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Lonestar Resources Second Quarter 2021 Results

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   |    Monday,August 16,2021

Lonestar Resources US Inc. reported its Q2 2021 results ahead of its pending merger with Penn Virginia.

Highlights:

• Second Quarter Production Up 14% From First Quarter Levels. Lonestar reported a 14% increase in net oil and gas production to 11,855 BOE/d during the three months ended June 30, 2021 ("2Q21"), compared to 10,377 BOE/d for the three months ended March 31, 2021 ("1Q21"). Production was comprised of 73% crude oil and NGL's on an equivalent basis. Lonestar's development program continues to deliver significant increases in production, with July production rates averaging 13,500 BOE/d.
• Adjusted Net Income Was $10.7 Million, or $1.07 Per Share. While Lonestar reported a net loss attributable to its common stockholders of $17.8 million, or ($1.77) per share in 2Q21 compared to a net loss of $6.3 million in 1Q21, Lonestar's adjusted net income for 2Q21 was $10.7 million, or $1.07 per share. Adjusted net income excludes, on a tax-adjusted basis, certain items that the Company does not view as either recurring or indicative of its ongoing financial performance. Most notable among these items include: a $29.1 million unrealized hedging loss on financial derivatives ("mark-to-market"). Please see Non-GAAP Financial Measures at the end of this release for the definition of Adjusted Net Income (Loss), a reconciliation of net loss before taxes to Adjusted Net Income (Loss), and the reasons for its use.
• Lonestar Reported 2Q21 Adjusted EBITDAX of $23.7 Million. 2Q21 Adjusted EBITDAX increased 3% over 1Q21 adjusted EBITDAX of $22.9 million. Improved wellhead price realizations and reduced cash expenses positively impacted 2Q21 results. However, 2Q21's Adjusted EBITDAX was negatively impacted by $10.8 million of hedge losses realized in the quarter while 1Q21's result were negatively impacted by $5.4 million of realized hedge loss. Please see Non-GAAP Financial Measures at the end of this release for the definition of Adjusted EBITDAX, a reconciliation of net loss attributable to common stockholders to Adjusted EBITDAX, and the reasons for its use.
• Lonestar Reported Discretionary Cash Flow For 2Q21 of $19.9 Million. Lonestar's Discretionary Cash Flow of $19.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, which is a 4% increase over $19.1 million generated in the three months ended March 31, 2021. Lonestar spent $38.4 million on capital expenditures in the six months ended June 30, 2021. Please see Non-GAAP Financial Measures at the end of this release for the definition of Discretionary Cash Flow, a reconciliation of net loss attributable to common stockholders to Free Cash Flow, and the reasons for its use.

Lonestar's Chief Executive Officer, Frank D. Bracken, III commented, "Our 2021 capital program continues to generate robust growth in production and cash flow, and the front-end loaded nature of that program is expected to yield significant Free Cash Flow in the second half of the year."

Ops Update

• Production-Lonestar reported net oil and gas production of 11,855 BOE/d during the three months ended June 30, 2021, representing a 14% increase quarter-over-quarter. 2Q21 production volumes consisted of 6,224 barrels of oil per day (53%), 2,409 barrels of NGLs per day (20%), and 19,332 Mcf of natural gas per day (27%). Since year-end, Lonestar has placed onstream a three-well pad at Hawkeye (50% WI) and two two-well pads at Horned Frog (100% WI).
• Pricing-Lonestar's Eagle Ford Shale assets continued to deliver favorable wellhead realizations in 2Q21. Lonestar's wellhead crude oil price realization was $64.21/bbl, which reflects a discount of $2.10/bbl vs. West Texas Intermediate ("WTI"). Lonestar's realized NGL price was $22.53/bbl, or 34% of WTI. Lonestar's realized wellhead natural gas price was $2.68 per Mcf, reflecting a $0.26 discount to Henry Hub.
• Revenues-Wellhead revenues increased by $6.2 million to $46.0 million in 2Q21, or 16%, compared to 1Q21, primarily driven by a 15% increase in oil price realizations.
• Expenses-Total cash expenses, which include the cash portions of lease operating, gathering, processing, transportation, production taxes, general & administrative, and interest expenses were $18.2 million. 2Q21 cash operating costs increased by 10%, compared to $16.5 million in 1Q21, in conjunction with higher production volumes. When measured on a unit-of-production basis, total cash costs were reduced by 4% from $17.66 per BOE to $16.90 per BOE. Adjusted for non-recurring items discussed below, total cash expenses were $16.0 million, or $14.84 per BOE.
  • Lease Operating Expenses ("LOE"), which includes workover expenses, showed improvement on an absolute dollar basis and a per-unit basis. Lease operating expenses were $3.9 million for 2Q21, which was 12% lower than LOE of $4.4 million in 1Q21. Moreover, LOE per BOE was reduced by 23%, from $4.76 per BOE in 1Q21 to $3.65 per BOE in 2Q21.
  • Gathering, Processing & Transportation Expenses ("GP&T") for 2Q21 were $1.5 million, which remained stable when compared to GP&T of $1.5 million in the three months ended 1Q21. On a unit-of-production basis, GP&T decreased 15% quarter over quarter from $1.65 per BOE in 1Q21 to $1.41 per BOE in 2Q21.
  • Production & Ad Valorem Taxes for 2Q21 were $2.5 million, which was relatively flat compared to production taxes of $2.4 million in 1Q21. On a unit-of-production basis, production and ad valorem taxes decreased 11% quarter over quarter $2.59 per BOE in 1Q21 to $2.31 per BOE in 2Q21.
  • General & Administrative ("G&A") expenses were $5.9 million, or $5.53 per BOE in 2Q21 compared to $3.97 million, or $4.26 per BOE in 1Q21. Adjusted for non-recurring expenses such as severance costs and stock-based compensation G&A for 2Q21 was $3.4 million, or $3.18 per BOE.
  • Interest Expense was $4.3 million for 2Q21, up 5% from $4.1 million in 1Q21. On a unit-of-production basis, interest expense was reduced from $4.40 per BOE in 1Q21 to $4.01 per BOE in 1Q21. Lonestar expects continued reductions in interest expense per BOE, as the Company reduces long-term debt and increases production.

Eagle Ford - Western Region

In our Western Region, which encompasses Dimmit and LaSalle Counties, production for 2Q21 averaged approximately 6,604 BOE per day, a 29% increase from 1Q21 production. Production consisted of 2,550 barrels of oil per day (39%), 1,607 barrels of NGL's per day (24%) and 14,668 Mcf of natural gas per day (37%). The Western region accounted for 56% of the Company's production during the quarter.

Lonestar recently completed drilling operations on 2.0 gross / 2.0 net wells on its Horned Frog South property, Lonestar has a 100% WI / 77.96% NRI in the Horned Frog Alderman #1H and #2H. These wells commenced flowback in June, and to date, have registered max 30-day production rates averaging 2,306 BOE/d. Production is currently comprised of 59% crude oil and NGL's on an equivalent basis.

• Horned Frog Alderman A #1H - With a 11,883' perforated interval, the #1H recorded max 30-day rates of 825 Bbls/d oil, 516 Bbls/d of NGLs, and 5,526 Mcf/d, or 2,262 BOE/d on a three-stream basis.

• Horned Frog Alderman B #2H - With a 12,141' perforated interval, the #2H recorded max 30-day rates of 815 Bbls/d oil, 551 Bbls/d of NGLs, and 5,903 Mcf/d, or 2,350 BOE/d on a three-stream basis.

Eagle Ford - Central Region

In our Central Region, which principally includes Gonzales, Karnes, Lavaca and Fayette Counties, 2Q21 production averaged approximately 4,991 BOE/d, a slight decrease over 1Q21 rates. Production consisted of 3,536 barrels of oil per day (71%), 733 barrels of NGL's per day (15%), and 4,330 Mcf of natural gas per day (14%). The Central region accounted for 42% of the Company's production during the quarter.

As part of its Joint Venture with Marathon Oil Corporation, Lonestar, as operator, has permitted a three-well pad on its Hawkeye asset. To date, Lonestar has completed drilling operations on three wells, the Hawkeye #9H, #10H and #11H, with designed perforated intervals exceeding 11,000 feet.

Eagle Ford - Eastern Region

In our Eastern Region, 1Q22 production averaged approximately 260 BOE/d, a 10% increase over 1Q21 rates. Production consisted of 138 barrels of oil per day (53%), 67 barrels of NGL's per day (26%), and 334 Mcf of natural gas per day (21%).