HOUSTON, June 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Parker Drilling
Company (NYSE: PKD) today announced it has agreed to terms with its
lenders on an amendment to its 2015 Secured Credit Agreement (the
"Amendment"). The terms of the Amendment provide covenant
relief and flexibility to help navigate the prolonged industry
downturn. The Company has no borrowings outstanding under the
facility and as of March 31, 2016 had
$12.8 million of outstanding letters
of credit.
"This amendment contains significant covenant relief that should
provide the Company with improved financial flexibility during this
current market downturn," said Gary
Rich, the Company's Chairman, President and CEO.
"Although our borrowing capacity was reduced to $100 million, we believe the Company's liquidity
remains strong with a cash position on March
31, 2016 of $108 million and
an undrawn credit facility. We expect to fully fund our 2016
capital program and interest obligations through cash flow from
operations and cash on hand without accessing the credit
facility. The amendment further strengthens our belief that
we are well positioned to navigate our way through the current
challenging market environment."
Key elements to the Amendment include:
a) elimination of the Company's
Leverage Ratio covenant until the fourth quarter of 2018 when the
covenant reverts to 4.25x, and remains at
4.25x thereafter;
b) elimination of the Company's
Interest Coverage Ratio covenant until the fourth quarter of 2017
when the covenant reverts to 1.00x and increases 0.25x each
subsequent quarter until reaching 2.00x in the fourth quarter of
2018, and remains 2.00x thereafter;
c) an immediate increase in the
Company's Senior Secured Leverage Ratio covenant from 1.50x to
2.80x until it decreases to 2.20x in the second quarter of 2017,
1.75x in the third quarter of 2017, and 1.50x in the fourth quarter
of 2017 and thereafter;
d) total lender commitments
reduced to $100 million from
$200 million; and
e) the allowance of up to
$75 million of Junior Lien Debt.
The credit facility maturity date of January 2020 was not changed.
Company Description
Parker Drilling provides drilling
services and rental tools to the energy industry. The Company's
Drilling Services business serves operators in the inland waters of
the U.S. Gulf of Mexico utilizing
Parker Drilling's barge rig fleet
and in select international markets and harsh-environment regions
utilizing Parker-owned and customer-owned equipment. The Company's
Rental Tools Services business supplies premium equipment and well
services to operators on land and offshore in the U.S. and
international markets. More information about Parker Drilling can be found on the Company's
website at www.parkerdrilling.com.
Cautionary Statement
This press release contains certain statements that may be
deemed to be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All
statements in this press release other than statements of
historical facts addressing activities, events or developments the
Company expects, projects, believes, or anticipates will or may
occur in the future are forward-looking statements. These
statements include, but are not limited to, statements about
anticipated future financial or operational results; the outlook
for rental tools utilization and rig utilization and dayrates; the
results of past capital expenditures; scheduled start-ups of rigs;
general industry conditions such as the demand for drilling and the
factors affecting demand; competitive advantages such as
technological innovation; future operating results of the Company's
rigs, rental tools operations and projects under management; future
capital expenditures; expansion and growth opportunities;
acquisitions or joint ventures; asset purchases and sales;
successful negotiation and execution of contracts; scheduled
delivery of drilling rigs or rental equipment for operation; the
Company's financial position; changes in utilization or market
share; outcomes of legal proceedings; compliance with credit
facility and indenture covenants; and similar matters. These
statements are based on certain assumptions made by the Company
based on management's experience and perception of historical
trends, current conditions, anticipated future developments and
other factors believed to be appropriate. Although the Company
believes its expectations stated in this press release are based on
reasonable assumptions, such statements are subject to a number of
assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the
control of the Company, that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those implied or expressed by the forward-looking
statements. These include risks relating to changes in worldwide
economic and business conditions, fluctuations in oil and natural
gas prices, compliance with existing laws and changes in laws or
government regulations, the failure to realize the benefits of, and
other risks relating to, acquisitions, the risk of cost overruns,
our ability to refinance our debt and other important factors, many
of which could adversely affect market conditions, demand for our
services, and costs, and all or any one of which could cause actual
results to differ materially from those projected. For more
information, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report
filed on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission and
other public filings and press releases. Each forward-looking
statement speaks only as of the date of this press release and the
Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
CONTACT: Jason Geach, Vice
President, Investor Relations & Corporate Development, +1 (281)
406-2310, jason.geach@parkerdrilling.com.
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