UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
(Mark One)
ý
QUARTERL Y REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2020
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from      to
Commission File Number: 001-37670
 
Lonestar Resources US Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
Delaware
 
81-0874035
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
111 Boland Street, Suite 301, Fort Worth, TX
 
76107
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (817) 921-1889
 
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
Trading Symbol
Name of Exchange on Which Registered
Class A Voting Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share
LONE
NASDAQ Global Select Market

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 12 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  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   Yes  ý    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
Large accelerated filer
 
Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting company
ý
 
 
 
Emerging growth company
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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.  ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐    No  ý
As of June 29, 2020, the registrant had 25,369,191 shares of Class A voting common stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE
As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Lonestar Resources US Inc. (the “Company”) on May 11, 2020, the Company expected that the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 (the “Report”), originally due on May 15, 2020, would be delayed due to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic. Specifically, the impact of COVID-19 on the Company and its employees, including disruptions in staffing, communications and access to personnel due to stay-at-home orders issued by the Governor of the state of Texas the week of March 30, 2020, resulted in delays, limited support and insufficient review. This, in turn, delayed the Company’s ability to complete its financial reporting process and prepare the Report.
The Company relied on Release No. 34-88465 issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2020, pursuant to Section 36 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to delay the filing of this Quarterly Report.

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Table of Contents
 
 
Page
PART I.
 
Item 1.
1
 
1
 
2
 
3
 
4
 
5
Item 2.
18
Item 3.
37
Item 4.
38
PART II.
39
Item 1.
39
Item 1A.
39
Item 2.
41
Item 3.
41
Item 6.
42
43

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Lonestar Resources US Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except par value and share data)
 
March 31,
2020
 
December 31,
2019
Assets
Current assets
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
1,142

 
$
3,137

Accounts receivable
 
 
 
Oil, natural gas liquid and natural gas sales
10,229

 
15,991

Joint interest owners and others, net
836

 
1,310

Derivative financial instruments
74,425

 
5,095

Prepaid expenses and other
2,873

 
2,208

Total current assets
89,505

 
27,741

Property and equipment
 
 
 
Oil and gas properties, using the successful efforts method of accounting
 
 
 
Proved properties
1,083,692

 
1,050,168

Unproved properties
77,162

 
76,462

Other property and equipment
21,424

 
21,401

Less accumulated depreciation, depletion, amortization and impairment
(688,692
)
 
(464,671
)
Property and equipment, net
493,586

 
683,360

Accounts receivable – related party
5,936

 
5,816

Derivative financial instruments
25,434

 
1,754

Other non-current assets
1,885

 
2,108

Total assets
$
616,346

 
$
720,779

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
33,284

 
$
33,355

Accounts payable – related party
381

 
189

Oil, natural gas liquid and natural gas sales payable
15,257

 
14,811

Accrued liabilities
23,049

 
26,905

Derivative financial instruments
1,501

 
8,564

Current maturities of long-term debt
513,259

 
247,000

Total current liabilities
586,731

 
330,824

Long-term liabilities
 
 
 
Long-term debt
9,148

 
255,068

Asset retirement obligations
6,888

 
7,055

Deferred tax liabilities, net

 
931

Warrant liability

 
129

Warrant liability – related party
1

 
235

Derivative financial instruments
1,896

 
1,898

Other non-current liabilities
1,346

 
3,752

Total long-term liabilities
19,279

 
269,068

Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)


 


Stockholders' Equity
 
 
 
Class A voting common stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 25,254,029 and 24,945,594 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
142,655

 
142,655

Series A-1 convertible participating preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 102,585 and 100,328 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

 

Additional paid-in capital
175,978

 
175,738

Accumulated deficit
(308,297
)
 
(197,506
)
Total stockholders' equity
10,336

 
120,887

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
616,346

 
$
720,779


See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Lonestar Resources US Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
Revenues
 
 
 
Oil sales
$
29,990

 
$
33,584

Natural gas liquid sales
2,599

 
3,393

Natural gas sales
4,420

 
3,764

Total revenues
37,009

 
40,741

Expenses
 
 
 
Lease operating and gas gathering
9,788

 
7,710

Production and ad valorem taxes
2,369

 
2,291

Depreciation, depletion and amortization
24,354

 
17,970

Loss on sale of oil and gas properties

 
32,894

Impairment of oil and gas properties
199,908

 

General and administrative
2,881

 
4,379

Other
(223
)
 
(2
)
Total expenses
239,077

 
65,242

Loss from operations
(202,068
)
 
(24,501
)
Other income (expense)
 
 
 
Interest expense
(11,610
)
 
(10,656
)
Change in fair value of warrants
363

 
(102
)
Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments
101,169

 
(36,238
)
Total other income (expense)
89,922

 
(46,996
)
Loss before income taxes
(112,146
)
 
(71,497
)
Income tax benefit
1,355

 
12,933

Net Loss
(110,791
)
 
(58,564
)
Preferred stock dividends
(2,257
)
 
(2,065
)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders
$
(113,048
)
 
$
(60,629
)
 
 
 
 
Net loss per common share
 
 
 
Basic
$
(4.52
)
 
$
(2.45
)
Diluted
$
(4.52
)
 
$
(2.45
)
 
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding
 
 
 
Basic
25,003,977

 
24,698,372

Diluted
25,003,977

 
24,698,372

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Lonestar Resources US Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
(In thousands, except share data)

 
Class A Voting
Common Stock
 
Series A-1
Preferred Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Accumulated
Deficit
 
Total
Stockholders'
Equity
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2019
24,945,594

 
$
142,655

 
100,328

 
$

 
$
175,738

 
$
(197,506
)
 
$
120,887

Payment-in-kind dividends

 

 
2,257

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation
308,435

 

 

 

 
240

 

 
240

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 
(110,791
)
 
(110,791
)
Balance at March 31, 2020
25,254,029


142,655


102,585

 


175,978


(308,297
)

10,336

 
Class A Voting
Common Stock
 
Series A-1
Preferred Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Accumulated
Deficit
 
Total
Stockholders'
Equity
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2018
24,645,825

 
$
142,655

 
91,784

 
$

 
$
174,379

 
$
(94,487
)
 
$
222,547

Payment-in-kind dividends

 

 
2,065

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation
127,818

 

 

 

 
627

 

 
627

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 
(58,564
)
 
(58,564
)
Balance at March 31, 2019
24,773,643

 
142,655

 
93,849

 

 
175,006

 
(153,051
)
 
164,610

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Lonestar Resources US Inc.
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
Cash flows from operating activities
 
 
 
Net loss
$
(110,791
)
 
$
(58,564
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Accretion of asset retirement obligations
86

 
79

Depreciation, depletion and amortization
24,268

 
17,891

Stock-based compensation
(2,022
)
 
533

Deferred taxes
(1,376
)
 
(12,922
)
(Gain) loss on derivative financial instruments
(101,169
)
 
36,238

Settlements of derivative financial instruments
1,096

 
1,309

Impairment of oil and natural gas properties
199,908

 

Gain on disposal of property and equipment
83

 
(17
)
Loss on sale of oil and gas properties

 
32,894

Non-cash interest expense
768

 
699

Change in fair value of warrants
(363
)
 
102

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
6,117

 
(2,016
)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
(374
)
 
304

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
(2,396
)
 
(6,704
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
13,835

 
9,826

 
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities
 
 
 
Acquisition of oil and gas properties
(816
)
 
(2,352
)
Development of oil and gas properties
(34,753
)
 
(29,137
)
Proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties
317

 
12,107

Purchases of other property and equipment
(524
)
 
(2,916
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(35,776
)
 
(22,298
)
 
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities
 
 
 
Proceeds from borrowings
28,000

 
30,000

Payments on borrowings
(8,054
)
 
(19,116
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
19,946

 
10,884

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(1,995
)
 
(1,588
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period
3,137

 
5,355

Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period
$
1,142

 
$
3,767

 
 
 
 
Supplemental information:
 
 
 
Cash paid for interest
$
3,957

 
$
16,743

Non-cash investing and financing activities:
 
 
 
Change in asset retirement obligation
$
(253
)
 
$
(522
)
Change in liabilities for capital expenditures
(1,040
)
 
730

See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Lonestar Resources US Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1. Basis of Presentation
Organization and Nature of Operations
Lonestar Resources US Inc. (“Lonestar” or the "Company") is a Delaware corporation whose common stock is listed and traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “LONE”. Lonestar 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 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 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, 2019 filed on April 13, 2020 (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 March 31, 2020 and our consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

Risks and Uncertainties
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a rapid and precipitous drop in demand for oil, which in turn has caused oil prices to plummet since the first week of March 2020, negatively affecting the Company’s cash flow, liquidity and financial position. These events have worsened an already deteriorated oil market that resulted from the early-March 2020 failure by the group of oil producing nations known as OPEC+ to reach an agreement over proposed oil production cuts. Moreover, the uncertainty about the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused storage constraints in the United States resulting from over-supply of produced oil, which has significantly decreased our realized oil prices in the second quarter of 2020 and potentially beyond. Oil prices are expected to continue to be volatile as a result of these events and the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, and as changes in oil inventories, oil demand and economic performance are reported. The Company cannot predict when oil prices will improve and stabilize.
The current pandemic and uncertainty about its length and depth in future periods has caused the realized oil prices the Company has received since February 2020 to be significantly reduced, adversely affecting its operating cash flow and liquidity. Although the Company has reduced its 2020 capital expenditures budget, the lower levels of cash flow may require it to shut-in production that has become uneconomic in addition to shut-ins of production that the Company performed during the second quarter of 2020 (see below).
The COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly evolving, and the ultimate impact of this pandemic is highly uncertain and subject to change. The extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's operational and financial performance will depend on future developments, including the duration and spread of the pandemic, its severity, the actions to contain the disease or mitigate its impact, related restrictions on travel, and the duration, timing and severity of the impact on domestic and global oil demand.
In response to these developments, the Company has implemented the following operational and financial measures:

Reduced budgeted 2020 capital spending from $80-$85 million to $55-$65 million, or 27% at midpoint;
Deferred its 2020 drilling program;
Implemented cost-reduction measures including negotiations reducing rates for water disposal, chemicals, rentals, and workovers;


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Shut in or stored approximately 4,700 BOE per day of production during late-April and all of May 2020, primarily at the Company's Central Eagle Ford Area. These shut-in wells back online during the first week of June.
Entered into additional commodities derivatives in March 2020 to hedge an additional 2,000 Bbls of oil per day at an average swap price of $41.00 per Bbl and 27,500 Mcf of natural gas per day at an average price of $2.36 per Mcf in 2021. The Company's current oil hedge position covers 7,498 Bbls per day for the second quarter of 2020, 7,565 Bbls per day for the second half of 2020, and 7,000 Bbls per day for 2021. The Company's current natural gas hedge position covers 20,000 Mcf per day for the remaining three quarters of 2020, and 27,500 Mcf per day for 2021.
Recent Developments

The Company's present level of indebtedness and the current commodity price environment present challenges to its ability to comply with the covenants in its Credit Facility (see Note 7. Long-Term Debt) over the next twelve months and therefore substantial doubt exists that the Company will be able to continue as a going concern. As of March 31, 2020, the Company had total indebtedness of $522.4 million, including $250.0 million of Senior Notes due 2023 (the “11.25% Senior Notes"), $267.0 million under the Company's Credit Facility and $8.9 million under the Company's building loan. As of July 2, 2020, the Company's Credit Facility is drawn to $285.0 million and is subject to a $60.4 million borrowing-base deficiency due to the terms of the Forbearance Agreement (see below).

The Company did not satisfy the consolidated current ratio covenant under the Credit Facility as of the March 31, 2020 measurement date and did not make the July 1, 2020 interest payment under the 11.25% Senior Notes. Such failures represent events of default under our revolving credit facility, and the missed interest payment will represent an event of default under the 11.25% Senior Notes if not cured within 30 days. The Company received a forbearance from the lenders under the Credit Facility until July 31, 2020 for the defaults in the consolidated current ratio covenant as of the March 31, 2020 measurement date and the missed interest payment pursuant to the Forbearance Agreement. Despite the forbearance, the defaults under the Credit Facility are continuing, and will continue, absent a waiver or amendment from the Credit Facility lenders.

Forbearance Agreement

On July 2, 2020, the Company entered into a Forbearance Agreement, Fourteenth Amendment, and Borrowing Base Agreement with Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent and the lenders party thereto (the “Forbearance Agreement”) with respect to the Credit Facility. Pursuant to the Forbearance Agreement, among other things, (i) the lenders under the Credit Facility agreed to refrain from exercising their rights and remedies under the Credit Facility and related loan documents with respect to certain defaults until July 31, 2020, (ii) the borrowing base was redetermined to $225 million from $286 million, (iii) all proceeds of dispositions and terminations or liquidations of swap agreements shall be used to repay the Credit Facility and shall automatically reduce the borrowing base by the amount of the repayment and (iv) certain exceptions to the covenant restriction on investments shall no longer be available.

The rights of the Credit Facility lenders to exercise rights and remedies resulted from the Company's failure to comply with the current ratio with respect to the quarter ended March 31, 2020 and the defaults expected with respect to the quarter ending June 30, 2020 under the current ratio and the leverage ratio covenants, and the default with respect to the failure to make the interest payment due on July 1, 2020, under the 11.25% Senior Notes.

The Forbearance Agreement can be terminated by the lenders upon (i) the occurrence of any default or event of default under the Credit Facility other than those disclosed above, (ii) the failure of the Company to comply with any of the terms and requirements of the Forbearance Agreement, (iii) the breach of any representation or warranty, (iv) the exercise of any rights by other debt holders relating to foreclosure or acceleration (including acceleration of the 11.25% Senior Notes in the event of default) and (v) the commencement of any bankruptcy proceeding with respect to any loan party. Additionally, the Forbearance Agreement can be terminated if the Company fails to deliver a detailed restructuring proposal to the lenders by July 16, 2020. If the Forbearance Agreement terminates and any then-current and ongoing events of default have not been waived or cured, the lenders will be able to accelerate the loans and pursue their rights and remedies. 

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Borrowing Base Redetermination
As of March 31, 2020, the borrowing base and lender commitments for the Credit Facility were $290 million. However, subsequent to the end of the first quarter of 2020, the borrowing base was lowered to $286 million on June 11, 2020 as part of the Thirteenth Amendment (see Note 7. Long-Term Debt), and the borrowing base was later redetermined to $225 million from $286 million pursuant to the Forbearance Agreement on July 2, 2020, which created a deficiency between the outstanding amount borrowed under the Company's revolving credit facility and the borrowing base. The outstanding balance under the Credit Facility was $285 million as of July 2, 2020 which represents a borrowing deficiency of $60.4 million. The Company is obligated to pay the deficiency within 60 days after July 2, 2020 due to the Credit Facility being in a state of default at the time of the deficiency, as noted below.
Going Concern
The Company has concluded that these circumstances create substantial doubt regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. However, these consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty and instead have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the settlement of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business.
The Company does not anticipate maintaining compliance with the consolidated current ratio covenant under its Credit Facility over the next twelve months, and is evaluating the available financial alternatives, including obtaining acceptable alternative financing as well as seeking additional waivers, forbearances or amendments to the covenants or other provisions of the Credit Facility to address any existing or future defaults and have engaged financial and legal advisors to assist the Company. If the Company is unable to reach an agreement with its lenders or find acceptable alternative financing, the lenders of the Credit Facility may choose to accelerate repayment, in addition to the $60.4 million due from the current borrowing base deficiency noted above, which in turn may result in an event of default and an acceleration of the 11.25% Senior Notes, which have a $14.1 million interest payment that was due and unpaid on July 1, 2020 (see below). If the Company's lenders or its noteholders accelerate the payment of amounts outstanding under our Credit Facility or the 11.25% Senior Notes, respectively, the Company does not currently have sufficient liquidity to repay such indebtedness and would need additional sources of capital to do so.
The Company cannot provide any assurances that it will be successful in any restructuring of existing debt obligations or obtaining capital sufficient to fund the refinancing of its outstanding indebtedness or to provide sufficient liquidity to meet its operating needs. If the Company is unsuccessful in its efforts to restructure and obtain new financing, it may be necessary for it to seek protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (“Chapter 11”), or an involuntary petition for bankruptcy may be filed against it.
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 Company recorded impairment 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 PUD and probable reserves from future net cash flows as the Company cannot assure that they will be developed going forward in light of continued depressed commodity prices and uncertainty regarding the Company's liquidity situation. If pricing remains depressed, it is reasonably likely that the Company may have to record impairment of its oil and gas properties in the future.


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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 Company's effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

The Company has applied for, and has received, funds under the Paycheck Protection Program after the period end in the amount of $2.2 million. The application for these funds requires 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 requires 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 these funds, and the forgiveness of the loan attendant to these funds, 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.
Net Loss per Common Share
The two-class method is utilized to compute earnings per common share as our Class A Participating Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Stock") is 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 is not obligated to absorb Company losses and accordingly is 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.

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing the allocated net income (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 consist of warrants, equity compensation awards and Preferred Stock. 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 could potentially dilute earnings per share in the future, but were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share, as their effect would have been antidilutive:
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
Preferred stock
 
16,725,467

 
15,301,157

Warrants
 
760,000

 
760,000

Stock appreciation rights
 
1,010,000

 
1,010,000

Restricted stock units
 
1,925,366

 
834,397


Recent Accounting Pronouncements

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 are effective beginning on March 12, 2020, and an entity may elect to apply the amendments prospectively through December 31, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this guidance may have on its consolidated financial statements and related footnote disclosures.


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Income Taxes.  In December 2019, the 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 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this guidance may have on its consolidated financial statements and related footnote disclosures.
Note 2. Acquisitions and Divestitures
Pirate Divestiture

In March 2019, Lonestar completed the divestiture of its Pirate assets in Wilson County for an adjusted cash purchase price of $11.5 million, after closing adjustments, to a private third-party. The assets were comprised of 3,400 net undeveloped acres, six producing wells, held seven proved undeveloped locations as of the closing date, and were producing approximately 200 BOE/d. The Company recognized a loss of $33.5 million during the first quarter of 2019 in conjunction with the sale of the assets.
Note 3. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
Commodity Derivative Instruments
Lonestar enters into certain commodity derivative instruments to mitigate commodity price risk associated with a portion of its future oil, NGL and natural gas production and related cash flows. The oil, NGL and natural gas revenues and cash flows are affected by changes in commodity product prices, which are volatile and cannot be accurately predicted. The objective for entering into these commodity derivatives is to protect the operating revenues and cash flows related to a portion of the future oil, NGL and natural gas sales from the risk of significant declines in commodity prices, which helps ensure the Company’s ability to fund the capital budget.
Inherent in Lonestar's fixed price contracts are certain business risks, including market risk and credit risk. Market risk is the risk that the price of oil and natural gas will change, either favorably or unfavorably, in response to changing market conditions. Credit risk is the risk of loss from non-performance by the Company’s counterparty to a contract. The Company does not currently require cash collateral from any of its counterparties nor does its counterparties require cash collateral from the Company. As of March 31, 2020, the Company had no open physical delivery obligations.
The following table summarizes Lonestar's commodity derivative contracts as of March 31, 2020:
 
 
Contract
 
 
 
 
 
Volumes
 
Weighted
Commodity
 
Type
 
Period
 
Range (1)
 
(Bbls/Mcf per day)
 
Average Price
Oil - WTI
 
Swaps
 
Apr - June 2020
 
$48.90 - $65.56
 
7,498

 
$
56.50

Oil - WTI
 
Swaps
 
July - Dec 2020
 
51.60 - 65.56
 
7,565

 
57.38

Oil - WTI
 
Swaps
 
Jan - Dec 2021
 
40.95 - 56.50
 
7,000

 
50.40

Natural Gas - Henry Hub
 
Swaps
 
Apr - Dec 2020
 
2.38 - 2.80
 
20,000

 
2.55

Natural Gas - Henry Hub
 
Swaps
 
Jan - Dec 2021
 
2.32 - 2.39
 
27,500

 
2.36

(1) Ranges presented for fixed-price swaps and basis swaps represent the lowest and highest fixed prices of all open contracts for the period presented.
As of March 31, 2020, all of the Company’s economic derivative hedge positions were with large financial institutions, which are not known to the Company to be in default on their derivative positions. The Company is exposed to credit risk to the extent of non-performance by the counterparties in the derivative contracts discussed above; however, the Company does not anticipate non-performance by such counterparties. None of the Company’s derivative instruments contain credit-risk related contingent features.
Note 4. Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to customers at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.

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Disaggregation of Revenue
Operating revenues are comprised of sales of crude oil, NGLs and natural gas. Revenue is recognized when performance obligations under the terms of a contract with a customer are satisfied. The Company recognizes revenue when control has been transferred to the customer, generally at the time commodities reach an agreed-upon delivery point. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring products and is generally based upon a negotiated formula, list or fixed price based on a market index. Typically, the Company sells its products directly to customers generally under agreements with payment terms less than 30 days.

The following table summarizes our revenues by product type for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:
In thousands
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
Oil
 
$
29,990

 
$
33,584

NGLs
 
2,599

 
3,393

Natural gas
 
4,420

 
3,764

Total revenues
 
$
37,009

 
$
40,741


As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 the accounts receivable balance representing amounts due or billable under the terms of contracts with purchasers was $10.2 million and $16.0 million, respectively.
Note 5. Fair Value Measurements
Fair value measurements are based upon inputs that market participants use in pricing an asset or liability, which are classified into two categories: observable inputs and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs represent market data obtained from independent sources, whereas unobservable inputs reflect a company’s own market assumptions, which are used if observable inputs are not reasonably available without undue cost and effort. ASC 820 prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value into the following fair value hierarchy:
Level 1 – Quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, and inputs derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. The fair value input hierarchy level to which an asset or liability measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the measurement in its entirety.

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The following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, for each fair value hierarchy level:
 
 
Fair Value Measurements Using
In thousands
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets
(Level 1)
 
Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
 
Total
March 31, 2020
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative financial instruments
 
$

 
$
99,859

 
$

 
$
99,859

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative financial instruments
 

 
(3,397
)
 

 
(3,397
)
Warrant
 

 

 
(1
)
 
(1
)
Stock-based compensation
 
(77
)
 

 
(27
)
 
(104
)
Total
 
$
(77
)
 
$
96,462

 
$
(28
)
 
$
96,357

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2019
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative financial instruments
 
$

 
$
6,849

 
$

 
$
6,849

Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative financial instruments
 

 
(10,462
)
 

 
(10,462
)
Warrant
 

 

 
(364
)
 
(364
)
Stock-based compensation
 
(1,792
)
 

 
(573
)
 
(2,365
)
Total
 
$
(1,792
)
 
$
(3,613
)
 
$
(937
)
 
$
(6,342
)
Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
The table below sets forth a summary of changes in the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 liabilities for the three months ended March 31, 2020:
In thousands
 
Warrant
 
Stock-Based Compensation
 
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2019
 
$
(364
)
 
$
(573
)
 
$
(937
)
Unrealized gains
 
363

 
546

 
909

Balance as of March 31, 2020
 
$
(1
)
 
$
(27
)
 
$
(28
)
Other fair value measurements
The book values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable, approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying value of the Credit Facility (as defined in Note 7. below) approximates fair value since it is subject to a short-term floating interest rate that approximates the rate available to the Company. The fair value of the 11.25% Senior Notes (as defined in Note 8. below) was approximately $64.1 million as of March 31, 2020 and is considered a Level 3 liability, as they are based on market transactions that occur infrequently as well as internally generated inputs.

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Note 6. Accrued Liabilities
Accrued liabilities consisted of the following as of the dates indicated:
In thousands
 
March 31,
2020
 
December 31,
2019
Accrued interest – 11.25% Senior Notes
 
$
7,031

 
$
14,063

Accrued well costs
 
12,387

 
8,932

Bonus payable
 
609

 
2,353

Other
 
3,022

 
1,557

Total accrued liabilities
 
$
23,049

 
$
26,905

Note 7. Long-Term Debt
The following long-term debt obligations were outstanding as of the dates indicated:
In thousands
 
March 31,
2020
 
December 31,
2019
Senior Secured Credit Facility
 
$
267,000

 
$
247,000

11.25% Senior Notes due 2023
 
250,000

 
250,000

Mortgage debt
 
8,877

 
8,931

Other
 
271

 
271

Total long-term debt
 
526,148

 
506,202

Unamortized discount
 
(3,094
)
 
(3,375
)
Unamortized debt issuance costs
 
(647
)
 
(759
)
Total net of debt issuance costs
 
522,407

 
502,068

Less current obligations
 
(513,259
)
 
(247,000
)
Long-term debt
 
$
9,148

 
$
255,068

Senior Secured Credit Facility
In July 2015, through its subsidiary, Lonestar Resources America, Inc. ("LRAI"), the Company entered into a $500 million Senior Secured Credit Facility with Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, and other lenders party thereto (as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the “Credit Facility”), which has a maturity date of November 15, 2023. As of March 31, 2020, $267.0 million was borrowed under the Credit Facility, and the weighted average interest rate on borrowings under the Credit Facility for the quarter was 5.30%. Borrowing availability was $22.6 million as of March 31, 2020, which reflects $0.4 million of letters of credit outstanding.

The Credit Facility may be used for loans and, subject to a $2.5 million sub-limit, letters of credit, and provides for a commitment fee of 0.375% to 0.5% (0.5% following the Thirteenth Amendment (as defined below)) based on the unused portion of the borrowing base under the Credit Facility. As of March 31, 2020, the borrowing base and lender commitments for the Credit Facility was $290 million. The borrowing base was lowered to $286 million on June 11, 2020 as part of the Thirteenth Amendment. The borrowing base was further lowered to $225 million from $286 million pursuant to the Forbearance Agreement on July 2, 2020, creating a deficiency between the outstanding amount borrowed under our revolving credit facility and the borrowing base. The outstanding balance under our credit facility was $285 million as of July 2, 2020 which represents a borrowing deficiency of $60.4 million. We are obligated to pay the deficiency within 60 days after July 2, 2020, due to the Credit Facility's status of default (see below).

Borrowings under the Credit Facility, at the Company's election, bear interest at either: (i) an alternate base rate (“ABR”) equal to the higher of (a) the Prime Rate, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 0.5% per annum, and (c) the adjusted LIBO rate of a three-month interest period on such day plus 1.0%; or (ii) the adjusted LIBO rate, which is the rate stated on Reuters screen LIBOR1 page, for one, two, three, six or twelve months, as adjusted for statutory reserve requirements for Eurocurrency liabilities, plus, in each of the cases described in clauses (i) and (ii) above, an applicable margin ranging from 1.0% to 2.0% (2.0% to 3.5% following the Thirteenth Amendment) for ABR loans and from 2.0% to 3.0% (3.0% to 4.5% following the Thirteenth Amendment) for adjusted LIBO rate loans.


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As the Credit Facility is in a state of default, 2.0% incremental default interest would typically be due but is currently not being charged as part of the terms of the Forbearance Agreement (see below).

Subject to certain permitted liens, the Company's obligations under the Credit Facility are required to be secured by the grant of a first priority lien on no less than 80% of the value of the proved oil and gas properties of the Company and its subsidiaries (currently 100% following the Thirteenth Amendment).

The Credit Facility contains certain financial performance covenants, as defined in the Credit Facility, including the following:

A maximum debt to EBITDAX ratio of 4.0 to 1.0, and

A current ratio of not less than 1.0 to 1.0.

The Company also was not in compliance with the terms of the Credit Facility as of December 31, 2019 because it did not satisfy the consolidated current ratio at those times and the audit report prepared by its auditors with respect to the financial statements in the 2019 Form 10-K included an explanatory paragraph expressing uncertainty as to the Company's ability to continue as a "going concern." The lenders waived the current ratio default with respect to December 31, 2019. The Company received a forbearance until July 31, 2020 for the defaults in the consolidated current ratio covenant as of the March 31, 2020 measurement date and the missed interest payment under the 11.25% Senior Notes pursuant to the Forbearance Agreement. Despite the forbearance, the defaults under the Credit Facility are continuing, and will continue, absent a waiver from the lenders. The Company was not in compliance with the terms of the Credit Facility as of May 15, 2020, because it did not timely deliver its financial statements with respect to the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2020. Such failure represented a default under the Credit Facility which the lenders waived pursuant to the Thirteenth Amendment. As noted above, the borrowing base was redetermined to $225 million from $286 million pursuant to the Forbearance Agreement on July 2, 2020, which created a deficiency between the outstanding amount borrowed under our revolving credit facility and the borrowing base. The outstanding balance under the Company's Credit Facility was $285 million as of July 2, 2020 which represents a borrowing deficiency of $60 million. The Company is obligated to pay the deficiency within 60 days after July 2, 2020.

Waiver and Eleventh Amendment

Effective April 7, 2020, the Company entered into the Waiver and Eleventh Amendment (the "Waiver") to waive events of default arising from its failure to comply with the consolidated current ratio as of December 31, 2019, to timely provide audited financial statements and to provide financial statements that are not subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. As there was no guarantee that the Company's lenders would agree to waive events of default or potential events of default in the future, the amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility as of December 31, 2019 were classified as current in the accompanying 2019 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Twelfth Amendment

Effective May 8, 2020, the Company entered into the Twelfth Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “ Twelfth Amendment”), to allow the Company to accept proceeds of up to $2.2 million from an unsecured loan applied for under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (as discussed further in Note 1).

Waiver and Thirteenth Amendment

Effective June 11, 2020, the Company entered into the Waiver and Thirteenth Amendment to Credit Agreement (the "Thirteenth Amendment") which, among other things, (i) waived any default or event of default arising from its failure to provide timely quarterly financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2020; (ii) redetermined the borrowing base to $286 million from $290 million; (iii) set the next borrowing base redetermination to be on or around July 1, 2020 (and in any event, no later than July 31, 2020), (iv) amended the borrowing base utilization grid used in the applicable margin, as noted above and (v) until the July 1, 2020 redetermination, restricted the Company and its subsidiaries’ ability to incur debt with respect to, among other items, capital leases and permitted senior debt, grant liens to secure other obligations, pay dividends on LRAI’s preferred stock and make certain investments.


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As there is no guarantee that the Company's lenders will agree to waive events of default or potential events of default in the future, the amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility as of March 31, 2020 were classified as current in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Forbearance Agreement and Fourteenth Amendment

On July 2, 2020, the Company entered into a Forbearance Agreement, Fourteenth Amendment, and Borrowing Base Agreement with Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent and the lenders party thereto (the “Forbearance Agreement”) with respect to the Credit Facility. Pursuant to the Forbearance Agreement, among other things, (i) the lenders under the Credit Facility agree to refrain from exercising their rights and remedies under the Credit Facility and related loan documents with respect to certain defaults until July 31, 2020, (ii) the borrowing base was redetermined to $225 million from $286 million, (iii) all proceeds of dispositions and terminations or liquidations of swap agreements shall be used to repay the Credit Facility and shall automatically reduce the borrowing base by the amount of the repayment and (iv) certain exceptions to the covenant restriction on investments shall no longer be available.

The rights of the lenders to exercise rights and remedies resulted from our failure to comply with the current ratio with respect to the quarter ended March 31, 2020 and the defaults expected with respect to the quarter ending June 30, 2020, under the current ratio and the leverage ratio covenants, and the default with respect to the failure to make the interest payment due on July 1, 2020, under the 11.25% Senior Notes.

The Forbearance Agreement can be terminated by the lenders upon (i) the occurrence of any default or event of default under the Credit Facility other than those disclosed, (ii) the failure of the Company to comply with any of the terms and requirements of the Forbearance Agreement, (iii) the breach of any representation or warranty, (iv) the exercise of any rights by other debt holders relating to foreclosure or acceleration and (v) the commencement of any bankruptcy proceeding with respect to any loan party. Additionally, the Forbearance Agreement can be terminated if the Company fails to deliver a detailed restructuring proposal to the lenders by July 16, 2020. If the Forbearance Agreement terminates and any then-current and ongoing events of default have not been waived or cured, the lenders will be able to accelerate the loans and pursue their rights and remedies. 

11.25% Senior Notes

In January 2018, the Company issued $250 million of 11.25% Senior Notes to U.S.-based institutional investors. The net proceeds of $244.4 million were used to fully retire the Company’s 8.75% Senior Notes, which included principal, interest and a prepayment premium of approximately $162 million. The remaining net proceeds were used to reduce borrowings under the Credit Facility.

The 11.25% Senior Notes mature on January 1, 2023, and bear interest at the rate of 11.25% per year, payable on January 1 and July of each year. At any time prior to January 1, 2021, the Company may, on any one or more occasions, redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 11.25% Senior Notes with an amount of cash not greater than the net cash proceeds of certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 111.25% of the principal amounts redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, provided that at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of 11.25% Senior Notes originally issued remains outstanding immediately after such redemption and the redemption occurs within 180 days of the closing date of such equity offering.

At any time prior to January 1, 2021, the Company may, on any one or more occasions, redeem all or a part of the 11.25% Senior Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount redeemed, plus a “make-whole” premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest.

On and after January 1, 2021, the Company may redeem the 11.25% Senior Notes, in whole or in part, plus accrued and unpaid interest, at the following redemption prices: 108.438% after January 1, 2021; 105.625% after January 1, 2022; and 100% after July 1, 2022.


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The Company did not make its interest payment on the 11.25% Senior Notes that was due on July 1, 2020 of approximately $14.1 million. The Company has 30 days to cure the default before the holders of the 11.25% Senior Notes or the trustee may be able to accelerate payment. The missed interest payment is a current event of default under the Credit Facility. The Company has entered into the Forbearance Agreement which provides that, among other things, the lenders under the Credit Facility have agreed to forbear the Company’s default of the interest payment until July 31, 2020. However, the default under the Credit Facility has not been waived and still exists, and the Forbearance Agreement can be terminated if the Company fails to deliver a detailed restructuring proposal to the lenders by July 16, 2020. Accordingly, the amounts outstanding under the 11.25% Senior Notes as of March 31, 2020 were classified as current in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

The indenture contains certain restrictions on the Company’s ability to incur additional debt, pay dividends on the Company’s common stock, make investments, create liens on the Company’s assets, engage in transactions with affiliates, transfer or sell assets, consolidate or merge, or sell substantially all of the Company’s assets. The indenture also contains cross-default provisions for defaults of the Company's other debt instruments, including the Credit Facility, caused by payment default or events which cause the acceleration of repayment prior to the stated maturity of such instrument.

The Company cannot provide any assurances that it will be successful in restructuring existing debt obligations or in obtaining capital sufficient to fund the refinancing of its outstanding indebtedness or to provide sufficient liquidity to meet its operating needs. If the Company is unsuccessful in its efforts to restructure and obtain new financing, it may be necessary for the Company to seek protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (“Chapter 11”), or an involuntary petition for bankruptcy may be filed against the Company.
Note 8. Stockholders’ Equity
Series A Preferred Stock Dividends
Holders of Series A-1 Preferred Stock are entitled to cumulative dividends payable quarterly initially at a rate of 9% per annum (the “Dividend Rate”) in cash and, for any 12 quarters (“PIK Quarters”), at the Company’s option, (i) in the form of additional shares of the respective series of Series A-1 Preferred Stock at a per share price equal to $975 or (ii) by increasing Stated Value, in lieu of cash (collectively, the “PIK Option”). After the 12 PIK Quarters (one of which remain as of March 31, 2020), if the Company fails to fully declare and pay dividends in cash, then the Dividend Rate for Series A Preferred Stock will automatically increase by 5% per annum for the next succeeding dividend period and then an additional 1% for each successive dividend period, up to a maximum Dividend Rate of 20% per annum, until the Company pays dividends at such increased rate fully in cash for two consecutive quarters.
Starting with the third quarter of 2017 and through the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company elected the PIK Option for the Class A-1 Preferred Stock dividend payment, which resulted in the issuance of 20,328 additional shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock. During the first quarter of 2020, the Company also elected the PIK Option, which resulted in the issuance of 2,257 additional shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock.
Note 9. Stock-Based Compensation
Restricted Stock Units
Lonestar grants awards of restricted stock units ("RSUs") to employees and directors as part of its long-term compensation program. For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recognized $(1.3) million and $0.7 million, respectively, of stock-based compensation (benefit) expense for RSUs. The liability for RSUs on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2020 was $0.1 million.
As of March 31, 2020, there was $0.4 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested RSU grants. This unrecognized compensation cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.7 years. The fair value of RSU grants that vested during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 totaled 0.5 million and 0.9 million, respectively.

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A summary of the status of the Company's non-vested RSU grants issued, and the changes during the three months ended March 31, 2020 is presented below:
 
Shares
 
Weighted Average Fair Value per Share
Non-vested RSUs at December 31, 2019
1,849,676

 
$
4.04

Granted

 

Vested
(692,050
)
 
0.69

Forfeited
(24,200
)
 

Non-vested RSUs at March 31, 2020
1,133,426

 
$
3.62

Stock Appreciation Rights
In the past, Lonestar has granted awards of stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) to employees and directors as part of its long-term compensation program. For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recognized $(0.5) million and $0.2 million, respectively, of stock-based compensation (benefit) expense for SARs. The liability for SARs on the accompanying unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2020 was not material.
As of March 31, 2020, the total compensation cost to be recognized in future periods related to non-vested SAR grants was not material. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.0 year.
The following is a summary of the Company's SAR activity:
 
Shares
 
Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share
 
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term
(in years)
Outstanding at December 31, 2019
1,010,000

 
$
6.30

 
2.5

SARs vested and exercisable at December 31, 2019
606,250

 
6.65

 
2.4

Granted

 

 

Exercised

 

 

Expired/forfeited

 

 

Outstanding at March 31, 2020
1,010,000

 
$
6.30

 
2.3

SARs vested and exercisable at March 31, 2020
805,000

 
$
6.79

 
2.1

Note 10. Related Party Activities
New Tech Global Ventures, LLC, and New Tech Global Environmental, LLC, companies in which a director of the Company owns a limited partnership interest, have provided field engineering staff and consultancy services for the Company since 2013. The total cost for such services was approximately $0.5 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
In February 2019, the Company purchased a property adjacent to its corporate office for future expansion for approximately $2.0 million. The transaction was funded with cash from operations. The seller of the property is indebted to certain trusts established in favor of the children of one of the Company's directors. The Company understands that the seller may use some of the proceeds of the sale to satisfy such outstanding indebtedness, though the Company has no interest or influence over any particular outcome.

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Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies
Lonestar has one drilling rig under contract that is currently operating, which provides for a drilling rate of $19.0 thousand per day and expires on September 7, 2020. Should the Company terminate the contract early, the early termination fee totals $15.0 thousand per day times the remaining number of days left on the contract after the termination date.
From time to time, Lonestar is subject to legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. Like other crude oil and gas producers and marketers, the Company's operations are subject to extensive and rapidly changing federal and state environmental, health and safety, and other laws and regulations governing air emissions, wastewater discharges and solid and hazardous waste management activities. The Company is not aware of any pending or overtly threatened legal action against it that could have a material impact on its business.
Gonzales County AMI
In February 2020, the Company announced that it had entered into a Joint Development Agreement (the "JDA") in Gonzales County with one of the largest producers in the Eagle Ford which encompass an Area of Mutual Interest (the "AMI") totaling approximately 15,000 acres.
The agreement calls for Lonestar to operate a minimum of three to four Eagle Ford Shale wells annually on behalf of the two companies through 2022 that are intended to hold-by-production approximately 6,000 gross acres within the AMI. The agreement gives Lonestar's partner the option to participate in each well with a 50% working interest or to participate via a carried working interest that ranges from approximately 9 to 17%, depending on location.

In June, the Company began flowback operations on the Hawkeye #14H, Hawkeye #15H, and Hawkeye #16H, which were the first wells completed in the AMI. The Company's JDA partner did not participate in these wells, and on June 29, 2020 the Company completed a sale of 40% of the working interest in these wells to a third party for $9.1 million. After the sale, Lonestar has a 50% WI / 37.5% NRI in these wells.

Note 12. Subsequent Events
Preferred Stock PIK Dividend
On June 25, 2020, the Company approved a dividend with respect to the Company’s Series A-1 Preferred Stock. Chambers, as the holder of A-1 Preferred Stock as of June 25, 2020, received an aggregate of 2,308 additional shares of A-1 Preferred Stock as a dividend for its A-1 Preferred Stock on June 30, 2020.
    
CIC Plan

On June 29, 2020, the Company entered into Eligibility Notification Letters (the “Eligibility Notification Letters”) with each of our named executive officers, including Frank D. Bracken III, our chief executive officer and Barry D. Schneider, our chief operating officer, in connection with the Lonestar Resources US Inc. Change in Control Severance Plan (the “CIC Plan”) that was adopted by our board of directors. Under the Plan and the Eligibility Notification Letters, eligible participants will be entitled to severance payments and benefits in the event their employment is terminated by us without cause or they resign for good reason, in either case within two years following or two and one-half months prior to a change in control of the Company, subject to the participant’s execution and non-revocation of a release of claims in favor of the Company.


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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included herein and our Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (the “Form 10-K”), along with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in the Form 10-K. Any terms used but not defined herein have the same meaning given to them in the Form 10-K. Our discussion and analysis includes forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties and should be read in conjunction with Risk Factors under Item 1A of the Form 10-K, along with Forward Looking Information at the end of this section for information on the risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to be materially different than our forward-looking statements.
OVERVIEW
Lonestar 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.
Market Developments and Response to Commodity Price Declines
The COVID-19 coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic has resulted in a severe worldwide economic downturn, significantly disrupting the demand for oil throughout the world, and has created significant volatility, uncertainty and turmoil in the oil and gas industry. The decrease in demand for oil combined with the oil supply increase attributable to the battle for market share among the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries ("OPEC"), Russia and other oil producing nations, resulted in oil prices declining significantly beginning in late February 2020. During this time NYMEX oil prices declined from averages in the mid-$50s per Bbl range in January and February 2020, to an average of approximately $30 per Bbl in March. NYMEX oil prices continued to decline in April 2020 to an average of $17 per Bbl in response to uncertainty about the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and storage constraints resulting from over-supply of produced oil, before recovering to the upper-$30s per Bbl by late June after the implementation of production cuts by OPEC, significant production cuts by domestic operators, and an easement of storage capacity concerns.
The length of this demand disruption is unknown, and there is significant uncertainty regarding the long-term impact to global oil demand, which will ultimately depend on various factors and consequences beyond our control, such as the duration and scope of the pandemic, the length and severity of the worldwide economic downturn, additional actions by businesses and governments in response to both the pandemic and the decrease in oil prices, the speed and effectiveness of responses to combat the virus, and the time necessary to equalize oil supply and demand to restore oil pricing.

In response to these developments, we have implemented the following operational and financial measures:

Reduced budgeted 2020 capital spending from $80-$85 million to $55-$65 million, or 27% at midpoint;
Deferred our 2020 drilling program;
Implemented cost-reduction measures including negotiating reduced rates for water disposal, chemicals, rentals, and workovers;
Shut in or stored approximately 4,700 BOE per day of production during late-April and all of May 2020, primarily at our oil-rich fields in our Central Eagle Ford Area. When the Company brought these shut-in wells back online during the first week of June, they came on stronger than before, producing an additional 500 BOE per day across all wells.
Entered into additional commodities derivatives in March 2020 to hedge an additional 2,000 Bbls of oil per day at an average swap price of $41.00 per Bbl and 27,500 Mcf of natural gas per day at an average price of $2.36 per Mcf in 2021. Our current oil hedge position covers 7,498 Bbls per day for the second quarter of 2020, 7,565 Bbls per day for the second half of 2020, and 7,000 Bbls per day for 2021. Our current natural gas hedge position covers 20,000 Mcf per day for the remaining three quarters of 2020, and 27,500 Mcf per day for 2021.

We continue to assess the global impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and expect to continue to modify our plans as more clarity around the full economic impact of COVID-19 becomes available. See Risk Factors for further discussion of the adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business.


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Recent Developments

Our present level of indebtedness and the current commodity price environment present challenges to our ability to comply with the covenants in our revolving credit facility over the next twelve months and therefore substantial doubt exists that we will be able to continue as a going concern. As of March 31, 2020, we had total indebtedness of $522.4 million, including $250.0 million of Senior Notes due 2023 (the "11.25% Senior Notes”), $267.0 million under our Credit Facility (as defined below) and $8.9 million under our building loan. At July 2, 2020, we had $285 million drawn on the Credit Facility and have a $60.4 million borrowing base deficiency due to the terms of the Forbearance Agreement (as defined below), which redetermined our borrowing base at $225 million.

We did not satisfy the consolidated current ratio covenant under our Credit Facility as of the March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 measurement dates and we defaulted on the July 1, 2020 interest payment under the 11.25% Senior Notes. Such failures represent events of default under our Credit Facility, and the missed interest payment will represent an event of default under the 11.25% Senior Notes if not cured in 30 days. In addition, the audit report prepared by our auditors with respect to the financial statements included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 includes an explanatory paragraph expressing uncertainty as to our ability to continue as a “going concern.” This, in addition to not providing timely audited financial statements, represented an additional default under the Credit Facility. As a result, the outstanding amount of borrowings under the Credit Facility as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 have been classified as current in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets because we do not anticipate maintaining compliance with the consolidated current ratio over the next twelve months.

We entered into the Waiver (as defined below) on April 7, 2020, with certain lenders and Citibank, N.A., as administrative bank, to waive the events of default relating to our failure to comply with the current ratio covenant as of December 31, 2019, to provide timely audited financial statements and to provide audited financial statements that are not subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. We entered into the Thirteenth Amendment on June 11, 2020 with the lenders to waive any default and event of default relating to our failure to timely deliver the quarterly financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2020. Although we have entered into these waivers, there is no guarantee that our lenders will agree to waive events of default or potential events of default in the future. Our failure to meet the current ratio in the Credit Facility as of March 31, 2020, is an event of default under the Credit Facility. The Company received a forbearance until July 31, 2020 for the default in the consolidated current ratio covenant as of the March 31, 2020 measurement date and the default for the missed interest payment under the 11.25% Senior Notes pursuant to the Forbearance Agreement. Despite the forbearance, the defaults under the Credit Facility are continuing, and will continue, absent a waiver from the lenders.

As we do not anticipate maintaining compliance with the consolidated current ratio covenant under our revolving credit facility over the next twelve months, we are evaluating the available financial alternatives, including obtaining alternative financing as well as seeking waivers, forbearances or amendments to the covenants or other provisions of our revolving credit facility to address any existing or future defaults and have engaged financial and legal advisors to assist. If we are unable to reach an agreement with our lenders or find acceptable alternative financing, the lenders under our revolving credit facility may choose to accelerate repayment, which in-turn may result in an event of default and an acceleration of the 2023 Notes due to cross-default provisions. We have concluded that these circumstances create substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern. If the Company's lenders or its noteholders accelerate the payment of amounts outstanding under its Credit Facility or the 11.25% Senior Notes, respectively, it does not currently have sufficient liquidity to repay such indebtedness and would need additional sources of capital to do so. While the Company believes the proceeds of assets sales can fund immediate working capital needs, in the context of the current market conditions it is unclear whether the Company can obtain any additional sources of capital. We have concluded that these circumstances create substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern.

The Company cannot provide any assurances that it will be successful in restructuring existing debt obligations or in obtaining capital sufficient to fund the refinancing of its outstanding indebtedness or to provide sufficient liquidity to meet its operating needs. If the Company is unsuccessful in its efforts to restructure and obtain new financing, it may be necessary for the Company to seek protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (“Chapter 11”), or an involuntary petition for bankruptcy may be filed against the Company.

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Operational Highlights for the First Quarter of 2020
During the first quarter of 2020, we achieved the following operating and financial results:
Production increased by 27% compared to the first quarter of 2019, averaging 14,436 BOE per day versus 11,372 BOE per day. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2019, production decreased 18%, or 3,111 BOE per day, from 17,547 BOE per day.
Drilled and completed five new wells.
Continued to lower our operating expenses on a per-BOE basis. Compared to the first quarter of 2019, lease operating and gas gathering, and production and ad valorem taxes decreased on a per-BOE basis due to the continued increase in production throughout the year and our focus on controlling costs. General and administrative expense and interest expense also continue to decrease on a per-BOE basis.
Changes in operating results between the first quarters of 2020 and 2019 were primarily driven by the following:
Revenues decreased by $3.7 million, or 9%, between the two quarters, primarily driven by a 38% decrease in commodity prices partially offset by a 28% increase in production.
Our first quarter 2020 net loss includes a $199.9 million impairment charge on oil and gas properties, while our first quarter 2019 net loss includes a $33.5 million loss on sale of oil and gas properties.
Compared to the first quarter of 2019, lease operating and gas gathering expense decreased $0.08, or 1%, per BOE, production and ad valorem taxes decreased $0.44, or 20%, per BOE, general and administrative expense decreased $2.12, or 50%, per BOE, and interest expense decreased $1.57, or 15%, per BOE.
Derivative financial instruments had a net gain of $101.2 million in the first quarter of 2020, compared to a net loss of $36.2 million in the first quarter of 2019.
During the first quarter of 2020, we recognized net loss attributable to common stockholders of $113.0 million, or $4.52 per diluted common share, compared to a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $60.6 million, or $2.45 per diluted common share, in the first quarter of 2019. We generated $13.8 million of cash flow from operating activities during the first quarter of 2020, which was $4.0 million more than the $9.8 million generated by operating activities during the first quarter of 2019.
Gonzales County AMI
In February 2020, we entered into a Joint Development Agreement (the "JDA") in Gonzales County with one of the largest producers in the Eagle Ford which encompass an Area of Mutual Interest (the "AMI") totaling approximately 15,000 acres.
The agreement calls for Lonestar to operate a minimum of three to four Eagle Ford Shale wells annually on behalf of the two companies through 2022 that are intended to hold-by-production approximately 6,000 gross acres within the AMI. The agreement gives Lonestar's partner the option to participate in each well with a 50% working interest or to participate via a carried working interest that ranges from approximately 9 to 17%, depending on location.

In June, we began flowback operations on the Hawkeye #14H, Hawkeye #15H, and Hawkeye #16H. These wells were the first wells completed in the AMI, and were drilled to total measured depths of 21,221, 20,924, and 20,228 feet, respectively. Our JDA partner did not participate in these wells, and on June 29, 2020 we completed a sale of 40% of the working interest in these wells to a third party for $9.1 million. The Hawkeye #14H, #15H, and #16H wells were fracture-stimulated in engineered completions using diverters with an average proppant concentration of 1,827 pounds per foot over 37, 36 and 34 stages, respectively. After the sale noted above, Lonestar has a 50% WI / 37.5% NRI in these wells.


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Although these wells are in the early stages of flowback, they are looking promising. Initial rates recorded for the wells are:

Hawkeye #14H - With a perforated interval of 10,979 feet, the #14H tested 1,419 Bbls/d oil, 108 Bbls/d of NGLs, 774 Mcf/d, or 1,656 BOE/d (three-stream) on a 30/64” choke.

Hawkeye #15H - With a perforated interval of 10,608 feet, the #15H tested 1,598 Bbls/d oil, 118 Bbls/d of NGLs, 849 Mcf/d, or 1,858 BOE/d (three-stream) on a 30/64” choke.

Hawkeye #16H - With a perforated interval of 9,885 feet, the #16H tested 1,483 Bbls/d oil, 111 Bbls/d of NGLs, 799 Mcf/d, or 1,727 BOE/d (three-stream) on a 30/64” choke.



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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Certain of our operating results and statistics for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are summarized below:
In thousands, except per share and unit data
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
Operating Results
 
 
 
 
Net loss attributable to common stockholders
 
$
(113,048
)
 
$
(60,629
)
Net loss per common share – basic(1)
 
(4.52
)
 
(2.45
)
Net loss per common share – diluted(1)
 
(4.52
)
 
(2.45
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
13,835

 
9,826

Revenues
 
 
 
 
Oil
 
$
29,990

 
$
33,584

NGLs
 
2,599

 
3,393

Natural gas
 
4,420

 
3,764

Total revenues
 
$
37,009

 
$
40,741

Total production volumes by product
 
 
 
 
Oil (Bbls)
 
658,476

 
590,096

NGLs (Bbls)
 
303,485

 
217,561

Natural gas (Mcf)
 
2,110,381

 
1,295,204

Total barrels of oil equivalent (6:1)
 
1,313,691

 
1,023,524

Daily production volumes by product
 
 
 
 
Oil (Bbls/d)
 
7,236

 
6,557

NGLs (Bbls/d)
 
3,335

 
2,417

Natural gas (Mcf/d)
 
23,191

 
14,391

Total barrels of oil equivalent (BOE/d)
 
14,436

 
11,372

Average realized prices
 
 
 
 
Oil ($ per Bbl)
 
$
45.54

 
$
56.90

NGLs ($ per Bbl)
 
8.56

 
15.60

Natural gas ($ per Mcf)
 
2.09

 
2.91

Total oil equivalent, excluding the effect from commodity derivatives ($ per BOE)
 
28.17

 
39.80

Total oil equivalent, including the effect from commodity derivatives ($ per BOE)
 
34.40

 
39.09

Operating and other expenses
 
 
 
 
Lease operating and gas gathering
 
$
9,788

 
$
7,710

Production and ad valorem taxes
 
2,369

 
2,291

Depreciation, depletion and amortization
 
24,354

 
17,970

General and administrative
 
2,881

 
4,379

Interest expense
 
11,610

 
10,656

Operating and other expenses per BOE
 
 
 
 
Lease operating and gas gathering
 
$
7.45

 
$
7.53

Production and ad valorem taxes
 
1.80

 
2.24

Depreciation, depletion and amortization
 
18.54

 
17.56

General and administrative
 
2.19

 
4.28

Interest expense
 
8.84

 
10.41


(1) Basic and diluted earnings per share are calculated using the two-class method. See Footnote 1. Basis of Presentation in the Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 1.


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Production
The table below summarizes our production volumes for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2020
 
2019
 
Change
Oil (Bbls/d)
 
7,236

 
6,557

 
10
%
NGLs (Bbls/d)
 
3,335

 
2,417

 
38
%
Natural gas (Mcf/d)
 
23,191

 
14,391

 
61
%
Total (BOE/d)
 
14,436

 
11,372

 
27
%
Total production during the first quarter of 2020 averaged 14,436 BOE per day, an increase of 27%, or 3,064 BOE per day, compared to the same period in 2019. This increase was primarily driven by development of our Eagle Ford acreage, partially offset by approximately 200 BOE per day lost with the Pirate divestiture which occurred in March 2019.
Our production during the first quarter of 2020 was 73% oil and NGLs, compared to 79% during the first quarter of 2019.
Oil, Natural Gas Liquid and Natural Gas Revenues
The table below summarizes our production revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:
In thousands
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
 
Change
Oil
 
$
29,990

 
$
33,584

 
(11
)%
NGLs
 
2,599

 
3,393

 
(23
)%
Natural gas
 
4,420

 
3,764

 
17
 %
Total revenues
 
$
37,009

 
$
40,741

 
(9
)%
Our oil, NGL and natural gas revenues during the three months ended March 31, 2020 decreased $3.7 million, or 9%, compared to those revenues for the same period in 2019. The changes in our oil, NGL and natural gas revenues are due to changes in production quantities and commodity prices (excluding any impact of our commodity derivative contracts), as reflected in the following table:
In thousands
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 vs 2019
 
 
Increase (Decrease) in Revenues
 
Percentage Increase (Decrease) in Revenues
Change in oil, NGL and natural gas revenues due to:
 
 
 
 
Increase in production
 
$
11,549

 
28
 %
Decrease in commodity prices
 
(15,281
)
 
(39
)%
Total change in oil, NGL and natural gas revenues
 
$
(3,732
)
 
(9
)%

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Excluding the impact of our commodity derivative contracts, our net realized commodity prices and NYMEX differentials were as follows during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
2020
 
2019
 
Change
Average net realized price
 
 
 
 
 
Oil ($/Bbl)
$
45.54

 
$
56.90

 
(20
)%
NGLs ($/Bbls)
8.56

 
15.60

 
(45
)%
Natural gas ($/Mcf)
2.09

 
2.91

 
(28
)%
Total ($/BOE)
28.17

 
39.80

 
(29
)%
Average NYMEX differentials
 
 
 
 


Oil per Bbl
$
0.03

 
$
2.00

 
(99
)%
Natural gas per Mcf
(0.18
)
 
(0.01
)
 
1,744
 %
The average wellhead price for our production in the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $28.17 per BOE, a 29% decrease compared to the average price for the comparable period in 2019. Reported wellhead realizations were driven lower by a decrease in the crude oil and natural gas benchmark prices between the periods, in addition to a significantly lower NYMEX oil differential. Our realized NGL price of $8.56 per Bbl, or 19% of NYMEX WTI, was largely due to a sharp drop in ethane prices.
Our average NYMEX oil differential decreased quarter over quarter by $1.97 per Bbl, largely due to the decreased spread between Louisiana Light Sweet ("LLS") prices, for which substantially all of our crude oil sales were based for the periods presented, and NYMEX WTI benchmark prices.
Our natural gas NYMEX differentials are generally caused by movement in the NYMEX natural gas prices during the month, as most of our natural gas is sold on an index price that is set near the first of each month. While the percentage change in NYMEX natural gas differentials can be large, these differentials are seldom more than a dollar above or below NYMEX price.
Commodity Derivative Contracts
We utilize oil and natural gas derivative contracts to provide an economic hedge of our exposure to commodity price risk associated with anticipated future production and to provide more certainty to our future cash flows. These contracts have historically consisted of fixed-price swaps, collars and basis swaps.
The following table summarizes the net cash (payments) receipts on the Company's commodity derivatives and the relative price impact (per Bbl or Mcf) for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2020
 
2019
In thousands, except price impact
 
Net realized settlements
 
Price impact
 
Net realized settlements
 
Price impact
(Payments) receipts on settlements of oil derivatives
 
$
(155
)
 
$
(0.24
)
 
$
462

 
$
0.78

Receipts on settlements of natural gas derivatives
 
1,236

 
0.59

 
847

 
0.65

Total net commodity derivative settlements
 
$
1,081

 
 
 
$
1,309

 
 
Our realized net gain on commodity derivative contracts was $8.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, as compared to net loss of $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. We realized an average gain of $6.23 per BOE on our oil and natural gas swaps during the three months ended March 31, 2020, as compared to an average loss of $0.72 per BOE for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

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Production Expenses
The table below presents detail of production expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:
In thousands, except expense per BOE
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
 
Change
Production expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lease operating and gas gathering
 
$
9,788

 
$
7,710

 
27
 %
Production and ad valorem taxes
 
2,369

 
2,291

 
3
 %
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
 
24,354

 
17,970

 
36
 %
Production expenses per BOE
 
 
 
 
 


Lease operating and gas gathering
 
$
7.45

 
$
7.53

 
(1
)%
Production and ad valorem taxes
 
1.80

 
2.24

 
(19
)%
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
 
18.54

 
17.56

 
6
 %
Lease Operating and Gas Gathering
The table below provides detail of our lease operating and gas gathering expense for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:
In thousands
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
 
Change
Lease operating
 
$
7,638

 
$
6,831

 
12
%
Gas gathering, processing and transportation
 
2,150

 
879

 
145
%
Total lease operating and gas gathering expense
 
$
9,788

 
$
7,710

 
27
%
Lease operating expenses are the costs incurred in the operation of producing properties and workover costs. Expenses for direct labor, water injection and disposal, utilities, materials and supplies comprise the most significant portion of our lease operating expenses. Lease operating expenses do not include general and administrative expenses or production and ad valorem taxes.
Our lease operating and gas gathering expense increased $2.1 million, or 27%, for the three months ended March 31, 2020 to $9.8 million from $7.7 million in the comparable period in 2019. On a unit-of-production basis, lease operating and gas gathering expense decreased 1%, or $0.08 per BOE, from $7.53 per BOE in the three months ended March 31, 2019 to $7.45 per BOE in the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase in total lease operating costs is due to continuing incremental production brought online by our Eagle Ford development program, as well as higher gas processing costs in the current year.
Compared to the fourth quarter of 2019, lease operating and gas gathering expense decreased 23%, or $2.2 million. On a unit-of-production basis, these expenses increased 22%, or $1.33 per BOE, from the fourh quarter of 2019.
Production and Ad Valorem Taxes
Production taxes are paid on produced crude oil and natural gas based upon a percentage of gross revenues or at fixed rates established by state or local taxing authorities. In general, the production taxes we pay correlate to the changes in oil and natural gas revenues. We are also subject to ad valorem taxes in the counties where our production is located. Ad valorem taxes are generally based on the valuation of our oil and natural gas properties.
The following table provides detail of our production and ad valorem taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
In thousands
 
2020
 
2019
 
Change
Production taxes
 
$
1,325

 
$
1,786

 
(26
)%
Ad valorem taxes
 
1,044

 
505

 
107
 %
Total production and ad valorem tax expense
 
$
2,369

 
$
2,291

 
3
 %

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Our total production and ad valorem tax expense increased 3%, or $0.1 million, between the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. Production taxes were lower in the current period due to lower revenues, caused in-turn by lower commodity prices. Ad valorum taxes were higher in the current period due to higher reserve values for our properties. On a unit-of-production basis, production and ad valorem tax expense decreased 19%, or $0.44 per BOE, from $2.24 per BOE in the three months ended March 31, 2019 to $1.80 per BOE in the three months ended March 31, 2020. This decrease in the per-BOE rate is attributable to lower commodity prices received for our production in the current period.
Compared to the fourth quarter of 2019, production and ad valorem taxes decreased $0.7 million, or 22%. This decrease correlates with the decrease in the Company's production between the periods in addition to lower commodity prices. On a unit-of-production basis, these expenses decreased 4%, or $0.08 per BOE, from the fourth quarter of 2019.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization
The table below provides detail of our depreciation, depletion and amortization ("DD&A") expense for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.
In thousands
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
 
Change
Depletion of proved oil and gas properties
 
$
23,905

 
$
17,556

 
36
%
Depreciation of other property and equipment
 
363

 
336

 
8
%
Accretion of asset retirement obligations
 
86

 
78

 
10
%
Total DD&A expense
 
$
24,354

 
$
17,970

 
36
%
Capitalized costs attributed to our proved properties are subject to depreciation and depletion calculated using the unit-of-production method. For leasehold acquisition costs and the cost to acquire proved properties, the reserve base used to calculate depreciation and depletion is the sum of proved developed reserves and proved undeveloped reserves. For well costs, the reserve base used to calculate depletion and depreciation is proved developed reserves only. Other property and equipment are carried at cost, and depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, ranging from three to five years.
DD&A expense for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $24.4 million, a 36% increase from $18.0 million in the comparable period in 2019. This increase is due to continued development of our properties in the Eagle Ford. On a unit-of-production basis, DD&A increased 6%, or $0.98 per BOE, from $17.56 per BOE for the three months ended March 31, 2019 to $18.54 per BOE for the three months ended March 31, 2020.
Compared to the fourth quarter of 2019, DD&A expense for the three months ended March 31, 2020 decreased $0.1 million. On a unit-of-production basis, DD&A increased by $2.96 per BOE, or 3%, from the fourth quarter of 2019.
Loss on Sale of Oil and Gas Properties
In March, 2019, we completed the divestiture of its Pirate assets in Wilson County for an adjusted cash purchase price of $11.5 million, after closing adjustments, to a private third-party. The assets were comprised of 3,400 net undeveloped acres, six producing wells, held seven proved undeveloped locations as of the closing date, and were producing approximately 200 BOE/d. We recognized a loss of $33.5 million during the first quarter of 2019 in conjunction with the sale of the assets.
Impairment of Oil and Gas Properties
We evaluate 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.
During the first quarter of 2020, we recorded impairment charges totaling approximately $199.9 million across various Eagle Ford properties, of which $199.0 million was proved and $0.9 million was unproved. These impairments resulted from removing PUDs and probable reserves from future development plans due to the continued depressed commodity prices and the uncertainly of Company's liquidity situation.

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It is reasonably possible that the Company's estimate of undiscounted future net cash flows may change in the future resulting in the need to impair the carrying value of its properties. See Part II Item 1A. Risk Factors, for further discussion.
General and Administrative
General and administrative ("G&A") expense decreased $1.5 million, or 33%, to $2.9 million in the three months ended March 31, 2020, from $4.4 million for the comparable period in 2019. This decrease reflects gains in stock-based compensation in the current quarter (see below), partially offset by higher compensation expense. On a unit-of-production basis, G&A expense decreased 49%, or $2.09 per BOE, from $4.28 per BOE in the three months ended March 31, 2019 to $2.19 per BOE in the three months ended March 31, 2020. This decrease was due to the increase in production volumes quarter to quarter, as well as the changes in total expense noted above.
Stock-based compensation gains included in G&A was $1.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, versus expense of $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019. These awards are accounted for as liabilities and these liabilities decreased due to the decrease in the Company's stock price during the quarter, which in-turn caused a gain in G&A.
Compared to the fourth quarter of 2019, G&A expense for the three months ended March 31, 2020 decreased $1.3 million, or 31%. On a unit-of-production basis, G&A expense decreased by $0.38 per BOE, or 15%, from the fourth quarter of 2019.
Interest Expense
The table below provides detail of the interest expense for our various long-term obligations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:
In thousands
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
 
Change
Interest expense on 11.25% Senior Notes
 
$
7,031

 
$
7,031

 
 %
Interest expense on Credit Facility
 
3,685


2,824

 
30
 %
Other interest expense
 
126

 
100

 
26
 %
Total cash interest expense (1)
 
$
10,842

 
$
9,955

 
9
 %
Amortization of debt issuance costs and discounts
 
768

 
701

 
10
 %
Total interest expense
 
$
11,610

 
$
10,656

 
9
 %
Per BOE:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total cash interest expense
 
$
8.25

 
$
9.73

 
(15
)%
Total interest expense
 
8.84

 
10.41

 
(15
)%
(1) Cash interest is presented on an accrual basis.
Our total interest expense in the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $11.6 million, an 9% increase from $10.7 million in the comparable period in 2019. This increase is primarily due to a combination of a higher principal balance on our Credit Line (as defined below) in the current quarter.
On a unit-of-production basis, total interest expense decreased by 15%, or $1.57 per BOE, from $10.41 per BOE in the three months ended March 31, 2019 to $8.84 per BOE in the three months ended March 31, 2020.
Compared to the fourth quarter of 2019, interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2020 slightly increased by $0.5 million, primarily due to higher borrowing on our Credit Facility. On a unit-of-production basis, interest expense increased 28%, or $1.93 per BOE, from the fourth quarter of 2019.

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Income Taxes
The following table provides further detail of our income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:
In thousands, except per-BOE amounts and tax rates
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
Current income tax benefit
 
$
424

 
$
11

Deferred income tax benefit
 
931

 
12,922

Total income tax benefit
 
$
1,355

 
$
12,933

Average income tax benefit per BOE
 
$
1.03

 
$
12.64

Effective tax rate
 
1.2
%
 
18.1
%
Total net deferred tax asset (liability) on balance sheet at period end
 
$

 
$
552

As a result of the loss before income tax of $112.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2020 and net loss before income tax of $71.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019, we recorded income tax benefit of $1.4 million and $12.9 million in the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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 our effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020, and we are currently assessing the potential future impact.
Our deferred tax assets exceeded our deferred tax liabilities at March 31, 2020 primarily due to tax consequences of the impairment of our proved properties during the first quarter of 2020; as a result, we retained a full valuation allowance of $32.6 million at March 31, 2020 due to uncertainties regarding the future realization of our deferred tax assets. The valuation allowance is also the primary cause for the variance between our statutory tax rate of 21% and the effective tax rate of 1.2% for the quarter. The valuation allowance will continue to be recognized until the realization of future deferred tax benefits is determined to be more likely than not.


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CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We expect that our primary source of liquidity will be cash flows generated by operating activities. During the first quarter of 2020, we generated cash flows from operations of $13.8 million, after giving effect to $3.3 million of positive changes in cash flows from working capital. As of July 2, 2020, our Credit Facility had an outstanding balance of $285 million and a borrowing-base deficiency of $60.4 million as a result of the terms of the Forbearance Agreement (see below), which will need to be repaid within 60 days of July 2, 2020. We did not make a $14.1 million interest payment on our 11.25% Senior Notes due July 1, 2020.

The Company's primary needs for cash are for capital expenditures, acquisitions of oil and natural gas properties, payments of contractual obligations and working capital obligations. We have historically financed our business through cash flows from operations, borrowings under our Credit Facility and the issuance of bonds and equity offerings. As circumstances warrant, we may access the capital markets and issue equity or debt from time to time on an opportunistic basis in a continued effort to optimize our balance sheet and to fund our operations and capital expenditures in the future, dependent upon market conditions and available pricing, however this is unlikely with our current financial condition. Uses of such proceeds may include repayment of our debt, development or acquisition of additional acreage or proved properties, and general corporate purposes. There can be no assurance that future funding of transactions will be available on favorable terms, or at all, and we therefore cannot guarantee the outcome of any such transactions.

As discussed above, NYMEX oil prices have decreased significantly since the beginning of 2020, decreasing from nearly $60 per barrel in early January to the upper $30s per barrel in late June and were considerably lower during the months of April and May. This decrease in the market prices for our production directly reduce our operating cash flow and indirectly impact our other sources of potential liquidity, such as lowering our borrowing capacity under our revolving credit facility, as our borrowing capacity and borrowing costs are generally related to the estimated value of our proved reserves. In this low oil price environment, we have taken various steps to preserve our liquidity including (1) by reducing our 2020 budgeted development capital spending, (2) by continuing to focus on reducing our operating and overhead costs, and (3) by adding additional commodity hedges for 2021 to reduce our long-term exposure to commodity prices.

At March 31, 2020, we had $1.1 million in cash and cash equivalents and approximately $22.6 million of availability under our Credit Facility. As of July 2, 2020 the borrowing base was redetermined to $225 million from $286 million pursuant to the Forbearance Agreement. The outstanding balance under our credit facility was $285 million as of July 2, 2020, which represents a borrowing deficiency of $60.4 million, and we are obligated to pay the deficiency within 60 days after July 2, 2020.

We did not satisfy the consolidated current ratio covenant under the Credit Facility as of the March 31, 2020 measurement date and did not make an interest payment date under the 11.25% Senior Notes that was due on July 1, 2020. Such failures currently represent events of default under the Credit Facility, and the missed interest payment will also represent an event of default under the 11.25% Senior Notes if not cured within 30 days. The Company received a forbearance from the lenders under the Credit Facility until July 31, 2020 for the default in the consolidated current ratio covenant as of the March 31, 2020 measurement date and the missed interest payment pursuant to the Forbearance Agreement. Despite the forbearance, the defaults under the Credit Facility are continuing, and will continue, absent a waiver from the lenders. We do not anticipate maintaining compliance with the consolidated current ratio over the next twelve months.



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We do not anticipate maintaining compliance with the consolidated current ratio covenant under our Credit Facility over the next twelve months, and are evaluating the available financial alternatives, including obtaining acceptable alternative financing as well as seeking additional waivers, forbearances or amendments to the covenants or other provisions of the Credit Facility to address any existing or future defaults and have engaged financial and legal advisors to assist the Company. If we are unable to reach an agreement with its lenders or find acceptable alternative financing, the lenders of the Credit Facility may choose to accelerate repayment, in addition to the $60.4 million due from the current borrowing base deficiency noted above, which in turn may result in an event of default and an acceleration of the 11.25% Senior Notes. If our lenders or our noteholders accelerate the payment of amounts outstanding under our Credit Facility or the 11.25% Senior Notes, respectively, the Company does not currently have sufficient liquidity to repay such indebtedness and would need additional sources of capital to do so. While we believe the proceeds of assets sales can fund immediate working capital needs, in the context of the current market conditions it is unclear whether we can obtain any additional sources of capital.

We cannot provide any assurances that we will be successful in any restructuring of existing debt obligations or obtaining capital sufficient to fund the refinancing of its outstanding indebtedness or to provide sufficient liquidity to meet our operating needs. If the Company is unsuccessful in its efforts to restructure and obtain new financing, it may be necessary for us to seek protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (“Chapter 11”), or an involuntary petition for bankruptcy may be filed against us. We have concluded that these circumstances create substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern.
Cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 are presented below:
In thousands
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
Net cash provided by (used in):
 
 
 
 
Operating activities
 
$
13,835

 
$
9,826

Investing activities
 
(35,776
)
 
(22,298
)
Financing activities
 
19,946

 
10,884

Net change in cash
 
$
(1,995
)
 
$
(1,588
)
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities of $13.8 million for the first three months of 2020 was $4.0 million more than the first three months of 2019, which totaled $9.8 million. Excluding changes in operating assets and liabilities, net cash provided by operating activities decreased $7.8 million. Compared to the first three months of 2019, the first three months of 2020 had significantly lower commodity prices which were largely offset by higher oil and natural gas production. Changes in our operating assets and liabilities between the three months ended March 31, 2019 and the three months ended March 31, 2020 resulted in a net increase of approximately $11.8 million in net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2020, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2019.
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities increased $13.5 million, from $22.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2019 to $35.8 million in the three months ended March 31, 2020. This increase is primarily due to $12.0 million in proceeds from the sale of the Pirate assets in March 2019.
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
Net cash provided by financing activities increased $9.1 million, from $10.9 million provided during the three months ended March 31, 2019 to $19.9 million provided in the three months ended March 31, 2020. This increase is primarily due to lower repayments of our Credit Line borrowing in the current quarter.

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Debt
Senior Secured Credit Facility

In July 2015, through our subsidiary, Lonestar Resources America, Inc. ("LRAI"), we entered into a $500 million Senior Secured Credit Facility with Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, and other lenders party thereto (as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the “Credit Facility”), which has a maturity date of November 15, 2023. As of March 31, 2020, $267.0 million was borrowed under the Credit Facility, and the weighted average interest rate on borrowings under the Credit Facility for the quarter was 5.30%. Borrowing availability was $22.6 million as of March 31, 2020, which reflects $0.4 million of letters of credit outstanding.

The Credit Facility may be used for loans and, subject to a $2.5 million sub-limit, letters of credit, and provides for a commitment fee of 0.375% to 0.5% (0.5% following the Thirteenth Amendment) based on the unused portion of the borrowing base under the Credit Facility. As of March 31, 2020, the borrowing base and lender commitments for the Credit Facility was $290 million. The borrowing base was lowered to $286 million on June 11, 2020 as part of the Thirteenth Amendment, and on July 2, 2020, the borrowing base was redetermined to $225 million from $286 million pursuant to the Forbearance Agreement. The outstanding balance under our credit facility was $285 million as of July 2, 2020 which represents a borrowing deficiency of $60.4 million. We are obligated to pay the deficiency within 60 days after July 2, 2020.

Borrowings under the Credit Facility, at our election, bear interest at either: (i) an alternate base rate (“ABR”) equal to the higher of (a) the Prime Rate, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 0.5% per annum, and (c) the adjusted LIBO rate of a three-month interest period on such day plus 1.0%; or (ii) the adjusted LIBO rate, which is the rate stated on Reuters screen LIBOR1 page, for one, two, three, six or twelve months, as adjusted for statutory reserve requirements for Eurocurrency liabilities, plus, in each of the cases described in clauses (i) and (ii) above, an applicable margin ranging from 1.0% to 2.0% (2.0% to 3.5% following the Thirteenth Amendment) for ABR loans and from 2.0% to 3.0% (3.0% to 4.5% following the Thirteenth Amendment) for adjusted LIBO rate loans.

As the Credit Facility is in a state of of default, 2.0% incremental default interest would typically be due but is currently not being charged as part of the terms of the Forbearance Agreement (see below).

Subject to certain permitted liens, our obligations under the Credit Facility are required to be secured by the grant of a first priority lien on no less than 80% of the value of the proved oil and gas properties of the Company and its subsidiaries (currently 100% following the Thirteenth Amendment).

The Credit Facility contains certain financial performance covenants, as defined in the Credit Facility, including the following:

A maximum debt to EBITDAX ratio of 4.0 to 1.0, and

A current ratio of not less than 1.0 to 1.0.

We were not in compliance with the terms of the Credit Facility as of December 31, 2019 because we did not satisfy the consolidated current ratio at those times and the audit report prepared by our auditors with respect to the financial statements in the 2019 Form 10-K included an explanatory paragraph expressing uncertainty as to our ability to continue as a "going concern." The lenders waived the current ratio default with respect to December 31, 2019, pursuant to the Waiver. The Company received a forbearance until July 31, 2020 for the default in the consolidated current ratio covenant as of the March 31, 2020 measurement date and the missed July 1, 2020 interest payment under the 11.25% Senior Notes pursuant to the Forbearance Agreement. Despite the forbearance, the defaults under the Credit Facility are continuing, and will continue, absent a waiver from the lenders. As we do not anticipate maintaining compliance with the consolidated current ratio covenant under our Credit Facility over the next twelve months, we are evaluating the available financial alternatives, including obtaining acceptable alternative financing as well as seeking waivers, forbearances or amendments to the covenants or other provisions of our revolving credit facility to address future defaults. We were not in compliance with the terms of the Credit Facility as of May 15, 2020, because we did not timely deliver our financial statements with respect to the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2020. Such failure represented a default under the Credit Facility which the lenders waived pursuant to the Thirteenth Amendment. As noted above, the borrowing base was redetermined to $225 million from $286 million pursuant to the Forbearance Agreement. The outstanding balance under our credit facility was $285 million as of July 2, 2020 which represents a borrowing deficiency of $60.4 million. We are obligated to pay the deficiency within 60 days after July 2, 2020.


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Waiver and Eleventh Amendment

Effective April 7, 2020, we entered into the Waiver and Eleventh Amendment (the "Waiver") to waive events of default arising from our failure to comply with the consolidated current ratio as of December 31, 2019, to timely provide audited financial statements and to provide financial statements that are not subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. As there was no guarantee that our lenders will agree to waive events of default or potential events of default in the future, the amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility as of December 31, 2019 were classified as current in the accompanying 2019 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Twelfth Amendment

Effective May 8, 2020, we entered into the Twelfth Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “ Twelfth Amendment”), to allow the Company to accept proceeds of up to $2.2 million from an unsecured loan applied for under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.

We have applied for, and have received, funds under the Paycheck Protection Program after the period end in the amount of $2.2 million. The application for these funds requires us 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 requires us 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 these funds, and the forgiveness of the loan attendant to these funds, 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.

Waiver and Thirteenth Amendment

Effective June 11, 2020, we entered into the Waiver and Thirteenth Amendment to Credit Agreement (the "Thirteenth Amendment") which (i) waived any default or event of default arising from our failure to provide timely quarterly financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2020; (ii) redetermined the borrowing base to $286 million from $290 million; (iii) set the next borrowing base redetermination to be on July 1, 2020 (and in any event, no later than July 31, 2020), (iv) amended the borrowing base utilization grid used in the applicable margin, as noted above and (v) until the July 1, 2020 redetermination, restricted the Company and its subsidiaries’ ability to incur debt with respect to, among other items, capital leases and permitted senior debt, grant liens to secure other obligations, pay dividends on LRAI’s preferred stock and make certain investments.

As there is no guarantee that our lenders will agree to waive events of default or potential events of default in the future, the amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility as of March 31, 2020 were classified as current in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Forbearance Agreement and Fourteenth Amendment

On July 2, 2020, we entered into a Forbearance Agreement, Fourteenth Amendment, and Borrowing Base Agreement with Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent and the lenders party thereto (the “Forbearance Agreement”) with respect to the Credit Facility. Pursuant to the Forbearance Agreement, among other things, (i) the lenders under the Credit Facility agree to refrain from exercising their rights and remedies under the Credit Facility and related loan documents with respect to certain defaults until July 31, 2020, (ii) the borrowing base was redetermined to $225 million from $286 million, (iii) all proceeds of dispositions and terminations or liquidations of swap agreements shall be used to repay the Credit Facility and shall automatically reduce the borrowing base by the amount of the repayment and (iv) certain exceptions to the covenant restriction on investments shall no longer be available.

The rights of the lenders to exercise rights and remedies resulted from our failure to comply with the current ratio with respect to the quarter ended March 31, 2020 and the defaults expected with respect to the quarter ending Jun 30, 2020, under the current ratio and the leverage ratio covenants, and the default with respect to the failure to make the interest payment due on July 1, 2020, under the 11.25% Senior Notes.


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The Forbearance Agreement can be terminated by the lenders upon (i) the occurrence of any default or event of default under the Credit Facility other than those disclosed, (ii) the failure of the Company to comply with any of the terms and requirements of the Forbearance Agreement, (iii) the breach of any representation or warranty, (iv) the exercise of any rights by other debt holders relating to foreclosure or acceleration and (v) the commencement of any bankruptcy proceeding with respect to any loan party. Additionally, the Forbearance Agreement can be terminated if we fail to deliver a detailed restructuring proposal to the lenders by July 16, 2020. If the Forbearance Agreement terminates and any then-current and ongoing events of default have not been waived or cured, the lenders will be able to accelerate the loans and pursue their rights and remedies. 

11.25% Senior Notes

In January 2018, the Company issued $250 million of 11.250% Senior Notes to U.S.-based institutional investors. The net proceeds of $244.4 million were used to fully retire the Company’s 8.75% Senior Notes, which included principal, interest and a prepayment premium of approximately $162 million. The remaining net proceeds were used to reduce borrowings under the Credit Facility.

The 11.25% Senior Notes mature on January 1, 2023, and bear interest at the rate of 11.25% per year, payable on January 1 and July of each year. At any time prior to January 1, 2021, the Company may, on any one or more occasions, redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 11.25% Senior Notes with an amount of cash not greater than the net cash proceeds of certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 111.25% of the principal amounts redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, provided that at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of 11.25% Senior Notes originally issued remains outstanding immediately after such redemption and the redemption occurs within 180 days of the closing date of such equity offering.

At any time prior to January 1, 2021, the Company may, on any one or more occasions, redeem all or a part of the 11.25% Senior Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount redeemed, plus a “make-whole” premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest.

On and after January 1, 2021, the Company may redeem the 11.25% Senior Notes, in whole or in part, plus accrued and unpaid interest, at the following redemption prices: 108.438% after January 1, 2021; 105.625% after January 1, 2022; and 100% after July 1, 2022,

We did not make our interest payment on the 11.25% Senior Notes that was due on July 1, 2020 of approximately $14.1 million. We have 30 days to cure the default before the holders of the 11.25% Senior Notes or the trustee may be able to accelerate payment. The missed interest payment represents a current event of default under the Credit Facility. We have entered into the Forbearance Agreement which provides that, among other things, the lenders under the Credit Facility have agreed to forbear the Company’s default of the interest payment until July 31, 2020. However, the default under the Credit Facility has not been waived and still exists, and the Forbearance Agreement can be terminated if we fail to deliver a detailed restructuring proposal to the lenders by July 16, 2020. Accordingly, the amounts outstanding under the 11.25% Senior Notes as of March 31, 2020 were classified as current in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

The indenture contains certain restrictions on the Company’s ability to incur additional debt, pay dividends on the Company’s common stock, make investments, create liens on the Company’s assets, engage in transactions with affiliates, transfer or sell assets, consolidate or merge, or sell substantially all of the Company’s assets. The indenture also contains cross- default provisions for defaults of the Company's other debt instruments, including the Credit Facility, caused by payment default or events which cause the acceleration of repayment prior to the stated maturity of such instrument.
Capital Expenditures
We currently anticipate that our full-year 2020 capital budget, excluding acquisitions, will be approximately $55 million to $65 million. This program will allow for the drilling of a range of 10 gross (8.5 net) wells and the completion of a range of 10 gross (7.0 net) wells, five of which were placed into production by the end of the first quarter of 2020 and an additional three at Hawkeye which were placed into production by the end of June 2020.

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The table below summarizes our cash capital expenditures incurred for the three months ended March 31, 2020:
In thousands
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Acquisition of oil and gas properties
 
$
816

Development of oil and gas properties
 
34,753

Purchases of other property and equipment
 
524

Total capital expenditures
 
$
36,093

For the three months ended March 31, 2020, our capital expenditures were funded with cash flow from operations, with additional funds provided by borrowings on our Credit Facility. Our 2020 capital expenditures may be further adjusted as business conditions warrant and the amount, timing and allocation of such expenditures is largely discretionary and within our control. The aggregate amount of capital that we will expend may fluctuate materially based on market conditions, the actual costs to drill, complete and place on production operated wells, our drilling results, other opportunities that may become available to us and our ability to obtain capital.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of our financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that can affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, as well as the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of our financial statements. We analyze our estimates and judgments, including those related to oil, NGLs and natural gas revenues, oil and natural gas properties, impairment of long-lived assets, fair value of derivative instruments, asset and retirement obligations and income taxes, and we base our estimates and judgments on historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may vary from our estimates. The policies of particular importance to the portrayal of our financial position and results of operations and that require the application of significant judgment or estimates by our management are summarized in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K as reported and filed with the SEC on April 13, 2020 (our "2019 10-K").
As of March 31, 2020, there were no significant changes to any of our critical accounting policies and estimates.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q statement contains forward-looking statements that are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other important factors, many of which are beyond our control. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, regarding our strategy, future operations, financial position, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. When used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the words “could,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “may,” “continue,” “predict,” “potential,” “project” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words.
Forward-looking statements may include statements about our:
Our ability to refinance or remedy any future default under our Credit Facility, refinance or satisfy the obligations of our 2023 Notes or obtain additional sources of capital;
discovery and development of crude oil, NGLs and natural gas reserves;
cash flows and liquidity;
business and financial strategy, budget, projections and operating results;
timing and amount of future production of crude oil, NGLs and natural gas;
amount, nature and timing of capital expenditures, including future development costs;

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availability and terms of capital;
drilling, completion, and performance of wells;
timing, location and size of property acquisitions and divestitures;
costs of exploiting and developing our properties and conducting other operations;
general economic and business conditions; and
our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions.
All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements we make in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are reasonable, we can give no assurance that these plans, objectives, expectations or intentions will be achieved. We disclose important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from our expectations under Item 1A. Risk Factors, Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data and elsewhere in our 2019 Form 10-K, and Part I. Financial Information, Item 1A. Risk Factors and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
These important factors include risks related to:
variations in the market demand for, and prices of, crude oil, NGLs and natural gas;
proved reserves or lack thereof;
estimates of crude oil, NGLs and natural gas data;
the adequacy of our capital resources and liquidity including, but not limited to, access to additional borrowing to fund our operations;
borrowing capacity under our credit facility;
general economic and business conditions;
failure to realize expected value creation from property acquisitions;
uncertainties about our ability to find, develop or acquire additional oil and natural gas resources;
uncertainties with regard to our drilling schedules;
the expiration of leases on our undeveloped leasehold assets;
our dependence upon several significant customers for the sale of most of our crude oil, natural gas and NGL production;
counterparty credit risks;
competition within the crude oil and natural gas industry;
technology risks;
the concentration of our operations;
drilling results;
potential financial losses or earnings reductions from our commodity price risk management programs;
potential adoption of new governmental regulations;

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our ability to satisfy future cash obligations and environmental costs; and
the other factors set forth under Risk Factors in Item 1A of Part I of our 2019 10-K.
The forward-looking statements relate only to events or information as of the date on which the statements are made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date on which the statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
The following quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk are supplementary to the quantitative and qualitative disclosures provided in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. As such, the information contained herein should be read in conjunction with the related disclosures in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Commodity Price Risk
As a result of our operations, we are exposed to commodity price risk arising from fluctuations in the prices of crude oil, NGLs and natural gas. The demand for, and prices of, crude oil, NGLs and natural gas are dependent on a variety of factors, including supply and demand, weather conditions, the price and availability of alternative fuels, actions taken by governments and international cartels and global economic and political developments.
The following table shows the fair value of our derivative contracts and the hypothetical result from a 10% change in commodity prices as of March 31, 2020. We remain at risk for possible changes in the market value of commodity derivative instruments; however, such risks could be mitigated by price changes in the underlying physical commodity:
 
 
 
 
Hypothetical Fair Value
(in thousands)
 
Fair Value
 
10% Increase In Commodity Price
 
10% Decrease In Commodity Price
Swaps
 
$
99,859

 
$
80,624

 
$
119,094

Our board of directors reviews oil and natural gas hedging on a quarterly basis. Reports providing detailed analysis of our hedging activity are continually monitored. We sell our oil and natural gas on market using NYMEX market spot rates reduced for basis differentials in the basins from which we produce. We use swap contracts to manage our commodity price risk exposure. Our primary commodity risk management objectives are to protect returns on our drilling and completion activity as well as reduce volatility in our cash flows. Management makes recommendations on hedging that are approved by the board of directors before implementation. We enter into hedges for oil using NYMEX futures or over-the-counter derivative financial instruments with only certain well-capitalized counterparties which have been approved by our board of directors.
The result of oil market prices exceeding our swap prices or collar ceilings requires us to make payment for the settlement of our hedge derivatives, if owed by us, generally up to three business days before we receive market price cash payments from our customers. This could have a material adverse effect on our cash flows for the period between hedge settlement and payment for revenues earned.
Interest Rate Risk
As of March 31, 2020, we had $267.0 million outstanding under the Credit Facility, which is subject to floating market rates of interest. Borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest at a fluctuating rate that is tied to an adjusted base rate or LIBOR, at our option. Any increase in this interest rate can have an adverse impact on our results of operations and cash flow. Based on borrowings outstanding at March 31, 2020, a 100-basis-point change in interest rates would change our annualized interest expense by approximately $2.7 million.
Counterparty and Customer Credit Risk
In connection with our hedging activity, we have exposure to financial institutions in the form of derivative transactions. The counterparties on our derivative instruments currently in place have investment-grade credit ratings. We expect that any future derivative transactions we enter into will be with these counterparties or our lenders under our Credit Facility that will carry an investment-grade credit rating.
We are also subject to credit risk due to concentration of our oil and natural gas receivables with certain significant customers. The inability or failure of our significant customers to meet their obligations to us or their insolvency or liquidation may adversely affect our financial results. We review the credit rating, payment history and financial resources of our customers, but we do not require our customers to post collateral.


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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.
As of the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) was performed under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Accounting Officer. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Accounting Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2020 to ensure that information that is required to be disclosed in the reports the Company files and submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, that it is processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms; and that information that is required to be disclosed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Accounting Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting.
During the first quarter of fiscal 2020, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.






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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
From time to time, we are subject to legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. Like other crude oil and gas producers and marketers, our operations are subject to extensive and rapidly changing federal and state environmental, health and safety, and other laws and regulations governing air emissions, wastewater discharges and solid and hazardous waste management activities. We are not aware of any pending or overtly threatened legal action against us that could have a material impact on our business.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Please refer to Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. There have been no material changes to our risk factors contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, other than as detailed below.
The current outbreak of COVID-19 has adversely impacted our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations and is likely to have a continuing adverse impact for a significant period of time.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a rapid and precipitous drop in demand for oil, which in turn has caused oil prices to plummet since the first week of March 2020, negatively affecting the Company’s cash flow, liquidity and financial position. These events have worsened an already deteriorated oil market that resulted from the early-March 2020 failure by the group of oil producing nations known as OPEC+ to reach an agreement over proposed oil production cuts. Moreover, the uncertainty about the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused storage constraints in the United States resulting from over-supply of produced oil, which is expected to significantly decrease our realized oil prices in the second quarter of 2020 and potentially beyond. Oil prices are expected to continue to be volatile as a result of these events and the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, and as changes in oil inventories, oil demand and economic performance are reported. We cannot predict when oil prices will improve and stabilize.
The current pandemic and uncertainty about its length and depth in future periods has caused the realized oil prices we have received since February 2020 to be significantly reduced, adversely affecting our operating cash flow and liquidity. Although we have reduced our 2020 capital expenditures budget, our lower levels of cash flow may require us to shut-in production that has become uneconomic.
The COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly evolving, and the ultimate impact of this pandemic is highly uncertain and subject to change. The extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operational and financial performance will depend on future developments, including the duration and spread of the pandemic, its severity, the actions to contain the disease or mitigate its impact, related restrictions on travel, and the duration, timing and severity of the impact on domestic and global oil demand. The COVID-19 pandemic may also intensify the risks described in the other risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.
Our failure to comply with any of the covenants under our 11.25% Senior Notes could cause an event of default under the 11.25% Senior Notes, and, due to cross-default provisions, currently represents an event of default in Credit Facility and could have a material adverse effect on our business.

We did not make the July 1, 2020 interest payment under our 11.25% Senior Notes and are currently in default. Such failure will represent an event of default under the 11.25% Senior Notes if not cured in 30 days after July 1, 2020 at which time the holders of the 11.25% Senior Notes or the trustee may accelerate payment under the notes. Such failure currently represents an event of default under our revolving credit facility. The Company has entered into the Forbearance Agreement which provides that, among other things, the lenders under the Credit Facility have agreed to forbear the Company’s default of the interest payment until July 31, 2020. However, the default under the Credit Facility has not been waived and still exists, and the Forbearance Agreement can be terminated if the Company fails to deliver a detailed restructuring proposal to the lenders by July 16, 2020. In addition, the holders of the 11.25% Senior Notes have not agreed to waive or forbear the interest payment default. Accordingly, the amounts outstanding under the 11.25% Senior Notes as of March 31, 2020 were classified as current in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.


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The Company has concluded that these circumstances create substantial doubt regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. The Company does not anticipate maintaining compliance with certain covenants under its Credit Facility over the next twelve months and may not be able to restructure, refinance or otherwise satisfy its obligations under the 11.25% Senior Notes. The Company is therefore evaluating the available financial alternatives, including obtaining acceptable alternative financing as well as seeking additional waivers, forbearances or amendments to the covenants or other provisions of the Credit Facility and the 11.25% Senior Notes to address any existing or future defaults and have engaged financial and legal advisors to assist the Company. If the Company is unable to reach an agreement with its lenders or find acceptable alternative financing, the lenders of the Credit Facility or the holders of the 11.25% Senior Notes may choose to accelerate repayment. If the Company's lenders or its noteholders accelerate the payment of amounts outstanding under our Credit Facility or the 11.25% Senior Notes, respectively, the Company does not currently have sufficient liquidity to repay such indebtedness and would need additional sources of capital to do so.

The Company cannot provide any assurances that it will be successful in any restructuring of existing debt obligations or obtaining capital sufficient to fund the refinancing of its outstanding indebtedness or to provide sufficient liquidity to meet its operating needs. If the Company is unsuccessful in its efforts to restructure and obtain new financing, it may be necessary for it to seek protection from creditors under Chapter 11, or an involuntary petition for bankruptcy may be filed against it.

We may be subject to United States Bankruptcy Court proceedings in the near future, which would pose significant risks to our business and to our investors.

As we do not anticipate maintaining compliance with all covenants under our Credit Facility over the next twelve months, we evaluating the available financial alternatives, including obtaining acceptable alternative financing as well as seeking additional waivers, forbearances or amendments to the covenants or other provisions of the Credit Facility to address any existing or future defaults, and we have engaged financial and legal advisors to assist us. However, we cannot provide any assurances that we will be successful in any restructuring of existing debt obligations or obtaining capital sufficient to fund the refinancing of our outstanding indebtedness or to provide sufficient liquidity to meet our operating needs. If our attempts are unsuccessful or we are unable to complete such a restructuring on satisfactory terms, we may choose to pursue a filing under Chapter 11. If an agreement is reached and we decide to pursue a restructuring, it may be necessary for us and certain of our affiliates to file voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 in order to implement a restructuring through a plan of reorganization before the bankruptcy court. We may also conclude that it is necessary to initiate Chapter 11 proceedings to implement a restructuring of our obligations if we are unable to reach an agreement with our creditors and other relevant parties regarding the terms of such a restructuring, or if further events or developments arise that necessitate us seeking relief under Chapter 11. It may be necessary to commence such a bankruptcy case in the near future. Also, if an agreement is not reached, certain creditors could commence involuntary bankruptcy cases against us if we are not able to satisfy our obligations under our debt agreements, including our Credit Facility and the 11.25% Senior Notes.

So long as a bankruptcy case continues, our senior management would be required to spend a significant amount of time and effort dealing with the reorganization instead of focusing exclusively on our business operations. Bankruptcy cases also might make it more difficult to retain management and other personnel necessary to the success and growth of our business. In addition, the longer a bankruptcy case continues, the more likely it is that our customers, dealers and suppliers would lose confidence in our ability to reorganize our businesses successfully and would seek to establish alternative commercial relationships.

It is not possible to predict the outcome of any bankruptcy case that may occur. In the event of a bankruptcy case, there can be no assurance that we would be able to restructure as a going concern or successfully propose or confirm a plan of reorganization that provides for the continuation of the business post-bankruptcy.

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
The following table summarizes purchases of our Class A Common Stock during the first quarter of 2020:
 
 
Total number of Shares Purchased
 
Average Price Paid per Share
 
Total Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
 
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
January 2020
 

 

 

 

February 2020
 
49,687

 
$
1.29

 

 

March 2020
 
67,932

 
0.45

 

 

Total
 
117,619

 
 
 

 
 
Stock repurchases during the first quarter of 2020 were made in connection with delivery by our employees of shares to us to satisfy their tax withholding requirements related to the vesting of restricted shares.

Item 3. Default under Credit Facility.
The Company did not satisfy the consolidated current ratio covenant under the Company’s Credit Facility (as defined below) as of the March 31, 2020 measurement date and such failure represents an event of default under the Company's Credit Facility. We have obtained a forbearance under the Credit Facility for this default, among others, pursuant to the Forbearance Agreement. Despite the forbearance, the defaults are continuing, and will continue, absent a waiver from the lenders. For more information regarding the Credit Facility, see “Part I, Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Liquidity and Capital Resources” and Note 1, Basis of Presentation - Going Concern.”

Item 5. Other Information

On June 29, 2020, the Company entered into Eligibility Notification Letters (the “Eligibility Notification Letters”) with each of our named executive officers, including Frank D. Bracken III, our chief executive officer and Barry D. Schneider, our chief operating officer, in connection with the Lonestar Resources US Inc. Change in Control Severance Plan (the “CIC Plan”) that was adopted by our board of directors. Under the Plan and the Eligibility Notification Letters, eligible participants will be entitled to severance payments and benefits in the event their employment is terminated by us without cause or they resign for good reason, in either case within two years following or two and one-half months prior to a change in control of the Company, subject to the participant’s execution and non-revocation of a release of claims in favor of the Company. For Mr. Bracken, the cash severance payments would be equal to three times his annual base salary and target bonus amount and monthly COBRA premiums for three years. For Mr. Schneider, the cash severance payments would be equal to two times his annual base salary and target bonus amount and monthly COBRA premiums for two years. In addition, each participant’s outstanding equity incentive awards would vest in full, subject to attainment of relevant performance goals for performance-based awards. The foregoing descriptions are qualified in their entirety to the text of the CIC Plan and Eligibility Notification Letters, the forms of which are attached as exhibits to this report.


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Item 6. Exhibits.
Exhibit Number
 
Description
 
Incorporated by Reference
 
Filing
Date
 
Filed/
Furnished
Herewith
 
 
Form
 
File No.
 
Exhibit
 
 
10.1
 
 
8-K
 
001-37670
 
10.1
 
5/11/20
 
 
10.2
 
 
8-K
 
001-37670
 
10.1
 
6/17/20
 
 
10.3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
10.4†
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
10.5†
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
31.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
31.2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
32.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
**
32.2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
**
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*
 
*
Filed herewith.
**
Furnished herewith
Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement

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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.
 
LONESTAR RESOURCES US INC.
 
 
 
July 2, 2020
 
/s/ Frank D. Bracken, III
 
 
Frank D. Bracken, III
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
July 2, 2020
 
/s/ Jason N. Werth
 
 
Jason N. Werth
Chief Accounting Officer

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Execution Version

Exhibit 10.3
FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT, FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT, AND BORROWING BASE AGREEMENT
This Forbearance Agreement, Fourteenth Amendment, and Borrowing Base Agreement (this “Agreement”) dated as of July 2, 2020 (the “Effective Date”) is among Lonestar Resources America Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the Guarantors party hereto, the Lenders (as defined below), and Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and as issuing bank.
INTRODUCTION
A.    The Borrower, the financial institutions party thereto from time to time (the “Lenders”), the Issuing Bank, and Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of July 28, 2015, as amended or otherwise modified by a Limited Consent and Waiver dated as of October 7, 2015, a First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of April 29, 2016, a Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of May 19, 2016, a Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of July 22, 2016, a Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of November 23, 2016, a Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement and Limited Waiver dated as of December 29, 2016, a Sixth Amendment and Joinder to Credit Agreement dated as of June 15, 2017, a Limited Waiver, Borrowing Base Redetermination Agreement, Amendment No. 7 to Credit Agreement dated as of January 4, 2018, Borrowing Base Redetermination Agreement and Amendment No. 8 to Credit Agreement dated as of May 24, 2018, a Consent Agreement dated as of September 28, 2018, a Ninth Amendment and Joinder to Credit Agreement dated as of November 15, 2018, a Borrowing Base Redetermination and Tenth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of June 17, 2019, a Limited Waiver and Eleventh Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of April 7, 2020, a Twelfth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of May 8, 2020, and a Waiver and Thirteenth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of June 11, 2020 (as so amended or otherwise modified and as may be further amended or otherwise modified from time to time, including, without limitation, by this Agreement, the “Credit Agreement”).
B.    As of the date hereof, the Defaults and Events of Default identified on Exhibit A attached hereto have occurred and are continuing or are reasonably likely to occur during the Forbearance Period (the “Specified Defaults”).

C.    The Borrower has requested, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have agreed, that, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, solely during the Forbearance Period (as defined below), the Administrative Agent and the Lenders will forbear from exercising certain remedies against the Borrower and the other Loan Parties with respect to the Specified Defaults.
THEREFORE, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and the other parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1.Definitions; References. Unless otherwise defined in this Agreement, each term used in this Agreement which is defined in the Credit Agreement has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement.
Section 2.    Acknowledgement and Forbearance.
(a)Each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees that (i) the occurrence and continuation, or future occurrence and continuation, of the Specified Defaults constitutes, or will constitute, a Default or





Event of Default, as applicable, under the Credit Agreement, (ii) none of the Specified Defaults has been cured as of the date hereof, and (iii) except for the Specified Defaults, no other Defaults or Events of Default have occurred and are continuing as of the date hereof, or are reasonably expected to occur during the period of time starting from the Effective Date until the Forbearance Termination Date (as defined below) (such period of time being referred to herein as the “Forbearance Period”).
(b)The Administrative Agent and the Lenders parties hereto hereby agree, subject to the terms of this Agreement, to forbear from exercising any rights and remedies under the Loan Documents arising solely as a result of the Specified Defaults until the date (the “Forbearance Termination Date”) that is the earlier to occur of (i) 5:00 p.m. Houston time, on July 31, 2020 and (ii) the date of the occurrence of a Forbearance Termination Event (as defined below). For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender hereby agrees until the Forbearance Termination Date not to exercise any rights and remedies it may have against the Loan Parties that may arise as a result of the Specified Events of Default triggering a breach or other default under any other agreement that a Loan Party may have with such Lender in its capacity as a Swap Lender or Treasury Management Party. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing herein shall prevent the Administrative Agent from charging a post-default rate of interest as set forth in Section 3.02(c) the Credit Agreement, which accrues automatically upon the occurrence of any Event of Default.
Any of the following shall constitute a “Forbearance Termination Event” under this Agreement:
(i)    the failure of any Loan Party to comply with any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement, including without limitation the failure to comply with the covenants and agreements set forth in Section 7 hereof;
(ii)    any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement shall fail to be correct or shall be misleading;
(iii)    the exercise by any creditor or holder of Debt of any Loan Party of any right or remedy available to them in connection with any default under the documents governing such Debt or at Applicable Law, resulting in, or giving such creditor or holder the right to initiate, any action, including any action that may result in (A) any foreclosure or enforcement action against any Collateral or (B) acceleration of such Debt;
(iv)    the commencement of any bankruptcy, reorganization, debt arrangement or other case or proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy or insolvency law or any dissolution, winding up or liquidation proceeding with respect to any Loan Party (regardless of whether commenced by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any other Person);
(v)    any Loan Party repudiates or asserts a defense to any obligation or liability under this Agreement, the Credit Agreement, or any other Loan Document, or makes or pursues a claim against the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement, the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document;
(vi)    the occurrence or existence of any Default or Event of Default (other than the Specified Defaults);
(ix)    on or prior to July 16, 2020 (or such later date as is acceptable to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall have failed to deliver to the Administrative Agent a detailed proposal for restructuring the Loan Parties’ indebtedness in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, each in its sole discretion;

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(x)    the Borrower shall fail to, or shall fail to cause each of its Subsidiaries and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, and advisors, to (i) cooperate fully with Opportune LLP (“Opportune”), financial advisor to the Administrative Agent, in Opportune’s review, analysis, and evaluation of the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ financial affairs, finances, financial conditions, business, and operations (including historical financial information and projections) and (ii) cooperate fully with the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, and their respective designees and advisors in furnishing information reasonably available to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as and when requested by the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, and their respective designees and advisors, including, without limitation, the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ financial affairs, finances, financial condition, business, and operations, including without limitation, if requested by the Administrative Agent, participation in conference calls with the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to occur on a mutually agreeable date at a mutually agreeable time not more than once during any calendar week; and
(xi)    the Borrower shall fail to cause the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, and such other officers, directors, employees, and advisors of the Borrower to make themselves available at the request of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, and their respective designees and advisors, subject to privilege and other confidentiality requirements, to discuss any matters regarding the Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s financial affairs, finances, financial condition, business, and operations, all upon reasonable notice during normal business hours, or shall fail to fully disclose to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, and their respective designees and advisors all information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, and their respective designees and advisors regarding the foregoing.
(c)The forbearance by the Lenders described above is limited to the Specified Defaults. Such forbearance is limited to the extent expressly described herein and shall not be construed to be a consent to or a waiver of the Specified Defaults or any other terms, provisions, covenants, warranties or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents. The Secured Parties reserve (i) the right to exercise any rights and remedies available to them in connection with such Specified Defaults on and after the Forbearance Termination Date and (ii) the right to exercise any rights and remedies available to them in connection with any other present or future defaults with respect to the Credit Agreement or any other provision of any Loan Document.
(d)Each Loan Party hereby further agrees and acknowledges that (i) the Specified Defaults have not been waived as a result of this Agreement and that the forbearance by the Lenders is temporary in nature, and (ii) from and after the Forbearance Termination Date, all rights and remedies of the Lenders enjoined as a result of this Section 2 shall be automatically reinstated.
Section 3.    Borrowing Base.
(a)    Redetermination. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, as of the Effective Date, the Borrowing Base shall be redetermined to be $225,000,000, and such Borrowing Base shall remain in effect at such amount until the Borrowing Base is redetermined or adjusted in accordance with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document. The parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree that the redetermination of the Borrowing Base established pursuant to this Section 3(a) shall constitute the July 2020 Borrowing Base Redetermination under the Credit Agreement and the Thirteenth Amendment.
(b)    Borrowing Base Deficiency. The Borrower acknowledges that it has received notice of the redetermination of the Borrowing Base at $225,000,000 pursuant to clause (a) of this Section and Section 2.07(d) of the Credit Agreement. As a result of such redetermination, there is a Borrowing Base Deficiency of $60,397,633.71 in existence as of the date hereof (the “Existing Borrowing Base Deficiency”).

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The Borrower further acknowledges that it has received notice of such Existing Borrowing Base Deficiency pursuant to Section 2.07(f)(i) of the Credit Agreement.
Section 4.    Amendments to Credit Agreement.
(a)    Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement (Certain Defined Terms) is hereby amended by adding the following new definition in the appropriate alphabetical order therein:
Forbearance Effective Date” means July 2, 2020.
Specified Sale” means the sale of Oil and Gas Properties that is to be consummated pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in that certain draft Wellbore Assignment, together with all exhibits or other attachments thereto, among Eagleford Gas 8, LLC, as assignor, and Rivershore STX I, LLC, as assignee, which was delivered to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower on June 26, 2020 at 7:01 a.m. Central time.
(b)    Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement (Certain Defined Terms) is hereby amended by restating the definition of “Limitation Period” in its entirety as follows:
Limitation Period” means the period commencing from and including the Forbearance Effective Date and continuing thereafter.
(c)    Section 3.04(c) of the Credit Agreement (Mandatory Prepayments) is hereby amended by (i) re-numbering clauses (v) and (vi) to become clauses (vi) and (vii), respectively, and (ii) adding a new clause (v) in the appropriate numerical order therein as follows:
(v)    If, at any time during the Limitation Period, (A) the Borrower or any Subsidiary sells, assigns, farms-out, conveys, or otherwise transfers any Properties after the Forbearance Effective Date (other than the Specified Sale), the Borrower shall, on the date that such sale, assignment, farm-out, conveyance, or transfer occurs, prepay the Borrowings in an aggregate principal amount equal to 100% of the proceeds received in respect of such sale, assignment, farm-out, conveyance, or transfer, or (B) a termination, liquidation, or unwinding of any Swap Agreement to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party occurs after the Forbearance Effective Date, the Borrower shall, on the date that the proceeds, if any, are received in respect of such termination, liquidation, or unwind, prepay the Borrowings in an aggregate principal amount equal to 100% of the Swap Termination Value (to the extent positive), and in each case, the Borrowing Base shall be permanently reduced (ratably among the Lenders in accordance with each Lender’s Applicable Percentage) by the amount of such prepayment as set forth in Section 9.12(c) or Section 9.22, as applicable.
(d)    Section 9.05(h) of the Credit Agreement (Investments, Loans and Advances) is hereby amended by adding the following new proviso at the end of such clause as follows:
; provided further that, no Investments shall be permitted to be made pursuant to this Section 9.05(h) during the Limitation Period;
(e)    Section 9.05(i) of the Credit Agreement (Investments, Loans and Advances) is hereby amended by adding the following new proviso at the end of such clause as follows:
; provided further that, no Investments shall be permitted to be made pursuant to this Section 9.05(i) during the Limitation Period;
(f)    Section 9.05(j) of the Credit Agreement (Investments, Loans and Advances) is hereby amended by adding the following new proviso at the end of such clause as follows:

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; provided that, no Investments shall be permitted to be made pursuant to this Section 9.05(j) during the Limitation Period;
(g)    Section 9.05(l) of the Credit Agreement (Investments, Loans and Advances) is hereby restated in its entirety as follows:
(l)    Investments made by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in or to the Excluded Subsidiary prior to the Forbearance Effective Date in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000 in the aggregate solely for the purpose of funding the acquisition by the Excluded Subsidiary of the corporate headquarters of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; provided, that both immediately prior to and after giving effect thereto, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall result therefrom; and
(h)    Section 9.12 of the Credit Agreement (Sale of Properties) is hereby restated in its entirety as follows:
Section 9.12    Sale of Properties. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, sell, assign, farm-out, convey or otherwise transfer any Property (other than to the Borrower or a Guarantor) except for:
(a)    the sale of Hydrocarbons in the ordinary course of business;
(b)    the sale or transfer of equipment that is no longer necessary for the business of the Borrower or such Subsidiary or is replaced by equipment of at least comparable value and use; and
(c)    sales, assignments, farm-outs, conveyances and other transfers of Properties that are consummated after the Forbearance Effective Date; provided that (i) the fair market value of all Properties sold or disposed of pursuant to this clause (c) (other than the Specified Sale) shall not exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate, (ii) 100% of the consideration received in respect of such sale, assignment, farm-out, conveyance, or transfer shall be cash, (iii) the consideration received in respect of such sale, assignment, farm-out, conveyance, or transfer shall be equal to or greater than the fair market value of the Property sold or disposed of (as reasonably determined by the board of directors of the Borrower and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall deliver a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying to that effect), (iv) on the date that such sale, assignment, farm-out, conveyance, or transfer of Properties occurs (other than the Specified Sale), all proceeds of such sale, assignment, farm-out, conveyance, or transfer shall be applied by the Borrower to prepay the Borrowings in an aggregate principal amount equal to 100% of such proceeds received as required pursuant to Section 3.04(c)(v), and (v) the Borrowing Base shall be automatically and permanently reduced (ratably among the Lenders in accordance with each Lender’s Applicable Percentage) by the amount of such prepayment described in clause (iv).
(i)    Section 9.22 of the Credit Agreement (Limitation on Swap Terminations) is hereby restated in its entirety as follows:
Section 9.22    Limitation on Swap Terminations. The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, take any action causing, or otherwise permit, the termination, liquidation, or unwinding of any Swap Agreement to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party unless (a) the Borrower prepays the Borrowings in an aggregate principal amount equal to 100% of the Swap Termination Value (to the extent positive) as required pursuant to Section 3.04(c)(v) and (b) the Borrowing Base is automatically and permanently reduced (ratably among the Lenders in accordance with each Lender’s Applicable Percentage) by the amount of such prepayment described in clause (a).
(j)    Article XI of the Credit Agreement (The Agents) is hereby amended by adding new Section 11.12 at the end thereof as follows:

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Section 11.12    Credit Bidding.
(a)    The Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties, shall have the right, at the direction of the Majority Lenders, to credit bid and purchase for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties all or any portion of Collateral at any sale thereof conducted by the Administrative Agent under the provisions of the UCC, including pursuant to Sections 9-610 or 9-620 of the UCC, at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code, including Section 363 thereof, or a sale under a plan of reorganization, or at any other sale or foreclosure conducted by the Administrative Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with applicable laws or regulations.
(b)    Each Secured Party hereby agrees that, except as otherwise provided in any Loan Documents or with the written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Majority Lenders, it will not take any enforcement action, accelerate obligations under any Loan Documents, or exercise any right that it might otherwise have under applicable laws or regulations to credit bid at foreclosure sales, UCC sales or other similar dispositions of Collateral; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, this subsection (b) shall not limit the rights of (i) any Swap Lender to terminate any Swap Agreement or net out any resulting termination values, or (ii) any Treasury Management Party to terminate any Treasury Management Agreement or set off against any deposit accounts of the Borrower or any other Loan Party.
Section 5.    Representations and Warranties. Each of the Loan Parties represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:
(a)    the representations and warranties set forth in the Credit Agreement and in the other Loan Documents, except as such relate to the Specified Defaults and Section 7.22 of the Credit Agreement, are true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent such representation or warranty is already subject to a materiality qualifier, in which case such representation or warranty is true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date of this Agreement;
(b)    (i) the execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement are within the corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company power, as appropriate, and authority of each such Loan Party and have been duly authorized by appropriate proceedings, (ii) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid, and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and general principles of equity, and (iii) there are no governmental or other third party consents, licenses or approvals required in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity and enforceability of this Agreement; and
(c)    as of the effectiveness of this Agreement and after giving effect hereto, no Default or Event of Default (other than the Specified Defaults) has occurred and is continuing.
Section 6.    Conditions to Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective on the Effective Date and enforceable against the parties hereto upon the occurrence of each of the following:
(a)    receipt by the Administrative Agent of this Agreement, duly and validly executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and the Majority Lenders;
(b)    no Default or Event of Default, other than the Specified Defaults, shall have occurred and be continuing as of the Effective Date;

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(c)    as of the Effective Date, the representations and warranties of the Borrower and the Guarantors set forth in the Credit Agreement and in the other Loan Documents, except as such relate to the Specified Defaults and Section 7.22 of the Credit Agreement, shall be true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of materiality), except to the extent any such representations and warranties are expressly limited to an earlier date, in which case, on and as of the Effective Date, such representations and warranties shall continue to be true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of materiality) as of such specified earlier date; and
(d)    the Borrower having paid all costs, expenses, and fees which have been invoiced and are payable pursuant to the Credit Agreement or this Agreement.
Section 7.    Acknowledgments and Agreements.
(a)    Cooperation; Conference Calls. The Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that it shall and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries, and shall cause each of their respective officers, directors, employees and advisors to (i) cooperate fully with Opportune in Opportune’s review, analysis, and evaluation of the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ financial affairs, finances, financial conditions, business, and operations (including historical financial information and projections) and (ii) cooperate fully with the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, and their respective designees and advisors in furnishing information reasonably available to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as and when requested by the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, and their respective designees and advisors, including, without limitation, the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ financial affairs, finances, financial condition, business, and operations, including without limitation, if requested by the Administrative Agent, participation in conference calls with the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to occur on a mutually agreeable date at a mutually agreeable time not more than once during any calendar week.
(b)    Requested Information. At the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, and their respective designees and advisors, subject to privilege and other confidentiality requirements, the Borrower hereby agrees that it shall cause the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, and such other officers, directors, employees, and advisors of the Borrower to make themselves available to discuss any matters regarding the Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s financial affairs, finances, financial condition, business, and operations, all upon reasonable notice during normal business hours to fully disclose to the Administrative Agent, the Lender, and their respective designees and advisors all information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, and their respective designees and advisors regarding the foregoing.
(c)    Weekly 13-Week Forecast and Variance Report. No later than 5:00 p.m. (Houston, Texas time) on Wednesday of each week (commencing on the first Wednesday immediately following the Effective Date), the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (i) a certificate of a Financial Officer, setting forth (A) an accounts payable aging report of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and (B) a rolling operating budget (including (1) cash flow projections covering proposed fundings, repayments, additional advances, investments, and other cash receipts and (2) disbursements for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) covering the 13-week period following the date of such delivery (the “13-Week Forecast”), and (ii) a variance report showing the percentage and dollar variance of actual receipts and disbursements for the immediately preceding week including a reconciliation of actual expenditures and disbursements with those set forth in 13-Week Forecast on a line by line basis showing any variance to the proposed corresponding line items of the 13-Week Forecast for such week, in each case, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The Borrower agrees that there shall not be greater than a 10% variance between the line items for disbursements for the applicable week related to (x) capital expenditures and (y) total operating disbursements

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(other than professional fees), in any such 13-Week Forecast, and the corresponding actual expenditures and disbursements (other than professional fees) for such line items set forth in such report for the applicable week.
(d)    Monthly Income Statements and Balance Sheets. No later than 5:00 p.m. (Houston, Texas time) on the twenty-first (21st) day of each calendar month (commencing on July 21, 2020), the Borrower shall deliver detailed financial information with respect to the calendar month most recently ended, including income statements and balance sheets for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and other documents and information relevant to the financial and operating condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as may be requested by the Administrative Agent, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(e)    Default Interest. Each Loan Party acknowledges that during such time as any Event of Default exists, the Obligations shall bear interest at the rate then applicable to such Loans, plus the Applicable Margin, if any, plus an additional two percent (2%), as set forth in Section 3.02(c) of the Credit Agreement (each such incremental 2% amount, the “Default Amount”); provided, however, at this time, the Lenders have agreed to temporarily not apply the Default Amount on the Obligations expressly conditioned upon the Lenders having the right, and the Loan Parties hereby agree that the Lenders shall have the right, to apply the Default Amount, including retroactively, to the date of the occurrence of any Event of Default pursuant to the Credit Agreement. The agreement to temporarily not apply the Default Rate specifically resulting from the Specified Defaults is not, and should not be construed as, a permanent waiver of the application of the Default Rate to the Specified Defaults, any other existing Default or Event of Default, or to any other Default or Event of Default which may exist.
(f)    Obligations. The Loan Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that as of the Effective Date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Credit Exposure is $285,397,633.71, plus accrued and unpaid interest, fees, expenses, and any other amounts owing pursuant to the Credit Agreement. Each Loan Party further acknowledges that on the date hereof all outstanding Obligations are payable in accordance with their terms (including the accrual of the interest at the rate set forth in clause (e) above), and each Loan Party waives any defense, offset, counterclaim or recoupment, in each case existing on the date hereof, with respect to such Obligations. Each Loan Party, Administrative Agent, and each other party hereto does hereby adopt, ratify, and confirm the Credit Agreement and acknowledges and agrees that the Credit Agreement is and remains in full force and effect, and each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees that its respective liabilities and obligations under the Credit Agreement, the Guaranty Agreement and the Security Instruments are not impaired in any respect by this Agreement.
(g)    Professional Advisors. Administrative Agent has (i) engaged and retained Linklaters LLP as legal counsel and is continuing to use Bracewell LLP as legal counsel and (ii) engaged and retained Opportune as financial advisor, and Borrower expressly agrees to reimburse Administrative Agent for all documented out-of-pocket fees, costs, and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent whether before or after the date hereof as a result of such engagements within 14 days of the date of any invoice.
(h)    Other Defaults; Strict Performance; Course of Dealing. The description herein of the Specified Defaults is based upon the information provided to the Lenders on or prior to the date hereof and shall not be deemed to exclude the existence of any other Defaults or Events of Default. The failure of the Lenders to give notice to any Loan Party of any such other Defaults or Events of Default is not intended to be nor shall be a waiver thereof. Each Loan Party hereby agrees and acknowledges that the Secured Parties require and will require strict performance by the Loan Parties of all of their respective obligations, agreements and covenants contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including any action or circumstance which is prohibited or limited during the existence

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of a Default or Event of Default), and no inaction or action by any Secured Party regarding any Default or Event of Default (including, but not limited to, the Specified Defaults) is intended to be or shall be a waiver thereof. Each Loan Party hereby also agrees and acknowledges that no course of dealing and no delay in exercising any right, power, or remedy conferred to any Secured Party in the Credit Agreement or in any other Loan Documents or now or hereafter existing at law, in equity, by statute, or otherwise shall operate as a waiver of or otherwise prejudice any such right, power, or remedy.
(i)    Reservation of Rights. For the avoidance of doubt, each Loan Party hereby also agrees and acknowledges that the forbearance provided under Section 2 above shall not operate as a waiver of or otherwise prejudice any of the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as to the Specified Defaults or otherwise, other than as expressly provided in Section 2. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby expressly reserve all of their rights, remedies, and claims under the Loan Documents except as expressly set forth in Section 2. Nothing in this Agreement shall constitute a waiver or relinquishment of (i) any Default or Event of Default under any of the Loan Documents, including but not limited to, the Specified Defaults, (ii) any of the agreements, terms or conditions contained in any of the Loan Documents, (iii) any rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to the Loan Documents, or (iv) the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to collect the full amounts owing to them under the Loan Documents.
(j)    This Agreement. This Agreement is a Loan Document for the purposes of the provisions of the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, any breach of the representations, warranties, and covenants under this Agreement shall be an immediate Event of Default, without grace period under the Credit Agreement.
(k)    Further Advances and Continuations and Conversions. The Borrower and each other party hereto hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) Borrowings may not be continued as, or be converted into, Eurodollar Borrowings, and (ii) the Lenders have no obligation to make additional Loans until the Specified Defaults and all other Defaults, if any, have been waived in writing by the Lenders (it being understood that none of the Lenders are obligated to grant any such waiver) and such other conditions as required under the Credit Agreement have been met.
(l)    Lenders’ Rights. The Lenders, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, (A) expressly retain and reserve all their rights and remedies available to them at any time (including, without limitation, (i) the right to declare the Loans, all interest thereon, and all other amounts payable under the Loan Documents to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon each Loan, all such interest, and all such amounts shall become and be forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, (ii) the right to charge a default rate of interest as set forth in the Credit Agreement, (iii) the right to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by any Lender to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any other Loan Party against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower and any other Loan Party now or hereafter existing under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under the Credit Agreement or such other Loan Document and although such obligations may be unmatured, and (iv) the right to engage additional counsels and other advisors at the Borrower’s expense and without any further notice, except for the notice, if any, required under the Credit Agreement or applicable law; and (B) do not waive the Specified Defaults or agree to forbear from any rights or remedies with respect thereto; any such waiver or forbearance, or any extension of the forbearance provided hereunder, if done, would only be effective to the extent, and subject to terms and conditions, set forth in a separate written instrument executed and delivered by all the Lenders or the Majority Lenders, as required under the Credit Agreement.

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(m)    Tolling of Statute of Limitations. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the running of any statutes of limitation or doctrine of laches applicable to any claims or causes of action that the Administrative Agent or the Lenders may be entitled to take or bring in order to enforce their rights and remedies against any Loan Party (or any of its respective assets) is, to the fullest extent permitted by law, tolled and suspended during the period from the Effective Date until the Forbearance Termination Date.
(n)    Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts. Notwithstanding any other term of the Credit Agreement, during the Forbearance Period, no Loan Party shall open a deposit account or securities account, or instruct that any deposit account or securities account is maintained for its benefit without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
Section 8.    Reaffirmation of Security Instruments. Each Loan Party (a) reaffirms the terms of and its obligations (and the security interests granted by it) under each Security Instrument to which it is a party, and agrees that each such Security Instrument will continue in full force and effect to secure the Obligations as the same may be amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, and (b) acknowledges, represents, warrants and agrees that the Liens and security interests granted by it pursuant to the Security Instruments are valid, enforceable and subsisting and create a security interest to secure the Obligations.
Section 9.    Reaffirmation of Guaranty. Each Guarantor hereby ratifies, confirms, acknowledges and agrees that its obligations under the Guaranty Agreement are in full force and effect and that such Guarantor continues to unconditionally and irrevocably guarantee the full and punctual payment, when due, whether at stated maturity or earlier by acceleration or otherwise, all of the Obligations, as such Obligations as the same may be amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, and its execution and delivery of this Agreement does not indicate or establish an approval or consent requirement by such Guarantor under the Guaranty Agreement, in connection with the execution and delivery of amendments, consents or waivers to the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
Section 10.    RELEASE. For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Loan Party hereby, for itself and its successors and assigns, fully and without reserve, releases, acquits, and forever discharges each Secured Party, its respective successors and assigns, officers, directors, employees, representatives, trustees, attorneys, agents and each other Related Party of such Secured Party (collectively the “Released Parties” and individually a “Released Party”) from any and all actions, claims, demands, causes of action, judgments, executions, suits, debts, liabilities, costs, damages, expenses or other obligations of any kind and nature whatsoever, direct and/or indirect, at law or in equity, whether now existing or hereafter asserted, whether absolute or contingent, whether due or to become due, whether disputed or undisputed, whether known or unknown (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY OFFSETS, REDUCTIONS, REBATEMENT, CLAIMS OF USURY OR CLAIMS WITH RESPECT TO THE NEGLIGENCE OF ANY RELEASED PARTY) (collectively, the “Released Claims”), for or because of any matters or things occurring, existing or actions done, omitted to be done, or suffered to be done by any of the Released Parties, in each case, on or prior to the Effective Date and are in any way directly or indirectly arising out of or in any way connected to any of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (collectively, the “Released Matters”). Each Loan Party, by execution hereof, hereby acknowledges and agrees that the agreements in this Section 10 are intended to cover and be in full satisfaction for all or any alleged injuries or damages arising in connection with the Released Matters herein compromised and settled. Each Loan Party hereby further agrees that it will not sue any Released Party on the basis of any Released Claim released, remised and discharged by the Loan Parties pursuant to this Section 10. In entering into this Agreement, each Loan Party consulted with, and has been represented by, legal counsel and expressly disclaim any reliance on any representations, acts or omissions by any of the Released Parties

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and hereby agrees and acknowledges that the validity and effectiveness of the releases set forth herein do not depend in any way on any such representations, acts and/or omissions or the accuracy, completeness or validity hereof. The provisions of this Section 10 shall survive the termination of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of the Commitments. Each Loan Party understands, acknowledges, and agrees that the release set forth above may be pleaded as a full and complete defense and may be used as a basis for any injunction against any action, suit, or other proceeding which may be instituted, prosecuted or attempted in breach of the provisions of such release.
Section 11.    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all of which constitute one instrument. In making proof of this Agreement, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one counterpart thereof signed by each of the parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or by e-mail “PDF” copy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
Section 12.    Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted pursuant to the Credit Agreement.
Section 13.    Invalidity. In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable Governmental Requirement, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein or therein shall not be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 14.    Incorporation of Certain Provisions by Reference. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. The other provisions of Section 12.09 of the Credit Agreement captioned “Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process; Waiver of Jury Trial” are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.
Section 15.    Entirety, Etc. THIS AGREEMENT AND ALL OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.
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EXECUTED to be effective as of the date first set forth above.
BORROWER:

LONESTAR RESOURCES AMERICA INC.


By: /s/ Frank D. Bracken, III            
Name:    Frank D. Bracken, III
Title:    Chief Executive Officer


GUARANTORS:

ALBANY SERVICES L L C
AMADEUS PETROLEUM INC.
T-N-T ENGINEERING, INC.


Each By: /s/ Frank D. Bracken, III        
Name:    Frank D. Bracken, III
Title:    President


EAGLEFORD GAS, LLC
EAGLEFORD GAS 2, LLC
EAGLEFORD GAS 3, LLC
EAGLEFORD GAS 4, LLC
EAGLEFORD GAS 5, LLC
EAGLEFORD GAS 6, LLC
EAGLEFORD GAS 7, LLC
EAGLEFORD GAS 8, LLC
EAGLEFORD GAS 10, LLC
EAGLEFORD GAS 11, LLC
LONESTAR OPERATING, LLC
LONESTAR RESOURCES, INC.
POPLAR ENERGY, LLC
LA SALLE EAGLE FORD GATHERING LINE LLC
LONESTAR BR DISPOSAL LLC


Each By: By: /s/ Frank D. Bracken, III        
Name:    Frank D. Bracken, III
Title:    Chief Executive Officer



FORBEARANCE AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT – Signature Page






[SIGNATURE PAGE TO WAIVER AND AMENDMENT NO. 10 – SOUTHLAND]



ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT/ISSUING BANK:

CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent and Issuing Bank


By: /s/ Bryan McDavid                
Name:    Bryan McDavid
Title:    Senior Vice President


LENDERS:

CITIBANK, N.A., as a Lender


By: /s/ Bryan McDavid                
Name:    Bryan McDavid
Title:    Senior Vice President




FORBEARANCE AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT – Signature Page



ABN AMRO CAPITAL USA LLC, as a Lender


By: /s/ Darrell Holley                
Name:    Darrell Holley
Title:    Managing Director


By: /s/ David Montgomery            
Name:    David Montgomery
Title:    Managing Director



FORBEARANCE AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT – Signature Page



COMERICA BANK, as a Lender


By: /s/ Chris Reed                
Name:    Chris Reed
Title:    Vice President



FORBEARANCE AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT – Signature Page



BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as a Lender


By: /s/ Sydney G. Dennis            
Name:    Sydney G. Dennis
Title:    Director



















    

FORBEARANCE AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT – Signature Page



JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender


By: /s/ Michael Kamauf                
Name:    Michael Kamauf
Title:    Authorized Officer



FORBEARANCE AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT – Signature Page



TRUIST BANK, as a Lender


By: /s/ Benjamin L. Brown            
Name:    Benjamin L. Brown
Title:    Director

FORBEARANCE AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT – Signature Page



FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender


By: /s/ Jonathan H. Lee                
Name:    Jonathan H. Lee
Title:    Director

FORBEARANCE AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT – Signature Page



IBERIABANK, as a Lender


By: /s/ W. Bryan Chapman            
Name:    W. Bryan Chapman
Title:    Market President-Energy Lending

FORBEARANCE AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT – Signature Page



HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK, as a Lender


By:                        
Name:                        
Title:                        


FORBEARANCE AND FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT – Signature Page



EXHIBIT A
(Specified Defaults)


1.    An Event of Default pursuant to Section 10.01(d) of the Credit Agreement arising from the Borrower’s failure to comply with the current ratio covenant set forth in Section 9.01(b) of the Credit Agreement with respect to the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2020.

2.    Any Default or Event of Default pursuant to Section 10.01(f) or (g) of the Credit Agreement arising from the Borrower’s failure to make a payment in respect of the 11.25% senior notes due 2023, when and as the same becomes due and payable on July 1, 2020.

3.     An Event of Default pursuant to Section 10.01(d) of the Credit Agreement arising from the Borrower’s failure to comply with the leverage ratio covenant set forth in Section 9.01(a) of the Credit Agreement with respect to the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2020.

4.    An Event of Default pursuant to Section 10.01(d) of the Credit Agreement arising from the Borrower’s failure to comply with the current ratio covenant set forth in Section 9.01(b) of the Credit Agreement with respect to the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2020.










Exhibit A


Exhibit 10.4
LONESTAR RESOURCES US INC.
CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE PLAN
I.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this Lonestar Resources US Inc. Change in Control Severance Plan (the “Plan”) is to encourage employees of Lonestar Resources US Inc. (together with any successor, the “Company”) and its subsidiaries to remain in the employ of the Employer by providing, among other things, severance protections to such employees in the event their employment is terminated under the circumstances described in this Plan.
II.
DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
A.Administrator” means the Committee or any other committee designated by the Board to administer the Plan.
B.    Affiliate” means with respect to any person or entity, any other person or entity that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such person or entity. For purposes of this definition, “control,” when used with respect to any person or entity, means the power to direct the management and policies of such person or entity, directly or indirectly, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
C.    Base Salary” means, with respect to any Participant, the Participant’s base salary at the rate in effect on the Participant’s Termination Date, disregarding for this purpose any decrease in base salary that provides a basis for Good Reason.
D.    Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
E.    Cause” means, with respect to a Participant, the Participant’s (i) refusal to perform substantially the Participant’s duties with the Employer (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness), which failure remains uncured for thirty (30) days following notice thereof delivered to the Participant by the Employer, (ii) willful engagement in conduct that is materially injurious to the Company or its Affiliate or (iii) commission of a crime or an act of fraud, theft, misappropriation or embezzlement that could reasonably be expected to materially impair the Participant’s ability to substantially perform the Participant’s duties with the Employer. No act of the Participant will be considered “willful” unless it is done by the Participant without a reasonable belief that the act was in the best interests of the Company and its Affiliates.
F.    Change in Control” means a “Change in Control” as defined in the IAP. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Change in Control constitutes a payment event with respect to any amount which constitutes or provides for the deferral of compensation and is subject to Section



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409A, the transaction or event with respect to such amount must also constitute a “change in control event,” as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) to the extent required by Section 409A.
G.    CIC Protection Period” means the period of time beginning on the first occurrence of the Change in Control and lasting through the two-year anniversary of the occurrence of the Change in Control. The CIC Protection Period shall also include the two and one-half month period before the occurrence of the Change in Control if a Qualifying Termination occurs during such period and the Change in Control occurs.
H.    CIC Severance Formula” means, with respect to a Participant, the formula set forth in the Participant's Eligibility Notification that is used to determine the amount of severance that the Participant may receive if a Qualifying Termination occurs.
I.    Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor statute thereto, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, as in effect from time to time.
J.    Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board.
K.    Effective Date” means the date this Plan was approved by the Board.
L.    Eligibility Notification” means the agreement delivered by the Company to the Participant informing the Participant of the Participant’s participation in the Plan.
M.    Employer” means, with respect to a Participant, the Company and its subsidiary that employs the Participant.
N.    Good Reason” means, with respect to a Participant, the occurrence of any of the following without the Participant’s prior written consent: (i) a material diminution in the Participant’s responsibilities, authority and duties as an employee of the Employer, (ii) a material reduction in Participant’s base salary or target annual bonus opportunity, (iii) a requirement by the Employer that the Participant relocate the Participant’s principal location of employment to a location that is more than fifty (50) miles from the Participant’s principal work location as of the occurrence of the first Change in Control following the Effective Date or (iv) the Company’s failure to cause a Successor to assume the liabilities under this Plan as required under Section VI; provided that with respect to the events described in clauses (i) through (iii), no Good Reason will have occurred unless and until (x) the Participant has provided the Employer, within ninety (90) days of the Participant’s knowledge of the occurrence of the facts and circumstances underlying the Good Reason event, notice stating with reasonable specificity the applicable facts and circumstances constituting Good Reason, (y) the Participant has provided the Employer with an opportunity to cure, and the Employer has not cured, the same within thirty (30) days after the receipt of such notice and (z) the Participant terminates the Participant’s employment within one-hundred eighty (180) days after the end of the cure period.
O.    IAP” means the Company’s Amended and Restated 2016 Incentive Award Plan.

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P.    Qualifying Termination” means, with respect to a Participant, a termination of the Participant’s employment with the Employer by the Employer without Cause or by the Participant for Good Reason, in either case, which occurs during the CIC Protection Period.
Q.    Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code.
R.    Successor” means any employer (whether or not the employer is an Affiliate of the Company) which acquires (through merger, consolidation, reorganization, transfer, sublease, assignment or otherwise) all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company or of a division or business of the Company.
S.    Termination Date” means, with respect to a Participant, the date on which a termination of the Participant’s employment is effective.
III.
ELIGIBILITY
The participants in this Plan (“Participants”) are all regular U.S. full-time employees of the Company and its direct and indirect subsidiaries.
IV.
BENEFITS
Upon termination of a Participant’s employment with the Employer for any reason, the Participant will be entitled to receive payment of any earned but unpaid Base Salary and any other amounts or benefits, including accrued paid time off to the extent payable upon termination pursuant to the Employer’s policies, under the Employer’s employee benefit plans, programs or arrangements to which the Participant is entitled pursuant to the terms of such plans, programs or arrangements or applicable law, payable in accordance with the terms of such plans, programs or arrangements or as otherwise required by applicable law (collectively, “Accrued Rights”).
If a Participant experiences a Qualifying Termination, then subject to Sections V, VI and VII, the Participant will be entitled to receive the following payments and benefits:
A.    A cash payment, paid in a single installment within thirty (30) days following the Termination Date, equal to the amount determined pursuant to the CIC Severance Formula (the “Severance Payments”);
B.    All unvested equity or equity-based awards under any Company equity compensation plans shall immediately become 100% vested and any stock options or stock appreciation rights shall remain exercisable for the entire regular term thereof (subject to the general terms and conditions of the IAP or successor equity plan); provided that, unless a provision more favorable to the Participant is included in an applicable award agreement or the agreements governing the applicable Change in Control, any such awards that are subject to performance-based vesting conditions shall only be payable subject to the attainment of the performance measures for the applicable performance period as provided under the terms of the applicable award agreement.
V.
RELEASE OF CLAIMS

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Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, any payments and benefits provided to a Participant under this Plan, other than the Accrued Rights, shall be subject to and contingent upon the Participant’s execution and delivery following the Termination Date of a general waiver and release of claims substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
VI.
SUCCESSORS
The Company will require any Successor that does not assume the Employer’s obligations under this Plan by operation of law to expressly assume and agree to perform this Plan in the same manner and to the same extent that the Employer would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.
VII.
TAX MATTERS
1.
Withholding
The Employer may deduct and withhold from any amounts payable under this Plan such federal, state, local, foreign or other taxes as are required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.
2.
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation
The payments and benefits under this Plan are intended to comply with or be exempt from Section 409A and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Plan shall be interpreted to be in compliance therewith. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, in the event that the Administrator determines that any amounts payable hereunder will be immediately taxable to any Participant under Section 409A, the Administrator may (without any obligation to do so or to indemnify the Participant for failure to do so) (A) adopt such amendments to this Plan or adopt such other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect) that it determines to be necessary or appropriate to preserve the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided by this Plan or the economic benefits of this Plan and (B) take such other actions it determines to be necessary or appropriate to exempt the amounts payable hereunder from Section 409A or to comply with the requirements of Section 409A and thereby avoid the application of penalty taxes thereunder.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, no termination or other similar payments and benefits under this Plan will be payable to a Participant unless the Participant’s termination of employment constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A (a “Separation from Service”).
Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, if a Participant is deemed by the Company at the time of the Participant’s Separation from Service to be a “specified employee” for purposes of Section 409A, to the extent delayed commencement of any portion of the benefits to which the Participant is entitled under this Plan is required in order to avoid a prohibited distribution under Section 409A, such portion of the Participant’s benefits will not be provided to the Participant prior to the earlier of (i) the expiration of the six-month period measured from the date of the Participant’s

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Separation from Service or (ii) the date of the Participant’s death. As promptly as possible following the expiration of the applicable Section 409A period, all payments and benefits deferred pursuant to the preceding sentence will be paid in a lump sum to a Participant (or the Participant’s estate), and any remaining payments due to the Participant under this Plan will be paid as otherwise provided herein.
A Participant’s right to receive any installment payments under this Plan shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate payments and, accordingly, each such installment payment shall at all times be considered a separate and distinct payment as permitted under Section 409A.
VIII.
DURATION; TERMINATION; AMENDMENT; MODIFICATION
This Plan will become effective on the Effective Date. The Board or the Administrator may amend, modify or terminate this Plan at any time; provided that, except as otherwise provided in Section VII:
A.    No amendment, modification or termination may affect any right of any Participant to claim benefits under this Plan as in effect prior to such amendment, modification or termination with respect to a Termination Date that occurs prior to the date of such amendment, modification or termination; and
B.    This Plan may not be amended or modified in any way that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Participant who has previously received an Eligibility Notification at any time when a specific transaction that would constitute a Change in Control is being actively considered or negotiated by the Company.
C.    During the CIC Protection Period for a given Participant, this Plan may not be amended or modified in any manner that decreases the payments or benefits payable to the Participant or otherwise adversely affects the Participant’s economic rights or terminated.
IX.
RELATION TO OTHER PLANS
Nothing in this Plan will prevent or limit a Participant’s continuing or future participation in any plan, practice, policy or program provided by the Company or any Affiliate thereof for which the Participant may qualify, nor will anything in this Plan limit or otherwise affect any rights the Participant may have under any contract or agreement with the Company or any Affiliate thereof. Vested benefits and other amounts a Participant is otherwise entitled to receive under any incentive compensation (including any equity award agreement), deferred compensation, retirement, pension or other plan, practice, policy or program of, or any contract or agreement with, the Company or any Affiliate thereof shall be payable in accordance with the terms of each such plan, practice, policy, program, contract or agreement, as the case may be. However, the Severance Payments are not intended to duplicate any severance payments or benefits that a Participant may be eligible to receive pursuant to any other plan or arrangement of the Company or any individual employment or severance agreement (collectively, the “Other Arrangements”). In the event the Severance Payment become payable to a Participant pursuant to this Plan, the Participant will be entitled to receive such Severance Payments in lieu of (and the Participant will not receive severance payments or benefits under) the Other Arrangements.

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X.
NOTICES
All notices or other communications required or permitted by this Plan will be made in writing and all such notices or communications will be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or (unless otherwise specified) mailed by United States certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
If to the Company:
Lonestar Resources US Inc.
111 Boland Street
Suite 300
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
Attention: General Counsel
legal@lonestarresources.com

If to the Participant:
The Participant’s last known address as set forth in the Company’s records.
XI.
ADMINISTRATION
The Plan will be interpreted in accordance with its terms and their intended meanings. However, the Administrator will have the discretion to interpret or construe ambiguous, unclear, or implied (but omitted) terms in any fashion the Administrator determines to be appropriate in its reasonable discretion, and to make any findings of fact needed in the administration of the Plan. If, due to errors in drafting, any Plan provision does not accurately reflect its intended meaning, as demonstrated by consistent interpretations or other evidence of intent, or as determined by the Administrator in its reasonable discretion, the provision shall be considered ambiguous and shall be interpreted by the Administrator in a manner consistent with its intent, as determined in the reasonable discretion of the Administrator. The Administrator may amend the Plan retroactively to cure any such ambiguity.
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EXHIBIT A
Waiver and Release
This Waiver and Release (this “Release”) is granted effective as of the date signed below by [___________] (“Participant”) in favor of Lonestar Resources US Inc. (the “Company”). This is the Release referred to in Article V of that certain Change of Control Severance Plan adopted by the Company effective as of May 15, 2020 (the “Plan”). Capitalized terms not defined in this Release are as defined in the Plan. Participant gives this Release in consideration of the Company’s promises and covenants as recited in the Plan, with respect to which this Release is an integral part. Participant agrees as follows:
1.    Release of the Company. Participant, individually and on behalf of Participant’s successors, assigns, attorneys, and all those entitled to assert Participant’s rights, now and forever hereby releases and discharges the Company and its respective officers, directors, stockholders, trustees, employees, agents, fiduciaries, parent corporations, subsidiaries, affiliates, estates, successors, assigns and attorneys (the “Released Parties”), from any and all claims, actions, causes of action, sums of money due, suits, debts, liens, covenants, contracts, obligations, costs, expenses, damages, judgments, agreements, promises, demands, claims for attorney’s fees and costs, or liabilities whatsoever (collectively, “Claims”), in law or in equity, which Participant ever had or now has against the Released Parties, including, without limitation, any Claims arising by reason of or in any way connected with any employment relationship which existed between the Company or any of its affiliates and Participant. It is understood and agreed that this Release is intended to cover all Claims, whether known or unknown, of any nature whatsoever, including those which may be traced either directly or indirectly to the aforesaid employment relationship, or the termination of that relationship, that Participant has, had or purports to have, from the beginning of time to the date of this Release, and including but not limited to Claims for employment discrimination under federal or state law; Claims arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq., Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000(e), et seq. or the Americans With Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.; Claims for statutory or common law wrongful discharge; Claims arising under the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.; Claims for attorney’s fees, expenses and costs; Claims for defamation; Claims for emotional distress; Claims for wages or vacation pay; Claims for benefits or that in any way relate to the design or administration of any employee benefit program, including any claims arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. § 1001, et seq.; or Claims under any other applicable federal, state or local laws or legal concepts.
2.    Release of Claims Under Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Participant agrees that by executing this Release, he or she has released and waived any and all Claims he or she has or may have as of the date of this Release under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. §621, et seq. Participant acknowledges and agrees that he or she has been, and hereby is, advised by the Company to consult with an attorney prior to executing this Release. Participant further acknowledges and agrees that the Company has offered Participant the opportunity, before executing this Release, to consider this Release for a period of forty-five (45) calendar days; and that the consideration Participant receives for this Release is in addition to amounts to which Participant was already entitled. It is further understood that this Release is not effective until seven (7) calendar days after the execution of this Release and that Participant may revoke this Release within seven (7) calendar days from the date of execution hereof. Participant has read and understood the Plan, and it is incorporated herein by reference. Participant was advised in the Plan as to the eligibility factors for the Plan and the time limits applicable to the Plan. Because Participant’s employment is ending as part of a group termination, Participant has received the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act Notice, attached hereto as Appendix A, which includes a list of the job titles and the ages of all employees eligible or selected for the Plan and a list of the ages and job titles of employees in the same job classification or organizational unit who are not eligible or selected for the Plan.
3.    Release of Unknown Claims. Participant understands and agrees that this Release is a full and final release covering all known and unknown, suspected or unsuspected injuries, debts, Claims or damages which have arisen or may have arisen from any matters, acts, omissions or dealings released in this Release. Participant fully understand that if any fact with respect to any matter covered in this Release is found hereinafter to be other than or different from the facts believed by Participant to be true at the time of the execution of this Release, Participant expressly accepts and assumes that this Release shall be and remain effective, notwithstanding such difference in facts.
4.    Limited Exceptions to Release. The only exceptions to this Release of Claims are with respect to (1) Severance Payments under the Plan; (2) such Claims as may arise after the date this Release is executed; (3) any indemnification obligations to Participant under the Company’s bylaws, certificate of incorporation, Texas law or otherwise; (4) Participant’s vested rights under the terms of employee benefit plans sponsored by the Company or its affiliates; (5) an action to challenge the Release of Claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act; (6) applicable Workers’ Compensation benefits for occupational injuries or illnesses; and (7) any Claims which the controlling law clearly states may not be released by private agreement. Furthermore, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Release does not prevent Participant from filing a charge with, or participating in any investigation conducted by, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any United States governmental agency or entity in accordance with the provisions of and rules promulgated under Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or any other whistleblower protection provisions of state or federal law or regulation (including the right to receive an award for information provided to any such government agencies).
5.    Covenant Not to Sue. Participant agrees and covenants not to sue in any local, state or federal court or any other court or tribunal for any Claims released by this Release.
6.    Confidential Information. From and after the Termination Date (as defined in the Plan), Participant shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company or as may otherwise be required by law or legal process, communicate or divulge any secret or confidential information, knowledge or data relating to the Company or any affiliate and their respective businesses, which shall have been obtained by Participant during Participant’s employment by the Company or any affiliate, to anyone other than the Company and those designated by it. Should Participant be contacted or served with legal process seeking to compel Participant to disclose any such information, Participant agrees to notify the General Counsel of the Company immediately, in order that the Company may seek to resist such process if it so chooses. It is understood, however, that the obligations of this Paragraph shall not apply to the extent that the aforesaid matters become generally known to and available for use by the public other than by acts by Participant or Participant’s representatives in violation of the Plan or this Release. In accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 1833, the Company hereby notifies Participant that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein: (a) Participant shall not be in breach of this Release, and shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state trade secret law (i) for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official or to an attorney solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law, or (ii) for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal and (b) if Participant files a lawsuit for retaliation by the Company for reporting a suspected violation of law, Participant may disclose the trade secret to Participant’s attorney, and may use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if Participant files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.
7.    Non-Admission. The benefits provided under the Plan are not to be construed as an admission of any liability whatsoever on the part of the Company or any of the other Released Parties, by whom liability is expressly denied.
8.    Acknowledgement and Revocation Period. Participant has carefully read this Release, has had the opportunity consult with counsel of Participant’s choice, and is signing it voluntarily and knowingly. In order to be eligible for benefits under the Plan, Participant must sign this Release and return it to the Company’s General Counsel at the address set forth in Article X of the Plan no earlier than the Participant’s Termination Date, and no later than 5:30 p.m. Central Standard Time on 46th day following the later of (i) the date that Participant received this Release or (ii) the Participant’s Termination Date. Participant acknowledges that Participant has had at least forty‑five (45) days from receipt of this Release to review it prior to signing or that, if Participant is signing this Release prior to the expiration of such 45-day period, Participant is waiving his or her right to review the Release for such full 45-day period prior to signing it. Participant has the right to revoke this Release solely with respect to Participant’s release of Claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, each as amended (the “ADEA Release”) within seven (7) days following the date Participant executes it. In order to revoke this ADEA Release, Participant must deliver notice of the revocation in writing to Company’s General Counsel before the expiration of the seven (7) day period. However, if Participant revokes this ADEA Release within such seven (7) day period, no severance payment pursuant to Article IV(A) of the Plan will be payable to Participant under the Plan.
9.    No Revocation After Seven Days. Participant acknowledges and agrees that this Release may not be revoked at any time after the expiration of the seven (7) day revocation period. Participant further acknowledges and agrees that, with the exception of an action to challenge the waiver of Claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Participant shall not ever attempt to challenge the terms of this Release, attempt to obtain an order declaring this Release to be null and void, or institute litigation against the Company or any other Released Party based upon a claim that is covered by the terms of the Release contained herein, without first repaying all monies paid to him or her under the Plan. Furthermore, with the exception of an action to challenge Participant’s ADEA Release, if Participant does not prevail in an action to challenge this Release, to obtain an order declaring this Release to be null and void, or in any action against the Company or any other Released Party based upon a Claim that is covered by the Release set forth herein, Participant shall pay to the Company and/or the appropriate Released Party all of their costs and attorneys’ fees incurred in their defense of Participant’s action.]
10.    Governing Law and Severability. This Release and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas. If any provision hereof is unenforceable or is held to be unenforceable, such provision shall be fully severable, and this document and its terms shall be construed and enforced as if such unenforceable provision had never comprised a part hereof, the remaining provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect, and the court or tribunal construing the provisions shall add as a part hereof a provision as similar in terms and effect to such unenforceable provision as may be enforceable, in lieu of the unenforceable provision.
11.    Complete Agreement. This Release and the Plan set forth the entire understanding and agreement between Participant and the Company concerning the subject matter of this Release and supersede and invalidate any previous agreements or contracts. No representations, inducements, promises or agreements, oral or otherwise, which are not embodied herein, shall be of any force or effect.
I have read and understood this Release (including the Plan, which incorporated by reference), and I hereby AGREE TO and ACCEPT its terms and conditions.

   
Participant’s Printed Name
   
Participant’s Signature
   
Participant’s Signature Date


Appendix A
Older Workers Benefit Protection Act Disclosure Notice
[To be provided upon termination if applicable.]

    


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Exhibit 10.5
Lonestar Resources US Inc. Change In Control Severance Plan Eligibility Notification

Personal and Confidential

June __, 2020


[First Name, Last Name]

Re:     Eligibility Notification

Dear [First Name]:

On behalf of Lonestar Resources US Inc. ( the “Company”), I am pleased to offer you the opportunity to participate in the Lonestar Resources US Inc. Change in Control Severance Plan (the “Plan”) subject to its terms and conditions, as well as those contained in this Eligibility Notification. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan.
In the event that your employment with the Company is terminated by the Company without Cause or you resign your employment for Good Reason during the CIC Protection Period, you shall be eligible to receive the payments and benefits set forth in the Plan pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth therein. Your CIC Severance Formula is as follows:
The sum of (i) your annual Base Salary multiplied by the CIC Severance Multiplier, (ii) your Target Bonus Amount multiplied by the CIC Severance Multiplier and (iii) 100% of the aggregate COBRA premiums, based on the monthly COBRA premium rates in effect for the month in which the Termination Date occurs, that you would need to pay to continue coverage for yourself and your covered beneficiaries under the Employer’s group health plans for a number of months equal to 12 multiplied by the CIC Severance Multiplier.
Your CIC Severance Multiplier is [__]
For purposes of the CIC Severance Formula, the following definitions apply:
COBRA” means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended.
Target Bonus Amount” means your target annual performance bonus amount in effect at the time of your Qualifying Termination, disregarding for this purpose any decrease in target annual performance bonus that provides a basis for Good Reason. In the event you do not, for any reason, have an assigned target annual performance bonus amount, then Target Bonus Amount shall mean the average of the annual cash performance bonuses awarded to you for the prior three years (or such shorter period of time as you have been employed with the Company),



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This Eligibility Notification is intended to be a binding obligation on you and the Company. If this Eligibility Notification accurately reflects your understanding as to the terms and conditions of participation in the Plan, please sign and date one copy of this Eligibility Notification and return the same to me for the Company’s records. You should retain a copy of the executed Eligibility Notification for your records.

Very truly yours,

[_______]




By:        
Name:    [_______]
Title:    [            ]

    
    

The above terms and conditions accurately reflect our understanding regarding the terms and conditions of the Eligibility Notification, and I hereby confirm my agreement to the same. By countersigning this Eligibility Notification, I agree that I am bound by all of the terms and conditions of the Plan.

 
 
 
___________________________
Dated:
Signature
 
 
 
___________________________
Sign: _________________________
Print Name
Print Name:




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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Frank D. Bracken, III, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Lonestar Resources US Inc.;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designated under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

July 2, 2020
/s/ Frank D. Bracken, III
 
Frank D. Bracken, III
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)




Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Jason N. Werth, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Lonestar Resources US Inc.;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designated under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

July 2, 2020
/s/ Jason N. Werth
 
Jason N. Werth
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)





Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Lonestar Resources US Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2020 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

July 2, 2020
/s/ Frank D. Bracken, III
 
Frank D. Bracken, III
Chief Executive Officer





Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Lonestar Resources US Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2020 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

July 2, 2020
/s/ Jason N. Werth
 
Jason N. Werth
Chief Accounting Officer