Number of Shares
Beneficially
Owned by Each Reporting Person
with
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7
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Sole Voting Power
0
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8
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Shared Voting Power
5,000,734(1)
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9
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Sole Dispositive Power
0
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10
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Shared Dispositive Power
5,000,734(1)
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11
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Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
5,000,734(1)
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12
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Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares
o
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13
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Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
2.27%(2)
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14
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Type of Reporting Person
CO
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(1)
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Consists of (i) 3,253,101 shares of Class A Common Stock and 5,877 Sponsor Transferred Shares, (ii) 170,436 shares of Class A Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of the Initial Warrants, (iii) 100,305 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Preferred
Warrants, consisting of (A) 50,151 May 2019 Warrants and (B) 50,154 Additional May 2019 Warrants (as discussed in Item 3), (iv) 41,321
shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 207 shares of Series A Preferred Stock (as discussed in Item 3) and (v) 1,429,694
shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of $1,880,671.44 in aggregate principal amount of the PIK Notes (as discussed
in Item 3). Excludes any shares of Class A Common Stock that may be issued upon exercise of any Additional May 2019 Warrants that may
be issued after the date hereof pursuant to the terms of the Series A Purchase Agreement (as discussed in Item 3).
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(2)
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Based on (i) 93,377,516 aggregate shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021
as represented by the Issuer in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2021, plus (ii) 5,758,334 shares of Class
A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Outstanding Warrants, plus (iii) 880,716 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion
of 4,412 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, plus (iv) 89,479,973 shares of Class A Common Stock issued in connection with the Series
B Forced Conversion (as discussed in Item 3), plus (v) 30,408,163 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of $40,000,000
in aggregate principal amount of the PIK Notes (as discussed in Item 3). Each share of the Issuer’s Class B Common Stock, together
with one common unit representing limited liability company interests in USWS Holdings LLC, is exchangeable for one share of Class A Common
Stock.
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This Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D (this “Statement”)
amends and restates the Schedule 13D originally filed by the Reporting Persons (as defined below) on November 19, 2018, as amended by
Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons on May 29, 2019, as further amended by Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule
13D filed by the Reporting Persons on November 12, 2019, as further amended by Amendment No. 3 to the Schedule 13 filed by the Reporting
Persons on April 2, 2020, as further amended by Amendment No. 4 to the Schedule 13 filed by the Reporting Persons on June 29, 2021.
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Item 1.
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Security and Issuer
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This Statement relates to the Class A common stock,
par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”) of U.S. Well Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”).
The Class A Common Stock and Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Issuer (the “Class B Common Stock”
and, together with the Class A Common Stock, the “Common Stock”) are treated as a single class for purposes of this Statement
because they vote together as a single class.
The principal executive offices of the Issuer
are located at 770 South Post Oak Lane, Suite 405, Houston, TX 77056.
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Item 2.
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Identity and Background
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The names of the persons filing this Statement
are Crestview Partners III GP, L.P. (“Crestview GP”), Crestview III USWS, L.P. (“Crestview III LP”) and Crestview
III USWS TE, LLC (“Crestview III LLC,” and together with Crestview III LP, the “Crestview Parties” and, together
with Crestview GP, the “Reporting Persons” and each, a “Reporting Person”). Crestview GP and Crestview III LP
are each a Delaware limited partnership. Crestview III LLC is a Delaware limited liability company. Each of the Reporting Persons is a
private investment fund. Crestview GP serves as the general partner of the investment funds which are direct or indirect members of the
Crestview Parties. Decisions by Crestview GP to vote or dispose of the Class A Common Stock held by the Crestview Parties requires the
approval of a majority of the seven members of its investment committee and its chairman, which is composed of the following individuals:
Barry S. Volpert (chairman), Thomas S. Murphy, Jr., Robert V. Delaney, Jr., Brian P. Cassidy, Alexander M. Rose, Adam J. Klein and Daniel
G. Kilpatrick. None of the foregoing persons has the power individually to vote or dispose of any of the Class A Common Stock held by
the Crestview Parties. Each of the foregoing individuals, in his capacity as solely a member of the investment committee, disclaims beneficial
ownership of all such Class A Common Stock. The address of the principal office of each of the Reporting Persons is c/o Crestview, 590
Madison Avenue, 42nd Floor, New York, New York 10022.
During the last five years, none of the Reporting
Persons has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or has been a party to a civil
proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment,
decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws
or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
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Item 3.
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Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
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The Crestview Parties collectively purchased 20,250,000
shares of Class A Common Stock (the “Acquired Shares”) and 7,250,000 private placement warrants with each warrant exercisable
for one-half of one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.75 per half share, or $11.50 per whole share (the “Initial
Warrants”) for aggregate consideration of $180,000,000 pursuant to the Subscription Agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”),
dated July 13, 2018, by and among Matlin & Partners Acquisition Corporation, Matlin & Partners Acquisition Sponsor LLC, Cantor
Fitzgerald & Co., the Crestview Parties, and, solely for purposes of Section 12(a) therein, Crestview Partners III (TE), L.P. (“VCOC
I”) and Crestview Partners III Co-Investors, L.P. (“VCOC II,” and, together with VCOC I, “Crestview VCOC”).
The Initial Warrants became exercisable 30 days after the closing of the Merger Agreement (as discussed in Item 4), which closed on November
9, 2018. The source of funds for such purchase was capital contributions made by the investors in each of the Crestview Parties as well
as available lines of credit.
On May 24, 2019 (the “Series A Preferred
Closing”), the Crestview Parties collectively purchased 20,000 shares of Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock of the
Issuer, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), and 1,066,666 warrants exercisable as described in Item
4 below (the “May 2019 Warrants”) for aggregate consideration of $20,000,000 pursuant to the Series A Purchase Agreement dated
May 23, 2019 by and among the Crestview Parties, the Issuer and the other purchasers party thereto (the “Series A Purchase Agreement”).
In addition, the Series A Purchase Agreement provides that the Issuer will issue the Crestview Parties 177,778 additional warrants exercisable
as described in Item 4 below (the “Additional May 2019 Warrants” and, together with the May 2019 Warrants, the “Preferred
Warrants”) beginning on March 31, 2020 and on a quarterly basis thereafter for a total of up to nine such issuances, in each case,
if the shares of Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding as of such applicable date. The source of funds for such purchase was capital
contributions made by the investors in each of the Crestview Parties as well as available lines of credit. On each of March 31, 2020,
June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020, December 31, 2020, March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, in accordance with the terms of the Series A Purchase
Agreement, the Issuer issued 177,778 Additional May 2019 Warrants to the Crestview Parties.
On April 1, 2020 (the “Series B Preferred
Closing”), the Crestview Parties collectively purchased 11,500 shares of Series B Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock of the
Issuer, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock”), for aggregate consideration of $11,500,000 pursuant
to the Series B Purchase Agreement dated March 31, 2020 (the “Series B Purchase Agreement” and, together with the Series A
Purchase Agreement, the “Stock Purchase Agreements”) by and among the Crestview Parties, the Issuer and the other purchasers
party thereto (the “Series B Purchasers”). The source of funds for such purchase was capital contributions made by the investors
in each of the Crestview Parties.
On June 24, 2021 (the “PIK Note Closing”),
the Crestview Parties collectively (i) purchased $20,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 16.0% Convertible Senior Secured (Third
Lien) PIK Notes of the Issuer for aggregate consideration of $20,000,000 in cash (the “Cash PIK Notes”) and (ii) were issued
$20,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 16.0% Convertible Senior Secured (Third Lien) PIK Notes of the Issuer in exchange for the
cancellation of 15,588 shares of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Exchange PIK Notes” and, together with the Cash PIK Notes,
the “PIK Notes”), in each case, pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement dated June 24, 2021 by and among the Crestview Parties,
the Issuer and the other purchasers party thereto (the “PIK Note Purchase Agreement”). The source of funds for the Crestview
Parties’ purchase of the Cash PIK Notes was capital contributions made by the investors in each of the Crestview Parties as well
as available lines of credit.
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Item 4.
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Purpose of Transaction.
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The following describes any other plans or
proposals that any Reporting Person may have with respect to the matters set forth in Item 4(a)-(j) of Schedule 13D:
On July 13, 2018, the Issuer entered into a Merger
and Contribution Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Issuer, MPAC Merger Sub LLC, USWS Holdings, certain
owners of equity interests in USWS Holdings and, solely for the purposes specified therein, the seller representative named therein. In
connection with the entry into the Merger Agreement, the Issuer entered into a Subscription Agreement, pursuant to which (i) the Reporting
Persons purchased the Acquired Shares and the Initial Warrants and (ii) the Issuer agreed that Crestview VCOC shall have the right to
designate (x) two directors to the board of directors of the Issuer so long as the Crestview Parties beneficially own at least 14.3% of
the outstanding Class A Common Stock and (y) one director to the board of directors of the Issuer so long as the Crestview Parties beneficially
own at least 5% and less than 14.3% of the Class A Common Stock. Adam J. Klein, who is a Partner of each of Crestview, L.L.C. and Crestview
Advisors, L.L.C., currently serves as Crestview VCOC’s designee on the Issuer’s board of directors, and in such capacity may
have influence over the corporate activities of the Issuer.
Concurrently with the closing of transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement, each of the Crestview Parties entered into the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement,
dated November 9, 2018 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with the Issuer and certain other stockholders of the Issuer
listed on the signature pages thereto. The Registration Rights Agreement includes customary provisions relating to, among other things,
“demand” registration rights and “piggy-back” registration rights. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement,
the Issuer will have certain obligations to register for resale under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”),
(i) all or any portion of the shares of Class A Common Stock that the holders hold as of the date of such agreement and that they may
acquire thereafter, including upon the conversion, exercise or exchange of any other security therefor and (ii) the Initial Warrants.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Certificate
of Designations the Issuer filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on May 24, 2019 (the “Series A Certificate of Designations”),
following the first anniversary of the Series A Preferred Closing, all or any portion of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock may be
converted into Class A Common Stock at any time based on the then-applicable liquidation preference (as determined in accordance with
the Series A Certificate of Designations) divided by the applicable conversion price. The ordinary conversion price of the Series A Preferred
Stock is $6.67 and is subject to adjustment for stock splits, combinations, certain distributions or similar events. However, if the Issuer
exercises its right to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock and funds such redemption with proceeds from an equity offering within one
year of the Series A Preferred Closing, the conversion price will be the higher of the price to the public in such offering and the ordinary
conversion price. As a result, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Series A Preferred
Stock cannot be determined at this time, though the Series A Certificate of Designations provides that the shares of Series A Preferred
Stock held by the Crestview Parties may not be converted into more than 4,960,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, subject to certain adjustments
as provided therein.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Series
A Certificate of Designations, the Series A Preferred Stock is also subject to redemption by the Issuer at any time and may be automatically
converted at the election of the Issuer if (i) the closing price of the Class A Common Stock is greater than 130% of the conversion price
for 20 trading days over any 30 consecutive trading day period and (ii) the average daily trading volume of the Class A Common Stock exceeded
250,000 for 20 trading days over any 30 consecutive trading day period.
The Preferred Warrants are subject to the terms
and conditions of a Warrant Agreement dated May 24, 2019 by and between the Issuer and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
as warrant agent (the “Preferred Warrant Agreement”). Subject to the terms and conditions of the Preferred Warrant Agreement,
the Crestview Parties may acquire shares of Class A Common Stock based on an exercise price of $7.66 per share (subject to adjustments
for stock splits, combinations, certain distributions or similar events) from time to time beginning with the date that is six months
following the Series A Preferred Closing and for six years thereafter. The Preferred Warrants are required to be net settled in stock
on a cashless basis based on the difference between (i) the volume weighted average price of the Class A Common Stock as reported during
the ten trading day period ending on the second trading day prior to the date on which the notice of exercise is delivered to the warrant
agent and (ii) the then-applicable exercise price, in each case, at the time of exercise. As a result, the number of shares of Class A
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Preferred Warrants cannot be determined at this time, though in no event will the Preferred
Warrants be exercisable for more than 1,244,444 shares of Class A Common Stock (subject to adjustment for stock splits, combinations,
certain distributions or similar events).
The Series A Purchase Agreement provides that
the Issuer will issue the Crestview Parties 177,778 Additional May 2019 Warrants beginning on March 31, 2020 and on a quarterly basis
thereafter for a total of up to nine such issuances, in each case, if the shares of Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding as of
such applicable date. In accordance with the terms of the Series A Purchase Agreement, the Issuer issued 177,778 Additional May 2019 Warrants
to the Crestview Parties on each of March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020, September 30, 2020, December 31, 2020, March 31, 2021 and June 30,
2021. The Additional May 2019 Warrants are subject to the terms and conditions of the Preferred Warrant Agreement.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Series
B Certificate of Designations the Issuer filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on March 31, 2020 (the “Series B Certificate
of Designations” and, together with the Series A Certificate of Designations, the “Certificates of Designations”), all
or any portion of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock may be converted into Class A Common Stock at any time based on the then-applicable
liquidation preference (as determined in accordance with the Series B Certificate of Designations) divided by the applicable conversion
price. The ordinary conversion price of the Series B Preferred Stock is $0.308 per share and is subject to adjustment for stock splits,
combinations, certain distributions or similar events.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Series
B Certificate of Designations, (a) the Series B Preferred Stock is subject to redemption by the Issuer at any time after the date that
is eighteen (18) months after the issuance date of the Series B Preferred Stock, and (b) following the third anniversary of the issuance
date of the Series B Preferred Stock, any time the Class A Common Stock is listed on a national securities exchange, the Series B Preferred
Stock is subject to conversion by the Issuer and may be automatically converted at the election of the Issuer if (i) the closing price
of the Class A Common Stock is greater than 130% of the conversion price for 20 trading days over any 30 consecutive trading day period
and (ii) the average daily trading volume of the Class A Common Stock exceeded 250,000 for 20 trading days over any 30 consecutive trading
day period.
Concurrently with the closing of transactions
contemplated by the Series A Purchase Agreement, each of the Crestview Parties entered into the Registration Rights Agreement, dated May
24, 2019 (the “Series A Registration Rights Agreement”) with the Issuer and certain other stockholders of the Issuer listed
on the signature pages thereto. Concurrently with the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Series B Purchase Agreement, the
Crestview Parties entered into the Series B Registration Rights Agreement, dated April 1, 2020, with the Issuer and certain other stockholders
of the Issuer listed on the signature pages thereto (the “Series B Registration Rights Agreement” and, together with the Series
A Registration Rights Agreement, the “Preferred Registration Rights Agreements”). The Preferred Registration Rights Agreements
include customary provisions relating to, among other things, “demand” registration rights and “piggy-back” registration
rights. Pursuant to the Preferred Registration Rights Agreements, the Issuer will have certain obligations to register for resale under
the Securities Act all or any portion of the shares of Class A Common Stock that the holders may acquire upon the conversion, exercise
or exchange of shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the Series B Preferred Stock or the Preferred Warrants.
On June 24, 2021, the Issuer issued and sold the
PIK Notes in a private placement offering (the “PIK Note Offering”). Subject to earlier conversion or redemption in accordance
with their terms, the PIK Notes will become due and payable on June 5, 2026 (the “Maturity Date”) in a number of shares of
Class A Common Stock determined by dividing (i) the outstanding balance of the principal amount of the PIK Notes (together with the accrued
but unpaid interest on the PIK Notes) as of the Maturity Date, by (ii) the volume-weighted average price of the Class A Common Stock for
the 20 trading day period (as determined in accordance with the PIK Notes, the “Twenty-Day VWAP”) immediately preceding the
Maturity Date (or in such other manner as determined pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement). Subject to the terms of the PIK
Notes, at any time prior to the payment in full of all outstanding principal and interest owing under the PIK Notes, the Crestview Parties
party thereto may elect to convert all or a portion of such outstanding principal and interest into a number of shares of Class A Common
Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the amount of such outstanding aggregate principal amount plus accrued and unpaid
interest through the date immediately prior to the date of conversion, by (b) the conversion price, which shall initially be $0.98 and
$2.00 with respect to the Cash PIK Notes and the Exchange PIK Notes, respectively, and which may be adjusted from time to time as set
forth in the PIK Notes (the “Conversion Price”).
In addition, following the first anniversary of
the PIK Note Closing, and at any time in which there are no issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred
Stock, if the Twenty-Day VWAP is greater than $2.00 for ten trading days during any twenty consecutive trading day period, then the Issuer
shall have the option from time to time, to convert all or a portion of the outstanding principal and interest then owing under the PIK
Notes into a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the amount of such outstanding principal
and interest owing through the date immediately prior to the date of conversion, by (ii) the Conversion Price.
In the event of a Change of Control (as defined
in the PIK Notes), the Issuer shall have the option to either (i) in full satisfaction of the respective PIK Notes, pay to the Crestview
Party thereto in cash the amount of the outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest through the date immediately prior to the
date of such Change of Control or (ii) convert no later than the tenth business day following such Change of Control all of the outstanding
principal and interest then owing under the PIK Note into a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by
dividing (A) the amount of such outstanding principal and interest through the date immediately prior to the Change of Control, by (B)
either (1) the Twenty-Day VWAP immediately preceding such Change of Control or (2) if the Change of Control occurs during any period in
which the Class A Common Stock is not listed on any national securities exchange, then the Fair Market Value (as defined in the PIK Notes)
of the Class A Common Stock as of the date of the notice of conversion.
Concurrently with the closing of transactions
contemplated by the PIK Note Purchase Agreement, each of the Crestview Parties entered into the Registration Rights Agreement, dated June
24, 2021 (the “PIK Note Registration Rights Agreement”) with the Issuer and certain other stockholders of the Issuer listed
on the signature pages thereto. The PIK Note Registration Rights Agreement includes customary provisions relating to, among other things,
“demand” registration rights and “piggy-back” registration rights. Pursuant to the PIK Note Registration Rights
Agreement, the Issuer will have certain obligations to register for resale under the Securities Act all or any portion of the shares of
Class A Common Stock that the holders may acquire upon the conversion, exercise or exchange of shares of the PIK Notes.
Additionally, on June 24, 2021, the Issuer, the
Crestview Parties and certain other holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock (such holders, each, a “Series B Stockholder Party”)
entered into the Written Consent and Voting Agreement (the “Voting Agreement”). Pursuant to the Voting Agreement, (i) the
parties thereto agreed to vote or cause to be voted, all shares of Class A Common Stock owned by such party or any of its affiliates,
or over which such holder of Series B Preferred Stock or any of its affiliates has voting control, at any annual or special meeting of
the Issuer’s stockholders, in favor of a proposal to approve the issuances of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable under the
terms of the PIK Notes or issuable upon conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to an amendment to the Series B Certificate
of Designations (the “Series B Certificate of Designations Amendment”), (ii) each Series B Stockholder Party approved the
Series B Certificate of Designations Amendment and certain other matters related to the transactions contemplated by the PIK Note Purchase
Agreement and (iii) each Series B Stockholder Party agreed to not transfer certain shares of Class A Common Stock until the earlier of
obtaining the stockholder approval described in clause (i) of this sentence and November 1, 2021. The Series B Certificate of Designations
Amendment provides (a) the Issuer with a right to cause the conversion of Series B Preferred Stock into Class A Common Stock from June
24, 2021 until December 31, 2021 if the closing price of the Class A Common Stock is greater than $0.308 for twenty days during any 30
consecutive trading day period; provided that in connection with such a conversion Series B Preferred Stock shall receive an additional
number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the aggregate amount of dividends that would have accrued if such shares were converted
as of April 1, 2022 (any such conversion, the “Series B Forced Conversion,” and such additional shares of Class A Common Stock,
“Additional Conversion Shares”) and (b) the Issuer would not exercise its redemption rights pursuant to Section 8(a) of the
Series B Certificate of Designations until April 1, 2022. The Voting Agreement also provides that the Issuer shall not cause the Series
B Certificate of Designations Amendment to be effective until the earlier of (1) NASDAQ notifying the Issuer that the Series B Forced
Conversion does not require stockholder approval and (2) obtaining stockholder approval for such the Series B Forced Conversion. If NASDAQ
notifies the Issuer that stockholder approval of the Series B Forced Conversion is required, the parties to the Voting Agreement agree
(A) 50% of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock owned by each Stockholder Party would automatically convert into shares of Class A Common
Stock in accordance with the Series B Certificate of Designations, (B) all references to “April 1, 2022” in the Series B Certificate
of Designations Amendment would be changed to “December 1, 2022” and (C) the Issuer would not to exercise its redemption rights
pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Series B Certificate of Designations until December 1, 2022.
On September 14, 2021, the Issuer caused the Series
B Certificate of Designations Amendment to become effective by its filing with the Delaware Secretary of State. On September 17, 2021,
the Issuer exercised its right to cause the Series B Forced Conversion under the Series B Certificate of Designations, as amended by the
Series B Certificate of Designations Amendment, and, in exchange for the conversion of 41,310,550 and 2,039,329 shares of Series B Preferred
Stock by Crestview III LP and Crestview III LLC, respectively, Crestview III LP and Crestview III LLC received 46,611,418 and 2,301,011
shares of Class A Common Stock, respectively, of which a total of 5,562,550 were Additional Conversion Shares.
The foregoing descriptions of the Merger Agreement,
the Registration Rights Agreement, the Stock Purchase Agreements, the Certificates of Designations, the Preferred Warrant Agreement, the
Preferred Registration Rights Agreements, the PIK Note Purchase Agreement, the PIK Note Registration Rights Agreement and the Voting Agreement
do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by, the full text of such documents, copies of which
are being incorporated by reference as Exhibits 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16 and 17 respectively, in Item 7 of this Statement
and are incorporated herein by reference.
The Reporting Persons acquired the securities
covered by this Statement for investment purposes and the Reporting Persons intend to review on a continuing basis the investments in
the Issuer by the Reporting Persons. Depending upon market conditions and other factors that they may deem relevant, the Reporting Persons
or their affiliates may seek to acquire additional securities of the Issuer or other financial instruments related to the Issuer or its
securities (which may include rights or securities exercisable or convertible into securities of the Issuer) and/or sell or otherwise
dispose of some or all of the Issuer securities or financial instruments owned from time to time, in each case, in open market or private
transactions, block sales or otherwise, including in connection with extraordinary corporate transactions such as a tender offer, merger
or consolidation.
The Reporting Persons intend to communicate with
the Issuer’s management and board of directors about a broad range of operational and strategic matters and may communicate with
other stockholders or third parties regarding the foregoing. The Reporting Persons may formulate, consider, explore, develop or make plans
or proposals regarding the Issuer or its securities, including related to operational or financial matters or any other potential strategic
alternative intended to maximize shareholder value, including but not limited to a business combination, acquisition, sale of the Issuer
or a take private transaction. Such discussions and actions may be preliminary and exploratory in nature and not rise to the level of
a plan or a proposal.
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Item 5.
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Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
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(a) and (b)
The below table sets forth the number of shares
of Class A Common Stock directly and beneficially owned by each of the Reporting Persons. The shares directly owned by the Crestview Parties
are deemed to be beneficially owned by Crestview GP, the general partner of the investment funds which are direct or indirect members
of the Crestview Parties. Accordingly, as indicated with respect to such shares listed as beneficially owned in the below table, the applicable
Reporting Persons have shared voting power to vote and direct the vote of, and have shared power to dispose and direct the disposition
of, such shares. Neither Crestview III LP nor Crestview III LLC have the sole power to vote or direct the vote, or the sole power to dispose
or direct the disposition of, the shares listed in the table below. Each Reporting Person expressly disclaims, to the extent permitted
by applicable law, beneficial ownership of any Common Stock held by the other Reporting Persons.
Reporting
Persons
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Class
A Common Stock Owned Directly
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Aggregate
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned(1)
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Percentage
of Class Beneficially Owned (2)
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Crestview Partners III GP, L.P.
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0
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106,334,642
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48.35%
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Crestview III USWS, L.P.
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66,028,451
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101,333,908
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46.08%
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Crestview III USWS TE, LLC
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3,258,978
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5,000,734
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2.27%
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(1)
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Consists of (i) 65,909,328 shares of Class A Common Stock and 119,123 Sponsor Transferred Shares held directly by Crestview III USWS,
L.P., (ii) 3,253,101 shares of Class A Common Stock and 5,877 Sponsor Transferred Shares held directly by Crestview III USWS TE, LLC,
(iii) 3,625,000 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Initial Warrants received by Crestview III USWS, L.P. and
Crestview III USWS TE, LLC pursuant to the Subscription Agreement (as discussed in Item 3), (iv) 2,133,334 shares of Class A Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Preferred Warrants, consisting of (A) 1,066,666 May 2019 Warrants and (B) 1,066,668 Additional May 2019
Warrants (as discussed in Item 3) issued to Crestview III USWS, L.P. and Crestview III USWS TE, LLC pursuant to the Series A Purchase
Agreement, (v) 880,716 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of 4,412 of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued
to Crestview III USWS, L.P. and Crestview III USWS TE, LLC pursuant to the Series A Purchase Agreement (as discussed in Item 3) and (vi)
30,408,163 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of $40,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the PIK Notes issued
to Crestview III USWS, L.P. and Crestview III USWS TE, LLC pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement (as discussed in Item 3), in each case,
for which Crestview Partners III GP, L.P. may be deemed to be the beneficial owner. Excludes any shares of Class A Common Stock that may
be issued upon exercise of any Additional May 2019 Warrants that may be issued after the date hereof pursuant to the terms of the Series
A Purchase Agreement (as discussed in Item 3).
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(2)
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Based on (i) 93,377,516 aggregate shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021
as represented by the Issuer in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2021, plus (ii) 5,758,334 shares of Class
A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Outstanding Warrants, plus (iii) 880,716 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion
of 4,412 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, plus (iv) 89,479,973 shares of Class A Common Stock issued in connection with the Series
B Forced Conversion (as discussed in Item 3), plus (v) 30,408,163 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of $40,000,000
in aggregate principal amount of the PIK Notes (as discussed in Item 3). Each share of the Issuer’s Class B Common Stock, together
with one common unit representing limited liability company interests in USWS Holdings LLC, is exchangeable for one share of Class A Common
Stock.
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Item 6.
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Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
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On November 9, 2018, Crestview III LLC and Crestview
III LP entered into a Side Letter (the “Side Letter”) by and between Crestview III LLC, Crestview III LP, Matlin & Partners
Acquisition Corporation and Matlin & Partners Acquisition Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”), pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed
to transfer an aggregate of 125,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to Crestview III LP and Crestview III LLC (the “Sponsor Transferred
Shares”). The Sponsor Transferred Shares were to be held by the Sponsor until the satisfaction of certain vesting conditions described
in the Side Letter, however, on July 3, 2019 the Sponsor transferred the Sponsor Transferred Shares to Crestview III LP and Crestview
III LLC in connection with the winding up of Sponsor’s operations and pursuant to the First Amendment to the Side Letter, a copy
of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10. The Sponsor Transferred Shares remain subject to the vesting conditions described in the original
Side Letter, a copy of which is being incorporated by reference as Exhibit 5.
Pursuant to the terms of the Series B Purchase
Agreement, the Issuer agreed that, for so long as the Crestview Parties continue to beneficially own the Series B Preferred Stock, in
the event the Issuer makes any issuance that is not a public offering of any shares of (i) preferred stock, (ii) Class A Common Stock
or (iii) other security that is convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or which otherwise entitles the holder thereof to acquire
Class A Common Stock, then, subject to certain exceptions, the Crestview Parties will be afforded the opportunity to acquire from the
Issuer for the same price and on the same terms as such securities are proposed to be offered to other purchasers, up to their Pro Rata
Share of such new securities. The term “Pro Rata Share” as used in the Series B Purchase Agreement refers to the percentage
ownership that is obtained by dividing the number of shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by the Crestview Parties and their
affiliates on a fully-diluted basis by the total number of the Class A Stock beneficially owned by the Series B Purchasers and their affiliates
on a fully-diluted basis.
Concurrently with the closing of the PIK Note
Offering, each of the Crestview Parties entered into the Letter Agreement, dated June 24, 2021 (the “Preemptive Rights Letter Agreement”)
with the Issuer. Pursuant to the Preemptive Rights Letter Agreement, the Issuer agreed that, from the time that the Crestview Parties
no longer hold any shares of Series B Preferred Stock until the Crestview Parties’ “Pro Rata Share” (as defined below)
is less than 10%, in the event the Issuer makes any issuance that is not a public offering of any shares of (i) preferred stock, (ii)
Class A Common Stock or (iii) other security that is convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or which otherwise entitles the
holder thereof to acquire Class A Common Stock, then, subject to certain exceptions, the Crestview Parties will be afforded the opportunity
to acquire from the Issuer for the same price and on the same terms as such securities are proposed to be offered to other purchasers,
up to their Pro Rata Share of such new securities. The term “Pro Rata Share” as used in the Preemptive Rights Letter Agreement
refers to the percentage ownership that is obtained by dividing the number of shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by the
Crestview Parties and their affiliates on a fully-diluted basis by the total number of the Class A Stock beneficially owned by all holders
of Class A Common Stock on a fully-diluted basis; provided that “fully-diluted” shall only take into account the shares of
Class A Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and PIK Notes as well as the
shares of Class A Common Stock exchangeable for shares of Class B Common Stock.
On June 25, 2021, the Crestview Parties and the
Issuer entered into an a First Amendment to the PIK Note Purchase Agreement (the “First NPA Amendment”) with AG Energy Funding,
LLC (“AG”) pursuant to which the Issuer sold an additional $38,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of PIK Notes to AG. In
connection therewith, on June 25, 2021, (i) the parties to the PIK Note Registration Rights Agreement entered into an amendment thereto
(the “RRA Amendment”) in order to join AG as a party to the PIK Note Registration Rights Agreement and increase the number
of “Registrable Securities” thereunder to include additional shares of Class A Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion
of the then outstanding PIK Notes and any PIK Notes that may be issued in the future, and (ii) the Crestview Parties and AG entered into
a Letter Agreement (the “Series A Letter Agreement”) pursuant to which AG provided the Crestview Parties with a right of first
refusal to purchase certain of AG’s shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
On August 11, 2021, the Issuer entered into a
Second Amendment to the PIK Note Purchase Agreement (the “Second NPA Amendment”) with the Crestview Parties and other purchasers
party thereto. The Second NPA Amendment makes certain clarifications to the Exchange PIK Notes to (i) provide that the adjustments to
the Conversion Price set forth in Section 6(d)(ii) and Section 6(d)(iii) of the Exchange PIK Notes will apply in the event of any reverse
stock split by the Issuer, and (ii) replace all references to the “Nasdaq’s listing rules” and the “applicable
NASDAQ rules” in Section 7 of the Exchange PIK Notes with references to the “applicable rules of the Trading Market on which
the Class A Common Stock is then traded, including, if applicable, either of the OTCQB marketplace or the OTCQX marketplace of the OTC
Markets Group.”
On September 14, 2021 the Issuer entered into
an amendment to the Series B Registration Rights Agreement (the “Series B Registration Rights Amendment”) with the holders
of a majority of the outstanding “Registrable Securities” thereunder. The Series B Registration Rights Amendment provides
that the Issuer will file an additional resale registration statement on or before November 30, 2021 in order to register the Additional
Conversion Shares not covered for resale on the Issuer’s registration statement on Form S-3, which was declared effective by the
Securities Exchange Commission on August 28, 2020.
The foregoing descriptions of the Preemptive Rights
Letter Agreement, the First NPA Amendment, the RRA Amendment, the Series A Letter Agreement, the Second NPA Amendment and the Series B
Registration Rights Amendment do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by, the full text of such
documents, copies of which are being incorporated by reference as Exhibits 15, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 respectively, in Item 7 of this Statement
and are incorporated herein by reference.
Except as otherwise described in this Statement
and the agreements incorporated by reference herein and set forth as exhibits hereto, to the Reporting Persons’ knowledge, there
are no other contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal or otherwise) among the entities named in Item 2 and between
such entities and any person with respect to any securities of the Issuer, including but not limited to transfer or voting of any of the
securities, finder’s fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits
or losses or the giving or withholding of proxies.
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Item 7.
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Material to be Filed as Exhibits
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Exhibit
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Description
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1
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Joint Filing Agreement by and among the Reporting Persons dated as of September 9, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons on May 29, 2019).
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2
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Merger and Contribution Agreement, dated as of July 13, 2018, by and among Matlin & Partners Acquisition Corporation, MPAC Merger Sub LLC, USWS Holdings LLC, certain blocker companies named therein and, solely for purposes described therein, the seller representatives named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Matlin & Partners Acquisition Corporation on July 16, 2018).
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3
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Crestview Subscription Agreement, dated as of July 13, 2018, by and among Matlin & Partners Acquisition Corporation, Matlin & Partners Acquisition Sponsor LLC, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Crestview III USWS, L.P., Crestview III USWS TE, LLC and, solely for purposes described therein, the entities named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Matlin & Partners Acquisition Corporation on July 16, 2018).
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4
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Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2018, by among the Issuer and the holders named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on November 16, 2018).
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5
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Side Letter, dated as of November 9, 2018, by and between Crestview III USWS TE, LLC, Crestview III USWS, L.P., Matlin & Partners Acquisition Corporation and Matlin & Partners Acquisition Sponsor LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 5 to the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons on May 29, 2019).
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6
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Purchase Agreement, dated May 23, 2019, by and among the Issuer, the Crestview Parties and the other parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on May 24, 2019).
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7
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Certificate of Designations dated May 24, 2019, of the Issuer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on May 24, 2019).
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Exhibit
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Description
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8
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Warrant Agreement, dated May 24, 2019, between the Issuer and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on May 24, 2019).
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9
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated May 24, 2019, by and among the Crestview Parties, the Issuer and the other parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on May 24, 2019).
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10
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First Amendment to the Side Letter, dated as of July 3, 2019, by and between Crestview III USWS TE, LLC, Crestview III USWS, L.P., Matlin & Partners Acquisition Corporation (now known as U.S. Well Services, Inc.) and Matlin & Partners Acquisition Sponsor LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 to the Schedule 13D/A filed by the Reporting Persons on November 12, 2019).
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11
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Purchase Agreement, dated March 31, 2020, by and among the Issuer, the Crestview Parties and the other parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 11 to the Schedule 13D/A filed by the Reporting Persons on April 2, 2020).
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12
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Series A Certificate of Designations dated March 31, 2020, of the Issuer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 12 to the Schedule 13D/A filed by the Reporting Persons on April 2, 2020).
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13
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated April 1, 2020, by and among the Crestview Parties, the Issuer and the other parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 13 to the Schedule 13D/A filed by the Reporting Persons on April 2, 2020).
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14
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Note Purchase Agreement, dated June 24, 2021, by and among the Issuer, Crestview III USWS, L.P., Crestview III USWS TE, LLC and the other parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on June 28, 2021).
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15
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Letter Agreement, dated June 24, 2021, by and among Crestview III USWS, L.P., Crestview III USWS TE, LLC and the Issuer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 15 to the Schedule 13D/A filed by the Reporting Persons on June 29, 2021).
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16
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 24, 2021, by and among the Crestview III USWS, L.P., Crestview III USWS TE, LLC, the Issuer and the other parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on June 28, 2021).
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17
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Written Consent and Voting Agreement, dated June 24, 2024, by and among Crestview III USWS, L.P., Crestview III USWS TE, LLC, the Issuer and the other parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 17 to the Schedule 13D/A filed by the Reporting Persons on June 29, 2021).
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18
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First Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement, dated June 25, 2021, by and among the Issuer, Crestview III USWS, L.P., Crestview III USWS TE, LLC, and the other parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on June 28, 2021).
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19
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First Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 25, 2021, by and among Crestview III USWS, L.P., Crestview III USWS TE, LLC, the Issuer and the other parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on June 28, 2021).
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20
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Letter Agreement, dated June 24, 2021, by and among Crestview III USWS, L.P., Crestview III USWS TE, LLC and AG Energy Funding, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 20 to the Schedule 13D/A filed by the Reporting Persons on June 29, 2021).
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21
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Second Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement, dated August 11, 2021, by and among the Issuer, Crestview III USWS, L.P., Crestview III USWS TE, LLC, and the other parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on August 13, 2021).
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22
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Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated September 14, 2021, by and among the Issuer, Crestview III USWS, L.P., Crestview III USWS TE, LLC and the other parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on September 17, 2021).
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of each
of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned hereby certifies that the information set forth in this Statement
is true, complete and correct.
Date: September 21, 2021
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CRESTVIEW PARTNERS III GP, L.P.
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By:
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Crestview, L.L.C., its general partner
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By:
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/s/ Ross A. Oliver
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Name:
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Ross A. Oliver
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Title:
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General Counsel
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CRESTVIEW III USWS, L.P.
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By:
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Crestview III USWS GenPar, LLC, its general partner
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By:
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/s/ Ross A. Oliver
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Name:
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Ross A. Oliver
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Title:
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General Counsel
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CRESTVIEW III USWS TE, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Ross A. Oliver
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Name:
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Ross A. Oliver
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Title:
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General Counsel
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