Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4)

Registration No. 333-283308

 

PROSPECTUS

 

 

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Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Inc.

12,294,549 Shares of Class A Common Stock

 

 

The securities to be offered and sold using this prospectus includes 12,294,549 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class A common stock”) issuable upon redemption of units in Solaris Energy Infrastructure, LLC, together with an equal number of shares of our Class B common stock, par value $0.00 per share (the “Class B common stock”). These shares of Class A common stock may be offered and sold by the selling stockholders named in this prospectus or in any supplement to this prospectus from time to time in accordance with the provisions set forth under “Plan of Distribution.”

The selling stockholders may sell the shares of Class A common stock offered by this prospectus from time to time on any exchange on which the shares of Class A common stock are listed on terms to be negotiated with buyers. They may also sell the shares of Class A common stock in private sales or through dealers or agents. The selling stockholders may sell the shares of Class A common stock at prevailing market prices or at prices negotiated with buyers. The selling stockholders will be responsible for any commissions due to brokers, dealers or agents. We will be responsible for all other offering expenses. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale by the selling stockholders of the shares of Class A common stock offered by this prospectus.

Our Class A common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “SEI.”

 

 

You should read carefully this prospectus, the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement before you invest. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 2 of this prospectus for information on certain risks related to the purchase of our securities.

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 November 25, 2024.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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ABOUT SOLARIS ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.

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RISK FACTORS

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USE OF PROCEEDS

     3  

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

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REDEMPTION OF SOLARIS LLC UNITS AND CLASS B COMMON STOCK

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SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

     11  

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

     14  

LEGAL MATTERS

     17  

EXPERTS

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You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement and the documents we have incorporated by reference herein. We and the selling stockholders have not authorized any dealer, salesperson or other person to provide you with additional or different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. This prospectus and any prospectus supplement are not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the securities to which they relate and are not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make an offer or solicitation in that jurisdiction. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of this prospectus, or that the information contained in any document incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date of the document incorporated by reference, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of a security. Our business, financial condition, results of operation and prospects may have changed since that date.

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we have filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, the selling stockholders named in this prospectus or any supplement to this prospectus may, from time to time, offer and sell the Class A common stock described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. This prospectus generally describes Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Inc. and the Class A common stock that the selling stockholders may offer. Each time securities are offered by means of this prospectus, the selling stockholders are required to provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you that may contain material information relating to these offerings. We may also add or update in the prospectus supplement (and in any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you) any of the information contained in this prospectus or in the documents that have been incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Please read this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, together with the information incorporated herein by reference as described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information,” carefully before buying any of the securities being offered.

This prospectus contains summaries of certain provisions contained in some of the documents described herein, but reference is made to the actual documents for complete information. All of the summaries are qualified in their entirety by the actual documents. Copies of some of the documents referred to herein have been filed, will be filed or are incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and you may obtain copies of those documents as described below under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”

Unless context otherwise requires, references in this prospectus to the “Company,” “we,” “our,” “us” or like terms refer to Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Inc. and its subsidiaries and predecessors.

 

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We have filed a registration statement with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), that registers the offer and sale of the securities covered by this prospectus. The registration statement, including the exhibits attached thereto and incorporated by reference therein, contains additional relevant information about us. In addition, we file annual, quarterly and other reports and other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information we have filed with the SEC. This means that we can disclose important information to you without actually including the specific information in this prospectus by referring you to other documents filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus. Information that we later provide to the SEC, and which is deemed to be “filed” with the SEC, will automatically update information previously filed with the SEC, and may update or replace information in this prospectus and information previously filed with the SEC.

We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (excluding information deemed to be furnished and not filed with the SEC), after the date on which the registration statement was initially filed with the SEC (including all such documents that we may file with the SEC after the date the registration statement was initially filed and prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement) until all offerings under the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part are completed or terminated:

 

   

our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed on February 27, 2024 (including the information specifically incorporated by reference into our Annual Report on Form 10-K from our Definitive Proxy Statement filed on April 4, 2024);

 

   

our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2024, June  30, 2024 and September 30, 2024, filed on April 26, 2024, August 9, 2024 and November 7, 2024, respectively;

 

   

our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on May 20, 2024, July  10, 2024, August  5, 2024, September  3, 2024, September  17, 2024 and October  8, 2024, and our Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on November 18, 2024; and

 

   

the description of our Class  A common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on May 10, 2017, including any amendments or reports that we may file in the future for the purpose of updating such description.

These reports contain important information about us, our financial condition and our results of operations.

We make available free of charge on or through our website, solaris-energy.com, our filings with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. We make our website content available for information purposes only. Information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus and does not constitute a part of this prospectus.

You may obtain copies of any of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus from the SEC through the SEC’s website at the address provided above. You also may request a copy of any document incorporated by reference in this prospectus (including exhibits to those documents specifically incorporated by reference in this prospectus), at no cost, by contacting us at:

Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Inc.

Attention: Investor Relations

9651 Katy Freeway, Suite 300

Houston, Texas 77024

(281) 501-3070

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, which involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions or that include the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “could,” “may,” “continue,” “predict,” “potential” and other expressions that are predictions of or indicate future events and trends and that do not relate to historical matters identify forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements include statements about our business strategy, our industry, our future profitability, our expected capital expenditures and the impact of such expenditures on our performance, management changes, current and potential future long-term contracts, the costs of being a publicly traded corporation, our capital programs and our future business and financial performance. In addition, our forward-looking statements address the various risks and uncertainties associated with extraordinary market environments and the expected impact on our businesses, results of operations and earnings.

A forward-looking statement may include a statement of the assumptions or bases underlying the forward-looking statement. We believe that we have chosen these assumptions or bases in good faith and that they are reasonable. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. You should also understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all such factors and should not consider the following list to be a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by such forward-looking statements include:

 

   

our ability to integrate operations or realize any anticipated operational or corporate synergies and other benefits of our acquisition of Mobile Energy Rentals, LLC;

 

   

the level of domestic spending and access to capital markets which we serve, namely (i) power generation and (ii) the oil and natural gas industry and uncertainty regarding the future actions of oil producers, including the members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Russia and the actions taken to set, maintain or cut production levels;

 

   

developments and uncertainty in the global economy and the resulting impacts to the demand and supply for power generation or crude oil and natural gas or volatility of the prices for such projects, and therefore the demand for the services we provide and the commercial opportunities available to us;

 

   

geopolitical risks, including the war between Russia and Ukraine, the Israel and Hamas conflict and continued hostilities in the Middle East which could each affect the stability and continued recovery of oil and gas markets;

 

   

uncertainty regarding the methods by which the growing demand for power generation will be met in both the short and long term;

 

   

consolidation amongst current or potential customers that could affect demand for our products and services;

 

   

inflationary risks, increased interest rates, central bank policy, bank failures and associated liquidity risks and supply chain constraints, including changes in market price and availability of materials and labor;

 

   

significant changes in the transportation industries or fluctuations in transportation costs or the availability or reliability of transportation that service our business;

 

   

large or multiple customer defaults, including defaults resulting from actual or potential insolvencies;

 

   

epidemics or pandemics, including the effects of related public health concerns and the impact of continued actions taken by governmental authorities and other third parties in response to pandemics and their impact on commodity prices, supply and demand considerations and storage capacity;

 

   

technological advancements in well completion technologies and our ability to expand our product and service offerings;

 

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competitive conditions in our industry;

 

   

inability to fully protect our intellectual property rights;

 

   

actions taken by our customers, competitors and third-party operators;

 

   

changes in the availability and cost of capital;

 

   

our ability to successfully implement our business strategy;

 

   

increases in tax rates or the enactment of taxes that specifically impact exploration and production related operations resulting in an increase in the amount of taxes owed by us;

 

   

the effects of existing and future laws, rulings, governmental regulations and accounting standards and statements (or the interpretation thereof) on us and our customers;

 

   

cyber-attacks targeting systems and infrastructure used by the oil and natural gas industry;

 

   

the effects of future litigation;

 

   

credit markets;

 

   

business acquisitions, including the acquisition of Mobile Energy Rentals, LLC;

 

   

natural or man-made disasters and other external events that may disrupt our manufacturing operations;

 

   

uncertainty regarding our future operating results;

 

   

plans, objectives, expectations and intentions that are not historical; and

 

   

other risks and uncertainties, including those described under the heading “Risk Factors” included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC, as supplemented by our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this prospectus. You should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Although forward-looking statements reflect our good faith beliefs at the time they are made, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the factors described under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and under Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2024, June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2024, this prospectus and in our other filings with the SEC, which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise, unless required by law.

 

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ABOUT SOLARIS ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE, INC.

Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries provide mobile and scalable equipment-based solutions for use in distributed power generation as well as the management of raw materials used in the completion of oil and natural gas wells. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Solaris serves multiple U.S. end markets, including energy, data centers, and other commercial and industrial sectors. Solaris delivers these offerings through its Solaris Logistics Solutions and Solaris Power Solutions business segments.

Our principal executive offices are located at 9651 Katy Freeway, Suite 300, Houston, Texas 77024, and our telephone number is (281) 501-3070. Our website address is solaris-energy.com. The information on our website is not part of this prospectus.

 

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RISK FACTORS

An investment in our securities involves a significant degree of risk. Before you invest in our securities, you should carefully consider those risk factors included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, any subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and any subsequently filed Current Reports on Form 8-K, each of which is incorporated herein by reference, and those risk factors that may be included in any applicable prospectus supplement, together with all of the other information included in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement and the documents we incorporate by reference, in evaluating an investment in our securities. If any of these risks were actually to occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial may also significantly impair our business operations and financial condition. Please read “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Class A common stock offered under this prospectus. Any proceeds from the sale of Class A common stock under this prospectus will be received by the selling stockholders. However, pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, dated May 17, 2017, by and among us, Solaris Energy Infrastructure, LLC and each of the holders set forth on the signature pages thereto (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), we will pay the expenses, other than the underwriting discounts and commissions, associated with the sale of Class A common stock by the selling stockholders pursuant to this prospectus.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

Under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, our authorized capital stock consists of 600,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, $0.01 par value per share 180,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, $0.00 par value per share (“Class B common stock”), and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share. As of the date of this prospectus, there were 30,455,600 shares of our Class A common stock outstanding, 30,136,749 shares of our Class B common stock outstanding and no shares of our preferred stock outstanding.

The following description of capital stock is based upon our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, our amended and restated bylaws, as amended, and applicable provisions of law. We have summarized certain portions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws below. The summary is not complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by express reference to, the provisions of applicable law and to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

Class A Common Stock

Voting Rights. Holders of shares of Class A common stock are entitled to one vote per share held of record on all matters to be voted upon by the stockholders. The holders of shares of Class A common stock do not have cumulative voting rights in the election of directors.

Dividend Rights. Holders of shares of our Class A common stock are entitled to ratably receive dividends when and if declared by our board of directors out of funds legally available for that purpose, subject to any statutory or contractual restrictions on the payment of dividends and to any prior rights and preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding preferred stock.

Liquidation Rights. Upon our liquidation, dissolution, distribution of assets or other winding up, the holders of shares of Class A common stock are entitled to receive ratably the assets available for distribution to the stockholders after payment of liabilities and the liquidation preference of any of our outstanding shares of preferred stock.

Other Matters. The shares of Class A common stock have no preemptive or conversion rights and are not subject to further calls or assessment by us. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the Class A common stock. All outstanding shares of our Class A common stock, including the Class A common stock offered in this offering, are fully paid and non-assessable.

Class B Common Stock

Generally. Each member of Solaris Energy Infrastructure, LLC (“Solaris LLC”) has received one share of Class B common stock for each unit of Solaris LLC (the “Solaris LLC Unit”) that it holds. Accordingly, each member of Solaris LLC has a number of votes in the Company equal to the aggregate number of Solaris LLC Units that it holds.

Voting Rights. Holders of shares of our Class B common stock are entitled to one vote per share held of record on all matters to be voted upon by the stockholders. Holders of shares of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock vote together as a single class on all matters presented to our stockholders for their vote or approval, except with respect to the amendment of certain provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation that would alter or change the powers, preferences or special rights of the Class B common stock so as to affect them adversely, which amendments must be adopted by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast

 

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by the holders of the shares affected by the amendment, voting as a separate class, or as otherwise required by applicable law.

Dividend and Liquidation Rights. Holders of our Class B common stock do not have any right to receive dividends, unless the dividend consists of shares of our Class B common stock or of rights, options, warrants or other securities convertible or exercisable into or redeemable for shares of Class B common stock paid proportionally with respect to each outstanding share of our Class B common stock, and a dividend consisting of shares of Class A common stock or of rights, options, warrants or other securities convertible or exercisable into or redeemable for shares of Class A common stock on the same terms is simultaneously paid to the holders of Class A common stock. Holders of our Class B common stock do not have any right to receive a distribution upon the Company’s liquidation or winding up.

Redemption Right. Each Member of Solaris LLC has received one share of Class B common stock for Solaris LLC Unit that it holds. Accordingly, each member of Solaris LLC has a number of votes in the Company equal to the aggregate number of Solaris LLC Units that it holds. Pursuant to the second amended and restated limited liability company agreement of Solaris LLC, as amended from time to time (the “Solaris LLC Agreement”), each holder of Solaris LLC Units has the right to redeem his or her Solaris LLC Units, together with an equal number of shares of Class B common stock, for shares of Class A common stock (or cash at the Company’s election, subject to customary conversion rate adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends and reclassifications).

Preferred Stock

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes our board of directors, subject to any limitations prescribed by law, without further stockholder approval, to establish and to issue from time to time one or more classes or series of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, covering up to an aggregate of 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock. Each class or series of preferred stock will have the powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions determined by the board of directors, which may include, among others, dividend rights, liquidation preferences, voting rights, conversion rights, preemptive rights and redemption rights. Except as provided by law or in a preferred stock designation, the holders of preferred stock will not be entitled to vote at or receive notice of any meeting of stockholders.

Anti-Takeover Effects of Provisions of Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation,

Our Amended and Restated Bylaws and Delaware Law

Certain provisions of Delaware law and certain provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws described below could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire the Company by means of a tender offer, a proxy contest or otherwise; or removal of our incumbent officers and directors. 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 or could deter transactions that stockholders may otherwise consider to be in their best interest or in our best interests, including transactions that might result in a premium over the market price for our shares.

These provisions, summarized below, are expected to discourage coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids. These provisions are also designed to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with us. We believe that the benefits of increased protection and our potential ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unfriendly or unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure us outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging these proposals because, among other things, negotiation of these proposals could result in an improvement of their terms.

 

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Delaware Law

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that we are not governed by Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), which, in the absence of such provisions, would have imposed additional requirements regarding mergers and other business combinations. Section 203 of the DGCL prohibits a Delaware corporation, including those whose securities are listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange, from engaging in any business combination with any interested stockholder for a period of three years following the date that the stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless:

 

   

the transaction is approved by the board of directors before the date the interested stockholder attained that status;

 

   

upon consummation of the transaction that 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; or

 

   

on or after such time the business combination is approved by the board of directors and authorized at a meeting of stockholders by at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder.

Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Our Amended and Restated Bylaws

Certain provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws may delay or discourage transactions involving an actual or potential change in control or change in our management, including transactions in which stockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares, or transactions that our stockholders might otherwise deem to be in their best interests. Therefore, these provisions could adversely affect the price of our Class A common stock.

Among other things, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws:

 

   

establish advance notice procedures with regard to stockholder proposals relating to the nomination of candidates for election as directors or new business to be brought before meetings of our stockholders. These procedures provide that notice of stockholder proposals must be timely given in writing to our corporate secretary prior to the meeting at which the action is to be taken. Generally, to be timely, notice must be received at our principal executive offices not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary date of the annual meeting for the preceding year. Our amended and restated bylaws specify the requirements as to form and content of all stockholders’ notices. These requirements may preclude stockholders from bringing matters before the stockholders at an annual or special meeting;

 

   

provide our board of directors the ability to authorize undesignated preferred stock. This ability makes it possible for our board of directors to issue, without stockholder approval, preferred stock with voting or other rights or preferences that could impede the success of any attempt to change control of us. These and other provisions may have the effect of deferring hostile takeovers or delaying changes in control or management of our company;

 

   

provide that the authorized number of directors may be changed only by resolution of the board of directors;

 

   

provide that all vacancies, including newly created directorships, may, except as otherwise required by law or, if applicable, the rights of holders of a series of preferred stock, be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of directors then in office, even if less than a quorum;

 

   

provide that any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders and may not be effected by any consent in writing in

 

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lieu of a meeting of such stockholders, subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock with respect to such series;

 

   

provide that our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws may be amended by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of our then outstanding common stock entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class;

 

   

provide that special meetings of our stockholders may only be called by our board of directors pursuant to a resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the total number of authorized directors whether or not there exist any vacancies in previously authorized directorships;

 

   

provide for our board of directors to be divided into three classes of directors, with each class as nearly equal in number as possible, serving staggered three-year terms, other than directors which may be elected by holders of preferred stock, if any. This system of electing and removing directors may tend to discourage a third party from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us, because it generally makes it more difficult for stockholders to replace a majority of the directors;

 

   

provide that the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 75% of the voting power of all then outstanding common stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to remove any or all of the directors from office and such removal may only be for cause; and

 

   

provide that our amended and restated bylaws can be amended by the board of directors.

Corporate Opportunity

Under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, to the extent permitted by law:

 

   

Yorktown Partners LLC and our directors who are not also our officers (collectively, the “Designated Parties”) have the right to, and have no duty to abstain from, exercising such right to, conduct business with any business that is competitive or in the same line of business as us, do business with any of our clients or customers, or invest or own any interest publicly or privately in, or develop a business relationship with, any business that is competitive or in the same line of business as us;

 

   

if the Designated Parties acquire knowledge of a potential transaction that could be a corporate opportunity, they have no duty to offer such corporate opportunity to us; and

 

   

we have renounced any interest or expectancy in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, such corporate opportunities.

Forum Selection

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be the sole and exclusive forum for:

 

   

any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf;

 

   

any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers, employees or agents to us or our stockholders;

 

   

any action asserting a claim against us or any director or officer or other employee of ours arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or our amended and restated bylaws; or

 

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any action asserting a claim against us or any director or officer or other employee of ours that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each such case subject to such Court of Chancery having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants therein.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation also provides that any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of our capital stock will be deemed to have notice of, and to have consented to, this forum selection provision. Although we believe these provisions benefit us by providing increased consistency in the application of Delaware law for the specified types of actions and proceedings, the provisions may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against our directors, officers, employees and agents. The enforceability of similar exclusive forum provisions in other companies’ certificates of incorporation has been challenged in legal proceedings, and it is possible that, in connection with one or more actions or proceedings described above, a court could rule that this provision in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation is inapplicable or unenforceable.

The choice of forum provisions summarized above are not intended to, and would not, apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction. To the extent that any such claims may be based upon federal law claims, Section 27 of the Exchange Act creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. Furthermore, Section 22 of the Securities Act creates concurrent jurisdiction for federal and state courts over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. Stockholders may be subject to increased costs to bring these claims, and the choice of forum provisions could have the effect of discouraging claims or limiting investors’ ability to bring claims in a judicial forum that they find favorable.

Limitation of Liability and Indemnification Matters

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation limits the liability of our directors for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duty as directors, except for liability that cannot be eliminated under the DGCL. Delaware law provides that directors of a company will not be personally liable for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duty as directors, except for liabilities:

 

   

for any breach of their duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders;

 

   

for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

 

   

for unlawful payment of dividend or unlawful stock repurchase or redemption, as provided under Section 174 of the DGCL; or

 

   

for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

Any amendment, repeal or modification of these provisions will be prospective only and would not affect any limitation on liability of a director for acts or omissions that occurred prior to any such amendment, repeal or modification.

Our amended and restated bylaws also provide that we will indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. Our amended and restated bylaws also permit us to purchase insurance on behalf of any officer, director, employee or other agent for any liability arising out of that person’s actions as our officer, director, employee or agent, regardless of whether Delaware law would permit indemnification. We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our current directors and officers and intend to enter into indemnification agreement with any future directors and officers. These agreements require us to indemnify these individuals to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law against liability that may arise by reason of their service to us, and to advance expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they

 

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could be indemnified. We believe that the limitation of liability provision that is in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and the indemnification agreements will facilitate our ability to continue to attract and retain qualified individuals to serve as directors and officers.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The transfer agent and registrar for our Class A common stock is Equiniti Trust Company, LLC.

Listing

Our Class A common stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol “SEI.”

 

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REDEMPTION OF SOLARIS LLC UNITS AND CLASS B COMMON STOCK

Solaris LLC’s limited liability company agreement provides for a single class of units we refer to as “Solaris LLC Units.” Each holder of Solaris LLC Units (a “Solaris LLC Unit Holder”) has received one share of our Class B common stock for each Solaris LLC Unit held by such Solaris LLC Unit Holder. Pursuant to the Solaris LLC Agreement, each Solaris LLC Unit Holder has the right to redeem his or her Solaris LLC Units, together with an equal number of shares of our Class B common stock, for shares of our Class A Common Stock (or cash at our election, subject to customary conversion rate adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends and reclassifications). As holders exchange their Solaris LLC Units and Class B common stock for Class A common stock, our relative interest in Solaris LLC will increase.

The selling stockholders will each generally bear his or her own expenses in connection with a redemption, except that, subject to a limited exception, we are required to pay any transfer taxes, stamp taxes or duties or other similar taxes in connection with such a redemption.

 

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SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

The selling stockholders named below may offer to sell from time to time in the future up to an aggregate of 12,294,549 shares of our Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Class A common stock”) under this prospectus, including 12,294,549 shares of Class B common stock redeemable, together with an equal number of Solaris LLC Units, on a one for one basis for shares of our Class A common stock.

The term “selling stockholders” includes the stockholders listed in the table below and their permitted transferees and assignees or other successors.

Except as described in the footnotes to the following table and under the subsection below entitled “—Material Relationships with Selling Stockholders,” none of the persons named in the table set forth below has held any position or office with, been employed by, or otherwise has had a material relationship with us or any of our affiliates during the three years prior to the date of this prospectus.

The following table sets forth information as of the date of this prospectus by each selling stockholder regarding (i) the beneficial ownership of shares of our Class A common stock and our Class B common stock and (ii) the number of shares of our Class A common stock that may from time to time be offered or sold pursuant to this prospectus, assuming each selling stockholder has redeemed all Solaris LLC Units, together with an equal number of shares of our Class B common stock, beneficially owned by him or her for an equivalent number of shares of our Class A common stock. The information regarding shares of our Class A common stock and our Class B common stock beneficially owned after the offering assumes the sale of all shares of our Class A common stock offered by the selling stockholders (including shares of Class B common stock redeemable, together with an equal number of Solaris LLC Units, on a one for one basis for shares of our Class A common stock) and that the selling stockholders do not acquire any additional shares of our Class A common stock or our Class B common stock.

No offer or sale under this prospectus may be made by a stockholder unless that holder is listed in the table below, in a supplement to this prospectus or in an amendment to the related registration statement that has become effective. We may supplement or amend this prospectus to include additional selling stockholders.

The following table sets forth information relating to the selling stockholders as of the date of this prospectus, based on information supplied to us by the selling stockholders on or prior to that date and information filed with the SEC. We have not sought to verify such information. The selling stockholders may hold or acquire at any time shares of our Class A common stock or our Class B common stock in addition to the shares offered by this prospectus and may have acquired additional shares of our Class A common stock or our Class B common stock since the date on which the information reflected herein was provided to us. Additionally, the selling stockholders may have sold or transferred some or all of their shares of our Class A common stock or our Class B common stock in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act since such date. Other information about the selling stockholders may also change over time. The following table sets forth the maximum number of shares of our Class A common stock that may be sold by the selling stockholders identified below under this prospectus. Because the selling stockholders may offer all or some of their shares of our Class A common stock or our Class B common stock from time to time, we cannot estimate the number of shares of our Class A common stock or our Class B common stock that will be held by the selling stockholders upon the termination of any particular offering by such selling stockholders. The selling stockholders are not obligated to sell any of the shares of Class A common stock offered by this prospectus. The selling stockholders reserve the right to accept or reject, in whole or in part, any proposed sale of shares. The selling stockholders may also offer and sell less than the number of shares of Class A common stock indicated. The selling

 

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stockholders are not making any representation that any shares of Class A common stock covered by this prospectus will or will not be offered for sale.

 

    Shares Beneficially Owned Before the Offering     Shares of
Class A
Common
Stock that
may be sold
hereby(3)
    Shares Beneficially Owned After the Offering  

Selling Stockholders(1)

  Class A
Common
Stock
    Class B
Common Stock
    Combined
Voting Power(2)
    Class A
Common
Stock(4)
    Class B
Common
Stock
    Combined
Voting
Power(2)
 
  Number     % of
Class
    Number     % of
Class
    Number     %     Number     % of
Class
    Number     % of
Class
    Number     %  

Yorktown Energy Partners X, L.P.(5)(6)

    —        —        8,054,234       26.7     8,054,234       13.3     8,054,234       —        —        —        —        —        —   

William A. Zartler(7)(8)

    864,963       2.8     4,240,315       14.1     5,105,278       8.4     4,240,315       864,963       2.8     —        —        864,963       1.4  

Solaris Energy Capital, LLC(8)(9)

    —        —        3,513,496       11.7     3,513,496       5.8     3,513,496       —        —        —        —        —        —   

 

*

Represents less than 1%.

(1)

Each of the selling stockholders is a member of Solaris LLC and has received one share of Class B common stock for each Solaris LLC Unit that it holds.

(2)

Represents percentage of voting power of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock voting together as a single class. Each share of Class B common stock has no economic rights, but entitles the holder thereof to one vote for each Solaris Unit held by such holder. Accordingly, the holders of our Class B common stock collectively have a number of votes in Solaris equal to the number of Solaris LLC Units that they hold. See “Description of Capital Stock—Class A Common Stock” and “Description of Capital Stock—Class B Common Stock.”

(3)

Includes shares of our Class B common stock owned by the selling stockholders that, subject to the terms of the Solaris LLC Agreement, are, together with an equivalent number of Solaris LLC Units, redeemable at any time and from time to time for shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, subject to equitable adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends and reclassifications.

(4)

Assumes that the selling stockholders dispose of all the shares of Class A common stock covered by this prospectus and do not acquire beneficial ownership of any additional shares of Class A common stock. The registration of these shares of Class A common stock does not necessarily mean that the selling stockholders will sell all or any portion of the shares of Class A common stock covered by this prospectus.

(5)

Based on a Schedule 13G/A filing with the SEC on February 14, 2023. Yorktown Energy Partners X, L.P. reported sole voting and dispositive power as to 8,054,234 shares of Class B common stock.

(6)

Yorktown X Company L.P. is the sole general partner of Yorktown Energy Partners X, L.P. Yorktown X Associates LLC is the sole general partner of Yorktown X Company L.P. As a result, Yorktown X Associates LLC may be deemed to share the power to vote or direct the vote or to dispose or direct the disposition of the shares owned by Yorktown Energy Partners X, L.P. Yorktown X Company L.P. and Yorktown X Associates LLC disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares held by Yorktown Energy Partners X, L.P. in excess of their pecuniary interest therein. W. Howard Keenan, Jr., a director of the Company, is a manager of Yorktown X Associates LLC. Mr. Keenan disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Yorktown Energy Partners X, L.P.

(7)

Based on a Schedule 13G/A filing with the SEC on February 15, 2024 and a Form 4 filed on March 5, 2024. Mr. Zartler reported sole voting and dispositive power as to 864,963 shares of Class A common stock and 4,240,315 shares of Class B Common Stock, which includes 3,513,496 shares of Class B common stock held through Solaris Energy Capital, LLC where Mr. Zartler is the sole member and has authority to vote or dispose of those shares in his sole discretion.

(8)

Mr. Zartler is the sole member of Solaris Energy Capital, LLC and has the authority to vote or dispose of the shares held by Solaris Energy Capital, LLC in his sole discretion. Mr. Zartler disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Solaris Energy Capital, LLC in excess of his pecuniary interest therein.

(9)

Based on a Schedule 13G/A filing with the SEC on February 15, 2022. Solaris Energy Capital, LLC reported sole voting and dispositive power as to 3,513,496 shares of Class B common stock.

 

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Material Relationships with Selling Stockholders

Our material relationships with the additional selling stockholders listed herein and their affiliates are set forth in the section entitled “Related Party Transactions” of our definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 4, 2024, which such information is incorporated herein by reference.

Any applicable prospectus supplement, amendment or other permissible disclosure document will also disclose whether any of the selling stockholders has held any position or office with, has been employed by or otherwise has had a material relationship with us during the three years prior to the date of this prospectus supplement.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

The selling stockholders may sell securities described in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement through underwriters, through broker-dealers, through agents, on one or more exchanges, directly to one or more purchasers, through a combination of any of the foregoing methods of sale, or through any other method permitted by applicable law.

In addition, the selling stockholders may from time to time sell securities in compliance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, if available, or pursuant to other available exemptions from the registration requirements under the Securities Act, rather than pursuant to this prospectus. In such event, the selling stockholders may be required by the securities laws of certain states to offer and sell the shares of common stock only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers.

We will not receive any of the proceeds from the offering by the selling stockholders of the shares of Class A common stock offered under this prospectus. If the shares are sold through underwriters or broker-dealers, we will not be responsible for underwriting discounts or commissions or agents’ commissions.

The selling stockholders may set the price or prices of our securities at:

 

   

market prices prevailing at the time of any sale under this registration statement;

 

   

prices related to market prices; or

 

   

negotiated prices.

The selling stockholders may change the price of the securities offered from time to time.

The selling stockholders may act independently of us in making decisions with respect to the timing, manner and size of each of their sales.

From time to time, the selling stockholders may pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the securities in respect of which this prospectus is delivered. If a selling stockholder defaults in performance of its secured obligations, the pledged or secured parties may offer and sell the securities from time to time by this prospectus. The selling stockholders also may transfer the securities in other circumstances. The number of securities beneficially owned by a selling stockholder will decrease as and when it transfers its securities or defaults in performing obligations secured by the securities. The plan of distribution for the securities offered and sold under this prospectus will otherwise remain unchanged, except that the transferees, distributees, pledgees, affiliates, other secured parties or other successors in interest will be selling stockholders for purposes of this prospectus.

Broker-dealers or other persons may receive discounts or commissions from the selling stockholders, or they may receive commissions from purchasers of the shares of common stock for whom they acted as agents, or both. Any of such discounts or commissions might be in excess of those customary in the types of transactions involved. Broker-dealers or other persons engaged by the selling stockholders may allow other broker-dealers or other persons to participate in resales. If a broker-dealer purchases securities as a principal, it may resell the securities for its own account under this prospectus. A distribution of the securities by the selling stockholders may also be effected through the issuance by the selling stockholder or others of derivative securities, including warrants, exchangeable securities, forward delivery contracts and the writing of options.

If the selling stockholders sell the securities in respect of which this prospectus is delivered in an underwritten offering, the underwriters may acquire the securities for their own account and resell the securities from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. In any such event described above in this paragraph, we will

 

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set forth in a supplement to this prospectus the names of the underwriters and the terms of the transactions, including any underwriting discounts, concessions or commissions and other items constituting compensation of the underwriters and broker-dealers. The underwriters from time to time may change any public offering price and any discounts, concessions or commissions allowed or reallowed or paid to broker-dealers. Unless otherwise set forth in a supplement to this prospectus, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the securities will be subject to certain conditions, and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of the securities specified in the supplement if they purchase any of the securities.

If a prospectus supplement so indicates, the selling stockholders may authorize agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit offers by certain institutional investors to purchase these securities to which such prospectus supplement relates, providing for payment and delivery on a future date specified in such prospectus supplement. There may be limitations on the minimum amount that may be purchased by any such institutional investor or on the number of these securities that may be sold pursuant to such arrangements. Agents, dealers or underwriters will not have any responsibility in respect of the validity of such arrangements or such institutional investors thereunder.

The aggregate proceeds to the selling stockholders from the sale of the securities will be the purchase price of the units less the aggregate agents’ discounts or commissions, if any, and other expenses of the distribution not borne by us. The selling stockholders and any agent, broker or dealer that participates in sales of securities offered by this prospectus may be deemed “underwriters” under the Securities Act and any profits, commissions or other consideration received by any agent, broker or dealer may be considered underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act.

The selling stockholders may offer the shares of Class A common stock covered by this prospectus into an existing trading market on the terms described in the prospectus supplement relating thereto. Underwriters or agents could make sales in privately negotiated transactions and/or any other method permitted by law, including sales deemed to be an “at the market” offering as defined in Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act, which includes sales made directly on or through the New York Stock Exchange, the existing trading market for our common stock, or sales made to or through a market maker other than on an exchange. Underwriters and agents who participate in any at-the-market offerings will be described in the prospectus supplement relating thereto.

Any of the selling stockholders’ underwriters or agents or any of either of their affiliates may be customers of, engage in transactions with and perform services for us, and/or the selling stockholders or their affiliates in the ordinary course of business.

We and the selling stockholders expect to agree to indemnify each other against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. In addition, the selling stockholders may agree to indemnify any underwriters, broker-dealers and agents against, or contribute to any payments the underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may be required to make with respect to, civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

We have informed the selling stockholders that during such time as they may be engaged in a distribution of the shares of common stock covered by this prospectus they are required to comply with Regulation M under the Exchange Act. With exceptions, Regulation M prohibits the selling stockholders, any affiliated purchasers and other persons who participate in such a distribution from bidding for or purchasing, or attempting to induce any person to bid for or purchase, any security that is the subject of the distribution until the entire distribution is complete.

We have informed each selling stockholder that they are legally required to deliver copies of this prospectus in connection with any sale of securities made under this prospectus in accordance with applicable prospectus delivery requirements.

 

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To the extent required, this prospectus may be amended or supplemented from time to time to describe a specific plan of distribution. The place and time of delivery for the securities in respect of which this prospectus is delivered will be set forth in the accompanying prospectus supplement.

In connection with offerings of securities under the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and in compliance with applicable law, underwriters, brokers, or dealers may engage in transactions that stabilize or maintain the market price of the securities at levels above those that might otherwise prevail in the open market. Specifically, underwriters, brokers, or dealers may over-allot in connection with offerings, creating a short position in the securities for their own accounts. For the purpose of covering a syndicate short position or stabilizing the price of the securities, the underwriters, brokers, or dealers may place bids for the securities or effect purchases of the securities in the open market. Finally, the underwriters may impose a penalty whereby selling concessions allowed to syndicate members or other brokers or dealers for distribution of the securities in offerings may be reclaimed by the syndicate if the syndicate repurchases previously distributed securities in transactions to cover short positions, in stabilization transactions or otherwise. These activities may stabilize, maintain, or otherwise affect the market price of the securities, which may be higher than the price that might otherwise prevail in the open market, and, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the issuance of the securities offered in this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., Houston, Texas. If certain legal matters in connection with an offering of the securities made by this prospectus and a related prospectus supplement are passed upon by counsel for the underwriters of such offering, that counsel will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement related to that offering.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements of Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc. (n/k/a Solaris Energy Infrastructure, Inc.) as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2023 and the independent registered public accounting firm’s report on management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023 incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and in the Registration Statement have been so incorporated in reliance on the reports of BDO USA, P.C., an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

The financial statements of Mobile Energy Rentals, LLC as of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, and for the year ended December 31, 2023 and the period from February 23, 2022 (inception) to December 31, 2022 incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and in the Registration Statement have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of BDO USA, P.C., an independent auditors, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting. The report on the financial statements contains an explanatory paragraph regarding Mobile Energy Rentals, LLC’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

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