Enservco Corporation Provides Further Update on Plan to Regain Compliance with NYSE American Listing Standards
14 June 2024 - 7:07AM
Enservco Corporation (NYSE American: ENSV) (“Enservco”, or the
“Company”), a diversified national provider of specialized
well-site services to the domestic onshore conventional and
unconventional oil and gas industries, today provided a further
update on its plan to regain compliance with NYSE American listing
standards, including the status of its previously announced planned
resolution of its equity deficit (the “Updated Plan”). The
Company’s management believes that timely completion of the Updated
Plan will satisfy the stockholders’ equity requirement and allow
Enservco to retain its listing on the NYSE American exchange.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS & STATUS OF UPDATED
PLAN
The Updated Plan incorporates a strategic shift
from substantial reliance upon seasonal frac water heating to less
volatile hot oiling and energy logistics services through the
acquisition of Buckshot Trucking combined with the addition of new
equity and other components to be announced in the coming weeks.
The initial components of the Updated Plan and related status,
include:
- Secure
$10 million equity line of credit: On June 11, 2024,
Enservco entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the
“Purchase Agreement”) with an institutional investor (the
“Purchaser”), whereby the Company may elect, in its sole
discretion, to sell to the Purchaser upon the satisfaction of
certain conditions, up to the lesser of: (1) $10 million of newly
issued shares of Enservco’s common stock, and (2) 7,310,000 shares
of Common Stock, representing 19.99% of the total number of shares
of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the execution of
the Purchase Agreement. The 19.99% limitation will not apply if we
obtain stockholder approval to issue additional shares of Common
Stock.
- Convert
$2.2 million of debt to equity: On June 7, 2024, Rich
Murphy and Cross River Partners, L.P., converted their $1.2 million
November 2022 convertible note and the aggregate of $1.0 million of
September and October 2023 convertible notes into equity.
- Issue
$1.25 million of equity to close Buckshot acquisition: The
Company remains focused on the near-term completion of its
previously announced acquisition of Buckshot Trucking LLC
(“Buckshot”), which includes, amongst other terms, the issuance of
$1.25 million of equity.
- Further
asset rationalization and reduction in seasonality: The
Company is continuing to explore strategic initiatives to
rationalize its assets and reduce reliance upon the seasonal frac
heating business.
MANAGEMENT COMMENTARY
Rich Murphy, Enservco’s CEO and Chairman,
stated, “We are working closely with the NYSE American through
their formal appeals process to cure our deficit and bring
Enservco’s stockholder’s equity to a minimum of $6.0 million
through execution of the Updated Plan we will provide to the NYSE
American. We have made important progress on the components in
support of our plans, including recently securing a $10 million
equity line of credit. This infusion complements the $2.2 million
of debt that I and Cross River Partners recently converted into
equity as a demonstration of our confidence in the Company, and the
$1.25 million of proposed new equity to be included as
consideration for completing the transformative Buckshot
acquisition in the third quarter. We are committed to returning to
full compliance with NYSE American and will continue to inform
shareholders of the completion of additional steps in the weeks
ahead.”
Mr. Murphy, concluded, “The enhancement of our
capital structure represents another important step in our
continued efforts to rationalize our asset base, prudently manage
and enhance our cost structure, and improve our financial position.
Our focus has been on executing opportunities designed to drive the
long-term health and sustainability of our business. This includes
the Buckshot acquisition that will expand our service offering into
energy logistics offering year-round cash flow and earnings
visibility, as well as the opportunity for growth in new markets
and an expanded customer base. We will continue to look closely for
strategic transactions that provide our business with increased
financial visibility and potential growth prospects, while we also
explore strategic initiatives to further rationalize our assets and
reduce reliance upon our seasonal frac heating business.”
BACKGROUND & NEXT STEPS
On June 10, 2024, the Company announced that the
staff of NYSE Regulation had determined to commence proceedings to
delist the common stock of Enservco from the Exchange. NYSE
Regulation has determined that the Company is no longer suitable
for listing pursuant to Section 1009(a) of the NYSE American
Company Guide (the “Company Guide”) as the Company had not yet
completed its refinancing plan to attain a minimum of $6.0 million
of stockholders’ equity by June 9, 2024.
The Company has the right to a review of staff’s
determination to delist the common stock by the Listings
Qualifications Panel of the Committee for Review of the Board of
Directors of the Exchange (the “Panel”).
Enservco is requesting a hearing to appeal the
staff’s determination with the Panel and plans to submit its plan
to cure its equity deficit on or before the expected hearing date.
The hearing date will be set by the Panel and the Company will
communicate that date to stockholders when established. Following
such appeal, a decision by the Panel will be made and announced by
NYSE Regulation regarding either proceeding with suspension and
delisting or continued trading in the Company’s common stock.
During the appeal review period, the Company’s
stock will continue to be listed and traded on the NYSE American
exchange. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will
successfully execute all of the elements of the Updated Plan and
thus regain compliance with all applicable NYSE American listing
standards. In such event, Enservco’s common stock will be delisted
from the NYSE American.
ABOUT ENSERVCO
Enservco provides a range of oilfield services
through its various operating subsidiaries, including hot oiling,
acidizing, frac water heating, and related services. The Company
has a broad geographic footprint covering major domestic oil and
gas basins across the United States. Additional information is
available at www.enservco.com. On March 20, 2024, the Company
announced an agreement to purchase Buckshot Trucking LLC, an energy
logistics provider in multiple key oil and gas basins (the
“Buckshot Acquisition”). The Buckshot Acquisition is scheduled to
close in the third quarter of 2024. When closed, the Buckshot
Acquisition would provide Enservco with a growing business that is
not weather dependent, allow the Company to enter steady year-round
logistics, provide an expanded operating footprint, and improve
cash flow visibility.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This news release contains information that is
“forward-looking” in that it describes events and conditions
Enservco reasonably expects to occur in the future. Expectations
for the future performance of Enservco are dependent upon a number
of factors, and there can be no assurance that Enservco will
achieve the results as contemplated herein. Certain statements
denoting future possibilities, are forward-looking statements. The
accuracy of these statements cannot be guaranteed as they are
subject to a variety of risks, which are beyond Enservco's ability
to predict, or control and which may cause actual results to differ
materially from the projections or estimates contained herein.
Among these risks are those set forth in Enservco’s annual report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and subsequently
filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”). Forward-looking statements in this news release that are
subject to risks related to, among other things, closing of the
Buckshot Acquisition on anticipated terms and timing, and the
ability of Enservco to successfully integrate Buckshot’s market
opportunities, personnel and operations and to achieve expected
benefits. Enservco disclaims any obligation to update any
forward-looking statement made herein.
CONTACT
Mark PattersonChief Financial OfficerEnservco
Corporationmpatterson@enservco.com
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