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TETRA Technologies, Inc. To Purchase Series A Convertible Preferred Units From CSI Compressco LP
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THE WOODLANDS, Texas

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Aug. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- TETRA Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:TTI) (the "Company" or "TETRA") today announced that it has acquired 874,891 Series A Convertible Preferred Units from CSI Compressco LP (the "Partnership") (NASDAQ:CCLP) at a price of $11.43 per unit, for total consideration of $10 million, as part of the Partnership's total offering of $50 million of such units.

When the private placement is complete, TETRA's ownership interest in CSI Compressco LP will be 42.4% of the outstanding common units, 20% of the outstanding preferred units, and the approximately 2% general partner interest, including IDRs. CSI Compressco GP Inc., an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of TETRA, is the general partner of CSI Compressco LP.

Stuart Brightman, TETRA's President and Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board of the general partner of CSI Compressco LP, commented, "With this investment, we are demonstrating our confidence in the Partnership's ability to strengthen its balance sheet, provide additional liquidity, and better position itself to respond rapidly when activity levels rebound."  

Additional details of the transaction are included in the Company's Form 8-K filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

Company Overview

TETRA is a geographically diversified oil and gas services company, focused on completion fluids and associated products and services, water management, frac flowback, production well testing, offshore rig cooling, compression services and equipment, and selected offshore services including well plugging and abandonment, decommissioning, and diving. TETRA owns an equity interest, including all of the general partner interest, in CSI Compressco LP (NASDAQ:CCLP), a master limited partnership.

Forward Looking Statements

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SOURCE TETRA Technologies, Inc.