HighPeak Energy, Inc. Announces Amendments to its Term Loan Credit Agreement and Senior Credit Facility Agreement
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HighPeak Energy (NASDAQ: HPK) has announced significant amendments to its credit agreements, effective August 1, 2025. The company has extended the maturity dates of both its Term Loan Credit Agreement and Senior Credit Facility Agreement to September 30, 2028, representing a two-year extension. The Term Loan Credit Agreement has been upsized to $1.2 billion, enhancing the company's liquidity position.
Key amendments include the deferral of mandatory quarterly amortization payments of $30.0 million until September 30, 2026. The company has also expanded its hedging program through March 2027, implementing various crude oil and natural gas derivative contracts to manage price risk. The amendments were completed at a cost significantly lower than alternative financing options, with TCBI Securities serving as financial advisor.
Positive
- Term Loan Credit Agreement upsized to $1.2 billion, providing additional liquidity
- Two-year extension of credit facility maturities to September 2028
- Deferral of $30.0 million quarterly amortization payments until September 2026
- Lower cost of amendments compared to alternative financing options
- Extensive hedging program implemented through March 2027 for price protection
Negative
- Significant hedging commitments may limit upside potential in rising commodity price environments
- Additional debt exposure through upsized term loan
News Market Reaction – HPK
On the day this news was published, HPK declined 3.90%, reflecting a moderate negative market reaction. Our momentum scanner triggered 4 alerts that day, indicating moderate trading interest and price volatility. This price movement removed approximately $44M from the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $1.08B at that time.
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FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HighPeak Energy, Inc. (“HighPeak” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: HPK) today announced amendments to its Term Loan Credit Agreement and Senior Credit Facility Agreement, both effective August 1, 2025.
Material Amendments to the Term Loan Credit Agreement and Senior Credit Facility Agreement
- Extended the maturity dates for the Term Loan Credit Agreement and the Senior Credit Facility Agreement by two years to September 30, 2028.
- Upsized the borrowings under the Company’s Term Loan Credit Agreement to
$1.2 billion , providing additional liquidity to the Company. - Amended certain covenants including deferring mandatory amortization payments of
$30.0 million per quarter until September 30, 2026. - The Term Loan Credit Agreement call protection provision remains unchanged, expiring in September 2025, providing the Company with significant flexibility to pay down the Term Loan at par, in whole or in part, at any time.
- The Company’s total cost associated with amending and extending the Term Loan Credit Agreement and the Senior Credit Facility Agreement was appreciably less than other potential financing options.
Hedging Update
In conjunction with the aforementioned amendments, the Company entered into additional crude oil derivative contracts through March 31, 2027.
Crude oil. Including the additional crude oil derivative contracts referenced above, HighPeak has the following outstanding crude oil derivative instruments and the weighted average crude oil prices and premiums payable per barrel (“Bbl”):
| Swaps | Collars, Enhanced Collars & Deferred Premium Puts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Settlement Month | Settlement Year | Type of Contract | Bbls Per Day | Index | Price per Bbl | Floor or Strike Price per Bbl | Ceiling Price per Bbl | Deferred Premium Payable per Bbl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crude Oil: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jul – Sep | 2025 | Swap | 3,000 | WTI Cushing | $ | 75.85 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jul – Sep | 2025 | Collar | 7,000 | WTI Cushing | $ | — | $ | 65.00 | $ | 90.08 | $ | 2.28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jul – Sep | 2025 | Put | 9,000 | WTI Cushing | $ | — | $ | 65.78 | $ | — | $ | 5.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oct – Dec | 2025 | Swap | 1,800 | WTI Cushing | $ | 63.77 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oct – Dec | 2025 | Collar | 15,850 | WTI Cushing | $ | — | $ | 60.53 | $ | 69.65 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jan – Mar | 2026 | Swap | 1,000 | WTI Cushing | $ | 63.25 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jan – Mar | 2026 | Collar | 14,350 | WTI Cushing | $ | — | $ | 60.58 | $ | 69.92 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apr – Jun | 2026 | Swap | 1,000 | WTI Cushing | $ | 63.25 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Apr – Jun | 2026 | Collar | 12,350 | WTI Cushing | $ | — | $ | 59.87 | $ | 66.82 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jul – Sep | 2026 | Swap | 1,000 | WTI Cushing | $ | 63.25 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jul – Sep | 2026 | Collar | 12,000 | WTI Cushing | $ | — | $ | 59.83 | $ | 66.84 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oct – Dec | 2026 | Swap | 1,000 | WTI Cushing | $ | 63.25 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oct – Dec | 2026 | Collar | 9,800 | WTI Cushing | $ | — | $ | 59.80 | $ | 65.31 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jan – Mar | 2027 | Swap | 1,000 | WTI Cushing | $ | 63.25 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jan – Mar | 2027 | Collar | 8,900 | WTI Cushing | $ | — | $ | 59.78 | $ | 65.24 | $ | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The Company’s crude oil derivative contracts are based on reported settlement prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange for West Texas Intermediate (“WTI Cushing”) pricing.
Natural gas. The Company has the following outstanding natural gas derivative instruments and the weighted average natural gas prices payable per MMBtu:
| Settlement Month | Settlement Year | Type of Contract | MMBtu Per Day | Index | Price per MMBtu | ||||||||||||||||
| Natural Gas: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jul – Sep | 2025 | Swap | 30,000 | HH | $ | 4.43 | |||||||||||||||
| Oct – Dec | 2025 | Swap | 30,000 | HH | $ | 4.43 | |||||||||||||||
| Jan – Mar | 2026 | Swap | 30,000 | HH | $ | 4.39 | |||||||||||||||
| Apr – Jun | 2026 | Swap | 30,000 | HH | $ | 4.30 | |||||||||||||||
| Jul – Sep | 2026 | Swap | 30,000 | HH | $ | 4.30 | |||||||||||||||
| Oct – Dec | 2026 | Swap | 30,000 | HH | $ | 4.30 | |||||||||||||||
| Jan – Mar | 2027 | Swap | 19,667 | HH | $ | 4.30 | |||||||||||||||
The Company’s natural gas derivative contracts are based on reported settlement prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange for Henry Hub (“HH”) pricing.
TCBI Securities, Inc., doing business as Texas Capital Securities, served as financial advisor to HighPeak and arranger of the amended and extended Term Loan Credit Agreement.
About HighPeak Energy, Inc.
HighPeak Energy, Inc. is a publicly traded independent crude oil and natural gas company, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, focused on the acquisition, development, exploration and exploitation of unconventional crude oil and natural gas reserves in the Midland Basin in West Texas. For more information, please visit our website at www.highpeakenergy.com.
Investor Contact:
Ryan Hightower
Vice President, Business Development
817.850.9204
rhightower@highpeakenergy.com
Source: HighPeak Energy, Inc.
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