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LONG-TERM DEBT
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
LONG-TERM DEBT LONG-TERM DEBT
5.0% Senior Notes
On October 13, 2021, the Company issued $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.0% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “5.0% Senior Notes”) pursuant to an indenture, dated October 13, 2021 (the “5.0% Indenture”), among Civitas Resources, the guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee. Following the closing of the offering, the Company used the net proceeds from the Offering and cash on hand to repay all borrowings under the Credit Facility, all borrowings outstanding under the Crestone Peak credit facility, and for general corporate purposes. Interest accrues at the rate of 5.0% per annum and will be payable semiannually in arrears on April 15 and October 15, commencing on April 15, 2022.
The 5.0% Senior Notes contain covenants that limit, among other things, the Company’s ability and the ability of its subsidiaries to: (i) incur or guarantee additional indebtedness; (ii) create liens securing indebtedness; (iii) pay dividends on or redeem or repurchase stock or subordinated debt; (iv) make specified types of investments and acquisitions; (v) enter into or permit to exist contractual limits on the ability of the Company’s subsidiaries to pay dividends to Civitas Resources; (vi) enter into transactions with affiliates; (vii) and sell assets or merge with other companies. These covenants are subject to a number of important limitations and exceptions. In addition, certain of these restrictive covenants will be terminated before the 5.0% Senior Notes mature if at any time no default or event of default exists under the 5.0% Indenture and the 5.0% Senior Notes receive an investment-grade rating from at least two ratings agencies. The 5.0% Indenture also contains customary events of default.
At any time prior to October 15, 2023, the Company may redeem the 5.0% Senior Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i) the principal amount thereof, plus (ii) the “make-whole” premium at the redemption date, plus (iii) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption (subject to the right of the noteholders on the relevant record date to receive interest on the relevant interest payment date). On or after October 15, 2023, the Company may redeem all or part of the 5.0% Senior Notes at redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount redeemed) equal to (i) 102.5% for the twelve-month period beginning on October 15, 2023; (ii) 101.25% for the twelve-month period beginning on October 15, 2024; and (iii) 100.0% for the twelve-month period beginning October 15, 2025 and at any time thereafter, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date (subject to the right of the noteholders on the relevant record date to receive interest on the relevant interest payment date).
The Company may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 5.0% Senior Notes at any time prior to October 15, 2023 with an amount not to exceed the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 105.0% of the principal amount of the 5.0% Senior Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but not including, the redemption date, provided, however, that (i) at least 65.0% of the aggregate principal amount of the 5.0% Senior Notes originally issued on the issue date (but excluding 5.0% Senior Notes held by CIVI and its subsidiaries) remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption (unless all such 5.0% Senior Notes are redeemed substantially concurrently) and (ii) the redemption occurs within 180 days after the date of the closing of such equity offering.
The 5.0% Senior Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by all of Civitas' existing subsidiaries.
7.5% Senior Notes
In conjunction with the HighPoint Merger, the Company issued $100.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.5% Senior Notes due 2026 pursuant to an indenture (the “7.5% Indenture”), dated April 1, 2021, by and among Civitas Resources, U.S. Bank National Association (“US Bank”), as trustee, and the subsidiary guarantors party thereto. Interest accrues at the rate of 7.5% per annum and will be payable semiannually in arrears on April 30 and October 31, commencing on October 31, 2021.
The 7.5% Indenture contains restrictive covenants that, among other things, restrict the ability of Civitas Resources, and each of its restricted subsidiaries to: (i) incur additional indebtedness and issue preferred stock; (ii) pay dividends or make other distributions in respect of the Company's common stock; (iii) make other restricted payments and investments; (iv) create liens; (v) restrict distributions or other payments from Civitas' restricted subsidiaries; (v) sell assets, including capital stock of restricted subsidiaries; (vi) merge or consolidate with other entities; and (vii) enter into transactions with affiliates. These restrictive covenants are subject to a number of important qualifications and limitations. In addition, certain of these restrictive covenants will be suspended before the 7.5% Senior Notes mature if at any time no default or event of default exists under the 7.5% Indenture and the 7.5% Senior Notes receive an investment grade rating from at least two ratings agencies. The Indenture also contains customary events of default.
The 7.5% Senior Notes are redeemable at the Company’s option (an “Optional Redemption”), in whole or in part, prior to April 30, 2022 at a redemption price equal to 107.5% of the aggregate principal to be redeemed, plus unpaid accrued interest, if any, through the Optional Redemption date. On or after April 30, 2022, the Optional Redemption price will be equal to 100.0% of the aggregate principal amount of the 7.5% Senior Notes to be redeemed, plus unpaid accrued interest, if any, through the Optional Redemption date.
The 7.5% Senior Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by all of Civitas' existing subsidiaries.
The 7.5% Senior Notes and 5.0% Senior Notes are recorded at carrying value. There were no discounts or premiums associated with the either issuance. The table below presents the related carrying values as of December 31, 2021 (in thousands):
Principal AmountUnamortized Deferred Financing CostsCarrying Value
7.5% Senior Notes
$100,000 $— $100,000 
5.0% Senior Notes
$400,000 $8,290 $391,710 
Credit Facility
In December 2018, the Company entered into a reserve-based revolving facility, as the borrower, with JPMorgan as the administrative agent, and a syndicate of financial institutions, as lenders, that matured on December 7, 2023. The November 2021 redetermination as part of the Amended & Restated Credit Agreement (defined below) resulted in a borrowing base of $1.0 billion, with elected commitments set at $800.0 million. The next scheduled redetermination is set to occur in April 2022.
The Credit Facility contains customary representations and affirmative covenants. The Credit Facility also contains customary negative covenants, which, among other things, and subject to certain exceptions, include restrictions on (i) liens, (ii) indebtedness, guarantees and other obligations, (iii) restrictions in agreements on liens and distributions, (iv) mergers or consolidations, (v) asset sales, (vi) restricted payments, (vii) investments, (viii) affiliate transactions, (ix) change of business, (x) foreign operations or subsidiaries, (xi) name changes, (xii) use of proceeds, letters of credit, (xiii) gas imbalances, (xiv) hedging transactions, (xv) additional subsidiaries, (xvi) changes in fiscal year or fiscal quarter, (xvii) operating leases, (xviii) prepayments of certain debt and other obligations, (xix) sales or discounts of receivables, (xx) dividend payment thresholds, and (xi) cash balances. The Credit Parties are subject to certain financial covenants under the Credit Facility, as tested on the last day of each fiscal quarter, including, without limitation, (a) a maximum ratio of the Company's consolidated indebtedness (subject to certain exclusions) to earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation, depletion, and amortization, exploration expense, and other non-cash charges (“EBITDAX”) and (b) a current ratio, as defined in the agreement, inclusive of the unused commitments then available to be borrowed, to not be less than 1.00 to 1.
Under the terms of the Credit Facility, as amended in June 2020 (the “First Amendment”), borrowings bore interest at a per annum rate equal to, at the option of the Company, either (i) a LIBOR, subject to a 0% LIBOR floor plus a margin of 2.00% to 3.00%, based on the utilization of the Credit Facility (the “Eurodollar Rate”) or (ii) a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the rate of interest publicly announced by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as its prime rate, (b) the rate of interest published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate, (c) the rate of interest published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the overnight bank funding rate, or (d) a LIBOR offered rate for a one-month interest period, subject to a 0% LIBOR floor plus a margin of 1.00% to 2.00%, based on the utilization of the Credit Facility (the “Reference Rate”). Interest on borrowings that bear interest at the Eurodollar Rate shall be payable on the last day of the applicable interest period selected by the Company, which shall be one, two, three, or six months, and interest on borrowings that bear interest at the Reference Rate shall be payable quarterly in arrears. 
On April 1, 2021, in conjunction with the HighPoint Merger, the Company, together with certain of its subsidiaries, entered into the Second Amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the Credit Facility (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified) to, among other things: (i) increase the aggregate maximum commitment amount from $750.0 million to $1.0 billion; (ii) increase the available borrowing base from $260.0 million to $500.0 million; (iii) increase the Eurodollar Rate margin to 3.00% to 4.00%; (iv) increase the Reference Rate margin to 2.00% to 3.00%; (v) increase (A) the LIBOR floor from 0% to .50% and (B) the alternate base rate floor from 0% to 1.50%; (vi) decrease for any fiscal quarter ending on or after April 1, 2021, the maximum permitted net leverage ratio from 3.50 to 3.0; and (viii) amend certain other covenants and provisions.
On November 1, 2021, in conjunction with the Transactions, the Company, as borrower, JPMorgan, as the administrative agent, and a syndicate of financial institutions, as lenders, entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended & Restated Agreement”), dated as of November 1, 2021 having an Aggregate Maximum Credit Amount (as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) of $2.0 billion. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, among other things: (i) increases the aggregate elected commitments to from $400.0 million to $800.0 million, (ii) increases the available borrowing base from $500.0 million to $1.0 billion, (iii) extends the maturity date of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to November 1, 2025 and (iv) amends the borrowing base adjustment provisions such that, between borrowing base determinations, downward adjustments related to the incurrence of certain permitted indebtedness will only occur (x) until the occurrence of the April 2022 borrowing base determination, if such indebtedness exceeds $500.0 million and, (y) thereafter, if either (A) such indebtedness exceeds $500.0 million and the Company’s pro-forma leverage ratio is less than or equal to 1.50 to 1, or (B) the Company's pro-forma leverage ratio is greater than 1.50 to 1. Under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Company’s Credit Facility will be guaranteed by all restricted domestic subsidiaries of the Company including by the Extraction Surviving Corporation, the Crestone Surviving Entity, and all their respective subsidiaries, and will be secured by first priority security interests on substantially all assets, including a mortgage on at least 90% of the total value of the proved oil and natural gas properties evaluated in the most recently delivered reserve reports prior to the amendment effective date, including any engineering reports relating to the oil and natural gas properties of the Extraction Surviving Corporation, the Crestone Surviving Entity, their respective subsidiaries, of each of the Company, all restricted domestic subsidiaries of the Company, the Extraction Surviving Corporation and the Crestone Surviving Entity, in each case, subject to customary exceptions.
The Company had zero outstanding on the Credit Facility as of December 31, 2021 and 2020. As of the date of this filing, the outstanding balance was zero. The Company's Credit Facility approximates fair value as the applicable interest rates are floating.
In connection with the Second Amendment and the Amended & Restated Credit Agreement, the Company capitalized a total of approximately $3.9 million and $6.8 million, respectively, in deferred financing costs. Of the total post-amortization net capitalized amounts, (i) $7.5 million and $0.7 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, are presented within other noncurrent assets and (ii) $2.7 million and $0.4 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, are presented within prepaid expenses and other line items in the accompanying balance sheets.
Interest Expense
For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019, the Company incurred interest expense of $16.0 million, $3.8 million, and $5.1 million respectively. The Company capitalized $6.3 million $1.8 million, and $2.4 million of interest expense during the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019.