Matthew Gillard - Sep 1, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC (PTEN)

Role: President-Completions
Signature: By Forrest Robinson pursuant to a limited power of attorney filed with the SEC on 09/06/2023 /s/Forrest Robinson
Stock symbol: PTEN
Transactions as of: Sep 1, 2023
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 9/6/2023, 07:13 PM
Previous filing: Aug 18, 2023
Next filing: Mar 4, 2024

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	PTEN	Common Stock, $.01 par value per share	Award		+65.1K			65.1K	Sep 1, 2023	Direct	F1, F2

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	PTEN	Restricted Stock Units	Award		+270K			270K	Sep 1, 2023	Common Stock, $.01 par value per share	270K		Direct	F3
transaction	PTEN	Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Units	Award		+245K			245K	Sep 1, 2023	Common Stock, $.01 par value per share	245K		Direct	F4

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	This Form 4 reports securities acquired in connection with the mergers (the "Mergers") contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended, the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of June 14, 2023, by and among Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (the "Issuer"), certain subsidiaries of the Issuer, and NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc. ("NexTier"). On September 1, 2023, as a result of the Mergers contemplated by the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), each outstanding share of common stock of NexTier was converted automatically into the right to receive 0.7520 (the "Exchange Ratio") shares of common stock of the Issuer, with cash paid in lieu of the issuance of any fractional shares of the Issuer's common stock.
F2	The shares of the Issuer's common stock reported above were acquired by the Reporting Person in respect of the shares of common stock of NexTier owned by the Reporting Person immediately prior to the Effective Time. On the trading day immediately prior to the Effective Time, the closing price of the Issuer's common stock was $14.14 per share and the closing price of NexTier's common stock was $10.61 per share.
F3	These restricted stock units ("RSUs") were acquired by the Reporting Person in the Mergers in exchange for NexTier restricted stock units and performance stock units held by the Reporting Person immediately prior to the Effective Time based on the Exchange Ratio. The RSUs will vest in accordance with the following schedule: (i) 18,681 on January 2, 2024, (ii) 40,406 on January 3, 2024, (iii) 24,816 on August 16, 2024, (iv) 18,132 on January 2, 2025, (v) 40,407 on January 3, 2025, (vi) 109,894 on December 31, 2025 and (vii) 18,132 on January 2, 2026. Each RSU represents the right to receive a share of the Issuer's common stock or a cash payment in lieu thereof.
F4	These cash-settled restricted stock units ("Cash-Settled RSUs") were acquired by the Reporting Person in the Mergers in exchange for NexTier performance units held by the Reporting Person immediately prior to the Effective Time based on the Exchange Ratio. The Cash-Settled RSUs will fully vest on December 31, 2024. Each Cash-Settled RSU represents the right to receive a cash payment equal to the fair market value of a share of the Issuer's common stock on the settlement date.