UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 2, 2007
Basic Energy Services, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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1-32693
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54-2091194 |
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400 W. Illinois, Suite 800
Midland, Texas
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (432) 620-5500
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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General Instruction A.2 below):
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On April 2, 2007, Basic Energy Services, Inc. (the “Company”) completed the acquisition (the
“Acquisition”) of Sledge Drilling Holding Corp., a Texas corporation (“Sledge”), as contemplated by
the stock purchase agreement dated March 13, 2007 between Basic Energy Services, L.P., an indirect
wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and the shareholders and warrant holders (the “Holders”) of
Sledge. Sledge, based in Midland, Texas, operates six medium-depth drilling rigs in the Permian
Basin of west Texas and eastern New Mexico. Pursuant to the Acquisition, the Company issued
approximately 430,000 shares of common stock, paid approximately $27 million in cash consideration
to the Holders and paid approximately $19 million for the repayment of Sledge outstanding
indebtedness. Sledge has become an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
On April 2, 2007, in connection with the closing of the Acquisition, the Company entered into
a registration rights agreement with the Holders. Under the registration rights agreement, the
Company is required to file and maintain a “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3 relating to
the offer and sale of the Company’s common stock issued to the Holders pursuant to the Acquisition.
In addition, Holders may require the Company to include their shares in future registration
statements that the Company files. Except for underwriting fees, discounts and commissions and
brokerage fees, any out-of-pocket expenses of any of the Holders and any capital gains, income or
transfer taxes applicable to securities offered for the account of any of the Holders, the Company
will be obligated to pay all expenses incurred in connection with the registration of these shares.
The registration rights agreement is attached as an exhibit hereto and incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
On April 2, 2007, the Company issued 430,191 shares of its common stock to the Holders in
connection with the Acquisition as described under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock in connection with the Acquisition was made in
reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act afforded by
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, as the shares were issued to 20 stockholders and warrant
holders of Sledge and the sale of securities by the Company did not involve a public offering.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On April 4, 2007, the Company issued a press release announcing the completion of the
acquisition described in Item 1.01 of this report. A copy of that press release is attached as
Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
10.1 Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2007, by and among Basic Energy
Services, Inc. and the Holders named therein.
99.1 Press Release dated April 4, 2007.
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