TETRA TECHNOLOGIES INC — Earnings Release 2010

Jan 5, 2010

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (date of earliest event reported): January 5, 2010

TETRA Technologies, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-13455	74-2148293
(State or
other jurisdiction	(Commission
File Number)	(IRS
Employer
of
incorporation)		Identification
No.)
24955
Interstate 45 North
The
Woodlands, Texas 77380
(Address of
Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (281)
367-1983

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The information set forth under Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January 5, 2010, TETRA Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its estimated 2010 earnings guidance. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

The information furnished in Items 2.02 and 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

| Exhibit
Number | Description |
| --- | --- |
| 99.1 | Press
Release, dated January 5, 2010, issued by TETRA Technologies,
Inc. |

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

TETRA Technologies, Inc.

By:
Stuart M.
Brightman
President
& Chief Executive Officer
Date: January
5, 2010

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EXHIBIT INDEX

| Exhibit
Number | Description |
| --- | --- |
| 99.1 | Press
Release, dated January 5, 2010, issued by TETRA Technologies,
Inc. |