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Leases

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Leases
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Leases [Abstract]  
LEASES
LEASES
As of September 30, 2013 the Company had two significant leases. The table below displays the impact of each lease on total leased properties and total lease revenues for the periods presented. As of August 31, 2012, the Company's only lease was with the Public Service Company of New Mexico, which therefore comprised 100 percent of the Company's leased properties and lease revenues.

 
As a Percentage of
 
 
Leased Properties
 
Lease Revenues

 
As of September 30, 2013
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2013
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013
Pinedale LGS
 
94.23%
 
88.68%
 
88.68%
Public Service of New Mexico
 
5.77%
 
11.32%
 
11.32%

Pinedale LGS
Pinedale LP entered into a long-term triple net Lease Agreement on December 20, 2012, relating to the use of the Pinedale LGS (the “Pinedale Lease Agreement”) with Ultra Wyoming LGS, LLC, another indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Ultra Petroleum (“Ultra Newco”). Ultra Newco utilizes the Pinedale LGS to gather and transport a commingled stream of oil, natural gas and water, then further utilizes the Pinedale LGS to separate this stream into its separate components. Ultra Newco's obligations under the Pinedale Lease Agreement are guaranteed by Ultra Petroleum and Ultra Petroleum's operating subsidiary, Ultra Resources, Inc. (“Ultra Resources”), pursuant to the terms of a Parent Guaranty (the “Guaranty”). Annual rent for the initial term under the Pinedale Lease Agreement is a minimum of $20 million (as adjusted annually for changes based on the Consumer Price Index (“CPI”), subject to annual maximum adjustments of 2 percent), with the exact rental amount determined by the actual volume of the components handled by the Pinedale LGS, subject to Pinedale LP not being in default under the Pinedale Lease Agreement. Total annual rent may not exceed $27.5 million.
As of September 30, 2013, approximately $873 thousand of net deferred lease costs are included in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. The deferred costs are amortized over the 15 year life of the Pinedale LGS lease. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, $15 thousand and $46 thousand, respectively, is included in amortization expense within the Consolidated Statements of Income. Approximately $2.6 million in gross asset acquisition costs related to the Pinedale LGS acquisition is included in Leased Property within the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The asset acquisition costs will be depreciated over the anticipated 26 year life of the newly acquired asset and will be included in depreciation expense within the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The assets which comprise the Pinedale LGS include real property and land rights to which the purchase consideration was allocated based on relative fair values and equaled $122.3 million and $105.7 million, respectively.   The land rights are being depreciated over the 26 year life of the related land lease with associated depreciation expense expected to be approximately $4.1 million for each of the next five years.

In view of the fact that Ultra Petroleum leases a substantial portion of the Company's net leased property, which is a significant source of revenues and operating income, its financial condition and ability and willingness to satisfy its obligations under its lease with the Company are expected to have a considerable impact on the results of operation going forward.
Ultra Petroleum is currently subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and is required to file with the SEC annual reports containing audited financial statements and quarterly reports containing unaudited financial statements. The audited financial statements and unaudited financial statements of Ultra Petroleum can be found on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Company makes no representation as to the accuracy or completeness of the audited and unaudited financial statements of Ultra Petroleum, but has no reason not to believe the accuracy or completeness of such information. In addition, Ultra Petroleum has no duty, contractual or otherwise, to advise the Company of any events that might have occurred subsequent to the date of such financial statements which could affect the significance or accuracy of such information. Summary Consolidated Balance Sheets and Consolidated Statements of Operations for Ultra Petroleum are provided below.
Ultra Petroleum Corp.
Summary Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)
 
September 30, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
(UNAUDITED)
 
 
Current assets
$
96,060

 
$
125,848

Non-current assets
1,972,896

 
1,881,497

Total Assets
$
2,068,956

 
$
2,007,345

 
 
 
 
Current liabilities
339,914

 
514,092

Non-current liabilities
2,105,882

 
2,071,120

Total Liabilities
$
2,445,796

 
$
2,585,212

 
 
 
 
Shareholder's (deficit)
(376,840
)
 
(577,867
)
Total Liabilities and Shareholder's Equity
$
2,068,956

 
$
2,007,345

 
 
 
 
Ultra Petroleum Corp.
Summary Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
(in thousands)
 
For the Three Months ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Revenues
$
221,205

 
$
196,375

 
$
708,207

 
$
592,789

Expenses
136,389

 
763,330

 
419,387

 
3,012,070

Operating Income (Loss)
84,816

 
(566,955
)
 
288,820

 
(2,419,281
)
Other Income (Expense), net
(20,525
)
 
(35,016
)
 
(88,863
)
 
5,439

Income (Loss) before income tax provision (benefit)
64,291

 
(601,971
)
 
199,957

 
(2,413,842
)
Income tax provision (benefit)
381

 
175

 
3,240

 
(708,977
)
Net Income (Loss)
$
63,910

 
$
(602,146
)
 
$
196,717

 
$
(1,704,865
)
Public Service Company of New Mexico ("PNM")
EIP is leased on a triple net basis through April 1, 2015 (the "PNM Lease Agreement") to PNM, an independent electric utility company serving approximately 500 thousand customers in New Mexico. PNM is a subsidiary of PNM Resources Inc. (NYSE: PNM) ("PNM Resources"). Per the PNM Lease Agreement, at the time of expiration of the PNM Lease Agreement, the Company could choose to renew the PNM Lease Agreement with the lessee, the lessee could offer to repurchase the EIP, or the PNM Lease Agreement could be allowed to expire and the Company could find another lessee. Under the terms of the PNM Lease Agreement, the Company was to receive semi-annual lease payments.
At the time of acquisition, the rate of the PNM Lease Agreement was determined to be above market rates for similar leased assets and the Company recorded an intangible asset of $1.1 million for this premium which is being amortized as a reduction to lease revenue over the remaining lease term. See Note 10 below for further information as to the intangible asset.
On November 1, 2012 the Company entered into a definitive Purchase Agreement with PNM to sell the Company’s 40 percent undivided interest in the EIP upon termination of the PNM Lease Agreement on April 1, 2015 for $7.68 million. Upon execution of the Agreement, the schedule of the lease payments under the PNM Lease Agreement was changed so that the last scheduled semi-annual lease payment was received by the Company on October 1, 2012. Additionally, PNM's remaining basic lease payments due to the Company were accelerated. The semi-annual payments of approximately $1.4 million that were originally scheduled to be paid on April 1, and October 1, 2013, respectively, were received by the Company on November 1, 2012. Therefore, as of November 30, 2012, PNM had paid $2.4 million in future minimum lease payments in advance. The amount is reported as an unearned revenue liability within the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of September 30, 2013 there were no remaining advance payments included in unearned revenue. The three remaining lease payments due April 1, 2014, October 1, 2014 and April 1, 2015 are scheduled to be paid in full on January 1, 2014.
In conjunction with the November 1, 2012 Purchase Agreement, the Company reevaluated the residual value used to calculate its depreciation of the EIP, and determined that a change in estimate was necessary. The change in estimate resulted in higher depreciation expenses beginning in November of 2012 through the expiration of the lease in April 2015. The incremental depreciation amounts to approximately $393 thousand per quarter.
In view of the fact that the PNM lease is a significant source of revenue and operating income, its financial condition and ability and willingness to satisfy its obligations under its lease with the Company have a considerable impact on the results of operations.
PNM Resources is currently subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and is required to file with the SEC annual reports containing audited financial statements and quarterly reports containing unaudited financial statements. The audited financial statements and unaudited financial statements of PNM Resources can be found on the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. The Company makes no representation as to the accuracy or completeness of the audited and unaudited financial statements of PNM Resources but has no reason not to believe the accuracy or completeness of such information. In addition, PNM Resources has no duty, contractual or otherwise, to advise the Company of any events that might have occurred subsequent to the date of such financial statements which could affect the significance or accuracy of such information. None of the information in the public reports of PNM Resources that are filed with the SEC is incorporated by reference into, or in any way, form a part of this filing.

The future contracted minimum rental receipts for all net leases as of September 30, 2013 are as follows:
Future Minimum Lease Receipts
Years Ending December 31,
 
Amount
2013
 
$
5,000,000

2014
 
24,267,371

2015
 
20,000,000

2016
 
20,000,000

2017
 
20,000,000

Thereafter
 
199,354,839

Total
 
$
288,622,210