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Acquisitions??and Divestitures

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Acquisitions and Divestitures
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]  
Acquisitions and Divestitures Acquisitions and Divestitures
2021 Acquisitions and Divestitures
Primexx Acquisition
On October 1, 2021, the Company closed on the acquisition of certain producing oil and gas properties, undeveloped acreage and associated infrastructure assets in the Delaware Basin from Primexx Resource Development, LLC (“Primexx”) and BPP Acquisition, LLC (“BPP”) for an adjusted purchase price of approximately $444.8 million in cash, inclusive of the deposit paid at signing, 8.84 million shares of the Company’s common stock and approximately $25.2 million paid upon final closing for total consideration of $880.8 million (the “Primexx Acquisition”), subject to potential adjustments for applicable indemnification claims as discussed below. The Company funded the cash portion of the total consideration with borrowings under its Credit Facility, as defined below. Of the 8.84 million shares of the Company’s common stock issued upon closing, 2.6 million shares were held in escrow pursuant to the purchase and sale agreements with Primexx and BPP (collectively, the “Primexx PSAs”). Pursuant to the Primexx PSAs, 50% of the shares held in escrow were released six months after the closing date, which was on April 1, 2022, and the remaining shares will be released twelve months after the closing date, which will be on October 1, 2022, in each case subject to holdback for the satisfaction of any applicable indemnification claims that may be made under the Primexx PSAs.
Also, pursuant to the Primexx PSAs, certain interest owners exercised their option to sell their interest in the properties included in the Primexx Acquisition to the Company for consideration structured similarly to the Primexx Acquisition, for an incremental purchase price totaling approximately $33.1 million, net of customary purchase price adjustments, of which $10.7 million closed during the first quarter of 2022.
The Primexx Acquisition was accounted for as a business combination; therefore, the purchase price was allocated to the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based on their estimated acquisition date fair values with information available at that time. A combination of a discounted cash flow model and market data was used by a third-party specialist in determining the fair value of the oil and gas properties. Significant inputs into the calculation included future commodity prices, estimated volumes of oil and gas reserves, expectations for timing and amount of future development and operating costs, future plugging and abandonment costs and a
risk adjusted discount rate. Certain data necessary to complete the purchase price allocation is not yet available. The Company expects to complete the purchase price allocation during the 12-month period following the acquisition date.
The following table sets forth the Company’s preliminary allocation of the total estimated consideration of $914.0 million to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date.
Preliminary Purchase
Price Allocation
(In thousands)
Assets:
Other current assets $10,250 
Evaluated oil and natural gas properties 686,393 
Unevaluated properties 278,602 
Total assets acquired $975,245 
Liabilities:
Suspense payable $16,447 
Other current liabilities 33,482 
Asset retirement obligation 1,898 
Other long-term liabilities 9,425 
Total liabilities assumed $61,252 
Total consideration $913,993 
Approximately $138.1 million of revenues and $28.8 million of direct operating expenses attributed to the Primexx Acquisition are included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Pro Forma Operating Results (Unaudited). The following unaudited pro forma combined condensed financial data for the year ended December 31, 2021 was derived from the historical financial statements of the Company giving effect to the Primexx Acquisition, as if it had occurred on January 1, 2020. The below information reflects pro forma adjustments for the issuance of the Company’s common stock and the borrowings under the Credit Facility as total consideration, as well as pro forma adjustments based on available information and certain assumptions that the Company believes provide a reasonable basis for reflecting the significant pro forma effects directly attributable to the Primexx Acquisition.
The pro forma consolidated statements of operations data has been included for comparative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results that might have occurred had the Primexx Acquisition taken place on January 1, 2020 and is not intended to be a projection of future results.
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2021
(In thousands)
Revenues $2,294,893 
Income from operations 1,151,493 
Net income 482,690 
Basic earnings per common share $8.37 
Diluted earnings per common share $8.13 
Non-Core Asset Divestitures
During 2021, we completed divestitures of certain non-core assets in the Delaware Basin, Midland Basin, and Eagle Ford Shale as well as the divestiture of certain non-core water infrastructure for total net proceeds of $181.8 million, subject to post-closing adjustments. The aggregate net proceeds for each of the 2021 divestitures were recognized as a reduction of evaluated oil and gas properties with no gain or loss recognized as the divestitures did not significantly alter the relationship between capitalized costs and estimated proved reserves. For additional discussion, see “Note 4 - Acquisitions and Divestitures” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the 2021 Annual Report.