An underwritten offering is when a bank or group of banks agrees to buy all of a company's new shares or bonds and then resell them to outside investors, guaranteeing the company will raise a specific amount of money. It matters to investors because it adds certainty that the funding will close while increasing the number of shares or debt in the market, which can lower the price per share and change each existing owner's ownership percentage—think of a wholesaler buying an entire shipment from a maker before it reaches stores.
free writing prospectusregulatory
A free writing prospectus is any written communication about a public securities offering that supplements the formal registration document and is delivered to potential investors without being filed in full in the official registration statement. It matters because it can include up-to-the-minute details, risks, or projections that affect how investors value the offering—think of it as a real-time update or flyer that adds important context beyond the static, formal brochure.
prospectus supplementregulatory
A prospectus supplement is an additional document provided alongside a company's main offering details, offering updated or extra information about a specific financial product being sold. It helps investors understand the latest terms, risks, and details of the investment, similar to how an update or revision clarifies or expands on original instructions, ensuring they have current and complete information before making a decision.
base prospectusregulatory
A base prospectus is a detailed document that provides essential information about a financial offering, such as a bond or share issue. It acts like a comprehensive guide for investors, explaining what the investment involves, the risks involved, and how the process works. This helps investors make informed decisions before committing their money.
form s-3regulatory
Form S-3 is a legal document companies use to register their stock sales with the government, making it easier and faster for them to raise money by selling shares to investors. It’s like having a pre-approved shopping list that lets a company quickly sell new shares when they need funds, without going through a lengthy approval process each time.
automatic shelf registration statementregulatory
An automatic shelf registration statement is a pre-approved filing that companies submit to securities regulators, allowing them to sell new shares or bonds quickly and efficiently when needed. It acts like a standing permit, enabling the company to raise money without going through a lengthy approval process each time, which can be helpful for responding promptly to market opportunities or needs. For investors, it provides transparency about the company's ability to raise funds and signals planning flexibility.
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THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. (NYSE: KGS) (“Kodiak” or the “Company”) today announced the pricing of an underwritten offering (the “Offering”) of 9,762,573 shares of its common stock by Frontier TopCo Partnership, L.P. (the “Selling Stockholder”), an affiliate of the funds known as EQT Infrastructure III and EQT Infrastructure IV, at a price to the public of $34.60 per share. Kodiak will not sell any shares of its common stock in the Offering and will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares of its common stock being offered by the Selling Stockholder. The Offering is expected to close on December 2, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is acting as the sole underwriter for the Offering. The Offering is being made only by means of a free writing prospectus, a prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus, which was filed as part of an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-280737), which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and became effective on July 10, 2024. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the Company has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Company and the Offering. Copies of the free writing prospectus, the prospectus supplement (once available) and accompanying base prospectus relating to the Offering may be obtained for free on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by contacting: Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282, telephone: 1-866-471-2526, facsimile: 212-902-9316 or by emailing Prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com.
There shall not be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Kodiak
Kodiak is a leading contract compression services provider in the United States, serving as a critical link in the infrastructure that enables the safe and reliable production and transportation of natural gas and oil. Headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, Kodiak provides contract compression and related services to oil and gas producers and midstream customers in high–volume gas gathering systems, processing facilities, multi-well gas lift applications and natural gas transmission systems.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” for purposes of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are statements other than statements of historical fact. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as: “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “goal,” “seek,” “believe,” “project,” “estimate,” “expect,” “strategy,” “future,” “likely,” “may,” “should,” “will” and similar references to future periods. They include statements regarding the Offering, including the completion thereof. Although Kodiak believes the expectations and forecasts reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, Kodiak can give no assurance they will prove to have been correct. These forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond Kodiak’s control, including but not limited to, risks and uncertainties related to economic, market or business conditions, and satisfaction of customary closing conditions related to the Offering. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements and risk factors discussed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including, but not limited to, those described under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in Kodiak’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 and subsequent filings with the SEC. All forward-looking statements, expressed or implied, included in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, Kodiak disclaims any duty to update any forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release.