Ranger Energy Services, Inc. Agrees to Acquire Basic Energy Services Assets From Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

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Sep 16, 2021

Ranger Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE: RNGR) (the “Company”) today announced that its controlled subsidiary Ranger Energy Acquisition, LLC (the “Buyer”) was selected as the successful bidder at an auction to acquire certain assets of Basic Energy Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Basic”). The Buyer’s winning bid at a competitive auction conducted by Basic under section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code was for a cash purchase price of $36.65 million and includes Basic’s business lines outside the State of California (excluding the water logistic business), specifically all assets within the well servicing service line, all assets within the fishing and rental tool service lines, all assets within the coiled tubing service line, all rolling stock assets required to support the operating assets being purchased and real property locations inclusive of, but not limited to, real property owned in New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. The Company currently expects to pay the cash purchase price with proceeds from the private placement described below.