FOREST OIL CORPORATION INTRODUCTION TO THE UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Exhibit 99.1

INTRODUCTION TO THE UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
On November 17, 2014, Forest Oil Corporation (“Forest”) entered into an Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Assets with Camterra Resources Partners, Ltd (“Camterra”). Pursuant to the purchase and sale agreement, Forest agreed to sell to Camterra natural gas properties located in the Arkoma Basin (the “Arkoma Gas Assets”) and various other related assets (together with the Arkoma Gas Assets, the “Arkoma Assets”). The transaction closed on December 15, 2014. The sales price of the Arkoma Assets was $185 million, which is subject to customary adjustments to reflect an economic effective date of October 1, 2014. Xxxxxx received $9 million of the sales price as a deposit upon execution of the purchase and sale agreement and $175 million at closing.

On October 3, 2013, Forest, together with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Forest Oil Permian Corporation, entered into an Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Assets with Templar Energy LLC (“Templar”). Pursuant to the purchase and sale agreement, Forest agreed to sell to Templar oil and natural gas properties located in the Texas Panhandle Area (the “Panhandle Oil and Gas Assets”) and various other related assets (together with the Panhandle Oil and Gas Assets, the “Panhandle Assets”). The transaction closed on November 25, 2013. The sales price of the Panhandle Assets was $1 billion, which was adjusted at closing to $944 million in order to, among other things, reflect an economic effective date of October 1, 2013 and to account for title defects. An additional $41 million in net proceeds was received—$21 million in December 2013 and $20 million in May 2014—for total net proceeds received of $985 million. Xxxxxx used the net proceeds received at closing to (i) redeem $278 million principal amount of its 7½% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “7½% Notes”), (ii) redeem $422 million principal amount of its 7¼% Senior Notes due 2019 (the “7¼ Notes”), and (ii) repay the outstanding balance on its credit facility, which was $137 million at the time.

On January 2, 2013, Forest, together with two of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Forest Oil Permian Corporation and Forcenergy Onshore Inc., entered into an Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Assets with Hilcorp Energy I, L.P. (“Hilcorp”). Pursuant to the purchase and sale agreement, Forest agreed to sell to Hilcorp oil and natural gas properties located in the State of Texas (the “Texas Oil and Gas Assets”) and various other related assets (together with the Texas Oil and Gas Assets, the “Texas Assets”, and together with the Arkoma Assets and the Panhandle Assets, the “Assets”). The transaction closed on February 15, 2013. The sales price of the Texas Assets was $325 million, which was subject to customary adjustments to reflect an economic effective date of January 1, 2013. Xxxxxx received $16 million of the sales price as a deposit upon execution of the purchase and sale agreement, $291 million at closing, and $14 million after closing once certain third-party consents were received, for total net proceeds of $321 million. Xxxxxx used the net proceeds to redeem $300 million principal amount of its 8½% Senior Notes due 2014 (the “8½% Notes”).

The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements and explanatory notes present how the condensed consolidated financial statements of Forest may have appeared had the sale of the Arkoma Assets occurred as of September 30, 2014 (with respect to the balance sheet information presented) and had the sales of the Assets occurred as of January 1, 2013 (with respect to the statement of operations information presented). The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements and explanatory notes included herein do not reflect the closing of the previously announced combination transaction with Sabine Oil & Gas LLC, which closed on December 16, 2014. Pro forma financial statements reflecting that combination transaction will be filed within 71 days.

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements have been derived from and should be read together with the historical consolidated financial statements and the related notes of Forest included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014.

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements are presented for illustrative purposes only and do not purport to represent what the results of operations or financial position of Forest would actually have been had the transactions described above occurred on the dates noted above, or to project the results of operations or financial position of Forest for any future periods. The pro forma adjustments are based on available information and certain assumptions that management believes are reasonable. The pro forma adjustments are directly attributable to the transactions. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary to present fairly the unaudited pro forma financial information have been made.


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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

 
Historical
 
Pro Forma Adjustments
 
Pro Forma
 
 (In Thousands)
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets:
 

 
 

 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
823

 
$
184,222

(a)
$
185,045

Accounts receivable
38,306

 
—

 
38,306

Derivative instruments
8,033

 
—

 
8,033

Other current assets
6,203

 
(4
)
(b)
6,199

Total current assets
53,365

 
184,218

 
237,583

Property and equipment:
 

 
 

 
 
Oil and natural gas properties, full cost method of accounting:
 

 
 

 
 
Proved, net of accumulated depletion
663,853

 
(207,475
)
(c)
456,378

Unproved
46,840

 
(6,720
)
(c)
40,120

Net oil and natural gas properties
710,693

 
(214,195
)
 
496,498

Other property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization
6,199

 
(124
)
(d)
6,075

Net property and equipment
716,892

 
(214,319
)
 
502,573

Deferred income taxes
3,203

 
—

 
3,203

Goodwill
134,434

 
(30,920
)
(e)
103,514

Derivative instruments
1,134

 
—

 
1,134

Other assets
18,457

 
(1,748
)
(f)
16,709

 
$
927,485

 
$
(62,769
)
 
$
864,716

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
 

 
 

 
 
Current liabilities:
 

 
 

 
 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
$
157,672

 
$
(1,146
)
(g)
$
156,526

Accrued interest
13,244

 
—

 
13,244

Derivative instruments
563

 
—

 
563

Deferred income taxes
3,203

 
—

 
3,203

Other current liabilities
4,976

 
(115
)
(h)
4,861

Total current liabilities
179,658

 
(1,261
)
 
178,397

Long-term debt
813,155

 
—

 
813,155

Asset retirement obligations
20,487

 
(3,514
)
(h)
16,973

Derivative instruments
601

 
—

 
601

Other liabilities
61,620

 
(1,649
)
(f)
59,971

Total liabilities
1,075,521

 
(6,424
)
 
1,069,097

Shareholders’ equity (deficit):
 

 
 

 
 
Preferred stock, none issued and outstanding
—

 
—

 
—

Common stock
11,937

 
—

 
11,937

Capital surplus
2,560,353

 
—

 
2,560,353

Accumulated deficit
(2,711,639
)
 
(56,345
)
(i)
(2,767,984
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(8,687
)
 
—

 
(8,687
)
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)
(148,036
)
 
(56,345
)
 
(204,381
)
 
$
927,485

 
$
(62,769
)
 
$
864,716


See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements.


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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

 
Historical
 
Pro Forma Adjustments
 
Pro Forma
 
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
Revenues:
 

 
 

 
 
Oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids sales
$
186,616

 
$
(25,158
)
(j)
$
161,458

Interest and other
1,068

 
—

 
1,068

Total revenues
187,684

 
(25,158
)
 
162,526

Costs, expenses, and other:
 

 
 

 
 
Lease operating expenses
43,254

 
(4,233
)
(j)
39,021

Production and property taxes
7,231

 
(1,326
)
(j)
5,905

Transportation and processing costs
7,122

 
(1,456
)
(j)
5,666

General and administrative
22,451

 
(1,357
)
(k)
21,094

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization
62,639

 
(12,502
)
(l)
50,137

Ceiling test write-down of oil and natural gas properties
204,621

 
—

 
204,621

Interest expense
47,631

 
(56
)
(m)
47,575

Realized and unrealized losses on derivative instruments, net
353

 
—

 
353

Other, net
4,356

 
(212
)
(n)
22,315

 
 
 
18,171

(o)
 
Total costs, expenses, and other
399,658

 
(2,971
)
 
396,687

Loss before income taxes
(211,974
)
 
(22,187
)
 
(234,161
)
Income tax benefit
(2,405
)
 
(8,018
)
(q)
(2,405
)
 
 
 
8,018

(r)
 
Net loss
$
(209,569
)
 
$
(22,187
)
 
$
(231,756
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic loss per common share
$
(1.79
)
 
 
 
$
(1.98
)
Diluted loss per common share
(1.79
)
 
 
 
(1.98
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
117,113

 
 
 
117,113

Diluted
117,113

 
 
 
117,113


See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements.


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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013

 
Historical
 
Pro Forma Adjustments
 
Pro Forma
 
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
Oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids sales
$
441,341

 
$
(226,398
)
(j)
$
214,943

Interest and other
331

 
—

 
331

Total revenues
441,672

 
(226,398
)
 
215,274

Costs, expenses, and other:
 
 
 
 
 
Lease operating expenses
76,675

 
(35,142
)
(j)
41,533

Production and property taxes
14,857

 
(5,569
)
(j)
9,288

Transportation and processing costs
11,895

 
(2,547
)
(j)
9,348

General and administrative
54,826

 
(18,498
)
(k)
36,328

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization
171,557

 
(94,432
)
(l)
77,125

Ceiling test write-down of oil and natural gas properties
57,636

 
—

 
57,636

Interest expense
119,829

 
(53,684
)
(m)
66,145

Realized and unrealized losses on derivative instruments, net
3,786

 
—

 
3,786

Other, net
(142,606
)
 
(1,675
)
(n)
31

 
 
 
193,037

(o)
 
 
 
 
(48,725
)
(p)
 
Total costs, expenses, and other
368,455

 
(67,235
)
 
301,220

Earnings (loss) before income taxes
73,217

 
(159,163
)
 
(85,946
)
Income tax benefit
(707
)
 
(57,522
)
(q)
(707
)
 
 
 
57,522

(r)
 
Net earnings (loss)
$
73,924

 
$
(159,163
)
 
$
(85,239
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic earnings (loss) per common share
$
.62

 
 
 
$
(.73
)
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share
.62

 
 
 
(.73
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
116,125

 
 
 
116,125

Diluted
116,125

 
 
 
116,125


See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements.


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NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 AND DECEMBER 31, 2013
 
Note 1   Basis of Presentation
 
The accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet and related explanatory notes present how the balance sheet of Forest may have appeared had the sale of Forest’s natural gas properties located in the Arkoma Basin (the “Arkoma Gas Assets”) and various other related assets (together with the Arkoma Gas Assets, the “Arkoma Assets”) occurred as of September 30, 2014. The actual sale of the Arkoma Assets closed on December 15, 2014. The accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations and related explanatory notes present how the statements of operations of Forest may have appeared had the sale of (i) the Arkoma Assets, (ii) certain oil and natural gas properties located in the State of Texas (the “Texas Oil and Gas Assets”) and various other related assets (together with the Texas Oil and Gas Assets, the “Texas Assets”), and (iii) certain oil and natural gas properties located in the Texas Panhandle Area (the “Panhandle Oil and Gas Assets,” and together with the Arkoma Gas Assets and the Texas Oil and Gas Assets, the “Oil and Gas Assets”) and various other related assets (together with the Panhandle Oil and Gas Assets, the “Panhandle Assets”, and together with the Arkoma Assets and the Texas Assets, the “Assets”) occurred as of January 1, 2013. The actual sale of the Texas Assets closed on February 15, 2013 and the actual sale of the Panhandle Assets closed on November 25, 2013.

Following are descriptions of certain columns included in the accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements:

Historical—Represents the historical condensed consolidated balance sheet of Forest as of September 30, 2014, the historical condensed consolidated statement of operations of Forest for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, and the historical condensed consolidated statement of operations of Forest for the year ended December 31, 2013.

Pro Forma Adjustments—Represents the adjustments to the historical condensed consolidated financial statements necessary to arrive at the pro forma financial position of Forest as of September 30, 2014, as if the sale of the Arkoma Assets occurred as of September 30, 2014, and the pro forma results of operations of Forest for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and the year ended December 31, 2013, as if the sales of the Assets occurred as of January 1, 2013.
 
Note 2    Pro Forma Adjustments for the Sales of Assets
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
 
(a)
To record the $184 million net cash proceeds received from the sale of the Arkoma Assets.

(b)
To eliminate materials and supplies inventory included in the Arkoma Assets.

(c)
To record the credit to capitalized oil and natural gas property costs to reflect the sale of the Arkoma Gas Assets. The sale of the Arkoma Gas Assets significantly altered the relationship between capitalized costs and proved reserves since the Arkoma Gas Assets comprised more than 25% of Forest’s total proved reserves at the time of the closing. As such, Forest recognized a loss on the sale, instead of accounting for the sale as an adjustment of capitalized costs with no gain or loss recorded, as is typically done under the full cost method of accounting for dispositions of oil and natural gas properties comprising less than 25% of total proved reserves.

(d)
To eliminate other property and equipment included in the Arkoma Assets.

(e)
To eliminate the portion of goodwill allocated to the Arkoma Assets.

(f)
To eliminate gas balancing receivables and payables included in the Arkoma Assets.

(g)
To eliminate suspended revenues payable included in the Arkoma Assets.

(h)
To eliminate the asset retirement obligations associated with the Arkoma Gas Assets.


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(i)
To record the balance sheet impact of the $56 million loss on the Arkoma Assets sale. As discussed in Forest’s Annual and Quarterly Reports for the periods ended December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2014, respectively, Xxxxxx has placed a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets. Since Forest had a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets at September 30, 2014, the tax impact of the loss on the Arkoma Asset sale nets to zero, with the full amount of the pro forma loss showing in accumulated deficit.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
 
(j)
To eliminate the revenues and direct operating expenses associated with the Oil and Gas Assets.
 
(k)
To eliminate salaries, wages, burden, bonus, severance, and stock-based compensation expense related to employees that were involuntarily terminated due to the divestitures of the Texas Assets and Panhandle Assets.

(l)
To adjust (i) depletion to give effect to the reduction in the sales volumes as a result of the sale of the Oil and Gas Assets and (ii) depreciation to give effect to the reduction in other property and equipment included in the Assets.
 
(m)
To adjust interest expense primarily to give effect to the redemption of (i) $278 million principal amount of 7½% Notes, (ii) $422 million principal amount of 7¼% Notes, and (iii) $300 million principal amount of 8½% Notes. The reduction in interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2013 includes $19 million related to the 7½% Notes, $28 million related to the 7¼% Notes, and $6 million related to the 8½% Notes. The remaining adjustments relate to pro forma changes in interest expense on the credit facility and capitalized interest.

(n)
To eliminate accretion expense attributable to asset retirement obligations associated with the Oil and Gas Assets.

(o)
To eliminate net gains recognized on the sale of the Panhandle Assets. The sale of the Panhandle Oil and Gas Assets significantly altered the relationship between capitalized costs and proved reserves since the Panhandle Oil and Gas Assets comprised more than 25% of Forest’s total proved reserves at the time of the closing. Therefore, a gain was recognized on the disposition. The net gains recognized on the disposition were $193 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 and $18 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The 2014 net gains resulted from customary post-closing purchase price adjustments and additional proceeds received.

(p)
To eliminate the loss on debt extinguishment recognized on the redemption of (i) $278 million principal amount of 7½% Notes, (ii) $422 million principal amount of 7¼% Notes, and (iii) $300 million principal amount of 8½% Notes. The loss includes $9 million related to the 7½% Notes, $15 million related to the 7¼% Notes, and $25 million related to the 8½% Notes. These redemptions involved early tender or call premiums and write-offs of unamortized debt issue costs and discounts, which resulted in the losses recognized.

(q)
To adjust income tax expense for the effects of the pro forma adjustments at statutory rates.

(r)
To adjust income tax expense to give effect to the change in the valuation allowance that would have been required associated with the pro forma change in income before income taxes. As discussed in Forest’s Annual and Quarterly Reports for the periods ended December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2014, respectively, Xxxxxx has placed a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets.



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