tti8k-20120423.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): April 23, 2012
TETRA Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-13455
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74-2148293
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
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of incorporation)
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Identification No.)
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24955 Interstate 45 North
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The Woodlands, Texas 77380
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 367-1983
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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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
On April 23, 2012, TETRA Technologies, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it had acquired Eastern Reservoir Services, a division of Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc., for $42.5 million in cash. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press Release, dated April 23, 2012, issued by TETRA Technologies, Inc.
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SIGNATURES
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.
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TETRA Technologies, Inc.
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By:
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/s/Bass C. Wallace, Jr.
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Bass C. Wallace, Jr.
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel &
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Date: April 23, 2012
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Corporate Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number
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Description
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99.1
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Press Release, dated April 23, 2012, issued by TETRA Technologies, Inc.
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