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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒    QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021
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
Common Stock, par value $0.001
LONE OTCQX Best 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 ý Smaller reporting company ☒
Emerging growth company ☒
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 May 7, 2021, the registrant had 10,097,281 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding.

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Table of Contents
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PART I.
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Item 2.
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Item 3.
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Item 4.
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PART II.
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Item 1.
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Item 1A.
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Item 2.
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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, 2021 December 31, 2020
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 19,494  $ 17,474 
Restricted cash 2,157  8,972 
Accounts receivable
Oil, natural gas liquid and natural gas sales 18,839  11,635 
Joint interest owners and others, net 2,053  4,076 
Derivative financial instruments 840  1,703 
Prepaid expenses and other 1,534  1,118 
Total current assets 44,917  44,978 
Property and equipment
Oil and gas properties, using the successful efforts method of accounting
Proved properties 327,096  314,685 
Unproved properties 34,145  34,929 
Other property and equipment 19,690  19,680 
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization (7,237) (2,056)
Property and equipment, net 373,694  367,238 
Accounts receivable 6,200  6,053 
Derivative financial instruments 510  395 
Other non-current assets 4,444  4,651 
Total assets $ 429,765  $ 423,315 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable $ 16,801  $ 7,651 
Oil, natural gas liquid and natural gas sales payable 15,180  18,760 
Accrued liabilities 7,763  15,983 
Derivative financial instruments 23,803  7,938 
Current maturities of long-term debt 20,000  20,000 
Total current liabilities 83,547  70,332 
Long-term liabilities
Long-term debt 250,331  255,328 
Asset retirement obligations 4,190  4,573 
Derivative financial instruments 5,772  835 
Total long-term liabilities 260,293  260,736 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 10,000,149 shares issued and outstanding
10  10 
Additional paid-in capital 92,953  92,953 
Accumulated deficit (7,038) (716)
Total stockholders' equity 85,925  92,247 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 429,765  $ 423,315 

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)
Successor Predecessor
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Revenues
Oil sales $ 27,872  $ 29,990 
Natural gas liquid sales 4,297  2,599 
Natural gas sales 7,647  4,420 
Total revenues 39,816  37,009 
Expenses
Lease operating 4,446  $ 7,638 
Gas gathering, processing and transportation 1,542  2,150 
Production and ad valorem taxes 2,421  2,369 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 5,309  24,354 
Impairment of oil and gas properties —  199,908 
General and administrative 3,977  2,881 
Other 10  (223)
Total expenses 17,705  239,077 
Income (loss) from operations 22,111  (202,068)
Other (expense) income
Interest expense (4,106) (11,610)
Change in fair value of warrants —  363 
(Loss) gain on derivative financial instruments (24,167) 101,169 
Total other (expense) income (28,273) 89,922 
Loss before income taxes (6,162) (112,146)
Income tax (expense) benefit (160) 1,355 
Net Loss (6,322) (110,791)
Preferred stock dividends —  (2,257)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders $ (6,322) $ (113,048)
Net loss per common share
Basic $ (0.63) $ (4.52)
Diluted $ (0.63) $ (4.52)
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic 10,000,149  25,003,977 
Diluted 10,000,149  25,003,997 
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)

Common Stock Additional
Paid-in
Capital 		Accumulated
Deficit 		Total
Stockholders'
Equity
Shares Amount
Balance at December 31, 2020 (Successor) 10,000,149  $ 10  $ 92,953  $ (716) $ 92,247 
Net loss —  —  —  (6,322) (6,322)
Balance at March 31, 2021 (Successor) 10,000,149  $ 10  $ 92,953  $ (7,038) $ 85,925 
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 (Predecessor) 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 (Predecessor) 25,254,029  $ 142,655  102,585  $ —  $ 175,978  $ (308,297) $ 10,336 
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)
Successor Predecessor
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss $ (6,322) $ (110,791)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Accretion of asset retirement obligations 115  86 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 5,181  24,268 
Stock-based compensation —  (2,022)
Deferred taxes —  (1,376)
Loss (gain) on derivative financial instruments 24,662  (101,169)
Settlements of derivative financial instruments (3,370) 1,096 
Impairment of oil and natural gas properties —  199,908 
Gain on disposal of property and equipment —  83 
Non-cash interest expense 482  768 
Change in fair value of warrants —  (363)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (5,328) 6,117 
Prepaid expenses and other assets (343) (374)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (13,194) (2,396)
Net cash provided by operating activities 1,883  13,835 
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of oil and gas properties (1,215) (816)
Development of oil and gas properties (389) (34,753)
Proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties —  317 
Purchases of other property and equipment (11) (524)
Net cash used in investing activities (1,615) (35,776)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings —  28,000 
Payments on borrowings (5,063) (8,054)
Net cash (used in) proved by financing activities (5,063) 19,946 
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (4,795) (1,995)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of the period 26,446  3,137 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of the period $ 21,651  $ 1,142 
Supplemental information:
Cash paid for interest $ 3,648  $ 3,957 
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Change in asset retirement obligation $ (382) $ (253)
Change in liabilities for capital expenditures (14,305) (1,040)
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 an independent oil and natural gas company focused on the exploration, development and production of unconventional oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas in the Eagle Ford Shale play in South Texas.
Interim Financial Statements
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements (“Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements”) of Lonestar Resources US Inc., and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. These financial statements and the notes thereto should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 filed on March 31, 2021, as supplemented by our amendment on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on April 30, 2021 (the “Form 10-K”). Unless indicated otherwise or the context requires, the terms “we,” “our,” “us,” “Company” or “Lonestar,” refer to Lonestar Resources US Inc. and its subsidiaries.
The results of operations for the interim periods shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year.  In management’s opinion, the accompanying Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for a fair statement of our consolidated financial position as of March 31, 2021 and our consolidated results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020.

Emergence from Voluntary Reorganization Under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code

On September 30, 2020 (the “Petition Date”), Lonestar Resources US Inc. and 21 of its directly and indirectly owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors”), filed voluntary petitions (“Bankruptcy Petitions”) for relief under Chapter 11 (“Chapter 11”) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (“Bankruptcy Code”) in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (“Bankruptcy Court”). The Debtors’ Chapter 11 cases were administered jointly under the caption In re Lonestar Resources US Inc., et al., Case No. 20-34805 (collectively, the “Chapter 11 Proceedings”). During the pendency of the Chapter 11 Proceedings, the Debtors in the Chapter 11 Proceedings, operated their businesses as “debtors-in-possession” under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code.

On November 12, 2020, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order (the “Confirmation Order”) confirming the chapter 11 plan of reorganization (the “Plan”) and approving the Disclosure Statement. The Company emerged from bankruptcy and went effective with its Plan on November 30, 2020 (the “Effective Date”). In January 2021, the Successor’s (as defined below) new common stock commenced trading on the OTCQX Best Market under the ticker symbol “LONE”.

Comparability of Financial Statements to Prior Periods

The Company adopted and began applying the relevant guidance provided in GAAP with respect to the accounting and financial statement disclosures for entities that have emerged from bankruptcy proceedings (“Fresh Start Accounting”) on the Effective Date. Accordingly, the Company’s Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements after November 30, 2020, are not comparable to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements through that date. To facilitate financial statement presentations, we refer to the reorganized company in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes as the “Successor,” which is effectively a new reporting entity for financial reporting purposes, for periods subsequent to November 30, 2020, and the “Predecessor” for periods prior to and including November 30, 2020. In connection with our reorganization, the Company experienced a change in control as the outstanding common and preferred shares of the Predecessor were canceled and substantially all of the Successor’s new common stock was issued to the Predecessor’s bondholders.


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Furthermore, our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been presented with a “black line” division to delineate, where applicable, the lack of comparability between the Predecessor and Successor. Accordingly, our results of operations, financial position and cash flows for the Successor periods are not comparable.

Reclassifications

Certain prior-period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. Such reclassifications had no impact on the Company’s reported total revenues, expenses, net loss, current assets, total assets, current liabilities, total liabilities or stockholders’ equity.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

The Company considers all highly-liquid investments to be cash equivalents if they have maturities of three months or less when purchased. The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as reported within the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets to “Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period” as reported within the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:

Successor Predecessor
In thousands March 31, 2021 March 31, 2020
Cash and cash equivalents $ 19,494  $ 1,142 
Restricted cash, current 2,157  — 
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows $ 21,651  $ 1,142 

Restricted cash, current in the table above represents funds reserved to cover the balance of the PPP (as defined below) loan until the Successor receives the final loan forgiveness determination from the Small Business Administration (“SBA”), in accordance with SBA guidance, or until the PPP loan is repaid.

COVID-19

During the first quarter and through early-May 2021, the oil and natural gas industry has experienced continued improvement in commodity prices as compared to the same period in 2020, primarily resulting from (i) improvements in oil demand as the impact from COVID-19 has begun to abate and (ii) actions taken by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia and certain other oil-exporting countries (“OPEC+”) to reduce the worldwide supply of oil through coordinated production cuts. As a result, West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) oil prices have increased from $48.52 per barrel at December 31, 2020 to as high as $66.09 per barrel in early March 2021. Prices for natural gas and NGLs were also much higher during the first quarter and through early-May 2021 than they were for the same period in 2020. While oil prices have continued to improve in 2021, the general outlook for the oil and natural gas industry for the remainder of the year remains uncertain, and the Company can provide no assurances as to when or to what extent economic disruptions resulting from COVID-19 and the corresponding decreases in oil demand may impact the Company.

CARES Act

On March 27, 2020, Congress enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) to provide certain taxpayer relief as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The CARES Act included several favorable provisions that impacted income taxes, primarily the modified rules on the deductibility of business interest expense for 2019 and 2020, a five-year carryback period for net operating losses generated after 2017 and before 2021, and the acceleration of refundable alternative minimum tax credits. The CARES Act did not materially impact the Predecessor’s or Successor’s effective tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2021, respectively.


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The Company applied for, and received, a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) during the second quarter of 2020 in the amount of $2.2 million. The application for this loan required the Company to, in good faith, certify that the current economic uncertainty made the loan request necessary to support the ongoing operations of the Company. This certification further required the Company to take into account our current business activity and our ability to access other sources of liquidity sufficient to support ongoing operations in a manner that is not significantly detrimental to the business. The receipt of this loan, and the forgiveness of the loan, is dependent on the Company having initially qualified for the loan and qualifying for the forgiveness of such loan based on our future adherence to the forgiveness criteria. The PPP loan bears interest of 1% and, if not forgiven, has a maturity date of May 8, 2022. Prior to emergence from Chapter 11, the Predecessor applied for loan forgiveness and placed cash equal to the outstanding principal balance of the PPP loan in escrow pending the final forgiveness determination by the SBA, in accordance with SBA guidelines. To date, forgiveness has not been received. The PPP Loan is subject to any new guidance and new requirements released by the Department of the Treasury who has indicated that all companies that have received funds in excess of $2.0 million will be subject to a government (SBA) audit to further ensure PPP loans are limited to eligible borrowers in need.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The carrying value of long-lived assets and certain identifiable intangibles are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. When it is determined that the estimated future net cash flows of an asset will not be sufficient to recover its carrying amount, an impairment loss must be recorded to reduce the carrying amount to its estimated fair value. Judgments and assumptions are inherent in management’s estimate of undiscounted future cash flows and an asset’s fair value. These judgments and assumptions include such matters as the estimation of oil and gas reserve quantities, risks associated with the different categories of oil and gas reserves, the timing of development and production, expected future commodity prices, capital expenditures, production costs, and appropriate discount rates.
The Company evaluates impairment of proved and unproved oil and gas properties on a region basis. On this basis, certain regions may be impaired because they are not expected to recover their entire carrying value from future net cash flows. As a result of this evaluation, the Predecessor recorded impairment of oil and gas properties of $199.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, of which $199.0 million was proved and $0.9 million was unproved. The impairment was the result of removing development of proved undeveloped reserves (“PUDs”) and probable reserves from future net cash flows as the Predecessor could not assure that they would be developed going forward in light of continued depressed commodity prices and uncertainty regarding the Predecessor’s liquidity situation at the time.
Upon emergence from bankruptcy, the Company adopted fresh start accounting which resulted in its long-lived assets being recorded at their estimated fair value at the Effective Date. There were no material changes to the key cash flow assumptions and no triggering events since December 31, 2020; therefore, no impairment was identified in the first quarter of 2021.
Net Loss per Common Share

Prior to the Effective Date, the Predecessor company used the two-class method to compute earnings per common share as its Class A Participating Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”) was considered a participating security. Under the two-class method, losses are allocated only to those securities that have a contractual obligation to share in the losses of the Company. The Preferred Stock was not obligated to absorb Company losses and accordingly was not allocated losses. Net income attributable to common stockholders is allocated between common stock and participating securities based on the weighted average number of common shares and participating securities outstanding for the period. Upon the Effective Date, the Preferred Stock was extinguished and the two-class method is no longer necessary to compute earnings per share for the Successor.

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing the allocated net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period.

Diluted earnings per share is computed similarly except that the denominator is increased to include dilutive potential common shares. Potential common shares for the Predecessor consisted of warrants, equity compensation awards and preferred stock, while potential common shares for the Successor consist of warrants. In certain circumstances adjustment to the numerator is also required for changes in income or loss resulting from the potential common shares. Basic weighted average common shares exclude shares of non-vested restricted stock. As these restricted shares vest, they will be included in the shares outstanding used to calculate basic earnings per share.
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For the periods presented, there were no differences between the basic and diluted weighted average common shares. The following securities were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share, as their effect would have been antidilutive:
Successor Predecessor
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Preferred stock —  16,725,467 
Warrants 1,111,110  760,000 
Stock appreciation rights —  1,010,000 
Restricted stock units —  1,925,366 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Income Taxes. In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740) – Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 2019-12”). The objective of ASU 2019-12 is to simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and to provide more consistent application to improve the comparability of financial statements. The amendments in this ASU were effective starting January 1, 2021 for the Company. The adoption of the standard did not have an impact on the Company’s Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Financial Instruments — Credit Losses. In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (“ASU 2016-13”). ASU 2016-13 changes the impairment model for most financial assets and certain other instruments, including trade and other receivables, and requires the use of a new forward-looking expected loss model that will result in the earlier recognition of allowances for losses. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022 for Smaller Reporting Companies, which the Company currently is classified as, and interim periods within those fiscal years, and early adoption is permitted. Entities must adopt the amendment using a modified retrospective approach to the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. The adoption of ASU 2016-13 is currently not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Reference Rate Reform. In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) (“ASU 2020-04”). ASU 2020-04 provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions to ease financial reporting burdens related to the expected market transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or another reference rate to alternative reference rates. The amendments in this ASU were effective upon issuance and generally can be applied to applicable contract modifications through December 31, 2022. Currently, the Company’s Successor Credit Agreements (as defined below) are the Company’s only contracts that makes reference to a LIBOR rate and the agreements outline the specific procedures that will be undertaken once an appropriate alternative benchmark is identified. The Company does not expect this guidance to have a significant impact on its Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related footnote disclosures.
Note 2. 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, 2021, the Company had no open physical delivery obligations.
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The following table summarizes Lonestar’s commodity derivative contracts as of March 31, 2021:
Contract Volumes Weighted
Commodity Type Period
Range (1)
(Bbls/Mcf per day) Average Price
Oil - WTI Swaps Apr - Dec 2021
$42.20 - $58.00
6,061  $ 45.55 
Oil - WTI Swaps Jan - Dec 2022
$44.83 - $51.44
3,123  47.11 
Oil - WTI Swaps Jan - Dec 2023
$52.00 - $52.15
1,000  52.10 
Natural Gas - Henry Hub Swaps Apr - Dec 2021
$2.86 - $3.05
14,691  2.98 
Natural Gas - Henry Hub Swaps Jan - Dec 2022
$2.70 - $3.14
6,233  2.77 
(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.
During April 2021, the Company entered into additional WTI swaps of 92,000 barrels (500 barrels per day) at an average strike price of $61.48 for the period of July through December 2021. The Company also entered into additional WTI swaps of 132,000 barrels (362 barrels per day) at an average strike of $54.58 for the period of January through June 2023.
As of March 31, 2021, 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 3. 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.
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, 2021 and 2020:
In thousands Successor Predecessor
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Oil $ 27,872  $ 29,990 
NGLs 4,297  2,599 
Natural gas 7,647  4,420 
Total revenues $ 39,816  $ 37,009 

As of March 31, 2021 (Successor) and December 31, 2020 (Successor) the accounts receivable balance representing amounts due or billable under the terms of contracts with purchasers was $18.8 million and $11.6 million, respectively.
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Note 4. 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. Under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”), 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.
The following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, 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, 2021
Assets
Derivative financial instruments $ —  $ 1,350  $ —  $ 1,350 
Liabilities:
Derivative financial instruments —  (29,575) —  (29,575)
Total $ —  $ (28,225) $ —  $ (28,225)
December 31, 2020
Assets:
Derivative financial instruments $ —  $ 2,098  $ —  $ 2,098 
Liabilities:
Derivative financial instruments —  (8,773) —  (8,773)
Total $ —  $ (6,675) $ —  $ (6,675)
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis

Non-recurring fair value measurements include certain non-financial assets and liabilities as may be acquired in a business combination and thereby measured at fair value; impaired oil and natural gas property assessments; warrants issued in debt or equity offerings and the initial recognition of asset retirement obligations for which fair value is used. These estimates are derived from historical costs as well as management’s expectation of future cost environments. As there is no corroborating market activity to support the assumptions used, the Company has designated these estimates as Level 3.

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 debt approximates fair value since it is subject to a short-term floating interest rate that approximates the rate available to the Company.
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Note 5. Accrued Liabilities
Accrued liabilities consisted of the following as of the dates indicated:
In thousands March 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
Bonus payable $ 1,294  $ 1,363 
Accrued well costs 3,584  1,752 
Third-party payments for joint interest expenditures 669  5,178 
Accrued professional fees (success fees) —  4,710 
Other 2,216  2,980 
Total accrued liabilities $ 7,763  $ 15,983 
Note 6. Long-Term Debt
The following long-term debt obligations were outstanding as of the dates indicated:
In thousands March 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
Senior Secured Credit Facility $ 209,600  $ 209,600 
Second-Out Term Loan 50,000  55,000 
Mortgage debt 8,654  8,712 
PPP loan 2,157  2,157 
Other 233  261 
Total 270,644  275,730 
Less unamortized discount (313) (402)
Total, net of unamortized discount 270,331  275,328 
Less current obligations (20,000) (20,000)
Long-term debt $ 250,331  $ 255,328 
Successor Senior Secured Credit Agreements
On the Effective Date, the Successor, through its subsidiary Lonestar Resources America Inc., entered into a new first-out senior secured revolving credit facility with Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Successor Credit Facility”) and a second-out senior secured term loan credit facility (the “Successor Term Loan Facility” and, together with the Successor Credit Facility, the “Successor Credit Agreements”) by amending and restating the Company’s existing credit agreement (as so amended and restated, the “Predecessor Credit Facility”). The Successor Credit Facility provides for revolving loans in an aggregate amount of up to $225 million, subject to borrowing base capacity. Letters of credit are available up to the lesser of (a) $2.5 million and (b) the aggregate unused amount of commitments under the Successor Credit Facility then in effect. On the Effective Date, Lonestar Resources America Inc. borrowed $60.0 million in term loans under the Successor Term Loan Facility. The Successor Credit Agreements will mature on November 30, 2023. The term loans under the Successor Term Loan Facility amortize on a quarterly basis in an amount equal to $5.0 million, payable on the last day of March, June, September and December of each year. The Successor’s obligations under the Successor Credit Agreements are guaranteed by all of the Successor’s direct and indirect subsidiaries (subject to certain permitted exceptions) and will be secured by a lien on substantially all of the Successor’s, Lonestar Resources America Inc.’s and the guarantors’ assets (subject to certain exceptions).
Borrowings and letters of credit under the Successor Credit Facility are limited by borrowing base calculations set forth therein. The initial borrowing base is $225 million, subject to redetermination. The borrowing base will be redetermined semiannually on or around May 1 and November 1 of each year, with one interim “wildcard” redetermination available between scheduled redeterminations. The first wildcard redetermination occurred on February 1, 2021, which reaffirmed the initial borrowing base of $225 million.
The Successor Credit Agreements contain customary covenants, including, but not limited to, restrictions on the Successor’s ability and that of its subsidiaries to merge and consolidate with other companies, incur indebtedness, grant liens or security interests on assets, make acquisitions, loans, advances or investments, pay dividends, sell or otherwise transfer assets, or enter into transactions with affiliates.
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The Successor Credit Facility contains certain financial performance covenants including the following:

•A Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDAX covenant, with such ratio not to exceed 3.5 times; and

•A requirement to maintain a current ratio (i.e., Consolidated Current Assets to Consolidated Current Liabilities) of at least 0.95 times for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 1.0 times each fiscal quarter thereafter. The current ratio excludes current derivative assets and liabilities, as well as the current amounts due under the Successor Term Loan Facility, from the ratio.

Borrowings under the Successor Credit Agreements bear interest at a floating rate at the Successor’s option, which can be either an adjusted Eurodollar rate (the Adjusted LIBOR, subject to a 1% floor) plus an applicable margin of 4.50% per annum or a base rate determined under the Successor Credit Facility (the “ABR”, subject to a 2% floor) plus an applicable margin of 3.50% per annum. The weighted average interest rate on borrowings under the Successor Credit Agreements was 5.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The undrawn portion of the aggregate lender commitments under the Successor Credit Facility is subject to a commitment fee of 1.0%. As of March 31, 2021, the Successor was in compliance with all debt covenants under the Successor Credit Facilities.

Predecessor Senior Secured Bank Credit Facility

From July 2015 through November 30, 2020, the Predecessor maintained a senior secured revolving credit facility with Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, and other lenders party thereto. All of the Predecessor Credit Facility was refinanced by the Successor Credit Agreements on the Effective Date.

Extinguishment of Predecessor 11.25% Senior Notes

On the Effective Date, the Predecessor’s 11.25% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “11.25% Senior Notes”) were fully extinguished by issuing equity in the Successor to the holders of that debt.
Note 7. Stockholders’ Equity
Registration Rights Agreement

On the Effective Date, the Successor entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with certain parties who received certain shares of New Common Stock on the Effective Date (the “Holders”). The Registration Rights Agreement provides resale registration rights for the Holders’ registrable securities of the Successor.

Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, Holders have customary underwritten offering and piggyback registration rights, subject to the limitations set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement. Under their underwritten offering registration rights, Holders have the right to demand the Successor to effectuate the distribution of any or all of its Registrable Securities by means of an underwritten offering pursuant to an effective registration statement; provided, however, that the expected gross offering price is equal to or greater than $50.0 million in the aggregate. The Successor is not obligated to effect an underwritten demand notice upon certain circumstances, including within 180 days of closing an underwritten offering. Under their piggyback registration rights, if at any time the Successor proposes to undertake a registered offering of New Common Stock for its own account, the Successor must give at least five business days’ notice to all Holders of Registrable Securities to allow them to include a specified number of their shares in the offering.

These registration rights are subject to certain conditions and limitations, including the right of the underwriters to limit the number of shares to be included in an offering and the Successor’s right to delay or withdraw a registration statement under certain circumstances. The Successor will generally pay all registration expenses in connection with its obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, regardless of whether a registration statement is filed or becomes effective. The registration rights granted in the Registration Rights Agreement are subject to customary indemnification and contribution provisions, as well as customary restrictions such as blackout periods and, if an underwritten offering is contemplated, limitations on the number of shares to be included in the underwritten offering that may be imposed by the managing underwriter.


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Warrant Agreements

On the Effective Date, pursuant to the terms of the Plan, the Successor entered into a Tranche 1 Warrant Agreement (the “Tranche 1 Warrant Agreement”) and issued warrants (the “Tranche 1 Warrants”) to holders of Allowed Prepetition RBL Claims (as defined in the Plan) or their permitted designees, as applicable, to purchase up to an aggregate of 555,555 shares of common stock in the Successor, par value $0.001 (the “New Common Stock”), at an exercise price of $0.001 per share of New Common Stock, subject to adjustment. The Tranche 1 Warrants may only be exercised at any time after the equity value of the Successor, as calculated pursuant to the Tranche 1 Warrant Agreement, shall have been greater than $100 million (“Valuation Condition”) and expire on November 30, 2023 (the “Expiration Date”).

On the Effective Date, pursuant to the terms of the Plan, the Company entered into a Tranche 2 Warrant Agreement (the “Tranche 2 Warrant Agreement” and, together with the Tranche 1 Warrant Agreement, the “Warrant Agreements”) and issued warrants (the “Tranche 2 Warrants” and, together with the Tranche 1 Warrants, the “Warrants”) to holders of Allowed Prepetition RBL Claims or their permitted designees, as applicable, to purchase up to an aggregate of 555,555 shares of the New Common Stock, at an exercise price of $0.001 per share of New Common Stock, subject to adjustment. The Tranche 2 Warrants may be exercised after the first anniversary of the issuance of the Successor Term Loan Facility if it shall not have been paid in full and if, after the first anniversary date, the Valuation Condition has been met. The Tranche 2 Warrants expire upon the Expiration Date.

All warrants are considered freestanding equity-classified instruments due to their detachable and separately exercisable features. Accordingly, the warrants are presented as a component of Stockholders’ Equity in accordance with ASC 815-40-25.

Note 8. Related Party Activities
New Tech Global Ventures, LLC, and New Tech Global Environmental, LLC, companies in which a director of the Predecessor 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 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 (Predecessor). On the Effective Date, the director resigned from the Company’s Board.
In February 2019, the Predecessor purchased a property adjacent to its corporate office 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 Predecessor’s directors, whom resigned on the Effective Date from the Company’s Board.
Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies
Lonestar currently has one drilling rig under contract, which commenced on February 1, 2021. The contract provides for a drilling rate of $16,000 per day, and originally was set to expire 90 days after the commencement date. In April 2021, the contract term was extended to provide for drilling three additional wells, which will commence after the original 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 Predecessor 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. The JDA continued to the Successor upon emergence from bankruptcy.
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Note 10. Subsequent Events

2021 Management Incentive Plan
In connection with our emergence from bankruptcy, the Plan provided for the adoption of a management incentive plan. The Lonestar Resources US Inc. 2021 Management Incentive Plan (the “MIP”) became effective on April 13, 2021. The MIP reserved 966,184 shares of the Company’s common stock for awards to officers, other employees and directors. The MIP provides for, among other things, the grant of incentive stock options, non-statutory stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, dividend equivalents, other stock-based awards, cash awards, or any combination of the foregoing. On April 13, 2021 board of directors approved and ratified the MIP, with initial awards covering approximately 712,019 shares of common stock granted during April 2021. As of May 7, 2021, 254,164 thousand shares were available for future grants under the MIP, all of which could be issued in the form of restricted stock units. The Company’s incentive compensation program is administered by the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors.

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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 (the “Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements”) and Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 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, 2020, as supplemented by our amendment on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on April 30, 2021 (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.
Certain prior-period financial statements are not comparable to our current-period financial statements due to the adoption of fresh start accounting. References to “Successor” relate to the financial position and results of operations of the reorganized Company subsequent to November 30, 2020. References to “Predecessor” relate to the financial position and results of operations of the Company prior to, and including, November 30, 2020.
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.
Emergence from Voluntary Reorganization under Chapter 11
On September 30, 2020 (the “Petition Date”), Lonestar Resources US Inc., along with certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries Lonestar Resources Intermediate Inc., LNR America Inc., Lonestar Resources America Inc., Amadeus Petroleum Inc., Albany Services, L.L.C., T-N-T Engineering, Inc., Lonestar Resources Inc., Lonestar Operating, LLC, Poplar Energy, LLC, 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 BR Disposal LLC, and La Salle Eagle Ford Gathering Line LLC (collectively, the “Debtors”) commenced voluntary cases (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the “Bankruptcy Court”). The Chapter 11 Cases were administered jointly under the caption In re Lonestar Resources US Inc., et al., Case No. 20-34805 (DRJ). Wholly-owned subsidiary, Boland Building, LLC, was not a Debtor and was not included in the Chapter 11 Cases.

In addition, on the Petition Date, the Debtors filed their Joint Prepackaged Plan of Reorganization with the Bankruptcy Court (the “Plan”). On November 12, 2020, the Bankruptcy Court entered its confirmation order (the “Confirmation Order”) approving and confirming the Plan. On November 30, 2020, (the “Effective Date”) the Plan became effective and was implemented in accordance with its terms.

On the Effective Date, the Company consummated the following reorganization transactions in accordance with the Plan:

•Adopted an amended and restated its certificate of incorporation and bylaws, which reserved for issuance 90,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, (the “New Common Stock”) and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share;
•Appointed a new board of directors to replace the Predecessor’s directors, consisting of four new independent members: Richard Burnett, Gary D. Packer, Andrei Verona and Eric Long, and one continuing member: Frank D. Bracken, III, Lonestar’s Chief Executive Officer;
•Provided for the following settlement of claims and interests in the Predecessor as follows:
◦Holders of Prepetition RBL Claims received distributions of:
▪Cash in the amount of all accrued and unpaid interest;
▪A first-out senior secured revolving credit facility with total aggregate commitments of $225 million;
▪A second-out senior secured term loan credit facility in an amount equal to $60 million;
▪555,555 Tranche 1 warrants and 555,555 Tranche 2 warrants, reflecting up to a 10% ownership stake in the Successor company’s equity interests;
•Holders of Prepetition Notes Claims received distributions of a pro rata share of 96% of 10,000,149 shares of New Common Stock issued on the Effective Date, subject to dilution by a to-be-adopted management incentive plan (the “MIP”) and the new warrants);
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•Holders of Predecessor preferred equity interests received distributions of a pro rata share of 3% of the New Common Stock in the Successor company (subject to dilution by the MIP and the new warrants); and
•Holders of Predecessor Class A common stock received distributions of a pro rata share of 1% of the New Common Stock in the Successor company (subject to dilution by the MIP and new warrants).
•General unsecured creditors were paid in full in cash.
Fresh Start Accounting
Upon emergence from bankruptcy, the Company qualified for and adopted fresh start accounting in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 852, which resulted in the Company becoming a new entity for financial reporting purposes because (1) the holders of the then existing voting shares of the Predecessor received less than 50 percent of the voting shares of the Successor upon emergence and (2) the reorganization value of the Company’s assets immediately prior to confirmation of the Plan was less than the total of all post-petition liabilities and allowed claims.

All conditions required for the adoption of fresh-start accounting were met when the Plan became effective, on November 30, 2020. The implementation of the Plan and the application of fresh-start accounting materially changed the carrying amounts and classifications reported in the Company’s consolidated financial statements and resulted in the Company becoming a new entity for financial reporting purposes. As a result of the application of fresh-start accounting and the effects of the implementation of the Plan, the financial statements on or prior to the Effective Date are not comparable with financial statements after the Effective Date.

Upon the application of fresh-start accounting, the Company allocated the reorganization value to its individual assets and liabilities in conformity with ASC 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”). The amount of deferred income taxes recorded was determined in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes. Reorganization value represents the fair value of the Successor Company’s assets before considering liabilities. The Effective Date fair values of the Company’s assets and liabilities differ materially from their previously recorded values as reflected on the historical balance sheets.
Market Developments
During the first quarter and through early-May 2021, the oil and natural gas industry has experienced continued improvement in commodity prices as compared to the same period in 2020, primarily resulting from (i) improvements in oil demand as the impact from COVID-19 has begun to abate and (ii) actions taken by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia and certain other oil-exporting countries (“OPEC+”) to reduce the worldwide supply of oil through coordinated production cuts. As a result, West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) oil prices have increased from $48.52 per barrel at December 31, 2020 to as high as $66.09 per barrel in early March 2021. Prices for natural gas and NGLs were also much higher during the first quarter and through early-May 2021 than they were for the same period in 2020. While oil prices have continued to improve in 2021, the general outlook for the oil and natural gas industry for the remainder of the year remains uncertain, and we can provide no assurances as to when or to what extent economic disruptions resulting from COVID-19 and the corresponding decreases in oil demand may impact the Company.
Operational Highlights for the First Quarter of 2021
As a result of Lonestar filing for bankruptcy and emerging from bankruptcy on November 30, 2020, our financial results are broken out between the Predecessor period (the three months ended March 31, 2020) and the Successor period (the three months ended March 31, 2021). For the three months ended March 31, 2020 (Predecessor), we recognized a net loss of $113.0 million attributable to common shareholders, and for the three months ended March 31, 2021 (Successor), we recognized a net loss of $6.3 million.
Operational highlights for the first quarter of 2021 included the following:
•Brought five gross wells online between the beginning of the year and mid-April 2021 including three drilled-but-uncompleted wells from 2020 at our Hawkeye properties;
•Continued to focus on lower operating expenses. Lease operating expenses were $4.76 for the quarter while gas gathering, processing and transportation came in at $1.65 per BOE; and
•Continued to build our commodities hedge portfolio to protect our operations from downside price risk. As of May 7, 2021, we had hedges covering 5,732 Bbls per day of oil for the remainder of 2021, 3,062 Bbls per day of oil for 2022 and 1,362 Bbls of oil per day for 2023. In addition, on that date, we had hedges covering 13,169 MMBtu per day of natural gas for the remainder of 2021 and 6,233 MMBtu per day for 2022.
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The primary drivers of our financial net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2021 (Successor) included:
•Revenues totaling $39.8 million, comprised of 10,377 BOE per day of production during the quarter with $42.63 per BOE of realized sales price before any hedging effects, and
•Losses on our commodity hedges of $24.2 million for the quarter, comprised of $5.4 million of realized losses and $18.8 million of unrealized losses.

The following reflects some of the primary drivers for our change in operating results between the first quarter of 2021 and the comparative period in 2020:

•Oil and natural gas revenues increased by $2.8 million (8%), due to a 35% increase in commodity prices partially offset by a 28% decrease in production;
•Lease operating expenses decreased by $3.2 million (42%), primarily due to lower production volumes and cost reduction measures which were undertaken starting in the second quarter of 2020 in light of the lower commodity price environment;
•Commodity derivative expense increased by $125.4 million ($24.2 million of expense during the first quarter of 2021 compared to $101.2 million of income during the first quarter of 2020); and
•Impairment of oil and gas properties totaled $199.9 million during the first quarter of 2020 compared to none during the first quarter of 2021. See Operating Results — Impairment of Oil and Gas Properties below for further details.
•Interest expense decreased significantly between the periods as a result of the extinguishment of the Predecessor 11.25% Senior Notes (discussed further below) on the Effective Date. Depreciation, depletion and amortization (“DD&A”) expense was also significantly lower between the periods as a result of the fresh start accounting (discussed above), which also occurred on the Effective Date.




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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Certain of our operating results and statistics for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 are summarized below:
In thousands, except per share and unit data Successor Predecessor
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Operating Results
Net loss attributable to common stockholders $ (6,322) $ (113,048)
Net loss per common share – basic(1)
(0.63) (4.52)
Net loss per common share – diluted(1)
(0.63) (4.52)
Net cash provided by operating activities 1,883  13,835 
Revenues
Oil $ 27,872  $ 29,990 
NGLs 4,297  2,599 
Natural gas 7,647  4,420 
Total revenues $ 39,816  $ 37,009 
Total production volumes by product
Oil (Bbls) 499,997  658,476 
NGLs (Bbls) 195,688  303,485 
Natural gas (Mcf) 1,429,190  2,110,381 
Total barrels of oil equivalent (6:1) 933,883  1,313,691 
Daily production volumes by product
Oil (Bbls/d) 5,556  7,236 
NGLs (Bbls/d) 2,174  3,335 
Natural gas (Mcf/d) 15,880  23,191 
Total barrels of oil equivalent (BOE/d) 10,377  14,436 
Average realized prices
Oil ($ per Bbl) $ 55.74  $ 45.54 
NGLs ($ per Bbl) 21.96  8.56 
Natural gas ($ per Mcf) 5.35  2.09 
Total oil equivalent, excluding the effect from commodity derivatives ($ per BOE) 42.63  28.17 
Total oil equivalent, including the effect from commodity derivatives ($ per BOE) 36.84  34.40 
Operating and other expenses
Lease operating $ 4,446  $ 7,638 
Gas gathering, processing and transportation 1,542  2,150 
Production and ad valorem taxes 2,421  2,369 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 5,309  24,354 
General and administrative 3,977  2,881 
Interest expense 4,106  11,610 
Operating and other expenses per BOE
Lease operating $ 4.76  $ 5.81 
Gas gathering, processing and transportation 1.65  1.64 
Production and ad valorem taxes 2.59  1.80 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 5.68  18.54 
General and administrative 4.26  2.19 
Interest expense 4.40  8.84 

(1) Basic and diluted earnings per share are calculated using the two-class method for the Predecessor period. 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, 2021 and 2020:
Successor Predecessor
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Oil (Bbls/d) 5,556  7,236 
NGLs (Bbls/d) 2,174  3,335 
Natural gas (Mcf/d) 15,880  23,191 
Total (BOE/d) 10,377  14,436 
Total production during the first quarter of 2021 averaged 10,377 BOE per day, a decrease of 28%, or 4,059 BOE per day, compared to the same period in 2020. This was decrease was primarily driven by the deferral of our development program, which was suspended in the third quarter of 2020 and did not resume until January 2021.
Our production during the first quarter of 2021 was 74% oil and NGLs, approximately the same as the first quarter of 2020.
Oil, Natural Gas Liquid and Natural Gas Revenues
The table below summarizes our production revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:
In thousands Successor Predecessor
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Oil $ 27,872  $ 29,990 
NGLs 4,297  2,599 
Natural gas 7,647  4,420 
Total revenues $ 39,816  $ 37,009 
Our oil, NGL and natural gas revenues during the three months ended March 31, 2021 increased $2.8 million, or 7%, compared to those revenues for the same period in 2020. 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, 2021 vs 2020
(Decrease) Increase in Revenues Percentage (Decrease) Increase in Revenues
Change in oil, NGL and natural gas revenues due to:
Decrease in production $ (10,699) (28) %
Increase in commodity prices 13,506  35  %
Total change in oil, NGL and natural gas revenues $ 2,807  8  %
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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, 2021 and 2020:
Successor Predecessor
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Average net realized price
Oil ($/Bbl) $ 55.74  $ 45.54 
NGLs ($/Bbls) 21.96  8.56 
Natural gas ($/Mcf) 5.35  2.09 
Total ($/BOE) 42.63  28.17 
Average NYMEX differentials
Oil per Bbl $ (2.10) $ 0.03 
Natural gas per Mcf 1.79  (0.18)
Variations in our average NYMEX oil differential are generally caused by variations of certain of the pricing components included in our pricing formulae, which are industry standards. Variations in our crude oil pricing are related to swings in components of MEH (Magellan East Houston) and the CMA/Roll. These variations caused our differentials to WTI to move from $0.03 per barrel in the first quarter of 2020 to negative $2.10 per barrel in the first quarter of 2021.
Variations in 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 variations are seldom more than $0.20 per MMBtu above or below NYMEX price. The natural gas differential for the three months ended March 31, 2021 (Successor) includes the benefit of abnormally high realizations achieved in February 2021 resulting from higher gas residue prices during Winter Storm Uri.
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, 2021 and 2020:
Successor Predecessor
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
In thousands, except price impact Net realized settlements Price impact Net realized settlements Price impact
Payments on settlements of oil derivatives $ (4,027) $ (8.05) $ (155) $ (0.24)
Receipts on settlements of natural gas derivatives 657  0.46  1,236  0.59 
Total net commodity derivative settlements $ (3,370) $ 1,081 
Our realized net loss on commodity derivative contracts on an accrual basis was $5.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 (Successor) as compared to net gain of $8.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 (Predecessor). We realized an average loss of $4.55 per BOE on our oil and natural gas swaps during the three months ended March 31, 2021 (Successor), as compared to an average gain of $6.23 per BOE for the three months ended March 31, 2020 (Predecessor).
In order to provide a level of price protection to a portion of our oil production and to meet certain hedging requirements under our Successor Credit Facility (as defined below), we have hedged a portion of our estimated oil and natural gas production in 2021, 2022 and 2023 using NYMEX fixed-price swaps. See Note 2, Commodity Price Risk Activities, to the consolidated financial statements for additional details of our outstanding commodity derivative contracts as of March 31, 2021 for additional discussion.
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The following table summarizes our oil and natural gas derivative contracts as of May 5, 2021:
Q2 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2021 1H 2022 2H 2022 1H 2023 2H 2023
Oil — WTI
Volumes Hedged (Bbls/d) 6,150  5,650  5,400  3,124  3,000  1,450  1,275 
Swap Price $ 46.66  $ 46.62  $ 46.03  $ 47.32  $ 46.73  $ 52.99  $ 52.50 
Natural Gas — Henry Hub
Volumes Hedged (Mcf/d) 12,400  16,400  10,700  7,486  5,000  —  — 
Swap Price $ 2.88  $ 2.93  $ 3.05  $ 2.82  $ 2.70  $ —  $ — 
Production Expenses
The table below presents detail of production expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:
In thousands, except expense per BOE Successor Predecessor
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Production expenses
Lease operating $ 4,446  $ 7,638 
Gas gathering, processing and transportation 1,542  2,150 
Production and ad valorem taxes 2,421  2,369 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 5,309  24,354 
Production expenses per BOE
Lease operating and gas gathering $ 4.76  $ 5.81 
Gas gathering, processing and transportation 1.65  1.64 
Production and ad valorem taxes 2.59  1.80 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 5.68  18.54 
Lease Operating and Gas Gathering
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.
Total lease operating expense was $4.4 million, or $4.76 per BOE, for the three months ended March 31, 2021 (Successor), compared to $7.6 million, or $5.81 per BOE, during the Predecessor’s same period in 2020. Total gas gathering, processing and transportation expense was $1.5 million, or $1.65 per BOE for the three months ended March 31, 2021 (Successor), compared to $2.2 million, or $1.64 per BOE, during the Predecessor’s same period in 2020. The decreases in lease operating expense on an absolute-dollar basis and per-BOE basis were primarily due lower production in the current quarter and lower expenses across all expense categories, as we implemented cost reduction measures starting in the second quarter of 2020 which we have carried forward to a certain degree through today. Gas gathering, processing and transportation expense dropped between the periods relatively in-line with the drop in natural gas production.
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.
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The following table provides detail of our production and ad valorem taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:
Successor Predecessor
In thousands Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Production taxes $ 1,755  $ 1,325 
Ad valorem taxes 666  1,044 
Total production and ad valorem tax expense $ 2,421  $ 2,369 
Total production and ad valorem tax expense was $2.4 million, or $2.59 per BOE, for the three months ended March 31, 2021 (Successor), which was relatively flat on an absolute dollar basis and $1.80 on a per BOE during the same period in 2020 for the Predecessor.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization
The table below provides detail of our DD&A expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.
In thousands Successor Predecessor
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Depletion of proved oil and gas properties $ 4,856  $ 23,905 
Depreciation of other property and equipment 338  363 
Accretion of asset retirement obligations 115  86 
Total DD&A expense $ 5,309  $ 24,354 
Capitalized costs attributed to our proved properties are subject to depreciation and depletion. Depreciation and depletion of the cost of oil and natural gas properties is calculated using the unit-of-production method aggregating properties on a field basis. 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 3 to 5 years.
Total DD&A expense was $5.3 million, or $5.68 per BOE, for three months ended March 31, 2021 (Successor), compared to $24.4 million, or $18.54 per BOE, for the three months ended March 31, 2020 (Predecessor). The combined Predecessor and Successor period decreases in oil and natural gas properties depletion and other property and equipment depreciation was primarily due to impairment charges we incurred during the first quarter of 2020 (Predecessor) after removing proven undeveloped reserves (“PUDs”) (see below), as well as lower depletable costs due to the step down in book value resulting from fresh start accounting. Based upon fresh start accounting, oil and gas properties were recorded at fair value as of November 30, 2020.
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 (Predecessor), 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 at the time.
Upon emergence from bankruptcy, the Company adopted fresh start accounting which resulted in our long-lived assets being recorded at their estimated fair values at the Effective Date. There were no material changes to our key cash flow assumptions and no triggering events since December 31, 2020; therefore, no impairment was identified during the first quarter of 2021.
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General and Administrative
Total general and administrative (“G&A”) expense was $4.0 million, or $4.26 per BOE, for the three months ended March 31, 2021 (Successor), compared to $2.9 million, or $2.19 per BOE, for the three months ended March 31, 2020 (Predecessor). G&A for the three months ended March 31, 2021 (Successor) includes approximately $0.7 million of professional fees residual to the Company’s restructuring in 2020, including legal, consulting and accounting fees incurred as part of the Company’s fresh-start accounting process. G&A for the three months ended March 31, 2020 (Predecessor) includes stock-based compensation gains of $1.8 million. On the Effective Date, all of the Predecessor’s stock-based compensation plans were cancelled and the Successor company did not implement any new stock-based compensation plans prior to March 31, 2021.
Interest Expense
The table below provides detail of the interest expense for our various long-term obligations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:
In thousands Successor Predecessor
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Interest expense on Successor Credit Facility $ 2,846  $ — 
Interest expense on Successor Term Loan Facility 723  — 
Interest expense on Predecessor 11.25% Senior Notes —  7,031 
Interest expense on Predecessor Credit Facility —  3,685 
Other interest expense 55  126 
Total cash interest expense (1)
$ 3,624  $ 10,842 
Amortization of debt issuance costs and discounts 482  768 
Total interest expense $ 4,106  $ 11,610 
Per BOE:
Total cash interest expense $ 3.88  $ 8.25 
Total interest expense 4.40  8.84 
(1) Cash interest is presented on an accrual basis.
Cash interest was $3.6 million, or $3.88 per BOE, for the three months ended March 31, 2021 (Successor), compared to $10.8 million, or $8.25 per BOE, for the three months ended March 31, 2020 (Predecessor). The decrease between periods was primarily due to a decrease in the average debt principal outstanding, with the Successor period reflecting the full extinguishment of all outstanding obligations under the 11.25% Senior Secured Notes on the Effective Date, pursuant to the terms of the Plan, relieving approximately $250 million of debt by issuing equity in the Successor period to the holders of that debt.
See Note 6. Long-Term Debt in Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information about our long-term debt and interest expense.
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Income Taxes
The following table provides further detail of our income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:
In thousands, except per-BOE amounts and tax rates Successor Predecessor
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Current income tax (expense) benefit $ (160) $ 424 
Deferred income tax benefit —  931 
Total income tax (expense) benefit $ (160) $ 1,355 
Average income tax (expense) benefit per BOE $ (0.17) $ 12.64 
Effective tax rate (2.6) % 1.2  %
As the tax basis of our assets, primarily our oil and gas properties, is in excess of the carrying value, as adjusted in fresh start accounting, the Successor is in a net deferred tax asset position at March 31, 2021. We evaluated our deferred tax assets in light of all available evidence as of the balance sheet date, including the tax impacts of the Chapter 11 Proceedings and the partial reduction of net operating losses and tax credits and partial reduction of tax basis in assets (collectively “tax attributes”). Given our cumulative loss position and the continued low oil price environment, we recorded a total valuation allowance of $38.8 million on our underlying deferred tax assets as of March 31, 2021. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 (Successor), the income tax benefit associated with the Successor’s pre-tax book loss was substantially offset by a change in valuation allowance.
Our deferred tax assets exceeded our deferred tax liabilities at March 31, 2020 (Predecessor) 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.
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, 2021 (Successor) and 2020 (Predecessor).

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CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY
Our primary sources of capital and liquidity are our cash flows from operations and availability of borrowing capacity under our Successor Credit Facility (as defined below). Our most significant cash outlays relate to our development capital expenditures and current period operating expenses.
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 Predecessor Credit Facility (as defined below) 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. 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 transactions will be available on favorable terms, or at all, and we therefore cannot guarantee the outcome of any such transactions.
Cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 are presented below:
In thousands Successor Predecessor
Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities $ 1,883  $ 13,835 
Investing activities (1,615) (35,776)
Financing activities (5,063) 19,946 
Net change in cash $ (4,795) $ (1,995)
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
Net cash provided by operating activities was $1.9 million for three months ended March 31, 2021 (Successor), compared to $13.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 (Predecessor). Although production revenues between the quarters stayed relatively flat, higher realized hedging losses in the current quarter contributed to a significant amount of the decrease, partially offset by lower lease operating expenses.
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was $1.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 (Successor), compared to $35.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 (Predecessor). This decrease is primarily due to lower drilling and development costs in the current quarter, as we did not resume our one-rig drilling program until February 2021 and payment for the majority of our completion costs incurred during the quarter was not made after quarter end.

Net Cash (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities
Net cash used by financing activities was $5.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 (Successor), compared to $19.9 million provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2020 (Predecessor). This decrease resulted from no new borrowings on our Successor Credit Facility in the current quarter in addition to the quarterly $5.0 million pay-down we made on our Successor Term Loan at the end of the quarter. In comparison, the prior period had $8.0 million of payments but $28.0 million of borrowings. Currently, our availability under the Successor Credit Facility is $15.0 million and we are required to make three more quarterly pay-downs on our Successor Term Loan which will total an additional $15.0 million by the end of 2021.
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Debt
Successor Senior Secured Credit Agreements
On the Effective Date, the Successor, through its subsidiary Lonestar Resources America Inc., entered into a new first-out senior secured revolving credit facility with Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Successor Credit Facility”) and a second-out senior secured term loan credit facility (the “Successor Term Loan Facility” and, together with the Successor Credit Facility, the “Successor Credit Agreements”) by amending and restating the Company’s existing credit agreement (as so amended and restated, the “Predecessor Credit Facility”). The Successor Credit Facility provides for revolving loans in an aggregate amount of up to $225 million, subject to borrowing base capacity. Letters of credit are available up to the lesser of (a) $2.5 million and (b) the aggregate unused amount of commitments under the Successor Credit Facility then in effect. On the Effective Date, Lonestar Resources America Inc. borrowed $60.0 million in term loans under the Successor Term Loan Facility. The Successor Credit Agreements will mature on November 30, 2023. The term loans under the Successor Term Loan Facility amortize on a quarterly basis in an amount equal to $5.0 million, payable on the last day of March, June, September and December of each year. The Successor’s obligations under the Successor Credit Agreements are guaranteed by all of the Successor’s direct and indirect subsidiaries (subject to certain permitted exceptions) and will be secured by a lien on substantially all of the Successor’s, Lonestar Resources America Inc.’s and the guarantors’ assets (subject to certain exceptions).
Borrowings and letters of credit under the Successor Credit Facility are limited by borrowing base calculations set forth therein. The initial borrowing base is $225 million, subject to redetermination. The borrowing base will be redetermined semiannually on or around May 1 and November 1 of each year, with one interim “wildcard” redetermination available between scheduled redeterminations. The first wildcard redetermination occurred on February 1, 2021, which reaffirmed the initial borrowing base of $225 million.
The Successor Credit Agreements contain customary covenants, including, but not limited to, restrictions on the Successor’s ability and that of its subsidiaries to merge and consolidate with other companies, incur indebtedness, grant liens or security interests on assets, make acquisitions, loans, advances or investments, pay dividends, sell or otherwise transfer assets, or enter into transactions with affiliates.
The Successor Credit Facility contains certain financial performance covenants including the following:

•A Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDAX covenant, with such ratio not to exceed 3.5 times; and

•A requirement to maintain a current ratio (i.e., Consolidated Current Assets to Consolidated Current Liabilities) of at least 0.95 times for the three months ended December 31, 2020 and 1.0 times each fiscal quarter thereafter. The current ratio excludes current derivative assets and liabilities, as well as the current amounts due under the Successor Term Loan Facility, from the ratio.

Borrowings under the Successor Credit Agreements bear interest at a floating rate at the Successor’s option, which can be either an adjusted Eurodollar rate (the Adjusted LIBOR, subject to a 1% floor) plus an applicable margin of 4.50% per annum or a base rate determined under the Successor Credit Facility (the “ABR”, subject to a 2% floor) plus an applicable margin of 3.50% per annum. The weighted average interest rate on borrowings under the Successor Credit Agreements was 5.5% for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The undrawn portion of the aggregate lender commitments under the Successor Credit Facility is subject to a commitment fee of 1.0%. As of March 31, 2021, the Successor was in compliance with all debt covenants under the Successor Credit Facilities.

Predecessor Senior Secured Bank Credit Facility

From July 2015 through November 30, 2020, the Predecessor maintained a senior secured revolving credit facility with Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, and other lenders party thereto. All of the Predecessor Credit Facility was refinanced by the Successor Credit Agreements on the Effective Date.

Extinguishment of Predecessor 11.25% Senior Notes

On the Effective Date, the Predecessor’s 11.25% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “11.25% Senior Notes”) were fully extinguished by issuing equity in the Successor to the holders of that debt.
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Capital Expenditures
The table below summarizes our cash capital expenditures incurred for the three months ended March 31, 2021:
In thousands Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Acquisition of oil and gas properties $ 1,215 
Development of oil and gas properties 389 
Purchases of other property and equipment 11 
Total capital expenditures $ 1,615 
For the three months ended March 31, 2021, our capital expenditures were funded with cash flow from operations. As noted above, cash payments for capital expenditures were lower this quarter in-part due to the timing of payments associated with the drilling and development activity ongoing during the quarter, which in most cases were made after quarter end.
Capital expenditures on an accrual basis, including acquisitions, totaled $12.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021, which were primarily comprised of completion costs incurred for our Hawkeye E33, E34 and F35 wells, and drilling costs incurred on our Horned Frog West 1H and 2H wells, which were completed during April 2021.
2021 Capital Spending
Capital spending levels are highly dependent on revenues, liquidity and our commitment to repay debt. We are currently expect expenditures, including acquisitions, of $45 million to $55 million. This program, as it currently stands, will allow for the drilling of 10 gross wells, all of which will be in our Eagle Ford position in South Texas. As previously noted, our 2021 capital expenditures may be 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 Form 10-K.
As of March 31, 2021, 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.

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These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements regarding:
•our growth strategies;
•our ability to explore for and develop oil and gas resources successfully and economically;
•our drilling and completion techniques;
•our estimates and forecasts of the timing, number, profitability and other results of wells we expect to drill and other exploration activities;
•our estimates regarding timing and levels of production;
•changes in working capital requirements, reserves, and acreage;
•commodity price risk management activities and the impact on our average realized prices;
•anticipated trends in our business and industry;
•availability of pipeline connections and water disposal on economic terms;
•effects of competition on us;
•our future results of operations;
•profitability of drilling locations;
•our reputation as an operator and our relationships and contacts in the market;
•our liquidity, our ability to continue as a going concern and our ability to finance our exploration and development activities, including accessibility of borrowings under our senior secured credit facility, our borrowing base, and the result of any borrowing base redetermination;
•our ability to maintain compliance with covenants and ratios under our senior secured credit facility;
•our planned expenditures, prospects and capital expenditure plan;
•future market conditions in the oil and gas industry;
•our ability to make, integrate and develop acquisitions and realize any expected benefits or effects of completed acquisitions;
•the benefits, effects, availability of and results of new and existing joint ventures and sales transactions;
•our ability to maintain a sound financial position;
•receipt of receivables, drilling carry and proceeds from sales;
•our ability to complete planned transactions on desirable terms;
•the impact of governmental regulation, taxes, market changes and world events; and
•global or national health concerns, including health epidemics such as the ongoing coronavirus outbreak beginning in early 2020.

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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 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 geographic 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;
•    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 Form 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 Form 10-K. As such, the information contained herein should be read in conjunction with the related disclosures in the Form 10-K.
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, 2021. 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 $ (28,305) $ (46,377) $ (10,142)
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, 2021, we had $259.6 million outstanding under the Successor Credit Agreements, which are subject to floating market rates of interest. Borrowings under the Successor Credit Agreements 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, 2021, a 100-basis-point change in interest rates would change our annualized interest expense by approximately $2.5 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 Successor Credit Agreements 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, 2021 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, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) 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 2021, 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 Form 10-K. There have been no material changes to our risk factors contained in our Form 10-K.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None during the first quarter of 2021.
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Item 6. Exhibits.
Exhibit Number Description Incorporated by Reference Filing
Date 		Filed/
Furnished
Herewith
Form File No. Exhibit
10.1† S-8 333-255213 10.1 4/13/2021
10.2† *
10.3† *
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.
May 11, 2021 /s/ Frank D. Bracken, III
Frank D. Bracken, III
Chief Executive Officer
May 11, 2021 /s/ Jason N. Werth
Jason N. Werth
Chief Accounting Officer

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Exhibit 10.2
LONESTAR RESOURCES US INC.

2021 MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT NOTICE
Capitalized terms not specifically defined in this Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice (the “Grant Notice”) have the meanings given to them in the 2021 Management Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) of Lonestar Resources US Inc. (the “Company”).
The Company has granted to the participant listed below (“Participant”) the Restricted Stock Units described in this Grant Notice (the “RSUs”), subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement attached as Exhibit A (the “Agreement”), both of which are incorporated into this Grant Notice by reference.
Participant:
Grant Date:
Number of RSUs:
Vesting Commencement Date: December 31, 2020
Vesting Schedule: Subject to the terms of the Agreement, 33% of the RSUs will become fully vested as of the Grant Date and the remaining RSUs will vest in equal installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the Vesting Commencement Date.
By Participant’s signature below, Participant agrees to be bound by the terms of this Grant Notice, the Plan and the Agreement. Participant has reviewed the Plan, this Grant Notice and the Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Grant Notice and fully understands all provisions of the Plan, this Grant Notice and the Agreement. Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions arising under the Plan, this Grant Notice or the Agreement.
LONESTAR RESOURCES US INC. PARTICIPANT
By:
Name: [Participant Name]
Title:



Exhibit A
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
Capitalized terms not specifically defined in this Agreement have the meanings specified in the Grant Notice or, if not defined in the Grant Notice, in the Plan.
ARTICLE I.
GENERAL
    Award of RSUs and Dividend Equivalents.
(a)    The Company has granted the RSUs to Participant effective as of the grant date set forth in the Grant Notice (the “Grant Date”). Each RSU represents the right to receive one Share or, at the option of the Company, an amount of cash, in either case, as set forth in this Agreement. Participant will have no right to the distribution of any Shares or payment of any cash until the time (if ever) the RSUs have vested.
(b)    The Company hereby grants to Participant, with respect to each RSU, a Dividend Equivalent for ordinary cash dividends paid to substantially all holders of outstanding Shares with a record date after the Grant Date and prior to the date the applicable RSU is settled, forfeited or otherwise expires. Each Dividend Equivalent entitles Participant to receive the equivalent value of any such ordinary cash dividends paid on a single Share. The Company will establish a separate Dividend Equivalent bookkeeping account (a “Dividend Equivalent Account”) for each Dividend Equivalent and credit the Dividend Equivalent Account (without interest) on the applicable dividend payment date with the amount of any such cash paid.
    Incorporation of Terms of Plan. The RSUs are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan will control.
    Unsecured Promise. The RSUs and Dividend Equivalents will at all times prior to settlement represent an unsecured Company obligation payable only from the Company’s general assets.
ARTICLE II.
VESTING; FORFEITURE AND SETTLEMENT
    Vesting; Forfeiture.
(a)    The RSUs will vest according to the vesting schedule in the Grant Notice subject to Participant’s continued service on each applicable vesting date, except that any fraction of an RSU that would otherwise be vested will be accumulated and will vest only when a whole RSU has accumulated. In the event of Participant’s Termination of Service for any reason, all unvested RSUs will immediately and automatically be cancelled and forfeited, except as otherwise determined by the Administrator or provided in a binding written agreement between Participant and the Company. Dividend Equivalents (including any Dividend Equivalent Account balance) will vest or be forfeited, as applicable, upon the vesting or forfeiture of the RSU with respect to which the Dividend Equivalent (including the Dividend Equivalent Account) relates.





(b)    In the event Participant incurs a Termination of Service as a result of a termination by the Company without Cause [or due to Participant’s resignation for Good Reason, in either case]1, on or within twenty-four (24) months following the consummation of a Change in Control, the RSUs shall immediately vest in full, effective as of immediately prior to such Termination of Service. Subject to the foregoing, if Participant incurs a Termination of Service for any other reason prior to vesting, except as may be otherwise provided by the Administrator or as set forth in a written agreement between Participant and the Company, Participant shall immediately forfeit any and all RSUs granted under this Agreement which have not vested or do not vest on or prior to the date on which such Termination of Service occurs, and Participant’s rights in any such RSUs which are not so vested shall lapse and expire.

(c)    For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” has the meaning set forth in any employment or similar agreement entered into between the Participant and the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, or if there is no such agreement containing such defined term, “Cause” means: (i) Participant’s refusal to substantially perform the Participant’s duties to the Company (other than any such failure resulting from Participant’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness); (ii) Participant’s gross negligence or willful engagement in conduct that is materially injurious to the Company or its affiliates, whether monetarily or otherwise; (iii) Participant’s commission of a crime or an act of fraud, theft, misappropriation or embezzlement; (iv) Participant’s failure to comply with any reasonable legal directive of the Board or such Participant’s supervisor; (v) Participant’s material breach of any obligation under this Agreement or any other written agreement between Participant and the Company or any of its Affiliates; (vi) Participant’s violation of the Company’s written policies or codes of conduct, including written Policies related to discrimination, harassment, performance of illegal or unethical activities, and ethical misconduct; or (vii) Participant’s violation of any securities or other law, rule or regulation applicable to the Company, its affiliates or Participant relating to the business operations of the Company or its affiliates.
(d)    [For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” has the meaning set forth in any employment or similar agreement entered into between the Participant and the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, or if there is no such agreement containing such defined term, “Good Reason” means: (i) a material diminution in the Participant’s responsibilities, authority and duties as an employee of the Company; (ii) a material reduction in Participant’s annual base salary or target annual bonus (other than as part of a general proportional reduction for all senior executives); (iii) a requirement by the Company 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; or (iv) a material breach of the Participant’s employment or similar agreement by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Good Reason will have occurred unless and until Participant has: (a) provided the Company, within ninety (90) days of Participant’s knowledge of the occurrence of the facts and circumstances underlying the Good Reason event, written-notice stating with specificity the applicable facts and circumstances underlying such finding of Good Reason; (b) provided the Company with an opportunity to cure, and the Company has not cured, the same within thirty (30) days after the receipt of such notice; and (c) the terminates the Participant’s employment within thirty (30) days after the end of the cure period.]2
1 Note to Draft: Only Participants who are key employees, as determined by the CEO, will have Good     Reason.
2 Note to Draft: Delete bracketed language for Participants who do not have Good Reason.
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    Settlement.
(a)    RSUs and Dividend Equivalents (including any Dividend Equivalent Account balance) will be paid in Shares or cash at the Company’s option not later than March 15 of the year following the year in which such RSUs and Dividend Equivalents vest. The Company will provide Participant with reasonable notice of the expected date of settlement of the RSUs and Dividend Equivalents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may delay any payment under this Agreement that the Company reasonably determines would violate Applicable Law until the earliest date the Company reasonably determines the making of the payment will not cause such a violation (in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(7)(ii)), provided the Company reasonably believes the delay will not result in the imposition of excise taxes under Section 409A.
(b)    If an RSU is paid in cash, the amount of cash paid with respect to the RSU will equal the Fair Market Value of a Share on the day immediately preceding the payment date. If a Dividend Equivalent is paid in Shares, the number of Shares paid with respect to the Dividend Equivalent will equal the quotient, rounded down to the nearest whole Share, of the Dividend Equivalent Account balance divided by the Fair Market Value of a Share on the day immediately preceding the payment date.
ARTICLE III.
TAXATION AND TAX WITHHOLDING
    Representation. Participant represents to the Company that Participant has reviewed with Participant’s own tax advisors the tax consequences of this Award and the transactions contemplated by the Grant Notice and this Agreement. Participant is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents.
    Tax Withholding.
(a)    Participant acknowledges that Participant is ultimately liable and responsible for all taxes owed in connection with the RSUs and the Dividend Equivalents, regardless of any action the Company or any Subsidiary takes with respect to any tax withholding obligations that arise in connection with the RSUs or Dividend Equivalents. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary makes any representation or undertaking regarding the treatment of any tax withholding in connection with the awarding, vesting or payment of the RSUs or the Dividend Equivalents or the subsequent sale of Shares. The Company and the Subsidiaries do not commit and are under no obligation to structure the RSUs or Dividend Equivalents to reduce or eliminate Participant’s tax liability.
(b)    Without limiting the foregoing, if the RSUs and/or Dividend Equivalents are paid in Shares, the requirement for Participant to satisfy all tax withholding obligations may, at the election of the Participant, be satisfied by the Company retaining the number of Shares otherwise issuable under the RSUs and/or Dividend Equivalents as are sufficient to satisfy the statutory tax withholding obligations that arise in connection with the payment of the RSUs and/or Dividend Equivalents, as determined by the Company (a “Net Settlement”). Participant acknowledges that, unless Participant notifies the Company in writing at least 10 days prior the date of settlement of the RSU and Dividend Equivalents, such withholding will occur automatically and will be binding on the part of Participant.
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ARTICLE IV.
OTHER PROVISIONS
    Adjustments. Participant acknowledges that the RSUs, the Shares subject to the RSUs and the Dividend Equivalents are subject to adjustment, modification and termination in certain events as provided in this Agreement and the Plan.
    Notices. Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company must be in writing and addressed to the Company in care of the Company’s Secretary at the Company’s principal office or the Secretary’s then-current email address or facsimile number. Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to Participant must be in writing and addressed to Participant at Participant’s last known mailing address, email address or facsimile number in the Company’s personnel files. By a notice given pursuant to this Section, either party may designate a different address for notices to be given to that party. Any notice will be deemed duly given when actually received, when sent by email, when sent by certified mail (return receipt requested) and deposited with postage prepaid in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service, when delivered by a nationally recognized express shipping company or upon receipt of a facsimile transmission confirmation.
    Titles. Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement.
    Conformity to Securities Laws. Participant acknowledges that the Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement are intended to conform to the extent necessary with all Applicable Laws and, to the extent Applicable Laws permit, will be deemed amended as necessary to conform to Applicable Laws.
    Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to single or multiple assignees, and this Agreement will inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in the Plan, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
    Limitations Applicable to Section 16 Persons. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, if Participant is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Plan, the Grant Notice, this Agreement, the RSUs and the Dividend Equivalents will be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including any amendment to Rule 16b-3) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule. To the extent Applicable Laws permit, this Agreement will be deemed amended as necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule.
    Entire Agreement. The Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement (including any exhibit hereto) constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof. If there are any inconsistencies between this Agreement and the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control.
    Agreement Severable. In the event that any provision of the Grant Notice or this Agreement is held illegal or invalid, the provision will be severable from, and the illegality or invalidity of the provision will not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of the Grant Notice or this Agreement.
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    Limitation on Participant’s Rights. Participation in the Plan confers no rights or interests other than as herein provided. This Agreement creates only a contractual obligation on the part of the Company as to amounts payable and may not be construed as creating a trust. Neither the Plan nor any underlying program, in and of itself, has any assets. Participant will have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to amounts credited and benefits payable, if any, with respect to the RSUs and Dividend Equivalents, and rights no greater than the right to receive cash or the Shares as a general unsecured creditor with respect to the RSUs and Dividend Equivalents, as and when settled pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
    Not a Contract of Employment. Nothing in the Plan, the Grant Notice or this Agreement confers upon Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or any Subsidiary or interferes with or restricts in any way the rights of the Company and its Subsidiaries, which rights are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge or terminate the services of Participant at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without Cause, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in a written agreement between the Company or a Subsidiary and Participant.
    Counterparts. The Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts, including by way of any electronic signature, subject to Applicable Law, each of which will be deemed an original and all of which together will constitute one instrument.
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Exhibit 10.3
LONESTAR RESOURCES US INC.

2021 MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT NOTICE
Capitalized terms not specifically defined in this Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice (the “Grant Notice”) have the meanings given to them in the 2021 Management Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) of Lonestar Resources US Inc. (the “Company”).
The Company has granted to the participant listed below (“Participant”) the Restricted Stock Units described in this Grant Notice (the “RSUs”), subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement attached as Exhibit A (the “Agreement”), both of which are incorporated into this Grant Notice by reference.
Participant:
Grant Date:
Number of RSUs:
Vesting Commencement Date: December 31, 2020
Vesting Schedule:
Subject to the terms of the Agreement, 33% of the RSUs will vest on each of the first, second and third anniversaries of the Vesting Commencement Date (each such date, a “Vesting Date”), subject to the satisfaction of Performance Criteria established by the Administrator for the performance period applicable to such Vesting Date. The Performance Criteria relevant for each annual vesting tranche shall be established within the first 90 days of the applicable fiscal year of the Company by the Administrator in consultation with the Company’s chief executive officer and such Performance Criteria will be communicated to the Participant in a separate writing.
By Participant’s signature below, Participant agrees to be bound by the terms of this Grant Notice, the Plan and the Agreement. Participant has reviewed the Plan, this Grant Notice and the Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Grant Notice and fully understands all provisions of the Plan, this Grant Notice and the Agreement. Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions arising under the Plan, this Grant Notice or the Agreement.
LONESTAR RESOURCES US INC. PARTICIPANT
By:
Name: [Participant Name]
Title:


Exhibit A
RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
Capitalized terms not specifically defined in this Agreement have the meanings specified in the Grant Notice or, if not defined in the Grant Notice, in the Plan.
ARTICLE I.
GENERAL
    Award of RSUs and Dividend Equivalents.
(a)    The Company has granted the RSUs to Participant effective as of the grant date set forth in the Grant Notice (the “Grant Date”). Each RSU represents the right to receive one Share or, at the option of the Company, an amount of cash, in either case, as set forth in this Agreement. Participant will have no right to the distribution of any Shares or payment of any cash until the time (if ever) the RSUs have vested.
(b)    The Company hereby grants to Participant, with respect to each RSU, a Dividend Equivalent for ordinary cash dividends paid to substantially all holders of outstanding Shares with a record date after the Grant Date and prior to the date the applicable RSU is settled, forfeited or otherwise expires. Each Dividend Equivalent entitles Participant to receive the equivalent value of any such ordinary cash dividends paid on a single Share. The Company will establish a separate Dividend Equivalent bookkeeping account (a “Dividend Equivalent Account”) for each Dividend Equivalent and credit the Dividend Equivalent Account (without interest) on the applicable dividend payment date with the amount of any such cash paid.
    Incorporation of Terms of Plan. The RSUs are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan will control.
    Unsecured Promise. The RSUs and Dividend Equivalents will at all times prior to settlement represent an unsecured Company obligation payable only from the Company’s general assets.
ARTICLE II.
VESTING; FORFEITURE AND SETTLEMENT
    Vesting; Forfeiture.
(a)    The RSUs will vest according to the vesting schedule in the Grant Notice subject to Participant’s continued service on each applicable vesting date, except that any fraction of an RSU that would otherwise be vested will be accumulated and will vest only when a whole RSU has accumulated. In the event of Participant’s Termination of Service for any reason, all unvested RSUs will immediately and automatically be cancelled and forfeited, except as otherwise determined by the Administrator or provided in a binding written agreement between Participant and the Company. Dividend Equivalents (including any Dividend Equivalent Account balance) will vest or be forfeited, as applicable, upon the vesting or forfeiture of the RSU with respect to which the Dividend Equivalent (including the Dividend Equivalent Account) relates.

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Exhibit A
(b)    In the event Participant incurs a Termination of Service as a result of a termination by the Company without Cause [or due to Participant’s resignation for Good Reason, in either case]1, on or within twenty-four (24) months following the consummation of a Change in Control, the RSUs shall immediately vest in full, effective as of immediately prior to such Termination of Service. Subject to the foregoing, if Participant incurs a Termination of Service for any other reason prior to vesting, except as may be otherwise provided by the Administrator or as set forth in a written agreement between Participant and the Company, Participant shall immediately forfeit any and all RSUs granted under this Agreement which have not vested or do not vest on or prior to the date on which such Termination of Service occurs, and Participant’s rights in any such RSUs which are not so vested shall lapse and expire.
(c)    For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” has the meaning set forth in any employment or similar agreement entered into between the Participant and the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, or if there is no such agreement containing such defined term, “Cause” means: (i) Participant’s refusal to substantially perform the Participant’s duties to the Company (other than any such failure resulting from Participant’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness); (ii) Participant’s gross negligence or willful engagement in conduct that is materially injurious to the Company or its affiliates, whether monetarily or otherwise; (iii) Participant’s commission of a crime or an act of fraud, theft, misappropriation or embezzlement; (iv) Participant’s failure to comply with any reasonable legal directive of the Board or such Participant’s supervisor; (v) Participant’s material breach of any obligation under this Agreement or any other written agreement between Participant and the Company or any of its Affiliates; (vi) Participant’s violation of the Company’s written policies or codes of conduct, including written Policies related to discrimination, harassment, performance of illegal or unethical activities, and ethical misconduct; or (vii) Participant’s violation of any securities or other law, rule or regulation applicable to the Company, its affiliates or Participant relating to the business operations of the Company or its affiliates.
(d)    [For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” has the meaning set forth in any employment or similar agreement entered into between the Participant and the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, or if there is no such agreement containing such defined term, “Good Reason” means: (i) a material diminution in the Participant’s responsibilities, authority and duties as an employee of the Company; (ii) a material reduction in Participant’s annual base salary or target annual bonus (other than as part of a general proportional reduction for all senior executives); (iii) a requirement by the Company 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; or (iv) a material breach of the Participant’s employment or similar agreement by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Good Reason will have occurred unless and until Participant has: (a) provided the Company, within ninety (90) days of Participant’s knowledge of the occurrence of the facts and circumstances underlying the Good Reason event, written-notice stating with specificity the applicable facts and circumstances underlying such finding of Good Reason; (b) provided the Company with an opportunity to cure, and the Company has not cured, the same within thirty (30) days after the receipt of such notice; and (c) the terminates the Participant’s employment within thirty (30) days after the end of the cure period.]2
1 Note to Draft: Only Participants who are key employees, as determined by the CEO, will have Good Reason.
2 Note to Draft: Delete bracketed language for Participants who do not have Good Reason.
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Exhibit A
    Settlement.
(a)    RSUs and Dividend Equivalents (including any Dividend Equivalent Account balance) will be paid in Shares or cash at the Company’s option not later than March 15 of the year following the year in which such RSUs and Dividend Equivalents vest. The Company will provide Participant with reasonable notice of the expected date of settlement of the RSUs and Dividend Equivalents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may delay any payment under this Agreement that the Company reasonably determines would violate Applicable Law until the earliest date the Company reasonably determines the making of the payment will not cause such a violation (in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(7)(ii)), provided the Company reasonably believes the delay will not result in the imposition of excise taxes under Section 409A.
(b)    If an RSU is paid in cash, the amount of cash paid with respect to the RSU will equal the Fair Market Value of a Share on the day immediately preceding the payment date. If a Dividend Equivalent is paid in Shares, the number of Shares paid with respect to the Dividend Equivalent will equal the quotient, rounded down to the nearest whole Share, of the Dividend Equivalent Account balance divided by the Fair Market Value of a Share on the day immediately preceding the payment date.
ARTICLE III.
TAXATION AND TAX WITHHOLDING
    Representation. Participant represents to the Company that Participant has reviewed with Participant’s own tax advisors the tax consequences of this Award and the transactions contemplated by the Grant Notice and this Agreement. Participant is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents.
    Tax Withholding.
(a)    Participant acknowledges that Participant is ultimately liable and responsible for all taxes owed in connection with the RSUs and the Dividend Equivalents, regardless of any action the Company or any Subsidiary takes with respect to any tax withholding obligations that arise in connection with the RSUs or Dividend Equivalents. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary makes any representation or undertaking regarding the treatment of any tax withholding in connection with the awarding, vesting or payment of the RSUs or the Dividend Equivalents or the subsequent sale of Shares. The Company and the Subsidiaries do not commit and are under no obligation to structure the RSUs or Dividend Equivalents to reduce or eliminate Participant’s tax liability.
(b)    Without limiting the foregoing, if the RSUs and/or Dividend Equivalents are paid in Shares, the requirement for Participant to satisfy all tax withholding obligations may, at the election of the Participant, be satisfied by the Company retaining the number of Shares otherwise issuable under the RSUs and/or Dividend Equivalents as are sufficient to satisfy the statutory tax withholding obligations that arise in connection with the payment of the RSUs and/or Dividend Equivalents, as determined by the Company (a “Net Settlement”). Participant acknowledges that, unless Participant notifies the Company in writing at least 10 days prior the date of settlement of the RSU and Dividend Equivalents, such withholding will occur automatically and will be binding on the part of Participant.
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Exhibit A
ARTICLE IV.
OTHER PROVISIONS
    Adjustments. Participant acknowledges that the RSUs, the Shares subject to the RSUs and the Dividend Equivalents are subject to adjustment, modification and termination in certain events as provided in this Agreement and the Plan.
    Notices. Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company must be in writing and addressed to the Company in care of the Company’s Secretary at the Company’s principal office or the Secretary’s then-current email address or facsimile number. Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to Participant must be in writing and addressed to Participant at Participant’s last known mailing address, email address or facsimile number in the Company’s personnel files. By a notice given pursuant to this Section, either party may designate a different address for notices to be given to that party. Any notice will be deemed duly given when actually received, when sent by email, when sent by certified mail (return receipt requested) and deposited with postage prepaid in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service, when delivered by a nationally recognized express shipping company or upon receipt of a facsimile transmission confirmation.
    Titles. Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement.
    Conformity to Securities Laws. Participant acknowledges that the Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement are intended to conform to the extent necessary with all Applicable Laws and, to the extent Applicable Laws permit, will be deemed amended as necessary to conform to Applicable Laws.
    Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to single or multiple assignees, and this Agreement will inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in the Plan, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.
    Limitations Applicable to Section 16 Persons. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, if Participant is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Plan, the Grant Notice, this Agreement, the RSUs and the Dividend Equivalents will be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including any amendment to Rule 16b-3) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule. To the extent Applicable Laws permit, this Agreement will be deemed amended as necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule.
    Entire Agreement. The Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement (including any exhibit hereto) constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof. If there are any inconsistencies between this Agreement and the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control.
    Agreement Severable. In the event that any provision of the Grant Notice or this Agreement is held illegal or invalid, the provision will be severable from, and the illegality or invalidity of the provision will not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of the Grant Notice or this Agreement.
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    Limitation on Participant’s Rights. Participation in the Plan confers no rights or interests other than as herein provided. This Agreement creates only a contractual obligation on the part of the Company as to amounts payable and may not be construed as creating a trust. Neither the Plan nor any underlying program, in and of itself, has any assets. Participant will have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to amounts credited and benefits payable, if any, with respect to the RSUs and Dividend Equivalents, and rights no greater than the right to receive cash or the Shares as a general unsecured creditor with respect to the RSUs and Dividend Equivalents, as and when settled pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
    Not a Contract of Employment. Nothing in the Plan, the Grant Notice or this Agreement confers upon Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or any Subsidiary or interferes with or restricts in any way the rights of the Company and its Subsidiaries, which rights are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge or terminate the services of Participant at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without Cause, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in a written agreement between the Company or a Subsidiary and Participant.
    Counterparts. The Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts, including by way of any electronic signature, subject to Applicable Law, each of which will be deemed an original and all of which together will constitute one instrument.
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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.

May 11, 2021 /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.

May 11, 2021 /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, 2021 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.

May 11, 2021 /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, 2021 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.

May 11, 2021 /s/ Jason N. Werth
Jason N. Werth
Chief Accounting Officer