Blueprint
Prospectus
Supplement
(To
Prospectus dated April 7, 2014)
11,250,000 Shares
Enservco Corporation
Common Stock
We are
offering shares of our common stock pursuant to this prospectus
supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
Our
common stock is listed on the NYSE MKT under the symbol
“ENSV.” The last reported sale price of our common
stock on the NYSE MKT on December
1, 2016 was $0.74 per
share.
Investing in our common stock involves a high
degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page
S-6 of this prospectus supplement, in the accompanying prospectus
and in the documents incorporated or deemed incorporated by
reference herein and therein.
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$0.40
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$4,500,000
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$0.03
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$337,500
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Offering proceeds
to us, before expenses
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$0.37
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$4,162,500
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(1)
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See
“Underwriting” for a description of the compensation
payable to the underwriter.
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Neither
the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities
commission has approved or disapproved these securities or
determined if this prospectus is accurate or complete. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
We have granted the
underwriter the right to purchase up to 1,687,500 additional shares
of our common stock. The underwriter can exercise this right at any
time within 30 days after the offering.
The
underwriter expects to deliver the shares of our common stock to
purchasers on or about December 7, 2016.
William Blair
December
2, 2016
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Page
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About
this Prospectus Supplement
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S-1
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Cautionary Note
Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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S-2
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Prospectus
Supplement Summary
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S-3
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The
Offering
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S-5
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Risk
Factors
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S-6
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Use of
Proceeds
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S-9
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Dilution |
S-10
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Capitalization
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S-11
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Price
Range Of Our Common Stock
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S-12
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Dividend
Policy
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S-13
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Description of
Capital Stock
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S-14
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Underwriting
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S-16
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Legal
Matters
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S-22
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Experts
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S-22
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Where
You Can Find More Information
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S-22
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Incorporation of
Certain Documents by Reference
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S-23
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PROSPECTUS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Prospectus
Summary
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Documents
Incorporated by Reference
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Note of
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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Risk
Factors
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Use of
Proceeds
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Selling
Security Holders
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Plan of
Distribution
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Indemnification for
Securities Act Liabilities
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
This
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are part of a
registration statement that we filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) utilizing a
“shelf” registration or continuous offering process.
This document is in two parts. The first part is this prospectus
supplement, which describes the specific terms of this offering of
our common stock and updates certain earlier-dated information. The
second part is the accompanying prospectus, dated May 5, 2014,
including the documents incorporated by reference therein, which
provides more general information, some of which may not apply to
this offering. Generally, when we refer to this prospectus
supplement, we are referring to both parts of this document
combined.
Before
you invest in our common stock, we urge you to carefully read all
of the information contained and incorporated by reference in this
prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the
registration statement of which this prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus form a part. The incorporated documents are
described in this prospectus supplement under “Where You Can
Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain
Documents by Reference.”
To
the extent that any statement in this prospectus supplement is
inconsistent with a statement in the accompanying prospectus or any
documents incorporated by reference herein or therein, the
statement made in this prospectus supplement will be deemed to
modify or supersede that made in the accompanying prospectus or
such other document. If any statement in one of these documents is
inconsistent with a statement in another document having a later
date, the statement in the document having the later date will be
deemed to modify or supersede the earlier statement.
You
should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by
reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus and in any free writing prospectus distributed by us. We
have not, and the underwriter has not, authorized anyone to provide
you with additional, different or inconsistent information. We are
not, and the underwriter is not, making an offer to sell or
soliciting an offer to buy shares of our common stock in any
jurisdiction where such offer or sale is not
permitted.
You
should not assume that the information provided by this prospectus
supplement or the accompanying prospectus is accurate as of any
date other than their respective dates. You should not assume that
the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus
supplement and in the accompanying prospectus is accurate as of any
date other than the date of the document incorporated by reference,
even if this prospectus supplement is delivered, or shares of our
common stock are sold, on a later date. Our business, financial
condition, results of operations, and prospects may have changed
since those dates.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus contain and
incorporate by reference “forward-looking statements”
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”). In some cases, you can identify forward-looking
statements by terms such as “anticipate,”
“could,” “project,” “intend,”
“estimate,” “expect,”
“believe,” “predict,” “budget,”
“goal,” “plan,” “forecast,”
“target” and other similar expressions.
All
statements, other than statements of historical facts, contained or
incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus are forward-looking statements. Although we
believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking
statements are reasonable, many factors could cause our actual
results to differ materially from what is expressed in or indicated
by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are
subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including,
among others, the risks set forth in the section of this prospectus
supplement entitled “Risk Factors” and included or
incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus, as well as the following
factors:
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capital
requirements and uncertainty of obtaining additional funding on
terms acceptable to us;
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price
volatility of oil and natural gas prices, and the effect that lower
prices may have on our customers’ demand for our services,
the result of which may adversely impact our revenues and
stockholders' equity;
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a
decline in oil or natural gas production, and the impact of general
economic conditions on the demand for oil and natural gas and the
availability of capital which may impact our ability to perform
services for our customers;
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the
broad geographical diversity of our operations which, while
expected to diversify the risks related to a slow-down in one area
of operations, also adds significantly to our costs of doing
business;
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constraints
on us as a result of our substantial indebtedness, including
restrictions imposed on us under the terms of our credit facility
agreement and our ability to generate sufficient cash flows to
repay our debt obligations;
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our
history of losses and working capital deficits which, at times,
were significant;
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adverse
weather and environmental conditions;
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reliance
on a limited number of customers;
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our
ability to retain key members of our senior management and key
technical employees;
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impact
of environmental, health and safety and other governmental
regulations, and of current or pending legislation with which we
and our customers must comply;
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developments
in the global economy;
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the
effects of competition;
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the
effect of seasonal factors;
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risks
relating to any unforeseen liabilities;
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federal
and state initiatives relating to the regulation of hydraulic
fracturing;
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further
sales or issuances of our common stock and the price and volume
volatility of our common stock; and
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our
common stock’s limited trading history.
All
forward-looking statements, express or implied, contained or
incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus are expressly qualified in their entirety
by this cautionary statement. This cautionary statement should also
be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral
forward-looking statements that we or persons acting on our behalf
may issue. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, we
disclaim any duty to update any forward-looking statements to
reflect events or circumstances after the date of this prospectus
supplement.
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY
This summary provides a brief overview of information contained
elsewhere in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus
supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Because it is
abbreviated, this summary does not contain all of the information
that you should consider before investing in our common stock. You
should carefully read this entire prospectus supplement, the
accompanying prospectus and any free writing prospectus distributed
by us before making an investment decision, including the
information presented under the headings “Risk Factors”
and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements” in this prospectus supplement and the financial
statements and other information included in or incorporated by
reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus.
In this prospectus supplement, the terms “Enservco,”
“Enservco Corporation,” “the Company,”
“we,” “our,” “ours” and
“us” refer to Enservco Corporation and its
subsidiaries.
Overview
We
and our wholly owned subsidiaries provide well enhancement and
fluid management services to the domestic onshore oil and natural
gas industry. These services include frac water heating, hot oiling
and acidizing (well enhancement services), and water transfer,
water treatment, water hauling, fluid disposal, frac tank rental
(fluid management services) and other general oilfield services. We
own and operate a fleet of more than 340 specialized trucks,
trailers, frac tanks and other well-site related equipment and
serve customers in several major domestic oil and gas fields
including the DJ Basin/Niobrara field in Colorado, the Bakken field
in North Dakota, the Marcellus and Utica Shale fields in
Pennsylvania and Ohio, the Jonah Field, Green River and Powder
River Basins in Wyoming, the Eagle Ford Shale and Permian Basin in
Texas and the Mississippi Lime and Hugoton Fields in Kansas and the
Stack and Scoop plays in the Anadarko Basin in
Oklahoma.
We
were originally incorporated as Aspen Exploration Corporation
(“Aspen”) under the laws of the State of Delaware on
February 28, 1980 for the primary purpose of acquiring, exploring
and developing oil and natural gas and other mineral properties.
During the first half of 2009, Aspen disposed of its oil and
natural gas producing assets and, as a result, was no longer
engaged in active business operations. On June 24, 2010, Aspen
entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization
with Dillco Fluid Service, Inc. (“Dillco”), pursuant to
which Dillco became a wholly owned subsidiary of Aspen on July 27,
2010. On December 30, 2010, Aspen changed its name to
“Enservco Corporation.”
Corporate Structure
Our
business operations are conducted primarily through Heat Waves Hot
Oil Service LLC (“Heat Waves”) and Dillco. The below
table provides an overview of our current subsidiaries and their
activities.
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Ownership
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Business
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Heat Waves Hot Oil Service LLC
(“Heat Waves”)
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Colorado
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100% by Enservco
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Oil and natural gas well services, including logistics and
stimulation.
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Dillco Fluid Service, Inc. (“Dillco”)
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Kansas
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100% by Enservco
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Oil and natural gas field fluid logistic services primarily in the
Hugoton Basin in western Kansas and northwestern
Oklahoma.
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Heat Waves Water Management LLC (“HWWM”)
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Colorado
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100% by Enservco
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Water transfer and water treatment Services
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HE Services, LLC (“HES”)
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Nevada
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100% by Heat Waves
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No active business operations. Owns construction equipment that is
used by Heat Waves.
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Real GC, LLC
(“Real GC”)
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Colorado
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100% by Heat Waves
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No active business operations. Owns real property in Garden City,
Kansas that is used by Heat Waves.
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On
November 24, 2015, Heat Waves Water Management LLC
(“HWWM”) was organized under the laws of the state of
Colorado as our wholly owned subsidiary for the purposes of
launching a new water management division.
Effective
January 1, 2016, HWWM acquired the water transfer assets from WET
Oil Services, LLC including vehicles, high and low volume pumps,
manifolds, pipe and other support equipment for water transfer
operations. In addition, effective January 1, 2016, HWWM acquired a
new water treatment technology utilized in devices, sold under the
name of HydroFLOW, and various other water transfer assets
including high and low volume pumps, lay flat hose, trailers,
generators, pipe and other equipment from HII Technologies, Inc.
and its affiliates (“HIIT”). The total purchase price
for both acquisitions was approximately $4.0 million dollars.
HydroFLOW products offer water treatment services based on patented
hydropath technology that can remove bacteria and scale from water
using electrical induction to reduce or eliminate down-hole scaling
and corrosion. HWWM will provide water transfer services and water
treatment services to the onshore oil and natural gas
sector.
Overview of Business Operations
As
described above, we primarily conduct our business operations
through our principal operating subsidiaries, Heat Waves, HWWM and
Dillco, which provide oil field services to the domestic onshore
oil and natural gas industry. These services include frac water
heating, hot oiling, pressure testing, acidizing, water transfer,
bacteria and scale treatment, freshwater and saltwater hauling,
fluid disposal, frac tank rental, well site construction and other
general oil field services. As described in the table above,
certain assets utilized by Heat Waves and Dillco in their business
operations are owned by other subsidiary entities. We currently
operate in the following geographic regions:
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Eastern
USA Region, including the southern region of the Marcellus Shale
formation (southwestern Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia)
and the Utica Shale formation in eastern Ohio. The Eastern USA
Region operations are deployed from Heat Waves’ operations
center in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania, which opened in the first
quarter of 2011.
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Rocky
Mountain Region, including western Colorado and southern Wyoming
(D-J Basin and Niobrara formations), central Wyoming (Powder River
and Green River Basins) and western North Dakota and eastern
Montana (Bakken formation). The Rocky Mountain Region operations
are deployed from Heat Waves’ operations centers in Killdeer,
North Dakota, Tioga, North Dakota, Rock Springs, Wyoming and
Platteville, Colorado.
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Central
USA Region, including the Mississippi Lime and Hugoton Field in
southwestern Kansas, Texas panhandle, and northwestern Oklahoma,
the Stack and Scoop plays in the Anadarko Basin in Oklahoma and the
Eagle Ford Shale and Permian Basin in Texas. The Central USA Region
operations are deployed from operations centers in Garden City,
Kansas, Hugoton, Kansas, Okarche, Oklahoma and Jourdanton,
Texas.
Management
believes that the Company is strategically positioned with its
ability to provide its services to a large customer base in key oil
and natural gas basins in the United States notwithstanding the
current depressed state of the oil and natural gas industry.
Management is optimistic that as a result of the significant
expenditures the Company has made in new equipment, in combination
with expanding into new basins and geographical locations, the
Company will be able to further grow and develop its business
operations when the industry rebounds, although our ability to do
so is clearly subject to domestic and international conditions in
the oil and gas industry, which have been adversely impacted by the
substantial decline in crude oil prices since July
2014.
Historically,
our growth strategy included strategic acquisitions of operating
companies and then expanding operations through additional capital
investment consisting of the acquisition and fabrication of
property and equipment. That strategy also included expanding our
geographical footprint and expanding the services it provides.
These strategies are exemplified by the following:
(1)
In
2014 and 2015, we spent approximately $24 million and $4.5 million,
respectively, for the acquisition and fabrication of additional
frac water heating, hot oiling and acidizing
equipment.
(2)
To
expand our footprint, in early 2010 Heat Waves began providing
services in the Marcellus Shale natural gas field in southwestern
Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and in September 2011 Heat Waves
extended its services into the D-J Basin and Niobrara formations
and the Bakken formation through opening new operation centers in
southern Wyoming and western North Dakota, respectively. In late
2012, we expanded our operations, through Heat Waves’
Pennsylvania operations center, into the Utica Shale formation in
eastern Ohio. Also, in mid-2015, we expanded our operations into
the Eagle Ford formation through opening a new operations center in
southern Texas. And, in 2016 we have begun to provide some services
in the Permian Basin in west Texas.
(3)
To
expand our service offerings, in January 2016, we acquired assets
for approximately $4.0 million in order to provide water transfer
services and bacteria and scaling treatment solutions to our
customers in all of our operating areas.
Going
forward, and subject to the availability of adequate financing, we
expect to continue to pursue our growth strategies of exploring
additional acquisitions, potentially expanding the geographic areas
in which we operate, diversifying the products and services we
provide to customers, and making further investments in our assets
and equipment.
Corporate Information
Our
executive (or corporate) offices are located at 501 South Cherry
Street, Suite 1000, Denver, CO 80246. Our telephone number is (303)
333-3678, and our facsimile number is (720) 974-3417. Our website
is www.enservco.com. Information contained on or accessible through
our website is not incorporated by reference in or otherwise a part
of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying
prospectus.
THE OFFERING
Issuer:
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Enservco Corporation
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Common stock offered by us:
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11,250,000 shares (or 12,937,500 shares if the underwriter
exercises its option to purchase additional shares in
full).
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Common stock outstanding immediately after this
offering:
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49,380,160 shares (or 51,067,660 shares if the underwriter
exercises its option to purchase additional shares in
full).
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Option to purchase additional shares:
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We have granted the underwriter an option to purchase up to
1,687,500 additional shares of our common stock within 30 days from
the date of this prospectus supplement.
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Use of proceeds:
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We intend to use the net proceeds to repay outstanding indebtedness
under our revolving credit facility. See “Use of
Proceeds.”
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Dividend policy:
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We have not declared or paid any cash or other dividends on our
common stock, and we do not intend to declare or pay any cash or
other dividends in the foreseeable future. See “Dividend
Policy.”
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Risk Factors:
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Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You
should carefully read and consider the risks set forth in the
section of this prospectus supplement entitled “Risk
Factors” and all other information included or incorporated
by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus before deciding to invest in our common
stock.
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Underwriting:
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William Blair & Company, L.L.C. has agreed, subject to the
terms and conditions set forth in the underwriting agreement by and
between William Blair & Company, L.L.C. and us, to purchase
from us all of the shares of our common stock sold in this
offering. See “Underwriting.”
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NYSE MKT trading symbol:
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“ENSV.”
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The
number of shares of our common stock to be outstanding after this
offering is based on 38,130,160 shares of our common stock
outstanding as of November 29, 2016. This number
excludes 4,211,168 shares that may be issued pursuant to
outstanding awards under our equity compensation plan and
180,001 shares that may be issued pursuant to outstanding warrants
at an average exercise price of $0.57. Unless otherwise indicated,
the information in this prospectus supplement reflects and assumes
no exercise by the underwriter of its option to purchase additional
shares.
RISK FACTORS
An
investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk.
Prior to making a decision about investing in our common stock, you
should carefully consider the risk factors listed below, together
with the other information contained and incorporated by reference
in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus,
including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2015. The risks and uncertainties we have described
are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties
not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may
also affect our operations. If any of these risks actually occurs,
our business, results of operations and financial condition could
suffer, and you could lose all or part of your
investment.
Operations Related Risks
We may be unable to implement price increases or maintain existing
prices on our core services.
We
periodically seek to increase the prices of our services to offset
rising costs and to generate higher returns for our stockholders.
Currently, the prices we are able to charge for our services and
the demand for our services are depressed. We operate in a very
competitive industry and, as a result, we are not always successful
in raising or maintaining our existing prices. Additionally, during
periods of increased market demand, a significant amount of new
equipment may enter the market, which would also put pressure on
the pricing of our services. Even when we are able to increase our
prices, we may not be able to do so at a rate that is sufficient to
offset rising costs. Also, we may not be able to successfully
increase prices without adversely affecting our activity levels.
The inability to maintain our prices or to increase the prices of
our services to offset rising costs increase could have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial position and results of
operations.
We participate in a capital-intensive industry. We may not be able
to finance future growth of our operations or future
acquisitions.
Our
business activities require substantial capital expenditures. If
our cash flow from operating activities and borrowings under our
existing credit facility were not sufficient to fund our capital
expenditure budget, we would be required to reduce these
expenditures or to fund these expenditures through new debt or
equity issuances.
Our
ability to raise new debt or equity capital or to refinance or
restructure our debt at any given time depends, among other things,
on the condition of the capital markets and our financial condition
at such time. Also, the terms of existing or future debt or equity
instruments could further restrict our business operations. The
inability to finance future growth could materially and adversely
affect our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
Increased labor costs or the unavailability of skilled workers
could hurt our operations.
Companies in our
industry, including us, are dependent upon the available labor pool
of skilled workers. We compete with other oilfield services
businesses and other employers to attract and retain qualified
personnel with the technical skills and experience required to
provide our customers with the highest quality service. We are also
subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act, which governs such matters
as minimum wage, overtime and other working conditions, and which
can increase our labor costs or subject us to liabilities to our
employees. A shortage in the labor pool of skilled workers or other
general inflationary pressures or changes in applicable laws and
regulations could make it more difficult for us to attract and
retain personnel and could require us to enhance our wage and
benefits packages. Labor costs may increase in the future or we may
not be able to reduce wages when demand and pricing falls, and such
changes could have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition and results of operations.
Historically, we have experienced a high employee turnover rate.
Any difficulty we experience replacing or adding workers could
adversely affect our business.
We
believe that the high turnover rate in our industry is attributable
to the nature of oilfield services work, which is physically
demanding and performed outdoors. As a result, workers may choose
to pursue employment in areas that offer a more desirable work
environment at wage rates that are competitive with ours. The
potential inability or lack of desire by workers to commute to our
facilities and job sites, as well as the competition for workers
from competitors or other industries, are factors that could
negatively affect our ability to attract and retain skilled
workers. We may not be able to recruit, train and retain an
adequate number of workers to replace departing workers. The
inability to maintain an adequate workforce could have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
Our ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards may be
subject to limitation and may result in increased future tax
liability.
Sections 382 and 383 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended, or the Code, contain rules that limit the
ability of a corporation that undergoes an “ownership
change” to utilize its net operating loss carry forwards
(“NOLs”)
and certain built-in losses recognized in years after the ownership
change. An “ownership change” is generally defined as
any change in ownership of more than 50% of a corporation’s
stock over a rolling three-year period by stockholders that own
(directly or indirectly) 5% or more of the stock of the
corporation, or arising from a new issuance of stock by the
corporation. If an ownership change occurs, Section 382
generally imposes an annual limitation on the use of pre-ownership
change net operating losses, or NOLs, credits
and certain other tax attributes to offset taxable income earned
after the ownership change. The annual limitation is equal to the
product of the applicable long-term tax exempt rate and the value
of the corporation’s stock immediately before the ownership
change. This annual limitation may be adjusted to reflect any
unused annual limitation for prior years and certain recognized
built-in gains for the year. In addition, Section 383
generally limits the amount of tax liability in any post-ownership
change year that can be reduced by pre-ownership change tax
credit carryforwards.
If we were to experience an "ownership change," this could result
in increased U.S. federal income tax liability for us if we
generate taxable income after the ownership change. Limitations on
the use of NOLs and
other tax attributes could also increase our state tax liabilities.
The use of our tax attributes will also be limited to the extent
that we do not generate positive taxable income in future tax
periods. As a result of these limitations, we may be unable to
offset future taxable income, if any, with NOLs before such NOLs
expire. Accordingly, these limitations may increase our federal and
state income tax liabilities.
Although
we do not expect to incur an ownership change as a result of the
transactions described in this offering, it is possible that the
transactions described
in this offering, when combined with past and future transactions,
will cause us to undergo one or more ownership changes. As of
December 31, 2015, we had U.S. federal NOLs of approximately
$5.0 million and state NOLs of approximately $3.4 million. Due to
losses incurred to date in 2016, we expect these NOLs to increase
as of December 31, 2016.
Risks Relating to Our Common Stock and this Offering
We have no plans to pay dividends on our common stock for the
foreseeable future. Stockholders may not receive funds without
selling their shares.
We
do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in
the foreseeable future. We currently intend to retain future
earnings, if any, to finance the expansion of our business. Our
future dividend policy is within the discretion of our board of
directors and will depend upon various factors, including our
business, financial condition, results of operations, capital
requirements and investment opportunities. Accordingly, if you
purchase shares of our common stock in this offering, realization
of a gain on your investment will depend on the appreciation of the
price of our common stock. Investors seeking cash dividends in the
foreseeable future should not purchase our common
stock.
Our board of directors can, without stockholder approval, cause
preferred stock to be issued on terms that adversely affect holders
of our common stock.
Under
our certificate of incorporation, our board of directors is
authorized to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, of
which none are issued and outstanding as of the date of this
prospectus supplement. Also, our board of directors, without
stockholder approval, may determine the price, rights, preferences,
privileges and restrictions, including voting rights, of those
shares. If our board of directors causes shares of preferred stock
to be issued, the rights of the holders of our common stock would
likely be subordinate to those of preferred holders and therefore
could be adversely affected. Our board of directors’ ability
to determine the terms of preferred stock and to cause its
issuance, while providing desirable flexibility in connection with
possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could have the
effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire a
majority of our outstanding voting stock. Preferred shares issued
by our board of directors could include voting rights or super
voting rights, which could shift the ability to control the Company
to the holders of the preferred stock. Preferred stock could also
have conversion rights into shares of our common stock at a
discount to the market price of our common stock, which could
negatively affect the market for our common stock. In addition,
preferred stock would have preference in the event of liquidation
of the corporation, which means that the holders of preferred stock
would be entitled to receive the net assets of the corporation
distributed in liquidation before the holders of our common stock
receive any distribution of the liquidated assets. We have no
current plans to issue any shares of preferred stock.
The price of our common stock may be volatile regardless of our
operating performance, and you may not be able to resell shares of
our common stock at or above the price you paid or at
all..
The
trading price of our common stock may be volatile, and you may not
be able to resell your shares at or above the price at which you
paid in this offering, in response to a number of factors,
including those listed under the heading “Risk Factors”
in this prospectus supplement, together with the other information
contained and incorporated by reference in this prospectus
supplement and in the accompanying prospectus, many of which are
beyond our control. Other factors that may affect the market price
of our common stock include:
●
actual
or anticipated fluctuations in our quarterly results of
operations;
●
sales
of our common stock by our stockholders;
●
changes
in oil and natural gas prices;
●
changes
in our cash flow from operations or earnings
estimates;
●
publication
of research reports about us or the oil and natural gas
exploration, production and service industry
generally;
●
competition
from other oil and gas service companies and for, among other
things, capital and skilled personnel;
●
increases
in market interest rates which may increase our cost of
capital;
●
changes
in applicable laws or regulations, court rulings, and enforcement
and legal actions;
●
changes
in market valuations of similar companies;
●
adverse
market reaction to any indebtedness we may incur in the
future;
●
additions
or departures of key management personnel;
●
actions
by our stockholders;
●
commencement
of or involvement in litigation;
●
news
reports relating to trends, concerns, technological or competitive
developments, regulatory changes, and other related issues in our
industry;
●
speculation
in the press or investment community regarding our
business;
●
political
conditions in oil and natural gas producing regions;
●
general
market and economic conditions; and
●
domestic
and international economic, legal, and regulatory factors unrelated
to our performance.
In
addition, the U.S. securities markets have experienced significant
price and volume fluctuations. These fluctuations often have been
unrelated to the operating performance of companies in these
markets. Market fluctuations and broad market, economic and
industry factors may negatively affect the price of our common
stock, regardless of our operating performance. Any volatility or a
significant decrease in the market price of our common stock could
also negatively affect our ability to make acquisitions using our
common stock. Further, if we were to be the object of securities
class action litigation as a result of volatility in our common
stock price or for other reasons, it could result in substantial
costs and diversion of our management’s attention and
resources, which could negatively affect our financial
results.
Investors in this offering may experience immediate and substantial
dilution and additional stock offerings may further dilute
stockholders.
The
public offering price of the securities offered pursuant to this
prospectus supplement may be substantially higher than the net
tangible book value per share of our common stock. Therefore, if
you purchase shares of our common stock in this offering, you may
incur immediate and substantial dilution in the net tangible book
value per share of our common stock from the price per share that
you pay for such shares. If the holders of outstanding options
exercise those options at prices below the public offering price,
you will incur further dilution.
Given
our plans and our expectation that we may need additional capital
and personnel in the future, we may need to issue additional shares
of our common stock or securities convertible into or exercisable
for shares of our common stock, including preferred stock, options
or warrants. The issuance of additional shares of our common stock
may further dilute the ownership of our stockholders.
USE OF PROCEEDS
We
estimate that the net proceeds from this offering of our common
stock will be approximately
$3,887,500, after deducting the underwriting discount
and estimated offering expenses payable by us, based upon the
public offering price of $0.40
(or approximately $4,511,800 if the underwriter exercises its
option to purchase additional shares in full).
We
intend to use the net proceeds of this offering to repay
outstanding indebtedness under our revolving credit facility. As of
November 29, 2016, our revolving credit facility, which matures on
September 12, 2019, had approximately $26.2 million of borrowings
outstanding and an interest rate of approximately 5.1% per
annum.
DILUTION
The net
tangible book value of our common stock as of September 30,
2016 was approximately $12,266,857, or approximately $0.32 per
share. Net tangible book value per share represents the amount of
our total tangible assets less total liabilities divided by the
total number of shares of our common stock
outstanding.
After
giving effect to the sale of shares of common stock in this
offering at the public offering price of $0.40 per share and after
deducting commissions and estimated aggregate offering expenses
payable by us, our as adjusted net tangible book value as of
September 30, 2016 would have been approximately $16,154,400, or
approximately $0.33 per share. This represents an immediate
increase in net tangible book value of approximately $0.01 per
share to our existing stockholders and an immediate dilution in as
adjusted net tangible book value of approximately $0.07 per share
to investors participating in this offering, as illustrated by the
following table:
Public offering
price per share
|
|
$0.40
|
Net tangible book
value per share at September 30, 2016
|
$0.32
|
|
Increase in net
tangible book value per share attributable to investors purchasing
our common stock in this offering
|
$0.01
|
|
As adjusted net
tangible book value per share as of September 30, 2016 after giving
effect to this offering
|
|
$0.33
|
Dilution per share
to investors purchasing our common stock in this
offering
|
|
$0.07
|
If the
underwriter exercises in full its option to purchase up to
additional shares of common stock from us in this offering at the
public offering price of $0.40 per share, the as adjusted net
tangible book value after this offering would have been $0.33 per
share, representing an increase in net tangible book value of $0.01
per share to existing stockholders and immediate dilution in value
of $0.07 per share to investors purchasing common stock in this
offering at the public offering price.
The
above discussion and table are based on 38,130,160 shares
outstanding as of September 30, 2016, and excludes as of such
date:
●
4,310,668 shares
that may be issued pursuant to outstanding awards under our equity
compensation plan at a weighted average exercise price of $1.11 per
share; and
●
180,001 shares that
may be issued pursuant to outstanding warrants at an average
exercise price of $0.57.
To the
extent that any of these outstanding awards or warrants are
exercised or we issue additional shares under our equity incentive
plans, there will be further dilution to new investors. In
addition, we may choose to raise additional capital due to market
conditions or strategic considerations even if we believe we have
sufficient funds for our current or future operating plans. To the
extent that additional capital is raised through the sale of equity
or convertible debt securities, the issuance of these securities
could result in further dilution to our stockholders.
CAPITALIZATION
The
following table sets forth our consolidated cash and cash
equivalents and our consolidated capitalization as of September 30,
2016 assuming no exercise of the underwriter’s option to
purchase additional shares on:
(ii)
a pro forma basis
to reflect our issuance and sale in this offering of 11,250,000
shares of our common stock at the public offering price of $0.40
per share, after deducting the
underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by
us; as well as the application of the net proceeds of this
offering to repay outstanding indebtedness under our revolving
credit facility.
The
table below should be read in conjunction with the section of this
prospectus supplement entitled “Use of Proceeds” and
with the financial statements and other information that are
incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus.
|
|
|
|
|
|
(in
thousands, except share amounts)
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$781
|
$781
|
Debt:
|
|
|
Revolving
credit facility
|
24,850
|
20,962
|
|
797
|
797
|
|
$25,647
|
21,759
|
Stockholders’
equity:
|
|
|
Preferred
stock, $0.005 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; actual and
pro forma: none issued or outstanding
|
0
|
0
|
Common stock,
$0.005 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized. actual: 38,233,760
shares issued and 38,130,160 shares outstanding. pro forma:
49,483,760 shares issued and 49,380,160 shares
outstanding
|
190
|
246
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
14,348
|
18,180
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
(1,970)
|
(1,970)
|
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
12,568
|
16,456
|
Total capitalization
|
$38,215
|
$38,215
|
PRICE RANGE OF OUR COMMON STOCK
Our
common stock is listed and traded on the NYSE MKT under the symbol
“ENSV.” The following table sets forth the range of
high and low sales prices of our common stock for the periods
presented:
|
|
Quarter
Ended
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
December 31
(through December 1, 2016)
|
$0.74
|
$0.41
|
September
30
|
$0.74
|
$0.47
|
June
30
|
$0.89
|
$0.51
|
March
31
|
$0.74
|
$0.27
|
2015
|
|
|
December
31
|
$0.93
|
$0.49
|
September
30
|
$1.54
|
$0.65
|
June
30
|
$1.92
|
$1.39
|
March
31
|
$2.31
|
$1.48
|
2014
|
|
|
December
31
|
$3.89
|
$1.36
|
September
30
|
$3.89
|
$2.46
|
June
30
|
$3.10
|
$1.88
|
March
31
|
$2.68
|
$1.76
|
The
closing price of our common stock on the NYSE MKT on December 1,
2016 was $0.74 per share. On November 29, 2016, we had 38,130,160
issued and outstanding shares of common stock, which were held by
approximately 454 holders of record. Holders of record do not
include owners for whom common stock may be held in
“street” name or whose common stock is
restricted.
DIVIDEND POLICY
We
have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock.
We currently intend to retain all available funds and any future
earnings for use in the operation and expansion of our business and
do not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends on our
common stock in the foreseeable future. Any future determination as
to the declaration and payment of dividends will be at the
discretion of our board of directors and will depend on
then-existing conditions, including our financial condition,
results of operations, contractual restrictions, capital
requirements, business prospects and other factors that our board
of directors considers relevant.
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
Set
forth below is a description of the material terms of our capital
stock. However, this description is not complete and is qualified
by reference to our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, copies
of which have been filed with the SEC and are incorporated by
reference into this registration statement and prospectus. Please
read “Where You Can Find More Information” and
“Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference.”
You should also be aware that the summary below does not give full
effect to the provisions of statutory or common law that may affect
your rights as an Enservco stockholder.
Common Stock
We are
authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.005 par
value per share. As of November 29, 2016, we had 38,130,160 shares of common stock
outstanding. There were outstanding
stock options and warrants to acquire an aggregate of
4,391,169 shares of our common stock
outstanding as of November 29, 2016.
The
following summary describes certain provisions of our common stock,
but does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified
in its entirety by the applicable provisions of the Delaware
General Corporation Law and our certificate of incorporation and
bylaws.
We have
one class of common stock. Holders of our common stock are entitled
to one vote per share on all matters to be voted upon by
stockholders. Cumulative voting in the election of directors is not
allowed and directors are elected by plurality vote. Holders of
shares of our common stock are entitled to receive on a pro rata
basis such dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time
by our board of directors in its discretion from funds legally
available for that use. They are also entitled to share on a pro
rata basis in any distribution to stockholders upon our
liquidation, dissolution or winding up. Holders of our common stock
do not have preemptive rights to subscribe to any additional stock
issuances, and neither we nor the holders of our common stock have
the right to require the redemption of their shares or the
conversion of their shares into any other class of our
stock.
Preferred Stock
We are
authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.005
par value per share. As of November 29, 2016, we had no shares of
preferred stock outstanding and no options to purchase shares of
preferred stock outstanding.
Our
board of directors has the authority to issue shares of preferred
stock in one or more series and to fix the rights, preferences,
privileges and restrictions of each series, which may include
dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of
redemption, redemption prices, liquidation preferences, sinking
fund terms and the number of shares that constitute any series. Our
board of directors may exercise this authority without any further
action by our stockholders.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The
transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Computershare, Inc., 8742 Lucent Boulevard, Suite
300, Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80129. Its telephone number
is (303) 262-0600
Listing
Our
common stock trades on the NYSE MKT under the symbol
“ENSV”.
Anti-Takeover Provisions of our Certificate of
Incorporation
Our
certificate of incorporation permits us to issue, without any
further vote or action by the stockholders, shares of preferred
stock in one or more series and, with respect to each such series,
to fix the number of shares constituting the series and the
designation of the series, the voting powers (if any) of the shares
of the series, and the preferences and relative, participating,
optional, and other special rights, if any, and any qualification,
limitations or restrictions of the shares of such series. This
provision may be deemed to have an anti-takeover effect and could
be used to delay, deter, or prevent a tender offer or takeover
attempt that a stockholder might consider to be in its best
interests, including attempts that might result in a premium being
paid over the market price for the shares held by
stockholders.
Delaware Law
We are
subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law. In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held
Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business
combination” with an “interested stockholder” for
a three-year period following the time that this stockholder
becomes an interested stockholder, unless the business combination
is approved in the manner, summarized below. A “business
combination” includes, among other things, a merger, asset or
stock sale or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to
the interested stockholder. An “interested stockholder”
is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns, or
did own within three years prior to the determination of interested
stockholder status, 15% or more of the corporation’s voting
stock. Under Section 203, a business combination between a
corporation and an interested stockholder is prohibited unless it
satisfies one of the following conditions:
●
before the
stockholder became an interested stockholder, the board of
directors approved either the business combination or the
transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an
interested stockholder;
●
upon consummation
of the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an
interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least
85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time
the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining
the voting stock outstanding, shares owned by persons who are
directors and also officers, and employee stock plans, in some
instances; or
●
at or after the
time the stockholder became an interested stockholder, the business
combination was approved by the board of directors of the
corporation and authorized at an annual or special meeting of the
stockholders by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the
outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested
stockholder.
The
existence of this provision may have an anti-takeover effect with
respect to transactions our board of directors does not approve in
advance. Section 203 may also discourage attempts that might result
in a premium over the market price for our shares of common stock
held by stockholders.
These
provisions of Delaware law and the certificate of incorporation
could have the effect of discouraging others from attempting
hostile takeovers and, as a consequence, they may also inhibit
temporary fluctuations in the market price of our common stock that
often result from actual or rumored hostile takeover attempts.
These provisions may also have the effect of preventing changes in
our management. It is possible that these provisions could make it
more difficult to accomplish transactions that stockholders may
otherwise deem to be in their best interest.
The
provisions of Section 203 do not apply to a corporation if, subject
to certain requirements, the certificate of incorporation or bylaws
of the corporation contain a provision expressly electing not to be
governed by the provisions of the statute or the corporation does
not have voting stock listed on a national securities exchange or
held of record by more than 2,000 stockholders.
Because
our certificate of incorporation and bylaws do not include any
provision to “opt-out” of Section 203, the statute will
apply to business combinations in which we are
involved.
UNDERWRITING
William
Blair & Company, L.L.C. has agreed, subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in the underwriting agreement by and between
William Blair & Company, L.L.C. and us, to purchase from us all
of the shares of our common stock set forth on the cover page of
this prospectus supplement.
Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in the underwriting
agreement, William Blair & Company, L.L.C. has agreed to
purchase all of the shares sold under the underwriting agreement if
any of those shares are purchased. We have agreed to indemnify
William Blair & Company, L.L.C. against certain liabilities,
including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to contribute
to payments that William Blair & Company, L.L.C. may be
required to make in respect of those liabilities.
We have
granted William Blair & Company, L.L.C. an option, exercisable
for 30 days from the date of this prospectus supplement, to
purchase up to additional shares of our common stock at the
public offering price set forth on the cover page of this
prospectus supplement, less underwriting discounts and
commissions.
Commissions
and Discounts
William
Blair & Company, L.L.C. has advised us that it proposes
initially to offer our common stock to the public at the public
offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus
supplement and to dealers at that price less a concession not in
excess of $0.018 per share. After the initial offering, the public
offering price, concession or any other term of this offering may
be changed.
The
following table shows the public offering price, underwriting
discount and proceeds before expenses to us. The information
assumes either no exercise or full exercise by William Blair &
Company, L.L.C. of its option to purchase additional
shares.
|
|
|
|
Public offering
price
|
$0.40
|
$4,500,000
|
$5,175,000
|
Underwriting
discounts and commissions
|
$0.03
|
$337,500
|
$388,125
|
Proceeds, before
expenses, to us
|
$0.37
|
$4,162,500
|
$4,786,875
|
The
underwriting agreement provides that the obligations of William
Blair & Company, L.L.C. to pay for and accept delivery of the
shares of our common stock offered by this prospectus are subject
to the approval of certain legal matters by its counsel and to
certain other conditions. William Blair & Company, L.L.C. is
obligated to take and pay for all of the shares of our common stock
offered by this prospectus if any such shares are taken. However,
William Blair & Company, L.L.C. is not required to take or pay
for the shares covered by its option to purchase additional shares
described above. William Blair & Company, L.L.C. reserves the
right to withdraw, cancel or modify offers to the public and to
reject orders in whole or in part.
The
estimated offering expenses payable by us, exclusive of the
underwriting discounts and commissions, are approximately $125,000,
which includes legal, accounting and printing costs and various
other fees. We have also agreed to reimburse William Blair &
Company, L.L.C. for certain of its expenses in an amount up to
$150,000.
No
Sales of Similar Securities
We have
agreed with William Blair & Company, L.L.C., subject to
specified exceptions not to (i) offer, sell, contract to sell,
pledge, grant any option to purchase, make any short sale or
otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, or file
with the SEC a registration statement under the Act relating to,
any shares of our common stock or any securities that are
substantially similar to our common stock, including but not
limited to any options or warrants to purchase shares of our common
stock or any securities that are convertible into or exchangeable
for, or that represent the right to receive, common stock or any
such substantially similar securities, or publicly disclose the
intention to make any offer, sale, pledge, disposition or filing or
(ii) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in
whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of
our common stock, or any such other securities, whether any such
transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled
by delivery of our common stock or such other securities, in cash
or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the
representative.
Our
directors and executive officers have agreed with William Blair
& Company, L.L.C., subject to specified exceptions, not to (i)
offer, pledge, announce the intention to sell, sell, contract to
sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option
or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to
purchase, make any short sale or otherwise transfer or dispose of,
directly or indirectly, any shares of our common stock or any
securities convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for or
that represent the right to receive our common stock (including
without limitation, our common stock which may be deemed to be
beneficially owned in accordance with the rules and regulations of
the SEC and securities which may be issued upon exercise of a stock
option or warrant), whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or
(ii) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in
whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of
our common stock, whether any such transaction is to be settled by
delivery of our common stock or such other securities, in cash or
otherwise. These restrictions will apply through and including the
date that is 90 days after the date of this prospectus
supplement.
Listing
The
shares of our common stock are listed on the NYSE MKT under the
symbol “ENSV.”
Price
Stabilization, Short Positions and Penalty Bids
Until
the distribution of the shares is completed, SEC rules may limit
William Blair & Company, L.L.C. and selling group members from
bidding for and purchasing shares of our common stock. However,
William Blair & Company, L.L.C. may engage in transactions that
stabilize the price of our common stock, such as bids or purchases
to peg, fix or maintain that price.
In
connection with this offering, William Blair & Company, L.L.C.
may purchase and sell shares of our common stock in the open
market. These transactions may include short sales, purchases on
the open market to cover positions created by short sales and
stabilizing transactions. Short sales involve the sale by William
Blair & Company, L.L.C. of a greater number of shares than they
are required to purchase in this offering. “Covered”
short sales are sales made in an amount not greater than the option
of William Blair & Company, L.L.C. to purchase additional
shares described above. William Blair & Company, L.L.C. may
close out any covered short position by either exercising this
option or purchasing shares in the open market. In determining the
source of shares to close out the covered short position, William
Blair & Company, L.L.C. will consider, among other things, the
price of shares available for purchase in the open market as
compared to the price at which they may purchase shares through
this option. “Naked” short sales are sales in excess of
this option. William Blair & Company, L.L.C. must close out any
naked short position by purchasing shares in the open market. A
naked short position is more likely to be created if William Blair
& Company, L.L.C. is concerned that there may be downward
pressure on the price of our common stock in the open market after
pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in this
offering. Stabilizing transactions consist of various bids for or
purchases of shares of our common stock made by William Blair &
Company, L.L.C. in the open market prior to the closing of this
offering.
Similar
to other purchase transactions, purchases by William Blair &
Company, L.L.C. to cover short sales may have the effect of raising
or maintaining the market price of our common stock or preventing
or retarding a decline in the market price of our common stock. As
a result, the price of our common stock may be higher than the
price that might otherwise exist in the open market. William Blair
& Company, L.L.C. may conduct these transactions on the NYSE
MKT, in the over-the-counter market or otherwise.
Neither
we nor William Blair & Company, L.L.C. make any representation
or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that
the transactions described above may have on the price of our
common stock. In addition, neither we nor William Blair &
Company, L.L.C. make any representation that William Blair &
Company, L.L.C. will engage in these transactions or that these
transactions, once commenced, will not be discontinued without
notice.
Electronic
Offer, Sale and Distribution of Shares
In
connection with this offering, William Blair & Company, L.L.C.
or securities dealers may distribute prospectuses by electronic
means, such as e-mail. In addition, William Blair & Company,
L.L.C. may facilitate Internet distribution for this offering to
certain of their Internet subscription customers. William Blair
& Company, L.L.C. may allocate a limited number of shares for
sale to its online brokerage customers. An electronic prospectus is
available on the Internet website maintained by William Blair &
Company, L.L.C. Other than the prospectus in electronic format, the
information on the website of William Blair & Company, L.L.C.
is not part of this prospectus.
Other
Relationships
William
Blair & Company, L.L.C. and its affiliates are full service
financial institutions engaged in various activities, which may
include securities trading, commercial and investment banking,
financial advisory, investment management, investment research,
principal investment, hedging, financing and brokerage activities.
William Blair & Company, L.L.C. and its affiliates may engage
in, from time to time in the future, certain investment banking and
other commercial dealings in the ordinary course of business with
us or our affiliates, for which it may receive customary fees and
commissions.
In addition, we have granted William Blair & Company, L.L.C.
the right to participate in any public or private offering of
securities by us, subject to certain
limitations.
In the
ordinary course of their various business activities, William Blair
& Company, L.L.C. and its affiliates may make or hold a broad
array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities
(or related derivative securities) and financial instruments
(including bank loans) for its own account and for the accounts of
its customers, and such investment and securities activities may
involve our securities and/or financial instruments. William Blair
& Company, L.L.C. and its affiliates may also make investment
recommendations and/or publish or express independent research
views in respect of such securities or instruments and may at any
time hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long and/or
short positions in such securities and instruments.
Selling
Restrictions
European Economic Area
In
relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which
has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a Relevant Member
State) an offer to the public of any shares of our common stock may
not be made in that Relevant Member State, except that an offer to
the public in that Relevant Member State of any shares of our
common stock may be made at any time under the following exemptions
under the Prospectus Directive, if they have been implemented in
that Relevant Member State:
(a)
to any legal entity
which is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus
Directive;
(b)
to fewer than 100
or, if the Relevant Member State has implemented the relevant
provision of the 2010 PD Amending Directive, 150, natural or legal
persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the
Prospectus Directive), as permitted under the Prospectus Directive,
subject to obtaining the prior consent of the representative for
any such offer; or
(c)
in any other
circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus
Directive, provided that no such offer of shares of our common
stock shall result in a requirement for the publication by us or
any underwriter of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the
Prospectus Directive.
For the
purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer to the
public” in relation to any shares of our common stock in any
Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by
any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and
any shares of our common stock to be offered so as to enable an
investor to decide to purchase any shares of our common stock, as
the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure
implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, the
expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive
2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending
Directive, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State),
and includes any relevant implementing measure in the Relevant
Member State, and the expression “2010 PD Amending
Directive” means Directive 2010/73/EU.
United Kingdom
The
underwriter has represented and agreed that:
(a)
it has only
communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate
or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage
in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, or the FSMA) received by
it in connection with the issue or sale of the shares of our common
stock in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not
apply to us; and
(b)
it has complied and
will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect
to anything done by it in relation to the shares of our common
stock in, from or otherwise involving the United
Kingdom.
Canada
Our
common stock may be sold only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed
to be purchasing, as principal that are accredited investors, as
defined in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions or subsection
73.3(1) of the Securities
Act (Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in
National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and
Ongoing Registrant Obligations. Any resale of our common
stock must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a
transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of
applicable securities laws.
Securities
legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may
provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if this
prospectus (including any amendment thereto) contains a
misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or
damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit
prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser’s
province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable
provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s
province or territory for particulars of these rights or consult
with a legal advisor.
Pursuant to section
3A.3 of National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts, or NI 33-105,
the underwriter is not required to comply with the disclosure
requirements of NI 33-105 regarding underwriter conflicts of
interest in connection with this offering.
Hong Kong
The
common shares may not be offered or sold in Hong Kong by means of
any document other than (i) in circumstances which do not
constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the
Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap.
32, Laws of Hong Kong), or (ii) to “professional
investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures
Ordinance (Cap. 571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made
thereunder, or (iii) in other circumstances which do not result in
the document being a “prospectus” within the meaning of
the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance
(Cap. 32, Laws of Hong Kong) and no advertisement, invitation or
document relating to the shares may be issued or may be in the
possession of any person for the purpose of issue (in each case
whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the
contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public
in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the laws of Hong
Kong) other than with respect to common shares which are or are
intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or
only to “professional investors” within the meaning of
the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571, Laws of Hong Kong)
and any rules made thereunder.
Singapore
This
prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus with the
Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus and
any other document or material in connection with the offer or
sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the common
shares may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the common
shares be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation
for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to
persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor
under Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of
Singapore, or the SFA, (ii) to a relevant person pursuant to
Section 275(1), or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in
accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA
or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the
conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA, in each
case subject to compliance with conditions set forth in the
SFA.
Where
the common shares are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of
the SFA by a relevant person which is:
(a)
a corporation
(which is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of
the SFA)) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the
entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals,
each of whom is an accredited investor; or
(b)
a trust (where the
trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to
hold investments and each beneficiary of the trust is an individual
who is an accredited investor,
shares,
debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation
or the beneficiaries’ rights and interest (howsoever
described) in that trust shall not be transferred within six months
after that corporation or that trust has acquired the common shares
pursuant to an offer made under Section 275 of the SFA
except:
(a)
to an institutional
investor (for corporations, under Section 274 of the SFA) or to a
relevant person defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA, or to any
person pursuant to an offer that is made on terms that such shares,
debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation
or such rights and interest in that trust are acquired at a
consideration of not less than $200,000 (or its equivalent in a
foreign currency) for each transaction, whether such amount is to
be paid for in cash or by exchange of securities or other assets,
and further for corporations, in accordance with the conditions
specified in Section 275 of the SFA;
(b)
where no
consideration is or will be given for the transfer; or
(c)
where the transfer
is by operation of law.
Switzerland
The
common shares may not be publicly offered in Switzerland and will
not be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, or the SIX, or on any
other stock exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland.
This document has been prepared without regard to the disclosure
standards for issuance prospectuses under art. 652a or art. 1156 of
the Swiss Code of Obligations or the disclosure standards for
listing prospectuses under art. 27 ff. of the SIX Listing Rules or
the listing rules of any other stock exchange or regulated trading
facility in Switzerland. Neither this document nor any other
offering or marketing material relating to the common shares or the
offering may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly
available in Switzerland.
Neither
this document nor any other offering or marketing material relating
to the offering, or the common shares have been or will be filed
with or approved by any Swiss regulatory authority. In particular,
this document will not be filed with, and the offer of common
shares will not be supervised by, the Swiss Financial Market
Supervisory Authority FINMA, and the offer of common shares has not
been and will not be authorized under the Swiss Federal Act on
Collective Investment Schemes, or CISA. Accordingly, no public
distribution, offering or advertising, as defined in CISA, its
implementing ordinances and notices, and no distribution to any
non-qualified investor, as defined in CISA, its implementing
ordinances and notices, shall be undertaken in or from Switzerland,
and the investor protection afforded to acquirers of interests in
collective investment schemes under CISA does not extend to
acquirers of common shares.
United Arab Emirates
This
offering has not been approved or licensed by the Central Bank of
the United Arab Emirates, or the UAE, Securities and Commodities
Authority of the UAE and/or any other relevant licensing authority
in the UAE including any licensing authority incorporated under the
laws and regulations of any of the free zones established and
operating in the territory of the UAE, in particular the Dubai
Financial Services Authority, or DFSA, a regulatory authority of
the Dubai International Financial Centre, or DIFC. The offering
does not constitute a public offer of securities in the UAE, DIFC
and/or any other free zone in accordance with the Commercial
Companies Law, Federal Law No 8 of 1984 (as amended), DFSA Offered
Securities Rules and NASDAQ Dubai Listing Rules, accordingly, or
otherwise. The common shares may not be offered to the public in
the UAE and/or any of the free zones.
The
common shares may be offered and issued only to a limited number of
investors in the UAE or any of its free zones who qualify as
sophisticated investors under the relevant laws and regulations of
the UAE or the free zone concerned.
France
This
prospectus (including any amendment, supplement or replacement
thereto) is not being distributed in the context of a public
offering in France within the meaning of Article L. 411-1 of the
French Monetary and Financial Code (Code monétaire et
financier).
This
prospectus has not been and will not be submitted to the French
Autorité des marchés financiers, or the AMF, for approval
in France and accordingly may not and will not be distributed to
the public in France.
Pursuant to Article
211-3 of the AMF General Regulation, French residents are hereby
informed that:
(a)
the transaction
does not require a prospectus to be submitted for approval to the
AMF;
(b)
persons or entities
referred to in Point 2°, Section II of Article L.411-2 of the
Monetary and Financial Code may take part in the transaction solely
for their own account, as provided in Articles D. 411-1, D. 734-1,
D. 744-1, D. 754-1 and D. 764-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code;
and
(c)
the financial
instruments thus acquired cannot be distributed directly or
indirectly to the public otherwise than in accordance with Articles
L. 411-1, L. 411-2, L. 412-1 and L. 621-8 to L. 621-8-3 of the
Monetary and Financial Code.
This
prospectus is not to be further distributed or reproduced (in whole
or in part) in France by the recipients of this prospectus. This
prospectus has been distributed on the understanding that such
recipients will only participate in the issue or sale of our common
stock for their own account and undertake not to transfer, directly
or indirectly, our common stock to the public in France, other than
in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and in
particular with Articles L. 411-1 and L. 411-2 of the French
Monetary and Financial Code.
LEGAL MATTERS
Certain
legal matters regarding the validity of the shares of our common
stock that are offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Jones
& Keller, P.C., in Denver, Colorado. Certain legal matters will
be passed upon for William Blair & Company, L.L.C. by Latham
& Watkins LLP, Chicago, Illinois.
EXPERTS
The
consolidated financial statements of Enservco Corporation appearing
in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2015 have been audited by EKS&H LLLP, an independent registered
public accounting firm, as set forth in its reports thereon,
included therein and incorporated herein by reference. Such
consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by
reference in reliance upon such reports given on the authority of
such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file
periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the
SEC under the Exchange Act. Our SEC filings are available to the
public at the its website at www.sec.gov.You may also read and copy
this information at the SEC’s public reference room located
at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed
charges. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further
information on the operation of the public reference room and its
charges.
We have
filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3 under the
Securities Act with respect to the shares of our common stock
described in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus. References to the “registration statement”
or the “registration statement of which this prospectus
supplement and the accompanying prospectus form a part” mean
the original registration statement and all amendments, including
schedules and exhibits. This prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus do not contain all of the information set
forth in the registration statement. Please refer to the
registration statement for any information in the registration
statement that is not contained in this prospectus supplement or
the accompanying prospectus. The registration statement is
available from the SEC at its website described above and can be
read and copied at the location described above.
Each
statement made in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying
prospectus with respect to a document filed as an exhibit to the
registration statement is qualified in its entirety by reference to
that exhibit for a complete description of its
provisions.
Unless
specifically listed under “Incorporation of Certain Documents
by Reference” below, the information contained on the SEC
website is not incorporated by reference in this prospectus
supplement and you should not consider that information a part of
this prospectus supplement.
In
addition, our common stock is listed on the NYSE MKT and similar
information concerning us can be inspected and copied at the
offices of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 20 Broad Street, New
York, New York 10005.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The
rules of the SEC allow us to “incorporate by reference”
into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus the
information in other documents that we file with the SEC, which
means that we can disclose important information to you by
referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by
reference is considered to be part of this prospectus supplement
and the accompanying prospectus, and later information that we file
with the SEC will automatically update and, if applicable,
supersede information contained in documents filed earlier with the
SEC or contained in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying
prospectus.
We
incorporate by reference in this prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus the documents listed below which have been
previously filed with the SEC:
●
Our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 (filed on March
30, 2016);
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Our Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2016 (filed
on May 12, 2016); June 30, 2016 (filed on August 12, 2016); and
September 30, 2016 (filed on November 14, 2016);
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Our Current Reports
on Form 8-K filed on January 20, 2016; May 11, 2016; June 27, 2016;
July 20, 2016; August 12, 2016; and October 5, 2016;
and
●
The description of
our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form
8-A filed with the SEC on March 5, 2014, and any amendments or
reports filed for the purpose of updating that
description.
We
incorporate by reference any future filings made by us with the SEC
under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act between
the date of this prospectus supplement and the termination of this
offering.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless otherwise
stated to the contrary, information that we furnish (and that is
not deemed “filed” with the SEC) under Items 2.02 or
7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K, including the related
exhibits under Item 9.01, is not incorporated by reference in this
prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus or the
registration statement of which this prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus forms a part.
Any
statement contained in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying
prospectus or in a document that is incorporated by reference
herein or therein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this prospectus supplement to the extent that a
statement contained in any other document that is subsequently
filed with the SEC and incorporated by reference herein or therein
modifies or supersedes the previous statement. Any statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus supplement
or the accompanying prospectus.
You may obtain any of the documents incorporated
by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus from the SEC its website at www.sec.gov. We will provide you a copy of any or all of the
reports and documents referred to above that have been incorporated
by reference in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying
prospectus, at no cost, upon your written or oral request to us at
the following address or telephone number:
Enservco Corporation
Attn.: Chief Financial Officer
501 South Cherry Street, Suite 1000
Denver, CO 80246
(303) 333-3678
PROSPECTUS
DATED MAY 5, 2014
ENSERVCO CORPORATION
14,235,717 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
This prospectus relates to the resale by the selling security
holders of up to 14,235,717 shares of our Common Stock, of which
13,462,821 shares are currently outstanding and were issued in
private transactions, and 772,896 shares are underlying warrants
issued in private transactions (collectively, the “Resale
Shares”). The Company has agreed to include the Resale Shares
in this registration statement.
This prospectus is also part of a registration statement that we
have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission using a
“shelf” registration process. We will describe the
specific terms and manner of offering of our shares of common stock
utilizing the shelf registration process (the “Shelf
Shares”) by providing a prospectus supplement each time we
offer and issue Shelf Shares. We do not intend to immediately offer
any Shelf Shares, but may do so as required for working capital or
other corporate purposes that may arise in the future, and any such
offering may be limited to a fraction of the Shelf Shares. The
applicable prospectus supplement will provide information about the
terms by which we are offering the Shelf Shares, and may add,
update or change other information contained in this prospectus.
This prospectus may not be used to sell Shelf Shares unless
accompanied by a prospectus supplement.
The Shelf Shares offered by this prospectus may be offered directly
through agents designated from time to time by us, or through
underwriters or dealers. If any agents or underwriters are involved
in the sale of any of the Shelf Shares offered by this prospectus,
their names and any applicable purchase price, fee, commission or
discount arrangement between or among them, will be set forth in
the applicable prospectus supplement.
The selling security holders may, from time to time, sell, transfer
or otherwise dispose of any or all of their Resale Shares or
warrants underlying the Resale Shares on any stock exchange, market
or trading facility on which the our shares of common stock are
traded or in private transactions. If these Resale Shares are sold
through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, the selling
security holders will be responsible for underwriting discounts or
commissions or agents’ commissions. We will pay the
expenses of registering the Resale Shares and the Shelf
Shares.
Our Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)
and is listed on the NYSE MKT under the symbol “ENSV”
The last reported sales price per share of our Common Stock as
reported April 28, 2014 by the NYSE MKT was $2.19.
The aggregate market value of the registrant’s outstanding
common shares held by non-affiliates is $35,130,707 as of April 30,
2014, the date of this prospectus. No Shelf Shares have been
offered pursuant to Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3 during the prior
12 calendar month period that ends on the date of this
prospectus.
INVESTING IN THESE SECURITIES INVOLVES SIGNIFICANT RISKS. SEE
“RISK FACTORS” BEGINNING ON PAGE 5, IN THE APPLICABLE
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT, AND IN OUR PERIODIC REPORTS AS FILED FROM
TIME TO TIME WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION BEFORE
MAKING ANY DECISION TO INVEST IN ANY OF THE SECURITIES DESCRIBED IN
THIS PROSPECTUS OR ANY PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT.
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 May 5, 2014.
THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE
CHANGED. WE 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
STATE WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROSPECTUS
SUMMARY
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DOCUMENTS
INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
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3
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NOTE OF
CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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4
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RISK
FACTORS
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5
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USE OF
PROCEEDS
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14
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SELLING
SECURITY HOLDERS
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15
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PLAN OF
DISTRIBUTION
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18
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INDEMNIFICATION
FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES
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You should rely only on the information contained in this
Prospectus or in any accompanying supplemental Prospectus and the
information specifically incorporated by reference. We have not
authorized anyone to provide you with different information or make
any additional representations. This is not an offer of these
securities in any state or other jurisdiction where the offer in
not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained
in or incorporated by reference into this Prospectus or any
Prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the
date on the front of each such document. Our business, financial
condition, and results of operations may have changed since that
date.
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this
prospectus. It may not contain all of the information that you
should consider before investing in our common stock. You should
read this entire prospectus carefully, including the “Risk
Factors” and the financial statements and related notes
included herein. This prospectus includes forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties. See
“Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements.”
This prospectus is part of a “shelf” registration
statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, or SEC. By using a shelf registration statement, we may
sell any amount of our Shelf Shares described in this prospectus
from time to time and in one or more offerings. Each time we sell
Shelf Shares, we will provide a supplement to this prospectus that
contains specific information about the terms of the offering of
Shelf Shares. Each prospectus supplement may also add, update or
change information contained in this prospectus. Before purchasing
any securities, you should carefully read this prospectus and any
accompanying prospectus supplement, together with the documents we
have incorporated by reference in this prospectus described under
the heading “Incorporation of Certain Documents by
Reference.” You should also review the additional information
described under the heading “Where You Can Find More
Information.”
About the Company
The
Company was incorporated as Aspen Exploration Corporation
(“Aspen”) under the laws of the State of Delaware on
February 28, 1980 for the primary purpose of acquiring, exploring
and developing oil and natural gas and other mineral properties.
During the first half of 2009, Aspen disposed of its oil and
natural gas producing assets and as a result was no longer engaged
in active business operations. On June 24, 2010, Aspen entered into
an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization with Dillco
Fluid Service, Inc. (“Dillco”) which set forth the
terms by which Dillco became a wholly owned subsidiary of Aspen on
July 27, 2010 (the “Merger Transaction”).
On
December 30, 2010, Aspen changed its name to “Enservco
Corporation.” As such, throughout this prospectus the terms
the “Company” and/or “Enservco” and
“we” are intended to refer to the Company and its
subsidiaries on a post-Merger Transaction basis and as a whole,
with respect to both historical and forward looking
contexts.
Our
principal executive offices are located at 501 South Cherry Street,
Suite 1000, Denver CO 80246. Our telephone number is
(303) 333-3678.
Shares Covered by This Prospectus
This prospectus relates to: (i) the resale or other disposition by
the selling security holders of 14,235,717 Resale Shares that are
currently outstanding or that will be outstanding upon exercise of
certain warrants; and (ii) an indeterminate number of Shelf Shares
that may be offered by the Company, by prospectus
supplement.
The Offering
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Resale
Shares of common stock covered hereby:
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14,235,717
shares
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Common
stock outstanding as of April 28, 2014:
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36,373,599
shares
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Use of
Proceeds:
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We will
not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Resale
Shares. The use of proceeds from the sale of Shelf
Shares will be for working capital to fund expansion of the
Company’s operations, and as further described in a
prospectus supplement.
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Trading
Symbol:
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ENSV on
the NYSE MKT Exchange
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Risk
Factors:
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Investing
in our securities involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk
Factors” beginning on page 5.
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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
The
SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” the
information in documents we file with them, which means that we can
disclose important information to you by referring you to those
documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered
to be part of this Prospectus, and information that we file later
with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this
information. These documents provide a significant amount of
information about us. We incorporate by reference the documents
listed below and any future filings we will make with the SEC under
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 prior to the termination of this offering.
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Our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2013 (filed March 20, 2014).
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Our
Information Statement on Schedule 14C (filed May 2,
2014).
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Our
Current Reports on Form 8-K, as amended, reporting events of
(filing date in
parentheses):
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March
5, 2014
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(filed March 6, 2014)
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January
9, 2014
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(filed January 14, 2014)
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April
16, 2014
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(filed April 17, 2014)
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April
17, 2014
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(filed April 17, 2014)
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Our
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on March 5,
2014
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Enservco Corporation
501 S. Cherry Street, Suite 320
Denver, CO 80246
(303) 333-3678
Where You Can Find More Information
The documents described above are available
electronically in the EDGAR database on the web site maintained by
the SEC. You can find this information at http://www.sec.gov. You may
also read and copy any materials we have filed with the SEC at the
SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington,
DC 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the
public reference room by calling the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The
information discussed in this Prospectus includes
“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
(the “Exchange Act”). All statements, other than
statements of historical facts, included herein concerning, among
other things, planned capital expenditures, future cash flows and
borrowings, pursuit of potential acquisition opportunities, our
financial position, business strategy and other plans and
objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are identified by their use of
terms and phrases such as “may,” “expect,”
“estimate,” “project,” “plan,”
“believe,” “intend,”
“achievable,” “anticipate,”
“will,” “continue,”
“potential,” “should,” “could,”
and similar terms and phrases. Although we believe that the
expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are
reasonable, they do involve certain assumptions, risks and
uncertainties. Our results could differ materially from those
anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of
certain factors, including, among other:
●
capital
requirements and uncertainty of obtaining additional funding on
terms acceptable to us;
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price volatility of
oil and natural gas prices, and the effect that lower prices may
have on our customer’s demand for our services, the result of
which may adversely impact our revenues and stockholders'
equity;
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a decline in oil or
natural gas production, and the impact of general economic
conditions on the demand for oil and natural gas and the
availability of capital which may impact our ability to perform
services for our customers;
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the broad
geographical diversity of our operations which, while expected to
diversify the risks related to a slow-down in one area of
operations, also adds to our costs of doing business;
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constraints on us
as a result of our financing arrangements, including restrictions
imposed on us under the terms of our credit facility agreement and
our ability to generate sufficient cash flows to repay our debt
obligations;
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our history of
losses and working capital deficits which, at times, were
significant;
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adverse weather and
environmental conditions;
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reliance on a
limited number of customers;
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our ability to
retain key members of our senior management and key technical
employees;
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impact of
environmental, health and safety, and other governmental
regulations, and of current or pending legislation with which we
and our customers must comply;
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developments in the
global economy;
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the effects of
competition;
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the effect of
seasonal factors;
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further sales
or issuances of our common stock and the price and volume
volatility of our common stock; and
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our common
stock’s limited trading history.
Finally,
our future results will depend upon various other risks and
uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those detailed in the
section entitled “Risk Factors” included elsewhere in
this prospectus. Many of these factors are beyond our ability to
control or predict. Although we believe that the assumptions on
which any forward-looking statements are based in this prospectus
and other periodic reports filed by us are reasonable when and as
made, no assurance can be given that such assumptions will prove
correct. All forward-looking statements attributable to us or
persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their
entirety by the cautionary statements in this section and elsewhere
in this prospectus. Other than as required under securities laws,
we do not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, subsequent events or
circumstances, changes in expectations or otherwise.
For
a further list and description of various risks, relevant factors
and uncertainties that could cause future results or events to
differ materially from those expressed or implied in our
forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" and "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial
Condition" in our reports and other documents filed from time to
time with the SEC. You may obtain copies of these documents and
reports as described under the headings "Documents Incorporated by
Reference." Given these risks and uncertainties, you should not
place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements.
RISK FACTORS
The
Company’s securities are highly speculative and involve a
high degree of risk, including among other items the risk factors
described below. The below risk factors are intended to generally
describe certain risks that could materially affect the Company and
its current business operations and activities.
You should carefully consider the risks described below and
elsewhere herein in connection with any decision whether to
acquire, hold or sell the Company’s securities. If any of the
contingencies discussed in the following paragraphs or other
materially adverse events actually occurs, the business, financial
condition and results of operations could be materially and
adversely affected. In such case, the trading price of our common
stock could decline, and you could lose all or a significant part
of your investment.
Operations Related Risks
Prior to 2012, we had losses and working capital deficits, which
were at times significant and we cannot assure that we will
continue to operate profitably in the future.
Although
we have achieved income from operations in 2012 and 2013, we
recognized a ($85,070) net loss in 2012 as compared to a $4.3
million net income in 2013. Our ability to be profitable in the
future will depend on continuing to successfully implement our
business expansion and acquisition activities, all of which are
subject to many risks beyond our control. Because of the risks set
forth herein, we cannot assure you that we will be able maintain
our profitability. See, among other things, the Cautionary Note
Regarding Forward-Looking Statements in addition to the other
disclosures contained in this prospectus.
Our success depends on key members of our management; the loss of
any executive or key personnel could disrupt our business
operations.
We
depend to a large extent on the services of certain of our
executive officers. The loss of the services of Rick D. Kasch,
Austin Peitz, or other key personnel, could disrupt our operations.
Although we have entered into employment agreements with
Messrs. Kasch and Peitz, that contain, among other things
non-compete and confidentiality provisions, we may not be able to
enforce the non-compete and/or confidentiality provisions in the
employment agreements.
We depend on several significant customers, and a loss of one or
more significant customers could adversely affect our results of
operations.
The
Company’s customers consist primarily of major and
independent oil and natural gas companies. During fiscal year 2013,
one of the Company’s customers accounted for more than 10% of
consolidated revenues, at approximately 17% of consolidated
revenues; no other customer exceeded 10% of revenues during 2013.
During fiscal year 2012, two of the Company’s customers
accounted for more than 10% of consolidated revenues, both at
approximately 11%; no other customer exceeded 7% of revenues during
2012.
The
Company notes that although there was only one customer in 2013 and
two customers in 2012 that accounted for more than 10% of revenues
within these fiscal years, the Company’s top five customers
accounted for approximately 44% and 40% of its total annual
revenues, respectively. The loss of any one of these customers or a
sustained decrease in demand by any of such customers could result
in a substantial loss of revenues and could have a material adverse
effect on the Company’s results of operations.
While
the Company believes our equipment could be redeployed in the
current market environment if we lost any material customers, such
loss could have an adverse effect on the Company’s business
until the equipment is redeployed. We believe that the market for
the Company’s services is sufficiently diversified that it is
not dependent on any single customer or a few major
customers.
Our business depends on domestic spending by the oil and natural
gas industry, and our business has been, and may in the future be,
adversely affected by industry and financial market conditions that
are beyond our control.
We
depend on our customers’ willingness to make operating and
capital expenditures to explore, develop and produce oil and
natural gas in the United States. Customers’ expectations for
lower market prices for oil and natural gas, as well as the
availability of capital for operating and capital expenditures, may
cause them to curtail spending, thereby reducing demand for our
services and equipment. The increased activity in the oil and gas
industry in drilling new wells since late 2010 has benefitted the
Company. We can make no assurances that the current level of
drilling will continue or increase.
Industry
conditions are influenced by numerous domestic and global factors
over which the Company has no control, such as the supply of and
demand for oil and natural gas, domestic and worldwide economic
conditions, weather conditions, political instability in oil and
natural gas producing countries, and merger and divestiture
activity among oil and natural gas producers. The volatility of the
oil and natural gas industry and the consequent impact on commodity
prices as well as exploration and production activity could
adversely impact the level of drilling and activity by some of our
customers. This reduction may cause a decline in the demand for the
Company’s services or adversely affect the price of its
services. In addition, reduced discovery rates of new oil and
natural gas reserves in the Company’s market areas also may
have a negative long-term impact on its business, even in an
environment of stronger oil and natural gas prices, to the extent
existing production is not replaced and the number of producing
wells for the Company to service declines.
Ongoing
volatility and uncertainty in the global economic environment has
caused the oilfield services industry to experience volatility in
terms of demand, and the rate at which demand may slow, or return
to former levels, is uncertain. At times the recent volatility in
prices for oil and natural gas has led many oil and natural gas
producers to announce reductions in their capital budgets for
certain periods. Limitations on the availability of capital, or
higher costs of capital, for financing expenditures may cause these
and other oil and natural gas producers to make on-going or
additional reductions to capital budgets in the future even if
commodity prices increase from current levels. These cuts in
spending will curtail drilling programs as well as discretionary
spending on well services, which may result in a reduction in the
demand for the Company’s services, the rates we can charge
and our utilization. In addition, certain of the Company’s
customers could become unable to pay their suppliers, including the
Company. Any of these conditions or events could adversely affect
our operating results.
If oil and natural gas prices remain volatile, it could have an
adverse effect on the demand for our services.
The
demand for many of our services is primarily determined by current
and anticipated oil and natural gas prices, and the related general
production spending and level of drilling activity in the areas in
which we have operations.
Though
we feel the domestic oil and gas industry rebounded in 2011 and has
continued to push forward in a positive movement in 2012 and 2013
as compared to prior years, prices for oil and natural gas
historically have been extremely volatile in prior years and likely
will continue to be volatile. Volatility or weakness in oil and
natural gas prices (or the perception that oil and natural gas
prices will decrease) affects the spending patterns of our
customers and may result in the drilling of fewer new wells or
lower production spending on existing wells. This, in turn, could
result in lower demand for our services and may cause lower rates
and lower utilization of the Company’s well service
equipment.
Higher
oil and gas prices do not necessarily result in increased drilling
activity because our customers’ expectation of future prices
also drives demand for drilling services. Oil and gas prices, as
well as demand for the Company’s services, also depend upon
other factors that are beyond the Company’s control,
including the following:
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Demand for the majority of our services is substantially dependent
on the levels of expenditures by the domestic oil and natural gas
industry. The Company has no influence over its customers’
capital expenditures. On-going economic volatility could have a
material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows.
Demand
for the majority of our services depends substantially on the level
of expenditures by participants in the domestic (United States) oil
and natural gas industry for the exploration, development and
production of oil and natural gas reserves. These expenditures are
sensitive to the industry’s view of future economic growth in
the United States and elsewhere, and the resulting impact on demand
for oil and natural gas. The worldwide deterioration in the
financial and credit markets, which began in the second half of
2008, resulted in diminished demand for oil and natural gas and
significantly lower oil and natural gas prices during 2009 and at
least the first half of 2010. This caused many of our customers to
reduce or delay their oil and natural gas exploration and
production spending in 2009 and the first half of 2010, which
consequently reduced their demand for our services, and exerted
downward pressure on the prices that we charged for our services
and products. Though we feel the domestic oil and gas industry
rebounded in 2011, and has continued to push forward in a positive
movement in 2012 and 2013 as compared to 2009 and 2010, other
worldwide political events may result in higher or lower prices for
oil and natural gas and impact the demand for our
services.
Furthermore,
increasing oil and natural gas prices can lead to increasing costs
of exploring for and producing oil and natural gas. Though the
addition of frac stimulation into the domestic oil and gas industry
has somewhat reduced the overall costs of producing oil and natural
gas, the price of drill rigs, pipe, other equipment, fluids, and
oil field services and the cost to companies like the Company of
providing those services, has generally increased with significant
increases in oil and natural gas prices. The resulting reduction in
cash flows being experienced by our customers during the past years
due to the general deterioration of the financial and credit
markets and the increase of the costs of exploring for and
producing oil and natural gas as noted above, together with the
reduced availability of credit and increased costs of borrowing
funds, could have significant adverse effects on the financial
condition of some of our customers. This could result in project
modifications, delays or cancellations, general business
disruptions, and delay in, or nonpayment of, amounts that are owed
to the Company, which could have a material adverse effect on our
financial condition, results of operations and cash
flows.
Environmental compliance costs and liabilities could reduce our
earnings and cash available for operations.
We
are subject to increasingly stringent laws and regulations relating
to environmental protection and the importation and use of
hazardous materials, including laws and regulations governing air
emissions, water discharges and waste management. We incur, and
expect to continue to incur, capital and operating costs to comply
with environmental laws and regulations. The technical requirements
of these laws and regulations are becoming increasingly complex,
stringent and expensive to implement. These laws may provide for
“strict liability” for damages to natural resources or
threats to public health and safety. Strict liability can render a
party liable for damages without regard to negligence or fault on
the part of the party. Some environmental laws provide for joint
and several strict liability for remediation of spills and releases
of hazardous substances.
The
Company uses hazardous substances and transports hazardous wastes
in its operations. Accordingly, we could become subject to
potentially material liabilities relating to the investigation and
cleanup of contaminated properties, and to claims alleging personal
injury or property damage as the result of exposures to, or
releases of, hazardous substances. In addition, stricter
enforcement of existing laws and regulations, new laws and
regulations, the discovery of previously unknown contamination or
the imposition of new or increased requirements could require the
Company to incur costs or become the basis of new or increased
liabilities that could reduce its earnings and cash available for
operations. The Company believes it is currently in substantial
compliance with environmental laws and regulations.
Competition within the well services industry may adversely affect
our ability to market our services.
Although
the well services industry is highly fragmented, it is highly
competitive. The well services industry includes numerous small
companies capable of competing effectively in our markets on a
local basis, as well as several large companies that possess
substantially greater financial and other resources than the
Company. The Company’s larger competitors have greater
resources that could allow those competitors to compete more
effectively than the Company. The Company’s small competitors
may be able to react to market conditions more quickly. The amount
of equipment available may exceed demand at some point in time,
which could result in active price competition.
The Company could be impacted by unfavorable results of legal
proceedings, such as being found to have infringed on intellectual
property rights.
As
is the situation with all companies in the frac water heating
service business, we rely on certain procedures and practices in
performing our services. We have a patent pending regarding certain
of these used in our process of heating frac water. We are aware
that one unrelated company (the “Patent Owner”) has
been awarded a patent related to the process they use for heating
of frac water. The Patent Owner is currently in litigation with a
group of energy companies that are seeking to invalidate its
patent. After consultation with our patent attorneys, we do not
currently believe we infringe on any valid claims of the Patent
Owner’s patent.
Should
the Patent Owner (or some other unknown third company) bring suit
against us claiming we are infringing on their intellectual rights,
we could be engaged in lengthy and costly litigation. If found to
be infringing, it could result in the payment of substantial
damages or royalties or temporary or permanent injunction
prohibiting us from heating frac water. We believe that in the
event we were to lose such litigation that the probable resolution
would be for us to enter into a license arrangement requiring
payment of a royalty that would not have an material negative
impact on our operating results and financial condition. However,
there is no assurance that such a resolution could be
achieved.
Our operations are subject to inherent risks, some of which are
beyond our control. These risks may be self-insured, or may not be
fully covered under our insurance policies, but to the extent not
covered, are self-insured by the Company.
Our
operations are subject to hazards inherent in the oil and natural
gas industry, such as, but not limited to, accidents, blowouts,
explosions, fires and oil spills. These conditions can
cause:
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The
occurrence of a significant event or adverse claim in excess of the
insurance coverage that we maintain or that is not covered by
insurance could have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition and results of operations. In addition, claims for loss
of oil and natural gas production and damage to formations can
occur in the well services industry. Litigation arising from a
catastrophic occurrence at a location where our equipment and
services are being used may result in our being named as a
defendant in lawsuits asserting large claims.
The
Company maintains insurance coverage that we believe to be
customary in the industry against these hazards. However, we do not
have insurance against all foreseeable risks, either because
insurance is not available or because of the high premium costs.
The occurrence of an event not fully insured against, or the
failure of an insurer to meet its insurance obligations, could
result in substantial losses. In addition, we may not be able to
maintain adequate insurance in the future at reasonable rates.
Insurance may not be available to cover any or all of the risks to
which we are subject, or, even if available, it may be inadequate,
or insurance premiums or other costs could rise significantly in
the future so as to make such insurance prohibitively expensive. It
is likely that, in our insurance renewals, our premiums and
deductibles will be higher, and certain insurance coverage either
will be unavailable or considerably more expensive than it has been
in the recent past. In addition, our insurance is subject to
coverage limits, and some policies exclude coverage for damages
resulting from environmental contamination.
We may not be successful in identifying, making and integrating
business acquisitions, if any, in the future.
We
anticipate that a component of our growth strategy may be to make
geographically focused acquisitions aimed to strengthen our
presence and expand services offered in selected regional markets.
Pursuit of this strategy may be restricted by the on-going
volatility and uncertainty within the credit markets which may
significantly limit the availability of funds for such
acquisitions. In addition to restricted funding availability, the
success of this strategy will depend on our ability to identify
suitable acquisition candidates and to negotiate acceptable
financial and other terms. There is no assurance that we will be
able to do so. The success of an acquisition depends on our ability
to perform adequate due diligence before the acquisition and on our
ability to integrate the acquisition after it is completed. While
the Company intends to commit significant resources to ensure that
it conducts comprehensive due diligence, there can be no assurance
that all potential risks and liabilities will be identified in
connection with an acquisition. Similarly, while we expect to
commit substantial resources, including management time and effort,
to integrating acquired businesses into ours, there is no assurance
that we will be successful integrating these businesses. In
particular, it is important that the Company be able to retain both
key personnel of the acquired business and its customer base. A
loss of either key personnel or customers could negatively impact
the future operating results of any acquired business.
Compliance with climate change legislation or initiatives could
negatively impact our business.
The
U.S. Congress has considered legislation to mandate reductions
of greenhouse gas emissions and certain states have already
implemented, or may be in the process of implementing, similar
legislation. Additionally, the U.S. Supreme Court has held in
its decisions that carbon dioxide can be regulated as an “air
pollutant” under the Clean Air Act, which could result in
future regulations even if the U.S. Congress does not adopt
new legislation regarding emissions. At this time, it is not
possible to predict how legislation or new federal or state
government mandates regarding the emission of greenhouse gases
could impact our business; however, any such future laws or
regulations could require us or our customers to devote potentially
material amounts of capital or other resources in order to comply
with such regulations. These expenditures could have a material
adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations,
or cash flows.
Debt Related Risks
Our indebtedness, which is currently collateralized by
substantially all of our assets, could restrict our operations and
make us more vulnerable to adverse economic
conditions.
We
currently have a significant amount of indebtedness. As of December
31, 2013, the Company owed approximately $13.8 million to banks and
financial institutions under various collateralized debt
facilities.
Our
current and future indebtedness could have important consequences.
For example, it could:
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our ability to make investments and obtain additional financing for
working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or other
general corporate purposes,
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our ability to use operating cash flow in other areas of our
business because we must dedicate a substantial portion of these
funds to make principal and interest payments on our
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more vulnerable to a downturn in our business, our industry or the
economy in general as a substantial portion of our operating cash
flow will be required to make principal and interest payments on
our indebtedness, making it more difficult to react to changes in
our business and in industry and market conditions,
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If
we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow or are otherwise
unable to obtain the funds required to make principal and interest
payments on our indebtedness, or if we otherwise fail to comply
with the various debt service covenants and/or reporting covenants
in the business loan agreements or other instruments governing our
current or any future indebtedness, we could be in default under
the terms of our credit facilities or such other
instruments.
The
availability of borrowings under our credit facility is based on a
borrowing base which is subject to redetermination by our lender
based on a number of factors and the lender’s internal credit
criteria. In the event the amount outstanding under our credit
facility at any time exceeds the borrowing base at such time, we
may be required to repay a portion of our outstanding borrowings on
an accelerated basis.
In
the event of a default, the holders of our indebtedness could elect
to declare all the funds borrowed under those instruments to be due
and payable together with accrued and unpaid interest, the lenders
under our credit facility could elect to terminate their
commitments there under and we or one or more of our subsidiaries
could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation. Any of the
foregoing consequences could restrict our ability to grow our
business and cause the value of our common stock to
decline.
We may be unable to meet the obligations of various financial
covenants that are contained in the terms of our loan agreements
with our principal lender, PNC Bank, National
Association.
The
Company’s agreements with PNC impose various obligations and
financial covenants on the Company. The outstanding amount under
the Revolving Credit, Term Loan, and Security Agreement, entered
into with PNC in November 2012, is due in full in November 2015.
The term loan and revolving letter of credit with PNC have a
variable interest rate, of which $3.5 million is guaranteed by the
Company’s Chairman, and are collateralized by substantially
all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries.
Further,
the related agreements with PNC impose various financial covenants
on the Company including maintaining a prescribed fixed charge
coverage ratio, minimum tangible net worth, and limit the
Company’s ability to incur additional debt or operating lease
obligations. If the Company is unable to comply with its
obligations and covenants under the loan agreements and it declares
an event of default, all of its obligations to PNC could be
immediately due.
Although
the Company has obtained waivers of financial covenants or
modifications to our credit agreements in the past, there can be no
assurance that we will be able to obtain these waivers or
modifications in the future.
The variable rate indebtedness with PNC subjects us to interest
rate risk, which could cause our debt service obligations to
increase significantly.
The
Company’s borrowings through PNC bear interest at variable
rates, exposing the Company to interest rate risk. The Company
entered into an Interest Rate Swap Agreement with a notional
balance of $11 million in conjunction with the November 2012
Revolving Credit, Term Loan, and Security Agreement entered into
with PNC, effectively hedging a portion of our risk at a fixed
interest rate of 4.25% plus 0.64% for the duration of the PNC Term
Loan. However, the Company decided not to hedge against the
interest rate risk associated with the revolving line of credit
(with a maximum available balance of $5 million). We may increase,
decrease or terminate some or all of these hedging arrangements in
the future. Depending on our overall hedging level, our debt
service obligations could increase significantly in the event of
large increases in interest rates.
Our debt obligations, which may increase in the future, may reduce
our financial and operating flexibility.
As
of December 31, 2013, we had approximately $13.8 million of secured
indebtedness. As of March 7, 2014, we have borrowed approximately
$1.9 million under our credit facility, and have approximately $2.9
million of borrowing capacity available under our credit facility.
In addition, we may incur substantial additional indebtedness in
the future. If new debt or other liabilities are added to our
current debt levels, the related risks that we now face would
increase.
A
high level of indebtedness subjects us to a number of adverse
risks. In particular, a high level of indebtedness may make it more
likely that a reduction in the borrowing base of our credit
facility following a periodic redetermination could require us to
repay a portion of outstanding borrowings, may impair our ability
to obtain additional financing in the future, and increases the
risk that we may default on our debt obligations. In addition, we
must devote a significant portion of our cash flows to service our
debt, and we are subject to interest rate risk under our credit
facility, which bears interest at a variable rate. Any increase in
our interest rates could have an adverse impact on our financial
condition, results of operations and growth prospects.
Our
ability to meet our debt obligations and to reduce our level of
indebtedness depends on our future performance. General economic
conditions, oil and natural gas prices and financial, business and
other factors affect our operations and our future performance.
Many of these factors are beyond our control. If we do not have
sufficient funds on hand to pay our debt when due, we may be
required to seek a waiver or amendment from our lenders, refinance
our indebtedness, incur additional indebtedness, sell assets or
sell additional shares of securities. We may not be able to
complete such transactions on terms acceptable to us, or at all.
Our failure to generate sufficient funds to pay our debts or to
undertake any of these actions successfully could result in a
default on our debt obligations, which would materially adversely
affect our business, results of operations and financial
condition.
Risks Attendant with Principal Shareholder’s Guarantee of the
Company’s Indebtedness to PNC.
Michael
D. Herman is beneficial owner of 39.3% of the Company’s
outstanding common stock and the chairman of its board of
directors. As a condition of making the November 2012 loan to the
Company, PNC required Mr. Herman to guarantee $3,500,000 of the
amount borrowed from PNC. Although the guarantee is not
collateralized by any of Mr. Herman’s assets, should the
Company default on its obligations to PNC and the guarantor not
meet his contractual obligations, it is possible that PNC may
obtain possession and ownership of a controlling number of shares
of the Company’s common stock. The fact of the guarantee and
his potential liability thereunder is a potential conflict between
Mr. Herman’s personal interests and those of the
Company.
Risks Related to this Offering
Terms of subsequent financings may adversely impact your
investment.
We
may have to raise additional equity or debt in the future. In that
event, your rights and the value of your investment in the common
stock could be reduced. For example, if we issue debt securities,
the holders of the debt would have a claim to our assets that would
be prior to the rights of shareholders until the debt is paid.
Interest on these debt securities would increase costs and could
negatively impact operating results.
Additionally,
all borrowings under our debt facility with PNC are secured by our
assets. Borrowings outside the debt facility may have to be
unsecured, and accordingly, such borrowings, if obtainable, would
have a higher interest rate, which would increase debt service and
more negatively impact operating results.
Preferred
stock could be issued in series from time to time with such
designations, rights, preferences, and limitations as needed to
raise capital. The terms of preferred stock will be determined by
our Board of Directors and could be more advantageous to those
investors than to the holders of common stock. In addition, if we
need to raise more equity capital from sale of common stock,
institutional or other investors may negotiate terms at least and
possibly more favorable than the terms of this
Offering.
The
Company’s Certificate of Incorporation does not provide
shareholders the pre-emptive right to buy shares from the Company.
As a result, you will not have the automatic ability to avoid
dilution in your percentage ownership of the company.
Because we have no plans to pay dividends on our common stock,
investors must look solely to stock appreciation for a return on
their investment in us.
We
do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in
the foreseeable future. We currently intend to retain all future
earnings to fund the development and growth of our business. Any
payment of future dividends will be at the discretion of our board
of directors and will depend on, among other things, our earnings,
financial condition, capital requirements, level of indebtedness,
statutory and contractual restrictions applying to the payment of
dividends and other considerations that the board of directors
deems relevant.
Investors
must rely on sales of their common stock after price appreciation,
which may never occur, as the only way to realize a return on their
investment. Investors seeking cash dividends should not purchase
our common stock.
General Corporate Risks
Concentration of ownership in Mr. Herman makes it unlikely that any
stockholder will be able to influence the election of directors or
engage in a change of control transaction.
Because
Mr. Herman directly and indirectly owns approximately 39.3% of the
Company’s outstanding common stock, he has the ability
to heavily influence the election of our directors when they again
stand for reelection. Furthermore, it is likely that no person
seeking control of the Company through stock ownership will be able
to succeed in doing so without negotiating an arrangement to do so
with Mr. Herman. For so long as Mr. Herman continues to own a
significant percentage of the outstanding shares of the Company
common stock, he will retain such influence over the election of
the board of directors and the negotiation of any change of control
transaction.
Provisions in our charter documents could prevent or delay a change
in control or a takeover.
Provisions
in our bylaws provide certain requirements for the nomination of
directors which preclude a stockholder from nominating a candidate
to stand for election at any annual meeting. As described in
Section 2.12 of the Company’s bylaws, nominations must be
presented to the Company well in advance of a scheduled annual
meeting, and the notification must include specific information as
set forth in that section. The Company believes that such a
provision provides reasonable notice of the nominees to the board
of directors, but it may preclude stockholder nomination at a
meeting where the stockholder is not familiar with nomination
procedures and, therefore, may prevent or delay a change of control
or takeover.
Although
the Delaware General Corporation Law includes §112 which
provides that bylaws of Delaware corporations may require the
corporation to include in its proxy materials one or more nominees
submitted by stockholders in addition to individuals nominated by
the board of directors, the bylaws of the Company do not so
provide. As a result, if any stockholder desires to nominate
persons for election to the board of directors, the proponent will
have to incur all of the costs normally associated with a proxy
contest.
Indemnification of officers and directors may result in
unanticipated expenses.
The
Delaware General Corporation Law and our Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws provide for the
indemnification of our directors, officers, employees, and agents,
under certain circumstances, against attorney’s fees and
other expenses incurred by them in any litigation to which they
become a party arising from their association with us or activities
on our behalf. We also will bear the expenses of such litigation
for any of our directors, officers, employees, or agents, upon such
person’s promise to repay them if it is ultimately determined
that any such person shall not have been entitled to
indemnification. This indemnification policy could result in
substantial expenditures by us that we may be unable to recoup and
could direct funds away from our business and products (if
any).
We have significant obligations under the Exchange
Act.
Because
we are a public company filing reports under the Securities
Exchange Act of Exchange Act, we are subject to increased
regulatory scrutiny and extensive and complex regulation. The
Securities and Exchange Commission has the right to review the
accuracy and completeness of our reports, press releases, and other
public documents. In addition, we are subject to extensive
requirements to institute and maintain financial accounting
controls and for the accuracy and completeness of our books and
records.
Forward-looking statements may prove to be inaccurate.
In
our effort to make the information in this report more meaningful,
this report contains both historical and forward-looking
statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact
are forward-looking statements within the meanings of Section 27A
of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Exchange Act.
Forward-looking statements in this report are not based on
historical facts, but rather reflect the current expectations of
our management concerning future results and events. It should be
noted that because we are a “penny stock,” the
protections provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933,
and Section 21E of the Exchange Act do not apply to us. We have
attempted to qualify our forward-looking statements with
appropriate cautionary language to take advantage of the
judicially-created doctrine of “bespeaks caution” and
other protections.
Forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors which may cause our actual results, performance and
achievements to be different from any future results, performance
and achievements expressed or implied by these statements. These
factors are not necessarily all of the important factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in
the forward-looking statements in this annual report. Other unknown
or unpredictable factors also could have material adverse effects
on our future results.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Unless
otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we
will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of our Common
Stock by any Selling Security Holder named in such prospectus
supplement.
Unless
otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we
intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the shares from the
shelf offering under this prospectus for working capital to fund
the expansion of the Company’s operations. Specific
allocations of the proceeds for such purposes have not been made at
this time.
SELLING SECURITY HOLDERS
Selling
security holders are persons or entities that, directly or
indirectly, have acquired shares, or will acquire shares from the
Company from time to time upon exercise of certain warrants. This
prospectus and any prospectus supplement will only permit the
selling security holders to sell the shares identified in the
column “Number of Shares of Common Stock Offered
Hereby”.
The
selling security holders may from time to time offer and sell the
securities pursuant to this prospectus and any applicable
prospectus supplement. The selling security holders may offer all
or some portion of the securities they hold, but only shares of
Company common stock that are currently outstanding or are acquired
upon the exercise of certain warrants, and in either case included
in the “Number of Shares of Common Stock Offered
Hereby” column, may be sold pursuant to this prospectus or
any applicable prospectus supplement. To the extent that any of the
selling security holders are brokers or dealers, they may be deemed
to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the
Securities Act.
The
following table sets forth the name of persons who are offering the
resale of shares of common stock by this prospectus, the number of
shares of common stock beneficially owned by each person, the
number of shares of common stock that may be sold in this offering
and the number of shares of common stock each person will own after
the offering, assuming they sell all of the shares offered. The
information appearing in the table below is based on information
provided by or on behalf of the named selling security holders. We
will not receive any proceeds from the resale of the common stock
by the selling security holders.
Name
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Number of Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned Prior to this
Offering
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Number of Shares of Common Stock Offered Hereby(1)
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Number of Shares of Common Stock after Offering(2)
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Michael
Herman(3)
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7,681,707
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1,000,000
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6,681,707
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Debra
Herman(3)
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6,533,660
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6,533,660
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0
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Cross River
Partners LP(4)
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2,665,477
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2,665,447
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0
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Rick D.
Kasch(5)
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2,909,424(5)
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1,400,000
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1,509,424(5)
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R.V. Bailey and
Mieko N. Bailey(6)
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1,330,855(6)
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1,230,855
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100,000
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Kyle
Krueger
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166,551
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166,551
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0
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Gerard P.
Laheney(7)
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308,700(7)
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108,700
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200,000(7)
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Geoff
High(8)
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183,200
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155,000
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28,200
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John
“Jay” Pfeiffer(9)
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189,888
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189,888
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0
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Scot
Cohen
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178,500
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178,500
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0
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Iroquois Master
Fund Ltd(10)
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140,895
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140,895
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0
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Jack
Batalion
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108,000
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108,000
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0
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Hudson Bay Master
Fund Ltd(11)
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1
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1
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0
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Masynda
Trust(12)
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100,000
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100,000
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0
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Mark
Rubin(13)
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69,142
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69,142
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0
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Barry
Honig
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80,080
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80,080
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0
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Jason
Diamond(14)
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52,099
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52,099
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0
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Nicholas P.S.
Killebrew(15)
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50,650
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50,650
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0
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Ryan
McGaver(16)
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3,000
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3,000
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0
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Palladium Capital
Advisors, LLC(17)
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3,219
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3,219
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0
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TOTAL
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22,775,048
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14,235,717
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8,519,331
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(1)
The
beneficial ownership of the common stock by the selling security
holder set forth in the table is determined in accordance with Rule
13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
the information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial
ownership for any other purpose. Under such rule, beneficial
ownership includes any shares as to which the selling security
holder has sole or shared voting power or investment power and also
any shares, which the selling security holder has the right to
acquire within 60 days.
(2)
Assumes that all
securities registered will be sold. Upon this assumption none of
the selling security holders will own more than 1% of the
outstanding shares of the Company after the Offering, except Mr.
Herman and Mr. Kasch, who will beneficially own 18.4% and 4.1%,
respectively, after the offering, assuming that all of the shares
that each is offering hereby are sold.
(3)
Michael Herman and
Debra Herman are husband and wife. Each of their shares are listed
separately, but may be combined for the purposes of calculating
beneficial ownership. Michael Herman is Chairman of the Board of
Directors for the Company. Since April 1, 2010,
Michael Herman has converted debt securities of the Company to
equity securities, and has exercised underlying warrants for common
shares of the Company
(4)
Richard A. Murphy
is the Managing Partner of Cross River Partners LP, and he holds
the voting and dispositive power of the shares beneficially owned
by Cross River Partners LP.
(5)
Rick
D. Kasch is President, CEO and a director of Enservco, and
President of all subsidiaries of Enservco. Shares represented here
include 1,325,000 shares underlying vested stock options and 37,500
shares underlying warrants.
(6)
R.V.
Bailey and Mieko N. Bailey are husband and wife. R.V. Bailey and
R.V. Bailey, TTEE, RV Bailey Living Trust U/A DTD 10/19/2010 hold
942,656 shares, and Frederic Gerber, TTEE, RV & Mieko N Bailey
IRRV TR I U/A DTD 03/06/2014 owns 375,000 shares. Mieko N. Bailey,
TTEE, Mieko N. Bailey Living Trust U/A DTD 10/19/2010 owns 13,199
shares (for the purposes of Section 16(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, R.V. Bailey disclaims beneficial ownership of
the shares held by Mieko N. Bailey, TTEE, Mieko N. Bailey Living
Trust U/A DTD 10/19/2010).
(7)
Gerard
P. Laheney is a director of Enservco. Shares represented here
include 200,000 shares underlying vested stock
options.
(8)
Geoff
High is an affiliate of Pfeiffer High Investor Relations, Inc., a
consulting company which provides consulting services to
Enservco.
(9)
John
“Jay” Pfeiffer is an affiliate of Pfeiffer High
Investor Relations, Inc., a consulting company which provides
consulting services to Enservco.
(10)
Iroquois Capital
Management L.L.C. is the investment manager of Iroquois Master
Fund, Ltd. Consequently, Iroquois Capital Management L.L.C. has
voting control and investment discretion over securities held by
Iroquois Master Fund, Ltd. As managing members of Iroquois Capital
Management L.L.C., Joshua Silverman and Richard Abbe hold the
voting and dispositive power over the shares beneficially owned by
Iroquois Master Fund, Ltd., and may be deemed to beneficially own
the securities held by Iroquois Master Fund, Ltd.
(11)
Hudson
Bay Capital Management LP, the investment manager of Hudson Bay
Master Fund Ltd., has voting and investment power over these
securities. Sander Gerber is the managing member of Hudson Bay
Capital GP LLC, which is the general partner of Hudson Bay Capital
Management LP. Sander Gerber disclaims beneficial ownership of
these securities.
(12)
Nancy
J. Chase is the trustee for the Masynda Trust, and she holds the
voting and dispositive power over the shares owned by Masynda
Trust.
(13)
Mark
Rubin is an employee, and therefore an affiliate, of a registered
broker-dealer (previously Kuhns Brothers Securities Corp. and
currently Drexel Hamilton, LLC). Mr. Rubin has represented to the
Company that he received his warrants or shares on his own behalf
in the ordinary course of business, and that at the time he
received the shares and warrants and at the time he exercises the
warrants, he had (or will have) no agreements or understandings,
directly or indirectly, with any party to distribute the
shares.
(14)
Jason
Diamond is an employee, and therefore an affiliate, of a registered
broker-dealer (previously Kuhns Brothers Securities Corp. and
currently Drexel Hamilton, LLC). Mr. Diamond has represented to the
Company that he received his warrants or shares on his own behalf
in the ordinary course of business, and that at the time he
received the shares and warrants and at the time he exercises the
warrants, he had (or will have) no agreements or understandings,
directly or indirectly, with any party to distribute the
shares.
(15)
Nicholas P.S.
Killebrew was an employee, and therefore an affiliate, of a
registered broker-dealer (Kuhns Brothers Securities Corp.) at the
time he received his warrants. Mr. Killebrew has represented to the
Company that he received his warrants or shares on his own behalf
in the ordinary course of business, and that at the time he
received the shares and warrants and at the time he exercises the
warrants, he had (or will have) no agreements or understandings,
directly or indirectly, with any party to distribute the
shares.
(16)
Ryan
McGaver is an employee, and therefore an affiliate, of a registered
broker dealer (previously Kuhns Brothers Securities Corp. and
currently Drexel Hamilton, LLC). Mr. McGaver has represented to the
Company that he received his warrants or shares on his own behalf
in the ordinary course of business, and that at the time he
received the shares and warrants and at the time he exercises the
warrants, he had (or will have) no agreements or understandings,
directly or indirectly, with any party to distribute the
shares.
(17)
Joel
Padowitz is the CEO of Palladium Capital Advisors, LLC
(“Palladium”), and he holds the voting and dispositive
power of the shares beneficially owned by Palladium. Palladium is a
registered broker-dealer, and the shares held by it were received
in exchange for investment banking services provided to Enservco.
Palladium has represented to the Company that it received its
warrants or shares on its own behalf in the ordinary course of
business, and that at the time it received the warrants and at the
time it exercises the warrants, it had (or will have) no agreements
or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any party to
distribute the shares.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
Shares sold by Selling Security Holders.
Each
Selling Security Holder and any of their pledgees, assignees and
successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of
their shares on the trading market or any other stock exchange,
market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in
private transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated
prices. A Selling Security Holder may use any one or more of the
following methods when selling shares:
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ordinary
brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer
solicits purchasers;
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block
trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares
as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as
principal to facilitate the transaction;
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purchases
by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for
its account;
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an
exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the
applicable exchange;
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privately
negotiated transactions;
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settlement
of short sales entered into after the date of this
prospectus;
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sale of
a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share
by agreement between the broker-dealer and the Selling Security
Holder;
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a
combination of any such methods of sale;
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through
the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions,
whether through an options exchange or otherwise; or
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any
other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.
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The Selling Security Holders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), if available, rather than under the
prospectus.
Broker-dealers
engaged by the Selling Security Holders may arrange for other
brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive
commissions or discounts from the Selling Security Holders (or, if
any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from
the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated. Each Selling Security
Holder does not expect these commissions and discounts relating to
its sales of shares to exceed what is customary in the types of
transactions involved.
The
Selling Security Holders and any broker-dealers or agents that are
involved in selling our common stock may be deemed to be
“underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act
in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions
received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the
resale of the common stock purchased by them may be deemed to be
underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act.
Each Selling Security Holder has informed us that it does not have
any agreement or understanding, directly or indirectly, with any
person to distribute the common stock.
The
Resale Shares will be sold only through registered or licensed
brokers or dealers if required under applicable state or provincial
securities laws. In addition, in certain states or provinces, the
Resale Shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or
qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the
registration or qualification requirement is available and is
complied with.
Under
applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person
engaged in the distribution of the Resale Shares may not
simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to
our common stock for a period of two business days prior to the
commencement of the distribution. In addition, the Selling Security
Holders will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation
M, which may limit the timing of purchases and sales of shares of
our common stock by the Selling Security Holders or any other
person.
Shares sold pursuant to Shelf Offering.
The
Company may sell the Shelf Shares offered under this prospectus
through agents, through underwriters or dealers, or directly to one
or more purchasers.
Underwriters,
dealers, and agents that participate in the distribution of the
Shelf Shares may be underwriters as defined in the Securities Act
of 1933 and any discounts or commissions received by them from us
and any profit on the resale of the Shelf Shares by them may be
treated as underwriting discounts and commissions under the
Securities Act. Any underwriters or agents will be identified and
their compensation, including any underwriting discount or
commission, will be described in the applicable prospectus
supplement. The prospectus supplement will also describe other
terms of the offering, including the initial public offering price,
any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to
dealers, and any securities exchanges on which these securities may
be listed.
The
distribution of these securities may occur from time to time in one
or more transactions at a fixed price or prices, at market prices
prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing
market prices, or at negotiated prices.
INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES
We
have the authority under the Delaware General Corporation Law to
indemnify our directors and officers to the extent provided for in
such statute. Set forth below is a discussion of Delaware law
regarding indemnification that we believe discloses the material
aspects of such law on this subject. The Delaware law provides, in
part, that a corporation may indemnify a director or officer or
other person who was, is or is threatened to be made a named
defendant or respondent in a proceeding because such person is or
was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, if
it is determined that such person:
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conducted
himself or herself in good faith;
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reasonably
believed, in the case of conduct in his or her official capacity as
a director or officer of the corporation, that his or her conduct
was in the corporation’s best interest and, in all other
cases, that his or her conduct was at least not opposed to the
corporation’s best interests; and
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in the
case of any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe
that his or her conduct was unlawful.
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A
corporation may indemnify a person under the Delaware law against
judgments, penalties, including excise and similar taxes, fines,
settlement, and unreasonable expenses actually incurred by the
person in connection with the proceeding. If the person is found
liable to the corporation or is found liable on the basis that
personal benefit was improperly received by the person, the
indemnification is limited to reasonable expenses actually incurred
by the person in connection with the proceeding, and shall not be
made in respect of any proceeding in which the person shall have
been found liable for willful or intentional misconduct in the
performance of his duty to the corporation. The corporation may
also pay or reimburse expenses incurred by a person in connection
with his or her appearance as a witness or other participation in a
proceeding at a time when the person is not a named defendant or
respondent in the proceeding.
Our
amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that
none of our directors shall be personally liable to us or our
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of a fiduciary duty as
a director, except for: (a) a breach of the directors’ duty
of loyalty to us or our stockholders; (b) an act or omission not in
good faith that constitutes a breach of duty of the director to us
or an act or omission that involves intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of the law; (c) for violations of Section 174 of
the Delaware General Corporation Law; or (d) a transaction from
which the director received an improper benefit, whether or not the
benefit resulted from an action taken within the scope of the
director’s office. Limitations on liability provided for in
our Certificate of Incorporation do not restrict the availability
of non-monetary remedies and do not affect a director’s
responsibility under any other law, such as the federal securities
laws or state or federal environmental laws.
We
believe that these provisions will assist us in attracting and
retaining qualified individuals to serve as executive officers and
directors. The inclusion of these provisions in our Certificate of
Incorporation may have the effect of reducing the likelihood of
derivative litigation against our directors and may discourage or
deter stockholders or management from bringing a lawsuit against
directors for breach of their duty of care, even though such an
action, if successful, might otherwise have benefitted us or our
stockholders.
Our
Bylaws provide that we will indemnify our directors to the fullest
extent provided by the Delaware General Corporation Law and we may,
if and to the extent authorized by our Board, so indemnify our
officers and other persons whom we have the power to indemnify
against liability, reasonable expense or other
matters.
In
February 2014, the Company entered into indemnification agreements
with each of the Company’s officers, and directors. These
agreements provide that subject to limited exceptions the Company
will indemnify the person named in the agreement from any actual or
threatened legal actions related to the fact that such person was
or is an officer, director, or agent of the Company while that
person was serving as an officer, director, or agent of the Company
or for a related party at the request of the Company.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission 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 us of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company 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, we will, unless in
the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by the
Company is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.
11,250,000 Shares
Enservco Corporation
Common Stock
Prospectus
Supplement
December 2,
2016
William Blair