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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): November 29, 2006
SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction)
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0-20310
(Commission File Number)
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75-2379388
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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1105 Peters Road, Harvey, Louisiana
(Address of principal executive offices)
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70058
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(504) 362-4321
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item 1.01
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On November 29, 2006, Superior Energy Services, Inc. (Superior) announced that SESI, L.L.C.,
its wholly-owned subsidiary (the Company), had completed its offer to exchange all of its
privately placed 67/8% Senior Notes due 2014. In completing the exchange offer, the Company issued
$300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 67/8% Senior Notes due 2014 in a transaction
registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the Exchange Notes), in exchange for the same
principal amount of its 67/8% Senior Notes due 2014, which had been issued in a May 22, 2006 private
placement transaction (the Outstanding Notes and together with the Exchange Notes, the
Notes). The exchange offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 27, 2006 and was
completed on November 29, 2006.
The Exchange Notes are substantially identical to the Outstanding Notes, except that the
transfer restrictions and registration rights relating to the Outstanding Notes will not apply to
the Exchange Notes. The Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture (the Indenture), dated as of
May 22, 2006, among the Company, Superior and the other guarantors thereunder, and The Bank of New
York Trust Company , N.A., as trustee. The exchange offer was made pursuant to a Registration
Rights Agreement (the Registration Rights Agreement), dated as of May 22, 2006, by and among the
Company, Superior and the other guarantors thereunder and the initial purchasers specified therein.
A copy of each of the Indenture (which includes the Notes) and Registration Rights Agreement
previously was filed as an exhibit to Superiors Form 8-K filed on May 23, 2006 which contains a
summary of certain terms of the Indenture, Notes and Registration Rights Agreement. Each of the
Indenture, Notes and Registration Rights Agreement is incorporated herein by reference. Summary
descriptions of these agreements are qualified in their entirety by the agreements themselves.
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Item 2.03
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Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a
Registrant |
The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this report with respect to the offer and sale or
the Exchange Notes and Indenture is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
On November 29, 2006, Superior issued a press release announcing that the Companys offer to
exchange the Exchange Notes for the Outstanding Notes had expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time,
on November 27, 2006 and that all of the Outstanding Notes were tendered in the exchange offer and
accepted on November 29, 2006.
A copy of the press release announcing completion of the exchange offer is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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4.1
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Indenture, dated as of May 22, 2006, among Superior Energy Services, Inc., SESI, L.L.C., the
guarantors identified therein and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Superiors Form 8-K filed on May 23, 2006). |
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10.1
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, by and among SESI, L.L.C., the guarantors
identified therein, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Howard Weil
Incorporated, Johnson Rice & Company L.L.C., Pritchard Capital Partners, LLC, Raymond James &
Associates, Inc. and Simmons & Company International (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to
Superiors Form 8-K filed on May 23, 2006). |
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99.1
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Press Release dated November 29, 2006. |
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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SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
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By: |
/s/ Robert S. Taylor
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Robert S. Taylor |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Dated: November 29, 2006
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
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Description of Exhibit |
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4.1
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Indenture, dated as of May 22, 2006, among Superior Energy Services, Inc., SESI, L.L.C., the
guarantors identified therein and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Superiors Form 8-K filed on May 23, 2006). |
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10.1
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated May 22, 2006, by and among SESI, L.L.C., the guarantors
identified therein, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Howard Weil
Incorporated, Johnson Rice & Company L.L.C., Pritchard Capital Partners, LLC, Raymond James &
Associates, Inc. and Simmons & Company International (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to
Superiors Form 8-K filed on May 23, 2006). |
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99.1
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Press Release dated November 29, 2006. |
exv99w1
Exhibit 99.1
1105 Peters Road
Harvey, Louisiana 70058
(504) 362-4321
Fax (504) 362-1818
NYSE: SPN
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Terence Hall, CEO; Robert Taylor, CFO;
Greg Rosenstein, VP of Investor Relations, 504-362-4321 |
Superior Energy Services, Inc. completes Exchange Offer for
67/8% Senior Notes Due 2014
(Harvey,
LA, Wednesday, November 29, 2006) Superior Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE: SPN) announced today
that as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 27, 2006, its offer to exchange $300.0
million principal amount of registered 67/8% Senior Notes due 2014 of SESI, L.L.C., its wholly-owned
subsidiary (the Company), for any and all outstanding unregistered 67/8% Senior Notes due 2014 of
the Company expired and that all of the unregistered notes were tendered in the exchange offer and
have been accepted.
Superior Energy Services, Inc. is a leading provider of specialized oilfield services and equipment
focused on serving the production-related needs of oil and gas companies primarily in the Gulf of
Mexico and the drilling-related needs of oil and gas companies in the Gulf of Mexico and select
international market areas. The Company uses its production-related assets to enhance, maintain
and extend production and, at the end of an offshore propertys economic life, plug and
decommission wells. Superior also owns and operates mature oil and gas properties in the Gulf of
Mexico.
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are:
volatility of the oil and gas industry, including the level of exploration, production and
development activity; risks associated with the Companys rapid growth; changes in competitive
factors and other material factors that are described from time to time in the Companys filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual events, circumstances, effects and results may
be materially different from the results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements. Consequently, the forward-looking statements contained herein should
not be regarded as representations by Superior or any other person that the projected outcomes can
or will be achieved.
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