TETRA TECHNOLOGIES INC — M&A Activity 2012

Apr 23, 2012

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): April 23, 2012

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 8.01. Other Events.

On April 23, 2012, TETRA Technologies, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it had acquired Eastern Reservoir Services, a division of Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc., for $42.5 million in cash. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated April 23, 2012, 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:	/s/Bass C. Wallace, Jr.
	Bass C. Wallace, Jr.
	Senior Vice President, General Counsel &
Date: April 23, 2012	Corporate Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated April 23, 2012, issued by TETRA Technologies, Inc.

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