Flotek Industries, Inc. Announces Closing of $16 Million Equity Private Placement
August 13 2009 - 7:02AM
PR Newswire (US)
HOUSTON, Aug. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Flotek Industries, Inc.
(NYSE: FTK) today announced that it has closed its previously
announced private placement of convertible preferred stock and
warrants to purchase shares of common stock, for gross proceeds of
approximately $16 million. FIG Partners, LLC, acted as exclusive
placement agent for the Company in the private placement. Chardan
Capital Markets served as an introducing broker to certain
participants in the private placement. In addition, Flotek
announced that its previously announced amendment to its bank
credit facility to waive covenant violations and relax future
financial covenant requirements has become effective. The net
proceeds received by Flotek in the private placement will be
approximately $15 million. Flotek will use the net proceeds to
reduce borrowings under its bank credit facility, thereby providing
additional liquidity, and for general corporate purposes. Flotek
also announced that, giving pro forma effect to the completed
private placement, its stockholders' equity as of June 30, 2009 is
greater than $50 million, so the Company continues to be in
compliance with the continued listing requirements of the New York
Stock Exchange relating to minimum average market capitalization
and stockholders' equity. Neither the Units nor the securities
comprising the Units have been registered under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United
States absent a registration statement or exemption from
registration. This notice is issued pursuant to Rule 135c under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and shall not constitute an
offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall
there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such
state. About Flotek Industries, Inc. Flotek is a global developer
and distributor of innovative specialty chemicals and down-hole
drilling and production equipment. Flotek manages automated bulk
material handling, loading and blending facilities. It serves major
and independent companies in the domestic and international
oilfield service industry. Flotek Industries, Inc. is a publicly
traded company headquartered in Houston, Texas, and its common
shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker
symbol "FTK". For additional information, please visit Flotek's web
site at http://www.flotekind.com/. Forward-Looking Statements:
Certain statements set forth in this Press Release constitute
forward-looking statements (within the meaning of Section 27A of
the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934) regarding Flotek Industries, Inc.'s business,
financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Words
such as expects, anticipates, intends, plans, believes, seeks,
estimates and similar expressions or variations of such words are
intended to identify forward-looking statements, but are not the
exclusive means of identifying forward-looking statements in this
Press Release. Although forward-looking statements in this Press
Release reflect the good faith judgment of management, such
statements can only be based on facts and factors currently known
to management. Consequently, forward-looking statements are
inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results
and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes
discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could
cause or contribute to such differences in results and outcomes
include, but are not limited to, demand for oil and natural gas
drilling services in the areas and markets in which the Company
operates, competition, obsolescence of products and services, the
Company's ability to obtain financing to support its operations,
environmental and other casualty risks, and the impact of
government regulation. Further information about the risks and
uncertainties that may impact the Company are set forth in the
Company's most recent filings on Form 10-K (including without
limitation in the "Risk Factors" Section) and Form 10-Q, and in the
Company's other SEC filings and publicly available documents.
Readers are urged not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this
Press Release. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or
update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect any event
or circumstance that may arise after the date of this Press
Release. DATASOURCE: Flotek Industries, Inc. CONTACT: Investor
Relations of Flotek Industries, Inc., +1-713-849-9911 Web Site:
http://www.flotekind.com/
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