HOUSTON, Sept. 09, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Halcón Resources Corporation (NYSE:HK) (“Halcón” or the “Company”), today announced it has completed its financial restructuring (the “Restructuring Plan”) and has emerged from its pre-packaged chapter 11 bankruptcy cases.  All of the conditions under its Plan of Reorganization, which was confirmed by the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on September 8, 2016, have been satisfied or otherwise waived in accordance with the terms of the Restructuring Plan. 

Approximately $1.8 billion of the Company’s debt has been eliminated under the Restructuring Plan along with more than $200 million of annual interest expense going forward.  The table below summarizes Halcón’s pro forma capital structure as of June 30, 2016.

 
Capitalization – INCLUDES FEES & EXPENSES  
 
Face Value Actual   Pro Forma  
Pro Forma Capitalization ($MM) 6/30/2016  Restructuring  6/30/2016  
         
Cash & Cash Equivalents (Including HKTMS Restricted Cash)   $   24   $   –    $   24    
                     
Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility      101       203       304    
8.625% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2020     700       –        700    
12.000% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2022     113       –        113    
13.000% Senior Secured Third Lien Notes due 2022     1,018       (1,018 )     –     
Total Secured Debt $    1,932   $    (815 ) $    1,117    
9.750% Senior Notes due 2020      316       (316 )     –     
8.875% Senior Notes due 2021      297       (297 )     –     
9.250% Senior Notes due 2022     37       (37 )     –     
8.000% Senior Convertible Notes due 2020      290       (290 )     –     
Total Debt $    2,871   $    (1,755 ) $    1,117    
                     
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest     213       –        213    
Preferred Stockholders’ Equity     222       (222 )     –     
Stockholders’ Equity     (1,108 )     1,977       870    
Total Capitalization $    2,223   $        $    2,223    
                     
Borrowing Base  $   700   $   (100 ) $   600    
Less: Borrowings     (101 )     (203 )     (304 )  
Less: Letters of Credit     (5 )           (5 )  
Plus: Cash     24             24    
Total Liquidity $    618   $    (303 ) $    315    
             
Note: Includes ~$48 MM of anticipated transaction fees and expenses.      
         

As previously disclosed, pre-petition holders of Halcón common stock are receiving 4.0% of the common stock of the reorganized Company and the remaining 96.0% of common stock is being allocated to pre-petition debt holders in the Company, subject to dilution by new common shares issued or reserved for issuance in connection with the management incentive program (the “MIP”) and warrants issued to certain debtholders pursuant to the Restructuring Plan (the “New Warrants”).  The Company has determined that it will have 90 million new common shares outstanding before an allocation of shares for the MIP and the New Warrants.  This results in pre-petition Halcón equity holders receiving 3.6 million new common shares in the Company, or the effective equivalent of a 1 for 34 reverse stock split considering Halcón had 122.2 million common shares outstanding on September 8, 2016.  The new common shares are scheduled to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange at the open of trading hours on September 12, 2016.  The table below summarizes the new ownership structure of Halcón.

 
  Pro Forma Shares Outstanding  
 
  Pro Forma Ownership Summary                    
       Shares Excluding          Including MIP      
  Holder   MIP & Warrants   % Ownership     Excluding Warrants   % Ownership  
  New Shares issued to Current HK Shareholders   3,600,000     4.0 %     3,600,000     3.6 %  
  New Shares Issued Under MIP   (1 )       0.0 %     10,000,000     10.0 %  
  New Shares Issued to 3L Holders   68,850,000     76.5 %     68,850,000     68.9 %  
  New Shares Issued to Unsecured Holders   13,950,000     15.5 %     13,950,000     14.0 %  
  New Shares Issued to Convert Holders   3,600,000     4.0 %     3,600,000     3.6 %  
  New Warrants Issued to Unsecured Holders   (2 )       0.0 %           0.0 %  
  New Warrants Issued to Convert Holders   (2 )       0.0 %           0.0 %  
  Total   90,000,000     100.0 %     100,000,000     100.0 %  
                       
  Note:  Final share allocations may vary slightly from the amounts seen above due to rounding.          
  (1) Shares underlying the MIP include 7.5 million which are expected to be awarded on September 12, 2016 and 2.5 million to be   
  awarded in the future.  The shares already awarded under the MIP consist of 1.25 million vested shares of common stock, 1.25   
  million shares of restricted stock that vest in 12 months and options to purchase 5.0 million shares with an exercise price to be   
  determined (which vest ratably over 3 years).                    
  (2) The warrants have a strike price of $14.04 and a term of 4 years.  
     

As part of the emergence, Halcón’s $600 million debtor-in-possession credit facility was converted into a $600 million reserve-based senior revolving credit facility.  The first borrowing base redetermination is scheduled for May of 2017. 

In accordance with the Restructuring Plan, the terms of the Company’s previous Board of Directors expired and a new Board of Directors was appointed.  The new Board of Directors consists of nine members including: Floyd Wilson, Jim Christmas, Tom Fuller, Nate Walton, Darryl Schall, Eric Takaha, Michael Clark, Ronald Scott and William Campbell.  Background information on the new directors is available on the Company’s website. 

The Company has also posted a new investor presentation to the investor relations section of its website.

PJT Partners served as Halcón’s financial advisor and Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP acted as legal advisor to the Company in relation to the Restructuring Plan and the chapter 11 cases. 

About Halcón Resources

Halcón Resources Corporation is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, production, exploration and development of onshore oil and natural gas properties in the United States.

For more information contact Quentin Hicks, Senior Vice President of Finance & Investor Relations, at 832-538-0557 or [email protected].

Forward-Looking Statements

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