As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 20, 2019December 23, 2022

No. 333-            

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORMS-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

Nine Energy Service, Inc.*

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware

80-0759121

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or

organization)

 

80-0759121

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)Number)

2001 Kirby Drive, Suite 200

Houston, Texas 77019

(281) 730-5100

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

Theodore R. Moore

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

2001 Kirby Drive, Suite 200

Houston, Texas 77019

Telephone:(281) 730-5100

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copies to:

Matthew R. Pacey, P.C.

Lanchi D. Huynh

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

609 Main Street, Suite 4700

Houston, Texas 77002

(713)836-3600

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:

From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement

 

 

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.box:  ☐

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.box:  ☒

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ☐

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, anon-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer   Accelerated filer 
Non-accelerated filer   Smaller reporting company 
   Emerging growth company 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐

 

 

 

*

Includes certain subsidiaries of Nine Energy Service, Inc. identified below. Each additional registrant is a wholly owned direct or indirect subsidiary of Nine Energy Service, Inc. The address, including zip code, of each of the additional registrants’ principal executive offices is c/o Nine Energy Service, Inc., 2001 Kirby Drive, Suite 200, Houston, Texas 77019, and the telephone number including area code, for each is (281) 730-5100. The primary standard industrial classification code number of each of the additional registrants is 1389. Each of the subsidiary guarantor registrants has the same agent for service as Nine Energy Service, Inc.

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEETable of Subsidiary Guarantor Registrants

 

 

Title of Each Class of

Securities to be Registered

 Amount to be
Registered(1)
 

Proposed

Maximum

Offering Price

Per Share(2)

 

Proposed

Maximum
Aggregate

Offering Price(2)

 Amount of
Registration Fee

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share

 5,000,000 $6.49 $32,450,000 $3,932.94

 

 

(1)

Exact Name as Specified in Its charter

In accordance with Rule 416 under the Securities ActState or Other Jurisdiction of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this registration statement shall be deemed to cover any additional shares to be offered
Incorporation or issued from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions with respect to the shares being registered.Organization

I.R.S. Employer Identification Number

(2)CDK Perforating, LLC

Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act, based on the average of the high and low prices of the registrant’s common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on September 13, 2019.

Texas20-8164952
Crest Pumping Technologies, LLCDelaware45-3915335
Magnum Oil Tools GP, LLCTexas45-3528730
Magnum Oil Tools International, LTDTexas20-2727553
MOTI Holdco, LLCDelaware83-2167005
Nine Downhole Technologies, LLCDelaware47-4947368
Nine Energy Canada Inc.Alberta, CanadaN/A
Nine Energy Service, LLCDelaware37-1740603
RedZone Coil Tubing, LLCTexas45-3745195

 

 

The registrantregistrants hereby amendsamend this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrantregistrants shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until this registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 


The information contained in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The selling stockholders identified hereinWe may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not the solicitation ofsoliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where thean offer or sale is not permitted.

 

Subject to Completion, dated September 20, 2019December 23, 2022

Prospectus

 

 

LOGOLOGO

Nine Energy Service, Inc.

5,000,000 Shares$350,000,000

Common Stock

Preferred Stock

Debt Securities

Guarantees of Common StockDebt Securities

Warrants

Rights

Units

 

 

This prospectus relates to the offeringWe may offer and resale by the selling stockholders identified herein (the “Selling Stockholders”) of up to 5,000,000 shares (the “offered shares”) of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“common stock”), of Nine Energy Service, Inc. (“Nine,” the “Company,” “we” or “us”),sell, from time to time, in one or more series or classes, separately or together, and in amounts, at prices and on terms that willto be determined atset forth in one or more supplements to this prospectus, the timesecurities described in this prospectus (the “securities”). The aggregate initial offering price of the applicable offering. We are not selling any shares of common stockall securities sold by us under this prospectus and we will not receiveexceed $350,000,000. We or one or more of our subsidiaries may unconditionally guarantee any series of debt securities offered by this prospectus, if, and to the extent, identified in the related prospectus supplement.

The specific terms of the proceeds fromsecurities will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement and will include, as applicable: (i) in the case of our common stock, any public offering price; (ii) in the case of our preferred stock, the specific designation and any dividend, liquidation, redemption, conversion, voting and other rights, and any public offering price; (iii) in the case of our debt securities, the principal amount, maturity date, interest rate, seniority and any public offering price, (iv) in the case of warrants, the duration, offering price, exercise price and detachability; (v) in the case of rights, the number being issued, the exercise price and the expiration date; and (vi) in the case of our units, the title of the series of units, the type and terms of securities comprising the units, and any public offering price. The applicable prospectus supplement will also contain information, where applicable, about certain U.S. federal income tax consequences relating to, and any listing on a securities exchange of, the securities covered by such prospectus supplement. It is important that you read both this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement before you invest.

We may offer the securities directly, through agents, or to or through underwriters. The prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the plan of distribution and set forth the names of any underwriters involved in the sale of the offered shares.

The Selling Stockholders may offer and sell the offered shares to or through one or more underwriters, dealers and agents, or directly to purchasers, on a continuous or delayed basis. The price at which the Selling Stockholders may sell the offered shares will be determined by the prevailing market for the offered securities or in negotiated transactions that may be at prices other than prevailing market prices.securities. See “Plan of Distribution” elsewhere in this prospectus for more information about howon this topic. No securities may be sold without delivery of a prospectus supplement describing the Selling Stockholders may sell or otherwise disposemethod and terms of the offered shares. Our registrationoffering of the offered shares does not mean that the Selling Stockholders will offer or sell any shares of our common stock.those securities.

Our common stock is listed on Thethe New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “NINE.” On September 19, 2019,

We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in the last reported sale priceJumpstart Our Business Startups Act of our common stock was $7.06 per share.2012 and have elected to comply with certain reduced public company reporting requirements.

 

 

Investing in our sharessecurities involves a number of risks. Seerisks that are described in the Risk Factors section beginning on page 3 to read about factors you should carefully consider before investing2 of this prospectus and in our common stock.the documents incorporated by reference herein.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”(the “SEC”) nor any state securities commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracyadequacy or adequacyaccuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is                September 20, 2019..


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

   ii 

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

   iii 

SUMMARY

   1 

RISK FACTORS

   32 

USE OF PROCEEDSTHE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS

   3 

SELLING STOCKHOLDERSUSE OF PROCEEDS

   4 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

   65

DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK

7

DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK

10

DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

11

DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

20

DESCRIPTION OF RIGHTS

22

DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

23 

LEGAL MATTERS

   824 

EXPERTS

   824 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

   824 

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

   824 

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

This prospectus is part of a shelf registration statement. Under this shelf registration statement, on FormS-3 that we are filing with the SEC using a “shelf” registration process. Under this process, using this prospectus and, if required, one or more prospectus supplements, the Selling Stockholders may sell, from time to time offer and sell the shares of our common stock covered by this prospectus in one or more offerings.

offerings, up to $350,000,000 of any combination of the securities described in this prospectus. This prospectus provides you with a general description of our securities that we may offer and is not meant to be a complete description of each of the sharessecurities.

You should read carefully the entirety of our common stock that the Selling Stockholders may offer. Each time the Selling Stockholders sell shares of our common stock, we will, to the extent required by law, provide athis prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, that contains specific information aboutas well as the terms of that offering. Prospectus supplements may also add, update or change information containeddocuments incorporated by reference in this prospectus. If the description of the offering varies betweenprospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, before making an investment decision. You should also read and this prospectus, you should rely onconsider the information in the documents we have referred you to in the sections of this prospectus entitled “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference” and “Where You Can Find More Information.”

You should rely only on the information provided or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different or additional information.

You should not assume that the information appearing in this prospectus andor any accompanyingapplicable prospectus supplement or the documents incorporated by reference herein or therein is accurate as of theany date on itsother than their respective cover, and that any information incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference, unless we indicate otherwise.dates. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

BeforeWe are not making an investment in our common stock, you should carefully read this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement and any applicable free writing prospectus, together with the information incorporated and deemed to be incorporated by reference herein as described under “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference” and the additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”

You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different or additional information. If anyone provides you with different or additional information, you should not rely on it.

This prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the registered securities to which they relate, nor do this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buythese securities in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make suchwhere the offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction.sale of these securities is not permitted.

In this prospectus, unless otherwise specified or the context requires otherwise, we use the terms “Nine,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” to refer to Nine Energy Service, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated by reference may contain “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”), that are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. All statements other than statements of historical fact, including those regarding our strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by terms such as “could,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “may,” “continue,” “predict,” “potential,” “project” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words.

All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the document in which they are contained; we disclaim any obligation to update these statements unless required by law, and we caution you not to place undue reliance on them. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that these plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. We disclose important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from our expectations under “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form10-K. 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. These factors, some of which are beyond our control, include the following:

 

the level ofOur business is cyclical and depends on capital spending and well completions by the onshore oil and natural gas industry;

industry, and the level of such activity is volatile and strongly influenced by current and expected oil and natural gas prices. If the prices of oil and natural gas decline, our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and prospects may be materially and adversely affected. Significant factors that are likely to affect near-term commodity prices;prices include actions by the members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and other oil exporting nations; U.S. energy, monetary and trade policies; the pace of economic growth in the U.S. and throughout the world; and geopolitical and economic developments in the U.S. and globally, including conflicts, instability, acts of war or terrorism;

 

general economic conditions;Our substantial debt obligations could have significant adverse consequences on our business and future prospects, and restrictions in our debt agreements could limit our growth and our ability to engage in certain activities. In addition, in order to meet our debt obligations, we may engage in refinancing or restructuring of our indebtedness by seeking additional sources of capital, selling assets or a combination thereof;

 

Inflation may adversely affect our abilityfinancial position and operating results; in particular, cost inflation with labor or materials could offset any price increases for our products and services;

If we are unable to employ, or maintain the employment of, a sufficient number ofattract and retain key employees, technical personnel and other skilled and qualified workers;workers, our business, financial condition or results of operations could suffer;

 

our abilityWe may be unable to maintain existing prices or implement price increases or maintain existing prices on our products and services;

services, and intense competition in the markets for our dissolvable plug products may lead to pricing pressures, reduced sales or reduced market share as a result of intense competition in the markets for our composite and dissolvable plug products;share;

 

our ability to accurately predict customer demand;Our current and potential competitors may have longer operating histories, significantly greater financial or technical resources, and greater name recognition than we do;

 

Our operations are subject to conditions inherent in the oilfield services industry, such as equipment defects, liabilities arising from accidents or damage involving our fleet of trucks or other equipment, explosions and uncontrollable flows of gas or well fluids, and loss of well control;

 

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If we are unable to accurately predict customer demand, including that of our international customers, or if customers cancel their orders on short notice, we may hold excess or obsolete inventory, which would reduce gross margins. Conversely, insufficient inventory would result in lost revenue opportunities and potentially loss of market share and damaged customer relationships;

We are dependent on customers in a single industry. The loss of one or more significant customers, including certain of our customers outside of the U.S., could adversely affect our financial condition, prospects and results of operations. Sales to customers outside of the U.S. also exposes us to risks inherent in doing business internationally, including political, social and economic instability and disruptions, export controls, economic sanctions, embargoes or trade restrictions and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;

We may be subject to claims for personal injury and property damage or other litigation, which could materially adversely affect our financial condition, prospects and results of operations;

We are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding issues of health, safety and protection of the environment. Under these laws and regulations, we may become liable for penalties, damages or costs of remediation or other corrective measures. Any changes in laws or government regulations could increase our costs of doing business;

Our success may be affected by the use and protection of our proprietary technology as well as our ability to enter into license agreements. There are limitations to our intellectual property rights and, thus, our right to exclude others from the use of our proprietary technology;

Our success may be affected by our ability to implement new technologies and services;

 

seasonalSignificant ownership of our common stock by certain stockholders could adversely affect our other stockholders;

Our future financial condition and results of operations could be adversely impacted by asset impairment charges;

Increased attention to climate change and conservation measures may reduce oil and natural gas demand, and we face various risks associated with increased activism and related litigation against oil and natural gas exploration and development activities;

Seasonal and adverse weather conditions;

changes in laws or regulations regarding issues of health, safetyconditions adversely affect demand for our products and protection of the environment, including those relating to hydraulic fracturing, greenhouse gases and climate change;services; and

 

ourOur ability to successfully integratemaintain compliance with the assetsNYSE continued listing requirements and operations that we acquired withavoid the delisting of our acquisition of Magnum Oil Tools International, LTD, Magnum Oil Tools GP, LLC and Magnum Oil Tools Canada Ltd. (collectively, “Magnum” and such acquisition, the “Magnum Acquisition”) and realize anticipated revenues, cost savings or other benefits of such acquisition.common stock.

Additional risks or uncertainties that are not currently known to us that we currently deem to be immaterial, or that could apply to any company could also materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or future results.

These cautionary statements qualify all forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf.

 

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SUMMARY

Nine Energy Service, Inc. is an oilfielda Delaware corporation that was formed in February 2013 through a combination of three service companies owned by SCF Partners, L.P. or its affiliates. Nine is a leading completion services companyprovider that offers completion solutionstargets unconventional oil and gas resource development within North America and abroad. We partner with our exploration and production customers across all major onshore basins in the U.S., as well as within Canada and abroad, to design and deploy downhole solutions and technology to prepare horizontal, multistage wells for production. We focus on providing our customers with cost-effective and comprehensive completion solutions designed to maximize their production levels and operating efficiencies. We believe our success is a product of our culture, which is driven by our intense focus on performance and wellsite execution as well as our commitment to forward-leaning technologies that aid us in the development of smarter, customized applications that drive efficiencies.

Corporate Information

Our principal executive offices are located at 2001 Kirby Drive, Suite 200, Houston, Texas 77019, and our telephone number at that location is (281)730-5100. Our Our website can be found atwww.nineenergyservice.comat www.nineenergyservice.com. The information contained on our website or that can be accessed through our website is not part of this prospectus and you should not rely on that information when making a decision whether to invest in our common stock.securities.



THE OFFERING

Common stock outstanding as of September 16, 2019

29,362,924 shares

Common stock offered by the Selling Stockholders

5,000,000 shares

Terms of the offering

The Selling Stockholders will determine when and how they sell the shares of common stock offered in this prospectus, as described in “Plan of Distribution.”

Use of proceeds

We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares of common stock being offered in this prospectus. See “Use of Proceeds.”

NYSE symbol

Our common stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol “NINE.”

Risk factors

You should read the “Risk Factors” section of this prospectus for a discussion of factors to consider carefully before deciding to invest in shares of our common stock.


RISK FACTORS

Investing in our common stocksecurities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties incorporated by reference to our most recent Annual Report on Form10-K. 10-K and our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. You should also consider any risks and uncertainties described under the caption “Risk Factors” in any applicable prospectus supplement and in any document that we file with the SEC after the date of this prospectus that is incorporated by reference herein. Our business, financial condition, results of operations or prospects could be materially adversely affected by any of these risks. The market or trading price of our common stocksecurities could decline due to any of these risks, and you may lose all or part of your investment. Please note that additional risks not presently foreseen by us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business and operations.

THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS

Certain of our subsidiaries, which we refer to as the “Subsidiary Guarantors” in this prospectus, may fully and unconditionally guarantee our payment obligations under any series of debt securities offered by this prospectus. If we issue a series of debt securities guaranteed by any of our subsidiaries, we will identify the specific subsidiary or subsidiaries and describe the particular terms of any guarantees of such series in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Additional information concerning our subsidiaries and us is included in reports and other documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus. See “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference.”

USE OF PROCEEDS

We will not receive anyUnless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the offered shares by the Selling Stockholders. All shares of common stock offered by this prospectus are being registeredsecurities for the account of the Selling Stockholders.

SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

This prospectus relatesgeneral corporate purposes, including repaying indebtedness, making capital expenditures, funding working capital, and funding future acquisitions and investments. Further details relating to the possible resale by the Selling Stockholdersuse of up to 5,000,000 shares of our common stock, all of which were issued by the Company to the Selling Stockholders as part of the purchase price in the Magnum Acquisition. On October 25, 2018, pursuant to the terms of a Securities Purchase Agreement dated October 15, 2018 (as amended to date, the “Magnum Purchase Agreement”), the Selling Stockholders sold to us all of the equity interests of Magnum for approximately $334.5 million in upfront cash consideration, subject to customary adjustments, and 5,000,000 million shares of our common stock. The Magnum Purchase Agreement also includes the potential for additional future payments in cash to the Selling Stockholders of (i) up to 60% of net income (before interest, taxes, and certain gains or losses) for the“E-Set” tools business in 2019 through 2026 and (ii) up to $25.0 million based on sales of certain dissolvable plug products in 2019.

In connection with the Magnum Acquisition, the Company and the Selling Stockholders entered into a registration rights agreement, dated as of October 25, 2018 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Under the Registration Rights Agreement, the Selling Stockholders have certain piggyback rights with respect to certain other underwritten offerings conducted by the Company for its own account or other stockholders of the Company. The Majority Holders (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) have the right to require the Company to prepare and file a “shelf” registration statement under the Securities Act to permit the resale of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) from time to time as permitted by Rule 415 under the Securities Act (the “Shelf Registration Statement”), subject to certain requirements and exceptions. The registration statement of which this prospectus is a part is being filed pursuant to the exercise of such right. In addition, pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Majority Holders are able to make up to two written requests (each, an “Underwritten Shelf Takedown Demand”) to distribute all or a portion of their Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement); provided, however, that if (i) the Shelf Registration Statement is not effective or otherwise not available for the offer or sale of Registrable Securities for at least 18 months between February 1, 2019 and January 31, 2021, then the Majority Holders will have the right to one additional Underwritten Shelf Takedown Demand and (ii) if the total number of Registrable Securities to be sold or otherwise distributed in any such Underwritten Offering by the Participating Holders (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) is cutback to less than 50% of the Registrable Securities requested for distribution by the Participating Holders, then such Underwritten Offering shall not be counted for purposes of the Majority Holders’ right to two Underwritten Shelf Takedown Demands. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company will pay all Registration Expenses (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement). The Registration Rights Agreement contains customary indemnification and contribution provisions by the Company for the benefit of the other parties to the Registration Rights Agreement; each such party has also agreed to indemnify the Company in respect of information provided in writing by such party to the Company expressly for use in connection with such registration or offering; provided that such indemnification will be limited to the net proceeds actually received by such party from the sale of Registrable Securities. The foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreement does not purport towill be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the form of the Registration Rights Agreement, which is incorporated by reference herein.

The shares covered hereby may be offered from time to time by the Selling Stockholders. The Selling Stockholders may sell some, all or none of their shares covered hereby. We do not know how long the Selling Stockholders will hold the offered shares before selling them, and, other than as set forth herein, we currently have no agreements, arrangements or understandings with the Selling Stockholders regarding the sale or other disposition of any of the shares. In addition, except as otherwise disclosed herein, the Selling Stockholders do not have, and within the past three years have not had, any position, office or other material relationship with us.

When we refer to the “Selling Stockholders” in this prospectus, we mean the individual and the entities listed in the table below, and the pledgees, donees, transferees, assignees, successors and others who later come to hold any of the offered shares other than through a public sale.

The following table sets forth, as of the date of thisapplicable prospectus the name of the Selling Stockholders, the number of shares of common stock that the Selling Stockholders may offer pursuant to this prospectus and the shares of our common stock owned by the Selling Stockholder before and after the offering. Information with respect to beneficial ownership is based on information obtained from such Selling Stockholder. The percentage of common stock owned by the Selling Stockholders, both before and after the offering, is based on 29,362,924 shares of common stock outstanding as of September 16, 2019. Information with respect to shares beneficially owned after the offering assumes the sale of all the shares offered and no other purchases or sales of common stock.supplement.

   Shares Owned
Before the Offering
       Shares Owned
After the Offering
 

Name

  Number of
Shares
   Percentage of
Outstanding
Shares
   Number of
Shares Being
Offered
   Number of
Shares
   Percentage
of
Outstanding
Shares
 

Warren Lynn Frazier(1)

   4,738,514    16.1%    4,738,514    —      —   

Garrett Lynn Frazier 2018 DG Trust(2)

   56,118          *    56,118    —      —   

Derrick Chase Frazier 2018 DG Trust(2)

   56,118          *    56,118    —      —   

Frazier Family Foundation, Inc.(3)

   149,250          *    149,250    —      —   

*

Less than 1%.

(1)

Warren Lynn Frazier is an employee of the Company.

(2)

Leah Schexnayder-Delaune, as trustee of the Garrett Lynn Frazier 2018 DG Trust and the Derrick Chase Frazier 2018 DG Trust, is the natural person with voting and dispositive power over these shares of common stock. Leah Schexnayder-Delaune disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities.

(3)

Warren Lynn Frazier, Garrett Lynn Frazier and Derrick Chase Frazier are members of the board of directors of Frazier Family Foundation, Inc. and are the natural persons with voting and dispositive power over these shares of common stock. Warren Lynn Frazier, Garrett Lynn Frazier and Derrick Chase Frazier disclaim beneficial ownership of these securities.

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

The offered shares are being registeredWe may sell the securities to permitone or more underwriters for public offering and sale by them or may sell the Selling Stockholders (which as used herein means the entities listedsecurities to investors directly or through agents. Any underwriter or agent involved in the table included in “Selling Stockholders”offer and the pledgees, donees, transferees, assignees, successors and others who later come to hold anysale of the offered shares as a result of a transfer not involving a public sale) to offersecurities will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement. Underwriters and sell the offered sharesagents in any distribution contemplated hereby may from time to time afterbe designated on terms to be set forth in the date of this prospectus. These dispositionsapplicable prospectus supplement.

Underwriters or agents could make sales in privately negotiated transactions and any other method permitted by law. Securities may be at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market price, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the offering by the Selling Stockholders of the offered shares. We will bear the fees and expenses incurred by ussold in connection with our obligation to register the offered securities pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement. 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 use any one or more of the following methods when disposing of shares or interests therein:transactions:

on the NYSE or any other national securities exchange or U.S. inter-dealer system of a registered national securities association on which our common stock may be listed or quoted at the time of sale;

ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

one or more underwritten offerings;

 

block tradestransactions (which may involve crosses) in which a broker-dealer may sell all or a portion of the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the sharessecurities as agent but may position and resell all or a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction;

 

purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;own account pursuant to a prospectus supplement;

 

a special offering, an exchange distribution or a secondary distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;NYSE or other stock exchange rules;

 

privately negotiated transactions;ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which a broker-dealer solicits purchasers;

 

short“at the market” offerings or sales effected after“at the datemarket,” within the meaning of Rule 415(a)(4) of the Securities Act, to or through a market maker or into an existing trading market on an exchange or otherwise;

sales in other ways not involving market makers or established trading markets, including direct sales to purchasers; or

through a combination of any of these methods.

Underwriters or agents may offer and sell the securities at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed in relation to the prevailing market prices at the time of sale or at negotiated prices. We also may, from time to time, authorize underwriters acting as our agents to offer and sell the securities upon the terms and conditions as are set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. In connection with the sale of securities, underwriters or agents may be deemed to have received compensation from us in the form of underwriting discounts or commissions and may also receive commissions from purchasers of securities for whom they may act as agent. Broker-dealers may also receive compensation from purchasers of these securities which is not expected to exceed those customary in the types of transactions involved. Underwriters or agents may sell securities to or through dealers, and the dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the underwriters or the agents and/or commissions from the purchasers for whom they may act as agent.

Any underwriting compensation paid by us to underwriters or agents in connection with the offering of securities, and any discounts, concessions or commissions allowed by underwriters or agents to participating dealers, will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Underwriters, dealers and agents participating in the distribution of the securities may be deemed to be underwriters, and any discounts and commissions received by them and any profit realized by them on resale of the securities may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions, under the Securities Act.

We may have agreements with the underwriters, dealers, agents and remarketing firms to indemnify them against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute with respect to payments that the underwriters, dealers, agents or remarketing firms may be required to make. Underwriters, dealers, agents and remarketing firms may be customers of, engage in transactions with or perform services for us in the ordinary course of their businesses.

Any securities issued hereunder (other than common stock) will be new issues of securities with no established trading market. Any underwriters or agents to or through whom such securities are sold by us for public offering and sale may make a market in such securities, but such underwriters or agents will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. We cannot assure you as to the liquidity of the trading market for any such securities.

The underwriters and the agents and their respective affiliates may be customers of, engage in transactions with and perform services for us in the ordinary course of business.

DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK

The following summary description of our common stock does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) and to our certificate of incorporation and bylaws. For a more complete understanding of our common stock, we encourage you to read carefully this entire prospectus, as well as our certificate of incorporation and our bylaws, copies of which are incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a partpart.

General

We are currently authorized to issue up to 120,000,000 shares of our common stock. Except as provided by law or in a preferred stock designation, holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders. Because holders of our common stock have the exclusive right to vote for the election of directors and do not have cumulative voting rights, the holders of a majority of the shares of our common stock can elect all of the members of the board of directors standing for election, subject to the rights, powers and preferences of any outstanding series of preferred stock.

Subject to the rights and preferences of any preferred stock that we may issue in the future, the holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends as may be declared by our board of directors and all of our assets available for distribution to holders of our common stock in liquidation, pro rata, based on the number of shares held. There are no redemption, conversion or sinking fund provisions applicable to our common stock.

Subject to the provisions of our certificate of incorporation and legal limitations, our board of directors has the authority, without further vote or action by our stockholders, to issue up to 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of our preferred stock, including provisions related to dividends, conversion, voting, redemption, liquidation and the number of shares constituting the series or the designation of that series, which may be superior to those of our common stock. As of the date of this prospectus, there are no shares of preferred stock outstanding. The issuance of shares of preferred stock by our board of directors as described above may adversely affect the rights of the holders of our common stock. For example, preferred stock may rank prior to our common stock as to dividend rights, liquidation preference or both, may have full or limited voting rights and may be convertible into shares of our common stock.

Anti-Takeover Effects of Provisions of Our Certificate of Incorporation, our Bylaws and Delaware Law

Some provisions of the DGCL, our certificate of incorporation and our bylaws could make certain change of control transactions more difficult, including acquisitions of us by means of a tender offer, a proxy contest or otherwise, as well as removal of our incumbent officers and directors. These provisions may also have the effect of preventing changes in our management. It is declared effectivepossible 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. Therefore, these provisions could adversely affect the price of our common stock.

These provisions, summarized below, are intended 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 our board of directors. We believe that the benefits of increased protection and our potential ability to negotiate with the proponent of an 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.

Opt Out of Section 203 of the DGCL

In our certificate of incorporation, we have elected not to be subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL regulating corporate takeovers until the date on which the SCF Group (as defined therein) is no longer the

holder of at least 15% of our outstanding common stock. On and after such date, we will be subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL. In general, those provisions prohibit a Delaware corporation, including those whose securities are listed for trading on the NYSE, 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: (a) the transaction is approved by the SEC;board of directors before the date the interested stockholder attained that status, (b) 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 (c) on or after the date the interested stockholder attained that status, 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 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws

Among other things, our certificate of incorporation and/or 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’s annual meeting. Our bylaws specify the requirements as to form and content of all stockholders’ notices;

 

through the writing or settlementauthorize our board of optionsdirectors to issue undesignated preferred stock. This ability makes it possible for our board of directors to issue, without stockholder approval, preferred stock with voting or other hedging transactions, whether throughrights or preferences that could impede the success of any attempt to change control of us;

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 the total number 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 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 special meetings of our stockholders may only be called by a majority of the total number of directors;

provide that our board of directors 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 who may be elected by holders of preferred stock, if any;

provide that we renounce any interest or expectancy in any business opportunity (existing and future) that involves any aspect of the energy business or industry and that may be from time to time presented to SCF or any director or officer of the corporation who is also an options exchangeemployee, partner, member, manager, officer or otherwise;director of any SCF entity, and that such persons have no obligation to offer us those investments or opportunities;

provide that our certificate of incorporation and bylaws may be amended by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of our then outstanding common stock (except with respect to provisions relating to the renouncement business opportunities, which require approval of at least 80% of the voting power of the outstanding stock entitled to vote thereon);

a member of our board of directors may only be removed for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of our then outstanding common stock; and

 

unless we consent in any combinationwriting to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the aboveState of Delaware will, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, (ii) 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, (iii) any action asserting a claim against us or any director or officer or other legally available means.employee of ours arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL, our certificate of incorporation or our bylaws, or (iv) 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. 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.

A Selling StockholderListing

Our common stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol “NINE.”

DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED STOCK

General

Our certificate of incorporation provides that we may issue up to 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share. As of the date of this prospectus, we had no outstanding shares of preferred stock.

Preferred stock may be issued independently or together with any other securities and may be attached to or separate from other securities. The following description of the preferred stock sets forth general terms and provisions of the preferred stock to which any prospectus supplement may relate. The statements below describing the preferred stock are in all respects subject to and qualified in their entirety by reference to the applicable provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and any applicable designation designating terms of a series of preferred stock.

Terms

Our certificate of incorporation authorizes our board of directors, subject to any limitations prescribed by law, without further stockholder approval, to establish and to issue up to 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series from time to time. Each series of preferred stock will cover the number of shares and will have the powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions determined by our 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.

The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the preferred stock in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered, including the following:

the series, the number of shares offered and the liquidation value of the preferred stock;

the price at which the preferred stock will be issued;

the dividend rate, the dates on which the dividends will be payable and other terms relating to the payment of dividends on the preferred stock;

the voting rights of the preferred stock;

whether the preferred stock is redeemable or subject to a sinking fund, and the terms of any such redemption or sinking fund;

whether the preferred stock is convertible or exchangeable for any other securities, and the terms of any such conversion;

any listing of the preferred stock on any securities exchange; and

any additional rights, preferences, qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the preferred stock.

Registrar and Transfer Agent

We will name the registrar and transfer agent for the preferred stock in the applicable prospectus supplement.

DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

The following is a general description of the terms of debt securities we may issue from time to time pledgeunless we provide otherwise in the prospectus supplement. Particular terms of any debt securities we offer will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to such debt securities.

As required by federal law for all bonds and notes of companies that are publicly offered, any debt securities we issue will be governed by a document called an “indenture.” An indenture is a contract among us, Subsidiary Guarantors, if any, and a financial institution acting as trustee on behalf of the holders of the debt securities, and is subject to and governed by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. The trustee has two main roles. First, the trustee can enforce holders’ rights against us if we default. There are some limitations on the extent to which the trustee acts on holders’ behalf, described in the second paragraph under “—Events of Default.” Second, the trustee performs certain administrative duties, such as sending interest and principal payments to holders.

Because this section is a summary, it does not describe every aspect of any debt securities we may issue or grantthe indenture governing any such debt securities. Particular terms of any debt securities we offer will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to such debt securities, and we urge you to read the applicable indenture, which will be filed with the SEC at the time of any offering of debt securities, because it, and not this description, will define the rights of holders of such debt securities.

A prospectus supplement will describe the particular terms of any series of debt securities we may issue, including the following:

the designation or title of the series of debt securities;

the total principal amount of the series of debt securities, the denominations in which the offered debt securities will be issued and whether the offering may be reopened for additional securities of that series and on what terms;

the percentage of the principal amount at which the series of debt securities will be offered;

the date or dates on which principal will be payable;

the rate or rates (which may be either fixed or variable) and/or the method of determining such rate or rates of interest, if any;

the date or dates from which any interest will accrue, or the method of determining such date or dates, and the date or dates on which any interest will be payable;

the terms for redemption, extension or early repayment, if any;

the currencies in which the series of debt securities are issued and payable;

whether the amount of payments of principal, interest or premium, if any, on a series of debt securities will be determined with reference to an index, formula or other method and how these amounts will be determined;

the place or places of payment, transfer, conversion and/or exchange of the debt securities;

the provision for any sinking fund;

any restrictive covenants;

events of default;

whether the series of debt securities are issuable in certificated form;

any provisions for legal defeasance or covenant defeasance;

whether and under what circumstances we will pay additional amounts in respect of any tax, assessment or governmental charge and, if so, whether we will have the option to redeem the debt securities rather than pay the additional amounts (and the terms of this option);

any provisions for convertibility or exchangeability of the debt securities into or for any other securities;

whether the debt securities are subject to subordination and the terms of such subordination;

the listing, if any, on a securities exchange;

if applicable, a discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations, including those related to original issue discount, if applicable; and

any other terms.

The debt securities may be secured or unsecured obligations. Unless the prospectus supplement states otherwise, principal, interest and premium, if any, will be paid by us in immediately available funds.

General

The indenture may provide that any debt securities proposed to be sold under this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement relating to such debt securities (“offered debt securities”) and any debt securities issuable upon the exercise of warrants or upon conversion or exchange of other offered securities (“underlying debt securities”) may be issued under the indenture in one or more series.

For purposes of this prospectus, any reference to the payment of principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on, debt securities will include additional amounts if required by the terms of the debt securities.

Debt securities issued under an indenture, when a single trustee is acting for all debt securities issued under the indenture, are called the “indenture securities.” The indenture may also provide that there may be more than one trustee thereunder, each with respect to one or more different series of securities issued thereunder. See “—Resignation of Trustee” below. At a time when two or more trustees are acting under an indenture, each with respect to only certain series, the term “indenture securities” means the one or more series of debt securities with respect to which each respective trustee is acting. In the event that there is more than one trustee under an indenture, the powers and trust obligations of each trustee described in this prospectus will extend only to the one or more series of indenture securities for which it is trustee. If two or more trustees are acting under an indenture, then the indenture securities for which each trustee is acting would be treated as if issued under separate indentures.

We refer you to the applicable prospectus supplement relating to any debt securities we may issue from time to time for information with respect to any deletions from, modifications of or additions to the Events of Default or covenants that are described below, including any addition of a covenant or other provision providing event risk or similar protection, that will be applicable with respect to such debt securities.

We have the ability to issue indenture securities with terms different from those of indenture securities previously issued and, without the consent of the holders thereof, to reopen a previous issue of a series of indenture securities and issue additional indenture securities of that series unless the reopening was restricted when that series was created.

Conversion and Exchange

If any debt securities are convertible into or exchangeable for other securities, the related prospectus supplement will explain the terms and conditions of the conversion or exchange, including the conversion price

or exchange ratio (or the calculation method), the conversion or exchange period (or how the period will be determined), if conversion or exchange will be mandatory or at the option of the holder or us, provisions for adjusting the conversion price or the exchange ratio and provisions affecting conversion or exchange in the event of the redemption of the underlying debt securities. These terms may also include provisions under which the number or amount of other securities to be received by the holders of the debt securities upon conversion or exchange would be calculated according to the market price of the other securities as of a time stated in the prospectus supplement.

Payment and Paying Agents

We will pay interest to the person listed in the applicable trustee’s records as the owner of the debt security at the close of business on a particular day in advance of each due date for interest, even if that person no longer owns the debt security on the interest due date. That day, often approximately two weeks in advance of the interest due date, is called the “record date.” Because we will pay all the interest for an interest period to the holders on the record date, holders buying and selling debt securities must work out between themselves the appropriate purchase price. The most common manner is to adjust the sales price of the debt securities to prorate interest fairly between buyer and seller based on their respective ownership periods within the particular interest period. This prorated interest amount is called “accrued interest.”

Guarantees

The payment obligations of Nine under any series of debt securities may be jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guaranteed by CDK Perforating, LLC, Crest Pumping Technologies, LLC, Magnum Oil Tools GP, LLC, Magnum Oil Tools International, LTD, MOTI Holdco, LLC, Nine Downhole Technologies, LLC, Nine Energy Canada Inc., Nine Energy Service, LLC and RedZone Coil Tubing, LLC, each of which is 100% owned by us, subject to restrictions in credit agreements and other agreements to which they may be a party at the time of issuance. If a series of debt securities is so guaranteed, the relevant guarantors will execute a notation of guarantee as further evidence of their guarantee, and the applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any such guarantee.

The obligations of any guarantor under its guarantee of the debt securities will be limited to the maximum amount that will not result in the obligations of the guarantor under its guarantee constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under federal or state law, after giving effect to:

all other contingent and fixed liabilities of the guarantor; and

any collections from or payments made by or on behalf of any other guarantor in respect of the obligations of the guarantor under its guarantee.

The guarantee of any guarantor may be released under certain circumstances. If no default has occurred and is continuing under the relevant indenture, and to the extent not otherwise prohibited by the indenture, a guarantor will be unconditionally released and discharged from the guarantee:

in connection with any sale or other disposition of all of the stock of the guarantor to a person other than us or any of our subsidiaries;

in connection with the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the guarantor, including by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise, to a person other than us or any of our subsidiaries;

upon the release or discharge of the guarantee of the subsidiary of indebtedness of us and each guarantor which resulted in the obligation to guarantee the debt securities; or

in connection with the liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the guarantor, if such liquidation, dissolution or winding-up complies with the provisions of the indenture.

Events of Default

Holders of debt securities of any series will have rights if an Event of Default occurs in respect of the debt securities of such series and is not cured, as described later in this subsection.

The term “Event of Default” in respect of the debt securities of any series means any of the following:

we do not pay the principal of, or any premium on, a debt security of the series within five days of its due date;

we do not pay interest on a debt security of the series within 30 days of its due date;

we do not deposit any sinking fund payment in respect of debt securities of the series on its due date and we do not cure this default within five days;

we remain in breach of a covenant in respect of debt securities of the series for 60 days after we receive a written notice of default stating we are in breach. The notice must be sent by either the trustee or holders of at least 25.0% of the principal amount of debt securities of the series;

we file for bankruptcy or certain other events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization occur; and

any other Event of Default occurs in respect of debt securities of the series described in the prospectus supplement.

An Event of Default for a particular series of debt securities does not necessarily constitute an Event of Default for any other series of debt securities issued under the same or any other indenture. The trustee may withhold notice to the holders of debt securities of any default, except in the payment of principal, premium or interest, if it considers the withholding of notice to be in the best interests of the holders.

Remedies if an Event of Default Occurs

If an Event of Default has occurred and has not been cured or waived, the trustee or the holders of not less than 25.0% in principal amount of the debt securities of the affected series may declare the entire principal amount of all the debt securities of that series to be due and immediately payable. This is called a declaration of acceleration of maturity. Before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the trustee, a declaration of acceleration of maturity may be canceled by the holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of the affected series if all Events of Default with respect to the applicable series of debt securities are cured or waived and certain other conditions are satisfied.

Except in cases of default, where the trustee has some special duties, the trustee typically is not required to take any action under an indenture at the request of any holders unless the holders offer the trustee protection from expenses and liability (called an “indemnity”). If indemnity is provided, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the relevant series may direct the time, method and place of conducting any lawsuit or other formal legal action seeking any remedy available to the trustee. The trustee may refuse to follow those directions in certain circumstances.

Before a holder is allowed to bypass the trustee and bring its own lawsuit or other formal legal action or take other steps to enforce its rights or protect its interests relating to any debt securities, the following must occur:

the holder must give the trustee written notice that an Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured;

the holders of at least 25.0% in principal amount of all outstanding debt securities of the relevant series must make a written request that the trustee take action because of the default and must offer indemnity to the trustee against the cost and other liabilities of taking that action;

the trustee must not have taken action for 60 days after receipt of the above notice and offer of indemnity; and

the holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities must not have given the trustee a direction inconsistent with the above notice during that 60-day period.

However, a holder is entitled at any time to bring a lawsuit for the payment of money due on its debt securities on or after the due date.

Each year, we will furnish to each trustee a written statement of certain of our officers certifying that to their knowledge we are in compliance with the indenture, or else specifying any default.

Waiver of Default

The holders of a majority in principal amount of the relevant series of debt securities may waive a default for all such series of debt securities, except in the payment of principal, premium or interest and certain convents specified in the indenture as requiring the consent holders of a majority in principal amount of the relevant series of debt securities. If this happens, the default will be treated as if it had not occurred.

Merger or Consolidation

Under the terms of an indenture, we may be permitted to consolidate or merge with another entity. We may also be permitted to sell all or substantially all of our assets to another entity. However, typically, we may not take any of these actions unless all the following conditions are met:

if we do not survive such transaction or we convey, transfer or lease our properties and assets substantially as an entirety, the acquiring company must be a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or trust, or other corporate form, organized under the laws of any state of the United States or the District of Columbia, any country comprising the European Union, the United Kingdom or Japan, and such company must agree to be legally responsible for our debt securities, and, if not already subject to the jurisdiction of any state of the United States or the District of Columbia, the new company must submit to such jurisdiction for all purposes with respect to the debt securities and appoint an agent for service of process;

alternatively, we must be the surviving company;

immediately after the transaction no Event of Default will exist;

we must deliver certain certificates and documents to the trustee; and

we must satisfy any other requirements specified in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of debt securities.

Modification or Waiver

There are three types of changes we may make to an indenture and the debt securities issued thereunder.

Changes Requiring Approval

First, there are changes that we cannot make to debt securities without specific approval of all of the holders. The following is a list of the types of changes that may require specific approval:

change the stated maturity of the principal of or interest on a debt security;

reduce any amounts due on a debt security;

reduce the amount of principal payable upon acceleration of the maturity of a security following a default;

at any time after a change of control has occurred, reduce any premium payable upon a change of control;

change the place or currency of payment on a debt security (except as otherwise described in the prospectus or prospectus supplement);

impair the right of holders to sue for payment;

adversely affect any right to convert or exchange a debt security in accordance with its terms;

reduce the percentage of holders of debt securities whose consent is needed to modify or amend the indenture;

reduce the percentage of holders of debt securities whose consent is needed to waive compliance with certain provisions of the indenture or to waive certain defaults;

modify any other aspect of the provisions of the indenture dealing with supplemental indentures, modification and waiver of past defaults, changes to the quorum or voting requirements or the waiver of certain covenants; and

change any obligation we have to pay additional amounts.

Changes Not Requiring Approval

The second type of change does not require any vote by the holders of the debt securities. This type is limited to clarifications and certain other changes that would not adversely affect holders of the outstanding debt securities in any material respect, including the addition of covenants and guarantees. We also do not need any approval to make any change that affects only debt securities to be issued under the indenture after the change takes effect.

Changes Requiring Majority Approval

Any other change to the indenture and the debt securities may require the following approval:

if the change affects only one series of debt securities, it must be approved by the holders of a majority in principal amount of that series; and

if the change affects more than one series of debt securities issued under the same indenture, it must be approved by the holders of a majority in principal amount of all of the series affected by the change, with all affected series voting together as one class for this purpose.

In each case, the required approval must be given by written consent.

The holders of a majority in principal amount of all of the series of debt securities issued under an indenture, voting together as one class for this purpose, may waive our compliance obligations with respect to some of our covenants in that indenture. However, we cannot obtain a waiver of a payment default or of any of the matters covered by the bullet points included above under “—Modification or Waiver—Changes Requiring Approval.”

Further Details Concerning Voting

When taking a vote, we expect to use the following rules to decide how much principal to attribute to a debt security:

for original issue discount securities, we will use the principal amount that would be due and payable on the voting date if the maturity of these debt securities were accelerated to that date because of a default;

for debt securities whose principal amount is not known (for example, because it is based on an index), we will use a special rule for that debt security described in the related prospectus supplement; and

for debt securities denominated in one or more foreign currencies, we will use the U.S. dollar equivalent.

Debt securities will not be considered outstanding, and therefore not eligible to vote, if we have deposited or set aside in trust money for their payment or redemption. Debt securities will also not be eligible to vote if they have been fully defeased as described later under “—Defeasance—Legal Defeasance.”

We will generally be entitled to set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the holders of outstanding indenture securities that are entitled to vote or take other action under the indenture. If we set a record date for a vote or other action to be taken by holders of one or more series, that vote or action may be taken only by persons who are holders of outstanding indenture securities of those series on the record date and must be taken within eleven months following the record date.

Book-entry and other indirect holders should consult their banks or brokers for information on how approval may be granted or denied if we seek to change the indenture or the debt securities or request a waiver.

Defeasance

The following provisions will be applicable to each series of debt securities unless we state in the applicable prospectus supplement that the provisions of covenant defeasance and legal defeasance will not be applicable to that series.

Covenant Defeasance

We can make the deposit described below and be released from some of the restrictive covenants in the indenture under which the particular series was issued. This is called “covenant defeasance.” In that event, the holders would lose the protection of those restrictive covenants but would gain the protection of having money and government securities set aside in trust to repay holders’ debt securities. If applicable, a holder also would be released from the subordination provisions described under “—Subordination” below. In order to achieve covenant defeasance, we must do the following:

If the debt securities of the particular series are denominated in U.S. dollars, we must deposit in trust for the benefit of all holders of such debt securities a combination of money and U.S. government or U.S. government agency notes or bonds that will generate enough cash to make interest, principal and any other payments on the debt securities on their various due dates;

We must deliver to the trustee a legal opinion of our counsel confirming that, under current U.S. federal income tax law, we may make the above deposit and accomplish covenant defeasance without causing the beneficial owners of the debt securities to be taxed on the debt securities any differently than if we did not make the deposit and just repaid the debt securities ourselves at maturity; and

We must deliver to the trustee certain documentation stating that all conditions precedent to covenant defeasance have been complied with.

If we accomplish covenant defeasance, holders can still look to us for repayment of the debt securities if there were a shortfall in somethe trust deposit or the trustee is prevented from making payment. In fact, if one of the remaining Events of Default occurred (such as our bankruptcy) and the debt securities became immediately due and payable, there might be a shortfall. Depending on the event causing the default, holders may not be able to obtain payment of the shortfall.

Legal Defeasance

As described below, we can legally release ourselves from all payment and other obligations on the debt securities of a particular series (called “legal defeasance”). In order to achieve legal defeasance, we must do the following:

If the debt securities of the particular series are denominated in U.S. dollars, we must deposit in trust for the benefit of all holders of such debt securities a combination of money and U.S. government or U.S. government agency notes or bonds that will generate enough cash to make interest, principal and any other payments on the debt securities on their various due dates;

We must deliver to the trustee a legal opinion of our counsel confirming that there has been a change in current U.S. federal tax law or an Internal Revenue Service ruling that allows us to make the above deposit and accomplish legal defeasance without causing the beneficial owners of the debt securities to be taxed on the debt securities any differently than if we did not make the deposit and just repaid the debt securities ourselves at maturity. Under current U.S. federal tax law, the deposit and our legal release from the debt securities would be treated as though we paid each holder its share of the cash and notes or bonds at the time the cash and notes or bonds were deposited in trust in exchange for its debt securities and beneficial owners would recognize gain or loss on the debt securities at the time of the deposit; and

We must deliver to the trustee a legal opinion and officers’ certificate stating that all conditions precedent to legal defeasance have been complied with.

If we ever did accomplish legal defeasance, as described above, holders would have to rely solely on the trust deposit for repayment of the debt securities. Holders could not look to us for repayment in the unlikely event of any shortfall. Conversely, the trust deposit would most likely be protected from claims of our lenders and other creditors if we ever became bankrupt or insolvent. If applicable, holders would also be released from the subordination provisions described later under “—Subordination.”

Resignation of Trustee

Each trustee may resign or be removed with respect to one or more series of indenture securities provided that a successor trustee is appointed to act with respect to such series. In the event that two or more persons are acting as trustee with respect to different series of indenture securities under the indenture, each of the trustees will be a trustee of a trust separate and apart from the trust administered by any other trustee.

Subordination

Upon any distribution of our assets upon our dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization, the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on any indenture securities denominated as subordinated debt securities is to be subordinated to the extent provided in the indenture in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness, but our obligation to holders to make payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest on such subordinated debt securities will not otherwise be affected. In addition, no payment on account of principal (or premium, if any), interest or sinking fund, if any, may be made on such subordinated debt securities at any time unless full payment of all amounts due in respect of the principal (and premium, if any), interest and sinking fund, if any, on Senior Indebtedness has been made or duly provided for in money or money’s worth.

In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment from us is received by the trustee in respect of subordinated debt securities or by the holders of any of such subordinated debt securities before all Senior Indebtedness is paid in full, the payment or distribution must be paid over to the holders of the Senior Indebtedness or on their behalf for application to the payment of all the Senior Indebtedness remaining unpaid until all the Senior Indebtedness has been paid in full, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or

distribution to the holders of the Senior Indebtedness. Subject to the payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness, the holders of such subordinated debt securities will be subrogated to the rights of the holders of the Senior Indebtedness to the extent of payments made to the holders of the Senior Indebtedness out of the distributive share of such subordinated debt securities.

By reason of this subordination, in the event of a distribution of our assets upon our insolvency, certain of our senior creditors may recover more, ratably, than holders of any subordinated debt securities. The related indenture will provide that these subordination provisions will not apply to money and securities held in trust under the defeasance provisions of the indenture.

“Senior Indebtedness” will be defined in an applicable indenture as the principal of (and premium, if any) and unpaid interest on:

our indebtedness (including indebtedness of others guaranteed by us), whenever created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed, for money borrowed (other than indenture securities issued under the indenture and denominated as subordinated debt securities), unless in the instrument creating or evidencing the same or under which the same is outstanding it is provided that this indebtedness is not senior or prior in right of payment to the subordinated debt securities; and

renewals, extensions, modifications and refinancings of any of such indebtedness.

The prospectus supplement accompanying any series of indenture securities denominated as subordinated debt securities will set forth the approximate amount of our Senior Indebtedness outstanding as of a recent date.

Trustee

We intend to name the indenture trustee for each series of indenture securities in the related prospectus supplement.

DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

We may issue warrants for the purchase of our common stock, preferred stock or debt securities. Warrants may be issued independently or together with any other securities offered hereby and may be attached to, or separate from, such securities. We will issue each series of warrants under a separate warrant agreement between us and a bank or trust company as warrant agent, as specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. The form of warrant agreement and the form of the warrant certificate will be filed with the SEC and incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

The warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants and will not act for or on behalf of warrant holders. The following sets forth certain general terms and provisions of the warrants that may be offered under this registration statement. Further terms of the warrants and the applicable warrant agreement will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the warrants to be issued, including, where applicable, the following:

the title of such warrants;

the aggregate number of such warrants;

the price or prices at which such warrants will be issued;

the type and number of securities purchasable upon exercise of such warrants;

the designation and terms of the other securities, if any, with which such warrants are issued and the number of such warrants issued with each such offered security;

the date, if any, on and after which such warrants and the related securities will be separately transferable;

the price at which each security purchasable upon exercise of such warrants may be purchased;

the date on which the right to exercise such warrants shall commence and the date on which such right shall expire;

the minimum or maximum amount of such warrants that may be exercised at any one time;

information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any;

any anti-dilution protection; and

any other material terms of such warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the transferability, exercise and exchange of such warrants.

Warrant certificates will be exchangeable for new warrant certificates of different denominations and warrants may be exercised at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement. Prior to the exercise of their warrants, holders of warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of the securities purchasable upon such exercise. In the case of stock warrants, the holders will not have any rights to any dividend payments or voting rights as to which holders of the shares of common stock owned by it and, ifor preferred stock purchasable upon such exercise may be entitled.

Each warrant will entitle the Selling Stockholder defaultsholder of the warrant to purchase for cash, at the exercise price set forth in the performance of its secured obligations,applicable prospectus supplement, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell the shares from time to time, under this prospectus, or under an amendment or supplement to this prospectus amending the list of the Selling Stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as the Selling Stockholders under this prospectus. In connection with the sale of our common stock or interests therein, a Selling Stockholder may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealerspreferred stock or other financial institutions, which maythe principal amount of debt securities being offered. After the expiration date set forth in turn engage in short sales of our common stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. A Selling Stockholder may also sell our common stock short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge our common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. A Selling Stockholder may also enter into option or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or one or more derivative securities that require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by thisapplicable prospectus which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction). A Selling Stockholder also may transfer the shares of common stock in other circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors in interestsupplement, unexercised warrants will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this prospectus.void.

The Selling Stockholders alsoWarrants may resell a portionbe exercised as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to the warrants. Upon receipt of payment and the warrant certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the offered shareswarrant agent or any other office indicated in open market transactions in reliancethe applicable prospectus supplement, we will, as soon as practicable, forward the securities purchasable upon Rule 144 under the Securities Act, provided that they meet the criteria and conform to the requirements of that rule, or pursuant to other available exemptions from the registration requirementssuch exercise. If less than all of the Securities Act.

The Selling Stockholders and any underwriters, broker-dealers or agents that participate in the sale of our common stock or interests therein may be “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act. Any discounts, commissions, concessions or profit they earn on any resale of the common stock may be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. If the Selling Stockholderswarrants are “underwriters” within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act, then the Selling Stockholders will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. Underwriters and their controlling persons, dealers and agents may be entitled, under agreements entered into with us and the Selling Stockholders, to indemnification against and contribution toward specific civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

To the extent required, the common stock to be sold, the respective purchase prices and public offering prices, the names of any agents, dealers or underwriters, and any applicable discounts, commissions, concessions or other compensationpresented for exercise with respect to a particular offerwarrant certificate, a new warrant certificate will be issued for the remaining amount of warrants.

DESCRIPTION OF RIGHTS

We may issue rights to purchase our common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants or units. These rights may be issued independently or together with any other security offered hereby and may or may not be transferable by the person receiving the rights in such offering.

Each series of rights will be issued under a separate rights agreement to be entered into between us and a bank or trust company, as rights agent, all as set forth in an accompanyingthe prospectus supplement relating to the particular issue of rights. The rights agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the certificates relating to the rights of such series and will not assume any obligation or if appropriate, a post-effective amendmentrelationship of agency or trust for or with any holders of rights certificates or beneficial owners of rights. The form of rights agreement and the rights certificates relating to each series of rights will be filed with the SEC and incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement that includesof which this prospectus.prospectus is a part.

To facilitateThe applicable prospectus supplement will describe the offeringterms of the rights to be issued, including the following, where applicable:

the date for determining the stockholders entitled to the rights distribution;

the number of rights issued or to be issued to each stockholder;

the exercise price payable for the underlying securities upon the exercise of the rights;

the number and terms of the underlying securities that may be purchased per each right;

the date, if any, on and after which such rights may be transferable separately;

the date on which the right to exercise such rights shall commence and the date on which such right shall expire; and

any other terms of such rights, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the distribution, exchange and exercise of such rights.

DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

We may issue units comprised of one or more of the following securities: common stock, offered bypreferred stock, debt securities, guarantees, warrants, rights or any combination thereof. Each unit will be issued so that the Selling Stockholders, certain persons participatingholder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the offeringunit. Thus, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included security.

If we issue units, they will be evidenced by unit agreements or unit certificates issued under one or more unit agreements, which will be contracts between us and the holders of the units or an agent for the holders of the units. The unit agreement under which a unit is issued may engageprovide that the securities included in transactions that stabilize, maintainthe unit may not be held or otherwise affect transferred separately, at any time or at any time before a specified date. The forms of unit agreements or unit certificates, as applicable, relating to the units will be filed with the SEC and incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the units to be issued, including the following, where applicable:

the title of the series of units;

identification and description of the separate securities comprising the units;

the price or prices at which the units will be sold;

the date, if any, on and after which the units, and the securities comprising such units, will be separately transferable; and

any other terms of our common stock. This may include over-allotments or short sales, which involvesuch units, and the sale by persons participating in the offeringsecurities comprising such units, including procedures and limitations relating to distribution and exchange of more shares than were sold to them. In these circumstances, these persons would cover such over-allotments or short positions by making purchases in the open market or by exercising their over-allotment option, if any. In addition, these persons may stabilize or maintain the price of our common stock by bidding for or purchasing shares in the open market or by imposing penalty bids, whereby selling concessions allowed to dealers participating in the offering may be reclaimed if shares sold by them are repurchased in connection with stabilization transactions. The effect of these transactions may be to stabilize or maintain the market price of our common stock at a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market. These transactions may be discontinued at any time.units.

LEGAL MATTERS

Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Houston, Texas, will pass upon the validity of the common stock offered hereby on our behalf.securities we are offering under this prospectus. If the validity of any legal matters relating to offerings made in connection with this prospectus aresecurities is also passed upon by counsel for the underwriters dealers or agents, suchof an offering of those securities, that counsel will be named in the prospectus supplement relating to any suchthat offering.

EXPERTS

The financial statements incorporated in this prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form10-K for the year ended December 31, 20182021 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report (which contains an emphasis of a matter paragraph relating to Nine Energy Service, Inc.’s liquidity and management’s plans, as described in Note 1 to the financial statements) of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

The audited historical financial statements of Magnum included as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 of Amendment No. 1 to the Current Report on Form8-K filed by the Company on January 10, 2019 have been incorporated in this prospectus in reliance on the report of Fisher, Herbst & Kemble, P.C., an independent public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC.OurSEC. Our SEC filings are available to the public through the Internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

We also make available free of charge on our website atwww.nineenergyservice.comat www.nineenergyservice.com all of the documents that we file with the SEC as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file those documents with the SEC. Information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus, and you should not consider such information as part of this prospectus.

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the SEC and does not contain all of the information in the registration statement. The full registration statement, including exhibits to the registration statement, provides additional information about us and the common stocksecurities offered under this prospectus and may be obtained from the SEC or us, as provided above.

INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information into this prospectus, which means that we can disclose important information about us by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus. We have previously filed the following documents with the SEC and are incorporating them by reference into this prospectus (other than portions of these documents that are either (i) described in paragraph (e) of Item 201 of RegistrationS-K or or paragraphs (d)(1)-(3) and (e)(5) of Item 407 of RegulationS-K or or (ii) deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules, including pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any Current Report on Form8-K (including (including any financial statements or exhibits relating thereto furnished pursuant to Item 9.01), unless otherwise indicated therein):

 

  

our Annual Report onForm10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed2021 (filed with the SEC on March 7, 2019;8, 2022);

 

  

our Quarterly ReportReports onForm10-Q for the quarterquarters ended March 31, 2019, filed2022 (filed with the SEC on May 8, 2019;

our Quarterly Report on5, 2022), Form10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2019, filed2022 (filed with the SEC on August 12, 2019;4, 2022) and September 30, 2022 (filed with the SEC on November 7, 2022);

 

  

our Current Reports on Form8-K  filed filed with the SEC onJanuary  10, 20197, 2022,May  8, 20194, 2022 andSeptember 6, 201912, 2022;

 

  

our Definitive Proxy Statement onSchedule 14A, filed with the SEC on AprilMarch 15, 2019;2022; and

  

the description of our common stock included in the Registration Statement onForm8-A, filed with the SEC on January 16, 2018 (File(File No. 001-38347), including including any subsequent amendment or any report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

We also incorporate by reference any future filings made by us with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than portions of these documents that are either (i) described in paragraph (e) of Item 201 of RegistrationS-K or or paragraphs (d)(1)-(3) and (e)(5) of Item 407 of RegulationS-K or (ii) deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules, including pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any Current Report on Form8-K (including (including any financial statements or exhibits relating thereto furnished pursuant to Item 9.01), unless otherwise indicated therein) after the date on which the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part was initially filed with the SEC and prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement, and all such documents filed after the date of this prospectus and before the termination of the offering under this prospectus. The most recent information that we file with the SEC automatically updates and supersedes more dated information.

You can obtain a copy of any documents that are incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at:

Nine Energy Service, Inc.

2001 Kirby Drive, Suite 200

Houston, Texas 77019

(281)730-5100

Attention: Investor Relations

PART II

- INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 14.

Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

The following table sets forth the various expenses expected to be incurred in connection with the sale and distribution of the securities being registered hereby, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, all of which will be borne by the Company.

 

SEC registration fee

$3,932.94

Accounting fees and expenses

*

Legal fees and expenses

*

Printing expenses

*

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses

*

Miscellaneous expenses

*

Total expenses

$*

SEC registration fee

  $38,570.00 

Accounting fees and expenses

   * 

Legal fees and expenses

   * 

Printing expenses

   * 

Transfer agent’s fees and expenses

   * 

Miscellaneous expenses

   * 
  

 

 

 

Total expenses

  $* 
  

 

 

 

 

*

Estimated expenses not presently known.

Item 15.

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

The Company is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Section 145 of the DGCL provides that a corporation may indemnify directors and officers as well as other employees and individuals against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with specified actions, suits and proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, other than a derivative action by or in the right of the corporation, if they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. A similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative actions, except that indemnification extends only to expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action and the statute requires court approval before there can be any indemnification where the person seeking indemnification has been found liable to the corporation. The statute provides that it is not exclusive of other indemnification that may be granted by a corporation’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws, disinterested director vote, stockholder vote, agreement or otherwise.

As permitted by Delaware law, the Company’s Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, dated January 23, 2018, provides that a director will not be liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duties to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”(the “DGCL”). Any amendment to, or repeal of, these provisions will not eliminate or reduce the effect of these provisions in respect of any act, omission or claim that occurred or arose prior to that amendment or repeal. In addition, if the DGCL is amended to authorize the further elimination or limitation of the liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Company, in addition to the limitation on personal liability provided for in the Company’s certificate of incorporation, will be limited to the fullest extent permitted by the amended DGCL. The Company’s Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws provide that the Company will indemnify, and advance expenses to, any officer or director to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL.

The Company has obtained directors’ and officers’ insurance to cover its directors and officers for certain liabilities.

The Company has entered or will enter into written indemnification agreements with its current and future directors and officers that may be broader than the specific indemnification provisions contained in the DGCL.

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These indemnification agreements require the Company, among other things, to indemnify the Company’s directors and officers against liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers and

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to advance any expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified. The form of such indemnification agreements is filed as Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement onForm S-1 (File No.333-217601)No. 333-217601), filed with with the SEC on May 24, 2017.

The above discussion of Section 145 of the DGCL and of the Company’s Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws is not intended to be exhaustive and is respectively qualified in its entirety by Section 145 of the DGCL, the Company’s Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws.

Item 16. Exhibits.

Item 16.

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

 

Exhibit

Number

 No.
  

Description

  1.1+1.1*  Form of Underwriting Agreement.Agreement by and among Nine Energy Service, Inc. and the underwriters named therein.
  2.1†Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of October  15, 2018, by and among Warren Lynn Frazier, Garrett Lynn Frazier 2018 DG Trust, Derrick Chase Frazier 2018 DG Trust, Frazier Family Foundation, Inc., as sellers, Warren Lynn Frazier, solely in his capacity as seller representative, MOTI Holdco, LLC and Nine Energy Canada Inc., as buyers, Nine Energy Service, Inc. and certain other parties named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of Nine Energy Service, Inc.’s Current Report on Form8-K filed on October 15, 2018).
  2.2First Amendment to Securities Purchase Agreement, dated June  7, 2019, by and among Warren Lynn Frazier, Garrett Lynn Frazier 2018 DG Trust, Derrick Chase Frazier 2018 DG Trust, and Frazier Family Foundation, Inc., as sellers, MOTI Holdco, LLC and Nine Energy Canada Inc., as buyers, and Nine Energy Service, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of Nine Energy Service, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form10-Q filed with the SEC on August 12, 2019).
  3.14.1  Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Nine Energy Service, Inc., dated January  23, 2018 (incorporated(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Nine Energy Service, Inc.’s Current Report on Form8-K filed on January 23, 2018).
  3.24.2  Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Nine Energy Service, Inc., dated January  23, 2018 (incorporated(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Nine Energy Service, Inc.’s Current Report on Form8-K filed on January 23, 2018).
  4.14.3  Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Nine Energy Service, Inc.’sthe Company’s Amendment No.  2 to Registration Statement on FormS-1 filed on May 24, 2017).
  4.24.4+  Second Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated asForm of February  28, 2017, by and among Nine Energy Service, Inc. and the parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of Nine Energy Service, Inc.’s Amendment No.  2 to Registration Statement on FormS-1 filed on May 24, 2017).Indenture.
  4.34.5*  First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated asForm of July  24, 2017, by and among Nine Energy Service, Inc. and the parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of Nine Energy Service, Inc.’s Amendment No.  3 to Registration Statement on FormS-1 filed on August 14, 2017).Note.
  4.44.6*  Registration Rights Agreement, dated asForm of October  25, 2018, by and among Nine Energy Service, Inc., the former owners of the equity interests of Magnum Oil Tools International, LTD, Magnum Oil Tools Canada Ltd. and Magnum Oil Tools GP, LLC and the other holders that may become party thereto from time to time (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of Nine Energy Service, Inc.’s Current Report on Form8-K filed on October 26, 2018).

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Exhibit

Number

Description

Warrant Certificate.
  5.1*4.7*Form of Warrant Agreement.
4.8*Form of Rights Agreement.
4.9*Form of Rights Certificate.
4.10*Form of Unit Agreement (including form of Unit Certificate).
5.1+  Opinion of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
23.1*5.2+Opinion of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP.
22.1+List of Subsidiary Guarantors and Issuers of Guaranteed Securities.
23.1+  Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2*Consent of Fisher, Herbst & Kemble, P.C.
23.3*23.2+  Consent of Kirkland & Ellis LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1*23.3+Consent of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (included in Exhibit 5.2).
24.1+  Power of Attorney (included on signature page toof this registration statement).
25.1**Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of the Trustee under the Indenture
107+Filing Fee Table.

 

+*

To be filed, if necessary, by amendment or as an exhibit to a document filed under the Exchange Act and incorporated by reference herein.

**

Certain schedulesTo be filed in accordance with the requirements of Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 and similar attachments have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of RegulationS-K. The Company agrees to furnish a supplemental copy of any omitted schedule or attachment to the SEC upon request.Rule 5b-3 thereunder.

*+

Filed herewith.

 

Item 17.

Undertakings

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Item 17. Undertakings.

 

(a)

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

 

 (1)

To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 

 (i)

To include any prospectus required by Sectionsection 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;Act of 1933;

 

 (ii)

To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement.registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SECCommission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20%20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; andstatement.

 

 (iii)

To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;registration statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

 

 (2)

That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

 (3)

To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

 (4)

That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

 

 (i)(A)

Each prospectus filed by the registrantregistrants pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

 

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 (ii)(B)

Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Sectionsection 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which thethat prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.Provided,,however,, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any

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statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.date; or

(5)

That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrants under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(i)

Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

(ii)

Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

(iii)

The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

(iv)

Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

 

(b)

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Sectionsection 13(a) or Sectionsection 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(c)

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrantregistrants pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant hasregistrants have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC,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 the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant 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, theeach registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

(d)

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

(1)

For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) (1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

(2)

For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(e)

Each undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act (“Act”) in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under section 305(b)(2) of the Act.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing onForm S-3 and has has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on September 20, 2019.December 23, 2022.

 

Nine Energy Service, Inc.
By: 

/s/ Ann G. Fox

 Name: Ann G. Fox
 Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below appoints Theodore R. Moore, Ann G. Fox and Clinton Roeder,Guy Sirkes, and each of them, any of whom may act without the joinder of the other, as his or her true and lawfulattorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement and any registration statement (including any amendment thereto) for this offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto saidattorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that saidattorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

* * * *Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the date indicated.

Signature

Title

Date

/s/ Ann G. Fox

President, Chief Executive Officer and DirectorDecember 23, 2022
Ann G. Fox(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Guy Sirkes

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerDecember 23, 2022
Guy Sirkes(Principal Financial Officer)

/s/ S. Brett Luz

Chief Accounting OfficerDecember 23, 2022
S. Brett Luz(Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/ Ernie L. Danner

Chairman of the Board of DirectorsDecember 23, 2022
Ernie L. Danner

/s/ David C. Baldwin

DirectorDecember 23, 2022
David C. Baldwin

/s/ Mark E. Baldwin

DirectorDecember 23, 2022
Mark E. Baldwin

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Signature

Title

Date

/s/ Curtis F. Harrell

DirectorDecember 23, 2022
Curtis F. Harrell

/s/ Scott E. Schwinger

DirectorDecember 23, 2022
Scott E. Schwinger

/s/ Gary L. Thomas

DirectorDecember 23, 2022
Gary L. Thomas

/s/ Andrew L. Waite

DirectorDecember 23, 2022
Andrew L. Waite

/s/ Darryl K. Willis

DirectorDecember 23, 2022
Darryl K. Willis

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on December 23, 2022.

CDK Perforating, LLC
Crest Pumping Technologies, LLC
MOTI Holdco, LLC
Nine Downhole Technologies, LLC
Nine Energy Service, LLC
RedZone Coil Tubing, LLC
By:  

/s/ Ann G. Fox

Name: Ann G. Fox
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below appoints Theodore R. Moore, Ann G. Fox and Guy Sirkes, and each of them, any of whom may act without the joinder of the other, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement and any registration statement (including any amendment thereto) for this offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on September 20, 2019:the date indicated.

 

Signature

 

Title

Date

/s/ Ann G. Fox

Ann G. Fox

 

President and Chief Executive Officer and Director

Director of Nine Energy Service, Inc., the sole

member of each registrant

December 23, 2022
Ann G. Fox(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Clinton Roeder

Clinton RoederGuy Sirkes

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

December 23, 2022
Guy Sirkes(Principal Financial Officer)

/s/ S. Brett Luz

Chief Accounting OfficerDecember 23, 2022
S. Brett Luz

 

Chief Accounting Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/ Ernie L. Danner

Ernie L. Danner

 

Chairman of the Board

/s/ David C. Baldwin of Directors of

David C. BaldwinNine Energy Service, Inc.,

the sole member of each registrant

 DirectorDecember 23, 2022

/s/ Mark E. Baldwin

Mark E. Baldwin

Ernie L. Danner
 Director

 

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Signature

 

Title

Date

/s/ David C. Baldwin

Director of Nine Energy Service, Inc.,

the sole member of each registrant

December 23, 2022
David C. Baldwin

/s/ Mark E. Baldwin

Director of Nine Energy Service, Inc.,

the sole member of each registrant

December 23, 2022
Mark E. Baldwin

/s/ Curtis F. Harrell

Curtis F. HarrellDirector of Nine Energy Service, Inc.,

the sole member of each registrant

 DirectorDecember 23, 2022
Curtis F. Harrell

/s/ Scott E. Schwinger

Scott E. SchwingerDirector of Nine Energy Service, Inc.,

the sole member of each registrant

 DirectorDecember 23, 2022
Scott E. Schwinger

/s/ Gary L. Thomas

Gary L. ThomasDirector of Nine Energy Service, Inc.,

the sole member of each registrant

 DirectorDecember 23, 2022
Gary L. Thomas

/s/ Andrew L. Waite

Andrew L. WaiteDirector of Nine Energy Service, Inc.,

the sole member of each registrant

 DirectorDecember 23, 2022
Andrew L. Waite

/s/ Darryl K. Willis

Director of Nine Energy Service, Inc.,

the sole member of each registrant

December 23, 2022
Darryl K. Willis

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on December 23, 2022.

Magnum Oil Tools GP, LLC
By:MOTI Holdco, LLC, the sole member of the registrant
By:Nine Energy Services, Inc., the sole member of MOTI Holdco, LLC
By:  

/s/ Ann G. Fox

Name: Ann G. Fox
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below appoints Theodore R. Moore, Ann G. Fox and Guy Sirkes, and each of them, any of whom may act without the joinder of the other, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement and any registration statement (including any amendment thereto) for this offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the date indicated.

Signature

Title

Date

/s/ Ann G. Fox

President and Chief Executive Officer and

Director of Nine Energy Service, Inc.

December 23, 2022
Ann G. Fox(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Guy Sirkes

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerDecember 23, 2022
Guy Sirkes(Principal Financial Officer)

/s/ S. Brett Luz

Chief Accounting OfficerDecember 23, 2022
S. Brett Luz(Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/ Ernie L. Danner

Chairman of the Board of Directors of

Nine Energy Service, Inc.

December 23, 2022
Ernie L. Danner

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Signature

Title

Date

/s/ David C. Baldwin

Director of Nine Energy Service, Inc.December 23, 2022
David C. Baldwin

/s/ Mark E. Baldwin

Director of Nine Energy Service, Inc.December 23, 2022
Mark E. Baldwin

/s/ Curtis F. Harrell

Director of Nine Energy Service, Inc.December 23, 2022
Curtis F. Harrell

/s/ Scott E. Schwinger

Director of Nine Energy Service, Inc.December 23, 2022
Scott E. Schwinger

/s/ Gary L. Thomas

Director of Nine Energy Service, Inc.December 23, 2022
Gary L. Thomas

/s/ Andrew L. Waite

Director of Nine Energy Service, Inc.December 23, 2022
Andrew L. Waite

/s/ Darryl K. Willis

 Director of Nine Energy Service, Inc.December 23, 2022
Darryl K. Willis

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on December 23, 2022.

Magnum Oil Tools International, LTD
By:Magnum Oil Tools GP, LLC, the general partner of the registrant
By:  MOTI Holdco, LLC, the sole member of Magnum Oil Tools GP, LLC
By:Nine Energy Services, Inc., the sole member of MOTI Holdco, LLC
By:

/s/ Ann G. Fox

Name: Ann G. Fox
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below appoints Theodore R. Moore, Ann G. Fox and Guy Sirkes, and each of them, any of whom may act without the joinder of the other, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement and any registration statement (including any amendment thereto) for this offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the date indicated.

Signature

Title

Date

/s/ Ernie L. Danner

Chairman of the Board of Directors of

Nine Energy Service, Inc.

December 23, 2022
Ernie L. Danner

/s/ David C. Baldwin

Director of Nine Energy Service, Inc.December 23, 2022
David C. Baldwin

/s/ Mark E. Baldwin

Director of Nine Energy Service, Inc.December 23, 2022
Mark E. Baldwin

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Signature

Title

Date

/s/ Curtis F. Harrell

Director of Nine Energy Service, Inc.December 23, 2022
Curtis F. Harrell

/s/ Scott E. Schwinger

Director of Nine Energy Service, Inc.December 23, 2022
Scott E. Schwinger

/s/ Gary L. Thomas

Director of Nine Energy Service, Inc.December 23, 2022
Gary L. Thomas

/s/ Andrew L. Waite

Director of Nine Energy Service, Inc.December 23, 2022
Andrew L. Waite

/s/ Darryl K. Willis

Director of Nine Energy Service, Inc.December 23, 2022
Darryl K. Willis

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on December 23, 2022.

Nine Energy Canada Inc.
By:  

/s/ Ann G. Fox

Name: Ann G. Fox
Title: President, Chief Executive Officer and
Secretary

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below appoints Theodore R. Moore, Ann G. Fox and Guy Sirkes, and each of them, any of whom may act without the joinder of the other, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement and any registration statement (including any amendment thereto) for this offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the date indicated.

Signature

Title

Date

/s/ Ann G. Fox

President, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary and

Director

December 23, 2022
Ann G. Fox(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Guy Sirkes

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and DirectorDecember 23, 2022
Guy Sirkes(Principal Financial Officer)

/s/ S. Brett Luz

Chief Accounting OfficerDecember 23, 2022
S. Brett Luz(Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/ Theodore R. Moore

Director and

Authorized Representative in the United States

December 23, 2022
Theodore R. Moore

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