Crestview (WTTR) trims 3.25M Select Water stake amid unit conversion
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Crestview-affiliated entities reported a net sale and restructuring of their stake in Select Water Solutions, Inc. On 2026-05-19, Crestview Partners II SES Investment B, LLC sold a total of 3,250,000 Class A shares in open-market transactions at $18.92 per share. In a related "Redemption" step, Crestview Partners II SES Investment, LLC caused 2,632,760 Common LLC Units of SES Holdings, LLC to be converted into the same number of Class A shares and an equal number of Class B shares was canceled for no consideration.
Following these moves, Crestview Partners II SES Investment B, LLC directly beneficially owns 2,615,972 Class A shares, while Crestview Partners II SES Investment, LLC indirectly holds 11,158,101 Class B shares and 11,158,101 Common LLC Units that are redeemable on a one-for-one basis for Class A shares or, at the issuer's election, cash based on the trailing 10-day VWAP. Crestview Partners II GP, L.P. may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over these holdings, though each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership beyond its pecuniary interest.
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Insights
Crestview restructures and partially exits Select Water via unit redemptions and share sales.
The filing shows a coordinated transaction where Crestview-related entities converted 2,632,760 Common LLC Units into Class A shares, canceled the same number of Class B shares, and sold 3,250,000 Class A shares at $18.92. This simplifies part of the Up-C style structure while monetizing a block of common stock.
After these moves, Crestview Partners II SES Investment B, LLC still directly beneficially owns 2,615,972 Class A shares, and Crestview Partners II SES Investment, LLC indirectly holds 11,158,101 Class B shares and an equal number of redeemable Units. The general partner may be deemed to exercise voting and dispositive power, but all parties disclaim beneficial ownership beyond their pecuniary interest, framing this as a fund-level portfolio decision rather than an individual insider’s trade.
There is no indication of a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan in the excerpt, so timing appears discretionary. However, without data on Select Water’s total shares outstanding, it is hard to gauge the proportional impact of selling 3,250,000 Class A shares solely from this document; the visible information mainly highlights a sizeable but not fully contextualized reduction and ongoing substantial indirect exposure.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conversion | Common LLC Units | 2,632,760 | $0.00 | -- |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 617,240 | $18.92 | $11.68M |
| Conversion | Class A Common Stock | 2,632,760 | $0.00 | -- |
| Disposition | Class B Common Stock | 2,632,760 | $0.00 | -- |
| Sale | Class A Common Stock | 2,632,760 | $18.92 | $49.81M |
Footnotes (1)
- Reflects shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer ("Class A Shares") sold by Crestview Partners II SES Investment B, LLC ("Crestview II SES B"). Reflects the redemption (the "Redemption") by the Reporting Persons of Common LLC Units ("Units") of SES Holdings, LLC ("SES Holdings"), a subsidiary of the Issuer, indirectly owned by Crestview Partners II SES Investment, LLC ("Crestview II SES") through SES Legacy Holdings, LLC ("Legacy Holdings"). Reflects the cancellation for no consideration of a number shares of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer ("Class B Shares") indirectly owned by Crestview II SES through Legacy Holdings equal to the number of Units redeemed by the Reporting Persons pursuant to their terms in connection with the Redemption. Reflects Class A Shares directly beneficially owned by Crestview II SES B. Represents Class B Shares indirectly beneficially owned by Crestview II SES (together with Crestview II SES B, the "Crestview Entities") through Legacy Holdings. Represents Units of SES Holdings, indirectly owned by Crestview II SES through Legacy Holdings. The Units are redeemable by Legacy Holdings at any time in exchange for newly-issued Class A Shares on a one-for-one basis (subject to conversion rate adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassification and other similar transactions) (or, at the election of SES Holdings or the Issuer, cash in an amount equal to the Cash Election Value of such Class A Shares (as defined in the SES Holdings LLC Agreement to be the trailing 10-day VWAP of the Class A Shares)). Crestview Partners II GP, L.P. may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the Class A Shares held by Crestview II SES B and the Class B Shares and Common LLC Units of SES Holdings indirectly held by Crestview II SES. Crestview Partners II GP, L.P. exercises voting and dispositive power over the foregoing Class A Shares, Class B Shares and Common LLC Units held by the Crestview Entities, which decisions are made by the investment committee of Crestview Partners II GP, L.P. and the Chairman of the investment committee. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.