UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: April 20, 2012
Date of earliest event reported: April 17, 2012
Constellation Energy Partners LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33147 | 11-3742489 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1801 Main Street, Suite 1300 Houston, TX |
77002 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (832) 308-3700
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 20, 2012, Constellation Energy Partners LLC (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its lenders have set the Company’s borrowing base under its reserve-based credit facility at $90.0 million.
A copy of the press release is furnished and attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, unless the Company specifically states that the information is to be considered “filed” under the Exchange Act or incorporates it by reference into a filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
Borrowing Base Redetermination
On April 20, 2012, the Company announced that its lenders have completed a semi-annual review of the Company’s borrowing base pursuant to the terms of its reserve-based credit facility. Based on this review, the borrowing base has been set by the lenders at $90.0 million.
Borrowings outstanding under the Company’s reserve-based credit facility currently total $88.4 million, leaving the Company with $1.6 million in borrowing capacity. The Company maintained $5.7 million in cash and equivalents as of April 19, 2012.
Derivative and Financial Instruments
The Company enters into hedging arrangements to reduce the impact of changes in the LIBOR interest rate on interest payments on outstanding debt. On April 13, 2012, the Company liquidated an outstanding interest rate swap at a cost of approximately $0.3 million. The Company currently has the following outstanding interest rate swaps that fix its LIBOR rate on $87.0 million of its outstanding debt:
| Maturity Date |
Total Debt Hedged | LIBOR Fixed Rate | ||||||
| (in 000’s) | ||||||||
| August 20, 2014 |
$ | 11,000 | 2.370 | % | ||||
| September 20, 2014 |
$ | 31,000 | 2.520 | % | ||||
| October 19, 2014 |
$ | 23,500 | 2.680 | % | ||||
| October 22, 2014 |
$ | 7,500 | 2.610 | % | ||||
| November 20, 2014 |
$ | 14,000 | 2.535 | % | ||||
The Company enters into hedging arrangements to reduce the impact of oil and natural gas price volatility on its operations. The Company has recently added additional natural gas and oil hedges for its 2012 through 2015 production. The following tables summarize, for the periods indicated, all of the Company’s hedges currently in place through December 31, 2015.
MTM Fixed Price Swaps—NYMEX (Henry Hub)
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| March 31, | June 30, | Sept 30, | Dec 31, | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Volume | Average Price |
Volume | Average Price |
Volume | Average Price |
Volume | Average Price |
Volume | Average Price |
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| 2012 |
2,453,060 | $ | 5.48 | 2,821,945 | $ | 5.15 | 2,740,584 | $ | 5.22 | 8,015,589 | $ | 5.27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 |
2,571,577 | $ | 5.27 | 2,254,332 | $ | 5.57 | 2,193,682 | $ | 5.62 | 2,134,704 | $ | 5.65 | 9,154,295 | $ | 5.52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 |
2,082,454 | $ | 5.31 | 2,031,497 | $ | 5.36 | 1,978,427 | $ | 5.41 | 1,929,652 | $ | 5.45 | 8,022,030 | $ | 5.38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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MTM Fixed Price Basis Swaps– CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission (East), ONEOK Gas Transportation (Oklahoma), or Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline (Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas)
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| March 31, | June 30, | Sept 30, | Dec 31, | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Volume | Weighted Average $ |
Volume | Weighted Average $ |
Volume | Weighted Average $ |
Volume | Weighted Average $ |
Volume | Weighted Average $ |
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| 2012 |
1,851,025 | $ | 0.52 | 1,680,023 | $ | 0.54 | 1,462,286 | $ | 0.58 | 4,993,334 | $ | 0.54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 |
1,402,816 | $ | 0.39 | 1,335,077 | $ | 0.39 | 1,273,525 | $ | 0.39 | 1,223,985 | $ | 0.39 | 5,235,403 | $ | 0.39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 |
1,178,422 | $ | 0.39 | 1,133,022 | $ | 0.39 | 1,084,270 | $ | 0.39 | 1,047,963 | $ | 0.39 | 4,443,677 | $ | 0.39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14,672,414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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MTM Fixed Price Basis Swaps–West Texas Intermediate (WTI)
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| March 31, | June 30, | Sept 30, | Dec 31, | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Volume | Average Price |
Volume | Average Price |
Volume | Average Price |
Volume | Average Price |
Volume | Average Price |
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| 2012 |
21,391 | $ | 103.06 | 20,151 | $ | 103.08 | 25,605 | $ | 103.88 | 67,147 | $ | 103.38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 |
23,937 | $ | 102.15 | 22,461 | $ | 102.13 | 21,127 | $ | 102.14 | 19,902 | $ | 102.14 | 87,427 | $ | 102.14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 |
18,748 | $ | 100.16 | 17,685 | $ | 100.20 | 16,680 | $ | 100.25 | 15,751 | $ | 100.30 | 68,864 | $ | 100.23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 |
14,942 | $ | 99.73 | 14,175 | $ | 99.76 | 13,469 | $ | 99.79 | 12,845 | $ | 99.81 | 55,431 | $ | 99.77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated April 20, 2012. | |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| CONSTELLATION ENERGY PARTNERS LLC | ||||
| Date: April 20, 2012 | By: | /S/ CHARLES C. WARD | ||
| Charles C. Ward Chief Financial Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated April 20, 2012. | |