Exhibit 99.2
LINN ENERGY, LLC
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As of and for the year ended December 31, 2006
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Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2006 | | 2 |
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2006 | | 3 |
Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements | | 4 |
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LINN ENERGY, LLC
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET
December 31, 2006
| | Linn Historical | | Pro Forma Adjustments - Stallion | | Linn Pro Forma | |
| | (in thousands) | |
Assets | | | | | | | |
Current assets: | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 6,595 | | $ | — | | $ | 6,595 | |
Receivables – trade, net | | 19,124 | | 2,192 | | 21,316 | |
Current portion of natural gas derivatives | | 37,773 | | — | | 37,773 | |
Current portion of deferred tax assets, net | | 3,344 | | — | | 3,344 | |
Other current assets | | 2,840 | | — | | 2,840 | |
Total current assets | | 69,676 | | 2,192 | | 71,868 | |
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Oil and gas properties, net | | 733,289 | | 409,555 | (a) | 1,142,844 | |
Property, plant, and equipment, net | | 20,754 | | 727 | (a) | 21,481 | |
Long-term portion of natural gas derivatives | | 70,435 | | — | | 70,435 | |
Deposit for oil and gas properties | | 20,086 | | (20,086 | )(a) | — | |
Other assets | | 2,068 | | — | | 2,068 | |
Total assets | | $ | 916,308 | | $ | 392,388 | | $ | 1,308,696 | |
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Liabilities and Unitholders’ Capital | | | | | | | |
Current liabilities: | | | | | | | |
Current portion of long-term notes payable | | $ | 873 | | $ | — | | $ | 873 | |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | | 12,506 | | 3,238 | (a) | 15,744 | |
Current portion of natural gas derivatives | | 462 | | — | | 462 | |
Revenue distribution | | 1,839 | | — | | 1,839 | |
Accrued interest and other current liabilities | | 2,337 | | — | | 2,337 | |
Total current liabilities | | 18,017 | | 3,238 | | 21,255 | |
Long-term liabilities: | | | | | | | |
Long-term portion of notes payable | | 2,487 | | — | | 2,487 | |
Credit facility | | 425,750 | | 34,537 | (b) | 460,287 | |
Long-term portion of interest rate swaps | | 423 | | — | | 423 | |
Asset retirement obligation | | 8,594 | | 1,473 | (a) | 10,067 | |
Long-term portion of natural gas derivatives | | 9,934 | | — | | 9,934 | |
Other long-term liabilities | | 149 | | — | | 149 | |
Total long-term liabilities | | 447,337 | | 36,010 | | 483,347 | |
Total liabilities | | 465,354 | | 39,248 | | 504,602 | |
Unitholders’ capital: | | | | | | | |
Units issued and outstanding | | 246,034 | | 169,635 | (b) | 415,669 | |
Class B units issued and outstanding | | 188,590 | | — | | 188,590 | |
Class C units issued and outstanding | | — | | 183,505 | (b) | 183,505 | |
Accumulated income | | 16,330 | | — | | 16,330 | |
Total unitholders’ capital | | 450,954 | | 353,140 | | 804,094 | |
Total liabilities and unitholders’ capital | | $ | 916,308 | | $ | 392,388 | | $ | 1,308,696 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these pro forma condensed combined financial statements.
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LINN ENERGY, LLC
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended December 31, 2006
| | Linn Historical | | Stallion Historical | | Blacksand Historical | | Kaiser- Francis Historical | | Pro Forma Adjustments | | Linn Pro Forma | |
| | (in thousands, except per unit amounts) | |
Revenues: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Oil and gas sales | | $ | 80,393 | | $ | 64,198 | | $ | 19,194 | | $ | 11,627 | | $ | — | | $ | 175,412 | |
Gain on oil and gas derivatives | | 103,308 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 103,308 | |
Natural gas marketing income | | 5,598 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 5,598 | |
Gain on property sale | | — | | — | | 32,665 | | — | | — | | 32,665 | |
Other revenues | | 1,759 | | — | | 1,142 | | — | | — | | 2,901 | |
| | 191,058 | | 64,198 | | 53,001 | | 11,627 | | — | | 319,884 | |
Expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operating expenses | | 18,099 | | 18,201 | | 5,929 | | 2,950 | | | | 45,179 | |
Natural gas marketing expenses | | 4,862 | | — | | — | | — | | — | | 4,862 | |
General and administrative expenses | | 39,993 | | — | | 1,639 | | — | | — | | 41,632 | |
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | | 24,173 | | — | | 2,254 | | — | | 18,085 | (c) | 44,736 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 224 | (d) | | |
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| | 87,127 | | 18,201 | | 9,822 | | 2,950 | | 18,309 | | 136,409 | |
| | 103,931 | | 45,997 | | 43,179 | | 8,677 | | (18,309 | ) | 183,475 | |
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Interest and other income (expense), net | | (28,148 | ) | — | | — | | — | | (22,996 | )(e) | (51,638 | ) |
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Income before income taxes | | 75,783 | | 45,997 | | 43,179 | | 8,677 | | (41,799 | ) | 131,837 | |
Income tax benefit | | 3,402 | | — | | — | | — | | — | (g) | 3,402 | |
Net income | | $ | 79,185 | | $ | 45,997 | | $ | 43,179 | | $ | 8,677 | | $ | (41,799 | ) | $ | 135,239 | |
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Net income per unit: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Units - basic | | $ | 2.64 | | | | | | | | | | $ | 3.06 | |
Units - diluted | | $ | 2.61 | | | | | | | | | | $ | 3.04 | |
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Class B units - basic | | $ | 2.64 | | | | | | | | | | $ | 3.06 | |
Class B units - diluted | | $ | 2.61 | | | | | | | | | | $ | 3.04 | |
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Class C units - basic | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | $ | 3.06 | |
Class C units - diluted | | $ | — | | | | | | | | | | $ | 3.04 | |
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Weighted average units outstanding: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Units - basic | | 28,281 | | | | | | | | | | 34,931 | |
Units - diluted | | 30,385 | | | | | | | | | | 44,501 | |
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Class B units - basic | | 1,737 | | | | | | | | | | 1,737 | |
Class B units - diluted | | 1,737 | | | | | | | | | | 1,737 | |
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Class C units - basic | | — | | | | | | | | | | 7,466 | |
Class C units - diluted | | — | | | | | | | | | | 7,466 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these pro forma condensed combined financial statements.
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LINN ENERGY, LLC
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED
COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Basis of Presentation:
The financial statements included in this report present a pro forma balance sheet and pro forma results of operations reflecting the pro forma effect of certain transactions, discussed in detail below, entered into by Linn Energy, LLC (“Linn,” or the “Company”).
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet included in this report gives effect to Linn’s February 2007 acquisition of certain oil and gas properties (referred to as the “Stallion Assets” or “Stallion”) acquired from Stallion Energy LLC, acting as general partner of Cavallo Energy, LP, as if the acquisition had occurred on December 31, 2006. It also gives effect to Linn’s Class C Unit and Unit Purchase Agreement as if the transaction had occurred on December 31, 2006. In February 2007, the Company privately placed 7,465,946 Class C units at a price of $25.06 per unit and 6,650,144 units at a price of $26.00 per unit, for aggregate gross proceeds of $360.0 million, (the “Class C Private Placement”). The closing of the Class C Private Placement was contingent on Linn’s closing of the Stallion acquisition and the net proceeds, together with borrowings under the Company’s credit facility, were used to fund the purchase price of Stallion.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of December 31, 2006, is derived from:
· the historical consolidated financial statements of Linn; and
· the preliminary purchase price allocation of oil and gas properties acquired from Stallion.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2006, is derived from:
· the historical consolidated financial statements of Linn;
· the historical statements of direct revenues and direct operating expenses of Cavallo;
· the historical combined financial statements of BlackSand Partners, L.P., Blacksand Brea, LLC, Blacksand GP, LLC and Blacksand Acquisition, LLC (collectively referred to as “Blacksand”) acquired by Linn in 2006; and
· the historical statements of revenues and direct operating expenses of certain oil and gas properties acquired by Linn from the Kaiser-Francis Oil Company in 2006 (“Kaiser-Francis Assets” or “Kaiser-Francis”).
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations gives effect to Linn’s acquisitions of the Stallion Assets, Blacksand, and the Kaiser-Francis Assets and the Class C Private Placement as if the transactions had occurred on January 1, 2006. The Company’s historical statements of operations include the results of Blacksand and the Kaiser-Francis assets from August 1, 2006 and September 1, 2006, respectively. Accordingly, the pro forma adjustments for Blacksand and the Kaiser-Francis Assets represent the period from January 1, 2006, to August 1, 2006 and September 1, 2006, respectively.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations presents net income per unit allocated to the units, Class B units and the Class C units on an equal basis. Per unitholder votes, the Class B units, presented on the face of Linn’s historical financial statements, and outstanding at December 31, 2006, converted to units on a one-for-one basis in January 2007 and the Class C units converted to units on a one-for-one basis in April 2007. Since the Class B units and the Class C units were converted to units, they share equally in the Company’s May 2007 distributions and all future distributions. The Company made no distributions to Class B unitholders or Class C unitholders during the period the Class B units and Class C units were outstanding. Therefore, pro forma net income per unit assumes that the units, Class B units and Class C units share equally in the pro forma net income of the Company.
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In all cases, with pro forma adjustments based on assumptions we have deemed appropriate.
The transactions and the related adjustments are described in the accompanying notes. In the opinion of Company management, all adjustments have been made that are necessary to present fairly, in accordance with Regulation S-X, the pro forma condensed combined financial statements.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet and statement of operations are presented for illustrative purposes only, and do not purport to be indicative of the financial position or results of operations that would actually have occurred if the transactions described had occurred as presented in such statements or that may be obtained in the future. In addition, future results may vary significantly from the results reflected in such statements due to factors described in “Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and elsewhere in the Company’s reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet and statement of operations should be read in conjunction with our historical consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
The pro forma statements should also be read in conjunction with the historical statements of direct revenues and direct operating expenses and the notes thereto of Cavallo, the historical financial statements and the notes thereto of Blacksand, and the historical statements of direct revenues and direct operating expenses and the notes thereto for the Kaiser-Francis Assets filed by Company with the SEC.
2. Acquisition Dates:
The acquisition of the Stallion Assets was completed on February 1, 2007, effective January 1, 2007. The Company acquired certain oil and gas properties from Cavallo for approximately $410.3 million, subject to customary post-closing adjustments.
The acquisition of Blacksand was completed and effective on August 1, 2006. Linn acquired the assets of the Combined Company for approximately $301.0 million.
The acquisition of the Kaiser-Francis Assets was completed on August 14, 2006, effective September 1, 2006. The Company acquired certain oil and gas properties from Kaiser-Francis for approximately $126.4 million.
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3. Purchase Price Allocations:
The following table represents the preliminary purchase price for the Stallion Assets, the purchase prices for Blacksand and the Kaiser-Francis Assets and the allocations of the purchase prices to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on estimates of fair value, which are preliminary for Stallion:
| | Preliminary Stallion | | Blacksand | | Kaiser-Francis | |
| | (in thousands) | |
Cash | | $ | 407,762 | | $ | 298,113 | | $ | 125,000 | |
Estimated transaction costs | | 3,006 | | 472 | | 1,010 | |
Estimated post-closing adjustment | | (2,192 | ) | — | | — | |
Total purchase price | | 408,576 | | 298,585 | | 126,010 | |
Plus liabilities assumed | | 1,706 | | 2,373 | | 359 | |
Total purchase price plus liabilities | | $ | 410,282 | | $ | 300,958 | | $ | 126,369 | |
Fair Value Allocation of Assets Acquired
| | Preliminary Stallion | | Blacksand | | Kaiser-Francis | |
| | (in thousands) | |
Field inventory | | $ | — | | $ | 284 | | $ | — | |
Oil and gas properties | | 409,555 | | 300,187 | | 126,369 | |
Vehicles and buildings | | 727 | | 487 | | — | |
Total purchase price plus liabilities | | $ | 410,282 | | $ | 300,958 | | $ | 126,369 | |
The Stallion preliminary purchase price allocation used for the purpose of this pro forma financial information is based on preliminary independent appraisals, discounted cash flows, quoted market prices and estimates by management. The Stallion purchase price allocation will be completed within one year from the acquisition date.
Amounts related to field compressors and other gathering related equipment are included in oil and gas properties and related equipment.
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4. Pro Forma Adjustments:
As noted above, the results of Blacksand and the Kaiser-Francis Assets are included in the results of the Company effective August 1, 2006 and September 1, 2006, respectively. The pro forma statement of operations includes adjustments to reflect the acquisitions of Stallion, Blacksand and Kaiser-Francis as if they had occurred on January 1, 2006. The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements have been adjusted to:
a. reflect the purchase price paid by Linn for the purchase of the Stallion Assets, as detailed in the table in Note 3 above
b. reflect the February 1, 2007 private placement of $360.0 million of Company units to third-party investors; the securities include 6,650,144 units and 7,465,946 Class C units; the net proceeds from the private placement, together with borrowings under the Company’s credit facility, were used to fund the purchase price of Stallion
c. record incremental depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, using the units-of-production method, related to acquired oil and gas properties, and depreciation using the straight-line method for acquired property, plant and equipment over its estimated useful lives from three to 20 years as follows:
· Stallion – $13.1 million (annual)
· Blacksand – $1.8 million (January 1 – August 1, 2006)
· Kaiser-Francis Assets – $3.1 million (January 1 – September 1, 2006)
d. record accretion expense related to asset retirement obligation on natural oil and gas properties acquired as follows:
· Stallion – $103,000 (annual)
· Blacksand – $105,000 (January 1 – August 1, 2006)
· Kaiser-Francis Assets – $16,000 (January 1 – September 1, 2006)
e. record interest expense as follows:
· Stallion – annual interest expense associated with debt of approximately $34.5 million incurred to fund the purchase price; the applicable interest rate is 6.635% (LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 1.5%).
· Blacksand and Kaiser-Francis – interest expense associated with debt of approximately $416.0 million incurred to fund the purchase price as follows (January 1 – August 1, 2006):
i. an assumed average interest rate of 9.33% on $250.0 million subordinated bridge loan. The interest rate on the subordinated bridge loan is LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 4.00%.
ii. an assumed average interest rate of 7.33% on the outstanding balance of the $166.0 million under the $800.0 million credit facility. The interest rate on the credit facility is LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 2.00%.
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A 1/8 percentage change in the assumed interest rates would result in an adjustment to pro forma net income as follows:
| | Year Ended December 31, 2006 | |
| | (in thousands) | |
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Stallion | | $ | 43 | |
Blacksand and Kaiser-Francis | | 390 | |
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Total | | $ | 433 | |
f. record incremental amortization of deferred financing fees associated with credit facility and bridge loan entered into to fund the acquisitions of Stallion, Blacksand and the Kaiser-Francis Assets
g. The Company is treated as a partnership for federal and state income tax purposes. The Company’s subsidiaries that acquired Stallion, Blacksand, and the Kaiser-Francis Assets are also treated as partnerships for federal and state income tax purposes. Accordingly, no recognition has been given to federal and state income taxes in the accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements.
We do not expect to incur any significant incremental increase in general and administrative expense as a result of these acquisitions.
5. Blacksand Gain on Sale of Property:
The Blacksand historical combined statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2006 includes a gain on a property sale of $32.7 million. Under Regulation S-X, this gain may not be excluded from the condensed combined pro forma financial statement for the year ended December 31, 2006. Had this gain been excluded, pro forma net income for the year ended December 31, 2006 would have been reduced by the gain recorded.
6. Oil and Gas Revenue Disclosures:
The following tables set forth certain unaudited pro forma information concerning our proved oil and gas reserves for the year ended December 31, 2006, giving effect to the transactions relating to the acquisition of Stallion as if it had occurred on January 1, 2006. There are numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating the quantities of proved reserves and projecting future rates of production and timing of development expenditures. The following reserve data represents estimates only and should not be construed as being exact.
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| | Year Ended December 31, 2006 | |
| | Linn Historical | | Stallion Historical | | Linn Pro Forma | |
| | Gas (MMcf) | |
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Proved developed and undeveloped reserves: | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | 191,856 | | 71,379 | | 263,235 | |
Revisions of previous estimates | | (37,239 | ) | 43,355 | | 6,116 | |
Purchases of minerals in place | | 84,951 | | — | | 84,951 | |
Extension and discoveries | | 43,037 | | — | | 43,037 | |
Production | | (8,599 | ) | (3,236 | ) | (11,835 | ) |
End of year | | 274,006 | | 111,498 | | 385,504 | |
Proved developed reserves: | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | 123,865 | | 55,249 | | 179,114 | |
End of year | | 166,007 | | 48,827 | | 214,834 | |
| | Year Ended December 31, 2006 | |
| | Linn Historical | | Stallion Historical | | Linn Pro Forma | |
| | Oil and NGLs (MBbls) | |
Proved developed and undeveloped reserves: | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | 226 | | 17,596 | | 17,822 | |
Revisions of previous estimates | | 370 | | 15,902 | | 16,272 | |
Purchases of minerals in place | | 29,784 | | — | | 29,784 | |
Extension and discoveries | | — | | — | | — | |
Production | | (370 | ) | (923 | ) | (1,293 | ) |
End of year | | 30,010 | | 32,575 | | 62,585 | |
Proved developed reserves: | | | | | | | |
Beginning of year | | 226 | | 13,521 | | 13,747 | |
End of year | | 24,675 | | 14,412 | | 39,087 | |
Summarized in the following tables is information for our standardized measure of discounted cash flows relating to proved reserves as of December 31, 2006, giving effect to each of the acquisitions as presented.
Future cash flows are computed by applying year-end pricing relating to our proved reserves to the year-end quantities of those reserves. Future production, development, site restoration and abandonment costs are derived based on current costs assuming continuation of existing economic conditions. The information should be viewed only as a form of standardized disclosure concerning possible future cash flows that would result under the assumptions used, but should not be viewed as indicative of fair market value. Reference is made to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 as well as to the historical statements of direct revenues and direct operating expenses of certain natural gas and oil properties acquired from Stallion for a discussion of the assumptions used in preparing the information presented.
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| | Year Ended December 31, 2006 | |
| | Linn Historical | | Stallion Historical | | Linn Pro Forma | |
| | (in thousands) | |
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Future estimated revenues | | $ | 3,053,772 | | $ | 2,017,189 | | $ | 5,070,961 | |
Future estimated production costs | | (868,564 | ) | (598,556 | ) | (1,467,120 | ) |
Future estimated development costs | | (239,328 | ) | (153,531 | ) | (392,859 | ) |
Future net cash flows | | 1,945,880 | | 1,265,102 | | 3,210,982 | |
10% annual discount for estimated timing of cash flows | | (1,393,620 | ) | (773,556 | ) | (2,167,176 | ) |
Standardized measure of discounted future estimated net cash flows | | $ | 552,260 | | $ | 491,546 | | $ | 1,043,806 | |
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