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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 

(Mark One)
ý
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2016

OR 

¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission file number 1-34259
 
Willbros Group, Inc.
 
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
 

Delaware
 
30-0513080
(Jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
4400 Post Oak Parkway
Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77027
Telephone No.: 713-403-8000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of principal executive offices of registrant)
 
NOT APPLICABLE
 
 
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
 
 
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  ý    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ý    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): 
Large Accelerated Filer
¨
Accelerated Filer
ý
Non-Accelerated Filer
¨
Smaller reporting company
¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  ý
The number of shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, $.05 par value, outstanding as of July 27, 2016 was 62,616,703.


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WILLBROS GROUP, INC.
FORM 10-Q
FOR QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2016
 
 
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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
WILLBROS GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
 
June 30,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
ASSETS
Current assets:
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
48,726

 
$
58,832

Accounts receivable, net
 
141,904

 
149,753

Contract cost and recognized income not yet billed
 
19,742

 
20,451

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
21,979

 
19,610

Parts and supplies inventories
 
1,648

 
1,383

Assets held for sale
 
86

 
3,774

Current assets associated with discontinued operations
 
2,183

 
1,247

Total current assets
 
236,268

 
255,050

Property, plant and equipment, net
 
43,940

 
50,352

Intangible assets, net
 
81,985

 
86,862

Restricted cash
 
41,385

 
35,212

Other long-term assets
 
12,886

 
14,101

Total assets
 
$
416,464

 
$
441,577

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
$
108,066

 
$
107,709

Contract billings in excess of cost and recognized income
 
11,181

 
9,892

Current portion of capital lease obligations
 
33

 
469

Notes payable and current portion of long-term debt
 
870

 
2,656

Accrued income taxes
 
2,059

 
3,108

Other current liabilities
 
6,046

 
6,759

Current liabilities associated with discontinued operations
 
2,570

 
4,027

Total current liabilities
 
130,825

 
134,620

Long-term debt
 
89,686

 
92,498

Deferred income taxes
 
537

 
120

Other long-term liabilities
 
33,880

 
35,516

Long-term liabilities associated with discontinued operations
 
1,212

 
1,423

Total liabilities
 
256,140

 
264,177

Contingencies and commitments (Note 12)
 

 

Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share, 1,000,000 shares authorized, none issued
 

 

Common stock, par value $.05 per share, 105,000,000 shares authorized and 64,605,135 shares issued at June 30, 2016 (63,918,220 at December 31, 2015)
 
3,222

 
3,188

Additional paid-in capital
 
747,581

 
745,214

Accumulated deficit
 
(571,832
)
 
(550,262
)
Treasury stock at cost, 1,968,080 shares at June 30, 2016 (1,828,586 at December 31, 2015)
 
(15,082
)
 
(14,731
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
(3,565
)
 
(6,009
)
Total stockholders’ equity
 
160,324

 
177,400

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$
416,464

 
$
441,577

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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WILLBROS GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended 
 June 30,
 
Six Months Ended 
 June 30,
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Contract revenue
 
$
193,442

 
$
218,789

 
$
392,472

 
$
469,143

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Contract costs
 
178,285

 
207,211

 
363,516


449,715

Amortization of intangibles
 
2,439

 
2,471

 
4,877


4,942

General and administrative
 
14,520

 
18,827

 
31,654


42,481

Other charges
 
939

 
3,318

 
4,627


6,328

 
 
196,183

 
231,827

 
404,674

 
503,466

Operating loss
 
(2,741
)
 
(13,038
)
 
(12,202
)
 
(34,323
)
Non-operating income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
(3,302
)
 
(6,543
)
 
(6,869
)
 
(14,851
)
Interest income
 
411

 
11

 
431


22

Debt covenant suspension and extinguishment charges
 

 
(312
)
 
(63
)
 
(36,181
)
Other, net
 
58

 
(38
)
 
(2
)
 
(135
)
 
 
(2,833
)
 
(6,882
)
 
(6,503
)
 
(51,145
)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
 
(5,574
)
 
(19,920
)
 
(18,705
)
 
(85,468
)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
 
187

 
(517
)
 
354

 
(21,121
)
Loss from continuing operations
 
(5,761
)
 
(19,403
)
 
(19,059
)
 
(64,347
)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations net of provision for income taxes
 
(658
)
 
517

 
(2,511
)
 
35,637

Net loss
 
$
(6,419
)
 
$
(18,886
)
 
$
(21,570
)
 
$
(28,710
)
Basic income (loss) per share attributable to Company shareholders:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss from continuing operations
 
$
(0.09
)
 
$
(0.33
)
 
$
(0.31
)
 
$
(1.17
)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
 
(0.01
)
 
0.01

 
(0.04
)
 
0.65

Net loss
 
$
(0.10
)
 
$
(0.32
)
 
$
(0.35
)
 
$
(0.52
)
Diluted income (loss) per share attributable to Company shareholders:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss from continuing operations
 
$
(0.09
)
 
$
(0.33
)
 
$
(0.31
)
 
$
(1.17
)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
 
(0.01
)
 
0.01

 
(0.04
)
 
0.65

Net loss
 
$
(0.10
)
 
$
(0.32
)
 
$
(0.35
)
 
$
(0.52
)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
61,299,334

 
60,227,495

 
61,064,935

 
55,052,192

Diluted
 
61,299,334

 
60,227,495

 
61,064,935

 
55,052,192

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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WILLBROS GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended 
 June 30,
 
Six Months Ended 
 June 30,
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Net loss
 
$
(6,419
)
 
$
(18,886
)
 
$
(21,570
)
 
$
(28,710
)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation adjustments
 
(10
)
 
1,447

 
1,768

 
(3,204
)
Changes in derivative financial instruments
 
271

 
357

 
676

 
(133
)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
261

 
1,804

 
2,444

 
(3,337
)
Total comprehensive loss
 
$
(6,158
)
 
$
(17,082
)
 
$
(19,126
)
 
$
(32,047
)
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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WILLBROS GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited) 
 
 
Six Months Ended 
 June 30,
 
 
2016
 
2015
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Net loss
 
$
(21,570
)
 
$
(28,710
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
 
 
 
 
(Income) loss from discontinued operations
 
2,511

 
(35,637
)
Depreciation and amortization
 
11,309

 
14,594

Debt covenant suspension and extinguishment charges
 
63

 
36,181

Stock-based compensation
 
2,401

 
3,053

Amortization of debt issuance costs
 
362

 
311

Non-cash interest expense
 
1,133

 

Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes
 
344

 
(114
)
Gain on disposal of property and equipment
 
(3,057
)
 
(838
)
Loss on sale of subsidiary
 
123

 

Provision for bad debts
 
40

 
83

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable, net
 
5,064

 
80,748

Contract cost and recognized income not yet billed
 
836

 
14,522

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
(2,286
)
 
(4,509
)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
(382
)
 
(32,958
)
Accrued income taxes
 
(1,084
)
 
(2,441
)
Contract billings in excess of cost and recognized income
 
1,258

 
(1,910
)
Other assets and liabilities, net
 
(108
)
 
(430
)
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations
 
(3,043
)
 
41,945

Cash used in operating activities from discontinued operations
 
(6,622
)
 
(25,770
)
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities
 
(9,665
)
 
16,175

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment
 
5,049

 
6,387

Proceeds from sale of subsidiaries
 
7,775

 
97,344

Purchases of property, plant and equipment
 
(1,900
)
 
(1,424
)
Changes in restricted cash
 
(6,173
)
 

Cash provided by investing activities from continuing operations
 
4,751

 
102,307

Cash used in investing activities from discontinued operations
 

 
(645
)
Cash provided by investing activities
 
4,751

 
101,662

Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from revolver and notes payable
 
287

 
30,718

Payments on capital leases
 
(436
)
 
(442
)
Payments of revolver and notes payable
 
(186
)
 
(30,466
)
Payments on term loan facility
 
(3,128
)
 
(79,674
)
Cost of debt issuance
 
(2,306
)
 
(556
)
Payments to reacquire common stock
 
(351
)
 
(358
)
Cash used in financing activities from continuing operations
 
(6,120
)
 
(80,778
)
Cash provided by financing activities from discontinued operations
 

 
8,312

Cash used in financing activities
 
(6,120
)
 
(72,466
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
 
928

 
(411
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
(10,106
)
 
44,960

Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations at beginning of period
 
58,832

 
22,565

Cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at beginning of period
 

 
708

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
 
58,832

 
23,273

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
48,726

 
68,233

Less: cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at end of period
 

 
388

Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations at end of period
 
$
48,726

 
$
67,845

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
 
 
 
 
Cash paid for interest (including discontinued operations)
 
$
3,800

 
$
15,078

Cash paid for income taxes (including discontinued operations)
 
$
1,156

 
$
2,951

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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WILLBROS GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)



1. Company and Organization
Willbros Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries (the “Company,” “Willbros” or “WGI”), is a specialty energy infrastructure contractor serving the oil and gas and power industries with offerings that primarily include construction, maintenance and facilities development services. The Company’s principal markets for continuing operations are the United States and Canada. The Company obtains its work through competitive bidding and negotiations with prospective clients. Contract values range from several thousand dollars to several hundred million dollars, and contract durations range from a few weeks to more than two years.
The Company has three operating segments: Oil & Gas, Utility T&D and Canada. The Company's segments are comprised of strategic businesses that are defined by the industries or geographic regions they serve. Each is managed as an operation with well established strategic directions and performance requirements.
Management evaluates the performance of each operating segment based on operating income. To support the segments, the Company has a focused corporate operation led by the executive management team, which, in addition to oversight and leadership, provides general, administrative and financing functions for the organization. The costs to provide these services are allocated, as are certain other corporate costs, to the three operating segments.
2. Basis of Presentation
Condensed Consolidated Financial Information
The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2015, which has been derived from audited Consolidated Financial Statements, and the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of June 30, 2016 and 2015, have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations. However, the Company believes the presentations and disclosures herein are adequate to make the information not misleading. These unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s December 31, 2015 audited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.
In the opinion of management, the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements reflect all recurring adjustments necessary to fairly state the financial position as of June 30, 2016, and the results of operations and cash flows of the Company for all interim periods presented. The results of operations and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2016 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results and cash flows to be achieved for the full year.
Use of Estimates and Assumptions
The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include certain estimates and assumptions made by management. These estimates and assumptions relate to the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the dates of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during those periods. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment, and parts and supplies inventories; quantification of amounts recorded for contingencies, tax accruals and certain other accrued liabilities; valuation allowances for accounts receivable and deferred income tax assets; and revenue recognition under the percentage-of-completion method of accounting, including estimates of progress toward completion and estimates of gross profit or loss accrual on contracts in progress. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and other assumptions that it believes to be relevant under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to the current period financial statement presentation. These reclassifications primarily relate to the presentation of the 2015 sale of the Company's Professional Services segment including the Company's previously sold subsidiaries, Willbros Engineers, LLC and Willbros Heater Services, LLC ("Downstream Professional Services"), Premier Utility Services, LLC ("Premier") and UtilX Corporation ("UtilX") as discontinued operations. For additional information, see Note 15 - Discontinued Operations.

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WILLBROS GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

3. New Accounting Standards


Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
In November 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board "FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2015-17, which requires deferred tax assets and liabilities, as well as related valuation allowances, to be classified as non-current. ASU 2015-17 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of an interim or annual period. The Company adopted ASU 2015-17 in the first quarter of 2016 and applied the standard retroactively for all periods presented. As a result of this adoption, current deferred taxes and non-current deferred taxes decreased $2.3 million at December 31, 2015 in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03 which changes the presentation of debt issuance costs with the requirement that debt issuance costs related to a debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. ASU 2015-03 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company adopted ASU 2015-03 in the first quarter of 2016 and applied the standard retroactively for all periods presented. The application of the standard did not have a material impact on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09 that changes how companies account for certain aspects of share-based payment awards to employees, including the accounting for income taxes, forfeitures, and statutory tax withholding requirements, as well as classification in the statement of cash flows. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and interim periods within those annual periods with early adoption permitted. The Company is assessing the impact of the standard on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02 that requires companies that lease assets to recognize on the balance sheet the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by those assets. The standard is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted for financial statements of fiscal years or interim periods that have not been previously issued. The Company is assessing the impact of the standard on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
In May 2014, the FASB and the IASB issued ASU 2014-09 surrounding the recognition of revenue from contracts with customers. Under the new standard, a company will recognize revenue when it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring a promised good or service to a customer. Revenue will be recognized at an amount that reflects the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for those goods and services. The standard also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. In August 2015, the FASB deferred the effective date of the standard to December 15, 2017 with early adoption permitted. The standard can be applied on a full retrospective or modified retrospective basis whereby the entity records a cumulative effect of initially applying this update at the date of initial application. Furthermore, in March, April, and May of 2016, the FASB issued ASUs 2016-08, 2016-10, and 2016-12, respectively, which provide practical expedients and clarification in regards to ASU 2014-09. ASU 2016-08 amends and clarifies the principal versus agent considerations under the new revenue recognition standard, which requires determination of whether the nature of a promise is to provide the specified good or service to the customer (that is, the entity is a principal) or to arrange for the good or service to be provided to the customer by another party (that is, the entity is an agent); this determination affects the timing and amount of revenue recognition. ASU 2016-10 clarifies issues related to identifying performance obligations. ASU 2016-12 provides practical expedients and clarification pertaining to the exclusion of sales tax from the measurement of a transaction price, the measurement of non-cash consideration, allocation of a transaction price on the basis of all satisfied and unsatisfied performance obligations in a modified contract at transition, and the definition of a completed contract. The effective date of ASUs 2016-08, 2016-10, and 2016-12 is December 15, 2017 with early adoption permitted. The Company is still assessing the impact of these standards on its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and will adopt this guidance effective January 1, 2018.

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WILLBROS GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
4. Contracts in Progress


Contract cost and recognized income not yet billed on uncompleted contracts arise when recorded revenues for a contract exceed the amounts billed under the terms of the contracts. Contract billings in excess of cost and recognized income arise when billed amounts exceed revenues recorded. Amounts are billable to customers upon various measures of performance, including achievement of certain milestones, completion of specified units, or completion of the contract. Also included in contract cost and recognized income not yet billed on uncompleted contracts are amounts the Company seeks to collect from customers for change orders approved in scope but not for price associated with that scope change (unapproved change orders). Revenue for these amounts is recorded equal to the lesser of the expected revenue or cost incurred when realization of price approval is probable. Estimating revenues from unapproved change orders involves the use of estimates, and it is reasonably possible that revisions to the estimated recoverable amounts of recorded unapproved change orders may be made in the near-term. If the Company does not successfully resolve these matters, a reduction in revenues may be required to amounts that have been previously recorded.
Contract cost and recognized income not yet billed and related amounts billed as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 was as follows (in thousands):
 
 
June 30,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
Cost incurred on contracts in progress
 
$
283,585

 
$
567,144

Recognized income
 
37,810

 
50,812

 
 
321,395

 
617,956

Progress billings and advance payments
 
(312,834
)
 
(607,397
)
 
 
$
8,561

 
$
10,559

Contract cost and recognized income not yet billed
 
$
19,742

 
$
20,451

Contract billings in excess of cost and recognized income
 
(11,181
)
 
(9,892
)
 
 
$
8,561

 
$
10,559

Contract cost and recognized income not yet billed includes $0.9 million and $0.8 million at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, on completed contracts.
The balances billed but not paid by customers pursuant to retainage provisions in certain contracts are generally due upon completion of the contracts and acceptance by the customer. Based on the Company’s experience with similar contracts in recent years, the majority of the retainage balances at each balance sheet date are expected to be collected within the next 12 months. Current retainage balances at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, were approximately $23.4 million and $25.3 million, respectively, and are included in “Accounts receivable, net” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. There were no retainage balances with settlement dates beyond the next 12 months at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.
5. Intangible Assets
The Company's intangible assets with finite lives include customer relationships and trade names and are predominantly within the Utility T&D segment. The changes in the carrying amounts of intangible assets for the six months ended June 30, 2016 are detailed below (in thousands):
 
 
Customer
Relationships
 
Trademark /
Tradename
 
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2015
 
$
82,044

 
$
4,818

 
$
86,862

Amortization
 
(4,342
)
 
(535
)
 
(4,877
)
Balance as of June 30, 2016
 
$
77,702

 
$
4,283

 
$
81,985

Weighted average remaining amortization period
 
9.0 years

 
4.0 years

 
 
Intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, which range from 5 to 15 years.

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WILLBROS GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

5. Intangible Assets (continued)



Estimated amortization expense for the remainder of 2016 and each of the subsequent five years and thereafter is as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal year:
 
 
Remainder of 2016
 
$
4,877

2017
 
9,754

2018
 
9,754

2019
 
9,754

2020
 
9,135

2021
 
8,597

Thereafter
 
30,114

Total amortization
 
$
81,985

6. Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
June 30,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
Trade accounts payable
 
$
45,379

 
$
48,501

Payroll and payroll liabilities
 
17,527

 
14,914

Accrued contract costs
 
18,418

 
17,571

Self-insurance accrual
 
12,392

 
12,128

Other accrued liabilities
 
14,350

 
14,595

Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
$
108,066

 
$
107,709

7. Long-term Debt
Long-term debt as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 was as follows (in thousands):
 
 
June 30,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
2014 Term Loan Facility, net of unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of $6,030 and $4,459
 
$
90,455

 
$
95,154

Revolver borrowings
 

 

Capital lease obligations
 
33

 
469

Other obligations
 
101

 

Total debt
 
90,589

 
95,623

Less: current portion
 
(903
)
 
(3,125
)
Long-term debt, net
 
$
89,686

 
$
92,498






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WILLBROS GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

7. Long-term Debt (continued)



2014 Term Loan Facility
On December 15, 2014, the Company entered into a credit agreement (the “2014 Term Credit Agreement”) among the Company, certain of its subsidiaries, as guarantors, the lenders from time to time party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC, as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner. Cortland Capital Market Services LLC serves as administrative agent under the 2014 Term Credit Agreement.
The 2014 Term Credit Agreement provides for a five-year $270.0 million term loan facility (the “2014 Term Loan Facility”), which the Company drew in full on the effective date of the 2014 Term Credit Agreement. The Company is the borrower under the 2014 Term Credit Agreement, with all of its obligations guaranteed by its material U.S. subsidiaries, other than excluded subsidiaries. Obligations under the 2014 Term Loan Facility are secured by a first priority security interest in, among other things, the borrower’s and the guarantors’ equipment, subsidiary capital stock and intellectual property (the “2014 Term Loan Priority Collateral”) and a second priority security interest in, among other things, the borrower’s and the guarantors’ inventory, accounts receivable, deposit accounts and similar assets.
The term loans bear interest at the “Adjusted Base Rate” plus an applicable margin of 8.75 percent, or the “Eurodollar Rate” plus an applicable margin of 9.75 percent. The interest rate in effect at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 was 11 percent, comprised of an applicable margin of 9.75 percent for Eurodollar rate loans plus a LIBOR floor of 1.25 percent.
The Company made early payments of $3.1 million and $78.3 million against its 2014 Term Loan Facility during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. As a result of these early payments, the Company recorded debt extinguishment charges of $0.1 million and $1.9 million, respectively, which consisted of prepayment fees of 2 percent and the write-off of debt issuance costs.
Since December 31, 2014, the Company has significantly reduced the balance under the 2014 Term Loan Facility.  Under the provisions of the 2014 Term Credit Agreement, with respect to prepayments made from inception of the Term Loan through June 30, 2016, the Company has not been required to pay prepayment premiums in respect of the “makewhole amount.” However, future prepayments or refinancing of the balance of the 2014 Term Loan Facility will, in most cases, require the Company to pay a prepayment premium equal to the makewhole amount.  The makewhole amount is calculated as the present value of all interest payments that would have been made on the amount prepaid from the date of the prepayment to December 15, 2019 (or June 15, 2019 if the prepayment is made on or after June 15, 2018) at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 9.75 percent plus the greater of 1.25 percent and the Eurodollar rate in effect on the date of the repayment. 
2013 ABL Credit Facility
On August 7, 2013, the Company entered into five-year asset based senior revolving credit facility maturing on August 7, 2018 with Bank of America, N.A. serving as sole administrative agent for the lenders thereunder, collateral agent, issuing bank and swingline lender (as amended, the “2013 ABL Credit Facility”).
The aggregate amount of commitments for the 2013 ABL Credit Facility is currently comprised of $80.0 million for the U.S. facility (the “U.S. Facility”) and $20.0 million for the Canadian facility (the “Canadian Facility”). The 2013 ABL Credit Facility includes a sublimit of $80.0 million for letters of credit. The borrowers under the U.S. Facility consist of all of the Company’s U.S. operating subsidiaries with assets included in the borrowing base, and the U.S. Facility is guaranteed by Willbros Group, Inc. and its material U.S. subsidiaries, other than excluded subsidiaries. The borrower under the Canadian Facility is Willbros Construction Services (Canada) LP, and the Canadian Facility is guaranteed by Willbros Group, Inc. and all of its material U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries, other than excluded subsidiaries.
Advances under the U.S. and Canadian Facilities are limited to a borrowing base consisting of the sum of the following, less applicable reserves:
85 percent of the value of "eligible accounts";
the lesser of (i) 75 percent of the value of "eligible unbilled accounts" and (ii) $33.0 million minus the amount of eligible unbilled accounts then included in the borrowing base; and
"eligible pledged cash".
The Company is also required, as part of its borrowing base calculation, to include a minimum of $25.0 million of the net proceeds of the sale of Bemis, LLC and the balance of the Professional Services segment as eligible pledged cash. The Company has included $40.0 million as eligible pledged cash (collateralized for a portion of its letters of credit) in its June 30,

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2016 borrowing base calculation, which is included in the line item "Restricted cash" on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
The aggregate amount of the borrowing base that is attributable to eligible accounts and eligible unbilled accounts constituting certain progress or milestone billings, retainage and other performance-based benchmarks may not exceed $23.0 million.
Advances in U.S. dollars bear interest at a rate equal to LIBOR or the U.S. or Canadian base rate plus an additional margin. Advances in Canadian dollars bear interest at the Bankers Acceptance ("BA") Equivalent Rate or the Canadian prime rate plus an additional margin.
The interest rate margins will be adjusted each quarter based on the Company’s fixed charge coverage ratio as of the end of the previous quarter as follows:
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
 
U.S. Base Rate, Canadian
Base Rate and Canadian
Prime Rate Loans
 
LIBOR Loans, BA Rate Loans and
Letter of Credit Fees
>1.25 to 1
 
1.25%
 
2.25%
<1.25 to 1 and >1.15 to 1
 
1.50%
 
2.50%
<1.15 to 1
 
1.75%
 
2.75%
The borrowers will also pay an unused line fee on each of the U.S. and Canadian Facilities equal to 50 basis points when usage under the applicable facility during the preceding calendar month is less than 50 percent of the commitments or 37.5 basis points when usage under the applicable facility equals or exceeds 50 percent of the commitments for such period. With respect to the letters of credit, the borrowers will pay a letter of credit fee equal to the applicable LIBOR margin, shown in the table above, on all letters of credit, and a 0.125 percent fronting fee to the issuing bank, in each case, payable monthly in arrears.
Obligations under the 2013 ABL Credit Facility are secured by a first priority security interest in the borrowers’ and guarantors’ accounts receivable, deposit accounts and similar assets (the “ABL Priority Collateral”) and a second priority security interest in the 2014 Term Loan Priority Collateral.
Debt Covenants and Events of Default
A default under the 2014 Term Loan Facility and the 2013 ABL Credit Facility may be triggered by events such as a failure to comply with financial covenants or other covenants under the 2014 Term Loan Facility and the 2013 ABL Credit Facility, a failure to make payments when due under the 2014 Term Loan Facility and the 2013 ABL Credit Facility, a failure to make payments when due in respect of, or a failure to perform obligations relating to, debt obligations in excess of $15.0 million, a change of control of the Company and certain insolvency proceedings. A default under the 2013 ABL Credit Facility would permit the lenders to terminate their commitment to make cash advances or issue letters of credit, require the immediate repayment of any outstanding cash advances with interest and require the cash collateralization of outstanding letter of credit obligations. A default under the 2014 Term Loan Facility would permit the lenders to require immediate repayment of all principal, interest, fees and other amounts payable thereunder.
On March 31, 2015, (the "First Amendment Closing Date"), March 1, 2016, and July 26, 2016, the Company amended the 2014 Term Credit Agreement pursuant to a First Amendment (the "First Amendment"), a Third Amendment (the "Third Amendment") and a Fourth Amendment (the “Fourth Amendment”). These amendments, among other things, suspended the calculation of the Maximum Total Leverage Ratio and Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio for the period from December 31, 2014 through December 31, 2016 (the "Covenant Suspension Periods") and provided that any failure by the Company to comply with the Maximum Total Leverage Ratio or Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio during the Covenant Suspension Periods shall not be deemed to result in a default or event of default.
In consideration of the initial suspension of the calculation of the Maximum Total Leverage Ratio and Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio under the First Amendment, the Company issued 10.1 million shares, which was equivalent to 19.9 percent of the outstanding shares of common stock immediately prior to the First Amendment Closing Date, to KKR Lending Partners II L.P. and other entities indirectly advised by KKR Credit Advisers (US) LLC. In connection with this transaction, the Company recorded debt covenant suspension charges of approximately $33.5 million which represented the fair value of the 10.1 million outstanding shares of common stock issued, multiplied by the closing stock price on the First Amendment Closing Date. In

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addition, the Company recorded debt extinguishment charges of approximately $0.8 million related to the write-off of debt issuance costs associated with the Company's 2014 Term Credit Agreement.
In consideration for the Third Amendment, the Company paid an amendment fee of approximately $2.3 million in the first quarter of 2016. The amendment fee is recorded as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the 2014 Term Loan Facility in accordance with ASU 2015-03, which the Company retroactively adopted effective January 1, 2016. The Company is amortizing the amendment fee through the maturity date of the 2014 Term Loan Facility, using the effective interest method.
Under the Fourth Amendment, the Maximum Total Leverage Ratio will be 6.00 to 1.00 as of March 31, 2017 and will decrease to 5.00 to 1.00 as of June 30, 2017, 3.50 to 1.00 as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2017 and 3.00 to 1.00 as of March 31, 2018 and thereafter. The Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio will be 1.50 to 1.00 as of March 31, 2017 and will increase to 1.75 to 1.00 as of June 30, 2017, 2.50 to 1.00 as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2017 and 2.75 to 1.00 as of March 31, 2018 and thereafter. In consideration for the Fourth Amendment, the Company paid an amendment fee of approximately $2.3 million in the third quarter of 2016.
On September 28, 2015, the Company further amended the 2014 Term Credit Agreement, pursuant to a Second Amendment (the "Second Amendment"). The Second Amendment permits discrete asset sales by the Company and its subsidiaries, including the sale of the Company's Professional Services segment, which was finalized on November 30, 2015.
The Company is also required to pay a repayment fee on the maturity date of the 2014 Term Loan Facility equal to 5.0 percent of the aggregate principal amount outstanding on the maturity date. The repayment fee was contingent upon the sale of the Company's Professional Services segment, which was completed on November 30, 2015. As a result, the Company is amortizing the repayment fee as a discount, from that date through the maturity date of the 2014 Term Loan Facility, using the effective interest method. The unamortized amount of the repayment fee is $3.7 million and $4.3 million at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
The Company's primary sources of funds are its cash on hand, cash flow from operations and borrowings under the 2013 ABL Credit Facility. Based on current forecasts, through a combination of these sources, as well as the covenant relief included in the Fourth Amendment, the Company expects to have sufficient liquidity and capital resources to meet its obligations for at least the next twelve months. However, the Company can make no assurance regarding its ability to achieve its forecasts.
As of June 30, 2016, the Company did not have any outstanding revolver borrowings. The Company's unused availability under its June 30, 2016 borrowing base certificate was $50.8 million on a borrowing base of $57.8 million and outstanding letters of credit of $47.0 million, of which $40.0 million was cash collateralized. If the Company’s unused availability under the 2013 ABL Credit Facility is less than the greater of (i) 15.0 percent of the revolving commitments or $15.0 million for five consecutive days, or (ii) 12.5 percent of the revolving commitments or $12.5 million at any time, or upon the occurrence of certain events of default under the 2013 ABL Credit Facility, the Company is subject to increased reporting requirements, the administrative agent shall have exclusive control over any deposit account, the Company will not have any right of access to, or withdrawal from, any deposit account, or any right to direct the disposition of funds in any deposit account, and amounts in any deposit account will be applied to reduce the outstanding amounts under the 2013 ABL Credit Facility. In addition, if the Company's unused availability under the 2013 ABL Credit Facility is less than the amounts described above, the Company would be required to comply with a Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of 1.15 to 1.00. Based on its current forecasts, the Company does not expect its unused availability under the 2013 ABL Credit Facility to be less than the amounts described above and therefore does not expect the Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to be applicable over the next twelve months. If the Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio were to become applicable, the Company would not expect to be in compliance over the next twelve months and would therefore be in default under its credit agreements.
The 2014 Term Credit Agreement and the 2013 ABL Credit Facility also include customary representations and warranties and affirmative and negative covenants, including:
the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP;
the identification of any events or circumstances, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations, properties or condition of the Company;
limitations on liens and indebtedness;
limitations on dividends and other payments in respect of capital stock;

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limitations on capital expenditures; and
limitations on modifications of the documentation of the 2013 ABL Credit Facility.

Fair Value of Debt
The estimated fair value of the Company’s debt instruments as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 was as follows (in thousands):
 
 
June 30,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
2014 Term Loan Facility
 
$
95,145

 
$
98,044

Revolver borrowings
 

 

Capital lease obligations
 
33

 
469

Other obligations
 
101

 

Total fair value of debt instruments
 
$
95,279

 
$
98,513

The 2014 Term Loan Facility, revolver borrowings under the 2013 ABL Credit Facility and capital lease obligations are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of the 2014 Term Loan Facility has been estimated using discounted cash flow analyses based on the Company’s incremental borrowing rate for similar borrowing arrangements.
8. Income Taxes
The effective tax rate on continuing operations was a negative 1.9 percent for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 24.7 percent for the six months ended June 30, 2015. There is no tax benefit or expense for discrete items for the six months ended June 30, 2016. Tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2016 was $0.4 million, due to Canadian Tax and the Texas Margins Tax. The Company has reserved for the benefit of current year losses in the United States. As of June 30, 2016, U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets continue to be covered by valuation allowances. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future U.S. taxable income. The Company considers the impacts of reversing taxable temporary differences, future forecasted income and available tax planning strategies when evaluating whether deferred tax assets are more likely than not to be realized.
The effective tax rate on continuing operations was a negative 3.4 percent for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2.6 percent for the three months ended June 30, 2015. Tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2016 was $0.2 million, which relates to Canadian Tax and the Texas Margins Tax.
The Company's interim tax provision has been estimated using the discrete method, which is based on statutory tax rates applied to pre-tax income as adjusted for permanent differences such as transfer pricing differences between generally accepted accounting principles and local country tax. The Company believes this method yields a more reliable income tax calculation for interim periods.
It is reasonably possible the unrecognized tax benefits may change between $0.0 million to $3.0 million within the next twelve months as a result of settling tax examinations related to 2008-2011.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

9. Stockholders' Equity


Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) by Component 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 (in thousands)
 
 
Foreign currency
translation
adjustments
 
Changes in
derivative
financial
instruments
 
Total
accumulated
comprehensive
income (loss)
Balance as of March 31, 2016
 
$
(187
)
 
$
(3,639
)
 
$
(3,826
)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications
 
(10
)
 

 
(10
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 

 
271

 
271

Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)
 
(10
)
 
271

 
261

Balance as of June 30, 2016
 
$
(197
)
 
$
(3,368
)
 
$
(3,565
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 (in thousands)
 
 
Foreign currency
translation
adjustments
 
Changes in
derivative
financial
instruments
 
Total
accumulated
comprehensive
income (loss)
Balance as of December 31, 2015
 
$
(1,965
)
 
$
(4,044
)
 
$
(6,009
)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications
 
1,768

 

 
1,768

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 

 
676

 
676

Net current-period other comprehensive income
 
1,768

 
676

 
2,444

Balance as of June 30, 2016
 
$
(197
)
 
$
(3,368
)
 
$
(3,565
)

 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 (in thousands)
 
 
Foreign currency
translation
adjustments
 
Changes in
derivative
financial
instruments
 
Total
accumulated
comprehensive
income (loss)
Balance as of March 31, 2015
 
$
2,212

 
$
(4,565
)
 
$
(2,353
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
 
1,447

 
(136
)
 
1,311

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 

 
493

 
493

Net current-period other comprehensive income
 
1,447

 
357

 
1,804

Balance as of June 30, 2015
 
$
3,659

 
$
(4,208
)
 
$
(549
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (in thousands)
 
 
Foreign currency
translation
adjustments
 
Changes in
derivative
financial
instruments
 
Total
accumulated
comprehensive
income (loss)
Balance as of December 31, 2014
 
$
6,863

 
$
(4,075
)
 
$
2,788

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications
 
(3,204
)
 
(1,115
)
 
(4,319
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 

 
982

 
982

Net current-period other comprehensive loss
 
(3,204
)
 
(133
)
 
(3,337
)
Balance as of June 30, 2015
 
$
3,659

 
$
(4,208
)
 
$
(549
)

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Reclassifications From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 (in thousands)
Details about Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Components
 
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other  Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components
Interest rate contracts
 
$
271

 
Interest expense, net
Total
 
$
271

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 (in thousands)
Details about Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income Components
 
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other  Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components
Interest rate contracts
 
$
676

 
Interest expense, net
Total
 
$
676

 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2015 (in thousands)
Details about Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income Components
 
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other  Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components
Interest rate contracts
 
$
493

 
Interest expense, net
Total
 
$
493

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 (in thousands)
Details about Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income Components
 
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other  Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components
Interest rate contracts
 
$
982

 
Interest expense, net
Total
 
$
982

 
 
10. Income (Loss) Per Share
Basic income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted income (loss) per share is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during each period and the assumed exercise of potentially dilutive stock options and vesting of restricted stock units less the number of treasury shares assumed to be purchased from the proceeds using the average market price of the Company’s stock for each of the periods presented.
Basic and diluted income (loss) per common share from continuing operations is computed as follows (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
 
 
Three Months Ended 
 June 30,
 
Six Months Ended 
 June 30,
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Net loss from continuing operations applicable to common shares (numerator for basic and diluted calculation)
 
$
(5,761
)
 
$
(19,403
)
 
$
(19,059
)
 
$
(64,347
)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding for basic loss per share
 
61,299,334

 
60,227,495

 
61,064,935

 
55,052,192

Weighted average number of potentially dilutive common shares outstanding
 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding for diluted loss per share
 
61,299,334

 
60,227,495

 
61,064,935

 
55,052,192

Loss per common share from continuing operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
(0.09
)
 
$
(0.33
)
 
$
(0.31
)
 
$
(1.17
)
Diluted
 
$
(0.09
)
 
$
(0.33
)
 
$
(0.31
)
 
$
(1.17
)

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(Unaudited)

10. Income (Loss) Per Share (continued)


The Company has excluded shares potentially issuable under the terms of use of the securities listed below from the computation of diluted income per share, as the effect would be anti-dilutive:
 
 
Three Months Ended 
 June 30,
 
 
2016
 
2015
Stock options
 
50,000

 
227,750

Restricted stock and restricted stock units
 
455,054

 
431,687

 
 
505,054

 
659,437

11. Segment Information
The following tables reflect the Company’s operations by reportable segment for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
 
Oil & Gas
 
Utility T&D
 
Canada
 
Unallocated Corporate Costs
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Contract revenue
 
$
54,739

 
$
109,355

 
$
29,496

 
$

 
$
(148
)
 
$
193,442

Contract costs
 
52,987

 
98,776

 
26,670

 

 
(148
)
 
178,285

Amortization of intangibles
 
50

 
2,389

 

 

 

 
2,439

General and administrative
 
3,763

 
8,596

 
2,161

 

 

 
14,520

Other charges
 
265

 
99

 
575

 

 

 
939

Operating income (loss)
 
$
(2,326
)
 
$
(505
)
 
$
90

 
$

 
$

 
(2,741
)
Non-operating expenses
 
(2,833
)
Provision for income taxes
 
187

Loss from continuing operations
 
(5,761
)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of provision for income taxes
 
(658
)
Net loss
 
$
(6,419
)
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
 
 
Oil & Gas
 
Utility T&D
 
Canada
 
Unallocated Corporate Costs
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Contract revenue
 
$
61,778

 
$
106,439

 
$
50,645

 
$

 
$
(73
)
 
$
218,789

Contract costs
 
68,439

 
92,883

 
45,962

 

 
(73
)
 
207,211

Amortization of intangibles
 
82

 
2,389

 

 

 

 
2,471

General and administrative
 
6,259

 
6,211

 
4,094

 
2,263

 

 
18,827

Other charges
 
2,749

 
290

 
208

 
71

 

 
3,318

Operating income (loss)
 
$
(15,751
)
 
$
4,666

 
$
381

 
$
(2,334
)
 
$

 
(13,038
)
Non-operating expenses
 
(6,882
)
Benefit for income taxes
 
(517
)
Loss from continuing operations
 
(19,403
)
Income from discontinued operations, net of provision for income taxes
 
517

Net loss
 
$
(18,886
)

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(Unaudited)
11. Segment Information (continued)


 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
 
Oil & Gas
 
Utility T&D
 
Canada
 
Unallocated Corporate Costs
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Contract revenue
 
$
114,074

 
$
206,644

 
$
71,988

 
$

 
$
(234
)
 
$
392,472

Contract costs
 
112,830

 
185,564

 
65,356

 

 
(234
)
 
363,516

Amortization of intangibles
 
98

 
4,779

 

 

 

 
4,877

General and administrative
 
10,456

 
14,209

 
6,989

 

 

 
31,654

Other charges
 
2,093

 
1,393

 
1,141

 

 

 
4,627

Operating income (loss)
 
$
(11,403
)
 
$
699

 
$
(1,498
)
 
$

 
$

 
(12,202
)
Non-operating expenses
 
(6,503
)
Provision for income taxes
 
354

Loss from continuing operations
 
(19,059
)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of provision for income taxes
 
(2,511
)
Net loss
 
$
(21,570
)
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
 
 
Oil & Gas
 
Utility T&D
 
Canada
 
Unallocated Corporate Costs
 
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Contract revenue
 
$
138,218

 
$
193,425

 
$
137,654

 
$

 
$
(154
)
 
$
469,143

Contract costs
 
145,825

 
176,050

 
127,994

 

 
(154
)
 
449,715

Amortization of intangibles
 
163

 
4,779

 

 

 

 
4,942

General and administrative
 
15,378

 
11,808

 
9,894

 
5,401

 

 
42,481

Other charges
 
3,578

 
982

 
900

 
868

 

 
6,328

Operating loss
 
$
(26,726
)
 
$
(194
)
 
$
(1,134
)
 
$
(6,269
)
 
$

 
(34,323
)
Non-operating expenses
 
(51,145
)
Benefit for income taxes
 
(21,121
)
Loss from continuing operations
 
(64,347
)
Income from discontinued operations, net of provision for income taxes
 
35,637

Net loss
 
$
(28,710
)
Total assets by segment as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 are presented below (in thousands):
 
 
June 30,
2016
 
December 31,
2015
Oil & Gas
 
$
61,024

 
$
78,623

Utility T&D
 
214,932

 
202,836

Canada
 
52,640

 
69,816

Corporate
 
85,685

 
89,055

Total assets, continuing operations
 
$
414,281

 
$
440,330


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12. Contingencies, Commitments and Other Circumstances


Contingencies
Litigation and Regulatory Matters Related to the Company’s October 21, 2014 Press Release Announcing the Restatement of Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2014
After the Company announced it would be restating its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2014, a complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (“USDC”) on October 28, 2014 seeking class action status on behalf of purchasers of the Company’s stock and alleging damages on their behalf arising from the matters that led to the restatement.  The original defendants in the case were the Company, its former chief executive officer, Robert R. Harl, and its current chief financial officer.  On January 30, 2015, the court named two employee retirement systems as Lead Plaintiffs.  Lead Plaintiffs filed their consolidated complaint, captioned In re Willbros Group, Inc. Securities Litigation, on March 31, 2015, adding as a defendant John T. McNabb, II, the former chief executive officer who had succeeded Mr. Harl.  On June 15, 2015, Lead Plaintiffs filed a second amended consolidated complaint, seeking unspecified damages and asserting violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”), based on alleged misrepresentations and omissions in SEC filings and other public disclosures in 2014, primarily regarding internal controls, the performance of the Oil & Gas segment, compliance with debt covenants and liquidity, certain financial results, and the circumstances surrounding Mr. Harl’s departure.  On July 27, 2015, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the case.  At a hearing on May 24, 2016, the court granted the motion to dismiss in part and denied it in part.  On July 22, 2016, the Company filed an answer to the suit denying the remaining allegations in the case, which complain of alleged misrepresentations and omissions in violation of the Act regarding internal controls, the performance of the Oil & Gas segment, and Mr. Harl’s departure.  The Company will vigorously defend against the remaining allegations, which the Company believes are without merit. The Company is not able at this time to determine the likelihood of loss, if any, arising from this matter.
In addition, two shareholder derivative lawsuits were filed purportedly on behalf of the  Company in connection with the restatement.  The first, Markovich v. Harl et al, was filed on November 6, 2014 in the District Court of Harris County, Texas.  The second, Kumararatne v. McNabb et al, was filed on March 4, 2015 in the USDC, but was voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff on April 23, 2015.  The Markovich lawsuit named certain current and former officers and members of the Company's board of directors as defendants and the Company as a nominal defendant.  The lawsuit alleged that the officer and board member defendants breached their fiduciary duties by permitting the Company’s internal controls to be inadequate, failing to prevent the restatements, wasting corporate assets, and alleged that the defendants were unjustly enriched.  The defendants sought dismissal of the lawsuit on the grounds that the plaintiff failed to make demand upon the Company’s board to bring the lawsuit and on February 23, 2016, the court sustained the defendants’ motion and dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice.  On March 10, 2016, the plaintiff filed a motion for reconsideration and asked the court for leave to amend its lawsuit.  The court granted the plaintiff’s motion in part, allowing an amended petition, which was filed on April 18, 2016.  The Plaintiff’s Second Amended Petition added Ravi Kumararatne as a plaintiff and added claims for breach of fiduciary duty against the former officers and officer and board of director defendants related to the departure of former Company executives, financial controls, and compliance with the Company’s debt covenants.  The Company sought dismissal of the amended petition on the grounds the plaintiffs failed to make a demand upon the Company’s board to bring the lawsuit.  In response, plaintiffs filed a Third Amended Petition on June 24, 2016, purporting to add additional facts to support their allegations, including their allegation that they are excused from making a demand upon the board because, they claim, such demand would be futile.  Believing the claims added by plaintiffs are without merit, the Company has moved to dismiss this latest pleading and expects its motion to be heard by the Court in the third quarter.  The Company is not able at this time to determine the likelihood of loss, if any, arising from this matter.
Other
The SEC issued an order of investigation on January 29, 2015 and a subpoena on February 3, 2015, requesting information regarding the restatement of the Company's previously issued condensed consolidated financial statements for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014. The Company provided its full cooperation to the SEC, who on January 25, 2016, sent the Company a letter stating it had concluded its investigation and, based on the information it had, did not intend to recommend an enforcement action against the Company.
In addition to the matters discussed above, the Company is party to a number of other legal proceedings. Management believes that the nature and number of these proceedings are typical for a firm of similar size engaged in a similar type of business and that none of these proceedings is material to the Company’s consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

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WILLBROS GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

12. Contingencies, Commitments and Other Circumstances (continued)


Commitments
From time to time, the Company enters into commercial commitments, usually in the form of commercial and standby letters of credit, surety bonds and financial guarantees. Contracts with the Company’s customers may require the Company to secure letters of credit or surety bonds to secure the Company’s performance of contracted services. In such cases, the letters of credit or bond commitments can be called upon in the event of the Company's failure to perform contracted services. Likewise, contracts may allow the Company to issue letters of credit or surety bonds in lieu of contract retention provisions, where the client otherwise withholds a percentage of the contract value until project completion or expiration of a warranty period. Retention letters of credit or bond commitments can be called upon in the event of warranty or project completion issues, as prescribed in the contracts. The Company also issues letters of credit from time-to-time to secure deductible obligations under its workers compensation, automobile and general liability policies. At June 30, 2016, the Company had approximately $47.0 million of outstanding letters of credit. This amount represents the maximum amount of payments the Company could be required to make if these letters of credit are drawn upon. Additionally, the Company issues surety bonds (primarily performance in nature) that are customarily required by commercial terms on construction projects. At June 30, 2016, these bonds outstanding had a face value at $171.5 million. This amount represents the bond penalty amount of future payments the Company could be required to make if the Company fails to perform its obligations under such contracts. The performance bonds do not have a stated expiration date; rather, each is released when the Company's performance of the contract is accepted by the owner. The Company’s maximum exposure as it relates to the value of the bonds outstanding is lowered on each bonded project as the cost to complete is reduced. As of June 30, 2016, no liability has been recognized for letters of credit or surety bonds.
Other Circumstances
The Company has the usual liability of contractors for the completion of contracts and the warranty of its work. In addition, the Company acts as prime contractor on a majority of the projects it undertakes and is normally responsible for the performance of the entire project, including subcontract work. Management is not aware of any material exposure related thereto which has not been provided for in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
13. Fair Value Measurements


The FASB’s standard on fair value measurements defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability, such as inherent risk, transfer restrictions, and risk of nonperformance.
Fair Value Hierarchy
The FASB’s standard on fair value measurements establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. A financial instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. This standard establishes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 – Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities.
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of fair value of assets or liabilities.
There were no transfers between levels in the second quarter of 2016 and 2015.
The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, notes payable and long-term debt. The fair value estimates of the Company’s financial instruments have been determined using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies and approximate carrying value.
Hedging Arrangements
The Company is exposed to market risk associated with changes in non-U.S. (primarily Canada) currency exchange rates. To mitigate its risk, the Company may borrow Canadian dollars under its Canadian Facility to settle U.S. dollar account balances.
The Company attempts to negotiate contracts that provide for payment in U.S. dollars, but it may be required to take all or a portion of payment under a contract in another currency. To mitigate non-U.S. currency exchange risk, the Company seeks to match anticipated non-U.S. currency revenue with expenses in the same currency whenever possible. To the extent it is unable to match non-U.S. currency revenue with expenses in the same currency, the Company may use forward contracts, options or other common hedging techniques in the same non-U.S. currencies. The Company had no forward contracts or options at June 30, 2016 or December 31, 2015.
The Company is subject to interest rate risk on its debt and investment of cash and cash equivalents arising in the normal course of business and had previously entered into hedging arrangements to fix or otherwise limit the interest cost of its variable interest rate borrowings. The Company does not engage in speculative trading strategies.
Termination of Interest Rate Swap Agreement
In August 2013, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement (the "Swap Agreement") for a notional amount of $124.1 million to hedge changes in the variable rate interest expense on $124.1 million of its existing or replacement LIBOR indexed debt. The Swap Agreement was designated and qualified as a cash flow hedging instrument with the effective portion of the Swap Agreement's change in fair value recorded in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI"). The Swap Agreement was highly effective in offsetting changes in interest expense and no hedge ineffectiveness was recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Swap Agreement was terminated in the third quarter of 2015 for $5.7 million, which was recorded in OCI as fair value. In the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company made an early payment of $93.6 million against its 2014 Term Loan Facility and therefore reclassified approximately $1.2 million of the fair value of the Swap Agreement from OCI to interest expense. In the first quarter of 2016, the Company made an early payment of $3.1 million against its 2014 Term Loan Facility and therefore reclassified approximately $0.1 million of the fair value of the Swap Agreement from OCI to interest expense. The remaining fair value of the Swap Agreement included in OCI will be reclassified to interest expense over the remaining life of the underlying debt with approximately $1.1 million expected to be recognized in the coming twelve months.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

14. Other Charges


The following table reflects the Company's other charges for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended 
 June 30,
 
Six Months Ended 
 June 30,
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
2016
 
2015
Equipment and facility lease abandonment (1)
 
$
(174
)
 
$
2,539

 
$
3,121

 
$
2,539

Loss on sale of subsidiary (2)
 

 

 
123

 

Loss on sale of corporate asset
 

 
247

 


2,226

Employee severance charges
 
1,101

 
369

 
1,158

 
652

Restatement costs (3)
 
(81
)
 
(30
)
 
(46
)
 
446

Accelerated stock vesting
 
93

 
193

 
271

 
465

Total
 
$
939

 
$
3,318

 
$
4,627

 
$
6,328


(1) The equipment and facility lease abandonment line item for the three months ended June 30, 2016 is primarily attributed to approximately $0.6 million in income related to a change in estimate of a previously recorded facility lease abandonment charge partially offset with current quarter equipment lease abandonment charges of $0.4 million.

(2) Attributed to the sale of the Oil & Gas segment's fabrication business that was finalized in the first quarter of 2016. In the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $2.0 million in relation to this business.
(3) Includes accounting and legal fees associated with the investigation of the root cause behind the deterioration of certain construction projects within the Oil & Gas segment, which led to the restatements of the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2014 and June 30, 2014.
Activity in the accrual related to the equipment and facility lease abandonment charges during the six months ended June 30, 2016 is as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Oil & Gas
 
Canada
 
Utility T&D
 
Corporate
 
Discontinued Operations
 
Total
Accrued cost at December 31, 2015
 
$
1,434

 
$
147

 
$
626

 
$
4,163

 
$
1,996

 
$
8,366

Costs recognized
 
1,428

 

 

 
2,401

 

 
3,829

Cash payments
 
(852
)
 
(28
)
 
(153
)
 
(632
)
 
(774
)
 
(2,439
)
Non-cash charges (1)
 

 

 

 
103

 
435

 
538

Change in estimates
 
(119
)
 

 
12

 
(601
)
 
(1,162
)
 
(1,870
)
Accrued cost at June 30, 2016
 
$
1,891

 
$
119

 
$
485

 
$
5,434

 
$
495

 
$
8,424

(1) Non-cash charges consist of accretion expense.
The Company will continue to evaluate the need for additional equipment and facility lease abandonment charges, including the adequacy of its existing accrual, as conditions warrant.

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WILLBROS GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

15. Discontinued Operations


The following disposals qualify for discontinued operations treatment under ASU 2014-08, which the Company adopted on January 1, 2015.
Professional Services
On November 30, 2015, the Company sold the balance of its Professional Services segment to TRC Companies ("TRC") for $130.0 million in cash, subject to working capital and other adjustments. At closing, TRC held back $7.5 million from the purchase price (the "Holdback Amount") until the Company effects the novation of a customer contract from one of the subsidiaries sold in the transaction to the Company (or obtains written approval of a subcontract of all the work that is the subject of such contract) and obtains certain consents. If such novation, subcontract or consents were not approved by March 15, 2016, TRC would pay the Holdback Amount to the Company. In the first quarter of 2016, the Company received $2.4 million of the Holdback Amount from TRC.
In connection with this transaction, the Company recorded a net gain on sale of $97.0 million during the fourth quarter of 2015. Certain assets and liabilities associated with one Professional Services contract were retained by the Company and have been excluded from the transaction. During the first six months of 2016, the Company recorded $2.5 million in charges against the net gain on sale in relation to working capital and other post-closing adjustments.
Subsequent to June 30, 2016, the Company reached an agreement with TRC on substantially all of the outstanding items related to the sale of the Professional Services segment. As a result, the Company received $2.2 million in the third quarter of 2016 in relation to the sale and inclusive of the final settlement of working capital and the outstanding Holdback Amount.
In 2015, and prior to the sale of the balance of the Professional Services segment, the Company sold the following three subsidiaries that were historically part of the Professional Services segment.
Downstream Professional Services
On June 12, 2015, the Company sold all of its issued and outstanding equity of Downstream Professional Services to BR Engineers, LLC for approximately $10.0 million in cash. In connection with this transaction, the Company recorded a net loss on sale of $2.2 million during the second quarter of 2015.
Premier
On March 31, 2015, the Company sold all of its membership units in Premier to USIC Locating Services, LLC for approximately $51.0 million in cash, of which $4.0 million was deposited into an escrow account for a period of up to eighteen months to cover post-closing adjustments and any indemnification obligations of the Company. The Company received $2.0 million of the escrow amount in the second quarter of 2016. In connection with this transaction, the Company recorded a net gain on sale of $37.1 million during the first quarter of 2015.
UtilX
On March 17, 2015, the Company sold all of its equity interests of UtilX to Novinium, Inc. for approximately $40.0 million in cash, of which $0.5 million was deposited into an escrow account for a period of six months to cover post-closing adjustments and any indemnification obligations of the Company. In connection with this transaction, the Company recorded a net gain on sale of $21.4 million during the first quarter of 2015. The Company subsequently reported post-closing adjustments in 2015 against the net gain on sale related to the release of the $0.5 million escrow and a $0.6 million arbitrator settlement of a working capital dispute.
Hawkeye
In the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company sold certain assets comprising its Hawkeye business to Elecnor Hawkeye,
LLC, a subsidiary of Elecnor, Inc. (“Elecnor”). The Maine Power Reliability Program Project was retained by the Company and subsequently completed in 2015.

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WILLBROS GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

15. Discontinued Operations (continued)


Results of Discontinued Operations
Condensed Statements of Operations with respect to discontinued operations are as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
 
Professional Services
 
Hawkeye
 
Total
Contract revenue
 
$
745

 
$

 
$
745

Contract costs
 
947

 

 
947

Loss on sale of subsidiary
 
911

 

 
911

General and administrative
 
708

 

 
708

Other charges
 
(1,162
)
 

 
(1,162
)
Operating loss
 
(659
)
 

 
(659
)
Non-operating income
 
1

 

 
1

Pre-tax loss
 
(658
)
 

 
(658
)
Provision for income taxes
 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations
 
$
(658
)
 
$

 
$
(658
)
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
 
 
Professional Services
 
Hawkeye
 
Total
Contract revenue
 
$
68,134

 
$
303

 
$
68,437

Contract costs
 
55,956

 
170

 
56,126

Amortization of intangibles
 
148

 

 
148

Loss on sale of subsidiary
 
2,177

 

 
2,177

General and administrative
 
7,683

 
(8
)
 
7,675

Other charges
 
1,417

 

 
1,417

Operating income
 
753

 
141

 
894

Non-operating expenses
 
(65
)
 
(4
)
 
(69
)
Pre-tax income
 
688

 
137

 
825

Provision for income taxes
 
308

 

 
308

Income from discontinued operations
 
$
380

 
$
137

 
$
517

 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
 
Professional Services
 
Hawkeye
 
Total
Contract revenue
 
$
1,869

 
$

 
$
1,869

Contract costs
 
2,017

 

 
2,017

Loss on sale of subsidiary
 
2,456

 

 
2,456

General and administrative
 
1,069

 

 
1,069

Other charges
 
(1,162
)
 

 
(1,162
)
Operating loss
 
(2,511
)
 

 
(2,511
)
Non-operating expenses
 

 

 

Pre-tax loss
 
(2,511
)
 

 
(2,511
)
Provision for income taxes
 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations
 
$
(2,511
)
 
$

 
$
(2,511
)

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WILLBROS GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

15. Discontinued Operations (continued)


 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
 
 
Professional Services
 
Hawkeye
 
Total
Contract revenue
 
$
164,712

 
$
1,224

 
$
165,936

Contract costs
 
141,095

 
1,089

 
142,184

Amortization of intangibles
 
772

 

 
772

Gain on sale of subsidiaries
 
(56,372
)
 

 
(56,372
)
General and administrative
 
19,661

 
404

 
20,065

Other charges
 
2,357

 

 
2,357

Operating income (loss)
 
57,199

 
(269
)
 
56,930

Non-operating income (expense)
 
(77
)
 
13

 
(64
)
Pre-tax income (loss)
 
57,122

 
(256
)
 
56,866

Provision for income taxes
 
21,229

 

 
21,229

Income (loss) from discontinued operations
 
$
35,893

 
$
(256
)
 
$
35,637

Condensed Balance Sheets with respect to discontinued operations are as follows (in thousands):
 
 
June 30, 2016
 
 
Professional Services
 
Hawkeye
 
Total
Accounts receivable, net
 
$
1,528

 
$

 
$
1,528

Contract cost and recognized income not yet billed
 
654

 

 
654

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
1

 

 
1

Total assets associated with discontinued operations
 
2,183

 

 
2,183


 


 


 


Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
786

 
204

 
990

Contract billings in excess of costs and recognized income
 
890

 

 
890

Other current liabilities
 
690

 

 
690

Other long-term liabilities
 
1,212

 

 
1,212

Total liabilities associated with discontinued operations
 
3,578

 
204

 
3,782


 


 


 


Net liabilities of discontinued operations
 
$
(1,395
)
 
$
(204
)
 
$
(1,599
)
 
 
 
December 31, 2015
 
 
Professional Services
 
Hawkeye
 
Total
Accounts receivable, net
 
$
313

 
$
9

 
$
322

Contract cost and recognized income not yet billed
 
924

 

 
924

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 

 
1

 
1

Total assets associated with discontinued operations
 
1,237

 
10

 
1,247


 


 


 


Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
815

 
452

 
1,267

Contract billings in excess of costs and recognized income
 
1,457

 

 
1,457

Other current liabilities
 
1,303

 

 
1,303

Other long-term liabilities
 
1,423

 

 
1,423

Total liabilities associated with discontinued operations
 
4,998

 
452

 
5,450


 


 


 


Net liabilities of discontinued operations
 
$
(3,761
)
 
$
(442
)
 
$
(4,203
)

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, included in Item 1 of Part I of this Form 10-Q, and the Consolidated Financial Statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, including Critical Accounting Policies, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015.

OVERVIEW

Company Information
Willbros is a specialty energy infrastructure contractor serving the oil and gas and power industries with offerings that primarily include construction, maintenance and facilities development services. Our principal markets for continuing operations are the United States and Canada. We obtain our work through competitive bidding and negotiations with prospective clients. Contract values range from several thousand dollars to several hundred million dollars and contract durations range from a few weeks to more than two years.
Willbros has three operating segments: Oil & Gas, Utility T&D and Canada. Our segments are comprised of strategic businesses that are defined by the industries or geographic regions they serve. Each is managed as an operation with established strategic directions and performance requirements.
Management evaluates the performance of each operating segment based on operating income, strategic execution, cash management and various other measures. To support our segments we have a focused corporate operation led by our executive management team, which, in addition to oversight and leadership, provides general, administrative and financing functions for the organization. The costs to provide these services are allocated, as are certain other corporate costs, to the three operating segments.
Our Oil & Gas segment provides construction, maintenance and lifecycle extension services to the midstream markets. These services include pipeline construction to support the transportation and storage of hydrocarbons, including gathering, lateral and main-line pipeline systems, as well as, facilities construction such as pump stations, flow stations, gas compressor stations and metering stations. In addition, the Oil & Gas segment provides integrity construction, pipeline systems maintenance, new tank construction and tank repair and maintenance services to a number of different customers.
Our Utility T&D segment provides a wide range of services in electric and natural gas transmission and distribution, including comprehensive engineering, procurement, maintenance and construction, repair and restoration of utility infrastructure.
Our Canada segment provides construction, maintenance and fabrication services, including integrity and supporting civil work, general mechanical and facility construction, API storage tanks, general and modular fabrication, along with electrical and instrumentation projects serving the Canadian energy industry.
General economic and market conditions such as the prolonged decline in oil prices, coupled with the highly competitive nature of our industry, continue to result in pricing pressure on the services we provide in our Oil & Gas and Canada segments.
Looking Forward
During the second quarter of 2016, our operating results were favorably impacted by our ongoing right-sizing efforts. We are now a smaller, more nimble organization in both our Oil & Gas and Canada segments. Corporate costs have also been significantly reduced. Despite the challenges and uncertainty in the energy market, near-term opportunities exist and we are increasingly active in a number of bidding activities. We are communicating with our customer base to convey our improved financial health, including the recent amendment to our 2014 Term Credit Agreement.
As expected, our Utility T&D segment continues to grow. We have created a new business unit to support our customers as we expand our geographical coverage. We believe this new business unit will enhance customer accountability and overall service levels. We have initiated fiber optics work and have submitted multiple bids in the renewable energy sector. Both of these new services provide potential growth opportunities for us.
We remain focused on business development efforts, retention of resources, and overall project management and execution.

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Other Financial Measures
Adjusted EBITDA from Continuing Operations
We define Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations as income (loss) from continuing operations before interest expense, income tax expense (benefit) and depreciation and amortization, adjusted for items which management does not consider representative of our ongoing operations and certain non-cash items of the Company. These adjustments are itemized in the following table. You are encouraged to evaluate these adjustments and the reasons we consider them appropriate for supplemental analysis. In evaluating Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses that are the same as, or similar to, some of the adjustments in this presentation. Our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items.
Management uses Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations as a supplemental performance measure for:
 
Comparing normalized operating results with corresponding historical periods and with the operational performance of other companies in our industry; and
Presentations made to analysts, investment banks and other members of the financial community who use this information in order to make investment decisions about us.
Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations is not a financial measurement recognized under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or U.S. GAAP. When analyzing our operating performance, investors should use Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations in addition to, and not as an alternative for, net income, operating income, or any other performance measure derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP, or as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities as a measure of our liquidity. Because not all companies use identical calculations, our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations may be different from similarly titled measures of other companies.
A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations to U.S. GAAP financial information follows (in thousands): 
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
June 30, 2016
 
June 30, 2015
Loss from continuing operations
 
$
(19,059
)
 
$
(64,347
)
Interest expense
 
6,869

 
14,851

Interest income
 
(431
)
 
(22
)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
 
354

 
(21,121
)
Depreciation and amortization
 
11,309

 
14,594

Debt covenant suspension and extinguishment charges
 
63

 
36,181

Stock based compensation
 
2,401

 
3,053

Restructuring and reorganization costs
 
4,279

 
3,191

Accounting and legal fees associated with the restatements
 
(46
)
 
446

Loss on sale of subsidiary
 
123

 

Fort McMurray wildfire related costs
 
523

 

Gain on disposal of property and equipment
 
(3,057
)
 
(838
)
Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations
 
$
3,328

 
$
(14,012
)

Backlog
Backlog broadly consists of anticipated revenue from the uncompleted portions of existing contracts and contracts whose award is reasonably assured, subject only to the cancellation and modification provisions contained in various contracts. Additionally, due to the short duration of many jobs, revenue associated with jobs won and performed within a reporting period will not be reflected in quarterly backlog reports. We generate revenue from numerous sources, including contracts of long or short duration entered into during a year as well as from various contractual processes, including change orders, extra work and variations in the scope of work. These revenue sources are not added to backlog until realization is assured.
Our backlog presentation reflects not only the 12-month lump sum and work under a Master Service Agreement (“MSA”) but also the full-term value of work under contract, including MSA work, as we believe that this information is helpful in providing additional long-term visibility. We determine the amount of backlog for work under ongoing MSA maintenance and

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construction contracts by using recurring historical trends inherent in the MSAs, factoring in seasonal demand and projecting customer needs based upon ongoing communications with the customer.
At June 30, 2016, total backlog was $672.0 million and 12 month backlog was $373.2 million. In comparison to December 31, 2015, total backlog decreased $154.8 million and 12 month backlog decreased $59.0 million. These decreases are primarily related to the continued work-off of MSAs, which are subject to renewal options in future years. MSA work included in backlog extends only through the life of the contract. We intend to pursue the renewal of these MSAs upon expiration.
The following tables (in thousands) show our backlog from continuing operations by operating segment and geographic location as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015: 
 
 
June 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
 
12 Month
 
Percent
 
Total
 
Percent
 
12 Month
 
Percent
 
Total
 
Percent
Oil & Gas
 
$
34,479

 
9.2
%
 
$
34,479

 
5.2
%
 
$
46,810

 
10.9
%
 
$
48,810

 
5.9
%
Utility T&D
 
269,758

 
72.3
%
 
535,218

 
79.6
%
 
274,610

 
63.5
%
 
622,629

 
75.3
%
Canada
 
68,995

 
18.5
%
 
102,302

 
15.2
%
 
110,797

 
25.6
%
 
155,379

 
18.8
%
Total Backlog
 
$
373,232

 
100.0
%
 
$
671,999

 
100.0
%
 
$
432,217

 
100.0
%
 
$
826,818

 
100.0
%
 
 
 
June 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2015
 
 
Total
 
Percent
 
Total
 
Percent
Total Backlog by Geographic Region
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
 
$
569,697

 
84.8
%
 
$
671,439

 
81.2
%
Canada
 
102,302

 
15.2
%
 
155,379

 
18.8
%
Backlog
 
$
671,999

 
100.0
%
 
$
826,818

 
100.0
%

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
In our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, we identified and disclosed our significant accounting policies. Subsequent to December 31, 2015, there has been no change to our significant accounting policies.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended June 30, 2016 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2015
(in thousands)
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
Change
Contract revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oil & Gas
 
$
54,739

 
$
61,778

 
$
(7,039
)
Utility T&D
 
109,355

 
106,439

 
2,916

Canada
 
29,496

 
50,645

 
(21,149
)
Eliminations
 
(148
)
 
(73
)
 
(75
)
Total
 
193,442

 
218,789

 
(25,347
)
Contract costs
 
178,285

 
207,211

 
(28,926
)
Amortization of intangibles
 
2,439

 
2,471

 
(32
)
General and administrative
 
14,520

 
18,827

 
(4,307
)
Other charges
 
939

 
3,318

 
(2,379
)
Operating income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oil & Gas
 
(2,326
)
 
(15,751
)
 
13,425

Utility T&D
 
(505
)
 
4,666

 
(5,171
)
Canada
 
90

 
381

 
(291
)
Unallocated Corporate costs
 

 
(2,334
)
 
2,334

Total
 
(2,741
)
 
(13,038
)
 
10,297

Non-operating expenses
 
(2,833
)
 
(6,882
)
 
4,049

Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
 
(5,574
)
 
(19,920
)
 
14,346

Provision (benefit) for income taxes
 
187

 
(517
)
 
704

Loss from continuing operations
 
(5,761
)
 
(19,403
)
 
13,642

Income (loss) from discontinued operations net of provision for income taxes
 
(658
)
 
517

 
(1,175
)
Net loss
 
$
(6,419
)
 
$
(18,886
)
 
$
12,467


Consolidated Results
Contract Revenue
Contract revenue decreased $25.3 million in the second quarter of 2016 primarily related to the continued negative impact of current market conditions in the United States and Canada including low prevailing oil and gas prices. The overall decrease is also partly attributed to the 2015 exit of both our regional delivery model and service offerings in the downstream market in our Oil & Gas segment. The decrease is partially offset by increased revenue in our pipeline and facilities construction service offerings in our Oil & Gas segment quarter-over-quarter.
Contract Costs
Contract costs decreased $28.9 million in the second quarter of 2016 primarily related to lower revenue levels previously discussed. Contract margin was 7.8 percent in the second quarter of 2016 compared to 5.3 percent in the second quarter of 2015. The improved margin is primarily related to a reduction of indirect operating costs coupled with a higher utilization of equipment quarter-over-quarter as we have rationalized our equipment fleet. We are continuing to evaluate the need for further reduction of our indirect operating costs through additional equipment fleet rationalization and other cost-cutting measures.
Amortization of Intangibles
We recorded $2.4 million of intangible amortization expense in the second quarter of 2016 primarily related to the amortization of customer relationship and trademark intangibles associated with our Utility T&D segment. The decrease from the second quarter of 2015 is primarily related to the lack of intangible amortization associated with field, fabrication and union construction turnaround services in our Oil & Gas segment, which were fully impaired in the fourth quarter of 2015.

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General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses decreased $4.3 million quarter-over-quarter as a result of cost reduction initiatives taken over the last several quarters, including, but not limited to, employee headcount reductions, the closing of our regional delivery offices and exit from the downstream market in our Oil & Gas segment.

Other Charges
We recorded other charges of $0.9 million in the second quarter of 2016 primarily related to $1.1 million in employee severance charges partially offset by changes in facility lease abandonment estimates in the current quarter. The decrease of $2.4 million from the second quarter of 2015 is primarily related to 2015 equipment and facility lease abandonment charges that did not recur in the second quarter of 2016.

Operating Loss
Operating loss decreased $10.3 million in the second quarter of 2016 primarily driven by a reduction of indirect operating costs, a higher utilization of equipment, and decreased general and administrative costs and equipment and facility lease abandonment charges quarter-over-quarter.

Non-Operating Expenses
Non-operating expenses decreased $4.0 million in the second quarter of 2016 primarily related to a reduction of interest expense as a result of a lower Term Loan balance in the second quarter of 2016, compared to the second quarter of 2015, as well as a reduction in prepayment premiums and the write-off of debt issuance in connection with early payments of debt from asset dispositions, which significantly decreased quarter-over-quarter.

Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes
Benefit for income taxes decreased $0.7 million to a provision of $0.2 million in the second quarter of 2016. The decrease is primarily attributed to a reduction of our U.S. operating losses quarter-over-quarter, with an offset to our valuation allowance, which continues to cover our U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets.

Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Taxes
Income from discontinued operations decreased $1.2 million to a loss of $0.7 million in the second quarter of 2016 primarily due to a reduction of income generated from engineering services in our Professional Services segment, which were sold in the fourth quarter of 2015. The overall reduction was partially offset by changes in facility lease abandonment estimates in the current quarter as well as a reduction in loss on sale of subsidiaries quarter-over-quarter.
Segment Results
Oil & Gas Segment
Contract revenue decreased $7.0 million in the second quarter of 2016 primarily related to the 2015 exit of both our regional delivery model and service offerings in the downstream market, coupled with a reduction of revenue associated with our tank services. The overall decrease is partially offset by increased revenue in our pipeline and facilities construction service offerings quarter-over-quarter.
Operating loss decreased $13.4 million in the second quarter of 2016 primarily related to higher equipment utilization in our pipeline construction services due to the rationalization of our equipment fleet. The overall reduction is also partly attributed to a decrease in employee and other overhead costs quarter-over-quarter and the favorable settlement of a contract dispute with a customer in the current quarter.

Utility T&D Segment
Contract revenue increased $2.9 million in the second quarter of 2016 driven primarily by continued growth in distribution MSA work along the Atlantic seaboard as well as increased volume in our electric transmission construction services in Texas. The increase was partially offset by a reduction in matting services associated with Bemis, LLC ("Bemis"), which was sold in the fourth quarter of 2015.
Operating income decreased $5.2 million to a loss of $0.5 million in the second quarter of 2016 primarily driven by a reduction in storm restoration revenue from the second quarter of 2015 which generates higher margins, adverse weather in the Atlantic seaboard in the second quarter of 2016, as well as an increase in allocated corporate overhead due to the segment's

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increased percentage of total company revenue quarter-over-quarter, and a reduction of income generated from matting services in Bemis, which was sold in the fourth quarter of 2015.

Canada Segment
Contract revenue decreased $21.1 million in the second quarter of 2016 primarily related to lower volume across the entire segment due to low prevailing oil and gas prices and challenging market conditions. The decrease in contract revenue is also partly driven by the 2015 completion of certain large capital projects that have not recurred in 2016 as well as lost revenue associated with the wildfires in Fort McMurray in the second quarter of 2016.
Operating income decreased $0.3 million in the second quarter of 2016 primarily related to lower volume across the entire segment including lost margin and idle equipment associated with the wildfires in Fort McMurray in the second quarter of 2016. The overall impact of lower volume was partially offset by better equipment utilization, an increase in gains on equipment sales, a reduction in allocated corporate overhead due to the segment's decreased percentage of total company revenue quarter-over-quarter and the impact of measures taken to reduce overall operating costs in the second quarter of 2016.

Unallocated Corporate Costs
Unallocated corporate costs represent corporate overhead charges that were previously allocated to the Professional Services segment, but were not reclassified to discontinued operations. There were no unallocated corporate costs during the second quarter of 2016 as the Professional Services segment was sold in 2015.

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2015
(in thousands)
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
Change
Contract revenue
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oil & Gas
 
$
114,074

 
$
138,218

 
$
(24,144
)
Utility T&D
 
206,644

 
193,425

 
13,219

Canada
 
71,988

 
137,654

 
(65,666
)
Eliminations
 
(234
)
 
(154
)
 
(80
)
Total
 
392,472

 
469,143

 
(76,671
)
Contract costs
 
363,516

 
449,715

 
(86,199
)
Amortization of intangibles
 
4,877

 
4,942

 
(65
)
General and administrative
 
31,654

 
42,481

 
(10,827
)
Other charges
 
4,627

 
6,328

 
(1,701
)
Operating income (loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Oil & Gas
 
(11,403
)
 
(26,726
)
 
15,323

Utility T&D
 
699

 
(194
)
 
893

Canada
 
(1,498
)
 
(1,134
)
 
(364
)
Unallocated Corporate costs
 

 
(6,269
)
 
6,269

Total
 
(12,202
)
 
(34,323
)
 
22,121

Non-operating expenses
 
(6,503
)
 
(51,145
)
 
44,642

Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
 
(18,705
)
 
(85,468
)
 
66,763

Provision (benefit) for income taxes
 
354

 
(21,121
)
 
21,475

Loss from continuing operations
 
(19,059
)
 
(64,347
)
 
45,288

Income (loss) from discontinued operations net of provision for income taxes
 
(2,511
)
 
35,637

 
(38,148
)
Net loss
 
$
(21,570
)
 
$
(28,710
)
 
$
7,140


Consolidated Results
Contract Revenue
Contract revenue decreased $76.7 million in the first six months of 2016 primarily related to the continued negative impact of current market conditions in the United States and Canada including low prevailing oil and gas prices. The overall decrease is also partly attributed to the 2015 exit of both our regional delivery model and service offerings in the downstream market in our Oil & Gas segment. The decrease is partially offset by increased revenue in our pipeline and facilities construction service offerings in our Oil & Gas segment year-over-year.
Contract Costs
Contract costs decreased $86.2 million in the first six months of of 2016 primarily related to lower revenue levels previously discussed. Contract margin was 7.4 percent in the first six months of 2016 compared to 4.1 percent in the first six months of 2015. The improved margin is primarily related to a reduction of indirect operating costs coupled with a higher utilization of equipment compared to the first six months of 2015. We are continuing to evaluate the need for further reduction of our indirect operating costs through additional equipment fleet rationalization and other cost-cutting measures.
Amortization of Intangibles
We recorded $4.9 million of intangible amortization expense in the first six months of 2016 primarily related to the amortization of customer relationship and trademark intangibles associated with our Utility T&D segment. The decrease from the first six months of 2015 is primarily related to the lack of intangible amortization associated with field, fabrication and union construction turnaround services in our Oil & Gas segment, which were fully impaired in the fourth quarter of 2015.

General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses decreased $10.8 million in the first six months of 2016 as a result of cost reduction initiatives taken over the last several quarters, including, but not limited to, employee headcount reductions, the closing of our regional delivery offices and exit from the downstream market in our Oil & Gas segment.

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Other Charges
We recorded other charges of $4.6 million in the first six months of 2016 primarily related to $3.1 million in equipment and facility lease abandonment charges and $1.2 million in employee severance charges. The decrease in other charges of $1.7 million from the first six months of 2015 is primarily related to a $2.2 million loss on sale of corporate asset in the first six months of 2015 that did not recur in 2016. These decreases were partially offset by increased equipment and facility lease abandonment charges and employee severance charges year-over-year.

Operating Loss
Operating loss decreased $22.1 million in the first six months of 2016 primarily driven by a reduction of indirect operating costs, a higher utilization of equipment, and decreased general and administrative costs year-over-year. The overall decrease was partially offset by an increase in other charges in the first six months of 2016 as previously discussed.

Non-Operating Expenses
Non-operating expenses decreased $44.6 million in the first six months of 2016 primarily related to $33.5 million in debt covenant suspension and extinguishment charges related to the fair value of outstanding stock issued during the first six months of 2015, which did not recur in the first six months of 2016. The remaining decrease was related to a reduction of interest expense as a result of a lower Term Loan balance in the first six months of 2016, compared to the first six months of 2015, as well as a reduction in prepayment premiums and the write-off of debt issuance in connection with early payments of debt from asset dispositions, which significantly decreased year-over-year.

Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes
Benefit for income taxes decreased $21.5 million million to a provision of $0.4 million in the first six months of 2016. The decrease is primarily attributed to a reduction of our U.S. operating losses year-over-year, with an offset to our valuation allowance, which continues to cover our U.S. federal and state deferred tax assets.

Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Taxes
Income from discontinued operations decreased $38.1 million to a $2.5 million loss in the first six months of 2016. The decrease is primarily attributed to a net gain on sale of $56.4 million primarily related to the sale of our Premier and UtilX subsidiaries in 2015 that did not recur in 2016. The overall decrease is partially offset by a 2015 provision for income taxes of $21.2 million related to the sold subsidiaries that did also did not recur in 2016.

Segment Results
Oil & Gas Segment
Contract revenue decreased $24.1 million in the first six months of 2016 primarily related to the 2015 exit of both our regional delivery model and service offerings in the downstream market, coupled with the 2015 completion of a significant project in the Northeast. The overall decrease is partially offset by increased revenue in our pipeline and facilities construction service offerings year-over-year.
Operating loss decreased $15.3 million in the first six months of 2016 primarily related to higher equipment utilization in our pipeline construction services due to the rationalization of our equipment fleet. The overall reduction is also partly attributed to a decrease in employee and other overhead costs year-over-year and the favorable settlement of a contract dispute with a customer during the first six months of 2016.

Utility T&D Segment
Contract revenue increased $13.2 million in the first six months of 2016 driven primarily by continued growth in distribution MSA work along the Atlantic seaboard as well as increased volume in our electric transmission construction services in Texas. The increase was partially offset by a reduction in matting services associated with Bemis, which was sold in the fourth quarter of 2015.
Operating income increased $0.9 million in the first six months of 2016 primarily driven by a reduction of operating costs in our distribution and transmission construction services in Texas, coupled with a decrease in employee related costs across the segment compared to the same period in 2015. The increase was partially offset by an increase in allocated corporate overhead due to the segment's increased percentage of total company revenue year-over-year, as well as reduction of income generated from matting services in Bemis, which was sold in the fourth quarter of 2015.

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Canada Segment
Contract revenue decreased $65.7 million in the first six months of 2016 primarily related to lower volume across the entire segment due to low prevailing oil and gas prices and challenging market conditions. The decrease in contract revenue is also partly driven by the 2015 completion of certain large capital projects that have not recurred in 2016 as well as lost revenue associated with the wildfires in Fort McMurray in the second quarter of 2016.
Operating loss increased $0.4 million in the first six months of 2016 primarily related to lower volume across the entire segment including lost margin and idle equipment associated with the wildfires in Fort McMurray in the second quarter of 2016. The overall impact of lower volume was partially offset by better equipment utilization, an increase in gains on equipment sales, a reduction in allocated corporate overhead due to the segment's decreased percentage of total company revenue year-over-year and the impact of measures taken to reduce overall operating costs in the first six months of 2016.

Unallocated Corporate Costs
Unallocated corporate costs represent corporate overhead charges that were previously allocated to the Professional Services segment, but were not reclassified to discontinued operations. There were no unallocated corporate costs during the first six months of 2016 as the Professional Services segment was sold in 2015.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Additional Sources and Uses of Capital
2014 Term Loan Facility
On December 15, 2014, we entered into a credit agreement (the “2014 Term Credit Agreement”) among Willbros Group, Inc., certain of its subsidiaries, as guarantors, the lenders from time to time party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC, as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner. Cortland Capital Market Services LLC currently serves as administrative agent under the 2014 Term Credit Agreement.
The 2014 Term Credit Agreement provides for a five-year $270.0 million term loan facility (the “2014 Term Loan Facility”), which we drew in full on the effective date of the 2014 Term Credit Agreement. Willbros Group, Inc. is the borrower under the 2014 Term Credit Agreement, with all of its obligations guaranteed by its material U.S. subsidiaries, other than excluded subsidiaries. Obligations under the 2014 Term Loan Facility are secured by a first priority security interest in, among other things, the borrower’s and the guarantors’ equipment, subsidiary capital stock and intellectual property (the “2014 Term Loan Priority Collateral”) and a second priority security interest in, among other things, the borrower’s and the guarantors’ inventory, accounts receivable, deposit accounts and similar assets.
The term loans bear interest at the “Adjusted Base Rate” plus an applicable margin of 8.75 percent, or the “Eurodollar Rate” plus an applicable margin of 9.75 percent. The interest rate in effect at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 was 11 percent, comprised of an applicable margin of 9.75 percent for Eurodollar Rate loans plus a LIBOR floor of 1.25 percent.
We made early payments of $3.1 million and $78.3 million against our 2014 Term Loan Facility during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. As a result of these early payments, we recorded debt extinguishment charges of $0.1 million and $1.9 million, respectively, which consisted of prepayment fees of 2 percent and the write-off of debt issuance costs.
Since December 31, 2014, we have significantly reduced the balance under the 2014 Term Loan Facility.  Under the provisions of the 2014 Term Credit Agreement, with respect to prepayments made from inception of the Term Loan through June 30, 2016, we have not been required to pay prepayment premiums in respect of the “makewhole amount.” However, future prepayments or refinancing of the balance of the 2014 Term Loan Facility will, in most cases, require us to pay a prepayment premium equal to the makewhole amount.  The makewhole amount is calculated as the present value of all interest payments that would have been made on the amount prepaid from the date of the prepayment to December 15, 2019 (or June 15, 2019 if the prepayment is made on or after June 15, 2018) at a rate per annum equal to the sum of 9.75 percent plus the greater of 1.25 percent and the Eurodollar rate in effect on the date of the repayment.
2013 ABL Credit Facility
On August 7, 2013, we entered into a five-year asset based senior revolving credit facility maturing on August 7, 2018 with Bank of America, N.A. serving as sole administrative agent for the lenders thereunder, collateral agent, issuing bank and swingline lender (as amended, the “2013 ABL Credit Facility”).

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The aggregate amount of commitments for the 2013 ABL Credit Facility is currently comprised of $80.0 million for the U.S. facility (the “U.S. Facility”) and $20.0 million for the Canadian facility (the “Canadian Facility”). The 2013 ABL Credit Facility includes a sublimit of $80.0 million for letters of credit. The borrowers under the U.S. Facility consist of all our U.S. operating subsidiaries with assets included in the borrowing base, and the U.S. Facility is guaranteed by Willbros Group, Inc. and its material U.S. subsidiaries, other than excluded subsidiaries. The borrower under the Canadian Facility is Willbros Construction Services (Canada) LP, and the Canadian Facility is guaranteed by Willbros Group, Inc. and all of its material U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries, other than excluded subsidiaries.
Advances under the U.S. and Canadian Facilities are limited to a borrowing base consisting of the sum of the following, less applicable reserves:
85 percent of the value of “eligible accounts”;
the lesser of (i) 75 percent of the value of “eligible unbilled accounts” and (ii) $33.0 million minus the amount of eligible unbilled accounts then included in the borrowing base; and
“eligible pledged cash”.
We are also required, as part of our borrowing base calculation, to include a minimum of $25.0 million of the net proceeds of the sale of Bemis, LLC and the balance of the Professional Services segment as eligible pledged cash. At June 30, 2016, we have included $40.0 million as eligible pledged cash (collateralized for a portion of our letters of credit) in our borrowing base calculation, which is included in the line item "Restricted cash" on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
The aggregate amount of the borrowing base that is attributable to eligible accounts and eligible unbilled accounts constituting certain progress or milestone billings, retainage and other performance-based benchmarks may not exceed $23.0 million.
Advances in U.S. dollars bear interest at a rate equal to LIBOR or the U.S. or Canadian base rate plus an additional margin. Advances in Canadian dollars bear interest at the Bankers Acceptance ("BA") Equivalent Rate or the Canadian prime rate plus an additional margin.
The interest rate margins will be adjusted each quarter based on our fixed charge coverage ratio as of the end of the previous quarter as follows:
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
 
U.S. Base Rate, Canadian
Base Rate and Canadian
Prime Rate Loans
 
LIBOR Loans, BA Rate Loans and
Letter of Credit Fees
>1.25 to 1
 
1.25%
 
2.25%
<1.25 to 1 and >1.15 to 1
 
1.50%
 
2.50%
<1.15 to 1
 
1.75%
 
2.75%
The borrowers will also pay an unused line fee on each of the U.S. and Canadian Facilities equal to 50 basis points when usage under the applicable facility during the preceding calendar month is less than 50 percent of the commitments or 37.5 basis points when usage under the applicable facility equals or exceeds 50 percent of the commitments for such period. With respect to the letters of credit, the borrowers will pay a letter of credit fee equal to the applicable LIBOR margin, shown in the table above, on all letters of credit and a 0.125 percent fronting fee to the issuing bank, in each case, payable monthly in arrears.
Obligations under the 2013 ABL Credit Facility are secured by a first priority security interest in the borrowers’ and guarantors’ accounts receivable, deposit accounts and similar assets (the “ABL Priority Collateral”) and a second priority security interest in the 2014 Term Loan Priority Collateral.
Debt Covenants and Events of Default
A default under the 2014 Term Loan Facility and the 2013 ABL Credit Facility may be triggered by events such as a failure to comply with financial covenants or other covenants under the 2014 Term Loan Facility and the 2013 ABL Credit Facility, a failure to make payments when due under the 2014 Term Loan Facility and the 2013 ABL Credit Facility, a failure to make payments when due in respect of, or a failure to perform obligations relating to, debt obligations in excess of $15.0 million, a change of control of the Company and certain insolvency proceedings. A default under the 2013 ABL Credit Facility would permit the lenders to terminate their commitment to make cash advances or issue letters of credit, require the immediate repayment of any outstanding cash advances with interest and require the cash collateralization of outstanding letter of credit obligations. A default under the 2014 Term Loan Facility would permit the lenders to require immediate repayment of all principal, interest, fees and other amounts payable thereunder.
On March 31, 2015, (the "First Amendment Closing Date"), March 1, 2016, and July 26, 2016, we amended the 2014 Term Credit Agreement pursuant to a First Amendment (the "First Amendment"), a Third Amendment (the "Third Amendment")

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and a Fourth Amendment (the “Fourth Amendment”). These amendments, among other things, suspended the calculation of the Maximum Total Leverage Ratio and Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio for the period from December 31, 2014 through December 31, 2016 (the "Covenant Suspension Periods") and provided that any failure by us to comply with the Maximum Total Leverage Ratio or Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio during the Covenant Suspension Periods shall not be deemed to result in a default or event of default.
In consideration of the initial suspension of the calculation of the Maximum Total Leverage Ratio and Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio under the First Amendment, we issued 10.1 million shares, which was equivalent to 19.9 percent of the outstanding shares of common stock immediately prior to the First Amendment Closing Date, to KKR Lending Partners II L.P. and other entities indirectly advised by KKR Credit Advisers (US) LLC. In connection with this transaction, we recorded debt covenant suspension charges of approximately $33.5 million which represented the fair value of the 10.1 million outstanding shares of common stock issued, multiplied by the closing stock price on the First Amendment Closing Date. In addition, we recorded debt extinguishment charges of approximately $0.8 million related to the write-off of debt issuance costs associated with our 2014 Term Credit Agreement.
In consideration for the Third Amendment, we paid an amendment fee of approximately $2.3 million in the first quarter of 2016. The amendment fee is recorded as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the 2014 Term Loan Facility in accordance with Accounting Standards Update 2015-03, which we retroactively adopted effective January 1, 2016. We are amortizing the amendment fee through the maturity date of the 2014 Term Loan Facility, using the effective interest method.
Under the Fourth Amendment, the Maximum Total Leverage Ratio will be 6.00 to 1.00 as of March 31, 2017 and will decrease to 5.00 to 1.00 as of June 30, 2017, 3.50 to 1.00 as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2017 and 3.00 to 1.00 as of March 31, 2018 and thereafter. The Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio will be 1.50 to 1.00 as of March 31, 2017 and will increase to 1.75 to 1.00 as of June 30, 2017, 2.50 to 1.00 as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2017 and 2.75 to 1.00 as of March 31, 2018 and thereafter. In consideration for the Fourth Amendment, we paid an amendment fee of approximately $2.3 million in the third quarter of 2016.
On September 28, 2015, we further amended the 2014 Term Credit Agreement, pursuant to a Second Amendment (the "Second Amendment"). The Second Amendment permits discrete asset sales by us and our subsidiaries, including the sale of our Professional Services segment, which was finalized on November 30, 2015.
We are also required to pay a repayment fee on the maturity date of the 2014 Term Loan Facility equal to 5.0 percent of the aggregate principal amount outstanding on the maturity date. The repayment fee was contingent upon the sale of our Professional Services segment, which was completed on November 30, 2015. As a result, we are amortizing the repayment fee as a discount, from that date through the maturity date of the 2014 Term Loan Facility, using the effective interest method. The unamortized amount of the repayment fee is $3.7 million and $4.3 million at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
Our primary sources of funds are our cash on hand, cash flow from operations and borrowings under the 2013 ABL Credit Facility. Based on current forecasts, through a combination of these sources, as well as the covenant relief included in the Fourth Amendment, we expect to have sufficient liquidity and capital resources to meet our obligations for at least the next twelve months. However, we can make no assurance regarding our ability to achieve our forecasts.
As of June 30, 2016, we did not have any outstanding revolver borrowings and our unused availability under our June 30, 2016 borrowing base certificate was $50.8 million on a borrowing base of $57.8 million and outstanding letters of credit of $47.0 million of which $40.0 million was cash collateralized. If our unused availability under the 2013 ABL Credit Facility is less than the greater of (i) 15.0 percent of the revolving commitments or $15.0 million for five consecutive days, or (ii) 12.5 percent of the revolving commitments or $12.5 million at any time, or upon the occurrence of certain events of default under the 2013 ABL Credit Facility, we would be subject to increased reporting requirements, the administrative agent shall have exclusive control over any deposit account, we will not have any right of access to, or withdrawal from, any deposit account, or any right to direct the disposition of funds in any deposit account, and amounts in any deposit account will be applied to reduce the outstanding amounts under the 2013 ABL Credit Facility. In addition, if our unused availability under the 2013 ABL Credit Facility is less than the amounts described above, we would be required to comply with a Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of 1.15 to 1.00. Based on current forecasts, we do not expect our unused availability under the 2013 ABL Credit Facility to be less than the amounts described above and therefore do not expect the Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to be applicable over the next twelve months. If the Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio were to become applicable, we would not expect to be in compliance over the next twelve months and would therefore be in default under our credit agreements.
The 2014 Term Credit Agreement and the 2013 ABL Credit Facility also include customary representations and warranties and affirmative and negative covenants, including:
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the identification of any events or circumstances, either individually or in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, properties or financial condition;
limitations on liens and indebtedness;
limitations on dividends and other payments in respect of capital stock;
limitations on capital expenditures; and
limitations on modifications of the documentation of the 2013 ABL Credit Facility.
Cash Balances
As of June 30, 2016, we had cash and cash equivalents of $48.7 million. Our cash and cash equivalent balances held in the United States and foreign countries were $29.8 million and $18.9 million, respectively. In 2011, we discontinued our strategy of reinvesting non-U.S. earnings in foreign operations. Accordingly, we may repatriate cash for corporate purposes without incurring additional tax expense.
Our working capital position for continuing operations decreased $17.4 million to $105.8 million at June 30, 2016 from $123.2 million at December 31, 2015, primarily attributable to decreased accounts receivable and a decrease in unbilled revenue. We continue to take the necessary measures to improve liquidity including an increased focus on cash collections and reducing our levels of capital spending.
Cash Flows
Statements of cash flows for entities with international operations that use the local currency as the functional currency exclude the effects of the changes in foreign currency exchange rates that occur during any given period, as these are non-cash charges. As a result, changes reflected in certain accounts on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows may not reflect the changes in corresponding accounts on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Cash flows provided by (used in) continuing operations by type of activity were as follows for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):
 
 
 
2016
 
2015
 
Increase
(Decrease)
Operating activities
 
$
(3,043
)
 
$
41,945

 
$
(44,988
)
Investing activities
 
4,751

 
102,307

 
(97,556
)
Financing activities
 
(6,120
)
 
(80,778
)
 
74,658

Effect of exchange rate changes
 
928

 
(411
)
 
1,339

Cash provided by (used in) all continuing activities
 
$
(3,484
)
 
$
63,063

 
$
(66,547
)
Operating Activities
Cash flow from operations is primarily influenced by demand for our services, operating margins and the type of services we provide, but can also be influenced by working capital needs such as the timing of collection of receivables and the settlement of payables and other obligations. Working capital needs are generally higher during the summer and fall months when the majority of our capital-intensive projects are executed. Conversely, working capital assets are typically converted to cash during the late fall and winter months.
Operating activities from continuing operations used net cash of $3.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 as compared to $41.9 million provided during the same period in 2015. The $44.9 million decrease in operating cash flow is primarily a result of the following:
A decrease in cash flow provided by accounts receivable of $75.7 million related to a decrease in customer cash collections during the period resulting from lower receivable balances; and
A decrease in cash flow provided by contracts in progress of $10.5 million related to decreased billings on a smaller number of projects during the period.

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This was partially offset by:
An increase in cash flow provided by accounts payable of $32.6 million attributed primarily to reduced vendor payments during the period;
An increase in cash flow provided by continuing operations of $4.7 million attributed primarily to a decrease in net loss from operations, adjusted for any non-cash items;
An increase in cash flow provided by prepaid expenses and other current assets of $2.2 million attributed primarily to changes in business activity as well as the timing of prepaid policies; and
A increase in cash flow provided by accrued income taxes of $1.4 million attributed primarily to a decrease in cash paid for income taxes during the period.
Investing Activities
Investing activities from continuing operations provided net cash of $4.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 as compared to $102.3 million provided during the same period in 2015. The $97.5 million decrease in investing cash flow is primarily the result of a decrease of $89.6 million in proceeds received from the sale of our Premier, UtilX and Downstream Professional Services subsidiaries in the first six months of 2015, which generated a significant amount of cash proceeds. The decrease in investing cash flow is also partly attributed to restricted cash deposits of $6.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016.
Financing Activities
Financing activities used net cash of $6.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 as compared to $80.8 million used during the same period of 2015. The $74.7 million increase in financing cash flow is primarily a result of a $76.5 million decrease in payments against our Term Loan during the first six months of 2016 as compared to 2015, partially offset by a $1.8 million increase in debt issuance costs in 2016.
Discontinued Operations
Discontinued operations used net cash of $6.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016 as compared to $18.1 million used during the six months ended June 30, 2015. The $11.5 million increase in discontinued operations cash flow is primarily due to our significant net gain on sale of subsidiaries during the first six months of 2015, which did not recur in 2016. This increase is partially offset by the reduction of discontinued operation assets and liabilities year-over-year.
Interest Rate Risk
We are subject to interest rate risk on our debt and investment of cash and cash equivalents arising in the normal course of business and have entered into hedging arrangements to fix or otherwise limit the interest costs of our variable interest rate borrowings. We do not engage in speculative trading strategies.
Termination of Interest Rate Swap Agreement
In August 2013, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement (the "Swap Agreement") for a notional amount of $124.1 million to hedge changes in the variable rate interest expense on $124.1 million of our existing or replacement LIBOR indexed debt. The Swap Agreement was designated and qualified as a cash flow hedging instrument with the effective portion of the Swap Agreement's change in fair value recorded in Other Comprehensive Income ("OCI"). The Swap Agreement was highly effective in offsetting changes in interest expense and no hedge ineffectiveness was recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Swap Agreement was terminated in the third quarter of 2015 for $5.7 million, which was recorded in OCI as fair value. In the fourth quarter of 2015, we made an early payment of $93.6 million against our 2014 Term Loan Facility and therefore reclassified approximately $1.2 million of the fair value of the Swap Agreement from OCI to interest expense. In the first quarter of 2016, we made an early payment of $3.1 million against our 2014 Term Loan Facility and therefore reclassified approximately $0.1 million of the fair value of the Swap Agreement from OCI to interest expense. The remaining fair value of the Swap Agreement included in OCI will be reclassified to interest expense over the remaining life of the underlying debt with approximately $1.1 million expected to be recognized in the coming twelve months.
Capital Requirements
Our financing objective is to maintain financial flexibility to meet the material, equipment and personnel needs to support our project and MSA commitments. Our primary sources of capital are our cash on hand, cash flow from operations and borrowings under our 2013 ABL Credit Facility.

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Our industry is capital intensive and we expect the need for substantial capital expenditures to continue into the foreseeable future to meet the anticipated demand for our services. As such, we are focused on the following significant capital requirements:
Providing working capital for projects in process and those scheduled to begin in 2016; and
Funding our 2016 capital budget of approximately $11.6 million of which $9.7 million remained unspent as of June 30, 2016.
Given our cash on hand and our ABL availability, we believe our financial results and financial management will provide sufficient funds to enable us to meet our future operating needs and our planned capital expenditures, as well as facilitate our ability to grow in the foreseeable future.
Contractual Obligations
Other commercial commitments, as detailed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, did not materially change except for payments made in the normal course of business.
NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
See Note 3 – New Accounting Standards in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-Q for a summary of any recently issued accounting standards.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Form 10-Q includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this Form 10-Q that address activities, events or developments which we expect or anticipate will or may occur in the future, including such things as future capital expenditures (including the amount and nature thereof), oil, gas, gas liquids and power prices, demand for our services, the amount and nature of future investments by governments, expansion and other development trends of the oil and gas and power industries, business strategy, expansion and growth of our business and operations, the outcome of legal proceedings and other such matters are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and analyses we made in light of our experience and our perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments as well as other factors we believe are appropriate under the circumstances. However, whether actual results and developments will conform to our expectations and predictions is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. As a result, actual results could differ materially from our expectations. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contemplated by our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: 

curtailment of capital expenditures due to low prevailing commodity prices or other factors, and the unavailability of project funding in the oil and gas and power industries;
the demand for energy moderating or diminishing;
inability to comply with the financial and other covenants in, or obtain waivers under our credit facilities;
failure to obtain the timely award of one or more projects;
reduced creditworthiness of our customer base and higher risk of non-payment of receivables;
project cost overruns, unforeseen schedule delays and the application of liquidated damages;
inability to execute fixed-price and cost-reimbursable projects within the target cost, thus eroding contract margin and, potentially, contract income on any such project;
inability to satisfy New York Stock Exchange continued listing requirements for our common stock;
increased capacity and decreased demand for our services in the more competitive industry segments that we serve;
inability to lower our cost structure to remain competitive in the market or to achieve anticipated operating margins;
inability of the energy service sector to reduce costs when necessary to a level where our customers’ project economics support a reasonable level of development work;
reduction of services to existing and prospective clients when they bring historically out-sourced services back in-house to preserve intellectual capital and minimize layoffs;
the consequences we may encounter if, in the future, we identify any material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting which may adversely affect the accuracy and timing of our financial reporting;
the impact of any litigation, including class actions associated with our restatement of first and second quarter 2014 financial results on our financial position and results of operations, including our defense costs and the costs and other effects of settlements or judgments;
the consequences we may encounter if we violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”) or other anti-corruption laws in view of the 2008 final settlements with the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in which we admitted prior FCPA violations, including the imposition of civil or criminal fines, penalties, enhanced monitoring arrangements, or other sanctions that might be imposed;
the dishonesty of employees and/or other representatives or their refusal to abide by applicable laws and our established policies and rules;
adverse weather conditions not anticipated in bids and estimates;
the occurrence during the course of our operations of accidents and injuries to our personnel, as well as to third parties, that negatively affect our safety record, which is a factor used by many clients to pre-qualify and otherwise award work to contractors in our industry;
cancellation of projects, in whole or in part, for any reason;

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failing to realize cost recoveries on claims or change orders from projects completed or in progress within a reasonable period after completion of the relevant project;
political or social circumstances impeding the progress of our work and increasing the cost of performance;
inability to obtain and maintain legal registration status in one or more foreign countries in which we are seeking to do business;
inability to predict the timing of an increase in energy sector capital spending, which results in staffing below the level required to service such an increase;
inability to hire and retain sufficient skilled labor to execute our current work, our work in backlog and future work we have not yet been awarded;
inability to obtain adequate financing on reasonable terms;
inability to obtain sufficient surety bonds or letters of credit;
loss of the services of key management personnel;
downturns in general economic, market or business conditions in our target markets;
changes in and interpretation of U.S. and foreign tax laws that impact our worldwide provision for income taxes and effective income tax rate;
changes in applicable laws or regulations, or changed interpretations thereof, including climate change regulation;
changes in the scope of our expected insurance coverage;
inability to manage insurable risk at an affordable cost;
enforceable claims for which we are not fully insured;
incurrence of insurable claims in excess of our insurance coverage;
the occurrence of the risk factors listed elsewhere in this Form 10-Q or described in our periodic filings with the SEC; and
other factors, most of which are beyond our control.
Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements made in this Form 10-Q are qualified by these cautionary statements and there can be no assurance that the actual results or developments we anticipate will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the consequences for, or effects on, our business or operations that we anticipate today. We assume no obligation to update publicly any such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.
 
 
 

Unless the context requires or is otherwise noted, all references in this Form 10-Q to “Willbros”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Willbros Group, Inc., its consolidated subsidiaries and their predecessors.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Interest Rate Risk
We are subject to interest rate risk on our debt and investment of cash and cash equivalents arising in the normal course of business and have entered into hedging arrangements to fix or otherwise limit the interest costs of our variable interest rate borrowings. We do not engage in speculative trading strategies.
Termination of Interest Rate Swap Agreement
In August 2013, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement (the "Swap Agreement") for a notional amount of $124.1 million to hedge changes in the variable rate interest expense on $124.1 million of our existing or replacement LIBOR indexed debt. The Swap Agreement was designated and qualified as a cash flow hedging instrument with the effective portion of the Swap Agreement's change in fair value recorded in OCI. The Swap Agreement was highly effective in offsetting changes in interest expense and no hedge ineffectiveness was recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Swap Agreement was terminated in the third quarter of 2015 for $5.7 million, which was recorded in OCI as fair value. In the fourth quarter of 2015, we made an early payment of $93.6 million against our 2014 Term Loan Facility and therefore reclassified approximately $1.2 million of the fair value of the Swap Agreement from OCI to interest expense. In the first quarter of 2016, we made an early payment of $3.1 million against our 2014 Term Loan Facility and therefore reclassified approximately $0.1 million of the fair value of the Swap Agreement from OCI to interest expense. The remaining fair value of the Swap Agreement included in OCI will be reclassified to interest expense over the remaining life of the underlying debt with approximately $1.1 million expected to be recognized in the coming twelve months.
Foreign Currency Risk
We are exposed to market risk associated with changes in non-U.S. (primarily Canada) currency exchange rates. To mitigate our risk, we may borrow Canadian dollars under our Canadian Facility to settle U.S. dollar account balances.
We attempt to negotiate contracts which provide for payment in U.S. dollars, but we may be required to take all or a portion of payment under a contract in another currency. To mitigate non-U.S. currency exchange risk, we seek to match anticipated non-U.S. currency revenue with expense in the same currency whenever possible. To the extent we are unable to match non-U.S. currency revenue with expense in the same currency, we may use forward contracts, options or other common hedging techniques in the same non-U.S. currencies. We had no forward contracts or options at June 30, 2016 and 2015.
Other
The carrying amounts for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable and accrued liabilities shown in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets approximate fair value at June 30, 2016 due to the generally short maturities of these items. At June 30, 2016, we invested primarily in short-term dollar denominated bank deposits. We have the ability and expect to hold our investments to maturity.

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including its principal executive and financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives.
As of June 30, 2016, we have carried out an evaluation under the supervision of, and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act. Based on our evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of June 30, 2016, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in providing the reasonable assurance described above.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarterly period ended June 30, 2016, that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
For information regarding legal proceedings, see the discussion under the caption “Contingencies” in Note 12 – Contingencies, Commitments and Other Circumstances of our “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” in Item 1 of Part I of this Form 10-Q, which information from Note 12 is incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Except as set forth below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors involving us from those previously disclosed in Item 1A of Part I included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015.

We face a risk of non-compliance with certain covenants in our credit facilities.
We are subject to a number of financial and other covenants under our credit facilities, including a Maximum Total Leverage Ratio and a Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio. On March 31, 2015, March 1, 2016, and July 26, 2016, we amended our 2014 Term Credit Agreement pursuant to a First Amendment, Third Amendment and Fourth Amendment (the “Fourth Amendment”). These amendments, among other things, suspend the calculation of the Maximum Total Leverage Ratio and Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio for the period from December 31, 2014 through December 31, 2016 (the “Covenant Suspension Periods”) so that any failure by us to comply with the Maximum Total Leverage Ratio or Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio covenants during the Covenant Suspension Periods will not be deemed to result in a default or event of default.
We can provide no assurance that we will remain in compliance with our financial covenants in the periods following the completion of the Covenant Suspension Periods or that we would be successful in obtaining additional waivers or amendments to these covenants should they become necessary. Under the Fourth Amendment, the Maximum Total Leverage Ratio will be 6.00 to 1.00 as of March 31, 2017 and will decrease to 5.00 to 1.00 as of June 30, 2017, 3.50 to 1.00 as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2017 and 3.00 to 1.00 as of March 31, 2018 and thereafter. The Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio will be 1.50 to 1.00 as of March 31, 2017 and will increase to 1.75 to 1.00 as of June 30, 2017, 2.50 to 1.00 as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2017 and 2.75 to 1.00 as of March 31, 2018 and thereafter. If our results of operations do not improve in 2017, we will be unable to meet the required financial covenants.
In order to ensure future compliance with our financial covenants, we may elect to prepay our credit agreement indebtedness by accessing capital markets, through proceeds from the sale, if necessary, of non-strategic assets, with cash on hand or through the reduction of overhead. In 2015, we completed the sale of our Professional Services segment and four non-strategic subsidiaries. However, we can provide no assurance that we will be successful in disposing of additional non-strategic assets, if necessary, accessing capital markets on terms we consider favorable or reducing costs in amounts sufficient to comply with our financial covenants.
Even if we successfully comply with our financial covenants, we may suffer adverse consequences if our unused availability under our 2013 ABL Credit Facility drops below certain levels. If our unused availability under the 2013 ABL Credit Facility is less than the greater of (i) 15 percent of the revolving commitments or $15.0 million for five consecutive days, or (ii) 12.5 percent of the revolving commitments or $12.5 million at any time, we are subject to increased reporting requirements, the administrative agent will have exclusive control over any deposit account, we will not have any right of access to, or withdrawal from, any deposit account, or any right to direct the disposition of funds in any deposit account, and amounts in any deposit account will be applied to reduce the outstanding amounts under the 2013 ABL Credit Facility. In addition, if our unused availability under the 2013 ABL Credit Facility is less than the amounts described in the preceding sentence, we would be required to comply with a Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio financial covenant.
Our unused availability under the 2013 ABL Credit Facility was $50.8 million at June 30, 2016. We do not expect our availability under the 2013 ABL Credit Facility to drop to levels which would require us to comply with the Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio covenant over the next 12 months. However, if the Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio were to become applicable, we would not expect to be in compliance with this covenant.
A default under the 2013 ABL Credit Facility would permit the lenders to terminate their commitment to make cash advances or issue letters of credit, require us to immediately repay any outstanding cash advances with interest and require us to cash collateralize outstanding letter of credit obligations. A default under the 2014 Term Credit Agreement would permit the lenders to require immediate repayment of all principal, interest, fees and other amounts payable thereunder. If the maturity of our credit agreement indebtedness were accelerated, we may not have sufficient funds to pay such indebtedness. In such an event, our lenders would be entitled to proceed against the collateral securing the indebtedness, which includes substantially all of our assets, to the extent permitted by the credit agreements and applicable law.


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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
The following table provides information about purchases of our common stock by us during the quarter ended June 30, 2016:
 
 
 
Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased (1)
 
Average
Price Paid Per
Share (2)
 
Total Number
of Shares
Purchased as
Part of
Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs
 
Maximum Number
(or Approximate
Dollar Value) of
Shares That May
Yet Be Purchased
Under the Plans or
Programs
April 1, 2016 - April 30, 2016
 
8,116

 
$
2.17

 

 

May 1, 2016 - May 31, 2016
 
98,644

 
2.94

 

 

June 1, 2016 - June 30, 2016
 
2,292

 
3.13

 

 

Total
 
109,052

 
$
2.89

 

 

 
(1)
Represents shares of common stock acquired from certain of our officers and key employees under the share withholding provisions of our 1996 Stock Plan and 2010 Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan for the payment of taxes associated with the vesting of shares of restricted stock and restricted stock units granted under such plans.
(2)
The price paid per common share represents the closing sales price of a share of our common stock, as reported in the New York Stock Exchange composite transactions, on the day that the stock was acquired by us.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
Not applicable.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
On July 26, 2016, the Company amended the Credit Agreement dated as of December 15, 2014 (as amended by the First Amendment dated as of March 31, 2015, the Second Amendment dated as of September 28, 2015, the Resignation of Administrative Agent and Appointment of Administrative Agent Agreement dated as of February 4, 2016 and the Third Amendment dated as of March 1, 2016 (the “Third Amendment”), the “Term Credit Agreement”), pursuant to the Fourth Amendment thereto dated as of July 26, 2016 (the “Fourth Amendment”), by and among the Company, as borrower, the guarantors from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto, KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC, as arranger, and Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, as administrative agent.
The Fourth Amendment suspends compliance with the Maximum Total Leverage Ratio and the Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio covenants for two additional quarterly calculation periods ending September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2016. Pursuant to the Third Amendment, the covenant suspension period runs through the quarterly calculation period ending June 30, 2016. Any failure by the Company to comply with such financial covenants during the covenant suspension period will not be deemed to result in a default or event of default under the Term Credit Agreement. In addition, under the Fourth Amendment, the Maximum Total Leverage Ratio will be 6.00 to 1.00 as of March 31, 2017 and will decrease to 5.00 to 1.00 as of June 30, 2017, 3.50 to 1.00 as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2017 and 3.00 to 1.00 as of March 31, 2018 and thereafter. The Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio will be 1.50 to 1.00 as of March 31, 2017 and will increase to 1.75 to 1.00 as of June 30, 2017, 2.50 to 1.00 as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2017 and 2.75 to 1.00 as of March 31, 2018 and thereafter.
KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC and certain of its affiliates beneficially own 10,125,410 shares of the Company’s common stock.



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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
The following documents are included as exhibits to this Form 10-Q. Those exhibits below incorporated by reference herein are indicated as such by the information supplied in the parenthetical thereafter. If no parenthetical appears after an exhibit, such exhibit is filed herewith.
 
10.1
Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of July 26, 2016, by and among Willbros Group, Inc., as borrower, certain subsidiary guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC, as arranger, and Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, as administrative agent.
 
 
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
32.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document.
 
 
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
 
 
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
 
 
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
 
 
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
 
 
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.


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SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
WILLBROS GROUP, INC.
 
 
 
Date: July 29, 2016
By:
/s/ Van A. Welch
 
 
Van A. Welch
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
The following documents are included as exhibits to this Form 10-Q. Those exhibits below incorporated by reference herein are indicated as such by the information supplied in the parenthetical thereafter. If no parenthetical appears after an exhibit, such exhibit is filed herewith.
 
Exhibit
Number
Description
10.1
Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of July 26, 2016, by and among Willbros Group, Inc., as borrower, certain subsidiary guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC, as arranger, and Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, as administrative agent.
 
 
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
32.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document.
 
 
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
 
 
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
 
 
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
 
 
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
 
 
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.


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