Basis of Presentation | Basis of Presentation Organization and Nature of Operations Lonestar Resources US Inc. (“Lonestar” or the “Company”) is an independent oil and natural gas company focused on the exploration, development and production of unconventional oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas in the Eagle Ford Shale play in South Texas. Interim Financial Statements The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements (“Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements”) of Lonestar Resources US Inc., and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. These financial statements and the notes thereto should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 filed on March 31, 2021, as supplemented by our amendment on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on April 30, 2021 (the “Form 10-K”). Unless indicated otherwise or the context requires, the terms “we,” “our,” “us,” “Company” or “Lonestar,” refer to Lonestar Resources US Inc. and its subsidiaries. The results of operations for the interim periods shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year. In management’s opinion, the accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for a fair statement of our consolidated financial position as of June 30, 2021 and our consolidated results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020. Emergence from Voluntary Reorganization Under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code On September 30, 2020 (the “Petition Date”), Lonestar Resources US Inc. and 21 of its directly and indirectly owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors”), filed voluntary petitions (“Bankruptcy Petitions”) for relief under Chapter 11 (“Chapter 11”) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (“Bankruptcy Code”) in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (“Bankruptcy Court”). The Debtors’ Chapter 11 cases were administered jointly under the caption In re Lonestar Resources US Inc., et al., Case No. 20-34805 (collectively, the “Chapter 11 Proceedings”). During the pendency of the Chapter 11 Proceedings, the Debtors in the Chapter 11 Proceedings, operated their businesses as “debtors-in-possession” under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code. On November 12, 2020, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order (the “Confirmation Order”) confirming the chapter 11 plan of reorganization (the “Plan”) and approving the Disclosure Statement. The Company emerged from bankruptcy and went effective with its Plan on November 30, 2020 (the “Effective Date”). In January 2021, the Successor’s (as defined below) new common stock commenced trading on the OTCQX Best Market under the ticker symbol “LONE”. Comparability of Financial Statements to Prior Periods The Company applied Fresh Start Accounting on the Effective Date. Accordingly, the Company’s Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements after November 30, 2020, are not comparable to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements through that date. To facilitate financial statement presentations, we refer to the reorganized company in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes as the “Successor,” which is effectively a new reporting entity for financial reporting purposes, for periods subsequent to November 30, 2020, and the “Predecessor” for periods prior to and including November 30, 2020. In connection with our reorganization, the Company experienced a change in control as the outstanding common and preferred shares of the Predecessor were canceled and substantially all of the Successor’s new common stock was issued to the Predecessor’s bondholders. Furthermore, our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been presented with a “black line” division to delineate, where applicable, the lack of comparability between the Predecessor and Successor. Accordingly, our results of operations, financial position and cash flows for the Successor periods are not comparable. Reclassifications Certain prior-period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. Such reclassifications had no impact on the Company’s reported total revenues, expenses, net loss, current assets, total assets, current liabilities, total liabilities or stockholders’ equity. Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash The Company considers all highly-liquid investments to be cash equivalents if they have maturities of three months or less when purchased. The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as reported within the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets to “Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period” as reported within the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows: Successor Predecessor In thousands June 30, 2021 June 30, 2020 Cash and cash equivalents $ 18,788 $ 1,259 Restricted cash, current 2,157 — Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows $ 20,945 $ 1,259 Restricted cash, current in the table above represents funds reserved to cover the balance of the PPP (as defined below) loan until the Successor receives the final loan forgiveness determination from the Small Business Administration (“SBA”), in accordance with SBA guidance, or until the PPP loan is repaid. COVID-19 During the first half and through early-August 2021, the oil and natural gas industry has experienced continued improvement in commodity prices as compared to the same period in 2020, primarily resulting from (i) improvements in oil demand as the impact from COVID-19 has begun to abate (although, as of early-August 2021, the COVID-19 Delta variant was showing significant spread globally causing uncertainty regarding future economic impacts) and (ii) actions taken by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia and certain other oil-exporting countries (“OPEC+”) to reduce the worldwide supply of oil through coordinated production cuts. As a result, West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) oil prices have increased from $48.52 per barrel at December 31, 2020 to as high as $73.95 per barrel in late-July 2021. Prices for natural gas and NGLs were also much higher during the first half and through early-August 2021 than they were for the same period in 2020. While oil prices have continued to improve in 2021, the general outlook for the oil and natural gas industry for the remainder of the year remains uncertain, and the Company can provide no assurances as to when or to what extent economic disruptions resulting from COVID-19 and the corresponding decreases in oil demand may impact the Company. CARES Act On March 27, 2020, Congress enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) to provide certain taxpayer relief as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act included several favorable provisions that impacted income taxes, primarily the modified rules on the deductibility of business interest expense for 2019 and 2020, a five-year carryback period for net operating losses generated after 2017 and before 2021, and the acceleration of refundable alternative minimum tax credits. The CARES Act did not materially impact the Predecessor’s or Successor’s effective tax rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2021, respectively. The Company applied for, and received, a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) during the second quarter of 2020 in the amount of $2.2 million. The application for this loan required the Company to, in good faith, certify that the current economic uncertainty made the loan request necessary to support the ongoing operations of the Company. This certification further required the Company to take into account our current business activity and our ability to access other sources of liquidity sufficient to support ongoing operations in a manner that is not significantly detrimental to the business. The receipt of this loan, and the forgiveness of the loan, is dependent on the Company having initially qualified for the loan and qualifying for the forgiveness of such loan based on our future adherence to the forgiveness criteria. The PPP loan bears interest of 1% and, if not forgiven, has a maturity date of May 8, 2022. Prior to emergence from Chapter 11, the Predecessor applied for loan forgiveness and placed cash equal to the outstanding principal balance of the PPP loan in escrow pending the final forgiveness determination by the SBA, in accordance with SBA guidelines. To date, forgiveness has not been received. The PPP Loan is subject to any new guidance and new requirements released by the Department of the Treasury who has indicated that all companies that have received funds in excess of $2.0 million will be subject to a government (SBA) audit to further ensure PPP loans are limited to eligible borrowers in need. Impairment of Long-Lived Assets The carrying value of long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. When it is determined that the estimated future net cash flows of an asset will not be sufficient to recover its carrying amount, an impairment loss must be recorded to reduce the carrying amount to its estimated fair value. Judgments and assumptions are inherent in management’s estimate of undiscounted future cash flows and an asset’s fair value. These judgments and assumptions include such matters as the estimation of oil and gas reserve quantities, risks associated with the different categories of oil and gas reserves, the timing of development and production, expected future commodity prices, capital expenditures, production costs, and appropriate discount rates. The Company evaluates impairment of proved and unproved oil and gas properties on a region basis. On this basis, certain regions may be impaired because they are not expected to recover their entire carrying value from future net cash flows. As a result of this evaluation, the Predecessor recorded impairment of oil and gas properties of $199.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, of which $199.0 million was proved and $0.9 million was unproved. The impairment was the result of removing development of proved undeveloped reserves (“PUDs”) and probable reserves from future net cash flows as the Predecessor could not assure that they would be developed going forward in light of continued depressed commodity prices and uncertainty regarding the Predecessor’s liquidity situation at the time. Upon emergence from bankruptcy, the Company adopted fresh start accounting which resulted in its long-lived assets being recorded at their estimated fair value at the Effective Date. There were no material changes to the key cash flow assumptions and no triggering events since December 31, 2020; therefore, no impairment was identified in the three or six months ended June 30, 2021. Net Loss per Common Share Prior to the Effective Date, the Predecessor company used the two-class method to compute earnings per common share as its Class A Participating Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”) was considered a participating security. Under the two-class method, losses are allocated only to those securities that have a contractual obligation to share in the losses of the Company. The Preferred Stock was not obligated to absorb Company losses and accordingly was not allocated losses. Net income attributable to common stockholders is allocated between common stock and participating securities based on the weighted average number of common shares and participating securities outstanding for the period. Upon the Effective Date, the Preferred Stock was extinguished and the two-class method is no longer necessary to compute earnings per share for the Successor. Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing the allocated net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed similarly except that the denominator is increased to include dilutive potential common shares. Potential common shares for the Predecessor consisted of warrants, equity compensation awards and preferred stock, while potential common shares for the Successor consist of warrants. In certain circumstances adjustment to the numerator is also required for changes in income or loss resulting from the potential common shares. Basic weighted average common shares exclude shares of non-vested restricted stock. As these restricted shares vest, they will be included in the shares outstanding used to calculate basic earnings per share. For the periods presented, there were no differences between the basic and diluted weighted average common shares. The following securities were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share, as their effect would have been antidilutive: Successor Predecessor Successor Predecessor Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 Preferred stock — 17,101,727 — 16,913,597 Warrants 1,111,110 760,000 1,111,110 760,000 Stock appreciation rights — 1,010,000 — 1,010,000 Restricted stock units 475,953 970,866 239,291 1,369,164 Recent Accounting Pronouncements Income Taxes. In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740) – Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 2019-12”). The objective of ASU 2019-12 is to simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and to provide more consistent application to improve the comparability of financial statements. The amendments in this ASU were effective starting January 1, 2021 for the Company. Financial Instruments — Credit Losses. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (“ASU 2016-13”). ASU 2016-13 changes the impairment model for most financial assets and certain other instruments, including trade and other receivables, and requires the use of a new forward-looking expected loss model that will result in the earlier recognition of allowances for losses. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 for Smaller Reporting Companies, which the Company currently is classified as, and interim periods within those fiscal years, and early adoption is permitted. Entities must adopt the amendment using a modified retrospective approach to the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. The adoption of ASU 2016-13 is currently not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Reference Rate Reform. In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) (“ASU 2020-04”). ASU 2020-04 provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions to ease financial reporting burdens related to the expected market transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or another reference rate to alternative reference rates. The amendments in this ASU were effective upon issuance and generally can be applied to applicable contract modifications through December 31, 2022. Currently, the Company’s Successor Credit Agreements (as defined below) are the Company’s only contracts that makes reference to a LIBOR rate and the agreements outline the specific procedures that will be undertaken once an appropriate alternative benchmark is identified. The Company does not expect this guidance to have a significant impact on its Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related footnote disclosures. |