HALLADOR ENERGY CO - Quarter Report: 2019 March (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

For the quarterly period ended: March 31, 2019

OR

Commission file number: 001-34743

“COAL KEEPS YOUR LIGHTS ON”

“COAL KEEPS YOUR LIGHTS ON”

HALLADOR ENERGY COMPANY

(www.halladorenergy.com)

Registrant’s telephone number: 303.839.5504

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  

As of May 3, 2019, we had 30,244,599 shares outstanding.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Hallador Energy Company

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

See accompanying notes.

Hallador Energy Company

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

For the Three Months Ended March 31

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)  

(1)       Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 includes $1,013 and $(158), respectively, for the net change in the estimated fair value of our interest rate swaps.

See accompanying notes.

Hallador Energy Company

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows  

For the Three Months Ended March 31,  

(in thousands)  

(unaudited)  

See accompanying notes.

 Hallador Energy Company

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

*Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

See accompanying notes.

Hallador Energy Company

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

The interim financial data is unaudited; however, in our opinion, it includes all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods. The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared pursuant to the SEC’s rules and regulations; accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in GAAP financial statements have been condensed or omitted.

The results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for future quarters or for the year ending December 31, 2019. To maintain consistency and comparability, certain 2018 amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2019 presentation.

Our organization and business, the accounting policies we follow and other information, are contained in the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements filed as part of our 2018 Form 10-K. This quarterly report should be read in conjunction with such 10-K.

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Hallador Energy Company (hereinafter known as, “we, us, or our”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Sunrise Coal, LLC (Sunrise) and Hourglass Sands, LLC (Hourglass), and Sunrise’s wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Sunrise is engaged in the production of steam coal from mines located in western Indiana. Hourglass is in the development stage and is engaged in the production of frac sand in the State of Colorado (see Note 14).

New Accounting Standards Issued and Adopted

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (ASU 2016-02). ASU 2016-02 increases transparency and comparability among organizations by requiring lessees to record right-to-use assets and corresponding lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclose key information about lease arrangements. The new guidance classifies leases as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of income recognition in the statement of income. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. The FASB issued clarifications, updates and implementation guidance to ASU 2016-02, such as ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842) (ASU 2018-11) which provides practical expedients for transition to Topic 842.  ASU 2018-11 provides an option to apply the transition provisions of the new standard at its adoption date instead of at the earliest comparative period presented and permits lessors to not separate non-lease components from the associated lease component if certain conditions are met.

We adopted ASU 2016-02 effective January 1, 2019 and elected the option to not restate comparative periods in transition and also elected the practical expedients within the standard which permits us to not reassess our prior conclusions about lease identification, lease classification and initial direct costs. Additionally, the Company made an election to not separate lease and non-lease components for all leases and will not use hindsight. The adoption of the standard had no impact on the Company’s consolidated income statement or statement of cash flows. Effective January 1, 2019, we recorded a right-to-use asset and corresponding lease liability of $0.5 million.

New Accounting Standards Issued and Not Yet Adopted

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments–Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (ASU 2016-13).  ASU 2016-13 changes the impairment model for most financial assets and certain other instruments to require the use of a new forward-looking "expected loss" model that generally will result in earlier recognition of allowances for losses.  The new standard will require disclosure of significantly more information related to these items.  ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted for the fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods.  We are currently evaluating the effect of adopting ASU 2016-13, but do not anticipate it will have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Bulldog Reserves

In October 2017, we entered into an agreement to sell land associated with the Bulldog Mine for $4.9 million. As part of the transaction, we hold the rights to repurchase the property for eight years at the original sale price of $4.9 million plus interest. We are accounting for the sale as a financing transaction with the liability recorded in other long-term liabilities. The Bulldog Mine assets had an aggregate net carrying value of $15 million at March 31, 2019. Also, in October 2017, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (ILDNR) notified us that our mine application, along with modifications, was acceptable. In October 2018, we paid the required fee and bond and the permit was issued in April 2019. We have determined that no impairment is necessary. If estimates inherent in the assessment change, it may result in future impairment of the assets.

Our bank debt is comprised of term debt and a $120 million revolver, both of which mature May 21, 2022. Our debt is recorded at cost which approximates fair value due to the variable interest rates in the agreement and is collateralized primarily by Hallador’s assets.

Liquidity

Our bank debt at March 31, 2019, was $168 million (term - $125 million, revolver - $43 million). As of March 31, 2019, we had additional borrowing capacity of $77 million and total liquidity of $88 million.

Fees

Unamortized bank fees and other costs incurred in connection with the initial facility and a subsequent amendment totaled $8.8 million as of our most recent amendment in May 2018. These costs were deferred and are being amortized over the term of the loan. Unamortized costs as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were $6.9 million and $7.4 million, respectively.

Bank debt, less debt issuance costs, is presented below (in thousands):

Covenants

The credit facility includes a Maximum Leverage Ratio (consolidated funded debt / trailing twelve months adjusted EBITDA), calculated as of the end of each fiscal quarter for the trailing twelve months, not to exceed the amounts below:

As of March 31, 2019, our Leverage Ratio was 2.12, easily within our compliance limit of 3.75.

The credit facility also requires a Minimum Debt Service Coverage Ratio (consolidated adjusted EBITDA / annual debt service) calculated as of the end of each fiscal quarter for the trailing twelve months of 1.25 to 1 through the maturity of the credit facility.

At March 31, 2019, our Debt Service Coverage Ratio was well within compliance at 2.29.

Rate

The interest rate on the facility ranges from LIBOR plus 3.00% to LIBOR plus 4.50%, depending on our Leverage Ratio. We entered into swap agreements to fix the LIBOR component of the interest rate to achieve an effective fixed rate of ~6% on the original term loan balance and on $53 million of the revolver. At March 31, 2019, we are paying LIBOR of 2.51% plus 4.00% for a total interest rate of 6.51%.

Savoy Energy, L.P.

On March 9, 2018, we sold our entire 30.6% partnership interest to Savoy for $8 million. Our net proceeds were $7.5 million after commissions paid to a related party, which were applied to our bank debt as required under the agreement. The sale resulted in a loss of $538,000 for the period ended March 31, 2018.

Sunrise Energy, LLC

We own a 50% interest in Sunrise Energy, LLC, which owns gas reserves and gathering equipment with plans to develop and operate such reserves. Sunrise Energy also plans to develop and explore for oil, gas and coal-bed methane gas reserves on or near our underground coal reserves. The carrying value of the investment included in our consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018, was $3.6 million and $3.7 million, respectively.

^*Held by Sunrise Indemnity, Inc., our wholly-owned captive insurance company.

We self-insure our underground mining equipment. Such equipment is allocated among ten mining units dispersed over 22 miles. The historical cost of such equipment was approximately $260 million and $255 million as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

Restricted cash of $4.7 million and $4.6 million as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, represents cash held and controlled by a third party and is restricted for future workers’ compensation claim payments.

We compute net income per share using the two-class method, which is an allocation formula that determines net income per share for common stock and participating securities, which for us are our outstanding RSUs.

The following table sets forth the computation of net income allocated to common shareholders (in thousands):

For interim period reporting, we record income taxes using an estimated annual effective tax rate based upon projected annual income, forecasted permanent tax differences, discrete items and statutory rates in states in which we operate. Our effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 was ~0% and ~7%, respectively. Historically, our actual effective tax rates have differed from the statutory effective rate primarily due to the benefit received from statutory percentage depletion in excess of tax basis. The deduction for statutory percentage depletion does not necessarily change proportionately to changes in income before income taxes.

No shares vested during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019, and 2018, our stock-based compensation was $0.5 million and $2.0 million, respectively. With the passing of our Chairman, Victor Stabio, on March 7, 2018, the vesting of his 220,000 RSUs accelerated. The value of the accelerated RSUs was $1.5 million.

Non-vested RSU grants will vest as follows:

The outstanding RSUs have a value of $4.0 million based on the May 3, 2019, closing stock price of $5.07.

At March 31, 2019, we had 1,250,466 RSUs available for future issuance.

Effective January 1, 2018, we adopted ASU 2014-09. The adoption of this standard did not impact the timing of revenue recognition on our consolidated balance sheets or condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

We account for a contract with a customer when the parties have approved the contract and are committed to performing their respective obligations, the rights of each party are identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance, and collectability of consideration is probable. We recognize revenue when we satisfy a performance obligation by transferring control of a good or service to a customer.

Our revenue is derived from sales to customers of coal produced at our facilities. Our customers purchase coal directly from our mine sites and our Princeton Loop, where the sale occurs and where title, risk of loss, and control typically pass to the customer at that point. Our customers arrange for and bear the costs of transporting their coal from our mines to their plants or other specified discharge points. Our customers are typically domestic utility companies. Our coal sales agreements with our customers are fixed-priced, fixed-volume supply contracts, or include a predetermined escalation in price for each year. Price re-opener and index provisions may allow either party to commence a renegotiation of the contract price at a pre-determined time. Price re-opener provisions may automatically set a new price based on prevailing market price or, in some instances, require us to negotiate a new price, sometimes within specified ranges of prices. The terms of our coal sales agreements result from competitive bidding and extensive negotiations with customers. Consequently, the terms of these contracts vary by customer.

Coal sales agreements will typically contain coal quality specifications. With coal quality specifications in place, the raw coal sold by us to the customer at the delivery point must be substantially free of magnetic material and other foreign material impurities and crushed to a maximum size as set forth in the respective coal sales agreement. Price adjustments are made and billed in the month the coal sale was recognized based on quality standards that are specified in the coal sales agreement, such as Btu factor, moisture, ash, and sulfur content and can result in either increases or decreases in the value of the coal shipped.

Disaggregation of Revenue

Revenue is disaggregated by primary geographic markets, as we believe this best depicts how the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of our revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors. 72% and 74% of our coal revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, was sold to customers in the State of Indiana with the remainder sold to customers in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, and South Carolina.

Performance Obligations

A performance obligation is a promise in a contract with a customer to provide distinct goods or services. Performance obligations are the unit of account for purposes of applying the revenue recognition standard and therefore determine when and how revenue is recognized. In most of our contracts, the customer contracts with us to provide coal that meets certain quality criteria. We consider each ton of coal a separate performance obligation and allocate the transaction price based on the base price per the contract, increased or decreased for quality adjustments.

We recognize revenue at a point in time as the customer does not have control over the asset at any point during the fulfillment of the contract. For substantially all of our customers, this is supported by the fact that title and risk of loss transfer to the customer upon loading of the truck or railcar at the mine. This is also the point at which physical possession of the coal transfers to the customer, as well as the right to receive substantially all benefits and the risk of loss in ownership of the coal.

We have remaining performance obligations relating to fixed priced contracts of approximately $756 million, which represent the average fixed prices on our committed contracts as of March 31, 2019. We expect to recognize approximately 65% of this revenue through 2020, with the remainder recognized thereafter. We have remaining performance obligations relating to index priced contracts or contracts with price reopeners of approximately $330 million, which represents our estimate of the expected re-opener/indexed price on committed contracts as of March 31, 2019. We expect to recognize all of this income beginning in 2020.

The tons used to determine the remaining performance obligations are subject to adjustment in instances of force majeure and exercise of customer options to either take additional tons or reduce tonnage if such option exists in the customer contract.

Contract Balances

Under ASC 606, the timing of when a performance obligation is satisfied can affect the presentation of accounts receivable, contract assets, and contract liabilities. The main distinction between accounts receivable and contract assets is whether consideration is conditional on something other than the passage of time. A receivable is an entity’s right to consideration that is unconditional. Under the typical payment terms of our contracts with customers, the customer pays us a base price for the coal, increased or decreased for any quality adjustments. Amounts billed and due are recorded as trade accounts receivable and included in accounts receivable in our consolidated balance sheets. We do not currently have any contracts in place where we would transfer coal in advance of knowing the final price of the coal sold, and thus do not have any contract assets recorded. Contract liabilities arise when consideration is received in advance of performance. This deferred revenue is included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets when consideration is received, and revenue is not recognized until the performance obligation is satisfied. We are rarely paid in advance of performance and do not currently have any deferred revenue recorded in our consolidated balance sheets.

We have operating leases for office space and processing facilities with remaining lease terms ranging from less than 1 year to approximately 4 years. As most of the leases do not provide an implicit rate, we calculated the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities using our secured incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date. We currently do not have any finance leases outstanding.

Information related to leases was as follows:

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases as of March 31, 2019 were as follows:

At March 31, 2019, we had approximately $426,000 right-of-use operating lease assets recorded within “buildings and equipment” on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

In February 2018, we invested $4 million in Hourglass Sands, LLC (Hourglass), a permitted frac sand mining company in the State of Colorado. We own 100% of the Class A units and are consolidating the activity of Hourglass in these statements. Class A units are entitled to 100% of profit until our capital investment and interest is returned, then 90% of profits are allocated to us with remainder to Class B units. We do not own any Class B units.

In February 2018, a Yorktown company associated with one of our directors also invested $4 million in Hourglass in return for a royalty interest in Hourglass. This investment coupled with our $4 million investment brings the initial capitalization of Hourglass to $8 million. We report the royalty interest as a redeemable noncontrolling interest in the consolidated balance sheets. A representative of the Yorktown company holds a seat on the board of managers, and, with a change of control, the Yorktown company may be entitled to receive a portion of the net proceeds realized, as prescribed in the Hourglass operating agreement.

Below are a condensed Hourglass balance sheet as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and a condensed statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. Current assets include cash totaling $2.3 million and sand inventory totaling $1.6 million as of March 31, 2019. Current assets include cash totaling $2.9 million and sand inventory totaling $1.3 million as of December 31, 2018. Expenses are included in operating costs and expenses, exploration costs, and SG&A in our consolidated statements of comprehensive income.

Condensed Balance Sheet  

Condensed Statement of Operations  

On April 15, 2019, we declared a dividend of $.04 per share to shareholders of record as of April 30, 2019. The dividend is payable on May 17, 2019.

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders

Hallador Energy Company

RESULTS OF REVIEW OF INTERIM CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

We have reviewed the condensed consolidated balance sheet of Hallador Energy Company (the "Company") and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2019, and the related condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income for the three-month period ended March 31, 2019, the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows for the three-month period ended March 31, 2019, the condensed consolidated statement of stockholders' equity for the three-month period ended March 31, 2019, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "interim financial statements"). Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the interim financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

BASIS FOR REVIEW RESULTS

These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”). We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

/s/ Plante & Moran, PLLC

Denver, Colorado

May 6, 2019

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders

Hallador Energy Company

RESULTS OF REVIEW OF INTERIM CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

We have reviewed the condensed consolidated balance sheet of Hallador Energy Company (the "Company") and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2018, and the related condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income, cash flows, and stockholders’ equity for the three-month period ended March 31, 2018, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "interim financial statements"). Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the interim financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

BASIS FOR REVIEW RESULTS

These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB"). We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

/s/ EKS&H LLLP

Denver, Colorado

May 7, 2018

The following discussion updates the MD&A section of our 2018 Form 10-K and should be read in conjunction therewith.

Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should also be read in conjunction with this discussion. The following analysis includes discussion of metrics on a per ton basis derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which are considered non-GAAP measurements.

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* Some of our contracts contain language that allows our customers to increase or decrease tonnages throughout the year.

ASSET IMPAIRMENT REVIEW

See Note 2 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES (capex)

For the three months of 2019, capex was $8.8 million allocated as follows (in millions):

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Quarterly coal sales and cost data (in thousands, except per ton and percentage data) are provided below. Per ton calculations below are based on tons sold.

2019 v. 2018

For 2019, we sold 2,130,000 tons at an average price of $40.02/ton. For 2018, we sold 1,707,000 tons at an average price of $39.13/ton. The increase in average price per ton was expected and is the result of our changing contract mix caused by the expiration of contracts and acquisition of new contracts. As we discussed in our 10-K filed in March 2019, we had a successful 2^nd half of 2018 closing long-term sales contracts with both existing and new customers.

Operating costs for all of our active coal mines averaged $29.24/ton and $27.32/ton for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Over the last four quarters, our mines have averaged $29.61/ton. With our increased 2019 production, we expect overall costs to drop. For the remainder of 2019, we expect operating costs for our coal mines to be $29-$30/ton.

We expect operating costs associated with the idled Prosperity mine to be $1.0 million for the remainder of 2019. Prosperity operating costs were $0.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

Other income increased $4.0 million in the first three months of 2019 when compared to 2018. The largest contributor to this increase was the sale of overriding royalty interests in certain oil producing properties in Wyoming for $2.5 million.

DD&A increased approximately $0.9 million in the first three months of 2019 when compared to 2018. A portion of our assets is depreciated based on raw production which has increased in 2019, thus as production increases so does our DD&A. Additionally, in July 2018, we began depreciating assets relating to the Carlisle mine that had been idled since 2015.

G&A expenses decreased approximately $0.9 million in the first three months of 2019 when compared to 2018. In March 2018, accelerated vesting of restricted stock units totaling $1.5 million occurred due to the passing of our former Chairman, Victor Stabio. We expect SG&A for the remainder of 2019 to be $9.0 million.

Interest expense increased approximately $1.9 million in the first three months of 2019 when compared to 2018. The change in estimated fair value of our interest rate swap agreement resulted in additional expense of $1.0 million in 2019 which was the result of expected future interest rates, while the change in 2018 was a credit to expense of $0.2 million. The remaining increase in interest expense is a result of amending our credit agreement in May 2018, which increased our effective fixed rate from 5% to 6%.

Our Sunrise Coal employees totaled 899 at March 31, 2019, compared to 758 at March 31, 2018 and 842 at December 31, 2018. We increased our headcount in preparation for increased shipments in 2019 and the last six months of 2018 and as a result of re-starting production at the Carlisle mine.

CURRENT PROJECTS

Hourglass Sands

In February 2018, we invested $4 million in Hourglass Sands, LLC, a permitted frac sand mining company in the State of Colorado. In April 2018, we closed on the purchase of a commercial sand dryer and contracted with a third party to process our sand in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

We began producing raw sand in Colorado in June 2018. We shipped test shipments of sand in September 2018. We are excited about its growth potential in future years. Currently, we believe we control the only permitted frac sand mine in the State of Colorado.

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

INCOME TAXES

Our effective tax rate (ETR) was estimated at ~0% and ~7% for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Assuming no changes in our expected results of operations, we expect our ETR for the remainder of 2019 to be about the same as the first three months. Our ETR differs from the statutory rate due primarily to statutory depletion in excess of tax basis, which is a permanent difference. The deduction for statutory percentage depletion does not necessarily change proportionately to changes in income (loss) before income taxes.

MSHA REIMBURSEMENTS

Some of our legacy coal contracts allow us to pass on to our customers certain costs incurred resulting from changes in costs to comply with mandates issued by MSHA or other government agencies. After applying the provisions of ASU 2014-09, as of March 31, 2019, we do not consider unreimbursed costs from our customers related to these compliance matters to be material and have constrained such amounts and will recognize them when they can be estimated with reasonable certainty.

RESTRICTED STOCK GRANTS

See “Item 1. Financial Statements - Note 11. Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)” for a discussion of RSUs.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

We believe that the estimates of our coal reserves, our business acquisitions, our interest rate swaps, our deferred tax accounts, and the estimates used in our impairment analysis are our critical accounting estimates.

The reserve estimates are used in the DD&A calculation and our internal cash flow projections. If these estimates turn out to be materially under or over-stated, our DD&A expense and impairment test may be affected.

We account for business combinations using the purchase method of accounting. The purchase method requires us to determine the fair value of all acquired assets, including identifiable intangible assets and all assumed liabilities. The total cost of acquisitions is allocated to the underlying identifiable net assets, based on their respective estimated fair values. Determining whether an acquisition is considered to be a business or an asset acquisition, and if deemed to meet the definition of a business, the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed requires management's judgment and the utilization of independent valuation experts, and often involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions, including assumptions with respect to future cash inflows and outflows, discount rates and asset lives, among other items.

The fair value of our interest rate swaps is determined using a discounted future cash flow model based on the key assumption of anticipated future interest rates and related credit adjustment considerations.

We have analyzed our filing positions in all of the federal and state jurisdictions where we are required to file income tax returns, as well as all open tax years in these jurisdictions. We identified our federal tax return and our Indiana state tax return as “major” tax jurisdictions. We believe that our income tax filing positions and deductions would be sustained on audit and do not anticipate any adjustments that will result in a material change to our consolidated financial position.

Yorktown Distributions

As disclosed in our 8-K filed on March 19, 2019, Yorktown Energy Partners VIII, L.P. distributed 1,000,000 shares of Hallador common stock to its general and limited partners. We were advised that the distributed shares could be sold immediately. Currently, the Yorktown Energy Partners VIII, LP, and its affiliated partners hold 1,915,998 million shares of our stock representing 6.3% of total shares outstanding.

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

See “Item 1. Financial Statements - Note 1. General Business” for a discussion of new accounting standards.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

No material changes from the disclosure in our 2018 Form 10-K.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

DISCLOSURE CONTROLS

We maintain a system of disclosure controls and procedures that are designed for the purpose of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our SEC reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our CEO and CFO as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our CEO and CFO of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective for the purposes discussed above.

There have been no changes to our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2019 that materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Safety is a core value at Hallador Energy and our subsidiaries. As such we have dedicated a great deal of time, energy, and resources to creating a culture of safety. We are proud of the mine rescue team at Sunrise Coal whose current list of achievements include 1^st place at the 2018 Indiana Mine Rescue Association Contest which was held in June 2018 and top 3 finishes at several other contests over the last year.

See Exhibit 95 to this Form 10-Q for a listing of our mine safety violations.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.