COVINGTON, La., Feb. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE:HOS) announced today results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2013. Following are highlights for this period and the Company's future outlook:

• 4Q2013 Upstream revenue of $144.9 million was up 22% from the year-ago quarter and up 9% sequentially
• 4Q2013 Upstream operating income of $43.7 million was up 48% from the year-ago quarter and up 17% sequentially
• 4Q2013 EBITDA from continuing operations was $66.9 million, an increase of 37% from the year-ago quarter
• 4Q2013 diluted EPS from continuing operations was $0.61 per share, an increase of 135% from the year-ago quarter
• 4Q2013 utilization of the 52-vessel new gen OSV fleet was 79% compared to 84% a year-ago and 81% sequentially
• 4Q2013 high-spec OSV effective utilization was 81% compared to 99% a year-ago and 90% sequentially
• 4Q2013 MSPV effective utilization was 100% compared to 84% a year-ago and 99% sequentially
• Final two of six upgraded vessels under the 200 Class OSV Retrofit Program were returned to service in November 2013
• First six HOSMAX OSVs have been placed in-service with one more newbuild delivery expected by the end of 1Q2014
• Two additional HOSMAX OSVs were awarded initial time charters with dayrates in the low-to-mid $40's
• One 370 class MPSV awarded term contract to support Black Sea drilling operations of a major oil company in 2Q2014
• Five new gen OSVs awarded term contracts for specialty operations in Mexico commencing in 2Q2014
• One new gen OSV awarded spot contract to support specialty operations in the Mediterranean Sea commencing in 2Q2014
• One 240 class OSV contracted for a 2-year charter in the GoM commencing in 2015
• One 300 class HOSMAX OSV contracted for a 3-year charter in the GoM commencing in 2016
• Contract backlog for new gen OSV vessel-days is currently at 48% and 18% for 2014 and 2015
• Contract backlog for MPSV vessel-days is currently at 48% and 6% for 2014 and 2015
• OSV Newbuild Program #5 is 98% on-time and remains on-budget
• The Company now plans to convert one 310 class OSV to a 310 class MPSV and configure one 300 class OSV into a flotel
• OSV Newbuild Program #5 is now comprised of nineteen HOSMAX class OSVs and five HOSMAX class MPSVs

The Company recorded net income for the fourth quarter of 2013 of $22.2 million, or $0.61 per diluted share, compared to net income of $11.3 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, for the year-ago quarter; and net income of $59.2 million, or $1.61 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2013.  Included in the Company's third quarter net income is a gain of $60.0 million ($38.1 million after-tax or $1.04 per diluted share) related to the sale of substantially all of its Downstream assets on August 29, 2013.  Excluding the impact of the gain on sale of Downstream assets, net income and diluted EPS for the third quarter of 2013 would have been $21.1 million and $0.57 per share, respectively.  The historical results for the Downstream segment and the gain on the sale of the segment have been presented as discontinued operations for all periods in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.  Diluted common shares for the fourth quarter of 2013 were 36.7 million compared to 36.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2012 and 36.7 million for the third quarter of 2013. EBITDA from consolidated operations for the fourth quarter of 2013 was $66.8 million compared to $55.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2012 and $126.5 million in the third quarter of 2013.  Excluding the impact of the gain on sale of Downstream assets, such EBITDA for the third quarter of 2013 would have been $66.5 million. For additional information regarding EBITDA as a non-GAAP financial measure, please see Note 7 to the accompanying data tables.

Continuing Operations

The Company's income from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of 2013 was $22.1 million, or $0.61 per diluted share, compared to $9.4 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, for the year-ago quarter; and $17.8 million, or $0.49 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2013. Fourth quarter 2013 EBITDA from continuing operations increased 36.8% to $66.9 million compared to $48.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2012 and increased 12.4% compared to $59.5 million for the third quarter of 2013. 

Revenues. Revenues were $144.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2013, an increase of $26.3 million, or 22.2%, from $118.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2012; and an increase of $12.0 million, or 9.0%, from $132.9 million for the third quarter of 2013. The year-over-year increase in Upstream revenues primarily resulted from improved market conditions for the Company's MPSVs and four newly constructed vessels placed in service under the Company's fifth OSV newbuild program.  The vessels placed in service during 2013 under the Company's ongoing newbuild program accounted for a $7.9 million year-over-year increase in revenues. Operating income was $43.7 million, or 30.2% of revenues, for the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to $29.6 million, or 25.0% of revenues, for the prior-year quarter; and $37.2 million, or 28.0% of revenues, for the third quarter of 2013. Average new generation OSV dayrates for the fourth quarter of 2013 were $27,781 compared to $24,024 for the same period in 2012 and $27,545 for the third quarter of 2013. New generation OSV utilization was 79.4% for the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to 84.0% for the year-ago quarter and 80.7% for the sequential quarter. The Company's high-spec OSVs achieved an average utilization of 78.4% for the fourth quarter of 2013, while maintaining leading-edge spot dayrates in the $36,000 to $43,000 range. After adjusting for 84 days of fourth quarter 2013 downtime for regulatory drydockings, the Company's commercially available high-spec OSV fleet achieved an effective utilization of 80.8%.

Operating Expenses. Operating expenses were $65.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2013, an increase of $6.9 million, or 11.9%, from $58.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2012; and an increase of $5.9 million, or 10.0%, from $59.2 million for the third quarter of 2013. The year-over-year increase in operating expenses is primarily due to higher operating expenses related to an increase in the number of active vessels in the Company's fleet compared to the fourth quarter of 2012, including four newbuilds placed in service during 2013 under the Company's fifth OSV newbuild program. The partial-year contribution from such vessels accounted for a $4.9 million year-over-year increase in operating expenses. 

General and Administrative ("G&A").  G&A expenses of $13.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2013 were 9.0% of revenues compared to $11.4 million, or 9.6% of revenues, for the fourth quarter of 2012. The increase in G&A expenses was primarily attributable to higher shoreside incentive compensation expense and the growth of the shoreside support team related to the Company's on-going fleet growth.

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense was $23.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2013, or $3.8 million higher than the prior-year quarter. This increase is primarily due to the contribution of four HOSMAX OSVs that were placed in-service during 2013, as well as the higher cost basis of upgraded vessels redelivered to the Company under its 200 class OSV retrofit program.  The increase in amortization is primarily due to a higher per-vessel average in shipyard costs for vessel regulatory drydockings given the shift in the Company's fleet mix to a higher percentage of much larger high-spec vessels. Depreciation and amortization expense is expected to continue to increase from current levels as the vessels under the Company's current newbuild program are placed in service and when any newly constructed vessels undergo their initial 30-month and 60-month recertifications.

Interest Expense. Interest expense decreased $6.2 million, or 41.6%, during the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012, primarily due to an increase in capitalized interest cost related to the Company's fifth OSV newbuild program. The Company recorded $8.9 million of capitalized construction period interest, or roughly 51% of its total interest costs, for the fourth quarter of 2013 compared to having capitalized $4.7 million, or roughly 24% of its total interest costs, for the year-ago quarter.

Annual 2013 Results From Continuing Operations

Revenues for 2013 increased 18.3% to $548.1 million compared to $463.3 million for the same period in 2012. Operating income was $171.1 million, or 31.2% of revenues, for 2013 compared to $117.6 million, or 25.4% of revenues, for the prior-year. Income from continuing operations for 2013 increased $29.4 million to $64.1 million, or $1.76 per diluted share, compared to $34.7 million, or $0.97 per diluted share, for 2012. EBITDA from continuing operations for 2013 increased 24.6% to $231.2 million compared to $185.5 million for 2012. The Company recorded a $25.8 million ($16.1 million after-tax or $0.44 per diluted share) loss on early extinguishment of debt during 2013. This loss resulted from the refinancing of the Company's 8.000% senior notes due 2017 with new 5.000% senior notes due 2021. Excluding the impact of such loss on early extinguishment of debt, EBITDA from continuing operations, income from continuing operations and diluted EPS from continuing operations for the twelve months of 2013 would have been $257.0 million, $80.2 million and $2.20 per share, respectively. The Company recorded a $6.0 million ($3.7 million after-tax or $0.11 per diluted share) loss on early extinguishment of debt during 2012. This loss resulted from the refinancing of the Company's 6.125% senior notes due 2014 with new 5.875% senior notes due 2020. Excluding the impact of such loss on early extinguishment of debt, EBITDA from continuing operations, income from continuing operations and diluted EPS from continuing operations for 2012 would have been $191.5 million, $38.4 million and $1.08 per share, respectively. These higher revenues primarily resulted from increased demand for high-spec OSVs, including four newly constructed vessels placed in service under the Company's fifth OSV newbuild program, and MPSVs operating in the GoM. In addition, the Company's weighted-average active operating fleet for 2013 was approximately 54 vessels compared to 52 vessels for 2012. The Company's income from continuing operations for 2013 included an aggregate $1.6 million ($1.0 million after-tax, or $0.03 per diluted share) gain on the sale of non-core marine assets. The Company's income from continuing operations for 2012 included an aggregate $0.4 million ($0.2 million after-tax or $0.01 per diluted share) loss on the sale of certain non-core shoreside assets.  The $60.0 million gain on sale of the Downstream assets is included in discontinued operations for 2013.

Future Outlook

Based on the key assumptions outlined below and in the attached data tables, the following statements reflect management's current expectations regarding future operating results from continuing operations and certain events. These statements are forward-looking and actual results may differ materially given the volatility inherent in the Company's industry. Other than as expressly stated, these statements do not include the potential impact of any additional future long-term contract repositioning voyages; unexpected vessel repairs or shipyard delays; or future capital transactions, such as vessel acquisitions or divestitures, business combinations, financings or the unannounced expansion of existing newbuild programs that may be commenced after the date of this disclosure.  Additional cautionary information concerning forward-looking statements can be found on page 10 of this news release.

Forward Guidance for Continuing Operations

Vessel Counts.  As of December 31, 2013, excluding four inactive non-core vessels (two of which have been sold thus far in 2014 at a nominal gain) and two OSV newbuild deliveries that occurred in February 2014, the Company's operating fleet consisted of 53 new generation OSVs and four MPSVs.  The forecasted Upstream vessel counts presented in this press release reflect the anticipated fiscal 2014 OSV newbuild deliveries discussed below. The Company's active Upstream Fleet for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 is expected to be comprised of an average of 58.7 and 67.7 new generation OSVs, respectively. For fiscal 2014, the active new generation OSVs are comprised of an average of 23.0 "term" vessels that are currently chartered on long-term contracts and an average of 35.7 "spot" vessels that are currently operating or being offered for service under short-term charters. The Company expects to operate a total of 4.5 MPSVs in fiscal 2014 and 5.3 in fiscal 2015.

Contract Coverage.  The Company's forward contract coverage for its current and projected fleet of active new generation OSVs for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 is currently 48% and 18%, respectively. The Company's forward contract coverage for its four MPSVs for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 is currently 48% and 6%, respectively. These contract backlog percentages are based on available vessel-days for the guidance periods, not estimated revenue.

Effective Dayrates.  Effective, or utilization-adjusted, new generation OSV dayrates for the Company's projected average of 23.0 active "term" OSVs are expected to be in the $22,000 to $23,000 range for the full-year 2014. This range does not reflect the incremental impact of any revenue expected to be derived in fiscal 2014 from the Company's "spot" OSVs. The Company does not provide annual guidance regarding the effective dayrates anticipated for its "spot" new generation OSVs due to the wide range of potential outcomes of its current domestic and international bidding activity for such vessels. Leading-edge spot market OSV dayrates in the GoM for the Company's 240 and 265 class DP-2 equipment have recently softened from previous levels due to transitory supply-demand fundamentals.

Operating Expenses.  Aggregate cash operating expenses are projected to be in the range of $70.0 million to $75.0 million for the first quarter of 2014, and $305.0 million to $320.0 million for the full-year 2014. This annual guidance range includes roughly $6.4 million of total out-of-pocket costs related to the following items: (i) the mobilization of one MPSV for flotel service; (ii) the mobilization of one MPSV for a long-term international charter; (iii) the conversion and mobilization of one foreign-flagged OSV for a long-term international charter; (iv) the mobilization of one delivered 300 class HOSMAX OSV for flotel service; and (v) the conversion of one scheduled newbuild 310 class OSV into a 310 class MPSV.  The Company expects $4.7 million of these costs to be incurred in the first quarter.  Not included in the costs above is the lost revenue related to such vessels during approximately 230 days of aggregate commercial-related downtime, of which 90 days are expected to be incurred in the first quarter.  Please refer to the attached data table on page 13 of this press release for a summary, by period and by vessel type, of historical and projected data for commercial-related downtime (in days) for each of the quarterly and/or annual periods presented for the fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 2015. The cash operating expense estimate above is exclusive of any additional repositioning expenses the Company may incur that are not recoverable through charter hire in connection with the potential relocation of more of its current spot vessels into international markets or back to the GoM and any customer-required cost-of-sales related to future contract fixtures that are typically recovered through higher dayrates.

G&A Expenses.  General and administrative expenses are expected to be in the approximate range of $14.5 million to $15.5 million for the first quarter of 2014, and $60.0 million to $63.0 million for the full-year 2014, commensurate with the Company's pending fleet growth and expanding international operations. The Company expects to remain within the historical range of G&A-to-revenue margins of its public OSV peer group.

Other Financial Data.  Projected quarterly depreciation, amortization, net interest expense, cash income taxes, cash interest expense and weighted-average diluted shares outstanding for the first quarter of 2014 are $16.0 million, $13.7 million, $7.5 million, $1.7 million, $13.9 million and 36.8 million, respectively.  Guidance for depreciation, amortization, net interest expense, cash income taxes and cash interest expense for each of the four quarters of fiscal 2014 and for the full-year 2015 is provided on page 14 of this press release. The expected increase in amortization expense for the full-year 2014 is primarily due to the acceleration of drydock activities for five new generation OSVs recently awarded long-term contracts for specialty service in Mexico.  The Company's annual effective tax rate is expected to be in the range of 36.0% to 38.0% for fiscal years 2014 and 2015.

Capital Expenditures Outlook

Update on OSV Newbuild Program #5.  The Company's fifth OSV newbuild program now consists of four 300 class OSVs, five 310 class OSVs, ten 320 class OSVs and five 310 class MPSVs.  Today, the Company announced plans to convert one of its existing 310 class OSVs currently under construction into a 310 class MPSV.  This new U.S.-flagged, Jones Act-qualified MPSV will require an additional period of modification in the shipyard and will include a 150-ton heave-compensated knuckle-boom crane, helideck, accommodations for 70 persons and will be suitable for two work-class ROVs.  As of February 19, 2014, the Company has placed six vessels in-service under this program – four in 2013 and two in February 2014. The 18 remaining vessels under this 24-vessel domestic newbuild program are currently expected to be delivered in accordance with the table below:

During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company experienced production delays at one of the shipyards contracted for the construction of HOSMAX OSVs.  Insufficient labor resources and poor component vendor performance had a direct negative impact on eight of the remaining vessel deliveries, causing the Company to move back the delivery projections for those vessels by approximately 45 days per vessel.  However, the overall newbuild program is still 98% on-time and remains on budget.  Based on the updated schedule above of projected vessel in-service dates, the Company now expects to own and operate 66 and 68 and new generation OSVs as of December 31, 2014 and 2015, respectively. These vessel additions result in a projected average new generation OSV fleet complement of 58.7, 67.7 and 68.0 vessels for the fiscal years 2014, 2015 and 2016, respectively. Based on the updated schedule above of projected vessel in-service dates, the Company now expects to own and operate five, seven, and nine MPSVs as of December 31, 2014, 2015, and 2016, respectively. These vessel additions result in a projected average MPSV fleet complement of 4.5, 5.3 and 7.8 vessels for the fiscal years 2014, 2015 and 2016, respectively. The aggregate cost of the Company's fifth OSV newbuild program, excluding construction period interest, is now expected to be approximately $1.25 billion, of which $395.3 million, $116.9 million and $21.3 million is expected to be incurred in 2014, 2015 and 2016, respectively. From the inception of this program through December 31, 2013, the Company has incurred $716.5 million, or 57.3%, of total expected project costs, including $113.1 million that was spent during the fourth quarter of 2013.

Update on Maintenance Capital Expenditures.  Please refer to the attached data table on page 13 of this press release for a summary, by period and by vessel type, of historical and projected data for drydock downtime (in days) and maintenance capital expenditures for each of the quarterly and/or annual periods presented for the fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 2015. Maintenance capital expenditures, which are recurring in nature, primarily include regulatory drydocking charges incurred for the recertification of vessels and other vessel capital improvements that extend a vessel's economic useful life. The Company expects that its maintenance capital expenditures for its Upstream fleet of vessels will be approximately $57.3 million and $35.8 million, respectively, for the full-years 2014 and 2015, respectively.

Update on Other Capital Expenditures.  Please refer to the attached data tables on page 13 of this press release for a summary, by period, of historical and projected data for other capital expenditures, for each of the quarterly and/or annual periods presented for the fiscal years 2013 and 2014. Other capital expenditures, which are generally non-recurring, are comprised of the following: (i) commercial-related vessel improvements, such as the addition of cranes, ROVs, helidecks, living quarters and other specialized vessel equipment, or the modification of vessel capacities or capabilities, such as DP upgrades and mid-body extensions, which costs are typically included in and offset, in whole or in part, by higher dayrates charged to customers; and (ii) non-vessel related capital expenditures, including costs related to the Company's shore-based facilities, leasehold improvements and other corporate expenditures, such as information technology or office furniture and equipment. The Company expects miscellaneous incremental commercial-related vessel improvements and non-vessel capital expenditures to be approximately $43.3 million and $4.0 million, respectively, for the full-years 2014 and 2015, respectively.

200 Class OSV Retrofit Program.  In November 2013, the Company returned to service the final two vessels of the six vessels included in its 200 class OSV retrofit program.  The project costs for these discretionary vessel modifications were approximately $50.5 million, in the aggregate ($8.4 million each), all of which was incurred during fiscal 2013; and the Company incurred approximately 752 vessel-days of aggregate commercial downtime during 2013 for the six vessels (roughly 125 vessel-days each). 

Liquidity Outlook

As of December 31, 2013, the Company had a cash balance of $439.3 million and an undrawn $300 million revolving credit facility. Together with cash on-hand and cash proceeds from the sale of non-core assets, the Company expects to generate sufficient cash flow from operations to cover all of its growth capital expenditures for the remaining 18 HOSMAX vessels under construction, commercial capital expenditures, and all of its annually recurring cash debt service, maintenance capital expenditures and cash income taxes through the completion of the newbuild and conversion programs without ever having to use its currently undrawn revolving credit facility.

Conference Call

The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter 2013 financial results and recent developments at 10:00 a.m. Eastern (9:00 a.m. Central) tomorrow, February 20, 2014. To participate in the call, dial (480) 629-9868 and ask for the Hornbeck Offshore call at least 10 minutes prior to the start time. To access it live over the Internet, please log onto the web at http://www.hornbeckoffshore.com, on the "IR Home" page of the "Investors" section of the Company's website at least fifteen minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software. Please call the Company's investor relations firm, Dennard-Lascar, at (713) 529-6600 to be added to its e-mail distribution list for future Hornbeck Offshore news releases. An archived version of the web cast will be available shortly after the call for a period of 60 days on the "IR Home" page under the "Investors" section of the Company's website. Additionally, a telephonic replay will be available through February 27, 2014, and may be accessed by calling (303) 590-3030 and using the pass code 4665185#.

Attached Data Tables

The Company has posted an electronic version of the following four pages of data tables, which are downloadable in Microsoft Excel™ format, on the "IR Home" page of the "Investors" section of the Hornbeck Offshore website for the convenience of analysts and investors.

In addition, the Company uses its website as a means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with disclosure obligations under SEC Regulation FD. Such disclosures will be included on the Company's website under the heading "Investors—IR Home." Accordingly, investors should monitor that portion of the Company's website, in addition to following the Company's press releases, SEC filings, public conference calls and webcasts.

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. is a leading provider of technologically advanced, new generation offshore service vessels primarily in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and Latin America. Hornbeck Offshore currently owns a fleet of 61 vessels primarily serving the energy industry and has 18 additional high-spec Upstream vessels under construction for delivery through 2016.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Press Release contains "forward-looking statements," as contemplated by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, in which the Company discusses factors it believes may affect its performance in the future. Forward-looking statements are all statements other than historical facts, such as statements regarding assumptions, expectations, beliefs and projections about future events or conditions. You can generally identify forward-looking statements by the appearance in such a statement of words like "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "intend," "may," "might," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "remain," "should," "will," or other comparable words or the negative of such words. The accuracy of the Company's assumptions, expectations, beliefs and projections depends on events or conditions that change over time and are thus susceptible to change based on actual experience, new developments and known and unknown risks. The Company gives no assurance that the forward-looking statements will prove to be correct and does not undertake any duty to update them. The Company's actual future results might differ from the forward-looking statements made in this Press Release for a variety of reasons, including the effect of inconsistency by the United States government in the pace of issuing drilling permits and plan approvals in the GoM or other drilling regions; the Company's inability to successfully complete its fifth OSV newbuild program on-time and on-budget, which involves the construction, conversion and integration of highly complex vessels and systems; the inability to successfully market the vessels that the Company owns, is constructing or might acquire; an oil spill or other significant event in the United States or another offshore drilling region that could have a broad impact on deepwater and other offshore energy exploration and production activities, such as the suspension of activities or significant regulatory responses; the imposition of laws or regulations that result in reduced exploration and production activities or that increase the Company's operating costs or operating requirements; environmental litigation that impacts customer plans or projects; disputes with customers; bureaucratic, administrative or operating barriers that delay vessels chartered in foreign markets from going on-hire or result in contractual penalties or deductions imposed by foreign customers; renewed weakening of demand for the Company's services; unplanned customer suspensions, cancellations, rate reductions or non-renewals of vessel charters or failures to finalize commitments to charter vessels; the impact of planned sequester of federal spending pursuant to the Budget Control Act of 2011; industry risks; reductions in capital spending budgets by customers; a material reduction of Petrobras' announced plans for or administrative barriers to exploration and production activities in Brazil; sustained declines in oil and natural gas prices; further increases in operating costs, such as mariner wage increases; the inability to accurately predict vessel utilization levels and dayrates; unanticipated difficulty in effectively competing in or operating in international markets; less than anticipated subsea infrastructure demand in the GoM and other markets; fewer than anticipated deepwater and ultra-deepwater drilling units operating in the GoM or other regions that the Company operates in; the level of fleet additions by the Company and its competitors that could result in over capacity in the markets in which the Company competes; economic and political risks; weather-related risks; the shortage of or the inability to attract and retain qualified personnel, including vessel personnel for active, unstacked and newly constructed vessels; regulatory risks; the repeal or administrative weakening of the Jones Act or changes in the interpretation of the Jones Act related to the U.S. citizenship qualification; drydocking delays and cost overruns and related risks; vessel accidents, pollution incidents, or other events resulting in lost revenue, fines, penalties or other expenses that are unrecoverable from insurance policies or other third parties; unexpected litigation and insurance expenses; fluctuations in foreign currency valuations compared to the U.S. dollar and risks associated with expanded foreign operations, such as non-compliance with or the unanticipated effect of tax laws, customs laws, immigration laws, or other legislation that result in higher than anticipated tax rates or other costs or the inability to repatriate foreign-sourced earnings and profits. In addition, the Company's future results may be impacted by adverse economic conditions, such as inflation, deflation, or lack of liquidity in the capital markets, that may negatively affect it or parties with whom it does business resulting in their non-payment or inability to perform obligations owed to the Company, such as the failure of customers to fulfill their contractual obligations or the failure by individual banks to provide funding under the Company's credit agreement, if required. Should one or more of the foregoing risks or uncertainties materialize in a way that negatively impacts the Company, or should the Company's underlying assumptions prove incorrect, the Company's actual results may vary materially from those anticipated in its forward-looking statements, and its business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. Additional factors that you should consider are set forth in detail in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K as well as other filings the Company has made and will make with the Securities and Exchange Commission which, after their filing, can be found on the Company's website www.hornbeckoffshore.com.

Regulation G Reconciliation

This Press Release also contains references to the non-GAAP financial measures of earnings, or net income, before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA. The Company views EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA primarily as liquidity measures and, therefore, believes that the GAAP financial measure most directly comparable to such measure is cash flows provided by operating activities. Reconciliations of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to cash flows provided by operating activities are provided in the table below. Management's opinion regarding the usefulness of EBITDA to investors and a description of the ways in which management uses such measure can be found in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as in Note 7 to the attached data tables.