Halcón Resources Announces the Sale of its Operat

HOUSTON, July 11, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Halcón Resources Corporation (NYSE: HK ) (“Halcón” or the “Company”) today announced it has entered into an agreement to sell its operated assets in the Williston Basin to an affiliate of Bruin E&P Partners, a portfolio company of Arclight Capital Partners, for $1.4 billion in cash.  The effective date of the transaction is June 1, 2017 and is expected to close within 60 days.  The purchase price is subject to certain adjustments for title and environmental defects and other customary adjustments. The Company will retain its non-operated Williston Basin assets; though it may monetize those assets in the future. 

Current production associated with the assets being sold is approximately 29,000 boe/d, net.  Pro forma for the asset sale, Halcón’s current production is approximately 7,500 boe/d, net.  The Company plans to continue to run 2 rigs in the Delaware Basin for the remainder of 2017 and currently expects to exit 2017 with production in excess of 13,000 boe/d, net. 

Floyd Wilson, Halcón’s Chairman, CEO, and President, commented, “The sale of our Williston Basin operated assets transforms Halcón into a single-basin company focused on the Delaware Basin where we have more than 41,000 net acres in Ward and Pecos Counties representing decades of highly economic drilling inventory.  The cash proceeds from this transaction and related debt reduction provide us with a strong balance sheet and liquidity to execute our growth plans.”

The sale is conditioned upon the receipt of consent (the “Consent”) from greater than 50.0% of the holders of the Company’s 6.75% unsecured notes due 2025 (the “6.75% Notes”) to amend certain provisions of the indenture governing the 6.75% Notes.  On July 10, 2017 Halcón obtained commitments to provide the Consent from greater than 50% of the 6.75% Note holders.  Further details regarding the Consent and related indenture amendments can be found on a Form 8-K which will be filed with the SEC on July 11, 2017.  The sale is also conditioned upon the receipt of shareholder approval of the asset sale prior to closing. On July 11, 2017, Halcón received commitments to support the asset sale from holders of greater than 50% of its common stock.

The Company will use a portion of the asset sale proceeds to make an offer to purchase up to 50.0% of its 6.75% Notes at 103% of par upon closing.  Halcón will also use a portion of the asset sale proceeds to redeem all outstanding 12.0% Second Lien Notes due 2022, including related prepayment premiums.  The table below illustrates the Company’s capitalization and estimated pro forma liquidity for the contemplated transactions and debt repurchases, assuming a borrowing base on the Company’s senior secured revolving credit facility of $125 million. 

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call to discuss the Williston Basin sale on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. EDT (10:00 a.m. CDT).  Investors may participate in the conference call via telephone by dialing (877) 810-3368 for domestic callers or (914) 495-8561 for international callers, in both cases using conference ID 53261742, and asking for the Halcón call a few minutes prior to the start time.

Advisors

RBC Richardson Barr advised Halcón on the sale of its operated Williston Basin properties. Intrepid Partners, LLC advised the Company on the Consent process.

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 qhicks@halconresources.com .

Forward-Looking Statements

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