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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
August 25, 2006
Registration
No. 333-135807
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Amendment No. 1
to
FORM S-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Basic Energy Services, Inc.*
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) |
400 W. Illinois, Suite 800
Midland, Texas 79701
(432) 620-5500
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrants principal executive offices)
Kenneth V. Huseman
President
400 W. Illinois, Suite 800
Midland, Texas 79701
(432) 620-5500
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
David C. Buck
Andrews Kurth LLP
600 Travis, Suite 4200
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 220-4200
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the
securities to the public:
As soon as practicable after this registration statement becomes
effective.
If the securities being registered on this Form are being
offered in connection with the formation of a holding company
and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check
the following
box. o
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an
offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act,
check the following box and list the Securities Act registration
statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same
offering. o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to
Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following
box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of
the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. o
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Includes certain subsidiaries of Basic Energy Services, Inc.
identified on the following page. |
The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on
such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective
date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which
specifically states that this registration statement shall
thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a)
of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration
statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission,
acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR REGISTRANTS
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Registrant as Specified in its Charter |
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Identification No. |
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Basic Energy Services GP, LLC(1)
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Delaware
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1389
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54-2091197
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Basic Energy Services LP, LLC(1)
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Delaware
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1389
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54-2091195
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Basic Energy Services, L.P.(1)
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Delaware
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1389
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75-2441819
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Basic ESA, Inc.(1)
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Texas
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1389
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75-1772279
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Energy Air Drilling Services Co.,
Inc.(1)
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Colorado
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1389
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84-0785320
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R&R Hot Oil Service Inc.(1)
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North Dakota
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1389
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45-0355233
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Basic Marine Services, Inc.(1)
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Delaware
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1389
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20-2274888
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First Energy Services Company(1)
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Delaware
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1389
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84-1544437
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LeBus Oil Field Service Co.(1)
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Texas
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4214
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75-2073125
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Oilwell Fracturing Services, Inc.(1)
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Oklahoma
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1311
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73-1142826
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Western Oil Well Service Co.(1)
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Montana
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1389
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84-1424993
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FESCO Alaska Inc.(1)
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Alaska
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1389
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92-0177310
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H.B.&R., Inc.(1)
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Montana
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1389
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45-0322518
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Globe Well Service, Inc. (1)
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Texas
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1389
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75-1634275
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SCH Disposal, L.L.C. (1)
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Texas
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1389
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75-2788335
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The address for such Subsidiary Guarantor is 400 W. Illinois,
Suite 800, Midland, Texas 79701. |
The information
in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may
not sell these securities until the registration statement filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This
prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is
not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any
jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not
permitted.
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Subject to Completion dated
August 25, 2006
Basic Energy Services, Inc.
Offer to Exchange Up to
$225,000,000 of 7.125% Senior Notes Due 2016
that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933
for
$225,000,000 of 7.125% Senior Notes Due 2016
that have not been registered under the Securities Act of
1933
THE EXCHANGE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 PM, NEW YORK
CITY TIME,
ON ,
2006, UNLESS WE EXTEND THE DATE
Terms of the Exchange Offer:
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We are offering to exchange up to $225.0 million aggregate
principal amount of registered 7.125% Senior Notes due
2016, which we refer to as the new notes, for any and all of our
$225.0 million aggregate principal amount of unregistered
7.125% Senior Notes due 2016, which we refer to as the old
notes, that were issued on April 12, 2006. |
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We will exchange all outstanding old notes that are validly
tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the expiration of
the exchange offer for an equal principal amount of new notes. |
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The terms of the new notes are substantially identical to those
of the outstanding old notes, except that the transfer
restrictions and registration rights relating to the old notes
do not apply to the new notes. |
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You may withdraw tenders of old notes at any time prior to the
expiration of the exchange offer. |
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The exchange of new notes for old notes will not be a taxable
transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes. |
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We will not receive any cash proceeds from the exchange offer. |
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The old notes are, and the new notes will be, guaranteed on a
senior unsecured basis by all of our current and certain future
domestic restricted subsidiaries, other than certain immaterial
subsidiaries. |
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There is no established trading market for the new notes or the
old notes. |
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We do not intend to apply for listing of the new notes on any
national securities exchange or for quotation through any
quotation system. |
See Risk Factors beginning on page 18 for a
discussion of certain risks that you should consider prior to
tendering your outstanding old notes in the exchange offer.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
securities commission has approved or disapproved of these
securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this
prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
Each broker-dealer that receives new notes for its own account
pursuant to the exchange offer must acknowledge that it will
deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such new
notes. The letter of transmittal states that by so acknowledging
and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be
deemed to admit that it is an underwriter within the
meaning of the Securities Act. This prospectus, as it may be
amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a
broker-dealer in connection with resales of new notes received
in exchange for old notes where such old notes were acquired by
such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or
other trading activities. We have agreed that, for a period of
180 days after the consummation of the exchange offer, we
will make this prospectus available to any broker-dealer for use
in connection with any such resale. Please read Plan of
Distribution.
Prospectus
dated ,
2006
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Consent of KPMG LLP |
This prospectus is part of a registration statement we filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, referred to in this
prospectus as the SEC. In making your decision to participate in
the exchange offer, you should rely only on the information
contained in this prospectus and in the accompanying letter of
transmittal. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with
any other information. If you received any unauthorized
information, you must not rely on it. We are not making an offer
to sell these securities in any state or jurisdiction where the
offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the
information contained in this prospectus, or the documents
incorporated by reference into this prospectus, is accurate as
of any date other than the date on the front cover of this
prospectus or the date of such document incorporated by
reference, as the case may be.
THIS PROSPECTUS INCORPORATES IMPORTANT BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL
INFORMATION ABOUT OUR COMPANY THAT HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN OR
DELIVERED WITH THIS PROSPECTUS. WE WILL PROVIDE WITHOUT CHARGE
TO EACH PERSON TO WHOM THIS PROSPECTUS IS DELIVERED, UPON
WRITTEN OR ORAL REQUEST, A COPY OF ANY SUCH INFORMATION.
REQUESTS FOR SUCH COPIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO: CHIEF FINANCIAL
OFFICER, BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC., 400 W. ILLINOIS, SUITE
800, MIDLAND, TEXAS 79701; TELEPHONE NUMBER: (432) 620
5500. TO OBTAIN TIMELY DELIVERY, YOU SHOULD REQUEST THE
DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION NO LATER
THAN ,
2006.
In this prospectus, we use the terms Basic Energy
Services, we, us and
our to refer to Basic Energy Services, Inc. together
with its subsidiaries unless the context otherwise requires.
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in
this prospectus. You should read the entire prospectus
carefully, including the risks discussed in the Risk
Factors section, the historical consolidated financial
statements and notes to those financial statements. This summary
may not contain all of the information that investors should
consider before making a decision to participate in the exchange
offer. If you are not familiar with some of the oil and gas
industry terms used in this prospectus, please read our Glossary
of Terms included as Appendix A to this prospectus.
Our Company
We provide a wide range of well site services to oil and gas
drilling and producing companies, including well servicing,
fluid services, drilling and completion services and well site
construction services. These services are fundamental to
establishing and maintaining the flow of oil and gas throughout
the productive life of a well. Our broad range of services
enables us to meet multiple needs of our customers at the well
site. Our operations are managed regionally and are concentrated
in the major United States onshore oil and gas producing regions
in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Louisiana and the Rocky
Mountain states. We provide our services to a diverse group of
over 1,000 oil and gas companies. We operate the third-largest
fleet of well servicing rigs (also commonly referred to as
workover rigs) in the United States, representing approximately
13% of the overall available U.S. fleet. Our two larger
competitors control approximately 32% and 18%, respectively, as
of June 2006, according to the Association of Energy Services
Companies and other publicly available data. We have expanded
our asset base from $53.0 million of total assets as of
December 31, 2000 to $497.0 million of total assets as
of December 31, 2005 and increased our revenues from
$56.5 million in 2000 to $459.8 million in 2005.
We derive a majority of our revenues from services supporting
production from existing oil and gas operations. Demand for
these production-related services, including well servicing and
fluid services, tends to remain relatively stable in moderate
oil and gas price environments, as ongoing maintenance spending
is required to sustain production. As oil and gas prices reach
higher levels, demand for all of our services generally
increases as our customers increase spending for drilling new
wells and well servicing activities related to maintaining or
increasing production from existing wells. The utilization rate
for our fleet of well servicing rigs increased from
approximately 71% in 2003 to 78% in 2004, 87% in 2005, and 90%
in the first six months of 2006. Because our services are
required to support drilling and workover activities, we are
also subject to changes in capital spending by our customers as
oil and gas prices increase or decrease.
We currently conduct our operations through the following four
business segments:
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Well Servicing. Our well servicing segment
(48% of our revenues in 2005 and 46% of our revenues in the
first six months of 2006) operates our fleet of over
340 well servicing rigs and related equipment. This
business segment encompasses a full range of services performed
with a mobile well servicing rig, including the installation and
removal of downhole equipment and elimination of obstructions in
the well bore to facilitate the flow of oil and gas. These
services are performed to establish, maintain and improve
production throughout the productive life of an oil and gas well
and to plug and abandon a well at the end of its productive
life. Our well servicing equipment and capabilities are
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Fluid Services. Our fluid services segment
(29% of our revenues in 2005 and 27% of our revenues in the
first six months quarter of 2006) utilizes our fleet of over 590
fluid services trucks and related assets, including specialized
tank trucks, storage tanks, water wells, disposal facilities and
related equipment. These assets provide, transport, store and
dispose of a variety of fluids. These services are required in
most workover, drilling and completion projects and are
routinely used in daily producing well operations. |
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Drilling and Completion Services. Our
drilling and completion services segment (13% of our revenues in
2005 and 20% of our revenues in the first six months of 2006)
operates our fleet of 74 pressure pumping units, 31 air
compressor packages specially configured for underbalanced
drilling operations and 10 cased-hole wireline units. These
services are designed to initiate or stimulate oil and gas
production. The largest portion of this business consists of
pressure pumping services focused on cementing, acidizing and
fracturing services in niche markets. We also entered the
fishing and rental tool business through an acquisition in the
first quarter of 2006. |
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Well Site Construction Services. Our well
site construction services segment (10% of our revenues in 2005
and 7% of our revenues in the first six months of 2006) utilizes
our fleet of over 200 operated power units, which include
dozers, trenchers, motor graders, backhoes and other heavy
equipment. We utilize these assets primarily to provide services
for the construction and maintenance of oil and gas production
infrastructure, such as preparing and maintaining access roads
and well locations, installation of small diameter gathering
lines and pipelines and construction of temporary foundations to
support drilling rigs. |
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Our industry historically has consisted of a large number of
small companies, several regional contractors and a few large
national companies. Over the last decade, our industry has
consolidated, including the consolidation of the well servicing
segment of our industry, from nine large competitors (with 50 or
more well servicing rigs) to four. However, the industry still
remains fragmented with an estimated 120 companies owning
approximately 900 remaining well servicing rigs, or
approximately 26% of the industrys total fleet. We have
led recent consolidation of this industry by acquiring regional
businesses and assets in 41 separate acquisitions from the
beginning of 2001 through June 30, 2006. We plan to
continue participating in the consolidation of our industry by
selectively acquiring additional businesses and assets that
complement and expand our existing service offerings and
geographic footprint and offer attractive projected rates of
return on capital employed. However, we cannot assure you that
we can complete such acquisitions.
General Industry Overview
Demand for services offered by our industry is a function of our
customers willingness to make operating and capital
expenditures to explore for, develop and produce hydrocarbons in
the U.S., which in turn is affected by current and expected
levels of oil and gas prices. The following industry statistics
illustrate the growing spending dynamic in the U.S. oil and
gas sector (including the offshore sector that we do not serve):
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With the rebound in oil and gas prices in early 1999, oil and
gas companies have increased their drilling and workover
activities. The increased activity resulted in increased
exploration and production spending compared to the prior year
of 16% and 30% in 2004 and 2005, respectively, and is expected
to increase 16% in 2006, according to www.WorldOil.com. |
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A survey of 18 U.S. major integrated and 130 independent
oil and gas companies by World Oil Magazine projected the
U.S. drilling activity in 2006 to be skewed more towards
independent players. Specifically, independent oil and gas
companies, which represent over 90% of our revenues, are
expected to drill 27% more wells in 2006 than in 2005, while the
major integrated producers are expected to drill only 16% more
wells over the same period. This trend is primarily driven by
the increased acquisitions of proved oil and gas properties by
independent producers. When these types of properties are
acquired, purchasers typically intensify drilling, workover and
well maintenance activities to accelerate production from the
newly acquired reserves. |
Increased expenditures for exploration and production activities
generally involve the deployment of more drilling and well
servicing rigs, which often serves as an indicator of demand for
our services. Rising oil and gas prices since early 1999 and the
corresponding increase in onshore oil exploration
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and production spending have led to expanded drilling and well
service activity, as the U.S. land-based drilling rig count
increased approximately 36% from year-end 2002 to year-end 2003,
11% from year-end 2003 to year-end 2004, 22% from year-end 2004
to year-end 2005 and 9% during the first six months of 2006,
according to Baker Hughes. In addition, the U.S. land-based
workover rig count increased approximately 13% from year-end
2002 to year-end 2003, 10% from year-end 2003 to year-end 2004,
17% from year-end 2004 to year-end 2005 and 9% during the first
six months of 2006, according to Baker Hughes.
Our business is influenced substantially by both operating and
capital expenditures by oil and gas companies. Because existing
oil and gas wells require ongoing spending to maintain
production, expenditures by oil and gas companies for the
maintenance of existing wells are relatively stable and
predictable. In contrast, capital expenditures by oil and gas
companies for exploration and drilling are more directly
influenced by current and expected oil and gas prices and
generally reflect the volatility of commodity prices.
Competitive Strengths
We believe that the following competitive strengths currently
position us well within our industry:
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Significant Market Position. We maintain a
significant market share for our well servicing operations in
our core operating areas throughout Texas and a growing market
share in the other markets that we serve. Our fleet of over
340 well servicing rigs represents the third-largest fleet
in the United States, and our goal is to be one of the top two
providers of well site services in each of our core operating
areas. Our market position allows us to expand the range of
services performed on a well throughout its life, such as
completion, maintenance, workover and plugging and abandonment
services. |
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Modern and Active Fleet. We operate a modern
and active fleet of well servicing rigs. We believe over 95% of
the active US well servicing rig fleet was built prior to 1985.
Approximately 112, or 32%, of our rigs at June 30, 2006
were either 2000 model year or newer, or have undergone major
refurbishments during the last four years. Since October 2004,
we have taken delivery of 54 newbuild well servicing rigs
through June 30, 2006 as part of a 102-rig newbuild
commitment, driven by our desire to maintain one of the most
efficient, reliable and safest fleets in the industry. The
remainder of these newbuilds is scheduled to be delivered to us
prior to the end of December 2007. Approximately 98% of our
fleet was active or available for work and the remainder was
awaiting refurbishment at June 30, 2006. Since 2003, we
have obtained annual independent reviews and evaluations of
substantially all of our assets, which confirmed the location
and condition of these assets. |
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Extensive Domestic Footprint in the Most Prolific
Basins. Our operations are concentrated in the
major United States onshore oil and gas producing regions in
Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Louisiana and the Rocky Mountain
states. We operate in states that accounted for approximately
57% of the approximately 900,000 existing onshore oil and gas
wells in the 48 contiguous states and approximately 77% of
onshore oil production and 72% of onshore gas production in
2005. We believe that our operations are located in the most
active U.S. well services markets, as we currently focus
our operations on onshore domestic oil and gas production areas
that include both the highest concentration of existing oil and
gas production activities and the largest prospective acreage
for new drilling activity. This extensive footprint allows us to
offer our suite of services to more than 1,000 customers who are
active in those areas and allows us to redeploy equipment
between markets as activity shifts. |
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Diversified Service Offering for Further Revenue
Growth. Our experience, equipment and network of
over 90 service locations position us to market our full range
of well site services to our existing customers. We believe our
range of well site services provides us a competitive advantage
over smaller companies that typically offer fewer services. By
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of our services, our customers can use fewer service providers,
which enables them to reduce their administrative costs and
simplify their logistics. Furthermore, offering a broader range
of services allows us to capitalize on our existing customer
base and management structure to grow within existing markets,
generate more business from existing customers, and increase our
operating profits as we spread our overhead costs over a larger
revenue base. |
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Decentralized Management with Strong Corporate
Infrastructure. Our corporate group is responsible
for maintaining a unified infrastructure to support our
diversified operations through standardized financial and
accounting, safety, environmental and maintenance processes and
controls. Below our corporate level, we operate a decentralized
operational organization in which our seven regional managers
are responsible for their regional operations, including asset
management, cost control, policy compliance and training and
other aspects of quality control. With an average of over
28 years of industry experience, each regional manager has
extensive knowledge of the customer base, job requirements and
working conditions in each local market. This management
structure allows us to monitor operating performance on a daily
basis, maintain financial, accounting and asset management
controls, integrate acquisitions, prepare timely financial
reports and manage contractual risk. |
Our Business Strategy
We intend to increase our shareholder value by pursuing the
following strategies:
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Establish and Maintain Leadership Position in Core
Operating Areas. We strive to establish and
maintain market leadership positions within our core operating
areas. To achieve this goal, we maintain close customer
relationships, seek to expand the breadth of our services and
offer high quality services and equipment that meet the scope of
customer specifications and requirements. In addition, our
significant presence in our core operating areas facilitates
employee retention and attraction, a key factor for success in
our business. Our significant presence in our core operating
areas also provides us with brand recognition that we intend to
utilize in creating leading positions in new operating areas. |
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Expand Within Our Regional Markets. We intend
to continue strengthening our presence within our existing
geographic footprint through internal growth and acquisitions of
businesses with strong customer relationships, well-maintained
equipment and experienced and skilled personnel. Our larger
competitors have not actively pursued acquisitions of small to
mid-size regional businesses or assets in recent years due to
the small relative scale and financial impact of these potential
acquisitions. In contrast, we have successfully pursued these
types of acquisitions, which remain attractive to us and make a
meaningful impact on our overall operations. |
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Develop Additional Service Offerings Within the Well
Servicing Market. We intend to continue broadening
the portfolio of services we provide to our clients by
leveraging our well servicing infrastructure. Our rigs are often
the first equipment to arrive at the well site and typically the
last to leave, providing us the opportunity to offer our
customers other complementary services. We believe the
fragmented nature of the well servicing market creates an
opportunity to sell more services to our core customers and to
expand our total service offering within each of our markets. We
have expanded our suite of services available to our customers
and increased our opportunities to cross-sell new services to
our core well servicing customers through recent acquisitions
and internal growth. We expect to continue to develop or
selectively acquire capabilities to provide additional services
to expand and further strengthen our customer relationships. |
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Pursue Growth Through Selective Capital
Deployment. We intend to continue growing our
business through selective acquisitions, continuing a newbuild
program and/or upgrading our existing assets. Our capital
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return on capital employed of each of those alternatives, which
is substantially driven by the cost to acquire existing assets
from a third party, the capital required to build new equipment
and the point in the oil and gas commodity price cycle. Based on
these factors, we make capital investment decisions that we
believe will support our long-term growth strategy. |
Our strategies could be affected by any of the risk factors
described in Risk Factors beginning on page 16.
How You Can Contact Us
Our principal executive offices are located at 400 W. Illinois,
Suite 800, Midland, Texas 79701, and our telephone number
is (432) 620-5500.
Recent Developments
On January 31, 2006, we acquired all of the outstanding
capital stock of LeBus Oil Field Service Co. for a total
acquisition price of approximately $26 million in cash,
subject to adjustment. LeBus, which generated approximately
$21 million in revenues in 2005, has 57 fluid services
trucks, 225 frac tanks, and six disposal facilities. LeBus
provides transportation, storage and disposal of oilfield fluids
in the East Texas and North Louisiana regions from its New
London and Tenaha, Texas operating locations. This acquisition
is indicative of our acquisition strategy to expand within our
regional markets.
On February 28, 2006, we purchased substantially all of the
operating assets of G&L Tool, Ltd., an oilfield services
fishing and rental tool business headquartered in Abilene,
Texas, for total consideration of $58 million in cash. The
assets acquired from G&L generated approximately
$39 million in revenues during 2005. This acquisition
provides us entry into the fishing and rental tool business and
allows us to pursue complementary and cross-selling
opportunities throughout our West and North Texas locations.
This acquisition is indicative of our strategy to develop
additional service offerings within the well servicing market.
In April 2006, we completed a private offering for
$225 million aggregate principal amount of
7.125% Senior Notes due April 15, 2006. The Senior
Notes are jointly and severally guaranteed by each of our
subsidiaries. The net proceeds from the offering were used to
retire the outstanding Term B Loan balance and to pay down the
revolving balance under our 2005 Credit Facility. Remaining
proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including
acquisitions. For a description of our 2005 Credit Facility,
please read Managements Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Liquidity and Capital Resources Credit
Facilities.
On July 6, 2006, we acquired substantially all of the
operating assets of Hydro-Static Tubing Testers, Inc. for total
consideration of $1.2 million in cash. This acquisition
will operate in our well servicing segment in the Northern Rocky
Mountain region.
On August 1, 2006, we acquired all of the outstanding
capital stock of Hennessey Rental Tools, Inc. for an acquisition
price of $8.5 million, subject to adjustments. This
acquisition will operate in both our well servicing and drilling
and completion segments in the Mid-Continent region.
On August 1, 2006, we acquired substantially all of the
operating assets of Stimulation Services for total consideration
of $4.5 million in cash. This acquisition will operate in
our drilling and completion segment in the Ark-La-Tex region.
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Corporate Structure
Below is a chart that illustrates our corporate structure. The
issuer and the guarantors of the notes are shaded.
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Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
The following table sets forth our consolidated ratio of
earnings to fixed charges for the periods shown:
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The ratio was computed by dividing earnings by fixed charges.
For this purpose, earnings means the sum of income
before income taxes and fixed charges exclusive of capitalized
interest, and fixed charges means interest expensed
and capitalized, amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized
expenses relating to indebtedness and an estimate of the portion
of annual rental expense on capital leases that represents the
interest factor.
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For the year ended December 31, 2002, our ratio of earnings
to fixed charges was less than
one-to-one, and our
coverage deficiency was $6.4 million. |
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The Exchange Offer
On April 12, 2006, we completed a private offering of the
old notes. As part of the private offering, we entered into a
registration rights agreement with the initial purchasers of the
old notes in which we agreed, among other things, to deliver
this prospectus to you and to use our reasonable efforts to
consummate the exchange offer within 270 days of the issue
date of the old notes. The following is a summary of the
exchange offer.
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Old Notes |
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7.125% Senior Notes due April 15, 2016, which were
issued on April 12, 2006. |
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New Notes |
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7.125% Senior Notes due April 15, 2016. The terms of
the new notes are substantially identical to those terms of the
outstanding old notes, except that the transfer restrictions and
registration rights relating to the old notes do not apply to
the new notes. |
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Exchange Offer |
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We are offering to exchange up to $225.0 million aggregate
principal amount of our new notes that have been registered
under the Securities Act for an equal amount of our outstanding
old notes that have not been registered under the Securities Act
to satisfy our obligations under the registration rights
agreement. |
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The new notes will evidence the same debt as the old notes and
will be issued under and be entitled to the benefits of the same
indenture that governs the old notes. Holders of the old notes
do not have any appraisal or dissenter rights in connection with
the exchange offer. Because the new notes will be registered,
the new notes will not be subject to transfer restrictions, and
holders of old notes that have tendered and had their old notes
accepted in the exchange offer will have no registration rights. |
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Expiration Date |
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The exchange offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City
time,
on ,
2006, unless we decide to extend it. |
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Conditions to the Exchange Offer |
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The exchange offer is subject to customary conditions, which we
may waive. Please read The Exchange Offer
Conditions to the Exchange Offer for more information
regarding the conditions to the exchange offer. |
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Procedures for Tendering Old
Notes |
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Unless you comply with the procedures described under the
caption The Exchange Offer Procedures for
Tendering Guaranteed Delivery, you must do one
of the following on or prior to the expiration of the exchange
offer to participate in the exchange offer: |
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tender your old notes by sending the certificates
for your old notes, in proper form for transfer, a properly
completed and duly executed letter of transmittal, with any
required signature guarantees, and all other documents required
by the letter of transmittal, to The Bank of New York Trust
Company, N.A., as registrar and exchange agent, at the address
listed under the caption The Exchange Offer
Exchange Agent; or |
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tender your old notes by using the book-entry
transfer procedures described below and transmitting a properly
completed and duly executed letter of transmittal, with any
required signature guarantees, or an agents message
instead of the letter of transmittal, to the exchange agent. In
order for a book-entry transfer to constitute a valid tender of
your old notes in the exchange offer, The Bank of New York Trust
Company, N.A., as registrar and exchange agent, must receive a
confirmation of book-entry transfer of your old notes into the
exchange agents account at The Depository Trust Company
prior to the expiration of the exchange offer. For more
information regarding the use of book-entry transfer procedures,
including a description of the required agents message,
please read the discussion under the caption The Exchange
Offer Procedures for Tendering
Book-entry Transfer. |
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If you are a registered holder of the old notes and wish to
tender your old notes in the exchange offer, but |
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the old notes are not immediately available, |
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time will not permit your old notes or other
required documents to reach the exchange agent before the
expiration of the exchange offer, or |
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the procedure for book-entry transfer cannot be
completed prior to the expiration of the exchange offer, |
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then you may tender old notes by following the procedures
described under the caption The Exchange Offer
Procedures for Tendering Guaranteed Delivery. |
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Special Procedures for Beneficial
Owners |
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If you are a beneficial owner whose old notes are registered in
the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or
other nominee and you wish to tender your old notes in the
exchange offer, you should promptly contact the person in whose
name the old notes are registered and instruct that person to
tender on your behalf. |
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If you wish to tender in the exchange offer on your own behalf,
prior to completing and executing the letter of transmittal and
delivering the certificates for your old notes, you must either
make appropriate arrangements to register ownership of the old
notes in your name or obtain a properly completed bond power
from the person in whose name the old notes are registered. |
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Withdrawal; Non-Acceptance |
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You may withdraw any old notes tendered in the exchange offer at
any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time,
on ,
2006. If we decide for any reason not to accept any old notes
tendered for exchange, the old notes will be returned to the
registered holder at our expense promptly after the expiration
or termination of the exchange offer. In the case of old notes
tendered by book-entry transfer into the exchange agents
account at The Depository Trust Company, any withdrawn or
unaccepted old notes will be credited to the tendering
holders |
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account at The Depository Trust Company. For further information
regarding the withdrawal of tendered old notes, please read
The Exchange Offer Withdrawal Rights. |
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U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations |
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The exchange of new notes for old notes in the exchange offer
will not be a taxable event for U.S. federal income tax
purposes. Please read the discussion under the caption
Material United States Federal Income Tax
Considerations for more information regarding the tax
consequences to you of the exchange offer. |
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Use of Proceeds |
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The issuance of the new notes will not provide us with any new
proceeds. We are making this exchange offer solely to satisfy
our obligations under the registration rights agreement. |
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Fees and Expenses |
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We will pay all of our expenses incident to the exchange offer. |
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Exchange Agent |
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We have appointed The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. as
exchange agent for the exchange offer. For the address,
telephone number and fax number of the exchange agent, please
read The Exchange Offer Exchange Agent. |
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Resales of New Notes |
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Based on interpretations by the staff of the SEC, as set forth
in no-action letters issued to third parties that are not
related to us, we believe that the new notes you receive in the
exchange offer may be offered for resale, resold or otherwise
transferred by you without compliance with the registration and
prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act so long as: |
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the new notes are being acquired in the ordinary
course of business; |
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you are not participating, do not intend to
participate, and have no arrangement or understanding with any
person to participate in the distribution of the new notes
issued to you in the exchange offer; |
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you are not our affiliate; and |
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you are not a broker-dealer tendering old notes
acquired directly from us for your account. |
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The SEC has not considered this exchange offer in the context of
a no-action letter, and we cannot assure you that the SEC would
make similar determinations with respect to this exchange offer.
If any of these conditions are not satisfied, or if our belief
is not accurate, and you transfer any new notes issued to you in
the exchange offer without delivering a resale prospectus
meeting the requirements of the Securities Act or without an
exemption from registration of your new notes from those
requirements, you may incur liability under the Securities Act.
We will not assume, nor will we indemnify you against, any such
liability. Each broker-dealer that receives new notes for its
own account in exchange for old notes, where the old notes were
acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making or
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deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such new
notes. Please read Plan of Distribution. |
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Please read The Exchange Offer Resales of New
Notes for more information regarding resales of the new
notes. |
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Consequences of Not Exchanging Your Old Notes |
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If you do not exchange your old notes in this exchange offer,
you will no longer be able to require us to register your old
notes under the Securities Act, except in the limited
circumstances provided under the registration rights agreement.
In addition, you will not be able to resell, offer to resell or
otherwise transfer your old notes unless we have registered the
old notes under the Securities Act, or unless you resell, offer
to resell or otherwise transfer them under an exemption from the
registration requirements of, or in a transaction not subject
to, the Securities Act. |
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For information regarding the consequences of not tendering your
old notes and our obligation to file a registration statement,
please read The Exchange Offer Consequences of
Failure to Exchange Outstanding Securities and
Description of the New Notes. |
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Description of the New Notes
The terms of the new notes and those of the outstanding old
notes are substantially identical, except that the transfer
restrictions and registration rights relating to the old notes
do not apply to the new notes. As a result, the new notes will
not bear legends restricting their transfer and will not have
the benefit of the registration rights and special interest
provisions contained in the old notes. The new notes represent
the same debt as the old notes for which they are being
exchanged. Both the old notes and the new notes are governed by
the same indenture.
The following summary contains basic information about the
notes and is not intended to be complete. For a more complete
understanding of the notes, please refer to the section in this
prospectus entitled Description of the New Notes.
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Basic Energy Services, Inc. |
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Securities offered |
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$225,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our
7.125% Senior Notes due 2016. |
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Interest |
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The notes will accrue interest from the date of their issuance
at the rate of 7.125% per year. Interest on the notes will
be payable semi-annually in arrears on each April 15 and
October 15, commencing on October 15, 2006. We have
agreed to make additional interest payments to holders of the
notes under certain circumstances if we do not comply with our
obligations under the registration rights agreement. |
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Maturity date |
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April 15, 2016. |
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Guarantees |
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All of our existing and future restricted subsidiaries will
guarantee the notes. |
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Ranking |
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The notes and the guarantees will be unsecured and will rank
equally with all of our and the guarantors existing and
future unsecured and unsubordinated obligations. The notes and
the guarantees will be senior in right of payment to any of our
and the guarantors existing and future obligations that
are, by their terms, expressly subordinated in right of payment
to the notes and the guarantees. The notes and the guarantees
will be effectively subordinated to our and the guarantors
secured obligations, including our senior secured credit
facilities (the 2005 Credit Facility), to the extent
of the value of the assets securing such obligations. As of
June 30, 2006, we and the guarantors had approximately
$254.1 million of total debt, $29.1 million of which
was secured, and had availability for up to $140.4 million
of additional borrowings under our 2005 Credit Facility and the
potential to expand term or revolving borrowings under our 2005
Credit Facility by up to an additional $75 million. As of
June 30, 2006, we had no secured indebtedness under our
revolving credit facility compared to $96.0 million as of
March 31, 2006. |
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Optional redemption |
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We may redeem the notes, in whole or in part, at any time on or
after April 15, 2011, at a redemption price equal to 100%
of the principal amount thereof, plus a premium declining
ratably to par and accrued and unpaid interest to the date of
redemption. |
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At any time before April 15, 2009, we may redeem up to 35%
of the aggregate principal amount of the notes issued under the
indenture with the net cash proceeds of one or more qualified
equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 107.125% of the
principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and
unpaid interest to the date of redemption; provided that: |
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at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of
the notes issued under the indenture remains outstanding
immediately after the occurrence of such redemption; and |
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such redemption occurs within 90 days of the
date of the closing of any such qualified equity offering. |
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In addition, at any time before April 15, 2011, we may
redeem some or all of the notes at a redemption price equal to
100% of the principal amount of the notes, plus an applicable
premium and accrued and unpaid interest to the date of
redemption. |
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Change of control |
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Upon a change of control, if we do not redeem the notes, each
holder of notes will be entitled to require us to purchase all
or a portion of its notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of
the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest
to the date of repurchase. Our ability to purchase the notes
upon a change of control will be limited by the terms of our
debt agreements, including our senior secured credit facilities.
We cannot assure you that we will have the financial resources
to purchase the notes in such circumstances. |
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Certain covenants |
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The indenture will contain covenants that, among other things,
will limit our ability and the ability of certain of our
subsidiaries to: |
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incur additional indebtedness; |
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pay dividends or repurchase or redeem capital
stock; |
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make certain investments; |
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incur liens; |
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enter into certain types of transactions with our
affiliates; |
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limit dividends or other payments by our
restricted subsidiaries to us; and |
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sell assets or consolidate or merge with or into
other companies. |
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These and other covenants that will be contained in the
indenture are subject to important exceptions and
qualifications, which are described under Description of
the New Notes. |
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If the notes receive an Investment Grade Rating (as defined
under Description of the New Notes Certain
Covenants Covenant Suspension), then for so
long as such rating is maintained, certain of the covenants will
cease to apply as described under Description of the New
Notes Certain Covenants Covenant
Suspension. |
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Summary Historical Financial Information
The following table sets forth our summary historical financial
and operating data for the periods shown. The following
information should be read in conjunction with
Capitalization, Managements Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations and our financial statements included elsewhere
in this prospectus. The amounts for each historical annual
period presented below were derived from our audited financial
statements.
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Ended | |
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Year Ended December 31, | |
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2003 | |
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2004 | |
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2005 | |
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2005 | |
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2006 | |
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Statement of Operations
Data:
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Revenues:
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Well servicing
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$ |
104,097 |
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$ |
142,551 |
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$ |
221,993 |
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$ |
98,650 |
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$ |
154,619 |
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Fluid services
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52,810 |
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98,683 |
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132,280 |
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60,839 |
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91,982 |
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Drilling and completion services
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14,808 |
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29,341 |
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59,832 |
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24,276 |
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68,394 |
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Well site construction services
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9,184 |
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40,927 |
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45,647 |
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19,866 |
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23,144 |
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Total revenues
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180,899 |
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311,502 |
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459,752 |
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203,631 |
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338,139 |
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Expenses:
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Well servicing
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73,244 |
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98,058 |
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137,392 |
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61,464 |
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87,131 |
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Fluid services
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34,420 |
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65,167 |
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82,551 |
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39,119 |
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55,648 |
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Drilling and completion services
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9,363 |
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17,481 |
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30,900 |
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12,731 |
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33,034 |
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Well site construction services
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6,586 |
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31,454 |
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32,000 |
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14,663 |
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16,463 |
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General and administrative(1)
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22,722 |
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37,186 |
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55,411 |
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26,463 |
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38,149 |
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Depreciation and amortization
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18,213 |
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28,676 |
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37,072 |
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16,818 |
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27,959 |
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Loss (gain) on disposal of
assets
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391 |
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2,616 |
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(222 |
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727 |
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Total expenses
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164,939 |
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280,638 |
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375,104 |
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171,208 |
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259,111 |
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Operating income
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15,960 |
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30,864 |
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84,648 |
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32,423 |
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79,028 |
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Other income (expense):
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Net interest expense
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(5,174 |
) |
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(9,550 |
) |
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(12,660 |
) |
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(6,002 |
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(6,873 |
) |
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Loss on early extinguishment of debt
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(5,197 |
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(627 |
) |
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(2,705 |
) |
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Other income (expense)
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|
146 |
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|
(398 |
) |
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|
220 |
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|
137 |
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|
55 |
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Income from continuing operations
before income taxes
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5,735 |
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20,916 |
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71,581 |
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26,558 |
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|
69,505 |
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Income tax expense
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(2,772 |
) |
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|
(7,984 |
) |
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|
(26,800 |
) |
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|
(10,010 |
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|
(25,337 |
) |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
|
2,963 |
|
|
|
12,932 |
|
|
|
44,781 |
|
|
|
16,548 |
|
|
|
44,168 |
|
|
Discontinued operations, net of tax
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
(71 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative effect of accounting
change, net of tax
|
|
|
(151 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
2,834 |
|
|
|
12,861 |
|
|
|
44,781 |
|
|
|
16,548 |
|
|
|
44,168 |
|
|
Preferred stock dividend
|
|
|
(1,525 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accretion of preferred stock
discount
|
|
|
(3,424 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) available to
common stockholders
|
|
$ |
(2,115 |
) |
|
$ |
12,861 |
|
|
$ |
44,781 |
|
|
$ |
16,548 |
|
|
$ |
44,168 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months | |
|
|
|
|
Ended | |
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(unaudited) | |
|
|
(dollars in thousands) | |
Statement of Cash Flow
Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities
|
|
$ |
29,815 |
|
|
$ |
46,539 |
|
|
$ |
99,189 |
|
|
$ |
44,823 |
|
|
$ |
50,954 |
|
Cash flows from investing activities
|
|
|
(84,903 |
) |
|
|
(73,587 |
) |
|
|
(107,679 |
) |
|
|
(45,354 |
) |
|
|
(150,471 |
) |
Cash flows from financing activities
|
|
|
79,859 |
|
|
|
21,498 |
|
|
|
21,188 |
|
|
|
(5,550 |
) |
|
|
104,212 |
|
Capital expenditures:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
|
|
|
61,885 |
|
|
|
19,284 |
|
|
|
25,378 |
|
|
|
9,885 |
|
|
|
98,988 |
|
|
Property and equipment
|
|
|
23,501 |
|
|
|
55,674 |
|
|
|
83,095 |
|
|
|
35,488 |
|
|
|
48,827 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, | |
|
As of | |
|
|
| |
|
June 30, | |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(unaudited) | |
|
|
(dollars in thousands) | |
Balance Sheet Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
25,697 |
|
|
$ |
20,147 |
|
|
$ |
32,845 |
|
|
$ |
37,540 |
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
188,243 |
|
|
|
233,451 |
|
|
|
309,075 |
|
|
|
424,720 |
|
Total assets
|
|
|
302,653 |
|
|
|
367,601 |
|
|
|
496,957 |
|
|
|
685,738 |
|
Total long-term debt, including
current portion
|
|
|
148,509 |
|
|
|
182,476 |
|
|
|
126,887 |
|
|
|
254,062 |
|
Total stockholders equity
|
|
|
107,295 |
|
|
|
121,786 |
|
|
|
258,575 |
|
|
|
303,939 |
|
|
|
(1) |
Includes approximately $994,000, $1,587,000 and $2,890,000 of
non-cash stock-based compensation expense for the years ended
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively, and
$1,359,000 and $1,633,000 for the six months ended June 30,
2005 and 2006, respectively. |
16
Operating Data
The following table sets forth operating data for our well
servicing, fluid services, drilling and completion services and
well site construction services segments for the periods shown.
The data presented below reflects the following:
|
|
|
|
|
we charge our well servicing customers on an hourly
basis rig hours reflect actual billed hours; |
|
|
|
our rig utilization rate is calculated using a
55-hour work week per
rig; |
|
|
|
our fluid services segment includes an array of services billed
on an hourly, daily and per barrel basis; accordingly, we
believe revenue per truck is the more meaningful information for
this measure; and |
|
|
|
in our drilling and completion services segment, we charge
different rates for our pressure pumping trucks based on the
type of services performed and varying horsepower requirements,
and in our well site construction services segment, we similarly
charge different rates for different equipment, in each case
making segment profits the most meaningful measure of
performance. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months | |
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
Ended June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Well Servicing
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of rigs
|
|
|
257 |
|
|
|
279 |
|
|
|
305 |
|
|
|
298 |
|
|
|
336 |
|
Rig hours (000s)
|
|
|
523.9 |
|
|
|
618.8 |
|
|
|
760.7 |
|
|
|
367.7 |
|
|
|
430.8 |
|
Rig utilization rate
|
|
|
71.4 |
% |
|
|
77.8 |
% |
|
|
87.1 |
% |
|
|
86.3 |
% |
|
|
89.7 |
% |
Revenue per rig hour
|
|
$ |
199 |
|
|
$ |
230 |
|
|
$ |
292 |
|
|
$ |
268 |
|
|
$ |
359 |
|
Segment profits per rig hour
|
|
$ |
59 |
|
|
$ |
72 |
|
|
$ |
111 |
|
|
$ |
101 |
|
|
$ |
157 |
|
Segment profits as a percent of
revenue
|
|
|
29.6 |
% |
|
|
31.2 |
% |
|
|
38.1 |
% |
|
|
37.7 |
% |
|
|
43.6 |
% |
Fluid Services
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of fluid
service trucks
|
|
|
249 |
|
|
|
386 |
|
|
|
455 |
|
|
|
443 |
|
|
|
559 |
|
Revenue per fluid service truck
(000s)
|
|
$ |
212 |
|
|
$ |
256 |
|
|
$ |
291 |
|
|
$ |
137 |
|
|
$ |
165 |
|
Segment profits per fluid service
truck (000s)
|
|
$ |
74 |
|
|
$ |
87 |
|
|
$ |
109 |
|
|
$ |
49 |
|
|
$ |
65 |
|
Segment profits as a percent of
revenue
|
|
|
34.8 |
% |
|
|
34.0 |
% |
|
|
37.6 |
% |
|
|
35.7 |
% |
|
|
39.5 |
% |
Drilling and Completion
Services
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment profits as a percent of
revenue
|
|
|
36.8 |
% |
|
|
40.4 |
% |
|
|
48.4 |
% |
|
|
47.6 |
% |
|
|
51.7 |
% |
Well Site Construction
Services
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment profits as a percent of
revenue
|
|
|
28.3 |
% |
|
|
23.1 |
% |
|
|
29.9 |
% |
|
|
26.2 |
% |
|
|
28.9 |
% |
Please read Managements Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations Well
Servicing, Fluid Services,
Drilling and Completion Services and
Well Site Construction Services for an
analysis of our well servicing, fluid services, drilling and
completion and well site construction services.
17
RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider the risks described below, as
well as the other information included in this prospectus,
before making a decision to participate in the exchange offer.
If any of these risks were to occur, our business, results of
operations or financial condition could be materially and
adversely affected. When we use the term notes in
this prospectus, unless the context requires otherwise, the term
includes the old notes and the new notes.
Risks Related to the Exchange Offer and the New Notes
If you do not properly tender your old notes, you will
continue to hold unregistered outstanding notes and your ability
to transfer outstanding notes will be adversely affected.
We will only issue new notes in exchange for old notes that you
timely and properly tender. Therefore, you should allow
sufficient time to ensure timely delivery of the old notes and
you should carefully follow the instructions on how to tender
your old notes. Neither we nor the exchange agent is required to
tell you of any defects or irregularities with respect to your
tender of old notes. Please read The Exchange
Offer Procedures for Tendering and
Description of the New Notes.
If you do not exchange your old notes for new notes in the
exchange offer, you will continue to be subject to the
restrictions on transfer of your old notes described in the
legend on the certificates for your old notes. In general, you
may only offer or sell the old notes if they are registered
under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws,
or offered and sold under an exemption from these requirements.
We do not plan to register any sale of the old notes under the
Securities Act. For further information regarding the
consequences of tendering your old notes in the exchange offer,
please read The Exchange Offer Consequences of
Failure to Exchange Outstanding Securities.
You may find it difficult to sell your new notes.
Although the new notes will trade in The
PORTALsm
Market and will be registered under the Securities Act, the new
notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. Because
there is no public market for the new notes, you may not be able
to resell them.
We cannot assure you that an active market will exist for the
new notes or that any trading market that does develop will be
liquid. If an active market does not develop or is not
maintained, the market price and liquidity of our new notes may
be adversely affected. If a market for the new notes develops,
they may trade at a discount from their initial offering price.
The trading market for the notes may be adversely affected by:
|
|
|
|
|
changes in the overall market for non-investment grade
securities; |
|
|
|
changes in our financial performance or prospects; |
|
|
|
the financial performance or prospects for companies in our
industry generally; |
|
|
|
the number of holders of the notes; |
|
|
|
the interest of securities dealers in making a market for the
notes; and |
|
|
|
prevailing interest rates and general economic conditions. |
Historically, the market for non-investment grade debt has been
subject to substantial volatility in prices. The market for the
new notes, if any, may be subject to similar volatility.
Prospective investors in the new notes should be aware that they
may be required to bear the financial risks of such investment
for an indefinite period of time.
18
Some holders who exchange their old notes may be deemed to
be underwriters.
If you exchange your old notes in the exchange offer for the
purpose of participating in a distribution of the new notes, you
may be deemed to have received restricted securities and, if so,
will be required to comply with the registration and prospectus
delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with
any resale transaction.
Risks Related to Our Business
A decline in or substantial volatility of oil and gas
prices could adversely affect the demand for our
services.
The demand for our services is primarily determined by current
and anticipated oil and gas prices and the related general
production spending and level of drilling activity in the areas
in which we have operations. Volatility or weakness in oil and
gas prices (or the perception that oil and gas prices will
decrease) affects the spending patterns of our customers and may
result in the drilling of fewer new wells or lower production
spending on existing wells. This, in turn, could result in lower
demand for our services and may cause lower rates and lower
utilization of our well service equipment. A decline in oil and
gas prices or a reduction in drilling activities could
materially and adversely affect the demand for our services and
our results of operations.
Prices for oil and gas historically have been extremely volatile
and are expected to continue to be volatile. For example,
although oil and natural gas prices have recently hit record
prices exceeding $70 per barrel and $14.00 per mcf,
respectively, oil and natural gas prices fell below $11 per
barrel and $2 per mcf, respectively, in early 1999. The
Cushing WTI Spot Oil Price averaged $31.08, $41.51, $56.64 and
$66.89 per barrel in 2003, 2004, 2005, and the first six
months of 2006, respectively, and the average wellhead price for
natural gas, as recorded by the Energy Information Agency, was
$4.98, $5.49, $7.51 and $6.84 per mcf for 2003, 2004, 2005,
and the first six months of 2006, respectively. Commodity prices
have increased significantly in recent years, and these prices
may not remain at current levels.
Our business depends on domestic spending by the oil and
gas industry, and this spending and our business may be
adversely affected by industry conditions that are beyond our
control.
We depend on our customers willingness to make operating
and capital expenditures to explore, develop and produce oil and
gas in the United States. Customers expectations for lower
market prices for oil and gas may curtail spending thereby
reducing demand for our services and equipment.
Industry conditions are influenced by numerous factors over
which we have no control, such as the supply of and demand for
oil and gas, domestic and worldwide economic conditions,
political instability in oil and gas producing countries and
merger and divestiture activity among oil and gas producers. The
volatility of the oil and gas industry and the consequent impact
on exploration and production activity could adversely impact
the level of drilling and workover activity by some of our
customers. This reduction may cause a decline in the demand for
our services or adversely affect the price of our services. In
addition, reduced discovery rates of new oil and gas reserves in
our market areas also may have a negative long-term impact on
our business, even in an environment of stronger oil and gas
prices, to the extent existing production is not replaced and
the number of producing wells for us to service declines.
We may not be able to grow successfully through future
acquisitions or successfully manage future growth, and we may
not be able to effectively integrate the businesses we do
acquire.
Our business strategy includes growth through the acquisitions
of other businesses. We may not be able to continue to identify
attractive acquisition opportunities or successfully acquire
identified targets. In addition, we may not be successful in
integrating our current or future acquisitions into our existing
operations, which may result in unforeseen operational
difficulties or diminished financial
19
performance or require a disproportionate amount of our
managements attention. Even if we are successful in
integrating our current or future acquisitions into our existing
operations, we may not derive the benefits, such as operational
or administrative synergies, that we expected from such
acquisitions, which may result in the commitment of our capital
resources without the expected returns on such capital.
Furthermore, competition for acquisition opportunities may
escalate, increasing our cost of making further acquisitions or
causing us to refrain from making additional acquisitions. We
also must meet certain financial covenants in order to borrow
money under our existing credit agreement to fund future
acquisitions.
Our auditors have previously identified material
weaknesses in our internal controls, and if we fail to develop
or maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not
be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent
fraud. As a result, investors could lose confidence in our
financial reporting, which would harm our business and the
trading price of our common stock.
Effective internal controls, including internal control over
financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures, are
necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and
effectively prevent fraud and to operate successfully as a
public company. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports
or prevent fraud, our reputation and operating results could be
materially harmed. We have in the past discovered, and may in
the future discover, areas of our internal controls that need
improvement.
In July 2004, our independent auditors advised our board of
directors that they had identified material weaknesses in our
internal controls in connection with the audit of our 2003
consolidated financial statements. The material weaknesses noted
consisted of an inadequacy of our procedures or errors regarding
account reconciliations not being performed timely or properly;
formal procedures for establishing certain accounting
assumptions, estimates and/or conclusions; and recording of
certain expenses in the incorrect period. Our auditors also
noted certain other items specific to our operations that they
did not consider to be material weaknesses.
To improve our financial accounting organization and processes,
we have established an internal audit department and have added
new personnel and positions in our accounting and finance
organization. We also implemented a new accounting software
system throughout our operations during the third quarter of
2004 and adopted additional policies and procedures to address
the items noted by our auditors and generally to strengthen our
financial reporting system. We believe that as of
December 31, 2005, we have remediated the material
weaknesses previously identified. However, the process of
designing and implementing an effective financial reporting
system is a continuous effort that requires us to anticipate and
react to changes in our business and the economic and regulatory
environments and to expend significant resources to maintain a
financial reporting system that is adequate to satisfy our
reporting obligations.
We have had only limited operating experience with the
improvements we have made to date. We may not be able to
implement and maintain adequate controls over our financial
processes and reporting in the future, which may require us to
restate our financial statements in the future. In addition, we
may discover additional past, ongoing or future weaknesses or
significant deficiencies in our financial reporting system in
the future. Any failure to implement required new or improved
controls, or difficulties encountered in their implementation,
could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations or
result in material misstatements in our financial statements.
Any such failure also could adversely affect the results of the
periodic management evaluations and annual auditor attestation
reports regarding the effectiveness of our internal
control over financial reporting that will be required
when the SECs rules under Section 404 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 become applicable to us beginning
with our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the
year ending December 31, 2006 to be filed in the first
quarter of 2007. Inferior internal controls could also cause
investors to lose confidence in our reported financial
information, which could result in a lower trading price of our
common stock.
20
We may require additional capital in the future. We cannot
assure you that we will be able to generate sufficient cash
internally or obtain alternative sources of capital on favorable
terms, if at all. If we are unable to fund capital expenditures
our business may be adversely affected.
We anticipate that we will continue to make substantial capital
investments to purchase additional equipment to expand our
services, refurbish our well servicing rigs and replace existing
equipment. For the year ended December 31, 2005, we
invested approximately $83.1 million in cash for capital
investments, excluding acquisitions. During the first six months
of 2006, we made capital expenditures of approximately
$48.8 million, and we expect to spend a total of
approximately $93 million in cash capital expenditures
during fiscal year 2006, excluding acquisitions. Historically,
we have financed these investments through internally generated
funds, debt and equity offerings, our capital lease program and
our secured credit facilities. These significant capital
investments require cash that we could otherwise apply to other
business needs. However, if we do not incur these expenditures
while our competitors make substantial fleet investments, our
market share may decline and our business may be adversely
affected. In addition, if we are unable to generate sufficient
cash internally or obtain alternative sources of capital to fund
our proposed capital expenditures, acquisitions, take advantage
of business opportunities or respond to competitive pressures,
it could materially adversely affect our results of operations,
financial condition and growth. If we raise additional funds by
issuing equity securities, dilution to existing stockholders may
result.
Competition within the well services industry may
adversely affect our ability to market our services.
The well services industry is highly competitive and fragmented
and includes numerous small companies capable of competing
effectively in our markets on a local basis as well as several
large companies that possess substantially greater financial and
other resources than we do. Our larger competitors greater
resources could allow those competitors to compete more
effectively than we can. The amount of equipment available may
exceed demand, which could result in active price competition.
Many contracts are awarded on a bid basis, which may further
increase competition based primarily on price. In addition,
recent market conditions have stimulated the reactivation of
well servicing rigs and construction of new equipment, which
could result in excess equipment and lower utilization rates in
future periods.
We depend on several significant customers, and a loss of
one or more significant customers could adversely affect our
results of operations.
Our customers consist primarily of major and independent oil and
gas companies. During 2005 and the first six months of 2006, our
top five customers accounted for 16% and 18%, respectively, of
our revenues. The loss of any one of our largest customers or a
sustained decrease in demand by any of such customers could
result in a substantial loss of revenues and could have a
material adverse effect on our results of operations.
We are dependent on particular suppliers for our newbuild
rig program and are vulnerable to delayed deliveries and future
price increases.
We currently purchase our well servicing rigs from a single
supplier as part of a 102-rig commitment for rigs to be
delivered through the end of December 2007, of which 54 rigs
have been delivered as of June 30, 2006. There is also a
limited number of suppliers that manufacture this type of
equipment. Although pricing is generally fixed for this newbuild
contract and program, future price increases could affect our
ability to continue to increase the number of newbuild rigs in
our fleet at economic levels. In addition, the failure of our
current supplier to timely deliver the newbuild rigs could
adversely affect our budgeted or projected financial and
operational data.
21
Our industry has experienced a high rate of employee
turnover. Any difficulty we experience replacing or adding
personnel could adversely affect our business.
We may not be able to find enough skilled labor to meet our
needs, which could limit our growth. Our business activity
historically decreases or increases with the price of oil and
gas. We may have problems finding enough skilled and unskilled
laborers in the future if the demand for our services increases.
We have raised wage rates to attract workers from other fields
and to retain or expand our current work force during the past
year. If we are not able to increase our service rates
sufficiently to compensate for wage rate increases, our
operating results may be adversely affected.
Other factors may also inhibit our ability to find enough
workers to meet our employment needs. Our services require
skilled workers who can perform physically demanding work. As a
result of our industry volatility and the demanding nature of
the work, workers may choose to pursue employment in fields that
offer a more desirable work environment at wage rates that are
competitive with ours. We believe that our success is dependent
upon our ability to continue to employ and retain skilled
technical personnel. Our inability to employ or retain skilled
technical personnel generally could have a material adverse
effect on our operations.
Our success depends on key members of our management, the
loss of any of whom could disrupt our business
operations.
We depend to a large extent on the services of some of our
executive officers. The loss of the services of Kenneth V.
Huseman, our President and Chief Executive Officer, or other key
personnel could disrupt our operations. Although we have entered
into employment agreements with Mr. Huseman and our other
executive officers that contain, among other provisions,
non-compete agreements, we may not be able to enforce the
non-compete provisions in the employment agreements. Also, we do
not have key man life insurance on these officers other than
coverage of $1 million for Mr. Huseman.
Our operations are subject to inherent risks, some of
which are beyond our control. These risks may not be fully
covered under our insurance policies.
Our operations are subject to hazards inherent in the oil and
gas industry, such as, but not limited to, accidents, blowouts,
explosions, craterings, fires and oil spills. These conditions
can cause:
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The occurrence of a significant event or adverse claim in excess
of the insurance coverage that we maintain or that is not
covered by insurance could have a material adverse effect on our
financial condition and results of operations. In addition,
claims for loss of oil and gas production and damage to
formations can occur in the well services industry. Litigation
arising from a catastrophic occurrence at a location where our
equipment and services are being used may result in us being
named as a defendant in lawsuits asserting large claims.
We maintain insurance coverage that we believe to be customary
in the industry against these hazards. However, we do not have
insurance against all foreseeable risks, either because
insurance is not available or because of the high premium costs.
We are also self-insured up to retention limits with regard to
workers compensation and medical and dental coverage of
our employees and, with certain exceptions, we generally
maintain no physical property damage coverage on our workover
rig fleet. We maintain accruals in our consolidated balance
sheets related to self-insurance retentions by using third-party
data and historical claims history. The occurrence of an event
not fully insured against, or the failure of an insurer to meet
its insurance obligations, could result in substantial losses.
In addition, we
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may not be able to maintain adequate insurance in the future at
rates we consider reasonable. Insurance may not be available to
cover any or all of these risks, or, even if available, it may
be inadequate, or insurance premiums or other costs could rise
significantly in the future so as to make such insurance
prohibitive. It is likely that, in our insurance renewals, our
premiums and deductibles will be higher, and certain insurance
coverage either will be unavailable or considerably more
expensive than it has been in the recent past. In addition, our
insurance is subject to coverage limits and some policies
exclude coverage for damages resulting from environmental
contamination.
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We are subject to federal, state and local regulation
regarding issues of health, safety and protection of the
environment. Under these regulations, we may become liable for
penalties, damages or costs of remediation. Any changes in laws
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Our operations are subject to federal, state and local laws and
regulations relating to protection of natural resources and the
environment, health and safety, waste management, and
transportation of waste and other materials. Our fluid services
segment includes disposal operations into injection wells that
pose some risks of environmental liability, including leakage
from the wells to surface or subsurface soils, surface water or
groundwater. Liability under these laws and regulations could
result in cancellation of well operations, fines and penalties,
expenditures for remediation, and liability for property damage
and personal injuries. Sanctions for noncompliance with
applicable environmental laws and regulations also may include
assessment of administrative, civil and criminal penalties,
revocation of permits and issuance of corrective action orders.
Laws protecting the environment generally have become more
stringent over time and are expected to continue to do so, which
could lead to material increases in costs for future
environmental compliance and remediation. The modification or
interpretation of existing laws or regulations, or the adoption
of new laws or regulations, could curtail exploratory or
developmental drilling for oil and gas and could limit well
servicing opportunities. Some environmental laws and regulations
may impose strict liability, which means that in some situations
we could be exposed to liability as a result of our conduct that
was lawful at the time it occurred or conduct of, or conditions
caused by, prior operators or other third parties.
Clean-up costs and
other damages arising as a result of environmental laws, and
costs associated with changes in environmental laws and
regulations could be substantial and could have a material
adverse effect on our financial condition. Please read
Business Environmental Regulation for
more information on the environmental laws and government
regulations that are applicable to us.
Our indebtedness could restrict our operations and make us
more vulnerable to adverse economic conditions.
As of June 30, 2006, our total debt was
$254.1 million, including $225.0 million of Senior
Notes due 2016 and capital lease obligations in the aggregate
amount of $29.1 million. Our Senior Notes due 2016 bear
interest at 7.125%, payable semi-annually in arrears on April 15
and October 15 of each year, starting October 15, 2006. In
addition, as of June 30, 2006, we had $9.6 million of
letters of credit outstanding and availability for up to
$140.4 million of additional borrowings under our 2005
Credit Facility and the potential to expand term or revolving
borrowings under our 2005 Credit Facility by up to an additional
$75 million.
Our current and future indebtedness could have important
consequences to you. For example, it could:
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industry or the economy in general as a substantial portion of
our operating cash flow will be required to make principal and
interest payments on our indebtedness, making it more difficult
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If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow or are
otherwise unable to obtain the funds required to make principal
and interest payments on our indebtedness, or if we otherwise
fail to comply with the various covenants in our 2005 Credit
Facility, the indenture governing our Senior Notes or other
instruments governing any future indebtedness, we could be in
default under the terms of our 2005 Credit Facility, the
indenture governing our Senior Notes or such instruments. In the
event of a default, the holders of our indebtedness could elect
to declare all the funds borrowed under those instruments to be
due and payable together with accrued and unpaid interest, the
lenders under our 2005 Credit Facility could elect to terminate
their commitments thereunder and we or one or more of our
subsidiaries could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation. Any
of the foregoing consequences could restrict our ability to grow
our business and cause the value of our common stock to decline.
Our 2005 Credit Facility and the indenture governing our
Senior Notes impose restrictions on us that may affect our
ability to successfully operate our business.
Our 2005 Credit Facility and the indenture governing our Senior
Notes limit our ability to take various actions, such as:
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In addition, our 2005 Credit Facility requires us to maintain
certain financial ratios and to satisfy certain financial
conditions and covenants, several of which become more
restrictive over time and may require us to reduce our debt or
take some other action in order to comply with them. The failure
to comply with any of these financial conditions, financial
ratios or covenants would cause a default under our 2005 Credit
Facility. A default, if not waived, could result in acceleration
of the outstanding indebtedness under our 2005 Credit Facility,
in which case the debt would become immediately due and payable.
In addition, a default or acceleration of indebtedness under our
2005 Credit Facility could result in a default or acceleration
of our Senior Notes or other indebtedness with cross-default or
cross-acceleration provisions. If this occurs, we may not be
able to pay our debt or borrow sufficient funds to refinance it.
Even if new financing is available, it may not be available on
terms that are acceptable to us. These restrictions could also
limit our ability to obtain future financings, make needed
capital expenditures, withstand a downturn in our business or
the economy in general, or otherwise conduct necessary corporate
activities. We also may be prevented from taking advantage of
business opportunities that arise because of the limitations
imposed on us by the restrictive covenants under our 2005 Credit
Facility. Please read Managements Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations Liquidity and Capital
Resources Credit Facilities 2005 Credit
Facility for a discussion of our 2005 Credit Facility.
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One of our directors may have a conflict of interest
because he is also currently an affiliate, director or officer
of a private equity firm that makes investments in the energy
sector. The resolution of this conflict of interest may not be
in our or our stockholders best interests.
Steven A. Webster, the Chairman of our Board of Directors, is
the Co-Managing Partner of Avista Capital Holdings, L.P., a
private equity firm that makes investments in the energy sector.
This relationship may create a conflict of interest because of
his responsibilities to Avista and its owners. His duties as a
partner in, or director or officer of, Avista or its affiliates
may conflict with his duties as a director of our company
regarding corporate opportunities and other matters. The
resolution of this conflict may not always be in our or our
stockholders best interest.
Risks Related to our Relationship with DLJ Merchant
Banking
Affiliates of DLJ Merchant Banking will have a substantial
influence on the outcome of stockholder voting and may exercise
this voting power in a manner that may not be in the best
interest of our other stockholders.
As of June 30, 2006, DLJ Merchant Banking
Partners III, L.P. and affiliated funds (DLJ Merchant
Banking), which are managed by affiliates of Credit
Suisse, a Swiss Bank, and Credit Suisse Securities
(USA) LLC, beneficially owned approximately 47.4% of our
outstanding common stock. DLJ Merchant Banking is in a position
to have a substantial influence on the outcome of matters
requiring a stockholder vote, including the election of
directors, adoption of amendments to our certificate of
incorporation or bylaws or approval of transactions involving a
change of control. The interests of DLJ Merchant Banking may
differ from those of our other stockholders, and DLJ Merchant
Banking may vote its common stock in a manner that may not be in
the best interest of the other stockholders.
Risks Related to the Notes
The notes are unsecured and will be effectively
subordinated to our existing and future secured debt and other
secured obligations, and the guarantees of the notes will be
effectively subordinated to the guarantors secured debt
and other secured obligations.
The notes will not be secured by any of our or our
subsidiaries assets. As a result, the notes and the
guarantees will be effectively subordinated to all of our and
the guarantors secured obligations to the extent of the
value of the assets securing such obligations. The notes and the
guarantees will be effectively subordinated to all such secured
debt to the extent of the value of its collateral. In the event
of any distribution or payment of our or any other
guarantors assets in any foreclosure, dissolution,
winding-up, liquidation, reorganization or other bankruptcy
proceeding, holders of secured debt will have a prior claim to
the assets that constitute their collateral. Holders of the
notes will participate ratably with all holders of our and the
guarantors unsecured senior debt, and potentially with all
of their other general creditors, based upon the respective
amounts owed to each holder or creditor, in their respective
remaining assets. In any of the foregoing events, we cannot
assure you that there will be sufficient assets to pay amounts
due on the notes. As a result, holders of notes may receive
less, ratably, than holders of secured debt. As of June 30,
2006, we and the guarantors had approximately $29.1 million
of secured debt under our capital leases, and had availability
for up to $140.4 million of additional borrowings under the
revolving portion of our 2005 Credit Facility and the potential
to expand term or revolving borrowings under our 2005 Credit
Facility by up to an additional $75 million. The indenture
governing the notes permits us and our subsidiaries to incur
secured debt, including pursuant to our credit facility,
purchase money instruments and other forms of secured debt.
We will require a significant amount of cash to service
our debt. Our ability to generate cash depends on many factors
beyond our control.
Our ability to make payments on and to refinance our debt,
including the notes, and to fund planned capital expenditures
will depend on our ability to generate cash in the future. This
is subject to general economic, financial, competitive,
legislative, regulatory and other factors that may be beyond
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our control. We cannot assure you that our business will
generate sufficient cash flow from operations or that future
borrowings will be available to us under our 2005 Credit
Facility or otherwise in an amount sufficient to enable us to
pay our debt, including the notes, or to fund our other
liquidity needs. We may need to refinance all or a portion of
our debt, including the notes, on or before maturity. We cannot
assure you that we will be able to refinance any of our debt,
including our 2005 Credit Facility, lease facilities, or the
notes, on commercially reasonable terms or at all.
In addition to our current indebtedness, we may incur
substantially more debt, including additional secured debt. This
could further exacerbate the risks associated with our
substantial debt.
We and our subsidiaries may be able to incur substantial
additional debt in the future, including an increase of
$75 million of borrowing capacity under our 2005 Credit
Facility. Although the indenture governing the notes will
contain restrictions on the incurrence of additional debt, these
restrictions are subject to a number of qualifications and
exceptions and, under certain circumstances, debt incurred in
compliance with these restrictions could be substantial. If new
debt is added to our current debt levels, the substantial risks
described above would intensify. See Capitalization,
Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Data,
Description of the New Notes and Description
of Certain Other Indebtedness.
We are a holding company with no direct operations.
Basic Energy Services, Inc. is a holding company with no direct
operations. Our principal assets are the equity interests and
investments we hold in our subsidiaries. As a result, we depend
on dividends and other payments from our subsidiaries to
generate the funds necessary to meet our financial obligations,
including the payment of principal of and interest on our
outstanding debt. Our subsidiaries are legally distinct from us
and have no obligation to pay amounts due on our debt or to make
funds available to us for such payment except as provided in the
note guarantees or pursuant to intercompany notes.
Federal and state statutes may allow courts, under
specific circumstances, to void the guarantees and require
noteholders to return payments received from guarantors.
Under federal bankruptcy law and comparable provisions of state
fraudulent transfer laws, a guarantee could be deemed a
fraudulent transfer if the guarantor received less than a
reasonably equivalent value in exchange for giving the
guarantee and
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in business or a transaction, for which property remaining with
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would be beyond the guarantors ability to pay as those
debts matured. |
A guarantee could also be deemed a fraudulent transfer if it was
given with actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud any entity
to which the guarantor was or became, on or after the date the
guarantee was given, indebted.
The measures of insolvency for purposes of the foregoing
considerations will vary depending upon the law applied in any
proceeding with respect to the foregoing. Generally, however, a
guarantor would be considered insolvent if:
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The indenture will contain a provision intended to limit each
subsidiary guarantors liability under its guarantee to the
maximum amount that it could incur without causing the guarantee
to be a fraudulent transfer. This provision may not be effective
to protect the subsidiary guarantees from being voided under
fraudulent transfer law.
If a guarantee is deemed to be a fraudulent transfer, it could
be voided altogether, or it could be subordinated to all other
debts of the guarantor. In such case, any payment by the
guarantor pursuant to its guarantee could be required to be
returned to the guarantor or to a fund for the benefit of the
creditors of the guarantor. If a guarantee is voided or held
unenforceable for any other reason, holders of the notes would
cease to have a claim against the subsidiary based on the
guarantee and would be creditors only of Basic Energy Services,
Inc. and any guarantor whose guarantee was not similarly voided
or otherwise held unenforceable.
We may not have the ability to raise funds necessary to
finance any change of control offer required under the
indenture.
If a change of control (as defined in the indenture) occurs, we
will be required to offer to purchase your notes at 101% of
their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. If a
purchase offer obligation arises under the indenture governing
the notes, a change of control could also have occurred under
the 2005 Credit Facility, which could result in the acceleration
of the indebtedness outstanding thereunder. Any of our future
debt agreements may contain similar restrictions and provisions.
If a purchase offer were required under the indenture for our
debt, we may not have sufficient funds to pay the purchase price
of all debt, including your notes, that we are required to
purchase or repay.
An active trading market may not develop for the
notes.
The notes are a new issue of securities. There is no active
public trading market for the notes. We do not intend to apply
for listing of the notes on a security exchange. The initial
purchasers of the notes have informed us that they intend to
make a market in the notes. However, the initial purchasers may
cease their market-making at any time. We have agreed to file a
registration statement covering the exchange offer for the notes
and the guarantees thereof. Consummation of the exchange offer
will require SEC clearance. Even after consummation of the
exchange offer, we cannot assure you that an active trading
market will develop for the notes or that the exchange notes
offered in the exchange offer will trade as one class with the
originally issued notes. In addition, the liquidity of the
trading market in the notes and the market prices quoted for the
notes may be adversely affected by changes in the overall market
for high yield securities and by changes in our financial
performance or prospects or in the prospects for companies in
our industry generally. As a consequence, an active trading
market may not develop for your notes, you may not be able to
sell your notes, or, even if you can sell your notes, you may
not be able to sell them at an acceptable price.
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Certain covenants contained in the indenture will not be
applicable during any period in which the notes are rated
investment grade by both Moodys and S&P.
The indenture will provide that certain covenants will not be
applicable during any period in which the notes are rated
investment grade by both Moodys and S&P. The covenants
restrict, among other things, our ability to pay dividends,
incur debt, sell assets, enter into transactions with
affiliates, enter into business combinations and enter into
other transactions. There can be no assurance that the notes
will ever be rated investment grade, or that if they are rated
investment grade, the notes will maintain such rating. However,
suspension of these covenants would allow us to engage in
certain transactions that would not be permitted while these
covenants were in force, and any such actions that we take while
these covenants are not in force will effectively be
grandfathered even if the notes are subsequently
downgraded below investment grade. See Description of the
New Notes Certain Covenants Covenant
Suspension.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND INDUSTRY DATA
This prospectus contains certain statements that are, or may be
deemed to be, forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. We have based these forward-looking statements largely
on our current expectations and projections about future events
and financial trends affecting the financial condition of our
business. These forward-looking statements are subject to a
number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, among
other things, the risk factors discussed in this prospectus and
other factors, most of which are beyond our control.
The words believe, may,
estimate, continue,
anticipate, intend, plan,
expect and similar expressions are intended to
identify forward-looking statements. All statements other than
statements of current or historical fact contained in this
prospectus are forward-looking statements.
Although we believe that the forward-looking statements
contained in this prospectus are based upon reasonable
assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances
discussed in this prospectus may not occur and actual results
could differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the
forward-looking statements.
Important factors that may affect our expectations, estimates or
projections include:
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changes in customer requirements in markets or industries we
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Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this
prospectus. Unless otherwise required by law, we undertake no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.
This prospectus includes market share, industry data and
forecasts that we obtained from internal company surveys
(including estimates based on our knowledge and experience in
the industry in which we operate), market research, consultant
surveys, publicly available information, industry publications
and surveys. These sources include Oil & Gas Journal
magazine, World Oil magazine, Baker Hughes Incorporated, the
Association of Energy Service Companies, and the Energy
Information Administration of the U.S. Department of
Energy. Industry surveys, publications, consultant surveys and
forecasts generally state that the information contained therein
has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable. Although
we believe such information is accurate and reliable, we have
not independently verified any of the data from third-party
sources cited or used for our managements industry
estimates, nor have we ascertained the underlying economic
assumptions relied upon therein. For example, the number of
onshore well servicing rigs in the U.S. could be lower than
our estimate to the extent our two larger competitors have
continued to report as stacked rigs equipment that is not
actually complete or subject to refurbishment. Statements as to
our position relative to our competitors or as to market share
refer to the most recent available data.
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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
The following table sets forth our consolidated ratio of
earnings to fixed charges for the periods shown:
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The ratio was computed by dividing earnings by fixed charges.
For this purpose, earnings means the sum of income
before income taxes and fixed charges exclusive of capitalized
interest, and fixed charges means interest expensed
and capitalized, amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized
expenses relating to indebtedness and an estimate of the portion
of annual rental expense on capital leases that represents the
interest factor.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
The exchange offer is intended to satisfy our obligations under
the registration rights agreement we entered into in connection
with the private offering of the old notes. We will not receive
any proceeds from the issuance of the new notes in the exchange
offer. In consideration for issuing the new notes as
contemplated in this prospectus, we will receive, in exchange,
outstanding old notes in like principal amount. We will cancel
all old notes surrendered in exchange for new notes in the
exchange offer. As a result, the issuance of the new notes will
not result in any increase or decrease in our indebtedness.
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CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth our capitalization at
June 30, 2006. The information was derived from and is
qualified by reference to our financial statements included
elsewhere in this prospectus. You should read this information
in conjunction with Selected Historical Financial
Data, Managements Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations and our
combined financial statements and the related notes thereto
included elsewhere in this prospectus.
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SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA
The following table sets forth our selected historical financial
information for the periods shown. The following information
should be read in conjunction with Capitalization,
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations and our financial
statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. The amounts
for each historical annual period presented below were derived
from our audited financial statements.
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|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(unaudited) | |
|
|
(dollars in thousands) | |
Statement of Operations
Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Well servicing
|
|
$ |
62,943 |
|
|
$ |
73,848 |
|
|
$ |
104,097 |
|
|
$ |
142,551 |
|
|
$ |
221,993 |
|
|
$ |
98,650 |
|
|
$ |
154,619 |
|
|
Fluid services
|
|
|
36,766 |
|
|
|
34,170 |
|
|
|
52,810 |
|
|
|
98,683 |
|
|
|
132,280 |
|
|
|
60,839 |
|
|
|
91,982 |
|
|
Drilling and completion services
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
733 |
|
|
|
14,808 |
|
|
|
29,341 |
|
|
|
59,832 |
|
|
|
24,276 |
|
|
|
68,394 |
|
|
Well site construction services
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,184 |
|
|
|
40,927 |
|
|
|
45,647 |
|
|
|
19,866 |
|
|
|
23,144 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
99,709 |
|
|
|
108,751 |
|
|
|
180,899 |
|
|
|
311,502 |
|
|
|
459,752 |
|
|
|
203,631 |
|
|
|
338,139 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Well servicing
|
|
|
40,906 |
|
|
|
55,643 |
|
|
|
73,244 |
|
|
|
98,058 |
|
|
|
137,392 |
|
|
|
61,464 |
|
|
|
87,131 |
|
|
Fluid services
|
|
|
21,363 |
|
|
|
22,705 |
|
|
|
34,420 |
|
|
|
65,167 |
|
|
|
82,551 |
|
|
|
39,119 |
|
|
|
55,648 |
|
|
Drilling and completion services
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
512 |
|
|
|
9,363 |
|
|
|
17,481 |
|
|
|
30,900 |
|
|
|
12,731 |
|
|
|
33,034 |
|
|
Well site construction services
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,586 |
|
|
|
31,454 |
|
|
|
32,000 |
|
|
|
14,663 |
|
|
|
16,463 |
|
|
General and administrative(1)
|
|
|
10,813 |
|
|
|
13,019 |
|
|
|
22,722 |
|
|
|
37,186 |
|
|
|
55,411 |
|
|
|
26,463 |
|
|
|
38,149 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
9,599 |
|
|
|
13,414 |
|
|
|
18,213 |
|
|
|
28,676 |
|
|
|
37,072 |
|
|
|
16,818 |
|
|
|
27,959 |
|
|
Loss (gain) on disposal of
assets
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
351 |
|
|
|
391 |
|
|
|
2,616 |
|
|
|
(222 |
) |
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
727 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses
|
|
|
82,671 |
|
|
|
105,644 |
|
|
|
164,939 |
|
|
|
280,638 |
|
|
|
375,104 |
|
|
|
171,208 |
|
|
|
259,111 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
17,038 |
|
|
|
3,107 |
|
|
|
15,960 |
|
|
|
30,864 |
|
|
|
84,648 |
|
|
|
32,423 |
|
|
|
79,028 |
|
Other income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net interest expense
|
|
|
(3,303 |
) |
|
|
(4,750 |
) |
|
|
(5,174 |
) |
|
|
(9,550 |
) |
|
|
(12,660 |
) |
|
|
(6,002 |
) |
|
|
(6,873 |
) |
Gain (loss) on early extinguishment
of debt
|
|
|
(1,462 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,197 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(627 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,705 |
) |
Other income (expense)
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
146 |
|
|
|
(398 |
) |
|
|
220 |
|
|
|
137 |
|
|
|
55 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from continuing
operations before income taxes
|
|
|
12,289 |
|
|
|
(1,612 |
) |
|
|
5,735 |
|
|
|
20,916 |
|
|
|
71,581 |
|
|
|
26,558 |
|
|
|
69,505 |
|
Income tax (expense) benefit
|
|
|
(4,688 |
) |
|
|
382 |
|
|
|
(2,772 |
) |
|
|
(7,984 |
) |
|
|
(26,800 |
) |
|
|
(10,010 |
) |
|
|
(25,337 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from continuing
operations
|
|
|
7,601 |
|
|
|
(1,230 |
) |
|
|
2,963 |
|
|
|
12,932 |
|
|
|
44,781 |
|
|
|
16,548 |
|
|
|
44,168 |
|
Income (loss) from discontinued
operations, net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
(71 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative effect of accounting
change, net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(151 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
|
7,601 |
|
|
|
(1,230 |
) |
|
|
2,834 |
|
|
|
12,861 |
|
|
|
44,781 |
|
|
|
16,548 |
|
|
|
44,168 |
|
Preferred stock dividend
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,075 |
) |
|
|
(1,525 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accretion of preferred stock
discount
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(374 |
) |
|
|
(3,424 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) available to
common stockholders
|
|
$ |
7,601 |
|
|
$ |
(2,679 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,115 |
) |
|
$ |
12,861 |
|
|
$ |
44,781 |
|
|
$ |
16,548 |
|
|
$ |
44,168 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended | |
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2001 | |
|
2002 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(unaudited) | |
|
|
(dollars in thousands) | |
Statement of Cash
Flow:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities
|
|
$ |
14,060 |
|
|
$ |
17,012 |
|
|
$ |
29,815 |
|
|
$ |
46,539 |
|
|
$ |
99,189 |
|
|
$ |
44,823 |
|
|
$ |
50,954 |
|
Cash flows from investing activities
|
|
|
(60,305 |
) |
|
|
(45,303 |
) |
|
|
(84,903 |
) |
|
|
(73,587 |
) |
|
|
(107,679 |
) |
|
|
(45,354 |
) |
|
|
(150,471 |
) |
Cash flows from financing activities
|
|
|
50,770 |
|
|
|
21,572 |
|
|
|
79,859 |
|
|
|
21,498 |
|
|
|
21,188 |
|
|
|
(5,550 |
) |
|
|
104,212 |
|
Capital expenditures:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
|
|
|
44,928 |
|
|
|
31,075 |
|
|
|
61,885 |
|
|
|
19,284 |
|
|
|
25,378 |
|
|
|
9,885 |
|
|
|
98,988 |
|
|
Property and equipment
|
|
|
15,208 |
|
|
|
14,674 |
|
|
|
23,501 |
|
|
|
55,674 |
|
|
|
83,095 |
|
|
|
35,488 |
|
|
|
48,827 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of December 31, | |
|
As of | |
|
|
| |
|
June 30, | |
|
|
2001 | |
|
2002 | |
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(unaudited) | |
|
|
(dollars in thousands) | |
Balance Sheet Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
7,645 |
|
|
$ |
926 |
|
|
$ |
25,697 |
|
|
$ |
20,147 |
|
|
$ |
32,845 |
|
|
$ |
37,540 |
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
78,602 |
|
|
|
108,487 |
|
|
|
188,243 |
|
|
|
233,451 |
|
|
|
309,075 |
|
|
|
424,720 |
|
Total assets
|
|
|
126,207 |
|
|
|
156,502 |
|
|
|
302,653 |
|
|
|
367,601 |
|
|
|
496,957 |
|
|
|
685,738 |
|
Long-term debt, including current
portion
|
|
|
45,258 |
|
|
|
39,706 |
|
|
|
148,509 |
|
|
|
182,476 |
|
|
|
126,887 |
|
|
|
254,062 |
|
Mandatorily redeemable cumulative
preferred stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,093 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders equity
|
|
|
58,938 |
|
|
|
72,558 |
|
|
|
107,295 |
|
|
|
121,786 |
|
|
|
258,575 |
|
|
|
303,939 |
|
|
|
(1) |
Includes approximately $994,000, $1,587,000 and $2,890,000 of
non-cash stock compensation expense for the years ended
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively, and
$1,359,000 and $1,633,000 for the six months ended June 30,
2005 and 2006, respectively. |
33
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Managements Overview
We provide a wide range of well site services to oil and gas
drilling and producing companies, including well servicing,
fluid services, drilling and completion services and well site
construction services. Our results of operations since the
beginning of 2002 reflect the impact of our acquisition strategy
as a leading consolidator in the domestic land-based well
services industry during this period. Our acquisitions have
increased our breadth of service offerings at the well site and
expanded our market presence. In implementing this strategy, we
have purchased businesses and assets in 41 separate acquisitions
from January 1, 2001 to June 30, 2006. Our weighted
average number of well servicing rigs has increased from 126 in
2001 to 341 in the second quarter of 2006, and our weighted
average number of fluid service trucks has increased from 156 to
568 in the same period. In 2003, primarily through acquisitions,
we significantly increased our drilling and completion
(principally pressure pumping) services and entered the well
site construction services segment. These acquisitions make
changes in revenues, expenses and income not directly comparable.
Our operating revenues from each of our segments, and their
relative percentages of our total revenues, consisted of the
following (dollars in millions):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
Six Months Ended June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Well servicing
|
|
$ |
104.1 |
|
|
|
58 |
% |
|
$ |
142.6 |
|
|
|
46 |
% |
|
$ |
222.0 |
|
|
|
48 |
% |
|
$ |
98.6 |
|
|
|
48 |
% |
|
$ |
154.6 |
|
|
|
46 |
% |
Fluid services
|
|
|
52.8 |
|
|
|
29 |
% |
|
|
98.7 |
|
|
|
32 |
% |
|
|
132.3 |
|
|
|
29 |
% |
|
|
60.8 |
|
|
|
30 |
% |
|
|
92.0 |
|
|
|
27 |
% |
Drilling and completion services
|
|
|
14.8 |
|
|
|
8 |
% |
|
|
29.3 |
|
|
|
9 |
% |
|
|
59.8 |
|
|
|
13 |
% |
|
|
24.3 |
|
|
|
12 |
% |
|
|
68.4 |
|
|
|
20 |
% |
Well site construction services
|
|
|
9.2 |
|
|
|
5 |
% |
|
|
40.9 |
|
|
|
13 |
% |
|
|
45.7 |
|
|
|
10 |
% |
|
|
19.9 |
|
|
|
10 |
% |
|
|
23.1 |
|
|
|
7 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
$ |
180.9 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
$ |
311.5 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
$ |
459.8 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
$ |
203.6 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
$ |
338.1 |
|
|
|
100 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Our core businesses depend on our customers willingness to
make expenditures to produce, develop and explore for oil and
gas in the United States. Industry conditions are influenced by
numerous factors, such as the supply of and demand for oil and
gas, domestic and worldwide economic conditions, political
instability in oil producing countries and merger and
divestiture activity among oil and gas producers. The volatility
of the oil and gas industry, and the consequent impact on
exploration and production activity, could adversely impact the
level of drilling and workover activity by some of our
customers. This volatility affects the demand for our services
and the price of our services. In addition, the discovery rate
of new oil and gas reserves in our market areas also may have an
impact on our business, even in an environment of stronger oil
and gas prices. For a more comprehensive discussion of our
industry trends, see Business General Industry
Overview.
We derive a majority of our revenues from services supporting
production from existing oil and gas operations. Demand for
these production related services, including well servicing and
fluid services, tends to remain relatively stable in moderate
oil and gas price environments, as ongoing maintenance spending
is required to sustain production. As oil and gas prices reach
higher levels, demand for our production related services
generally increases as our customers increase spending for
drilling new wells and well servicing activities related to
maintaining or increasing production from existing wells.
Because our services are required to support drilling and
workover activities, we are also subject to changes in capital
spending by our customers as oil and gas prices increase or
decrease.
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We believe that the most important performance measures for our
lines of business are as follows:
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Well Servicing rig hours, rig utilization rate,
revenue per rig hour and segment profits as a percent of
revenues; |
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Fluid Services revenue per truck and segment profits
as a percent of revenues; |
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Drilling and Completion Services segment profits as
a percent of revenues; and |
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Well Site Construction Services segment profits as a
percent of revenues. |
Segment profits are computed as segment operating revenues less
direct operating costs. These measurements provide important
information to us about the activity and profitability of our
lines of business. For a detailed analysis of these indicators
for our company, see below in Segment
Overview.
We intend to continue growing our business through selective
acquisitions, continuing a newbuild program and/or upgrading our
existing assets. Our capital investment decisions are determined
by an analysis of the projected return on capital employed of
each of those alternatives, which is substantially driven by the
cost to acquire existing assets from a third party, the capital
required to build new equipment and the point in the oil and gas
commodity price cycle. Based on these factors, we make capital
investment decisions that we believe will support our long-term
growth strategy. While we believe our costs of integration for
prior acquisitions have been reflected in our historical results
of operations, integration of acquisitions may result in
unforeseen operational difficulties or require a
disproportionate amount of our managements attention. As
discussed below in Liquidity and Capital
Resources, we also must meet certain financial covenants
in order to borrow money under our existing credit agreement to
fund future acquisitions.
Recent Strategic Acquisitions and Expansions
During the period from 2003 through 2005, we grew significantly
through acquisitions and capital expenditures. During 2003, this
growth was focused more on acquisitions of new lines of related
business and of regional platforms for our existing businesses.
During 2004 and 2005, we directed our focus for growth more on
the integration and expansion of our existing businesses,
through capital expenditures and to a lesser extent,
acquisitions. During the first six months of 2006, we completed
four additional acquisitions, one of which was significant for
purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 141 Business Combinations.
We discuss the aggregate purchase prices and related financing
issues below in Liquidity and Capital
Resources and present the pro forma effects of the
acquisition of G&L in note 3 of the unaudited
historical financial statements included in this prospectus.
Selected 2003 Acquisitions
The following is a summary of our four largest acquisitions
during 2003. These acquisitions are indicative of our strategic
expansion into new lines of business.
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New Force Energy Services, Inc. |
On January 27, 2003, we completed the acquisition of the
business and assets of New Force Energy Services, Inc., a
pressure pumping services company in north central Texas. This
acquisition added 31 pressure pumping units and associated
support equipment and three new locations in north central Texas
and increased the services offered in our Permian Basin, North
Texas and Ark-La-Tex divisions. This transaction was structured
as an asset purchase for a total purchase price of approximately
$7.7 million in cash and up to an additional
$2.7 million in future contingent earnest payments, of
which $1.6 million had been earned as of December 31,
2005.
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FESCO Holdings, Inc./ First Energy Services Company |
On October 3, 2003, we completed the acquisition of FESCO
Holdings, Inc., which we refer to as FESCO, a fluid and well
site construction services provider that operates through its
subsidiary First Energy Services Company. FESCOs
operations are concentrated in Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota
and Colorado and historically have been largely dependent on
drilling activity in the Rocky Mountain states. This transaction
extended our operating presence in the Rocky Mountain states, a
region that we expect will experience increased levels of demand
for well site and fluid services due to increased drilling
activity. We have supplemented FESCOs fluid services
capabilities with our well servicing capabilities and equipment
to provide additional service offerings in the Rocky Mountain
states. The transaction was structured as a stock-for-stock
merger for a total purchase price of approximately
$37.9 million, including $19.1 million of assumed
FESCO debt.
On October 3, 2003, we completed the acquisition of
substantially all the operating assets of PWI Inc. and certain
other affiliated entities, which we refer to as PWI, a provider
of onshore oilfield fluid, equipment rental, and well site
construction services. These services include fluid
transportation and sales, disposal services, oilfield equipment
rental, well site construction and lease maintenance work.
Through eight locations, PWI operated primarily in southeast
Texas and southwest Louisiana. The PWI acquisition substantially
enhanced our existing onshore Gulf Coast well servicing
operations by adding fluid services and well site construction
services to this market. This acquisition provided us
established operations in an active region and enables us to
cross-sell additional services in the area. We acquired the
assets of PWI for $25.1 million in cash and up to an
additional $2.5 million in future contingent earn-out
payments. The contingent earn-out agreement was terminated by
the parties entering into an agreement to pay $75,000 per
year for four years beginning in October 2005.
On October 3, 2003, we completed the acquisition of
substantially all of the operating assets of Pennant Services
Company, a well servicing company with operations in Wyoming and
Utah. This acquisition added 13 well servicing rigs and
associated workover equipment to our fleet, which have been
integrated with FESCOs operations to expand the range of
services and equipment that we offer to customers in the Rocky
Mountain states. We acquired these assets for $7.4 million
in cash.
Selected 2004 Acquisitions
During 2004, we made a number of smaller acquisitions and
capital expenditures that we anticipate will serve as a platform
for future growth. These include:
On August 30, 2004, we completed the acquisition of Energy
Air Drilling Service Company, an underbalanced drilling services
company, with operations in Farmington, New Mexico, and Grand
Junction, Colorado. This acquisition added 18 air drilling
packages, four trailer mounted foam units, and additional
compressors and boosters. This acquisition provided a platform
to expand into the Southern Rockies market area, while expanding
our service offerings. The transaction was structured as a
securities purchase for a total purchase price of approximately
$6.5 million in cash.
On November 1, 2004, we completed the acquisition of
substantially all of the operating assets of AWS Wireline
Services, a cased-hole wireline company based in Albany, Texas.
This acquisition of six wireline units was our initial entry
into the wireline business. This service is complementary to our
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existing pressure pumping service organization infrastructure in
this same market area. This transaction was structured as an
asset purchase for a total purchase price of approximately
$4.3 million in cash.
Selected 2005 Acquisitions
During 2005, we made several acquisitions that complement our
existing lines of business. These included, among others:
On May 17, 2005, we completed the acquisition of MD Well
Service, Inc., a well servicing company operating in the Rocky
Mountain region. This transaction was structured as an asset
purchase for a total purchase price of $6.0 million.
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Oilwell Fracturing Services, Inc. |
On October 10, 2005, we completed the acquisition of
Oilwell Fracturing Services, Inc., a pressure pumping services
company that provides acidizing and fracturing services with
operations in central Oklahoma. This acquisition will strengthen
the presence of our drilling and completion services segment in
our Mid Continent division. This transaction was structured as a
stock purchase for a total purchase price of approximately
$16.1 million. The assets acquired in the acquisition
included approximately $2.3 million in cash. The cash used
to acquire Oilwell Fracturing Services was primarily from
borrowings under our 2005 Credit Facility.
Selected 2006 Acquisitions
During the first six months of 2006, we made four acquisitions
that complement our existing lines of business and increased our
presence in the rental tool business. These included:
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LeBus Oil Field Service Co. |
On January 31, 2006, we acquired all of the outstanding
capital stock of LeBus Oil Field Service Co. (LeBus)
for an acquisition price of $26 million, subject to
adjustments. The acquisition will operate in our fluid services
line of business in the Ark-La-Tex division. The cash used to
acquire LeBus was primarily from borrowings under our 2005
Credit Facility.
On February 28, 2006, we acquired substantially all of the
operating assets of G&L Tool, Ltd. (G&L) for
total consideration of $58 million cash. This acquisition
will operate in our drilling and completion line of business.
The purchase agreement also contained an earn-out agreement
based on annual EBITDA targets. The cash used to acquire G&L
was primarily from borrowings under our 2005 Credit Facility.
Certain pro forma effects of this acquisition are set forth in
note 3 of the unaudited historical financial statements
included in this prospectus.
Segment Overview
In 2005, our well servicing segment represented 48% of our
revenues and, during the first six months of 2006, 46% of our
revenues. Revenue in our well servicing segment is derived from
maintenance, workover, completion and plugging and abandonment
services. We provide maintenance related services as part of the
normal, periodic upkeep of producing oil and gas wells.
Maintenance-related services represent a relatively consistent
component of our business. Workover and completion
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services generate more revenue per hour than maintenance work
due to the use of auxiliary equipment, but demand for workover
and completion services fluctuates more with the overall
activity level in the industry.
We typically charge our customers for services on an hourly
basis at rates that are determined by the type of service and
equipment required, market conditions in the region in which the
rig operates, the ancillary equipment provided on the rig and
the necessary personnel. Depending on the type of job, we may
also charge by the project or by the day. We measure our
activity levels by the total number of hours worked by all of
the rigs in our fleet. We monitor our fleet utilization levels,
with full utilization deemed to be 55 hours per week per
rig. Through acquisitions and individual equipment purchases,
our fleet has more than tripled since the beginning of 2001.
The following is an analysis of our well servicing operations
for each of the quarters and years in the years ended
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 and the quarters ended
March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006 (dollars in
thousands):
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Weighted | |
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Segment | |
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Average | |
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|
Rig | |
|
Revenue | |
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Profits | |
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Number | |
|
Rig | |
|
Utilization | |
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per Rig | |
|
per Rig | |
|
Segment | |
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|
of Rigs | |
|
Hours | |
|
Rate | |
|
Hour | |
|
Hour | |
|
Profits % | |
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| |
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| |
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| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
2003:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Quarter
|
|
|
252 |
|
|
|
128,200 |
|
|
|
71.2 |
% |
|
$ |
188 |
|
|
$ |
52 |
|
|
|
27.2 |
% |
Second Quarter
|
|
|
252 |
|
|
|
131,000 |
|
|
|
72.7 |
% |
|
$ |
195 |
|
|
$ |
62 |
|
|
|
31.8 |
% |
Third Quarter
|
|
|
252 |
|
|
|
133,200 |
|
|
|
73.9 |
% |
|
$ |
200 |
|
|
$ |
62 |
|
|
|
30.8 |
% |
Fourth Quarter
|
|
|
270 |
|
|
|
131,500 |
|
|
|
68.1 |
% |
|
$ |
211 |
|
|
$ |
59 |
|
|
|
28.6 |
% |
Full Year
|
|
|
257 |
|
|
|
523,900 |
|
|
|
71.4 |
% |
|
$ |
199 |
|
|
$ |
59 |
|
|
|
29.6 |
% |
2004:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Quarter
|
|
|
272 |
|
|
|
145,900 |
|
|
|
75.0 |
% |
|
$ |
218 |
|
|
$ |
69 |
|
|
|
31.5 |
% |
Second Quarter
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|
|
276 |
|
|
|
154,600 |
|
|
|
78.4 |
% |
|
$ |
222 |
|
|
$ |
69 |
|
|
|
31.1 |
% |
Third Quarter
|
|
|
282 |
|
|
|
162,400 |
|
|
|
80.5 |
% |
|
$ |
234 |
|
|
$ |
72 |
|
|
|
30.6 |
% |
Fourth Quarter
|
|
|
284 |
|
|
|
155,900 |
|
|
|
76.8 |
% |
|
$ |
246 |
|
|
$ |
78 |
|
|
|
31.7 |
% |
Full Year
|
|
|
279 |
|
|
|
618,800 |
|
|
|
77.8 |
% |
|
$ |
230 |
|
|
$ |
72 |
|
|
|
31.2 |
% |
2005:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Quarter
|
|
|
291 |
|
|
|
175,300 |
|
|
|
84.3 |
% |
|
$ |
255 |
|
|
$ |
94 |
|
|
|
37.1 |
% |
Second Quarter
|
|
|
303 |
|
|
|
192,400 |
|
|
|
88.8 |
% |
|
$ |
280 |
|
|
$ |
107 |
|
|
|
38.2 |
% |
Third Quarter
|
|
|
311 |
|
|
|
198,000 |
|
|
|
89.0 |
% |
|
$ |
299 |
|
|
$ |
108 |
|
|
|
36.0 |
% |
Fourth Quarter
|
|
|
316 |
|
|
|
195,000 |
|
|
|
86.3 |
% |
|
$ |
329 |
|
|
$ |
134 |
|
|
|
40.7 |
% |
Full Year
|
|
|
305 |
|
|
|
760,700 |
|
|
|
87.1 |
% |
|
$ |
292 |
|
|
$ |
111 |
|
|
|
38.1 |
% |
2006:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Quarter
|
|
|
327 |
|
|
|
209,000 |
|
|
|
89.4 |
% |
|
$ |
352 |
|
|
$ |
152 |
|
|
|
43.4 |
% |
Second Quarter
|
|
|
341 |
|
|
|
221,800 |
|
|
|
91.0 |
% |
|
$ |
366 |
|
|
$ |
161 |
|
|
|
43.9 |
% |
We gauge activity levels in our well servicing segment based on
rig utilization rate, revenue per rig hour and segment profits
per rig hour.
Improving market conditions since 2003 have created increased
demand for our services. Rig hours have increased due to a
combination of the improved utilization of our well servicing
rigs and the expansion of our well servicing fleet as a result
of our newbuild rig program.
We have been able to increase our revenue per rig hour from $195
in the second quarter of 2003 to $366 in the second quarter of
2006 mainly as a result of this higher utilization, which has
contributed to our improved segment profits.
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In 2005, our fluid services segment represented 29% of our
revenues and, during the first six months of 2006, 27% of our
revenues. Revenues in our fluid services segment are earned from
the sale, transportation, storage and disposal of fluids used in
the drilling, production and maintenance of oil and gas wells.
The fluid services segment has a base level of business
consisting of transporting and disposing of salt water produced
as a by-product of the production of oil and gas. These services
are necessary for our customers and generally have a stable
demand but typically produce lower relative segment profits than
other parts of our fluid services segment. Fluid services for
completion and workover projects typically require fresh or
brine water for making drilling mud, circulating fluids or frac
fluids used during a job, and all of these fluids require
storage tanks and hauling and disposal. Because we can provide a
full complement of fluid sales, trucking, storage and disposal
required on most drilling and workover projects, the add-on
services associated with drilling and workover activity enable
us to generate higher segment profits contributions. The higher
segment profits are due to the relatively small incremental
labor costs associated with providing these services in addition
to our base fluid services segment. We typically price fluid
services by the job, by the hour or by the quantities sold,
disposed of or hauled.
The following is an analysis of our fluid services operations
for each of the quarters and years in the years ended
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 and the quarters ended
March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006 (dollars in
thousands):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted | |
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|
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|
Average | |
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|
Segment | |
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Number of | |
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Revenue per | |
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Profits per | |
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|
|
Fluid Service | |
|
Fluid Service | |
|
Fluid Service | |
|
Segment | |
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|
Trucks | |
|
Truck | |
|
Truck | |
|
Profits % | |
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| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
2003:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Quarter
|
|
|
202 |
|
|
$ |
51 |
|
|
$ |
16 |
|
|
|
32.4 |
% |
Second Quarter
|
|
|
209 |
|
|
$ |
53 |
|
|
$ |
18 |
|
|
|
34.7 |
% |
Third Quarter
|
|
|
223 |
|
|
$ |
50 |
|
|
$ |
18 |
|
|
|
35.3 |
% |
Fourth Quarter
|
|
|
363 |
|
|
$ |
56 |
|
|
$ |
21 |
|
|
|
35.8 |
% |
Full Year
|
|
|
249 |
|
|
$ |
212 |
|
|
$ |
74 |
|
|
|
34.8 |
% |
2004:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Quarter
|
|
|
371 |
|
|
$ |
60 |
|
|
$ |
21 |
|
|
|
34.5 |
% |
Second Quarter
|
|
|
376 |
|
|
$ |
61 |
|
|
$ |
20 |
|
|
|
33.4 |
% |
Third Quarter
|
|
|
386 |
|
|
$ |
67 |
|
|
$ |
23 |
|
|
|
33.7 |
% |
Fourth Quarter
|
|
|
411 |
|
|
$ |
68 |
|
|
$ |
23 |
|
|
|
34.3 |
% |
Full Year
|
|
|
386 |
|
|
$ |
256 |
|
|
$ |
87 |
|
|
|
34.0 |
% |
2005:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Quarter
|
|
|
435 |
|
|
$ |
67 |
|
|
$ |
24 |
|
|
|
34.3 |
% |
Second Quarter
|
|
|
447 |
|
|
$ |
71 |
|
|
$ |
26 |
|
|
|
37.0 |
% |
Third Quarter
|
|
|
465 |
|
|
$ |
74 |
|
|
$ |
28 |
|
|
|
38.6 |
% |
Fourth Quarter
|
|
|
472 |
|
|
$ |
79 |
|
|
$ |
31 |
|
|
|
39.8 |
% |
Full Year
|
|
|
455 |
|
|
$ |
291 |
|
|
$ |
109 |
|
|
|
37.6 |
% |
2006:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Quarter
|
|
|
529 |
|
|
$ |
82 |
|
|
$ |
32 |
|
|
|
39.0 |
% |
Second Quarter
|
|
|
568 |
|
|
$ |
86 |
|
|
$ |
34 |
|
|
|
39.9 |
% |
We gauge activity levels in our fluid services segment based on
revenues and segment profits per fluid service truck.
We substantially increased our fluid services truck fleet as the
result of the PWI and FESCO acquisitions in the fourth quarter
of 2003. Improved market conditions since 2003 have enabled us to
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further increase our fluid services truck fleet through internal
expansion. We also expanded this segment with the acquisition of
LeBus during the first quarter of 2006.
The majority of the increase in revenue per fluid services truck
from $53,000 in the second quarter of 2003 to $86,000 in the
second quarter of 2006 is due to the revenues derived from the
expansion of our frac tank fleet and disposal facilities as well
as increases in prices charged for our services. Our segment
profits per fluid services truck have increased because of these
factors and increased utilization of our equipment.
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Drilling and Completion Services |
In 2005, our drilling and completion services segment
represented 13% of our revenues and, during the first six months
of 2006, 20% of our revenue. Revenues from our drilling and
completion services segment are generally derived from a variety
of services designed to stimulate oil and gas production or
place cement slurry within the wellbores. Our drilling and
completion services segment includes pressure pumping,
cased-hole wireline services, underbalanced drilling and fishing
and rental tool operations.
Our pressure pumping operations concentrate on providing single
truck, lower horsepower cementing, acidizing and fracturing
services in selected markets. We entered the market for pressure
pumping in East Texas during late 2002, and we expanded our
presence with the acquisition of New Force in January 2003. We
entered this market in the Rocky Mountain states with the
acquisition of FESCO, which had a small cementing business based
in Gillette, Wyoming. In December 2003, we acquired the assets
of Graham Acidizing and integrated these assets into our North
Texas and East Texas operations.
We entered the wireline business in 2004 as part of our
acquisition of AWS Wireline, a regional firm based in North
Texas. We entered the underbalanced drilling services business
in 2004 through our acquisition of Energy Air Drilling Services,
a business operating in northwest New Mexico and the western
slope of Colorado markets. For a description of our wireline and
underbalanced drilling services, please read
Business Overview of Our Segments and
Services Drilling and Completion Services
Segment.
We entered the fishing and rental tool business through our
acquisition of G&L in the first quarter of 2006.
In this segment, we generally derive our revenues on a
project-by-project basis in a competitive bidding process. Our
bids are generally based on the amount and type of equipment and
personnel required, with the materials consumed billed
separately. During periods of decreased spending by oil and gas
companies, we may be required to discount our rates to remain
competitive, which would cause lower segment profits.
The following is an analysis of our drilling and completion
services for each of the quarters and years in the years ended
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 and the quarters ended
March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006 (dollars in
thousands):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment | |
|
|
Revenues | |
|
Profits % | |
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| |
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| |
2003:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Quarter
|
|
$ |
2,642 |
|
|
|
45.3 |
% |
Second Quarter
|
|
$ |
3,454 |
|
|
|
32.7 |
% |
Third Quarter
|
|
$ |
4,183 |
|
|
|
38.2 |
% |
Fourth Quarter
|
|
$ |
4,529 |
|
|
|
33.6 |
% |
Full Year
|
|
$ |
14,808 |
|
|
|
36.8 |
% |
40
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment | |
|
|
Revenues | |
|
Profits % | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
2004:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Quarter
|
|
$ |
4,865 |
|
|
|
35.5 |
% |
Second Quarter
|
|
$ |
7,251 |
|
|
|
46.0 |
% |
Third Quarter
|
|
$ |
8,463 |
|
|
|
41.0 |
% |
Fourth Quarter
|
|
$ |
8,762 |
|
|
|
38.0 |
% |
Full Year
|
|
$ |
29,341 |
|
|
|
40.4 |
% |
2005:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Quarter
|
|
$ |
10,764 |
|
|
|
45.6 |
% |
Second Quarter
|
|
$ |
13,512 |
|
|
|
49.1 |
% |
Third Quarter
|
|
$ |
15,883 |
|
|
|
48.2 |
% |
Fourth Quarter
|
|
$ |
19,673 |
|
|
|
49.5 |
% |
Full Year
|
|
$ |
59,832 |
|
|
|
48.4 |
% |
2006:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Quarter
|
|
$ |
27,455 |
|
|
|
49.5 |
% |
Second Quarter
|
|
$ |
40,939 |
|
|
|
53.1 |
% |
We gauge the performance of our drilling and completion services
segment based on the segments operating revenues and
segment profits. Improved market conditions since 2003 have
enabled us to increase our pricing for these services,
contributing to the improved segment profits as a percentage of
segment revenues.
|
|
|
Well Site Construction Services |
In 2005, our well site construction services segment represented
10% of our revenues and, during the first six months of 2006, 7%
of our revenues. Revenues from our well site construction
services segment are derived primarily from preparing and
maintaining access roads and well locations, installing small
diameter gathering lines and pipelines, constructing foundations
to support drilling rigs and providing maintenance services for
oil and gas facilities. We entered the well site construction
services segment during the fourth quarter of 2003 in the Gulf
Coast through the acquisition of PWI and in the Rocky Mountain
states through our acquisition of FESCO.
Within this segment, we generally charge established hourly
rates or competitive bid for projects depending on customer
specifications and equipment and personnel requirements. This
segment allows us to perform services to customers outside the
oil and gas industry, since substantially all of our power units
are general purpose construction equipment. However, the
majority of our current business in this segment is with
customers in the oil and gas industry. If our customer base has
the demand for certain types of power units that we do not
currently own, we generally purchase or lease them without
significant delay.
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The following is an analysis of our well site construction
services for the quarter ended December 31, 2003 (when we
first entered this segment), each of the quarters and years in
the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2005 and the quarters
ended March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006 (dollars in
thousands):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment | |
|
|
Revenues | |
|
Profits % | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
2003:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fourth Quarter
|
|
$ |
9,184 |
|
|
|
28.3 |
% |
2004:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Quarter
|
|
$ |
8,776 |
|
|
|
24.6 |
% |
Second Quarter
|
|
$ |
9,869 |
|
|
|
21.3 |
% |
Third Quarter
|
|
$ |
11,297 |
|
|
|
24.3 |
% |
Fourth Quarter
|
|
$ |
10,985 |
|
|
|
22.4 |
% |
Full Year
|
|
$ |
40,927 |
|
|
|
23.1 |
% |
2005:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Quarter
|
|
$ |
8,948 |
|
|
|
20.6 |
% |
Second Quarter
|
|
$ |
10,918 |
|
|
|
30.8 |
% |
Third Quarter
|
|
$ |
11,367 |
|
|
|
31.6 |
% |
Fourth Quarter
|
|
$ |
14,414 |
|
|
|
33.6 |
% |
Full Year
|
|
$ |
45,647 |
|
|
|
29.9 |
% |
2006:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First Quarter
|
|
$ |
10,265 |
|
|
|
25.5 |
% |
Second Quarter
|
|
$ |
12,879 |
|
|
|
31.5 |
% |
We gauge the performance of our well site construction services
segment based on the segments operating revenues and
segment profits. While we monitor our levels of idle equipment,
we do not focus on revenues per piece of equipment. To the
extent we believe we have excess idle power units, we may be
able to divest ourselves of certain types of power units.
Operating Cost Overview
Our operating costs are comprised primarily of labor, including
workers compensation and health insurance, repair and
maintenance, fuel and insurance. A majority of our employees are
paid on an hourly basis. With a reduced pool of workers in the
industry, it is possible that we will have to raise wage rates
to attract workers from other fields and retain or expand our
current work force. We believe we will be able to increase
service rates to our customers to compensate for wage rate
increases. We also incur costs to employ personnel to sell and
supervise our services and perform maintenance on our fleet.
These costs are not directly tied to our level of business
activity. Compensation for our administrative personnel in local
operating yards and in our corporate office is accounted for as
general and administrative expenses. Repair and maintenance is
performed by our crews, company maintenance personnel and
outside service providers. Insurance is generally a fixed cost
regardless of utilization and relates to the number of rigs,
trucks and other equipment in our fleet, employee payroll and
safety record.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our consolidated financial statements are impacted by the
accounting policies used and the estimates and assumptions made
by management during their preparation. A complete summary of
these policies is included in note 2 of the notes to our
audited historical consolidated financial statements. The
following is a discussion of our critical accounting policies
and estimates.
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|
|
Critical Accounting Policies |
We have identified below accounting policies that are of
particular importance in the presentation of our financial
position, results of operations and cash flows and which require
the application of significant judgment by management.
Property and Equipment. Property and equipment are
stated at cost, or at estimated fair value at acquisition date
if acquired in a business combination. Expenditures for repairs
and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. We also
review the capitalization of refurbishment of workover rigs as
described in note 2 of the notes to our audited historical
consolidated financial statements.
Impairments. We review our assets for impairment at
a minimum annually, or whenever, in managements judgment,
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
amount of a long-lived asset may not be recovered over its
remaining service life. Provisions for asset impairment are
charged to income when the sum of the estimated future cash
flows, on an undiscounted basis, is less than the assets
carrying amount. When impairment is indicated, an impairment
charge is recorded based on an estimate of future cash flows on
a discounted basis.
Self-Insured Risk Accruals. We are self-insured up
to retention limits with regard to workers compensation
and medical and dental coverage of our employees. We generally
maintain no physical property damage coverage on our workover
rig fleet, with the exception of certain of our
24-hour workover rigs
and newly manufactured rigs. We have deductibles per occurrence
for workers compensation and medical and dental coverage
of $150,000 and $125,000, respectively. We have lower
deductibles per occurrence for automobile liability and general
liability. We maintain accruals in our consolidated balance
sheets related to self-insurance retentions by using third party
data and historical claims history.
Revenue Recognition. We recognize revenues when the
services are performed, collection of the relevant receivables
is probable, persuasive evidence of the arrangement exists and
the price is fixed and determinable.
Income Taxes. We account for income taxes based upon
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109,
Accounting for Income Taxes
(SFAS No. 109). Under
SFAS No. 109, deferred tax assets and liabilities are
recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to
differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of
existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using statutory
tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in
which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered
or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of
a change in tax rate is recognized in the period that includes
the statutory enactment date. A valuation allowance for deferred
tax assets is recognized when it is more likely than not that
the benefit of deferred tax assets will not be realized.
|
|
|
Critical Accounting Estimates |
The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America (GAAP) requires management to make
certain estimates and assumptions. These estimates and
assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities
at the balance sheet date and the amounts of revenues and
expenses recognized during the reporting period. We analyze our
estimates based on historical experience and various other
assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the
circumstances. However, actual results could differ from such
estimates. The following is a discussion of our critical
accounting estimates.
Depreciation and Amortization. In order to
depreciate and amortize our property and equipment and our
intangible assets with finite lives, we estimate the useful
lives and salvage values of these items. Our estimates may be
affected by such factors as changing market conditions,
technological advances in industry or changes in regulations
governing the industry.
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Impairment of Property and Equipment. Our impairment
of property and equipment requires us to estimate undiscounted
future cash flows. Actual impairment charges are recorded using
an estimate of discounted future cash flows. The determination
of future cash flows requires us to estimate rates and
utilization in future periods and such estimates can change
based on market conditions, technological advances in industry
or changes in regulations governing the industry.
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts. We estimate our
allowance for doubtful accounts based on an analysis of
historical collection activity and specific identification of
overdue accounts. Factors that may affect this estimate include
(1) changes in the financial position of significant
customers and (2) a decline in commodity prices that could
affect the entire customer base.
Litigation and Self-Insured Risk Reserves. We
estimate our reserves related to litigation and self-insure risk
based on the facts and circumstances specific to the litigation
and self-insured risk claims and our past experience with
similar claims. The actual outcome of litigated and insured
claims could differ significantly from estimated amounts. As
discussed in Self-Insured Risk Accruals
above with respect to our critical accounting policies, we
maintain accruals on our balance sheet to cover self-insured
retentions. These accruals are based on certain assumptions
developed using third party data and historical data to project
future losses. Loss estimates in the calculation of these
accruals are adjusted based upon actual claim settlements and
reported claims.
Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities
Assumed. We estimate the fair value of assets acquired
and liabilities assumed in business combinations, which involves
the use of various assumptions. These estimates may be affected
by such factors as changing market conditions, technological
advances in industry or changes in regulations governing the
industry. The most significant assumptions, and the ones
requiring the most judgment, involve the estimated fair value of
property and equipment, intangible assets and the resulting
amount of goodwill, if any. Our adoption of
SFAS No. 142 on January 1, 2002 requires us to
test annually for impairment the goodwill and intangible assets
with indefinite useful lives recorded in business combinations.
This requires us to estimate the fair values of our own assets
and liabilities at the reporting unit level. Therefore,
considerable judgment, similar to that described above in
connection with our estimation of the fair value of acquired
companies, is required to assess goodwill and certain intangible
assets for impairment.
Cash Flow Estimates. Our estimates of future cash
flows are based on the most recent available market and
operating data for the applicable asset or reporting unit at the
time the estimate is made. Our cash flow estimates are used for
asset impairment analyses.
Stock Based Compensation. On January 1, 2006,
we adopted the fair value recognition provisions of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R,
Share-Based Payment
(SFAS No. 123R). Prior to
January 1, 2006, we accounted for share-based payments
under the recognition and measurement provisions of Accounting
Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for
Stock issued to Employees (APB
No. 25) which was permitted by Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 123, Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation
(SFAS No. 123).
We adopted FAS No. 123R using both the modified
prospective method and the prospective method as applicable to
the specific awards granted. The modified prospective method was
applied to awards granted subsequent to our becoming a public
company. Awards granted prior to our becoming public and which
were accounted for under APB No. 25 were adopted by using
the prospective method. The results of prior periods have not
been restated. Compensation expense cost of the unvested portion
of awards granted as a private company and outstanding as of
January 1, 2006 will continue to be based upon the
intrinsic value method calculated under APB No. 25.
The fair value of common stock for options granted from
July 1, 2004 through September 30, 2005 was estimated
by management using an internal valuation methodology. We did
not obtain contemporaneous valuations by an unrelated valuation
specialist because we were focused on internal
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growth and acquisitions and because we had consistently used our
internal valuation methodology for previous stock awards.
We used a market approach to estimate our enterprise value at
the dates on which options were granted. Our market approach
uses estimates of EBITDA and cash flows multiplied by relevant
market multiples. We used market multiples of publicly traded
energy service companies that were supplied by investment
bankers in order to estimate our enterprise value. The
assumptions underlying the estimates are consistent with our
business plan. The risks associated with achieving our forecasts
were assessed in the multiples we utilized. Had different
multiples been utilized, the valuations would have been
different.
As disclosed in note 10 to our audited historical
consolidated financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2005, we granted stock options as follows for
the year ended December 31, 2005:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted | |
|
Weighted | |
|
Weighted | |
|
|
Number of | |
|
Average | |
|
Average | |
|
Average | |
|
|
Options | |
|
Exercise | |
|
Fair Value | |
|
Intrinsic Value | |
Grants Made |
|
Granted | |
|
Price | |
|
Per Share | |
|
Per Share | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
January 2005
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
$ |
5.16 |
|
|
$ |
9.63 |
|
|
$ |
4.47 |
|
March 2005
|
|
|
865,000 |
|
|
$ |
6.98 |
|
|
$ |
12.78 |
|
|
$ |
5.80 |
|
May 2005
|
|
|
5,000 |
|
|
$ |
6.98 |
|
|
$ |
15.48 |
|
|
$ |
8.50 |
|
December 2005
|
|
|
37,500 |
|
|
$ |
21.01 |
|
|
$ |
21.01 |
|
|
$ |
0.00 |
|
The reasons for the differences between the fair value per share
at the option grant date and our December 2005 initial public
offering price of $20.00 are as follows:
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|
|
|
|
During the three months ended March 31, 2005, we closed
four acquisitions which added two well servicing rigs, 12 fluid
hauling trucks/trailers, two salt water disposal wells and other
equipment. Industry conditions also improved in the first
quarter. As a result of this, our revenues exceeded the first
quarter projected revenues by 12%. In addition, we placed an
order for six new well servicing rigs which were delivered
throughout the remainder of 2005. |
|
|
|
During the three months ended June 30, 2005, we closed two
acquisitions which added six well servicing rigs and additional
pressure pumping equipment. Demand for our equipment and
services continued to strengthen during this quarter. Our well
servicing rig revenue per hour increased by 10% from the first
quarter of 2005. Based on the market outlook, we placed an order
for an additional 24 new well servicing rigs, five of which were
put into service later in 2005. |
|
|
|
We increased our projected EBITDA and cash flows for 2005 and
2006 due to the acquisitions and improved operating results. |
|
|
|
Market prices of publicly traded energy service companies have
increased significantly from January 1, 2005 due to
increases in demand caused by increasing commodity prices. |
Based on the IPO price of $20.00, the intrinsic value of the
options granted in the last twelve months was
$12.8 million, all of which related to unvested options. We
have recorded deferred compensation related to these options of
$5.5 million, which is being recorded to compensation
expense over the service period.
Income Taxes. The amount and availability of our
loss carryforwards (and certain other tax attributes) are
subject to a variety of interpretations and restrictive tests.
The utilization of such carryforwards could be limited or lost
upon certain changes in ownership and the passage of time.
Accordingly, although we believe substantial loss carryforwards
are available to us, no assurance can be given concerning the
realization of such loss carryforwards, or whether or not such
loss carryforwards will be available in the future.
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Asset Retirement Obligations. SFAS No. 143
requires us to record the fair value of an asset retirement
obligation as a liability in the period in which it becomes a
legal obligation associated with the retirement of tangible
long-lived assets and to capitalize an equal amount as a cost of
the asset, depreciating it over the life of the asset.
Subsequent to the initial measurement of the asset retirement
obligation, the obligation is adjusted at the end of each
quarter to reflect the passage of time, changes in the estimated
future cash flows underlying the obligation, acquisition or
construction of assets, and settlement of obligations.
Results of Operations
The results of operations between periods will not be
comparable, primarily due to the significant number of
acquisitions made and their relative timing in the year
acquired. See note 3 of the notes to our historical
consolidated financial statements for more detail.
|
|
|
Six Months Ended June 30, 2006 Compared to Six Months
Ended June 30, 2005 |
Revenues. Revenues increased 66% to
$338.1 million in the first six months in 2006 from
$203.6 million during the same period in 2005. This
increase was primarily due to the internal expansion of our
business segments, particularly well servicing and fluid
services, and in part due to acquisitions. The pricing and
utilization of our services, and thus related revenues, improved
due to the increase in well maintenance and drilling activity
caused by higher oil and gas prices.
Well servicing revenues increased 57% to $154.6 million
during the first six months in 2006 compared to
$98.7 million during the same period in 2005. This increase
was due primarily to the internal growth of this segment as well
as an increase in our revenue per rig hour of approximately 34%,
from $268 per hour to $359 per hour. Our weighted
average number of rigs increased to 336 during the first six
months in 2006 compared to 298 in the same period in 2005, an
increase of approximately 13%. In addition, the utilization rate
of our rig fleet increased to 89.7% during the first six months
of 2006 compared to 86.3% in the same period in 2005.
Fluid services revenues increased 51% to $92.0 million
during the first six months in 2006 as compared to
$60.8 million in the same period in 2005. The increase in
revenue was due primarily to our internal growth of this
segment. Our weighted average number of fluid service trucks
increased to 559 during the first six months in 2006 compared to
443 in the same period in 2005, an increase of approximately
26%. The increase in weighted average number of fluid service
trucks is primarily due to internal expansion as well as the
trucks added from the LeBus acquisition. During the first six
months in 2006, our average revenue per fluid service truck was
approximately $165,000 as compared to approximately $137,000 in
the same period in 2005. The increase in average revenue per
fluid service truck reflects the expansion of our frac tank
fleet and saltwater disposal operations, and increases in prices
charged for our services.
Drilling and completion services revenue increased 182% to
$68.4 million during the first six months in 2006 as
compared to $24.3 million in the same period in 2005. The
increase in revenue between these periods was primarily the
result of internal expansion, the acquisition of Oilwell
Fracturing Services in October 2005, the acquisition of G&L
during February 2006 and improved pricing and utilization of our
services.
Well-site construction services revenue increased 17% to
$23.1 million during the first six months in 2006 as
compared to $19.9 million during the same period in 2005.
Direct Operating Expenses. Direct operating
expenses, which primarily consist of labor, including workers
compensation and health insurance, and maintenance and repair
costs, increased 50% to $192.3 million during the first six
months of 2006 from $128.0 million in the same period in
2005 primarily as a result of additional rigs and trucks, as
well as higher utilization of our equipment. Operating expenses
decreased to 57% of revenue for the first six months of 2006
from 63% in the same period in 2005, as fixed operating costs
such as field supervision, insurance and vehicle
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expenses were spread over a higher revenue base. We also
benefited from higher utilization and increased pricing of our
services.
Direct operating expenses for the well servicing segment
increased 42% to $87.1 million in the first six months of
2006 compared to $61.5 million in the same period in 2005
primarily due to the internal growth of this segment. Segment
profits for this segment increased to 43.6% of revenues during
the first six months of 2006 compared to 37.7% in the same
period in 2005 primarily due to the improved pricing and higher
utilization of our equipment.
Direct operating expenses for the fluid services segment
increased 42% to $55.6 million in the first six months of
2006 compared to $39.1 million in the same period in 2005
primarily due to increased activity and expansion of our fluid
services fleet. Segment profits for this segment increased to
39.5% of revenues during the first six months of 2006 compared
to 35.7% in the same period in 2005 primarily due to the
expansion of our frac tank fleet and saltwater disposal
operations, and increases in prices charged for our services.
Direct operating expenses for the drilling and completion
services segment increased 159% to $33.0 million during the
first six months of 2006 compared to $12.7 million in the
same period in 2005 primarily due to the increased activity and
expansion of our services and equipment, including the G&L
acquisition. Segment profits for this segment increased to 51.7%
of revenues during the first six months of 2006 compared to
47.6% in the same period in 2005.
Direct operating expenses for the well-site construction
services segment increased 12% to $16.5 million during the
first six months of 2006 compared to $14.7 million in the
same period in 2005. Segment profits for this segment increased
to 28.9% of revenues during the first six months of 2006
compared to 26.2% in the same period in 2005.
General and Administrative Expenses. General and
administrative expenses increased 44% to $38.1 million
during the first six months of 2006 from $26.5 million in
the same period in 2005. The increase primarily reflects higher
salary and office expenses related to the expansion of our
business as well as additional staffing to enhance internal
controls as a public company.
Depreciation and Amortization Expenses. Depreciation
and amortization expenses were $28.0 million for the first
six months of 2006 and $16.8 million in the same period in
2005, reflecting the increase in the size and investment in our
asset base. We invested $99.0 million for acquisitions and
an additional $48.8 million for capital expenditures,
including capital leases, in the first six months in 2006.
Interest Expense. Interest expense was
$7.8 million during the first six months of 2006 compared
to $6.2 million in the same period in 2005.
Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt. Loss on early
extinguishment of debt was $2.7 million during the six
months ended June 30, 2006 compared to $0 in same period in
2005. The loss related to the payment in full of the Term B Loan.
Income Tax Expense (Benefit). Income tax expense was
$25.3 million during the first six months of 2006 compared
to $10.0 million in the same period in 2005, reflecting the
improvement in our profitability. Our effective tax rate in the
first six months of 2006 and 2005 was approximately 36% and 38%.
Net Income. Our net income increased to
$44.2 million during the first six months of 2006 from
$16.6 million in the same period in 2005. This improvement
was due primarily to the factors described above, including our
increased asset base and related revenues, higher utilization
rates and increased revenues per rig and fluid service truck,
and higher operating margins on our drilling and completion
services equipment.
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|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2005 Compared to Year Ended
December 31, 2004 |
Revenues. Revenues increased by 48% to
$459.8 million in 2005 from $311.5 million in 2004.
This increase was primarily due to the internal expansion of our
business segments, particularly well servicing and fluid
services. The pricing and utilization of our services improved
due to the increase in well maintenance and drilling activity
caused by higher oil and gas prices.
Well servicing revenues increased by 56% to $222.0 million
in 2005 compared to $142.6 million in 2004. The increase
was due mainly to our internal growth of this segment as well as
an increase in our revenue per rig hour of approximately 27%,
from $230 per hour to $292 per hour. Our weighted
average number of rigs increased to 305 in 2005 compared to 279
in 2004, an increase of approximately 9%. In addition, the
utilization rate of our rig fleet increased to 87.1% in 2005
compared to 77.8% in 2004.
Fluid services revenues increased by 34% to $132.3 million
in 2005 compared to $98.7 million in 2004. This increase
was primarily due to our internal growth of this segment. Our
weighted average number of fluid service trucks increased to 455
in 2005 compared to 386 in 2004, an increase of approximately
18%. During 2005, our average revenue per fluid service truck
was approximately $291,000 as compared to $256,000 in 2004. The
increase in average revenue per fluid service truck reflects the
expansion of our frac tank fleet and saltwater disposal
operations, and minor increases in prices charged for our
services.
Drilling and completion services revenues increased by 104% to
$59.8 million in 2005 as compared to $29.3 million in
2004. The increase in revenues between these periods was
primarily the result of acquisitions, including our acquisition
of wireline and underbalanced drilling businesses in 2004,
increased rates for our services and internal growth.
Well site construction services revenues increased 12% to
$45.6 million in 2005 as compared to $40.9 million in
2004.
Direct Operating Expenses. Direct operating
expenses, which primarily consist of labor, including workers
compensation and health insurance, and maintenance and repair
costs, increased by 33% to $282.8 million in 2005 from
$212.2 million in 2004 as a result of additional rigs and
trucks, as well as higher utilization of our equipment. Direct
operating expenses decreased to 62% of revenues for the period
from 68% in 2004, as fixed operating costs such as field
supervision, insurance and vehicle expenses were spread over a
higher revenue base. We also benefited from higher utilization
and increased pricing of our services.
Direct operating expenses for the well servicing segment
increased by 40% to $137.4 million in 2005 as compared to
$98.1 million in 2004 due primarily to increased activity
and increased labor costs for our crews. Segment profits
increased to 38.1% of revenues in 2005 compared to 31.2% in
2004, due to improved pricing for our services and higher
utilization of our equipment.
Direct operating expenses for the fluid services segment
increased by 27% to $82.6 million in 2005 as compared to
$65.2 million in 2004 due primarily to increased activity
and expansion of our fluid services fleet. Segment profits
increased to 37.6% of revenues in 2005 compared to 34.0% in 2004.
Direct operating expenses for the drilling and completion
services segment increased by 77% to $30.9 million in 2005
as compared to $17.5 million in 2004 due primarily to
increased activity and expansion of our services and equipment.
Our segment profits increased to 48.4% of revenues in 2005 from
40.4% in 2004.
Direct operating expenses for the well-site construction
services segment increased by 2% to $32.0 million in 2005
as compared to $31.5 million in 2004. Segment profits for
this segment increased to 29.9% of revenues in 2005 as compared
to 23.1% for the same period in 2004.
General and Administrative Expenses. General and
administrative expenses increased by 49% to $55.4 million
in 2005 from $37.2 million in 2004 which included
$2.9 million and $1.6 million of stock-
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based compensation expense in 2005 and 2004, respectively. The
increase primarily reflects higher salary and office expenses
related to the expansion of our business.
Depreciation and Amortization Expenses. Depreciation
and amortization expenses were $37.1 million in 2005 and
$28.7 million in 2004, reflecting the increase in the size
of and investment in our asset base. We invested
$25.4 million for acquisitions in 2005 and an additional
$83.1 million for capital expenditures in 2005 (excluding
capital leases).
Interest Expense. Interest expense increased by 35%
to $13.1 million in 2005 from $9.7 million in 2004.
The increase was due to an increase in the amount of long-term
debt during the period and higher interest rates. Both prime and
LIBOR interest rates increased substantially in 2005, and both
our revolver and Term B Loan interest rates are tied directly to
these rates.
Income Tax Expense. Income tax expense was
$26.8 million in 2005 as compared to $8.0 million in
2004. Our effective tax rate in 2005 and 2004 was approximately
38%.
Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt. In December
2005, we entered into a Third Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement. In connection with this, we recognized a loss on the
early extinguishment of debt and wrote-off unamortized debt
issuance costs of approximately $627,000.
Net Income. Our net income increased to
$44.8 million in 2005 from $12.9 million in 2004. This
improvement was due primarily to the factors described above,
including our increased asset base and related revenues, higher
utilization rates and increased revenues per rig and fluid
service truck, and higher operating margins on our drilling and
completion services equipment.
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Revenues. Revenues increased 72% to
$311.5 million in 2004 from $180.9 million in 2003.
This increase was primarily due to major acquisitions that we
made in the fourth quarter of 2003, increased oilfield service
activity resulting from continued strong oil and gas prices, the
purchase of additional revenue generating equipment and the
higher utilization derived from the redeployment of equipment to
take advantage of increasing activity in some of our markets. We
operated a weighted average of 279 rigs in 2004 compared to 257
in 2003, and 386 fluid service trucks in 2004 compared to 249 in
2003, which also contributed to the increase.
Well servicing revenues increased 37% to $142.6 million in
2004 compared to $104.1 million in 2003. Our full-fleet
utilization rate was 77.8% and revenue per rig hour was $230 in
2004 compared to 71.4% and $199, respectively, for 2003. The
higher rig utilization was due to the general increase in
activity caused by continued higher oil and gas prices and more
aggressive deployment of our fleet in areas of increasing
activity. The increasing rate per hour reflects price increases
implemented by us combined with a changing geographic mix of
activity.
Fluid services revenues increased 87% to $98.7 million in
2004 from $52.8 million in 2003. During 2004, our average
revenues per fluid service truck totaled $256,000, versus
average revenues of $212,000 per truck during the same
period in 2003.
Drilling and completion service revenues were $29.3 million
during 2004 as compared to $14.8 million during 2003. Our
significant entry into this segment occurred in late January
2003 with the acquisition of New Force and other acquisitions
occurring during the fourth quarter of 2003. The increase in
revenues between periods is primarily the result of the addition
of equipment and an increase in rates due to higher utilization.
Well site construction service revenues were $40.9 million
in 2004, as compared to $9.2 million in 2003. We entered
this segment in the fourth quarter of 2003 with our acquisition
of FESCO and PWI. This service line has benefited from the
increase in drilling activity, primarily in the Rocky Mountains.
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Direct Operating Expenses. Direct operating
expenses, which primarily consist of labor and repair and
maintenance, increased 72% to $212.2 million in 2004 from
$123.6 million in 2003 as a result of operating additional
rigs and trucks, as well as higher utilization of our equipment.
Direct operating expenses as a percentage of revenues for 2004
remained virtually unchanged from the 68.0% in 2003, as fixed
operating costs such as field supervision, insurance and vehicle
expenses were spread over a higher revenue base, and this was
offset by unit increases in fuel and steel. The addition of our
construction services line also contributed to the static margin
as this service line generates a lower margin than our other
service lines.
Direct operating expenses for the well servicing segment
increased 34% to $98.1 million in 2004 as compared to
$73.2 million in 2003 due to increased activity. Segment
profits increased to 31.2% of revenues in 2004 compared to 29.6%
during 2003, as higher activity levels and rate increases were
able to offset cost increases for fuel and supplies.
Direct operating expenses for the fluid services segment
increased 89% to $65.2 million in 2004 from
$34.4 million in 2003. Segment profits for the fluid
services segment decreased to 34.0% in 2004 from 34.8% in 2003.
This was the result of higher fuel and disposal costs, which
were partially offset by an increase in drilling related
activity.
Direct operating expenses for the drilling and completion
services segment were $17.5 million in 2004 as compared to
$9.4 million in 2003, and the segment profits for this
segment were 40.4% for 2004. Our significant entry into this
segment occurred in late January 2003 with the acquisition of
New Force and other acquisitions occurring throughout the
remainder of 2003.
Direct operating expenses for our well site construction
services segment in 2004 were $31.5 million, and the
segment profits for this segment were 23.1% for this period as
compared to $6.6 million in direct operating expenses and
segment profits of 28.3% for the same period in 2003. We entered
this segment in October 2003, as previously discussed.
General and Administrative Expenses. General and
administrative expenses increased 63.7% to $37.2 million in
2004 from $22.7 million in 2003, which included
$1.6 million and $1.0 million of stock based
compensation expense in 2004 and 2003, respectively. The
increase primarily reflects higher salary and office expenses
related to the expansion of our business into the Rocky
Mountains and the Gulf Coast region in the fourth quarter of
2003, the addition of our North Texas pressure pumping business
(in our drilling and completion segment), and additional
administrative personnel to support new service locations and
growth of the company.
Depreciation and Amortization Expenses. Depreciation
and amortization expenses were $28.7 million for 2004 and
$18.2 million for 2003, reflecting the increase in the size
and investment in our asset base. We invested $19.3 million
for acquisitions in 2004 and an additional $55.7 million
for capital expenditures in 2004 (excluding capital leases).
Interest Expense. Interest expense increased 85.6%
to $9.7 million in 2004 from $5.2 million in 2003. The
increase was due to an increase in long-term debt which was
primarily used in connection with our acquisitions, most of
which was added in the fourth quarter of 2003, and capital
expenditures for property and equipment. In addition, both prime
and LIBOR interest rates increased in 2004, and our Term B Loan
interest rate is tied directly to these rates. Our 2003 interest
expense was favorably impacted by the reduced interest rate we
received in our January 2003 refinancing, as well as an
additional reduction in interest rates in our October 2003
refinancing. As part of the refinancings in January 2003 and
October 2003, we recognized a loss of $5.2 million from the
early extinguishment of debt. As part of our 2004 refinancing,
we further reduced our base interest rate by 50 basis
points. See Liquidity and Capital
Resources.
Income Tax Expense. Income taxes increased to an
$8.0 million expense in 2004 from a $2.8 million
expense in 2003. The change was due to improved profitability
offset in part by a decrease in the effective tax rate in 2004.
The effective tax rate in 2004 was approximately 38.2% as
compared to 48.3% in 2003. The decrease in the effective tax
rate in 2004 was due primarily to an adjustment of
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the federal tax rate from 34% in previous years to 35% in 2003,
and the associated effects on our deferred tax liability.
Discontinued Operations. As part of the FESCO
acquisition in October 2003, we acquired certain fluid services
assets in Alaska that, prior to completing the acquisition, we
decided to sell. Accordingly, these assets were treated as held
for sale and therefore the financial results for the assets are
reflected as discontinued operations. These assets were sold in
the third quarter of 2004 at their carrying value. At the time
of sale, we charged the remaining liability for a property lease
to discontinued operations.
Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change. As of
January 1, 2003, we adopted Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 143, Accounting for Asset
Retirement Obligation
(SFAS No. 143). SFAS No. 143
requires us to record the fair value of an asset retirement
obligation as a liability in the period in which it incurs a
legal obligation associated with the retirement of tangible
long-lived assets and capitalize an equal amount as a cost of
the asset depreciating it over the life of the asset. As a
result of this adoption we recorded an expense, net of tax of
approximately $151,000 in 2003.
Net Income. Our net income increased to
$12.9 million in 2004 from a net income of
$2.8 million in 2003. This improvement was due primarily to
the increase in revenues and margins in 2004 compared to 2003
detailed above.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Currently, our primary capital resources are net cash flows from
our operations, utilization of capital leases as allowed under
our 2005 Credit Facility and availability under our 2005 Credit
Facility, of which approximately $140.4 million was
available at June 30, 2006. As of April 30, 2006, we
had paid down all amounts under the revolving portion of our
2005 Credit Facility with the proceeds from our offering of
Senior Notes and had availability of $140.4 million and
$9.6 million of letters of credit outstanding under this
facility. As of June 30, 2006, we had cash and cash
equivalents of $37.5 million compared to $14.1 million
as of June 30, 2005. We have utilized, and expect to
utilize in the future, bank and capital lease financing and
sales of equity to obtain capital resources. When appropriate,
we will consider public or private debt and equity offerings and
non-recourse transactions to meet our liquidity needs.
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Net Cash Provided By Operating Activities |
Cash flow from operating activities was $99.2 million for
the year ended December 31, 2005 as compared to
$46.5 million in 2004, and was $29.8 million in 2003.
The increase in operating cash flows in 2005 compared to 2004
was primarily due to expansion of our fleet and improvements in
the segment profits and utilization of our equipment. The
increase in operating cash flows in 2004 over 2003 was primarily
due to improvements in the segment profits and utilization of
our equipment and our acquisitions in late 2003. For 2004 and
2005, these favorable trends were negatively impacted by an
increase in cash required to satisfy our working capital
requirements, particularly the increase in accounts receivable.
Cash flow from operating activities was $51.0 million
during the first six months of 2006 as compared to
$44.8 million during the same period in 2005. The increase
in operating cash flows in the first six months of 2006 over the
same period in 2005 was primarily due to expansion of our fleet
and improvements in the segment profits and utilization of our
equipment.
Capital expenditures are the main component of our investing
activities. Cash capital expenditures (including for
acquisitions) for the first six months in 2006 were
$147.8 million as compared to
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$45.4 million for the same period in 2005. In the first six
months of 2006, the majority of our capital expenditures were
for business acquisitions, whereas in 2005, the majority of our
capital expenditures were for the expansion of our fleet. We
also added assets through our capital lease program of
approximately $12.1 million in the first six months of 2006
compared to $3.6 million in the same period in 2005. Cash
capital expenditures (including acquisitions) for 2005 were
$108.5 million as compared to $75.0 million in 2004,
and $85.4 million in 2003. In 2005 and 2004, the majority
of our capital expenditures were for the expansion of our fleet.
In 2003 the majority of our capital expenditures were for
acquisitions. In 2003, we issued 3,650,000 shares of common
stock as part of the FESCO acquisition which added a non-cash
cost to acquisitions of $18.8 million and is in addition to
the $85.4 million spent in 2003. In 2003, we experienced a
significant increase in our acquisition activity as compared to
the previous periods which allowed us to expand our services and
regions where we operate. We also added assets through our
capital lease program of approximately $10.3 million,
$10.5 million, and $10.8 million in 2005, 2004 and
2003, respectively.
For 2006, we currently have planned approximately
$93 million in cash capital expenditures, none of which is
planned for acquisitions. We do not budget acquisitions in the
normal course of business, but we completed four acquisitions
for total consideration paid of $99.0 million, net of cash
acquired during the first six months of 2006 and expect to make
additional acquisitions in 2006. The $93 million of capital
expenditures planned for property and equipment is primarily for
(1) purchase of additional equipment to expand our
services, (2) continued refurbishment of our well servicing
rigs and (3) replacement of existing equipment. We have
taken delivery of 54 newbuild will servicing rigs since October
2004 as part of a 102-rig newbuild commitment. The remainder of
these newbuilds is scheduled to be delivered to us prior to the
end of December 2007. As of June 30, 2006, we had three
executed letters of intent for acquisitions.
We regularly engage in discussions related to potential
acquisitions related to the well services industry. At present,
we have not entered into any agreement, commitment or
understanding with respect to any significant acquisition as
significant is defined under SEC rules.
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Capital Resources and Financing |
Our current primary capital resources are cash flow from our
operations, the ability to enter into capital leases of up to an
additional $20.9 million at June 30, 2006, the
availability under our credit facility of $140.4 million at
June 30, 2006 and a cash balance of $37.5 million at
June 30, 2006. As of April 30, 2006, we had paid down
all amounts under revolving borrowings under our 2005 Credit
Facility with the proceeds from our offering of Senior Notes.
During the first six months of 2006, we financed activities in
excess of cash flow from operations primarily through the use of
bank debt and capital leases. In 2005, we financed activities in
excess of cash flow from operations primarily through the use of
bank debt and capital leases. During 2004 and 2003, we utilized
bank debt and the issuance of equity for cash as consideration
for acquisitions.
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We have significant contractual obligations in the future that
will require capital resources. Our primary contractual
obligations are (1) our long-term debt, (2) our
capital leases, (3) our operating leases, (4) our rig
purchase obligations, (5) our asset retirement obligations
and (6) other long-term liabilities. The following table
outlines our contractual obligations as of December 31,
2005 (in thousands):
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Obligations Due in Periods Ended December 31, | |
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Contractual Obligations |
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Long-term debt (excluding capital
leases)
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106,000 |
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$ |
1,000 |
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$ |
2,000 |
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$ |
18,000 |
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$ |
85,000 |
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Capital leases
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20,887 |
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6,646 |
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11,142 |
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3,099 |
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Operating leases
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4,199 |
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1,198 |
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1,540 |
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998 |
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463 |
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Rig purchase obligations
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45,109 |
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22,629 |
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22,480 |
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Asset retirement obligations
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569 |
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569 |
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Other long-term liabilities
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1,497 |
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25 |
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1,235 |
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237 |
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Total
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178,261 |
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$ |
31,498 |
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$ |
38,397 |
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$ |
22,097 |
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$ |
86,269 |
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Our long-term debt, excluding capital leases, consists primarily
of Term B Loan indebtedness outstanding under our 2005 Credit
Facility. Our capital leases relate primarily to light-duty and
heavy-duty vehicles and trailers. Our operating leases relate
primarily to real estate. Our rig purchase obligations relate to
our commitments to purchase new well servicing rigs. Our other
long-term liabilities relate to contractual obligations under an
employee deferred compensation plan.
The table above does not reflect any additional payments that we
may be required to make pursuant to contingent earn-out
agreements that are associated with certain acquisitions. At
June 30, 2006, we had a maximum potential obligation of
$20.5 million related to the contingent earn-out
agreements. This amount does not include the balance owed for an
acquisition with no maximum earn-out exposure. In this
situation, we will pay to the sellers an amount for each of the
five consecutive 12 month periods equal to 50% of the
amount by which annual EBITDA exceeds an annual targeted EBITDA.
There is no guarantee or assurance that the targeted EBITDA will
be reached. See note 3 of the notes to our audited and
unaudited historical consolidated financial statements for
additional detail.
The table above also does not reflect $9.6 million of
outstanding standby letters of credit issued under our revolving
line of credit. At June 30, 2006, of the
$150.0 million in financial commitments under the revolving
line of credit under our 2005 Credit Facility, there was
$140.4 million of available capacity with no outstanding
balance and $9.6 million of outstanding standby letters of
credit. In the normal course of business, we have performance
obligations which are supported by surety bonds and letters of
credit. These obligations primarily cover various reclamation
and plugging obligations related to our operations, and
collateral for future workers compensation and liability
retained losses.
Our ability to access additional sources of financing will be
dependent on our operating cash flows and demand for our
services, which could be negatively impacted due to the extreme
volatility of commodity prices.
In April 2006, we completed a private offering for $225,000,000
aggregate principal amount of 7.125% Senior Notes due
April 15, 2016. The Senior Notes are jointly and severally
guaranteed by each of our subsidiaries. The net proceeds from
the offering were used to retire the outstanding Term B Loan
balance and to pay down the outstanding balance under the
revolving credit facility. Remaining proceeds will be used for
general corporate purposes, including acquisitions.
We issued the Senior Notes pursuant to an indenture, dated as of
April 12, 2006, by and among us, the guarantor parties
thereto and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.
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Interest on the Senior Notes will accrue from and including
April 12, 2006 at a rate of 7.125% per year. Interest
on the Senior Notes is payable in cash semi-annually in arrears
on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing on
October 15, 2006. The Senior Notes will mature on
April 15, 2016. The Senior Notes and the guarantees are
unsecured and will rank equally with all of our and the
guarantors existing and future unsecured and
unsubordinated obligations. The Senior Notes and the guarantees
will rank senior in right of payment to any of our and the
guarantors existing and future obligations that are, by
their terms, expressly subordinated in right of payment to the
Senior Notes and the guarantees. The Senior Notes and the
guarantees will be effectively subordinated to our and the
guarantors secured obligations, including our senior
secured credit facilities, to the extent of the value of the
assets securing such obligations.
The indenture contains covenants that limit the ability of us
and certain of our subsidiaries to:
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subsidiaries; and |
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These limitations are subject to a number of important
qualifications and exceptions.
Upon an Event of Default (as defined in the indenture), the
trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal
amount of the Senior Notes then outstanding may declare all of
the amounts outstanding under the Senior Notes to be due and
payable immediately.
We may, at our option, redeem all or part of the Senior Notes,
at any time on or after April 15, 2011 at a redemption
price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus a
premium declining ratably to par and accrued and unpaid
interest, if any, to the date of redemption.
At any time or from time to time prior to April 15, 2009,
we, at our option, may redeem up to 35% of the outstanding
Senior Notes with money that we raise in one or more equity
offerings at a redemption price of 107.125% of the principal
amount of the Senior Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid
interest, as long as:
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issued under the indenture remains outstanding immediately after
giving effect to any such redemption; and |
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closing date of any such equity offering. |
If we experience certain kinds of changes of control, holders of
the Senior Notes will be entitled to require us to purchase all
or a portion of the Senior Notes at 101% of their principal
amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest.
Under our Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with a
syndicate of lenders (the 2005 Credit Facility), as
amended effective March 28, 2006, Basic Energy Services,
Inc. is the sole borrower and each of our subsidiaries is a
subsidiary guarantor. The 2005 Credit Facility provided for a
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$90 million Term B Loan (Term B Loan), which
outstanding balance was repaid in April 2006, and provides for a
$150 million revolving line of credit
(Revolver). The 2005 Credit Facility includes
provisions allowing us to request an increase in commitments
under the Term B Loan or the Revolver of up to $75 million
at any time.
The commitment under the Revolver provides for (1) the
borrowing of funds, (2) the issuance of up to
$30 million of letters of credit and
(3) $2.5 million of swing-line loans. The amounts
outstanding under the Term B Loan required quarterly
amortization at various amounts during each quarter with all
amounts outstanding being due and payable in full on
December 15, 2011. All the outstanding amounts under the
Revolver are due and payable on December 15, 2010. The 2005
Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of our tangible
and intangible assets.
At our option, borrowings under the Term B Loan bear interest at
either (1) the Alternative Base Rate (i.e., the
higher of the banks prime rate or the federal funds rate
plus .50% per year) plus 1.0% or (2) the London
Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) rate plus 2.0%.
At our option, borrowings under the Revolver bear interest at
either (1) the Alternative Base Rate plus a margin ranging
from 0.50% to 1.25% or (2) the LIBOR rate plus a margin
ranging from 1.50% to 2.25%. The margins vary depending on our
leverage ratio. At March 31, 2006, our margin on
Alternative Base Rates and LIBOR tranches was 0.75% and 1.75%,
respectively. Fees on the letters of credit are due quarterly on
the outstanding amount of the letters of credit at a rate
ranging from 1.50% to 2.25% for participation fees and 0.125%
for fronting fees. A commitment fee is due quarterly on the
available borrowings under the Revolver at rates ranging from
0.375% to 0.50%.
At June 30, 2006, we had no amounts outstanding under the
Term B Loan or under the Revolver.
Pursuant to the 2005 Credit Facility, we must apply proceeds
from certain specified events to reduce principal outstanding
under the Term B Loan, to the extent outstanding, and then to
the Revolver, including:
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$7.5 million in the aggregate on an annual basis; |
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proceeds of any issuance of debt not permitted by the 2005
Credit Facility; |
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proceeds of permitted unsecured indebtedness, such as the Senior
Notes, without reducing commitments under the revolver; and |
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Prior to the date on which all Term B Loans were paid in
April 2006, the 2005 Credit Facility required us to enter into
an interest rate hedge, acceptable to the lenders, until
May 28, 2006 on at least $65 million of our
then-outstanding indebtedness.
The 2005 Credit Facility contains various restrictive covenants
and compliance requirements, including the following:
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restrictions on mergers, sales or transfer of assets without the
lenders consent; |
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The 2005 Credit Facility contains customary events of default
(which are subject to customary grace periods and materiality
standards) including, among others: (1) non-payment of any
amounts payable under the 2005 Credit Facility when due;
(2) any representation or warrant made in connection with
the 2005 Credit Facility being incorrect in any material respect
when made or deemed made; (3) default in the observance or
performance of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in
the 2005 Credit Facility or related loan documents and such
default continuing unremedied or not being waived for
30 days; (4) failure to make payments on other
indebtedness involving in excess of $1.0 million;
(5) voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization of us or any of our subsidiaries; (6) entry
of fines or judgments against us for payment of an amount in
excess of $2.5 million; (7) an ERISA event which could
reasonably be expected to cause a material adverse effect or the
imposition of a lien on any of our assets; (8) any security
agreement or document under the 2005 Credit Facility ceasing to
create a lien on any assets securing the 2005 Credit Facility;
(9) any guarantee ceasing to be in full force and effect;
(10) any material provision of the 2005 Credit Facility
ceasing to be valid and binding or enforceable; (11) a
change of control as defined in the 2005 Credit Agreement; or
(12) any determination, ruling, decision, decree or order
of any governmental authority that prohibits or restrains us and
our subsidiaries from conducting business and that could
reasonably be expected to cause a material adverse effect. At
June 30, 2006, we were in compliance with our covenants
under our 2005 Credit Facility.
On December 21, 2004, we amended and restated our credit
facility with a syndicate of lenders (2004 Credit
Facility) which increased aggregate commitments to us from
$170 million to $220 million. The 2004 Credit Facility
provided for a $170 million Term B Loan (2004 Term B
Loan) and a $50 million revolving line of credit
(2004 Revolver). The commitment under the 2004
Revolver allowed for (1) the borrowing of funds,
(2) the issuance of up to $20 million of letters of
credit and (3) $2.5 million of swing-line loans. The
amounts outstanding under the 2004 Term B Loan required
quarterly amortization at various amounts during each quarter
with all amounts outstanding being due and payable in full on
October 3, 2009. All the outstanding amounts under the 2004
Revolver would have been due and payable on October 3,
2008. The 2004 Credit Facility was secured by substantially all
of our tangible and intangible assets. We incurred approximately
$0.8 million in debt issuance costs in obtaining the 2004
Credit Facility.
In October 2003, we refinanced our 2003 Refinancing Facility by
entering into a $170 million credit facility with a
syndicate of lenders (the 2003 Credit Facility). The
interest rates and other terms were similar to our 2004 Credit
Facility, but it provided for a $140 million Term B loan
and $30.0 million revolving line of credit, including
$10.0 million of letters of credit. At the date the 2003
Credit Facility was refinanced by the 2004 Credit Facility, the
outstanding principal balance was approximately
$139 million. We incurred approximately $5.1 million
in debt issuance costs in obtaining the 2003 Credit Facility.
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In January 2003, we refinanced our then-existing credit
facilities by entering into a $62 million credit facility
with a capital markets group for a combination of term and
revolving loans, and a $22 million revolving line of credit
with a bank (collectively, the 2003 Refinancing
Facility). The interest rates on the loans under the 2003
Refinancing Facility were tied to a variable index plus a
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margin. At the date the 2003 Refinancing Facility was terminated
and refinanced by the 2003 Credit Facility, the outstanding
principal balance was approximately $54 million. We
incurred approximately $2.5 million in debt issuance costs
in obtaining the 2003 Refinancing Facility.
We have a variety of other capital leases and notes payable
outstanding that are generally customary in our business. None
of these debt instruments are material individually or in the
aggregate. As of June 30, 2006, we had total capital leases
of approximately $29.1 million.
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In April 2006, we recognized a loss on the early extinguishment
of debt of $2.7 million representing unamortized deferred
debt issuance costs in connection with the retirement of the
Term B Loan.
In 2005 we recognized a loss on the early extinguishment of debt
of $627,000 in connection with our 2005 Credit Facility
discussed above. In 2003, we recognized a loss on the early
extinguishment of debt. We paid termination fees of
approximately $1.7 million and wrote off unamortized debt
issuance costs of approximately $3.5 million, which
resulted in a loss of approximately $5.2 million. The 2003
Refinancing Facility was done (1) to provide for a facility
which would better accommodate acquisitions and (2) to
realize better interest rate margins and fees. The 2003 Credit
Facility was primarily done to enable us to fund the significant
acquisitions in the fourth quarter in 2003, which could not be
economically negotiated under the 2003 Refinancing Facility.
In 2003, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 145 Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44
and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical
Corrections (SFAS No. 145). The
provisions of SFAS No. 145, which are currently
applicable to us, rescind Statement No. 4, which required
all gains and losses from extinguishment of debt to be
aggregated and classified as an extraordinary item, and instead
require that such gains and losses be reported in income from
operations. We now record gains and losses from the
extinguishment of debt in income from operations and have
reclassified such gains and losses in the consolidated financial
statements for 2002 to conform to the presentation in 2003.
Effective November 22, 2005, we received credit ratings of
Ba3 from Moodys and B+ from Standard &
Poors for the 2005 Credit Facility. We received initial
credit ratings of B1 from Moodys and B from Standard and
Poors for the Senior Notes issued in April 2006. None of
our debt or other instruments is dependent upon our credit
ratings. However, the credit ratings may affect our ability to
obtain financing in the future.
In October 2003, we converted our then-outstanding mandatorily
redeemable preferred stock into shares of our common stock as
part of our debt refinancing process.
Other Matters
We used all of our then-available net operating losses for
federal income tax purposes when we completed a recapitalization
in December 2000, which included a significant amount of debt
forgiveness. In 2002, our profitability suffered and, when
combined with a significant level of capital expenditures, we
ended 2002 with a net operating loss, or NOL, of
$30.4 million. In 2003, we returned to profitability, but
we again made significant investments in existing equipment,
additional equipment
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and acquisitions. Due to these events, we again reported a tax
loss in 2003 and ended the year with a $50.7 million NOL,
including $7.0 million that was included in the purchase of
FESCO. As of December 31, 2005, we had approximately
$4.9 million of NOL carryforwards related to the
pre-acquisition period of FESCO, which is subject to an annual
limitation of approximately $900,000. The carryforwards begin to
expire in 2017.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 123R,
Share-Based Payment
(SFAS No. 123R). We adopted the provisions
of SFAS No. 123R on January 1, 2006 using the
modified prospective application. Accordingly, we will recognize
compensation expense for all newly granted awards and awards
modified, repurchased, or cancelled after January 1, 2006.
Compensation cost for the unvested portion of awards that are
outstanding as of January 1, 2006 will be recognized
ratably over the remaining vesting period. The compensation cost
for the unvested portion of awards will be based on the fair
value at date of grant as calculated for our pro forma
disclosure under SFAS No. 123. However, we will
continue to account for any portion of awards outstanding on
January 1, 2006 that were initially measured using the
minimum value method under the intrinsic value method in
accordance with APB No. 25. We began to recognize
compensation expense for awards under our 2003 Incentive Plan on
January 1, 2006.
We estimate that the effect on net income and earnings per share
in the periods following adoption of SFAS No. 123R
will be consistent with our pro forma disclosure under
SFAS No. 123, except that estimated forfeitures will
be considered in the calculation of compensation expense under
SFAS No. 123R and volatility will be considered in
determination of grant date fair value under SFAS 123R.
However, the actual effect on net income and earnings per share
will vary depending upon the number of options granted in future
years compared to prior years and the number of shares exercised
under our 2003 Incentive Plan. Further, we will use the
Black-Scholes-Merton model to calculate fair value.
In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards
Board (FASB) issued Interpretation No. 48
(FIN 48), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109,
Accounting for Income Taxes. The interpretation
prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for
the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax
position taken or expected to be taken, in a tax return.
FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition,
classification, interest and penalties accounting in interim
periods, disclosure and transition. The interpretation is
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2006. We have not determined the effects that adoption of
FIN 48 will have on our financial position, cash flows and
results of operations.
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Impact of Inflation on Operations
Management is of the opinion that inflation has not had a
significant impact on our business.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
As of June 30, 2006, we had no outstanding borrowings subject to
variable interest rate risk. In April 2006, we completed a
private offering for $225,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
7.125% Senior Notes. The net proceeds from the offering were
used to retire the outstanding Term B Loan balance and to
pay down the outstanding balance under the revolving credit
facility. When the Term B Loan was retired, we settled an
existing interest rate swap agreement and realized a gain on
settlement of $287,000.
However, we do have available borrowing capacity under the
revolving credit facility, and we will be subject to variable
interest rate risk in the event we have outstanding borrowings
under the revolving credit facility in the future.
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BUSINESS
General
We provide a wide range of well site services to oil and gas
drilling and producing companies, including well servicing,
fluid services, drilling and completion services and well site
construction services. These services are fundamental to
establishing and maintaining the flow of oil and gas throughout
the productive life of a well. Our broad range of services
enables us to meet multiple needs of our customers at the well
site. Our operations are managed regionally and are concentrated
in the major United States onshore oil and gas producing regions
in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Louisiana and the Rocky
Mountain states. We provide our services to a diverse group of
over 1,000 oil and gas companies. We operate the third-largest
fleet of well servicing rigs (also commonly referred to as
workover rigs) in the United States, representing approximately
13% of the overall available U.S. fleet. Our two larger
competitors control approximately 32% and 18%, respectively, as
of June 2006, according to the Association of Energy Services
Companies and other publicly available data.
We currently conduct our operations through the following four
business segments:
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Well Servicing. Our well servicing segment
(48% of our revenues in 2005 and 46% of our revenues in the
first six months of 2006) operates our fleet of over
340 well servicing rigs and related equipment. This
business segment encompasses a full range of services performed
with a mobile well servicing rig, including the installation and
removal of downhole equipment and elimination of obstructions in
the well bore to facilitate the flow of oil and gas. These
services are performed to establish, maintain and improve
production throughout the productive life of an oil and gas well
and to plug and abandon a well at the end of its productive
life. Our well servicing equipment and capabilities are
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Fluid Services. Our fluid services segment
(29% of our revenues in 2005 and 27% of our revenues in the
first six months of 2006) utilizes our fleet of over 590 fluid
services trucks and related assets, including specialized tank
trucks, storage tanks, water wells, disposal facilities and
related equipment. These assets provide, transport, store and
dispose of a variety of fluids. These services are required in
most workover, drilling and completion projects and are
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Drilling and Completion Services. Our
drilling and completion services segment (13% of our revenues in
2005 and 20% of our revenues in the first six months of 2006)
operates our fleet of 74 pressure pumping units, 31 air
compressor packages specially configured for underbalanced
drilling operations and 10 cased-hole wireline units. These
services are designed to initiate or stimulate oil and gas
production. The largest portion of this business consists of
pressure pumping services focused on cementing, acidizing and
fracturing services in niche markets. We also entered the
fishing and rental tool business through an acquisition in the
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Well Site Construction Services. Our well
site construction services segment (10% of our revenues in 2005
and 7% of our revenues in the first six months of 2006) utilizes
our fleet of over 200 operated power units, which include
dozers, trenchers, motor graders, backhoes and other heavy
equipment. We utilize these assets primarily to provide services
for the construction and maintenance of oil and gas production
infrastructure, such as preparing and maintaining access roads
and well locations, installation of small diameter gathering
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Our Competitive Strengths
We believe that the following competitive strengths currently
position us well within our industry:
Significant Market Position. We maintain a
significant market share for our well servicing operations in
our core operating areas throughout Texas and a growing market
share in the other markets that we serve. Our fleet of over
340 well servicing rigs represents the third-largest fleet
in the United States, and our goal is to be one of the top two
providers of well site services in each of our core operating
areas. Our market position allows us to expand the range of
services performed on a well throughout its life, such as
completion, maintenance, workover and plugging and abandonment
services.
Modern and Active Fleet. We operate a modern
and active fleet of well servicing rigs. We believe over 95% of
the active U.S. well servicing rig fleet was built prior to
1985. Approximately 112, or 32%, of our rigs at June 30,
2006 were either 2000 model year or newer, or have undergone
major refurbishments during the last four years. Since October
2004, we have taken delivery of 54 newbuild well servicing rigs
through June 30, 2006 as part of a 102-rig newbuild
commitment, driven by our desire to maintain one of the most
efficient, reliable and safest fleets in the industry. The
remainder of these newbuilds is scheduled to be delivered to us
prior to the end of December 2007. In addition to our regular
maintenance program, we have an established program to routinely
monitor and evaluate the condition of our fleet. We selectively
refurbish rigs and other assets to maintain the quality of our
service and to provide a safe work environment for our personnel
and have made major refurbishments on 52 of our rigs since the
beginning of 2001. Approximately 98% of our fleet was active or
available for work and the remainder was awaiting refurbishment
at June 30, 2006. We believe only approximately 66% of the
well servicing rig fleet of our two major competitors are active
and available for work. Since 2003, we have obtained annual
independent reviews and evaluations of substantially all of our
assets, which confirmed the location and condition of these
assets.
Extensive Domestic Footprint in the Most Prolific
Basins. Our operations are concentrated in the
major United States onshore oil and gas producing regions in
Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Louisiana and the Rocky Mountain
states. We operate in states that accounted for approximately
57% of the approximately 900,000 existing onshore oil and gas
wells in the 48 contiguous states and approximately 77% of
onshore oil production and 72% of onshore gas production in
2005. We believe that our operations are located in the most
active U.S. well services markets, as we currently focus
our operations on onshore domestic oil and gas production areas
that include both the highest concentration of existing oil and
gas production activities and the largest prospective acreage
for new drilling activity. This extensive footprint allows us to
offer our suite of services to more than 1,000 customers who are
active in those areas and allows us to redeploy equipment
between markets as activity shifts.
Diversified Service Offering for Further Revenue
Growth. Our experience, equipment and network of
over 90 service locations position us to market our full range
of well site services to our existing customers. We believe our
range of well site services provides us a competitive advantage
over smaller companies that typically offer fewer services. By
utilizing a wider range of our services, our customers can use
fewer service providers, which enables them to reduce their
administrative costs and simplify their logistics. Furthermore,
offering a broader range of services allows us to capitalize on
our existing customer base and management structure to grow
within existing markets, generate more business from existing
customers, and increase our operating profits as we spread our
overhead costs over a larger revenue base.
Decentralized Management with Strong Corporate
Infrastructure. Our corporate group is responsible
for maintaining a unified infrastructure to support our
diversified operations through standardized financial and
accounting, safety, environmental and maintenance processes and
controls. Below our corporate level, we operate a decentralized
operational organization in which our seven regional managers
are responsible for their regional operations, including asset
management, cost control, policy compliance and training and
other aspects of quality control. With an average of over
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28 years of industry experience, each regional manager has
extensive knowledge of the customer base, job requirements and
working conditions in each local market. Below our seven
regional or product line managers, our area managers are
directly responsible for customer relationships, personnel
management, accident prevention and equipment maintenance, the
key drivers of our operating profitability. This management
structure allows us to monitor operating performance on a daily
basis, maintain financial, accounting and asset management
controls, integrate acquisitions, prepare timely financial
reports and manage contractual risk.
Our Business Strategy
We intend to increase our shareholder value by pursuing the
following strategies:
Establish and Maintain Leadership Position in Core
Operating Areas. We strive to establish and
maintain market leadership positions within our core operating
areas. To achieve this goal, we maintain close customer
relationships, seek to expand the breadth of our services and
offer high quality services and equipment that meet the scope of
customer specifications and requirements. In addition, our
significant presence in our core operating areas facilitates
employee retention and attraction, a key factor for success in
our business. Our significant presence in our core operating
areas also provides us with brand recognition that we intend to
utilize in creating leading positions in new operating areas.
Expand Within Our Regional Markets. We intend
to continue strengthening our presence within our existing
geographic footprint through internal growth and acquisitions of
businesses with strong customer relationships, well-maintained
equipment and experienced and skilled personnel. Our larger
competitors have not actively pursued acquisitions of small to
mid-size regional businesses or assets in recent years due to
the small relative scale and financial impact of these potential
acquisitions. In contrast, we have successfully pursued these
types of acquisitions, which remain attractive to us and make a
meaningful impact on our overall operations. We typically enter
into new markets through the acquisition of businesses with
strong management teams that will allow us to expand within
these markets. Management of acquired companies often remain
with us and retain key positions within our organization, which
enhances our attractiveness as an acquisition partner. We have a
record of successfully implementing this strategy, as
demonstrated by our 2003 acquisitions of FESCO Holdings, Inc.,
PWI Inc. and New Force Energy Services, Inc., which expanded our
exposure to the active drilling environment of the Rocky
Mountain states, the active well services and drilling markets
along the Gulf Coast and the pressure pumping business,
respectively. Additionally, in December 2004 we expanded our
presence along the Gulf Coast with the acquisition of three
inland barges, two of which have been refurbished and were
available for service in the second quarter of 2005.
Develop Additional Service Offerings Within the Well
Servicing Market. We intend to continue broadening
the portfolio of services we provide to our clients by
leveraging our well servicing infrastructure. A customer
typically begins a new maintenance or workover project by
securing access to a well servicing rig, which generally stays
on site for the duration of the project. As a result, our rigs
are often the first equipment to arrive at the well site and
typically the last to leave, providing us the opportunity to
offer our customers other complementary services. We believe the
fragmented nature of the well servicing market creates an
opportunity to sell more services to our core customers and to
expand our total service offering within each of our markets. We
have expanded our suite of services available to our customers
and increased our opportunities to cross-sell new services to
our core well servicing customers through recent acquisitions
and internal growth. We expect to continue to develop or
selectively acquire capabilities to provide additional services
to expand and further strengthen our customer relationships.
Pursue Growth Through Selective Capital
Deployment. We intend to continue growing our
business through selective acquisitions, continuing a newbuild
program and/or upgrading our existing assets. Our capital
investment decisions are determined by an analysis of the
projected return on capital employed of each of those
alternatives. Acquisitions are evaluated for fit
with our area and
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regional operations management and are thoroughly reviewed by
corporate level financial, equipment, safety and environmental
specialists to ensure consideration is given to identified
risks. We also evaluate the cost to acquire existing assets from
a third party, the capital required to build new equipment and
the point in the oil and gas commodity price cycle. Based on
these factors, we make capital investment decisions that we
believe will support our long-term growth strategy, and these
decisions may involve a combination of asset acquisitions and
the purchase of new equipment. In 2005, we completed eight
separate acquisitions for an aggregate purchase price of
$25.4 million net of cash acquired, and took delivery of 31
new well servicing rigs. In the first six months of 2006, we
completed four separate acquisitions for an aggregate purchase
price of $99.0 million net of cash acquired, and took
delivery of 19 new well servicing rigs.
General Industry Overview
Demand for services offered by our industry is a function of our
customers willingness to make operating and capital
expenditures to explore for, develop and produce hydrocarbons in
the U.S., which in turn is affected by current and expected
levels of oil and gas prices. The following industry statistics
illustrate the growing spending dynamic in the U.S. oil and
gas sector (including the offshore sector that we do not serve):
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With the rebound in oil and gas prices in early 1999, oil and
gas companies have increased their drilling and workover
activities. The increased activity resulted in increased
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A survey of 18 U.S. major integrated and 130 independent
oil and gas companies by World Oil Magazine projected the
U.S. drilling activity in 2006 to be skewed more towards
independent players. Specifically, independent oil and gas
companies, which represent over 90% of our revenues, are
expected to drill 27% more wells in 2006 than in 2005, while the
major integrated producers are expected to drill only 16% more
wells over the same period. This trend is primarily driven by
the increased acquisitions of proved oil and gas properties by
independent producers. When these types of properties are
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by oil and gas prices. The table below sets forth average daily
closing prices for the Cushing WTI Spot Oil Price and the Energy
Information Agency average wellhead price for natural gas since
1999:
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Increased expenditures for exploration and production activities
generally involve the deployment of more drilling and well
servicing rigs, which often serves as an indicator of demand for
our services. Rising oil and gas prices since early 1999 and the
corresponding increase in onshore oil exploration
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and production spending have led to expanded drilling and well
service activity, as the U.S. land-based drilling rig count
increased approximately 36% from year-end 2002 to year-end 2003,
11% from year-end 2003 to year-end 2004, 22% from year-end 2004
to year-end 2005 and 9% during the first six months of 2006,
according to Baker Hughes. In addition, the U.S. land-based
workover rig count increased approximately 13% from year-end
2002 to year-end 2003, 10% from year-end 2003 to year-end 2004,
17% from year-end 2004 to year-end 2005 and 9% during the first
six months of 2006, according to Baker Hughes.
Exploration and production spending is generally categorized as
either an operating expenditure or a capital expenditure.
Activities designed to add hydrocarbon reserves are classified
as capital expenditures, while those associated with maintaining
or accelerating production are categorized as operating
expenditures.
Capital expenditure spending tends to be relatively sensitive to
volatility in oil or gas prices because project decisions are
tied to a return on investment spanning a number of years. As
such, capital expenditure economics often require the use of
commodity price forecasts which may prove inaccurate in the
short amount of time required to plan and execute a capital
expenditure project (such as the drilling of a deep well). When
commodity prices are depressed for even a short period of time,
capital expenditure projects are routinely deferred until prices
return to an acceptable level.
In contrast, both mandatory and discretionary operating
expenditures are substantially more stable than exploration and
drilling expenditures. Mandatory operating expenditure projects
involve activities that cannot be avoided in the short term,
such as regulatory compliance, safety, contractual obligations
and projects to maintain the well and related infrastructure in
operating condition (for example, repairs to a central tank
battery, downhole pump, saltwater disposal system or gathering
system). Discretionary operating expenditure projects may not be
critical to the short-term viability of a lease or field but
these projects are relatively insensitive to commodity price
volatility. Discretionary operating expenditure work is
evaluated according to a simple short-term payout criterion
which is far less dependent on commodity price forecasts.
Our business is influenced substantially by both operating and
capital expenditures by oil and gas companies. Because existing
oil and gas wells require ongoing spending to maintain
production, expenditures by oil and gas companies for the
maintenance of existing wells are relatively stable and
predictable compared to exploration and drilling expenditures.
In contrast, capital expenditures by oil and gas companies for
drilling are more directly influenced by current and expected
oil and gas prices and generally reflect the volatility of
commodity prices.
Overview of Our Segments and Services
Our well servicing segment encompasses a full range of services
performed with a mobile well servicing rig, also commonly
referred to as a workover rig, and ancillary equipment. Our rigs
and personnel provide the means for hoisting equipment and tools
into and out of the well bore, and our well servicing equipment
and capabilities are essential to facilitate most other services
performed on a well. Our well servicing segment services, which
are performed to maintain and improve production throughout the
productive life of an oil and gas well, include:
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out of the well, or removing equipment from the well bore, to
facilitate specialized production enhancement and well repair
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Regardless of the type of work being performed on the well, our
personnel and rigs are often the first to arrive at the well
site and the last to leave. We generally charge our customers an
hourly rate for these services, which rate varies based on a
number of considerations including market conditions in each
region, the type of rig and ancillary equipment required, and
the necessary personnel.
Our fleet included 348 well service rigs as of
June 30, 2006, including 54 newbuilds since October 2004
and 52 rebuilds since the beginning of 2001. We operate from
more than 90 facilities in Texas, Wyoming, Oklahoma, New Mexico,
Louisiana, Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, Arkansas and Utah,
most of which are used jointly for our business segments. Our
rigs are mobile units that generally operate within a radius of
approximately 75 to 100 miles from their respective bases.
Prior to December 2004, our well servicing segment consisted
entirely of land-based equipment. During December 2004, we
acquired three inland barges, two of which are equipped with
rigs, have been refurbished and were placed into service in the
second quarter of 2005. Inland barges are used to service wells
in shallow water marine environments, such as coastal marshes
and bays.
The following table sets forth the location, characteristics and
number of the well servicing rigs that we operated at
June 30, 2006. We categorize our rig fleet by the rated
capacity of the mast, which indicates the maximum weight that
the rig is capable of lifting. This capability is the limiting
factor in our ability to provide services. These figures do not
include 48 new well servicing rigs that we have contracted for
delivery from July 2006 through December 2007 as part of a
102-rig newbuild commitment:
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Continent | |
|
Rockies | |
|
Rockies | |
|
Stacked | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Swab
|
|
|
N/A |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
Light Duty
|
|
|
<90 tons |
|
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
44 |
|
Medium Duty
|
|
>90-125 tons |
|
|
94 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
227 |
|
Heavy Duty
|
|
|
2/3125 tons |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
52 |
|
24-Hour
|
|
|
2/3125 tons |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
Drilling Rigs
|
|
|
2/3125 tons |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
Inland Barge
|
|
|
2/3125 tons |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
140 |
|
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
71 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
348 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Management estimates that there are approximately 3,500 onshore
well servicing rigs currently in the U.S., owned by an estimated
125 contractors, and that the actual number that are actively
marketed and operable without major capital expenditures may be
as much as 20% lower than this estimate. Based on information
from U.S. contractors reporting their utilization to
Weatherford-AESC, there were 2,514 well servicing rigs
working in June 2006. This figure represents a projected
utilization rate of 92% for the available fleet that are
operable without major capital expenditures.
According to the Guiberson Well Service Rig Count, by 1982
substantial new rig construction increased the total well
servicing rig fleet to a total of 8,063 well servicing rigs
operating in the United States owned by a large number of small
companies, several multi-regional contractors and a few large
national contractors. The largest well servicing contractor at
that time had less than 500 rigs, or less than 6% of the total
number of operating rigs. Due to increased competition and lower
day rates, the domestic well servicing fleet has declined
substantially over the last 20 years and has experienced
considerable consolidation that has affected companies of all
sizes, including the consolidation of several larger regional
companies. Specifically, the well servicing segment of our
industry has consolidated from nine large competitors (with 50
or more well servicing rigs) ten years ago to four today. The
excess capacity of rigs that has existed in the industry since
the early 1980s has also been reduced due to the lack of
new rig construction, retirements due to mechanical problems,
casualties, exports to foreign markets and, to some extent,
cannibalization efforts by rig operators, wherein parts are
stripped from idle rigs to outfit refurbishments on an active
rig fleet.
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Based on the most recent publicly available information, our two
largest competitors own a combined 2,053 rigs of which 1,361 are
marketed and 692 are stacked. These two competitors total
rigs represent approximately 59% of the industrys total
fleet. We have the third-largest fleet with over 340 rigs, or
about 10% of the overall U.S. industrys fleet. Due to
the fragmented nature of the market, we believe only one company
other than us and our two larger competitors owns more than 50
rigs (with a total of only approximately 135 rigs) and a total
of an estimated 120 companies own the approximately 900
estimated remaining well servicing rigs, or approximately 26% of
the industrys total fleet.
Maintenance. Regular maintenance is generally
required throughout the life of a well to sustain optimal levels
of oil and gas production. We believe regular maintenance
comprises the largest portion of our work in this business
segment. We provide well service rigs, equipment and crews for
these maintenance services. Maintenance services are often
performed on a series of wells in proximity to each other. These
services consist of routine mechanical repairs necessary to
maintain production, such as repairing inoperable pumping
equipment in an oil well or replacing defective tubing in a gas
well, and removing debris such as sand and paraffin from the
well. Other services include pulling the rods, tubing, pumps and
other downhole equipment out of the well bore to identify and
repair a production problem. These downhole equipment failures
are typically caused by the repetitive pumping action of an oil
well. Corrosion, water cut, grade of oil, sand production and
other factors can also result in frequent failures of downhole
equipment.
The need for maintenance activity does not directly depend on
the level of drilling activity, although it is somewhat impacted
by short-term fluctuations in oil and gas prices. Demand for our
maintenance services is affected by changes in the total number
of producing oil and gas wells in our geographic service areas.
Accordingly, maintenance services generally experience
relatively stable demand.
Our regular well maintenance services involve relatively
low-cost, short-duration jobs which are part of normal well
operating costs. Demand for well maintenance is driven primarily
by the production requirements of the local oil or gas fields
and, to a lesser degree, the actual prices received for oil and
gas. Well operators cannot delay all maintenance work without a
significant impact on production. Operators may, however, choose
to temporarily shut in producing wells when oil or gas prices
are too low to justify additional expenditures, including
maintenance.
Workover. In addition to periodic maintenance,
producing oil and gas wells occasionally require major repairs
or modifications called workovers, which are typically more
complex and more time consuming than maintenance operations.
Workover services include extensions of existing wells to drain
new formations either through perforating the well casing to
expose additional productive zones not previously produced,
deepening well bores to new zones or the drilling of lateral
well bores to improve reservoir drainage patterns. Our workover
rigs are also used to convert former producing wells to
injection wells through which water or carbon dioxide is then
pumped into the formation for enhanced oil recovery operations.
Workovers also include major subsurface repairs such as repair
or replacement of well casing, recovery or replacement of tubing
and removal of foreign objects from the well bore. These
extensive workover operations are normally performed by a
workover rig with additional specialized auxiliary equipment,
which may include rotary drilling equipment, mud pumps, mud
tanks and fishing tools, depending upon the particular type of
workover operation. Most of our well servicing rigs are designed
to perform complex workover operations. A workover may require a
few days to several weeks and generally requires additional
auxiliary equipment. The demand for workover services is
sensitive to oil and gas producers intermediate and
long-term expectations for oil and gas prices. As oil and gas
prices increase, the level of workover activity tends to
increase as oil and gas producers seek to increase output by
enhancing the efficiency of their wells.
New Well Completion. New well completion services
involve the preparation of newly drilled wells for production.
The completion process may involve selectively perforating the
well casing in the productive zones to allow oil or gas to flow
into the well bore, stimulating and testing these zones and
installing the production string and other downhole equipment.
We provide well service rigs to assist in this completion
process. Newly drilled wells are frequently completed by well
servicing rigs to minimize
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the use of higher cost drilling rigs in the completion process.
The completion process typically requires a few days to several
weeks, depending on the nature and type of the completion, and
generally requires additional auxiliary equipment. Accordingly,
completion services require less
well-to-well
mobilization of equipment and generally provide higher operating
margins than regular maintenance work. The demand for completion
services is directly related to drilling activity levels, which
are sensitive to expectations relating to and changes in oil and
gas prices.
Plugging and Abandonment. Well servicing rigs are
also used in the process of permanently closing oil and gas
wells no longer capable of producing in economic quantities.
Plugging and abandonment work can be performed with a well
servicing rig along with wireline and cementing equipment;
however, this service is typically provided by companies that
specialize in plugging and abandonment work. Many well operators
bid this work on a turnkey basis, requiring the
service company to perform the entire job, including the sale or
disposal of equipment salvaged from the well as part of the
compensation received, and complying with state regulatory
requirements. Plugging and abandonment work can provide
favorable operating margins and is less sensitive to oil and gas
pricing than drilling and workover activity since well operators
must plug a well in accordance with state regulations when it is
no longer productive. We perform plugging and abandonment work
throughout our core areas of operation in conjunction with
equipment provided by other service companies.
Our fluid services segment provides oilfield fluid supply,
transportation and storage services. These services are required
in most workover, drilling and completion projects and are
routinely used in daily producing well operations. These
services include:
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|
|
|
|
transportation of fluids used in drilling and workover
operations and of salt water produced as a by-product of oil and
gas production; |
|
|
|
sale and transportation of fresh and brine water used in
drilling and workover activities; |
|
|
|
rental of portable frac tanks and test tanks used to store
fluids on well sites; and |
|
|
|
operation of company owned fresh water and brine source wells
and of non-hazardous wastewater disposal wells. |
This segment utilizes our fleet of fluid services trucks and
related assets, including specialized tank trucks, portable
storage tanks, water wells, disposal facilities and related
equipment. The following table sets forth the type, number and
location of the fluid services equipment that we operated at
June 30, 2006:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Division | |
|
|
| |
|
|
Northern | |
|
Permian | |
|
Ark- | |
|
South | |
|
Mid- | |
|
|
|
|
Rockies | |
|
Basin | |
|
La-Tex | |
|
Texas | |
|
Continent | |
|
Stacked | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Fluid Services Trucks
|
|
|
83 |
|
|
|
160 |
|
|
|
181 |
|
|
|
124 |
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
592 |
|
Salt Water Disposal Wells
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
46 |
|
Fresh/ Brine Water Stations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
32 |
|
Fluid Storage Tanks
|
|
|
212 |
|
|
|
293 |
|
|
|
677 |
|
|
|
256 |
|
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,503 |
|
Requirements for minor or incidental fluid services are usually
purchased on a call out basis and charged according
to a published schedule of rates. Larger projects, such as
servicing the requirements of a multi-well drilling program or
frac program, generally involve a bidding process. We compete
for services both on a call out basis and for multi-well
contract projects.
We provide a full array of fluid sales, transportation, storage
and disposal services required on most workover, drilling and
completion projects. Our breadth of capabilities in this
business segment allows us to serve as a one-stop source for our
customers. Many of our smaller competitors in this
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segment can provide some, but not all, of the equipment and
services required by customers, requiring them to use several
companies to meet their requirements and increasing their
administrative burden.
As in our well servicing segment, our fluid services segment has
a base level of business volume related to the regular
maintenance of oil and gas wells. Most oil and gas fields
produce residual salt water in conjunction with oil or gas.
Fluid service trucks pick up this fluid from tank batteries at
the well site and transport it to a salt water disposal well for
injection. This regular maintenance work must be performed if a
well is to remain active. Transportation and disposal of
produced water is considered a low value service by most
operators, and it is difficult for us to command a premium over
rates charged by our competition. Our ability to out perform
competitors in this segment depends on our ability to achieve
significant economies relating to logistics
specifically, proximity between areas where salt water is
produced and our company owned disposal wells. Ownership of
disposal wells eliminates the need to pay third parties a fee
for disposal. We operate salt water disposal wells in most of
our markets.
Workover, drilling and completion activities also provide the
opportunity for higher operating margins from tank rentals and
fluid sales. Drilling and workover jobs typically require fresh
or brine water for drilling mud or circulating fluid used during
the job. Completion and workover procedures often also require
large volumes of water for fracturing operations, a process of
stimulating a well hydraulically to increase production. Spent
mud and flowback fluids are required to be transported from the
well site to a disposal well.
Competitors in the fluid services industry are mostly small,
regionally focused companies. There are currently no companies
that have a dominant position on a nationwide basis. The level
of activity in the fluid services industry is comprised of a
relatively stable demand for services related to the maintenance
of producing wells and a highly variable demand for services
used in the drilling and completion of new wells. As a result,
the level of onshore drilling activity significantly affects the
level of activity in the fluid services industry. While there
are no industry-wide statistics, the Baker Hughes Land Drilling
Rig Count is an indirect indication of demand for fluid services
because it directly reflects the level of onshore drilling
activity.
Fluid Services and Support Trucks. We currently own
and operate over 590 fluid service tank trucks equipped with a
fluid hauling capacity of up to 150 barrels. Each fluid
service truck is equipped to pump fluids from or into wells,
pits, tanks and other storage facilities. The majority of our
fluid service trucks are also used to transport water to fill
frac tanks on well locations, including frac tanks provided by
us and others, to transport produced salt water to disposal
wells, including injection wells owned and operated by us, and
to transport drilling and completion fluids to and from well
locations. In conjunction with the rental of our frac tanks, we
generally use our fluid service trucks to transport water for
use in fracturing operations. Following completion of fracturing
operations, our fluid service trucks are used to transport the
flowback produced as a result of the fracturing operations from
the well site to disposal wells. Fluid services trucks are
generally provided to oilfield operators within a
50-mile radius of our
nearest yard. Our hot oil trucks are used to remove
paraffin, a by-product of oil production in many fields, from
the well bore. If paraffin is left untreated, it can inhibit a
wells production. Our support trucks are used to move our
fluid storage tanks and other equipment to and from the job
sites of our customers.
Salt Water Disposal Well Services. We own disposal
wells that are permitted to dispose of salt water and incidental
non-hazardous oil and gas wastes. Our transport trucks
frequently transport fluids that are disposed of in these salt
water disposal wells. The disposal wells have injection
capacities ranging up to 3,500 barrels per day. Our salt
water disposal wells are strategically located in close
proximity to our customers producing wells. Most oil and
gas wells produce varying amounts of salt water throughout their
productive lives. In the states in which we generate oil and gas
wastes and salt water produced from oil and gas wells are
required by law to be disposed of in authorized facilities,
including permitted salt water disposal wells. Injection wells
are licensed by state authorities and are completed in permeable
formations below the fresh water table. We maintain separators
at most of our disposal wells permitting us to salvage residual
crude oil, which is later sold for our account.
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Fresh and Brine Water Stations. Our network of fresh
and brine water stations, particularly, in the Permian Basin,
where surface water is generally not available, are used to
supply water necessary for the drilling and completion of oil
and gas wells. Our strategic locations, in combination with our
other fluid handling services, give us a competitive advantage
over other service providers in those areas in which these other
companies cannot provide these services. These locations also
allows us to expand our customer base.
Fluid Storage Tanks. Our fluid storage tanks can
store up to 500 barrels of fluid and are used by oilfield
operators to store various fluids at the well site, including
water, brine, drilling mud and acid for frac jobs, flowback,
temporary production and mud storage. We transport the tanks on
our trucks to well locations that are usually within a
50-mile radius of our
nearest yard. Frac tanks are used during all phases of the life
of a producing well. We generally rent fluid services tanks at
daily rates for a minimum of three days. A typical fracturing
operation can be completed within four days using 10 to 40 frac
tanks.
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|
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Drilling and Completion Services Segment |
Our drilling and completion services segment provides oil and
gas operators with a package of services that include the
following:
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|
|
|
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niche pressure pumping, such as cementing, acidizing,
fracturing, coiled tubing and pressure testing; |
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|
|
cased-hole wireline services; |
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|
|
underbalanced drilling in low pressure and fluid sensitive
reservoirs; and |
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|
|
oilfield services fishing and rental tool business. |
This segment currently operates 74 pressure pumping units to
conduct a variety of services designed to stimulate oil and gas
production or to enable cement slurry to be placed in or
circulated within a well. As of June 30, 2006, we also
operated 31 air compressor packages, including foam circulation
units, for underbalanced drilling and 10 wireline units for
cased-hole measurement and pipe recovery services.
Just as a well servicing rig is required to perform various
operations over the life cycle of a well, there is a similar
need for equipment capable of pumping fluids into the well under
varying degrees of pressure. During the drilling and completion
phase, the well bore is lined with large diameter steel pipe
called casing. Casing is cemented into place by circulating
slurry into the annulus created between the pipe and the rock
wall of the well bore. The cement slurry is forced into the well
by pressure pumping equipment located on the surface. Cementing
services are also utilized over the life of a well to repair
leaks in the casing, to close perforations that are no longer
productive and ultimately to plug the well at the
end of its productive life.
A hydrocarbon reservoir is essentially an interval of rock that
is saturated with oil and/or gas, usually in combination with
water. Three primary factors determine the productivity of a
well that intersects a hydrocarbon reservoir:
porosity the percentage of the reservoir volume
represented by pore space in which the hydrocarbons reside,
permeability the natural propensity for the flow of
hydrocarbons toward the well bore, and
skin the degree to which the portion of
the reservoir in close proximity to the well bore has
experienced reduced permeability as a result of exposure to
drilling fluids or other contaminants. Well productivity can be
increased by artificially improving either permeability or skin
through stimulation methods.
Permeability can be increased through the use of fracturing
methods. The reservoir is subjected to fluids pumped into it
under high pressure. This pressure creates stress in the
reservoir and causes the rock to fracture thereby creating
additional channels through which hydrocarbons can flow. In most
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cases, sand or another form of proppant is pumped with the fluid
as a means of holding open the newly created fractures.
The most common means of reducing near-well bore damage, or
skin, is the injection of a highly reactive solvent (such as
hydrochloric acid) solution into the area where the hydrocarbons
enter the well. This solution has the effect of dissolving
contaminants which have accumulated and are restricting flow.
This process is generically known as acidizing.
As a well is drilled, long intervals of rock are left exposed
and unprotected. In order to prevent the exposed rock from
caving and to prevent fluids from entering or leaving the
exposed sections, steel casing is lowered into the hole and
cemented in place. Pressure pumping equipment is utilized to
force a cement slurry into the area between the rock face and
the casing, thereby securing it. After a well is drilled and
completed, the casing may develop leaks as a result of abrasion
from production tubing, exposure to corrosive elements or
inadequate support from the original attempt to cement it in
place. When a leak develops, it is necessary to place
specialized equipment into the well and to pump cement in such a
way as to seal the leak. Repairing leaks in this manner is known
as squeeze cementing a method that
utilizes pressure pumping equipment.
Our pressure pumping business focuses on single truck, lower
horsepower cementing, acidizing and fracturing services in niche
markets. Major pressure pumping companies have deemphasized new
well cementing and stimulation work in the shallow well markets
and do not aggressively pursue the remedial work available in
many of the deeper well markets.
The following table sets forth the type, number and location of
the drilling and completion services equipment that we operated
at June 30, 2006:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Division | |
|
|
| |
|
|
Ark- | |
|
Mid- | |
|
Northern | |
|
Southern | |
|
|
|
|
La-Tex | |
|
Continent | |
|
Rockies | |
|
Rockies | |
|
Total | |
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|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Pressure Pumping Units
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
59 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
74 |
|
Coiled Tubing Units
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
Air/ Foam Packages
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
31 |
|
Wireline Units
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
Currently, there are only three pressure pumping companies that
provide their services on a national basis. These three
companies also control a majority of the activities in the
U.S. market. For the most part, these companies have
concentrated their assets in markets characterized by complex
work with the potential for high profit margins. This has
created an opportunity in the markets for pressure pumping
services in mature areas with less complex requirements. We,
along with a number of smaller, regional companies, have
concentrated our efforts on these markets. One of our major well
servicing competitors also participates in the pressure pumping
business, but primarily outside our core areas of operations for
pumping services.
Like our fluid services business, the level of activity of our
pressure pumping business is tied to drilling and workover
activity. The bulk of pressure pumping work is associated with
cementing casing in place as the well is drilled or pumping
fluid that stimulates production from the well during the
completion phase. Pressure pumping work is awarded based on a
combination of price and expertise. More complex work is less
sensitive to price and routine work is often awarded on the
basis of price alone.
Cased-hole wireline services typically utilize a single truck
equipped with a spool of wireline that is used to lower and
raise a variety of specialized tools in and out of a cased
wellbore. These tools can be used to measure pressures and
temperatures as well as the condition of the casing and the
cement that holds the casing in place. Other applications for
wireline tools include placing equipment in or retrieving
equipment from the wellbore, or perforating the casing and
cutting off pipe that is stuck in the well so that the free
section can be recovered. Electric wireline contains a conduit
that allows signals to
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be transmitted to or from tools located in the well. A simpler
form of wireline, slickline, lacks an electrical conduit and is
used only to perform mechanical tasks such as setting or
retrieving various tools. Wireline trucks are often used in
place of a well servicing rig when there is no requirement to
remove tubulars from the well in order to make repairs. Wireline
trucks, like well servicing rigs, are utilized throughout the
life of a well.
Underbalanced drilling services, unlike pressure pumping and
wireline services, are not utilized universally throughout oil
and gas operations. Underbalanced drilling is a technique that
involves maintaining the pressure in a well at or slightly below
that of the surrounding formation using air, nitrogen, mist,
foam or lightweight drilling fluids instead of conventional
drilling fluid. Underbalanced drilling services are utilized in
areas where conventional drilling fluids or stimulation
techniques will severely damage the producing formation or in
areas where drilling performance can be substantially improved
with a lightened drilling fluid. In these cases, the drilling
fluid is lightened to make the natural pressure of the formation
greater than the hydrostatic pressure of the drilling fluid,
thereby creating a situation where pressure is forcing fluid out
of the formation (i.e., underbalanced) as opposed to into the
formation (i.e., over balanced). The most common method of
lightening drilling fluid is to mix it with air as the fluid is
pumped into the well. By varying the volume of air pumped with
the fluid, the net hydrostatic pressure can be adjusted to the
desired level. In extreme cases, air alone can be used to
circulate rock cuttings from the well.
Since reservoir pressure depletes over time as a well is
produced, it may be desirable to use underbalanced fluids in
workover operations associated with an existing well. Our air
compressors, pressure boosters, trailer mounted foam units and
associated equipment are used in a variety of drilling and
workover applications involving lightened fluids. Due to its
limited application, there is only one service company providing
these services on a national basis. The rest of the market is
serviced by small regional firms or rig contractors who supply
the equipment as part of the rig package.
Our fishing and rental tool business provides a range of
specialized services and equipment that are utilized on a
non-routine basis for both drilling and well servicing
operations. Drilling and well servicing rigs are equipped with a
complement of tools to complete routine operations under normal
conditions for most projects in the geographic area where they
are employed. When problems develop with drilling or servicing
operations, or conditions require non-routine equipment, our
customers will rely on a provider of fishing and rental tools to
augment equipment that is provided with a typical drilling or
well servicing rig package.
The term fishing applies to a wide variety of
downhole operations designed to correct a problem that has
developed when drilling or servicing a well. Most commonly the
problem involves equipment that has become lodged in the well
and cannot be removed without special equipment. Our customers
employ our technicians and our tools that are specifically
suited to retrieve the trapped equipment, or fish,
in order for operations to resume.
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Our well site construction services segment employs an array of
equipment and assets to provide services for the construction
and maintenance of oil and gas production infrastructure. These
services are primarily related to new drilling activities,
although the same equipment is utilized to maintain oil and gas
field infrastructure. Our well site construction services
segment includes dirt work for the following services:
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This segment utilizes a fleet of power units, including dozers,
trenchers, motor graders, backhoes and other heavy equipment
used in road construction. In addition, we own rock pits in some
markets in our Rocky Mountain division to ensure a reliable
source of rock to support our construction activities. We also
own a substantial quantity of wooden mats in our Gulf Coast
operations to support the well site construction requirements in
that marshy environment. This range of services, coupled with
our fluid service capabilities in the same markets,
differentiates us from our more specialized competitors.
Companies engaged in oilfield construction and maintenance
services are typically privately owned and highly localized.
There are currently no companies that provide these services on
a nationwide basis. Our well site construction services in the
Gulf Coast and the Rocky Mountain states have a significant
presence in these markets. We believe that our existing
infrastructure will allow us to expand these operations.
Contracts for well site construction services are normally
awarded by our customers on the basis of competitive bidding and
may range in scope from several days to several months in
duration.
Properties
Our principal executive offices are currently located at 400 W.
Illinois, Suite 800, Midland, Texas 79701. During 2005 we
also purchased and are currently renovating a facility in
Midland County, Texas to consolidate our corporate office and to
expand our refurbishment capacities. We currently conduct our
business from 94 area offices, 45 of which we own and 49 of
which we lease. Each office typically includes a yard,
administrative office and maintenance facility. Of our 94 area
offices, 60 are located in Texas, 11 are in Oklahoma, six are in
New Mexico, five are in Wyoming, four are in Colorado, two are
in Louisiana, two are in Montana, two are in North Dakota, one
is in Arkansas and one is in Utah.
Customers
We serve numerous major and independent oil and gas companies
that are active in our core areas of operations. During 2005 and
the first six months of 2006, we provided services to more than
1,000 customers, with our top five customers comprising only 16%
and 18% of our revenues, respectively. The majority of our
business is with independent oil and gas companies. While we
believe we could redeploy equipment in the current market
environment if we lost a single material customer, or a few of
them, such loss could have an adverse effect on our business
until the equipment is redeployed.
Operating Risks and Insurance
Our operations are subject to hazards inherent in the oil and
gas industry, such as accidents, blowouts, explosions,
craterings, fires and oil spills, that can cause:
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In addition, claims for loss of oil and gas production and
damage to formations can occur in the well services industry. If
a serious accident were to occur at a location where our
equipment and services are being used, it could result in our
being named as a defendant in lawsuits asserting large claims.
Because our business involves the transportation of heavy
equipment and materials, we may also experience traffic
accidents which may result in spills, property damage and
personal injury.
Despite our efforts to maintain high safety standards, we from
time to time have suffered accidents in the past and anticipate
that we could experience accidents in the future. In addition to
the property
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and personal losses from these accidents, the frequency and
severity of these incidents affect our operating costs and
insurability and our relationships with customers, employees and
regulatory agencies. Any significant increase in the frequency
or severity of these incidents, or the general level of
compensation awards, could adversely affect the cost of, or our
ability to obtain, workers compensation and other forms of
insurance, and could have other material adverse effects on our
financial condition and results of operations.
Although we maintain insurance coverage of types and amounts
that we believe to be customary in the industry, we are not
fully insured against all risks, either because insurance is not
available or because of the high premium costs. We do maintain
employers liability, pollution, cargo, umbrella,
comprehensive commercial general liability, workers
compensation and limited physical damage insurance. There can be
no assurance, however, that any insurance obtained by us will be
adequate to cover any losses or liabilities, or that this
insurance will continue to be available or available on terms
which are acceptable to us. Liabilities for which we are not
insured, or which exceed the policy limits of our applicable
insurance, could have a material adverse effect on us.
Competition
Our competition includes small regional contractors as well as
larger companies with international operations. We believe our
two largest competitors, Key Energy Services, Inc. and Nabors
Well Services Co., combined own approximately 59% of the well
service market share based on total well servicing rig ownership
based on publicly available data reported by these competitors.
Both of these competitors are public companies or subsidiaries
of public companies that operate in most of the large oil and
gas producing regions in the U.S. These competitors have
centralized management teams that direct their operations and
decision making primarily from corporate and regional
headquarters. In addition, because of their size, these
companies market a large portion of their work to the major oil
and gas companies.
We differentiate ourselves from our major competition by our
operating philosophy. We operate a decentralized organization,
where local management teams are largely responsible for sales
and marketing to develop stronger relationships with our
customers at the field level. We target areas that are
attractive to independent oil and gas operators who in our
opinion tend to be more aggressive in spending, less focused on
price and more likely to award work based on performance. With
the major oil and gas companies divesting mature
U.S. properties, we expect our target customers well
population to grow over time through acquisition of properties
formerly operated by major oil and gas companies. We concentrate
on providing services to a diverse group of large and small
independent oil and gas companies. These independents typically
are relationship driven, make decisions at the local level and
are willing to pay higher rates for services. We have been
successful using this business model and believe it will enable
us to continue to grow our business and maintain or expand our
operating margins.
Safety Program
Our business involves the operation of heavy and powerful
equipment which can result in serious injuries to our employees
and third parties and substantial damage to property. We have
comprehensive safety and training programs designed to minimize
accidents in the work place and improve the efficiency of our
operations. In addition, many of our larger customers now place
greater emphasis on safety and quality management programs of
their contractors. We believe that these factors will gain
further importance in the future. We have directed substantial
resources toward employee safety and quality management training
programs as well as our employee review process. While our
efforts in these areas are not unique, we believe many
competitors, and particularly smaller contractors, have not
undertaken similar training programs for their employees.
We believe our approach to safety management is consistent with
our decentralized management structure. Company mandated
policies and procedures provide the overall framework to ensure
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operations minimize the hazards inherent in our work and are
intended to meet regulatory requirements, while allowing our
operations to satisfy customer mandated policies and local needs
and practices.
Environmental Regulation
Our well site servicing operations are subject to stringent
federal, state and local laws regulating the discharge of
materials into the environment or otherwise relating to health
and safety or the protection of the environment. Numerous
governmental agencies, such as the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, commonly referred to as the EPA,
issue regulations to implement and enforce these laws, which
often require difficult and costly compliance measures. Failure
to comply with these laws and regulations may result in the
assessment of substantial administrative, civil and criminal
penalties, as well as the issuance of injunctions limiting or
prohibiting our activities. In addition, some laws and
regulations relating to protection of the environment may, in
certain circumstances, impose strict liability for environmental
contamination, rendering a person liable for environmental
damages and cleanup costs without regard to negligence or fault
on the part of that person. Strict adherence with these
regulatory requirements increases our cost of doing business and
consequently affects our profitability. We believe that we are
in substantial compliance with current applicable environmental
laws and regulations and that continued compliance with existing
requirements will not have a material adverse impact on our
operations. However, environmental laws and regulations have
been subject to frequent changes over the years, and the
imposition of more stringent requirements could have a
materially adverse effect upon our capital expenditures,
earnings or our competitive position.
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act, referred to as CERCLA or the
Superfund law, and comparable state laws impose liability,
without regard to fault on certain classes of persons that are
considered to be responsible for the release of a hazardous
substance into the environment. These persons include the
current or former owner or operator of the disposal site or
sites where the release occurred and companies that disposed or
arranged for the disposal of hazardous substances that have been
released at the site. Under CERCLA, these persons may be subject
to strict, joint and several liability for the costs of
investigating and cleaning up hazardous substances that have
been released into the environment, for damages to natural
resources and for the costs of some health studies. In addition,
companies that incur liability frequently confront additional
claims because it is not uncommon for neighboring landowners and
other third parties to file claims for personal injury and
property damage allegedly caused by hazardous substances or
other pollutants released into the environment.
The federal Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, referred to as
RCRA, generally does not regulate most wastes
generated by the exploration and production of oil and natural
gas because that act specifically excludes drilling fluids,
produced waters and other wastes associated with the
exploration, development or production of oil and gas from
regulation as hazardous wastes. However, these wastes may be
regulated by the EPA or state agencies as non-hazardous wastes
as long as these wastes are not commingled with regulated
hazardous wastes. Moreover, in the ordinary course of our
operations, industrial wastes such as paint wastes and waste
solvents as well as wastes generated in the course of us
providing well services may be regulated as hazardous waste
under RCRA or hazardous substances under CERCLA.
We currently own or lease, and have in the past owned or leased,
a number of properties that have been used for many years as
service yards in support of oil and natural gas exploration and
production activities. Although we have utilized operating and
disposal practices that were standard in the industry at the
time, there is the possibility that repair and maintenance
activities on rigs and equipment stored in these service yards,
as well as well bore fluids stored at these yards, may have
resulted in the disposal or release of hydrocarbons or other
wastes on or under these yards or other locations where these
wastes have been taken for disposal. In addition, we own or
lease properties that in the past were operated by third parties
whose operations were not under our control. These properties
and the hydrocarbons or wastes disposed thereon may be subject
to CERCLA, RCRA and
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analogous state laws. Under these laws, we could be required to
remove or remediate previously disposed wastes or property
contamination. We believe that we are in substantial compliance
with the requirements of CERCLA and RCRA.
Our operations are also subject to the federal Clean Water Act
and analogous state laws. Under the Clean Water Act, the
Environmental Protection Agency has adopted regulations
concerning discharges of storm water runoff. This program
requires covered facilities to obtain individual permits, or
seek coverage under a general permit. Some of our properties may
require permits for discharges of storm water runoff and, as
part of our overall evaluation of our current operations, we are
applying for stormwater discharge permit coverage and updating
stormwater discharge management practices at some of our
facilities. We believe that we will be able to obtain, or be
included under, these permits, where necessary, and make minor
modifications to existing facilities and operations that would
not have a material effect on us.
The federal Clean Water Act and the federal Oil Pollution Act of
1990, which contains numerous requirements relating to the
prevention of and response to oil spills into waters of the
United States, require some owners or operators of facilities
that store or otherwise handle oil to prepare and implement
spill prevention, control and countermeasure plans, also
referred to as SPCC plans, relating to the possible
discharge of oil into surface waters. In the course of our
ongoing operations, we recently updated and implemented SPCC
plans for several of our facilities. We believe we are in
substantial compliance with these regulations.
Our underground injection operations are subject to the federal
Safe Drinking Water Act, as well as analogous state and local
laws and regulations. Under Part C of the Safe Drinking
Water Act, the EPA established the Underground Injection Control
program, which established the minimum program requirements for
state and local programs regulating underground injection
activities. The Underground Injection Control program includes
requirements for permitting, testing, monitoring, record keeping
and reporting of injection well activities, as well as a
prohibition against the migration of fluid containing any
contaminant into underground sources of drinking water. The
substantial majority of our saltwater disposal wells are located
in the State of Texas and regulated by the Texas Railroad
Commission, also known as the RRC. We also operate
salt water disposal wells in Oklahoma and Wyoming and are
subject to similar regulatory controls in those states.
Regulations in these states require us to obtain a permit from
the applicable regulatory agencies to operate each of our
underground injection wells. We believe that we have obtained
the necessary permits from these agencies for each of our
underground injection wells and that we are in substantial
compliance with permit conditions and commission rules.
Nevertheless, these regulatory agencies have the general
authority to suspend or modify one or more of these permits if
continued operation of one of our underground injection wells is
likely to result in pollution of freshwater, substantial
violation of permit conditions or applicable rules, or leaks to
the environment. Although we monitor the injection process of
our wells, any leakage from the subsurface portions of the
injection wells could cause degradation of fresh groundwater
resources, potentially resulting in cancellation of operations
of a well, issuance of fines and penalties from governmental
agencies, incurrence of expenditures for remediation of the
affected resource and imposition of liability by third parties
for property damages and personal injuries. In addition, our
sales of residual crude oil collected as part of the saltwater
injection process could impose liability on us in the event that
the entity to which the oil was transferred fails to manage the
residual crude oil in accordance with applicable environmental
health and safety laws.
We maintain insurance against some risks associated with
underground contamination that may occur as a result of well
service activities. However, this insurance is limited to
activities at the wellsite and there can be no assurance that
this insurance will continue to be commercially available or
that this insurance will be available at premium levels that
justify its purchase by us. The occurrence of a significant
event that is not fully insured or indemnified against could
have a materially adverse effect on our financial condition and
operations.
We are also subject to the requirements of the federal
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) and comparable
state statutes that regulate the protection of the health and
safety of workers.
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In addition, the OSHA hazard communication standard requires
that information be maintained about hazardous materials used or
produced in operations and that this information be provided to
employees, state and local government authorities and the
public. We believe that our operations are in substantial
compliance with the OSHA requirements, including general
industry standards, record keeping requirements, and monitoring
of occupational exposure to regulated substances.
Employees
As of June 30, 2006, we employed approximately 3,900
people, with approximately 85% employed on an hourly basis. Our
future success will depend partially on our ability to attract,
retain and motivate qualified personnel. We are not a party to
any collective bargaining agreements, and we consider our
relations with our employees to be satisfactory.
Litigation
On September 3, 2004, David Hudson, Jr. et al
commenced a civil action against us in the District Court of
Panola County, Texas, 123rd Judicial District, David
Hudson, Jr. et al v. Basic Energy Services
Company, Cause
No. 2004-A-137.
The complaint alleged that our operation of a saltwater disposal
well had contaminated both the groundwater and the soil in the
surrounding area. The relief requested in the complaint was
monetary damages, injunctive relief, environmental remediation
and a court order requiring us to provide drinking water to the
community. This matter was settled in April 2006 for an
immaterial amount.
On October 18, 2005, Clifford Golden et al commenced a
civil action against us in the 123rd Judicial District
Court of Panola County, Texas, Clifford Golden
et al v. Basic Energy Services, LP. The factual
basis for this complaint and relief are similar to the Hudson
litigation, including claims that our operation of a saltwater
disposal well has contaminated both the groundwater and the soil
in the surrounding area. In addition, this complaint alleges a
wrongful death and personal injuries to unspecified persons. In
response to this complaint, we have retained counsel and intend
to defend ourselves vigorously in this action.
We are subject to other claims in the ordinary course of
business. However, we believe that the ultimate dispositions of
the above mentioned and other current legal proceedings will not
have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or
results of operations.
Neither we, nor any entity required to be consolidated with us,
has been required to pay a penalty to the Internal Revenue
Service for failing to make disclosures required with respect to
certain transactions that have been identified by the Internal
Revenue Service as abusive or that have a significant tax
avoidance.
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MANAGEMENT
Directors, Executive Officers and Other Key Employees
Our directors, executive officers and other key employees and
their respective ages and positions are as follows:
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Steven A. Webster
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William E. Chiles
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Robert F. Fulton
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Set forth below is the description of the backgrounds of our
directors, executive officers and other key employees.
Steven A. Webster (Chairman of the Board) has been
the Chairman of our Board of Directors and a director since
January 2001. Mr. Webster has served as Co-Managing Partner
of Avista Capital Holdings, L.P. (Avista), a private
equity firm focused on investments in the energy, media and
healthcare sectors since July 1, 2005. Prior to his
position with Avista, Mr. Webster served as Chairman of
Global Energy Partners, a specialty group within Credit
Suisses asset management business that made investments in
energy companies, from 1999 until June 30, 2005.
Mr. Webster has continued to serve as a consultant to
Credit Suisses asset management business through
arrangements with an affiliate of Avista, and serves on the
boards of, and monitors the operations of, various existing DLJ
Merchant Banking portfolio companies, including Basic Energy
Services. From 1998 to 1999, Mr. Webster served as Chief
Executive Officer and President of R&B Falcon Corporation,
and from 1988 to 1998, Mr. Webster served as Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Falcon Drilling Corporation, both
offshore drilling contractors. Mr. Webster serves as a
director of Grey Wolf, Inc., SEACOR Holdings Inc., Hercules
Offshore, Inc., Brigham Exploration Company, Goodrich Petroleum
Corporation, Camden Property Trust, Geokinetics, Inc., and
various privately-held companies. In addition, Mr. Webster
serves as Chairman of Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., Crown
Resources Corporation, and Pinnacle Gas Resources, Inc.
Mr. Webster was the founder and an original shareholder of
Falcon Drilling Company, a predecessor to Transocean, Inc., and
was a co-founder and original shareholder of Carrizo
Oil & Gas, Inc. Mr. Webster holds a B.S.I.M. from
Purdue University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Kenneth V. Huseman (President Chief Executive
Officer and Director) has 26 years of well
servicing experience. He has been our President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director since 1999. Prior to joining us, he was
Chief Operating Officer at Key Energy Services from 1996 to
1999. He was a Divisional Vice President at WellTech, Inc. from
1993 to 1996. He was a Vice President of Operations at Pool
Energy Services Co. from 1982 to 1993, where he managed
operations throughout the United States, including drilling
operations in Alaska. Mr. Huseman graduated with a B.B.A.
degree in Accounting from Texas Tech University.
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Alan Krenek (Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer, Treasurer and Secretary) has 18 years of
related industry experience. He has been our Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since January 2005. He
became Senior Vice President and Secretary in May 2006. From
October 2002 to January 2005, he served as Vice President and
Controller of Fleetwood Retail Corp., a subsidiary in the
manufactured housing division of Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.
From March 2002 to August 2002, he was a consultant involved in
management, assessment of operational and financial internal
controls, cost recovery and cash flow management.
Mr. Krenek pursued personal interests from November 2001 to
March 2002. From December 1999 to November 2001, he acted as the
Vice President of Finance and later the Chief Financial Officer
of Digital Commerce Corporation, a
business-to-government
internet-based marketplace solutions company that filed for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in June 2001. From January
1997 to December 1999, Mr. Krenek was the Vice President,
Finance of Global TeleSystems, Inc. From September 1995 to
December 1996, he served as Corporate Controller of Landmark
Graphics Corporation where he was responsible for SEC reporting,
general accounting, financial policies and procedures and
purchasing functions. He worked in various financial management
positions at Pool Energy Services Co. from 1980 to 1993 and at
Noble Corporation from 1993 to 1995. Mr. Krenek graduated
with a B.B.A. degree in Accounting from Texas A&M University
in 1977 and is a certified public accountant.
Charles W. Swift (Senior Vice President Rig
and Truck Operations) has 33 years of related
industry experience including 25 years specifically in the
domestic well service business. He was named Senior Vice
President Rig and Truck Operations in July 2006, has
served as a Vice President since 1997 and was involved in
integrating several acquisitions during our expansion phase in
late 1997. He was a co-owner of S&N Well Service from 1986
to 1997 and expanded the business to 17 rigs at the time of sale
of the company to us. From 1980 to 1986, he worked at Pool
Energy Services Co. where he managed the well service and fluid
services businesses. Mr. Swift graduated with a B.B.A.
degree in International Trade from Texas Tech University.
Dub W. Harrison (Vice President
Equipment & Safety) has spent 29 years in
the well services industry. He has been a Vice President since
1995, during which time he established operations in east Texas,
negotiated an acquisition to enter the south Texas market and
implemented a consistent maintenance program. From 1987 to 1995,
he worked in operations and maintenance management at Pool
Energy Services Co.
Mark D. Rankin (Vice President Risk
Management) has 28 years of related industry
experience. He has been a Vice President since 2004. From 1997
to 2004, he was a consultant to oil and gas companies and was
involved in operations research and work process redesign. From
1985 to 1995, he acted as Director of International Marketing
and Marketing for U.S. Operations and a District Manager at
Pool Energy Services. He was an International Sales Manager and
Director of Planning and Market Research at Zapata Off-Shore
Company from 1979 to 1985. From 1977 to 1989, he was a Contract
Manager at Western Oceanic, Inc. He graduated with a B.A. in
Political Science from Texas A&M University.
James E. Tyner (Vice President Human
Resources) has been a Vice President since January 2004.
From 1999 to December 2003, he was the General Manager of Human
Resources at CMS Panhandle Companies, where he directed delivery
of HR Services. Mr. Tyner was the Director of Human
Resources Administration and Payroll Services at Duke
Energys Gas Transmission Group from 1998 to 1999. From
1981 to 1998, Mr. Tyner held various positions at Panhandle
Eastern Corporation. At Panhandle, he managed all Human
Resources functions and developed corporate policies and as a
Certified Safety Professional, he designed and implemented
programs to control workplace hazards. Mr. Tyner received a
B.S. and M.S. from Mississippi State University.
James S. DAgostino, Jr. (Director)
has served as a director since February 2004.
Mr. DAgostino has served as Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Encore Bank since
November 1999, during which time he initiated turnaround efforts
and raised over $30 million of new equity to create a
unique private banking organization. From 1998 to 1999,
Mr. DAgostino served as Vice Chairman and Group
Executive and from 1997 until 1998, he served as
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President, Member of the Office of Chairman and Director of
American General Corporation. Mr. DAgostino graduated
with an economics degree from Villanova University and a J.D.
from Seton Hall University School of Law.
William E. Chiles (Director) has served as a
director since August 2003. Mr. Chiles has served as the
Chief Executive Officer, President and a Director of Bristow
Group Inc. (formerly named Offshore Logistics, Inc.), a provider
of helicopter transportation services to the worldwide offshore
oil and gas industry, since July 2004. Mr. Chiles served as
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Grey
Wolf, Inc. from March 2003 until June 2004. Mr. Chiles
served as Vice President of Business Development at ENSCO
International Incorporated from August 2002 until March 2003.
From August 1997 until its merger into an ENSCO International
affiliate in August 2002, Mr. Chiles served as President
and Chief Executive Officer of Chiles Offshore, Inc.
Mr. Chiles has a B.B.A. in Petroleum Land Management from
The University of Texas and an M.B.A. in Finance and Accounting
with honors from Southern Methodist University, Dallas.
Robert F. Fulton (Director) has served as a
director since 2001. Mr. Fulton has served as President and
Chief Executive Officer of Frontier Drilling ASA since September
2002. From December 2001 to August 2002, Mr. Fulton managed
personal investments. He served as Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of Merlin Offshore Holdings, Inc. from
August 1999 until November 2001. From 1998 to June 1999,
Mr. Fulton served as Executive Vice President of Finance
for R&B Falcon Corporation, during which time he closed the
merger of Falcon Drilling Company with Reading & Bates
Corporation to create R&B Falcon Corporation and then the
merger of R&B Falcon Corporation and Cliffs Drilling
Company. He graduated with a B.S. degree in Accountancy from the
University of Illinois and an M.B.A. in finance from
Northwestern University.
Sylvester P. Johnson, IV (Director) has served as
a director since 2001. Mr. Johnson has served as President,
Chief Executive Officer and a director of Carrizo Oil &
Gas, Inc. since December 1993. Prior to that, he worked for
Shell Oil Company for 15 years. His managerial positions
included Operations Superintendent, Manager of Planning and
Finance and Manager of Development Engineering. Mr. Johnson
is a Registered Petroleum Engineer and has a B.S. in Mechanical
Engineering from the University of Colorado.
Thomas P. Moore, Jr. (Director) has
served as a director since December 2005. Mr. Moore was a
Senior Principal of State Street Global Advisors, the head of
Global Fundamental Strategies, and a member of the Senior
Management Group from 2001 through July 2005. Mr. Moore
retired from this position in July 2005. From 1986 through 2001,
he was a Senior Vice President of State Street
Research & Management Company and was head of the State
Street Research International Equity Team. From 1977 to 1986 he
served in positions of increasing responsibility with Petrolane,
Inc., including Administrative Vice President (1977-1981),
President of Drilling Tools, Inc., an oilfield equipment rental
subsidiary (1981-1984), and President of Brinkerhoff-Signal,
Inc., an oil well contract drilling subsidiary (1984-1986).
Mr. Moore is a Chartered Financial Analyst and currently
serves as a director of several privately-held companies.
Mr. Moore holds an M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business
School.
H. H. Wommack, III (Director) has served
as a director since 1992. Mr. Wommack was our founder and
our Chairman of the Board from 1992 until January 2001.
Mr. Wommack is currently a principal of and Chief Executive
Officer of Saber Resources, LLC, a privately held oil and gas
company that he founded in May 2004. Mr. Wommack served as
Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer and a
Director of Southwest Royalties Holdings, Inc. from its
formation in July 1997 until April 2005 and of Southwest
Royalties, Inc. from its formation in 1983 until its sale in May
2004. Prior to the formation of Southwest Royalties,
Mr. Wommack was a self-employed independent oil and gas
producer. Mr. Wommack is currently Chairman of the Board of
Midland Red Oak Realty, a commercial real estate company
involved in investments in the Southwest. Mr. Wommack is
also currently the President of Fortress Holdings, LLC and
Anchor Resources, LLC. He graduated with a B.A. from the
University of North Carolina and a J.D. from the University of
Texas School of Law.
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Board of Directors
Our board of directors currently consists of eight members,
including four independent members
Messrs. DAgostino, Chiles, Moore and Johnson. The
listing requirements of the New York Stock Exchange require that
our board of directors be composed of a majority of independent
directors within one year of the listing of our common stock on
the NYSE. Accordingly, we intend to appoint an additional
independent director to our board of directors or otherwise
satisfy that obligation prior to such time.
Our board of directors is divided into three classes. The
directors serve staggered three-year terms. The current terms of
the directors of each class expire at the annual meetings of
stockholders to be held in 2007 (Class II), 2008
(Class III) and 2009 (Class I). At each annual meeting
of stockholders, one class of directors is elected for a full
term of three years to succeed that class of directors whose
terms are expiring. The classification of directors are as
follows:
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Class I Messrs. Johnson, Webster and
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Committees
In compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of
2002, the NYSE listing standards and SEC rules and regulations,
a majority of the directors on our nominating and corporate
governance and compensation committees are currently independent
and, within one year of listing on the NYSE, these committees
will be fully independent and a majority of our board will be
independent.
Our audit committee is currently comprised of
Messrs. DAgostino, Chiles and Moore, with
Mr. Moore currently serving as chairman. Our board has
determined that Messrs. DAgostino, Chiles and Moore
are independent directors as defined under and required by the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act, and the
listing requirements of the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE.
Our board of directors has determined that Messrs. Moore
and DAgostino are audit committee financial
experts. The responsibilities of the Audit Committee
include:
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to appoint, engage and terminate our independent auditors; |
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to approve fees paid to our independent auditors for audit and
permissible non-audit services in advance; |
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to evaluate, at least on an annual basis, the qualifications,
independence and performance of our independent auditors; |
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to review and discuss with our independent auditors reports
provided by the independent auditors to the Audit Committee
regarding financial reporting issues; |
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to review and discuss with management and our independent
auditors our quarterly and annual financial statements prior to
our filing of periodic reports; |
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to review our procedures for internal auditing and the adequacy
of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control
over financial reporting; and |
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to evaluate its own performance at least on an annual basis. |
To promote the independence of the audit, the Audit Committee
consults separately and jointly with the independent auditors,
the internal auditors and management.
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Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee |
Our nominating and corporate governance committee currently
consists of Messrs. Johnson, Webster and Moore, with
Mr. Johnson currently serving as chairman. Our board has
determined that Messrs. Johnson and Moore are independent
as required by the listing requirements of the NYSE. The
responsibilities of the Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee include:
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to identify, recruit and evaluate candidates for membership on
the Board and to develop processes for identifying and
evaluating such candidates; |
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to annually present to the Board a list of nominees recommended
for election to the Board at the annual meeting of stockholders,
and to present to the Board, as necessary, nominees to fill any
vacancies that may occur on the Board; |
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to adopt a policy regarding the consideration of any director
candidates recommended by our stockholders and the procedures to
be followed by such stockholders in making such recommendations; |
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to adopt a process for our stockholders to send communications
to the Board; |
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to evaluate its own performance at least annually and deliver a
report setting forth the results of such evaluation to the Board; |
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to oversee our policies and procedures regarding compliance with
applicable laws and regulations relating to the honest and
ethical conduct of our directors, officers and employees; |
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to have the sole responsibility for granting any waivers under
our Code of Ethics and Corporate Governance Guidelines; and |
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to evaluate annually, based on input from the entire Board, the
performance of the CEO and report the results of such evaluation
to the Compensation Committee of the Board. |
Our compensation committee currently consists of
Messrs. Chiles, DAgostino and Wommack, with
Mr. Chiles currently serving as chairman. Our board has
determined that Messrs. Chiles and DAgostino are
independent as required by the listing requirements of the NYSE.
The responsibilities of the Compensation Committee include:
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to evaluate and develop the compensation policies applicable to
our executive officers and make recommendations to the Board
with respect to the compensation to be paid to our executive
officers; |
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to review, approve and evaluate on an annual basis the corporate
goals and objectives with respect to compensation for our Chief
Executive Officer; |
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to determine and approve our Chief Executive Officers
compensation, including salary, bonus, incentive and equity
compensation; |
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to review and make recommendations regarding the compensation
paid to non-employee directors; |
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to review and make recommendations to the Board with respect to
our incentive compensation plans and to assist the Board with
the administration of such plans; and |
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to evaluate its own performance at least annually and deliver a
report setting forth the results of such evaluation to the Board. |
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Web Access
We provide access through our website at
www.basicenergyservices.com to current information
relating to governance, including a copy of each board committee
charter, our Code of Ethics, our corporate governance guidelines
and other matters impacting our governance principles. You may
also contact our Chief Financial Officer for paper copies of
these documents free of charge.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider
Participation
None of our executive officers serve as a member of the board of
directors or compensation committee of any entity that has one
or more of its executive officers serving as a member of our
board of directors or compensation committee.
Compensation of Executive Officers
The following table summarizes all compensation earned by our
Chief Executive Officer and each of our four other most highly
compensated executive officers during the years ended
December 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005, to whom we refer in this
prospectus as our named executive officers.
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Kenneth V. Huseman
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2005 |
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325,000 |
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275,000 |
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100,000 |
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1,600 |
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President and
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2004 |
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327,884 |
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500,000 |
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3,141,000 |
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2,308 |
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Chief Executive Officer
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2003 |
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269,231 |
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125,000 |
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200,000 |
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Alan Krenek
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2005 |
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170,769 |
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187,500 |
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125,000 |
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52,331 |
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Senior Vice President
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2004 |
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NA |
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NA |
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NA |
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NA |
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Finance and Chief Financial
Officer(4)
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2003 |
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NA |
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NA |
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NA |
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James J. Carter(5)
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2005 |
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170,000 |
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60,000 |
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30,000 |
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1,288 |
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Executive Vice President
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2004 |
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168,846 |
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200,000 |
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698,000 |
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and Secretary
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2003 |
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127,692 |
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25,000 |
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60,000 |
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Charles W. Swift.
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2005 |
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150,000 |
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95,068 |
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35,000 |
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14,400 |
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Vice President Permian
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2004 |
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151,924 |
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69,894 |
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349,000 |
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9,600 |
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2003 |
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123,077 |
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24,714 |
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50,000 |
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Dub W. Harrison
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140,000 |
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48,000 |
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25,000 |
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10,240 |
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Vice President
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2004 |
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141,539 |
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60,250 |
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349,000 |
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Equipment & Safety
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115,385 |
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14,000 |
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50,000 |
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Under the terms of their employment agreements,
Messrs. Huseman, Krenek, Carter, Swift and Harrison are
entitled to the compensation described under Employment
Agreements below. Perquisites and other personal benefits
paid or distributed during fiscal 2003, 2004 and 2005 to the
individuals listed in the table above did not exceed, for any
individual, the lesser of $50,000 or 10 percent of such
individuals total salary and bonus. |
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Shares of restricted stock were granted to the named executive
officers during 2004 as follows: Huseman
450,000 shares; Carter 100,000 shares;
Swift 50,000 shares; and Harrison
50,000 shares. The fair market value as of the date of
grant of the shares of restricted stock during February 2004, as
determined by our board of directors, was $6.98. These shares
are subject to vesting in one-fourth increments on each of
February 24, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 for each person
other than Mr. Carter, whose shares vested one-half on
February 24, 2005 and one-half on February 24, 2006.
Cash dividends, if any are paid, would be payable on these
shares of restricted stock, but we will retain any stock
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satisfied on the shares on which the stock dividend is issued.
For information concerning grants of and the aggregate holdings
of restricted stock by the named executive officers, see
Employment Agreements below. For information
regarding repurchases of shares of restricted stock by us from
the named executive officers and other officers during 2005 and
2006, see Certain Relationships and Related Party
Transactions below. |
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For 2005, includes: for Mr. Huseman, deferred compensation
contributions of $1,600; for Mr. Krenek, moving related
allowance of $52,331; for Mr. Carter, deferred compensation
contributions of $1,288; for Mr. Swift, vehicle allowance
of $9,600 and deferred compensation contributions of $4,800; and
for Mr. Harrison, vehicle allowance of $9,600 and deferred
compensation contributions of $640. For 2004 includes: for
Mr. Huseman, vehicle allowance of $2,308; for each of
Mr. Swift and Mr. Harrison, vehicle allowance of
$9,600. For 2003 includes: for Mr. Huseman, vehicle
allowance of $12,000 and life insurance costs of $4,955; for
each of Mr. Swift and Mr. Harrison, vehicle allowance
of $9,600. |
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Mr. Krenek has served as our Chief Financial Officer since
January 2005. |
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Mr. Carter, our former Executive Vice President and
Secretary, retired effective April 30, 2006. |
Aggregated Option Exercises in 2005 and Fiscal Year-End
Option Values
The following table sets forth information concerning options
exercised during the last fiscal year and held as of
December 31, 2005 by each of the named executive officers.
None of the named executive officers exercised options during
the year ended December 31, 2005. Amounts described in the
following table under the heading Value of Unexercised
In-the-Money Options at
December 31, 2005 are determined by multiplying the
number of shares issued or issuable upon the exercise of the
option by the difference between the closing price of our common
stock at December 31, 2005 and the per share option
exercise price.
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Kenneth V. Huseman
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399,755 |
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166,650 |
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125,000 |
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James J. Carter
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128,720 |
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50,000 |
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2,053,084 |
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708,100 |
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Dub W. Harrison
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89,560 |
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41,665 |
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1,428,482 |
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590,057 |
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Charles W. Swift.
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89,560 |
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51,665 |
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1,428,482 |
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719,757 |
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Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year
The following table sets forth information concerning options
granted during the year ended December 31, 2005 to each of
the named executive officers.
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Kenneth V. Huseman
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100,000 |
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125,000 |
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James J. Carter
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30,000 |
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3.1 |
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6.98 |
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415,118 |
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785,041 |
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Charles W. Swift
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35,000 |
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3.6 |
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6.98 |
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484,305 |
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915,881 |
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Dub W. Harrison
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25,000 |
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2.5 |
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6.98 |
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(1) |
Except as provided in note (3) below, all options reflected
in the table were earned in fiscal 2005 and granted on
March 2, 2005. No stock appreciation rights
(SARs) were granted in tandem with the options
reflected in this table. Except as provided in note
(3) below, these options vest in equal one-fourth
increments on each of January 1, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. |
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Reflects the percentage of total options granted in fiscal 2005. |
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Includes options to purchase 100,000 shares of common
stock granted to Mr. Krenek on January 26, 2005 in
connection with the commencement of his employment with us.
These options vest in equal one-third increments on each of
January 26, 2006, 2007 and 2008. |
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Options to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock
expire on January 25, 2015 and options to
purchase 25,000 shares of common stock expire on
March 1, 2015. |
Compensation of Directors
Directors who are our employees do not receive a retainer or
fees for service on the board or any committees. We pay
non-employee members of the board for their service as
directors. Directors who are not employees receive, effective
May 1, 2005, an annual fee of $30,000. In addition, the
chairman of each committee receives the following annual fees:
audit committee $10,000; compensation
committee $6,000; and nominating and corporate
governance committee $6,000. Directors who are not
employees currently receive a fee of $2,000 for each board
meeting attended in person, and a fee of $1,000 for attendance
at a board meeting held telephonically. For committee meetings,
directors who are not employees currently receive a fee of
$3,000 for each committee meeting attended in person, and a fee
of $1,500 for attendance at a committee meeting held
telephonically. In addition, each non-employee director has
received, upon election to the board, a stock option to
purchase 37,500 shares of our common stock at the
market price on the date of grant that vests ratably over three
years. Directors are reimbursed for reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses
incurred in attending meetings of the board or committees and
for other reasonable expenses related to the performance of
their duties as directors.
Second Amended and Restated 2003 Incentive Plan
Our 2003 Incentive Plan, which was adopted by our Board of
Directors and has been approved by our stockholders as amended,
covers stock awards issued under our original 2003 Incentive
Plan and
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predecessor equity plan. This incentive plan permits the
granting of any or all of the following types of awards:
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performance awards; |
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bonus shares; and |
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cash awards. |
All non-employee directors and employees of, and any consultants
to, us or any of our affiliates are eligible for participation
under the incentive plan.
The number of shares with respect to which awards may be granted
under the 2003 Incentive Plan may not exceed
5,000,000 shares, of which awards for 3,680,050 shares
have been issued as of June 30, 2006. The incentive plan
will be administered by the compensation committee of our board
of directors. The compensation committee will select the
participants who will receive awards, determine the type and
terms of the awards to be granted and interpret and administer
the incentive plan. No awards may be granted under the incentive
plan after April 12, 2014.
The options granted pursuant to the 2003 Incentive Plan may be
either incentive options qualifying for beneficial tax treatment
for the recipient as incentive stock options under
Section 422 of the Code or non-qualified options. No person
may be issued incentive stock options that first become
exercisable in any calendar year with respect to shares having
an aggregate fair market value, at the date of grant, in excess
of $100,000. No incentive stock option may be granted to a
person if at the time such option is granted the person owns
stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting
power of all classes of our stock or any of our subsidiaries as
defined in Section 424 of the Code, unless at the time
incentive stock options are granted the purchase price for the
option shares is at least 110% of the fair market value of the
option shares on the date of grant and the incentive stock
options are not exercisable five years after the date of grant.
The 2003 Incentive Plan permits the payment of qualified
performance-based compensation within the meaning of
Section 162(m) of the Code, which generally limits the
deduction that we may take for compensation paid in excess of
$1,000,000 to certain of our covered officers in any
one calendar year unless the compensation is qualified
performance-based compensation within the meaning of
Section 162(m) of the Code. The 2003 Incentive Plan was
approved by our stockholders prior to our initial public
offering of common stock. This prior stockholder approval
(assuming no further material modifications of the plan) will
satisfy the stockholder approval requirements of
Section 162(m) following our initial public offering of
common stock for a transition period ending not later than our
annual meeting of stockholders in 2009.
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Tax Treatment for Our 2003 Incentive Plan |
The following is a brief summary of certain of the United States
federal income tax consequences relating to our 2003 Incentive
Plan based on federal income tax laws currently in effect. This
summary applies to the plan as normally operated and is not
intended to provide or supplement tax advice. Individual
circumstances may vary these results, and we recommend that each
participant consult his or her own tax counsel for advice
regarding tax treatment under the plan. The summary contains
general statements based on current United States federal income
tax statutes, regulations and currently available
interpretations thereof. This summary is not intended to be
exhaustive and does not
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describe state, local or foreign tax consequences or the effect,
if any, of gift, estate and inheritance taxes.
Non-qualified Stock Options. An optionee will
not recognize any taxable income upon the grant of a
non-qualified stock option. We will not be entitled to a federal
income tax deduction with respect to the grant of a
non-qualified stock option. Upon exercise of a non-qualified
stock option, the excess of the fair market value of the common
stock transferred to the optionee over the option exercise price
will be taxable as compensation income to the optionee and will
be subject to applicable withholding taxes. Such fair market
value generally will be determined on the date the shares of
common stock are transferred pursuant to the exercise. We
generally will be entitled to a federal income tax deduction at
such time in the amount of such compensation income. The
optionees federal income tax basis for the common stock
received pursuant to the exercise of a non-qualified stock
option will equal the sum of the compensation income recognized
and the exercise price. In the event of a sale of common stock
received upon the exercise of a non-qualified stock option, any
appreciation or depreciation after the exercise date generally
will be taxed as capital gain or loss.
Incentive Stock Options. An optionee will not
recognize any taxable income at the time of grant or timely
exercise of an incentive stock option (but in some circumstances
may be subject to an alternative minimum tax as a result of
exercise), and we will not be entitled to a federal income tax
deduction with respect to such grant or exercise. A sale or
exchange by an optionee of shares acquired upon the exercise of
an incentive stock option more than one year after the transfer
of the shares to such optionee and more than two years after the
date of grant of the incentive stock option will result in the
difference between the amount realized and the exercise price,
if any, being treated as long-term capital gain (or loss) to the
optionee. If such sale or exchange takes place within two years
after the date of grant of the incentive stock option or within
one year from the date of transfer of the shares to the
optionee, such sale or exchange generally will constitute a
disqualifying disposition of such shares that will
have the following result: any excess of (a) the lesser of
(1) the fair market value of the shares at the time of
exercise of the incentive stock option and (2) the amount
realized on such disqualifying disposition of the shares over
(b) the option exercise price of such shares, will be
ordinary income to the optionee, and we generally will be
entitled to a federal income tax deduction in the amount of such
income. The balance, if any, of the optionees gain upon a
disqualifying disposition will qualify as capital gain and will
not result in any deduction by us.
Restricted Stock. A grantee generally will
not recognize taxable income upon the grant of restricted stock,
and the recognition of any income will be postponed until such
shares are no longer subject to restrictions on transfer or the
risk of forfeiture. When either the transfer restrictions or the
risk of forfeiture lapses, the grantee will recognize ordinary
income equal to the fair market value of the restricted stock at
the time of such lapse and, subject to satisfying applicable
income reporting requirements and any deduction limitation under
Section 162(m) of the Code, we will be entitled to a
federal income tax deduction in the same amount and at the same
time as the grantee recognized ordinary income. A grantee may
elect to be taxed at the time of the grant of restricted stock
and, if this election is made, the grantee will recognize
ordinary income equal to the excess of the fair market value of
the restricted stock at the time of grant (determined without
regard to any of the restrictions thereon) over the amount paid,
if any, by the grantee for such shares. We generally will be
entitled to a federal income tax deduction in the same amount
and at the same time as the grantee recognizes ordinary income.
Performance Awards, Phantom Shares and Other Stock-Based
Awards. Generally, a grantee will not recognize any
taxable income and we will not be entitled to a deduction upon
the award of performance awards, phantom shares and other
stock-based awards. Upon vesting, the participant would include
in ordinary income the value of any shares received and an
amount equal to any cash received. Subject to satisfying
applicable income reporting requirements and any deduction
limitation under Section 162(m) of the Code, we will be
entitled to a federal income tax deduction equal to the amount
of ordinary income recognized by the grantee.
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Bonus Shares and Cash Awards. Upon the
receipt of bonus shares and cash awards, the grantee would
include in ordinary income the value of any shares received and
an amount equal to any cash received. Subject to satisfying
applicable income reporting requirements and any deduction
limitation under Section 162(m) of the Code, we will be
entitled to a federal income tax deduction equal to the amount
of ordinary income recognized by the grantee.
Deferred Compensation and Parachute
Taxes. Section 409A of the Code provides for
an additional 20% tax, among other things, on awards that, if
subject to Section 409A, do not comply with the
requirements of this section. We intend for awards to comply
with Section 409A. In addition, if, upon a change of
control of us, the vesting or payment of awards to certain
disqualified individuals exceeds certain amounts,
that individual will be subject to a 20% excise tax on such
payments and those amounts will not be deductible by us.
Employment Agreements
Under the current employment agreement with Mr. Huseman
effective March 1, 2004 through February 2007,
Mr. Huseman is entitled to an annual salary of $325,000 and
an annual bonus ranging from $50,000 to $325,000 based on
Mr. Husemans performance. Under this employment
agreement, Mr. Huseman is eligible from time to time to
receive grants of stock options and other long-term equity
incentive compensation under our Amended and Restated 2003
Incentive Plan. In addition, upon a qualified termination of
employment Mr. Huseman would be entitled to three times his
base salary plus his current annual incentive target bonus for
the full year in which the termination of employment occurred.
Similarly, following a change of control of our company,
Mr. Huseman would be entitled to a lump sum payment of two
times his base salary plus his current annual incentive target
bonus for the full year in which the change of control occurred.
Mr. Husemans bonus in 2005 was unanimously approved
by our Board of Directors, including the independent directors.
In 2005 the Board of Directors approved the payment of a
$275,000 bonus to Mr. Huseman, and the Board has approved a
salary for Mr. Huseman effective in March 2006 of $400,000.
We have also entered into employment agreements with Dub W.
Harrison and Charles W. Swift through June 2009 and with Mr.
Tyner through January 2007. Mr. Harrison is entitled to an
annual salary of $150,000, Mr. Swift is entitled to an
annual salary of $200,000 and Mr. Tyner is entitled to an annual
salary of $110,000. Under these agreements, if the
officers employment is terminated for certain reasons, he
would be entitled to a lump sum severance payment equal to six
months salary, or 18 months salary (12 months
salary is the case of Mr. Tyner) if termination is on or
following a change of control of our company. The Board has
approved a 2006 salary for Mr. Tyner of $140,000 effective March
2006.
Under an employment agreement with Alan Krenek effective
January 26, 2005 through January 2008, Mr. Krenek is
entitled to an annual salary of $185,000 and an annual bonus,
based on Mr. Kreneks performance, ranging from
$25,000 to $138,750. Mr. Krenek is also eligible to
participate in our 2003 Incentive Plan. Under this employment
agreement, Mr. Krenek received a one-time cash bonus of
$37,500 and an initial grant of options to
purchase 100,000 shares of stock. Under this
agreement, if Mr. Kreneks employment is terminated
for certain reasons, he would be entitled to a lump sum
severance payment equal to 12 months salary plus his
current annual incentive target bonus for the full year in which
the termination of employment occurred, such lump sum to be
increased by 50% if termination is on or following a change of
control of our company. The Board has approved a 2006 salary for
Mr. Krenek of $240,000 effective in March 2006.
James J. Carter, our former Executive Vice President and
Secretary, retired effective April 30, 2006.
Mr. Carters employment agreement entitled him to an
annual salary of $130,000, and the Board approved a 2006 annual
salary of $170,000 for Mr. Carter that was effective prior
to his retirement.
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Indemnification Agreements
We have also entered into indemnification agreements with all of
our directors and some of our executive officers. These
indemnification agreements are intended to permit
indemnification to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted
by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. It is
possible that the applicable law could change the degree to
which indemnification is expressly permitted.
The indemnification agreements cover expenses (including
attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement incurred as a result of the fact that such person, in
his or her capacity as a director or officer, is made or
threatened to be made a party to any suit or proceeding. The
indemnification agreements generally cover claims relating to
the fact that the indemnified party is or was an officer,
director, employee or agent of us or any of our affiliates, or
is or was serving at our request in such a position for another
entity. The indemnification agreements also obligate us to
promptly advance all reasonable expenses incurred in connection
with any claim. The indemnitee is, in turn, obligated to
reimburse us for all amounts so advanced if it is later
determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to
indemnification. The indemnification provided under the
indemnification agreements is not exclusive of any other
indemnity rights; however, double payment to the indemnitee is
prohibited.
We are not obligated to indemnify the indemnitee with respect to
claims brought by the indemnitee against:
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We have also agreed to obtain and maintain director and officer
liability insurance for the benefit of each of the above
indemnitees. These policies will include coverage for losses for
wrongful acts and omissions and to ensure our performance under
the indemnification agreements. Each of the indemnitees will be
named as an insured under such policies and provided with the
same rights and benefits as are accorded to the most favorably
insured of our directors and officers.
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Transactions with Officers and Directors
We performed well servicing and fluid services for Southwest
Royalties, Inc. in exchange for $1.3 million, $140,000 and
$0 for the years ended 2003, 2004 and 2005, respectively. We
believe prices charged to Southwest Royalties to be comparable
to prices charged in the region. Mr. Wommack, one of our
directors, served as President and Chairman of the Board of
Southwest Royalties from 1983 until May 2004. Southwest
Royalties Holdings, Inc., a former stockholder of Southwest
Royalties, owned shares of our common stock, and transferred
those shares to Fortress Holdings, LLC in April 2005.
Mr. Wommack is the President and a board member of Fortress
Holdings. Fortress Holdings also owns an equity interest in
Anchor Resources, LLC, which is the general partner of two of
our stockholders, Southwest Partners II, L.P. and Southwest
Partners III, L.P. Mr. Wommack serves as President and
is a board member of Anchor Resources.
We performed well servicing and fluid services for Saber
Resources, LLC in exchange for approximately $67,000 during the
year ended December 31, 2005. We believe prices charged to
Saber Resources to be comparable to prices charged in the
region. Mr. Wommack, one of our directors, is the President
and Chairman of the Board of Saber Resources.
Prior to our initial public offering, we entered into Share
Tender and Repurchase Agreements with ten of our officers.
Pursuant to these agreements, we repurchased, and nine of the
officers sold, an aggregate of 135,326 shares of our common
stock at $18.70 per share, the initial public offering
price, less underwriting discounts and commissions, on the
closing date of our initial public offering. These shares were
repurchased to provide such officers the cash amounts necessary
to pay certain tax liabilities associated with the vesting of
restricted shares owned by them. The shares repurchased
represented up to 39.2% of the vested shares of each officer
issued as compensation. We withheld minimum tax liability
requirements from these proceeds and paid the remainder of the
proceeds to the officers for their use in paying estimated tax
liabilities. The four executive officers and number of shares
that we repurchased from them upon the closing of our initial
public offering were as follows: Kenneth V. Huseman
101,975 shares; James J. Carter
10,005 shares; Dub W. Harrison
11,184 shares; and Charles W. Swift
4,161 shares. The remaining five officers who sold shares
were not executive officers.
In addition to the repurchase of shares on the closing date of
our initial public offering, under the Share Tender and
Repurchase Agreements, we repurchased, and nine of the officers
sold, an aggregate of 78,656 shares of our common stock on
February 24, 2006 at $25.00 per share, the closing
price per share of common stock on that date. These shares were
repurchased to provide such officers the cash amounts necessary
to pay certain tax liabilities associated with the vesting of
restricted shares owned by them and represented up to 36.45% of
the restricted shares owned by each officer that vest on that
date. We withheld minimum tax liability requirements from these
proceeds and paid the remainder of the proceeds to the officers
for their use in paying estimated tax liabilities. The four
executive officers and number of shares that we repurchased from
them on February 24, 2006 were as follows: Kenneth V.
Huseman 41,000 shares; James J.
Carter 18,225 shares; Dub W.
Harrison 4,557 shares; and Charles W.
Swift 4,557 shares.
In 2006, we entered into a lease agreement with Darle Vuelta
Cattle Co., LLC, an affiliate of our Chief Executive Officer,
Kenneth V. Huseman, for approximately $69,000. The term of
the lease is five years and will continue on a
year-to-year basis
unless terminated by either party.
Summary of Certain Equity Issuances
During the past three years, we have completed the following
issuances of equity, including to affiliates, outside the
issuance of awards pursuant to our 2003 Incentive Plan and the
exchange of shares in our holding company reorganization on
January 24, 2003. We believe these transactions
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were on terms at least as favorable as we could have obtained
from unaffiliated third parties as a result of arms-length
negotiations.
In February 2002, our predecessor issued 3,000,000 shares
of our common stock, together with warrants exercisable for an
aggregate of 600,000 shares of our common stock, to DLJ
Merchant Banking and its affiliated funds for aggregate cash
consideration of $12 million.
On June 25, 2002, our predecessor issued
150,000 shares of Series A 10% Cumulative Preferred
Stock, together with warrants exercisable for an aggregate of
3,750,000 shares of our common stock, to DLJ Merchant
Banking and its affiliated funds for aggregate cash
consideration of $15 million. Offering expenses related to
this transaction totaled $58,000.
On May 5, 2003, we issued an aggregate of
771,740 shares of common stock upon the exercise of all of
our EBITDA Contingent Warrants, which were issued during
December 2000 and August 2001 to our prior stockholders and
certain members of management, for aggregate consideration of
$1,543.48.
On October 3, 2003, in connection with the refinancing of
certain indebtedness and request of our lenders, we exchanged an
aggregate of 3,304,085 shares of our common stock for
outstanding shares of our Series A 10% Cumulative Preferred
Stock at an exchange rate of one share of our common stock for
each $5.1584 of outstanding liquidation value ($100.00 per
share) of our Series A 10% Cumulative Preferred Stock and
accrued but unpaid interest thereon, as of the date of exchange.
The holders of these shares at the time of exchange were DLJ
Merchant Banking and its affiliated funds.
On October 3, 2003, we issued an aggregate of
3,650,000 shares of common stock, including
730,000 shares of common stock issued into escrow, to the
former stockholders of FESCO Holdings, Inc. as consideration for
all of the outstanding shares of FESCO Holdings, Inc. The
implied value per share in connection with the share exchange
was $5.16 per share. Former stockholders of FESCO Holdings,
Inc. include First Reserve Fund VIII, L.P.
Relationships with Certain Directors
Steven A. Webster, the Chairman of our Board of Directors, is
the Co-Managing Partner of Avista Capital Holdings, L.P.
(Avista), a private equity firm that makes
investments in the energy sector. This relationship may create a
conflict of interest because of his responsibilities to Avista
and its owners. His duties as a partner in or director or
officer of Avista or its affiliates may conflict with his duties
as a director of our company regarding corporate opportunities
and other matters. The resolution of this conflict of interest
may not always be in our stockholders best interest. We
expect to address transactions involving potential conflicts of
interest by having such transactions approved by the
disinterested members of our Board of Directors.
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PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
The following table sets forth information with respect to the
beneficial ownership of our common stock as of July 13,
2006 by:
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each person who is known by us to own beneficially 5% or more of
our outstanding common stock; |
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each of our named executive officers; |
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each of our directors; and |
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Except as otherwise indicated, the person or entities listed
below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all
shares of our common stock beneficially owned by them, except to
the extent this power may be shared with a spouse. Unless
otherwise indicated, the address of each stockholder listed
below is 400 W. Illinois, Suite 800, Midland, TX
79701. The following information was obtained by us in reliance
upon information set forth in statements filed by the principal
stockholders on Schedules 13D and 13G, on Forms 3 or 4
pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act
of 1934, questionnaires or other information provided by such
stockholders.
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DLJ Merchant Banking
Partners III, L.P. and affiliated funds(1)
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18,059,424 |
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RS Investment Management Co. LLC(2)
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1,754,400 |
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Fortress Holdings, LLC(3)(4)
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667,205 |
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Anchor Resources, LLC(3)(4)
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1,434,436 |
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Kenneth V. Huseman(5)
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1,022,725 |
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Alan Krenek(6)
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33,535 |
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157,082 |
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146,514 |
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158,378 |
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62,500 |
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DAgostino, Jr.(11)
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35,870 |
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10,000 |
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Directors and Executive Officers as
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Includes 13,709,424 shares of common stock and
4,350,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of
warrants owned by DLJ Merchant Banking Partners III, L.P.
and affiliated funds as follows: DLJ Merchant Banking
Partners III, L.P. (9,556,892 shares and warrants
exercisable for 3,093,225 shares); DLJ ESC II, L.P.
(1,493,185 shares); DLJ Offshore Partners III, C.V.
(416,670 shares and warrants exercisable for
29,195 shares); DLJ Offshore Partners III-1, C.V.
(24,488 shares and warrants exercisable for
7,530 shares); DLJ Offshore Partners III-2, C.V.
(17,441 shares and warrants exercisable for
5,365 shares); DLJ Merchant Banking III, Inc., as Advisory
General Partner on behalf of DLJ Offshore Partners III, C.V.
(251,846 shares and warrants exercisable for
186,820 shares); DLJ Merchant Banking III, Inc., as
Advisory General Partner on behalf of DLJ Offshore
Partners III-1,
C.V. and as
attorney-in-fact for
DLJ Merchant Banking III, L.P., as Associate General
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(147,981 shares and warrants exercisable for
48,285 shares); DLJ Merchant Banking III, Inc., as
Advisory General Partner on behalf of DLJ Offshore
Partners III-2,
C.V. and as
attorney-in-fact for
DLJ Merchant Banking III, L.P., as Associate General
Partner of DLJ Offshore Partners
III-2, C.V.
(105,421 shares and warrants exercisable for
34,395 shares); DLJMB Partners III GmbH & Co.
KG (81,518 shares and warrants exercisable for
26,380 shares); DLJMB Funding III, Inc.
(132,220 shares); Millennium Partners II, L.P.
(16,211 shares and warrants exercisable for
5,305 shares); MBP III Plan Investors, L.P.
(1,465,551 shares and warrants exercisable for
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Credit Suisse, a Swiss bank, owns the majority of the voting
stock of Credit Suisse Holdings (USA), Inc., a Delaware
corporation which in turn owns all of the voting stock of Credit
Suisse (USA) Inc., a Delaware corporation
(CS-USA).
The entities discussed in the above paragraph are merchant
banking funds managed by indirect subsidiaries of
CS-USA and form part of
Credit Suisses asset management business. The ultimate
parent company of Credit Suisse is Credit Suisse Group
(CSG). CSG disclaims beneficial ownership of the
reported common stock that is beneficially owned by its direct
and indirect subsidiaries. Steven A. Webster served as the
Chairman of Global Energy Partners, a specialty group within
Credit Suisses asset management business, from 1999 until
June 30, 2005 and remains a consultant to Credit
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All of the DLJ Merchant Banking entities can be contacted at
Eleven Madison Avenue, New York, New York
10010-3629 except for
the three Offshore Partners entities, which can be
contacted at John B. Gosiraweg, 14, Willemstad, Curacao,
Netherlands Antilles. |
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RS Investment Management Co. LLC is the parent company of
registered investment advisers whose clients have the right to
receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or
the proceeds from the sale of, the shares. No individual
clients holdings of the shares, except for RS Global
Natural Resources Fund, are more than five percent of our
outstanding common stock. |
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RS Investment Management, L.P. is a registered adviser, managing
member of registered investment advisers, and the investment
adviser to RS Global Natural Resources Fund, a registered
investment company. RS Investment Management Co. LLC is the
General Partner of RS Investment Management, L.P. George R.
Hecht is a control person of RS Investment Management Co. LLC
and RS Investment Management, L.P. RS Investment Management Co.
LLC can be contacted at 388 Market Street, Suite 1700,
San Francisco, CA 94111. |
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Fortress Holdings, LLC, successor in interest to Southwest
Royalties Holdings, Inc., directly owns 667,205 shares, or
2.0% of total shares outstanding. Mr. Wommack, our
director, is also a director and President of Fortress Holdings,
LLC. The members of Fortress Holdings, LLC who beneficially own
5% or more of the outstanding units of Fortress Holdings, LLC
are H. H. Wommack, III, Galloway Bend, Ltd., Sagebrush Oil
Company and H. Allen Corey, who own approximately 33%, 32%, 5%
and 5% of its outstanding units, respectively. Does not include
shares in which Fortress Holdings, LLC has an indirect interest
as a member of Anchor Resources, LLC as described in
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Includes 477,366 shares owned directly by Southwest
Partners II, L.P. and 957,070 shares owned directly by
Southwest Partners III, L.P. Anchor Resources, LLC,
controls the vote of all shares owned by Southwest
Partners II, L.P. and Southwest Partners III, L.P. as
managing general partner of each of the two partnerships. The
number of beneficially owned shares and percentage of class
listed above reflect this control. Anchor Resources, LLC owns a
15% managing general partner interest and a 1.7% limited partner
interest in Southwest Partners II. No other person owns 5%
or more of the partnership interests in Southwest
Partners II. Anchor Resources, LLC owns a 15% managing
general partner interest and a 0.2% limited partner interest in
Southwest Partners III. No other person owns 5% or more of
the partnership interests in Southwest Partners III.
Mr. Wommack, our director, is also a director and President
of Anchor Resources, LLC. The members of Anchor Resources, LLC
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Anchor Resources, LLC are Bosworth & Co., Fortress
Holdings, LLC, Harvard & Co., Bear Stearns Securities
Corp., and Cudd & Co., who own approximately 25%, 23%,
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Includes 307,025 shares of restricted stock, of which
225,000 remain subject to vesting in one-half increments on
February 24, 2007 and 2008, and 466,405 shares
issuable within 60 days upon the exercise of options
granted under our 2003 Incentive Plan. Does not include
160,000 shares underlying options that are not exercisable
within 60 days granted under our 2003 Incentive Plan. Also
includes an aggregate of 91,060 shares owned directly by
the Kenneth V. Huseman Grantor Retained Annuity Trust and the
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Includes 33,335 shares issuable within 60 days upon
the exercise of options granted under our 2003 Incentive Plan.
Does not include 116,665 shares underlying options that are
not exercisable within 60 days granted under our 2003
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Includes 56,770 shares of restricted stock, which are fully
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Includes 34,259 shares of restricted stock, of which 25,000
remain subject to vesting in one-half increments on
February 24, 2007 and 2008, and 91,225 shares issuable
within 60 days upon the exercise of options granted under
our 2003 Incentive Plan. Does not include 40,000 shares
underlying options that are not exercisable within 60 days
granted under our 2003 Incentive Plan. |
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Includes 41,282 shares of restricted stock, of which 25,000
remain subject to vesting in one-half increments on
February 24, 2007 and 2008, and 102,225 shares
issuable within 60 days upon the exercise of options
granted under our 2003 Incentive Plan. Does not include
50,000 shares underlying options that are not exercisable
within 60 days granted under our 2003 Incentive Plan. |
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Includes 62,500 shares issuable within 60 days upon
the exercise of options granted under our 2003 Incentive Plan.
Does not include 35,000 shares underlying options that are
not exercisable within 60 days granted under our 2003
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Includes 31,670 shares issuable within 60 days upon
the exercise of options granted under our 2003 Incentive Plan.
Does not include 45,830 shares underlying options that are
not exercisable within 60 days granted under our 2003
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Includes 35,000 shares issuable within 60 days upon
the exercise of options granted under our 2003 Incentive Plan.
Does not include 47,500 shares underlying options that are
not exercisable within 60 days granted under our 2003
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Does not include 42,500 shares underlying options that are
not exercisable within 60 days granted under our 2003
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Includes 62,500 shares issuable within 60 days upon
the exercise of options granted under our 2003 Incentive Plan.
Does not include 35,000 shares underlying options that are
not exercisable within 60 days granted under our 2003
Incentive Plan. Also reflects the beneficial ownership of an
aggregate of 2,101,641 shares beneficially owned by
Fortress Holdings, LLC and Anchor Resources, LLC. H. H.
Wommack, III is a significant unitholder of Fortress
Holdings, LLC and a director, manager and the President of each
of Fortress Holdings, LLC and Anchor Resources, LLC with the
intercompany relationships discussed in footnotes 3 and 4
above. Mr. Wommack disclaims beneficial ownership of the
shares beneficially owned directly by Fortress Holdings, LLC and
indirectly by Anchor Resources, LLC other than to the extent of
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Includes an aggregate of 454,336 restricted shares, of which
275,000 remain subject to vesting, and an aggregate of
1,062,200 shares issuable within 60 days upon the
exercise of options granted under our 2003 Incentive Plan. Does
not include 754,155 shares underlying options that are not
exercisable within 60 days granted under our 2003 Incentive
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DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN OTHER INDEBTEDNESS
2005 Credit Facility
Under our Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with a
syndicate of lenders, as amended effective March 28, 2006,
which we refer to as amended as the 2005 Credit Facility, Basic
Energy Services, Inc. is the sole borrower and each of our
subsidiaries is a subsidiary guarantor. The 2005 Credit Facility
provided for a $90 million Term B Loan, which
outstanding balance was repaid in April 2006, and provides for a
$150 million revolving line of credit, or Revolver. The
2005 Credit Facility includes provisions allowing us to request
an increase in commitments under the Term B Loan or the
Revolver of up to $75 million at any time.
The commitment under the Revolver provides for (1) the
borrowing of funds, (2) the issuance of up to
$30 million of letters of credit and
(3) $2.5 million of swing-line loans. The amounts
outstanding under the Term B Loan required quarterly
amortization at various amounts during each quarter with all
amounts outstanding being due and payable in full on
December 15, 2011. All the outstanding amounts under the
Revolver are due and payable on December 15, 2010. The 2005
Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of our tangible
and intangible assets.
At our option, borrowings under the Term B Loan bear
interest at either (1) the Alternative Base
Rate (i.e., the higher of the banks prime rate or
the federal funds rate plus .50% per year) plus 1.0% or
(2) the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
rate plus 2.0%.
At our option, borrowings under the Revolver bear interest at
either (1) the Alternative Base Rate plus a margin ranging
from 0.50% to 1.25% or (2) the LIBOR rate plus a margin
ranging from 1.50% to 2.25%. The margins vary depending on our
leverage ratio. At March 31, 2006, our margin on
Alternative Base Rates and LIBOR tranches was 0.75% and 1.75%,
respectively. Fees on the letters of credit are due quarterly on
the outstanding amount of the letters of credit at a rate
ranging from 1.50% to 2.25% for participation fees and 0.125%
for fronting fees. A commitment fee is due quarterly on the
available borrowings under the Revolver at rates ranging from
0.375% to 0.50%.
At June 30, 2006, we had no amounts outstanding under the
Term B Loan or under the Revolver.
Pursuant to the 2005 Credit Facility, we must apply proceeds
from certain specified events to reduce principal outstanding
under the Term B Loan, to the extent outstanding, and then
to the Revolver, including:
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assets sales greater than $2.0 million individually or
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proceeds of any issuance of debt not permitted by the 2005
Credit Facility; |
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proceeds of permitted unsecured indebtedness, such as the Senior
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Prior to the date on which all Term B Loans were paid in
April 2006, the 2005 Credit Facility required us to enter into
an interest rate hedge, acceptable to the lenders, until
May 28, 2006 on at least $65 million of our
then-outstanding indebtedness.
The 2005 Credit Facility contains various restrictive covenants
and compliance requirements, including the following:
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restrictions on mergers, sales or transfer of assets without the
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limitation on dividends and distributions; |
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limitations on capital expenditures; and |
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The 2005 Credit Facility contains customary events of default
(which are subject to customary grace periods and materiality
standards) including, among others: (1) non-payment of any
amounts payable under the 2005 Credit Facility when due;
(2) any representation or warrant made in connection with
the 2005 Credit Facility being incorrect in any material respect
when made or deemed made; (3) default in the observance or
performance of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in
the 2005 Credit Facility or related loan documents and such
default continuing unremedied or not being waived for
30 days; (4) failure to make payments on other
indebtedness involving in excess of $1.0 million;
(5) voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization of us or any of our subsidiaries; (6) entry
of fines or judgments against us for payment of an amount in
excess of $2.5 million; (7) an ERISA event which could
reasonably be expected to cause a material adverse effect or the
imposition of a lien on any of our assets; (8) any security
agreement or document under the 2005 Credit Facility ceasing to
create a lien on any assets securing the 2005 Credit Facility;
(9) any guarantee ceasing to be in full force and effect;
(10) any material provision of the 2005 Credit Facility
ceasing to be valid and binding or enforceable; (11) a
change of control as defined in the 2005 Credit Agreement; or
(12) any determination, ruling, decision, decree or order
of any governmental authority that prohibits or restrains us and
our subsidiaries from conducting business and that could
reasonably be expected to cause a material adverse effect. At
June 30, 2006, we were in compliance with our covenants
under our 2005 Credit Facility.
Other Debt
Capital
Leases
We have a variety of other capital leases and notes payable
outstanding that are generally customary in our business. None
of these debt instruments are material individually or in the
aggregate. As of June 30, 2006, we had total capital leases
of approximately $29.1 million.
Contingent
Earn-out Arrangements
We have contingent earn-out arrangements in connection with
seven of our acquisitions, including most recently G&L Tool.
Contingent earn-out arrangements are generally arrangements
entered into to encourage the owner or manager of the acquired
business to continue operating and building the business after
the purchase transaction. The contingent earn-out arrangements
are generally linked to certain financial measures and
performance of the acquired assets. As of December 31,
2005, we had maximum exposure under our contingent earn-out
arrangements of approximately $1.2 million. The amount paid
or accrued through December 31, 2005 was approximately
$2.9 million.
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THE EXCHANGE OFFER
Purpose and Effect of the Exchange Offer
On April 12, 2006, we sold $225.0 million in aggregate
principal amount at maturity of the old notes in a private
placement. The old notes were sold to the initial purchasers who
in turn resold the notes to a limited number of qualified
institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A of the
Securities Act.
In connection with the sale of the old notes, we entered into a
registration rights agreement with the initial purchasers of the
old notes, pursuant to which we agreed to file and to use our
reasonable efforts to cause to be declared effective by the SEC
a registration statement with respect to the exchange of the old
notes for the new notes. We are making the exchange offer to
fulfill our contractual obligations under that agreement. A copy
of the registration rights agreement has been filed as an
exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus
is a part.
Pursuant to the exchange offer, we will issue the new notes in
exchange for old notes. The terms of the new notes are identical
in all material respects to those of the old notes, except that
the new notes (1) have been registered under the Securities
Act and therefore will not be subject to certain restrictions on
transfer applicable to the old notes and (2) will not have
registration rights or provide for any liquidated damages
related to the obligation to register. Please read
Description of the New Notes for more information on
the terms of the respective notes and the differences between
them.
We are not making the exchange offer to, and will not accept
tenders for exchange from, holders of old notes in any
jurisdiction in which an exchange offer or the acceptance
thereof would not be in compliance with the securities or blue
sky laws of such jurisdiction. Unless the context requires
otherwise, the term holder with respect to the
exchange offer means any person in whose name the old notes are
registered on our books or any other person who has obtained a
properly completed bond power from the registered holder, or any
person whose old notes are held of record by The Depository
Trust Company, referred to as DTC, who desires to deliver such
old notes by book-entry transfer at DTC.
We make no recommendation to the holders of old notes as to
whether to tender or refrain from tendering all or any portion
of their old notes pursuant to the exchange offer. In addition,
no one has been authorized to make any such recommendation.
Holders of old notes must make their own decision whether to
tender pursuant to the exchange offer and, if so, the aggregate
amount of old notes to tender after reading this prospectus and
the letter of transmittal and consulting with the advisers, if
any, based on their own financial position and requirements.
In order to participate in the exchange offer, you must
represent to us, among other things, that:
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you are not engaged in, and do not intend to engage in, a
distribution of the new notes; |
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you do not have and to your knowledge, no one receiving new
notes from you has, any arrangement or understanding with any
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you are not a broker-dealer tendering old notes acquired
directly from us for your own account or if you are a
broker-dealer, you will comply with the prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale
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Rule 405 of the Securities Act. |
Each broker-dealer that receives new notes for its own account
in exchange for old notes, where such old notes were acquired by
such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or
other trading activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver
a prospectus in connection with any resale of such new notes.
Please read Plan of Distribution.
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Terms of Exchange
Upon the terms and conditions described in this prospectus and
in the accompanying letter of transmittal, which together
constitute the exchange offer, we will accept for exchange old
notes that are properly tendered at or before the expiration
time and not withdrawn as permitted below. As of the date of
this prospectus, $225.0 million aggregate principal amount
of 7.125% Senior Notes due 2016 are outstanding. This
prospectus, together with the letter of transmittal, is first
being sent on or about the date on the cover page of the
prospectus to all holders of old notes known to us. Old notes
tendered in the exchange offer must be in denominations of
principal amount of $1,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000.
Our acceptance of the tender of old notes by a tendering holder
will form a binding agreement between the tendering holder and
us upon the terms and subject to the conditions provided in this
prospectus and in the accompanying letter of transmittal.
The form and terms of the new notes being issued in the exchange
offer are the same as the form and terms of the old notes except
that:
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the new notes being issued in the exchange offer will have been
registered under the Securities Act; |
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the new notes being issued in the exchange offer will not bear
the restrictive legends restricting their transfer under the
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Expiration, Extension and Amendment
The expiration time of the exchange offer is 5:00 P.M., New
York City time,
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2006. However, we may, in our sole discretion, extend the period
of time for which the exchange offer is open and set a later
expiration date for the offer. The term expiration
time as used herein means the latest time and date to
which we extend the exchange offer. If we decide to extend the
exchange offer period, we will then delay acceptance of any old
notes by giving oral or written notice of an extension to the
holders of old notes as described below. During any extension
period, all old notes previously tendered will remain subject to
the exchange offer and may be accepted for exchange by us. Any
old notes not accepted for exchange will be returned to the
tendering holder after the expiration or termination of the
exchange offer.
Our obligation to accept old notes for exchange in the exchange
offer is subject to the conditions described below under
Conditions to the Exchange Offer. We may
decide to waive any of the conditions in our discretion.
Furthermore, we reserve the right to amend or terminate the
exchange offer, and not to accept for exchange any old notes not
previously accepted for exchange, upon the occurrence of any of
the conditions of the exchange offer specified below under the
same heading. We will give oral or written notice of any
extension, amendment, non acceptance or termination
to the holders of the old notes as promptly as practicable. If
we materially change the terms of the exchange offer, we will
resolicit tenders of the old notes, file a post
effective amendment to the prospectus and provide notice to you.
If the change is made less than five business days before the
expiration of the exchange offer, we will extend the offer so
that the holders have at least five business days to tender or
withdraw. We will notify you of any extension by means of a
press release or other public announcement no later than
9:00 A.M., New York City time, on the first business day
after the previously scheduled expiration time.
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Procedures for Tendering
Valid
Tender
Except as described below, a tendering holder must, prior to the
expiration time, transmit to The Bank of New York Trust Company,
N.A., the exchange agent, at the address listed below under the
caption Exchange Agent:
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a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal,
including all other documents required by the letter of
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procedures listed below, an agents message transmitted
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In addition, you must:
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deliver certificates, if any, for the old notes to the exchange
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deliver a timely confirmation of the book-entry transfer of the
old notes into the exchange agents account at DTC, the
book-entry transfer facility, along with the letter of
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The term agents message means a message,
transmitted by DTC to, and received by, the exchange agent and
forming a part of a book-entry confirmation, that states that
DTC has received an express acknowledgment that the tendering
holder agrees to be bound by the letter of transmittal and that
we may enforce the letter of transmittal against such holder.
If the letter of transmittal is signed by a person other than
the registered holder of old notes, the letter of transmittal
must be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer or
exchange in satisfactory form duly executed by the registered
holder with the signature guaranteed by an eligible institution.
The old notes must be endorsed or accompanied by appropriate
powers of attorney. In either case, the old notes must be signed
exactly as the name of any registered holder appears on the old
notes.
If the letter of transmittal or any old notes or powers of
attorney are signed by trustees, executors, administrators,
guardians,
attorneys-in-fact,
officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or
representative capacity, these persons should so indicate when
signing. Unless waived by us, proper evidence satisfactory to us
of their authority to so act must be submitted.
By tendering, each holder will represent to us that, among other
things, the person is not our affiliate, the new notes are being
acquired in the ordinary course of business of the person
receiving the new notes, whether or not that person is the
holder, and neither the holder nor the other person has any
arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in
the distribution of the new notes. Each broker-dealer that
receives new notes for its own account in exchange for old
notes, where such old notes were acquired by such broker-dealer
as a result of market-making activities or other trading
activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus
in connection with any resale of such new notes. Please read
Plan of Distribution.
The method of delivery of old notes, letters of transmittal and
all other required documents is at your election and risk, and
the delivery will be deemed made only upon actual receipt or
confirmation by the exchange agent. If the delivery is by mail,
we recommend that you use registered mail, properly insured,
with return receipt requested. In all cases, you should allow
sufficient time to assure timely delivery. Holders tendering
through DTCs ATOP system should allow sufficient time for
completion of the ATOP procedures during the normal business
hours of DTC on such dates.
No old notes, agents messages, letters of transmittal or
other required documents should be sent to us. Delivery of all
old notes, agents messages, letters of transmittal and
other documents must be
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made to the exchange agent. Holders may also request their
respective brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies
or nominees to effect such tender for such holders.
If you are a beneficial owner whose old notes are registered in
the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or
other nominee, and wish to tender, you should promptly instruct
the registered holder to tender on your behalf. Any registered
holder that is a participant in DTCs ATOP system may make
book-entry delivery of the old notes by causing DTC to transfer
the old notes into the exchange agents account. The tender
by a holder of old notes, including pursuant to the delivery of
an agents message through DTCs ATOP system, will
constitute an agreement between such holder and us in accordance
with the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein
and in the letter of transmittal.
All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility, time of
receipt and withdrawal of the tendered old notes will be
determined by us in our sole discretion, which determination
will be final and binding. We reserve the absolute right to
reject any and all old notes not validly tendered or any old
notes which, if accepted, would, in the opinion of our counsel,
be unlawful. We also reserve the absolute right to waive any
irregularities or conditions of tender as to particular old
notes. Our interpretation of the terms and conditions of this
exchange offer, including the instructions in the letter of
transmittal, will be final and binding on all parties. Unless
waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders
of old notes must be cured within such time as we shall
determine. Although we intend to notify you of defects or
irregularities with respect to tenders of old notes, none of us,
the exchange agent, or any other person shall be under any duty
to give notification of defects or irregularities with respect
to tenders of old notes, nor shall any of them incur any
liability for failure to give such notification. Tenders of old
notes will not be deemed to have been made until such
irregularities have been cured or waived. Any old notes received
by the exchange agent that are not validly tendered and as to
which the defects or irregularities have not been cured or
waived will be returned without cost to such holder by the
exchange agent, unless otherwise provided in the letter of
transmittal, as soon as practicable following the expiration
date of the exchange offer.
Although we have no present plan to acquire any old notes that
are not tendered in the exchange offer or to file a registration
statement to permit resales of any old notes that are not
tendered in the exchange offer, we reserve the right, in our
sole discretion, to purchase or make offers for any old notes
after the expiration date of the exchange offer, from time to
time, through open market or privately negotiated transactions,
one or more additional exchange or tender offers, or otherwise,
as permitted by law, the indenture and our other debt
agreements. Following consummation of this exchange offer, the
terms of any such purchases or offers could differ materially
from the terms of this exchange offer.
Signature
Guarantees
Signatures on a letter of transmittal or a notice of withdrawal
must be guaranteed, unless the old notes surrendered for
exchange are tendered:
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If signatures on a letter of transmittal or a notice of
withdrawal are required to be guaranteed, the guarantees must be
by an eligible institution. An eligible
institution is an eligible guarantor
institution meeting the requirements of the registrar for
the notes within the meaning of
Rule 17Ad-15 under
the Exchange Act.
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Book-entry
Transfer
The exchange agent will make a request to establish an account
for the old notes at DTC for purposes of the exchange offer. Any
financial institution that is a participant in DTCs system
may make book-entry delivery of old notes by causing DTC to
transfer those old notes into the exchange agents account
at DTC in accordance with DTCs procedure for transfer. The
participant should transmit its acceptance to DTC at or prior to
the expiration time or comply with the guaranteed delivery
procedures described below. DTC will verify this acceptance,
execute a book-entry transfer of the tendered old notes into the
exchange agents account at DTC and then send to the
exchange agent confirmation of this book-entry transfer. The
confirmation of this book-entry transfer will include an
agents message confirming that DTC has received an express
acknowledgment from this participant that this participant has
received and agrees to be bound by the letter of transmittal and
that we may enforce the letter of transmittal against this
participant.
Delivery of new notes issued in the exchange offer may be
effected through book-entry transfer at DTC. However, the letter
of transmittal or facsimile of it or an agents message,
with any required signature guarantees and any other required
documents, must:
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Delivery of documents to DTC in accordance with DTCs
procedures does not constitute delivery to the exchange agent.
Guaranteed
Delivery
If a registered holder of old notes desires to tender the old
notes, and the old notes are not immediately available, or time
will not permit the holders old notes or other required
documents to reach the exchange agent before the expiration
time, or the procedures for book-entry transfer described above
cannot be completed on a timely basis, a tender may nonetheless
be made if:
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prior to the expiration time, the exchange agent receives by
facsimile transmission, mail or hand delivery from such eligible
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guaranteeing that within three New York Stock Exchange trading
days after the expiration time, the certificates for all
physically tendered old notes, in proper form for transfer, or a
book-entry confirmation, as the case may be, and a properly
completed and duly executed letter of transmittal, or an
agents message, and any other documents required by the
letter of transmittal will be deposited by the eligible
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the certificates for all physically tendered old notes, in
proper form for transfer, or a book-entry confirmation, as the
case may be, and a properly completed and duly executed letter
of transmittal, or an agents message, and all other
documents required by the letter of transmittal, are received by
the exchange agent within three New York Stock Exchange trading
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Determination
of Validity
We will determine in our sole discretion all questions as to the
validity, form and eligibility of old notes tendered for
exchange. This discretion extends to the determination of all
questions concerning the timing of receipts and acceptance of
tenders. These determinations will be final and binding. We
reserve the right to reject any particular old note not properly
tendered or of which our acceptance might, in our judgment or
our counsels judgment, be unlawful. We also reserve the
right to waive any defects or irregularities or conditions of
the exchange offer as to any particular old note either before
or after the expiration time, including the right to waive the
ineligibility of any tendering holder. Our interpretation of the
terms and conditions of the exchange offer as to any particular
old note either before or after the applicable expiration time,
including the letter of transmittal and the instructions to the
letter of transmittal, shall be final and binding on all
parties. Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in
connection with tenders of old notes must be cured within a
reasonable period of time.
Neither we, the exchange agent nor any other person will be
under any duty to give notification of any defect or
irregularity in any tender of old notes. Moreover, neither we,
the exchange agent nor any other person will incur any liability
for failing to give notifications of any defect or irregularity.
Acceptance of Old Notes for Exchange; Issuance of New
Notes
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the exchange
offer, we will accept, promptly after the expiration time, all
old notes properly tendered. We will issue the new notes
promptly after acceptance of the old notes. For purposes of an
exchange offer, we will be deemed to have accepted properly
tendered old notes for exchange when, as and if we have given
oral or written notice to the exchange agent, with prompt
written confirmation of any oral notice.
For each old note accepted for exchange, the holder will receive
a new note registered under the Securities Act having a
principal amount equal to that of the surrendered old note. As a
result, registered holders of old notes issued in the exchange
offer on the relevant record date for the first interest payment
date following the completion of the exchange offer will receive
interest accruing from the most recent date to which interest
has been paid on the old notes or, if no interest has been paid
on the old notes, from April 12, 2006. Old notes that we
accept for exchange will cease to accrue interest from and after
the date of completion of the exchange offer. Under the
registration rights agreement, we may be required to make
additional payments in the form of liquidated damages to the
holders of the old notes under circumstances relating to the
timing of the exchange offer.
In all cases, issuance of new notes for old notes will be made
only after timely receipt by the exchange agent of:
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confirmation of the old notes, into the exchange agents
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Unaccepted or non-exchanged old notes will be returned without
expense to the tendering holder of the old notes. In the case of
old notes tendered by book-entry transfer in accordance with the
book-entry procedures described above, the non-exchanged old
notes will be credited to an account maintained with DTC as
promptly as practicable after the expiration or termination of
the exchange offer. For each old note accepted for exchange, the
holder of the old note will receive a new note having a
principal amount equal to that of the surrendered old note.
Interest Payments on the New Notes
The new notes will bear interest from the most recent date to
which interest has been paid on the old notes for which they
were exchanged. Accordingly, registered holders of new notes on
the relevant
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record date for the first interest payment date following the
completion of the exchange offer will receive interest accruing
from the most recent date to which interest has been paid. Old
notes accepted for exchange will cease to accrue interest from
and after the date of completion of the exchange offer and will
be deemed to have waived their rights to receive the accrued
interest on the old notes.
Withdrawal Rights
Tender of old notes may be properly withdrawn at any time before
5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date of
the exchange offer.
For a withdrawal to be effective with respect to old notes, the
exchange agent must receive a written notice of withdrawal
before the expiration time delivered by hand, overnight by
courier or by mail, at the address indicated under
Exchange Agent or, in the case of
eligible institutions, at the facsimile number, or a properly
transmitted Request Message through DTCs ATOP
system. Any notice of withdrawal must:
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other than a notice transmitted through DTCs ATOP system,
be signed by the holder in the same manner as the original
signature on the letter of transmittal by which the old notes
were tendered, including any required signature guarantees, or
be accompanied by documents of transfer to have the trustee with
respect to the old notes register the transfer of the old notes
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If certificates for old notes have been delivered or otherwise
identified to the exchange agent, then, prior to the release of
these certificates the withdrawing holder must also submit the
serial numbers of the particular certificates to be withdrawn
and signed notice of withdrawal with signatures guaranteed by an
eligible institution, unless this holder is an eligible
institution. If old notes have been tendered in accordance with
the procedure for book-entry transfer described below, any
notice of withdrawal must specify the name and number of the
account at the book-entry transfer facility to be credited with
the withdrawn old notes.
Any old notes properly withdrawn will be deemed not to have been
validly tendered for exchange. New notes will not be issued in
exchange unless the old notes so withdrawn are validly
re-tendered.
Properly withdrawn old notes may be re-tendered by following the
procedures described under Procedures for
Tendering above at any time at or before the expiration
time.
We will determine all questions as to the validity, form and
eligibility, including time of receipt, of notices of withdrawal.
Conditions to the Exchange Offer
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the exchange offer, or
any extension of the exchange offer, we will not be required to
accept for exchange, or to exchange, any old notes for any new
notes, and, as described below, may terminate an exchange offer,
whether or not any old notes have been
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accepted for exchange, or may waive any conditions to or amend
the exchange offer, if any of the following conditions has
occurred or exists:
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there shall occur a change in the current interpretation by the
staff of the SEC which permits the new notes issued pursuant to
such exchange offer in exchange for old notes to be offered for
resale, resold and otherwise transferred by the holders (other
than broker-dealers and any holder which is an affiliate)
without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery
provisions of the Securities Act, provided that such new notes
are acquired in the ordinary course of such holders
business and such holders have no arrangement or understanding
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any action or proceeding shall have been instituted or
threatened in any court or by or before any governmental agency
or body seeking to enjoin, make illegal or delay completion of
the exchange offer or otherwise relating to the exchange offer; |
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any law, statute, rule or regulation shall have been adopted or
enacted which, in our judgment, would reasonably be expected to
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a banking moratorium shall have been declared by United States
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trading on the New York Stock Exchange or generally in the
United States
over-the-counter market
shall have been suspended, or a limitation on prices for
securities imposed, by order of the SEC or any other
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an attack on the United States, an outbreak or escalation of
hostilities or acts of terrorism involving the United States, or
any declaration by the United States of a national emergency or
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a stop order shall have been issued by the SEC or any state
securities authority suspending the effectiveness of the
registration statement of which this prospectus is a part or
proceedings shall have been initiated or, to our knowledge,
threatened for that purpose or any governmental approval has not
been obtained, which approval we shall, in our sole discretion,
deem necessary for the consummation of such exchange
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any change, or any development involving a prospective change,
in our business or financial affairs or any of our subsidiaries
has occurred which is or may be adverse to us or we shall have
become aware of facts that have or may have an adverse impact on
the value of the old notes or the new notes, which in our sole
judgment in any case makes it inadvisable to proceed with such
exchange offer and/or with such acceptance for exchange or with
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If we determine in our sole discretion that any of the foregoing
events or conditions has occurred or exists, we may, subject to
applicable law, terminate the exchange offer, whether or not any
old notes have been accepted for exchange, or may waive any such
condition or otherwise amend the terms of such exchange offer in
any respect. Please read Expiration, Extension
and Amendment above.
If any of the above events occur, we may:
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terminate the exchange offer and promptly return all tendered
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complete and/or extend the exchange offer and, subject to your
withdrawal rights, retain all tendered old notes until the
extended exchange offer expires; |
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amend the terms of the exchange offer; or |
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waive any unsatisfied condition and, subject to any requirement
to extend the period of time during which the exchange offer is
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We may assert these conditions with respect to the exchange
offer regardless of the circumstances giving rise to them. All
conditions to the exchange offer, other than those dependent
upon receipt of necessary government approvals, must be
satisfied or waived by us before the expiration of the exchange
offer. We may waive any condition in whole or in part at any
time in our reasonable discretion. Our failure to exercise our
rights under any of the above circumstances does not represent a
waiver of these rights. Each right is an ongoing right that may
be asserted at any time. Any determination by us concerning the
conditions described above will be final and binding upon all
parties.
If a waiver constitutes a material change to the exchange offer,
we will promptly disclose the waiver by means of a prospectus
supplement that we will distribute to the registered holders of
the old notes, and we will extend the exchange offer for a
period of five to ten business days, as required by applicable
law, depending upon the significance of the waiver and the
manner of disclosure to the registered holders, if the exchange
offer would otherwise expire during the five to ten business day
period.
Resales of New Notes
Based on interpretations by the staff of the SEC, as described
in no-action letters
issued to third parties that are not related to us, we believe
that new notes issued in the exchange offer in exchange for old
notes may be offered for resale, resold or otherwise transferred
by holders of the new notes without compliance with the
registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the
Securities Act, if:
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the new notes are acquired in the ordinary course of the
holders business; |
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the holders have no arrangement or understanding with any person
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the holders are not affiliates of ours within the
meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act; and |
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the holders are not a broker-dealer who purchased old notes
directly from us for resale pursuant to Rule 144A or any
other available exemption under the Securities Act. |
However, the SEC has not considered the exchange offer described
in this prospectus in the context of a
no-action letter. The
staff of the SEC may not make a similar determination with
respect to the exchange offer as in the other circumstances.
Each holder who wishes to exchange old notes for new notes will
be required to represent that it meets the requirements above.
Any holder who is an affiliate of ours or who intends to
participate in the exchange offer for the purpose of
distributing new notes or any broker-dealer who purchased old
notes directly from us for resale pursuant to Rule 144A or
any other available exemption under the Securities Act:
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must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery
requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale
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Each broker-dealer that receives new notes for its own account
in exchange for old notes must acknowledge that the old notes
were acquired by it as a result of market-making activities or
other trading activities and agree that it will deliver a
prospectus that meets the requirements of the Securities Act in
connection with any resale of the new notes. The letter of
transmittal states that by so acknowledging and by delivering a
prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it
is an underwriter within the meaning of the
Securities Act. Please read Plan of Distribution. A
broker-dealer may use this prospectus, as it may be amended or
supplemented from time to time, in connection with the resales
of new notes received in exchange for old notes that the
broker-dealer
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acquired as a result of market-making or other trading
activities. Any holder that is a broker-dealer participating in
the exchange offer must notify the exchange agent at the
telephone number set forth in the enclosed letter of transmittal
and must comply with the procedures for broker-dealers
participating in the exchange offer. We have not entered into
any arrangement or understanding with any person to distribute
the new notes to be received in the exchange offer.
In addition, to comply with state securities laws, the new notes
may not be offered or sold in any state unless they have been
registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption
from registration or qualification, with which there has been
compliance, is available. The offer and sale of the new notes to
qualified institutional buyers, as defined under
Rule 144A of the Securities Act, is generally exempt from
registration or qualification under the state securities laws.
We currently do not intend to register or qualify the sale of
new notes in any state where an exemption from registration or
qualification is required and not available.
Exchange Agent
The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. has been appointed as
the exchange agent for the exchange offer. All executed letters
of transmittal and any other required documents should be
directed to the exchange agent at the address or facsimile
number set forth below. Questions and requests for assistance,
requests for additional copies of this prospectus or of the
letter of transmittal and requests for notices of guaranteed
delivery should be directed to the exchange agent addressed as
follows:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
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By Facsimile for Eligible
Institutions:
(212) 298-1915
Attention: Mr. Randolph Holder
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By Mail/Overnight Delivery/Hand:
The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.
Corporate Trust Operations
Reorganization Unit
101 Barclay Street 7 East
New York, New York 10286 Attention: Mr. Randolph Holder
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DELIVERY OF THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN
AS SET FORTH ABOVE OR TRANSMISSION OF SUCH LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
VIA FACSIMILE OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE
A VALID DELIVERY OF THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
Fees and Expenses
The expenses of soliciting tenders pursuant to this exchange
offer will be paid by us. We have agreed to pay the exchange
agent reasonable and customary fees for its services and will
reimburse it for its reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses
in connection with the exchange offer. We will also pay
brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries
the reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by them in forwarding copies of this prospectus and
related documents to the beneficial owners of old notes, and in
handling or tendering for their customers. We will not make any
payment to brokers, dealers or others soliciting acceptances of
the exchange offer.
Holders who tender their old notes for exchange will not be
obligated to pay any transfer taxes on the exchange. If,
however, new notes are to be delivered to, or are to be issued
in the name of, any person other than the registered holder of
the old notes tendered, or if a transfer tax is imposed for any
reason other than the exchange of old notes in connection with
the exchange offer, then the amount of any such transfer taxes
(whether imposed on the registered holder or any other persons)
will be payable by the tendering holder. If satisfactory
evidence of payment of such taxes or exemption therefrom is not
submitted with the letter of transmittal, the amount of such
transfer taxes will be billed directly to such tendering holder.
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Transfer Taxes
We will pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the
exchange of old notes under the exchange offer. The tendering
holder, however, will be required to pay any transfer taxes,
whether imposed on the registered holder or any other person, if
a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the exchange
of old notes under the exchange offer.
Consequences of Failure to Exchange Outstanding Securities
Holders who desire to tender their old notes in exchange for new
notes registered under the Securities Act should allow
sufficient time to ensure timely delivery. Neither the exchange
agent nor us is under any duty to give notification of defects
or irregularities with respect to the tenders of old notes for
exchange.
Old notes that are not tendered or are tendered but not accepted
will, following the completion of the exchange offer, continue
to be subject to the provisions in the indenture regarding the
transfer and exchange of the old notes and the existing
restrictions on transfer set forth in the legend on the old
notes set forth in the indenture for the notes. Except in
limited circumstances with respect to specific types of holders
of old notes, we will have no further obligation to provide for
the registration under the Securities Act of such old notes. In
general, old notes, unless registered under the Securities Act,
may not be offered or sold except pursuant to an exemption from,
or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and
applicable state securities laws.
We do not currently anticipate that we will take any action to
register the old notes under the Securities Act or under any
state securities laws. Upon completion of the exchange offer,
holders of the old notes will not be entitled to any further
registration rights under the registration rights agreement,
except under limited circumstances.
Holders of the new notes issued in the exchange offer, any old
notes which remain outstanding after completion of the exchange
offer and the previously issued notes will vote together as a
single class for purposes of determining whether holders of the
requisite percentage of the class have taken certain actions or
exercised certain rights under the indenture.
Accounting Treatment
We will record the new notes at the same carrying value as the
old notes, as reflected in our accounting records on the date of
the exchange. Accordingly, we will not recognize any gain or
loss for accounting purposes. The expenses of the exchange offer
will be amortized over the term of the new notes.
Other
Participation in the exchange offer is voluntary, and you should
consider carefully whether to accept. You are urged to consult
your financial and tax advisors in making your own decision on
what action to take.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW NOTES
We issued the old notes under an Indenture (the
Indenture) among us, the Subsidiary Guarantors and
The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the
Trustee). We will issue the new notes under the same
Indenture under which we issued the old notes, and the new notes
will represent the same debt as the old notes for which they are
exchanged.
The Indenture is governed by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939
(the Trust Indenture Act). The terms of the
notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part
of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act.
Under the Indenture, we may issue an unlimited principal amount
of additional notes having identical terms and conditions as the
Notes (the Additional Notes). We will only be
permitted to issue such Additional Notes in compliance with the
covenant described under the subheading
Certain Covenants Limitations on
Additional Indebtedness. Any Additional Notes will be part
of the same issue as the Notes and will vote on all matters with
the holders of the Notes.
Old notes that remain outstanding after the completion of the
exchange offer, together with the new notes, will be treated as
a single class of securities under the Indenture. Unless the
context otherwise requires, for all purposes of the Indenture
and this Description of the New Notes, references to
the Notes include the old notes, the new notes and any
Additional Notes actually issued, and all references to
specified percentages in aggregate principal amount of the notes
shall be deemed to mean, at any time after the exchange offer is
completed, such percentage in aggregate principal amount of the
old notes and the new notes then outstanding.
The terms of the new notes will be substantially identical to
the terms of the old notes, except that the new notes:
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The following description is intended to be a useful overview of
the material provisions of the Notes and the Indenture. Since
this description of notes is only a summary, you should refer to
the Indenture for a complete description of the obligations of
the Company and your rights.
You will find the definitions of capitalized terms used in this
description of notes under the heading Certain
Definitions. For purposes of this description, references
to the Company, we, our and
us refer only to Basic Energy Services, Inc. and not
to any of its subsidiaries.
Principal, Maturity and Interest
The Notes will mature on April 15, 2016. The Notes will
bear interest at the rate shown on the cover page of this
prospectus, payable in cash semi-annually in arrears on April 15
and October 15 of each year, commencing on October 15,
2006, to Holders of record at the close of business on
April 1 or October 1, as the case may be, immediately
preceding the related interest payment date. Interest on the
Notes will accrue from and including the most recent date to
which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid,
from and including the date of issuance. Interest on the Notes
will be computed on the basis of a
360-day year of twelve
30-day months.
If an interest payment date falls on a day that is not a
Business Day, the interest payment to be made on such interest
payment date will be made on the next succeeding Business Day
with the same force and effect as if made on such interest
payment date, and no additional interest will accrue solely as a
result of such delayed payment. Interest on overdue principal
and interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, will accrue at the
applicable interest rate on the Notes.
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We also will pay Liquidated Damages to Holders of the Notes if
we fail to complete this exchange offer within 270 days
after the issue date of the old notes or if certain other
conditions contained in the Registration Rights Agreement are
not satisfied. Any Liquidated Damages due will be paid on the
same dates as interest on the Notes. All references in the
Indenture, in any context, to any interest or other amount
payable on or with respect to the Notes shall be deemed to
include any Liquidated Damages pursuant to the Registration
Rights Agreement.
The Notes will be issued in registered form, without coupons,
and in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000.
Methods of Receiving Payments on the Notes
If a Holder has given wire transfer instructions to the Issuer
at least ten Business Days prior to the applicable payment date,
the Issuer will make all payments on such Holders Notes by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account
specified in those instructions. Otherwise, payments on the
Notes will be made at the office or agency of the paying agent
(the Paying Agent) and registrar (the
Registrar) for the Notes within the City and
State of New York unless the Issuer elects to make interest
payments by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set
forth in the register of Holders.
Ranking
The Notes will be general unsecured obligations of the Issuer.
The Notes will rank senior in right of payment to all future
obligations of the Issuer that are, by their terms, expressly
subordinated in right of payment to the Notes and pari passu
in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured
obligations of the Issuer that are not so subordinated. Each
Note Guarantee (as defined below) will be a general unsecured
obligation of the Guarantor thereof and will rank senior in
right of payment to all future obligations of such Guarantor
that are, by their terms, expressly subordinated in right of
payment to such Note Guarantee and pari passu in right of
payment with all existing and future unsecured obligations of
such Guarantor that are not so subordinated.
The Notes and each Note Guarantee will be effectively
subordinated to secured Indebtedness of the Issuer and the
applicable Guarantor to the extent of the value of the assets
securing such Indebtedness. The Credit Agreement is and is
expected to continue to be secured by substantially all of the
assets of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries.
The Notes will also be effectively subordinated to all existing
and future obligations, including Indebtedness, of any
Subsidiaries of the Issuer that do not guarantee the Notes,
including any Unrestricted Subsidiaries. Claims of creditors of
these Subsidiaries, including trade creditors, will generally
have priority as to the assets of these Subsidiaries over the
claims of the Issuer and the holders of the Issuers
Indebtedness, including the Notes.
As of June 30, 2006, the Issuer had $29.1 million
aggregate principal amount of outstanding secured Indebtedness
and $140.4 million of undrawn borrowings available under
the Credit Agreement. Although the Indenture contains
limitations on the amount of additional secured Indebtedness
that the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries may incur, under
certain circumstances, the amount of this Indebtedness could be
substantial. See Certain Covenants
Limitations on Additional Indebtedness and
Limitations on Liens.
Note Guarantees
The Issuers obligations under the Notes and the Indenture
will be jointly and severally guaranteed (the Note
Guarantees) by each Domestic Restricted Subsidiary
that guarantees any Indebtedness under any Credit Facility and
each other Domestic Restricted Subsidiary that the Issuer shall
otherwise cause to become a Guarantor pursuant to the terms of
the Indenture.
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As of the date of the Indenture, all of our current Subsidiaries
were Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries, and all of
them guaranteed the Notes. However, under the circumstances
described below under the subheading Certain
Covenants Limitation on Designation of Unrestricted
Subsidiaries, the Issuer will be permitted to designate
any of its Subsidiaries as Unrestricted
Subsidiaries. The effect of designating a Subsidiary as an
Unrestricted Subsidiary will be that:
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a Subsidiary that has previously been a Guarantor and that is
designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be released from its
Note Guarantee and its obligations under the Indenture and the
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the assets, income, cash flow and other financial results of an
Unrestricted Subsidiary will not be consolidated with those of
the Issuer for purposes of calculating compliance with the
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The obligations of each Guarantor under its Note Guarantee will
be limited to the maximum amount as will, after giving effect to
all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor
(including, without limitation, any guarantees under the Credit
Agreement) and after giving effect to any collections from or
payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect
of the obligations of such other Guarantor under its Note
Guarantee or pursuant to its contribution obligations under the
Indenture, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its
Note Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or
fraudulent transfer under federal or state law. Nonetheless, in
the event of the bankruptcy or financial difficulty of a
Guarantor, such Guarantors obligations under its Note
Guarantee may be subject to review and avoidance under state and
federal fraudulent transfer laws. Among other things, such
obligations may be avoided if a court concludes that such
obligations were incurred for less than a reasonably equivalent
value or fair consideration at a time when the Guarantor was
insolvent, was rendered insolvent, or was left with inadequate
capital to conduct its business. A court would likely conclude
that a Guarantor did not receive reasonably equivalent value or
fair consideration to the extent that the aggregate amount of
its liability on its Note Guarantee exceeds the economic
benefits it receives from the issuance of the Note Guarantee.
See Risk Factors Risks Relating to the
Notes Federal and state statutes may allow courts,
under specific circumstances, to void the guarantees and require
noteholders to return payments received from guarantors.
Each Guarantor that makes a payment for distribution under its
Note Guarantee is entitled to a contribution from each other
Guarantor in a pro rata amount based on adjusted net
assets of each Guarantor.
A Subsidiary Guarantor shall be released from its obligations
under its Note Guarantee and its obligations under the Indenture
and the Registration Rights Agreement:
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(1) in the event of a sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor, by
way of merger, consolidation or otherwise, or a sale or other
disposition of all of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary
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Unrestricted Subsidiary or otherwise ceases to be a Restricted
Subsidiary, in each case in accordance with the provisions of
the Indenture, upon effectiveness of such designation or when it
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Optional Redemption
General
At any time or from time to time on or after April 15,
2011, the Issuer, at its option, may redeem the Notes, in whole
or in part, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages
of principal amount) set forth below, together with accrued and
unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages thereon, if any, to the
redemption date, if redeemed during the
12-month period
beginning April 15 of the years indicated:
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with Proceeds from Equity Offerings
At any time or from time to time prior to April 15, 2009,
the Issuer, at its option, may on any one or more occasions
redeem Notes issued under the Indenture with the net cash
proceeds of one or more Qualified Equity Offerings at a
redemption price equal to 107.125% of the principal amount of
the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest and
Liquidated Damages thereon, if any, to the date of redemption;
provided that:
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issued under the Indenture remains outstanding immediately after
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Redemption
at Applicable Premium
The Notes may also be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time
prior to April 15, 2011 at the option of the Issuer upon
not less than 30 nor more than 60 days prior
notice mailed by first-class mail to each holder of Notes at its
registered address, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the
principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus the Applicable
Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated
Damages, if any, to, the applicable redemption date (subject to
the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to
receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).
Applicable Premium means, with respect to any
Note on any applicable redemption date, the greater of:
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(a) the present value at such redemption date of
(i) the redemption price of such Note at April 15,
2011 (such redemption price being set forth in the table
appearing above under the caption Optional
Redemption General) plus (ii) all
required interest payments (excluding accrued and unpaid
interest to such redemption date) due on such Note through
April 15, 2011, computed using a discount rate equal to the
Treasury Rate as of such redemption date plus 50 basis
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Treasury Rate means, as of any redemption
date, the yield to maturity at the time of computation of United
States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled
and published
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in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15
(519) which has become publicly available at least two
Business Days prior to the redemption date (or, if such
Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly
available source or similar market data)) most nearly equal to
the period from the redemption date to April 15, 2011;
provided, however, that if the period from the redemption
date to April 15, 2011 is not equal to the constant
maturity of a United States Treasury security for which a weekly
average yield is given, the Treasury Rate shall be obtained by
linear interpolation (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth of a
year) from the weekly average yields of United States Treasury
securities for which such yields are given, except that if the
period from the redemption date to April 15, 2011 is less
than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded
United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant
maturity of one year shall be used.
The Issuer may acquire Notes by means other than a redemption,
whether pursuant to an issuer tender offer, open market purchase
or otherwise, so long as the acquisition does not otherwise
violate the terms of the Indenture.
Selection and Notice of Redemption
In the event that less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed
at any time pursuant to an optional redemption, the Trustee will
select the Notes for redemption in compliance with the
requirements of the principal national securities exchange, if
any, on which the Notes are listed or, if the Notes are not then
listed on a national security exchange, on a pro rata
basis, by lot or by such method as the Trustee shall deem
fair and appropriate; provided, however, that no Notes of
a principal amount of $1,000 or less shall be redeemed in part.
In addition, if a partial redemption is made pursuant to the
provisions described under Optional
Redemption Redemption with Proceeds from Equity
Offerings, selection of the Notes or portions thereof for
redemption shall be made by the Trustee only on a pro rata
basis or on as nearly a pro rata basis as is
practicable (subject to the procedures of The Depository Trust
Company (DTC)), unless that method is
otherwise prohibited.
Notice of redemption will be mailed by first-class mail at
least 30, but not more than 60, days before the date
of redemption to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed at its
registered address, except that redemption notices may be mailed
more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice
is issued in connection with a satisfaction and discharge of the
Indenture. If any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the
notice of redemption that relates to that Note will state the
portion of the principal amount of the Note to be redeemed. A
new Note in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion
of the Note will be issued in the name of the Holder of the Note
upon cancellation of the original Note. On and after the
applicable date of redemption, interest will cease to accrue on
Notes or portions thereof called for redemption so long as the
Issuer has deposited with the paying agent for the Notes funds
in satisfaction of the applicable redemption price (including
accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to be redeemed)
pursuant to the Indenture.
Change of Control
Upon the occurrence of any Change of Control, unless the Issuer
has previously or concurrently exercised its right to redeem all
of the Notes as described under Optional
Redemption, each Holder will have the right to require
that the Issuer purchase all or any portion (equal to $1,000 or
an integral multiple thereof) of that Holders Notes for a
cash price (the Change of Control Purchase
Price) equal to 101% of the principal amount of the
Notes to be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest and
Liquidated Damages, if any, thereon to the date of purchase.
Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Issuer
will mail, or caused to be mailed, to the Holders, with a copy
to the Trustee, a notice:
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(2) offering to purchase, pursuant to the procedures
required by the Indenture and described in the notice (a
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Business Day not earlier than 30 days, nor later than
60 days, from the date the notice is mailed) and for the
Change of Control Purchase Price, all Notes properly tendered by
such Holder pursuant to such Change of Control Offer; and |
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(3) describing the procedures, as determined by the Issuer,
that Holders must follow to accept the Change of Control Offer. |
A Change of Control Offer will be required to remain open for at
least 20 Business Days or for such longer period as is required
by law. The Issuer will publicly announce the results of the
Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the
date of purchase.
If a Change of Control Offer is made, there can be no assurance
that the Issuer will have available funds sufficient to pay for
all or any of the Notes that might be delivered by Holders
seeking to accept the Change of Control Offer. In addition, we
cannot assure you that in the event of a Change of Control the
Issuer will be able to obtain the consents necessary to
consummate a Change of Control Offer from the lenders under
agreements governing outstanding Indebtedness which may prohibit
the offer.
The provisions described above that require us to make a Change
of Control Offer following a Change of Control will be
applicable regardless of whether any other provisions of the
Indenture are applicable to the transaction giving rise to the
Change of Control. Except as described above with respect to a
Change of Control, the Indenture does not contain provisions
that permit the Holders of the Notes to require that the Issuer
purchase or redeem the Notes in the event of a takeover,
recapitalization or similar transaction.
The Issuers obligation to make a Change of Control Offer
will be satisfied if a third party makes the Change of Control
Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance
with the requirements set forth in the Indenture applicable to a
Change of Control Offer made by the Issuer and purchases all
Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of
Control Offer.
With respect to any disposition of assets, the phrase all
or substantially all as used in the Indenture (including
as set forth under the definition of Change of
Control and Certain
Covenants Limitations on Mergers, Consolidations,
Etc. below) varies according to the facts and
circumstances of the subject transaction, has no clearly
established meaning under New York law (which governs the
Indenture) and is subject to judicial interpretation.
Accordingly, in certain circumstances there may be a degree of
uncertainty in ascertaining whether a particular transaction
would involve a disposition of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Issuer, and therefore it may be
unclear as to whether a Change of Control has occurred and
whether the Holders have the right to require the Issuer to
purchase Notes.
The Issuer will comply with applicable tender offer rules,
including the requirements of
Rule 14e-l under
the Exchange Act and any other applicable laws and regulations
in connection with the purchase of Notes pursuant to a Change of
Control Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any
securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of
Control provisions of the Indenture, the Issuer shall
comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and
will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the
Change of Control provisions of the Indenture by
virtue of this compliance.
The provisions under the Indenture relating to the Issuers
obligation to make a Change of Control Offer may be waived,
modified or terminated prior to the occurrence of the triggering
Change of Control with the written consent of the Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Change of
Control Offer may be made in advance of a Change of Control,
conditional upon such Change of Control, if a definitive
agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time of
making of the Change of Control Offer.
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Certain Covenants
Covenant
Suspension
During any period of time that the Notes have a Moodys
rating of Baa3 or higher or an S&P rating of BBB- or higher
(each, an Investment Grade Rating) and no
Default has occurred and is then continuing, the Issuer and the
Restricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to the following
covenants:
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Change of Control; |
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Certain Covenants Limitations on
Additional Indebtedness; |
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Certain Covenants Limitations on
Layering Indebtedness; |
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Certain Covenants Limitations on
Restricted Payments; |
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Certain Covenants Limitations on
Dividend and Other Restrictions Affecting Restricted
Subsidiaries; |
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Certain Covenants Limitations on
Transactions with Affiliates; |
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Certain Covenants Limitations on
Asset Sales; |
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clause (3) of the covenant described under
Certain Covenants Limitations on
Mergers, Consolidations, Etc.; |
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Certain Covenants Additional Note
Guarantees; and |
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Certain Covenants Conduct of
Business |
(collectively, the Suspended Covenants). In
the event that the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries are
not subject to the Suspended Covenants for any period of time as
a result of the preceding sentence and, subsequently, one or
both of the Rating Agencies, as applicable, withdraws its
ratings or downgrades the ratings assigned to the Notes such
that the Notes do not have an Investment Grade Rating, then the
Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries will thereafter again be
subject to the Suspended Covenants, it being understood that no
actions taken by (or omissions of) the Issuer or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries during the suspension period shall
constitute a Default or an Event of Default under the Suspended
Covenants. Furthermore, after the time of reinstatement of the
Suspended Covenants upon such withdrawal or downgrade,
calculations with respect to Restricted Payments will be made in
accordance with the terms of the covenant described below under
Certain Covenants Limitations on
Restricted Payments as though such covenant had been in
effect during the entire period of time from the Issue Date.
Limitations
on Additional Indebtedness
The Issuer will not, and will not permit any Restricted
Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, incur any Indebtedness;
provided that the Issuer or any Guarantor may incur
additional Indebtedness and any Restricted Subsidiary may incur
Acquired Indebtedness, in each case, if, after giving effect
thereto, the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio would be at
least 2.00 to 1.00 (the Coverage Ratio
Exception); provided, however, that Acquired
Indebtedness shall not exceed an aggregate principal amount of
$20.0 million at any time outstanding.
Notwithstanding the above, each of the following shall be
permitted (the Permitted Indebtedness):
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(1) Indebtedness of the Issuer and any Guarantor under the
Credit Facilities in an aggregate amount at any time outstanding
not to exceed (a) the greater of
(i) $225.0 million and (ii) 20.0% of the
Issuers Consolidated Tangible Assets, minus
(b) to the extent a permanent repayment and/or
commitment reduction is required thereunder as a result of such
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of Net Available Proceeds applied to repayments under the Credit
Facilities in accordance with the covenant described under
Limitations on Asset Sales; |
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(2) Indebtedness under (a) the Notes and the Note
Guarantees issued on the Issue Date and (b) the Exchange
Notes and the Note Guarantees in respect thereof to be issued
pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement; |
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(3) Indebtedness of the Issuer and the Restricted
Subsidiaries to the extent outstanding on the Issue Date after
giving effect to the intended use of proceeds of the Notes
(other than Indebtedness referred to in clause (1),
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(4) Indebtedness under Hedging Obligations entered into for
bona fidehedging purposes of the Issuer or any Restricted
Subsidiary not for the purpose of speculation; provided
that in the case of Hedging Obligations relating to interest
rates, (a) such Hedging Obligations relate to payment
obligations on Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred
by this covenant, and (b) the notional principal amount of
such Hedging Obligations at the time incurred does not exceed
the principal amount of the Indebtedness to which such Hedging
Obligations relate; |
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(5) Indebtedness of the Issuer owed to a Restricted
Subsidiary and Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary owed to
the Issuer or any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided,
however, that upon any such Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to
be a Restricted Subsidiary or such Indebtedness being owed to
any Person other than the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary, the
Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, shall be
deemed to have incurred Indebtedness not permitted by this
clause (5); |
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(6) Indebtedness in respect of (a) self-insurance
obligations or completion, bid, performance, appeal or surety
bonds issued for the account of the Issuer or any Restricted
Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business, including
guarantees or obligations of the Issuer or any Restricted
Subsidiary with respect to letters of credit supporting such
self-insurance, completion, bid, performance, appeal or surety
obligations (in each case other than for an obligation for money
borrowed) or (b) obligations represented by letters of
credit for the account of the Issuer or any Restricted
Subsidiary, as the case may be, in order to provide security for
workers compensation claims; |
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(7) Purchase Money Indebtedness incurred by the Issuer or
any Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date, and Refinancing
Indebtedness thereof, in an aggregate principal amount not to
exceed at any time outstanding the greater of
(a) $50.0 million or (b) 15.0% of the
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(8) Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or
other financial institution of a check, draft or similar
instrument inadvertently (except in the case of daylight
overdrafts) drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary
course of business; provided, however, that such
Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of
incurrence; |
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(9) Indebtedness arising in connection with endorsement of
instruments for deposit in the ordinary course of business; |
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(10) Refinancing Indebtedness with respect to Indebtedness
incurred pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception or
clause (2) or (3) above or this clause (10); |
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(11) indemnification, adjustment of purchase price,
earn-out or similar obligations (including without limitation
any Earn Out Obligations), in each case, incurred or assumed in
connection with the acquisition or disposition of any business
or assets of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary or Equity
Interests of a Restricted Subsidiary, other than guarantees of
Indebtedness incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion
of such business, assets or Equity Interests for the purpose of
financing or in contemplation of any such acquisition;
provided that (a) any amount of such obligations
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shall not be permitted under this clause (11) and
(b) in the case of a disposition, the maximum aggregate
liability in respect of all such obligations outstanding under
this clause (11) shall at no time exceed the gross
proceeds actually received by the Issuer and the Restricted
Subsidiaries in connection with such disposition; |
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(12) Contingent Obligations of the Issuer and the
Guarantors in respect of Indebtedness otherwise permitted under
this covenant; |
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(13) Indebtedness of Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries in an
aggregate amount outstanding at any one time not to exceed 10%
of such Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries Consolidated
Tangible Assets; and |
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(14) additional Indebtedness of the Issuer or any
Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount not to
exceed $40.0 million at any time outstanding. |
For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant, in
the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of
more than one of the categories of Permitted Indebtedness
described in clauses (1) through (14) above or is
entitled to be incurred pursuant to the Coverage Ratio
Exception, the Issuer shall, in its sole discretion, classify
such item of Indebtedness and may divide and classify such
Indebtedness in more than one of the types of Indebtedness
described, except that Indebtedness incurred under the Credit
Facilities on the Issue Date shall be deemed to have been
incurred under clause (1) above, and may later reclassify
any item of Indebtedness described in clauses (1) through
(14) above (provided that at the time of
reclassification it meets the criteria in such category or
categories). In addition, for purposes of determining any
particular amount of Indebtedness under this covenant,
guarantees, Liens or letter of credit obligations supporting
Indebtedness otherwise included in the determination of such
particular amount shall not be included so long as incurred by a
Person that could have incurred such Indebtedness.
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Limitations on Layering Indebtedness |
The Issuer will not, and will not permit any Restricted
Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, incur any Indebtedness
that is or purports to be by its terms (or by the terms of any
agreement governing such Indebtedness) subordinated to any other
Indebtedness of the Issuer or of such Restricted Subsidiary, as
the case may be, unless such Indebtedness is also by its terms
(or by the terms of any agreement governing such Indebtedness)
made expressly subordinate to the Notes or the Note Guarantee of
such Restricted Subsidiary, to the same extent and in the same
manner as such Indebtedness is subordinated to such other
Indebtedness of the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the
case may be.
For purposes of the foregoing, no Indebtedness will be deemed to
be subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of
the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary solely by virtue of
being unsecured or secured by a Permitted Lien or by virtue of
the fact that the holders of such Indebtedness have entered into
intercreditor agreements or other arrangements giving one or
more of such holders priority over the other holders in the
collateral held by them.
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Limitations on Restricted Payments |
The Issuer will not, and will not permit any Restricted
Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, make any Restricted
Payment if at the time of such Restricted Payment:
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(2) the Issuer is not able to incur at least $1.00 of
additional Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness)
pursuant to the Coverage Ratio Exception; or |
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(3) the amount of such Restricted Payment, when added to
the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made after
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clauses (2), (3), (4) or (5) of the next
paragraph), exceeds the sum (the Restricted Payments
Basket) of (without duplication): |
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(a) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (taken as
one accounting period) commencing on the first day of the fiscal
quarter in which the Issue Date occurs to and including the last
day of the fiscal quarter ended immediately prior to the date of
such calculation for which consolidated financial statements are
available (or, if such Consolidated Net Income shall be a
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(b) 100% of (A) (i) the aggregate net cash proceeds
and (ii) the Fair Market Value of (x) marketable
securities (other than marketable securities of the Issuer),
(y) Equity Interests of a Person (other than the Issuer or
an Affiliate of the Issuer) engaged in a Permitted Business and
(z) other assets used in any Permitted Business, in the
case of clauses (i) and (ii), received by the Issuer since
the Issue Date as a contribution to its common equity capital or
from the issue or sale of Qualified Equity Interests of the
Issuer or from the issue or sale of convertible or exchangeable
Disqualified Equity Interests or convertible or exchangeable
debt securities of the Issuer that have been converted into or
exchanged for such Qualified Equity Interests (other than Equity
Interests or debt securities sold to a Subsidiary of the
Issuer), and (B) the aggregate net cash proceeds, if any,
received by the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
upon any conversion or exchange described in
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(c) 100% of (A) the aggregate amount by which
Indebtedness (other than any Subordinated Indebtedness) of the
Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary is reduced on the
Issuers consolidated balance sheet upon the conversion or
exchange after the Issue Date of any such Indebtedness into or
for Qualified Equity Interests of the Issuer and (B) the
aggregate net cash proceeds, if any, received by the Issuer or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries upon any conversion or
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(d) in the case of the disposition or repayment of or
return on any Investment that was treated as a Restricted
Payment made after the Issue Date, an amount (to the extent not
included in the computation of Consolidated Net Income) equal to
the lesser of (i) 100% of the aggregate amount received by
the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in cash or other
property (valued at the Fair Market Value thereof) as the return
of capital with respect to such Investment and (ii) the
amount of such Investment that was treated as a Restricted
Payment, in either case, less the cost of the disposition of
such Investment and net of taxes, plus |
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(e) upon a Redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a
Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market
Value of the Issuers proportionate interest in such
Subsidiary immediately following such Redesignation, and
(ii) the aggregate amount of the Issuers Investments
in such Subsidiary to the extent such Investments reduced the
Restricted Payments Basket and were not previously repaid or
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in the
immediately preceding paragraph will not prohibit:
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(1) the payment of (a) any dividend or redemption
payment or the making of any distribution within 60 days
after the date of declaration thereof if, on the date of
declaration, the dividend, redemption or distribution payment,
as the case may be, would have complied with the provisions of
the Indenture or (b) any dividend or similar distribution
by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer to the holders of its
Equity Interests on a pro rata basis; |
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(2) the redemption or acquisition of any Equity Interests
of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in exchange for, or
out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and
sale of, Qualified Equity Interests; |
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(3) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or
other acquisition or retirement for value of Subordinated
Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary
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of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent issuance and
sale of, Qualified Equity Interests, (b) in exchange for,
or out of the proceeds of the substantially concurrent
incurrence of, Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred
under the Limitations on Additional Indebtedness
covenant and the other terms of the Indenture or (c) upon a
Change of Control or in connection with an Asset Sale to the
extent required by the agreement governing such Subordinated
Indebtedness but only if the Issuer shall have complied with the
covenants described under Change of
Control and Limitations on Asset
Sales and purchased all Notes validly tendered pursuant to
the relevant offer prior to redeeming such Subordinated
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(4) the redemption, repurchase or other acquisition or
retirement for value of Equity Interests of the Issuer held by
officers, directors or employees or former officers, directors
or employees (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries
under their estates), either (x) upon any such
individuals death, disability, retirement, severance or
termination of employment or service or (y) pursuant to any
equity subscription agreement, stock option agreement,
stockholders agreement or similar agreement; provided,
in any case, that the aggregate cash consideration paid for
all such redemptions, repurchases or other acquisitions or
retirements shall not exceed (A) $5.0 million during
any calendar year (with unused amounts in any calendar year
being carried forward to the next succeeding calendar year)
plus (B) the amount of any net cash proceeds
received by or contributed to the Issuer from the issuance and
sale after the Issue Date of Qualified Equity Interests of the
Issuer to its officers, directors or employees that have not
been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to
this clause (4), plus (C) the net cash proceeds
of any key-man life insurance policies that have not
been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments pursuant to
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(5) (a) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions
or retirements for value of Equity Interests deemed to occur
upon the exercise of stock options, warrants, rights to acquire
Equity Interests or other convertible securities to the extent
such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise or
exchange price thereof and (b) any repurchases, redemptions
or other acquisitions or retirements for value of Equity
Interests made in lieu of withholding taxes in connection with
any exercise or exchange of stock options, warrants or other
similar rights; |
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(6) dividends on Preferred Stock or Disqualified Equity
Interests issued in compliance with the covenant
Limitations on Additional Indebtedness
to the extent such dividends are included in the definition of
Consolidated Interest Expense; |
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(7) the payment of cash in lieu of fractional Equity
Interests; |
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(8) payments or distributions to dissenting stockholders
pursuant to applicable law in connection with a merger,
consolidation or transfer of assets that complies with the
provisions described under the caption
Covenants Limitations on Mergers,
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(9) payment of other Restricted Payments from time to time
in an aggregate amount not to exceed $15.0 million in any
fiscal year; |
provided that (a) in the case of any Restricted
Payment pursuant to clauses (3), (4) or
(9) above, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing
or occur as a consequence thereof and (b) no issuance and
sale of Qualified Equity Interests used to make a payment
pursuant to clauses (2), (3) or (4)(B) above shall
increase the Restricted Payments Basket.
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Limitations on Dividend and Other Restrictions Affecting
Restricted Subsidiaries |
The Issuer will not, and will not permit any Restricted
Subsidiary to create or otherwise cause or permit to exist or
become effective any consensual encumbrance or consensual
restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:
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(a) pay dividends or make any other distributions on or in
respect of its Equity Interests; |
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(b) make loans or advances, or pay any Indebtedness or
other obligation owed, to the Issuer or any other Restricted
Subsidiary; or |
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(c) transfer any of its assets to the Issuer or any other
Restricted Subsidiary; |
except for:
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(1) encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by
reason of applicable law, regulation or order; |
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(2) encumbrances or restrictions existing under the
Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees; |
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(3) non-assignment provisions of any contract or any lease
entered into in the ordinary course of business; |
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(4) encumbrances or restrictions existing under agreements
existing on the date of the Indenture (including, without
limitation, the Credit Facilities) as in effect on that date; |
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(5) restrictions relating to any Lien permitted under the
Indenture imposed by the holder of such Lien; |
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(6) restrictions imposed under any agreement to sell Equity
Interests or assets, as permitted under the Indenture, to any
Person pending the closing of such sale; |
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(7) any instrument governing Acquired Indebtedness or
Equity Interests of a Person acquired by the Issuer or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries, which encumbrance or restriction is
not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any
Person, other than the Person or the properties or assets of the
Person so acquired; |
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(8) any other agreement governing Indebtedness entered into
after the Issue Date that contains encumbrances and restrictions
that are not materially more restrictive with respect to any
Restricted Subsidiary than those in effect on the Issue Date
with respect to that Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to
agreements in effect on the Issue Date; |
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(9) customary provisions in partnership agreements, limited
liability company organizational governance documents, joint
venture agreements and other similar agreements entered into in
the ordinary course of business that restrict the transfer of
ownership interests in such partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture or similar Person; |
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(10) Purchase Money Indebtedness incurred in compliance
with the covenant described under Limitations
on Additional Indebtedness that imposes restrictions of
the nature described in clause (c) above on the assets
acquired; |
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(11) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth
imposed by customers, suppliers or landlords under contracts
entered into in the ordinary course of business; |
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(12) Indebtedness incurred or Equity Interests issued by
any Restricted Subsidiary, provided that the restrictions
contained in the agreements or instruments governing such
Indebtedness or Equity Interests (a) either (i) apply
only in the event of a payment default or a default with respect
to a financial covenant in such agreement or instrument or
(ii) will not materially affect the Issuers ability
to pay all principal, interest and premium and Liquidated
Damages, if any, on the Notes, as determined in good faith by
the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of
the Issuer, whose determination shall be conclusive; and
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to the Holders of the Notes than is customary in comparable
financings (as determined by the Chief Financial Officer of the
Issuer, whose determination shall be conclusive); and |
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(13) any encumbrances or restrictions imposed by any
amendments or refinancings of the contracts, instruments or
obligations referred to in clauses (1) through
(12) above; provided that such amendments or
refinancings are, in the good faith judgment of the
Issuers Board of Directors, no more materially restrictive
with respect to such encumbrances and restrictions than those
prior to such amendment or refinancing. |
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Limitations on Transactions with Affiliates |
The Issuer will not, and will not permit any Restricted
Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, in one transaction or a
series of related transactions, sell, lease, transfer or
otherwise dispose of any of its assets to, or purchase any
assets from, or enter into any contract, agreement,
understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the
benefit of, any Affiliate (an Affiliate
Transaction), unless:
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(1) such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are no less
favorable to the Issuer or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary
than those that would have been obtained in a comparable
transaction at such time on an arms-length basis by the
Issuer or that Restricted Subsidiary from a Person that is not
an Affiliate of the Issuer or that Restricted
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(a) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction involving
aggregate value in excess of $5.0 million, an
Officers Certificate certifying that such Affiliate
Transaction complies with clause (1) above and a
Secretarys Certificate which sets forth and authenticates
a resolution that has been adopted by the Independent Directors
approving such Affiliate Transaction; and |
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(b) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction involving
aggregate value of $25.0 million or more, the certificates
described in the preceding clause (a) and a written opinion
as to the fairness of such Affiliate Transaction to the Issuer
or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view
issued by an Independent Financial Advisor to the Board of
Directors of the Issuer. |
The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to:
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(1) transactions exclusively between or among (a) the
Issuer and one or more Restricted Subsidiaries or
(b) Restricted Subsidiaries; |
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(2) reasonable director, officer and employee compensation
(including bonuses) and other benefits (including pursuant to
any employment agreement or any retirement, health, stock option
or other benefit plan) and indemnification arrangements, in each
case, as determined in good faith by the Issuers Board of
Directors or senior management; |
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(3) the entering into of a tax sharing agreement, or
payments pursuant thereto, between the Issuer and/or one or more
Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any other Person with which
the Issuer or such Subsidiaries are required or permitted to
file a consolidated tax return or with which the Issuer or such
Subsidiaries are part of a consolidated group for tax purposes
to be used by such Person to pay taxes, and which payments by
the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries are not in excess of
the tax liabilities that would have been payable by them on a
stand-alone basis; |
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(4) scheduled payments of Earn Out Obligations of
$5.0 million in any fiscal year of the Issuer; |
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(5) any Permitted Investments; |
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(6) any Restricted Payments which are made in accordance
with the covenant described under Limitations
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(7) (x) any agreement in effect on the Issue Date, as
in effect on the Issue Date or as thereafter amended or replaced
in any manner that, taken as a whole, is not more
disadvantageous to the Holders or the Issuer in any material
respect than such agreement as it was in effect on the Issue
Date or (y) any transaction pursuant to any agreement
referred to in the immediately preceding clause (x); |
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(8) any transaction with a Person (other than an
Unrestricted Subsidiary of the Issuer) which would constitute an
Affiliate of the Issuer solely because the Issuer or a
Restricted Subsidiary owns an equity interest in or otherwise
controls such Person; and |
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(9) (a) any transaction with an Affiliate where the
only consideration paid by the Issuer or any Restricted
Subsidiary is Qualified Equity Interests or (b) the
issuance or sale of any Qualified Equity Interests. |
The Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted
Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or
permit or suffer to exist any Lien (other than Permitted Liens)
of any nature whatsoever against any assets of the Issuer or any
Restricted Subsidiary (including Equity Interests of a
Restricted Subsidiary), whether owned at the Issue Date or
thereafter acquired, which Lien secures Indebtedness or trade
payables, unless contemporaneously therewith:
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(1) in the case of any Lien securing an obligation that
ranks pari passu with the Notes or a Note Guarantee,
effective provision is made to secure the Notes or such Note
Guarantee, as the case may be, at least equally and ratably with
or prior to such obligation with a Lien on the same collateral;
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(2) in the case of any Lien securing an obligation that is
subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or a Note
Guarantee, effective provision is made to secure the Notes or
such Note Guarantee, as the case may be, with a Lien on the same
collateral that is prior to the Lien securing such subordinated
obligation, |
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in each case, for so long as such obligation is secured by such
Lien. |
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Limitations on Asset Sales |
The Issuer will not, and will not permit any Restricted
Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, consummate any Asset Sale
unless:
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(1) the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary receives
consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to
the Fair Market Value of the assets included in such Asset
Sale; and |
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(2) at least 75% of the total consideration in such Asset
Sale consists of cash or Cash Equivalents. |
For purposes of clause (2), the following shall be deemed
to be cash:
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(a) the amount (without duplication) of any Indebtedness
(other than Subordinated Indebtedness) of the Issuer or such
Restricted Subsidiary that is expressly assumed by the
transferee of any such assets pursuant to (i) a written
novation agreement that releases the Issuer or such Restricted
Subsidiary from further liability therefor or (ii) an
assignment agreement that includes, in lieu of such a release,
the agreement of the transferee or its parent company to
indemnify and hold harmless the Issuer or such Restricted
Subsidiary from and against any loss, liability or cost in
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(b) the amount of any obligations received from such
transferee that are within 30 days after such Asset Sale
converted by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash
(to the extent of the cash actually so received), and |
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(c) the Fair Market Value of (i) any assets (other
than securities) received by the Issuer or any Restricted
Subsidiary to be used by it in a Permitted Business,
(ii) Equity Interests in a Person that is a Restricted
Subsidiary or in a Person engaged in a Permitted Business that
shall become a Restricted Subsidiary immediately upon the
acquisition of such Person by the Issuer or (iii) a
combination of (i) and (ii). |
If at any time any non-cash consideration received by the Issuer
or any Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, in connection
with any Asset Sale is repaid or converted into or sold or
otherwise disposed of for cash (other than interest received
with respect to any such non-cash consideration), then the date
of such repayment, conversion or disposition shall be deemed to
constitute the date of an Asset Sale hereunder and the Net
Available Proceeds thereof shall be applied in accordance with
this covenant.
Any Asset Sale pursuant to a condemnation, appropriation or
other similar taking, including by deed in lieu of condemnation,
or pursuant to the foreclosure or other enforcement of a
Permitted Lien or exercise by the related lienholder of rights
with respect thereto, including by deed or assignment in lieu of
foreclosure shall not be required to satisfy the conditions set
forth in clauses (1) and (2) of the first paragraph of
this covenant.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the 75% limitation referred to
above shall be deemed satisfied with respect to any Asset Sale
in which the cash or Cash Equivalents portion of the
consideration received therefrom, determined in accordance with
the foregoing provision on an after-tax basis, is equal to or
greater than what the after-tax proceeds would have been had
such Asset Sale complied with the aforementioned 75% limitation.
If the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary engages in an Asset
Sale, the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary shall, no later
than 365 days following the consummation thereof, apply all
or any of the Net Available Proceeds therefrom to:
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(1) satisfy all mandatory repayment obligations under the
Credit Agreement arising by reason of such Asset Sale, and in
the case of any such repayment under any revolving credit
facility, effect a permanent reduction in the availability under
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(2) repay any Indebtedness which was secured by the assets
sold in such Asset Sale; |
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(3) (A) make any capital expenditure or otherwise
invest all or any part of the Net Available Proceeds thereof in
the purchase of assets (other than securities) to be used by the
Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in the Permitted Business,
(B) acquire Qualified Equity Interests in a Person that is
a Restricted Subsidiary or in a Person engaged in a Permitted
Business that shall become a Restricted Subsidiary immediately
upon the consummation of such acquisition or (C) a
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(4) make a Net Proceeds Offer (and purchase or redeem Pari
Passu Indebtedness) in accordance with the procedures described
below and in the Indenture. |
The amount of Net Available Proceeds not applied or invested as
provided in the preceding paragraph will constitute
Excess Proceeds.
When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds equals or exceeds
$15.0 million, the Issuer will be required to make an offer
to purchase from all Holders and, if applicable, purchase or
redeem (or make an offer to do so) any Pari Passu Indebtedness
of the Issuer the provisions of which require the Issuer to
purchase or redeem such Indebtedness with the proceeds from any
Asset Sales (or offer to
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do so), in an aggregate principal amount of Notes and such Pari
Passu Indebtedness equal to the amount of such Excess Proceeds
as follows:
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(1) the Issuer will (a) make an offer to purchase (a
Net Proceeds Offer) to all Holders in
accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture, and
(b) purchase or redeem (or make an offer to do so) any such
other Pari Passu Indebtedness, pro rata in proportion to the
respective principal amounts of the Notes and such other
Indebtedness required to be purchased or redeemed, the maximum
principal amount of Notes and Pari Passu Indebtedness that may
be purchased or redeemed out of the amount (the Payment
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(2) the offer price for the Notes will be payable in cash
in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes
tendered pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer, plus accrued and
unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages thereon, if any, to the
date such Net Proceeds Offer is consummated (the
Offered Price), in accordance with the
procedures set forth in the Indenture, and the purchase or
redemption price for such Pari Passu Indebtedness (the
Pari Passu Indebtedness Price) shall be as
set forth in the related documentation governing such
Indebtedness; |
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(3) if the aggregate Offered Price of Notes validly
tendered and not withdrawn by Holders thereof exceeds the pro
rata portion of the Payment Amount allocable to the Notes,
Notes to be purchased will be selected on a pro rata
basis; and |
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(4) upon completion of such Net Proceeds Offer in
accordance with the foregoing provisions, the amount of Excess
Proceeds with respect to which such Net Proceeds Offer was made
shall be deemed to be zero. |
To the extent that the sum of the aggregate Offered Price of
Notes tendered pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer and the
aggregate Pari Passu Indebtedness Price paid to the holders of
such Pari Passu Indebtedness is less than the Payment Amount
relating thereto (such shortfall constituting a Net
Proceeds Deficiency), the Issuer may use the Net
Proceeds Deficiency, or a portion thereof, for any purposes not
otherwise prohibited by the provisions of the Indenture.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the sale, conveyance or other
disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the
Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will
be governed by the provisions of the Indenture described under
the caption Change of Control and/or the
provisions described under the caption Certain
Covenants Limitations on Mergers, Consolidations,
Etc. and not by the provisions of the Asset Sale covenant.
The Issuer will comply with applicable tender offer rules,
including the requirements of
Rule 14e-1 under
the Exchange Act and any other applicable laws and regulations
in connection with the purchase of Notes pursuant to a Net
Proceeds Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any
securities laws or regulations conflict with the
Limitations on Asset Sales provisions of the
Indenture, the Issuer shall comply with the applicable
securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have
breached its obligations under the Limitations on Asset
Sales provisions of the Indenture by virtue of this
compliance.
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Limitations on Designation of Unrestricted
Subsidiaries |
The Issuer may designate any Subsidiary (including any newly
formed or newly acquired Subsidiary) of the Issuer as an
Unrestricted Subsidiary under the Indenture (a
Designation) only if:
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(1) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the
time of or after giving effect to such Designation; and |
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(2) the Issuer would be permitted to make, at the time of
such Designation, (a) a Permitted Investment or (b) an
Investment pursuant to the first paragraph of
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Payments above, in either case, in an amount (the
Designation Amount) equal to the Fair Market
Value of the Issuers proportionate interest in such
Subsidiary on such date. |
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No Subsidiary shall be Designated as an Unrestricted
Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary: |
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(1) has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt; |
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(2) is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or
understanding with the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary
unless the terms of the agreement, contract, arrangement or
understanding are no less favorable to the Issuer or the
Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the
time from Persons who are not Affiliates; |
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(3) is a Person with respect to which neither the Issuer
nor any Restricted Subsidiary has any direct or indirect
obligation (a) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests
or (b) to maintain or preserve the Persons financial
condition or to cause the Person to achieve any specified levels
of operating results; and |
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(4) has not guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly
provided credit support for any Indebtedness of the Issuer or
any Restricted Subsidiary, except for any guarantee given solely
to support the pledge by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary
of the Equity Interests of such Unrestricted Subsidiary, which
guarantee is not recourse to the Issuer or any Restricted
Subsidiary. |
If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary fails to meet the
preceding requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it shall
thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes
of the Indenture and any Indebtedness of the Subsidiary and any
Liens on assets of such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be
incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary at such time and, if the
Indebtedness is not permitted to be incurred under the covenant
described under Limitations on Additional
Indebtedness or the Lien is not permitted under the
covenant described under Limitations on
Liens, the Issuer shall be in default of the applicable
covenant.
The Issuer may redesignate an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a
Restricted Subsidiary (a Redesignation) only
if:
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(1) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the
time of and after giving effect to such Redesignation; and |
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(2) all Liens, Indebtedness and Investments of such
Unrestricted Subsidiary outstanding immediately following such
Redesignation would, if incurred or made at such time, have been
permitted to be incurred or made for all purposes of the
Indenture. |
All Designations and Redesignations must be evidenced by
resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Issuer, delivered
to the Trustee certifying compliance with the foregoing
provisions.
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Limitations on Mergers, Consolidations, Etc. |
The Issuer will not, directly or indirectly, in a single
transaction or a series of related transactions, consolidate or
merge with or into another Person, or sell, lease, transfer,
convey or otherwise dispose of or assign all or substantially
all of the assets of the Issuer or the Issuer and the Restricted
Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) unless:
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(a) the Issuer will be the surviving or continuing
Person; or |
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(b) the Person (if other than the Issuer) formed by or
surviving such consolidation or merger or to which such sale,
lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition or assignment
shall be made (collectively, the Successor)
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partnership organized and existing under the laws of any State
of the United States of America or the District of Columbia, and
the Successor expressly assumes, by agreements in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, all of the
obligations of the Issuer under the Notes, the Indenture and the
Registration Rights Agreement; |
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(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and
the assumption of the obligations as set forth in
clause (1)(b) above and the incurrence of any Indebtedness
to be incurred in connection therewith, and the use of any net
proceeds therefrom on a pro forma basis, no Default shall have
occurred and be continuing; and |
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(3) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and
the assumption of the obligations as set forth in
clause (1)(b) above and the incurrence of any Indebtedness
to be incurred in connection therewith, and the use of any net
proceeds therefrom on a pro forma basis, the Issuer or the
Successor, as the case may be, could incur $1.00 of additional
Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) pursuant to the
Coverage Ratio Exception. |
For purposes of this covenant, any Indebtedness of the Successor
which was not Indebtedness of the Issuer immediately prior to
the transaction shall be deemed to have been incurred in
connection with such transaction.
Except as provided in the fifth paragraph under the caption
Note Guarantees, no Guarantor may
consolidate with or merge with or into (whether or not such
Guarantor is the surviving Person) another Person, unless:
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(a) such Guarantor will be the surviving or continuing
Person; or |
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(b) the Person (if other than such Guarantor) formed by or
surviving any such consolidation or merger is another Guarantor
or assumes, by agreements in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee, all of the obligations of such
Guarantor under the Note Guarantee of such Guarantor, the
Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement; and |
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(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no
Default shall have occurred and be continuing. |
For purposes of the foregoing, the transfer (by lease,
assignment, sale or otherwise, in a single transaction or series
of transactions) of all or substantially all of the properties
or assets of one or more Restricted Subsidiaries, the Equity
Interests of which constitute all or substantially all of the
properties and assets of the Issuer, will be deemed to be the
transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and
assets of the Issuer.
Upon any consolidation, combination or merger of the Issuer or a
Guarantor, or any transfer of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Issuer in accordance with the foregoing, in which
the Issuer or such Guarantor is not the continuing obligor under
the Notes or its Note Guarantee, the surviving entity formed by
such consolidation or into which the Issuer or such Guarantor is
merged or the Person to which the sale, conveyance, lease,
transfer, disposition or assignment is made will succeed to, and
be substituted for, and may exercise every right and power of,
the Issuer or such Guarantor under the Indenture, the Notes and
the Note Guarantees with the same effect as if such surviving
entity had been named therein as the Issuer or such Guarantor
and, except in the case of a lease, the Issuer or such
Guarantor, as the case may be, will be released from the
obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes or
in respect of its Note Guarantee, as the case may be, and all of
the Issuers or such Guarantors other obligations and
covenants under the Notes, the Indenture and its Note Guarantee,
if applicable.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) any Restricted
Subsidiary may consolidate with, merge with or into or convey,
transfer or lease, in one transaction or a series of
transactions, all or substantially all of its assets to the
Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) this
covenant will not apply to a merger
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of the Issuer with an Affiliate of the Issuer solely for the
purpose of reorganizing the Issuer in another jurisdiction.
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Additional Note Guarantees |
If, after the Issue Date, (a) the Issuer or any Restricted
Subsidiary shall acquire or create another Domestic Restricted
Subsidiary, or (b) any Unrestricted Subsidiary is
Redesignated a Domestic Restricted Subsidiary, and (in each such
case) such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary guarantees any
Indebtedness under any Credit Facility, then the Issuer shall
cause such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary to:
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(1) execute and deliver to the Trustee (a) a
supplemental indenture in form and substance satisfactory to the
Trustee pursuant to which such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary
shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Issuers
obligations under the Notes and the Indenture and (b) a
notation of guarantee in respect of its Note Guarantee; and |
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(2) deliver to the Trustee one or more opinions of counsel
that such supplemental indenture (a) has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by such Domestic Restricted
Subsidiary and (b) constitutes a valid and legally binding
obligation of such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary in accordance
with its terms; |
provided, however, that a Domestic Restricted Subsidiary
that owns net assets that have an aggregate fair market value
(as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the
Issuer) of less than 5% of the Consolidated Tangible Assets of
the Issuer as of the end of the previous fiscal quarter, need
not become a Guarantor.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, as of the end of any fiscal
quarter, the Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries that are not
required to be Guarantors pursuant to the preceding paragraph
collectively own net assets that have an aggregate fair market
value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of
the Issuer) equal to or greater than 5% of the Issuers
Consolidated Tangible Assets, then the Issuer will cause one or
more of such non-Guarantor Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries
promptly to become a Guarantor or Guarantors such that after
giving effect thereto, the total net assets owned by all such
remaining non-Guarantor Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries will
have an aggregate fair market value (as determined in good faith
by the Board of Directors of the Issuer) of less than 5% of the
Consolidated Tangible Assets of the Issuer. Any such Domestic
Restricted Subsidiary so designated must become a Guarantor and
execute a supplemental indenture and deliver an opinion of
counsel to the Trustee within 15 Business Days of the date on
which it was designated.
The Issuer will engage, and will cause its Restricted
Subsidiaries to engage, only in businesses that, when considered
together as a single enterprise, are primarily the Permitted
Business.
Whether or not required by the SEC, so long as any Notes are
outstanding, the Issuer will furnish to the Holders of Notes, or
file electronically with the SEC through the SECs
Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (or any
successor system), within the time periods applicable to the
Issuer under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act:
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(1) all quarterly and annual financial information that
would be required to be contained in a filing with the SEC on
Forms 10-Q
and 10-K if the
Issuer were required to file these Forms, including a
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations and, with respect to
the annual information only, a report on the annual financial
statements by the Issuers certified independent
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(2) all current reports that would be required to be filed
with the SEC on
Form 8-K if the
Issuer were required to file these reports. |
In addition, whether or not required by the SEC, the Issuer will
file a copy of all of the information and reports referred to in
clauses (1) and (2) above with the SEC for public
availability within the time periods specified in the SECs
rules and regulations (unless the SEC will not accept the
filing) and make the information available to securities
analysts and prospective investors upon request. The Issuer and
the Guarantors have agreed that, for so long as any Notes remain
outstanding, the Issuer will furnish to the Holders and to
securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their
request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to
Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Issuer will be
deemed to have complied with its obligations in the preceding
two paragraphs following the filing of the Exchange Offer
Registration Statement and prior to the effectiveness thereof if
the Exchange Offer Registration Statement includes the
information specified in clause (1) above at the times it
would otherwise be required to file such Forms.
Events of Default
Each of the following is an Event of Default:
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(1) failure to pay interest on, or Liquidated Damages with
respect to, any of the Notes when the same becomes due and
payable and the continuance of any such failure for 30 days; |
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(2) failure to pay the principal on any of the Notes when
it becomes due and payable, whether at stated maturity, upon
redemption, upon purchase, upon acceleration or otherwise; |
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(3) failure by the Issuer to comply with any of its
agreements or covenants described above under
Certain Covenants Limitations on
Mergers, Consolidations, Etc., or in respect of its
obligations to make a Change of Control Offer as described under
Change of Control; |
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(4) failure by the Issuer to comply with any other
agreement or covenant in the Indenture and continuance of this
failure for 60 days after notice of the failure has been
given to the Issuer by the Trustee or by the Holders of at least
25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then
outstanding; |
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(5) default under any mortgage, indenture or other
instrument or agreement under which there may be issued or by
which there may be secured or evidenced Indebtedness for
borrowed money by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary,
whether such Indebtedness now exists or is incurred after the
Issue Date, which default: |
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(a) is caused by a failure to pay at final maturity
principal on such Indebtedness within the applicable express
grace period and any extensions thereof, or |
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(b) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior
to its express final maturity (which acceleration is not
rescinded, annulled or otherwise cured within 30 days of
receipt by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary of notice of
any such acceleration), |
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and, in each case, the principal amount of such Indebtedness,
together with the principal amount of any other Indebtedness
with respect to which an event described in clause (a) or
(b) has occurred and is continuing, aggregates
$20.0 million or more; |
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(6) one or more judgments (to the extent not covered by
insurance) for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in
excess of $20.0 million shall be rendered against the
Issuer, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any combination
thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of
60 consecutive days during which execution shall not be
effectively stayed; |
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(7) certain events of bankruptcy affecting the Issuer or
any of its Significant Subsidiaries; or |
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(8) any Note Guarantee of any Significant Subsidiary ceases
to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with
the terms of such Note Guarantee and the Indenture) or is
declared null and void and unenforceable or found to be invalid
or any Guarantor denies its liability under its Note Guarantee
(other than by reason of release of a Guarantor from its Note
Guarantee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the
Note Guarantee). |
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified
in clause (7) above with respect to the Issuer), shall have
occurred and be continuing under the Indenture, the Trustee, by
written notice to the Issuer, or the Holders of at least 25% in
aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by
written notice to the Issuer and the Trustee, may declare (an
acceleration declaration) all amounts owing
under the Notes to be due and payable. Upon such declaration of
acceleration, the aggregate principal of and accrued and unpaid
interest on the outstanding Notes shall become due and payable
(a) if there is no Indebtedness outstanding under any
Credit Facility at such time, immediately and (b) if
otherwise, upon the earlier of (x) the final maturity
(after giving effect to any applicable grace period or
extensions thereof) or an acceleration of any Indebtedness under
any Credit Facility prior to the express final stated maturity
thereof and (y) five Business Days after the Representative
under each Credit Facility receives the acceleration
declaration, but, in the case of this clause (b) only, if
such Event of Default is then continuing; provided,
however, that after such acceleration, but before a judgment
or decree based on acceleration, the Holders of a majority in
aggregate principal amount of such outstanding Notes may, under
certain circumstances, rescind and annul such acceleration if
all Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of accelerated
principal and interest, have been cured or waived as provided in
the Indenture. If an Event of Default specified in
clause (7) with respect to the Issuer occurs, all
outstanding Notes shall become due and payable without any
further action or notice to the extent permitted by applicable
law.
Holders of the Notes may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes
except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain
limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of
any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of the
Notes notice of any Default or Event of Default (except an Event
of Default relating to the payment of principal or interest or
Liquidated Damages) if it determines that withholding notice is
in their interest.
The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of
the Holders of all of the Notes waive any existing Default or
Event of Default and its consequences under the Indenture except
a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of
interest or Liquidated Damages on, or the principal of, the
Notes. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then
outstanding Notes will have the right to direct the time, method
and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy
available to the Trustee. However, the Trustee may refuse to
follow any direction that conflicts with law or the Indenture,
that may involve the Trustee in personal liability, or that the
Trustee determines in good faith may be unduly prejudicial to
the rights of Holders of Notes not joining in the giving of such
direction and may take any other action it deems proper that is
not inconsistent with any such direction received from Holders
of Notes. A Holder may not pursue any remedy with respect to the
Indenture or the Notes unless:
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(1) the Holder gives the Trustee written notice of a
continuing Event of Default; |
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(2) the Holder or Holders of at least 25% in aggregate
principal amount of outstanding Notes make a written request to
the Trustee to pursue the remedy; |
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(3) such Holder or Holders offer the Trustee indemnity
satisfactory to the Trustee against any costs, liability or
expense; |
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(4) the Trustee does not comply with the request within
60 days after receipt of the request and the offer of
indemnity; and |
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(5) during such
60-day period, the
Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
outstanding Notes do not give the Trustee a direction that is
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However, such limitations do not apply to the right of any
Holder of a Note to receive payment of the principal of, premium
or Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest on, such Note or to
bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment, on or after
the due date expressed in the Notes, which right will not be
impaired or affected without the consent of the Holder.
The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Notes then outstanding by written notice to the Trustee may, on
behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes, rescind an
acceleration or waive any existing Default or Event of Default
and its consequences under the Indenture except a continuing
Default or Event of Default in the payment of interest or
premium or Liquidated Damages on, or the principal of, the Notes.
The Issuer is required to deliver to the Trustee annually a
statement regarding compliance with the Indenture and, upon any
Officer of the Issuer becoming aware of any Default, a statement
specifying such Default and what action the Issuer is taking or
proposes to take with respect thereto.
Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
The Issuer may, at its option and at any time, elect to have its
obligations discharged with respect to the outstanding Notes and
all obligations of any Guarantors discharged with respect to
their Note Guarantees (Legal Defeasance).
Legal Defeasance means that the Issuer and the Guarantors shall
be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire obligations
represented by the Notes and the Note Guarantees, and the
Indenture shall cease to be of further effect as to all
outstanding Notes and Note Guarantees, except as to:
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(1) rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive
payments in respect of the principal of and interest and
Liquidated Damages, if any, on such Notes when such payments are
due from the trust funds referred to below, |
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(2) the Issuers obligations with respect to the Notes
concerning issuing temporary Notes, registration of Notes,
mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes, and the maintenance
of an office or agency for payment and money for security
payments held in trust, |
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(3) the rights, powers, trust, duties, and immunities of
the Trustee, and the Issuers obligation in connection
therewith, and |
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(4) the Legal Defeasance provisions of the Indenture. |
In addition, the Issuer may, at its option and at any time,
elect to have its obligations and the obligations of the
Guarantors released with respect to the provisions of the
Indenture described above under Change of
Control and under Covenants (other
than the covenant described under
Covenants Limitations on Mergers,
Consolidations, Etc., except to the extent described
below) and the limitation imposed by clause (3) under
Covenants Limitations on Mergers,
Consolidations, Etc. (such release and termination being
referred to as Covenant Defeasance), and
thereafter any omission to comply with such obligations or
provisions will not constitute a Default or Event of Default.
Covenant Defeasance will not be effective until such time as
bankruptcy, receivership, rehabilitation and insolvency events
no longer apply. In the event Covenant Defeasance occurs in
accordance with the Indenture, the Events of Default described
under clauses (3) through (6) under the caption
Events of Default and the Event of
Default described under clause (7) under the caption
Events of Default (but only with respect
to Significant Subsidiaries of the Issuer), in each case, will
no longer constitute an Event of Default. The Issuer may
exercise its Legal Defeasance option regardless of whether it
previously exercised Covenant Defeasance.
In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant
Defeasance:
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(1) the Issuer must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee,
as trust funds, in trust solely for the benefit of the Holders,
U.S. legal tender, U.S. Government Obligations or a
combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient
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opinion of a nationally recognized investment bank, appraisal
firm or firm of independent public accountants selected by the
Issuer, to pay the principal of and interest and Liquidated
Damages, if any, on the outstanding Notes on the stated date for
payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the
case may be, |
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(2) in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Issuer shall have
delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel in the United
States confirming that: |
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(a) the Issuer has received from, or there has been
published by the Internal Revenue Service, a ruling, or |
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(b) since the date of the Indenture, there has been a
change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax law, |
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in either case to the effect that, and based thereon this
opinion of counsel shall confirm that, the Holders of the
outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for
U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the Legal
Defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax
on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as
would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not
occurred, |
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(3) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Issuer shall
have delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel in the
United States reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming
that the Holders will not recognize income, gain or loss for
U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of such
Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal
income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the
same times as would have been the case if the Covenant
Defeasance had not occurred, |
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(4) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the
date of such deposit (other than a Default resulting from the
borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit and the grant
of any Lien securing such borrowings), |
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(5) the Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not
result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a Default
under the Indenture or a default under any other material
agreement or instrument to which the Issuer or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Issuer or any of its
Subsidiaries is bound (other than any such Default or default
resulting solely from the borrowing of funds to be applied to
such deposit and the grant of any Lien securing such borrowings), |
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(6) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an
Officers Certificate stating that the deposit was not made
by it with the intent of preferring the Holders over any other
of its creditors or with the intent of defeating, hindering,
delaying or defrauding any other of its creditors or
others, and |
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(7) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Trustee an
Officers Certificate and an opinion of counsel, each
stating that the conditions precedent provided for in, in the
case of the Officers Certificate, clauses (1) through
(6) and, in the case of the opinion of counsel,
clauses (2) and/or (3) and (5) of this paragraph
have been complied with. |
If the funds deposited with the Trustee to effect Covenant
Defeasance are insufficient to pay the principal of and interest
on the Notes when due, then our obligations and the obligations
of Guarantors under the Indenture will be revived and no such
defeasance will be deemed to have occurred.
Satisfaction and Discharge
The Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further
effect (except as to rights of registration of transfer or
exchange of Notes which shall survive until all Notes have been
canceled) as to all outstanding Notes when either:
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(1) all the Notes that have been authenticated and
delivered (except lost, stolen or destroyed Notes which have
been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money has been
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in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Issuer and
thereafter repaid to the Issuer or discharged from this trust)
have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, or |
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(2) (a) all Notes not delivered to the Trustee for
cancellation otherwise (i) have become due and payable,
(ii) will become due and payable, or may be called for
redemption, within one year or (iii) have been called for
redemption pursuant to the provisions described under
Optional Redemption, and, in any case,
the Issuer has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited
with the Trustee as trust funds, in trust solely for the benefit
of the Holders, U.S. legal tender, U.S. Government
Obligations or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be
sufficient (without consideration of any reinvestment of
interest) to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness
(including all principal and accrued interest and Liquidated
Damages, if any) on the Notes not theretofore delivered to the
Trustee for cancellation, |
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(b) the Issuer has paid all other sums payable by it under
the Indenture, and |
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(c) the Issuer has delivered irrevocable instructions to
the Trustee to apply the deposited money toward the payment of
the Notes at maturity or on the date of redemption, as the case
may be. |
In addition, the Issuer must deliver an Officers
Certificate and an opinion of counsel stating that all
conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been
complied with.
Transfer and Exchange
A Holder will be able to register the transfer of or exchange
Notes only in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.
The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to
furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and to
pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the
Indenture. Without the prior consent of the Issuer, the
Registrar is not required (1) to register the transfer of
or exchange any Note selected for redemption, (2) to
register the transfer of or exchange any Note for a period of
15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed or
(3) to register the transfer or exchange of a Note between
a record date and the next succeeding interest payment date.
The Notes will be issued in registered form and the registered
Holder will be treated as the owner of such Note for all
purposes.
Amendment, Supplement and Waiver
Except as otherwise provided in the next three succeeding
paragraphs, the Indenture or the Notes may be amended with the
consent (which may include consents obtained in connection with
a tender offer or exchange offer for Notes) of the Holders of at
least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then
outstanding, and any existing Default under, or compliance with
any provision of, the Indenture may be waived (other than any
continuing Default in the payment of the principal or interest
on the Notes) with the consent (which may include consents
obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for
Notes) of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the
Notes then outstanding.
Without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment or
waiver may not (with respect to any Notes held by a
non-consenting Holder):
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(1) reduce, or change the maturity of, the principal of any
Note; |
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(2) reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of
interest on any Note; |
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(3) reduce any premium payable upon redemption of the Notes
or change the date on which any Notes are subject to redemption
or waive any payment with respect to the redemption of the
Notes; provided, however, that solely for the avoidance of
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any purchase or repurchase of Notes (including pursuant to the
covenants described above under the captions
Change of Control and
Certain Covenants Limitations on
Asset Sales) shall not be deemed a redemption of the Notes; |
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(4) make any Note payable in money or currency other than
that stated in the Notes; |
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(5) modify or change any provision of the Indenture or the
related definitions to affect the ranking of the Notes or any
Note Guarantee in a manner that adversely affects the Holders; |
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(6) reduce the percentage of Holders necessary to consent
to an amendment or waiver to the Indenture or the Notes; |
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(7) waive a default in the payment of principal of or
premium or interest or Liquidated Damages, if any, on any Notes
(except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the Holders
thereof as provided in the Indenture and a waiver of the payment
default that resulted from such acceleration); |
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(8) impair the rights of Holders to receive payments of
principal of or interest or Liquidated Damages, if any, on the
Notes on or after the due date therefor or to institute suit for
the enforcement of any payment on the Notes; |
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(9) release any Guarantor that is a Significant Subsidiary
from any of its obligations under its Note Guarantee or the
Indenture, except as permitted by the Indenture; or |
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(10) make any change in these amendment and waiver
provisions. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuer and the Trustee may
amend the Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes without
the consent of any Holder:
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(1) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency; |
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(2) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or
in place of certificated Notes; |
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(3) to provide for the assumption of the Issuers or a
Guarantors obligations to the Holders in the case of a
merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the
Issuers or such Guarantors assets in accordance with
Certain Covenants Limitations on
Mergers, Consolidations, Etc.; |
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(4) to add any Note Guarantee or to effect the release of
any Guarantor from any of its obligations under its Note
Guarantee or the Indenture (to the extent permitted by the
Indenture); |
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(5) to make any change that would provide any additional
rights or benefits to the Holders or does not materially
adversely affect the rights of any Holder; |
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(6) to effect or maintain the qualification of the
Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act; |
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(7) to secure the Notes or any Note Guarantees or any other
obligation under the Indenture; |
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(8) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of
appointment by a successor trustee; |
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(9) to conform the text of the Indenture or the Notes to
any provision of this Description of the New Notes to the extent
that such provision in this Description of the New Notes was
intended to be a verbatim recitation of a provision of the
Indenture, the Note Guarantees or the Notes; or |
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(10) to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in
accordance with the Indenture. |
The consent of the Holders of the Notes is not necessary under
the Indenture to approve the particular form of any proposed
amendment or waiver. It is sufficient if such consent approves
the substance of the proposed amendment or waiver.
After an amendment under the Indenture becomes effective, the
Issuer is required to mail to Holders of the Notes a notice
briefly describing such amendment. However, the failure to give
such
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notice to all Holders of the Notes, or any defect therein, will
not impair or affect the validity of the amendment.
No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and
Stockholders
No director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of
the Issuer or any Guarantor will have any liability for any
obligations of the Issuer under the Notes or the Indenture or of
any Guarantor under its Note Guarantee or for any claim based
on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their
creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases
all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the
consideration for issuance of the Notes and the Note Guarantees.
The waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the
federal securities laws. It is the view of the SEC that this
type of waiver is against public policy.
Concerning the Trustee
The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. is the Trustee under
the Indenture and has been appointed by the Issuer as Registrar
and Paying Agent with regard to the Notes. The Indenture
contains certain limitations on the rights of the Trustee,
should it become a creditor of the Issuer, to obtain payment of
claims in certain cases, or to realize on certain assets
received in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise.
The Trustee will be permitted to engage in other transactions;
however, if it acquires any conflicting interest (as defined in
the Indenture), it must eliminate such conflict within
90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to continue (if
the Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act)
or resign.
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then
outstanding Notes will have the right to direct the time, method
and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy
available to the Trustee, subject to certain exceptions. The
Indenture provides that, in case an Event of Default occurs and
is not cured, the Trustee will be required, in the exercise of
its power, to use the degree of care of a prudent person in
similar circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs. Subject
to such provisions, the Trustee will be under no obligation to
exercise any of its rights or powers under the Indenture at the
request of any Holder, unless such Holder shall have offered to
the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee.
Governing Law
The Indenture, the Notes and the Note Guarantees will be
governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the
State of New York.
Certain Definitions
Set forth below is a summary of certain of the defined terms
used in the Indenture. Reference is made to the Indenture for
the full definition of all such terms.
Acquired Indebtedness means (1) with
respect to any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after
the Issue Date, Indebtedness of such Person and its Subsidiaries
(including, for the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness incurred in
the ordinary course of such Persons business to acquire
assets used or useful in its business) existing at the time such
Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary that was not incurred in
connection with, or in contemplation of, such Person becoming a
Restricted Subsidiary and (2) with respect to the Issuer or
any Restricted Subsidiary, any Indebtedness of a Person
(including, for the avoidance of doubt, Indebtedness incurred in
the ordinary course of such Persons business to acquire
assets used or useful in its business), other than the Issuer or
a Restricted Subsidiary, existing at the time such Person is
merged with or into the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary, or
Indebtedness expressly assumed by the Issuer or any Restricted
Subsidiary in connection with the acquisition of an asset or
assets from another Person, which Indebtedness was
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not, in any case, incurred by such other Person in connection
with, or in contemplation of, such merger or acquisition.
Affiliate of any Person means any other
Person which directly or indirectly controls or is controlled
by, or is under direct or indirect common control with, the
referent Person. For purposes of the covenant described under
Certain Covenants Limitations on
Transactions with Affiliates, Affiliates shall be deemed
to include, with respect to any Person, any other Person
(1) which beneficially owns or holds, directly or
indirectly, 10% or more of any class of the Voting Stock of the
referent Person, (2) of which 10% or more of the Voting
Stock is beneficially owned or held, directly or indirectly, by
the referenced Person or (3) with respect to an individual,
any immediate family member of such Person. For purposes of this
definition, control of a Person shall mean
the power to direct the management and policies of such Person,
directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise.
amend means to amend, supplement, restate,
amend and restate or otherwise modify, including successively,
and amendment shall have a correlative
meaning.
asset means any asset or property.
Asset Acquisition means
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(1) an Investment by the Issuer or any Restricted
Subsidiary of the Issuer in any other Person if, as a result of
such Investment, such Person shall become a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Issuer, or shall be merged with or into the
Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer, or |
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(2) the acquisition by the Issuer or any Restricted
Subsidiary of the Issuer of all or substantially all of the
assets of any other Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary
of the Issuer) or any division or line of business of any such
other Person (other than in the ordinary course of business). |
Asset Sale means any sale, issuance,
conveyance, transfer, lease, assignment or other disposition by
the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary to any Person other than
the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (including by means of a
sale and leaseback transaction or a merger or consolidation)
(collectively, for purposes of this definition, a
transfer), in one transaction or a series of
related transactions, of any assets of the Issuer or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries other than in the ordinary course of
business. For purposes of this definition, the term Asset
Sale shall not include:
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(2) transfers of assets (including Equity Interests) that
are governed by, and made in accordance with, the covenants
described under Change of Control or
Certain Covenants Limitations on
Mergers, Consolidations, Etc.; |
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(3) Permitted Investments and Restricted Payments permitted
under the covenant described under Certain
Covenants Limitations on Restricted Payments; |
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(4) the creation of or realization on any Lien permitted
under the Indenture and any disposition of assets resulting from
the enforcement or foreclosure of any such Lien; |
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(5) transfers of damaged, worn-out or obsolete equipment or
assets that, in the Issuers reasonable judgment, are no
longer used or useful in the business of the Issuer or its
Restricted Subsidiaries; |
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(6) sales or grants of licenses or sublicenses to use the
patents, trade secrets, know-how and other intellectual
property, and licenses, leases or subleases of other assets, of
the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent not
materially interfering with the business of Issuer and the
Restricted Subsidiaries; |
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(7) any sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any
assets or any sale or issuance of Equity Interests in each case,
made pursuant to a Permitted Joint Venture Investment; |
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(8) the trade or exchange by the Issuer or any Restricted
Subsidiary of any asset for any other asset or assets;
provided, that the Fair Market Value of the asset or
assets received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in
such trade or exchange (including any such cash or Cash
Equivalents) is at least equal to the Fair Market Value (as
determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or an
executive officer of the Issuer or of such Restricted Subsidiary
with responsibility for such transaction, which determination
shall be conclusive evidence of compliance with this provision)
of the asset or assets disposed of by the Issuer or any
Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to such trade or exchange; and,
provided, further, that if any cash or Cash Equivalents
are used in such trade or exchange to achieve an exchange of
equivalent value, that the amount of such cash and/or Cash
Equivalents shall be deemed proceeds of an Asset
Sale, subject to the following clause (9); and |
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(9) any transfer or series of related transfers that, but
for this clause, would be Asset Sales, if after giving effect to
such transfers, the aggregate Fair Market Value of the assets
transferred in such transaction or any such series of related
transactions does not exceed $3.0 million per occurrence or
$10.0 million in any fiscal year. |
Board of Directors means, with respect to any
Person, (i) in the case of any corporation, the board of
directors of such Person, (ii) in the case of any
partnership, the Board of Directors of the general partner of
such Person and (iii) in any other case, the functional
equivalent of the foregoing or, in each case, other than for
purposes of the definition of Change of Control, any
duly authorized committee of such body.
Business Day means a day other than a
Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions in
New York are authorized or required by law to close.
Capitalized Lease means a lease required to
be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance
with GAAP.
Capitalized Lease Obligations of any Person
means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other
amounts under a Capitalized Lease, and the amount of such
obligation shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in
accordance with GAAP.
Cash Equivalents means:
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(1) marketable obligations issued or directly and fully
guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any
agency or instrumentality thereof (provided that the full
faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in
support thereof), maturing within 360 days of the date of
acquisition thereof; |
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(2) demand and time deposits and certificates of deposit of
any Lender or any commercial bank having, or which is the
principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding company organized
under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the
District of Columbia having, capital and surplus aggregating in
excess of $300.0 million and a rating of A (or
such other similar equivalent rating) or higher by at least one
nationally recognized statistical rating organization (as
defined in Rule 436 under the Securities Act) maturing
within 360 days of the date of acquisition by such person; |
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(3) commercial paper issued by any person incorporated in
the United States rated at least
A-1 or the equivalent
thereof by S&P or at least
P-1 or the equivalent
thereof by Moodys or an equivalent rating by a nationally
recognized rating agency if both S&P and Moodys cease
publishing ratings of commercial paper issuers generally, and in
each case maturing not more than one year after the date of
acquisition by such person; |
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(4) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than
30 days for underlying securities of the types described in
clause (1) above entered into with any bank meeting the
qualifications specified in clause (2) above; |
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(5) securities issued and fully guaranteed by any state,
commonwealth or territory of the United States of America, or by
any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof, rated at
least A by Moodys Investors Service, Inc. or
Standard & Poors Rating Services and having
maturities of not more than one year from the date of
acquisition; |
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(6) investments in money market or other mutual funds
substantially all of whose assets comprise securities of the
types described in clauses (1) through
(5) above; and |
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(7) demand deposit accounts maintained in the ordinary
course of business. |
Change of Control means the occurrence of any
of the following events:
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(1) the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or
other disposition (other than by way of merger or
consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of
all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the
Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any
person (as that term is used in
Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than a
Permitted Holder; |
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(2) any person or group (as such
terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange
Act), other than one or more Permitted Holders, is or becomes
the beneficial owner (as defined in
Rules 13d-3 and
13d-5 under the
Exchange Act, except that for purposes of this clause that
person or group shall be deemed to have beneficial
ownership of all securities that any such person or group
has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable
immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or
indirectly, of Voting Stock representing 50% or more of the
voting power of the total outstanding Voting Stock of the
Issuer; provided, however, that such event shall not be
deemed to be a Change of Control so long as the Permitted
Holders own Voting Stock representing in the aggregate a greater
percentage of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the
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(3) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals
who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of
Directors (together with any new directors whose election to
such Board of Directors or whose nomination for election by the
stockholders of the Issuer was approved by a vote of
662/3%
of the directors of the Issuer then still in office who were
either directors at the beginning of such period or whose
election or nomination for election was previously so approved)
cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of
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(4) the adoption by the stockholders of the Issuer of a
Plan of Liquidation. |
For purposes of this definition, a Person shall not be deemed to
have beneficial ownership of securities subject to a stock
purchase agreement, merger agreement or similar agreement until
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such
agreement.
Consolidated Amortization Expense for any
period means the amortization expense of the Issuer and the
Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated Cash Flow for any period means,
without duplication, the sum of the amounts for such period of
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(2) in each case only to the extent (and in the same
proportion) deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income and
with respect to the portion of Consolidated Net Income
attributable to any Restricted Subsidiary only if a
corresponding amount would be permitted at the date of
determination to be distributed to the Issuer by such Restricted
Subsidiary without prior approval (that has not been obtained),
pursuant to the terms of its charter and all agreements,
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judgments, decrees, orders, statutes, rules and governmental
regulations applicable to such Restricted Subsidiary or its
stockholders, |
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(a) Consolidated Income Tax Expense, |
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(b) Consolidated Amortization Expense (but only to the
extent not included in Consolidated Interest Expense), |
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(c) Consolidated Depreciation Expense, |
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(d) Consolidated Interest Expense, and |
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(e) all other non-cash items reducing the Consolidated Net
Income (excluding any non-cash charge that results in an accrual
of a reserve for cash charges in any future period) for such
period, in each case determined on a consolidated basis in
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(3) the aggregate amount of all non-cash items, determined
on a consolidated basis, to the extent such items increased
Consolidated Net Income for such period. |
Consolidated Depreciation Expense for any
period means the depreciation expense of the Issuer and the
Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated Income Tax Expense for any
period means the provision for taxes of the Issuer and the
Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio means
the ratio of Consolidated Cash Flow during the most recent four
consecutive full fiscal quarters for which financial statements
are available (the Four-Quarter Period)
ending on or prior to the date of the transaction giving rise to
the need to calculate the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio
(the Transaction Date) to Consolidated
Interest Expense for the Four-Quarter Period. For purposes of
this definition, Consolidated Cash Flow and Consolidated
Interest Expense shall be calculated after giving effect on a
pro forma basis for the period of such calculation to:
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(1) the incurrence of any Indebtedness or the issuance of
any Preferred Stock of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary
(and the application of the proceeds thereof) and any repayment,
repurchase or redemption of other Indebtedness or other
Preferred Stock (and the application of the proceeds therefrom)
(other than the incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness in the
ordinary course of business for working capital purposes
pursuant to any revolving credit arrangement) occurring during
the Four-Quarter Period or at any time subsequent to the last
day of the Four-Quarter Period and on or prior to the
Transaction Date, as if such incurrence, repayment, repurchase,
issuance or redemption, as the case may be (and the application
of the proceeds thereof), occurred on the first day of the
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(2) any Asset Sale or Asset Acquisition (including, without
limitation, any Asset Acquisition giving rise to the need to
make such calculation as a result of the Issuer or any
Restricted Subsidiary (including any Person who becomes a
Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such Asset Acquisition)
incurring Acquired Indebtedness and also including any
Consolidated Cash Flow (including any pro forma expense and cost
reductions calculated in good faith on a reasonable basis by a
responsible financial or accounting Officer of the Issuer)
occurring during the Four-Quarter Period or at any time
subsequent to the last day of the Four-Quarter Period and on or
prior to the Transaction Date), as if such Asset Sale or Asset
Acquisition (including the incurrence of, or assumption or
liability for, any such Indebtedness or Acquired Indebtedness)
occurred on the first day of the Four-Quarter Period;
provided, that the Officer making the pro forma
calculation described above may in his discretion include any
pro forma changes to Consolidated Cash Flow, including any pro
forma reductions of expenses and costs, that have occurred or
are reasonably expected by such Officer to occur within one year
of closing of such Asset Sale or Asset Acquisition (regardless
of whether such expense or cost savings or any other operating
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properly in pro forma financial statements prepared in
accordance with
Regulation S-X
under the Securities Act or any other regulation or policy of
the SEC). |
In calculating Consolidated Interest Expense for purposes of
determining the denominator (but not the numerator) of this
Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio:
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(1) interest on outstanding Indebtedness determined on a
fluctuating basis as of the Transaction Date and which will
continue to be so determined thereafter shall be deemed to have
accrued at a fixed rate per annum equal to the rate of interest
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(2) if interest on any Indebtedness actually incurred on
the Transaction Date may optionally be determined at an interest
rate based upon a factor of a prime or similar rate, a
eurocurrency interbank offered rate, or other rates, then the
interest rate in effect on the Transaction Date will be deemed
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(3) notwithstanding clause (1) or (2) above,
interest on Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis, to
the extent such interest is covered by agreements relating to
Hedging Obligations, shall be deemed to accrue at the rate per
annum resulting after giving effect to the operation of these
agreements. |
Consolidated Interest Expense for any period
means the sum, without duplication, of the total interest
expense of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such
period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with
GAAP and including, without duplication,
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(1) imputed interest on Capitalized Lease Obligations, |
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(2) commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed
with respect to letters of credit securing financial
obligations, bankers acceptance financing and receivables
financings, |
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(3) the net costs associated with Hedging Obligations
related to interest rates, |
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(4) amortization of debt issuance costs, debt discount or
premium and other financing fees and expenses, |
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(5) the interest portion of any deferred payment
obligations, |
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(6) all other non-cash interest expense, |
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(7) capitalized interest, |
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(8) all dividend payments on any series of Disqualified
Equity Interests of the Issuer or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries or any Preferred Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary
(other than dividends on Equity Interests payable solely in
Qualified Equity Interests of the Issuer or to the Issuer or a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer), |
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(9) all interest payable with respect to discontinued
operations, and |
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(10) all interest on any Indebtedness described in
clause (7) or (8) of the definition of Indebtedness. |
Consolidated Net Income for any period means
the net income (or loss) of the Issuer and the Restricted
Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis
in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be
excluded from such net income (to the extent otherwise included
therein), without duplication:
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(1) the net income (or loss) of any Person (other than a
Restricted Subsidiary) in which any Person other than the Issuer
and the Restricted Subsidiaries has an ownership interest,
except to the extent that cash in an amount equal to any such
income has actually been received by the Issuer or any of its
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(2) except to the extent includible in the consolidated net
income of the Issuer pursuant to the foregoing clause (1),
the net income (or loss) of any Person that accrued prior to the
date that (a) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary
or is merged into or consolidated with the Issuer or any
Restricted Subsidiary or (b) the assets of such Person are
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(3) the net income of any Restricted Subsidiary during such
period to the extent that the declaration or payment of
dividends or similar distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary
of that income is not permitted by operation of the terms of its
charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order,
statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that
Subsidiary during such period, except that the Issuers
equity in a net loss of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such
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(4) for the purposes of calculating the Restricted Payments
Basket only, in the case of a successor to the Issuer by
consolidation, merger or transfer of its assets, any income (or
loss) of the successor prior to such merger, consolidation or
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(5) other than for purposes of calculating the Restricted
Payments Basket, any gain (or loss), together with any related
provisions for taxes on any such gain (or the tax effect of any
such loss), realized during such period by the Issuer or any
Restricted Subsidiary upon (a) the acquisition of any
securities, or the extinguishment of any Indebtedness, of the
Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary or (b) any Asset Sale
by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary; |
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(6) gains and losses due solely to fluctuations in currency
values and the related tax effects according to GAAP; |
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(7) unrealized gains and losses with respect to Hedging
Obligations; |
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(8) the cumulative effect of any change in accounting
principles; and |
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(9) other than for purposes of calculating the Restricted
Payments Basket, any extraordinary or nonrecurring gain (or
extraordinary or nonrecurring loss), together with any related
provision for taxes on any such extraordinary or nonrecurring
gain (or the tax effect of any such extraordinary or
nonrecurring loss), realized by the Issuer or any Restricted
Subsidiary during such period. |
In addition, any return of capital with respect to an Investment
that increased the Restricted Payments Basket pursuant to
clause (3)(d) of the first paragraph under
Certain Covenants Limitations on
Restricted Payments or decreased the amount of Investments
outstanding pursuant to clause (16) of the definition
of Permitted Investments shall be excluded from
Consolidated Net Income for purposes of calculating the
Restricted Payments Basket.
For purposes of this definition of Consolidated Net
Income, nonrecurring means any gain or
loss as of any date that is not reasonably likely to recur
within the two years following such date; provided that
if there was a gain or loss similar to such gain or loss within
the two years preceding such date, such gain or loss shall not
be deemed nonrecurring.
Consolidated Tangible Assets means, with
respect to any Person as of any date, the amount which, in
accordance with GAAP, would be set forth under the caption
Total Assets (or any like caption) on a consolidated
balance sheet of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries,
less all goodwill, patents, tradenames, trademarks, copyrights,
franchises, experimental expenses, organization expenses and any
other amounts classified as intangible assets in accordance with
GAAP.
Contingent Obligation shall mean, as to any
person, any obligation, agreement, understanding or arrangement
of such person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any
Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations
(primary obligations) of any other person
(the primary obligor) in any manner, whether
directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any
obligation of such person, whether or not contingent,
(a) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property
constituting direct or indirect security therefor; (b) to
advance or supply funds (i) for the purchase or payment of
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such primary obligation or (ii) to maintain working capital
or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to
maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor;
(c) to purchase property, securities or services primarily
for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary
obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment
of such primary obligation; (d) with respect to
bankers acceptances and letters of credit, until a
reimbursement obligation arises (which obligation shall
constitute Indebtedness); or (e) otherwise to assure or
hold harmless the holder of such primary obligation against loss
in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term
Contingent Obligation shall not include endorsements
of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course
of business or any product warranties for deposit or collection
in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Contingent
Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated
or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of
which such Contingent Obligation is made (or, if less, the
maximum amount of such primary obligation for which such person
may be liable, whether severally or jointly, pursuant to the
terms of the instrument evidencing such Contingent Obligation)
or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably
anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such person
is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such person
in good faith.
Coverage Ratio Exception has the meaning set
forth in the proviso in the first paragraph of the covenant
described under Certain Covenants
Limitations on Additional Indebtedness.
Credit Agreement means the Third Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 3, 2003, as
amended and restated through and including December 15,
2005 by and among the Issuer, as Borrower, the subsidiary
guarantors party thereto, UBS Loan Finance LLC as swingline
lender, Bank of America, N.A. as syndication agent, Hibernia
National Bank and BNP Paribas as co-documentation agents, UBS
AG, Stamford Branch, as issuing bank, administrative agent and
collateral agent and the other lenders named therein, including
any notes, guarantees, collateral and security documents,
instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith
(including Hedging Obligations related to the Indebtedness
incurred thereunder), and in each case as further amended or
refinanced from time to time.
Credit Facilities means one or more debt
facilities (which may be outstanding at the same time and
including, without limitation, the Credit Agreement) providing
for revolving credit loans, term loans or letters of credit and,
in each case, as such agreements may be amended, refinanced or
otherwise restructured, in whole or in part from time to time
(including increasing the amount of available borrowings
thereunder or adding Subsidiaries of the Issuer as additional
borrowers or guarantors thereunder) with respect to all or any
portion of the Indebtedness under such agreement or agreements
or any successor or replacement agreement or agreements and
whether by the same or any other agent, lender or group of
lenders.
Default means (1) any Event of Default
or (2) any event, act or condition that, after notice or
the passage of time or both, would be an Event of Default.
Designation has the meaning given to this
term in the covenant described under Certain
Covenants Limitations on Designation of Unrestricted
Subsidiaries.
Designation Amount has the meaning given to
this term in the covenant described under
Certain Covenants Limitations on
Designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
Disqualified Equity Interests of any Person
means any class of Equity Interests of such Person that, by its
terms, or by the terms of any related agreement or of any
security into which it is convertible, puttable or exchangeable
(in each case, at the option of the holder thereof), is, or upon
the happening of any event or the passage of time would be,
required to be redeemed by such Person, at the option of the
holder thereof, or matures or is mandatorily redeemable,
pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, in whole or
in part, on or prior to the date which is 91 days after the
final maturity date of the Notes; provided, however, that
any class of Equity Interests of such Person that, by its terms,
authorizes such Person to satisfy in full its obligations with
respect to the payment of dividends or upon maturity, redemption
(pursuant to a sinking fund or otherwise) or repurchase thereof
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or otherwise by the delivery of Equity Interests that are not
Disqualified Equity Interests, and that is not convertible,
puttable or exchangeable for Disqualified Equity Interests or
Indebtedness, will not be deemed to be Disqualified Equity
Interests so long as such Person satisfies its obligations with
respect thereto solely by the delivery of Equity Interests that
are not Disqualified Equity Interests; provided, further,
however, that any Equity Interests that would not constitute
Disqualified Equity Interests but for provisions thereof giving
holders thereof (or the holders of any security into or for
which such Equity Interests are convertible, exchangeable or
exercisable) the right to require the Issuer to repurchase or
redeem such Equity Interests upon the occurrence of a change in
control or an asset sale occurring prior to the 91st day
after the final maturity date of the Notes shall not constitute
Disqualified Equity Interests if the change of control or asset
sale provisions applicable to such Equity Interests are no more
favorable to such holders than the provisions described under
Change of Control and
Certain Covenants Limitations on
Asset Sales, respectively, and such Equity Interests
specifically provide that the Issuer will not repurchase or
redeem any such Equity Interests pursuant to such provisions
prior to the Issuers purchase of the Notes as required
pursuant to the provisions described under
Change of Control and
Certain Covenants Limitations on
Asset Sales, respectively.
Domestic Restricted Subsidiary means
(i) each Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer organized or
existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof
or the District of Columbia and (ii) any other Restricted
Subsidiary that guarantees any Indebtedness under any Credit
Facility.
Earn Out Obligation means those contingent
obligations of the Issuer incurred in favor of a seller (or
other third party entitled thereto) under or with respect to any
Permitted Acquisition (as such term is defined in the Credit
Agreement as of the Issue Date).
Equity Interests of any Person means
(1) any and all shares or other equity interests (including
common stock, preferred stock, limited liability company
interests and partnership interests) in such Person and
(2) all rights to purchase, warrants or options (whether or
not currently exercisable), participations or other equivalents
of or interests in (however designated) such shares or other
interests in such Person, but excluding from all of the
foregoing any debt securities convertible into Equity Interests,
regardless of whether such debt securities include any right of
participation with Equity Interests.
Exchange Act means the U.S. Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Fair Market Value means, with respect to any
asset, the price (after taking into account any liabilities
relating to such assets) that would be negotiated in an
arms-length transaction for cash between a willing seller
and a willing and able buyer, neither of which is under any
compulsion to complete the transaction, as such price is
determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Issuer
or a duly authorized committee thereof, as evidenced by a
resolution of such Board of Directors or committee.
Foreign Restricted Subsidiary means any
Restricted Subsidiary of the Issuer other than a Domestic
Restricted Subsidiary.
GAAP means generally accepted accounting
principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the
Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements
of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other
statements by such other entity as may be approved by a
significant segment of the accounting profession of the United
States, as in effect from time to time.
guarantee means a direct or indirect
guarantee by any Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person
and includes any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or
otherwise, of such Person (1) to purchase or pay (or
advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of)
Indebtedness of such other Person (whether arising by virtue of
partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to
purchase assets, goods, securities or services (unless such
purchase arrangements are on arms-length terms and are
entered into in the ordinary course of business), to
take-or-pay, or to maintain
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financial statement conditions or otherwise); or
(2) entered into for purposes of assuring in any other
manner the obligee of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof
or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in
whole or in part); guarantee, when used as a
verb, and guaranteed have correlative
meanings.
Guarantors means each Domestic Restricted
Subsidiary of the Issuer on the Issue Date, and each other
Person that is required to, or at the election of the Issuer
does, become a Guarantor by the terms of the Indenture after the
Issue Date, in each case, until such Person is released from its
Note Guarantee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture.
Hedging Obligations of any Person means the
obligations of such Person under swap, cap, collar, forward
purchase or similar agreements or arrangements dealing with
interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices,
either generally or under specific contingencies.
Holder means any registered holder, from time
to time, of the Notes.
incur means, with respect to any Indebtedness
or Obligation, incur, create, issue, assume, guarantee or
otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or
otherwise, with respect to such Indebtedness or Obligation;
provided that (1) the Indebtedness of a Person
existing at the time such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary
of the Issuer shall be deemed to have been incurred by such
Restricted Subsidiary at the time it becomes a Restricted
Subsidiary of the Issuer and (2) neither the accrual of
interest nor the accretion of original issue discount or the
accretion or accumulation of dividends on any Equity Interests
shall be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness.
Indebtedness of any Person at any date means,
without duplication:
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(1) all liabilities, contingent or otherwise, of such
Person for borrowed money (whether or not the recourse of the
lender is to the whole of the assets of such Person or only to a
portion thereof); |
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(2) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds,
debentures, notes or other similar instruments; |
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(3) all reimbursement obligations of such Person in respect
of letters of credit, letters of guaranty, bankers
acceptances and similar credit transactions; |
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(4) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred and
unpaid purchase price of property or services, except trade
payables and accrued expenses incurred by such Person in the
ordinary course of business in connection with obtaining goods,
materials or services; |
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(5) the maximum fixed redemption or repurchase price of all
Disqualified Equity Interests of such Person; |
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(6) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person; |
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(7) all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any
asset of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is
assumed by such Person; |
(8) all Indebtedness of others guaranteed by such Person to
the extent of such guarantee; provided that Indebtedness
of the Issuer or its Subsidiaries that is guaranteed by the
Issuer or the Issuers Subsidiaries shall only be counted
once in the calculation of the amount of Indebtedness of the
Issuer and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis;
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(9) to the extent not otherwise included in this
definition, Hedging Obligations of such Person; |
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(10) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale
or other title retention agreements relating to assets purchased
by such Person; and |
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(11) all Contingent Obligations (other than Earn Out
Obligations) of such person in respect of Indebtedness or
obligations of others of the kinds referred to in
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The amount of any Indebtedness which is incurred at a discount
to the principal amount at maturity thereof as of any date shall
be deemed to have been incurred at the accreted value thereof as
of such date. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person at any
date shall be the outstanding balance at such date of all
unconditional obligations as described above, the maximum
liability of such Person for any such contingent obligations at
such date and, in the case of clause (7), the lesser of
(a) the Fair Market Value of any asset subject to a Lien
securing the Indebtedness of others on the date that the Lien
attaches and (b) the amount of the Indebtedness secured.
For purposes of clause (5), the maximum fixed
redemption or repurchase price of any Disqualified Equity
Interests that do not have a fixed redemption or repurchase
price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such
Disqualified Equity Interests as if such Disqualified Equity
Interests were redeemed or repurchased on any date on which an
amount of Indebtedness outstanding shall be required to be
determined pursuant to the Indenture.
Independent Director means a director of the
Issuer who
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(2) does not have any material financial interest in the
Issuer or any of its Affiliates (other than as a result of
holding securities of the Issuer); and |
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(3) has not and whose Affiliates or affiliated firm has
not, at any time during the twelve months prior to the taking of
any action hereunder, directly or indirectly, received, or
entered into any understanding or agreement to receive, any
compensation, payment or other benefit, of any type or form,
from the Issuer or any of its Affiliates, other than customary
directors fees for serving on the Board of Directors of
the Issuer or any Affiliate and reimbursement of
out-of-pocket expenses
for attendance at the Issuers or Affiliates board
and board committee meetings. |
Independent Financial Advisor means an
accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of nationally
recognized standing that is, in the reasonable judgment of the
Issuers Board of Directors, qualified to perform the task
for which it has been engaged and disinterested and independent
with respect to the Issuer and its Affiliates.
Intellectual Property means all patents,
patent applications, trademarks, trade names, service marks,
copyrights, technology, trade secrets, proprietary information,
domain names, know how and processes necessary for the conduct
of the Issuers or any Restricted Subsidiarys
business as currently conducted.
Investments of any Person means:
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(1) all direct or indirect investments by such Person in
any other Person in the form of loans, advances or capital
contributions or other credit extensions constituting
Indebtedness of such other Person, and any guarantee of
Indebtedness of any other Person; |
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(2) all purchases (or other acquisitions for consideration)
by such Person of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other
securities of any other Person (other than any such purchase
that constitutes a Restricted Payment of the type described in
clause (2) of the definition thereof); |
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(3) all other items that would be classified as investments
on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with
GAAP (including, if required by GAAP, purchases of assets
outside the ordinary course of business); and |
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(4) the Designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted
Subsidiary. |
Except as otherwise expressly specified in this definition, the
amount of any Investment (other than an Investment made in cash)
shall be the Fair Market Value thereof on the date such
Investment is made. The amount of Investment pursuant to
clause (4) shall be the Designation Amount determined in
accordance with the covenant described under
Certain Covenants Limitations on
Designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries. If the Issuer or
any Restricted Subsidiary sells or otherwise disposes of any
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Equity Interests of any Restricted Subsidiary, or any Restricted
Subsidiary issues any Equity Interests, in either case, such
that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such
Person is no longer a Subsidiary, the Issuer shall be deemed to
have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or other
disposition equal to the Fair Market Value of the Equity
Interests of and all other Investments in such Restricted
Subsidiary retained. Notwithstanding the foregoing, purchases or
redemptions of Equity Interests of the Issuer shall be deemed
not to be Investments.
Issue Date means the date on which the Notes
are originally issued.
Lien means, with respect to any asset, any
mortgage, deed of trust, lien (statutory or other), pledge,
lease, easement, restriction, covenant, charge, security
interest or other encumbrance of any kind or nature in respect
of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise
perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale
or other title retention agreement.
Liquidated Damages has the meaning set forth
in the Registration Rights Agreement.
Moodys means Moodys Investors
Service, Inc., and its successors.
Net Available Proceeds means, with respect to
any Asset Sale, the proceeds thereof in the form of cash or Cash
Equivalents received by the Issuer or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries from such Asset Sale, net of
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(1) brokerage commissions and other fees and expenses
(including fees, discounts and expenses of legal counsel,
accountants and investment banks, consultants and placement
agents) of such Asset Sale; |
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(2) provisions for taxes payable as a result of such Asset
Sale (after taking into account any available tax credits or
deductions and any tax sharing arrangements); |
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(3) amounts required to be paid to any Person (other than
the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary and other than under a
Credit Facility) owning a beneficial interest in the assets
subject to the Asset Sale or having a Lien thereon; |
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(4) payments of unassumed liabilities (not constituting
Indebtedness) relating to the assets sold at the time of, or
within 30 days after the date of, such Asset Sale; and |
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(5) appropriate amounts to be provided by the Issuer or any
Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, as a reserve required
in accordance with GAAP against any adjustment in the sale price
of such asset or assets or liabilities associated with such
Asset Sale and retained by the Issuer or any Restricted
Subsidiary, as the case may be, after such Asset Sale, including
pensions and other postemployment benefit liabilities,
liabilities related to environmental matters and liabilities
under any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset
Sale, all as reflected in an Officers Certificate
delivered to the Trustee; provided, however, that any
amounts remaining after adjustments, revaluations or
liquidations of such reserves shall constitute Net Available
Proceeds. |
Non-Recourse Debt means Indebtedness of an
Unrestricted Subsidiary:
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(1) as to which neither the Issuer nor any Restricted
Subsidiary (a) provides credit support of any kind
(including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would
constitute Indebtedness), (b) is directly or indirectly
liable as a guarantor or otherwise, or (c) constitutes the
lender; and |
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(2) no default with respect to which (including any rights
that the holders thereof may have to take enforcement action
against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit upon notice,
lapse of time or both any holder of any other Indebtedness
(other than the Credit Agreement or Notes) of the Issuer or any
Restricted Subsidiary to declare a default on the other
Indebtedness or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or
payable prior to its stated maturity. |
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Obligation means any principal, interest,
penalties, fees, indemnification, reimbursements, costs,
expenses, damages and other liabilities payable under the
documentation governing any Indebtedness.
Officer means any of the following of the
Issuer: the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief
Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the President,
any Vice President, the Treasurer or the Secretary.
Officers Certificate means a
certificate signed by two Officers.
Pari Passu Indebtedness means any
Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Guarantor that ranks pari
passu in right of payment with the Notes or the Note
Guarantees, as applicable.
Permitted Business means the businesses
engaged in by the Issuer and its Subsidiaries on the Issue Date
as described in this prospectus and businesses that are
reasonably related thereto or reasonable extensions thereof.
Permitted Holder means Credit Suisse, a Swiss
Bank, Credit Suisse Group, First Reserve Corporation, RS
Investment Management Co. LLC and their respective Affiliates.
Permitted Investment means:
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(1) (i) Investments by the Issuer or any Subsidiary
Guarantor in (a) any Subsidiary Guarantor or (b) any
Person that will become immediately after such Investment a
Subsidiary Guarantor or that will merge or consolidate into the
Issuer or any Subsidiary Guarantor and (ii) Investments by
any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor in
any other Restricted Subsidiary; |
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(2) Investments in the Issuer by any Restricted Subsidiary; |
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(3) loans and advances to directors, employees and officers
of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries (i) in the
ordinary course of business (including payroll, travel and
entertainment related advances) (other than any loans or
advances to any director or executive officer (or equivalent
thereof) that would be in violation of Section 402 of the
Sarbanes Oxley Act) and (ii) to purchase Equity Interests
of the Issuer not in excess of $2.5 million at any one time
outstanding; |
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(4) Hedging Obligations entered into for bona fide
hedging purposes of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary
not for the purpose of speculation; |
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(5) Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents; |
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(6) receivables owing to the Issuer or any Restricted
Subsidiary if created or acquired in the ordinary course of
business and payable or dischargeable in accordance with
customary trade terms; provided, however, that such trade
terms may include such concessionary trade terms as the Issuer
or any such Restricted Subsidiary deems reasonable under the
circumstances; |
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(7) Investments in securities of trade creditors or
customers received pursuant to any plan of reorganization or
similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of such
trade creditors or customers; |
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(8) Investments made by the Issuer or any Restricted
Subsidiary as a result of consideration received in connection
with an Asset Sale made in compliance with the covenant
described under Certain Covenants
Limitations on Asset Sales; |
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(9) lease, utility and other similar deposits in the
ordinary course of business; |
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(10) Investments made by the Issuer or a Restricted
Subsidiary for consideration consisting only of Qualified Equity
Interests of the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries; |
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(11) stock, obligations or securities received in
settlement of debts created in the ordinary course of business
and owing to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary or in
satisfaction of judgments; |
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(12) Permitted Joint Venture Investments made by the Issuer
or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in an aggregate amount
(measured on the date each such Investment was made and without
giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken
together with all other Investments made pursuant to this
clause (12), that does not exceed $20.0 million; |
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(13) Investments existing on the Issue Date; |
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(14) repurchases of, or other Investments in, the Notes; |
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(15) advances, deposits and prepayments for purchases of
any assets, including any Equity Interests; and |
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(16) other Investments in any Person having an aggregate
Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such Investment was
made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value),
when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to
this clause (16) since the Issue Date, not to exceed
the greater of (a) $25.0 million or (b) 5.0% of
the Issuers Consolidated Tangible Assets. |
In determining whether any Investment is a Permitted Investment,
the Issuer may allocate or reallocate all or any portion of an
Investment among the clauses of this definition and any of the
provisions of the covenant described under the caption
Covenants Limitations on
Restricted Payments.
Permitted Joint Venture Investment means,
with respect to an Investment by any specified Person, an
Investment by such specified Person in any other Person engaged
in a Permitted Business (a) over which the specified Person
is responsible (either directly or through a services agreement)
for day-to-day
operations or otherwise has operational and managerial control
of such other Person, or veto power over significant management
decisions affecting such other Person and (b) of which at
least 30% of the outstanding Equity Interests of such other
Person is at the time owned directly or indirectly by the
specified Person.
Permitted Liens means the following types of
Liens:
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(1) inchoate Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental
charges or levies which (a) are not yet due and payable or
delinquent or (b) are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and as to which the Issuer or the
Restricted Subsidiaries shall have set aside on its books such
reserves as may be required pursuant to GAAP; |
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(2) Liens in respect of property of the Issuer or any
Restricted Subsidiary imposed by law, which were not incurred or
created to secure Indebtedness for borrowed money, such as
carriers, warehousemens, materialmens,
landlords, workmens, suppliers,
repairmens and mechanics Liens and other similar
Liens arising in the ordinary course of business, and which do
not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of the
property of the Issuer or its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as
a whole, and do not materially impair the use thereof in the
operation of the business of the Issuer and its Restricted
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; |
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(3) Liens (i) imposed by law or deposits made in
connection therewith in the ordinary course of business in
connection with workers compensation, unemployment
insurance and other types of social security, (ii) incurred
in the ordinary course of business to secure the performance of
tenders, statutory obligations (other than excise taxes),
surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, statutory bonds, bids,
leases, government contracts, trade contracts, performance and
return of money bonds and other similar obligations (exclusive
of obligations for the payment of borrowed money) or
(iii) arising by virtue of deposits made in the ordinary
course of business to secure liability for premiums to insurance
carriers; |
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(4) Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods
and proceeds of any Person securing such Persons
obligations in respect of bankers acceptances issued or
created for the account of such Person to facilitate the
purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods; |
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(5) Liens arising out of judgments or awards not resulting
in a Default or an Event of Default; |
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(6) easements, rights of way, restrictions (including
zoning restrictions), covenants, encroachments, protrusions and
other similar charges or encumbrances, and minor title
deficiencies on or with respect to any Real Property, in each
case whether now or hereafter in existence, not
(i) securing Indebtedness, (ii) individually or in the
aggregate materially impairing the value or marketability of
such Real Property and (iii) individually or in the
aggregate materially interfering with the conduct of the
business of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such
Real Property; |
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(7) Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect
to commercial letters of credit which encumber documents and
other assets relating to such letters of credit and products and
proceeds thereof; |
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(8) Liens encumbering deposits made to secure obligations
arising from statutory, regulatory, contractual or warranty
requirements of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary,
including rights of offset and setoff; |
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(9) bankers Liens, rights of setoff and other similar
Liens existing solely with respect to cash and Cash Equivalents
on deposit in one or more of accounts maintained by the Issuer
or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case granted in the
ordinary course of business in favor of the bank or banks with
which such accounts are maintained, securing amounts owing to
such bank with respect to cash management and operating account
arrangements, including those involving pooled accounts and
netting arrangements; |
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(10) Leases with respect to the assets or properties of the
Issuer and any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case entered into
in the ordinary course of the Issuers or such Restricted
Subsidiarys business so long as such Leases do not,
individually or in the aggregate, (i) interfere in any
material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of
the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) materially
impair the use (for its intended purposes) or the value of the
property subject thereto; |
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(11) the filing of financing statements solely as a
precautionary measure in connection with operating leases or
consignment of goods; |
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(12) Liens securing all of the Notes and Liens securing any
Note Guarantee; |
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(13) Liens securing Hedging Obligations entered into for
bona fide hedging purposes of the Issuer or any
Restricted Subsidiary not for the purpose of speculation; |
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(14) Liens existing on the Issue Date securing Indebtedness
outstanding on the Issue Date; provided that (i) the
aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness, if any, secured
by such Liens does not increase; and (ii) such Liens do not
encumber any property other than the property subject thereto on
the Issue Date; |
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(15) Liens in favor of the Issuer or a Guarantor; |
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(16) Liens securing Indebtedness under the Credit
Facilities incurred and then outstanding pursuant to
clause (1) of the second paragraph of
Limitations on Additional Indebtedness; |
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(17) Liens arising pursuant to Purchase Money Indebtedness
incurred pursuant to clause (7) of the second paragraph of
Limitations on Additional Indebtedness;
provided that (i) the Indebtedness secured by any
such Lien (including refinancings thereof) does not exceed 100%
of the cost of the property being acquired or leased at the time
of the incurrence of such Indebtedness and (ii) any such
Liens attach only to the property being financed pursuant to
such Purchase Money Indebtedness and do not encumber any other
property of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary. |
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(18) Liens securing Acquired Indebtedness permitted to be
incurred under the Indenture; provided that the Liens do
not extend to assets not subject to such Lien at the time of
acquisition (other than improvements thereon) and are no more
favorable to the lienholders than those securing such Acquired
Indebtedness prior to the incurrence of such Acquired
Indebtedness by the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary; |
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(19) Liens on property of a person existing at the time
such person is acquired or merged with or into or consolidated
with the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (and not created in
anticipation or contemplation thereof); provided that
such Liens do not extend to property not subject to such Liens
at the time of acquisition (other than improvements thereon) and
are no more favorable to the lienholders than the existing Lien; |
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(20) Liens to secure Refinancing Indebtedness of
Indebtedness secured by Liens referred to in the foregoing
clauses (12), (14), (16), (17), (18) and (19);
provided that in the case of Liens securing Refinancing
Indebtedness of Indebtedness secured by Liens referred to in the
foregoing clauses (14), (17), (18) and (19), such
Liens do not extend to any additional assets (other than
improvements thereon and replacements thereof); |
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(21) licenses of Intellectual Property granted by the
Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of
business and not interfering in any material respect with the
ordinary conduct of the business of the Issuer or such
Restricted Subsidiary; |
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(22) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title
retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of
goods entered into by Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in the
ordinary course of business in accordance with the past
practices of the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary; |
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(23) Liens on assets of any Foreign Restricted Subsidiary
to secure Indebtedness of such Foreign Restricted Subsidiary
which Indebtedness is permitted by the Indenture; |
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(24) Liens of franchisors arising in the ordinary course of
business not securing Indebtedness; |
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(25) Liens in favor of the Trustee as provided for in the
Indenture on money or property held or collected by the Trustee
in its capacity as Trustee; and |
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(26) other Liens with respect to obligations that do not in
the aggregate exceed the greater of (a) $15.0 million
or (b) 3.0% of the Issuers Consolidated Tangible
Assets at any time outstanding; |
Person means any individual, corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture,
incorporated or unincorporated association, joint-stock company,
trust, unincorporated organization or government or other agency
or political subdivision thereof or other entity of any kind.
Plan of Liquidation with respect to any
Person, means a plan that provides for, contemplates or the
effectuation of which is preceded or accompanied by (whether or
not substantially contemporaneously, in phases or otherwise):
(1) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all
or substantially all of the assets of such Person otherwise than
as an entirety or substantially as an entirety; and (2) the
distribution of all or substantially all of the proceeds of such
sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the remaining assets of such Person to
holders of Equity Interests of such Person.
Preferred Stock means, with respect to any
Person, any and all preferred or preference stock or other
equity interests (however designated) of such Person whether now
outstanding or issued after the Issue Date.
principal means, with respect to the Notes,
the principal of, and premium, if any, on the Notes.
Purchase Money Indebtedness means
Indebtedness, including Capitalized Lease Obligations, of the
Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred for the purpose of
financing all or any part of the purchase price of property,
plant or equipment used in the business of the Issuer or any
Restricted
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Subsidiary or the cost of installation, construction or
improvement thereof; provided, however, that (except in
the case of Capitalized Lease Obligations) (1) the amount
of such Indebtedness shall not exceed such purchase price or
cost and (2) such Indebtedness shall be incurred within
90 days after such acquisition of such asset by the Issuer
or such Restricted Subsidiary or such installation, construction
or improvement.
Qualified Equity Interests of any Person
means Equity Interests of such Person other than Disqualified
Equity Interests; provided that such Equity Interests
shall not be deemed Qualified Equity Interests to the extent
sold or owed to a Subsidiary of such Person or financed,
directly or indirectly, using funds (1) borrowed from such
Person or any Subsidiary of such Person until and to the extent
such borrowing is repaid or (2) contributed, extended,
guaranteed or advanced by such Person or any Subsidiary of such
Person (including, without limitation, in respect of any
employee stock ownership or benefit plan). Unless otherwise
specified, Qualified Equity Interests refer to Qualified Equity
Interests of the Issuer.
Qualified Equity Offering means the issuance
and sale of Qualified Equity Interests of the Issuer to Persons
other than (x) any Permitted Holder or (y) any other
Person who is, prior to such issuance and sale, an Affiliate of
the Issuer; provided, however, that cash proceeds
therefrom equal to not less than the redemption price of the
Notes to be redeemed are received by the Issuer as a capital
contribution immediately prior to such redemption.
Rating Agencies means Moodys and
S&P.
Real Property means, collectively, all right,
title and interest (including any leasehold estate) in and to
any and all parcels of or interests in real property owned,
leased or operated by any person, whether by lease, license or
other means, together with, in each case, all easements,
hereditaments and appurtenances relating thereto, all
improvements and appurtenant fixtures and equipment, all general
intangibles and contract rights and other property and rights
incidental to the ownership, lease or operation thereof.
Redesignation has the meaning given to such
term in the covenant described under Certain
Covenants Limitations on Designation of Unrestricted
Subsidiaries.
refinance means to refinance, repay, prepay,
replace, renew or refund.
Refinancing Indebtedness means Indebtedness
of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary incurred in exchange
for, or the proceeds of which are used to redeem, refinance,
replace, defease, discharge, refund or otherwise retire for
value, in whole or in part, any Indebtedness of the Issuer or
any Restricted Subsidiary (the Refinanced
Indebtedness); provided that:
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(1) the principal amount (and accreted value, in the case
of Indebtedness issued at a discount) of the Refinancing
Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (and accreted
value, as the case may be) of the Refinanced Indebtedness plus
the amount of accrued and unpaid interest on the Refinanced
Indebtedness, any reasonable premium paid to the holders of the
Refinanced Indebtedness and reasonable expenses incurred in
connection with the incurrence of the Refinancing Indebtedness; |
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(2) the obligor of Refinancing Indebtedness does not
include any Person (other than the Issuer or any Guarantor) that
is not an obligor of the Refinanced Indebtedness; |
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(3) if the Refinanced Indebtedness was subordinated in
right of payment to the Notes or the Note Guarantees, as the
case may be, then such Refinancing Indebtedness, by its terms,
is subordinate in right of payment to the Notes or the Note
Guarantees, as the case may be, at least to the same extent as
the Refinanced Indebtedness; |
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(4) the Refinancing Indebtedness has a final stated
maturity either (a) no earlier than the Refinanced
Indebtedness being repaid or amended or (b) after the
maturity date of the Notes; |
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(5) the portion, if any, of the Refinancing Indebtedness
that is scheduled to mature on or prior to the maturity date of
the Notes has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity at the time
such Refinancing Indebtedness is incurred that is equal to or
greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the
portion of the Refinanced Indebtedness being repaid that is
scheduled to mature on or prior to the maturity date of the
Notes; and |
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(6) the proceeds of the Refinancing Indebtedness shall be
used substantially concurrently with the incurrence thereof to
redeem, refinance, replace, defease, discharge, refund or
otherwise retire for value the Refinanced Indebtedness, unless
the Refinanced Indebtedness is not then due and is not
redeemable or prepayable at the option of the obligor thereof or
is redeemable or prepayable only with notice, in which case such
proceeds shall be held in a segregated account of the obligor of
the Refinanced Indebtedness until the Refinanced Indebtedness
becomes due or redeemable or prepayable or such notice period
lapses and then shall be used to refinance the Refinanced
Indebtedness; provided that in any event the Refinanced
Indebtedness shall be redeemed, refinanced, replaced, defeased,
discharged, refunded or otherwise retired for value within one
year of the incurrence of the Refinancing Indebtedness. |
Registration Rights Agreement means
(i) the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of the Issue
Date among the Issuer, the Guarantors and the initial purchasers
of the Notes issued on the Issue Date and (ii) any other
registration rights agreement entered into in connection with an
issuance of Additional Notes in a private offering after the
Issue Date.
Restricted Payment means any of the following:
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(1) the declaration or payment of any dividend or any other
distribution on Equity Interests of the Issuer or any Restricted
Subsidiary or any payment made to the direct or indirect holders
(in their capacities as such) of Equity Interests of the Issuer
or any Restricted Subsidiary, including, without limitation, any
payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving
the Issuer but excluding (a) dividends or distributions
payable solely in Qualified Equity Interests or through
accretion or accumulation of such dividends on such Equity
Interests and (b) in the case of Restricted Subsidiaries,
dividends or distributions payable to the Issuer or to a
Restricted Subsidiary and pro rata dividends or
distributions payable to minority stockholders of any Restricted
Subsidiary; |
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(2) the purchase, redemption, defeasance or other
acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of
the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (including, without
limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or
consolidation involving the Issuer) but excluding any such
Equity Interests held by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary; |
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(3) any Investment other than a Permitted
Investment; or |
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(4) any principal payment on, purchase, redemption,
defeasance, prepayment, decrease or other acquisition or
retirement for value prior to any scheduled maturity or prior to
any scheduled repayment of principal or sinking fund payment, as
the case may be, in respect of Subordinated Indebtedness (other
than any Subordinated Indebtedness owed to and held by the
Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary). |
Restricted Payments Basket has the meaning
given to such term in the first paragraph of the covenant
described under Certain Covenants
Limitations on Restricted Payments.
Restricted Subsidiary means any Subsidiary of
the Issuer other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
S&P means Standard & Poors
Ratings Services, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.,
and its successors.
SEC means the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission.
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Secretarys Certificate means a
certificate signed by the Secretary of the Issuer.
Securities Act means the U.S. Securities
Act of 1933, as amended.
Significant Subsidiary means (1) any
Restricted Subsidiary that would be a significant
subsidiary as defined in
Regulation S-X
promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act as such Regulation is
in effect on the Issue Date and (2) any Restricted
Subsidiary that, when aggregated with all other Restricted
Subsidiaries that are not otherwise Significant Subsidiaries and
as to which any event described in clause (7) under
Events of Default has occurred and is
continuing, or which are being released from their Guarantees
(in the case of clause (9) of the provisions described
under Amendment, Supplement and Waiver),
would constitute a Significant Subsidiary under clause (1)
of this definition.
Subordinated Indebtedness means Indebtedness
of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary that is expressly
subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Note
Guarantees, respectively.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person:
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(1) any corporation, limited liability company, association
or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total
voting power of the Equity Interests entitled (without regard to
the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of
the Board of Directors thereof is at the time owned or
controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or
more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person (or a combination
thereof); and |
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(2) any partnership (a) the sole general partner or
the managing general partner of which is such Person or a
Subsidiary of such Person or (b) the only general partners
of which are such Person or of one or more Subsidiaries of such
Person (or any combination thereof). |
Unless otherwise specified, Subsidiary refers to a
Subsidiary of the Issuer.
Subsidiary Guarantor means any Guarantor that
is a Subsidiary.
Trust Indenture Act means the Trust Indenture
Act of 1939, as amended.
Unrestricted Subsidiary means (1) any
Subsidiary that at the time of determination shall be designated
an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors of the
Issuer in accordance with the covenant described under
Certain Covenants Limitations on
Designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries and (2) any
Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
U.S. Government Obligations means direct
non-callable obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States
of America for the payment of which guarantee or obligations the
full faith and credit of the United States is pledged.
Voting Stock with respect to any Person,
means securities of any class of Equity Interests of such Person
entitling the holders thereof (whether at all times or only so
long as no senior class of stock or other relevant equity
interest has voting power by reason of any contingency) to vote
in the election of members of the Board of Directors of such
Person.
Weighted Average Life to Maturity when
applied to any Indebtedness at any date, means the number of
years obtained by dividing (1) the sum of the products
obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then
remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other
required payment of principal, including payment at final
maturity, in respect thereof by (b) the number of years
(calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between
such date and the making of such payment by (2) the then
outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.
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GLOBAL SECURITIES; BOOK-ENTRY SYSTEM
The Global Securities
The notes will initially be represented by one or more permanent
global notes in definitive, fully registered book-entry form
(the global securities) which will be registered in
the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, or such
other name as may be requested by an authorized representative
of DTC. The global notes will be deposited with the Trustee as
custodian for DTC and may not be transferred except as a whole
by DTC to a nominee of DTC or by a nominee of DTC to DTC or
another nominee of DTC or by DTC or any nominee to a successor
of DTC or a nominee of such successor.
We expect that pursuant to procedures established by DTC
(a) upon deposit of the global securities, DTC or its
custodian will credit on its internal system portions of the
global securities which will contain the corresponding
respective amount of the global securities to the respective
accounts of persons who have accounts with such depositary and
(b) ownership of the notes will be shown on, and the
transfer of ownership thereof will be affected only through,
records maintained by DTC or its nominee (with respect to
interests of participants (as defined below)) and the records of
participants (with respect to interests of persons other than
participants). Such accounts initially will be designated by or
on behalf of the initial purchasers and ownership of beneficial
interests in the global securities will be limited to persons
who have accounts with DTC (the participants) or
persons who hold interests through participants. Noteholders may
hold their interests in a global security directly through DTC
if they are participants in such system, or indirectly through
organizations which are participants in such system.
So long as DTC or its nominee is the registered owner or holder
of any of the notes, DTC or such nominee will be considered the
sole owner or holder of such notes represented by such global
securities for all purposes under the indenture and under the
notes represented thereby. No beneficial owner of an interest in
the global securities will be able to transfer such interest
except in accordance with the applicable procedures of DTC.
Certain Book-Entry Procedures for the Global Securities
The operations and procedures of DTC is solely within the
control of DTC and are subject to change by them from time to
time. Investors are urged to contact the DTC or its participants
directly to discuss these matters.
DTC has advised us that it is:
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a clearing corporation within the meaning of the New
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DTC was created to hold securities for its participants
(collectively, the participants) and to facilitate
the clearance and settlement of securities transactions, such as
transfers and pledges, between participants through electronic
book-entry changes to the accounts of its participants, thereby
eliminating the need for physical transfer and delivery of
certificates. DTCs participants include securities brokers
and dealers (including the initial purchasers), banks and trust
companies, clearing corporations and certain other
organizations. DTC is a wholly owned subsidiary of The
Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, which is owned
by a number of direct participants of DTC and by the New York
Stock Exchange, Inc., the American Stock Exchange, LLC and the
National Association of
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Securities Dealers, Inc. Indirect access to DTCs system is
also available to other entities such as banks, brokers, dealers
and trust companies (collectively, the indirect
participants) that clear through or maintain a custodial
relationship with a participant, either directly or indirectly.
Investors who are not participants may beneficially own
securities held by or on behalf of DTC only through participants
or indirect participants. The rules applicable to DTC and its
participants are on file with the SEC.
The laws of some jurisdictions may require that some purchasers
of securities take physical delivery of those securities in
definitive form. Accordingly, the ability to transfer beneficial
interests in notes represented by a global security to those
persons may be limited. In addition, because DTC can act only on
behalf of its participants, who in turn act on behalf of persons
who hold interests through participants, the ability of a person
holding a beneficial interest in a global security to pledge or
transfer that interest to persons or entities that do not
participate in DTCs system, or to otherwise take actions
in respect of that interest, may be affected by the lack of a
physical security in respect of that interest.
So long as DTC or its nominee is the registered owner of a
global security, DTC or that nominee, as the case may be, will
be considered the sole legal owner or holder of the notes
represented by that global security for all purposes of the
notes and the indenture. Except as provided below, owners of
beneficial interests in a global security will not be entitled
to have the notes represented by that global security registered
in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive
physical delivery of certificated securities, and will not be
considered the owners or holders of the notes represented by
that beneficial interest under the indenture for any purpose,
including with respect to the giving of any direction,
instruction or approval to the Trustee. To facilitate subsequent
transfers, all global securities that are deposited with, or on
behalf of, DTC will be registered in the name of DTCs
nominee, Cede & Co. The deposit of global securities
with, or on behalf of, DTC and their registration in the name of
Cede & Co. effect no change in beneficial ownership. We
understand that DTC has no knowledge of the actual beneficial
owners of the securities. Accordingly, each holder owning a
beneficial interest in a global security must rely on the
procedures of DTC and, if that holder is not a participant or an
indirect participant, on the procedures of the participant
through which that holder owns its interest, to exercise any
rights of a holder of notes under the indenture or that global
security. We understand that under existing industry practice,
in the event that we request any action of holders of notes, or
a holder that is an owner of a beneficial interest in a global
security desires to take any action that DTC, as the holder of
that global security, is entitled to take, DTC would authorize
the participants to take that action and the participants would
authorize holders owning through those participants to take that
action or would otherwise act upon the instruction of those
holders.
Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to its
direct participants, by its direct participants to indirect
participants and by its direct and indirect participants to
beneficial owners will be governed by arrangements among them,
subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in
effect from time to time.
Neither DTC nor Cede & Co. will consent or vote with
respect to the global securities unless authorized by a direct
participant under DTCs procedures. Under its usual
procedures, DTC will mail an omnibus proxy to us as soon as
possible after the applicable record date. The omnibus proxy
assigns Cede & Co.s consenting or voting rights
to those direct participants of DTC to whose accounts the
securities are credited on the applicable record date, which are
identified in a listing attached to the omnibus proxy.
Neither we nor the Trustee will have any responsibility or
liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments
made on account of beneficial interests in the global securities
by DTC, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records
of DTC relating to those beneficial interests.
Payments with respect to the principal of and premium, if any,
liquidated damages, if any, and interest on a global security
will be payable by the Trustee to or at the direction of DTC or
its nominee in its capacity as the registered holder of the
global security under the Indenture. Under the terms of the
Indenture, we and the Trustee may treat the persons in whose
names the notes, including the global securities, are registered
as the owners thereof for the purpose of receiving payment
thereon
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and for any and all other purposes whatsoever. Accordingly,
neither we nor the Trustee has or will have any responsibility
or liability for the payment of those amounts to owners of
beneficial interests in a global security. It is our
understanding that DTCs practice is to credit the direct
participants accounts upon DTCs receipt of funds and
corresponding detail information from us or the Paying Agent on
the applicable payment date in accordance with their respective
holdings shown on DTCs records. Payments by the
participants and the indirect participants to the owners of
beneficial interests in a global security will be governed by
standing instructions and customary industry practice and will
be the responsibility of the participants and indirect
participants and not of DTC, us or the Trustee, subject to
statutory or regulatory requirements in effect at the time.
Transfers between participants in DTC will be effected in
accordance with DTCs procedures, and, except for trades
involving only the Euroclear System as operated by Euroclear
Bank S.A./ N.V., or Euroclear, or Clearstream Banking, S.A. of
Luxembourg, or Clearstream Luxembourg, such transfers will be
settled in same-day funds. Transfers between participants in
Euroclear or Clearstream Luxembourg will be effected in the
ordinary way in accordance with their respective rules and
operating procedures.
Cross-market transfers between the participants in DTC, on the
one hand, and Euroclear or Clearstream Luxembourg participants,
on the other hand, will be effected through DTC in accordance
with DTCs rules on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream
Luxembourg, as the case may be, by its respective depositary;
however, those cross-market transactions will require delivery
of instructions to Euroclear or Clearstream Luxembourg, as the
case may be, by the counterparty in that system in accordance
with the rules and procedures and within the established
deadlines (Brussels time) of that system. Euroclear or
Clearstream Luxembourg, as the case may be, will, if the
transaction meets its settlement requirements, deliver
instructions to its respective depositary to take action to
effect final settlement on its behalf by delivering or receiving
interests in the relevant global securities in DTC, and making
or receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures for
same-day funds settlement applicable to DTC. Euroclear
participants and Clearstream Luxembourg participants may not
deliver instructions directly to the depositaries for Euroclear
or Clearstream Luxembourg.
Because of time zone differences, the securities account of a
Euroclear or Clearstream Luxembourg participant purchasing an
interest in a global security from a participant in DTC will be
credited, and any such crediting will be reported to the
relevant Euroclear or Clearstream Luxembourg participant, during
the securities settlement processing day (which must be a
business day for Euroclear and Clearstream Luxembourg)
immediately following the settlement date of DTC. Cash received
in Euroclear or Clearstream Luxembourg as a result of sales of
interests in a global security by or through a Euroclear or
Clearstream Luxembourg participant to a participant in DTC will
be received with value on the settlement date of DTC but will be
available in the relevant Euroclear or Clearstream Luxembourg
cash account only as of the business day for Euroclear or
Clearstream Luxembourg following DTCs settlement date.
Although DTC has agreed to the foregoing procedures to
facilitate transfers of interests in the global securities among
participants in DTC, it is under no obligation to perform or to
continue to perform those procedures, and those procedures may
be discontinued at any time. Neither we nor the Trustee will
have any responsibility for the performance by DTC or its
participants or indirect participants of their respective
obligations under the rules and procedures governing their
operations.
Certificated Notes
Notes in physical, certificated form will be issued and
delivered to each person that DTC identifies as a beneficial
owner of the related notes only if:
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continue as depositary for the global notes and a successor
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DTC ceases to be registered as a clearing agency under the
Exchange Act and a successor depositary is not appointed within
90 days; |
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we, at our option, notify the Trustee that we elect to cause the
issuance of certificated notes; or |
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We have provided the foregoing information with respect to DTC
to the financial community for information purposes only.
Although we obtained the information in this section and
elsewhere in this prospectus concerning DTC and its book-entry
system from sources that we believe are reliable, we take no
responsibility for the accuracy of such information.
MATERIAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
In the opinion of Andrews Kurth LLP, our legal counsel, the
following are the material U.S. federal income tax
considerations relevant to the exchange of new notes for old
notes pursuant to the exchange offer. The discussion does not
purport to be a complete analysis of all potential tax effects
and is based upon the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,
Treasury Regulations, Internal Revenue Service rulings and
pronouncements and judicial decisions now in effect, all of
which may be subject to change at any time by legislative,
judicial or administrative action. These changes may be applied
retroactively in a manner that could adversely affect a holder
of new notes. The description does not consider the effect of
any applicable foreign, state, local or other tax laws or estate
or gift tax considerations.
The exchange of new notes for old notes pursuant to the exchange
offer will not be a taxable exchange for U.S. federal
income tax purposes. A holder will not recognize any taxable
gain or loss as a result of the exchange and will have the same
tax basis and holding period in the new notes as the holder had
in the old notes immediately before the exchange.
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
Each broker-dealer that receives new notes for its own account
pursuant to the exchange offer must acknowledge that it will
deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such new
notes. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented
from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection
with resales of new notes received in exchange for old notes
where such old notes were acquired as a result of market-making
activities or other trading activities. We have agreed that, for
180 days after the consummation of the exchange offer, we
will make this prospectus, as amended or supplemented, available
to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale.
In addition,
until ,
2007, all dealers effecting transactions in the new notes may be
required to deliver a prospectus.
We will not receive any proceeds from any sale of new notes by
broker-dealers. New notes received by broker-dealers for their
own account pursuant to the exchange offer may be sold from time
to time in one or more transactions in the
over-the-counter
market, in negotiated transactions, through the writing of
options on the new notes or a combination of such methods of
resale, at market prices prevailing at the time of resale, at
prices related to such prevailing market prices or negotiated
prices. Any such resale may be made directly to purchasers or to
or through brokers or dealers who may receive compensation in
the form of commissions or concessions from any such
broker-dealer or the purchasers of any such new notes. Any
broker-dealer that resells new notes that were received by it
for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer and any
broker or dealer that participates in a distribution of such new
notes may be deemed to be an underwriter within the
meaning of the Securities Act and any profit on any such resale
of new notes and any commissions or concessions received by any
such persons may be deemed to be underwriting compensation under
the Securities Act. The enclosed letter of transmittal states
that, by acknowledging that it will deliver and be delivering a
prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it
is an underwriter within the meaning of the
Securities Act.
For a period of 180 days after the consummation of the
exchange offer, we will promptly send additional copies of this
prospectus and any amendment or supplement to this prospectus to
any broker-dealer that requests such documents in the letter of
transmittal. We have agreed to pay all expenses incident to the
exchange offer (including the expenses of one counsel for the
holders of the notes) other than commissions or concessions of
any brokers or dealers and will indemnify the holders of the old
notes (including any broker-dealers) against certain
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
Following completion of the exchange offer, we may, in our sole
discretion, commence one or more additional exchange offers to
holders of old notes who did not exchange their old notes for
new notes in the exchange offer on terms which may differ from
those contained in this prospectus and the enclosed letter of
transmittal. This prospectus, as it may be amended or
supplemented from time to time, may be used by us in connection
with any additional exchange offers. These additional exchange
offers may take place from time to time until all outstanding
old notes have been exchanged for new notes, subject to the
terms and conditions in the prospectus and letter of transmittal
distributed by us in connection with these additional exchange
offers.
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LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the new notes and certain other matters will be
passed upon for us by Andrews Kurth LLP, Houston, Texas.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements of Basic Energy Services,
Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004 and 2005, and
for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 2005, have been included in this prospectus
and in the registration statement in reliance upon the report of
KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm,
appearing elsewhere in this prospectus, and upon the authority
of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing. The audit
report covering the December 31, 2005 consolidated
financial statements refers to a change in the method of
accounting for asset retirement obligations as of
January 1, 2003.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on
Form S-4,
including exhibits and schedules, under the Securities Act with
respect to the offer to exchange our senior notes. This
prospectus does not contain all of the information found in the
registration statement. For further information regarding us and
the exchange offer, you may desire to review the full
registration statement, including its exhibits. The registration
statement, including the exhibits, may be inspected and copied
at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC at 100
F Street, N.E., Washington D.C. 20549. Copies of this material
can also be obtained upon written request from the Public
Reference Section of the SEC at prescribed rates, or accessed at
the SECs website on the Internet at
http://www.sec.gov. Please call the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330 for
further information on its public reference room. In addition,
our future public filings can also be inspected and copied at
the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 20 Broad
Street, New York, New York 10005.
You should rely only on the information contained in this
prospectus. We have not authorized any other person to provide
you with different information. If anyone provides you with
different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on
it. We are not making an offer to sell these securities in any
jurisdiction where an offer or sale is not permitted. You should
assume that the information appearing in this prospectus is
accurate as of the date on the front cover of this prospectus
only. Our business, financial condition, results of operations
and prospects may have changed since that date.
We file with or furnish to the SEC periodic reports and other
information. These reports and other information may be
inspected and copied at the public reference facilities
maintained by the SEC or obtained from the SECs website as
provided above. Our website on the Internet is located at
http://www.basicenergyservices.com, and we make our
periodic reports and other information filed with or furnished
to the SEC available, free of charge, through our website, as
soon as reasonably practicable after those reports and other
information are electronically filed with or furnished to the
SEC. Information on our website or any other website is not
incorporated by reference into this prospectus and does not
constitute a part of this prospectus. You may also request a
copy of these filings at no cost, by writing or telephoning us
at the following address: Basic Energy Services, Inc.,
Attention: Chief Financial Officer, 400 W. Illinois,
Suite 800, Midland, Texas 79701, (432) 620-5500.
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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Basic Energy Services, Inc.:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of
Basic Energy Services, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated
statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss),
stockholders equity, and cash flows for each of the years
in the three-year period ended December 31, 2005. In
connection with our audits of the consolidated financial
statements, we also have audited the accompanying financial
statement schedule. These consolidated financial statements and
financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the
Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these consolidated financial statements and financial
statement schedules based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those
standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred
to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of Basic Energy Services, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the results of their
operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 2005, in conformity
with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also in
our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when
considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial
statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material
respects, the information set forth therein.
As discussed in Note 2 of the consolidated financial
statements, effective January 1, 2003, the Company changed
its method of accounting for asset retirement obligations in
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 143 Accounting for Asset Retirement
Obligations.
Dallas, Texas
March 20, 2006
F1-1
Basic Energy Services, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
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Current assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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32,845 |
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20,147 |
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Trade accounts receivable, net of
allowance of $2,775 and $3,108, respectively
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86,932 |
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56,651 |
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Accounts receivable
related parties
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65 |
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103 |
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Inventories
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1,648 |
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1,176 |
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Prepaid expenses
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3,112 |
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1,798 |
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Other current assets
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2,060 |
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2,454 |
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Deferred tax assets
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6,020 |
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4,899 |
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Total current assets
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132,682 |
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87,228 |
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Property and equipment, net
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309,075 |
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233,451 |
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Deferred debt costs, net of
amortization
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4,833 |
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4,709 |
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Goodwill
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48,227 |
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39,853 |
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Other assets
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2,140 |
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2,360 |
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496,957 |
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367,601 |
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STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
Current liabilities:
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Accounts payable
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13,759 |
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11,388 |
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Accrued expenses
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33,548 |
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20,486 |
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Income taxes payable
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7,210 |
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Current portion of long-term debt
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7,646 |
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11,561 |
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1,124 |
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545 |
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Total current liabilities
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63,287 |
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43,980 |
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Long-term debt
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119,241 |
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170,915 |
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Deferred income
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Deferred tax liabilities
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53,770 |
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30,247 |
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Other long-term liabilities
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2,067 |
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629 |
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Commitments and contingencies
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Common stock; $.01 par value;
80,000,000 shares authorized; 33,931,935 shares
issued, 33,785,359 shares outstanding at December 31,
2005 and 28,931,935 shares issued and outstanding at
December 31, 2004, respectively
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339 |
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Additional paid-in capital
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Deferred compensation
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Retained earnings (deficit)
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Treasury stock, 146,576 shares
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Accumulated other comprehensive
income
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43 |
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Total stockholders equity
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121,786 |
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496,957 |
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367,601 |
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F1-2
Basic Energy Services, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive
Income
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Well servicing
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221,993 |
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142,551 |
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104,097 |
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Fluid services
|
|
|
132,280 |
|
|
|
98,683 |
|
|
|
52,810 |
|
|
Drilling and completion services
|
|
|
59,832 |
|
|
|
29,341 |
|
|
|
14,808 |
|
|
Well site construction services
|
|
|
45,647 |
|
|
|
40,927 |
|
|
|
9,184 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
459,752 |
|
|
|
311,502 |
|
|
|
180,899 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Well servicing
|
|
|
137,392 |
|
|
|
98,058 |
|
|
|
73,244 |
|
|
Fluid services
|
|
|
82,551 |
|
|
|
65,167 |
|
|
|
34,420 |
|
|
Drilling and completion services
|
|
|
30,900 |
|
|
|
17,481 |
|
|
|
9,363 |
|
|
Well site construction services
|
|
|
32,000 |
|
|
|
31,454 |
|
|
|
6,586 |
|
|
General and administrative,
including stock-based compensation of $2,890, $1,587, and $994
in 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively
|
|
|
55,411 |
|
|
|
37,186 |
|
|
|
22,722 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
37,072 |
|
|
|
28,676 |
|
|
|
18,213 |
|
|
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets
|
|
|
(222 |
) |
|
|
2,616 |
|
|
|
391 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses
|
|
|
375,104 |
|
|
|
280,638 |
|
|
|
164,939 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
84,648 |
|
|
|
30,864 |
|
|
|
15,960 |
|
Other income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(13,065 |
) |
|
|
(9,714 |
) |
|
|
(5,234 |
) |
|
Interest income
|
|
|
405 |
|
|
|
164 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
(627 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,197 |
) |
|
Other income (expense)
|
|
|
220 |
|
|
|
(398 |
) |
|
|
146 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations
before income taxes
|
|
|
71,581 |
|
|
|
20,916 |
|
|
|
5,735 |
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
(26,800 |
) |
|
|
(7,984 |
) |
|
|
(2,772 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
|
44,781 |
|
|
|
12,932 |
|
|
|
2,963 |
|
Discontinued operations, net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(71 |
) |
|
|
22 |
|
Cumulative effect of accounting
change, net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(151 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
|
44,781 |
|
|
|
12,861 |
|
|
|
2,834 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock dividend
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,525 |
) |
Accretion of preferred stock
discount
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,424 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) available to
common stockholders
|
|
$ |
44,781 |
|
|
$ |
12,861 |
|
|
$ |
(2,115 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share of common
stock:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Continuing operations
|
|
$ |
1.57 |
|
|
$ |
0.46 |
|
|
$ |
(0.09 |
) |
|
Discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) available to
common stockholders
|
|
$ |
1.57 |
|
|
$ |
0.46 |
|
|
$ |
(0.09 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share of
common stock:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Continuing operations
|
|
$ |
1.35 |
|
|
$ |
0.42 |
|
|
$ |
(0.09 |
) |
|
Discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) available to
common stockholders
|
|
$ |
1.35 |
|
|
$ |
0.42 |
|
|
$ |
(0.09 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive Income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$ |
44,781 |
|
|
$ |
12,861 |
|
|
$ |
2,834 |
|
Unrealized gains on hedging
activities
|
|
|
193 |
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive Income:
|
|
$ |
44,974 |
|
|
$ |
12,904 |
|
|
$ |
2,834 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F1-3
Basic Energy Services, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated | |
|
|
|
|
Common Stock | |
|
Additional | |
|
|
|
|
|
Retained | |
|
Other | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
Paid-in | |
|
Deferred | |
|
Treasury | |
|
Earnings | |
|
Comprehensive | |
|
Stockholders | |
|
|
Shares | |
|
Amount | |
|
Capital | |
|
Compensation | |
|
Stock | |
|
(Deficit) | |
|
Income | |
|
Equity | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(in thousands, except share data) | |
Balance
December 31, 2002
|
|
|
20,368,610 |
|
|
$ |
41 |
|
|
$ |
97,294 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(24,777 |
) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
72,558 |
|
Exercise of EBITDA contingent
warrants
|
|
|
771,740 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
EBITDA contingent warrants
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,571 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,660 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
911 |
|
FESCO Holdings, Inc. acquisition
|
|
|
3,650,000 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
18,820 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,827 |
|
Stock-based compensation awards
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
380 |
|
|
|
(380 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of deferred
compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
83 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
83 |
|
Preferred stock conversion to
common stock
|
|
|
3,304,085 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
16,459 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
564 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,029 |
|
Accretion of preferred stock
discount
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,424 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,424 |
) |
Preferred stock dividends
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,525 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,525 |
) |
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,834 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,834 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
December 31, 2003
|
|
|
28,094,435 |
|
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
136,524 |
|
|
|
(297 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(28,988 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
107,295 |
|
Issuance of restricted stock and
stock options
|
|
|
837,500 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
6,278 |
|
|
|
(6,280 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of deferred
compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,587 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,587 |
|
Unrealized gain on interest rate
swap agreement
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
43 |
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,861 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,861 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
December 31, 2004
|
|
|
28,931,935 |
|
|
|
58 |
|
|
|
142,802 |
|
|
|
(4,990 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(16,127 |
) |
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
121,786 |
|
Stock-based compensation awards
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,241 |
|
|
|
(5,241 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of deferred
compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,890 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,890 |
|
Unrealized gain on interest rate
swap agreement
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
193 |
|
|
|
193 |
|
Forfeited 11,250 shares at
cost of $0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of stock split
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
231 |
|
|
|
(231 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from common stock
issuance, net of $2,044 of offering costs
|
|
|
5,000,000 |
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
91,406 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
91,456 |
|
Purchase of 135,326 of treasury
stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,531 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,531 |
) |
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
44,781 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
44,781 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
December 31, 2005
|
|
|
33,931,935 |
|
|
$ |
339 |
|
|
$ |
239,218 |
|
|
$ |
(7,341 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,531 |
) |
|
$ |
28,654 |
|
|
$ |
236 |
|
|
$ |
258,575 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F1-4
Basic Energy Services, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(in thousands) | |
Cash flows from operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$ |
44,781 |
|
|
$ |
12,861 |
|
|
$ |
2,834 |
|
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income
to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
37,072 |
|
|
|
28,676 |
|
|
|
18,213 |
|
|
|
|
Accretion on asset retirement
obligation
|
|
|
42 |
|
|
|
33 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
|
Change in allowance for doubtful
accounts
|
|
|
(333 |
) |
|
|
1,150 |
|
|
|
1,279 |
|
|
|
|
Non-cash interest expense
|
|
|
1,062 |
|
|
|
970 |
|
|
|
694 |
|
|
|
|
Non-cash compensation
|
|
|
2,890 |
|
|
|
1,587 |
|
|
|
994 |
|
|
|
|
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
627 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,588 |
|
|
|
|
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets
|
|
|
(222 |
) |
|
|
2,616 |
|
|
|
391 |
|
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
18,301 |
|
|
|
7,984 |
|
|
|
2,840 |
|
|
|
|
Other non-cash items
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
|
Non-cash effect of discontinued
operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
|
Cumulative effect of accounting
change
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
151 |
|
|
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities, net of acquisitions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
(27,577 |
) |
|
|
(13,841 |
) |
|
|
(12,120 |
) |
|
|
|
Inventories
|
|
|
(262 |
) |
|
|
394 |
|
|
|
125 |
|
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets
|
|
|
304 |
|
|
|
446 |
|
|
|
(1,243 |
) |
|
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
(49 |
) |
|
|
(569 |
) |
|
|
1,261 |
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
2,174 |
|
|
|
3,416 |
|
|
|
2,863 |
|
|
|
|
Income tax payable
|
|
|
7,013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred income and other
liabilities
|
|
|
374 |
|
|
|
127 |
|
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
12,992 |
|
|
|
689 |
|
|
|
7,926 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating
activities
|
|
|
99,189 |
|
|
|
46,539 |
|
|
|
29,815 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of property and equipment
|
|
|
(83,095 |
) |
|
|
(55,674 |
) |
|
|
(23,501 |
) |
|
|
|
Proceeds from sale of assets
|
|
|
2,436 |
|
|
|
2,484 |
|
|
|
660 |
|
|
|
|
Payments for other long-term assets
|
|
|
(1,642 |
) |
|
|
(1,113 |
) |
|
|
(177 |
) |
|
|
|
Payments for businesses, net of
cash acquired
|
|
|
(25,378 |
) |
|
|
(19,284 |
) |
|
|
(61,885 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing
activities
|
|
|
(107,679 |
) |
|
|
(73,587 |
) |
|
|
(84,903 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from debt
|
|
|
16,000 |
|
|
|
43,500 |
|
|
|
203,012 |
|
|
|
|
Payments of debt
|
|
|
(81,924 |
) |
|
|
(21,236 |
) |
|
|
(115,603 |
) |
|
|
|
Proceeds from common stock, net of
$2,044 of offering costs
|
|
|
91,456 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of treasury stock
|
|
|
(2,531 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Collections of notes receivable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from exercise of EBITDA
contingent warrants
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
Deferred loan costs and other
financing activities
|
|
|
(1,813 |
) |
|
|
(766 |
) |
|
|
(7,561 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by financing
activities
|
|
|
21,188 |
|
|
|
21,498 |
|
|
|
79,859 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and
equivalents
|
|
|
12,698 |
|
|
|
(5,550 |
) |
|
|
24,771 |
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents beginning of year
|
|
|
20,147 |
|
|
|
25,697 |
|
|
|
926 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents end of year
|
|
$ |
32,845 |
|
|
$ |
20,147 |
|
|
$ |
25,697 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F1-5
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003
1. Nature of Operations and
Basis of Presentation
Organization
and Restructuring
Basic Energy Services, Inc. (predecessor entity), a Delaware
corporation (Historical Basic) commenced operations
in 1992. Effective January 24, 2003, Historical Basic
changed its corporate structure to a holding company format. The
purpose of this corporate restructuring was to provide greater
operational, administrative and financial flexibility to
Historical Basic, as well as improved economics. In connection
with this restructuring, Historical Basic merged with a newly
formed subsidiary of BES Holding Co. (New Basic), a
Delaware corporation incorporated on January 7, 2003 as a
wholly-owned subsidiary of New Basic. The merger was structured
as a tax-free reorganization to Historical Basic stockholders.
As a result of the merger, each share of outstanding common
stock of Historical Basic was exchanged for one share of common
stock of New Basic, and each share of outstanding Series A
10% Cumulative Preferred Stock of Historical Basic was exchanged
for one share of Series A 10% Cumulative Preferred Stock of
New Basic, and with respect to any accrued and unpaid dividends,
shares of additional preferred stock with a liquidation
preference equal to such accrued and unpaid dividends.
Historical Basic survived the merger and was subsequently
converted to a Delaware limited partnership now known as Basic
Energy Services, L.P., which is currently an indirect
wholly-owned subsidiary of New Basic. On April 2, 2004, BES
Holding Co. changed its name to Basic Energy Services, Inc.
Historical Basic prior to January 24, 2003 and New Basic
thereafter are referred to in these Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements as Basic.
Basis
of Presentation
The historical consolidated financial statements presented
herein of Basic prior to its formation are the historical
results of Historical Basic since the ownership of Basic and
Historical Basic at the merger date were identical. The
financial results of New Basic and Historical Basic are combined
to present the consolidated financial statements of Basic.
Nature
of Operations
Basic provides a range of well site services to oil and gas
drilling and producing companies, including well servicing,
fluid services, drilling and completion services and well site
construction services. These services are primarily provided by
Basics fleet of equipment. Basics operations are
concentrated in the major United States onshore oil and gas
producing regions in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Louisiana,
and the Rocky Mountain states.
2. Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies
Principles
of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of Basic and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Basic has
no interest in any other organization, entity, partnership, or
contract that could require any evaluation under FASB
Interpretation No. 46R or Accounting Research
Bulletin No. 51. All inter-company transactions and
balances have been eliminated.
Estimates
and Uncertainties
Preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial
statements in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America requires management to
make estimates
F1-6
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and
liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities
at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the
reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting
period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Areas
where critical accounting estimates are made by management
include:
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment and
intangible assets |
|
|
|
Impairment of property and equipment and goodwill |
|
|
|
Allowance for doubtful accounts |
|
|
|
Litigation and self-insured risk reserves |
|
|
|
Fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed |
|
|
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
|
Income taxes |
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation |
Revenue
Recognition
Well Servicing Well servicing consists
primarily of maintenance services, workover services, completion
services and plugging and abandonment services. Basic recognizes
revenue when services are performed, collection of the relevant
receivables is probable, persuasive evidence of an arrangement
exists and the price is fixed or determinable. Basic prices well
servicing by the hour of service performed.
Fluid Services Fluid services consists
primarily of the sale, transportation, storage and disposal of
fluids used in drilling, production and maintenance of oil and
natural gas wells. Basic recognizes revenue when services are
performed, collection of the relevant receivables is probable,
persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists and the price is
fixed or determinable. Basic prices fluid services by the job,
by the hour or by the quantities sold, disposed of or hauled.
Drilling and Completion Services Basic
recognizes revenue when services are performed, collection of
the relevant receivables is probable, persuasive evidence of an
arrangement exists and the price is fixed or determinable. Basic
prices drilling and completion services by the hour, day, or
project depending on the type of service performed. When Basic
provides multiple services to a customer, revenue is allocated
to the services performed based on the fair values of the
services.
Well Site Construction Services Basic
recognizes revenue when services are performed, collection of
the relevant receivables is probable, persuasive evidence of an
arrangement exists and the price is fixed or determinable. Basic
prices well site construction services by the hour, day, or
project depending on the type of service performed.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
Basic considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with a
maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Basic
maintains its excess cash in various financial institutions,
where deposits may exceed federally insured amounts at times.
F1-7
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying value amount of cash, accounts receivable, accounts
payable and accrued liabilities approximate fair value due to
the short maturity of these instruments. The carrying amount of
long-term debt approximates fair value because Basics
current borrowing rate is based on a variable market rate of
interest.
Inventories
Inventories, consisting mainly of rig components, repair parts,
drilling and completion materials and gravel, are held for use
in the operations of Basic and are stated at the lower of cost
or market, with cost being determined on the
first-in, first-out
(FIFO) method.
Property
and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost, or at estimated fair
value at acquisition date if acquired in a business combination.
Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to expense
as incurred and additions and improvements that significantly
extend the lives of the assets are capitalized. Upon sale or
other retirement of depreciable property, the cost and
accumulated depreciation and amortization are removed from the
related accounts and any gain or loss is reflected in
operations. All property and equipment are depreciated or
amortized (to the extent of estimated salvage values) on the
straight-line method and the estimated useful lives of the
assets are as follows:
|
|
|
Building and improvements
|
|
20-30 years
|
Well servicing rigs and equipment
|
|
3-15 years
|
Fluid service equipment
|
|
5-10 years
|
Brine/fresh water stations
|
|
15 years
|
Frac/test tanks
|
|
10 years
|
Pressure pumping equipment
|
|
5-10 years
|
Construction equipment
|
|
3-10 years
|
Disposal facilities
|
|
10-15 years
|
Vehicles
|
|
3-7 years
|
Rental equipment
|
|
3-15 years
|
Software and computers
|
|
3 years
|
Aircraft
|
|
20 years
|
The components of a well servicing rig generally require
replacement or refurbishment during the well servicing
rigs life and are depreciated over their estimated useful
lives, which ranges from 3 to 15 years. The costs of
the original components of a purchased or acquired well
servicing rig are not maintained separately from the base rig.
Impairments
In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of
Long-Lived Assets (SFAS No. 144),
long-lived assets, such as property, plant, and equipment, and
purchased intangibles subject to amortization, are reviewed for
impairment at a minimum annually, or whenever, in
managements judgment events or changes in circumstances
indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be
recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is
measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of such assets
to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be
generated by the assets. Expected future cash flows and carrying
values are aggregated at their lowest identifiable level. If the
carrying amount of such assets exceeds its estimated future cash
flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by
F1-8
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
which the carrying amount of such assets exceeds the fair value
of the assets. Assets to be disposed of would be separately
presented in the consolidated balance sheet and reported at the
lower of the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell,
and are no longer depreciated. The assets and liabilities, if
material, of a disposed group classified as held for sale would
be presented separately in the appropriate asset and liability
sections of the consolidated balance sheet.
Goodwill and intangible assets not subject to amortization are
tested annually for impairment, and are tested for impairment
more frequently if events and circumstances indicate that the
asset might be impaired. An impairment loss is recognized to the
extent that the carrying amount exceeds the assets fair
value.
Basic had no impairment expense in 2005, 2004 or 2003.
Deferred
Debt Costs
Basic capitalizes certain costs in connection with obtaining its
borrowings, such as lenders fees and related
attorneys fees. These costs are being amortized to
interest expense using the straight line method which
approximates the effective interest method over the terms of the
related debt.
Deferred debt costs of approximately $7.0 million at
December 31, 2005 and $5.8 million at
December 31, 2004, respectively, represent debt issuance
costs and are recorded net of accumulated amortization of
$2.2 million, and $1.1 million at December 31,
2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively. Amortization of
deferred debt costs totaled approximately $1,062,000, $907,000
and $694,000 for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004
and 2003, respectively.
In 2005, Basic recognized a loss on early extinguishment of debt
related to deferred debt costs. (See note 5)
Goodwill
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142,
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
(SFAS No. 142) eliminates the
amortization of goodwill and other intangible assets with
indefinite lives. Intangible assets with lives restricted by
contractual, legal, or other means will continue to be amortized
over their useful lives. Goodwill and other intangible assets
not subject to amortization are tested for impairment annually
or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances
indicate that the asset might be impaired.
SFAS No. 142 requires a two-step process for testing
impairment. First, the fair value of each reporting unit is
compared to its carrying value to determine whether an
indication of impairment exists. If impairment is indicated,
then the fair value of the reporting units goodwill is
determined by allocating the units fair value to its
assets and liabilities (including any unrecognized intangible
assets) as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a business
combination. The amount of impairment for goodwill is measured
as the excess of its carrying value over its fair value. Basic
completed its assessment of goodwill impairment as of the date
of adoption and completed a subsequent annual impairment
assessment as of December 31 each year thereafter. The
assessments did not result in any indications of goodwill
impairment.
Intangible assets subject to amortization under
SFAS No. 142 consist of non-compete agreements.
Amortization expense for the non-compete agreements is
calculated using the straight-line method over the period of the
agreement, ranging from three to five years. The weighted
average amortization period for non-compete agreements acquired
during 2005 and 2004 is 60 months.
The gross carrying amount of non-compete agreements subject to
amortization totaled approximately $2.7 million and
$3.7 million at December 31, 2005 and 2004,
respectively. Accumulated amortization related to these
intangible assets totaled approximately $1.6 and
$2.4 million at
F1-9
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Amortization
expense for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and
2003 was approximately $519,000, $457,000, and $364,000,
respectively. Amortization expense for the next five succeeding
years is estimated to be approximately $461,000, $325,000,
$223,000, $122,000, and $22,000 in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and
2010 respectively.
Basic has identified its reporting units to be well servicing,
fluid services, drilling and completion services and well site
construction services. The goodwill allocated to such reporting
units as of December 31, 2005 is $9.9 million,
$20.6 million, $14.0 million and $3.7 million,
respectively. The change in the carrying amount of goodwill for
the year ended December 31, 2005 of $8.4 million
relates to goodwill from acquisitions and payments pursuant to
contingent earn-out agreements, with approximately
$1.1 million, $2.2 million and $5.1 million of
goodwill additions relating to the well servicing, fluid
services and drilling and completion units, respectively.
Stock-Based
Compensation
Basic accounts for stock-based compensation using the intrinsic
value method prescribed by Accounting Principles Board Opinion
No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees (APB No. 25). Accordingly,
Basic has adopted the disclosure provisions of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, Accounting
for Stock-Based Compensation
(SFAS No. 123).
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123,
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation
(SFAS No. 123) sets forth alternative
accounting and disclosure requirements for stock-based
compensation arrangements. Companies may continue to follow the
provisions of APB No. 25 to measure and recognize employee
stock-based compensation; however, SFAS No. 123
requires disclosure of pro forma net income and earnings per
share that would have been reported under the fair value based
recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123. The following
table illustrates the effect on net income if Basic had applied
the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS No. 123
to stock-based employee compensation.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Net income (loss) available to
common stockholders as reported
|
|
$ |
44,781 |
|
|
$ |
12,861 |
|
|
$ |
(2,115 |
) |
Add: Stock-based employee
compensation expense included in statement of operations, net of
tax
|
|
|
1,806 |
|
|
|
986 |
|
|
|
523 |
|
Deduct: Stock-based employee
compensation expense determined under fair-value based method
for all awards, net of tax
|
|
|
(2,231 |
) |
|
|
(1,283 |
) |
|
|
(779 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income available to common
stockholders pro forma basis
|
|
$ |
44,356 |
|
|
$ |
12,564 |
|
|
$ |
(2,371 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share of common
stock:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As reported
|
|
$ |
1.57 |
|
|
$ |
0.46 |
|
|
$ |
(0.09 |
) |
|
Pro forma
|
|
$ |
1.55 |
|
|
$ |
0.45 |
|
|
$ |
(0.11 |
) |
Diluted earnings per share of
common stock:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As reported
|
|
$ |
1.35 |
|
|
$ |
0.42 |
|
|
$ |
(0.09 |
) |
|
Pro forma
|
|
$ |
1.34 |
|
|
$ |
0.41 |
|
|
$ |
(0.11 |
) |
F1-10
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
Under SFAS No. 123, the fair value of each stock
option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model with the following
weighted average assumptions used for grants during the years
ended December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Risk-free interest rate
|
|
|
4.5 |
% |
|
|
4.4 |
% |
|
|
2.9 |
% |
Expected life
|
|
|
9.9 |
|
|
|
10.0 |
|
|
|
10.0 |
|
Expected volatility
|
|
|
0.5 |
% |
|
|
0.0 |
% |
|
|
0.0 |
% |
Expected dividend yield
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
Taxes
Basic accounts for income taxes based upon Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, Accounting
for Income Taxes (SFAS 109). Under
SFAS No. 109, deferred tax assets and liabilities are
recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to
differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of
existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using statutory
tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in
which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered
or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of
a change in tax rate is recognized in the period that includes
the statutory enactment date. A valuation allowance for deferred
tax assets is recognized when it is more likely than not that
the benefit of deferred tax assets will not be realized.
Concentrations
of Credit Risk
Financial instruments, which potentially subject Basic to
concentration of credit risk, consist primarily of temporary
cash investments and trade receivables. Basic restricts
investment of temporary cash investments to financial
institutions with high credit standing. Basics customer
base consists primarily of multi-national and independent oil
and natural gas producers. It performs ongoing credit
evaluations of its customers but generally does not require
collateral on its trade receivables. Credit risk is considered
by management to be limited due to the large number of customers
comprising its customer base. Basic maintains an allowance for
potential credit losses on its trade receivables, and such
losses have been within managements expectations.
Basic did not have any one customer which represented 10% or
more of consolidated revenue for 2005, 2004, or 2003.
Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities
In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 133, Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities
(SFAS No. 133), which establishes
standards for derivative instruments, including certain
derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, and for
hedging activities. It requires that an entity recognize all
derivative as either assets or liabilities on the balance sheet
and measure those instruments at fair value. It establishes
conditions under which a derivative may be designated as a
hedge, and establishes standards for reporting changes in the
fair value of a derivative. Basic adopted
SFAS No. 133, as amended by SFAS No. 138, on
January 1, 2001. Basic adopted the additional amendments
pursuant to SFAS No. 149 for contracts entered or
modified after June 30, 2003, if any. At inception, Basic
formally documents the relationship between the hedging
instrument and the underlying hedged item as well as risk
management objective and strategy. Basic assesses, both at
inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivative used
in hedging transition is highly effective in offsetting changes
in the fair value of cash flows of the respective hedged item.
F1-11
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
Basic had no derivative contacts in 2003. In May 2004, Basic
implemented a cash flow hedge to protect itself from fluctuation
in cash flows associated with its credit facility. Changes in
fair value of the hedging derivative are initially recorded in
other comprehensive income, then recognized in income in the
same period(s) in which the hedged transaction affects income.
Ineffective portions of a cash flow hedging derivatives
change in fair value are recognized currently in earnings. Basic
had no ineffectiveness related to its cash flow hedge in 2005 or
2004.
Asset
Retirement Obligations
As of January 1, 2003, Basic adopted Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 143, Accounting for Asset
Retirement Obligation
(SFAS No. 143). SFAS No. 143
requires Basic to record the fair value of an asset retirement
obligation as a liability in the period in which it incurs a
legal obligation associated with the retirement of tangible
long-lived assets and capitalize on equal amount as a cost of
the asset depreciating it over the life of the asset. Subsequent
to the initial measurement of the asset retirement obligation,
the obligation is adjusted at the end of each quarter to reflect
the passage of time, changes in the estimated future cash flows
underlying the obligation, acquisition or construction of
assets, and settlements of obligations. On January 1, 2003,
Basic recorded additional costs, net of accumulated depreciation
of approximately $102,000, an asset retirement obligation of
approximately $340,000, and an after-tax charge of approximately
$151,000 for the cumulative effect on prior years
depreciation of the additional costs and the accretion expense
on the liability related to the expected abandonment costs.
Basic owns and operates salt water disposal sites, brine water
wells, gravel pits and land farm sites, each of which is subject
to rules and regulations regarding usage and eventual closure.
The following table reflects the changes in the liability during
years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2003
|
|
$ |
415 |
|
Additional asset retirement
obligations recognized through acquisitions
|
|
|
36 |
|
Accretion expense
|
|
|
33 |
|
Settlements
|
|
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2004
|
|
$ |
473 |
|
Additional asset retirement
obligations recognized through acquisitions
|
|
|
74 |
|
Accretion expense
|
|
|
42 |
|
Settlements
|
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2005
|
|
$ |
569 |
|
|
|
|
|
The pro forma net income (loss) and related per share amounts
assuming SFAS no. 143 had been applied in 2003 are as follows
(in thousands, except per share data):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
Pro forma net income (loss)
available to common shareholders(a)
|
|
$ |
(1,964 |
) |
Pro forma earnings per share of
common stock Basic
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$ |
(0.09 |
) |
|
Diluted
|
|
$ |
(0.09 |
) |
|
|
|
(a) |
|
The net income available to common stockholders in 2003 has been
adjusted to remove the $151,000 cumulative effect of accounting
change attributable to SFAS No. 143. |
F1-12
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
Environmental
Basic is subject to extensive federal, state and local
environmental laws and regulations. These laws, which are
constantly changing, regulate the discharge of materials into
the environment and may require Basic to remove or mitigate the
adverse environmental effects of disposal or release of
petroleum, chemical and other substances at various sites.
Environmental expenditures are expensed or capitalized depending
on the future economic benefit. Expenditures that relate to an
existing condition caused by past operations and that have no
future economic benefits are expensed. Liabilities for
expenditures of a non-capital nature are recorded when
environmental assessment and/or remediation is probable and the
costs can be reasonably estimated.
Litigation
and Self-Insured Risk Reserves
Basic estimates its reserves related to litigation and
self-insured risks based on the facts and circumstances specific
to the litigation and self-insured claims and its past
experience with similar claims in accordance with statement of
financial accounting standard No. 5, Accounting
for Contingencies. Basic maintains accruals in the
consolidated balance sheets to cover self-insurance retentions
(See note 7).
Comprehensive
Income
Basic follows the provisions of Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 130, Reporting of
Comprehensive Income
(SFAS No. 130). SFAS No. 130
establishes standards for reporting and presentation of
comprehensive income and its components. SFAS No. 130
requires all items that are required to be recognized under
accounting standards as components of comprehensive income to be
reported in a financial statement that is displayed with the
same prominence as other financial statements. In accordance
with the provisions of SFAS No. 130, gains and losses
on cash flow hedging derivatives, to the extent effective, are
included in other comprehensive income (loss).
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications of prior year financial statement
amounts have been made to conform to current year presentations.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 123R,
Share-Based Payment
(SFAS No. 123R). Basic will adopt the
provisions of SFAS No. 123R on January 1, 2006
using the modified prospective application. Accordingly, Basic
will recognize compensation expense for all newly granted awards
and awards modified, repurchased, or cancelled after
January 1, 2006.
Compensation cost for the unvested portion of awards that are
outstanding as of January 1, 2006 will be recognized
ratably over the remaining vesting period. The compensation cost
for the unvested portion of awards will be based on the fair
value at date of grant as calculated for Basics pro forma
disclosure under SFAS No. 123. However, Basic will
continue to account for any portion of awards outstanding on
January 1, 2006 that were initially measured using the
minimum value method under the intrinsic value method in
accordance with APB No. 25. Basic will recognize
compensation expense for awards under its Second Amended and
Restated 2003 Incentive Plan (the Incentive Plan)
beginning in January 1, 2006.
F1-13
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
Basic estimates that the effect on net income and earnings per
share in the periods following adoption of
SFAS No. 123R will be consistent with its pro forma
disclosure under SFAS No. 123, except that estimated
forfeitures will be considered in the calculation of
compensation expense under SFAS No. 123R and
volatility will be considered in determination of grant date
fair value under SFAS 123R. However, the actual effect on
net income and earnings per share will vary depending upon the
number of options granted in future years compared to prior
years and the number of shares exercised under the Incentive
Plan. Further, Basic will use the Black-Scholes-Merton model to
calculate fair value.
3. Acquisitions
In 2005, 2004 and 2003, Basic acquired either substantially all
of the assets or all of the outstanding capital stock of each of
the following businesses, each of which were accounted for using
the purchase method of accounting (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Cash Paid | |
|
|
|
|
(net of cash | |
|
|
Closing Date | |
|
acquired) | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
New Force Energy Services
|
|
|
January 27, 2003 |
|
|
$ |
7,665 |
|
S & S Bulk Cement
|
|
|
April 17, 2003 |
|
|
|
195 |
|
Briscoe Oil Tools
|
|
|
June 13, 2003 |
|
|
|
260 |
|
FESCO Holdings, Inc.(a)
|
|
|
October 3, 2003 |
|
|
|
19,093 |
|
PWI, Inc.
|
|
|
October 3, 2003 |
|
|
|
25,104 |
|
Pennant Service Company
|
|
|
October 3, 2003 |
|
|
|
7,387 |
|
Graham Acidizing
|
|
|
December 1, 2003 |
|
|
|
2,181 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total 2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
61,885 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Action Trucking Curtis
Smith, Inc.
|
|
|
April 27, 2004 |
|
|
$ |
821 |
|
Rolling Plains
|
|
|
May 30, 2004 |
|
|
|
3,022 |
|
Perrys Pump Service
|
|
|
May 30, 2004 |
|
|
|
1,379 |
|
Lone Tree Construction
|
|
|
June 23, 2004 |
|
|
|
211 |
|
Hayes Services
|
|
|
July 1, 2004 |
|
|
|
1,595 |
|
Western Oil Well
|
|
|
July 30, 2004 |
|
|
|
854 |
|
Summit Energy
|
|
|
August 19, 2004 |
|
|
|
647 |
|
Energy Air Drilling
|
|
|
August 30, 2004 |
|
|
|
6,500 |
|
AWS Wireline
|
|
|
November 1, 2004 |
|
|
|
4,255 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total 2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
19,284 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
R & R Hot Oil Service
|
|
|
January 5, 2005 |
|
|
|
1,702 |
|
Premier Vacuum Service,
Inc.
|
|
|
January 28, 2005 |
|
|
|
1,009 |
|
Spencers Coating Specialist
|
|
|
February 9, 2005 |
|
|
|
619 |
|
Marks Well Service
|
|
|
February 25, 2005 |
|
|
|
579 |
|
Max-Line, Inc.
|
|
|
April 28, 2005 |
|
|
|
1,498 |
|
MD Well Service, Inc.
|
|
|
May 17, 2005 |
|
|
|
4,478 |
|
179 Disposal, Inc.
|
|
|
August 4, 2005 |
|
|
|
1,729 |
|
Oilwell Fracturing Services,
Inc.
|
|
|
October 11, 2005 |
|
|
|
13,764 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
25,378 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
This acquisition was funded through the issuance of Basics
common stock. The total cash paid represents the retirement of
debt at closing and transaction costs incurred net of the cash
acquired. |
F1-14
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
The operations of each of the acquisitions listed above are
included in Basics statement of operations as of each
respective closing date. The acquisitions of New Force Energy
Services (New Force), FESCO Holding, Inc.
(FESCO) and PWI, Inc. and certain other affiliated
entities (PWI) in 2003 are deemed significant and
discussed below in further detail.
New
Force Energy Services
On January 27, 2003, Basic acquired substantially all of
the assets of New Force for $7.7 million plus a
$2.7 million contingent earn-out payment. The contingent
earn-out payment will be paid upon the New Force assets meeting
certain financial objectives in the future. The preliminary cash
cost of the New Force acquisition was $7.7 million
(including other direct acquisition costs) which was allocated
$6.3 million to property and equipment, $1.3 million
to goodwill, $105,000 to inventory and $10,000 to non-compete
agreements.
FESCO
Holdings, Inc.
On October 3, 2003, Basic acquired all the capital stock of
FESCO. As consideration for the acquisition of FESCO, Basic
issued 3,650,000 shares of its common stock, based on an
estimated fair value of the stock of $5.16 per share (a
total fair value of approximately $18.8 million), and paid
approximately $19.1 million in net cash at the closing,
representing the retirement of debt of FESCO at closing and the
payment of transaction costs incurred, net of the cash held by
FESCO. In addition to assuming the working capital of FESCO,
Basic incurred other direct acquisition costs and assumed
certain other liabilities of FESCO, resulting in Basic recording
an aggregate purchase price of approximately $37.9 million.
The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of the
assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of
acquisition (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets, excluding cash
|
|
$ |
12,855 |
|
Property and equipment
|
|
|
32,344 |
|
Other assets
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets acquired
|
|
|
45,237 |
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities
|
|
|
5,592 |
|
Deferred tax liability
|
|
|
1,725 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities assumed
|
|
|
7,317 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets acquired
|
|
$ |
37,920 |
|
|
|
|
|
PWI,
Inc.
On October 3, 2003, Basic acquired substantially all the
assets of PWI for $25.1 million plus a $2.5 million
contingent earn-out payment. The contingent earn-out agreement
was terminated by the parties entering into an agreement to pay
$75,000 per year for four years beginning in October 2005.
The cash cost of the PWI acquisition was $25.1 million
(including other direct acquisition costs) which was allocated
$16.4 million to property and equipment, $8.6 million
to goodwill, $250,000 to non-compete agreements and $200,000 to
liabilities assumed.
Contingent
Earn-out Arrangements and Final Purchase Price
Allocations
Contingent earn-out arrangements are generally arrangements
entered in certain acquisitions to encourage the owner/manager
to continue operating and building the business after the
purchase transaction. The contingent earn-out arrangements of
the related acquisitions are generally linked to certain
financial measures and performance of the assets acquired in the
various acquisitions. All
F1-15
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
amounts paid or reasonably accrued for related to the contingent
earn-out payments are reflected as increases to the goodwill
associated with the acquisition.
The following presents a summary of acquisitions that have a
contingent earn-out arrangement in effect as of
December 31, 2005 (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Termination | |
|
Maximum | |
|
|
|
|
Date of | |
|
Exposure of | |
|
|
|
|
Contingent | |
|
Contingent | |
|
Amount Paid or | |
|
|
Earn-out | |
|
Earn-out | |
|
Accrued Through | |
Acquisition |
|
Arrangement | |
|
Arrangement | |
|
December 31, 2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Advantage Services,
Inc.
|
|
|
October 9, 2005 |
|
|
$ |
250 |
|
|
$ |
219 |
|
New Force Energy Services
|
|
|
January 27, 2008 |
|
|
|
2,700 |
|
|
|
1,639 |
|
S&S Bulk Cement
|
|
|
April 20, 2008 |
|
|
|
115 |
|
|
|
115 |
|
Briscoe Oil Tools
|
|
|
June 12, 2008 |
|
|
|
125 |
|
|
|
82 |
|
Rolling Plains
|
|
|
April 30, 2009 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
588 |
|
Premier Vacuum Services,
Inc.
|
|
|
February 1, 2010 |
|
|
|
900 |
|
|
|
226 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,090 |
|
|
$ |
2,869 |
|
|
|
* |
Basic will pay to the sellers an amount for each of the five
consecutive 12 month periods beginning on May 1, 2004
equal to 50% of the amount by which annual EBITDA exceeds an
annual targeted EBITDA. There is no guarantee or assurance that
the targeted EBITDA will be reached |
The following unaudited pro forma results of operations have
been prepared as though the New Force, FESCO and PWI
acquisitions had been completed on January 1, 2003. Pro
forma amounts are based on the final purchase price allocations
of the significant acquisitions and are not necessarily
indicative of the results that may be reported in the future (in
thousands, except per share data).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended |
|
|
December 31, 2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
(unaudited) |
Revenues
|
|
$ |
228,059 |
|
Income (loss) from continuing
operations less preferred stock dividends and accretion
|
|
$ |
(1,182 |
) |
Earnings per common
share basic
|
|
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
Earnings per common
share diluted
|
|
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
Basic does not believe the pro-forma effect of the remainder of
the acquisitions completed in 2003, 2004, or 2005 is material,
either individually or when aggregated, to the reported results
of operations.
F1-16
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
4. Property and Equipment
Property and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Land
|
|
$ |
1,902 |
|
|
$ |
1,573 |
|
Buildings and improvements
|
|
|
8,634 |
|
|
|
6,615 |
|
Well service units and equipment
|
|
|
199,070 |
|
|
|
138,957 |
|
Fluid services equipment
|
|
|
59,104 |
|
|
|
53,111 |
|
Brine and fresh water stations
|
|
|
7,746 |
|
|
|
7,722 |
|
Frac/test tanks
|
|
|
31,475 |
|
|
|
19,707 |
|
Pressure pumping equipment
|
|
|
31,101 |
|
|
|
14,971 |
|
Construction equipment
|
|
|
24,224 |
|
|
|
21,964 |
|
Disposal facilities
|
|
|
16,828 |
|
|
|
14,079 |
|
Vehicles
|
|
|
23,329 |
|
|
|
18,881 |
|
Rental equipment
|
|
|
6,519 |
|
|
|
4,885 |
|
Aircraft
|
|
|
3,236 |
|
|
|
3,335 |
|
Other
|
|
|
8,602 |
|
|
|
7,780 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
421,770 |
|
|
|
313,580 |
|
Less accumulated depreciation and
amortization
|
|
|
112,695 |
|
|
|
80,129 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
$ |
309,075 |
|
|
$ |
233,451 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic is obligated under various capital leases for certain
vehicles and equipment that expire at various dates during the
next five years. The gross amount of property and equipment and
related accumulated amortization recorded under capital leases
and included above consists of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Light vehicles
|
|
$ |
17,912 |
|
|
$ |
12,993 |
|
Fluid services equipment
|
|
|
14,011 |
|
|
|
10,558 |
|
Construction equipment
|
|
|
1,300 |
|
|
|
840 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
33,223 |
|
|
|
24,391 |
|
Less accumulated amortization
|
|
|
8,474 |
|
|
|
7,201 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
24,749 |
|
|
$ |
17,190 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of assets held under capital leases of
approximately $1.8 million, $1.8 million, and
$2.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2005,
2004, and 2003, respectively, is included in depreciation and
amortization expense in the consolidated statements of
operations.
F1-17
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
5. Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Credit Facilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term B Loan
|
|
$ |
90,000 |
|
|
$ |
166,500 |
|
|
Revolver
|
|
|
16,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Capital leases and other notes
|
|
|
20,887 |
|
|
|
15,976 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
126,887 |
|
|
|
182,476 |
|
Less current portion
|
|
|
7,646 |
|
|
|
11,561 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
119,241 |
|
|
$ |
170,915 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005
Credit Facility
On December 15, 2005, Basic entered into a
$240 million Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
with a syndicate of lenders (2005 Credit Facility)
which refinanced all of its then existing credit facilities. The
2005 Credit Facility provides for a $90 million Term B
Loan (2005 Term B Loan) and a $150 million
revolving line of credit (Revolver). The commitment
under the Revolver allows for (a) the borrowing of funds
(b) issuance of up to $20 million of letters of credit
and (c) $2.5 million of swing-line loans (next day
borrowing). The amounts outstanding under the 2005 Term B
Loan require quarterly amortization at various amounts during
each quarter with all amounts outstanding on December 15,
2011 being due and payable in full. All the outstanding amounts
under the Revolver are due and payable on December 15,
2010. The 2005 Credit Facility is secured by substantially all
of Basics tangible and intangible assets. Basic incurred
approximately $1.8 million in debt issuance costs in
obtaining the 2005 Credit Facility.
At Basics option, borrowings under the 2005 Term B
Loan bear interest at either the (a) Alternative Base
Rate (i.e. the higher of the banks prime rate or the
federal funds rate plus .5% per annum) plus 1% or
(b) the LIBOR rate plus 2.0%. At December 31, 2005,
Basics weighted average interest rate on its Term B
Loan was 6.4%.
At Basics option, borrowings under the 2005 Revolver bear
interest at either the (a) Alternative Base
Rate (i.e. the higher of the banks prime rate or the
federal funds rate plus .5% per annum) plus a margin
ranging from .50% to 1.25% or (b) the LIBOR rate plus a
margin ranging from 1.5% to 2.25%. The margins vary depending on
Basics leverage ratio. At December 31, 2005,
Basics margin on Alternative Base Rates and LIBOR tranches
was .75% and 1.75%, respectively. Fees on the letters of credit
are due quarterly on the outstanding amount of the letters of
credit at a rate ranging from 1.5% to 2.25% for participation
fees and .125% for fronting fees. A commitment fee is due
quarterly on the available borrowings under the Revolver at
rates ranging from .375% to .5%.
At December 31, 2005 Basic, under its Revolver, had
outstanding $16 million of borrowings and $9.6 million
of letters of credit and no amounts outstanding in swing-line
loans. At December 31, 2005 Basic had availability under
its Revolver of $124.4 million.
Pursuant to the 2005 Credit Facility, Basic must apply proceeds
to reduce principal outstanding under the 2005 Term B
Revolver from (a) individual assets sales greater than
$2 million or $7.5 million in the aggregate on an
annual basis, and (b) 50% of the proceeds from any equity
offering. The 2005 Credit Facility required Basic to enter into
an interest rate hedge, acceptable to the lenders, through
F1-18
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
May 28, 2006 on at least $65 million of Basics
then outstanding indebtedness. Paydowns on the 2005 Term B
Loan may not be reborrowed.
The 2005 Credit Facility contains various restrictive covenants
and compliance requirements, which include (a) limiting of
the incurrence of additional indebtedness, (b) restrictions
on mergers, sales or transfers of assets without the
lenders consent, (c) limitation on dividends and
distributions and (d) various financial covenants,
including (1) a maximum leverage ratio of 3.5 to 1.0
reducing over time to 3.25 to 1.0, (2) a minimum interest
coverage ratio of 3.0 to 1.0 and (e) limitations on capital
expenditures in any period of four consecutive quarters in
excess of 20% of Consolidated Net Worth unless certain criteria
are met. At December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004,
Basic was in compliance with its covenants.
2004
Credit Facility
On December 21, 2004, Basic entered into a
$220 million Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
with a syndicate of lenders (2004 Credit Facility)
which refinanced all of its then existing credit facilities. The
2004 Credit Facility provided for a $170 million
Term B Loan (2004 Term B Loan) and a
$50 million revolving line of credit (2004
Revolver). The commitment under the 2004 Revolver allowed
for (a) the borrowing of funds (b) issuance of up to
$20 million of letters of credit and
(c) $2.5 million of swing-line loans (next day
borrowing). The amounts outstanding under the 2004 Term B
Loan required quarterly amortization at various amounts during
each quarter with all amounts outstanding on October 3,
2009 being due and payable in full. All the outstanding amounts
under the 2004 Revolver were due and payable on October 3,
2008. The 2004 Credit Facility was secured by substantially all
of Basics tangible and intangible assets. Basic incurred
approximately $766,000 in debt issuance costs in obtaining the
2004 Credit Facility.
At Basics option, borrowings under the 2004 Term B
Loan bore interest at either (a) the Alternative Base
Rate (i.e. the higher of the banks prime rate or the
federal funds rate plus .5% per annum) plus 2% or
(b) LIBOR plus 3%. At December 31, 2004, Basics
weighted average interest rate on its 2004 Term B Loan was
5.5%.
At Basics option, borrowings under the 2004 Revolver bore
interest at either the (a) the Alternative Base
Rate (i.e. the higher of the banks prime rate or the
federal funds rate plus .5% per annum) plus a margin
ranging from 1.5% to 2.0% or (b) the LIBOR rate plus a
margin ranging from 2.5% to 3.0%. The margins varied depending
on Basics leverage ratio. At December 31, 2004,
Basics margin on Alternative Base Rates and LIBOR tranches
was 2.0% and 3.0%, respectively. Fees on the letters of credit
were due quarterly on the outstanding amount of the letters of
credit at a rate ranging from 2.5% to 3.0% for participation
fees and .125% for fronting fees. A commitment fee was due
quarterly on the available borrowings under the 2004 Revolver at
rates ranging from .375% to .5%.
At December 31, 2004, Basic, under its 2004 Revolver, had
outstanding $8.3 million of letters of credit and no
amounts outstanding in swing-line loans. At December 31,
2004, Basic had availability under its 2004 Revolver of
$41.7 million.
2003
Credit Facility
On October 3, 2003, Basic entered into a $170 million
credit facility with a syndicate of lenders (2003 Credit
Facility) which refinanced all of its then existing credit
facilities. The 2003 Credit Facility provided for a
$140 million Term B Loan (2003 Term B
Loan) and a $30 million revolving line of credit
(2003 Revolver). The commitment under the 2003
Revolver allowed for (a) the borrowing of funds
(b) issuance of up to $10 million of letters of
credits and (c) $2.5 million of swing-line loans (next
day borrowing). The amounts outstanding under the 2003
Term B Loan required quarterly amortization at
F1-19
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
various amounts during each quarter with all amounts outstanding
on October 3, 2009 being due and payable in full. All the
outstanding amounts under the 2003 Revolver were due and payable
on October 3, 2008. The 2003 Credit Facility was secured by
substantially all of Basics tangible and intangible
assets. Basic incurred approximately $5.1 million in debt
issuance costs in obtaining the 2003 Credit Facility.
At Basics option, borrowings under the 2003 Term B
Loan bore interest at either (a) the Alternative Base
Rate (i.e. the higher of the banks prime rate of the
federal funds rate plus .5% per annum) plus 2.5% or
(b) the LIBOR rate plus 3.5%. At December 31, 2003,
Basics weighted average interest rate on its 2003
Term B Loan was 4.67%.
At Basics option, borrowings under the 2003 Revolver bore
interest at either the (a) the Alternative Base
Rate (i.e. the higher of the banks prime rate or the
federal funds rate plus .5% per annum) plus a margin
ranging from 1.5% to 2.0% or (b) the Libor rate plus a
margin ranging from 2.5% to 3.0%. The margins varied depending
on Basics leverage ration. At December 31, 2003,
Basics margin on Alternative Base Rates and LIBOR tranches
was 2.0% and 3.0%, respectively. Fees on the letters of credit
were due quarterly on the outstanding amount of the letters of
credit at a rate ranging from 2.5% to 3.0% for participations
fees and .125% for fronting fees. A commitment fee was due
quarterly on the available borrowings under the 2003 Revolver at
rates ranging from .5% to .375%.
At December 31, 2003, Basic, under its 2003 Revolver, had
$5.3 million of outstanding letters of credit and no
amounts outstanding in swing-line loans. At December 31,
2003, Basic had availability under its 2003 Revolver of
$24.7 million.
Other
Debt
Basic has a variety of other capital leases and notes payable
outstanding that are generally customary in its business. None
of these debt instruments are material individually or in the
aggregate.
As of December 31, 2005, the aggregate maturities of debt,
including capital leases, for the next five years and thereafter
are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt | |
|
Capital Leases | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
2006
|
|
$ |
1,000 |
|
|
$ |
6,646 |
|
2007
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
6,024 |
|
2008
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
5,118 |
|
2009
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
2,713 |
|
2010
|
|
|
17,000 |
|
|
|
386 |
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
85,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
106,000 |
|
|
$ |
20,887 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basics interest expense consisted of the following (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Cash payments for interest
|
|
$ |
11,421 |
|
|
$ |
8,159 |
|
|
$ |
3,934 |
|
Commitment and other fees paid
|
|
|
185 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
109 |
|
Amortization of debt issuance costs
|
|
|
1,062 |
|
|
|
970 |
|
|
|
694 |
|
Other
|
|
|
397 |
|
|
|
560 |
|
|
|
497 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
13,065 |
|
|
$ |
9,714 |
|
|
$ |
5,234 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F1-20
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
Losses
on Extinguishment of Debt
In 2005, Basic recognized a loss on the early extinguishment of
debt. Basic wrote-off unamortized debt issuance costs of
approximately $627,000.
In 2003, Basic recognized a loss on the early extinguishment of
debt. Basic paid termination fees of approximately
$1.7 million and wrote-off unamortized debt issuance costs
of approximately $3.5 million which resulted in a loss of
approximately $5.2 million.
In 2003, Basic adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 145 Rescission of FASB Statements
No. 4, 44, and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13,
and Technical Corrections
(SFAS No. 145). The provisions of
SFAS No. 145, which are currently applicable to Basic,
rescind Statement No. 4, which required all gains and
losses from extinguishment of debt to be aggregated and
classified as an extraordinary item, and instead require that
such gains and losses be reported as ordinary income or loss.
Basic now records gains and losses from the extinguishment of
debt as ordinary income or loss.
6. Income Taxes
Income tax provision (benefit) was allocated as follows (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Income from continuing operations
|
|
$ |
26,800 |
|
|
$ |
7,984 |
|
|
$ |
2,772 |
|
Discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(38 |
) |
|
|
13 |
|
Cumulative effect of accounting
change
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(88 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
26,800 |
|
|
$ |
7,946 |
|
|
$ |
2,697 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax expense (benefit) attributable to income (loss) from
continuing operations consists of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Current
|
|
$ |
8,499 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(68 |
) |
Deferred
|
|
|
18,301 |
|
|
|
7,984 |
|
|
|
2,840 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
26,800 |
|
|
$ |
7,984 |
|
|
$ |
2,772 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic paid federal income taxes of $1,325,000 during 2005. No
federal income taxes were paid or received in 2004. In 2003
Basic received an income tax refund, net, of approximately
$1.5 million.
F1-21
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
Reconciliation between the amount determined by applying the
federal statutory rate of 35% to the income (loss) from
continuing operations with the provision (benefit) for income
taxes is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Statutory federal income tax
|
|
$ |
25,053 |
|
|
$ |
7,321 |
|
|
$ |
2,007 |
|
Meals and entertainment
|
|
|
324 |
|
|
|
265 |
|
|
|
166 |
|
State taxes, net of federal benefit
|
|
|
1,415 |
|
|
|
421 |
|
|
|
138 |
|
Change in tax rates
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
542 |
|
Changes in estimates and other
|
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
(23 |
) |
|
|
(81 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
26,800 |
|
|
$ |
7,984 |
|
|
$ |
2,772 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to
significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax
liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Current deferred taxes:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Receivables allowance
|
|
$ |
1,025 |
|
|
$ |
1,148 |
|
|
Interest rate derivative
|
|
|
(186 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
EBITDA contingent warrants
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
337 |
|
|
Accrued liabilities
|
|
|
5,181 |
|
|
|
3,414 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net current deferred tax asset
|
|
$ |
6,020 |
|
|
$ |
4,899 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncurrent deferred taxes:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating loss and tax credit
carryforwards
|
|
$ |
1,856 |
|
|
$ |
20,782 |
|
|
Property and equipment
|
|
|
(55,768 |
) |
|
|
(51,194 |
) |
|
Goodwill and intangibles
|
|
|
(1,208 |
) |
|
|
(602 |
) |
|
Deferred Compensation
|
|
|
1,140 |
|
|
|
617 |
|
|
Asset retirement obligation
|
|
|
210 |
|
|
|
175 |
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(25 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net noncurrent deferred tax
liability
|
|
$ |
(53,770 |
) |
|
$ |
(30,247 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic provides a valuation allowance when it is more likely than
not that some portion of the deferred tax assets will not be
realized. There was no valuation allowance necessary as of
December 31, 2005 or 2004.
As of December 31, 2005, Basic had approximately
$4.9 million of net operating loss carryforwards
(NOL) for U.S. federal income tax purposes
related to the preacquisition period of FESCO, which are subject
to an annual limitation of approximately $900,000. The
carryforwards begin to expire in 2017.
7. Commitments and
Contingencies
Environmental
Basic is subject to various federal, state and local
environmental laws and regulations that establish standards and
requirements for protection of the environment. Basic cannot
predict the future impact of such standards and requirements
which are subject to change and can have retroactive
effectiveness. Basic continues to monitor the status of these
laws and regulations. Management
F1-22
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
believes that the likelihood of the disposition of any of these
items resulting in a material adverse impact to Basics
financial position, liquidity, capital resources or future
results of operations is remote.
Currently, Basic has not been fined, cited or notified of any
environmental violations that would have a material adverse
effect upon its financial position, liquidity or capital
resources. However, management does recognize that by the very
nature of its business, material costs could be incurred in the
near term to bring Basic into total compliance. The amount of
such future expenditures is not determinable due to several
factors including the unknown magnitude of possible
contamination, the unknown timing and extent of the corrective
actions which may be required, the determination of Basics
liability in proportion to other responsible parties and the
extent to which such expenditures are recoverable from insurance
or indemnification.
Litigation
From time to time, Basic is a party to litigation or other legal
proceedings that Basic considers to be a part of the ordinary
course of business. Basic is not currently involved in any legal
proceedings that it considers probable or reasonably possible,
individually or in the aggregate, to result in a material
adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations
or liquidity.
On September 3, 2004, a group of plaintiffs commenced a
civil action against Basic in the District Court of Panola
County, Texas, 123rd Judicial District. The complaint
alleges that Basics operation of a saltwater disposal well
has contaminated both the groundwater and the soil in the
surrounding area. The relief requested in the complaint is
monetary damages, injunctive relief, environmental remediation
and a court order requiring Basic to provide drinking water to
the community. In response to the complaint, Basic has retained
counsel and filed a general denial. Basic is in the beginning
stages of discovery and settlement negotiations are underway.
Should negotiations fail, Basic intends to defend itself
vigorously in this action.
On October 18, 2005, a group of plaintiffs commenced a
civil action against Basic in the 123rd Judicial District
Court of Panola County, Texas. The factual basis for this
complaint and relief claims that Basics operation of a
saltwater disposal well has contaminated both the groundwater
and the soil in the surrounding area. In addition, this
complaint alleges a wrongful death and personal injuries to
unspecified persons. In response to this complaint, Basic has
retained counsel and intends to defend itself vigorously in this
action.
On July 25, 2005, a jury returned a verdict in favor of a
salt water disposal operator who had filed suit against Basic.
The jury awarded the plaintiff $1.2 million in damages.
Basics insurance company denied coverage of liability.
Basic believes that it has reached a settlement of this matter
in connection with a mediation in March 2006 for
$1.0 million. As of December 31, 2005, Basic accrued a
$1.0 million loss for this contingency.
Operating
Leases
Basic leases certain property and equipment under non-cancelable
operating leases. The term of the operating leases generally
range from 12 to 60 months with varying payment dates
throughout each month.
F1-23
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
As of December 31, 2005, the future minimum lease payments
under non-cancelable operating leases are as follows (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
$ |
1,198 |
|
2007
|
|
|
816 |
|
2008
|
|
|
724 |
|
2009
|
|
|
570 |
|
2010
|
|
|
428 |
|
Thereafter
|
|
|
463 |
|
Rent expense approximated $7.0 million, $5.6 million,
and $3.0 million for 2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively.
Basic leases rights for the use of various brine and fresh water
wells and disposal wells ranging in terms from
month-to-month up to
99 years. The above table reflects the future minimum lease
payments if the lease contains a periodic rental. However, the
majority of these leases require payments based on a royalty
percentage or a volume usage.
Employment
Agreements
Under the employment agreement with Mr. Huseman, chief
executive officer and president of Basic, effective
March 1, 2004 through February 2007, Mr. Huseman will
be entitled to an annual salary of $325,000 and an annual bonus
ranging from $50,000 to $325,000 based on the level of
performance objectives achieved by Basic. Under this employment
agreement, Mr. Huseman is eligible from time to time to
receive grants of stock options and other long-term equity
incentive compensation under our Amended and Restated 2003
Incentive Plan. In addition, upon a qualified termination of
employment, Mr. Huseman would be entitled to three times
his base salary plus his current annual incentive target bonus
for the full year in which the termination of employment
occurred. Similarly, following a change of control of Basic,
Mr. Huseman would be entitled to a lump sum payment of two
times his base salary plus his current annual incentive target
bonus for the full year in which the change of control occurred.
Basic has entered into employment agreements with various other
executive officers of Basic that range in term up through 2007.
Under these agreements, if the officers employment is
terminated for certain reasons, he would be entitled to a lump
sum severance payment equal to six months annual salary, or 12
to 36 months annual salary if termination is on or
following a change of control of Basic.
Self-Insured
Risk Accruals
Basic is self-insured up to retention limits as it relates to
workers compensation and medical and dental coverage of
its employees. Basic, generally, maintains no physical property
damage coverage on its workover rig fleet, with the exception of
certain of its 24-hour
workover rigs and newly manufactured rigs. Basic has deductibles
per occurrence for workers compensation and medical and
dental coverage of $150,000 and $125,000, respectively. Basic
has lower deductibles per occurrence for automobile liability
and general liability. Basic maintains accruals in the
accompanying consolidated balance sheets related to
self-insurance retentions by using third-party data and
historical claims history.
At December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004,
self-insured risk accruals, net of related
recoveries/receivables totaled approximately $9.5 million
and $6.6 million, respectively.
F1-24
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
|
|
8. |
Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Stock and Stockholders
Equity |
Common
Stock
In February 2002, a group of related investors purchased a total
of 3,000,000 shares of Basics common stock at a
purchase price of $4 per share, for a total purchase price
of $12 million. As part of the purchase, 600,000 common
stock warrants were issued in connection with this transaction,
the fair value of which was approximately $1.2 million
(calculated using an option valuation model). The warrants allow
the holder to purchase 600,000 shares of Basics
common stock at $4 per share. The warrants are exercisable
in whole or in part after June 30, 2002 and prior to
February 13, 2007.
In May 2003, the holders of the exercisable EBITDA Contingent
Warrants purchased 771,740 shares of Basics common
stock as a price of $.01 per share. See note 11. In
October, 2003 Basic issued 3,650,000 shares of its common
stock to acquire all the capital sock of FESCO. See note 3.
In February 2004, Basic granted certain officers and directors
837,500 restricted shares of common stock. The shares vest
25% per year for four years from the award date and are
subject to other vesting and forfeiture provisions. The
estimated fair value of the restricted shares was
$5.8 million at the date of the grant and was recorded as
deferred compensation, a component of stockholders equity.
This amount is being charged to expense over the respective
vesting period and totaled approximately $1.6 million and
$1.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2005 and
2004, respectively.
On August 3, 2005, the board of directors of Basic approved
a resolution to effect a
5-for-1 stock split of
the Companys common stock in the form of a stock dividend
resulting in 28,931,935 shares of common stock outstanding,
and to amend the Companys certificate of incorporation to
increase the authorized common stock to 80,000,000 shares.
The earnings per share information and all common stock
information have been retroactively restated for all periods
presented to reflect this stock split. On September 22,
2005 the pricing committee set the record date and distribution
date for the stock dividend, and the stock dividend was paid on
September 26, 2005 to holders of record on
September 23, 2005. The Company retained the current par
value of $.01 per share for all common shares.
In December 2005, Basic issued 5,000,000 shares of common
stock during the Companys Initial Public Offering to a
group of investors for $100 million or $20 per share.
After deducting fees, this resulted in net proceeds to Basic
totaling approximately $91.5 million.
Preferred
Stock
In June 2002, Basic issued 150,000 shares of mandatorily
redeemable Series A 10% Cumulative Preferred Stock
(Series A Preferred Stock) to a group of
investors for $15 million or $100 per share. After
deducting fees, this resulted in net proceeds to Basic totaling
approximately $14.9 million.
Dividends on each share of Series A Preferred Stock accrued
on a daily basis at the rate of 10% per annum of the sum of
the Liquidation Value ($100) thereof plus all accrued and unpaid
dividends thereon from and including the date of issuance of
such share. All dividends which had accrued on the Series A
Preferred Stock were payable on March 31, June 30,
September 30 and December 31 of each year, beginning
September 30, 2002. all dividends which had accrued on
Series A shares outstanding remained as accumulated
dividends until paid to the holders thereof.
Basic could redeem all or any portion of the Series A
Preferred Stock by paying a price per share equal to the
Liquidation Value ($100) plus all accrued and unpaid dividends
plus a premium equal to
F1-25
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
1% of the sum of the Liquidation Value plus all accrued and
unpaid dividends on or prior to March 31, 2008. Basic was
required to redeem all Series A Preferred Stock on
March 31, 2008 (including accrued and unpaid dividends).
The difference between the $15 million face value of the
Series A Preferred Stock and ultimate redemption value of
approximately $26,975,000 (assuming Basic paid no dividends in
cash prior to redemption) was being accreted to the face value
of the Series A Preferred Stock from the date of issuance
to the mandatory redemption date of March 31, 2008
utilizing the effective interest method.
In connection with the Series A Preferred Stock financing
transaction, Basic granted 3,750,000 common stock warrants to
acquire a total of 3,750,000 shares of common stock at a
price of $4 per share, exercisable in whole or in part from
June 30, 2002 through June 30, 2007 to the holders of
Series A Preferred Stock, the relative fair value of which
(the initial fair value was approximately $5.9 million,
calculated using an option valuation model, and the relative
fair value was approximately $4.4 million) was recorded as
a discount on the Series A Preferred and included in
additional pain-in capital. The Series A Preferred Stock
discount, consisting of the warrant fair value of
$4.3 million and $58,000 of offering expenses, was being
accreted to the Series A Preferred Stock face value from
the date of issuance to the mandatory redemption date of
March 31, 2008 utilizing the effective interest method.
In January 2003, Basic issued an additional 9,020 shares of
Series A Preferred Stock in lieu of cash of approximately
$902,000 for accrued dividends on the Series A Preferred
Stock.
On October 3, 2003, all the Series A Preferred Stock,
plus accrued dividends, was converted into 3,304,085 shares
of Basics common stock, at which time the estimated fair
value of Basics common stock was $5.16 per share,
pursuant to a share exchange agreement dated September 22,
2003. This conversion did not include the 3,750,000 common stock
warrants which remain outstanding at December 31, 2005. The
excess of the consideration received by the preferred
shareholders over the book value of the preferred stock at the
conversion date has been treated as a reduction in net income
available to common stockholders.
9. Stockholders
Agreement
Basic has a Stockholders Agreement, as amended on
April 2, 2004 (Stockholders Agreement),
which provides for rights relating to the shares of our
stockholders and certain corporate governance matters.
The Stockholders Agreement imposes transfer restrictions
on the stockholders prior to December 21, 2007 (or earlier
upon either (i) DLJ Merchant Banking and its affiliates
ceasing to own at least 25% of its percentage based on their
initial equity positions, or (ii) the end of a contractual
lock-up period imposed
by underwriters after in initial public offering). During this
period, stockholders are generally prohibited from transferring
shares to persons other than permitted assignees. The
Stockholders Agreement provides for participation rights
of the other stockholders to require affiliates of DLJ Merchant
Banking to offer to include a specified percentage of their
shares whenever affiliates of DLJ Merchant Banking sell their
shares for value, other than a public offering or a sale in
which all of the parties to the Stockholders Agreement
agree to participate. The Stockholders Agreement also
contains drag-along rights. The
drag-along rights entitle the affiliated of DLJ
Merchant Banking to require the other stockholders who are a
party to this agreement to sell a portion of their shares of
common stock and common stock equivalents in the sale in any
proposed to sale of shares of common stock and common stock
equivalents representing more than 50% of such equity interest
held by the affiliates of DLJ Merchant Banking to a person or
persons who are not an affiliate of them.
F1-26
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
The Stockholders Agreement also provided for demand
registration rights after an initial public offering, and
piggyback registration rights both in and after an initial
public offering of Basics common stock.
10. Incentive Plan
In May 2003, Basics board of directors and stockholders
approved the Basic 2003 Incentive Plan (the Plan)
(as amended effective April 22, 2005) which provides for
granting of incentive awards in the form of stock options,
restricted stock, performance awards, bonus shares, phantom
shares, cash awards and other stock-based awards to officers,
employees, directors and consultants of Basic. The Plan assumed
awards of the plans of Basics successors that were awarded
and remained outstanding prior to adoption of the Plan. The Plan
provides for the issuance of 5,000,000 shares. The Plan is
administered by the Plan committee, and in the absence of a Plan
committee, by the Board of Directors, which determines the
awards, and the associated terms of the awards and interprets
its provisions and adopts policies for implementing the Plan.
The number of shares authorized under the Plan and the number of
shares subject to an award under the Plan will be adjusted for
stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations, mergers and
other changes affecting the capital stock of Basic.
On January 26, 2005, March 2, 2005, May 16, 2005,
and on December 16, 2005 the board of directors granted
various employees options to purchase 100,000, 865,000,
5,000 and 37,500 shares, respectively, of common stock of
Basic at exercise prices of $5.16, $6.98, $6.98, and
$21.01 per share, respectively. Of the 1,007,500 options
granted in 2005, 970,000 options vest over a five-year period
and expire 10 years from the date they are granted. The
remaining 37,500 options vest over a three-year period and
expire 10 years from the date they are granted. In
connection with the stock option grants, Basic recorded deferred
compensation of approximately $5.2 million which is being
amortized over the related vesting period.
Options granted under the Plan expire 10 years from the
date they are granted, and generally vest over a three to five
year service period.
The following table reflects the summary of the stock options
outstanding for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004,
and 2003 and the changes during the years then ended:
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|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
Number of |
|
Average |
|
Number of |
|
Average |
|
Number of |
|
Average |
|
|
Options |
|
Price |
|
Options |
|
Price |
|
Options |
|
Price |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-statutory stock options:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding, beginning of year
|
|
|
1,463,300 |
|
|
$ |
4.17 |
|
|
|
1,290,800 |
|
|
$ |
4.03 |
|
|
|
700,800 |
|
|
$ |
4.00 |
|
|
|
Options granted
|
|
|
1,007,500 |
|
|
$ |
7.32 |
|
|
|
197,500 |
|
|
$ |
5.16 |
|
|
|
642,500 |
|
|
$ |
4.06 |
|
|
|
Options forfeited
|
|
|
(25,000 |
) |
|
$ |
6.98 |
|
|
|
(25,000 |
) |
|
$ |
5.16 |
|
|
|
(52,500 |
) |
|
$ |
4.00 |
|
|
|
Options exercised
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding, end of year
|
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|
2,445,800 |
|
|
$ |
5.44 |
|
|
|
1,463,300 |
|
|
$ |
4.17 |
|
|
|
1,290,800 |
|
|
$ |
4.03 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable, end of year
|
|
|
1,126,665 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
872,440 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
421,675 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average fair value of
options granted during the year
|
|
$ |
8.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
3.14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1.61 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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F1-27
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
The following table summarizes information about Basics
stock options outstanding and options exercisable at
December 31, 2005:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options Outstanding |
|
Options Exercisable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of |
|
|
|
Number of |
|
|
Range of |
|
Options |
|
Weighted Average |
|
Weighted |
|
Options |
|
Weighted |
Exercise |
|
Outstanding at |
|
Remaining |
|
Average |
|
Outstanding at |
|
Average |
Prices |
|
December 31, 2005 |
|
Contractual Life |
|
Exercise Price |
|
December 31, 2005 |
|
Exercise Price |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ 4.00
|
|
|
1,253,300 |
|
|
|
6.43 years |
|
|
$ |
4.00 |
|
|
|
1,074,166 |
|
|
$ |
4.00 |
|
$ 5.16
|
|
|
310,000 |
|
|
|
8.48 years |
|
|
$ |
5.16 |
|
|
|
52,499 |
|
|
$ |
5.16 |
|
$ 6.98
|
|
|
845,000 |
|
|
|
9.17 years |
|
|
$ |
6.98 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
$ 21.01
|
|
|
37,500 |
|
|
|
9.96 years |
|
|
$ |
21.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,445,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,126,665 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
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|
11. EBITDA Contingent
Warrants
On December 21, 2000, Basic issued EBITDA Contingent
Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of
(a) 1,149,705 shares, at $.01 per share, of its
common stock as a dividend to stockholders of record on
December 18, 2000 and (b) 287,425 shares, at
$0.01 per share, as part of an authorized issuance to
certain members of management of Basic. The determination of the
ultimate number of EBITDA Contingent Warrants that may be
exercised was dependent of Basic achieving certain levels of
financial performance in 2001 and 2002. The warrants became
exercisable no later than March 31, 2003 based on the
actual financial performance for 2001 and 2002 and expired on
May 1, 2003.
On August 23, 2001, Basic issued additional EBITDA
Contingent Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of
106,310 shares, at $0.01 per share, of Basics
common stock as part of an authorized issuance to certain
members of its management. The determination of the ultimate
number of EBITDA Contingent Warrants that may be exercised was
dependent on Basics achieving certain levels of financial
performance in 2001 and 2002. The warrants became exercisable,
and were not subject to forfeiture for termination, no later
than March 31, 2003 based on actual financial performance
for 2001 and 2002 and expired on May 1, 2003.
In 2003, it was determined that Basic did not meet the financial
performance objectives as set forth in the EBITDA Contingent
Warrant grants. However, the board of directors evaluated other
subjective matters regarding these grants and authorized the
award of 574,860 warrants to the stockholders and 196,880
warrants to certain members of management even though the
performance criteria was not met. As a result, Basic recognized
the compensation expense of $911,000 related to the portion of
the warrants issued to management in 2003. In 2003, all holders
of the warrants exercised all of their rights and acquired
common stock of Basic. The value of the warrants associated with
the common stock dividend was recorded in 2003 when the number
of warrants to be issued was known.
12. Related Party
Transactions
Basic provided services and products for workover, maintenance
and plugging of existing oil and gas wells to Southwest
Royalties, Inc., an affiliate of a director and other
significant stockholders of Basic, for approximately $0,
$140,000, and $1.3 million in 2005, 2004, and 2003,
respectively. Basic had no receivables from this related party
as of December 31, 2005 or 2004. Basic had receivables from
employees totaling $65,000 and $64,900 as of December 31,
2005 and 2004 respectively.
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BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
13. Profit Sharing Plan
Basic has a 401(k) profit sharing plan that covers substantially
all employees with more than 90 days of service. Employees
may contribute up to their base salary not to exceed the annual
Federal maximum allowed for such plans. Basic makes a matching
contribution proportional to each employees contribution.
Employee contributions are fully vested at all times. Employer
matching contributions vest incrementally, with full vesting
occurring after five years of service. Employer contributions to
the 401(k) plan approximated $468,000, $363,000 and $180,000 in
2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively.
14. Deferred Compensation
Plan
In April 2005, Basic established a deferred compensation plan
for certain employees. Participants may defer up to 50% of their
salary and 100% of any cash bonuses. Basic makes matching
contributions of 20% of the participants deferrals.
Employer matching contributions and earnings thereon are subject
to a five-year vesting schedule with full vesting occurring
after five years of service. Employer contributions to the
deferred compensation plan approximated $56,000, $0, and $0 in
2005, 2004, and 2003, respectively.
15. Earnings Per Share
Basic presents earnings per share information in accordance with
the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 128, Earnings per Share
(SFAS No. 128). Under
SFAS No. 128, basic earnings per common share are
determined by dividing net earnings applicable to common stock
by the weighted average number of common shares actually
outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per common share
is based on the increased number of shares that would be
outstanding assuming conversion of dilutive outstanding
securities using the as if converted method. The
following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted
earnings per share. (in thousands, except share data):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Numerator (both basic and
diluted):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
$ |
44,781 |
|
|
$ |
12,932 |
|
|
$ |
(1,986 |
) |
|
Discontinued operations, net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(71 |
) |
|
|
22 |
|
|
Cumulative effect of accounting
change
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(151 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income available to common
stockholders
|
|
$ |
44,781 |
|
|
$ |
12,861 |
|
|
$ |
(2,115 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average common stock
outstanding
|
|
|
28,381,853 |
|
|
|
28,094,435 |
|
|
|
22,575,940 |
|
|
Vested restricted stock
|
|
|
199,058 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator for basic earnings per
share
|
|
|
28,580,911 |
|
|
|
28,094,435 |
|
|
|
22,575,940 |
|
|
Stock options
|
|
|
789,991 |
|
|
|
389,975 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unvested restricted stock
|
|
|
638,442 |
|
|
|
837,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock warrants
|
|
|
3,159,035 |
|
|
|
1,333,310 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator for diluted earnings
per share
|
|
|
33,168,379 |
|
|
|
30,655,220 |
|
|
|
22,575,940 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Basic earnings per common
share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations
less preferred stock dividends and accretion
|
|
$ |
1.57 |
|
|
$ |
0.46 |
|
|
$ |
(0.09 |
) |
|
Discontinued operations, net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) available to
common stockholders
|
|
$ |
1.57 |
|
|
$ |
0.46 |
|
|
$ |
(0.09 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per common
share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations
less preferred stock dividends and accretion
|
|
$ |
1.35 |
|
|
$ |
0.42 |
|
|
$ |
(0.09 |
) |
|
Discontinued operations, net of tax
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) available to
common stockholders
|
|
$ |
1.35 |
|
|
$ |
0.42 |
|
|
$ |
(0.09 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The diluted earnings per share calculation for 2003 excludes the
effects of all stock options and common stock warrants as the
effects would be anti-dilutive as a result of the net loss.
16. Assets Held for Sale and
Discontinued Operations
In August, 2003 Basics management and board of directors
made the decision to dispose of its fluid services operations in
Alaska it acquired in the FESCO acquisition prior to closing of
the acquisition. After this disposal Basic no longer had any
operations in Alaska.
The following are the results of operations, since their
acquisition in October 2003, from the discontinued operations
(in thousands):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended | |
|
|
December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Revenues
|
|
$ |
1,705 |
|
|
$ |
550 |
|
Operating costs
|
|
|
(1,814 |
) |
|
|
(515 |
) |
Income taxes deferred
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from discontinued operations,
net of tax
|
|
$ |
(71 |
) |
|
$ |
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17. Business Segment
Information
Basics reportable business segments are well servicing,
fluid services, drilling and completion services and well site
construction services. The following is a description of the
segments:
Well Servicing: This business segment
encompasses a full range of services performed with a mobile
well servicing rig, including the installation and removal of
downhole equipment and elimination of obstructions in the well
bore to facilitate the flow of oil and gas. These services are
performed to establish, maintain and improve production
throughout the productive life of an oil and gas well and to
plug and abandon a well at the end of its productive life. Basic
well servicing equipment and capabilities are essential to
facilitate most other services performed on a well.
Fluid Services: This segment utilizes a fleet
of trucks and related assets, including specialized tank trucks,
storage tanks, water wells, disposal facilities and related
equipment. Basic employs these
F1-30
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
assets to provide, transport, store and dispose of a variety of
fluids. These services are required in most workover, drilling
and completion projects as well as part of daily producing well
operations.
Drilling and completion Services: This
segment focuses on a variety of services designed to stimulate
oil and gas production or to enable cement slurry to be placed
in or circulated within a well. These services are carried out
in niche markets for jobs requiring a single truck and lower
horsepower.
Well Site Construction Services: This segment
utilizes a fleet of power units, dozers, trenchers, motor
graders, backhoes and other heavy equipment. Basic employs these
assets to provide services for the construction and maintenance
of oil and gas production infrastructure, such as preparing and
maintaining access roads and well locations, installation of
small diameter gathering lines and pipelines and construction of
temporary foundations to support drilling rigs.
Basics management evaluates the performance of its
operating segments based on operating revenues and segment
profits. Corporate expenses include general corporate expenses
associated with managing all reportable operating segments.
Corporate assets consist principally of working capital and debt
financing costs. The following table sets forth certain
financial information with respect to Basics reportable
segments (in thousands):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Drilling and | |
|
Well Site | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Well | |
|
Fluid | |
|
Completion | |
|
Construction | |
|
Corporate | |
|
|
|
|
Servicing | |
|
Services | |
|
Services | |
|
Services | |
|
and Other | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Year ended December 31,
2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues
|
|
$ |
221,993 |
|
|
$ |
132,280 |
|
|
$ |
59,832 |
|
|
$ |
45,647 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
459,752 |
|
Direct operating costs
|
|
|
(137,392 |
) |
|
|
(82,551 |
) |
|
|
(30,900 |
) |
|
|
(32,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(282,843 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment profits
|
|
$ |
84,601 |
|
|
$ |
49,729 |
|
|
$ |
28,932 |
|
|
$ |
13,647 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
176,909 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
$ |
18,671 |
|
|
$ |
9,415 |
|
|
$ |
3,644 |
|
|
$ |
2,808 |
|
|
$ |
2,534 |
|
|
$ |
37,072 |
|
Capital expenditures, (excluding
acquisitions)
|
|
$ |
42,838 |
|
|
$ |
21,602 |
|
|
$ |
8,361 |
|
|
$ |
6,443 |
|
|
$ |
3,851 |
|
|
$ |
83,095 |
|
Identifiable assets
|
|
$ |
169,487 |
|
|
$ |
100,959 |
|
|
$ |
45,850 |
|
|
$ |
28,376 |
|
|
$ |
152,621 |
|
|
$ |
497,293 |
|
Year ended December 31,
2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues
|
|
$ |
142,551 |
|
|
$ |
98,683 |
|
|
$ |
29,341 |
|
|
$ |
40,927 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
311,502 |
|
Direct operating costs
|
|
|
(98,058 |
) |
|
|
(65,167 |
) |
|
|
(17,481 |
) |
|
|
(31,454 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(212,160 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment profits
|
|
$ |
44,493 |
|
|
$ |
33,516 |
|
|
$ |
11,860 |
|
|
$ |
9,473 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
99,342 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
$ |
14,125 |
|
|
$ |
8,316 |
|
|
$ |
2,402 |
|
|
$ |
1,857 |
|
|
$ |
1,976 |
|
|
$ |
28,676 |
|
Capital expenditures, (excluding
acquisitions)
|
|
$ |
27,918 |
|
|
$ |
16,436 |
|
|
$ |
3,670 |
|
|
$ |
4,748 |
|
|
$ |
2,902 |
|
|
$ |
55,674 |
|
Identifiable assets
|
|
$ |
126,208 |
|
|
$ |
87,349 |
|
|
$ |
24,246 |
|
|
$ |
24,064 |
|
|
$ |
105,993 |
|
|
$ |
367,860 |
|
Year ended December 31,
2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues
|
|
$ |
104,097 |
|
|
$ |
52,810 |
|
|
$ |
14,808 |
|
|
$ |
9,184 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
180,899 |
|
Direct operating costs
|
|
|
(73,244 |
) |
|
|
(34,420 |
) |
|
|
(9,363 |
) |
|
|
(6,586 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(123,613 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment profits
|
|
$ |
30,853 |
|
|
$ |
18,390 |
|
|
$ |
5,445 |
|
|
$ |
2,598 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
57,286 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
$ |
9,100 |
|
|
$ |
5,201 |
|
|
$ |
2,575 |
|
|
$ |
850 |
|
|
$ |
487 |
|
|
$ |
18,213 |
|
Capital expenditures, (excluding
acquisitions)
|
|
$ |
13,217 |
|
|
$ |
6,298 |
|
|
$ |
676 |
|
|
$ |
2,412 |
|
|
$ |
898 |
|
|
$ |
23,501 |
|
Identifiable assets
|
|
$ |
102,948 |
|
|
$ |
73,841 |
|
|
$ |
10,387 |
|
|
$ |
31,322 |
|
|
$ |
84,155 |
|
|
$ |
302,653 |
|
F1-31
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
The following table reconciles the segment profits reported
above to the operating income as reported in the consolidated
statements of operations (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Segment profits
|
|
$ |
176,909 |
|
|
$ |
99,342 |
|
|
$ |
57,286 |
|
General and administrative expenses
|
|
|
(55,411 |
) |
|
|
(37,186 |
) |
|
|
(22,722 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(37,072 |
) |
|
|
(28,676 |
) |
|
|
(18,213 |
) |
Gain (loss) on disposal of assets
|
|
|
222 |
|
|
|
(2,616 |
) |
|
|
(391 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
$ |
84,648 |
|
|
$ |
30,864 |
|
|
$ |
15,960 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18. Accrued Expenses
The accrued expenses are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Compensation related
|
|
$ |
10,576 |
|
|
$ |
6,764 |
|
Workers compensation
self-insured risk reserve
|
|
|
7,461 |
|
|
|
5,469 |
|
Health self-insured risk reserve
|
|
|
2,200 |
|
|
|
1,490 |
|
Accrual for receipts
|
|
|
1,841 |
|
|
|
903 |
|
Authority for expenditure accrual
|
|
|
3,052 |
|
|
|
879 |
|
Ad valorem taxes
|
|
|
935 |
|
|
|
845 |
|
Sales tax
|
|
|
2,407 |
|
|
|
692 |
|
Insurance obligations
|
|
|
673 |
|
|
|
586 |
|
Purchase order accrual
|
|
|
96 |
|
|
|
409 |
|
Professional fee accrual
|
|
|
1,079 |
|
|
|
392 |
|
Diesel tax accrual
|
|
|
385 |
|
|
|
336 |
|
Acquired contingent earnout
obligation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
273 |
|
Retainers
|
|
|
1,042 |
|
|
|
250 |
|
Fuel accrual
|
|
|
368 |
|
|
|
317 |
|
Accrued interest
|
|
|
391 |
|
|
|
232 |
|
Contingent liability
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
42 |
|
|
|
649 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
33,548 |
|
|
$ |
20,486 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F1-32
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
19. Supplemental Schedule of
Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(in thousands) | |
Capital leases issued for equipment
|
|
$ |
10,334 |
|
|
$ |
10,472 |
|
|
$ |
10,782 |
|
Preferred stock dividend
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,525 |
|
Preferred stock issued to pay
accrued dividends
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
902 |
|
Accretion of preferred stock
discount
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
3,424 |
|
Common stock issued for FESCO
acquisition
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
18,827 |
|
Common stock issued for preferred
stock
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
17,029 |
|
Vehicle rebate accrual
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
709 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Asset retirement obligation
additions
|
|
$ |
74 |
|
|
$ |
21 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
20. |
Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) |
The following table summarizes results for each of the four
quarters in the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First | |
|
Second | |
|
Third | |
|
Fourth | |
|
|
|
|
Quarter | |
|
Quarter | |
|
Quarter | |
|
Quarter | |
|
Year | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Year ended December 31,
2005:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
$ |
93,813 |
|
|
$ |
109,818 |
|
|
$ |
120,771 |
|
|
$ |
135,350 |
|
|
$ |
459,752 |
|
|
|
Segment profits
|
|
$ |
33,416 |
|
|
$ |
42,238 |
|
|
$ |
45,791 |
|
|
$ |
55,464 |
|
|
$ |
176,909 |
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
$ |
5,801 |
|
|
$ |
10,747 |
|
|
$ |
12,335 |
|
|
$ |
15,898 |
|
|
$ |
44,781 |
|
|
|
Net income available to common
stockholders
|
|
$ |
5,801 |
|
|
$ |
10,747 |
|
|
$ |
12,335 |
|
|
$ |
15,898 |
|
|
$ |
44,781 |
|
|
Basic earnings per share of common
stock(a):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Continuing operations
|
|
$ |
0.21 |
|
|
$ |
0.38 |
|
|
$ |
0.44 |
|
|
$ |
0.54 |
|
|
$ |
1.57 |
|
|
|
Net income available to common
stockholders
|
|
$ |
0.21 |
|
|
$ |
0.38 |
|
|
$ |
0.44 |
|
|
$ |
0.54 |
|
|
$ |
1.57 |
|
|
Diluted earnings per share of
common stock(a):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Continuing operations
|
|
$ |
0.18 |
|
|
$ |
0.33 |
|
|
$ |
0.38 |
|
|
$ |
0.46 |
|
|
$ |
1.35 |
|
|
|
Net income available to common
stockholders
|
|
$ |
0.18 |
|
|
$ |
0.33 |
|
|
$ |
0.38 |
|
|
$ |
0.46 |
|
|
$ |
1.35 |
|
|
Weighted average common shares
outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
28,186 |
|
|
|
28,328 |
|
|
|
28,318 |
|
|
|
29,481 |
|
|
|
28,581 |
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
32,157 |
|
|
|
32,783 |
|
|
|
32,802 |
|
|
|
34,436 |
|
|
|
33,168 |
|
Year ended December 31,
2004:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
$ |
67,603 |
|
|
$ |
74,262 |
|
|
$ |
83,714 |
|
|
$ |
85,923 |
|
|
$ |
311,502 |
|
|
|
Segment profits
|
|
$ |
21,548 |
|
|
$ |
23,717 |
|
|
$ |
26,605 |
|
|
$ |
27,472 |
|
|
$ |
99,342 |
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
$ |
2,633 |
|
|
$ |
3,369 |
|
|
$ |
3,800 |
|
|
$ |
3,130 |
|
|
$ |
12,932 |
|
|
|
Net income available to common
stockholders
|
|
$ |
2,685 |
|
|
$ |
3,405 |
|
|
$ |
3,641 |
|
|
$ |
3,130 |
|
|
$ |
12,861 |
|
F1-33
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First | |
|
Second | |
|
Third | |
|
Fourth | |
|
|
|
|
Quarter | |
|
Quarter | |
|
Quarter | |
|
Quarter | |
|
Year | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Basic earnings per share of common
stock(a):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Continuing operations
|
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
$ |
0.12 |
|
|
$ |
0.14 |
|
|
$ |
0.11 |
|
|
$ |
0.46 |
|
|
Net income available to common
stockholders
|
|
$ |
0.10 |
|
|
$ |
0.12 |
|
|
$ |
0.13 |
|
|
$ |
0.11 |
|
|
$ |
0.46 |
|
Diluted earnings per share of
common stock(a):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Continuing operations
|
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
$ |
0.11 |
|
|
$ |
0.12 |
|
|
$ |
0.10 |
|
|
$ |
0.42 |
|
|
Net income (loss) available to
common stockholders
|
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
$ |
0.11 |
|
|
$ |
0.12 |
|
|
$ |
0.10 |
|
|
$ |
0.42 |
|
Weighted average common shares
outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
28,094 |
|
|
|
28,094 |
|
|
|
28,094 |
|
|
|
28,094 |
|
|
|
28,094 |
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
30,391 |
|
|
|
31,270 |
|
|
|
31,493 |
|
|
|
31,789 |
|
|
|
30,655 |
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
The sum of individual quarterly net income per share may not
agree to the total for the year to due each periods
computation based on the weighted average number of common
shares outstanding during each period. |
On January 31, 2006, Basic acquired all of the outstanding
capital stock of LeBus Oil Field Service Co. for an acquisition
price of $26 million, subject to adjustments. The
acquisition will operate in Basics fluid services line of
business in the
Ark-La-Tex division.
On February 28, 2006, Basic acquired substantially all of
the operating assets of G&L Tool, Ltd. for total
consideration of $58 million cash. This acquisition will
operate in Basics drilling and completion line of
business. The purchase agreement also contained an earn-out
agreement based on annual EBITDA targets.
F1-34
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
December 31, 2005, 2004, and 2003
Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additions | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at | |
|
Charged to | |
|
Charged to | |
|
|
|
Balance at | |
|
|
Beginning of | |
|
Costs and | |
|
Other | |
|
|
|
End of | |
Description |
|
Period | |
|
Expenses(a) | |
|
Accounts(b) | |
|
Deductions(c) | |
|
Period | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(in thousands) | |
Year Ended December 31,
2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allowance for Bad Debt
|
|
$ |
3,108 |
|
|
$ |
1,651 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(1,984 |
) |
|
$ |
2,775 |
|
Year Ended December 31,
2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allowance for Bad Debt
|
|
$ |
1,958 |
|
|
$ |
1,200 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(50 |
) |
|
$ |
3,108 |
|
Year Ended December 31,
2003
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allowance for Bad Debt
|
|
$ |
501 |
|
|
$ |
1,279 |
|
|
$ |
375 |
|
|
$ |
(197 |
) |
|
$ |
1,958 |
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Charges relate to provisions for doubtful accounts |
|
(b) |
|
Reflects the impact of acquisitions |
|
(c) |
|
Deductions relate to the write-off of accounts receivable deemed
uncollectible |
F1-35
Basic Energy Services, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, | |
|
|
2006 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
(unaudited) | |
ASSETS |
Current assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
37,540 |
|
|
Trade accounts receivable, net of
allowance of $3,373
|
|
|
117,139 |
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
related parties
|
|
|
190 |
|
|
|
Inventories
|
|
|
2,007 |
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
|
3,960 |
|
|
|
Other current assets
|
|
|
2,309 |
|
|
|
Deferred tax assets
|
|
|
7,783 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
|
170,928 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
|
424,720 |
|
|
Deferred debt costs, net of
amortization
|
|
|
6,491 |
|
|
Goodwill
|
|
|
80,965 |
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
2,634 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
685,738 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
Current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
$ |
12,291 |
|
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
44,833 |
|
|
|
Income taxes payable
|
|
|
3,126 |
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt
|
|
|
9,025 |
|
|
|
Other current liabilities
|
|
|
2,840 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
|
72,115 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt
|
|
|
245,037 |
|
|
Deferred income
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
Deferred tax liabilities
|
|
|
61,745 |
|
|
Other long-term liabilities
|
|
|
2,892 |
|
|
Commitments and contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock; $.01 par value;
80,000,000 shares authorized; 33,931,935 shares
issued; 33,815,405 shares outstanding at June 30, 2006
|
|
|
339 |
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
236,415 |
|
|
|
Retained earnings
|
|
|
70,195 |
|
|
|
Treasury stock, 116,530 shares
at June 30, 2006, at cost
|
|
|
(3,010 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders equity
|
|
|
303,939 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
685,738 |
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F2-1
Basic Energy Services, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive
Income
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended | |
|
|
June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(unaudited) | |
Revenues:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Well servicing
|
|
$ |
154,619 |
|
|
$ |
98,650 |
|
|
Fluid services
|
|
|
91,982 |
|
|
|
60,839 |
|
|
Drilling and completion services
|
|
|
68,394 |
|
|
|
24,276 |
|
|
Well site construction services
|
|
|
23,144 |
|
|
|
19,866 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues
|
|
|
338,139 |
|
|
|
203,631 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Well servicing
|
|
|
87,131 |
|
|
|
61,464 |
|
|
Fluid services
|
|
|
55,648 |
|
|
|
39,119 |
|
|
Drilling and completion services
|
|
|
33,034 |
|
|
|
12,731 |
|
|
Well site construction services
|
|
|
16,463 |
|
|
|
14,663 |
|
|
General and administrative,
including stock-based compensation of $1,633 and $1,359 in six
months ended in 2006 and 2005, respectively
|
|
|
38,149 |
|
|
|
26,463 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
27,959 |
|
|
|
16,818 |
|
|
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets
|
|
|
727 |
|
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total expenses
|
|
|
259,111 |
|
|
|
171,208 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
|
79,028 |
|
|
|
32,423 |
|
Other income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
|
(7,787 |
) |
|
|
(6,201 |
) |
|
Interest income
|
|
|
914 |
|
|
|
199 |
|
|
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
(2,705 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Other income
|
|
|
55 |
|
|
|
137 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations
before income taxes
|
|
|
69,505 |
|
|
|
26,558 |
|
Income tax expense
|
|
|
(25,337 |
) |
|
|
(10,010 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$ |
44,168 |
|
|
$ |
16,548 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share of common stock:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$ |
1.32 |
|
|
$ |
0.58 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted
|
|
$ |
1.15 |
|
|
$ |
0.51 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive Income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$ |
44,168 |
|
|
$ |
16,548 |
|
|
Unrealized gains (losses) on
hedging activities
|
|
|
(236 |
) |
|
|
260 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive Income:
|
|
$ |
43,932 |
|
|
$ |
16,808 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F2-2
Basic Energy Services, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders Equity
(In thousands, except share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated | |
|
|
|
|
Common Stock | |
|
Additional | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
Paid-In | |
|
Deferred | |
|
Treasury | |
|
Retained | |
|
Comprehensive | |
|
Stockholders | |
|
|
Shares | |
|
Amount | |
|
Capital | |
|
Compensation | |
|
Stock | |
|
Earnings | |
|
Income | |
|
Equity | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Balance
December 31, 2005
|
|
|
33,931,935 |
|
|
$ |
339 |
|
|
$ |
239,218 |
|
|
$ |
(7,341 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,531 |
) |
|
$ |
28,654 |
|
|
$ |
236 |
|
|
$ |
258,575 |
|
Adoption of Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 123R
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,341 |
) |
|
|
7,341 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of deferred
compensation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,633 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,633 |
|
Unrealized gain on interest rate
swap agreement
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
51 |
|
Settlement of interest rate swap
agreement
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(287 |
) |
|
|
(287 |
) |
Offering costs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(161 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(161 |
) |
Purchase of treasury stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,218 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,218 |
) |
Exercise of stock options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,066 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,739 |
|
|
|
(2,627 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,178 |
|
Net income
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
44,168 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
44,168 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance June 30,
2006 (Unaudited)
|
|
|
33,931,935 |
|
|
$ |
339 |
|
|
$ |
236,415 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(3,010 |
) |
|
$ |
70,195 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
303,939 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F2-3
Basic Energy Services, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended | |
|
|
June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(unaudited) | |
Cash flows from operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$ |
44,168 |
|
|
$ |
16,548 |
|
|
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income
to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
27,959 |
|
|
|
16,818 |
|
|
|
|
Accretion on asset retirement
obligation
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
|
Change in allowance for doubtful
accounts
|
|
|
598 |
|
|
|
900 |
|
|
|
|
Non-cash interest expense
|
|
|
549 |
|
|
|
527 |
|
|
|
|
Non-cash compensation
|
|
|
1,633 |
|
|
|
1,359 |
|
|
|
|
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
2,705 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Gain) loss on disposal of assets
|
|
|
727 |
|
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
|
Deferred income taxes
|
|
|
(5,388 |
) |
|
|
8,274 |
|
|
|
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities, net of acquisitions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable
|
|
|
(24,728 |
) |
|
|
(11,222 |
) |
|
|
|
Inventories
|
|
|
(140 |
) |
|
|
(211 |
) |
|
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets
|
|
|
(874 |
) |
|
|
1,325 |
|
|
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
(204 |
) |
|
|
(201 |
) |
|
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
|
(2,682 |
) |
|
|
(1,103 |
) |
|
|
|
Excess tax benefits from exercise
of employee stock options
|
|
|
(3,066 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income tax payable
|
|
|
(2,607 |
) |
|
|
1,681 |
|
|
|
|
Deferred income and other
liabilities
|
|
|
1,312 |
|
|
|
(167 |
) |
|
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
|
10,949 |
|
|
|
10,327 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating
activities
|
|
|
50,954 |
|
|
|
44,823 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of property and equipment
|
|
|
(48,827 |
) |
|
|
(35,488 |
) |
|
|
|
Proceeds from sale of assets
|
|
|
1,737 |
|
|
|
877 |
|
|
|
|
Payments for other long-term assets
|
|
|
(4,393 |
) |
|
|
(858 |
) |
|
|
|
Payments for businesses, net of
cash acquired
|
|
|
(98,988 |
) |
|
|
(9,885 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing
activities
|
|
|
(150,471 |
) |
|
|
(45,354 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from debt
|
|
|
305,041 |
|
|
|
294 |
|
|
|
|
Payments of debt
|
|
|
(195,715 |
) |
|
|
(5,836 |
) |
|
|
|
Offering costs related to initial
public offering
|
|
|
(161 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of treasury stock
|
|
|
(3,218 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise of employee stock options
|
|
|
112 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Excess tax benefits from exercise
of employee stock options
|
|
|
3,066 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred loan costs and other
financing activities
|
|
|
(4,913 |
) |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in)
financing activities
|
|
|
104,212 |
|
|
|
(5,550 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and
equivalents
|
|
|
4,695 |
|
|
|
(6,081 |
) |
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents beginning of period
|
|
|
32,845 |
|
|
|
20,147 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents end of period
|
|
$ |
37,540 |
|
|
$ |
14,066 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
F2-4
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
|
1. |
Basis of Presentation and Nature of Operations |
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of
Basic Energy Services, Inc. and subsidiaries (Basic
or the Company) have been prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not
include all of the information and footnotes required by
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management,
all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation
have been made in the accompanying unaudited financial
statements.
Basic provides a range of well site services to oil and gas
drilling and producing companies, including well servicing,
fluid services, drilling and completion services and well site
construction services. These services are primarily provided by
Basics fleet of equipment. Basics operations are
concentrated in the major United States onshore oil and gas
producing regions in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Louisiana,
and the Rocky Mountain states.
|
|
2. |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
|
|
|
Principles of Consolidation |
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of Basic and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Basic has
no interest in any other organization, entity, partnership, or
contract that could require any evaluation under FASB
Interpretation No. 46R or Accounting Research
Bulletin No. 51. All intercompany transactions and
balances have been eliminated.
Well Servicing Well servicing consists
primarily of maintenance services, workover services, completion
services and plugging and abandonment services. Basic recognizes
revenue when services are performed, collection of the relevant
receivables is probable, persuasive evidence of an arrangement
exists and the price is fixed or determinable. Basic prices well
servicing by the hour of service performed.
Fluid Services Fluid services consists
primarily of the sale, transportation, storage and disposal of
fluids used in drilling, production and maintenance of oil and
natural gas wells. Basic recognizes revenue when services are
performed, collection of the relevant receivables is probable,
persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists and the price is
fixed or determinable. Basic prices fluid services by the job,
by the hour or by the quantities sold, disposed of or hauled.
Drilling and Completion Services Basic
recognizes revenue when services are performed, collection of
the relevant receivables is probable, persuasive evidence of an
arrangement exists and the price is fixed or determinable. Basic
prices drilling and completion services by the hour, day, or
project depending on the type of service performed. When Basic
provides multiple services to a customer, revenue is allocated
to the services performed based on the fair values of the
services.
Well Site Construction Services Basic
recognizes revenue when services are performed, collection of
the relevant receivables is probable, persuasive evidence of an
arrangement exists and the price is fixed or determinable. Basic
prices well site construction services by the hour, day, or
project depending on the type of service performed.
F2-5
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of
Long-Lived Assets (SFAS No. 144),
long-lived assets, such as property, plant, and equipment, and
purchased intangibles subject to amortization, are reviewed for
impairment at a minimum annually, or whenever, in
managements judgment events or changes in circumstances
indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be
recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is
measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of such assets
to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be
generated by the assets. Expected future cash flows and carrying
values are aggregated at their lowest identifiable level. If the
carrying amount of such assets exceeds its estimated future cash
flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which
the carrying amount of such assets exceeds the fair value of the
assets. Assets to be disposed of would be separately presented
in the consolidated balance sheet and reported at the lower of
the carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell, and are no
longer depreciated. The assets and liabilities, if material, of
a disposed group classified as held for sale would be presented
separately in the appropriate asset and liability sections of
the consolidated balance sheet.
Goodwill and intangible assets not subject to amortization are
tested annually for impairment, and are tested for impairment
more frequently if events and circumstances indicate that the
asset might be impaired. An impairment loss is recognized to the
extent that the carrying amount exceeds the assets fair
value.
Basic had no impairment expense in the six months ended
June 30, 2006 or 2005.
Basic capitalizes certain costs in connection with obtaining its
borrowings, such as lenders fees and related
attorneys fees. These costs are being amortized to
interest expense using the straight line method, which
approximates the effective interest method over the terms of the
related debt.
Deferred debt costs of approximately $6.8 million at
June 30, 2006 and $7.0 million at December 31,
2005, respectively, represent debt issuance costs and are
recorded net of accumulated amortization of approximately
$300,000, and $2.2 million at June 30, 2006 and
December 31, 2005, respectively. For the six months ended
June 30, 2006 and 2005, amortization of deferred debt costs
totaled approximately $549,000 and $527,000, respectively.
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142,
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
(SFAS No. 142) eliminates the
amortization of goodwill and other intangible assets with
indefinite lives. Intangible assets with lives restricted by
contractual, legal, or other means will continue to be amortized
over their useful lives. Goodwill and other intangible assets
not subject to amortization are tested for impairment annually
or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances
indicate that the asset might be impaired.
SFAS No. 142 requires a two-step process for testing
impairment. First, the fair value of each reporting unit is
compared to its carrying value to determine whether an
indication of impairment exists. If impairment is indicated,
then the fair value of the reporting units goodwill is
determined by allocating the units fair value to its
assets and liabilities (including any unrecognized intangible
assets) as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a business
combination. The amount of impairment for goodwill is measured
as the excess of its carrying value over its fair value. Basic
completed its assessment of goodwill impairment as of the date
of adoption and completed a subsequent annual impairment
assessment as of December 31 each year thereafter. The
assessments did not result in any indications of goodwill
impairment.
F2-6
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
Basic has identified its reporting units to be well servicing,
fluid services, drilling and completion services and well site
construction services. The goodwill allocated to such reporting
units as of June 30, 2006 is $13.8 million,
$32.6 million, $30.9 million and $3.7 million,
respectively. The change in the carrying amount of goodwill for
the six months ended June 30, 2006 of $32.7 million
relates to goodwill from acquisitions and payments pursuant to
contingent earn-out agreements, with approximately
$3.9 million, $12.0 million and $16.8 million of
goodwill additions relating to the well servicing, fluid
services and drilling and completion units, respectively.
On January 1, 2006, Basic adopted Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004)
Share-Based Payment
(SFAS No. 123R). Prior to January 1,
2006, the Company accounted for share-based payments under the
recognition and measurement provisions of Accounting Principles
Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock issued
to Employees (APB No. 25) which was
permitted by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation (SFAS No. 123).
Basic adopted SFAS No. 123R using both the modified
prospective method and the prospective method as applicable to
the specific awards granted. The modified prospective method was
applied to awards granted subsequent to the Company becoming a
public company. Awards granted prior to the Company becoming
public and which were accounted for under APB No. 25 were
adopted by using the prospective method. The results of prior
periods have not been restated. Compensation expense cost of the
unvested portion of awards granted as a private company and
outstanding as of January 1, 2006 will continue to be based
upon the intrinsic value method calculated under APB No. 25.
Under SFAS No. 123R, entities using the minimum value
method and the prospective application are not permitted to
provide the pro forma disclosures (as was required under
Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 123,
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation
(SFAS No. 123)) subsequent to adoption
of SFAS No. 123R since they do not have the fair value
information required by SFAS No. 123R. Therefore, in
accordance with SFAS No. 123R, Basic will no longer
include pro forma disclosures that were required by
SFAS No. 123.
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Asset Retirement Obligations |
Basic owns and operates salt water disposal sites, brine water
wells, gravel pits and land farm sites, each of which is subject
to rules and regulations regarding usage and eventual closure.
The following table reflects the changes in the liability during
the six months ended June 30, 2006 (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2005
|
|
$ |
569 |
|
Additional asset retirement
obligations recognized through acquisitions
|
|
|
193 |
|
Accretion Expense
|
|
|
43 |
|
Increase in asset retirement
obligations due to change in estimate
|
|
|
447 |
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, June 30, 2006
(unaudited)
|
|
$ |
1,252 |
|
|
|
|
|
Basic is subject to extensive federal, state and local
environmental laws and regulations. These laws, which are
constantly changing, regulate the discharge of materials into
the environment and may require Basic to remove or mitigate the
adverse environmental effects of disposal or release of
F2-7
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
petroleum, chemical and other substances at various sites.
Environmental expenditures are expensed or capitalized depending
on the future economic benefit. Expenditures that relate to an
existing condition caused by past operations and that have no
future economic benefits are expensed. Liabilities for
expenditures of a non-capital nature are recorded when
environmental assessment and/or remediation is probable and the
costs can be reasonably estimated.
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|
|
Litigation and Self-Insured Risk Reserves |
Basic estimates its reserves related to litigation and
self-insured risks based on the facts and circumstances specific
to the litigation and self-insured claims and its past
experience with similar claims in accordance with Statement of
Financial Accounting Standard No. 5 Accounting for
Contingencies. Basic maintains accruals in the
consolidated balance sheets to cover self-insurance retentions
(See note 6).
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|
|
Recent Accounting Pronouncements |
In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
issued SFAS No. 123R. As discussed under Note 2,
Stock-Based Compensation, Basic adopted the
provisions of SFAS No. 123R on January 1, 2006.
In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) issued Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48),
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an
interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for
Income Taxes. The interpretation prescribes a recognition
threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement
recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected
to be taken, in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance
on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties
accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The
interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2006. The Company has not determined the
effects that adoption of FIN 48 will have on the
Companys financial position, cash flows and results of
operations.
F2-8
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
In 2006 and 2005, Basic acquired either substantially all of the
assets or all of the outstanding capital stock of each of the
following businesses, each of which were accounted for using the
purchase method of accounting (in thousands):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Cash Paid | |
|
|
Closing Date | |
|
(Net of Cash Acquired) | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
R & R Hot Oil Service
|
|
|
January 5, 2005 |
|
|
$ |
1,702 |
|
Premier Vacuum Service,
Inc.
|
|
|
January 28, 2005 |
|
|
|
1,009 |
|
Spencers Coating Specialist
|
|
|
February 9, 2005 |
|
|
|
619 |
|
Marks Well Service
|
|
|
February 25, 2005 |
|
|
|
579 |
|
Max-Line, Inc.
|
|
|
April 28, 2005 |
|
|
|
1,498 |
|
MD Well Service, Inc.
|
|
|
May 17, 2005 |
|
|
|
4,478 |
|
179 Disposal, Inc.
|
|
|
August 4, 2005 |
|
|
|
1,729 |
|
Oilwell Fracturing Services,
Inc.
|
|
|
October 11, 2005 |
|
|
|
13,764 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
25,378 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LeBus Oil Field Services
Co.
|
|
|
January 31, 2006 |
|
|
$ |
24,508 |
|
G&L Tool, Ltd.
|
|
|
February 28, 2006 |
|
|
|
58,000 |
|
Arkla Cementing, Inc.
|
|
|
March 27, 2006 |
|
|
|
5,012 |
|
Globe Well Service,
Inc.
|
|
|
May 30, 2006 |
|
|
|
11,468 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
98,988 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contingent Earn-out Arrangements and Final Purchase Price
Allocations |
Contingent earn-out arrangements are generally arrangements
entered in certain acquisitions to encourage the owner/manager
to continue operating and building the business after the
purchase transaction. The contingent earn-out arrangements of
the related acquisitions are generally linked to certain
financial measures and performance of the assets acquired in the
various acquisitions. All amounts paid or reasonably accrued for
related to the contingent earn-out payments are reflected as
increases to the goodwill associated with the acquisition.
On February 28, 2006, Basic acquired substantially all of
the assets of G&L Tool for $58.0 million plus a
contingent earn-out payment not to exceed $21.0 million.
The contingent earn-out payment will be equal to fifty percent
of the amount by which the annual EBITDA earned by Basic exceeds
an annual targeted EBITDA. There is no guarantee or assurance
that the targeted EBITDA will be reached. This acquisition
provided a platform to expand into the fishing and rental tool
market operations. The cost of the G&L acquisition was
allocated $43.8 million to property and equipment,
$14.1 million to goodwill, and $51,000 to non-compete
agreements. Revisions to the fair values, which may be
significant, will be recorded by the Company as further
adjustments to the purchase price allocations.
F2-9
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
The following unaudited pro-forma results of operations have
been prepared as though the G&L Tool acquisition had been
completed on January 1, 2005. Pro forma amounts are based
on the preliminary purchase price allocations of the significant
acquisitions and are not necessarily indicative of the results
that may be reported in the future (in thousands, except per
share data).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended | |
|
|
June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(unaudited) | |
Revenues
|
|
$ |
347,632 |
|
|
$ |
220,582 |
|
Net income
|
|
$ |
46,630 |
|
|
$ |
19,866 |
|
Earnings per common
share basic
|
|
$ |
1.40 |
|
|
$ |
0.70 |
|
Earnings per common
share diluted
|
|
$ |
1.21 |
|
|
$ |
0.61 |
|
Basic does not believe the pro-forma effect of the remainder of
the acquisitions completed in 2005 or 2006 is material, either
individually or when aggregated, to the reported results of
operations.
|
|
4. |
Property and Equipment |
Property and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(unaudited) | |
|
|
Land
|
|
$ |
2,119 |
|
|
$ |
1,902 |
|
Buildings and improvements
|
|
|
11,562 |
|
|
|
8,634 |
|
Well service units and equipment
|
|
|
239,431 |
|
|
|
199,070 |
|
Fluid services equipment
|
|
|
76,965 |
|
|
|
59,104 |
|
Brine and fresh water stations
|
|
|
7,953 |
|
|
|
7,746 |
|
Frac/test tanks
|
|
|
44,592 |
|
|
|
31,475 |
|
Pressure pumping equipment
|
|
|
55,406 |
|
|
|
31,101 |
|
Construction equipment
|
|
|
25,699 |
|
|
|
24,224 |
|
Disposal facilities
|
|
|
23,633 |
|
|
|
16,828 |
|
Vehicles
|
|
|
29,459 |
|
|
|
23,329 |
|
Rental equipment
|
|
|
33,695 |
|
|
|
6,519 |
|
Aircraft
|
|
|
3,236 |
|
|
|
3,236 |
|
Other
|
|
|
8,675 |
|
|
|
8,602 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
562,425 |
|
|
|
421,770 |
|
Less accumulated depreciation and
amortization
|
|
|
137,705 |
|
|
|
112,695 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and equipment, net
|
|
$ |
424,720 |
|
|
$ |
309,075 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F2-10
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
Basic is obligated under various capital leases for certain
vehicles and equipment that expire at various dates during the
next five years. The gross amount of property and equipment and
related accumulated amortization recorded under capital leases
and included above consists of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(unaudited) | |
|
|
Light vehicles
|
|
$ |
21,364 |
|
|
$ |
17,912 |
|
Well service units and equipment
|
|
|
201 |
|
|
|
|
|
Fluid services equipment
|
|
|
18,557 |
|
|
|
14,011 |
|
Pressure pumping equipment
|
|
|
288 |
|
|
|
|
|
Construction equipment
|
|
|
3,231 |
|
|
|
1,300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
43,641 |
|
|
|
33,223 |
|
Less accumulated amortization
|
|
|
10,850 |
|
|
|
8,474 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
32,791 |
|
|
$ |
24,749 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of assets held under capital leases of
approximately $2,376,000 and $858,000 for the six months ended
June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, is included in
depreciation and amortization expense in the consolidated
statements of operations.
Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, | |
|
December 31, | |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(unaudited) | |
|
|
Credit Facilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Term B Loan
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
90,000 |
|
|
Revolver
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,000 |
|
7.125% Senior Notes
|
|
|
225,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Capital leases and other notes
|
|
|
29,062 |
|
|
|
20,887 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
254,062 |
|
|
|
126,887 |
|
Less current portion
|
|
|
9,025 |
|
|
|
7,646 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
245,037 |
|
|
$ |
119,241 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
On April 12, 2006 the Company issued $225.0 million of
7.125% Senior Notes due April 2016 in a private placement.
Proceeds from the sale of the Senior Notes were used to retire
the outstanding balance on the $90.0 million Term B Loan
and to pay down approximately $96.0 million under the
revolving credit facility, which amounts may be reborrowed to
fund future acquisitions or for general corporate purposes.
Interest payments on the Senior Notes are due semi-annually, on
April 15 and October 15, commencing on October 15,
2006. The Senior Notes are non-convertible, unsecured and
guaranteed by all the subsidiaries of the Company. Under the
terms of the sale of the Senior Notes,
F2-11
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
the Company was required to take appropriate steps to offer to
exchange other Senior Notes with the same terms that have been
registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the
private placement Senior Notes. The Company anticipates
completing the exchange offer under the terms of the sale.
The Senior Notes are redeemable at the option of the Company on
or after April 15, 2011 at the specified redemption price
as described in the Indenture. Prior to April 15, 2011, the
Company may redeem, in whole or in part, at a redemption price
equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes
redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as defined in the
Indenture. Prior to April 15, 2009 the Company may redeem
up to 35% of the Senior Notes with the proceeds of certain
equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 107.125% of the
principal amount of the 7.125% Senior Notes, plus accrued
and unpaid interest and liquidated damages, if any, to the date
of redemption. This redemption must occur less than 90 days
after the date of the closing of any such Qualified Equity
Offering.
Following a change of control, as defined in the Indenture, the
Company will be required to make an offer to repurchase all or
any portion of the 7.125% Senior Notes at a purchase price
of 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid
interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, to the date of
repurchase.
During any period of time that the Senior Notes have a
Moodys rating of Baa3 or higher or an S&P rating of
BBB- or higher (each, an Investment Grade Rating)
and no default has occurred, the Company is not subject to
covenants that limit the ability of the Company and its
restricted subsidiaries to, among other things: Incur additional
debt, incur layered debt, consolidate or merge with or into
other companies, comply with limitations on asset sales,
limitations on restricted payments, limitations on dividends and
other restrictions, limitations on transactions with affiliates,
and additional note guarantees. The restrictive covenants are
subject to a number of important exemptions and qualifications
set forth in the Indenture. As of June 30, 2006, the Senior
Notes do not satisfy the rating requirements. Basic is in
compliance with the restrictive covenants at June 30, 2006.
As part of the issuance of the above-mentioned Senior Notes, the
Company incurred debt issuance costs of approximately
$4.6 million, which are being amortized to interest expense
using the straight line method, which approximates the effective
interest method over the term of the Senior Notes.
On December 15, 2005, Basic entered into a
$240 million Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
with a syndicate of lenders (2005 Credit Facility),
which refinanced all of its then existing credit facilities. The
2005 Credit Facility, as amended effective March 28, 2006,
provides for a $90 million Term B Loan (2005 Term B
Loan) and a $150 million revolving line of credit
(Revolver). The commitment under the Revolver allows
for (a) the borrowing of funds (b) issuance of up to
$30 million of letters of credit and
(c) $2.5 million of swing-line loans (next day
borrowing). The amounts outstanding under the 2005 Term B Loan
require quarterly amortization at various amounts during each
quarter with all amounts outstanding on December 15, 2011
being due and payable in full. All the outstanding amounts under
the Revolver are due and payable on December 15, 2010. The
2005 Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of
Basics tangible and intangible assets. Basic incurred
approximately $1.8 million in debt issuance costs in
obtaining the 2005 Credit Facility.
At Basics option, borrowings under the 2005 Term B Loan
bear interest at either the (a) Alternative Base
Rate (i.e. the higher of the banks prime rate or the
federal funds rate plus .5% per annum) plus 1% or
(b) the LIBOR rate plus 2.0%. At June 30, 2006, Basic
had paid outstanding borrowings under the Term B Loan in full;
therefore, a Term B Loan weighted average
F2-12
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
interest rate was not calculated. However, at December 31,
2005, Basics weighted average interest rate on its Term B
Loan was 6.4%.
At Basics option, borrowings under the 2005 Revolver bear
interest at either the (a) Alternative Base
Rate (i.e. the higher of the banks prime rate or the
federal funds rate plus .5% per annum) plus a margin
ranging from .50% to 1.25% or (b) the LIBOR rate plus a
margin ranging from 1.5% to 2.25%. The margins vary depending on
Basics leverage ratio. At March 31, 2006,
Basics margin on Alternative Base Rates and LIBOR tranches
was .75% and 1.75%, respectively. Fees on the letters of credit
are due quarterly on the outstanding amount of the letters of
credit at a rate ranging from 1.5% to 2.25% for participation
fees and .125% for fronting fees. A commitment fee is due
quarterly on the available borrowings under the Revolver at
rates ranging from .375% to .5%.
At June 30, 2006, Basic, under its Revolver, had no
outstanding borrowings and $9.6 million of letters of
credit and no amounts outstanding in swing-line loans. At
June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 Basic had
availability under its Revolver of $140.4 million and
$124.4 million, respectively.
Pursuant to the 2005 Credit Facility, Basic must apply proceeds
to reduce principal outstanding under the 2005 Term B Revolver
from (a) individual assets sales greater than
$2 million or $7.5 million in the aggregate on an
annual basis, and (b) 50% of the proceeds from any equity
offering. The 2005 Credit Facility required Basic to enter into
an interest rate hedge, through May 28, 2006 on at least
$65 million of Basics then outstanding indebtedness.
The March 28, 2006 amendment deletes this requirement upon
payoff of the Term B Loans. In April 2006, Basic paid off all
outstanding borrowings under the Term B Loan. Paydowns on the
2005 Term B Loan may not be reborrowed.
The 2005 Credit Facility contains various restrictive covenants
and compliance requirements, which include (a) limiting of
the incurrence of additional indebtedness, (b) restrictions
on mergers, sales or transfers of assets without the
lenders consent, (c) limitation on dividends and
distributions and (d) various financial covenants,
including (1) a maximum leverage ratio of 3.5 to 1.0
reducing over time to 3.25 to 1.0, (2) a minimum interest
coverage ratio of 3.0 to 1.0 and (e) limitations on capital
expenditures in any period of four consecutive quarters in
excess of 20% of Consolidated Net Worth unless certain criteria
are met. At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, Basic
was in compliance with its covenants.
Basic has a variety of other capital leases and notes payable
outstanding that are generally customary in its business. None
of these debt instruments are material individually or in the
aggregate.
Basics interest expense consisted of the following (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months | |
|
|
Ended June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(unaudited) | |
Cash payments for interest
|
|
$ |
3,193 |
|
|
$ |
5,600 |
|
Commitment and other fees paid
|
|
|
321 |
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization of debt issuance costs
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
527 |
|
Accrued interest on senior notes
|
|
|
3,518 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other
|
|
|
205 |
|
|
|
74 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
7,787 |
|
|
$ |
6,201 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F2-13
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
|
|
|
Losses on Extinguishment of Debt |
In April of 2006, Basic recognized a loss on the early
extinguishment of debt. Basic wrote off unamortized debt
issuance costs of approximately $2.7 million, which related
to the prepayment of the Term B Loan.
|
|
6. |
Commitments and Contingencies |
Basic is subject to various federal, state and local
environmental laws and regulations that establish standards and
requirements for protection of the environment. Basic cannot
predict the future impact of such standards and requirements
which are subject to change and can have retroactive
effectiveness. Basic continues to monitor the status of these
laws and regulations. Management believes that the likelihood of
the disposition of any of these items resulting in a material
adverse impact to Basics financial position, liquidity,
capital resources or future results of operations is remote.
Currently, Basic has not been fined, cited or notified of any
environmental violations that would have a material adverse
effect upon its financial position, liquidity or capital
resources. However, management does recognize that by the very
nature of its business, material costs could be incurred in the
near term to bring Basic into total compliance. The amount of
such future expenditures is not determinable due to several
factors including the unknown magnitude of possible
contamination, the unknown timing and extent of the corrective
actions which may be required, the determination of Basics
liability in proportion to other responsible parties and the
extent to which such expenditures are recoverable from insurance
or indemnification.
From time to time, Basic is a party to litigation or other legal
proceedings that Basic considers to be a part of the ordinary
course of business. Basic is not currently involved in any legal
proceedings that it considers probable or reasonably possible,
individually or in the aggregate, to result in a material
adverse effect on its financial condition, results of operations
or liquidity.
|
|
|
Self-Insured Risk Accruals |
Basic is self-insured up to retention limits as it relates to
workers compensation and medical and dental coverage of
its employees. Basic, generally, maintains no physical property
damage coverage on its workover rig fleet, with the exception of
certain of its 24-hour
workover rigs and newly manufactured rigs. Basic has deductibles
per occurrence for workers compensation and medical and
dental coverage of $150,000 and $125,000, respectively. Basic
has lower deductibles per occurrence for automobile liability
and general liability. Basic maintains accruals in the
accompanying consolidated balance sheets related to
self-insurance retentions by using third-party data and claims
history.
At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, self-insured
risk accruals, net of related recoveries/receivables totaled
approximately $12.4 million and $9.5 million,
respectively.
In February 2002, a group of related investors purchased a total
of 3,000,000 shares of Basics common stock at a
purchase price of $4 per share, for a total purchase price
of $12 million. As part of
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BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
the purchase, 600,000 common stock warrants were issued in
connection with this transaction, the fair value of which was
approximately $1.2 million (calculated using an option
valuation model). The warrants allow the holder to
purchase 600,000 shares of Basics common stock
at $4 per share. The warrants are exercisable in whole or
in part after June 30, 2002 and prior to February 13,
2007.
In February 2004, Basic granted certain officers and directors
837,500 restricted shares of common stock. The shares vest
25% per year for four years from the award date and are
subject to other vesting and forfeiture provisions. The
estimated fair value of the restricted shares was
$5.8 million at the date of the grant and was recorded as
deferred compensation, a component of stockholders equity.
For the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, the amount
charged to expense over the respective vesting period totaled
approximately $694,000 and $818,000, respectively.
In December 2005, Basic issued 5,000,000 shares of common
stock during the Companys Initial Public Offering to a
group of investors for $100 million or $20 per share.
After deducting fees, this resulted in net proceeds to Basic
totaling approximately $91.5 million.
In March 2006, Basic issued 148,720 shares of common stock
from treasury stock for the exercise of stock options.
In June 2006, Basic issued 28,100 shares of common stock
from treasury stock for the exercise of stock options.
In May 2003, Basics board of directors and stockholders
approved the Basic 2003 Incentive Plan (as amended effective
April 22, 2005), (the Plan) which provides for
granting of incentive awards in the form of stock options,
restricted stock, performance awards, bonus shares, phantom
shares, cash awards and other stock-based awards to officers,
employees, directors and consultants of Basic. The Plan assumed
awards of the plans of Basics successors that were awarded
and remained outstanding prior to adoption of the Plan. The Plan
provides for the issuance of 5,000,000 shares. The Plan is
administered by the Plan committee, and in the absence of a Plan
committee, by the Board of Directors, which determines the
awards, and the associated terms of the awards and interprets
its provisions and adopts policies for implementing the Plan.
The number of shares authorized under the Plan and the number of
shares subject to an award under the Plan will be adjusted for
stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations, mergers and
other changes affecting the capital stock of Basic.
On March 15, 2006, the board of directors granted various
employees options to purchase 418,000 shares of common
stock of Basic at an exercise price of $26.84 per share.
All of the 418,000 options granted in 2006 vest over a five-year
period and expire 10 years from the date they were granted.
Option awards are generally granted with an exercise price equal
to the market price of the Companys stock at the date of
grant.
The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of
grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model that
uses the subjective assumptions noted in the following table.
Since the Company has only been public since December 2005,
expected volatilities are based upon a peer group. When the
Company has sufficient historical data to calculate expected
volatility, the Company will use its own historical data
to calculate expected volatility. The expected term of options
granted represents the period of time that options granted are
expected to be outstanding. The risk-free rate for periods
within the contractual life of the options is based on the
U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.
The estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application
of management judgment. In addition, we are required to estimate
the expected forfeiture rate and only recognize expense for
those options expected to vest. During the six months ended
June 30, 2006 and 2005, compensation expense related to
share-based arrangements was approximately $1,633,000 and
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BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
$1,359,000, respectively. For compensation expense recognized
during the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005, Basic
recognized a tax benefit of approximately $595,000 and $512,000,
respectively.
The fair value of each option award accounted for under
SFAS No. 123R is estimated on the date of grant using
the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model that uses the
assumptions noted in the following table:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months | |
|
|
Ended June 30, | |
|
|
2006 | |
|
|
| |
Risk-free interest rate
|
|
|
4.7 |
% |
Expected term
|
|
|
6.65 |
|
Expected volatility
|
|
|
47.0 |
% |
Expected dividend yield
|
|
|
|
|
Options granted under the Plan expire 10 years from the
date they are granted, and generally vest over a three to five
year service period.
The following table reflects the summary of stock options
outstanding for the six months ended June 30, 2006 and the
changes during the six months then ended:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted | |
|
Aggregate | |
|
|
Number of | |
|
Average | |
|
Instrinsic | |
|
|
Options | |
|
Exercise | |
|
Value | |
|
|
Granted | |
|
Price | |
|
(000s) | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Non-statutory stock options:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding, beginning of period
|
|
|
2,445,800 |
|
|
$ |
5.44 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options granted
|
|
|
418,000 |
|
|
$ |
26.84 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options forfeited
|
|
|
(56,000 |
) |
|
$ |
7.33 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options exercised
|
|
|
(176,820 |
) |
|
$ |
4.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding, end of period
|
|
|
2,630,980 |
|
|
$ |
8.89 |
|
|
$ |
57,029 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable, end of period
|
|
|
1,249,813 |
|
|
$ |
4.16 |
|
|
$ |
33,006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expected to vest, end of period
|
|
|
1,346,469 |
|
|
$ |
12.82 |
|
|
$ |
23,893 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The following table summarizes information about Basics
stock options outstanding and options exercisable at
June 30, 2006:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options Outstanding | |
|
Options Exercisable | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
Number of | |
|
Weighted | |
|
|
|
Number of | |
|
Weighted | |
|
|
|
|
Options | |
|
Average | |
|
Weighted | |
|
Options | |
|
Average | |
|
Weighted | |
Range of |
|
Outstanding at | |
|
Remaining | |
|
Average | |
|
Outstanding at | |
|
Remaining | |
|
Average | |
Exercise |
|
June 30, | |
|
Contractual | |
|
Exercise | |
|
June 30, | |
|
Contractual | |
|
Exercise | |
Prices |
|
2006 | |
|
Life | |
|
Price | |
|
2006 | |
|
Life | |
|
Price | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
$4.00
|
|
|
1,076,480 |
|
|
|
5.94 |
|
|
$ |
4.00 |
|
|
|
1,076,480 |
|
|
|
5.94 |
|
|
$ |
4.00 |
|
$5.16
|
|
|
310,000 |
|
|
|
7.98 |
|
|
$ |
5.16 |
|
|
|
173,333 |
|
|
|
7.87 |
|
|
$ |
5.16 |
|
$6.98
|
|
|
790,000 |
|
|
|
8.67 |
|
|
$ |
6.98 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
$21.01
|
|
|
37,500 |
|
|
|
9.46 |
|
|
$ |
21.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
$26.84
|
|
|
417,000 |
|
|
|
9.71 |
|
|
$ |
26.84 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,630,980 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,249,813 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The weighted-average grant date fair value of share options
granted during the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005
was $14.47 and $8.12, respectively. The total intrinsic value of
share options
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BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2006 and
2005 was approximately $4.2 million and $0, respectively.
A summary of the status of the Companys non-vested share
grants at June 30, 2006 and changes during the six months
ended June 30, 2006 is presented in the following table:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted Average | |
|
|
Number of | |
|
Grant Date Fair | |
Nonvested Shares |
|
Shares | |
|
Value Per Share | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Nonvested at beginning of period
|
|
|
591,875 |
|
|
$ |
6.98 |
|
Granted during period
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vested during period
|
|
|
(230,625 |
) |
|
|
6.98 |
|
Forfeited during period
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nonvested at end of period
|
|
|
361,250 |
|
|
$ |
6.98 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of June 30, 2006, there was $11.1 million of total
unrecognized compensation related to non-vested share-based
compensation grant date arrangements granted under the Plan.
That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average
period of 3.53 years. The total grant date fair value of
share-based awards vested during the six months ended
June 30, 2006 and 2005 was approximately $3.2 million
and $2.9 million, respectively.
Cash received from share option exercises under the incentive
plan was approximately $112,000 and $0 for the six months ended
June 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The actual tax
benefit realized for the tax deductions from option exercise is
$3.1 million and $0, respectively, for the six months ended
June 30, 2006 and 2005.
The Company has a history of issuing Treasury shares to satisfy
share option exercises.
|
|
9. |
Related Party Transactions |
Basic had receivables from employees of approximately $190,000
and $65,000 as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005,
respectively. During the year, Basic entered into a lease
agreement with Darle Vuelta Cattle Co., LLC, an affiliate of the
Chief Executive Officer, for approximately $69,000. The term of
the lease is five years and will continue on a
year-to-year basis
unless terminated by either party.
Basic presents earnings per share information in accordance with
the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 128, Earnings per Share
(SFAS No. 128). Under
SFAS No. 128, basic earnings per common share are
determined by dividing net earnings applicable to common stock
by the weighted average number of common shares actually
outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per common share
is based on the increased number of shares that would be
F2-17
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
outstanding assuming conversion of dilutive outstanding
securities using the as if converted method. The
following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted
earnings per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended | |
|
|
June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(unaudited) | |
|
|
(in thousands, | |
|
|
except share data): | |
Numerator (both basic and
diluted):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
|
|
$ |
44,168 |
|
|
$ |
16,548 |
|
Denominator:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator for basic earnings per
share
|
|
|
33,347,512 |
|
|
|
28,406,935 |
|
|
Stock options
|
|
|
1,080,834 |
|
|
|
621,937 |
|
|
Unvested restricted stock
|
|
|
233,824 |
|
|
|
525,000 |
|
|
Common stock warrants
|
|
|
3,739,045 |
|
|
|
2,921,898 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator for diluted earnings
per share
|
|
|
38,401,215 |
|
|
|
32,475,770 |
|
Basic earnings per common
share:
|
|
$ |
1.32 |
|
|
$ |
0.58 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per common
share:
|
|
$ |
1.15 |
|
|
$ |
0.51 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11. |
Business Segment Information |
Basics reportable business segments are well servicing,
fluid services, drilling and completion services and well site
construction services. The following is a description of the
segments:
Well Servicing: This business segment encompasses
a full range of services performed with a mobile well servicing
rig, including the installation and removal of downhole
equipment and elimination of obstructions in the well bore to
facilitate the flow of oil and gas. These services are performed
to establish, maintain and improve production throughout the
productive life of an oil and gas well and to plug and abandon a
well at the end of its productive life. Basic well servicing
equipment and capabilities are essential to facilitate most
other services performed on a well.
Fluid Services: This segment utilizes a fleet of
trucks and related assets, including specialized tank trucks,
storage tanks, water wells, disposal facilities and related
equipment. Basic employs these assets to provide, transport,
store and dispose of a variety of fluids. These services are
required in most workover, drilling and completion projects as
well as part of daily producing well operations.
Drilling and Completion Services: This segment
focuses on a variety of services designed to stimulate oil and
gas production or to enable cement slurry to be placed in or
circulated within a well. These services are carried out in
niche markets for jobs requiring a single truck and lower
horsepower.
Well Site Construction Services: This segment
utilizes a fleet of power units, dozers, trenchers, motor
graders, backhoes and other heavy equipment. Basic employs these
assets to provide services for the construction and maintenance
of oil and gas production infrastructure, such as preparing and
maintaining access roads and well locations, installation of
small diameter gathering lines and pipelines and construction of
temporary foundations to support drilling rigs.
Basics management evaluates the performance of its
operating segments based on operating revenues and segment
profits. Corporate expenses include general corporate expenses
associated with managing all reportable operating segments.
Corporate assets consist principally of working capital and debt
financing costs.
F2-18
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
The following table sets forth certain financial information
with respect to Basics reportable segments (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Drilling and | |
|
Well Site | |
|
Corporate | |
|
|
|
|
Well | |
|
Fluid | |
|
Completion | |
|
Construction | |
|
and | |
|
|
|
|
Servicing | |
|
Services | |
|
Services | |
|
Services | |
|
Other | |
|
Total | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2006 (Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues
|
|
$ |
154,619 |
|
|
$ |
91,982 |
|
|
$ |
68,394 |
|
|
$ |
23,144 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
338,139 |
|
Direct operating costs
|
|
|
(87,131 |
) |
|
|
(55,648 |
) |
|
|
(33,034 |
) |
|
|
(16,463 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(192,276 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment profits
|
|
$ |
67,488 |
|
|
$ |
36,334 |
|
|
$ |
35,360 |
|
|
$ |
6,681 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
145,863 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
$ |
12,731 |
|
|
$ |
7,436 |
|
|
$ |
5,007 |
|
|
$ |
1,777 |
|
|
$ |
1,008 |
|
|
$ |
27,959 |
|
Capital expenditures, (excluding
acquisitions)
|
|
$ |
22,215 |
|
|
$ |
12,976 |
|
|
$ |
8,736 |
|
|
$ |
3,100 |
|
|
$ |
1,800 |
|
|
$ |
48,827 |
|
Identifiable assets
|
|
$ |
207,535 |
|
|
$ |
145,556 |
|
|
$ |
107,997 |
|
|
$ |
31,316 |
|
|
$ |
193,334 |
|
|
$ |
685,738 |
|
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2005 (Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating revenues
|
|
$ |
98,650 |
|
|
$ |
60,839 |
|
|
$ |
24,276 |
|
|
$ |
19,866 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
203,631 |
|
Direct operating costs
|
|
|
(61,464 |
) |
|
|
(39,119 |
) |
|
|
(12,731 |
) |
|
|
(14,663 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(127,977 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment profits
|
|
$ |
37,186 |
|
|
$ |
21,720 |
|
|
$ |
11,545 |
|
|
$ |
5,203 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
75,654 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
$ |
8,727 |
|
|
$ |
4,691 |
|
|
$ |
1,193 |
|
|
$ |
1,324 |
|
|
$ |
883 |
|
|
$ |
16,818 |
|
Capital expenditures, (excluding
acquisitions)
|
|
$ |
18,399 |
|
|
$ |
9,889 |
|
|
$ |
2,515 |
|
|
$ |
2,791 |
|
|
$ |
1,894 |
|
|
$ |
35,488 |
|
Identifiable assets
|
|
$ |
147,956 |
|
|
$ |
93,141 |
|
|
$ |
28,569 |
|
|
$ |
25,012 |
|
|
$ |
112,232 |
|
|
$ |
406,910 |
|
The following table reconciles the segment profits reported
above to the operating income as reported in the consolidated
statements of operations (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months Ended | |
|
|
June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
|
2005 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
Segment profits
|
|
$ |
145,863 |
|
|
$ |
75,654 |
|
General and administrative expenses
|
|
|
(38,149 |
) |
|
|
(26,463 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
(27,959 |
) |
|
|
(16,818 |
) |
Gain (loss) on disposal of assets
|
|
|
(727 |
) |
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income
|
|
$ |
79,028 |
|
|
$ |
32,423 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
F2-19
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Continued)
|
|
12. |
Supplemental Schedule of Cash Flow Information: |
The following table reflects non-cash financing and investing
activity during (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months | |
|
|
Ended June 30, | |
|
|
| |
|
|
2006 | |
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Capital leases issued for equipment
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$ |
12,136 |
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$ |
3,580 |
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Asset retirement obligation
additions
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$ |
640 |
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$ |
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Exercise of stock options
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$ |
2,627 |
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$ |
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Basic paid income taxes of approximately $31.6 million and
$0 during the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005,
respectively.
On July 6, 2006, Basic acquired substantially all of the
operating assets of Hydro-Static Tubing Testers, Inc. for total
consideration of $1.2 million cash. This acquisition will
operate in Basics well servicing line of business in the
Northern Rocky Mountain region.
On August 1, 2006, Basic acquired all of the outstanding
capital stock of Hennessey Rental Tools, Inc. for an acquisition
price of $8.5 million, subject to adjustments. This
acquisition will operate in both Basics well servicing and
drilling and completion segments in the Mid-Continent region.
On August 1, 2006, Basic acquired substantially all of the
operating assets of Stimulation Services for total consideration
of $4.5 million cash. This acquisition will operate in
Basics drilling and completion line of business in the
Ark-La-Tex region.
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Appendix A
Glossary of Terms
Acidizing: The process of pumping solvent into the
well as a means of dissolving unwanted material.
Brine water: Water that is heavily saturated with
salt used in various well completion and workover activities.
Cased-hole: A wellbore lined with a string of casing
or liner (generally metal casing placed and cemented) to protect
the open hole from fluids, pressures, wellbore stability
problems or a combination of these. Although the term can apply
to any hole section, it is often used to describe techniques and
practices applied after a casing or liner has been set across
the reservoir zone, such as cased-hole logging or cased-hole
testing.
Casing: Steel pipe placed in an oil or gas well as
drilling progresses to prevent the wall of the hole from caving
in, to prevent seepage of fluids, and to provide a means of
extracting petroleum if the well is productive.
Drilling mud: The fluid pumped down the drilling
string and up the well bore to bring debris from the drilling
and workover operators to the surface. Drilling muds also cool
and lubricate the bit, protect against blowouts by holding back
underground pressures and, in new well drilling, deposit a mud
cake on the wall of the borehole to minimize loss of fluid to
the formation.
Electric wireline: Wireline that contains an
electrical conduit, thereby enabling the use of downhole
electrical sensors to measure pressures and temperatures.
Fishing: The process of recovering lost or stuck
equipment in the wellbore.
Frac job or fracturing operations: A procedure to
stimulate production of oil or gas from a well by pumping fluids
from the surface under high pressure into the wellbore to induce
fractures in the formation.
Frac tank: A steel tank used to store fluids at the
well location to facilitate completion and workover operations.
The largest demand is related to the storage of fluid used in
fracturing operations.
Hot oil truck: A truck mounted pump, tank and
heating element used to melt paraffin accumulated in the well
bore by pumping heated oil or water through the well.
Newbuild: A newly built rig, as compared to a
refurbished rig that may contain substantially all new
components or new derrick but utilizes an older frame.
Plugging and abandonment activities: Activities to
remove production equipment and seal off a well at the end of a
wells economic life.
Slickline. A form of wireline that lacks an
electrical conduit and is used only to perform mechanical tasks
such as setting or retrieving various tools.
Stimulation: The general process of improving well
productivity through fracturing or acidizing operations.
Swab rig: Truck mounted equipment consisting of a
hoist and mast used to remove, or swab, wellbore
fluids by alternatively lowering and raising tools in a
wells tubing or casing.
Underbalanced drilling: A technique that involves
maintaining the pressure in a well at or slightly below that of
the surrounding formation using air, nitrogen, mist, foam or
lightweight drilling fluids instead of conventional drilling
fluid.
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Water cut: The volume of water produced by a well as
a percentage of all fluids produced.
Wellbore: The drilled hole of a well, which may
include open hole or uncased portions, and which may also refer
to the rock face that bounds the inside diameter of the wall of
the drilled hole.
Well completion: The activities and procedures
necessary to prepare a well for the production of oil and gas
after the well has been drilled to its targeted depth. Well
completions establish a flow path for hydrocarbons between the
reservoir and the surface.
Well servicing: The maintenance work performed on an
oil or gas well to improve or maintain the production from a
formation already producing. It usually involves repairs to the
downhole pump, rods, tubing, and so forth or removal of sand,
paraffin or other debris which is preventing or restricting
production of oil or gas.
Well workover: Refers to a broad category of
procedures preformed on an existing well to correct a major
downhole problem, such as collapsed casing, or to establish
production from a formation not previously produced, including
deepening the well from its originally completed depth.
Wireline: A general term used to describe
well-intervention operations conducted using single-strand or
multistrand wire or cable for intervention in oil or gas wells.
Although applied inconsistently, the term is used commonly in
association with electric logging and cables incorporating
electrical conductors See slickline and
electric wireline for specific types of wireline
services.
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Prospectus
,
2006
Until ,
2006 (25 days after the date of this prospectus), all
dealers that effect transactions in these securities, whether or
not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a
prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers obligation
to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with
respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS
ITEM 20. Indemnification of
Directors and Officers.
Basic Energy Services, Inc., Basic Marine Services, Inc. and
First Energy Services Company are incorporated under the laws of
the State of Delaware. Section 145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law (DGCL) provides that a corporation
may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened
to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit or proceeding whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in
the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he is
or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys fees),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit
or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his
conduct was unlawful. Section 145 further provides that a
corporation similarly may indemnify any such person serving in
any such capacity who was or is a party or is threatened to be
made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or
suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment
in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director,
officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was
serving at the request of the corporation as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses
(including attorneys fees) actually and reasonably
incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such
action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification
shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to
which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the
corporation unless and only to the extent that the Delaware
Court of Chancery or such other court in which such action or
suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite
the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the
circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Delaware Court
of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper. Basic Energy
Services certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide
that indemnification shall be to the fullest extent permitted by
the DGCL for all current or former directors or officers of
Basic Energy Services. As permitted by the DGCL, the certificate
of incorporation provides that directors of Basic Energy
Services shall have no personal liability to Basic Energy
Services or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director, except (1) for any breach of
the directors duty of loyalty to Basic Energy Services or
its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good
faith or which involve intentional misconduct or knowing
violation of II-1 law, (3) under Section 174 of
the DGCL or (4) for any transaction from which a director
derived an improper personal benefit.
We have also entered into indemnification agreements with all of
our directors and some of our executive officers (including each
of our named executive officers). These indemnification
agreements are intended to permit indemnification to the fullest
extent now or hereafter permitted by the General Corporation Law
of the State of Delaware. It is possible that the applicable law
could change the degree to which indemnification is expressly
permitted.
The indemnification agreements cover expenses (including
attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement incurred as a result of the fact that such person, in
his or her capacity as a director or officer, is made or
threatened to be made a party to any suit or proceeding. The
indemnification agreements generally cover claims relating to
the fact that the indemnified party is or was an officer,
director, employee or agent of us or any of our affiliates, or
is or was serving at our
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request in such a position for another entity. The
indemnification agreements also obligate us to promptly advance
all reasonable expenses incurred in connection with any claim.
The indemnitee is, in turn, obligated to reimburse us for all
amounts so advanced if it is later determined that the
indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification. The
indemnification provided under the indemnification agreements is
not exclusive of any other indemnity rights; however, double
payment to the indemnitee is prohibited.
We are not obligated to indemnify the indemnitee with respect to
claims brought by the indemnitee against:
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any other person, except for claims approved by our board of
directors. |
We have also agreed to obtain and maintain director and officer
liability insurance for the benefit of each of the above
indemnitees. These policies will include coverage for losses for
wrongful acts and omissions and to ensure our performance under
the indemnification agreements. Each of the indemnitees will be
named as an insured under such policies and provided with the
same rights and benefits as are accorded to the most favorably
insured of our directors and officers.
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Delaware Limited Liability Company Guarantors |
Basic Energy Services GP, LLC and Basic Energy Services LP, LLC
are organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Under the
Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, a limited liability
company may, and shall have the power to, indemnify and hold
harmless any member or manager or other person from and against
any and all claims and demands whatsoever.
Each of the Agreements of Limited Liability Company of these
subsidiaries provides that a member shall not be liable to such
subsidiary for any act or omission based upon errors of judgment
or other fault in connection with the business or affairs of
such subsidiary if such members conduct does not
constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct. Furthermore,
a member shall be indemnified and held harmless by such
subsidiary to the fullest extent permitted by law, from and
against any and all losses, claims, damages and settlements
arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or
proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative, in which the member is involved, as a party or
otherwise, by reason of the management of the affairs of such
subsidiary, provided that no member shall be entitled to
indemnification for such losses, claims, damages and settlements
arising as a result of the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of such member.
Basic ESA, Inc. and LeBus Oil Field Service Co. are incorporated
under the laws of the State of Texas. Article 2.02-1 of the
Texas Business Corporation Act provides that any director or
officer of a Texas corporation may be indemnified against
judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses
actually incurred by the person in connection with or in
defending any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative, arbitrative or investigative, in which
he was, is, or is threatened to be made a named defendant by
reason of his position as a director or officer of the
corporation, provided that (i) he conducted himself in good
faith, (ii) he reasonably believed that, in the case of
conduct in his official capacity as a director or officer of the
corporation, such conduct was in the corporations best
interests; and, in all other cases, that such conduct was at
least not opposed to the corporations best interests, and
(iii) in the case of a criminal proceeding, he had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. If a
director or officer is wholly successful, on the merits or
otherwise, in connection with such a proceeding, such
indemnification is mandatory. In connection with
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any action, suit or proceeding in which a director or officer is
(x) found liable on the basis that personal benefit was
improperly received by him, whether or not the benefit resulted
from an action taken in his official capacity, or (y) found
liable to the corporation, the indemnification is limited to
reasonable expenses actually incurred by him in connection with
the proceeding and will not be made in respect of any proceeding
in which he is found liable for willful or intentional
misconduct in the performance of his duty to the corporation.
The Articles of Incorporation of each of these subsidiaries
generally provides that it will indemnify its directors and its
former directors and may indemnify its officers and its former
officers against any losses, damages, claims or liabilities to
which they may become subject or which they may incur as a
result of being or having been an officer or director, and shall
advance to them or reimburse them for expenses incurred in
connection therewith, to the maximum extent permitted by law.
Directors and officers may be indemnified against judgments,
penalties (including excise and similar taxes), fines,
settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by the
person in connection with a proceeding; but if the person is
found liable to such subsidiary or is found liable on the basis
that personal benefit was improperly received by the person, the
indemnification (i) is limited to reasonable expenses
actually incurred by the person in connection with the
proceeding and (ii) shall not be made in respect of any
proceeding in which the person shall have been found liable for
willful or intentional misconduct in the performance of his duty
to such subsidiary.
Energy Air Drilling Services Co., Inc. is incorporated under the
laws of the State of Colorado. The Colorado Business Corporation
Act provides that a corporation may indemnify a person made a
party to a proceeding because the person is or was a director
against liability incurred in the proceeding if (a) the
person conducted himself or herself in good faith, (b) the
person reasonably believed (1) in the case of conduct in an
official capacity with the corporation, that his or her conduct
was in the corporations best interests; and (2) in
all other cases, that his or her conduct was at least not
opposed to the corporations best interests and (c) in
the case of any criminal proceeding, the person had no
reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
Such indemnification is permitted in connection with a
proceeding by or in the right of the corporation only to the
extent of reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the
proceeding. A corporation may not indemnify a director
(a) in connection with a proceeding by or in the right of
the corporation in which the director was adjudged liable to the
corporation; or (b) in connection with any other proceeding
charging that the director derived an improper personal benefit,
whether or not involving action in an official capacity, in
which proceeding the director was adjudged liable on the basis
that he or she derived an improper personal benefit. The
Colorado Business Corporation Act further provides that a
corporation, unless limited by its articles of incorporation,
shall indemnify a person who was wholly successful, on the
merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which
the person was a party because the person is or was a director
or officer, against reasonable expenses incurred by him or her
in connection with the proceeding.
R&R Hot Oil Service Inc. is incorporated under the laws of
the State of North Dakota. Section 10-19.1-91 of the North
Dakota Business Corporation Act authorizes indemnification of
directors and officers of a North Dakota corporation under
certain circumstances against expenses, judgments and the like
in connection with an action, suit or proceeding.
Indemnification is not available to directors for breaches of
duty of loyalty to the corporation or its members, acts or
omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or knowing violation of law or any transaction from
which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
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Oilwell Fracturing Services, Inc. is incorporated under the laws
of the State of Oklahoma. Section 1031 of the Oklahoma
General Corporation Act authorizes a court to award, or a
corporations board of directors to grant, indemnity under
certain circumstances to directors, officers employees or agents
in connection with actions, suits or proceedings, by reason of
the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee
or agent, against expenses and liabilities incurred in such
actions, suits or proceedings so long as they acted in good
faith and in a manner the person reasonable believed to be in,
or not opposed to, the best interests of the company, and with
respect to any criminal action if they had no reasonable cause
to believe their conduct was unlawful. With respect to suits by
or in the right of such corporation, however, indemnification is
generally limited to attorneys fees and other expenses and
is not available if such person is adjudged to be liable to such
corporation unless the court determines that indemnification is
appropriate.
Western Oil Well Service Co. and H.B.&R., Inc. are
incorporated under the laws of the State of Montana.
Section 35-1-452 of the Montana Business Corporation Act
provides that a corporation may indemnify an individual made a
party to a proceeding because he is or was a director against
liability incurred in the proceeding if: (a) he conducted
himself in good faith; (b) he reasonably believed in the
case of conduct in his official capacity with the corporation,
that his conduct was in the corporations best interests
and, in all other cases, that his conduct was at least not
opposed to the corporations best interests; and
(c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, he had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a corporation may not indemnify a
director (a) in connection with a proceeding by or in the
right of the corporation in which the director was adjudged
liable to the corporation; or (b) in connection with any
other proceeding charging improper personal benefit to the
director, whether or not involving action in the directors
official capacity, in which the director was adjudged liable on
the basis that personal benefit was improperly received by the
director.
Oilwell Fracturing Services, Inc. is incorporated under the laws
of the State of Alaska. Section 10.06.490 of the Alaska
Business Corporation Act provides that a corporation may
indemnify a person who was, is, or is threatened to be made a
party to a completed, pending or threatened action or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or
investigative, other than an action by or in the right of the
corporation, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is
or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director,
officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership,
joint venture, trust or other enterprise. Alaska law also
provides that a corporation may indemnify a person who was, is
or is threatened action by or in the right of the corporation to
procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the
person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise. To the extent that a director, officer, employee or
agent of a corporation has been successful on the merits or
otherwise in defense of an action or proceeding referred to
above, or in defense of a claim, issue or matter in the action
or proceeding, Alaska law provides that the director, officer,
employee or agent shall be indemnified against expenses and
attorneys fees actually and reasonably incurred in
connection with the defense.
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Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules. |
(a) Exhibits.
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Purchase Agreement, dated
April 7, 2006, by and among Basic Energy Services, Inc.
(the Company), UBS Securities LLC as representative
for the Initial Purchasers listed therein, and the Subsidiary
Guarantors party thereto (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 of the Companys Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on April 13, 2006)
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Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the Company, dated September 22, 2005.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the
Companys Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File
No. 333-127517), filed on September 28, 2005)
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of the
Company, dated December 14, 2005. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Companys Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on December 14, 2005)
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3 |
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Certificate of Formation of Basic
Energy Services GP, LLC, dated as of January 7, 2003.
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3 |
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Limited Liability Company Agreement
of Basic Energy Services GP, LLC, dated as of January 7, 2003.
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3 |
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Certificate of Formation of Basic
Energy Services LP, LLC, dated as of January 7, 2003.
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3 |
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Limited Liability Company Agreement
of Basic Energy Services LP, LLC, dated as of January 7, 2003.
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3 |
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Certificate of Limited Partnership
of Basic Energy Services, L.P., dated as of January 24, 2003.
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Agreement of Limited Partnership of
Basic Energy Services, L.P., dated as of January 24, 2003.
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3 |
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Articles of Incorporation of Basic
ESA, Inc., as amended, dated as of July 10, 1981.
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3 |
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Bylaws of Basic ESA, Inc.
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3 |
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Articles of Incorporation of Energy
Air Drilling Services Co., Inc., as amended, dated as of April
2, 1979.
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3 |
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Amended Bylaws of Energy Air
Drilling Services Co., Inc., as amended, dated as of February
13, 1991.
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3 |
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Articles of Incorporation of
R&R Hot Oil Service Inc., dated as of October 3, 1979.
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Bylaws of R&R Hot Oil Service
Inc.
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Certificate of Incorporation of
Basic Marine Services, Inc., as amended, dated as of January 28,
2005.
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Bylaws of Basic Marine Services,
Inc., dated as of March 11, 2005.
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Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of First Energy Services Company, dated as of May
8, 2000.
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Bylaws of First Energy Services
Company.
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Articles of Incorporation of
Oilwell Fracturing Services, Inc., dated as of November 23, 1987.
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Bylaws of Oilwell Fracturing
Services, Inc.
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Articles of Incorporation of
Western Oil Well Service Co., dated as of August 13, 1997.
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Bylaws of Western Oil Well Service
Co.
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Articles of Incorporation of FESCO
Alaska, Inc., dated as of May 30, 2001.
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Bylaws of FESCO Alaska, Inc., dated
as of June 4, 2001.
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Articles of Incorporation of
H.B.&R., Inc., dated as of September 30, 1974.
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Bylaws of H.B.&R., Inc.
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Articles of Incorporation of LeBus
Oil Field Service Co., dated as of December 23, 1985.
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Bylaws of LeBus Oil Field Service
Co.
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Articles of Incorporation of Globe
Well Service, Inc., as amended, dated as of February 6,
1979.
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Bylaws of Globe Well Service, Inc.
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Articles of Organization of
SCH Disposal, L.L.C., dated as of October 30, 1998.
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Regulations of SCH Disposal,
L.L.C., dated as of November 2, 1998.
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Indenture dated April 12,
2006, among the Company, the guarantors party thereto, and The
Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. (Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Companys Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on April 13, 2006)
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Form of 7.125% Senior Note due
2016. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the
Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
April 13, 2006)
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Registration Rights Agreement,
dated April 12, 2006, among the Company, the guarantors
party thereto, and UBS Securities LLC as representative for the
Initial Purchasers party thereto (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.2 of the Companys Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on April 13, 2006)
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First Supplemental Indenture dated
as of July 14, 2006 to Indenture dated as of April 12,
2006 among the Company, as Issuer, the Subsidiary Guarantors
named therein and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as
trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the
Companys Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File
No. 001-32693), filed on July 20, 2006)
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Opinion of Andrews Kurth LLP
regarding the validity of the new notes
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Opinion of Andrews Kurth LLP
regarding certain tax matters
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Asset Purchase Agreement dated as
of February 21, 2006 among Basic Energy Services, LP, Basic
Energy Services GP, LLC, G&L Tool, Ltd., DLH Management, LLC
and LJH, Ltd. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of
the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
March 2, 2006)
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Contingent Earn Out Agreement dated
as of February 28, 2006 among Basic Energy Services, LP and
G&L Tool, Ltd. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.2 of the Companys Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on March 2, 2006)
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Third Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement dated as of October 3, 2003, amended and restated
as of December 15, 2005, among the Company, the subsidiary
guarantors party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as syndication
agent, Hibernia National Bank, as co-documentation agent, BNP
Paribas, as co-documentation agent, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as
issuing bank, administrative agent and collateral agent, and the
lenders party thereto (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.10 to the Companys Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed on March 23, 2006)
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Amendment No. 1 to Third
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated March 28,
2006, by and among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors party
thereto, and UBS Loan Finance LLC, Bank of America, N.A.,
Hibernia National Bank, BNP Paribas, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as
administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the
Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
April, 3, 2006)
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II-6
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Exhibit |
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Number |
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Description |
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10 |
.5 |
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Summary of 2006 salaries and other
compensation for named executive officers and certain employees
(Incorporated by reference to Item 1.01 of the
Companys Form 8-K filed on March 8, 2006)
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10 |
.6 |
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Form of Indemnification Agreement
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Companys Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File
No. 333-127517) filed on September 28, 2005)
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10 |
.7 |
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Employment Agreement dated as of
March 1, 2004 with Kenneth V. Huseman (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Companys
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File
No. 333-127517), filed on August 12, 2005)
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10 |
.8 |
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Employment Agreement dated as of
May 1, 2003 with Dub W. Harrison (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.3 to the Companys Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File No. 333-127517), filed
August 12, 2005)
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10 |
.9 |
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Employment Agreement dated as of
May 1, 2003 with Charles W. Swift (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Companys
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File
No. 333-127517), filed August 12, 2005)
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10 |
.10 |
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Employment Agreement dated as of
January 26, 2005 with Alan Krenek (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Companys
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File
No. 333-127517), filed August 12, 2005)
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10 |
.11 |
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Second Amended and Restated
Stockholders Agreement dated as of April 2, 2004 by
and among the Company and the stockholders listed therein
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the
Companys Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File
No. 333-127517), filed August 12, 2005)
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10 |
.12 |
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Second Amended and Restated 2003
Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11
to the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-1
(SEC File No. 333-127517), filed August 12, 2005)
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10 |
.13 |
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Form of Non-Qualified Option Grant
Agreement (Executive Officer Pre-March 1, 2005)
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 of the
Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on
March 23, 2006)
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10 |
.14 |
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Form of Non-Qualified Option Grant
Agreement (Executive Officer Post-March 1,
2005) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 of the
Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on
March 23, 2006)
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10 |
.15 |
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Form of Non-Qualified Option Grant
Agreement (Non-Employee Director Pre-March 1,
2005) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 of the
Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on
March 23, 2006)
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10 |
.16 |
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Form of Non-Qualified Option Grant
Agreement (Non-Employee Director Post-March 1,
2005) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 of the
Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on
March 23, 2006)
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10 |
.17 |
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Form of Restricted Stock Grant
Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 of
the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on
March 23, 2006)
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10 |
.18 |
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Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option
Agreement (Director form effective March 2006) (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Companys Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2006)
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10 |
.19 |
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Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option
Agreement (Employee form effective March 2006) (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Companys Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2006)
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II-7
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Exhibit |
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Number |
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Description |
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10 |
.20 |
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Workover Unit Package Contract and
Acceptance Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2005, by and
between the Company and Taylor Rigs, LLC (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Companys
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File
No. 333-127517), filed November 4, 2005)
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12 |
.1* |
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Statement regarding Computation of
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
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21 |
.1 |
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Subsidiaries of Basic Energy
Services, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21.1
to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on
March 23, 2006)
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23 |
.1** |
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Consent of KPMG LLP
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23 |
.2* |
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Consent of Andrews Kurth LLP
(included in Exhibit 5.1)
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24 |
.1* |
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Powers of Attorney
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25 |
.1* |
|
Form T-1 Statement of
Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of
1939 of The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. to act as
trustee under the Indenture
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99 |
.1* |
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Form of Letter of Transmittal
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99 |
.2* |
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Form of Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery
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99 |
.3* |
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Form of Letter to Registered
Holders and DTC Participants
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99 |
.4* |
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Form of Instructions to Registered
Holder or DTC Participant from Beneficial Owner
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99 |
.5* |
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Form of Letter to Clients
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* |
Previously filed. |
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** |
Filed herewith. |
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(b) With the exception of Schedule II
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts, all other consolidated
financial statement schedules have been omitted because they are
not required, are not applicable, or the required information
has been included elsewhere in this
Form S-4.
II-8
ITEM 22. Undertakings.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
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(a)(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement: |
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(i) To include any prospectus required by
section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; |
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(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of the registration statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information set forth in the registration statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered)
and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and
price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the Calculation of
Registration Fee table in the effective registration
statement; |
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(iii) To include any material information with respect to
the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement; |
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provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and
(a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement is on
Form S-3,
Form S-8 or
Form F-3, and the
information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant
pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in the registration statement. |
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(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof. |
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(3) To remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered
which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. |
(b) To respond to requests for information that is
incorporated by reference into the prospectus pursuant to
Items 4, 10(b), 11, or 13 of this Form, within one
business day of receipt of such request, and to send the
incorporated documents by first class mail or other equally
prompt means. This includes information contained in documents
filed subsequent to the effective date of the registration
statement through the date of responding to the request.
(c) To supply by means of a post-effective amendment all
information concerning a transaction, and the company being
acquired involved therein, that was not the subject of and
included in this registration statement when it became effective.
II-9
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the provisions
described in Item 14 above, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered hereunder, the Registrant will,
unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled
by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
II-10
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the
registrant has duly caused this registration statement on
Form S-4 to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunder duly
authorized, in Midland, Texas on August 25, 2006.
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BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC. |
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Title: |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Signature |
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Title |
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Date |
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*
Kenneth
V. Huseman
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President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
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August 25, 2006
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/s/ Alan Krenek
Alan
Krenek
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Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
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August 25, 2006
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*
Steven
A. Webster
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Chairman of the Board
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August 25, 2006
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*
James
S. DAgostino, Jr.
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Director
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August 25, 2006
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*
William
E. Chiles
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Director
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August 25, 2006
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*
Robert
F. Fulton
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Director
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August 25, 2006
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*
Sylvester
P. Johnson, IV
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Director
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August 25, 2006
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*
H.H.
Wommack, III
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Director
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August 25, 2006
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*
Thomas
P. Moore, Jr.
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Director
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August 25, 2006
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*By:
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/s/ Alan Krenek
Alan
Krenek
Attorney-in-Fact
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II-11
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the
registrant has duly caused this registration statement on
Form S-4 to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunder duly
authorized, in Midland, Texas on August 25, 2006.
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Each of the Guarantors Named on |
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Schedule A-1 Hereto (the Guarantors) |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons
in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Signature |
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Title |
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Date |
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*
Kenneth
V. Huseman
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President and Director (Principal
Executive Officer)
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August 25, 2006
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/s/ Alan Krenek
Alan
Krenek
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Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
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August 25, 2006
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*By:
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/s/ Alan Krenek
Alan
Krenek
Attorney-in-Fact
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II-12
Schedule A-1
GUARANTORS
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Basic Energy Services GP, LLC
Basic Energy Services, L.P.
Basic ESA, Inc.
Energy Air Drilling Services Co., Inc.
R&R Hot Oil Service Inc.
Basic Marine Services, Inc.
First Energy Services Company
LeBus Oil Field Service Co.
Oilwell Fracturing Services, Inc.
Western Oil Well Service Co.
FESCO Alaska Inc.
H.B.&R., Inc.
Globe Well Service, Inc.
SCH Disposal, L.L.C.
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II-13
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the
registrant has duly caused this registration statement on
Form S-4 to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunder duly
authorized, in Midland, Texas on August 25, 2006.
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BASIC ENERGY SERVICES LP, LLC |
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Signature |
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Title |
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Date |
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/s/ Jerry Tufly
Jerry
Tufly
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President, Chief Financial
Officer
and Director (Principal Executive
Officer, Principal Financial Officer
and Principal Accounting Officer)
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August 25, 2006
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II-14
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit |
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|
Number |
|
Description |
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1 |
.1 |
|
Purchase Agreement, dated
April 7, 2006, by and among Basic Energy Services, Inc.
(the Company), UBS Securities LLC as representative
for the Initial Purchasers listed therein, and the Subsidiary
Guarantors party thereto (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 of the Companys Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on April 13, 2006)
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3 |
.1 |
|
Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the Company, dated September 22, 2005.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the
Companys Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File
No. 333-127517), filed on September 28, 2005)
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3 |
.2 |
|
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the
Company, dated December 14, 2005. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Companys Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on December 14, 2005)
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3 |
.3* |
|
Certificate of Formation of Basic
Energy Services GP, LLC, dated as of January 7, 2003.
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3 |
.4* |
|
Limited Liability Company Agreement
of Basic Energy Services GP, LLC, dated as of January 7, 2003.
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3 |
.5* |
|
Certificate of Formation of Basic
Energy Services LP, LLC, dated as of January 7, 2003.
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3 |
.6* |
|
Limited Liability Company Agreement
of Basic Energy Services LP, LLC, dated as of January 7, 2003.
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3 |
.7* |
|
Certificate of Limited Partnership
of Basic Energy Services, L.P., dated as of January 24, 2003.
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3 |
.8* |
|
Agreement of Limited Partnership of
Basic Energy Services, L.P., dated as of January 24, 2003.
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3 |
.9* |
|
Articles of Incorporation of Basic
ESA, Inc., as amended, dated as of July 10, 1981.
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3 |
.10* |
|
Bylaws of Basic ESA, Inc.
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3 |
.11* |
|
Articles of Incorporation of Energy
Air Drilling Services Co., Inc., as amended, dated as of April
2, 1979.
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3 |
.12* |
|
Amended Bylaws of Energy Air
Drilling Services Co., Inc., as amended, dated as of February
13, 1991.
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3 |
.13* |
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Articles of Incorporation of
R&R Hot Oil Service Inc., dated as of October 3, 1979.
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3 |
.14* |
|
Bylaws of R&R Hot Oil Service
Inc.
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3 |
.15* |
|
Certificate of Incorporation of
Basic Marine Services, Inc., as amended, dated as of January 28,
2005.
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3 |
.16* |
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Bylaws of Basic Marine Services,
Inc., dated as of March 11, 2005.
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3 |
.17* |
|
Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of First Energy Services Company, dated as of May
8, 2000.
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3 |
.18* |
|
Bylaws of First Energy Services
Company.
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3 |
.19* |
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Articles of Incorporation of
Oilwell Fracturing Services, Inc., dated as of November 23, 1987.
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3 |
.20* |
|
Bylaws of Oilwell Fracturing
Services, Inc.
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3 |
.21* |
|
Articles of Incorporation of
Western Oil Well Service Co., dated as of August 13, 1997.
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3 |
.22* |
|
Bylaws of Western Oil Well Service
Co.
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3 |
.23* |
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Articles of Incorporation of FESCO
Alaska, Inc., dated as of May 30, 2001.
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3 |
.24* |
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Bylaws of FESCO Alaska, Inc., dated
as of June 4, 2001.
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3 |
.25* |
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Articles of Incorporation of
H.B.&R., Inc., dated as of September 30, 1974.
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3 |
.26* |
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Bylaws of H.B.&R., Inc.
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3 |
.27* |
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Articles of Incorporation of LeBus
Oil Field Service Co., dated as of December 23, 1985.
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3 |
.28* |
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Bylaws of LeBus Oil Field Service
Co.
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3 |
.29* |
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Articles of Incorporation of Globe
Well Service, Inc., as amended, dated as of February 6,
1979.
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3 |
.30* |
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Bylaws of Globe Well Service, Inc.
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3 |
.31* |
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Articles of Organization of
SCH Disposal, L.L.C., dated as of October 30, 1998.
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3 |
.32* |
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Regulations of SCH Disposal,
L.L.C., dated as of November 2, 1998.
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Exhibit |
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Number |
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Description |
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4 |
.1 |
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Indenture dated April 12,
2006, among the Company, the guarantors party thereto, and The
Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. (Incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Companys Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on April 13, 2006)
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4 |
.2 |
|
Form of 7.125% Senior Note due
2016. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the
Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
April 13, 2006)
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4 |
.3 |
|
Registration Rights Agreement,
dated April 12, 2006, among the Company, the guarantors
party thereto, and UBS Securities LLC as representative for the
Initial Purchasers party thereto (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.2 of the Companys Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on April 13, 2006)
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4 |
.4 |
|
First Supplemental Indenture dated
as of July 14, 2006 to Indenture dated as of April 12,
2006 among the Company, as Issuer, the Subsidiary Guarantors
named therein and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as
trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the
Companys Current Report on Form 8-K (SEC File
No. 001-32693), filed on July 20, 2006)
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5 |
.1* |
|
Opinion of Andrews Kurth LLP
regarding the validity of the new notes
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8 |
.1* |
|
Opinion of Andrews Kurth LLP
regarding certain tax matters
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10 |
.1 |
|
Asset Purchase Agreement dated as
of February 21, 2006 among Basic Energy Services, LP, Basic
Energy Services GP, LLC, G&L Tool, Ltd., DLH Management, LLC
and LJH, Ltd. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of
the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
March 2, 2006)
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10 |
.2 |
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Contingent Earn Out Agreement dated
as of February 28, 2006 among Basic Energy Services, LP and
G&L Tool, Ltd. (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.2 of the Companys Current Report on
Form 8-K filed on March 2, 2006)
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10 |
.3 |
|
Third Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement dated as of October 3, 2003, amended and restated
as of December 15, 2005, among the Company, the subsidiary
guarantors party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as syndication
agent, Hibernia National Bank, as co-documentation agent, BNP
Paribas, as co-documentation agent, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as
issuing bank, administrative agent and collateral agent, and the
lenders party thereto (Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.10 to the Companys Annual Report on
Form 10-K filed on March 23, 2006)
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10 |
.4 |
|
Amendment No. 1 to Third
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated March 28,
2006, by and among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors party
thereto, and UBS Loan Finance LLC, Bank of America, N.A.,
Hibernia National Bank, BNP Paribas, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as
administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the
Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
April, 3, 2006)
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10 |
.5 |
|
Summary of 2006 salaries and other
compensation for named executive officers and certain employees
(Incorporated by reference to Item 1.01 of the
Companys Form 8-K filed on March 8, 2006)
|
|
10 |
.6 |
|
Form of Indemnification Agreement
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Companys Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File
No. 333-127517) filed on September 28, 2005)
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10 |
.7 |
|
Employment Agreement dated as of
March 1, 2004 with Kenneth V. Huseman (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Companys
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File
No. 333-127517), filed on August 12, 2005)
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10 |
.8 |
|
Employment Agreement dated as of
May 1, 2003 with Dub W. Harrison (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.3 to the Companys Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File No. 333-127517), filed
August 12, 2005)
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10 |
.9 |
|
Employment Agreement dated as of
May 1, 2003 with Charles W. Swift (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Companys
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File
No. 333-127517), filed August 12, 2005)
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10 |
.10 |
|
Employment Agreement dated as of
January 26, 2005 with Alan Krenek (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Companys
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File
No. 333-127517), filed August 12, 2005)
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Exhibit |
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Number |
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Description |
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10 |
.11 |
|
Second Amended and Restated
Stockholders Agreement dated as of April 2, 2004 by
and among the Company and the stockholders listed therein
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the
Companys Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File
No. 333-127517), filed August 12, 2005)
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10 |
.12 |
|
Second Amended and Restated 2003
Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11
to the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-1
(SEC File No. 333-127517), filed August 12, 2005)
|
|
10 |
.13 |
|
Form of Non-Qualified Option Grant
Agreement (Executive Officer Pre-March 1, 2005)
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 of the
Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on
March 23, 2006)
|
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10 |
.14 |
|
Form of Non-Qualified Option Grant
Agreement (Executive Officer Post-March 1,
2005) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 of the
Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on
March 23, 2006)
|
|
10 |
.15 |
|
Form of Non-Qualified Option Grant
Agreement (Non-Employee Director Pre-March 1,
2005) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 of the
Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on
March 23, 2006)
|
|
10 |
.16 |
|
Form of Non-Qualified Option Grant
Agreement (Non-Employee Director Post-March 1,
2005) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 of the
Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on
March 23, 2006)
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|
10 |
.17 |
|
Form of Restricted Stock Grant
Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 of
the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on
March 23, 2006)
|
|
10 |
.18 |
|
Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option
Agreement (Director form effective March 2006) (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Companys Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2006)
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|
10 |
.19 |
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Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option
Agreement (Employee form effective March 2006) (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Companys Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2006)
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10 |
.20 |
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Workover Unit Package Contract and
Acceptance Agreement, dated as of May 17, 2005, by and
between the Company and Taylor Rigs, LLC (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Companys
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (SEC File
No. 333-127517), filed November 4, 2005)
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12 |
.1* |
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Statement regarding Computation of
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
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21 |
.1 |
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Subsidiaries of Basic Energy
Services, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21.1
to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on
March 23, 2006)
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23 |
.1** |
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Consent of KPMG LLP
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23 |
.2* |
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Consent of Andrews Kurth LLP
(included in Exhibit 5.1)
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24 |
.1* |
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Powers of Attorney
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25 |
.1* |
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Form T-1 Statement of
Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of
1939 of The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. to act as
trustee under the Indenture
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99 |
.1* |
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Form of Letter of Transmittal
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99 |
.2* |
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Form of Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery
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99 |
.3* |
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Form of Letter to Registered
Holders and DTC Participants
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99 |
.4* |
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Form of Instructions to Registered
Holder or DTC Participant from Beneficial Owner
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99 |
.5* |
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Form of Letter to Clients
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