% of any future distributions made by BlueStone.

Vesting of the incentive units was generally dependent upon an explicit service period, a fundamental change as defined in the respective governing document, and achievement of payout. All incentive units not vested were forfeited if an employee was no longer employed. All incentive units were forfeited if a holder resigned whether the incentive units were vested or not. If the payouts had not yet occurred, then all incentive units, whether or not vested, were forfeited automatically (unless extended).

On April 1, 2013, Tanos’ management team sold its 1.066% interest in Tanos to MRD LLC and all incentive units held were forfeited. Compensation expense of approximately $5.8 million was recorded by Tanos and is reflected as a component of discontinued operations during the year ended December 31, 2013.

On November 1, 2013, MRD LLC purchased the noncontrolling interests in Black Diamond, Classic GP and Classic and all incentive units were forfeited. Compensation expense of approximately $12.6 million was recorded by Black Diamond, Classic GP and Classic in the aggregate during November 2013, of which $8.3 million is reflected as a component of discontinued operations.

Compensation expense of approximately $1.0 million and $20.7 million was recorded by BlueStone and recognized as a component of incentive unit compensation expense during the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

In connection with the PIK notes issued in December 2013, a special distribution of $10.0 million to holders of WildHorse’s Tier 1 incentive units was deemed probable of occurring. This amount was recognized as compensation expense in December 2013.

In connection with the our initial public offering, certain former management members of WildHorse Resources contributed their 0.1% membership interest in WildHorse Resources as well as their incentive units in exchange for 42,334,323 shares of our common stock and cash consideration of $30.0 million. The portion of the total consideration related to acquiring the 0.1% membership interest was accounted for as the acquisition of noncontrolling interests. The difference between the carrying amount of the noncontrolling interest of $0.4 million and the fair value of the consideration paid of $3.3 million was recognized directly in stockholders’ equity as additional paid in capital. Compensation expense of approximately $831.1 million was recognized as a component of incentive unit compensation expense during the year ended December 31, 2014 related to the incentive units, of which approximately $26.7 million was paid in cash and the remaining $804.4 million related to the issuance of our common stock.

MRD Holdco

MRD LLC incentive units were originally granted in June 2012 and February 2013. In connection with our initial public offering and the related restructuring transactions, these incentive units were exchanged for substantially identical units in MRD Holdco, and such incentive units entitle holders thereof to portions of future distributions by MRD Holdco. MRD Holdco’s governing documents authorize the issuance of 1,000 incentive units, of which 930 incentive units were granted in an exchange for the cancelled MRD LLC awards (the “Exchanged Incentive Units”). Subsequent to our initial public offering, MRD Holdco granted the remaining 70 incentive units to certain key employees (the “Subsequent Incentive Units”).

We recognized $35.2 million and $111.9 million of compensation expense in 2015 and 2014, respectively, offset by a deemed capital contribution from MRD Holdco and the unrecognized compensation expense of approximately $58.8 million as of December 31, 2015 will be recognized over the remaining expected service period of 1.42 years.

The fair value of the Exchanged and Subsequent Incentive Units will be remeasured on a quarterly basis until all payments have been made. The settlement obligation rests with MRD Holdco. Accordingly, no payments will ever be made by us related to these incentive units; however, non-cash compensation expense (income) will be allocated to us in future periods offset by capital contributions (distributions). As such, these awards are not dilutive to our stockholders.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The fair value of the incentive units was estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation valuation model with the following assumptions:

 

     Exchanged
Incentive
Units
    Subsequent
Incentive
Units
 

Valuation date

     12/31/2015        12/31/2015   

Dividend yield

     0     0

Expected volatility

     51.30     51.30

Risk-free rate

     0.82     0.82

Expected life (years)

     1.42        1.42   

Note 13. Related Party Transactions

Amounts due to MRD Holdco and certain affiliates of NGP at December 31, 2015 and 2014 are presented as “Accounts payable – affiliates” in the accompanying balance sheets.

NGP Affiliated Companies

During the year ended December 31, 2015, we paid approximately $8.5 million to Cretic Energy Services, LLC, an NGP affiliated company, for services related to our drilling and completion activities.

During the year ended December 31, 2015, we paid approximately $2.3 million to Multi-Shot, LLC, an NGP affiliated company, for services related to our drilling and completion activities, of which $0.3 million was attributable to discontinued operations.

Net Profits Interest Sold to NGP

Upon the completion of the 2010 Petrohawk and Clayton Williams acquisitions, WildHorse Resources sold a net profits interest in these properties to NGPCIF. Upon the acquisition of the Petrohawk properties WildHorse Resources immediately sold a net profits interest of 6.25% for all producing well bores and the right to participate in a 3.125% net profits interest in non-producing wellbores for the subject area for $19.5 million, or $19.1 million after adjustments. Upon the acquisition of the Clayton Williams properties, WildHorse Resources immediately sold a net profits interest of 23.5% for all producing wellbores and the right to participate in a 10.0% net profits interest in non-producing wellbores for the subject area for $19.8 million, or $19.9 million after adjustments. No gain or loss was recorded from these two transactions.

The net profits agreements for these transactions provided for a fixed fee of $20,000 per month for overhead and management in lieu of COPAS (Council of Petroleum Accountants Societies) billings. The net profits agreements did not provide for an overhead adjustment factor for this monthly charge, as suggested by COPAS. Quarterly net payments were made to NGPCIF for its net profits interest in the Petrohawk and Clayton Williams acquisitions. The net payments included credits for revenue receipts which were offset with production costs, capital expenditures and the management fee and were adjusted for any acquisition settlements received or paid and any other miscellaneous adjustments. As required by such agreements, WildHorse Resources could not collect funds owed by NGPCIF to WildHorse Resources, but WildHorse Resources could net amounts due from future quarterly payments.

As a result of these transactions, WildHorse Resources paid NGPCIF a total of $2.6 million during 2013. NGPCIF owed WildHorse Resources $0.2 million at December 31, 2013.

NGPCIF NPI Acquisition

WildHorse Resources repurchased the net profits interests discussed above from NGPCIF on February 28, 2014 for a purchase price of $63.4 million (see Note 1). This acquisition was accounted for as a combination of entities under common control at historical cost in a manner similar to the pooling of interest method. WildHorse Resources recorded the following net assets (in thousands):

 

Accounts receivable

   $ 2,274   

Oil and natural gas properties, net

     40,056   

Accrued liabilities

     (297

Asset retirement obligations

     (277
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 41,756   
  

 

 

 

Due to common control considerations, the difference between the purchase price and the net assets acquired are reflected within equity as a deemed distribution to NGP affiliates.

 

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Transactions Between the Previous Owners and NGP Affiliates

The previous owners sold certain interests in oil and gas properties offshore Louisiana on October 11, 2012. The remaining proceeds of approximately $2.0 million were released from escrow in April 2013, which is reflected as a component of net cash provided by discontinued operations from financing activities as presented on our cash flow statement.

October 2013 Cinco Group Acquisition

On October 1, 2013, MEMP acquired, through equity and asset transactions, oil and natural gas properties primarily in the Permian Basin, East Texas and the Rockies from MRD LLC and certain affiliates of NGP for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $603 million (subject to customary post-closing adjustments), of which $507.1 million was received by certain affiliates of NGP and included as a component of discontinued operation on the statement of cash flows. We refer to this transaction as the “Cinco Group acquisition.” The Cinco Group acquisition was funded with borrowings under MEMP’s revolving credit facility, which is also included in discontinued operations. The Cinco Group acquisition was accounted for as a combination of entities under common control at historical cost in a manner similar to the pooling of interest method. The net assets acquired were as follows (in thousands):

 

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 2,820   

Accounts receivable

     5,184   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     1,454   

Oil and natural gas properties, net

     342,759   

Long-term derivative instruments, net

     (826

Other long-term assets

     344   

Accounts payable

     (2,346

Revenue payable

     (2,910

Accrued liabilities

     (1,799

Short-term derivative instruments, net

     (1,828

Asset retirement obligations

     (9,606

Credit facilities

     (151,690
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 181,556   
  

 

 

 

Other Acquisitions or Dispositions

On November 2, 2015, in connection with an auction process administered by a third-party, MEMP divested certain oil and gas properties in the Permian Basin to an affiliate of NGP for a purchase price of approximately $0.9 million. Due to common control considerations, the proceeds from the sale exceeded the net book value of the properties by $0.7 million and is recognized as a contribution in the equity statement.

On March 10, 2014, BlueStone sold certain interests in oil and gas properties in McMullen, Webb, Zapata, and Hidalgo Counties located in South Texas to BlueStone Natural Resources II, LLC, an NGP controlled entity. Total cash consideration received by BlueStone was approximately $1.2 million, which exceeded the net book value of the properties sold by $0.5 million. Due to common control considerations, the $0.5 million was recognized in the equity statement as a contribution.

On March 28, 2014, MRD Royalty acquired certain interests in oil and gas properties in Gonzales and Karnes Counties located in South Texas from Propel Energy for $3.3 million.

On June 18, 2014, in connection with our initial public offering and the related restructuring transactions (see Note 1), WHR Management Company was sold by WildHorse Resources to an affiliate of the Funds for net book value. The net book value of the assets sold was as follows (in thousands):

 

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 33,001   

Restricted cash

     300   

Accounts receivable

     5,256   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     379   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     3,410   

Other long-term assets

     4   

Accounts payable

     (19,959

Accounts payable - affiliates

     (17,099

Accrued liabilities

     (5,061
  

 

 

 

Net assets

   $ 231   
  

 

 

 

 

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Related Party Agreements

We and certain of our affiliates have entered into various documents and agreements. These agreements have been negotiated among affiliated parties and, consequently, are not the result of arm’s-length negotiations.

Registration Rights Agreement

In connection with the closing of our initial public offering, we entered into a registration rights agreement with MRD Holdco and former management members of WildHorse Resources, Jay Graham (“Graham”) and Anthony Bahr (“Bahr”). Pursuant to the registration rights agreement, we have agreed to register the sale of shares of our common stock under certain circumstances.

Voting Agreement

In connection with the closing of our initial public offering, we entered into a voting agreement with MRD Holdco, WHR Incentive LLC, a limited liability company beneficially owned by Messrs. Bahr and Graham, and certain former management members of WildHorse Resources, including Graham, who contributed their ownership of WildHorse Resources to us in the restructuring transactions. Among other things, the voting agreement provides that Graham and those former management members of WildHorse Resources will vote all of their shares of our common stock as directed by MRD Holdco.

The voting agreement also provides MRD Holdco with the right to designate up to three nominees to the Board, provided that such number of nominees shall be reduced to two, one and zero if the Funds and their affiliates collectively own less than 35%, 15%, and 5% respectively, of the outstanding shares of our common stock. The voting agreement also requires us and the stockholders party thereto to take all necessary actions, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law (including with respect to any fiduciary duties under Delaware law), including voting their shares of our common stock, to cause the election of the nominees designated by MRD Holdco. In addition, the voting agreement provides that for so long as MRD Holdco has the right to designate two directors to the Board, we will cause any committee of the Board to include in its membership at least one director designated by MRD Holdco, except to the extent that such membership would violate applicable securities laws or stock exchange rules.

Services Agreement

In connection with the closing of our initial public offering, we entered into a services agreement with WildHorse Resources and WHR Management Company, pursuant to which WHR Management Company agreed to provide operating and administrative services to us for twelve months relating to the Terryville Complex. In exchange for such services, we paid a monthly management fee to WHR Management Company of approximately $1.0 million excluding third party COPAS income credits.

Upon the closing of our initial public offering, WHR Management Company became a subsidiary of WildHorse Resources II, LLC, an affiliate of the Company. NGP, Graham and certain former management members of WildHorse Resources own WHR II.

The services agreement was terminated effective March 1, 2015.

WildHorse Management Services Agreement

WHR II is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of natural gas and crude oil properties. WHR II is a related party and was organized in the State of Delaware on June 3, 2013. A management services agreement was executed on August 8, 2013, where WildHorse Resources provided general, administrative and employee services to WHR II. On August 8, 2013, a management agreement between WildHorse Resources and WHR II was executed where WildHorse was appointed the manager for WHR II with responsibilities included administrative and land services, operator services and financial and accounting services. As operator, WildHorse Resources received operated and non-operated revenues on behalf of WHR II and billed and received joint interest billings. In addition, WildHorse Resources paid for lease operating expenses and drilling costs on behalf of WHR II. On August 8, 2013, an asset and cost sharing agreement between WildHorse Resources and WHR II was executed. As part of the agreement, shared WildHorse Resources costs were allocated between WildHorse Resources and WHR II in accordance with a sharing ratio. The sharing ratio is based on the previous quarter’s capital expenditures and number of operated wells. Company specific costs were billed directly to the appropriate entity. As a result of these agreements, WildHorse Resources received net payments of $4.4 million from WHR II in 2013. WildHorse Resources owed WHR II $2.4 million as of December 31, 2013. These agreements were terminated in connection with our initial public offering.

Cinco Group Transition Service Agreements

MEMP entered into transition service agreements with Propel Energy, Stanolind, and Boaz Energy Partners to provide operating and administrative services to MEMP with respect to the acquired properties. The term of these agreements were from October 1, 2013 through February 28, 2014. MEMP paid transition service fees of approximately $0.8 million in the aggregate under these agreements.

 

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Other Agreements

Certain of the Cinco Group entities entered into advisory service, reimbursement, and indemnification agreements with NGP. These agreements generally required that an annual advisory fee be paid to NGP. Fees paid under these agreements for the year ended December 31, 2013 were approximately $0.3 million.

Midstream Agreements

Prior to our initial public offering, we entered into various midstream service agreements with affiliates of PennTex Midstream Partners, LP (“PennTex”), an affiliate of NGP, for the gathering, processing and transportation of natural gas and NGLs. Additionally, we entered into an area of mutual interest and exclusivity agreement (“AMI”) with PennTex pursuant to which PennTex has the exclusive right to provide midstream services to support our current and future production in North Louisiana on our operated acreage within such area (other than production subject to existing third-party commitments).

PennTex is a publicly traded master limited partnership. MRD Midstream LLC (“MRD Midstream”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MRD Holdco, has ownership interests in both PennTex and its general partner. In addition to a 5.25% membership interest in PennTex’s general partner, MRD Midstream also owns approximately 18.4% of PennTex’s limited partner interests and 5.25% of its incentive distribution rights.

The amended and restated gas processing agreement, (“GPA”) has a 15-year primary term, subject to one-year extensions at either party’s election. Processing fees under the GPA are subject to annual inflation escalators. Under the GPA, the Company has agreed to deliver a minimum volume of gas for processing through the term of the agreement measured on a cumulative basis based on specified daily minimum volume thresholds. Any volumes of gas delivered up to the then-applicable daily minimum volume threshold are considered firm reserved gas and are charged the firm fixed-commitment fee, and any volumes delivered in excess of such threshold are considered interruptible volumes and are charged the interruptible-service fixed fee. Pursuant to the GPA, any deficiency payments made by the Company under the GPA will be treated as prepaid processing fees by PennTex (except for the June 2015 deficiency payment). These charges do not expire until the end of the primary term of the GPA. Quarterly deficiency payments are based on the firm-commitment fixed fee. The following table summarizes the minimum volume commitment (“MVC”) and fees associated with the GPA.

 

     MVC      Firm Fee      Interruptible  

Period

   (MMBtu/d)      ($/MMBtu)      Fee ($/MMBtu)  

June 1, 2015 to September 30, 2015

     115,000         0.435         0.470   

October 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016

     345,000         0.435         0.470   

July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2026 (1)

     460,000         0.435         0.350   

July 1, 2026 to June 1, 2030

     345,000         0.435         0.350   

June 2, 2030 to October 1, 2030

     115,000         0.435         0.350   

 

(1) The firm fee is reduced to $0.35 $/MMBtu for volumes in excess of 345,000 MMBtu/d.

The gas gathering agreement, as amended, (“GGA”) has a 15-year primary term, subject to one-year extensions at either party’s election. The Company pays fees for gathering services provided by PennTex, including a firm capacity reservation payment through November 30, 2019 and a usage fee component that is subject to a minimum volume commitment. The GGA also has an annual “use it or lose it” deficiency provision that is based on the usage fee. The minimum volume commitment under the GGA is linked to the minimum volume commitment under the GPA.

 

     MVC      Firm Fee      Usage Fee  

Period

   (MMBtu/d)      ($/MMBtu)      ($/MMBtu)  

June 1, 2015 to November 30, 2019

     460,000         0.03         n/a   

June 1, 2015 to September 30, 2015

     115,000         n/a         0.02   

October 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016

     345,000         n/a         0.02   

July 1, 2016 to November 30, 2019

     460,000         n/a         0.02   

December 1, 2019 to June 30, 2026

     460,000         n/a         0.05   

July 1, 2026 to June 1, 2030

     345,000         n/a         0.05   

 

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The gas transportation agreement, as amended, (“GTA”) has a 15-year primary term, subject to one-year extensions at either party’s election. The GTA provides for the transportation of residue gas through PennTex’s residue gas pipeline from the outlet of their processing plants to delivery points at interconnections with third-party natural gas transportation pipelines. The Company pays a usage fee for all volumes transported under the GTA. The GTA includes a plant tailgate dedication pursuant to which all of the Company’s residue gas produced from the PennTex’s processing plants are delivered for transportation on their residue gas pipeline. The GTA also includes a fixed monthly demand charge to provide priority firm service. The following table summarizes the fees associated with the GTA:

 

     Demand Fee      Usage Fee  

Period

   ($/month)      ($/MMBtu)  

June 1, 2015 to June 1, 2030

     n/a         0.04   

January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2025

     360,000         n/a   

The transportation services agreement (“TSA”) provides for the transportation of NGLs through PennTex’s NGL pipeline from the outlet of their processing plants to a third party delivery point. The Company pays a usage fee for all volumes transported under the TSA. The TSA includes a plant tailgate dedication pursuant to which all of the Company’s NGLs produced from PennTex’s processing plants are delivered for transportation on the its NGL pipeline. The following table summarizes the fees associated with the TSA:

 

     Usage Fee  

Period

   ($/gallon)  

October 1, 2015 to October 1, 2030

     0.04   

All net costs associated with these agreements are reflected in the statement of operations in the “Gathering processing, and transportation – affiliate” line.

Classic Pipeline Gas Gathering Agreement & Water Disposal Agreement

On November 1, 2011, Classic Hydrocarbons Operating, LLC (“Classic Operating”), which became our wholly-owned subsidiary in connection with the restructuring transactions, and Classic Pipeline entered into a gas gathering agreement. Pursuant to the gas gathering agreement, Classic Operating dedicated to Classic Pipeline all of the natural gas produced (up to 50,000 MMBtus per day) on the properties operated by Classic Operating within certain counties in Texas through 2020, subject to one-year extensions at either party’s election. On May 1, 2014, Classic Operating and Classic Pipeline amended the gas gathering agreement with respect to Classic Operating’s remaining assets located in Panola and Shelby Counties, Texas. Under the amended gas gathering agreement, Classic Operating agreed to pay a fee of (i) $0.30 per MMBtu, subject to an annual 3.5% inflationary escalation, based on volumes of natural gas delivered and processed, and (ii) $0.07 per MMBtu per stage of compression plus its allocated share of compressor fuel. The amended gas gathering agreement had a term until December 31, 2023, subject to one-year extensions at either party’s election. The amended gas gather agreement was terminated in November 2015 in connection with a third party’s acquisition of Classic Pipeline’s Joaquin gathering system.

On May 1, 2014, Classic Operating and Classic Pipeline entered into a water disposal agreement. The water disposal agreement had a three-year term, subject to one-year extensions at either party’s election. Under the water disposal agreement, Classic Operating agreed to pay a fee of $1.10 per barrel for each barrel of water delivered to Classic Pipeline. Effective July, 1 2015, the fee was reduced to $0.40 per barrel for each barrel of water delivered to Classic Pipeline.

In February 2015, Classic sold all of the equity interests owned by it in Classic Operating to Memorial Production Operating LLC (“OLLC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MEMP, and Classic and Classic GP were merged into MRD Operating in March 2015.

Classic Pipeline assigned its saltwater disposal system to OLLC in November 2015. Due to common control considerations, we recorded the receipt of this asset at historical cost and recognized approximately $2.1 million as a contribution in the equity statement.

For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, MEMP incurred gathering and salt water disposal fees of approximately $3.6 million, $1.8 million and $0.6 million, respectively, from Classic Pipeline, an affiliate. These fees are a component of net income (loss) from discontinued operations as presented on our statement of operations.

 

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Note 14. Income Taxes

The components of income tax benefit (expense) from continuing operations are as follows:

 

     For the Year Ended December 31,  
     2015      2014      2013  
     (In thousands)  

Current income taxes:

        

Federal

   $ (9,971    $ —         $ —     

State

     (99      149         (1,311
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current income tax benefit (expense)

     (10,070      149         (1,311

Deferred income taxes:

        

Federal

     (55,417      (91,051      —     

State

     (34,518      (11,490      —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred income tax benefit (expense)

     (89,935      (102,541      —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total income tax benefit (expense)

   $ (100,005    $ (102,392    $ (1,311
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The actual income tax benefit (expense) from continuing operations differs from the expected amount computed by applying the federal statutory corporate tax rate of 35% as follows:

 

     For the Year Ended December 31,  
     2015      2014      2013  
     (In thousands)  

Expected tax benefit (expense) at federal statutory rate

   $ (69,162    $ 227,250       $ (32,073

State income tax benefit (expense), net of federal benefit

     (22,501      (7,753      (1,311

Pass-through entities (1)

     —           7,989         32,073   

Stock compensation (2)

     (12,300      (330,024      —     

Other

     3,958         146         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total income tax benefit (expense)

   $ (100,005    $ (102,392    $ (1,311
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Our predecessor was also a pass-through entity for federal income tax purposes.
(2) As discussed in Note 12, the compensation expense associated with the incentive units of WildHorse Resources and MRD Holdco created a nondeductible permanent difference for income tax purposes.

The components of net deferred income tax liabilities are as follows:

 

     December 31,  
     2015      2014  
     (In thousands)  

Deferred income tax assets:

     

Net operating loss carryforward

   $ 68,375       $ 24,084   

Asset retirement obligation

     3,789         3,902   

Alternative minimum tax credit carryforward

     9,984         —     

Other

     5,546         3,550   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred income tax assets

   $ 87,694       $ 31,536   

Valuation allowance

     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred income tax assets

     87,694         31,536   

Deferred income tax liabilities:

     

Property, plant and equipment

   $ 171,627       $ 48,104   

Derivatives

     109,800         97,760   

Other

     —           271   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred income tax liabilities

   $ 281,427       $ 146,135   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred income tax liabilities

   $ 193,733       $ 114,599   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

In June 2014, we recorded a deferred tax liability of approximately $43.3 million through stockholders’ equity in connection with our initial public offering and the related restructuring transactions. The tax basis of our assets and liabilities were stepped up as a result of our initial public offering and the related restructuring transactions, which is reported as a transaction among stockholders for financial reporting purposes.

Consistent with establishing the deferred tax liability through stockholders’ equity in our initial public offering, we reversed a deferred tax liability of approximately $38.8 million through stockholders’ equity in 2015, of which $4.4 million was associated with the estimated deferred tax effects included in equity in connection with our initial public offering in 2014 and $34.4 million was attributable to the deferred tax effects of a common control transaction with MEMP in February 2015.

 

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Uncertain Income Tax Position. We must recognize the tax effects of any uncertain tax positions we may adopt, if the position taken by us is more likely than not sustainable based on its technical merits. For those benefits to be recognized, an income tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. We had no unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2015 and expect no significant change to the unrecognized tax benefits over the next twelve months ending December 31, 2016.

Tax Audits and Settlements. Generally, our income tax years 2011 through 2015 remain open and subject to examination by Federal tax authorities or the tax authorities in Louisiana and Texas and certain other small state taxing jurisdictions where we conduct operations. In certain jurisdictions we operate through more than one legal entity, each of which may have different open years subject to examination.

Tax Attribute Carryforwards and Valuation Allowance. As of December 31, 2015, we had federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $169.5 million, of which $0.2 million is a component of discontinued operations, which would expire in 2034 and 2035. We also had state tax carryforwards of approximately $173.6 million, which would expire 2034 and 2035. No valuation allowance was established based upon management’s evaluation that loss carryforwards will be fully realized. We had alternative minimum tax credit carryfowards of approximately $10.0 million, which would be carried forward indefinitely.

Note 15. Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation & Environmental

As part of our normal business activities, we may be named as defendants in litigation and legal proceedings, including those arising from regulatory and environmental matters. Although we are insured against various risks to the extent we believe it is prudent, there is no assurance that the nature and amount of such insurance will be adequate, in every case, to indemnify us against liabilities arising from future legal proceedings. We are not aware of any litigation, pending or threatened, that we believe is reasonably likely to have a significant adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Environmental costs for remediation are accrued when environmental remediation efforts are probable and the costs can be reasonably estimated. Such accruals are based on management’s best estimate of the ultimate cost to remediate a site and are adjusted as further information and circumstances develop. Those estimates may change substantially depending on information about the nature and extent of contamination, appropriate remediation technologies and regulatory approvals.

The following table presents the activity of our environmental reserves for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013:

 

     2014      2013  
     (In thousands)  

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 140       $ 418   

Charged to costs and expenses

     —           —     

Payments

     (140      (278
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

   $ —         $ 140   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Our environmental reserves were classified as current liabilities in accrued liabilities for the periods presented.

Third Party Midstream Service Agreement

We have an existing amended and restated midstream service agreement with Regency Field Services LLC (“Regency”) for the gathering and processing of natural gas in North Louisiana. The agreement’s primary term expires on December 31, 2025, subject to one-year extensions at either party’s election. Pursuant to the agreement, Regency expanded its Dubach processing facility among other facility and infrastructure improvements, built a new high pressure gathering pipeline to tie-in to their Dubberly processing plant amongst other pipeline and infrastructure improvements, and constructed facilities that permit deliveries into PennTex’s system (see Note 13). Regency is entitled to receive a payback demand fee from us and other third parties equal to 110% of the infrastructure improvement costs. The payback demand fee is based upon actual volumes gathered, but not less than a specified monthly demand quantity. Until payout is achieved, there is also a monthly demand quantity associated with gathering and processing fees. The table below summarizes the monthly demand quantity (“MDQ”) and fees associated with the agreement. Based on the MDQ, we project that payout would be achieved during January 2020.

 

                          Dubberly  
                          Cryogenic  
            Payback      Gathering      Processing  
     MDQ      Demand Fee      Demand Fee      Fee  
     (MMBtu/d)      ($/MMBtu)      ($/MMBtu)      ($/MMBtu)  

January 1, 2016 to January 22, 2020

     249,700         0.275         0.295         n/a   

January 1, 2016 to January 22, 2020

     113,000         n/a         n/a         0.380   

 

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Regency has no obligation to process gas gathered and dedicated under the agreement after December 31, 2020. Effective on January 1, 2021 and continuing through the termination or expiration of the agreement, we will deliver all gas from the dedicated area and Regency will gather such gas, but will only process gas upon request. We have the right to request that gas gathered by Regency be delivered to alternative delivery points for processing (e.g., PennTex). Under these circumstances, Regency assesses us a $0.25 per MMBtu gathering only fee to take gas off its system.

Related Party Agreements

See Note 13 for additional information related to the Classic and PennTex agreements.

Operating Leases

We also have leases for our corporate headquarters, lease equipment and incur surface rentals related to our business operations. For the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013, we recognized $8.5 million, $3.9 million, and $3.0 million of rent expense, respectively.

Amounts shown in the following table represent minimum lease payment obligations and sublease rental income under non-cancelable operating leases with a remaining term in excess of one year:

 

            Payment or Settlement due by Period  
     Total      2016      2017      2018      2019      2020      Thereafter  
     (In thousands)  

Operating leases

   $ 45,323       $ 10,509       $ 9,344       $ 7,368       $ 6,776       $ 6,203       $ 5,123   

Sublease rental income

     4,021         1,579         1,197         814         431         —           —     

Note 16. Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

The following tables present selected quarterly financial data for the periods indicated. Earnings per share are computed independently for each of the quarters presented and the sum of the quarterly earnings per share may not necessarily equal the total for the year. As discussed in Note 12, we recorded incentive unit compensation expense, respectively, during 2014 and 2015, which impacted the comparability of net income (loss) from continuing operations between the periods presented below.

 

    First
Quarter
    Second
Quarter
    Third
Quarter
    Fourth
Quarter
 
For the Year Ended December 31, 2015   (In thousands, except per share amounts)  

Revenues

  $ 87,023      $ 78,605      $ 111,654      $ 96,760   

Operating income (loss)

    107,872        (41,593     120,415        51,330   

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

    50,509        (26,614     56,726        16,980   

Net income (loss)

    (112,149     (140,473     (135,255     89,987   

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest

    (158,041     (113,771     (191,807     70,081   

Net income (loss) attributable to Memorial Resource Development Corp.

    45,892        (26,702     56,552        19,906   

Net income (loss) from continuing operations available to common stockholders

    45,615        (26,702     56,051        20,277   

Earnings per common share – basic

       

Income (loss) from continuing operations

    0.24        (0.14     0.29        0.10   

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

    0.24        (0.14     0.29        0.10   

Earnings per common share – diluted

       

Income (loss) from continuing operations

    0.24        (0.14     0.29        0.10   

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

    0.24        (0.14     0.29        0.10   

 

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    First
Quarter
    Second
Quarter
    Third
Quarter
    Fourth
Quarter
 
For the Year Ended December 31, 2014   (In thousands, except per share amounts)  

Revenues

  $ 87,736      $ 110,569      $ 99,035      $ 111,742   

Operating income (loss)

    27,344        (899,962     47,123        263,421   

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

    9,376        (941,803     10,730        170,020   

Net income (loss)

    (23,516     (1,053,443     112,037        328,859   

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest

    (31,888     (105,094     102,109        161,661   

Net income (loss) attributable to Memorial Resource Development Corp.

    8,372        (948,349     9,928        167,198   

Net income (loss) allocated to members

    6,947        13,358        —          —     

Net income (loss) allocated to previous owners

    1,425        —          —          —     

Net income (loss) from continuing operations available to common stockholders

    n/a        (961,707     9,928        166,884   

Earnings per common share – basic

       

Income (loss) from continuing operations

    n/a        (5.00     0.05        0.87   

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

    n/a        (5.00     0.05        0.87   

Earnings per common share – diluted

       

Income (loss) from continuing operations

    n/a        (5.00     0.05        0.87   

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

    n/a        (5.00     0.05        0.87   

Note 17. Supplemental Oil and Gas Information (Unaudited)

The following supplemental information has been retrospectively revised to exclude amounts for all periods presented related to discontinued operations.

Capitalized Costs Relating to Oil and Natural Gas Producing Activities

The total amount of capitalized costs relating to oil and natural gas producing activities and the total amount of related accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization is as follows at the dates indicated.

 

     For the Year Ended December 31,  
     2015      2014      2013  
     (In thousands)  

Evaluated oil and natural gas properties

   $ 1,740,530       $ 1,269,605       $ 897,511   

Support equipment and facilities

     4,719         —           —     

Unevaluated oil and natural gas properties

     414,759         47,497         44,453   

Accumulated depletion, depreciation, and amortization

     (434,735      (276,837      (160,620
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,725,273       $ 1,040,265       $ 781,344   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Costs Incurred in Oil and Natural Gas Property Acquisition, Exploration and Development Activities

Costs incurred in property acquisition, exploration and development activities were as follows for the periods indicated:

 

     For the Year Ended December 31,  
     2015      2014      2013  
     (In thousands)  

Property acquisition costs, proved

   $ 8,347       $ 74,490       $ 56,108   

Property acquisition costs, unproved

     360,353         24,310         19,975   

Exploration and extension well costs

     28,068         209,532         13,313   

Development

     492,191         181,026         191,350   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 888,959       $ 489,358       $ 280,746   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows from Proved Reserves

As required by the FASB and SEC, the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows presented below is computed by applying first-day-of-the-month average prices, year-end costs and legislated tax rates and a discount factor of 10 percent to proved reserves. We do not believe the standardized measure provides a reliable estimate of our expected future cash flows to be obtained from the development and production of its oil and gas properties or of the value of its proved oil and gas reserves. The standardized measure is prepared on the basis of certain prescribed assumptions including first-day-of-the-month average prices, which represent discrete points in time and therefore may cause significant variability in cash flows from year to year as prices change.

 

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Oil and Natural Gas Reserves

Users of this information should be aware that the process of estimating quantities of “proved” and “proved developed” oil and natural gas reserves is very complex, requiring significant subjective decisions in the evaluation of all available geological, engineering and economic data for each reservoir. The data for a given reservoir may also change substantially over time as a result of numerous factors including, but not limited to, additional development activity, evolving production history and continual reassessment of the viability of production under varying economic conditions. As a result, revisions to existing reserve estimates may occur from time to time. Although every reasonable effort is made to ensure reserve estimates reported represent the most accurate assessments possible, the subjective decisions and variances in available data for various reservoirs make these estimates generally less precise than other estimates included in the financial statement disclosures.

Proved reserves are those quantities of oil and natural gas that by analysis of geoscience and engineering data can be estimated with reasonable certainty to be economically producible — from a given date forward, from known reservoirs, and under existing economic conditions, operating methods and government regulations — prior to the time at which contracts providing the right to operate expire, unless evidence indicates that renewal is reasonably certain, regardless of whether deterministic or probabilistic methods are used for the estimation. The project to extract the hydrocarbons must have commenced or the operator must be reasonably certain that it will commence the project within a reasonable time.

We engaged NSAI to audit our internally prepared reserves estimates for all of our estimated proved reserves (by volume) at December 31, 2015. All proved reserves are located in the United States and all prices are held constant in accordance with SEC rules.

The weighted-average benchmark product prices used for valuing the reserves are based upon the average of the first-day-of-the-month price for each month within the period January through December of each year presented:

 

     2015      2014      2013  

Oil ($/Bbl)

        

West Texas Intermediate (1)

   $ 46.79       $ 91.48       $ 93.42   

NGL ($/Bbl)

        

West Texas Intermediate (1)

   $ 46.79       $ 91.48       $ 93.42   

Natural Gas ($/Mmbtu)

        

Henry Hub (2)

   $ 2.59       $ 4.35       $ 3.67   

 

(1) The unweighted average West Texas Intermediate price was adjusted by lease for quality, transportation fees, and a regional price differential.
(2) The unweighted average Henry Hub price was adjusted by lease for energy content, compression charges, transportation fees, and regional price differentials.

The following tables set forth estimates of the net reserves as of December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013 respectively:

 

     For the Year Ended December 31, 2015  
     Oil
(MBbls)
     Gas
(MMcf)
     NGLs
(MBbls)
     Equivalent
(MMcfe)
 

Proved developed and undeveloped reserves:

           

Beginning of the year

     11,915         1,013,340         53,033         1,403,030   

Extensions and discoveries

     1,111         50,343         2,741         73,456   

Purchase of minerals in place

     535         17,508         969         26,532   

Production

     (1,331      (98,269      (3,249      (125,749

Sales of minerals in place

     (407      (39,272      (358      (43,861

Revision of previous estimates

     1,331         30,164         1,024         44,286   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

     13,154         973,814         54,160         1,377,694   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Proved developed reserves:

           

Beginning of year

     3,708         355,331         18,203         486,793   

End of year

     6,101         443,983         24,583         628,081   

Proved undeveloped reserves:

           

Beginning of year

     8,207         658,009         34,830         916,237   

End of year

     7,053         529,831         29,577         749,613   

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

     For the Year Ended December 31, 2014  
     Oil
(MBbls)
     Gas
(MMcf)
     NGLs
(MBbls)
     Equivalent
(MMcfe)
 

Proved developed and undeveloped reserves:

           

Beginning of the year

     10,824         671,485         35,628         950,199   

Extensions and discoveries

     1,825         183,467         9,876         253,670   

Purchase of minerals in place

     269         22,186         1,247         31,283   

Production

     (908      (56,574      (1,863      (73,200

Sales of minerals in place

     (623      (10,815      (950      (20,253

Revision of previous estimates

     528         203,591         9,095         261,331   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

     11,915         1,013,340         53,033         1,403,030   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Proved developed reserves:

           

Beginning of year

     3,238         223,362         12,226         316,154   

End of year

     3,708         355,331         18,203         486,793   

Proved undeveloped reserves:

           

Beginning of year

     7,586         448,123         23,402         634,045   

End of year

     8,207         658,009         34,830         916,237   
     For the Year Ended December 31, 2013  
     Oil
(MBbls)
     Gas
(MMcf)
     NGLs
(MBbls)
     Equivalent
(MMcfe)
 

Proved developed and undeveloped reserves:

           

Beginning of the year

     10,220         549,449         31,264         798,357   

Extensions and discoveries

     1,635         105,289         5,712         149,369   

Purchase of minerals in place

     211         31,815         1,017         39,183   

Production

     (631      (28,729      (1,282      (40,212

Sales of minerals in place

     (599      (14,137      (1,573      (27,169

Revision of previous estimates

     (12      27,798         490         30,671   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year (1)

     10,824         671,485         35,628         950,199   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Proved developed reserves:

           

Beginning of year

     2,813         180,523         10,208         258,651   

End of year

     3,238         223,362         12,226         316,154   

Proved undeveloped reserves:

           

Beginning of year

     7,407         368,926         21,056         539,706   

End of year

     7,586         448,123         23,402         634,045   

 

(1) Includes reserves of 41,077 MMcfe attributable to noncontrolling interests and NGPCIF.

Noteworthy amounts included in the categories of proved reserve changes in the above tables include:

 

    During 2015, we had upward performance revisions to total proved reserves of 233 Bcfe offset by downward price revisions of 189 Bcfe primarily due to declining commodity prices. Additionally, there was an increase of 74 Bcfe from extensions and discoveries, primarily due to the continued redevelopment program in the Terryville Complex. We also acquired 27 Bcfe in the Terryville Complex and divested 44 Bcfe in other noncore areas. PUDs decreased by 166 Bcfe during 2015 due to reclassifications of 231 Bcfe into proved developed reserves, upward revisions of 286 Bcfe due to well performance and downward revisions of 221 Bcfe due to uneconomic vertical PUDs.

 

    During 2014, we had an increase in reserves of 254 Bcfe, primarily through the category extensions and discoveries. The extensions and discoveries were due to the horizontal development of unproved locations. Additionally, upward revisions of 261 Bcfe were due to positive well performance in the Terryville Complex. We also acquired 31 Bcfe from multiple acquisitions within the Terryville Complex.

 

    During 2013, extensions and discoveries of 149 Bcfe primarily related to the horizontal redevelopment drilling program in the Terryville Complex.

See Note 4 for additional information on acquisitions and divestitures.

A variety of methodologies are used to determine our proved reserve estimates. The principal methodologies employed are reservoir simulation, decline curve analysis, volumetric, material balance, advance production type curve matching, petro-physics/log analysis and analogy. Some combination of these methods is used to determine reserve estimates in substantially all of our fields.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows is as follows:

 

     For the Year Ended December 31,  
     2015      2014      2013  
     (In thousands)  

Future cash inflows

   $ 4,008,764       $ 7,314,745       $ 4,942,687   

Future production costs

     (1,438,531      (1,020,599      (1,343,252

Future development costs

     (784,003      (1,209,907      (1,137,429

Future income tax expense (1)

     (88,723      (1,669,356      —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Future net cash flows for estimated timing of cash flows

     1,697,507         3,414,883         2,462,006   

10% annual discount for estimated timing of cash flows

     (877,647      (1,604,728      (1,103,145
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows (2)

   $ 819,860       $ 1,810,155       $ 1,358,861   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Our predecessor was a pass through entity and was subject to the Texas margin tax based on the taxable margin apportioned to Texas. However, due to immateriality, we have excluded the impact of this tax for the year ended December 31, 2013.
(2) Includes $63,422 attributable to both noncontrolling interests and NGPCIF for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Changes in Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows Relating to Proved Reserves

The following is a summary of the changes in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows for the proved oil and natural gas reserves during each of the years in the three year period ended December 31, 2015:

 

     For the Year Ended December 31,  
     2015      2014      2013  
     (In thousands)  

Beginning of year

   $ 1,810,155       $ 1,358,861       $ 1,138,271   

Sale of oil and natural gas produced, net of production costs

     (240,244      (332,785      (175,933

Purchase of minerals in place

     53,597         69,282         51,177   

Sale of minerals in place

     (41,543      (47,791      (54,091

Extensions and discoveries

     30,006         653,088         286,796   

Changes in income taxes, net

     882,942         (995,635      —     

Changes in prices and costs

     (2,284,279      367,212         (59,083

Previously estimated development costs incurred

     294,617         205,388         62,012   

Net changes in future development costs

     190,403         (68,079      (1,295

Revisions of previous quantities

     51,455         713,176         45,183   

Accretion of discount

     244,123         135,887         110,312   

Change in production rates and other

     (171,372      (248,449      (44,488
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

   $ 819,860       $ 1,810,155       $ 1,358,861   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note 18. Condensed Consolidating Financial Information

We own no operating assets and have no significant operations independent of our subsidiaries. Our obligations under our Senior Notes outstanding are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by certain of our 100% owned subsidiaries on a senior unsecured basis. Subsidiaries with noncontrolling interests and certain de minimis subsidiaries are non-guarantors.

The following condensed consolidating financial information presents our financial information on a unconsolidated stand-alone basis and our combined guarantor and combined non-guarantor subsidiaries as of and for the periods indicated. Such financial information may not necessarily be indicative of our results of operations, cash flows or financial position had these subsidiaries operated as independent entities.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

     As of December 31, 2015  
     Parent      Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Eliminations     Consolidated  
     (In thousands)  
ASSETS              

Current assets:

             

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 2,986       $ —         $ —         $ (2,986   $ —     

Accounts receivable - trade

     7,850         48,372         —           (3,530     52,692   

Accounts receivable - affiliates

     9,525         —           —           (9,525     —     

Short-term derivative instruments

     227,991         —           —           —          227,991   

Other financial assets

     46,106         —           —           —          46,106   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     2,318         1,056         —           —          3,374   

Assets of discontinued operations

     —           3,779         340,186         1,576        345,541   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     296,776         53,207         340,186         (14,465     675,704   

Property and equipment, net

     15,825         1,728,622         —           —          1,744,447   

Long-term derivative instruments

     91,292         —           —           —          91,292   

Investments in subsidiaries

     1,482,847         —           —           (1,482,847     —     

Other long-term assets

     4,976         —           —           —          4,976   

Assets of discontinued operations

     —           614         2,565,816         —          2,566,430   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,891,716       $ 1,782,443       $ 2,906,002       $ (1,497,312   $ 5,082,849   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY              

Current Liabilities:

             

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   $ 26,796       $ 66,133       $ —         $ 1,004      $ 93,933   

Accounts payable - affiliates

     —           17,339         —           (12,323     5,016   

Revenues payable

     80         33,946         —           —          34,026   

Liabilities of discontinued operations

     —           1,517         93,408         (3,146     91,779   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     26,876         118,935         93,408         (14,465     224,754   

Long-term debt

     1,012,064         —           —           —          1,012,064   

Asset retirement obligations

     —           10,079         —           —          10,079   

Deferred tax liabilities

     22,754         170,979         —           —          193,733   

Other long-term liabilities

     7,195         —           —           —          7,195   

Liabilities of discontinued operations

     —           —           2,167,103         —          2,167,103   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,068,889         299,993         2,260,511         (14,465     3,614,928   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity:

             

Equity

     822,827         1,482,450         645,491         (2,127,941     822,827   

Noncontrolling interest

     —           —           —           645,094        645,094   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

     822,827         1,482,450         645,491         (1,482,847     1,467,921   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities & equity

   $ 1,891,716       $ 1,782,443       $ 2,906,002       $ (1,497,312   $ 5,082,849   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

     As of December 31, 2014  
     Parent      Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Eliminations     Consolidated  
     (In thousands)  
ASSETS              

Current assets:

             

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 2,241       $ 1,123       $ —         $ —        $ 3,364   

Accounts receivable - trade

     5,995         29,804         —           (2,721     33,078   

Accounts receivable - affiliates

     10,047         —           —           (10,047     —     

Short-term derivative instruments

     131,471         —           —           —          131,471   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     4,178         7,166         —           —          11,344   

Assets of discontinued operations

     —           18,614         303,961         (1,039     321,536   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     153,932         56,707         303,961         (13,807     500,793   

Property and equipment, net

     16,601         1,050,043         —           —          1,066,644   

Long-term derivative instruments

     123,567         —           —           —          123,567   

Investments in subsidiaries

     1,139,792         —           —           (1,139,792     —     

Other long-term assets

     3,324         260         —           2        3,586   

Assets of discontinued operations

     —           679         2,864,559         (2     2,865,236   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,437,216       $ 1,107,689       $ 3,168,520       $ (1,153,599   $ 4,559,826   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY              

Current Liabilities:

             

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 6,245       $ 49,075       $ —         $ (3,125   $ 52,195   

Accounts payable - affiliates

     —           160         —           —          160   

Revenues payable

     —           21,807         —           —          21,807   

Liabilities of discontinued operations

     —           16,384         152,985         (9,423     159,946   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     6,245         87,426         152,985         (12,548     234,108   

Long-term debt

     770,545         —           —           —          770,545   

Asset retirement obligations

     —           9,829         —           —          9,829   

Deferred tax liabilities

     69,431         45,122         —           46        114,599   

Other long-term liabilities

     8,585         —           —           —          8,585   

Liabilities of discontinued operations

     —           1         1,719,241         (46     1,719,196   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     854,806         142,378         1,872,226         (12,548     2,856,862   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity:

             

Equity

     582,410         965,311         1,290,734         (2,256,045     582,410   

Noncontrolling interest

     —           —           5,560         1,114,994        1,120,554   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

     582,410         965,311         1,296,294         (1,141,051     1,702,964   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities & equity

   $ 1,437,216       $ 1,107,689       $ 3,168,520       $ (1,153,599   $ 4,559,826   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

     December 31, 2015  
     Parent     Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  
     (In thousands)  

Revenues:

          

Oil & natural gas sales

   $ —        $ 374,042      $ —        $ —        $ 374,042   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     —          374,042        —          —          374,042   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

          

Lease operating

     —          24,904        —          (1     24,903   

Gathering, processing and transportation

     —          72,555        —          (1     72,554   

Gathering, processing, and transportation - affiliate

     —          25,403        —          —          25,403   

Exploration

     —          8,969        —          —          8,969   

Taxes other than income

     3,833        11,063        —          —          14,896   

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     4,191        184,551        —          —          188,742   

Incentive unit compensation expense

     35,142        —          —          —          35,142   

General and administrative

     43,624        2,664        —          —          46,288   

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

     —          418        —          (1     417   

(Gain) loss on commodity derivatives

     (281,250     —          —          1        (281,249

(Gain) loss on sale of properties

     —          (47     —          —          (47
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     (194,460     330,480        —          (2     136,018   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     194,460        43,562        —          2        238,024   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

          

Interest expense, net

     (39,308     (88     —          —          (39,396

Equity earnings from subsidiaries

     16,434        —          —          (16,434     —     

Other, net

     (100     (922     —          —          (1,022
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other income (expense)

     (22,974     (1,010     —          (16,434     (40,418
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     171,486        42,552        —          (16,432     197,606   

Income tax benefit (expense)

     (75,838     (24,167     —          —          (100,005
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

     95,648        18,385        —          (16,432     97,601   

Discontinued Operations

          

Income (loss) before income taxes

     —          —          (397,664     (2     (397,666

Income tax benefit (expense)

     —          —          2,175        —          2,175   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations

     —          —          (395,489     (2     (395,491

Net income (loss)

     95,648        18,385        (395,489     (16,434     (297,890

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest

     —          —          386        (393,924     (393,538
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Memorial Resource Development Corp.

   $ 95,648      $ 18,385      $ (395,875   $ 377,490      $ 95,648   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

44


MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

     December 31, 2014  
     Parent     Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  
     (In thousands)  

Revenues:

          

Oil & natural gas sales

   $ —        $ 409,070      $ —        $ —        $ 409,070   

Other income

     5        7        —          —          12   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     5        409,077        —          —          409,082   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

          

Lease operating

     —          17,570        —          —          17,570   

Gathering, processing and transportation

     —          45,956        —          —          45,956   

Exploration

     —          13,853        —          —          13,853   

Taxes other than income

     —          12,610        —          —          12,610   

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     1,133        127,105        —          —          128,238   

Impairment of proved oil and natural gas properties

     —          24,576        —          —          24,576   

Incentive unit compensation expense

     111,866        831,060        1,023        —          943,949   

General and administrative

     13,232        25,277        16        24        38,549   

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

     —          533        —          —          533   

(Gain) loss on commodity derivatives

     (277,129     19,395        —          —          (257,734

(Gain) loss on sale of properties

     —          3,167        (110     —          3,057   

Other, net

     —          —          —          (1     (1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     (150,898     1,121,102        929        23        971,156   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     150,903        (712,025     (929     (23     (562,074
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

          

Interest expense, net

     (19,532     (30,751     —          —          (50,283

Loss on extinguishment of debt

     (23,562     (13,686     —          —          (37,248

Equity earnings from subsidiaries

     (809,017     —          —          809,017        —     

Other, net

     —          319        —          1        320   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other income (expense)

     (852,111     (44,118     —          809,018        (87,211
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     (701,208     (756,143     (929     808,995        (649,285

Income tax benefit (expense)

     (83,373     (19,028     —          9        (102,392
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (784,581     (775,171     (929     809,004        (751,677

Discontinued Operations

          

Income (loss) before income taxes

     —          —          114,171        22        114,193   

Income tax benefit (expense)

     —          —          1,430        (9     1,421   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations

     —          —          115,601        13        115,614   

Net income (loss)

     (784,581     (775,171     114,672        809,017        (636,063

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest

     —          —          32        126,756        126,788   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Memorial Resource Development Corp.

   $ (784,581   $ (775,171   $ 114,640      $ 682,261      $ (762,851
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

45


MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

     December 31, 2013  
     Parent      Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Combined &
Consolidated
 
     (In thousands)  

Revenues:

           

Oil & natural gas sales

   $ —         $ 202,423      $ 17,129      $ —        $ 219,552   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     —           202,423        17,129        —          219,552   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

           

Lease operating

     —           14,710        2,605        (108     17,207   

Gathering, processing and transportation

     —           17,666        —          —          17,666   

Exploration

     —           1,034        —          —          1,034   

Taxes other than income

     —           7,869        830        —          8,699   

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     —           61,990        8,913        —          70,903   

Impairment of proved oil and natural gas properties

     —           128        2,400        —          2,528   

Incentive unit compensation expense

     —           14,353        20,644        —          34,997   

General and administrative

     —           31,674        3,616        124        35,414   

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

     —           516        77        —          593   

(Gain) loss on commodity derivatives

     —           (3,179     18        —          (3,161

(Gain) loss on sale of properties

     —           6,776        (89,549     —          (82,773

Other, net

     —           —          2        —          2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     —           153,537        (50,444     16        103,109   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     —           48,886        67,573        (16     116,443   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income (expense):

           

Interest expense, net

     —           (24,895     (53     —          (24,948

Equity earnings from subsidiaries

     —           71,222        —          (71,222     —     

Other, net

     —           141        2        —          143   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other income (expense)

     —           46,468        (51     (71,222     (24,805
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     —           95,354        67,522        (71,238     91,638   

Income tax benefit (expense)

     —           (164     (1,147     —          (1,311
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     —           95,190        66,375        (71,238     90,327   

Discontinued Operations

           

Income (loss) before income taxes

     —           —          61,297        16        61,313   

Income tax benefit (expense)

     —           —          (308     —          (308
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations

     —           —          60,989        16        61,005   

Net income (loss)

     —           95,190        127,364        (71,222     151,332   

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest

     —           —          267        49,563        49,830   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Memorial Resource Development Corp.

   $ —         $ 95,190      $ 127,097      $ (120,785   $ 101,502   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

46


MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

     December 31, 2015  
     Parent     Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  
     (In thousands)  

Net cash provided by continuing operations

   $ 45,528      $ 373,155      $ —        $ (5,941   $ 412,742   

Net cash provided (used in) by discontinued operations

     —          (1,127     216,750        5,546        221,169   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     45,528        372,028        216,750        (395     633,911   

Cash flows from investing activities:

          

Acquisitions of oil and natural gas properties

     —          (291,536     —          —          (291,536

Additions to oil and gas properties

     —          (594,901     —          —          (594,901

Additions to other property and equipment

     (3,401     (452     —          —          (3,853

Additions to restricted investments

     —          —          —          —          —     

Other financial hybrid instruments

     (46,106     —          —          —          (46,106

Investments in subsidiaries

     (499,336     —          —          499,336        —     

Distributions from subsidiaries

     78,648        —          —          (78,648     —     

Proceeds from the sale of oil and gas properties

     —          13,612        —          —          13,612   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in continuing operations

     (470,195     (873,277     —          420,688        (922,784

Net cash used in discontinued operations

     —          63        (337,568     —          (337,505
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (470,195     (873,214     (337,568     420,688        (1,260,289
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

          

Advances on revolving credit facility

     798,000        —          —          —          798,000   

Payments on revolving credit facility

     (558,000     —          —          —          (558,000

Deferred finance costs

     (1,498     —          —          —          (1,498

Proceeds from MRD equity offering

     242,880        —          —          —          242,880   

Costs incurred in conjunction with MRD equity offering

     (4,773     —          —          —          (4,773

Capital contributions

     —          497,424        —          (497,424     —     

Repurchases of equity

     (51,197     —          —          —          (51,197
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in continuing operations

     425,412        497,424        —          (497,424     425,412   

Net cash used in discontinued operations

     —          —          120,447        76,736        197,183   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     425,412        497,424        120,447        (420,688     622,595   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     745        (3,762     (371     (395     (3,783

Add: cash balance included in assets of discontinued operations at beginning of period

     —          2,639        970        (1,015     2,594   

Less: cash balance included in assets of discontinued operations at end of period

     —          —          599        1,576        2,175   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     2,241        1,123        —          —          3,364   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 2,986      $ —        $ —        $ (2,986   $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

47


MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

     December 31, 2014  
     Parent     Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Combined &
Consolidated
 
     (In thousands)  

Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operations

   $ (72,612   $ 299,206      $ (2,879   $ 1,975      $ 225,690   

Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations

     —          (1,716     254,272        (1,975     250,581   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     (72,612     297,490        251,393        —          476,271   

Cash flows from investing activities:

          

Acquisitions of oil and natural gas properties

     —          (93,909     —          —          (93,909

Additions to oil and gas properties

     —          (376,123     —          1        (376,122

Additions to other property and equipment

     (15,980     (851     —          —          (16,831

Investments in subsidiaries

     (696,489     —          —          696,489        —     

Distributions from subsidiaries

     15,140        74,424        —          (89,564     —     

Change in restricted cash

     —          49,946        —          —          49,946   

Deposits for property acquisitions

     —          (215     —          —          (215

Proceeds from the sale of oil and gas properties

     —          —          6,700        —          6,700   

Other

     —          —          (300     (1     (301
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in continuing operations

     (697,329     (346,728     6,400        606,925        (430,732

Net cash used in discontinued operations

     —          (138     (1,386,109     —          (1,386,247
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (697,329     (346,866     (1,379,709     606,925        (1,816,979
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

          

Advances on revolving credit facility

     1,174,000        126,800        —          —          1,300,800   

Payments on revolving credit facility

     (991,000     (329,900     —          —          (1,320,900

Termination of second lien credit facility

     —          (328,282     —          —          (328,282

Proceeds from the issuances of senior notes

     600,000        —          —          —          600,000   

Redemption of senior notes

     (351,808     —          —          —          (351,808

Deferred finance costs

     (18,779     (61     —          —          (18,840

Proceeds from MRD initial public offering

     408,500        —          —          —          408,500   

Costs incurred in conjunction with initial public offering

     (28,373     —          —          —          (28,373

MRD equity repurchases

     (161     —          —          —          (161

Capital contributions

     —          686,623        —          (686,623     —     

Contributions from NGP affiliates related to sale of properties

     —          —          1,165        —          1,165   

Purchase of additional interests in subsidiaries

     (3,292     —          —          —          (3,292

Distribution to equity owners

     —          (15,000     (2,315     17,315        —     

Distribution to NGP affiliates related to purchase of assets

     —          (63,389     (3,304     —          (66,693

Distribution to noncontrolling interests

     —          —          —          (376     (376

Distributions to MRD Holdco

     (17,207     (39,520     (3,076     —          (59,803

Distribution to NGP affiliates related to sale of assets, net of cash received

     —          (32,770     —          —          (32,770

Other

     302        18        —          —          320   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in continuing operations

     772,182        4,519        (7,530     (669,684     99,487   

Net cash used in discontinued operations

     —          —          1,107,714        61,744        1,169,458   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     772,182        4,519        1,100,184        (607,940     1,268,945   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     2,241        (44,857     (28,132     (1,015     (71,763

Add: cash balance included in assets of discontinued operations at beginning of period

     —          4,493        21,698        —          26,191   

Less: cash balance included in assets of discontinued operations at end of period

     —          2,639        970        (1,015     2,594   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     —          44,126        7,404        —          51,530   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 2,241      $ 1,123      $ —        $ —        $ 3,364   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

48


MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

     December 31, 2013  
     Parent      Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Combined &
Consolidated
 
     (In thousands)  

Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operations

   $ —         $ 92,997      $ (17,702   $ 13,177      $ 88,472   

Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations

     —           867        201,661        (13,177     189,351   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     —           93,864        183,959        —          277,823   

Cash flows from investing activities:

           

Acquisitions of oil and natural gas properties

     —           (67,098     —          —          (67,098

Additions to oil and gas properties

     —           (164,850     (20,344     —          (185,194

Additions to other property and equipment

     —           (2,307     —          —          (2,307

Investment in subsidiaries

     —           (93,433     —          93,433        —     

Distribution from subsidiaries

     —           273,694        —          (273,694     —     

Change in restricted cash

     —           (49,347     —          —          (49,347

Proceeds from the sale of oil and gas properties

     —           33,152        118,035          151,187   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in continuing operations

     —           (70,189     97,691        (180,261     (152,759

Net cash used in discontinued operations

     —           (125     (214,559     —          (214,684
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     —           (70,314     (116,868     (180,261     (367,443

Cash flows from financing activities:

           

Advances on revolving credit facilities

     —           174,400        —          —          174,400   

Payments on revolving credit facilities

     —           (200,500     —          —          (200,500

Proceeds from the issuances of senior notes

     —           343,000        —          —          343,000   

Borrowings under second lien credit facility

     —           325,000        —          —          325,000   

Deferred financing costs

     —           (20,250     —          (1     (20,251

Proceeds from changes in ownership interests in MEMP

     —           135,012        —          —          135,012   

Purchase of additional interests in subsidiaries

     —           (15,135     —          —          (15,135

Distributions to the Funds

     —           (732,362     —          —          (732,362

Distribution to equity owners

     —           —          (74,787     74,787        —     

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

     —           —          —          (7,446     (7,446

Distributions made by previous owners

     —           (2,590     —          —          (2,590

Other

     —           (129     —          200        71   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in continuing operations

     —           6,446        (74,787     67,540        (801

Net cash used in discontinued operations

     —           —          6,030        112,721        118,751   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     —           6,446        (68,757     180,261        117,950   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     —           29,996        (1,666     —          28,330   

Add: cash balance included in assets of discontinued operations at beginning of period

     —           3,751        28,585        —          32,336   

Less: cash balance included in assets of discontinued operations at end of period

     —           4,493        21,698        —          26,191   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     —           14,872        2,183        —          17,055   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ —         $ 44,126      $ 7,404      $ —        $ 51,530   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Unaudited Financial Statements of Memorial Resource Development Corp.

•    Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2016;

•    Condensed Statements of Consolidated Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015;

•    Condensed Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015;

•    Condensed Statements of Consolidated Equity for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015;

•    Notes to the above referenced financial information


MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except outstanding shares)

 

     June 30,     December 31,  
     2016     2015  

ASSETS

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 10      $ —     

Accounts receivable

     62,174        52,691   

Short-term derivative instruments

     98,594        227,991   

Other financial instruments (Note 6)

     27,253        46,106   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     3,381        3,375   

Assets of discontinued operation (Note 3)

     —          345,541   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     191,412        675,704   

Property and equipment, at cost:

    

Oil and natural gas properties, successful efforts method (Note 2)

     2,409,611        2,160,008   

Other

     12,256        22,822   

Accumulated depreciation, depletion and impairment

     (559,930     (438,383
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

     1,861,937        1,744,447   

Long-term derivative instruments

     36,514        91,291   

Other long-term assets

     10,833        4,976   

Assets of discontinued operation (Note 3)

     —          2,566,431   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 2,100,696      $ 5,082,849   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 25,697      $ 25,057   

Accounts payable - affiliates

     8,062        5,016   

Revenues payable

     34,117        34,026   

Accrued liabilities (Note 2)

     72,064        68,876   

Liabilities of discontinued operation (Note 3)

     —          91,779   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     139,940        224,754   

Long-term debt

     1,103,902        1,012,064   

Asset retirement obligations

     10,779        10,079   

Deferred tax liabilities

     149,355        193,733   

Other long-term liabilities

     3,083        7,195   

Liabilities of discontinued operation (Note 3)

     —          2,167,103   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,407,059        3,614,928   

Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)

    

Equity:

    

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock, $.01 par value: 50,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding

     —          —     

Common stock, $.01 par value: 600,000,000 shares authorized; 206,038,313 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2016; 205,293,743 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2015

     2,060        2,053   

Additional paid-in capital

     1,627,780        1,560,949   

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

     (936,203     (740,175
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     693,637        822,827   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interests

     —          645,094   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

     693,637        1,467,921   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 2,100,696      $ 5,082,849   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

1


MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     For the Three Months Ended
June 30,
    For the Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2016     2015     2016     2015  

Revenues:

        

Oil & natural gas sales

   $ 98,986      $ 78,605      $ 180,064      $ 165,628   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     98,986        78,605        180,064        165,628   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

        

Lease operating

     8,189        3,854        14,903        9,076   

Gathering, processing, and transportation

     23,353        14,289        45,294        29,052   

Gathering, processing, and transportation - affiliate (Note 13)

     13,456        3,813        27,643        3,813   

Exploration

     4,612        2,230        7,058        2,956   

Taxes other than income

     2,991        3,140        5,855        5,915   

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

     65,558        35,827        125,357        76,359   

Incentive unit compensation expense (benefit) (Note 12)

     74,329        16,116        52,569        26,340   

General and administrative

     24,021        10,323        35,154        23,299   

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

     156        93        295        216   

(Gain) loss on commodity derivative instruments

     90,617        30,463        54,175        (77,727

(Gain) loss on sale of properties

     —          50        50        50   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     307,282        120,198        368,353        99,349   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     (208,296     (41,593     (188,289     66,279   

Other income (expense):

        

Interest expense, net

     (12,767     (9,613     (24,124     (19,369

Other, net

     (112     (52     (108     (101
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other income (expense)

     (12,879     (9,665     (24,232     (19,470
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (221,175     (51,258     (212,521     46,809   

Income tax benefit (expense)

     25,342        24,644        22,405        (22,914
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

     (195,833     (26,614     (190,116     23,895   

Discontinued Operations: (Note 3)

        

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (122,425     (112,983     (160,426     (278,011

Income tax benefit (expense)

     —          (876     (96     1,494   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations

     (122,425     (113,859     (160,522     (276,517
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (318,258     (140,473     (350,638     (252,622

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest

     (122,297     (113,771     (160,354     (274,666
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Memorial Resource Development Corp.

     (195,961     (26,702     (190,284     22,044   

Net (income) allocated to participating restricted stockholders

     —          —          —          (150

Net (income) loss from discontinued operations

     128        88        168        227   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations available to common stockholders

   $ (195,833   $ (26,614   $ (190,116   $ 22,121   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per common share-basic: (Note 10)

        

Income (loss) from continuing operations

   $ (0.96   $ (0.14   $ (0.93   $ 0.12   

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (0.96   $ (0.14   $ (0.93   $ 0.12   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per common share-diluted: (Note 10)

        

Income (loss) from continuing operations

   $ (0.96   $ (0.14   $ (0.93   $ 0.12   

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

   $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (0.96   $ (0.14   $ (0.93   $ 0.12   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding:

        

Basic

     203,948        189,628        203,807        190,163   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

     203,948        189,628        203,807        190,163   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

2


MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

 

     For the Six Months Ended  
     June 30,  
     2016     2015  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income (loss)

   $ (350,638   $ (252,622

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

(Income) loss from discontinued operations

     160,522        276,517   

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

     125,357        76,359   

(Gain) loss on derivatives

     54,175        (77,727

Cash settlements (paid) received on expired derivative instruments

     130,000        70,288   

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     1,560        1,333   

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

     295        216   

Amortization of equity awards

     13,673        3,443   

(Gain) loss on sale of properties

     50        50   

Non-cash compensation expense

     52,569        26,340   

Deferred income tax expense (benefit)

     (44,301     15,197   

Exploration costs

     236        —     

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     (6,849     3,396   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     (6,678     4,538   

Payables and accrued liabilities

     23,691        37,537   

Other

     (1,715     (1,166
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by continuing operations

     151,947        183,699   

Net cash provided by discontinued operations

     139,770        118,088   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     291,717        301,787   

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Additions to oil and gas properties

     (265,532     (207,103

Additions to other property and equipment

     (438     (3,309

Other financial instruments

     16,220        —     

Proceeds from the sale of other property and equipment

     4,219        —     

Proceeds from the sale of oil and natural gas properties

     —          13,612   

Other

     24        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in continuing operations

     (245,507     (196,800

Net cash used in discontinued operations

     (33,014     (127,644
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (278,521     (324,444

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Advances on revolving credit facilities

     229,000        181,000   

Payments on revolving credit facilities

     (138,000     (199,000

Deferred financing costs

     (38     —     

Proceeds from sale of subsidiaries

     750        —     

MRD equity repurchases

     (5,748     (51,197
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in continuing operations

     85,964        (69,197

Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations

     (86,365     90,597   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (401     21,400   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     12,795        (1,257

Add: cash balance included in assets of discontinued operations at beginning of period

     2,175        2,594   

Less: cash balance included in assets of discontinued operations at May 31, 2016 and June 30, 2015

     14,960        4,701   

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     —          3,364   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 10      $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

3


MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED EQUITY

(In thousands)

 

     Stockholders’ Equity              
     Common
stock
    Additional
paid in
capital
    Accumulated
earnings
(deficit)
    Noncontrolling
Interest
    Total  

Balance, January 1, 2015

   $ 1,935      $ 1,367,346      $ (786,871   $ 1,120,554      $ 1,702,964   

Net income (loss)

     —          —          22,044        (274,666     (252,622

Share repurchase

     (28     —          (47,757     —          (47,785

Restricted stock awards

     9        (9     —          —          —     

Amortization of restricted stock awards

     —          3,443        —          —          3,443   

Contribution related to MRD Holdco incentive unit compensation expense (Note 12)

     —          26,340        —          —          26,340   

Net equity deemed contribution (distribution) related to MEMP property exchange (Note 1)

     —          (127,149     —          127,149        —     

Deferred tax effect of MEMP property exchange (Note 15)

     —          28,020        —          —          28,020   

Distributions

     —          —          —          (92,477     (92,477

Amortization of MEMP equity awards

     —          —          —          4,906        4,906   

MRD restricted shares repurchased

     (1     —          (1,195     —          (1,196

MEMP common units repurchased

     —          —          —          (45,117     (45,117

Other

     —          (47     —          30        (17
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, June 30, 2015

   $ 1,915      $ 1,297,944      $ (813,779   $ 840,379      $ 1,326,459   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, January 1, 2016

   $ 2,053      $ 1,560,949      $ (740,175   $ 645,094      $ 1,467,921   

Net income (loss)

     —          —          (190,284     (160,354     (350,638

Restricted stock awards

     11        (11     —          —          —     

Amortization of restricted stock awards

     —          13,673        —          —          13,673   

Contribution (distribution) related to MRD Holdco incentive units (Note 12)

     —          52,569        —          —          52,569   

Distributions

     —          —          —          (8,295     (8,295

Restricted stock awards returned to plan

     (4     —          (5,744     —          (5,748

Amortization of MEMP equity awards

     —          —          —          4,218        4,218   

MEMP restricted units repurchased

     —          —          —          (90     (90

Adjustments from deconsolidation of subsidiaries (Note 9)

     —          —          —          (480,165     (480,165

Other

     —          600        —          (408     192   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, June 30, 2016

   $ 2,060      $ 1,627,780      $ (936,203   $ —        $ 693,637   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

4


MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1. Background, Organization and Basis of Presentation

Overview

Memorial Resource Development Corp. (the “Company”) is a publicly traded Delaware corporation, the common shares of which are listed on the NASDAQ Global Market (“NASDAQ”) under the symbol “MRD.” Unless the context requires otherwise, references to “we,” “us,” “our,” “MRD,” or “the Company” are intended to mean the business and operations of Memorial Resource Development Corp. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

References to: (i) “Memorial Production Partners,” “MEMP” and “the Partnership” refer to Memorial Production Partners LP individually and collectively with its subsidiaries, as the context requires; (ii) “MEMP GP” refer to Memorial Production Partners GP LLC, the general partner of the Partnership; (iii) “MRD Holdco” refer to MRD Holdco LLC, a holding company controlled by the Funds (defined below) that, together as part of a group, owns a majority of our common stock; (iv) “the Funds” refer collectively to Natural Gas Partners VIII, L.P., Natural Gas Partners IX, L.P. and NGP IX Offshore Holdings, L.P., which collectively control MRD Holdco; and (v) “NGP” refer to Natural Gas Partners, a family of private equity investment funds organized to make direct equity investments in the energy industry, including the Funds.

Basis of Presentation

Our consolidated financial statements include our accounts and those of our subsidiaries in which we have a controlling interest. Under the amended consolidation guidance that we adopted on January 1, 2016 (see Note 2), a limited partnership is considered a variable interest entity (“VIE”) unless a single limited partner or a simple majority of all partners have substantive kick-out or participating rights. The Company determined that MEMP was a VIE and we were deemed the primary beneficiary. On June 1, 2016, we completed the sale of MEMP GP, Beta Operating Company, LLC (“Beta Operating”) and MEMP Services LLC (“Services”) (collectively, the “Disposition Entities”), to MEMP for $0.75 million in cash. This sale was a reconsideration event under the amended consolidation guidance which resulted in the deconsolidation of the Partnership. Our equity statement reflects a loss of $0.1 million related to the deconsolidation of the Disposition Entities and their subsidiaries. Our financial statements have been retrospectively revised to reflect the Disposition Entities and their subsidiaries as discontinued operations for all periods presented (see Note 3). After the completion of the sale, we have one reportable business segment, which is engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of oil and natural gas properties.

All material intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in preparation of our consolidated financial statements. Our results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of results expected for the full year. In our opinion, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for fair presentation. Although we believe the disclosures in these financial statements are adequate and make the information presented not misleading, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Our equity statement reflects a $127.1 million equity transfer from stockholders’ equity to noncontrolling interest related to the acquisition by MEMP of certain assets from the Company in East Texas in February 2015 for certain properties in North Louisiana (the “Property Swap”).

Merger with Range Resources Corporation

On May 15, 2016, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Range Resources Corporation (“Range”), a Delaware corporation, and Medina Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Range (“Merger Sub”). The Merger Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth, the Merger Sub would be merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving entity and a wholly owned subsidiary of Range (“the Merger”).

The Merger Agreement also provided that each share of our common stock outstanding immediately before the closing of the Merger (including outstanding shares of our restricted common stock, all of which would become fully vested and unrestricted under the terms of the Merger Agreement) would automatically be converted into the right to receive 0.375 of a share of Range common stock, par value of $0.01 per share (“Range Common Stock”). The Merger was subject to customary closing conditions, including the approval by both Memorial and Range stockholders. All of such closing conditions have been satisfied, and the Merger closed on September 16, 2016.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, MRD Holdco, Jay Graham (our chief executive officer), Anthony Bahr and WHR Incentive LLC (a limited liability company controlled by Mr. Graham and Mr. Bahr) (collectively, the “Memorial Stockholders”) entered into a voting and support agreement with Range and have agreed to vote all of the shares held by them in favor of the approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the merger. As of June 30, 2016, the Memorial Stockholders hold and are entitled to vote in the aggregate approximately 47.7% of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock entitled to vote at our special meeting. In addition, certain other stockholders of the Company who are not party to the voting and support agreement are party to an existing voting agreement, as discussed in our 2015 Form 10-K, pursuant to which those stockholders are required to vote all of the shares of our common stock that they own as directed by MRD Holdco. As of June 30, 2016, those additional stockholders hold and are entitled to vote in the aggregate approximately 2.7% of the outstanding shares of our common stock entitled to vote at our special meeting.

Our common stock listed on the NASDAQ as of immediately prior to the closing of the Merger will cease to be listed for trading on the NASDAQ and will subsequently be deregistered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Significant estimates include, but are not limited to, oil and natural gas reserves; depreciation, depletion, and amortization of proved oil and natural gas properties; future cash flows from oil and natural gas properties; impairment of long-lived assets; realization of long-term prepaid processing fees; fair value of derivatives; fair value of equity compensation; fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations, income taxes and asset retirement obligations.

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

A discussion of our critical accounting policies and estimates is included in our 2015 Form 10-K.

Oil and Natural Gas Properties

Oil and natural gas properties consisted of the following at the dates indicated (in thousands):

 

     June 30,      December 31,  
     2016      2015  
     (In thousands)  

Proved oil and natural gas properties

   $ 1,984,500       $ 1,740,530   

Support equipment and facilities

     7,191         4,719   

Unproved oil and natural gas properties

     417,920         414,759   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total oil and natural gas properties

   $ 2,409,611       $ 2,160,008   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

At June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we had $147.4 million and $174.0 million, respectively, capitalized in proved oil and natural gas properties related to wells in various stages of drilling and completion, which have been excluded from the depletion base.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Accrued liabilities

Current accrued liabilities consisted of the following at the dates indicated (in thousands):

 

     June 30,      December 31,  
     2016      2015  

Accrued capital expenditures

   $ 24,084       $ 40,197   

Accrued interest payable

     17,665         17,657   

Accrued lease operating expense

     1,414         2,031   

Accrued general and administrative expenses

     5,871         4,030   

Accrued ad valorem taxes

     1,619         157   

Accrued current income taxes

     20,007         1,911   

Other miscellaneous, including operator advances

     1,404         2,893   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total accrued liabilities

   $ 72,064       $ 68,876   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Supplemental cash flow from continuing operations for the periods presented (in thousands):

 

     For the Six Months Ended  
     June 30,  
     2016      2015  

Supplemental cash flows:

     

Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest

   $ 22,418       $ 35,650   

Cash paid for taxes

     3,800         2,000   

Noncash investing and financing activities:

     

Increase (decrease) in capital expenditures in payables and accrued liabilities

     (16,113      25,560   

(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable related to other financial instruments

     2,633         —     

Assumptions of asset retirement obligations related to properties acquired or drilled

     530         —     

New Accounting Pronouncements

Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an accounting standards update to simplify the guidance on employee share-based payment accounting. The update involves several aspects of accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification in the statement of cash flows. Entities will no longer record excess tax benefits and certain tax deficiencies in additional paid-in capital (“APIC”). Instead, they will record all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement and the APIC pools will be eliminated. In addition, the new guidance eliminates the requirement that excess tax benefits be realized before companies can recognize them and requires companies to present excess tax benefits as an operating activity on the statement of cash flows rather than as a financing activity. Furthermore, the new guidance will increase the amount an employer can withhold to cover income taxes on awards and still qualify for the exception to liability classification for shares used to satisfy the employer’s statutory income tax withholding obligation. The new guidance requires a company to classify the cash paid to a tax authority when shares are withheld to satisfy its statutory income tax withholding obligation as a financing activity on the statement of cash flows. In addition, companies will now have to elect whether to account for forfeitures on share-based payments by: (i) recognizing forfeitures of awards as they occur or (ii) estimating the number of awards expected to be forfeited and adjusting the estimate when it is likely to change, as is currently required.

The new guidance is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, but all of the guidance must be adopted in the same period. The Company is currently assessing the impact the adoption of this new guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. For the amendments that change the recognition and measurement of share-based payment awards, the new guidance requires transition under a modified retrospective approach, with a cumulative-effect adjustment made to retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal period in which the guidance is adopted. Prospective application is required for the accounting for excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies. Entities should apply the new guidance retrospectively for all periods presented related to the classification of employee taxes paid on the statement of cash flows when an employer withholds shares to meet the minimum statutory withholding requirements. Entities may apply the presentation changes for excess tax benefits in the statement of cash flows either prospectively or retrospectively.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Leases. In February 2016, the FASB issued a revision to its lease accounting guidance. The FASB retained a dual model, requiring leases to be classified as either direct financing or operating leases. The classification will be based on criteria that are similar to the current lease accounting treatment. The revised guidance requires lessees to recognize a right-of-use asset and lease liability for all leasing transactions regardless of classification. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset not to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. If a lessee makes this election, it should recognize lease expense for such leases generally on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The amendments are effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for all entities as of the beginning of an interim or annual reporting period. The revised guidance must be adopted using a modified retrospective transition and provides for certain practical expedients. Transition will require application of the new guidance at the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented. The Company is currently evaluating the standard and the impact on the Company’s financial statements and related footnote disclosures.

Amendments to Consolidation Analysis. In February 2015, the FASB issued an accounting standards update to improve consolidation guidance for certain types of legal entities. The guidance modifies the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are variable interest entities (“VIEs”) or voting interest entities, eliminates the presumption that a general partner should consolidate a limited partnership, affects the consolidation analysis of reporting entities that are involved with VIEs, particularly those that have fee arrangements and related party relationships, and provides a scope exception from consolidation guidance for certain money market funds. We adopted this guidance on January 1, 2016 and determined that MEMP was a VIE for which the Company is the primary beneficiary for accounting purposes. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. On June 1, 2016, we completed the sale of the Disposition Entities to MEMP as discussed in Note 1, which triggered a reconsideration event under the guidance which resulted in the deconsolidation of the Partnership.

Other accounting standards that have been issued by the FASB or other standards-setting bodies are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

Note 3. Discontinued Operations

As previously discussed in Note 1, we sold the Disposition Entities and their subsidiaries on June 1, 2016 to MEMP. Below is a reconciliation of carrying amounts of major classes of assets and liabilities included as part of discontinued operations as reflected on the balance sheet associated with this disposal transaction (in thousands):

 

     December 31,  
     2015  

ASSETS

  

Current assets:

  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 2,175   

Accounts receivable

     61,404   

Short-term derivative instruments

     272,320   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     9,642   
  

 

 

 

Total current assets

     345,541   

Property and equipment, net

     1,946,937   

Long-term derivative instruments

     461,810   

Restricted investments

     152,631   

Other long-term assets

     5,053   
  

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 2,911,972   
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

  

Current liabilities:

  

Accounts payable

   $ 8,792   

Accounts payable - affiliates

     193   

Revenues payable

     27,021   

Accrued liabilities

     52,923   

Short-term derivative instruments

     2,850   
  

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     91,779   

Long-term debt

     2,000,579   

Asset retirement obligations

     162,989   

Long-term derivative instruments

     1,441   

Deferred tax liabilities

     2,094   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   $ 2,258,882   
  

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Below is a reconciliation of major line items constituting pretax profit (loss) of discontinued operations to the after tax profit (loss) of discontinued operations that are presented in the statement of operations (in thousands):

 

     For the Three Months Ended      For the Six Months Ended  
     June 30,      June 30,  
     2016      2015      2016      2015  

Revenues:

           

Oil & natural gas sales

   $ 43,806       $ 97,221       $ 104,429       $ 189,170   

Other revenues

     186         917         429         1,786   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues

     43,992         98,138         104,858         190,956   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Costs and expenses:

           

Lease operating

     19,347         44,888         55,043         85,366   

Gathering, processing, and transportation

     6,166         9,548         15,375         18,214   

Exploration

     3         32         125         122   

Taxes other than income

     2,534         6,058         6,542         12,713   

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

     29,954         46,286         74,383         97,552   

Impairment of proved oil and natural gas properties

     —           —           8,342         251,347   

General and administrative (1)

     9,092         14,377         22,616         28,888   

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

     1,828         1,686         4,535         3,320   

(Gain) loss on commodity derivative instruments

     104,365         61,403         52,620         (84,056

(Gain) loss on sale of properties

     —           —           (96      —     

Other, net

     —           (943      119         (943
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     173,289         183,335         239,604         412,523   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     (129,297      (85,197      (134,746      (221,567

Other income (expense):

           

Interest expense, net

     (19,142      (27,910      (51,694      (56,728

Other, net

     26,014         124         26,014         284   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other income (expense)

     6,872         (27,786      (25,680      (56,444
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Pretax profit (loss) of discontinued operations

     (122,425      (112,983      (160,426      (278,011

Income tax benefit (expense)

     —           (876      (96      1,494   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations

   $ (122,425    $ (113,859    $ (160,522    $ (276,517
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Included $4.4 million and $12.2 million, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016; and $8.5 million and $17.0 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 that was allocated to discontinued operations under an omnibus agreement. This omnibus agreement was terminated on June 1, 2016, and we entered into a transition services agreement (“TSA”) with MEMP to manage post-closing separation costs and activities through February 2017. At June 30, 2016, we owed MEMP approximately $1.9 million under the TSA.

In connection with the sale of the Disposition Entities, we received $4.2 million from MEMP for the sale of furniture, fixtures, and other property and equipment. We also received an additional $5.4 million from MEMP related to both the settlement of a receivable that had been previously eliminated in consolidation and prepaid expenses. We paid MEMP approximately $1.9 million, which represented a settlement related to corporate office space.

Note 4. Acquisitions and Divestitures

Transaction-related costs, which include costs associated with our Merger with Range, are included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying statements of operations for the periods indicated below (in thousands):

 

For the Three Months Ended      For the Six Months Ended  
June 30,      June 30,  
2016      2015      2016      2015  
$ 6,179       $ 126       $ 6,209       $ 1,407   

2016 Acquisitions and Divestitures

There were no material acquisitions during the three and six months ended June 30, 2016. In addition, there were no material divestitures during the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, except for the Disposition Entities and their subsidiaries as discussed in Note 1.

2015 Acquisition and Divestitures

On April 17, 2015, we sold certain oil and natural gas properties to a third party in Colorado and Wyoming for approximately $13.6 million (the “Rockies Divestiture”) and recorded a gain of less than $0.1 million related to the sale.

 

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MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

On June 1, 2015, we entered into an oil and gas lease option agreement with a third party pursuant to which we have the right to obtain one or more oil and gas leases in North Louisiana. The option is exercisable through February 2017. The purchase price of this option was approximately $4.0 million. The purchase price has been capitalized as part of unproved properties and will be expensed if the option is not exercised.

Note 5. Fair Value Measurements of Financial Instruments

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at a specified measurement date. Fair value estimates are based on either (i) actual market data or (ii) assumptions that other market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability, including estimates of risk. A three-tier hierarchy has been established that classifies fair value amounts recognized or disclosed in the financial statements. The hierarchy considers fair value amounts based on observable inputs (Levels 1 and 2) to be more reliable and predictable than those based primarily on unobservable inputs (Level 3). All of the derivative instruments reflected on the accompanying balance sheets were considered Level 2.

The carrying values of accounts receivables, accounts payables (including accrued liabilities), restricted investments and amounts outstanding under long-term debt agreements with variable rates included in the accompanying balance sheets approximated fair value at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. The fair value estimates are based upon observable market data and are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. These assets and liabilities are not presented in the following tables. See Note 8 for the estimated fair value of our outstanding fixed-rate debt.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The fair market values of the derivative financial instruments reflected on the balance sheets as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were based on estimated forward commodity prices (including nonperformance risk) and forward interest rate yield curves. Nonperformance risk is the risk that the obligation related to the derivative instrument will not be fulfilled. Financial assets and liabilities are classified based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of the fair value of assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.

The following table presents the gross derivative assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 for each of the fair value hierarchy levels:

 

     Fair Value Measurements at June 30, 2016 Using  
     Quoted Prices in
Active

Market
(Level 1)
     Significant Other
Observable
Inputs

(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
     Fair Value  
     (In thousands)  

Assets:

           

Commodity derivatives

   $ —         $ 135,658       $ —         $ 135,658   

Liabilities:

           

Commodity derivatives

   $ —         $ 550       $ —         $ 550   
     Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2015 Using  
     Quoted Prices in      Significant Other      Significant         
     Active      Observable      Unobservable         
     Market      Inputs      Inputs         
     (Level 1)      (Level 2)      (Level 3)      Fair Value  
     (In thousands)  

Assets:

           

Commodity derivatives

   $ —         $ 319,762       $ —         $ 319,762   

Liabilities:

           

Commodity derivatives

   $ —         $ 480       $ —         $ 480   

See Note 6 for additional information regarding our derivative instruments.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

Certain assets and liabilities are reported at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as reflected on the balance sheets. The following methods and assumptions are used to estimate the fair values:

 

    The fair value of asset retirement obligations (“AROs”) is based on discounted cash flow projections using numerous estimates, assumptions, and judgments regarding factors such as the existence of a legal obligation for an ARO; amounts and timing of settlements; the credit-adjusted risk-free rate; and inflation rates. See Note 7 for a summary of changes in AROs.

 

    If sufficient market data is not available, the determination of the fair values of proved and unproved properties acquired in transactions accounted for as business combinations are prepared by utilizing estimates of discounted cash flow projections. The factors to determine fair value include, but are not limited to, estimates of: (i) economic reserves; (ii) future operating and development costs; (iii) future commodity prices; and (iv) a market-based weighted average cost of capital. To compensate for the inherent risk of estimating and valuing unproved properties, the discounted future net revenues of probable and possible reserves are reduced by additional risk-weighting factors. The fair value of supporting equipment, such as plant assets, acquired in transactions accounted for as business combinations are commonly estimated using the depreciated replacement cost approach.

 

    Proved oil and natural gas properties are reviewed for impairment when events and circumstances indicate a possible decline in the recoverability of the carrying value of such properties. The factors used to determine fair value include, but are not limited to, estimates of proved reserves, future commodity prices, the timing of future production and capital expenditures and a discount rate commensurate with the risk reflective of the lives remaining for the respective oil and natural gas properties.

Note 6. Risk Management and Derivative and Other Financial Instruments

Derivative and other financial instruments are utilized to manage exposure to commodity price and interest rate fluctuations and achieve a more predictable cash flow in connection with natural gas and oil sales from production and borrowing related activities. These instruments limit exposure to declines in prices or increases in interest rates, but also limit the benefits that would be realized if prices increase or interest rates decrease.

Certain inherent business risks are associated with commodity and interest derivative contracts and other financial instruments, including market risk and credit risk. Market risk is the risk that the price of natural gas or oil will change, either favorably or unfavorably, in response to changing market conditions. Credit risk is the risk of loss from nonperformance by the counterparty to a contract. It is our policy to enter into derivative contracts, including interest rate swaps, and other financial instruments only with creditworthy counterparties, which generally are financial institutions, deemed by management as competent and competitive market makers. Some of the lenders, or certain of their affiliates, under our credit agreements are counterparties to our derivative contracts. While collateral is generally not required to be posted by counterparties, credit risk associated with derivative and other financial instruments is minimized by limiting exposure to any single counterparty and entering into derivative and other financial instruments only with counterparties that are large financial institutions, which management believes present minimal credit risk. Additionally, master netting agreements are used to mitigate risk of loss due to default with counterparties on derivative or other financial instruments. We have also entered into the International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreements (“ISDA Agreements”) with each of our counterparties. The terms of the ISDA Agreements provide us and each of our counterparties with rights of set-off upon the occurrence of defined acts of default by either us or our counterparty to a derivative or other financial instrument, whereby the party not in default may set-off all liabilities owed to the defaulting party against all net derivative asset receivables from the defaulting party.

At June 30, 2016, we had net derivative and other financial assets of $162.4 million. After taking into effect netting arrangements, we had counterparty exposure of $16.6 million related to derivative and other financial instruments of which all was with a single counterparty. Had all counterparties failed completely to perform according to the terms of their existing contracts, we would have the right to offset $145.8 million against amounts outstanding under our revolving credit facility at June 30, 2016. See Note 8 for additional information regarding our revolving credit facility.

Commodity Derivatives and Other Financial Instruments

We may use a combination of commodity derivatives and other financial instruments (e.g., floating-for-fixed swaps, put options, costless collars and basis swaps) to manage exposure to commodity price volatility. We recognize all derivative instruments at fair value; however, certain of our derivative instruments have a deferred premium. The deferred premium is factored into the fair value measurement and the Company agrees to defer the premium paid or received until the time of settlement. Cash settlements received on settled derivative positions during the six months ended June 30, 2016 is net of deferred premiums of $10.5 million.

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

During the year ended December 31, 2015, we restructured our existing 2018 crude oil and natural gas hedges for crude oil and NGL swaps that will settle in 2016. Cash settlements of approximately $92.3 million from the terminated 2018 positions were received and applied as premiums for the new crude oil and NGL swaps. Certain contracts are classified as other financial instruments, which required bifurcation, based on the relationship between the fixed swap price and the market price at the restructure dates. Due to bifurcation, $27.3 million of the restructured contracts represents other financial assets at June 30, 2016.

We enter into natural gas derivative contracts that are indexed to NYMEX-Henry Hub and regional indices such as TGT Z1 in proximity to our areas of production. We also enter into oil derivative contracts indexed primarily to NYMEX-WTI. Our NGL derivative contracts are primarily indexed to OPIS Mont Belvieu.

At June 30, 2016, we had the following open commodity positions (excluding embedded derivatives):

 

     Remaining
2016
     2017  

Natural Gas Derivative Contracts:

     

Fixed price swap contracts:

     

Average Monthly Volume (MMBtu)

     3,120,000         1,770,000   

Weighted-average fixed price

   $ 4.06       $ 4.24   

Collar contracts:

     

Average Monthly Volume (MMBtu)

     1,000,000         1,050,000   

Weighted-average floor price

   $ 4.00       $ 4.00   

Weighted-average ceiling price

   $ 4.71       $ 5.06   

Purchased put option contracts:

     

Average Monthly Volume (MMBtu)

     6,700,000         5,350,000   

Weighted-average strike price

   $ 3.54       $ 3.48   

Weighted-average deferred premium

   $ (0.34    $ (0.32

TGT Z1 basis swaps:

     

Average Monthly Volume (MMBtu)

     1,120,000         200,000   

Spread - Henry Hub

   $ (0.10    $ (0.08

Crude Oil Derivative Contracts:

     

Fixed price swap contracts:

     

Average Monthly Volume (Bbls)

     32,833         28,000   

Weighted-average fixed price

   $ 83.91       $ 84.70   

Collar contracts:

     

Average Monthly Volume (Bbls)

     26,600         —     

Weighted-average floor price

   $ 80.00       $ —     

Weighted-average ceiling price

   $ 99.70       $ —     

NGL Derivative Contracts:

     

Fixed price swap contracts:

     

Average Monthly Volume (Bbls)

     366,758         —     

Weighted-average fixed price

   $ 39.93       $ —     

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

At June 30, 2016, we had the following open embedded derivative positions:

 

     Remaining
2016
 

Oil Hybrid Contracts:

  

Fixed price swap contracts:

  

Average Monthly Volume (Bbls)

     27,211   

Weighted-average fixed price

   $ 46.50   

Initial net investment price

     62.29   
  

 

 

 

Total contract swap price

   $ 108.79   
  

 

 

 

NGL Hybrid Contracts:

  

Fixed price swap contracts:

  

Average Monthly Volume (Bbls)

     111,175   

Weighted-average fixed price

   $ 15.77   

Initial net investment price

     25.61   
  

 

 

 

Total contract swap price

   $ 41.38   
  

 

 

 

Balance Sheet Presentation

The following table summarizes both: (i) the gross fair value of derivative instruments by the appropriate balance sheet classification even when the derivative instruments are subject to netting arrangements and qualify for net presentation in the balance sheet and (ii) the net recorded fair value as reflected on the balance sheet at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. There was no cash collateral received or pledged associated with our derivative instruments since most of the counterparties, or certain of their affiliates, to our derivative contracts are lenders under our collective credit agreements.

 

          Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  
          June 30,     December 31,     June 30,     December 31,  

Type

  

Balance Sheet Location

   2016     2015     2016     2015  
          (In thousands)  

Commodity contracts

   Short-term derivative instruments    $ 98,937      $ 228,349      $ 343      $ 358   

Netting arrangements

   Short-term derivative instruments      (343     (358     (343     (358
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net recorded fair value

   Short-term derivative instruments    $ 98,594      $ 227,991      $ —        $ —     
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commodity contracts

   Long-term derivative instruments    $ 36,721      $ 91,413      $ 207      $ 122   

Netting arrangements

   Long-term derivative instruments      (207     (122     (207     (122
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net recorded fair value

   Long-term derivative instruments    $ 36,514      $ 91,291      $ —        $ —     
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Gains) Losses on Derivatives

All gains and losses, including changes in the derivative instruments’ fair values, have been recorded in the accompanying statements of operations since derivative instruments are not designated as hedging instruments for accounting and financial reporting purposes. The following table details the gains and losses related to derivative instruments for the periods indicated (in thousands):

 

          For the Three Months Ended      For the Six Months Ended  
     Statements of    June 30,      June 30,  
    

Operations Location

   2016      2015      2016      2015  

Commodity derivative contracts

  

(Gain) loss on commodity derivatives

   $ 90,617       $ 30,463       $ 54,175       $ (77,727

Note 7. Asset Retirement Obligations

Asset retirement obligations primarily relate to our portion of future plugging and abandonment costs for wells and related facilities. The following table presents the changes in the asset retirement obligations for the six months ended June 30, 2016 (in thousands):

 

Asset retirement obligations at beginning of period

   $ 10,079   

Liabilities added from acquisitions or drilling

     530   

Revision of estimates

     (125

Accretion expense

     295   
  

 

 

 

Asset retirement obligations at end of period

   $ 10,779   
  

 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 8. Long Term Debt

The following table presents our consolidated debt obligations at the dates indicated:

 

     June 30,      December 31,  
     2016      2015  
     (In thousands)  

$2.0 billion revolving credit facility, variable-rate, due June 2019

   $ 514,000       $ 423,000   

5.875% senior unsecured notes, due July 2022 (“Senior Notes”) (1) (2)

     600,000         600,000   

Unamortized debt issuance costs

     (10,098      (10,936
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long-term debt

   $ 1,103,902       $ 1,012,064   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) The estimated fair value of this fixed-rate debt was $598.5 million and $525.0 million at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
(2) The estimated fair value is based on quoted market prices and is classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

On May 31, 2016, we entered into a sixth amendment to our revolving credit facility to, among other things, permit the sale of MEMP GP, Beta Operating and Services to MEMP. Effective June 1, 2016, Beta Operating was automatically released as a guarantor and discharged from any and all obligations under or in connection with our revolving credit facility or other related loan documents. The liens on and security interests in the equity interests owned by us in each of MEMP GP, Beta Operating, and Services, and the mortgaged property owned by Beta Operating were automatically released.

Senior Notes

Effective June 1, 2016, the guarantor subsidiaries are 100% owned by the Company; the Company has no material assets or operations independent of the guarantor subsidiaries; and there are no significant restrictions upon the ability of the guarantor subsidiaries to distribute funds to the Company. Additionally, our Senior Notes are jointly and severally, fully and unconditional guaranteed (subject to customary release provisions) by the guarantor subsidiaries.

Borrowing Base

Credit facilities tied to borrowing base are common throughout the oil and gas industry. Our revolving credit facility borrowing base is subject to redetermination, on at least a semi-annual basis, primarily based on estimated proved reserves. The borrowing base for our credit facility was the following at the date indicated (in thousands):

 

     June 30,  
     2016  

$2.0 billion revolving credit facility, variable-rate, due June 2019

   $ 1,000,000   

Weighted-Average Interest Rates

The following table presents the weighted-average interest rates paid on our consolidated variable-rate debt obligations for the periods presented:

 

     For the Three Months Ended     For the Six Months Ended  

Credit Facility

   June 30,     June 30,  
     2016     2015     2016     2015  

Revolving credit facility (1)

     2.49     1.70     2.38     1.80

 

(1) As noted in the 2015 10-K, the Applicable Margin (as defined in our revolving credit facility), or credit spread, varies based on the total commitment usage (which is the ratio of outstanding borrowings and letters of credit to the borrowing base then in effect). The Applicable Margin for the three months and six months ended for June 30, 2016 was 2.00% and 1.90%, respectively. The Applicable Margin for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2015, was 1.50% and 1.57%, respectively.

Unamortized Deferred Financing Costs

Unamortized deferred financing costs associated with our consolidated debt obligations were as follows at the dates indicated:

 

     June 30,      December 31,  
     2016      2015  
     (In thousands)  

Revolving credit facility

   $ 4,292       $ 4,976   

Senior Notes

     10,098         10,936   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total unamortized deferred financing costs

     14,390         15,912   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 9. Stockholders’ Equity and Noncontrolling Interests

Common Stock

The Company’s authorized capital stock includes 600,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share. The following is a summary of the changes in our common shares issued for the six months ended June 30, 2016:

 

Balance December 31, 2015

     205,293,743   

Restricted common shares issued (Note 11)

     1,117,606   

Restricted common shares repurchased (1)

     (363,159

Restricted common shares forfeited

     (9,877
  

 

 

 

Balance June 30, 2016

     206,038,313   
  

 

 

 

 

(1) Restricted common shares are generally net-settled by shareholders to cover the required withholding tax upon vesting. Participants surrendered shares with value equivalent to the employee’s minimum statutory obligation for the applicable income and other employment taxes. Total payments remitted for the employees’ tax obligations to the appropriate taxing authorities were approximately $5.7 million. These net-settlements had the effect of shares repurchased by the Company as they reduced the number of shares that would have otherwise been outstanding as a result of the vesting and did not represent an expense to the Company.

See Note 11 for additional information regarding restricted common shares. Restricted shares of common stock are considered issued and outstanding on the grant date of the restricted stock award.

Share Repurchase Program

The Company repurchased 2,764,887 shares of common stock under the December 2014 repurchase program for an aggregate price of $47.8 million through March 16, 2015, which exhausted the December 2014 repurchase program. We have retired all of the shares of common stock repurchased and the shares of common stock are no longer issued or outstanding.

In April 2015, the board of directors (“Board”) of the Company authorized the repurchase of up to $50.0 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock from time to time on the open market, through block trades or otherwise. The Company was not obligated to repurchase any dollar amount or specific number of shares of its common stock under the program, which could have been suspended or discontinued at any time. The Company did not repurchase any shares of common stock under the April 2015 repurchase program. The April 2015 repurchase program expired in April 2016.

Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling interests is the portion of equity ownership in the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries not attributable to the Company and primarily consisted of the equity interests held by: (i) the limited partners of MEMP prior to June 1, 2016 (see Note 1) and (ii) a third party investor in the San Pedro Bay Pipeline Company prior to November 3, 2015.

Distributions paid to the limited partners of MEMP primarily represent the quarterly cash distributions paid to MEMP’s unitholders. Contributions received from limited partners of MEMP primarily represent net cash proceeds received from common unit offerings. These distributions and contributions are a component of net cash provided by discontinued operations from financing activities as presented on our cash flow statement.

 

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MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 10. Earnings per Share

The following sets forth the calculation of earnings (loss) per share, or EPS, for the periods indicated (in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

     For the Three Months Ended      For the Six Months Ended  
     June 30,      June 30,  
     2016      2015      2016      2015  

Numerator:

           

Net income (loss) from continuing operations available to common stockholders

   $ (195,833    $ (26,614    $ (190,116    $ 22,121   

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations available to common stockholders

     128         88         168         227   

Denominator:

           

Weighted average common shares outstanding

     203,948         189,628         203,807         190,163   

Incremental treasury stock method shares (1)

     310         364         39         329   

Basic EPS from continuing operations

   $ (0.96    $ (0.14    $ (0.93    $ 0.12   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted EPS from continuing operations (1)

   $ (0.96    $ (0.14    $ (0.93    $ 0.12   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Basic EPS from discontinued operations

   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted EPS from discontinued operations (1)

   $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) The Company determines the more dilutive of either the two-class method or the treasury stock method for diluted EPS. The two-class method was more dilutive for each period presented. The incremental treasury stock method shares were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS because the inclusion of such shares would have been anti-dilutive.

Note 11. Long-Term Incentive Plans

The following table summarizes information regarding restricted common share awards granted under the Memorial Resource Development Corp. 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan (“LTIP”) for the periods presented:

 

     Number of
Shares
     Weighted-
Average Grant
Date Fair Value
per Share (1)
 

Restricted common shares outstanding at December 31, 2015

     1,668,845       $ 18.89   

Granted (2)

     1,117,606       $ 13.13   

Forfeited

     (9,877    $ 18.84   

Vested

     (1,145,885    $ 18.87   
  

 

 

    

Restricted common shares outstanding at June 30, 2016 (3)

     1,630,689       $ 14.96   
  

 

 

    

 

(1) Determined by dividing the aggregate grant date fair value of awards issued.
(2) The aggregate grant date fair value of restricted common share awards issued in 2016 was $14.7 million based on a grant date market price ranging from $13.08 to $15.58 per share.
(3) Effective immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding share of our unvested restricted common stock will fully vest and any applicable restrictions will lapse and, at the effective time of the Merger, each such share will be treated as a share of our common stock, including with respect to the right to receive 0.375 of a fully vested share of Range Common Stock.

The following table summarizes the amount of recognized compensation expense associated with these awards that are reflected in the accompanying statements of operations for the periods presented (in thousands):

 

For the Three Months Ended     For the Six Months Ended  
June 30,     June 30,  
2016     2015     2016     2015  
$ 10,521      $ 1,957      $ 13,673      $ 3,443   

The unrecognized compensation cost associated with restricted common share awards was $23.2 million at June 30, 2016. We expect to recognize the unrecognized compensation cost for these awards over a weighted-average period of 2.44 years.

 

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MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

LTIP Modification. On March 9, 2016, certain employees were impacted by an involuntary termination which, upon the Board’s approval, accelerated the vesting schedule of unvested awards under the LTIP that otherwise would have been forfeited upon a voluntary termination. The acceleration of the LTIP vesting schedule represents an improbable-to-probable modification. The grant-date fair value compensation cost of approximately $0.5 million was reversed and the modified-date grant fair value compensation cost of $1.1 million was recognized.

On June 1, 2016, with the completion of the sale of the Disposition Entities and their subsidiaries to MEMP as discussed in Note 1, we accelerated the vesting schedule of unvested awards under the LTIP for the employees that remained with the Disposition Entities and their subsidiaries. The grant-date fair value compensation cost of approximately $2.5 million was reversed and the modified-date grant fair value compensation cost of $9.8 million was recognized.

Note 12. Incentive Units

MRD Holdco

MRD Holdco’s governing documents authorize the issuance of 1,000 incentive units, of which 930 incentive units were granted in exchange for cancelled predecessor awards (the “Exchanged Incentive Units”). Subsequent to our initial public offering, MRD Holdco granted the remaining 70 incentive units to certain key employees (the “Subsequent Incentive Units”).

We recognized compensation expense of $74.3 million and $52.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively, offset by a deemed capital contribution to MRD Holdco. The unrecognized compensation expense of approximately $6.2 million as of June 30, 2016 will be recognized over the remaining expected service period of 0.25 years.

The fair value of the Exchanged Incentive Units and Subsequent Incentive Units will be remeasured on a quarterly basis until all payments have been made. The settlement obligation rests with MRD Holdco. Accordingly, no payments will ever be made by us related to these incentive units; however, adjustments to non-cash compensation expense will be allocated to us in future periods offset by deemed capital contributions or distributions. As such, these awards are not dilutive to our stockholders.

The fair value of the incentive units was estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation valuation model with the following assumptions:

 

     Exchanged
Incentive Units
    Subsequent
Incentive Units
 

Valuation date

     6/30/2016        6/30/2016   

Dividend yield

     0     0

Expected volatility

     55.00     55.00

Risk-free rate

     0.26     0.26

Expected life (years)

     0.25        0.25   

Note 13. Related Party Transactions

Amounts due to MRD Holdco and certain affiliates of NGP at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are presented as “Accounts payable affiliates” in the accompanying balance sheets.

NGP Affiliated Companies

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, we paid approximately $0.5 million and $3.8 million, respectively, to Cretic Energy Services, LLC, a NGP affiliated company, for services related to our drilling and completion activities.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, we paid approximately $1.1 million and $3.5 million, respectively, to Multi-Shot, LLC, a NGP affiliated company, for services related to our drilling and completion activities, of which less than $0.1 million was attributable to discontinued operations.

During the three months ended June 30, 2016, we also paid a NGP affiliate company approximately $1.1 million for mineral interests located in North Louisiana.

Related Party Agreements

We and certain of our affiliates have entered into various documents and agreements. These agreements have been negotiated among affiliated parties and, consequently, are not the result of arm’s-length negotiations.

Registration Rights Agreement and Voting Agreement

A discussion of these agreements is included in our 2015 Form 10-K.

 

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MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Services Agreement

A discussion of this agreement is included in our 2015 Form 10-K. The services agreement was terminated effective March 1, 2015. During the six months ended June 30, 2015, we recognized approximately $2.0 million of general and administrative expenses under this agreement.

Midstream Agreements

We have various midstream service agreements with affiliates of PennTex Midstream Partners, LP (“PennTex”), an affiliate of NGP, for the gathering, processing and transportation of natural gas and NGLs. Additionally, we entered into an area of mutual interest and exclusivity agreement (“AMI”) with PennTex pursuant to which PennTex has the exclusive right to provide midstream services to support our current and future production in North Louisiana on our operated acreage within such area (other than production subject to existing third-party commitments). A discussion of these agreements is included in our 2015 Form 10-K.

Pursuant to the gas processing agreement, any deficiency payments made by the Company under this agreement will be treated as prepaid processing fees by PennTex (except for the June 2015 deficiency payment) because we may utilize these deficiency payments as credit for fees owed if we have delivered the total minimum volume commitment under the processing agreement within the initial term of the agreement. We must pay a quarterly deficiency payment based on the firm-commitment fixed fee if the cumulative minimum volume commitment as of the end of such quarter exceeds the sum of (i) the cumulative volumes processed (or credited with respect to plant interruptions) under the processing agreement as of the end of such quarter plus (ii) volumes corresponding to deficiency payments incurred prior to such quarter. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, we incurred $3.2 million and $6.5 million, respectively, of deficiency payments. As of June 30, 2016, we had $6.5 million of prepaid processing fees on our balance sheet in the “Other long-term assets” line.

All net costs associated with these agreements are reflected in the statement of operations in the “Gathering, processing, and transportation – affiliate” line.

Classic Pipeline Gas Gathering Agreement & Water Disposal Agreement

A discussion of these agreements is included in our 2015 Form 10-K. The amended gas gathering agreement was terminated in November 2015 in connection with a third party’s acquisition of Classic Pipeline and Gathering, LLC’s (“Classic Pipeline”) Joaquin gathering system. Additionally, Classic Pipeline assigned its salt water disposal system to MEMP in November 2015. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, MEMP incurred gathering and salt water disposal fees of approximately $1.1 million and $2.0 million, respectively, under these agreements. These fees are a component of net income (loss) from discontinued operations as presented on our statement of operations.

Note 14. Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation & Environmental

As part of our normal business activities, we may be named as defendants in litigation and legal proceedings, including those arising from regulatory and environmental matters. Although we are insured against various risks to the extent we believe it is prudent, there is no assurance that the nature and amount of such insurance will be adequate, in every case, to indemnify us against liabilities arising from future legal proceedings. We are not aware of any litigation, pending or threatened, that we believe is reasonably likely to have a significant adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

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MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Subsequent event. In July 2016, alleged stockholders (“Plaintiffs”) of the Company, filed two class action lawsuits against us and the members of our board of directors relating to the Merger. These lawsuits are styled (i) Roger Mariani v. Memorial Resource Development Corp., et al., Case No. 4:16-cv-2042, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division; and (ii) Joel Morris v. Memorial Resource Development Corp., et al., Case No. 4:16-cv-02183, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. The Morris action also names Range and Merger Sub as additional defendants. Plaintiffs allege that the joint proxy statement/prospectus filed in connection with the Merger omits allegedly material information concerning, in general and among other things, (i) the valuation analyses prepared by Barclays Capital Inc. (“Barclays”) and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“Morgan Stanley”) in connection with their fairness opinions regarding the Merger, (ii) the financial projections utilized by Barclays and Morgan Stanley and (iii) the background of the Merger. Based on these allegations, Plaintiffs allege that (i) the defendants have violated Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14a-9 promulgated thereunder and (ii) members of our board of directors have violated Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act. Plaintiffs also allege, in general and among other things, that the terms of the Merger are (i) unfair to our stockholders and (ii) the result of an inadequate process. Based on these allegations, Plaintiffs seek to enjoin us from proceeding with or consummating the Merger. To the extent that the Merger is consummated before injunctive relief is granted, Plaintiffs seek to have the Merger rescinded. Plaintiffs also seek attorneys’ fees. Plaintiffs have not yet served the defendants, and our date to answer, move to dismiss, or otherwise respond to the lawsuit has not yet been set. We cannot predict the outcome of the lawsuits or any others that might be filed, nor can we predict the amount of time and expense that will be required to resolve the lawsuits. We intend to vigorously defend the lawsuits.

There were no environmental reserves recorded on our balance sheet at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 associated with continuing operations.

Third Party Midstream Service Agreements (Gathering & Processing)

The Company has an existing amended and restated midstream service agreement with ETC Field Services LLC (formerly known as Regency Field Services LLC) (“ETC”) for the gathering and processing of natural gas in North Louisiana as discussed in our 2015 Form 10-K. ETC is entitled to receive a payback demand fee from us and other third parties equal to 110% of certain infrastructure improvement costs. The payback demand fee is based upon actual volumes gathered, but not less than a specified monthly demand quantity. Until payout is achieved, there is also a monthly demand quantity associated with gathering and processing fees.

We have the right to request that gas gathered by ETC be delivered to alternative delivery points for processing (e.g., PennTex). Under these circumstances, ETC assesses us a $0.25 per MMBtu gathering only fee to take gas off its system.

Firm Gas Transportation Service Agreement

The Company entered into a long-term firm transportation agreement with Regency Intrastate Gas LP (“RIGS”) to assure the delivery of its natural gas to market. This agreement’s primary term terminates on December 31, 2025, subject to one-year extensions at either party’s election. This commitment requires a minimum monthly reservation charge that escalates annually by two percent regardless of whether the contracted capacity is used or not. An overrun charge that also escalates annually by two percent applies to gas received in excess of the contracted capacity. In addition to the demand and overrun fees, RIGS retains 1.25% of gas received for fuel. The following table summarizes the reserved capacity and applicable fees associated with this agreement:

 

Period

   Reserved
Capacity
(MMBtu/d)
     Reservation
Demand
Charge
($/MMBtu)
     Overrun
Charge
($/MMBtu)
 

January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2022

     300,000         0.075         0.150   

January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025

     200,000         0.075         0.150   

In the future, additional receipt points may be developed. The following pricing grid, subject to annual escalation, would apply to gas received at any of these future receipt points.

 

     Reservation
Demand
Charge
($/MMBtu)
     Commodity
Charge
($/MMBtu)
     Overrun
Charge
($/MMBtu)
 

Total gas receipts £ contracted reserved capacity

     0.075         0.075         n/a   

Total gas receipts > contracted reserved capacity

     n/a         n/a         0.150   

 

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MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Sales Delivery Commitment

Recently, the Company and a third party entered into a contract whereby the Company agreed to sell and deliver NGLs produced at gas processing plants owned and operated by PennTex. The NGLs are delivered to a pipeline owned by an affiliate of the third party. The initial term of the contract terminates on December 31, 2022, subject to one-year extensions at either party’s election. The price we receive is tied to published indices, net of transportation and fractionation deductions. Commencing April 1, 2016, through the end of the initial term of the agreement, the minimum sales volume commitment is 6,000 BPD. If we fail to deliver the minimum sales volume commitment, we will be required to pay a deficiency payment equal to transportation and fractionation deductions on undelivered volumes. Currently, transportation and fractionation deductions are approximately $4.39 per barrel.

Related Party Agreements

See Note 13 for additional information.

Note 15. Income Taxes

The Company is a corporation subject to federal and state income taxes. The compensation expense associated with the incentive units of MRD Holdco (discussed in Note 12) creates a nondeductible permanent difference for income tax purposes.

The Company’s income tax benefit from continuing operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 was $25.3 million and $22.4 million, respectively, compared to $24.6 million of income tax benefit and $22.9 million of income tax expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rate from continuing operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 was 11.5% and 10.5%, respectively, compared to 48.1% and 49.0% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, respectively. The change in the effective tax rate from 2015 to 2016 was primarily due to a change in non-deductible incentive unit compensation as discussed in Note 12. The effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 differed from the statutory federal income tax rate primarily due to non-deductible incentive unit compensation expense, state income tax, net of federal benefit, and long-term incentive plan compensation expense.

We reported no liability for unrecognized tax benefits as of June 30, 2016 and expect no significant change to the unrecognized tax benefits in the next twelve months.

Consistent with establishing the deferred tax liability through stockholders’ equity in our initial public offering, we reversed a deferred tax liability of approximately $28.0 million through stockholders’ equity in 2015 attributable to the deferred tax effects of the Property Swap in 2015.

 

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