Pharaoh-1
5 years ago
They want big institutes which can't invest in any stock under $5 or $10 to chime in, and they don't want the PPS to be close to $1, risking delisting if it goes below $1.
Obviously, when the merger happens, some entity will acquire good amount of shares. If they choose to sell immediately, this will drive the PPS down with such low float. If the PPS goes close to $1 or below because of this selling, there lies the risk.
I also think that this R/S will allow them to offer new shares to expand or for whatever reason without completely destroying the PPS (below $1). At least, these are my interpretations.
I don't think that buying volume will come in till these issues are cleared out.
John_Langston
5 years ago
Upon successful completion of the merger, each issued and outstanding share of QES Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, will be converted into the right to receive 0.4844 shares (the βExchange Ratioβ) of KLXE Common Stock, subject to adjustment for the reverse stock split of KLXE Common Stock expected to be implemented prior to the consummation of the merger as discussed in this joint proxy statement/prospectus. The Exchange Ratio is fixed and will not be adjusted for changes in the market price of either KLXE Common Stock or QES Common Stock between the signing of the Merger Agreement and the Effective Time of the merger. KLXE stockholders will continue to own their existing shares of KLXE Common Stock. Based on the Exchange Ratio, the number of outstanding shares of QES Common Stock (plus the number of shares underlying outstanding QES phantom units and outstanding QES restricted stock units (but excluding cash settled QES restricted stock units)) and the number of outstanding shares of KLXE Common Stock (including KLXE restricted stock awards), it is estimated that KLXE stockholders will own approximately 59% and QES stockholders will own approximately 41%, respectively, of the issued and outstanding shares of KLXE on a fully diluted basis immediately following the Effective Time of the merger. KLXE Common Stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (βNasdaqβ) under the symbol βKLXE.β QES Common Stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (the βNYSEβ) under the symbol βQES.β The common stock of the combined company will remain listed on Nasdaq under the symbol βKLXE.β We encourage you to obtain updated quotes for the common stock of both KLXE and QES.