FORM S-3
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 24, 2013

Registration No. 333-            

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

Flotek Industries, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   90-0023731

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

10603 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. N., Suite 300

Houston, Texas 77064

(713) 849-9911

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

H. Richard Walton

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

10603 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. N., Suite 300

Houston, Texas 77064

(713) 849-9911

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

With a copy to:

W. Mark Young

Andrews Kurth LLP

600 Travis, Suite 4200

Houston, Texas 77002

(713) 220-4200

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:  At such time or times after the effective date of this Registration Statement as the selling stockholders shall determine.

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box:  ¨

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box:  x

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering:  ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering:  ¨

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box:  ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box:  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   x
Non-accelerated filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of each class of

securities to be registered

  Amount to be
registered (1)
 

Proposed maximum
offering price

per share (2)

  Proposed maximum
aggregate
offering price (2)
  Amount of
registration fee

Common Stock

  3,284,180   $17.24   $56,619,264   $7,723

 

 

(1) All of the shares of common stock offered hereby are for the accounts of the selling stockholders.
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933. The calculation of the registration fee is based on the average of the high and low price for the Common Stock on June 20, 2013 as reported by the New York Stock Exchange.

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 


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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The selling stockholders may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED JUNE 24, 2013

Prospectus

3,284,180 Shares

 

 

LOGO

FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.

Common Stock

 

 

This prospectus relates to the resale of 3,284,180 shares of common stock of Flotek Industries, Inc. (“Flotek,” “we,” “us” or the “Company”) that may be offered and sold from time to time by the selling stockholders named in this prospectus. The selling stockholders acquired these shares from us in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated May 10, 2013 by and among Flotek, Flotek Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Acquisition Sub”), and Florida Chemical Company, Inc., a Florida corporation (“FCC”), in connection with our acquisition of FCC.

The selling stockholders and their permitted transferees may offer and sell the shares from time to time at market prices, in negotiated transactions or otherwise. The timing and amount of any sale are within the sole discretion of the selling stockholders. The selling stockholders may sell the shares directly or through underwriters, brokers or dealers. The selling stockholders will pay commissions or discounts to underwriters, brokers or dealers in amounts to be negotiated prior to the sale. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares by the selling stockholders. See “Plan of Distribution” on page 7 for more information on this topic.

 

 

Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FTK.” On June 21, 2013, the closing sale price of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange was $16.86 per share.

 

 

We currently have five effective registration statements on Form S-3 (Files No. 333-161552, 333-166442, 333-166443, 333-173806 and 333-174199) relating to the resale of our shares of common stock by various selling stockholders pursuant to which, to the best of our knowledge, an aggregate of 1,539,250 shares of our common stock remain available for resale.

Investing in our common stock involves risks, including those contained or incorporated by reference herein as described under “Risk Factors” on page 3 of this prospectus.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

 

The date of this prospectus is                    , 2013


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About This Prospectus

     ii   

Where You Can Find More Information

     ii   

Incorporation By Reference

     iii   

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

     iv   

Prospectus Summary

     1   

Risk Factors

     3   

Use of Proceeds

     4   

Selling Stockholders

     5   

Plan of Distribution

     7   

Legal Matters

     10   

Experts

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

On May 10, 2013, we issued 3,284,180 unregistered shares of our common stock to the former stockholders of FCC as consideration when we acquired FCC, now our wholly-owned subsidiary, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Flotek, Acquisition Sub and FCC. The former stockholders of FCC transferred 63,814 shares of such common stock to Periculum Capital Company, LLC for services rendered in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, we also entered into a registration rights agreement granting the selling stockholders certain registration rights with respect to the shares. This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, to satisfy those registration rights. The registration statement utilizes a “shelf” registration process under which the selling stockholders may sell the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. We will not receive any of the proceeds from these sales. We have agreed to pay the expenses incurred in registering these shares, including legal and accounting fees. This prospectus does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement. The registration statement filed with the SEC includes exhibits that provide more details about the matters discussed in this prospectus. You should carefully read this prospectus and the related exhibits filed with the SEC, together with the additional information described below under the headings “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation by Reference.”

You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We have not, and the selling stockholders have not, authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. The selling stockholders are not making offers to sell or seeking offers to buy any of the securities covered by this prospectus in any state where the offer is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus and any other document incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of those documents. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

Under no circumstances should the delivery to you of this prospectus or any offer or sale made pursuant to this prospectus create any implication that the information contained in this prospectus is correct as of any time after the date of this prospectus.

Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this prospectus to “Flotek,” “we,” “us,” and “our” mean Flotek Industries, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We have filed a registration statement with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which we refer to as the Securities Act, that registers the resale by the selling stockholders of the securities offered by this prospectus. The registration statement, including the attached exhibits, contains additional relevant information about us. The rules and regulations of the SEC allow us to omit some information included in the registration statement from this prospectus.

We file annual, quarterly, and other reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which we refer to as the Exchange Act. You may read and copy any materials we file with the SEC at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. Our SEC filings are also available to the public through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. General information about us, including our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, as well as any amendments and exhibits to those reports, are available free of charge through our website at http://www.flotekind.com as soon as reasonably practicable after we file them with, or furnish them to, the SEC. Information on our website is not incorporated into this prospectus or our other securities filings and is not a part of this prospectus.

 

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INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information into this document. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below, other than any portions of the respective filings that were furnished (pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of current reports on Form 8-K or other applicable SEC rules) rather than filed:

 

   

our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, as filed with the SEC on March 13, 2013;

 

   

our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, as filed with the SEC on May 9, 2013;

 

   

our current reports on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on January 28, 2013, March 15, 2013, April 3, 2013, May 13, 2013 and May 21, 2013; and

 

   

the description of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-13270) filed under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, as filed with the SEC on December 26, 2007.

All documents that we file pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus and until any offerings hereunder are completed, or after the date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and prior to effectiveness of the registration statement, will be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus and will be a part of this prospectus from the date of the filing of the document. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus modifies or supersedes that statement. Any statement that is modified or superseded will not constitute a part of this prospectus, except as modified or superseded.

We will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a prospectus is delivered, a copy of these filings, other than an exhibit to these filings unless we have specifically incorporated that exhibit by reference into the filing, upon written or oral request and at no cost. Requests should be made by writing or telephoning us at the following address:

Flotek Industries, Inc.

10603 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. N, Suite 300

Houston, Texas 77064

(713) 849-9911

Attn: Investor Relations

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act regarding our 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. However, these are not the exclusive means of identifying forward-looking statements. Although forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus reflect our good faith judgment, such statements can only be based on facts and factors currently known to us. Consequently, forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in the forward-looking statements. Further information about the risks and uncertainties that may impact us are described or incorporated by reference in “Risk Factors” beginning on page 3. You should read that section carefully. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this prospectus. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements in order to reflect any event or circumstance occurring after the date of this prospectus or currently unknown facts or conditions or the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

This summary highlights selected information contained elsewhere in this prospectus or in documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus. This summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider before investing in our common stock. You should read carefully the entire prospectus, including “Risk Factors” and the other information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus before making an investment decision.

Our Business

We are a diversified global supplier of drilling and production related products and services. Our strategic focus includes oilfield specialty chemicals and logistics, down-hole drilling tools and down-hole production tools used in the energy and mining industries. We have three strategic business segments: Chemicals and Logistics, Drilling Products and Artificial Lift. Each segment offers competitive products and services derived from patented technological advances that are reactive to industry demands in both domestic and international markets.

Chemicals and Logistics

The chemicals business provides oil and natural gas field specialty chemicals for use in drilling, cementing, stimulation and production activities designed to maximize recovery within both new and mature fields. Our specialty chemicals possess enhanced performance characteristics and are manufactured to withstand a broad range of down-hole pressures, temperatures and other well-specific conditions and are compliant with customer specifications. We have two operational laboratories: (i) a technical services laboratory and (ii) a research and development laboratory. Each focuses on design improvements, development and viability testing of new chemical formulations, as well as continued enhancement of existing products. Our CESI branded micro-emulsions are patented both domestically and internationally and are proven strategically cost effective alternatives within both oil and natural gas markets. Micro-emulsions are environmentally friendly stable mixtures of oil, water and surface active agents that form complex nano-fluids which organize molecules into nanostructures. The combined advantage of solvents, surface active agents and drilling structures result in increased well treatment results compared to the independent use of solvents and surface active agents. Our CESI micro-emulsions are composed of renewable, plant derived, cleaning ingredients and oils that are certified as biodegradable. Certain micro-emulsions have been approved for use in the North Sea which has some of the most stringent oil field environmental standards in the world. Our micro-emulsions have benefited both operational and financial results in low permeability sand and shale reservoirs.

Our logistics business designs, operates and manages automated bulk material handling and loading facilities. The bulk facilities handle oilfield products, including sand and other materials for well-fracturing operations, dry cement and additives for oil and natural gas well cementing, and supply materials used in oilfield operations.

Drilling Products

We are a leading provider of down-hole drilling tools for use in oilfield, mining, water-well and industrial drilling activities. We also manufacture, sell, rent and inspect specialized equipment used in drilling, completion, production and workover activities. Through internal growth initiatives, operational best practices and acquisitions, we have realized increased rental tool activity and broadened our geographic scope of operations. Established tool rental operations are strategically located throughout the United States and in an increasing

 

 

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number of international markets. Rental tools include stabilizers, drill collars, reamers, wipers, jars, shock subs, wireless survey, measurement while drilling tools and mud-motors. Equipment sold primarily includes mining equipment, centralizers and drill bits. We remain focused on product marketing in the Southeast, Northeast, Mid-Continent and Rocky Mountain regions of the United States, as well as on international sales expansion using third party agents and employees.

Artificial Lift

We provide pumping system components, electric submersible pumps, gas separators, production valves and complementary services. Our Artificial Lift products satisfy the requirements of coal bed methane and traditional oil and natural gas production and assist natural gas, oil and other fluids movement from the producing horizon to the surface. Artificial Lift products employ proprietary technologies instrumental to improved well performance. Our patented Petrovalve products optimize pumping efficiency in horizontal completions as well as heavy oil wells and wells with high liquid to gas ratios. Petrovalve products placed horizontally increase flow per stroke, and eliminate gas locking of traditional ball and seat valves that require more maintenance. The patented gas separation technology is particularly effective in coal bed methane production, efficiently separating gas and water down-hole as well as ensuring solution gas is not lost in water production. Gas separated down-hole contributes to a reduction in the environmental impact of escaped gas at the surface. The majority of our Artificial Lift products are manufactured in China, assembled domestically and distributed globally.

 

 

Our principal executive offices are located at 10603 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. N., Suite 300, Houston, Texas 77064, and our telephone number is (713) 849-9911. Our website address is http://www.flotekind.com. However, information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into and does not constitute part of this prospectus.

 

 

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RISK FACTORS

An investment in our common stock is subject to numerous risks, including those listed below and the other risks described under the caption “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, which is incorporated by reference herein. You should carefully consider these risks, along with the information provided elsewhere in this prospectus and the documents we incorporate by reference in this prospectus before investing in the common stock. You could lose all or part of your investment in the common stock.

Additional Risks Associated With Our Business

We may face problems with our acquisition of Florida Chemical Company, Inc.

In May 2013, we completed our acquisition of FCC, a leading manufacturer and supplier of citrus oils to global markets. We cannot be certain that this acquisition will be successful or that we will realize the anticipated benefits of the acquisition. In particular, we may not be able to realize the strategic and operational benefits and objectives we had anticipated, including greater revenue and market opportunities, maintaining industry leadership and consistent profitability. In addition, the demand for our combined product offerings may fluctuate and we may face increased competition in the markets for our products. Any of the following factors, as well as the inability to realize the long-term anticipated efficiencies and synergies of the acquisition of FCC, may have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition. These factors may include:

 

   

The potential disruption of the combined company’s ongoing business and diversion of management resources;

 

   

the difficulty of incorporating acquired products, technology and rights into the combined company’s products and services;

 

   

the inability to scale up the manufacturing of products rapidly enough to satisfy demand;

 

   

unanticipated expenses related to integration of operations;

 

   

the possibility that we are unsuccessful in marketing the acquired products;

 

   

the impairment of relationships with customers as a result of any integration of new personnel;

 

   

potential settlement of product liability litigation and claims that exceed available insurance coverage;

 

   

the impairment of relationships with key suppliers and their ability to meet our demand;

 

   

potential unknown liabilities associated with the acquired business and technology;

 

   

potential periodic impairment of goodwill and intangible assets acquired; and

 

   

potential inability to retain, integrate and motivate key personnel.

Additional Risks Associated With an Investment in Our Common Stock

Substantial sales of our common stock could adversely affect our stock price.

Sales of a substantial number of shares of common stock after the date of this prospectus, or the perception that such sales could occur, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock by introducing a large number of sellers to the market. Such sales could cause the market price of our common stock to decline.

By causing a large number of shares of common stock to be sold in the public market, the selling stockholders named herein and other holders of our common stock could cause the market price of our common stock to decline. We cannot predict whether future sales of our common stock, or the availability of our common stock for sale, will adversely affect the market price for our common stock or our ability to raise capital by offering equity securities.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

The shares of common stock to be offered and sold pursuant to this prospectus will be offered and sold by the selling stockholders. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares of common stock by the selling stockholders.

 

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SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

Up to 3,284,180 shares of common stock are being offered by this prospectus, all of which are being offered for resale for the account of the selling stockholders. Unless otherwise noted below, the shares being offered were issued to the selling stockholders in connection with an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated May 10, 2013 by and among Flotek, Acquisition Sub and FCC in connection with our acquisition of FCC. The selling stockholders may from time to time offer and sell pursuant to this prospectus any or all of the shares of our common stock being registered.

The following table sets forth certain information known to us, based upon written representations from the selling stockholders, with respect to the beneficial ownership of our shares of common stock held by the selling stockholders as of May 10, 2013, the date of closing of our acquisition of FCC, except as described in the notes to such table. The selling stockholders identified below may have sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of some or all of their securities since the date as of which the information in the following table is presented in transactions exempt from or not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act and of which we are not aware. The term “selling stockholder” includes donees, pledgees, transferees, or other successors-in-interest selling securities received from the named selling stockholders as a gift, pledge, stockholder distribution or other non-sale related transfer after the date of this prospectus. Under the rules of the SEC, beneficial ownership includes shares over which the indicated beneficial owner exercises voting or investment power. The information regarding shares beneficially owned after the offering assumes the sale of all shares offered by the selling stockholders. The percentage ownership data is based on 51,024,879 shares of our common stock outstanding as of May 10, 2013.

Other than as noted below, we have been advised by the selling stockholders that none of the selling stockholders is a broker-dealer or an affiliate of a broker-dealer and that they acquired the securities being registered in the ordinary course of business, and not for resale, and that they had, at the time of acquisition, no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute such securities.

Other than as noted below and to our knowledge, none of the selling stockholders has, or has had within the past three years, any position, office or other material relationship with us or any of our predecessors or affiliates, other than their ownership of securities described below.

 

Name (1)

  Number of Shares of
Common Stock
Beneficially Owned
Prior to  this Offering
  Number of Shares of
Common Stock Being

Offered Hereby
  Shares of Common Stock
Beneficially Owned
After this  Offering
      Number     

Percent

Paul W. Schulz Revocable Trust

  996,192 (2)   966,110     30,082       *

Carla Schulz Hardy Revocable Trust (3)

  972,974 (4)   547,089     6,864       *

Carla S. Hardy Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (3)

  972,974 (4)   419,021     6,864       *

Laura Bourne Asset Trust

  966,110   373,015     —         —  

Laura Schulz Bourne Trust

  966,110   406,587     —         —  

Laura S. Bourne Grantor Retained Annuity Trust

  966,110   186,508     —         —  

Joshua A. Snively, Sr. and Heather B. Snively Revocable Trust (5)

  322,036   118,121     —         —  

Joshua A. Snively, Sr. Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (5)

  322,036   203,915     —         —  

Periculum Capital Company, LLC (6)

  63,814   63,814     —         —  

 

* Represents beneficial ownership of less than one percent of the outstanding shares of our common stock

 

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(1) At the closing of the transaction described on the front cover of this prospectus, 308,642 of the shares registered hereby were placed into escrow in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable merger agreement and escrow agreement. Depending on whether any of these shares are distributed to us to satisfy indemnity claims under the merger agreement, these shares may be released to the selling stockholders within 12 months after the closing.
(2) Includes 25,000 shares of common stock held directly by the trust and an additional 5,082 shares held in Mr. Schulz’s IRA.
(3) Ms. Hardy is a member of our Board of Directors.
(4) Includes 6,864 shares of restricted common stock owned by Ms. Hardy directly.
(5) Mr. Snively is President of our wholly owned subsidiary, Florida Chemical Company, Inc.
(6) The address of Periculum Capital Company, LLC (“Periculum”) is 4 Center Green, Suite 200, Carmel, IN 46032. Robert Shortle, Christopher Caniff, Sr. and Joseph Broecker, who are each Sr. Managing Directors of Periculum, exercise voting and dispositive power over the securities held by this selling stockholder as a committee.

Periculum is an affiliate of a broker-dealer and acquired the shares of our common stock for investment purposes in the ordinary course of business in connection with our acquisition of FCC. Periculum has represented to us that it had no agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the securities at the time of their acquisition. In addition, Periculum did not receive the securities as compensation for professional services rendered by or on behalf of a broker-dealer.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

The shares of common stock offered by this prospectus may be sold by the selling stockholders or their transferees from time to time in:

 

   

transactions in the over-the-counter market, the New York Stock Exchange, or on one or more exchanges on which the securities may be listed or quoted at the time of sale;

 

   

negotiated transactions;

 

   

transactions otherwise than on the NYSE or exchanges;

 

   

underwritten offerings;

 

   

distributions to equity security holders, partners or other stockholders of the selling stockholders;

 

   

through the writing of options, whether such options are listed on an options exchange or otherwise; or

 

   

through a combination of these methods of sale.

The selling stockholders may sell the shares of our common stock at:

 

   

fixed prices which may be changed;

 

   

market prices prevailing at the time of sale;

 

   

prices related to prevailing market prices;

 

   

negotiated prices; or

 

   

any other method permitted by law.

The term “selling stockholder” includes donees, pledgees, transferees, or other successors-in-interest selling securities received from the named selling stockholders as a gift, pledge, stockholder distribution or other non-sale related transfer after the date of this prospectus.

In connection with sales of the common stock or otherwise, the selling stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage in short sales of the common stock in the course of hedging in positions they assume. The selling stockholders may also sell shares of common stock short and deliver shares of common stock to close out short positions, or loan or pledge shares of common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell those shares. If the selling stockholders effect such transactions by selling shares of common stock to or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, those underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive commissions in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling stockholders or commissions from purchasers of the shares of common stock for whom they may act as agent or to whom they may sell as principal. Any such discounts, concessions or commissions as to particular underwriters, brokers-dealers or agents may be in excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved.

The selling stockholders may from time to time pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the shares of common stock owned by them. If the selling stockholders default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares of common stock from time to time under this prospectus or an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending the list of selling stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling stockholders under this prospectus. The selling stockholders also may transfer the shares of common stock in other circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.

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commission paid, or any discounts or concessions allowed, to any such broker-dealer or agent may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. At the time a particular offering of the shares of common stock is made, a prospectus supplement, if required, will be distributed which will set forth the aggregate amount of shares of common stock being offered and the terms of the offering, including the name or names of any broker-dealer or agent, any discounts, commissions and other terms constituting compensation from the selling stockholders and any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to broker-dealers.

Direct Sales, Agents, Dealers and Underwriters

The selling stockholders or their transferees may effect transactions by selling the shares of common stock in any of the following ways:

 

   

directly to purchasers; or

 

   

to or through agents, dealers or underwriters designated from time to time.

Agents, dealers or underwriters may receive compensation in the form of underwriting discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling stockholders and/or the purchasers of shares for whom they act as agent or to whom they sell as principals, or both. The agents, dealers or underwriters that act in connection with the sale of shares might be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act, and any discount or commission received by them and any profit on the resale of shares as principal might be deemed to be underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act.

Regulation M

The selling stockholders and any other persons participating in the sale or distribution of the shares are subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations under such act, including, without limitation, Regulation M. These provisions may restrict certain activities of, and limit the timing of purchase and sales of any of the shares by, the selling stockholders or any other such person. Furthermore, under Regulation M persons engaged in a distribution of securities are prohibited from simultaneously engaging in market making and certain other activities with respect to such securities for a specified period of time prior to the commencement of such distributions, subject to specified exceptions or exemptions. All of these limitations may affect the marketability of the shares.

Supplements

To the extent required, we will set forth in a supplement to this prospectus filed with the SEC the number of shares to be sold, the purchase price and public offering price, any new selling stockholders, the name or names of any agent, dealer or underwriter, and any applicable commissions or discounts with respect to a particular offering.

State Securities Law

Under the securities laws of some states, the selling stockholders may only sell the shares in those states through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states the selling stockholders may not sell the shares unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in that state or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is satisfied.

Expenses, Indemnification

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underwriting commissions, fees or discounts, if any. We will indemnify the selling stockholders against some civil liabilities, including some liabilities which may arise under the Securities Act.

In the event of a material change in the plan of distribution disclosed in this prospectus, the selling stockholders will not be able to effect transactions in the shares pursuant to this prospectus until such time as a post-effective amendment to the registration statement is filed with, and declared effective by, the SEC.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the shares of common stock offered in this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Andrews Kurth LLP, Houston, Texas.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting incorporated in this Prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, have been audited by Hein & Associates LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their reports incorporated by reference herein, and have been so incorporated in reliance upon such reports and upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

The report of Hein & Associates dated March 13, 2013, on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, expressed an opinion that Flotek Industries, Inc. and Subsidiaries had not maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

 

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

The following table sets forth the various expenses, all of which will be borne by us, in connection with the sale and distribution of the securities being registered. The selling stockholders will pay all brokerage commissions, underwriting discounts and commissions, transfer taxes and other similar selling expenses, if any, associated with their sales of the shares. All amounts shown are estimates except for the SEC registration fee.

 

SEC registration fee

   $ 7,723   

Printing expenses

     2,000   

Transfer agent and registrar fees

     5,000   

Accounting fees and expenses

     3,500   

Legal fees and expenses

     5,000   

Miscellaneous

     1,100   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 24,323   
  

 

 

 

 

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Section 145(a) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that the person’s conduct was unlawful.

Section 145(b) of the DGCL empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

 

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Section 145(c) of the DGCL provides that to the extent that a present or former director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 145, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.

Section 145(d) of the DGCL provides that any indemnification under subsections (a) and (b) of Section 145 (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the present or former director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because the person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 145. Such determination shall be made, with respect to a person who is a director or officer at the time of such determination, (1) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (2) by a committee of such directors designated by majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (3) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (4) by the stockholders.

Section 145(e) of the DGCL provides that expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an officer or director in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in Section 145. Such expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by former directors and officers or other employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the corporation deems appropriate.

Section 145(f) of the DGCL provides that the indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, the other subsections of Section 145 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.

Section 145(g) of the DGCL provides that a corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under Section 145.

Section 145(j) of the DGCL provides that the indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, Section 145 shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL provides that a certificate of incorporation may contain a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided that such provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director: (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders; (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. In accordance with Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation contains a provision that generally eliminates the personal liability of directors for monetary damages for breaches of their fiduciary duty, subject to the limitations of Section 102(b)(7).

 

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Furthermore, our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws provide for (i) indemnification of our directors, officers and employees and agents (to the extent deemed appropriate by the board of directors) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law; (ii) the right of our directors, officers, employees and agents to be paid or reimbursed by us for the reasonable expenses incurred in advance of a proceeding’s final disposition to the fullest extent authorized by applicable law; (iii) the payment or reimbursement of expenses incurred by a director or officer in connection with their appearance as a witness or other participation in a proceeding at a time when they are not a named defendant or respondent in the proceeding; and (iv) the purchase of insurance by us to protect us and any person who is or was serving as our director, officer, employee or agent.

We maintain insurance policies that provide coverage to our directors and officers against certain liabilities.

 

Item 16. Exhibits.

The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index to this registration statement are hereby incorporated by reference.

 

Item 17. Undertakings.

A. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in this registration statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs A(l)(i), (A)(1)(ii) and A(l)(iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in a report filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

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(4) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness;

provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.

B. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

C. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the provisions described under Item 15 above, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on June 24, 2013.

 

FLOTEK INDUSTRIES, INC.
By:  

/s/ John W. Chisholm

  John W. Chisholm
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POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints John W. Chisholm and H. Richard Walton, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement and any and all additional registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or either of them or their or his or her substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated below on June 24, 2013.

 

Signature

  

Title

/s/ John W. Chisholm

John W. Chisholm

  

President, Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman of the Board
(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ H. Richard Walton

H. Richard Walton

  

Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer
and Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/ L. Melvin Cooper

L. Melvin Cooper

  

Director

/s/ Kenneth T. Hern

Kenneth T. Hern

  

Director

    

L.V. McGuire

  

Director

/s/ John S. Reiland

John S. Reiland

  

Director

/s/ Carla S. Hardy

Carla S. Hardy

  

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EXHIBITS

 

Number

    

Exhibit Title

  *1.1       Underwriting Agreement.
  4.1       Form of Certificate of Common Stock (incorporated by reference to Appendix E of the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed on September 27, 2001).
  4.2       Form of Certificate of Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Certificate of Designations for Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on August 17, 2009).
  4.3       Form of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock of the Company, dated August 31, 2000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form
SB-2 (File no. 333-129308) filed on October 28, 2005).
  4.4       Base Indenture, dated February 14, 2008, by and among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on February 14, 2008).
  4.5       First Supplemental Indenture, dated February 14, 2008, by and among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors named therein and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on February 14, 2008).
  4.6       Form of Global Security (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the First Supplemental Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on February 14, 2008).
  4.7       Form of Exercisable Warrant, dated August 11, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on August 17, 2009).
  4.8       Form of Contingent Warrant, dated August 11, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on August 17, 2009).
  4.9       Amendment to Warrant to Purchase Common Stock, dated June 14, 2012, by and among the Company and each of the holders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on June 18, 2012).
  **5.1       Opinion of Andrews Kurth LLP regarding legality of the securities being registered by Flotek Industries, Inc.
  **23.1       Consent of Hein & Associates LLP.
  **23.2       Consent of Andrews Kurth LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
  **24.1       Powers of Attorney (included on signature page to the registration statement).

 

* If an underwriting agreement is utilized, it will be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a current report on Form 8-K filed at a later date in connection with a specific offering.

 

** Filed herewith.