Debt | Note 7. Debt The Company's debt, net of unamortized discounts, premiums, and debt issuance costs totaling $ 35.2 million and $ 41.7 million at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, consists of the following. In thousands September 30, 2024 December 31, 2023 Credit facility $ 185,000 $ 210,000 Term Loan — 748,092 Notes payable 15,789 17,642 3.8 % Senior Notes due 2024 — 892,610 2.268 % Senior Notes due 2026 796,674 795,541 4.375 % Senior Notes due 2028 995,303 994,327 5.75 % Senior Notes due 2031 1,486,737 1,485,460 2.875 % Senior Notes due 2032 793,546 792,977 4.9 % Senior Notes due 2044 692,626 692,463 Total debt $ 4,965,675 $ 6,629,112 Less: Current portion of long-term debt 2,564 895,105 Long-term debt, net of current portion $ 4,963,111 $ 5,734,007 Credit Facility At September 30, 2024 the Company had a credit facility, maturing in October 2026, with aggregate lender commitments totaling $ 2.255 billion. On October 29, 2024, the Company replaced the prior facility with a new facility containing substantially the same terms as the prior facility with the exception of the change to the terms governing the calculation described under “New Facility” below. The New Facility extended the maturity date to October 2029 and reduced the aggregate lender commitments to $ 1.80 billion. The New Facility also revised the financial covenant calculation for consolidated net debt to total capitalization to exclude certain accounting impacts of the Redemption Agreement described in Note 6. Fair Value Measurements — Stock Redemption Option . The New Facility remains unsecured and has no borrowing base requirement subject to redetermination. The Company had $ 185 million of outstanding borrowings on its credit facility at September 30, 2024. Credit facility borrowings bear interest at market-based interest rates plus a margin based on the terms of the borrowing and the credit ratings assigned to the Company’s senior, unsecured, long-term indebtedness. The weighted-average interest rate on outstanding credit facility borrowings at September 30, 2024 was 6.7 %. The Company incurs commitment fees based on currently assigned credit ratings of 0.20 % per annum on the daily average amount of unused borrowing availability. The New Facility contains certain restrictive covenants, including a requirement that the Company maintain a consolidated net debt to total capitalization ratio of no greater than 0.65 to 1.00, which is unchanged from the prior credit facility. This ratio represents the ratio of (a) net debt (calculated as total face value of debt plus outstanding letters of credit less cash and cash equivalents) divided by (b) the sum of net debt plus total shareholders' equity (i) plus, to the extent resulting in a reduction of total shareholders’ equity, the amount of any non-cash impairment charges incurred, net of any tax effect, after June 30, 2014 and (ii) plus (to the extent resulting in a reduction of total shareholders’ equity) or minus (to the extent resulting in an increase of total shareholders’ equity), as applicable, the amount of the non-cash impact of the accounting treatment for the Redemption Agreement. The Company was in compliance with the credit facility covenants at September 30, 2024. Senior Notes The following table summarizes the face values, maturity dates, semi-annual interest payment dates, and optional redemption periods related to the Company’s outstanding senior note obligations at September 30, 2024. 2026 Notes 2028 Notes 2031 Notes 2032 Notes 2044 Notes Face value (in thousands) $ 800,000 $ 1,000,000 $ 1,500,000 $ 800,000 $ 700,000 Maturity date November 15, 2026 January 15, 2028 January 15, 2031 April 1, 2032 June 1, 2044 Interest payment dates May 15, Nov 15 Jan 15, July 15 Jan 15, July 15 April 1, Oct 1 June 1, Dec 1 Make-whole redemption period (1) Nov 15, 2023 Oct 15, 2027 July 15, 2030 January 1, 2032 Dec 1, 2043 (1) At any time prior to the indicated dates, the Company has the option to redeem all or a portion of its senior notes of the applicable series at the “make-whole” redemption amounts specified in the respective senior note indentures plus any accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. On or after the indicated dates, the Company may redeem all or a portion of its senior notes at a redemption amount equal to 100 % of the principal amount of the senior notes being redeemed plus any accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. The Company’s senior notes are not subject to any mandatory redemption or sinking fund requirements. The indentures governing the Company’s senior notes contain covenants that, among other things, limit the Company’s ability to create liens securing certain indebtedness, enter into certain sale-leaseback transactions, or consolidate, merge or transfer certain assets. These covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications. The Company was in compliance with these covenants at September 30, 2024. The senior notes are obligations of Continental Resources, Inc. Additionally, certain of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries (Banner Pipeline Company, L.L.C., CLR Asset Holdings, LLC, The Mineral Resources Company, SCS1 Holdings LLC, Continental Innovations LLC, Jagged Peak Energy LLC, and Parsley SoDe Water LLC) fully and unconditionally guarantee the senior notes on a joint and several basis. The financial information of the guarantor group is not materially different from the consolidated financial statements of the Company. The Company’s other subsidiaries, whose assets, equity, and results of operations attributable to the Company are not material, do not guarantee the senior notes. Redemption of Senior Notes In June 2024, the Company repaid its outstanding $ 893.1 million of 2024 Notes that were scheduled to mature on June 1, 2024. The redemption price was equal to 100 % of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. The aggregate of the principal amount and accrued interest paid upon redemption was $ 910.1 million. Repayment of Term Loan In November 2022, the Company borrowed $ 750 million under a three-year term loan agreement that was scheduled to mature in November 2025. The Company repaid $ 100 million of the term loan during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and repaid the remaining $ 650 million during the three months ended June 30, 2024. |