UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 21, 2017 (September 20, 2017)
KEY ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-08038 | 04-2648081 | ||
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 1800
Houston, Texas 77010
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)
713-651-4300
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
☐ Emerging growth company
☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On September 21, 2017, Key Energy Services, Inc. (Key) issued a press release announcing the closing of the sale of its well intervention business in Russia to a private buyer for an undisclosed amount on September 20, 2017. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical in nature or that relate to future events and conditions are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on Keys current expectations and beliefs. No assurance can be given that such expectations and beliefs will prove to have been correct. Whenever possible, these forward-looking statements are identified by words such as expects, believes, anticipates and similar phrases.
Because such statements involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of Keys control, actual results and performance may differ materially from the results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
Important risk factors that may affect Keys business, results of operations and financial position are discussed in its most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, recent Current Reports on Form 8-K and in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). Unless otherwise required by law, Key also disclaims any obligation to update its view of any such risks or uncertainties or to announce publicly the result of any revisions to the forward-looking statements made here. However, readers should review carefully reports and documents that Key files periodically with the SEC.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits. |
99.1 | Press Release of Key Energy Services, Inc. issued September 21, 2017. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
KEY ENERGY SERVICES, INC. | ||||||
Date: September 21, 2017 | By: | /s/ Katherine I. Hargis | ||||
Katherine I. Hargis | ||||||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary |
Exhibit 99.1
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September 21, 2017
Contact: West Gotcher, Investor Relations 713-757-5539 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Key Energy Services Announces
the Sale of its Well Intervention Business in Russia
HOUSTON, TX, September 21, 2017 Key Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE: KEG) has closed on the sale of its well intervention business in Russia (Russian Business) to an undisclosed buyer for an undisclosed amount.
Keys President and Chief Executive Officer, Robert Drummond, stated, The sale of Keys Russian Business marks the culmination of the strategic initiative set forth in early 2015 to fully-exit markets outside of the U.S. This is an important milestone in Keys history and further solidifies our commitment to our customers as a leading U.S.-focused production services company.
About Key Energy Services
Key Energy Services is the largest onshore, rig-based well servicing contractor based on the number of rigs owned. Key provides a complete range of well intervention services and has operations in all major onshore oil and gas producing regions of the continental United States.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical in nature or that relate to future events and conditions are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on Keys current expectations, estimates and projections and its managements beliefs and assumptions concerning future events and financial trends affecting its financial condition and results of operations. In some cases, you can identify these statements by terminology such as may, will, should, predicts, expects, believes, anticipates, projects, potential or continue or the negative of such terms and other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and are subject to substantial risks and
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September 21, 2017
Contact: West Gotcher, Investor Relations 713-757-5539 |
uncertainties and are not guarantees of performance. Future actions, events and conditions and future results of operations may differ materially from those expressed in these statements. In evaluating those statements, you should carefully consider the information above as well as the risks outlined in Item 1A. Risk Factors, in Keys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and in other reports Key files with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Key undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release except as required by law. All of Keys written and oral forward-looking statements are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements and any other cautionary statements that may accompany such forward-looking statements.
Important factors that may affect Keys expectations, estimates or projections include, but are not limited to, the following: conditions in the oil and natural gas industry, especially oil and natural gas prices and capital expenditures by oil and natural gas companies; volatility in oil and natural gas prices; Keys ability to implement price increases or maintain pricing on its core services; risks that Key may not be able to reduce, and could even experience increases in, the costs of labor, fuel, equipment and supplies employed in its businesses; industry capacity; asset impairments or other charges; the periodic low demand for Keys services and resulting operating losses and negative cash flows; Keys highly competitive industry as well as operating risks, which are primarily self-insured, and the possibility that its insurance may not be adequate to cover all of its losses or liabilities; significant costs and potential liabilities resulting from compliance with applicable laws, including those resulting from environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, specifically those relating to hydraulic fracturing, as well as climate change legislation or initiatives; Keys historically high employee turnover rate and its ability to replace or add workers, including executive officers and skilled workers; Keys ability to incur debt or long-term lease obligations; Keys ability to implement technological developments and enhancements; severe weather impacts on Keys business; Keys ability to successfully identify, make and integrate acquisitions and its ability to finance future growth of its operations or future acquisitions; Keys ability to achieve the benefits expected from disposition transactions; the loss of one or more of Keys larger customers; Keys ability to generate sufficient cash flow to meet debt service obligations; the amount of Keys debt and the limitations imposed by the covenants in the agreements governing its debt, including its ability to comply with covenants under its current debt agreements; an increase in Keys debt service obligations due to variable rate indebtedness; Keys inability to achieve its financial, capital expenditure and operational projections, including quarterly and annual projections of revenue and/or operating income and its inaccurate assessment of future activity levels, customer demand, and pricing stability which may not materialize (whether for Key as a whole or for geographic regions and/or business segments individually); risks affecting Keys international operations, including risks affecting Keys ability to execute its plans to withdraw from international markets outside North America; Keys ability to respond to changing or declining market conditions, including Keys ability to reduce the costs of labor, fuel, equipment and supplies employed and used in its businesses; Keys ability to maintain sufficient liquidity; the adverse impact of litigation; and other factors affecting Keys business described in Item 1A. Risk Factors in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, and other reports Key files with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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