Flotek Industries, Inc. Receives Notice Regarding NYSE Listing Requirements
March 27 2009 - 5:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
HOUSTON, March 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Flotek Industries, Inc.
(NYSE: FTK), a technology driven growth company serving the oil,
gas, and mining industries, announced today that the Company has
been notified by New York Stock Exchange Regulations, Inc. that it
is not currently in compliance with one of the continued listing
standards of the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE"). Flotek is
considered below one listing criteria established by the NYSE
because the Company's total market capitalization has been both
less than $75 million over a consecutive 30 trading-day period and
its last reported shareholder's equity was less than $75 million.
In accordance with NYSE procedures, Flotek has 45 days from the
receipt of this notice to submit a plan to the NYSE to demonstrate
its ability to achieve compliance with the NYSE's continued listing
standards within 18 months. Flotek intends to submit a plan within
the required timeframe and, if the plan is accepted by the NYSE,
the Company will have 18 months to comply with this continued
listing criteria. During this time the Company's common stock will
continue to be listed on the NYSE, subject to quarterly monitoring
of compliance with the plan by the NYSE. About Flotek Industries,
Inc. Flotek is a global developer and distributor of innovative
specialty chemicals and downhole 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: This Press
Release contains forward-looking statements (within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act")
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) regarding
Flotek Industries, Inc. 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: Brian
Shannon of Flotek Industries, Inc., +1-713-849-9911, Web Site:
http://www.flotekind.com/
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