0001606268-16-000285 8-K 5 20160503 9.01 20160615 20160615 Spark Energy, Inc. 0001606268 4931 465453215 DE 1231 8-K 34 001-36559 161714620 12140 WICKCHESTER LANE SUITE 100 HOUSTON TX 77079 (713) 600-2600 12140 WICKCHESTER LANE SUITE 100 HOUSTON TX 77079 8-K 1 majorproforma8-k.htm 8-K ACQUISITION OF MAJOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Document UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 3, 2016 Spark Energy, Inc. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware 001-36559 46-5453215 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of Incorporation) File Number) Identification Number) 12140 Wickchester Ln, Suite 100 Houston, Texas 77079 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (713) 600-2600 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: ¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Explanatory Note As previously discussed in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016, on May 3, 2016, Spark Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) and Spark HoldCo, LLC (“Spark HoldCo”) entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Major Energy Purchase Agreement”), with Retailco, LLC and National Gas & Electric, LLC (“NG&E”), pursuant to which Spark HoldCo has agreed to purchase, and NG&E has agreed to sell, all of the outstanding membership interests in Major Energy Services LLC, a New York limited liability company, Major Energy Electric Services LLC, a New York limited liability company, and Respond Power LLC, a New York limited liability company (collectively, the “Major Energy Companies”). NG&E is owned by W. Keith Maxwell III, our Chairman of the Board, founder and majority shareholder. The closing of the acquisition is anticipated in the third quarter of 2016. The financial statements of the Major Energy Companies included herein are being provided in accordance with Rule 3-05 of Regulation S-X. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired. The audited combined financial statements of the Major Energy Companies as of and for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 are included in this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1. The unaudited combined financial statements of the Major Energy Companies as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 are included in this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.2. (b) Pro Forma Financial Information. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and for the year ended December 31, 2015 are included in this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.3. (c) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description 23.1 Consent of Independent Auditor of the Major Energy Companies, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP 99.1 Audited Combined Financial Statements of the Major Energy Companies 99.2 Unaudited Combined Financial Statements of the Major Energy Companies 99.3 Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Financial Information SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Dated: June 15, 2016 Spark Energy, Inc. By: /s/ Robert Lane Name: Robert Lane Title: Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description 23.1 Consent of Independent Auditor of the Major Energy Companies, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP 99.1 Audited Combined Financial Statements of the Major Energy Companies 99.2 Unaudited Combined Financial Statements of the Major Energy Companies 99.3 Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Financial Information EX-23.1 2 exhibit231consentletter.htm EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF PWC Exhibit CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S­3 (No. 001-36559) of Spark Energy, Inc. of our report dated June 10, 2016 relating to the combined financial statements of Major Energy Services, LLC and Associated Entities, which appears in this Current Report on Form 8­K of Spark Energy, Inc. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Florham Park, New Jersey June 15, 2016 EX-99.1 3 exhibit991auditedcombinedf.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 AUDITED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Exhibit Major Energy Services, LLC and Associated Entities Combined Financial Statements December 31, 2015 and 2014 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Major Energy Services, LLC and Associated Entities Index December 31, 2015 and 2014 Page(s) Independent Auditor's Report 2 Combined Financial Statements Balance Sheets 3 Statements of Income 4 Statements of Members’ Equity 5 Statements of Cash Flows 6 Notes to Financial Statements 7 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Independent Auditor’s Report To Management of Major Energy Services, LLC and Associated Entities: We have audited the accompanying combined financial statements of Major Energy Services, LLC and Associated Entities (Major Energy Electric Services, LLC and Respond Power, LLC) (collectively the “Companies”), which comprise the combined balance sheets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related combined statements of income, of members’ equity, and of cash flows for the years then ended. Management’s Responsibility for the Combined Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the combined financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of combined financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Auditor’s Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the combined financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the combined financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the combined financial statements. The procedures selected depend on our judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the combined financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, we consider internal control relevant to the Company's preparation and fair presentation of the combined financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the combined financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. Opinion In our opinion, the combined financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Major Energy Services, LLC and Associated Entities as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP June 10, 2016 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Major Energy Services, LLC and Associated Entities Combined Balance Sheets December 31, 2015 and 2014 2015 2014 Assets Current assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 4,906,701 $ 2,968,778 Restricted cash 76,500 76,500 Accounts receivable 24,142,291 29,975,662 Natural gas inventories 442,666 700,683 Deferred advertising costs, current 1,683,333 1,374,689 Other current assets 6,034,093 4,607,847 Total current assets 37,285,584 39,704,159 Customer acquisition costs, net of accumulated amortization 4,961,029 8,015,088 Deferred advertising costs 918,750 — Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation of $11,405 in 2015 and $8,752 in 2014 15,123 17,776 Security deposits and other assets 47,540 31,426 Total assets $ 43,228,026 $ 47,768,449 Liabilities and Members' Equity Current liabilities Accounts payable $ 9,633,148 $ 10,112,800 Accrued liabilities 14,569,092 6,975,658 Loans payable 9,418,852 15,324,843 Total current liabilities 33,621,092 32,413,301 Other liabilities 416,668 Total liabilities 34,037,760 32,413,301 Commitments and contingencies (Note 8) Members' equity 9,190,266 15,355,148 Total liabilities and members' equity $ 43,228,026 $ 47,768,449 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these combined financial statements. 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Major Energy Services, LLC and Associated Entities Combined Statements of Income Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 2015 2014 Sale of natural gas and electricity $ 189,228,440 $ 204,228,844 Cost of natural gas and electricity 144,153,736 165,548,459 Operating expenses 32,015,352 25,681,691 Total operating profit 13,059,352 12,998,694 Interest income (expense) Interest income 34,910 28,848 Interest expense (468,230 ) (549,059 ) Total interest expense, net (433,320 ) (520,211 ) Income before income taxes 12,626,032 12,478,483 Income taxes 89,635 120,351 Net income $ 12,536,397 $ 12,358,132 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these combined financial statements. 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Major Energy Services, LLC and Associated Entities Combined Statements of Members’ Equity Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 Total Members' Retained Members' Units Earnings Equity Balance at December 31, 2013 $ 1,359,114 $ 13,881,974 $ 15,241,088 Members' distributions — (12,171,072 ) (12,171,072 ) Preferred guaranteed member payments — (73,000 ) (73,000 ) Net income — 12,358,132 12,358,132 Balance at December 31, 2014 1,359,114 13,996,034 15,355,148 Members' distributions — (18,628,279 ) (18,628,279 ) Preferred guaranteed member payments — (73,000 ) (73,000 ) Net income — 12,536,397 12,536,397 Balance at December 31, 2015 $ 1,359,114 $ 7,831,152 $ 9,190,266 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these combined financial statements. 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Major Energy Services, LLC and Associated Entities Combined Statements of Cash Flows Years Ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 2015 2014 Cash flows from operating activities Net income $ 12,536,397 $ 12,358,132 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities Depreciation and amortization 10,843,394 10,173,190 Changes in assets and liabilities Accounts receivable 5,833,372 (1,635,840 ) Natural gas inventories 258,017 1,093,120 Other current assets 75,509 (1,533,104 ) Customer acquisition costs (6,064,076 ) (7,667,627 ) Deferred advertising costs (1,934,800 ) (1,018,583 ) Security deposits and other assets (16,114 ) 439 Accounts payable (479,652 ) 393,455 Accrued liabilities 6,578,234 2,597,209 Other liabilities 416,668 — Net cash provided by operating activities 28,046,949 14,760,391 Cash flows from financing activities Net borrowings on loans payable (7,407,747 ) (2,873,467 ) Members' distributions (18,628,279 ) (12,171,072 ) Preferred guaranteed member payments (73,000 ) (73,000 ) Net cash used in financing activities (26,109,026 ) (15,117,539 ) Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 1,937,923 (357,148 ) Cash and cash equivalents Beginning of period 2,968,778 3,325,926 End of period $ 4,906,701 $ 2,968,778 Cash paid during the period Interest $ 488,074 $ 552,467 Income taxes 108,158 139,749 Noncash supplemental disclosure Collateral posting $ 1,501,756 $ 1,164,331 Deferred advertised 1,015,200 518,583 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these combined financial statements. 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Major Energy Services, LLC and Associated Entities Notes to Combined Financial Statements December 31, 2015 and 2014 1. Organization and Nature of Business The financial position and results of operations of Major Energy Services, LLC (“MES”), Major Energy Electric Services, LLC (“MEES”) and Respond Power, LLC (“Respond”), (collectively, the “Companies”) are presented on a combined basis in accordance with the principles of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810, Consolidation. MES, MEES and Respond are related through common ownership and control. MES was organized as a New York LLC in 2005. MES is engaged in the marketing and supply of natural gas. MES began serving customers in 2007 and, during 2015, operated in Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. MEES was organized as a New York LLC in 2007. MEES is engaged in the marketing and supply of electricity. MEES began serving customers in 2010 and, during 2015, operated in Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland and New York. Respond was organized as a New York LLC in 2008. Respond is engaged in the marketing and supply of electricity. Respond began serving customers in 2010 and, during 2015, operated in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The Companies operate in the highly regulated natural gas and electricity retail sales industry and comply with the legislation and regulations in these state jurisdictions in order to maintain licensed status and to continue operations. Licensing requirements vary by state, but generally involve regular, standardized reporting in order to maintain a license in good standing with the state commission responsible for regulating retail electricity and gas suppliers. The transportation and sale for resale of natural gas in interstate commerce are regulated by agencies of the U.S. federal government, primarily the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) under the Natural Gas Act of 1938, the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 and regulations issued under those statutes. Since 1985, FERC has endeavored to make natural gas transportation more accessible to natural gas buyers and sellers on an open and non-discriminatory basis. FERC’s orders do not attempt to directly regulate natural gas retail sales. As a shipper of natural gas on interstate pipelines, the Companies are subject to those interstate pipelines tariff requirements and FERC regulations and policies applicable to shippers. The Companies marketing efforts to consumers, including but not limited to telemarketing, door-to-door sales, direct mail and online marketing, are subject to consumer protection regulation including state deceptive trade practices acts, Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) marketing standards, and state utility commission rules governing customer solicitations and enrollments, among others. 2. Significant Accounting Policies Principles of Combination and Consolidation and Combined Statements of Income The accompanying combined balance sheets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 include the accounts of Major Energy Services, LLC, Major Energy Electric Services, LLC and Respond Power, LLC, which are separate entities with common ownership. These entities are managed and operated as if they were a single entity, and therefore management has elected to present their statements on a combined basis. All intercompany balances have been eliminated upon combination. Basis of Presentation The accounting and reporting policies of the Companies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Revision of Prior Period Financial Statements The Companies fiscal 2014 combined financial statements have been revised to reflect the correction of misstatements relating to certain accrued expenses totaling $1,269,242, of which $834,156 is attributable to the 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- year ending December 31, 2014, and $435,086 attributable to prior periods. The revisions relate to settlement of a sales tax audit with the state of New York for periods prior to 2014 of $327,000, and $280,000 of renewable energy certificates ("RECs") related to 2014 load requirements in the state of Massachusetts. During 2015, the Companies were also notified by a local distribution company ("LDC") of volume differentials related to prior year meter reads and has revised the sale of natural gas and electricity by $554,156 for the year ending December 31, 2014 and $108,086 for prior periods to reflect a total of $662,242 due to the LDC. The Companies revised retained earnings at December 31, 2013 to reflect the portion of these misstatements relating to prior years totaling $435,086. In addition, the Companies did not appropriately classify $939,083 of natural gas inventories which had been accrued for by the Companies, however title had not passed from its supplier at December 31, 2014. The presentation of these amounts has been revised and is included in other current assets on the combined balance sheet. The Companies assessed the quantitative and qualitative impact of the misstatements and concluded that they are not material, individually or in the aggregate, to the fiscal 2014 previously issued combined financial statements. As a result, the fiscal 2014 combined financial statements have been revised. The effect of the revisions on the December 31, 2014 combined financial statements are as follows: As Previously Reported Adjustments As Revised Combined Balance Sheet Assets Natural gas inventories $ 1,639,766 $ (939,083 ) $ 700,683 Other current assets 3,668,764 939,083 4,607,847 Total current assets $ 39,704,159 $ — $ 39,704,159 Liabilities and Members' Equity Accrued liabilities $ 5,706,416 $ 1,269,242 $ 6,975,658 Total liabilities 31,144,059 1,269,242 32,413,301 Members' equity 16,624,390 (1,269,242 ) 15,355,148 Total liabilities and members' equity $ 47,768,449 $ — $ 47,768,449 Combined Statement of Income — Sale of natural gas and electricity $ 204,783,000 $ (554,156 ) $ 204,228,844 Cost of natural gas and electricity 165,268,459 280,000 165,548,459 Gross profit 39,514,541 (834,156 ) 38,680,385 Net income $ 13,192,288 $ (834,156 ) $ 12,358,132 Use of Estimates and Assumptions The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures at the date of the financial statements. Similarly, estimates and assumptions are required for the reporting of revenues and expenses. The Companies’ most significant estimates relate to unbilled revenue, the future period benefit of customer acquisition costs and the accrual of renewable energy certificates. Actual results could differ from estimates. Short-Term Financial Assets and Liabilities The carrying value of certain financial assets and liabilities carried at cost approximates their fair value because they are short-term in nature, bear interest rates that approximate market rates when applicable, and generally have minimal credit risk. These items include cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and loan payable. Cash and Cash Equivalents The Companies considers all highly liquid investments having original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Companies had balances in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance amounts. 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Restricted Cash The Companies’ lender/supplier requires the Companies to maintain a minimum cash balance approximating $76,500, which is reported as restricted cash on the combined balance sheets at December 31, 2015 and 2014. Accounts Receivable The Companies conduct business in many service markets under purchase of receivables ("POR") programs, where the LDC is responsible for billing the customer, collecting payment from the customer and remitting payment to the Companies. This POR program results in substantially all of the Companies credit risk being linked to the applicable utility, which generally has an investment-grade rating, and not to the end-use customer. The Companies monitors the financial condition of each LDC and currently believes that its susceptibility to an individually significant write-off as a result of concentrations of customer accounts receivable with those LDCs is remote. Trade accounts receivable that are part of a LDCs POR program are recorded on a gross basis in accounts receivable in the combined balance sheets. Sales are recorded on a gross basis in the combined statement of income. The fee related to the POR program, which averaged approximately 1.5% in 2015 and 1.4% in 2014 of billed accounts receivable, paid to the LDC is recorded in operating expenses in the combined statements of income. Accounts receivable also include imbalance settlements due from LDCs, which represent differences between the natural gas delivered to LDCs for consumption by our customers and actual usage by our customers. Imbalances are expected to be settled in cash in accordance with contractual payment arrangements. Imbalances are recognized as an adjustment to cost of natural gas in the statement of income. When customer consumption exceeds amounts delivered, amounts are recorded as a reduction of accounts receivable balances from the LDC. Natural Gas Inventories Natural gas inventories primarily represent natural gas used to fulfill and manage seasonality for fixed and variable rate customer load requirements which are held by third parties on MES’s behalf. Natural gas inventories are valued at the lower of weighted average cost or market. The weighted-average cost of inventory includes related transportation costs. MES does not record losses on inventory for which the forecasted selling price in the region for which the inventory is held is sufficient to achieve a profit on units of gas sold. Renewable Energy Certificates (“RECs”) RECs are verification that power has been generated by a renewable energy facility. The Companies purchase RECs relative to their load in accordance with renewable portfolio standards established by certain governmental agencies in states in which the Companies operate and the energy product sold to the customer. Purchased RECs are recorded at cost on the date they are purchased. RECs are recorded within other current assets and accrued liabilities on the combined balance sheets and were $724,174 and $5,304,590 at December 31, 2015, and $128,463 and $1,362,959 at December 31, 2014, respectively. RECs are to be retired three to six months after the end of each state’s fiscal reporting year, at which time the related assets and accrued liabilities are reduced accordingly. The Companies evaluated the current market rates and determined no impairment exists at December 31, 2015 and 2014. Customer Acquisition Costs, Net Customer acquisition costs are costs paid to outside firms for door-to-door marketing and telemarketing services. The Companies pay a fee per account enrolled by a third party and retained for at least 15 days. The Companies amortize customer acquisition costs over the estimated useful lives of the customer relationships, which was estimated to be 16 months for the year ended December 31, 2015 and 20 months for the year ended December 31, 2014, for gas and electricity, based on current period usage divided by total usage during the estimated lives. After customer acquisition costs are fully amortized, the gross costs and related amortization are removed from the accounts even if the amounts relate to current customers. At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the weighted average remaining amortization period associated with all customer acquisition costs were approximately 9 and 14 months, respectively. On an annual basis, the Companies assess whether there were any material events or transactions that warrants consideration for their impact on the recorded book value assigned to any customer acquisition costs from previous periods. During 2015 and 2014, there were no material events or transactions that warranted consideration for their impact on the recorded book value assigned to customer acquisition costs from previous periods. The Companies 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- also periodically assess the estimated useful lives of customer relationships and considers whether the amortization period for new customer acquisition costs being capitalized should be modified. In connection with the Companies annual assessment of its estimated useful lives of customer relationships, the Companies concluded that the initial estimated amortization period for recent customers had changed due to increased competition which impacts the rate at which customers churn. As a result, new MES customers in 2015 and 2014 are amortized over a 16 month and 20 month period, respectively. MES customers acquired prior to these periods continue to be amortized over 30 months. New MEES and Respond Power customers in 2015 and 2014 are amortized over a 16 month and 20 month period, respectively. MEES and Respond Power customers acquired in 2013 are amortized over a 20 month period and MEES and Respond Power customers acquired prior to 2013 are fully amortized as of December 31, 2015. Advertising Advertising costs related to marketing materials and promotions are expensed as incurred. During the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Companies recognized advertising expenses of $418,486 and $303,985, respectively. Effective October 1, 2015, the Companies renewed a sponsorship agreement that provides exclusive promotional marketing and advertising of the Company’s brand. The Companies have deferred the cost of the agreement of $2,450,000, and are amortizing such amount over the period of the advertising campaign, which expires September 30, 2017. As of December 31, 2015, there is a total amount outstanding under the agreement of $1,650,000, of which $1,233,332 is due in 2016, and $416,668 is due in 2017. As of December 31, 2014, there was total amount outstanding under the original agreement of $423,200, which was all due in 2015. On November 3, 2014, the Companies entered into a sponsorship agreement with another entity that has an initial term of one year and is subject to two annual renewals at the mutual agreement of both parties. The Companies have deferred the cost of the agreement, $500,000, and are amortizing such amount over the one year period of the advertising campaign. Effective November 3, 2015, the Companies renewed the agreement for another year. As of December 31, 2015, there is a total amount outstanding under the agreement of $500,000, which is all due in 2016. During the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Companies recognized amortization expenses related to the sponsorship agreements of $1,722,606 and $1,263,475, respectively. Fixed Assets, Net Fixed assets consist primarily of computer hardware and software as well as office furniture. Fixed assets are stated at cost on the combined balance sheets, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is recorded on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the related assets, which generally range from three to ten years. Costs of maintenance and repairs to fixed assets are expensed as incurred. Depreciation expenses related to capitalized expenditures for the years ending December 31, 2015 and 2014 were $2,653 in each year. Revenue Recognition Sales of Natural Gas and .Electricity Revenues from the sale of natural gas and electricity are recognized in the period in which the commodity is consumed by the customers. Sales of natural gas and electricity are generally billed by the LDCs, acting as the Companies’ agent, on a monthly cycle basis. The billing cycles for customers do not coincide with the accounting periods used by the Companies for financial reporting purposes. The Companies follow the accrual method of accounting for unbilled revenues whereby revenues applicable to gas and electricity consumed by customers, but not yet billed under the cycle billing method, are accrued for along with the related costs, and included in operations. Any adjustments for prior billing periods are reflected in operations in the period in which they are finalized. Pass-Through Revenues Revenues also include certain pass-through revenues, which primarily represent transportation and distribution charges billed to customers by certain LDCs. These revenues are offset by corresponding amounts in cost of goods sold for amounts billed to the Companies by the LDC. Pass-through revenue was not material for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deferred Revenue Customers who are on budget-billed plans pay for their energy at ratable monthly amounts, based on estimated annual usage, while the Companies record revenues when the energy is consumed by the customer. The cumulative differences between actual usage for these customers and the budget-billed amounts actually invoiced are equal to the net budget-billed variance. If the net budget-billed variance is a receivable from the customer at the balance sheet date, indicating that the customer’s actual usage has exceeded amounts billed to the customer, the amount is reported as accounts receivable in the combined balance sheets. If the net budget-billed variance is a liability to the customer, indicating that amounts billed have exceeded actual usage, the amount is reported as accrued liabilities in the combined balance sheets. Budget billed customer accounts are adjusted periodically for differences between estimated and annual consumption. Collections of Sales Tax Sales tax is added to customer bills for the markets served by the Companies. Sales tax collected from customers on behalf of governmental entities is recorded in accrued liabilities on the combined balance sheets and is recorded net in the combined statements of income. Cost of Operations Direct energy costs are recognized concurrently with the related energy sales. Direct energy costs include the cost of purchased commodity, costs associated with energy delivered and the cost of RECs. The Companies accrue for these costs based on estimated volumes for natural gas and electricity delivered based on the forecasted revenue volumes, preliminary settlements and other available information. Estimated amounts are adjusted when actual usage is known and billed. Final determination and settlement of these charges may take up to several months. Income Taxes The Companies are organized as limited liability companies and have elected to file income tax returns as a partnership. Allocable shares of income, gains, deductions, losses and credits are therefore includable in the income tax return of the individual members or partners; as such no provision for federal or state income taxes has been recorded in the combined financial statements. Estimated income tax expense for certain cities that tax partnerships are accrued and recorded as income tax expense. Benefit Plans The Companies sponsor a defined contribution plan covering substantially all of its employees. Eligible employees may elect to contribute a percentage of their compensation into employee directed investments within certain limits set by the Internal Revenue Service. The Companies do not match the employees’ contribution, but can elect to make a profit-sharing annual contribution to the plan. Administrative costs, incurred in connection with the plan, are paid by the plan. Expenses for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 for the plan were $532,487 and $198,842, respectively. Transactions with Related Parties In the normal course of business, the Companies have entered into transactions with nonemployee related parties for marketing services. Refer to Note 7 to these combined financial statements for additional information regarding related party transactions. 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Accounts Receivable Accounts receivable is summarized in the following table: 2015 2014 Billed customer accounts receivable $ 14,638,504 $ 17,998,968 Unbilled customer accounts receivable 9,219,955 11,897,937 Budget billing receivable 195,864 297,530 Imbalance and other settlements 87,968 (218,773 ) Total accounts receivable $ 24,142,291 $ 29,975,662 Billed customer accounts receivable represents uncollected revenues that have been billed on the Companies’ behalf by the LDCs. Unbilled customer accounts receivable represent revenues associated with natural gas or electricity consumed but not yet billed to customers under the LDCs monthly cycle billing method. The Companies have limited credit risk as the LDCs guarantee billed and unbilled customer accounts receivable. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, 99% and 100%, respectively of the Companies’ billed and unbilled customer accounts receivable were with LDCs with an investment grade credit rating. Imbalance settlements represent differences between the natural gas delivered to LDCs for consumption by the Companies’ customers and actual usage by the Companies’ customers. Other settlements include payments for gas supplied by the LDCs for winter usage as well as other miscellaneous charges. Such settlements are expected to be included in cash to/from the LDCs in accordance with contractual payment arrangements. Budget billing receivable represents the amounts that customer’s usages have exceeded the amount they have been billed under their budget billed plan. 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Customer Acquisition Costs Customer acquisition costs and related accumulated amortization are summarized in the following table: 2015 2014 Customer acquisition costs $ 12,872,228 $ 18,051,074 Accumulated amortization (7,911,199 ) (10,035,986 ) $ 4,961,029 $ 8,015,088 Amortization expense relating to capitalized customer acquisition costs were $9,118,135 and $8,907,063 for the years ending December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. During 2015 and 2014, the Companies wrote off fully amortized costs and amortization of $11,242,922 and $6,790,139, respectively. 5. Accrued Liabilities Accrued liabilities are summarized in the following table: 2015 2014 Sales and gross receipts tax payable $ 1,109,588 $ 1,761,269 Advertising costs payable 1,733,332 1,134,800 Payroll and payroll taxes 69,392 131,640 Payable to defined contribution plan 480,000 190,000 Budget billing overcharge 43,115 5,318 Legal settlements 4,633,027 962,500 Accrued REC's* 5,304,590 1,362,959 Other accrued liabilities* 1,196,048 1,427,172 Total accrued liabilities $ 14,569,092 $ 6,975,658 *2014 amounts as revised (Note 2) 6. Loans Payable Major Energy Services, LLC MES is a borrower under a revolving credit facility with a company that is both a supplier of natural gas and creditor for MES. In addition to having a lien on MES’s receivables, the creditor charges $0.125/MMBtu of natural gas supplied in return for its’ short-term financing of MES’s purchases of natural gas. In March 2014, the agreement that governs the revolving credit facility was amended and restated to, among other things, set the borrowing limit at $15,000,000 of revolving credit as well as provide up to $10,000,000 of credit support in the form of payment guarantees, or letters of credit. The amended and restated agreement also effectuated the primary term of the agreement to March 31, 2017 with subsequent automatic one year extensions unless either party notifies the other 180 days prior to the expiration of the agreement that the party wishes to terminate the agreement at the expiration of the term. As part of the amended and restated agreement, the unpaid balance on natural gas purchases are converted to a loan on the 25th of the first month following purchase. These loans are subsequently payable on the 25th of the second month following purchase. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, interest was accrued on the loan at an annualized rate of the floating 90-day LIBOR rate+ 300 basis points or 3.41% and 3.23%, respectively. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the balances of these loans were $763,313 and $1,964,392, respectively. Due to capacity constraints in the winter, some of the LDC territories in which MES operates require MES to buy natural gas and store it in the summer for the subsequent winter use. Per the master agreement, the creditor finances these purchases and holds a security interest in the stored gas as collateral. As of December 31, 2015, 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- the applicable margin for these storage loans was 90-day LIBOR rate + 300 basis points, or 3.41% per annum. The balance of these storage loans as of December 31, 2015 was $952,090. As of December 31, 2014, the applicable margin for these storage loans was 90-day LIBOR rate+ 300 basis points, or 3.23% per annum. The balance of these storage loans as of December 31, 2014 was $1,926,364. These loans were repaid subsequently in May 2016 and 2015, respectively. Major Energy Electric Services, LLC MEES is a borrower under a revolving credit facility with the same company that is the creditor for MES. In addition to having a lien on MEES’s receivables, the creditor charges $1.15/MwH of electricity financed in return for its short-term financing of MEES’s purchases of electricity. In March 2014, the agreement that governs the revolving credit facility was amended to, amongst other things, set the borrowing limit at $20,000,000 of revolving credit, extend the primary term to March 31, 2017 with subsequent one year extensions, detail collateral requirements for fixed price purchases as well as decrease the per unit charge to MEES. The subsequent one year extensions are evergreen unless either party notifies the other 180 days prior to the expiration of the agreement that that party wishes to terminate the agreement at the expiration of the term. As part of the operating agreement, the unpaid balance on electricity purchases are converted to a loan on the day payment is made by creditor for electricity purchased by MEES. These loans are subsequently payable on the 25th of the second month following purchase. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, interest was accrued on the loan at an annualized rate of the floating 90-day LIBOR rate+ 300 basis points or 3.41% and 3.23%, respectively. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the balances of these loans were $3,779,274 and $6,199,736, respectively. The creditor has also posted the required cash collateral on the Company’s behalf with ISO New England, the overseer of the bulk electric power system in New England. The required collateral amount is based on volumes and related cost of commodity being used by the customers of each supplier. At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the balance outstanding on this collateral totaled $2,664,000 and $1,164,000, respectively. This amount is included in other current assets and loan payable on the combined balance sheets. In accordance with the terms of the agreement that governs the revolving credit facility, there is no interest charged on such collateral postings. Respond Power, LLC Respond is a borrower under a revolving credit facility with the same company that is the creditor for MES. In addition to having a lien on Respond’s receivables, the creditor charges $1.15/MwH of electricity financed in return for its’ short-term financing of Respond’s purchases of electricity. In March 2014, Respond amended the agreement with a creditor to run through March 31, 2017 with subsequent one year extensions. The subsequent one year extensions are evergreen unless either party notifies the other 180 days prior to the expiration of the agreement that that party wishes to terminate the agreement at the expiration of the term. The agreement also sets the borrowing limit at $20,000,000 of revolving credit as well as detailed per unit fees to be charged, collateral requirements for fixed price purchases and details the approved territories for Respond to service. As part of the operating agreement, the unpaid balance on electricity purchases are converted to a loan on the day payment is made by creditor for electricity. These loans are subsequently payable on the 25th of the second month following purchase. As of December 31, 2015, interest was accrued on the loan at an annualized rate of the floating 90-day LIBOR rate + 300 basis points or 3.41%. As of December 31, 2015, the balance of the loan was $1,260,174. As of December 31, 2014, interest was accrued on the loan at an annualized rate of the floating 90-day LIBOR rate+ 300 basis points or 3.23%. As of December 31, 2014, the balance of the loan was $4,070,350. For all debt presented in these financial statements, the fair value of the debt approximates its carrying value. 7. Related Party Transactions Management Fees MES pays all expenses of the Companies that are nonallocable to a specific company. Such expenses include rent, utilities, payroll and insurance among others. MES charges a management fee to MEES and Respond equal to a percentage of the total of these expenses calculated by dividing each company’s number of customers by the total customers of all three companies. During the year ended December 31, 2015, management fees of $3,812,650 and $2,888,636 were charged to MEES and Respond, respectively. During the year ended 14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 31, 2014, management fees of $2,399,558 and $2,793,257 were charged to MEES and Respond, respectively. These amounts eliminate in combination. Marketing Services During 2010, the Companies began use of an entity for its door-to-door marketing services that during 2010 was affiliated through employee ownership. While the owner of this entity is no longer employed by the Companies, the entity remains a key vendor. For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the related marketing costs charged to the Companies by this marketing entity were $2,606,353 and $4,817,054, respectively, and are included in customer acquisition costs on the combined balance sheets. MES extended a loan for certain nonrecurring costs to this entity, the balances of which owed to MES as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 were $802,000 each year. The loan began accruing interest in 2014 at an annualized rate of the floating 90-day LIBOR + 300 basis points which was 3.41% and 3.23% as of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. Total interest accrued during 2015 and 2014 was $28,457 and $25,211, respectively. Member Transactions Certain interest holders are considered to be Managing Members who, as a group, have the rights required for or appropriate to the management of the business. Additionally, certain members are considered to be Class A members. Class A members have voting rights proportionate to their member interest over certain specific, significant capital transactions, including redemptions and transfers of member interests and dissolution of the Companies. Certain Class A members also receive an annual 10% cumulative preferred guaranteed payment on their remaining capital investment of $730,000 as well as a preferred return of this amount in addition to their percentage ownership interest in the event of a sale of the Companies meeting certain conditions. The Companies made preferred guaranteed member payments to Class A members of $73,000 during each of 2015 and 2014. 8. Commitments and Contingencies Lease Commitments The Companies lease office space under noncancelable operating leases that expired in September 2015 and were renewed through December 2020. In accordance with the accounting rules for leases, these agreements are recognized as operating leases. Rental expense related to the above lease spaces were $163,372 and $148,318 for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Future annual minimum lease payments under operating leases are summarized in the following table: Years Ending 2016 $ 185,159 2017 203,328 2018 211,461 2019 219,920 2020 228,717 Total minimum lease payments $ 1,048,585 Capacity Charge Commitments MES enters into agreements to transport and store natural gas. Since the demand for natural gas in the winter is high, MES agrees to pay for certain capacity for the transportation systems utilized for up to a twelve-month period. These agreements are take-or-pay in that if MES does not use the capacity, it still must pay for capacity committed. For contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the total committed capacity charges were approximately $5.9 million and $6.8 million, respectively. These agreements will expire during the various months in the next year, and will be replaced with new contracts as necessary. Management currently believes that all capacity commitments will be utilized before expiration. Litigation In 2015, the Companies settled a class action lawsuit related to allegations that the Companies failed to pay minimum wage and overtime to its marketing representatives, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The settlement calls for payments of $700,000, which was accrued for in 2014 and paid in 2015. 15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From time to time, the Companies are a party to claims and legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business, including investigations of marketing practices, product pricing and billing practices by various governmental or other regulatory agencies. In 2015, the Companies settled with the Illinois Commerce Commission with respect to allegations of misleading marketing practices, for $262,500. The amounts related to this settlement included in accrued expenses on the combined balance sheets at December 31, 2015 and 2014 were $239,676 and $262,500, respectively. In 2016, the Companies settled with the Maryland Public Service Commission with respect to allegations of misleading marketing practices, for $300,000. The settlement also requires for the Companies to report monthly to the Maryland Public Service Commission on number of customer complaints. The $300,000 is included in accrued expenses in the combined balance sheets at December 31, 2015. In 2016, the Companies submitted a proposed joint settlement to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission/Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement with respect to allegations of misleading marketing practices, for $4,093,351. The proposed settlement also includes quarterly reporting on number of complaints, as well as allowing for only fixed-rate products to be sold. The $4,093,351 is included in accrued expenses in the combined balance sheets at December 31, 2015. Management continues to work on settling other outstanding regulatory inquiries and does not believe that any such proceedings to which the Companies are currently a party will have a material impact on the Companies results of operations, cash flows or financial position. The Companies do not have physical custody or control over any facilities used to transport the natural gas and electricity to its customers. Title to the natural gas sold to MES’s customers is passed at the same point at which MES accepts title from its natural gas suppliers. While there can be no assurance regarding claims and litigation, management does not believe that the Companies have significant exposure to legal claims or other liabilities associated with environmental concerns. Physical Commodity Purchase Commitments MES has forward physical contracts to acquire physical quantities of natural gas in specified future periods. These contracts allow MES to acquire natural gas on a forward market fixed-price basis, enabling it to establish a fixed and determinable cost for a significant portion of its natural gas needs during ·the specified periods. MES’s practice is to enter into contracts that are less than its total expected future needs for natural gas. It currently expects to continue such forward purchases in future periods. In 2015 and 2014, MES designated these contracts as normal purchases of natural gas. As such, there is no recognition of any change in fair value of these contracts. As of December 31, 2015, MES had forward contracts to purchase a total of approximately 571,048 DTHm of natural gas at a total purchase price of approximately $1,691,578. MEES and Respond ("MEESRP") have forward contracts to acquire quantities of electricity in specified future periods. These contracts allow MEESRP to establish a fixed and determinable cost for a portion of its electricity needs during the specified periods. MEESRP’s practice is to enter into such contracts when they have a related amount of demand from its customers for fixed pricing over the contract period. MEESRP designates these contracts as normal purchases of electricity. As such, there is no recognition of any change in fair value of these contracts. As of December 31, 2015, MEESRP had forward contracts to purchase a total of approximately 923,823 MwH of electricity at a total purchase price of approximately $39,904,689. 9. Subsequent Events The Companies have evaluated subsequent events through June 10, 2016, which is the date the financial statements were available for issuance. In April 2016, all of the outstanding membership interests in the Companies were acquired by National Gas and Electric, LLC ("NGE"). In consideration of the purchase, NGE agreed to pay a purchase price of $45,000,000, less a litigation credit of $5,000,000, for a net sum of $40,000,000 at closing, with additional amounts of up to $35,000,000 payable through 2018 assuming certain performance targets are met. The purchase price was further adjusted for certain escrow as well as working capital considerations. 16 EX-99.2 4 exhibit992unauditedcondens.htm EXHIBIT 99.2 UNAUDITED CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Exhibit Major Energy Services, LLC and Associated Entities Condensed Combined Financial Statements March 31, 2016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Major Energy Services, LLC and Associated Entities Index March 31, 2016 Page(s) Condensed Combined Financial Statements Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2016 (unaudited) and December 31, 2015 2 Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 (unaudited) 3 Statement of Members’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2016 (unaudited) 4 Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 (unaudited) 5 Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) 6 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Major Energy Services, LLC and Associated Entities Condensed Combined Balance Sheets (unaudited) March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 Assets Current assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 13,537,080 $ 4,906,701 Restricted cash 76,500 76,500 Accounts receivable 24,521,309 24,142,291 Natural gas inventories 77,671 442,666 Deferred advertising costs 1,558,333 1,683,333 Other current assets 9,685,813 6,034,093 Total current assets 49,456,706 37,285,584 Customer acquisition costs, net of accumulated amortization 4,761,954 4,961,029 Deferred advertising costs 612,500 918,750 Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation of $12,068 and $11,405 at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively 14,460 15,123 Security deposits and other assets 47,540 47,540 Total assets $ 54,893,160 $ 43,228,026 Liabilities and Members' Equity Current liabilities Accounts payable $ 9,184,869 $ 9,633,148 Accrued liabilities 15,547,297 14,569,092 Loans payable 14,622,365 9,418,852 Total current liabilities 39,354,531 33,621,092 Other liabilities — 416,668 Total liabilities 39,354,531 34,037,760 Commitments and contingencies (Note 8) Members' equity 15,538,629 9,190,266 Total liabilities and members' equity $ 54,893,160 $ 43,228,026 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed combined financial statements. 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Major Energy Services, LLC and Associated Entities Condensed Combined Statements of Income (unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 2015 Sale of natural gas and electricity $ 51,144,138 $ 63,316,056 Cost of natural gas and electricity 36,898,878 45,575,717 Operating expenses 7,693,250 7,624,548 Total operating profit 6,552,010 10,115,791 Interest income (expense) Interest income 10,520 8,636 Interest expense (122,717 ) (150,286 ) Total interest expense, net (112,197 ) (141,650 ) Income before income taxes 6,439,813 9,974,141 Income taxes 23,200 43,600 Net income $ 6,416,613 $ 9,930,541 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed combined financial statements. 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Major Energy Services, LLC and Associated Entities Condensed Combined Statements of Members’ Equity (unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 Total Members' Retained Members' Units Earnings Equity Balance at December 31, 2015 $ 1,359,114 $ 7,831,152 $ 9,190,266 Members' distributions — (50,000 ) (50,000 ) Preferred guaranteed member payments — (18,250 ) (18,250 ) Net income — 6,416,613 6,416,613 Balance at March 31, 2016 $ 1,359,114 $ 14,179,515 $ 15,538,629 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed combined financial statements. 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Major Energy Services, LLC and Associated Entities Condensed Combined Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 2015 Cash flows from operating activities Net income $ 6,416,613 $ 9,930,541 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities Depreciation and amortization 2,729,833 3,067,707 Changes in assets and liabilities Accounts receivable (379,017 ) (3,408,084 ) Natural gas inventories 364,994 619,998 Other current assets (3,651,720 ) 849,400 Customer acquisition costs (2,098,845 ) (2,512,671 ) Accounts payable (448,279 ) (1,027,783 ) Accrued liabilities 978,205 (705,356 ) Other liabilities (416,668 ) — Net cash provided by operating activities 3,495,116 6,813,752 Cash flows from financing activities Net borrowings on loans payable 5,203,513 (4,790,016 ) Members' distributions (50,000 ) (4,250,004 ) Preferred guaranteed member payments (18,250 ) (18,250 ) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 5,135,263 (9,058,270 ) Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 8,630,379 (2,244,518 ) Cash and cash equivalents Beginning of period 4,906,701 2,968,778 End of period $ 13,537,080 $ 724,260 Cash paid during the period Interest $ 122,593 $ 167,359 Income taxes — — Noncash supplemental disclosure Collateral posting $ — $ 1,500,000 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed combined financial statements. 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Major Energy Services, LLC and Associated Entities Notes to Condensed Combined Financial Statements (unaudited) 1. Organization and Nature of Business The financial position and results of operations of Major Energy Services, LLC (“MES”), Major Energy Electric Services, LLC (“MEES”) and Respond Power, LLC (“Respond”), (collectively, the “Companies”) are presented on a combined basis in accordance with the principles of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 810, Consolidation. MES, MEES and Respond are related through common ownership and control. MES was organized as a New York LLC in 2005. MES is engaged in the marketing and supply of natural gas. MES began serving customers in 2007 and, during 2015, operated in Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. MEES was organized as a New York LLC in 2007. MEES is engaged in the marketing and supply of electricity. MEES began serving customers in 2010 and, during 2015, operated in Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland and New York. Respond was organized as a New York LLC in 2008. Respond is engaged in the marketing and supply of electricity. Respond began serving customers in 2010 and, during 2015, operated in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The Companies operate in the highly regulated natural gas and electricity retail sales industry and comply with the legislation and regulations in these state jurisdictions in order to maintain licensed status and to continue operations. Licensing requirements vary by state, but generally involve regular, standardized reporting in order to maintain a license in good standing with the state commission responsible for regulating retail electricity and gas suppliers. The transportation and sale for resale of natural gas in interstate commerce are regulated by agencies of the U.S. federal government, primarily the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) under the Natural Gas Act of 1938, the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 and regulations issued under those statutes. Since 1985, FERC has endeavored to make natural gas transportation more accessible to natural gas buyers and sellers on an open and non-discriminatory basis. FERC’s orders do not attempt to directly regulate natural gas retail sales. As a shipper of natural gas on interstate pipelines, the Companies are subject to those interstate pipelines tariff requirements and FERC regulations and policies applicable to shippers. The Companies marketing efforts to consumers, including but not limited to telemarketing, door-to-door sales, direct mail and online marketing, are subject to consumer protection regulation including state deceptive trade practices acts, Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) marketing standards, and state utility commission rules governing customer solicitations and enrollments, among others. 2. Significant Accounting Policies Principles of Combination and Consolidation and Combined Statements of Income The accompanying interim unaudited condensed combined financial statements include the accounts of Major Energy Services, LLC, Major Energy Electric Services, LLC and Respond Power, LLC, which are separate entities with common ownership. These entities are managed and operated as if they were a single entity, and therefore management has elected to present their statements on a combined basis. All intercompany balances have been eliminated upon combination. Basis of Presentation The accounting and reporting policies of the Companies conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The condensed combined balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 was derived from the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. This information should be read in conjunction with our combined financial statements and notes contained in our audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015. 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Use of Estimates and Assumptions The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures at the date of the interim financial statements. Similarly, estimates and assumptions are required for the reporting of revenues and expenses. Actual results could differ from estimates. The information furnished herein reflects all normal recurring adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the condensed combined financial statements. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the results which may be expected for the full year or for any interim period. Transactions with Related Parties In the normal course of business, the Companies have entered into transactions with nonemployee related parties for marketing services. Refer to Note 7 to these condensed combined financial statements for additional information regarding related party transactions. 3. Accounts Receivable Accounts receivable is summarized in the following table: March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 Billed customer accounts receivable $ 16,343,654 $ 14,638,504 Unbilled customer accounts receivable 7,683,580 9,219,955 Budget billing receivable 500,207 195,864 Imbalance and other settlements (6,132 ) 87,968 Total accounts receivable $ 24,521,309 $ 24,142,291 Billed customer accounts receivable represents uncollected revenues that have been billed on the Companies’ behalf by the LDCs. Unbilled customer accounts receivable represent revenues associated with natural gas or electricity consumed but not yet billed to customers under the LDCs monthly cycle billing method. The Companies have limited credit risk as the LDCs guarantee billed and unbilled customer accounts receivable. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, 100% and 99%, respectively of the Companies’ billed and unbilled customer accounts receivable were with LDCs with an investment grade credit rating. Imbalance settlements represent differences between the natural gas delivered to LDCs for consumption by the Companies’ customers and actual usage by the Companies’ customers. Other settlements include payments for gas supplied by the LDCs for winter usage as well as other miscellaneous charges. Such settlements are expected to be included in cash to/from the LDCs in accordance with contractual payment arrangements. Budget billing receivable represents the amounts that customer’s usages have exceeded the amount they have been billed under their budget billed plan. 4. Customer Acquisition Costs Customer acquisition costs and related accumulated amortization are summarized in the following table: March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 Customer acquisition costs $ 12,238,843 $ 12,872,228 Accumulated amortization (7,476,889 ) (7,911,199 ) $ 4,761,954 $ 4,961,029 Amortization expense relating to capitalized customer acquisition costs were $2,297,920 and $2,636,592 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the Companies wrote off fully amortized costs and amortization of $2,732,230 and $3,707,395, respectively. 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Accrued Liabilities Accrued liabilities are summarized in the following table: March 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 Sales and gross receipts tax payable $ 958,959 $ 1,109,588 Advertising costs payable 1,525,000 1,733,332 Payroll and payroll taxes 140,132 69,392 Payable to defined contribution plan 550,000 480,000 Budget billing overcharge 9,063 43,115 Legal settlements 4,632,994 4,633,027 Accrued renewable energy credits 7,134,713 5,304,590 Other accrued liabilities 596,436 1,196,048 Total accrued liabilities $ 15,547,297 $ 14,569,092 6. Loans Payable Major Energy Services, LLC MES is a borrower under a revolving credit facility with a company that is both a supplier of natural gas and creditor for MES. In addition to having a lien on MES’s receivables, the creditor charges $0.125/MMBtu of natural gas supplied in return for its’ short-term financing of MES’s purchases of natural gas. In March 2014, the agreement that governs the revolving credit facility was amended and restated to, among other things, set the borrowing limit at $15,000,000 of revolving credit as well as provide up to $10,000,000 of credit support in the form of payment guarantees, or letters of credit. The amended and restated agreement also effectuated the primary term of the agreement to March 31, 2017 with subsequent automatic one year extensions unless either party notifies the other 180 days prior to the expiration of the agreement that that party wishes to terminate the agreement at the expiration of the term. As part of the amended and restated agreement, the unpaid balance on natural gas purchases are converted to a loan on the 25th of the first month following purchase. These loans are subsequently payable on the 25th of the second month following purchase. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, interest was accrued on the loan at an annualized rate of the floating 90-day LIBOR rate+ 300 basis points or 3.63% or 3.41%, respectively. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the balances of these loans were $2,137,238 and $763,313, respectively. Due to capacity constraints in the winter, some of the LDC territories in which MES operates require MES to buy natural gas and store it in the summer for the subsequent winter use. Per the master agreement, the creditor finances these purchases and holds a security interest in the stored gas as collateral. As of March 31, 2016, the applicable margin for these storage loans was 90-day LIBOR rate + 300 basis points, or 3.63% per annum. The balance of these storage loans as of March 31, 2016 was $288,841. As of December 31, 2015, the applicable margin for these storage loans was 90-day LIBOR rate + 300 basis points, or 3.41% per annum. The balance of these storage loans as of December 31, 2015 was $952,090. These loans were repaid subsequently in May 2016. Major Energy Electric Services, LLC MEES is a borrower under a revolving credit facility with the same company that is the creditor for MES. In addition to having a lien on MEES’s receivables, the creditor charges $1.15/MwH of electricity financed in return for its short-term financing of MEES’s purchases of electricity. In March 2014, the agreement that governs the revolving credit facility was amended to, amongst other things, set the borrowing limit at $20,000,000 of revolving credit, extend the primary term to March 31, 2017 with subsequent one year extensions, detail collateral requirements for fixed price purchases as well as decrease the per unit charge to MEES. The subsequent one year extensions are evergreen unless either party notifies the other 180 days prior to the expiration of the agreement that that party wishes to terminate the agreement at the expiration of the term. 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As part of the operating agreement, the unpaid balance on electricity purchases are converted to a loan on the day payment is made by creditor for electricity purchased by MEES. These loans are subsequently payable on the 25th of the second month following purchase. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, interest was accrued on the loan at an annualized rate of the floating 90-day LIBOR rate+ 300 basis points or 3.63% and 3.41%, respectively. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the balances of these loans were $7,256,496 and $3,779,274, respectively. The creditor has also posted collateral on the Company’s behalf. At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the balance outstanding on this collateral totaled $2,664,000 for each of these dates. This amount is included in other current assets and loan payable on the condensed combined balance sheets. In accordance with the terms of the agreement that governs the revolving credit facility, there is no interest charged on such collateral postings. Respond Power, LLC Respond is a borrower under a revolving credit facility with the same company that is the creditor for MES. In addition to having a lien on Respond’s receivables, the creditor charges $1.15/MwH of electricity financed in return for its’ short-term financing of Respond’s purchases of electricity. In March 2014, Respond amended the agreement with a creditor to run through March 31, 2017 with subsequent one year extensions. The subsequent one year extensions are evergreen unless either party notifies the other 180 days prior to the expiration of the agreement that that party wishes to terminate the agreement at the expiration of the term. The agreement also sets the borrowing limit at $20,000,000 of revolving credit as well as detailed per unit fees to be charged, collateral requirements for fixed price purchases and details the approved territories for Respond to service. As part of the operating agreement, the unpaid balance on electricity purchases are converted to a loan on the day payment is made by creditor for electricity. These loans are subsequently payable on the 25th of the second month following purchase. As of March 31, 2016, interest was accrued on the loan at an annualized rate of the floating 90-day LIBOR rate + 300 basis points or 3.63%. As of March 31, 2016, the balance of the loan was $2,275,791. As of December 31, 2015, interest was accrued on the loan at an annualized rate of the floating 90-day LIBOR rate + 300 basis points or 3.41%. As of December 31, 2015, the balance of the loan was $1,260,174. For all debt presented in these financial statements, the fair value of the debt approximates its carrying value. 7. Related Party Transactions Management Fees MES pays all expenses of the Companies that are nonallocable to a specific company. Such expenses include rent, utilities, payroll and insurance among others. MES charges a management fee to MEES and Respond equal to a percentage of the total of these expenses calculated by dividing each company’s number of customers by the total customers of all three companies. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, management fees of $1,224,473 and $751,590 were charged to MEES and Respond, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, management fees of $1,116,541 and $715,177 were charged to MEES and Respond, respectively. These amounts eliminate in combination. Marketing Services The Companies use an entity for its door-to-door marketing services that was previously affiliated through employee ownership. While the owner of this entity is no longer employed by the Companies, the entity remains a key vendor. For the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, the related marketing costs charged to the Companies by this marketing entity were $771,910 and $878,012, respectively, and are included in customer acquisition costs on the condensed combined balance sheets. MES extended a loan for certain nonrecurring costs to this entity, the balances of which owed to MES as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were $802,000 each year. The loan accrues interest at an annualized rate of the floating 90-day LIBOR + 300 basis points which was 3.63% and 3.41% as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. Total interest accrued during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 was $7,948 and $6,837, respectively. The Companies are party to a sales and marketing agreement with this vendor that formalized the terms of the service provided. Among other things, the Companies agreed to pay a bonus to the vendor of 4% of the proceeds, up to a total of $5 million, of a capital transaction of the Companies in excess of $25 million, as further defined 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- under this new agreement. No amounts have been accrued with respect to the bonus at March 31, 2016 or December 31, 2015. Member Transactions Certain interest holders are considered to be Managing Members who, as a group, have the rights required for or appropriate to the management of the business. Additionally, certain members are considered to be Class A members. Class A members have voting rights proportionate to their member interest over certain specific, significant capital transactions, including redemptions and transfers of member interests and dissolution of the Companies. Certain Class A members also receive an annual 10% cumulative preferred guaranteed payment on their remaining capital investment of $730,000 as well as a preferred return of this amount in addition to their percentage ownership interest in the event of a sale of the Companies meeting certain conditions. The Companies made preferred guaranteed member payments to Class A members of $18,250 during each of the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015. 8. Commitments and Contingencies Litigation From time to time, the Companies are a party to claims and legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business, including investigations of marketing practices, product pricing and billing practices by various governmental or other regulatory agencies. In 2015, the Companies settled with the Illinois Commerce Commission with respect to allegations of misleading marketing practices, for $262,500. The amounts related to this settlement included in accrued expenses on the condensed combined balance sheets at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were $239,643 and $239,676, respectively. In the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Companies settled with the Maryland Public Service Commission with respect to allegations of misleading marketing practices, for $300,000. The settlement also requires for the Companies to report monthly to the Maryland Public Service Commission on number of customer complaints. The $300,000 is included in accrued expenses in the condensed combined balance sheets at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 and paid in April 2016. In the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Companies settled with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission/Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement with respect to allegations of misleading marketing practices, for $4,093,351. The proposed settlement also includes quarterly reporting on number of complaints, as well as allowing for only fixed-rate products to be sold. The $4,093,351 is included in accrued expenses in the condensed combined balance sheets at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Management continues to work on settling other outstanding regulatory inquiries and does not believe that any such proceedings to which the Companies are currently a party will have a material impact on the Companies results of operations, cash flows or financial position. The Companies do not have physical custody or control over any facilities used to transport the natural gas and electricity to its customers. Title to the natural gas sold to MES’s customers is passed at the same point at which MES accepts title from its natural gas suppliers. While there can be no assurance regarding claims and litigation, management does not believe that the Companies have significant exposure to legal claims or other liabilities associated with environmental concerns. Physical Commodity Purchase Commitments MES has forward physical contracts to acquire physical quantities of natural gas in specified future periods. These contracts allow MES to acquire natural gas on a forward market fixed-price basis, enabling it to establish a fixed and determinable cost for a significant portion of its natural gas needs during ·the specified periods. MES’s practice is to enter into contracts that are less than its total expected future needs for natural gas. It currently expects to continue such forward purchases in future periods. In the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, MES designated these contracts as normal purchases of natural gas. As such, there is no recognition of any change in fair value of these contracts. As of March 31, 2016, MES had forward contracts to purchase a total of approximately 2,310,757 DTHm of natural gas at a total purchase price of approximately $6,268,911. As of December 31, 2015, MES had forward contracts to purchase a total of 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- approximately 571,048 DTHm of natural gas at a total purchase price of approximately $1,691,578. MEES and Respond (“MEESRP”) have forward contracts to acquire quantities of electricity in specified future periods. These contracts allow MEESRP to establish a fixed and determinable cost for a portion of its electricity needs during the specified periods. MEESRP’s practice is to enter into such contracts when they have a related amount of demand from its customers for fixed pricing over the contract period. MEESRP designates these contracts as normal purchases of electricity. As such, there is no recognition of any change in fair value of these contracts. As of March 31, 2016, MEESRP had forward contracts to purchase a total of approximately 1,153,262 MwH of electricity at a total purchase price of approximately $44,193,185. As of December 31, 2015, MEESRP had forward contracts to purchase a total of approximately 923,823 MwH of electricity at a total purchase price of approximately $39,904,689. 9. Subsequent Events The Companies have evaluated subsequent events through June 10, 2016, which is the date the financial statements were available for issuance. In April 2016, all of the outstanding membership interests in the Companies were acquired by National Gas and Electric, LLC ("NGE"). In consideration of the purchase, NGE agreed to pay a purchase price of $45,000,000, less a litigation credit of $5,000,000, for a net sum of $40,000,000 at closing, with additional amounts of up to $35,000,000 payable through 2018 assuming certain performance targets are met. The purchase price was further adjusted for certain escrow as well as working capital considerations. 11 EX-99.3 5 exhibit993unauditedproform.htm EXHIBIT 99.3 UNAUDITED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Exhibit Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information On May 3, 2016, Spark HoldCo and Spark Energy, Inc. (collectively, “Spark”, except where the context indicates a reference only to Spark Energy, Inc.) entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Major Energy Purchase Agreement”), with Retailco, LLC and National Gas & Electric, LLC (“NG&E”), pursuant to which Spark has agreed to purchase, and NG&E has agreed to sell, all of the outstanding membership interests in Major Energy Services LLC, a New York limited liability company, Major Energy Electric Services LLC, a New York limited liability company, and Respond Power LLC, a New York limited liability company (collectively, the “Major Energy Companies”). NG&E is owned by W. Keith Maxwell III, our Chairman of the Board, founder and majority shareholder. The closing of the acquisition is anticipated in the third quarter of 2016. The unaudited pro forma financial information considers the aggregation of financial statement impacts for the following two transactions, collectively referred to in this document as "the acquisition transactions": • The acquisition of the Major Energy Companies by NG&E, which closed on April 15, 2016 and was accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting. NG&E paid $40 million in cash and assumed liabilities for litigation settlements of $5 million at closing of the acquisition. The purchase also included $15 million in installment consideration subject to achievement of certain performance targets and up to an estimated $20 million in earnouts over the next 33 months subject to achievement of certain performance targets. • The pending acquisition of the Major Energy Companies by Spark from NG&E, which is an entity under common control with Spark, will be accounted for as a transfer of equity interests of entities under common control using the pooling of interests method. This transaction will be financed through the issuance of two million shares of Class B common stock (and a corresponding number of Spark HoldCo units) at the closing and will include Spark assuming the $5 million litigation settlements and the installment consideration and earnouts described above in addition to a potential earnout of an additional 200,000 Class B common shares depending on achievement of performance targets. This unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information reflects Spark's future acquisition and related events taking into consideration the above accounting treatments, and they apply the assumptions and adjustments described in the accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information based on currently available information. Further, these adjustments could materially change as both the determination of the purchase price and the allocation of the purchase price accounting for the acquisition have not been finalized. The pro forma financial information includes certain assumptions deemed reasonable by management at the time of preparation. There can be no assurance that these assumptions and the pro forma financial information will be indicative of actual combined performance or final purchase price accounting by Spark. Subsequent to the acquisition, Spark will control all of the business of the Major Energy Companies and as a result will consolidate the results, including a recast of operating results from the date that NG&E acquired the Major Energy Companies. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of March 31, 2016 reflects the acquisition and related events as if they had been consummated on March 31, 2016. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of income for the year ended December 31, 2015 and the three months ended March 31, 2016, reflect the acquisition and related events as if they had been consummated on January 1, 2015. The historical financial information has been adjusted to give pro forma effect to events that are directly attributable to the acquisition transactions, are expected to have an ongoing effect on our consolidated results and are factually supportable. Pro forma adjustments related to the unaudited condensed combined balance sheet give effect to events that are directly attributable to the acquisition transactions and are factually supportable regardless of whether they have a ongoing effect or are non-recurring. Total fees and costs of the acquisition include legal, accounting and other fees and costs that have or will be expensed. The charges directly attributable to the acquisition transactions represent non-recurring costs and were therefore excluded from the unaudited pro forma financial information. The unaudited pro forma financial information does not reflect the cost of integration activities or benefits from the acquisitions and synergies that may be derived, both of which may have a material effect on the consolidated results of operations in periods following completion of the acquisition by Spark. Our unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information and explanatory notes present how our financial statements may have appeared had the acquisition occurred on the dates noted above. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements and related notes are presented for informational purposes only and do not purport to represent the financial position or results of operations as if the transactions had occurred on the dates discussed above. They do not include any adjustments for any other pending or contemplated acquisitions of the Company except as described herein. They also do not project or forecast the consolidated financial positions or results of operations for any future date or period. The unaudited financial information set forth herein is preliminary and subject to adjustments and modifications. The audited financial statements and related notes are to be included in Spark's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2016. Adjustments and modifications to the financial statements may be -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- identified during the course of this audit work, which could result in significant differences from this preliminary unaudited financial information. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements and related notes should be read together with: the separate historical audited financial statements of Spark as of and for • the year ended December 31, 2015 included in Spark's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015; the separate historical unaudited financial statements of Spark as of and for • the three months ended March 31, 2016 included in Spark's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2016; the separate historical audited combined financial statements of the Major • Energy Companies as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015, which are included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K; and the separate historical unaudited combined financial statements of the Major • Energy Companies as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2016, which are included as Exhibit 99.2 to this current Report on Form 8-K. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet As of March 31, 2016 (In thousands of U.S. Dollars) Major Energy Acquisition Spark Pro Historical Spark Companies Reclassification Adjustments Forma Assets Currents assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,949 $ 13,537 $ — $ — $ 16,486 Restricted cash — 77 — — 77 Accounts receivable 53,968 24,521 — — 78,489 Accounts receivable—affiliates 2,112 — — — 2,112 Inventory 181 — 78 (g) — 259 Natural gas inventories — 78 (78 ) (g) — — Fair value of derivative assets 240 — — — 240 Customer acquisition costs, net 13,026 — — — 13,026 Deferred advertising costs, current — 1,558 (1,558 ) (a) — Customer relationships, net 5,698 — — 8,076 (a1) 13,774 Prepaid assets 1,597 — — — 1,597 Deposits 7,073 — — — 7,073 Other current assets 4,537 9,686 — — 14,223 Total current assets 91,381 49,457 — 6,518 147,356 Property and equipment, net 4,755 — — 15 (a2) 4,770 Fixed asset, net of accumulated depreciation — 14 — (14 ) (a2) — Customer acquisition costs, net 2,381 — — — 2,381 Customer acquisition costs, net of accumulated amortization — 4,762 — (4,762 ) (a) — Deferred advertising costs — 613 — (613 ) (a) — Customer relationships, net 5,512 — — 24,228 (a1) 29,740 Deferred tax assets 34,531 — — — (h) 34,531 Goodwill 18,379 — — 43,552 (a4) 61,931 Other assets 2,501 — 47 (g) 3,957 (a3), (a) 6,505 Security deposits and other assets — 47 (47 ) (g) — — Total assets 159,440 54,893 — 72,881 287,214 Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity Current liabilities: Accounts payable 23,207 9,185 — — 32,392 Accounts payable—affiliates 3,910 — — — 3,910 Accrued liabilities 11,885 15,547 — 367 (b) 27,799 Loans payable — 14,622 (d) — — 14,622 Fair value of derivative liabilities 9,719 — — 6,553 (f) 16,272 Current portion of Senior Credit Facility 10,306 — — 13,178 (i) 23,484 Current deferred tax liability 1,407 — — — 1,407 Other current liabilities 2,878 — — 6,420 (c) 9,298 Total current liabilities 63,312 39,354 — 26,518 129,184 Long-term liabilities: Fair value of derivative liabilities 546 — — 706 (f) 1,252 Long-term payable pursuant to tax receivable agreement - affiliates 29,592 — — — 29,592 Long-term portion of Senior Credit Facility 13,266 — — — 13,266 Non-current deferred tax liability 854 — — — (h) 854 Convertible subordinated notes to affiliates 6,466 — — — 6,466 Other long-term liabilities 1,723 — — 21,196 (c) 22,919 Total liabilities 115,759 39,354 — 48,420 203,533 Stockholders' equity: Common stock Class A 41 — — — 41 Common stock Class B 98 — — 20 (e) 118 Member's equity — 15,539 — (15,539 ) (a) — Additional paid-in capital 16,600 — — — 16,600 Retained earnings 1,314 — — — 1,314 Total stockholders' equity 18,053 15,539 — (15,519 ) 18,073 Non-controlling interest in Spark HoldCo, LLC 25,628 — — 39,980 (e) 65,608 Total equity 43,681 15,539 — 24,461 83,681 Total liabilities and equity $ 159,440 $ 54,893 $ — $ 72,881 $ 287,214 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes to unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet (a) To remove the Major Energy Companies' equity, capitalized advertising costs, capitalized customer acquisition costs and non-current other assets as well as to record the Purchase Price Allocation for identifiable assets of the acquisition as listed in items 1 through 4 below. 1 To record the fair value of Customer Intangibles, which includes: -- The asset corresponding to the MTM liability value in Note (f), which is not an increase to the purchase price but rather an assumption of a liability valued at fair value. -- The value of customer contracts. 2 To record change in Property and Equipment to fair value the assets. 3 To record the fair value of Trademarks acquired of $4.0 million. 4 To record the assembled workforce and remaining assets to Goodwill. (b) To record the remainder of the $5.0 million contingency assumed in the acquisition transactions in calculating the consideration transferred. The contingent liability represents future litigation settlements of which $4.6 million was recorded on the Major Energy Companies' financial statements as of March 31, 2016. (c) To record the estimated future earnout and installment payments, of which $6.4 million will be due within one year after the acquisition by NG&E with the remaining $21.2 million recorded as a long-term liability. (d) To note that the current loans payable on the Major Energy Companies' balance sheet represents the amount owed to the sleeve contract provider, which will stay in place upon acquisition by Spark. (e) To record the equity issuance of two million Class B common shares at $20 per share as initial purchase consideration by Spark, which also equals the cash consideration transferred upon closing of the acquisition by NG&E on April 15, 2016. (f) To record the fair value derivative liability position of derivatives acquired in the acquisition by NG&E, valued as of April 15, 2016. The Major Energy Companies historically took the normal purchase normal sale exemption and did not have its mark to market position on its balance sheet. (g) Represents the reclassification of line items of the Major Energy Companies' financials to the comparable Spark financial statement line item. (h) The initial purchase of membership interests in the Major Energy Companies will be treated as an asset purchase for tax purposes. Management has assumed that book basis will be substantially equal to tax basis. Further, management gave no consideration to the effect of the acquisition transactions on the deferred tax assets that result from Spark’s tax receivable agreement. (i) To record the borrowings Spark will incur against its existing Senior Credit Facility line to purchase working capital. In addition to the notes above, please see the table below for purchase consideration transferred and the forecasted allocation of the purchase price (which is not yet complete) upon the acquisition of the Major Energy Companies by NG&E: Cash $ 13,614 Net working capital, net of cash acquired (436 ) Regulatory liability assumed (5,000 ) Property and equipment 15 Intangible assets - customer relationships 32,304 Intangible assets - trademarks 4,004 Goodwill 43,552 Fair value of derivative liabilities (7,259 ) Total purchase price, including working capital 80,794 Earnouts and contingent payments (27,616 ) Total cash purchase price, including working capital 53,178 Cash borrowed to acquire working capital (13,178 ) Total cash purchase price, excluding working capital $ 40,000 The total consideration to be given upon closing of the acquisition by Spark to NG&E will be two million Class B common shares with a total value of $40 million, which equals the total cash consideration transferred to the Major Energy Companies by NG&E upon acquisition. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations For the Year Ended December 31, 2015 (In thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share data) Historical Major Energy Acquisition Spark Companies Reclassification Adjustments Spark Pro Forma Revenues: — Retail revenues $ 356,659 $ — $ 189,228 (e) $ — $ 545,887 Sale of natural gas and electricity — 189,228 (189,228 ) (e) — — Net asset optimization 1,494 — — — 1,494 Total revenues 358,153 189,228 — — 547,381 Operating expenses: Retail cost of revenues 241,188 — 144,154 (e) (4,111 ) (a) 381,231 Cost of natural gas and electricity — 144,154 (144,154 ) (e) — General and administrative 61,682 — 22,894 (e) 3,200 (b) 87,776 Depreciation and amortization 25,378 — 9,121 (e) 8,477 (c) 42,976 Operating expenses — 32,015 (32,015 ) (e) — Total operating expenses 328,248 176,169 — 7,566 511,983 Operating income (loss) 29,905 13,059 — (7,566 ) 35,398 Other (expense)/income: Interest expense (2,280 ) (468 ) — — (2,748 ) Interest and other income 324 35 — — 359 Total other expenses (1,956 ) (433 ) — — (2,389 ) Income (loss) before income tax expense 27,949 12,626 — (7,566 ) 33,009 Income tax expense 1,974 90 373 (d) 2,437 Net income (loss) 25,975 12,536 — (7,939 ) 30,572 Less: Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests 22,110 — — (6,401 ) (g) 15,709 Net income (loss) attributable to Spark Energy, Inc. stockholders 3,865 12,536 — (1,538 ) 14,863 Other comprehensive income (loss): — Deferred gain (loss) from cash flow hedges — — — — — Reclassification of deferred gain (loss) from cash flow hedges into net income — — — — — Comprehensive income (loss) $ 25,975 $ 12,536 $ — $ (7,939 ) $ 30,572 Net income attributable to Spark Energy, Inc. per share of Class A common stock Basic $ 1.26 N/A $ 4.85 Diluted $ 1.06 N/A $ 1.27 Weighted average shares of Class A common stock Basic 3,064 N/A (f) 3,064 Diluted 3,327 N/A (f) 16,078 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes to unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2015 (a) Represents the mark to market change of derivatives during the period presented for the Major Energy Companies, who historically took the normal purchase normal sale exemption and did not have its mark to market impacts on the statement of operations. (b) Represents expenses incurred as a result of the acquisition, including payments of bonuses and legal fees that arose in connection with the acquisition by NG&E. (c) Represents depreciation and amortization on property, plant and equipment and amortizable intangible assets, respectively, recorded in connection with the acquisition transactions. Note that the following useful lives were utilized for calculating depreciation and amortization on a straight-line basis: 4 years for Customer Intangibles, 10 years for Trademarks, and 3 years for Property, Plant and Equipment. (d) To record the provision for income tax expense. The pro forma adjustment to income tax expense differs from the statutory rate primarily based on income attributable to the noncontrolling interest for the period ended December 31, 2015. Prior to the acquisition by Spark, the Major Energy Companies were treated as partnerships for federal and state income tax purposes and therefore did not have a provision for income taxes. The pro forma combined income tax expense does not reflect the amount that would have resulted had Spark and the Major Energy Companies filed a consolidated income tax return during the period presented. The effective tax rate of the combined company could be significantly different depending on post-acquisition activities, including changes in noncontrolling interest, geographical mix of income and effects of the tax receivable agreement that were not considered in these pro forma statements. (e) Represents the reclassification of line items of the Major Energy Companies' financials to the comparable Spark financial statement line item. (f) To reflect the impact on weighted average shares outstanding used in calculating basic and diluted earnings per share for the issuance of the two million Class B common shares in the Spark acquisition of the Major Energy Companies from NG&E for the year ended December 31, 2015. (g) Represents the split of net income to the non-controlling interest based on the weighted average non-controlling interest ownership during the period presented. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 (In thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share data) Historical Major Energy Acquisition Spark Companies Reclassification Adjustments Spark Pro Forma Revenues: — Retail revenues $ 110,019 $ — $ 51,144 (d) $ — $ 161,163 Sale of natural gas and electricity — 51,144 (51,144 ) (d) — — Net asset optimization 527 — — — 527 Total revenues 110,546 51,144 — — 161,690 Operating expenses: Retail cost of revenues 68,800 — 36,899 (d) 2,544 (a) 108,243 Cost of natural gas and electricity — 36,899 (36,899 ) (d) — General and administrative 17,380 — 5,394 (d) 22,774 Depreciation and amortization 6,789 — 2,299 (d) 2,119 (b) 11,207 Operating expenses — 7,693 (7,693 ) (d) — Total operating expenses 92,969 44,592 — 4,663 142,224 Operating income (loss) 17,577 6,552 — (4,663 ) 19,466 Other (expense)/income: Interest expense (753 ) (123 ) — — (876 ) Interest and other income (95 ) 11 — — (84 ) Total other expenses (848 ) (112 ) — — (960 ) Income (loss) before income tax expense 16,729 6,440 — (4,663 ) 18,506 Income tax expense 988 23 — 160 (c) 1,171 Net income (loss) 15,741 6,417 — (4,823 ) 17,335 Less: Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests 11,568 — — (3,682 ) (f) 7,886 Net income (loss) attributable to Spark Energy, Inc. stockholders $ 4,173 $ 6,417 $ — $ (1,141 ) $ 9,449 Net income attributable to Spark Energy, Inc. per share of Class A common stock Basic $ 1.11 N/A $ 2.52 Diluted $ 0.68 N/A $ 0.66 Weighted average shares of Class A common stock Basic 3,756 N/A (e) 3,756 Diluted 14,520 N/A (e) 16,519 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes to unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2016 (a) Represents the mark to market change of derivatives during the period presented for the Major Energy Companies, who historically took the normal purchase normal sale exemption and did not have its mark to market impacts on the statement of operations. (b) Represents depreciation and amortization on property, plant and equipment and amortizable intangible assets, respectively, recorded in connection with the acquisition transactions. Note that the following useful lives were utilized for calculating depreciation and amortization on a straight-line basis: 4 years for Customer Intangibles, 10 years for Trademarks, and 3 years for Property, Plant and Equipment. (c) To record the provision for income tax expense. The pro forma adjustment to income tax expense differs from the statutory rate primarily based on income attributable to the noncontrolling interest for the period ended March 31, 2016. Prior to the acquisition by Spark, the Major Energy Companies were treated as partnerships for federal and state income tax purposes and therefore did not have a provision for income taxes. The pro forma combined income tax expense does not reflect the amount that would have resulted had Spark and the Major Energy Companies filed a consolidated income tax return during the period presented. The effective tax rate of the combined company could be significantly different depending on post-acquisition activities, including changes in noncontrolling interest, geographical mix of income and effects of the tax receivable agreement that were not considered in these pro forma statements. (d) Represents the reclassification of line items of the Major Energy Companies' financials to the comparable Spark financial statement line item. (e) To reflect the impact on weighted average shares outstanding used in calculating basic and diluted earnings per share for the issuance of the two million Class B common shares in the Spark acquisition of the Major Energy Companies from NG&E for the quarter ended March 31, 2016. (f) Represents the split of net income to the non-controlling interest based on the weighted average non-controlling interest ownership during the period presented.