Patterson-UTI Energy Completes Acquisition of Ulterra Drilling Technologies

HOUSTON, TX / ACCESSWIRE / August 14, 2023 / Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN) ("Patterson-UTI"), a leading provider of drilling and completions services in the United States, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Ulterra Drilling Technologies, L.P. ("Ulterra"), a global provider of specialized drill bit solutions. Total consideration for the acquisition, on a cash-free, debt-free basis, included $370 million of cash and 34.9 million shares of Patterson-UTI common stock.

Andy Hendricks, Chief Executive Officer of Patterson-UTI, commented, "We extend a warm welcome to the talented team at Ulterra as they join Patterson-UTI Energy. Our shared culture of innovation and commitment to superior service quality make this a truly exciting combination. Ulterra's industry-leading position in the North American PDC drill bit market complements Patterson-UTI's longstanding history of operational excellence and innovation. This strategic acquisition, along with our recent announcement to merge with NexTier Oilfield Solutions, further advances our strategy to enhance our positions in drilling and completions.

"The addition of Ulterra to Patterson-UTI Energy's service portfolio provides a number of key advantages. First, Ulterra's growing presence in the Middle East broadens our geographic footprint and facilitates stronger relationships with key customers in this dynamic international market. Second, Ulterra's data-centric approach to manufacturing, operations, and marketing, reflected in their proprietary BitHub™ data platform, complements Patterson-UTI's PTEN+ data platform. We believe the combination of data systems from Patterson-UTI, NexTier, and Ulterra will create the most comprehensive set of data for drilling and completions in the United States, enhancing our analytics capabilities and allowing us to better support our customers' objectives to improve well economics."

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Patterson-UTI is a leading provider of oilfield services and products to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies in the United States and other select countries, including contract drilling, pressure pumping and directional drilling services. For more information, visit www.patenergy.com.

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Important Information for Stockholders

In connection with the proposed merger of Patterson-UTI and NexTier, Patterson-UTI has filed, and the SEC declared effective on July 31, 2023, a registration statement on Form S-4 (the "Registration Statement"), which contains a joint proxy statement of Patterson-UTI and NexTier and a prospectus of Patterson-UTI (the "Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus"). Patterson-UTI and NexTier commenced the mailing of the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus to Patterson-UTI's stockholders and NexTier's stockholders on or about August 1, 2023. Each of Patterson-UTI and NexTier also may file other relevant documents with the SEC regarding the proposed merger. No offering of securities shall be made, except by means of the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus. INVESTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT MAY BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED MERGER. Investors and shareholders are able to obtain free copies of these documents and other documents containing important information about Patterson-UTI and NexTier once such documents are filed with the SEC through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Patterson-UTI are available free of charge on Patterson-UTI's website at http://www.patenergy.com or by contacting Patterson-UTI's Investor Relations Department by phone at (281) 765-7170. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by NexTier are available free of charge on NexTier's website at https://nextierofs.com or by contacting NexTier's Investor Relations Department by phone at (346) 242-0519.

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