Halcon Resources Exits Bankruptcy in Just 1.5 Months

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Halcon ResourcesGetting a pre-packaged bankruptcy today is like ordering a McDonalds Happy Meal--just order and drive up to the window and pick it up. Simple. In July Halcon Resources, a Utica Shale driller that “guessed wrong” by leasing 140,000 Utica Shale acres in the northern part of the play (in Ohio) and currently doesn’t drill on any of that acreage, filed for a pre-packaged bankruptcy (see Halcon Resources Files for “Pre-Packaged” Bankruptcy). Less than a month and a half after first filing, Halcon has emerged from bankruptcy court with $1.8 billion worth of debt magically erased. When Halcon filed back in July, they listed $3.12 billion in debt and $2.85 billion in assets. In August the company's market capitalization, calculated as the number of outstanding shares of stock times the per share price, otherwise know as the company's "worth" or "value"--was under $50 million (see Halcon’s Market Cap Falls Below $50M, NYSE Threatens to De-List). When debtors have no other choice than to accept a plan turning their debt into equity (shares of stock), it doesn't take long to file the paperwork and be on your way. Here's Halcon's news that they now live again to fight another day--just not in the Utica...

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