klxe-20260923 FALSE 0001738827 0001738827 2026-09-23 2026-09-23 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): September 23, 2026 _____________________ KLX ENERGY SERVICES HOLDINGS, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) _____________________ Delaware 001-38609 36-4904146 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.) 3040 Post Oak Boulevard , 15th Floor Houston , Texas 77056 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) ( 832 ) 844-1015 (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) _____________________ 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: ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Trading Name of each exchange Title of each class symbol(s) on which registered Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value KLXE The Nasdaq Global Select Market Subscription rights to purchase shares of common stock, $0.01 Par Value KLXER The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC _____________________ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). ☐ Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ☐ Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On September 23, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), adopted a stockholder protection rights plan and declared a dividend of one right (a “Right”) in respect of each of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”). The dividend is payable to the stockholders of record at the close of business on October 5, 2026 (the “Record Date”). The terms of the Rights are set forth in the Stockholder Protection Rights Agreement, dated as of September 23, 2026 (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Rights Agreement”), by and between the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent (or any successor rights agent, the “Rights Agent”). In general terms, the Rights Agreement imposes significant dilution upon any person or group (other than the Company or certain related persons) that is or becomes the beneficial owner of 10% (the “Triggering Percentage”) or more of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock without the prior approval of the Board. A person or group that becomes the beneficial owner of the Triggering Percentage or more is called an “Acquiring Person.” Any Rights held by an Acquiring Person will be null and void and may not be exercised. Stockholders that beneficially own the Triggering Percentage or more of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock immediately prior to the first public announcement by the Company of the adoption of the Rights Agreement, are not considered Acquiring Persons; however, such stockholders generally may not acquire, or obtain the right to acquire, beneficial ownership of one or more additional shares of Common Stock. The term “beneficial ownership” is defined in the Rights Agreement and includes, among other things, certain securities that may be exercised or converted into shares of Common Stock and certain derivative arrangements. No person that, together with all its affiliates and associates, is the beneficial owner of Common Stock representing less than 20% of the Common Stock then-outstanding, and that is entitled to file, and files, a statement on Schedule 13G (“Schedule 13G”) pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), with respect to such holdings (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not any person who files on Schedule 13G pursuant to any other provision of Rule 13d-1) (a “13G Investor”), shall be deemed to be an “Acquiring Person”; provided, that a 13G Investor may lose its status as such in the circumstances specified in the Rights Agreement. In addition, the terms of the Rights Agreement provide that no signatory to the Backstop Agreement (as defined in the Rights Agreement) will become an Acquiring Person solely as a result of its acquisition of, or right to acquire, beneficial ownership of Common Stock pursuant to the Backstop Agreement, up to and consistent with the ownership levels permitted under the Backstop Agreement. A summary of the terms of the Rights Agreement follows: The Rights . Each Right initially entitles the registered holder, subject to the terms of the Rights Agreement, to purchase from the Company one one-thousandth of a share of the Company’s Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”), at a price of $9.00, subject to certain adjustments (as adjusted from time to time, the “Exercise Price”). Until a Right is exercised or exchanged, the holder thereof, as such, will have no rights as a stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right to vote or to receive dividends. Exercisability . Subject to certain exceptions, the Rights will not be exercisable until the earlier to occur of: i. the close of business on the tenth business day after a public announcement or filing that a person has, or group of affiliated or associated persons have, become an Acquiring Person, subject to certain exceptions, or ii. the close of business on the tenth business day after the date that a tender offer or exchange offer is first published or sent or given by any person or group of affiliated or associated persons, the consummation of which would result in such person or group becoming an Acquiring Person. The date the Rights become exercisable is referred to as the “Distribution Date.” With respect to certificates representing shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the Record Date, until the earlier of the Distribution Date and the Expiration Date (as defined below), the Rights will be evidenced by such certificates for shares of Common Stock registered in the names of the holders thereof, and not by separate Rights Certificates (as defined below). With respect to book entry shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the Record Date, until the earlier of the Distribution Date and the Expiration Date, the Rights will be evidenced by the book entry account system that evidences record ownership of such shares. Until the earlier of the Distribution Date and the Expiration Date, the transfer of any shares of Common Stock outstanding on the Record Date will also constitute the transfer of the Rights associated with such shares of Common Stock. As soon as practicable after the Distribution Date, separate certificates evidencing the Rights (“Rights Certificates”) will be mailed to holders of record of the Common Stock as of the close of business on the Distribution Date, and such Rights Certificates alone will evidence the Rights, subject to certain adjustments. As of and after the Distribution Date, the Rights will be evidenced solely by such Rights Certificates and the Rights shall be transferable separately from the Common Stock. Flip-In Event . In the event that any person or group of affiliated or associated persons becomes an Acquiring Person, each holder of a Right, other than the Rights beneficially owned by the Acquiring Person, affiliates and associates of the Acquiring Person and certain transferees thereof (which will thereupon become null and void), will, following the Distribution Date, have the right to receive upon exercise of a Right that number of shares of Common Stock (or at the option of the Company, other securities of the Company) having a market value of two times the Exercise Price, unless the Rights were earlier redeemed or exchanged. Flip-Over Event . In the event that, after a person or group of affiliated or associated persons has become an Acquiring Person, the Company is acquired in a merger or other business combination transaction or 50% or more of the Company’s consolidated assets or earning power are sold, proper provisions will be made so that each holder of a Right (other than Rights beneficially owned by an Acquiring Person, affiliates and associates of the Acquiring Person and certain transferees thereof, which will have become null and void) will thereafter have the right to receive upon the exercise of a Right that number of shares of common stock of the person with whom the Company has engaged in the foregoing transaction (or its parent) that at the time of such transaction have a market value of two times the Exercise Price of the Right. Expiration . The Rights are not exercisable until the Distribution Date. The Rights will expire prior to the earliest of (i) the close of business on September 23, 2027, or such later date as may be established by the Board prior to the expiration of the Rights; (ii) the time at which the Rights are redeemed pursuant to the Rights Agreement; (iii) the time at which the Rights are exchanged pursuant to the Rights Agreement; and (iv) upon the occurrence of certain transactions (the earliest of (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) is referred to as the “Expiration Date”). Exchange . At any time after any person or group of affiliated or associated persons becomes an Acquiring Person and prior to the earlier of the time that the Company is acquired in a merger or other business combination transaction, 50% or more of the consolidated assets or earning power are sold or the acquisition of beneficial ownership by such Acquiring Person of 50% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Board may exchange all or part of the Rights (other than Rights beneficially owned by such Acquiring Person and certain transferees thereof which will have become null and void) for shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock (or a series of the Company’s preferred stock having equivalent voting rights, powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights), at an exchange ratio of one share of Common Stock, or a fractional share of Preferred Stock (or other preferred stock) equivalent in value thereto, per Right. Redemption . At any time before the Distribution Date, the Board may authorize the redemption of the Rights in whole, but not in part, at a price of $0.001 per Right (subject to certain adjustments) (the “Redemption Price”), payable, at the option of the Company, in cash, shares of Common Stock or such other consideration as the Board shall determine. The redemption of the Rights may be made effective at such time, on such basis and with such conditions as the Board in its sole discretion may establish. Immediately upon the action of the Board ordering the redemption of the Rights, the right to exercise the Rights will terminate and the only right of the holders of Rights will be to receive the Redemption Price. Anti-Dilution Provisions . The Exercise Price payable, and the number of shares of Preferred Stock or other securities or property issuable, upon exercise of the Rights are subject to adjustment from time to time to prevent dilution (i) in the event of a stock dividend on, or a subdivision, combination or reclassification of, the Preferred Stock, (ii) upon the grant to holders of the Preferred Stock of certain rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase Preferred Stock at a price, or securities convertible into Preferred Stock with a conversion price, less than the then-current market price of the Preferred Stock or (iii) upon the distribution to holders of the Preferred Stock of evidences of indebtedness or assets (excluding regular periodic cash dividends or dividends payable in Preferred Stock) or of subscription rights or warrants (other than those referred to above). The number of outstanding Rights is subject to adjustment in the event of a stock dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock or subdivisions, consolidations or combinations of the Common Stock occurring, in any such case, prior to the Distribution Date. With certain exceptions, no adjustment in the Exercise Price will be required until cumulative adjustments require an adjustment of at least 1% in such Exercise Price. No fractional shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock will be issued (other than fractions of shares of Preferred Stock which are integral multiples of one one-thousandth of a share of Preferred Stock, which may, at the election of the Company, be evidenced by depositary receipts), and, in lieu thereof, an adjustment in cash will be made based on the current market price of the Preferred Stock or the Common Stock. Amendments . For so long as the Rights are redeemable, the Company may, from time to time, in its sole discretion, supplement or amend the Rights Agreement in any respect without the approval of any holders of Rights, and the Rights Agent shall, if the Company so directs, execute such supplement or amendment. At any time when the Rights are not redeemable, the Company may amend or supplement the Rights Agreement without the approval of any holders of Rights, including, without limitation, in order to (i) cure any ambiguity, (ii) correct or supplement any provision of the Rights Agreement that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provisions of the Rights Agreement, (iii) shorten or lengthen any time period in the Rights Agreement or (iv) otherwise change, amend or supplement any provision that the Company may deem necessary or desirable. However, from and after the time when the Rights are no longer redeemable, the Rights Agreement may not be amended or supplemented in any manner that would, among other things, adversely affect the interests of the holders of Rights (other than holders of Rights that have become null and void). Ranking . Subject to the rights of the holders of any shares of any series of preferred stock ranking prior and superior to the Preferred Stock with respect to dividends, each share of Preferred Stock will be entitled, when, as and if declared, to a minimum preferential per share quarterly dividend payment equal to the greater of (i) $1.00 per share and (ii) an amount equal to 1,000 times the dividend declared per share of Common Stock, subject to adjustment as described in the Rights Agreement. In the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the holders of the Preferred Stock will be entitled to a minimum preferential payment of the greater of (i) $1,000.00 per share (plus any accrued but unpaid dividends), and (ii) an amount equal to 1,000 times the payment made per share of Common Stock. Each share of Preferred Stock will have 1,000 votes, voting together with the Common Stock. In the event of any merger, consolidation or other transaction in which outstanding shares of Common Stock are converted or exchanged, each share of Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive 1,000 times the amount received per share of Common Stock. These Rights are protected by customary anti-dilution provisions. The Rights Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the Rights Agreement herein does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 4.1. Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders. The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 3.03 by reference. Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure. On September 23, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the adoption of the Rights Agreement and the declaration of the dividend of the Rights. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The information contained in, or incorporated into, this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 furnished herewith, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference to such filing. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description 4.1 Stockholder Protection Rights Agreement, dated as of September 23, 2026, by and between KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent 99.1 Press Release dated September 23, 2026 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. By: /s/ Max L. Bouthillette Name: Max L. Bouthillette Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary Date: September 23, 2026

KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. adopted a stockholder protection rights plan on September 23, 2026, declaring one right per share of common stock to defend against potential hostile takeover attempts. This defensive measure, administered by Computershare Trust Company, N.A., signals management's concern about unsolicited acquisition activity.

On September 23, 2026, KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. adopted a stockholder protection rights plan in response to potential takeover attempts. This plan involves declaring a dividend of one right for each issued and outstanding share of common stock, with the rights issued under a Rights Agreement entered into on the same day. The dividend is payable to stockholders of record by October 5, 2026, indicating a proactive measure to safeguard the company's equity structure and prevent hostile acquisitions. The significant involvement of Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as the rights agent adds an institutional layer to the plan's execution.

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