ACDC amends services fee — $1.75M quarterly payable in stock until $120M liquidity
ProFrac Holding Corp. is informing Class A stockholders that its subsidiary, ProFrac Holdings II, LLC, amended a $7,000,000 annual Shared Services Agreement with Wilks Brothers by entering into a Letter Agreement on June 30, 2025. Under the amendment, quarterly service payments equal to $1,750,000 will be payable in shares of Class A common stock (using a 10-day VWAP formula) until the borrower subsidiary satisfies a Liquidity Condition of $120,000,000 as measured in the most recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate. The Company notes the amendment was a condition to certain June 2025 financing transactions, including the private placement of $60.0M of Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes by PF Holdings II.
The Audit Committee approved the stock-based payment approach and the Majority Stockholders (holding ~75.86% of Class A as of the record date) executed written consent approving issuance under the Letter Agreement. The Information Statement is being furnished to inform stockholders of the Corporate Action and to satisfy disclosure and Nasdaq/Exchange Act requirements; no further shareholder vote is required under governing law and charter documents.
Positive
- Reduces near-term cash outflow by deferring quarterly $1,750,000 payments into equity to preserve liquidity
- Audit Committee reviewed and approved the Letter Agreement on June 27, 2025
- Amendment supported closing of June 2025 financing that raised $60.0M in new notes for capital expenditures
Negative
- Potential dilution to public shareholders if Services Fee is paid in shares under the VWAP formula
- Insiders control approval: Majority Stockholders holding ~75.86% executed written consent, reducing minority shareholder vote on the Corporate Action
- Indefinite timing risk: Company states it cannot assure when, if ever, the Liquidity Condition of $120,000,000 will be met
Insights
TL;DR: The letter swaps near-term cash fees for equity to preserve liquidity and support recent financing.
The amendment defers cash outflows by converting quarterly $1,750,000 payments into equity using a 10-day VWAP until Liquidity of $120,000,000 is achieved. This reduces immediate cash burden on the borrower subsidiary and was a closing condition for the $60.0M note financings.
This preserves reported liquidity metrics used under the ABL facility but increases potential equity dilution for public holders; monitor the Borrowing Base Certificate cadence and the satisfaction of the Liquidity Condition over the next quarters for timing of cash resumption.
TL;DR: Majority insiders approved issuance by written consent; disclosure and committee review were completed.
The Audit Committee reviewed and approved the Letter Agreement on June 27, 2025, and the Majority Stockholders (the Principal Stockholders and affiliates) executed a Written Consent on September 19, 2025 representing ~75.86% of Class A stock as of that date, satisfying DGCL and charter requirements for the Corporate Action.
Because the payment method may qualify as equity compensation under Nasdaq rules, the Approval Condition requires shareholder approval per Nasdaq standards before shares are actually issued; track the Company’s filing/transmittal actions and any Nasdaq communications in the coming weeks.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. )
333 Shops Boulevard, Suite 301
Willow Park, TX 76087
(254) 776-3722
A MAJORITY OF THE OUTSTANDING VOTING STOCK OF PROFRAC HOLDING CORP.
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Executive Chairman and Director
333 Shops Boulevard, Suite 301
Willow Park, TX 76087
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owners
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Number of Shares of Common
Stock Beneficially Owned |
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Percentage of Outstanding
Common Stock |
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| 5% Stockholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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THRC Holdings, LP(1)(3)
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| | | | 85,609,390 | | | | | | 46.6% | | |
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FARJO Holdings, LP(2)(4)
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| | | | 64,306,075 | | | | | | 35.0% | | |
| Directors and Named Executive Officers: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Matthew D. Wilks(6)
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| | | | 1,992,641 | | | | | | 1.1% | | |
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Johnathan L. Wilks(6)
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| | | | 1,454,388 | | | | | | * | | |
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Matthew Greenwood(6)
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| | | | 142,817 | | | | | | * | | |
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Coy Randle(6)
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| | | | 662,647 | | | | | | * | | |
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Sergei Krylov(6)
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| | | | 73,488 | | | | | | * | | |
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Theresa Glebocki(6)
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| | | | 71,988 | | | | | | * | | |
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Stacy Nieuwoudt(6)
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| | | | 78,238 | | | | | | * | | |
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Gerald Haddock(6)
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| | | | 86,988 | | | | | | * | | |
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All directors and executive officers as a group (11 individuals)(5)
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| | | | 4,782,837 | | | | | | 2.64% | | |
ProFrac Holding Corp.
333 Shops Boulevard, Suite 301
Willow Park, TX 76087
(254) 776-3722
17018 Interstate 20
Cisco, Texas 76437
Attention: General Counsel
Email: legal@wilksbrothers.com
c/o ProFrac Holdings, Corp.
333 Shops Blvd. Suite 301
Willow Park, Texas 76087
Attn: Chief Legal Officer
With email copy to robert.willette@profrac.com
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