tti8k-20110211.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (date of earliest event reported): February 11, 2011
TETRA Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-13455
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74-2148293
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
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of incorporation)
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Identification No.)
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24955 Interstate 45 North
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The Woodlands, Texas 77380
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 367-1983
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
The information set forth below under Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On February 11, 2011, TETRA Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its estimated fourth quarter 2010 results and 2011 earnings guidance. A copy of the release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
The information furnished in Items 2.02 and 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
The Company provides quarterly and annual financial statements that are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, or “GAAP.” To help understand the Company’s past financial performance and future results, the Company has supplemented its financial results that it provides in accordance with GAAP included in the press release with a disclosure concerning net debt, a non-GAAP financial measure. The method the Company uses to produce this non-GAAP financial measure may differ from the methods used by other companies. Net debt is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and the Company’s reference to this non-GAAP financial measure should be considered in addition to results that are prepared under GAAP and should not be considered as a substitute for the financial results that are presented as consistent with GAAP. The Company’s management uses the supplemental non-GAAP financial information internally to understand, manage and evaluate the company’s business, to make operating decisions and for planning and forecasting purposes. Reconciliation to the nearest GAAP financial measure of the non-GAAP financial measure is included in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press Release, dated February 11, 2011, issued by TETRA Technologies, Inc.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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TETRA Technologies, Inc.
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By:
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/s/Stuart M. Brightman
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Stuart M. Brightman
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President & Chief Executive Officer
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Date: February 11, 2011
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press Release, dated February 11, 2011, issued by TETRA Technologies, Inc.
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