Star Equity Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: STRR; STRRP) (“Star” or the
“Company”), a diversified holding company, announced today that
effective August 9, 2024, it completed an investment in Enservco
Corporation (NYSE American: ENSV) (“Enservco” or “ENSV”), a
Colorado-based Energy Services company that is expanding into the
Transportation & Logistics sector via the acquisition of
Buckshot Trucking, LLC (“Buckshot”).
Transaction Highlights
- Star issued
250,000 shares of its 10% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred
Stock (“STRRP”) to Enservco in exchange for 12.5 million ENSV
common shares and share equivalents, representing $2.5 million in
value using STRRP’s $10.00 per share liquidation preference.
- Star also made a
$1 million short-term loan to Enservco in the form of a promissory
note to facilitate the acquisition of Buckshot.
- Star will
receive one seat on Enservco’s Board of Directors, which has been
designated for Star’s CEO, Rick Coleman.
Enservco provides specialized well-site services
to the domestic onshore oil and gas industry. Its current operating
segments, Hot Oiling & Acidizing and Frac Water Heating,
support drilling, completion, production, and maintenance
activities spanning the life of oil and gas wells. Of note, as
recently announced, Enservco is implementing a strategic
repositioning of its operations via the partial sale of its Frac
Water Heating business, and by entering the Transportation &
Logistics sector via the acquisition of Buckshot.
Jeff Eberwein, Executive Chairman of Star,
commented, “We are excited to partner with Enservco on this
investment, which advances Star’s expansion strategy by further
diversifying its portfolio beyond Building Solutions, marking our
initial entry into the Energy Services and Transportation &
Logistics sectors. We believe the strength of Enservco’s management
team and its ongoing reorganization position it well for long-term
growth. We look forward to participating in Enservco’s future
success and believe this investment will be highly accretive to our
shareholders.”
Additional Transaction
Details
- Star’s
short-term loan to Enservco has a 20% annualized interest rate and
is collateralized by the STRRP shares issued to ENSV.
- At close, Star
acquired approximately 20% of ENSV common shares and additional
preferred shares convertible into ENSV common stock.
- All ENSV
securities acquired in this transaction will be held in Star’s
Investments division.
About Enservco Corporation
Based in Longmont, CO, with field locations in
major oil and gas basins throughout the U.S., Enservco serves more
than 300 E&P customers, including majors, mid-tier, and small
independent operators. With one of the industry’s largest, most
modern equipment fleets, the Company provides an array of
complementary oilfield services that help customers increase
efficiencies and maximize production. Through the recent
acquisition of Buckshot Trucking, LLC, Enservco has pivoted into
Logistics, a less-seasonal, higher-margin business with multiple
opportunities for organic and inorganic growth.
For more information, visit
http://enservco.com/.
About Star Equity Holdings,
Inc.
Star Equity Holdings, Inc. is a diversified
holding company currently composed of two divisions: Building
Solutions and Investments.
Building Solutions
Our Building Solutions division operates in
three businesses: (i) modular building manufacturing; (ii)
structural wall panel and wood foundation manufacturing, including
building supply distribution operations; and (iii) glue-laminated
timber (glulam) column, beam, and truss manufacturing.
Investments
Our Investments division manages and finances
the Company’s real estate assets as well as its investment
positions in private and public companies.
Forward-Looking Statements
“Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This release contains
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements in this
release that are not statements of historical fact are hereby
identified as “forward-looking statements” for the purpose of the
safe harbor provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended. Forward-looking Statements include, without limitation,
statements regarding (i) the plans and objectives of management for
future operations, including plans or objectives relating to
acquisitions and related integration, development of commercially
viable products, novel technologies, and modern applicable
services, (ii) projections of income (including income/loss),
EBITDA, earnings (including earnings/loss) per share, free cash
flow (FCF), capital expenditures, cost reductions, capital
structure or other financial items, (iii) the future financial
performance of the Company or acquisition targets and (iv) the
assumptions underlying or relating to any statement described
above. Moreover, forward-looking statements necessarily involve
assumptions on the Company’s part. These forward-looking statements
generally are identified by the words “believe”, “expect”,
“anticipate”, “estimate”, “project”, “intend”, “plan”, “should”,
“may”, “will”, “would”, “will be”, “will continue” or similar
expressions. Such forward-looking statements are not meant to
predict or guarantee actual results, performance, events, or
circumstances and may not be realized because they are based upon
the Company's current projections, plans, objectives, beliefs,
expectations, estimates and assumptions and are subject to a number
of risks and uncertainties and other influences, many of which the
Company has no control over. Actual results and the timing of
certain events and circumstances may differ materially from those
described above as a result of these risks and uncertainties.
Factors that may influence or contribute to the inaccuracy of
forward-looking statements or cause actual results to differ
materially from expected or desired results may include, without
limitation, the substantial amount of debt of the Company and the
Company’s ability to repay or refinance it or incur additional debt
in the future; the Company’s need for a significant amount of cash
to service and repay the debt and to pay dividends on the Company’s
preferred stock; the restrictions contained in the debt agreements
that limit the discretion of management in operating the business;
legal, regulatory, political and economic risks in markets and
public health crises that reduce economic activity and cause
restrictions on operations (including the recent coronavirus
COVID-19 outbreak); the length of time associated with servicing
customers; losses of significant contracts or failure to get
potential contracts being discussed; disruptions in the
relationship with third party vendors; accounts receivable
turnover; insufficient cash flows and resulting lack of liquidity;
the Company's inability to expand the Company's business;
unfavorable changes in the extensive governmental legislation and
regulations governing healthcare providers and the provision of
healthcare services and the competitive impact of such changes
(including unfavorable changes to reimbursement policies); high
costs of regulatory compliance; the liability and compliance costs
regarding environmental regulations; the underlying condition of
the technology support industry; the lack of product
diversification; development and introduction of new technologies
and intense competition in the healthcare industry; existing or
increased competition; risks to the price and volatility of the
Company’s common stock and preferred stock; stock volatility and in
liquidity; risks to preferred stockholders of not receiving
dividends and risks to the Company’s ability to pursue growth
opportunities if the Company continues to pay dividends according
to the terms of the Company’s preferred stock; the Company’s
ability to execute on its business strategy (including any cost
reduction plans); the Company’s failure to realize expected
benefits of restructuring and cost-cutting actions; the Company’s
ability to preserve and monetize its net operating losses; risks
associated with the Company’s possible pursuit of acquisitions; the
Company’s ability to consummate successful acquisitions and execute
related integration, as well as factors related to the Company’s
business including economic and financial market conditions
generally and economic conditions in the Company’s markets; failure
to keep pace with evolving technologies and difficulties
integrating technologies; system failures; losses of key management
personnel and the inability to attract and retain highly qualified
management and personnel in the future; and the continued demand
for and market acceptance of the Company’s services. For a detailed
discussion of cautionary statements and risks that may affect the
Company’s future results of operations and financial results,
please refer to the Company’s filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, the risk
factors in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. This release reflects management’s
views as of the date presented.
All forward-looking statements are necessarily
only estimates of future results, and there can be no assurance
that actual results will not differ materially from expectations,
and, therefore, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
such statements. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only
as of the date on which it is made, and we undertake no obligation
to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or
circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to
reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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Star Equity
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The Equity Group |
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Rick Coleman |
Lena Cati |
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CEO |
Senior Vice President |
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203-489-9508 |
212-836-9611 |
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admin@starequity.com |
lcati@equityny.com |
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