Current Report Filing (8-k)
June 05 2018 - 4:09PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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): June 1, 2018
Flotek Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-13270
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90-0023731
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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10603 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N., Suite 300
Houston, Texas
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77064
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (713)
849-9911
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form
8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth
company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule
12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(§240.12b-2
of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.02
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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On June 1, 2018, the board of directors (the Board) of Flotek Industries, Inc. (the Company) unanimously appointed
David Nierenberg to serve as a director on the Board effective immediately. Since January 1996, Mr. Nierenberg has served as the President of Nierenberg Investment Management Company, Inc. (NIMCO), which manages the D3 Family Funds.
Several of the D3 Family Funds are stockholders of the Company. Before founding NIMCO in 1996, Mr. Nierenberg was a General Partner at Trinity Ventures, a venture capital fund. Mr. Nierenberg began his career at Bain & Company
Inc., where he was a Partner, managing strategy, acquisition, and cost reduction projects. He serves as Chair of the Advisory Board of the Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership at Columbia Law School. Mr. Nierenberg
chairs the Research Advisory Council of Glass, Lewis & Co. He is also a member of the board of the Washington State Investment Board, Riverview Bancorp (NYSE: RVSB), Rosetta Stone (NYSE: RST) and The National WWII Museum.
Mr. Nierenberg previously served as a director for Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESIO) and Radisys Corporation (NASDAQ: RSYS). Mr. Nierenberg received his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School and his B.A. in History, summa cum
laude, from Yale College.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Nierenberg and any other persons pursuant to which
Mr. Nierenberg was selected as a director. Mr. Nierenberg has not been involved in any related transactions or relationships with the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation
S-K.
In connection with Mr. Nierenbergs appointment to the Board, he will be
compensated in accordance with the Companys customary compensation practices for
non-employee
directors as disclosed in the Companys Definitive Proxy Statement as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 30, 2018, including a grant of shares of restricted common stock of the Company.
Item 7.01
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Regulation FD Disclosure.
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On June 4, 2018, the Company issued a press release
announcing the appointment of Mr. Nierenberg. The June 4, 2018 press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form
8-K
and in Exhibit 99.1
shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is not subject to the liabilities of that section and is not deemed incorporated by reference in any filing of the
Companys under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.
Item 9.01.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
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Date: June 5, 2018
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/s/ Matthew B. Marietta
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Matthew B. Marietta
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Executive Vice President of Finance and Corporate Development
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