AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER among PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC., PECOS MERGER SUB INC., PECOS SECOND MERGER SUB LLC and NEXTIER OILFIELD SOLUTIONS INC. Dated as of June 14, 2023Merger Agreement • June 15th, 2023 • Nextier Oilfield Solutions Inc. • Oil & gas field services, nec • Delaware
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”), dated as of June 14, 2023, is entered into by and among Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Pecos Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Parent Sub”), Pecos Second Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“LLC Sub” and, together with Parent and Parent Sub, the “Parent Parties”), and NexTier Oilfield Solutions Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Each of Parent and the Company are referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”.
