NOTE 7—LONG-TERM DEBT

In connection with its IPO, on January 11, 2017, the Partnership entered into a credit agreement (the “2017 Credit Agreement”) with Frost Bank, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto, providing for a  $50.0 million secured revolving credit facility secured by substantially all of its assets and the assets of its wholly owned subsidiaries. The secured revolving credit facility permitted aggregate commitments under the secured revolving credit facility to be increased up to $100.0 million, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions and the procurement of additional commitments from new or existing lenders.

On July 12, 2018, in connection with the Haymaker Acquisition, the Partnership entered into an amendment (the “Credit Agreement Amendment”) to the Partnership’s 2017 Credit Agreement (the 2017 Credit Agreement as amended by the Credit Agreement Amendment, the “Amended Credit Agreement”), by and among the Partnership, certain subsidiaries of the Partnership as guarantors, Frost Bank, as administrative agent, and the other lenders party thereto. The Credit Agreement Amendment increased commitments under the Amended Credit Agreement from $50.0 million to $200.0 million. Under the Amended Credit Agreement, availability under the secured revolving credit facility will equal the lesser of the aggregate maximum commitments of the lenders and the borrowing base. The borrowing base under the Amended Credit Agreement was set at $200.0 million and was reaffirmed at $200.0 million in connection with the November 1, 2018 redetermination date. The Amended Credit Agreement permits aggregate commitments under the secured revolving credit facility to be increased to $500.0 million, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions and the procurement of additional commitments from new or existing lenders. The borrowing base will be redetermined semiannually on November 1 and May 1 of each year based on the value of the Partnership’s oil and natural gas properties and the oil and natural gas properties of the Partnership’s wholly owned subsidiaries and the next redetermination date will be May 1, 2019. The secured revolving credit facility matures on February 8, 2022.

The Credit Agreement Amendment amended the 2017 Credit Agreement to provide for, among other things, (i) the addition of the subsidiaries the Partnership acquired in the Haymaker Acquisition, as well as the Operating Company, as guarantors under the Amended Credit Agreement, (ii) limitations on the Partnership’s ability to incur certain debt or issue preferred equity, (iii) limitations on redemptions of the Series A Preferred Units and the ability of the Partnership and the restricted subsidiaries of the Partnership to make distributions and other restricted payments, in each case, unless certain conditions are satisfied, (iv) increased limitations on the Partnership’s ability to dispose of certain assets or encumber certain assets, (v) a decrease in the applicable margin under the 2017 Credit Agreement, which varies based upon the level of borrowing base usage, by 0.25% for each applicable level as set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement, such that the applicable margin will range from 1.00% to 2.00% in the case of ABR Loans (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) and 2.00% to 3.00% in the case of LIBOR Loans (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) and (vi) the addition of certain restrictions on the Partnership’s and the Operating Company’s ability to take certain actions or amend their organizational documents.

The Amended Credit Agreement contains various affirmative, negative and financial maintenance covenants. These covenants limit the Partnership’s ability to, among other things, incur or guarantee additional debt, make distributions on, or redeem or repurchase, common units, make certain investments and acquisitions, incur certain liens or permit them to exist, enter into certain types of transactions with affiliates, merge or consolidate with another company and transfer, sell or otherwise dispose of assets. The Amended Credit Agreement also contains covenants requiring the Partnership to maintain the following financial ratios or to reduce the Partnership’s indebtedness if the Partnership is unable to comply with such ratios: (i) a Debt to EBITDAX Ratio (as defined in the secured revolving credit facility) of not more than 4.0 to 1.0; and (ii) a ratio of current assets to current liabilities of not less than 1.0 to 1.0. The Amended Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default, including non‑payment, breach of covenants, materially incorrect representations, cross‑default, bankruptcy and change of control.

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Partnership borrowed an additional $124.4 million under the secured revolving credit facility and repaid $67.9 million of the total outstanding borrowings. As of December 31, 2018, the Partnership’s outstanding balance was $87.3 million. The Partnership was in compliance with all covenants included in the secured revolving credit facility as of December 31, 2018.

As of December 31, 2018, borrowings under the secured revolving credit facility bore interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 2.25% or Prime Rate (as defined in the secured revolving credit facility) plus a margin of 1.25%. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the weighted average interest rate on the Partnership’s outstanding borrowings was 4.61%.

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2018Mar 12, 2019Showing above
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Debt disclosures detail a company's borrowing structure — the types of instruments, interest rates, maturity schedule, and covenant restrictions that define its financial obligations and flexibility. This section is essential for assessing refinancing risk, interest rate exposure, and the margin of safety against financial distress.

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