BATTALION OIL CORP - Quarter Report: 2016 June (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

Commission File Number: 001-35467

Halcón Resources Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 6700, Houston, TX 77002
(Address of principal executive offices)

(832) 538-0300
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding twelve months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý    No o

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ý    No o

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o    No ý

        At July 22, 2016, 122,639,612 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock were outstanding.

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Special note regarding forward-looking statements

        This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, concerning, among other things, planned capital expenditures, potential increases in oil and natural gas production, the number and location of wells to be drilled in the future, future cash flows and borrowings, pursuit of potential acquisition or divestiture opportunities, our financial position, business strategy and other plans and objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as "may," "expect," "estimate," "project," "plan," "objective," "believe," "predict," "intend," "achievable," "anticipate," "will," "continue," "potential," "should," "could" and similar terms and phrases. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve certain assumptions, risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. Readers should consider carefully the risks described under the "Risk Factors" section of our previously filed Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 and herein as well as the other disclosures contained herein and therein, which describe factors that could cause our actual results to differ from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the following factors:

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the potential adverse impact of the restructuring transactions on our operations, management, and employees and the risks associated with operating our business during the restructuring process;



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our ability to satisfy the conditions set forth in the Restructuring Support Agreement and consummate the Plan outlined in the Restructuring Support Agreement or another plan of reorganization;



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risks and uncertainties associated with chapter 11 proceedings;



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our ability to reduce the level of our debt and lower our cash interest obligations through consummation of the Plan or otherwise;



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volatility in commodity prices for oil and natural gas, including the current sustained decline in the price for oil;



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our ability to generate sufficient cash flow from operations, borrowings or other sources to enable us to fund our operations, satisfy our obligations and fully develop our undeveloped acreage positions;



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we have substantial indebtedness and may incur more debt;



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higher levels of indebtedness make us more vulnerable to economic downturns and adverse developments in our business;



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our ability to replace our oil and natural gas reserves;



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our ability to successfully develop our large inventory of undeveloped acreage in our resource plays;



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our ability to retain key members of senior management, the board of directors, and key technical employees;



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access to and availability of water and other treatment materials to carry out fracture stimulations in our resource plays;



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access to adequate gathering systems, processing facilities, transportation take-away capacity to move our production to market and marketing outlets to sell our production at market prices;

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the presence or recoverability of estimated oil and natural gas reserves and the actual future production rates and associated costs;



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contractual limitations that affect our management's discretion in managing our business, including covenants that, among other things, limit our ability to incur debt, make investments and pay cash dividends;



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the potential for production decline rates for our wells to be greater than we expect;



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competition, including competition for acreage in resource play holdings;



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environmental risks;



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drilling and operating risks;



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exploration and development risks;



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the possibility that the industry may be subject to future regulatory or legislative actions (including additional taxes and changes in environmental regulations);



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general economic conditions, whether internationally, nationally or in the regional and local market areas in which we do business, may be less favorable than expected, including the possibility that economic conditions in the United States will worsen and that capital markets are disrupted, which could adversely affect demand for oil and natural gas and make it difficult to access capital;



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social unrest, political instability or armed conflict in major oil and natural gas producing regions outside the United States, such as the Middle East, and armed conflict or acts of terrorism or sabotage;



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other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory, legislative, including federal, state and tribal regulations and laws, geopolitical and technological factors that may negatively impact our business, operations or oil and natural gas prices;



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our ability to successfully integrate acquired oil and natural gas businesses and operations;



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the possibility that acquisitions and divestitures may involve unexpected costs or delays, and that acquisitions may not achieve intended benefits and may divert management's time and energy;



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the insurance coverage maintained by us may not adequately cover all losses that we may sustain;



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title to the properties in which we have an interest may be impaired by title defects;



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senior management's ability to execute our plans to meet our goals;



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the cost and availability of goods and services, such as drilling rigs, fracture stimulation services and tubulars; and



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our dependency on the skill, ability and decisions of third party operators of the oil and natural gas properties in which we have a non-operated working interest.

        All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements in this paragraph and elsewhere in this document. Other than as required under the securities laws, we do not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, subsequent events or circumstances, changes in expectations or otherwise.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.    Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

HALCÓN RESOURCES CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Unaudited)

(In thousands)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements.

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HALCÓN RESOURCES CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

(In thousands)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

        Halcón Resources Corporation (Halcón or the Company) is an independent energy company focused on the acquisition, production, exploration and development of onshore liquids-rich assets in the United States. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of all majority-owned, controlled subsidiaries and an equity method investment. The Company operates in one segment which focuses on oil and natural gas acquisition, production, exploration and development. The Company's oil and natural gas properties are managed as a whole rather than through discrete operating areas. Operational information is tracked by operating area; however, financial performance is assessed as a whole. Allocation of capital is made across the Company's entire portfolio without regard to operating area. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect, in the opinion of the Company's management, all adjustments, consisting of normal and recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial position as of, and the results of operations for, the periods presented. During interim periods, Halcón follows the accounting policies disclosed in its 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 26, 2016. Please refer to the notes in the 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K when reviewing interim financial results.

        On December 28, 2015, the Company completed a one-for-five reverse stock split. As a result, all share and per share information included for all periods presented in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the reverse stock split.

Ability to Continue as a Going Concern

        On July 27, 2016, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries (the Halcón Entities) filed voluntary petitions for relief under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Delaware (the Bankruptcy Court) to pursue a pre-packaged plan of reorganization. The Company expects to continue operations in the normal course during the pendency of the chapter 11 proceedings. Prior to filing the bankruptcy petitions, on June 9, 2016, the Halcón Entities entered into a restructuring support agreement (the Restructuring Support Agreement) with certain holders of the Company's 13% senior secured notes due 2022 (the Third Lien Holders), the Company's 8.875% senior unsecured notes due 2021, 9.25% senior unsecured notes due 2022 and 9.75% senior unsecured notes due 2020 (collectively, the Unsecured Noteholders), the holder of the Company's 8% senior unsecured convertible note due 2020 (the Convertible Noteholder), and certain holders of the Company's 5.75% Series A Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock (the Preferred Holders and together with the Third Lien Holders, Unsecured Noteholders and Convertible Noteholder, referred to collectively herein as, the Stakeholders). See Note 2, "Restructuring Support Agreement, " for more information. On June 20, 2016, the Halcón Entities commenced a solicitation for acceptance of the plan of reorganization (the Plan) contemplated in the Restructuring Support Agreement from the holders of impaired claims and interests entitled to vote under the Plan. At the conclusion of the Company's thirty day solicitation period, the Plan received sufficient votes to satisfy the voting conditions set forth in Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code. The Restructuring Support Agreement contains certain covenants on the part of the Halcón Entities and the Stakeholders, including that the Stakeholders vote in favor of the Plan contemplated in the Restructuring Support Agreement and otherwise facilitate and support the restructuring transaction, subject to the achievement of certain milestones and various conditions.

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HALCÓN RESOURCES CORPORATION

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

1. FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION (Continued)

        The Company's debt agreements provide that the commencement of a voluntary proceeding in bankruptcy is an event of default leading to the automatic acceleration of the associated obligations. Accordingly, the filing of the voluntary petitions for relief under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code accelerated the Company's obligations under all of its outstanding debt instruments, although any efforts to enforce payment obligations thereunder have been automatically stayed by, and the creditors' rights of enforcement are subject to, the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Bankruptcy Court. Accordingly, the Company classified all of its outstanding debt as a current liability on its unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2016.

        The significant risks and uncertainties related to the Halcón Entities' chapter 11 proceeding raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis of accounting, which contemplates continuity of operations, realization of assets, and satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of the going concern uncertainty. If the Company cannot continue as a going concern, adjustments to the carrying values and classification of its assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of income and expenses could be required and could be material.

Use of Estimates

        The preparation of the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires the Company's management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, if any, at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the respective reporting periods. Estimates and assumptions that, in the opinion of management of the Company, are significant include oil and natural gas revenue, capital and operating expense accruals, oil and natural gas reserves, depletion relating to oil and natural gas properties, asset retirement obligations, fair value estimates and income taxes. The Company bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other assumptions and information that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Estimates and assumptions about future events and their effects cannot be perceived with certainty and, accordingly, these estimates may change as new events occur, as more experience is acquired, as additional information is obtained and as the Company's operating environment changes. Actual results may differ from the estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

        Interim period results are not necessarily indicative of results of operations or cash flows for the full year and accordingly, certain information normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, has been condensed or omitted. The Company has evaluated events or transactions through the date of issuance of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

        The Company's accounts receivable are primarily receivables from joint interest owners and oil and natural gas purchasers. Accounts receivable are recorded at the amount due, less an allowance for

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1. FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION (Continued)

doubtful accounts, when applicable. The Company establishes provisions for losses on accounts receivable if it determines that collection of all or part of the outstanding balance is doubtful. The Company regularly reviews collectability and establishes or adjusts the allowance for doubtful accounts as necessary using the specific identification method. There were no material allowances for doubtful accounts as of June 30, 2016 or December 31, 2015.

Other Operating Property and Equipment

        Gas gathering systems and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over a 30-year or 10-year estimated useful life applicable to gas gathering systems and a compressed natural gas facility, respectively. Upon disposition, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed and any gains or losses are reflected in current operations. Maintenance and repair costs are charged to operating expense as incurred. Material expenditures which increase the life or productive capacity of an asset are capitalized and depreciated over the estimated remaining useful life of the asset. The Company capitalized $57.8 million and $87.2 million as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, related to the construction of its gas gathering systems, after any amounts impaired.

        Other operating assets are recorded at cost. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives: automobiles and computers, three years; computer software, fixtures, furniture and equipment, five years or the lesser of the lease term; trailers, seven years; heavy equipment, ten years; buildings, twenty years and leasehold improvements, lease term. Upon disposition, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed and any gains or losses are reflected in current operations. Maintenance and repair costs are charged to operating expense as incurred. Material expenditures which increase the life of an asset are capitalized and depreciated over the estimated remaining useful life of the asset.

        The Company reviews its gas gathering systems and equipment and other operating assets for impairment in accordance with ASC 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment (ASC 360). ASC 360 requires the Company to evaluate gas gathering systems and equipment and other operating assets for impairment as events occur or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value below the carrying amount. If the carrying amount is not recoverable from an asset's undiscounted cash flows, then the Company recognizes an impairment loss for the difference between the carrying amount and the current fair value. The Company also evaluates the remaining useful lives of its gas gathering systems and other operating assets at each reporting period to determine whether events and circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining depreciation periods. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $28.1 million in "Other operating property and equipment impairment" in the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and in "Gas gathering and other operating assets" in the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. The impairment primarily relates to the Company's gross investments of $32.8 million in gas gathering infrastructure that will not likely be economically recoverable due to its shift in exploration, drilling and developmental plans to its most economic areas as a result of the low commodity price environment.

        In accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (ASC 820), a financial instrument's level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The estimate of the fair value of the Company's gas gathering systems

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1. FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION (Continued)

was based on an income approach that estimated future cash flows associated with those assets, which resulted in negative net cash flows due to insufficient throughput of natural gas volumes and certain fixed costs necessary to operate and maintain the assets. This estimation includes the use of unobservable inputs, such as estimated future production, and gathering and compression revenues and operating expenses. The use of these unobservable inputs results in the fair value estimate of the Company's gas gathering systems being classified as Level 3.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

        In March 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-09, Compensation—Stock Compensation (ASU 2016-09). For public business entities, ASU 2016-09 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016 and early adoption is permitted. The areas for simplification in this ASU involve several aspects of the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. Some of the areas for simplification apply only to nonpublic entities. As there are multiple amendments in this ASU, the FASB has issued guidance on how an entity should apply each amendment, either prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is in the process of assessing the effects of the application of the new guidance.

        In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-06, Contingent Put and Call Options in Debt Instruments (ASU 2016-06). For public business entities, ASU 2016-06 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016 and early adoption is permitted. ASU 2016-06 provides new guidance that simplifies the analysis of whether a contingent put or call option in a debt instrument qualifies as a separate derivative. An entity should apply the amendments in this ASU on a modified retrospective basis to existing debt instruments as of the beginning of the fiscal year for which the amendments are effective. The Company is in the process of assessing the effects of the application of the new guidance.

        In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (ASU 2016-02). For public business entities, ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018 and early adoption is permitted. The FASB issued ASU 2016-02 to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. An entity should apply the amendments in this ASU on a modified retrospective basis. The transition will require application of the new guidance at the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. The Company is in the process of assessing the effects of the application of the new guidance.

        In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes (ASU 2015-17) to simplify the presentation of deferred income taxes. Under ASU 2015-17, all deferred tax assets and liabilities, along with any related valuation allowance, are required to be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet. Effective December 31, 2015, the Company early adopted ASU 2015-17, on a prospective basis, which resulted in the reclassification of its current deferred tax assets and liabilities as a non-current deferred tax asset and liability, net of the valuation allowance, in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. No prior periods were retrospectively adjusted.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

1. FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION (Continued)

        In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-16, Business Combinations—Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments (ASU 2015-16). For public business entities, ASU 2015-16 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015 and early adoption is permitted. The amendments in this ASU require that an acquirer, in a business combination, recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. To simplify the accounting for adjustments made to provisional amounts recognized in a business combination, the amendments in this ASU eliminate the requirement to retrospectively account for those adjustments, and instead present separately on the face of the income statement or disclose in the footnotes the portion of the amount recorded in current-period earnings by line item that would have been recorded in previous reporting periods. The adoption of ASU 2015-16 did not have an impact to the Company's financial statements or disclosures.

        In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-11, Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory (ASU 2015-11). ASU 2015-11 states that an entity should measure inventory at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. For public entities, ASU 2015-11 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The amendments in this update should be applied prospectively and early application is permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2015-11 to have a material impact to its financial statements or disclosures.

        In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-05, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other—Internal-Use Software (ASU 2015-05). ASU 2015-05 provides guidance to customers about whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license. If a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, then the customer should account for the software license element of the arrangement consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses. If a cloud computing arrangement does not include a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract. For public business entities, the guidance is effective for annual periods, including interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. An entity can elect to adopt the guidance either (1) prospectively to all arrangements entered into or materially modified after the effective date or (2) retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted prospectively and it did not have a material impact to the Company's financial statements or disclosures.

        In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02, Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis (ASU 2015-02). The amendments in ASU 2015-02 eliminate the previous presumption that a general partner controls a limited partner. ASU 2015-02 may impact the Company's accounting for its general partner interest in SBE Partners LP (SBE Partners), which is currently accounted for as an equity method investment. ASU 2015-02 is effective for public entities for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. Entities may apply the guidance using a modified retrospective approach by recording a cumulative-effect adjustment to equity as of the beginning of the first fiscal year adopted or it may apply the amendment retrospectively. The adoption of ASU 2015-02 did not have an impact on the Company's accounting for its general partner interest in SBE Partners, LP.

        In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements—Going Concern (ASU 2014-15). ASU 2014-15 is effective for annual reporting periods (including interim

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periods within those periods) ending after December 15, 2016. Early application is permitted with companies applying the guidance prospectively. The amendments in ASU 2014-15 create a new ASC Sub-topic 205-40, Presentation of Financial Statements—Going Concern and require management to assess for each annual and interim reporting period if conditions exist that raise substantial doubt about an entity's ability to continue as a going concern. The rule requires various disclosures depending on the facts and circumstances surrounding an entity's ability to continue as a going concern. Effective June 30, 2016, the Company early adopted ASU 2014-15, on a prospective basis, which resulted in additional disclosures as discussed above.

        In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASU 2014-09). ASU 2014-09 states that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in amounts that reflect the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The standard provides five steps an entity should apply in determining its revenue recognition. In March 2016, ASU 2014-09 was updated with ASU No. 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net) (ASU 2016-08), which provides further clarification on the principal versus agent evaluation. ASU 2014-09 is required to be adopted using either the full retrospective approach, with all prior periods presented adjusted, or the modified retrospective approach, with a cumulative adjustment to retained earnings on the opening balance sheet and is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within that reporting period, beginning after December 15, 2016, or after December 2017, if companies choose to elect the deferred adoption date approved by the FASB. Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is in the process of assessing the effects of the application of the new guidance.

2. RESTRUCTURING SUPPORT AGREEMENT

        On June 9, 2016, the Halcón Entities entered into a Restructuring Support Agreement with the Stakeholders. On July 27, 2016, the Halcón Entities filed voluntary petitions for relief under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the District of Delaware to effect an accelerated pre-packaged bankruptcy restructuring as contemplated in the Restructuring Support Agreement.

        Pursuant to the terms of the Plan contemplated by the Restructuring Support Agreement, Stakeholders and other claim and interest holders will receive the following treatment in full and final satisfaction of their claims and interests:

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the Halcón Entities' Second Lien Notes (consisting of $700.0 million in aggregate principal amount outstanding of 8.625% senior secured notes due 2020 and $112.8 million in aggregate principal amount outstanding of 12% senior secured notes due 2022) shall be unimpaired and reinstated;



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the Third Lien Holders will receive their pro rata share of 76.5% of the common stock of reorganized Halcón, together with a cash payment of $33.8 million, and accrued and unpaid interest on their notes through May 15, 2016;



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the Unsecured Noteholders will receive their pro rata share of 15.5% of the common stock of reorganized Halcón, together with a cash payment of $37.6 million and warrants to purchase 4% of the common stock of reorganized Halcón with a four year term and an exercise price based

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on an equity value of $1.33 billion, and accrued and unpaid interest on their notes through May 15, 2016;

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the Convertible Noteholder will receive 4% of the common stock of reorganized Halcón, together with a cash payment of $15.0 million and warrants to purchase 1% of the common stock of reorganized Halcón with a four year term and an exercise price based on an equity value of $1.33 billion;



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the general unsecured claims are unimpaired;



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the Preferred Holders will receive their pro rata share of $11.1 million in cash; and



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the existing common stockholders will receive their pro rata share of 4% of the common stock of reorganized Halcón.

        Each of the foregoing percentages of equity in the reorganized company is subject to dilution from the exercise of the new warrants described above and a management incentive plan.

        The Restructuring Support Agreement contains certain covenants on the part of the Halcón Entities and the Stakeholders, including that the Stakeholders vote in favor of the Plan contemplated in the Restructuring Support Agreement and otherwise facilitate and support the restructuring transaction. The Restructuring Support Agreement also provides for termination by each party upon the occurrence of certain events, including without limitation, the failure of the Halcón Entities to achieve certain milestones, including having the Plan confirmed and effective by certain dates, and requires the satisfaction of certain conditions, such as that the Halcón Entities obtain a credit facility pursuant to an amendment or an amendment and restatement of its existing Senior Credit Agreement, defined below, (or any replacement financing) in an aggregate principal amount of not less than $600.0 million (the Amended Revolving Credit Agreement), which Amended Revolving Credit Agreement shall be (a) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Requisite Unsecured Noteholders (as defined in the Restructuring Support Agreement), and (b) in form and substance satisfactory to the Requisite Third Lien Noteholders (as defined in the Restructuring Support Agreement).

        On June 20, 2016, the Halcón Entities commenced a solicitation for acceptance of the Plan. As a result of the solicitation, 99.997% in aggregate principal amount of the Third Lien Notes (defined below), that voted, 99.860% in aggregate principal amount of the Unsecured Notes (consisting of the Company's 8.875% senior unsecured notes due 2021, 9.25% senior unsecured notes due 2022 and 9.75% senior unsecured notes due 2020) that voted, 100.000% of the aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Note (defined below), and 99.300% in aggregate amount of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock (defined below) that voted, voted to support the Plan, which exceeded the voting condition under the Restructuring Support Agreement. In addition, the Company entered into an agreement dated as of July 22, 2016 with holders of more than 51% in aggregate principal amount of its 8.625% and 12.0% Second Lien Notes due 2020 and 2022 regarding certain amendments to the indentures governing such notes in exchange for the commitment of such holders to support the Plan (the Second Lien Support Agreement). Under the terms of the Second Lien Support Agreement, each holder of the Second Lien Notes that agrees to the proposed amendments and is either party to the Second Lien Support Agreement or otherwise does not object to the Plan will, subject to the occurrence of the effective date of the Plan (and, in the case of the Second Lien Notes, the effectiveness of the proposed amendment) receive a consent fee equal to 1.25% of the aggregate principal amount of such holder's outstanding second lien notes. To effect the treatment of claims and

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HALCÓN RESOURCES CORPORATION

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2. RESTRUCTURING SUPPORT AGREEMENT (Continued)

interests set forth above in accordance with the Plan, the Company withheld the regularly scheduled July 15, 2016 interest payment on its 2020 Notes, defined below. The Company also withheld the regularly scheduled June 30, 2016 interest payment on its Convertible Note, defined below, which was waived by the holder of the Convertible Note in the Restructuring Support Agreement. The Company made the payments of accrued and unpaid interest through May 15, 2016 on the Third Lien Notes and Unsecured Notes prior to its chapter 11 filing. Also, to provide financial flexibility until such time as an Amended Revolving Credit Agreement is finalized and approved, prior to its chapter 11 filing, the Company drew approximately $338.0 million on July 25, 2016 under its Senior Credit Agreement, bringing its outstanding borrowings up to approximately $444.0 million.

        See Note 4, "Debt," and Note 10, "Stockholders' Equity," for information regarding the Company's debt and equity instruments.

3. OIL AND NATURAL GAS PROPERTIES

        The Company uses the full cost method of accounting for its investment in oil and natural gas properties. Under this method of accounting, all costs of acquisition, exploration and development of oil and natural gas reserves (including such costs as leasehold acquisition costs, geological expenditures, dry hole costs, tangible and intangible development costs and direct internal costs) are capitalized as the cost of oil and natural gas properties when incurred. To the extent capitalized costs of evaluated oil and natural gas properties, net of accumulated depletion, exceed the discounted future net revenues of proved oil and natural gas reserves, net of deferred taxes, such excess capitalized costs are charged to expense.

        The Company assesses all properties classified as unevaluated property on a quarterly basis for possible impairment or reduction in value. The Company assesses properties on an individual basis or as a group, if properties are individually insignificant. The assessment includes consideration of the following factors, among others: intent to drill; remaining lease term; geological and geophysical evaluations; drilling results and activity; the assignment of proved reserves; and the economic viability of development if proved reserves are assigned. During any period in which these factors indicate impairment, the cumulative drilling costs incurred to date for such property and all or a portion of the associated leasehold costs are transferred to the full cost pool and are then subject to depletion and the full cost ceiling test limitation.

        Investments in unevaluated oil and natural gas properties and exploration and development projects for which depletion expense is not currently recognized, and for which exploration or development activities are in progress, qualify for interest capitalization. The capitalized interest is determined by multiplying the Company's weighted-average borrowing cost on debt by the average amount of qualifying costs incurred that are excluded from the full cost pool; however, the amount of capitalized interest cannot exceed the amount of gross interest expense incurred in any given period. The capitalized interest amounts are recorded as additions to unevaluated oil and natural gas properties on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. As the costs excluded are transferred to the full cost pool, the associated capitalized interest is also transferred to the full cost pool. For the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company capitalized interest costs of $52.9 million and $51.2 million, respectively.

        At June 30, 2016, the ceiling test value of the Company's reserves was calculated based on the first-day-of-the-month average for the 12-months ended June 30, 2016 of the West Texas

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Intermediate (WTI) crude oil spot price of $43.12 per barrel, adjusted by lease or field for quality, transportation fees, and regional price differentials, and the first-day-of-the-month average for the 12-months ended June 30, 2016 of the Henry Hub natural gas price of $2.24 per million British thermal units (MMBtu), adjusted by lease or field for energy content, transportation fees, and regional price differentials. Using these prices, the Company's net book value of oil and natural gas properties at June 30, 2016 exceeded the ceiling amount by $257.9 million ($163.1 million after taxes, before valuation allowance) which resulted in a ceiling test impairment of that amount for the quarter. The impairment at June 30, 2016 primarily reflects a 7% decrease in the first-day-of-the-month average price for crude oil used in the ceiling test calculation, which was $46.26 per barrel at March 31, 2016. At March 31, 2016, the Company recorded a full cost ceiling impairment before income taxes of $496.9 million ($315.1 million after taxes, before valuation allowance). The impairment at March 31, 2016 reflects additional transfers of the remaining unevaluated Utica / Point Pleasant (Utica) and Tuscaloosa Marine Shale (TMS) properties of approximately $330.4 million and $74.8 million, respectively, to the full cost pool and, to a lesser extent, an 8% decrease in the first-day-of-the-month average price for crude oil used in the ceiling test calculation, which was $50.28 per barrel at December 31, 2015. As discussed above, the Company considers the facts and circumstances around its unevaluated properties that may indicate impairment on a quarterly basis. Management concluded that it is no longer probable that capital will be available or approved to continue exploratory drilling activities in the Company's Utica or TMS acreage positions in advance of the related lease expirations due to the Company's evaluation of strategic alternatives to reduce its debt while preserving liquidity in light of continued low commodity prices, together with a reduction of the Company's exploration department and the Company's intent to expend capital only on its most economical and proven areas.

        At June 30, 2015, the ceiling test value of the Company's reserves was calculated based on the first-day-of-the-month average for the 12-months ended June 30, 2015 of the WTI spot price of $71.68 per barrel, adjusted by lease or field for quality, transportation fees, and regional price differentials, and the first-day-of-the-month average for the 12-months ended June 30, 2015 of the Henry Hub price of $3.39 per MMBtu, adjusted by lease or field for energy content, transportation fees, and regional price differentials. Using these prices, the Company's net book value of oil and natural gas properties at June 30, 2015 exceeded the ceiling amount by $948.6 million ($597.3 million after taxes, before valuation allowance) which resulted in a ceiling test impairment of that amount for the quarter. At March 31, 2015, the Company recorded a full cost ceiling impairment before income taxes of $554.0 million ($348.8 million after taxes, before valuation allowance). The ceiling test impairments were driven by decreases in the first-day-of-the-month average prices for crude oil used in the ceiling test calculations since December 31, 2014, when the first-day-of-the-month average price for crude oil was $94.99 per barrel and $82.71 per barrel at March 31, 2015.

        The Company recorded the full cost ceiling test impairments in "Full cost ceiling impairment" in the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and in "Accumulated depletion" in the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. Changes in commodity prices, production rates, levels of reserves, future development costs, transfers of unevaluated properties, capital spending, and other factors will determine the Company's ceiling test calculations and impairment analyses in future periods.

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4. DEBT

        As of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company's current and long-term debt, respectively, consisted of the following: