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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2024

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Commission file number:001-34743

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HALLADOR ENERGY COMPANY

(www.halladorenergy.com)

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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 812.299.2800

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulations S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No ☐

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☑

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As of November 7, 2024, we had 42,617,108 shares of common stock outstanding.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Hallador Energy Company

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

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See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Hallador Energy Company

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

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See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Hallador Energy Company

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

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See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Hallador Energy Company

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

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See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Hallador Energy Company

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Hallador Energy Company (hereinafter known as “we, us, or our”) and its wholly owned subsidiaries Sunrise Coal, LLC (“Sunrise”), Hallador Power Company, LLC (“Hallador Power”), as well as Sunrise and Hallador Power’s wholly owned subsidiaries.

We strategically view and manage our operations through two reportable segments: Electric Operations and Coal Operations. The Electric Operations reportable segment includes electric power generation facilities of the Merom Power Plant. The Coal Operations reportable segment includes mining complexes Oaktown 1 and 2 underground mines, Prosperity surface mine, Freelandville surface mine, and Carlisle wash plant. On February 23, 2024, our Coal Operations Segment committed to a reorganization effort designed to strengthen its financial and operational efficiency and create significant operational savings and higher margins. For further information, see “Note 16 – Organizational Restructuring” below. The remainder of our operations, which are not significant enough on a stand-alone basis to warrant treatment as an operating segment, are presented as “Corporate and Other and Eliminations” and primarily are comprised of unallocated corporate costs and activities, the elimination of coal sales from coal operations to electric operations, a 50% interest in Sunrise Energy, LLC, a private gas exploration company with operations in Indiana, which we account for using the equity method, and our wholly-owned subsidiary Summit Terminal LLC (“Summit”), a logistics transport facility located on the Ohio River. See “Note 20 – Assets Held-for-Sale” for further discussion on Summit.

All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Certain reclassifications have been made to the Company’s prior period condensed consolidated financial information to conform to the current period presentation. These presentation changes did not impact the Company’s condensed consolidated net income (loss), consolidated cash flows, total assets, total liabilities or total stockholders’ equity.

The interim financial data is unaudited; however, in our opinion, it includes all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods. The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared pursuant to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) rules and regulations; accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) financial statements have been condensed or omitted.

The results of operations and cash flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for future quarters or for the year ending December 31, 2024.

Our organization and business, the accounting policies we follow, and other information are contained in the notes to our consolidated financial statements filed as part of our 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K. This quarterly report should be read in conjunction with such Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”). ASU 2023-07 primarily requires enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), the amount and composition of other segment items, and the title and position of the CODM. ASU 2023-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2023-07, but do not expect it to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”). ASU 2023-09 primarily requires enhanced disclosures to (1) disclose specific categories in the rate reconciliation, (2) disclose the amount of income taxes paid and expensed disaggregated by federal, state, and foreign taxes, with further disaggregation by individual jurisdictions if certain criteria are met, and (3) disclose income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax (benefit) disaggregated between domestic and foreign. ASU 2023-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2023-09, but do not expect it to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstance indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, no impairment charges were recorded for long-lived assets.

Inventory is valued at a lower of cost or net realizable value (NRV). As of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, coal inventory includes NRV adjustments of $1.8 million and $2.0 million, respectively.

On September 27, 2024, the Company executed the First Amendment (“First Amendment”) to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 2, 2023 (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”), with PNC Bank, National Association (in its capacity as administrative agent, "PNC"), which was accounted for as a debt modification. The primary purpose of the First Amendment was to provide the Company with short-term covenant relief to pursue additional liquidity. The First Amendment provides for additional flexibility for the Company to enter into prepaid forward power sale contracts, provided that the Company repays outstanding term loans under the Credit Agreement (“Term Loan”) with proceeds received from certain eligible power purchase agreements, up to a maximum of $20.0 million. These required prepaid forward power sale Term Loan repayments, if any, will take the place of the $6.5 million quarterly Term Loan payments. Furthermore, the First Amendment defines certain administrative changes which include, among other things, added requirements related to reporting, third party financial advisors, and appraisals on coal and power assets.

Bank debt was reduced by $21.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024. Bank debt is comprised of our Term Loan ($45.5 million as of September 30, 2024) and a $75.0 million revolver ($24.5 million borrowed as of September 30, 2024) under the Credit Agreement. The term debt required quarterly payments of $6.5 million starting in April 2024 through maturity. Our debt is recorded at amortized cost, which approximates fair value due to the variable interest rates in the agreement and is collateralized primarily by our assets.

Liquidity

As of September 30, 2024, we had additional borrowing capacity of $31.1 million under the revolver and total liquidity of $34.9 million. Our additional borrowing capacity is net of $19.4 million in outstanding letters of credit that we were required to maintain for surety bonds and $24.5 million drawn on the revolver at September 30, 2024. Liquidity consists of our additional borrowing capacity and cash and cash equivalents.

Fees

Unamortized bank fees and other costs incurred in connection with our initial facility totaled $4.3 million. Additional costs incurred with the First Amendment totaled $0.6 million. These unamortized bank fees were deferred and are being amortized over the term of the loan. Unamortized bank fees as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, were $3.0 million and $3.6 million, respectively.

Bank debt, less debt issuance costs, is presented below (in thousands):

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Covenants

The First Amendment, among other things, provided the Company with short-term covenant relief to pursue additional liquidity. The First Amendment waived the Company’s Leverage Ratio requirement for the third and fourth quarters of 2024, increased the threshold to 5.50 to 1.00 for the first quarter of 2025, and decreased the threshold back to 2.25 to 1.00 for each fiscal quarter thereafter. Additionally, the Debt Service Coverage Ratio requirement (1.25 to 1.00) was waived from third quarter of 2024 through the first quarter of 2025. The First Amendment also added additional financial covenants which include: (i) a maximum First Lien Leverage Ratio for the first quarter of 2025, calculated as of the end of each fiscal quarter for the trailing twelve months, not to exceed 3.50 to 1.00; (ii) a minimum liquidity requirement of $10.0 million, beginning on the First Amendment execution date and ending when the second quarter of 2025 compliance certificate is received; and (iii) a minimum quarterly EBITDA requirement, as defined in the First Amendment, of $5.0 million for the third quarter of 2024 through the first quarter of 2025. As of September 30, 2024, our liquidity of $34.9 million and quarterly EBITDA of $9.6 million were in compliance with the requirements of the Credit Agreement.

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As of September 30, 2024, we were in compliance with all other covenants defined in the Credit Agreement.

Interest Rate

The interest rate on the facility ranges from SOFR plus 4.00% to SOFR plus 5.00%, depending on our Leverage Ratio. As of September 30, 2024, we were paying SOFR plus 5.00% on the outstanding bank debt which equates to an all-in rate of 9.76%.

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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consist of the following for the indicated dates (in thousands):

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Revenue from Contracts with Customers

We account for a contract with a customer when the parties have approved the contract and are committed to performing their respective obligations, the rights of each party are identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance, and it is probable substantially all the consideration will be collected. We recognize revenue when we satisfy a performance obligation by transferring control of a good or service to a customer.

Electric operations

We concluded that for a Power Purchase Agreement (“PPA”) that is not determined to be a lease or derivative, the definition of a contract and the criteria in ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASC 606”), is met at the time a PPA is executed by the parties, as this is the point at which enforceable rights and obligations are established. Accordingly, we concluded that a PPA that is not determined to be a lease or derivative constitutes a valid contract under ASC 606.

We recognize revenue daily, based on an output method of capacity made available as part of any stand-ready obligations for contract capacity performance obligations and daily, based on an output method of MWh of electricity delivered.

For the delivered energy performance obligation in the PPA with Hoosier, we recognize revenue daily for actual delivered electricity plus the amortization of the contract liability as a result of the Asset Purchase Agreement with Hoosier. For delivered energy to all other customers, we recognize revenue daily for the actual delivered electricity.

Coal operations

Our coal revenue is derived from sales to customers of coal produced at our facilities. Our customers typically purchase coal directly from our mine sites where the sale occurs and where title, risk of loss, and control pass to the customer at that point. Our customers arrange for and bear the costs of transporting their coal from our mines to their plants or other specified discharge points. Our customers are typically domestic utility companies. Our coal sales agreements with our customers are fixed-priced, fixed-volume supply contracts, or include a pre-determined escalation in price for each year. Price re-opener and index provisions may allow either party to commence a renegotiation of the contract price at a pre-determined time. Price re-opener provisions may automatically set a new price based on the prevailing market price or, in some instances, require us to negotiate a new price, sometimes within specified ranges of prices. The terms of our coal sales agreements result from competitive bidding and extensive negotiations with customers. Consequently, the terms of these contracts vary by customer.

Coal sales agreements will typically contain coal quality specifications. With coal quality specifications in place, the raw coal sold by us to the customer at the delivery point must be substantially free of magnetic material and other foreign material impurities and crushed to a maximum size as set forth in the respective coal sales agreement. Price adjustments are made and billed in the month the coal sale was recognized based on quality standards that are specified in the coal sales agreement, such as Btu factor, moisture, ash, and sulfur content, and can result in either increases or decreases in the value of the coal shipped.

Disaggregation of Revenue

Revenue is disaggregated by revenue source for our electric operations and by primary geographic markets for our coal operations, as we believe this best depicts how the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of our revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors.

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Performance Obligations

Electric operations

We concluded that each megawatt-hour (“MWh”) of delivered energy is capable of being distinct as a customer could benefit from each on its own by using/consuming it as a part of its operations. We also concluded that the stand-ready obligation to be available to provide electricity is capable of being distinct as each unit of capacity provides an economic benefit to the holder and could be sold by the customer.

During 2022, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (“APA”) with Hoosier (“Hoosier APA”) in which Hallador Power shall sell, and Hoosier shall buy, delivered energy quantities through 2025 at the contract price, which is $34.00 per MWh. We have remaining delivered energy obligations to Hoosier on the APA totaling $70.1 million through 2025 as of September 30, 2024. The agreement was amended August 31, 2023, to extend through 2028. The amendment included additional obligations to Hoosier of $186.6 million, or $56.00 per MWh, as of September 30, 2024.

In addition to delivered energy, under the Hoosier APA, Hallador Power shall provide a stand-ready obligation to provide electricity to MISO, also known as contract capacity. The contract capacity that Hallador Power shall provide to Hoosier is 917 megawatts (“MW”) for contract year one, and on average 300 MW for contract years two to four. Hoosier shall pay Hallador Power the capacity price of $5.80 per kilowatt month for the contract capacity. We have remaining capacity obligations to Hoosier through 2025 totaling $25.0 million as of September 30, 2024. The agreement was amended August 31, 2023, to extend through 2028, with additional capacity obligations to Hoosier of $60.9 million as of September 30, 2024, at a price of $7.02 per kilowatt month for the contract capacity.

During the second quarter 2024, the Company entered into an 11-month, $45.0 million prepaid physically delivered power contract in which Hallador will provide a total of 1,302,480 MWh. We have energy and capacity obligations to customers, excluding the Hoosier APA, through 2029 totaling $134.1 million and $140.2 million, respectively, as of September 30, 2024. We have $32.6 million and $24.7 million of deferred revenue as of September 30, 2024, related to the prepaid physically delivered power contract and other capacity obligations outside of the Hoosier APA, respectively.

Coal operations

A performance obligation is a promise in a contract with a customer to provide distinct goods or services. Performance obligations are the unit of account for purposes of applying the revenue recognition standard and therefore determine when and how revenue is recognized. In most of our coal contracts, the customer contracts with us to provide coal that meets certain quality criteria. We consider each ton of coal a separate performance obligation and allocate the transaction price based on the base price per the contract, increased or decreased for quality adjustments.

We recognize revenue at a point in time as the customer does not have control over the asset at any point during the fulfillment of the contract. For substantially all our customers, this is supported by the fact that title and risk of loss transfer to the customer upon loading of the truck or railcar at the mine. This is also the point at which physical possession of the coal transfers to the customer, as well as the right to receive substantially all benefits and the risk of loss in ownership of the coal.

We have remaining coal sales performance obligations relating to fixed priced contracts to third-party customers of approximately $320.28 million, which represents the average fixed prices on our committed contracts as of September 30, 2024. We expect to recognize approximately 9.9% of this coal sales revenue in 2024, with the remainder recognized through 2028.

We have remaining volume performance obligations relating to coal contracts with price reopeners of 3.0 million tons (1.0 million tons in 2025, 2026 and 2027) as of September 30, 2024.

The coal tons used to determine the remaining performance obligations are subject to adjustment in instances of force majeure and exercise of customer options to either take additional tons or reduce tonnage if such an option exists in the customer contract.

Contract Balances

Under ASC 606, the timing of when a performance obligation is satisfied can affect the presentation of accounts receivable, contract assets, and contract liabilities. The main distinction between accounts receivable and contract assets is whether consideration is conditional on something other than the passage of time. A receivable is an entity’s right to consideration that is unconditional.

Under the typical payment terms of our contracts with customers, the customer pays us a base price for the coal, increased or decreased for any quality adjustments, electricity, or capacity. Amounts billed and due are recorded as trade accounts receivable and included in accounts receivable in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of January 1, 2023, accounts receivable for coal sales billed to customers was $16.3 million.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, we recorded income taxes using an estimated annual effective tax rate based upon projected annual income (loss), forecasted permanent tax differences, discrete items, and statutory rates in states in which we operate. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, was ~24% and ~13%, respectively. Historically, our actual effective tax rates have differed from the statutory effective rate primarily due to the benefit received from statutory percentage depletion in excess of tax basis. The deduction for statutory percentage depletion does not necessarily change proportionately to changes in income (loss) before income taxes.

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For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, our stock compensation was $1.1 million and $3.3 million, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, our stock compensation was $0.8 million and $2.8 million, respectively.

Non-vested RSU grants will vest as follows:

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The outstanding RSUs have a value of $9.8 million based on the September 30, 2024 closing stock price of $9.43.

As of September 30, 2024, unrecognized stock compensation expense is $3.8 million, and we had 53,761 RSUs available for future issuance. RSUs are not allocated earnings and losses as they are considered non-participating securities.

We have operating leases for office space with remaining lease terms ranging from 1 month to 8 years. As most of the leases do not provide an implicit rate, we calculated the right-of-use assets and lease liabilities using our secured incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date. Imputed interest on our operating leases was $0.3 million as of September 30, 2024.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, we entered into four finance leases that were accounted for as failed sale-leaseback transactions. Finance lease assets are included in finance lease right-of-use assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets and the associated finance lease liabilities are reflected within current portion of lease financing and long-term lease financing on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, as applicable. Depreciation on our finance lease assets was $1.5 million and $3.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. Interest expense on our finance lease liability was $0.4 million and $1.1 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. Imputed interest on our future remaining finance lease liability was $1.8 million as of September 30, 2024. We had deferred financing fees of $0.2 and $0.1 million at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, in connection with entry into the finance leases. These deferred financing fees will be amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the finance leases. We did not have finance leases during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.

The following information relates to our leases (dollar amounts in thousands):

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Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases as of September 30, 2024, were as follows:

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The following are reflected within the indicated condensed consolidated balance sheet line items:

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