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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2017

Registration No. 333-216050

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Amendment No. 7

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Form S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Liberty Oilfield Services Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

950 17th Street, Suite 2400

Denver, Colorado 80202

(303) 515-2800

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Christopher A. Wright

Chief Executive Officer

950 17th Street, Suite 2400

Denver, Colorado 80202

(303) 515-2800

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the public:

As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box:  ☐

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☒

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until this registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities, and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state or jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

(Subject to Completion, dated                      , 2017)

                     Shares

Liberty Oilfield Services Inc.

CLASS A COMMON STOCK

This is the initial public offering of the Class A common stock of Liberty Oilfield Services Inc., a Delaware corporation. We are offering                  shares of our Class A common stock. No public market currently exists for our Class A common stock. We are an “emerging growth company” and are eligible for reduced reporting requirements. Please see “Prospectus Summary—Emerging Growth Company Status” and “Risk Factors.”

We have been authorized to list our Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “BDFC.”

We anticipate that the initial public offering price will be between $             and $             per share.

Investing in our Class A common stock involves risks. Please see “Risk Factors” beginning on page 22 of this prospectus.

We have granted the underwriters the option to purchase up to                  additional shares of Class A common stock on the same terms and conditions set forth above if the underwriters sell more than                  shares of Class A common stock in this offering.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed on the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The underwriters expect to deliver the shares on or about                      2017.

Prospectus dated                      2017.

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Neither we nor the underwriters have authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that contained in this prospectus and any free writing prospectus we have prepared. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. We and the underwriters are offering to sell shares of Class A common stock and seeking offers to buy shares of Class A common stock only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The information in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of any sale of the Class A common stock. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since the date of this prospectus.

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements that are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. See “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

Industry and Market Data

The market data and certain other statistical information used throughout this prospectus are based on independent industry publications, government publications and other published independent sources, including data from Baker Hughes Incorporated and Coras Oilfield Research. Some data is also based on our good faith estimates. Although we believe these third-party sources are reliable as of their respective dates, neither we nor the underwriters have independently verified the accuracy or completeness of this information. The industry in which we operate is subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors, including those described in the section entitled “Risk Factors.” These and other factors could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in these publications.

We define “total U.S. marketable fracturing capacity” as total hydraulic horsepower (“HHP”) capable of fracturing a well, excluding stacked equipment not immediately available for service and equipment undergoing refurbishment or maintenance, as reported by an independent industry source.

We define “total U.S. fracturing capacity” as the total HHP, regardless of whether such HHP is active and deployed, marketable and not deployed or inactive, as reported by an independent industry source.

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We define “hydraulic fracturing” as the process of perforating wellbores with small explosive charges lowered into the wellbore and then pumping fluids down the well bore and through the perforations at pressures and flow rates sufficient to crack, or fracture, the hydrocarbon-bearing rock in order to increase production of oil or natural gas from a well. A granular material, called proppant, which is typically sand or manufactured ceramic material, is suspended in the fluid during pumping and fills the newly created fractures, keeping the fractures open once high-pressure pumping stops. The proppant-filled fractures create a permeable channel through which the hydrocarbons can flow more freely from the pores of the reservoir rock to the wellbore and then to the surface.

We define a “fracture stage” as the discrete section of a fractured well being stimulated through hydraulic fracturing techniques. As horizontal wellbores have grown longer, in some cases over two miles in length, it has become increasingly difficult to generate adequate pressure to create fractures along the entire length of the wellbore. As a result, it has become common practice to fracture a well in discrete sections, separated by physical plugs or packers. In recent years, many operators of oil and gas wells have seen better fracture networks created by increasing the number of fracturing stages per well. As a result, the average number of fracturing stages per horizontal well has increased dramatically.

Trademarks and Trade Names

We own or have rights to various trademarks, service marks and trade names that we use in connection with the operation of our business, including the Liberty Quiet Fleet^TM. This prospectus may also contain trademarks, service marks and trade names of third parties, which are the property of their respective owners. Our use or display of third parties’ trademarks, service marks, trade names or products in this prospectus is not intended to, and does not imply a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship by us. Solely for convenience, the trademarks, service marks and trade names referred to in this prospectus may appear without the ^®, TM or SM symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights or the right of the applicable licensor to these trademarks, service marks and trade names.

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RISK FACTORS

Investing in our Class A common stock involves risks. You should carefully consider the information in this prospectus, including the matters addressed under “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and the following risks before making an investment decision. The trading price of our Class A common stock could decline due to any of these risks, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

Risks Related to Our Business

Our business depends on domestic capital spending by the oil and natural gas industry, and reductions in capital spending could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, results of operations and financial condition.

Our business is directly affected by our customers’ capital spending to explore for, develop and produce oil and natural gas in the United States. The significant decline in oil and natural gas prices that began in late 2014 has caused a reduction in the exploration, development and production activities of most of our customers and their spending on our services. These cuts in spending have curtailed drilling programs, which has resulted in a reduction in the demand for our services as compared to activity levels in late 2014, as well as the prices we can charge. These reductions have negatively affected our revenue per average active HHP. In addition, certain of our customers could become unable to pay their vendors and service providers, including us, as a result of the decline in commodity prices. Reduced discovery rates of new oil and natural gas reserves in our areas of operation as a result of decreased capital spending may also have a negative long-term impact on our business, even in an environment of stronger oil and natural gas prices. Any of these conditions or events could adversely affect our operating results. If the recent recovery does not continue or our customers fail to further increase their capital spending, it could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, results of operations and financial condition.

Industry conditions are influenced by numerous factors over which we have no control, including:

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The volatility of oil and natural gas prices may adversely affect the demand for our hydraulic fracturing services and negatively impact our results of operations.

The demand for our hydraulic fracturing services is primarily determined by current and anticipated oil and natural gas prices and the related levels of capital spending and drilling activity in the areas in which we have operations. Volatility or weakness in oil prices or natural gas prices (or the perception that oil prices or natural gas prices will decrease) affects the spending patterns of our customers and may result in the drilling of fewer new wells. This, in turn, could lead to lower demand for our services and may cause lower utilization of our assets. We have, and may in the future, experience significant fluctuations in operating results as a result of the reactions of our customers to changes in oil and natural gas prices. For example, prolonged low commodity prices experienced by the oil and natural gas industry beginning in late 2014 and uncertainty about future prices even when prices increased, combined with adverse changes in the capital and credit markets, caused many E&P companies to significantly reduce their capital budgets and drilling activity. This resulted in a significant decline in demand for oilfield services and adversely impacted the prices oilfield services companies could charge for their services.

Prices for oil and natural gas historically have been extremely volatile and are expected to continue to be volatile. During the past four years, the posted West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) price for oil has ranged from a low of $26.21 per barrel (“Bbl”) in February 2016 to a high of $107.26 per Bbl in June 2014. During 2016, WTI prices ranged from $26.21 to $54.06 per Bbl and during 2017, WTI prices ranged from $42.48 to $57.21. If the prices of oil and natural gas continue to be volatile, reverse their recent increases or decline, our operations, financial condition, cash flows and level of expenditures may be materially and adversely affected.

We may be adversely affected by uncertainty in the global financial markets and the deterioration of the financial condition of our customers.

Our future results may be impacted by the uncertainty caused by an economic downturn, volatility or deterioration in the debt and equity capital markets, inflation, deflation or other adverse economic conditions that may negatively affect us or parties with whom we do business resulting in a reduction in our customers’ spending and their non-payment or inability to perform obligations owed to us, such as the failure of customers to honor their commitments or the failure of major suppliers to complete orders. Additionally, during times when the natural gas or crude oil markets weaken, our customers are more likely to experience financial difficulties, including being unable to access debt or equity financing, which could result in a reduction in our customers’ spending for our services. In addition, in the course of our business we hold accounts receivable from our customers. In the event of the financial distress or bankruptcy of a customer, we could lose all or a portion of such outstanding accounts receivable associated with that customer. Further, if a customer was to enter into bankruptcy, it could also result in the cancellation of all or a portion of our service contracts with such customer at significant expense or loss of expected revenues to us.

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Our operations are subject to inherent risks, some of which are beyond our control. These risks may be self-insured, or may not be fully covered under our insurance policies.

Our operations are subject to hazards inherent in the oil and natural gas industry, such as, but not limited to, accidents, blowouts, explosions, craterings, fires, oil spills and releases of hydraulic fracturing fluids or wastewater into the environment. These conditions can cause:

In addition, our operations are subject to, and exposed to, employee/employer liabilities and risks such as wrongful termination, discrimination, labor organizing, retaliation claims and general human resource related matters.

The occurrence of a significant event or adverse claim in excess of the insurance coverage that we maintain or that is not covered by insurance could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, combined results of operations and combined financial condition. Claims for loss of oil and natural gas production and damage to formations can occur in the well services industry. Litigation arising from a catastrophic occurrence at a location where our equipment and services are being used may result in our being named as a defendant in lawsuits asserting large claims.

We do not have insurance against all foreseeable risks, either because insurance is not available or because of the high premium costs. The occurrence of an event not fully insured against or the failure of an insurer to meet its insurance obligations could result in substantial losses. In addition, we may not be able to maintain adequate insurance in the future at rates we consider reasonable. Insurance may not be available to cover any or all of the risks to which we are subject, or, even if available, it may be inadequate, or insurance premiums or other costs could rise significantly in the future so as to make such insurance prohibitively expensive.

Reliance upon a few large customers may adversely affect our revenue and operating results.

Our top five customers represented approximately 57.6%, 58.5% and 57.5% of our consolidated revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. It is likely that we will continue to derive a significant portion of our revenue from a relatively small number of customers in the future. If a major customer fails to pay us, revenue would be impacted and our operating results and financial condition could be materially harmed. Additionally, if we were to lose any material customer, we may not be able to redeploy our equipment at similar utilization or pricing levels or within a short period of time and such loss could have a material adverse effect on our business until the equipment is redeployed at similar utilization or pricing levels.

We are exposed to the credit risk of our customers, and any material nonpayment or nonperformance by our customers could adversely affect our financial results.

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volatility and, therefore, credit risk. Our credit procedures and policies may not be adequate to fully reduce customer credit risk. For example, for the year ended December 31, 2015, we had approximately $6.4 million of bad debt on which we could not collect due to the bankruptcy of certain of our customers. If we are unable to adequately assess the creditworthiness of existing or future customers or unanticipated deterioration in their creditworthiness, any resulting increase in nonpayment or nonperformance by them and our inability to re-market or otherwise use our equipment could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, prospects or results of operations.

We face intense competition that may cause us to lose market share and could negatively affect our ability to market our services and expand our operations.

The oilfield services business is highly competitive. Some of our competitors have a broader geographic scope, greater financial and other resources, or other cost efficiencies. Additionally, there may be new companies that enter our business, or re-enter our business with significantly reduced indebtedness following emergence from bankruptcy, or our existing and potential customers may develop their own hydraulic fracturing business. Our ability to maintain current revenue and cash flows, and our ability to market our services and expand our operations, could be adversely affected by the activities of our competitors and our customers. If our competitors substantially increase the resources they devote to the development and marketing of competitive services or substantially decrease the prices at which they offer their services, we may be unable to effectively compete. All of these competitive pressures could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Some of our larger competitors provide a broader range of services on a regional, national or worldwide basis. These companies may have a greater ability to continue oilfield service activities during periods of low commodity prices and to absorb the burden of present and future federal, state, local and other laws and regulations. Any inability to compete effectively with larger companies could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations.

Our assets require significant amounts of capital for maintenance, upgrades and refurbishment and may require significant capital expenditures for new equipment.

Our hydraulic fracturing fleets and other completion service-related equipment require significant capital investment in maintenance, upgrades and refurbishment to maintain their competitiveness. For example, since January 1, 2011, we have deployed 18 hydraulic fracturing fleets to service customers at a total cost to deploy of approximately $582.2 million. The costs of components and labor have increased in the past and may increase in the future with increases in demand, which will require us to incur additional costs to upgrade any fleets we may acquire in the future. Our fleets and other equipment typically do not generate revenue while they are undergoing maintenance, upgrades or refurbishment. Any maintenance, upgrade or refurbishment project for our assets could increase our indebtedness or reduce cash available for other opportunities. Furthermore, such projects may require proportionally greater capital investments as a percentage of total asset value, which may make such projects difficult to finance on acceptable terms. To the extent we are unable to fund such projects, we may have less equipment available for service or our equipment may not be attractive to potential or current customers. Additionally, competition or advances in technology within our industry may require us to update or replace existing fleets or build or acquire new fleets. Such demands on our capital or reductions in demand for our hydraulic fracturing fleets and the increase in cost of labor necessary for such maintenance and improvement, in each case, could have a material adverse effect on our business, liquidity position, financial condition, prospects and results of operations and may increase our costs.

We rely on a limited number of third parties for sand, proppant and chemicals, and delays in deliveries of such materials, increases in the cost of such materials or our contractual obligations to pay for materials that we ultimately do not require could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

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otherwise fail to deliver the materials in a timely manner and in the quantities required, any resulting delays in the provision of services could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Additionally, increasing costs of such materials may negatively impact demand for our services or the profitability of our business operations. In the past, our industry faced sporadic proppant shortages associated with hydraulic fracturing operations requiring work stoppages, which adversely impacted the operating results of several competitors. We may not be able to mitigate any future shortages of materials, including proppant. Furthermore, to the extent our contracts require us to purchase more materials, including proppant, than we ultimately require, we may be forced to pay for the excess amount under “take or pay” contract provisions.

We currently rely on one assembler and a limited number of suppliers for major equipment to both build new fleets and upgrade any fleets we acquire to our custom design, and our reliance on these vendors exposes us to risks including price and timing of delivery.

We currently rely on one assembler and a limited number of suppliers for major equipment to both build our new fleets and upgrade any fleets we may acquire to our custom design. If demand for hydraulic fracturing fleets or the components necessary to build such fleets increases or these vendors face financial distress or bankruptcy, these vendors may not be able to provide the new or upgraded fleets on schedule or at the current price. If this were to occur, we could be required to seek another assembler or other suppliers for major equipment to build or upgrade our fleets, which may adversely affect our revenues or increase our costs.

Interruptions of service on the rail lines by which we receive proppant could adversely affect our results of operations.

We receive a significant portion of the proppant used in our hydraulic fracturing services by rail. Rail operations are subject to various risks that may result in a delay or lack of service, including lack of available capacity, mechanical problems, extreme weather conditions, work stoppages, labor strikes, terrorist attacks and operating hazards. Additionally, if we increase the amount of proppant we require for delivery of our services, we may face difficulty in securing rail transportation for such additional amount of proppant. Any delay or failure in the rail services on which we rely could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Delays or restrictions in obtaining permits by us for our operations or by our customers for their operations could impair our business.

In most states, our operations and the operations of our oil and natural gas producing customers require permits from one or more governmental agencies in order to perform drilling and completion activities, secure water rights, or other regulated activities. Such permits are typically issued by state agencies, but federal and local governmental permits may also be required. The requirements for such permits vary depending on the location where such regulated activities will be conducted. As with all governmental permitting processes, there is a degree of uncertainty as to whether a permit will be granted, the time it will take for a permit to be issued, and the conditions that may be imposed in connection with the granting of the permit. In addition, some of our customers’ drilling and completion activities may take place on federal land or Native American lands, requiring leases and other approvals from the federal government or Native American tribes to conduct such drilling and completion activities or other regulated activities. Under certain circumstances, federal agencies may cancel proposed leases for federal lands and refuse to grant or delay required approvals. Therefore, our customers’ operations in certain areas of the United States may be interrupted or suspended for varying lengths of time, causing a loss of revenue to us and adversely affecting our results of operations in support of those customers.

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Federal or state legislative and regulatory initiatives related to induced seismicity could result in operating restrictions or delays in the drilling and completion of oil and natural gas wells that may reduce demand for our services and could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, combined results of operations and combined financial condition.

Our oil and natural gas producing customers dispose of flowback and produced water or certain other oilfield fluids gathered from oil and natural gas producing operations in accordance with permits issued by government authorities overseeing such disposal activities. While these permits are issued pursuant to existing laws and regulations, these legal requirements are subject to change based on concerns of the public or governmental authorities regarding such disposal activities. One such concern relates to recent seismic events near underground disposal wells used for the disposal by injection of flowback and produced water or certain other oilfield fluids resulting from oil and natural gas activities. When caused by human activity, such events are called induced seismicity. Developing research suggests that the link between seismic activity and wastewater disposal may vary by region, and that only a very small fraction of the tens of thousands of injection wells have been suspected to be, or may have been, the likely cause of induced seismicity. In 2016, the United States Geological Survey identified six states with the most significant hazards from induced seismicity, including Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arkansas. In response to concerns regarding induced seismicity, regulators in some states have imposed, or are considering imposing, additional requirements in the permitting of produced water disposal wells or otherwise to assess any relationship between seismicity and the use of such wells. For example, Oklahoma issued rules for wastewater disposal wells in 2014 that imposed certain permitting and operating restrictions and reporting requirements on disposal wells in proximity to faults and also, from time to time, has developed and implemented plans directing certain wells where seismic incidents have occurred to restrict or suspend disposal well operations. The Texas Railroad Commission adopted similar rules in 2014. More recently, in December 2016, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s (“OCC”) Oil and Gas Conservation Division and the Oklahoma Geological Survey released well completion seismicity guidance, which requires operators to take certain prescriptive actions, including an operator’s planned mitigation practices, following certain unusual seismic activity within 1.25 miles of hydraulic fracturing operations. In addition, in February 2017, the OCC’s Oil and Gas Conservation Division issued an order limiting future increases in the volume of oil and natural gas wastewater injected belowground into the Arbuckle formation in an effort to reduce the number of earthquakes in the state. Also, ongoing lawsuits allege that disposal well operations have caused damage to neighboring properties or otherwise violated state and federal rules regulating waste disposal. These developments could result in additional regulation and restrictions on the use of injection wells by our customers to dispose of flowback and produced water and certain other oilfield fluids. Increased regulation and attention given to induced seismicity also could lead to greater opposition to, and litigation concerning, oil and natural gas activities utilizing injection wells for waste disposal. Any one or more of these developments may result in our customers having to limit disposal well volumes, disposal rates or locations, or require our customers or third party disposal well operators that are used to dispose of customers’ wastewater to shut down disposal wells, which developments could adversely affect our customers’ business and result in a corresponding decrease in the need for our services, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Federal, state and local legislative and regulatory initiatives relating to hydraulic fracturing as well as governmental reviews of such activities may serve to limit future oil and natural gas exploration and production activities and could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and business.

Currently, hydraulic fracturing is generally exempt from regulation under the U.S. Safe Drinking Water Act’s (“SDWA”) Underground Injection Control (“UIC”) program and is typically regulated by state oil and gas commissions or similar agencies.

However, several federal agencies have asserted regulatory authority over certain aspects of the process. For example, in February 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) asserted regulatory authority pursuant to the SDWA’s UIC program over hydraulic fracturing activities involving the use of diesel and issued

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guidance covering such activities. Also, beginning in 2012, the EPA issued a series of regulations under the federal Clean Air Act (“CAA”) that include New Source Performance Standards (“NSPS”), known as Subpart OOOO, for completion of hydraulically fractured natural gas wells and certain other plants and equipment and, more recently, in June 2016, new emissions standards, known as Subpart OOOOa, for methane and additional standards for volatile organic compounds (“VOCs”) from certain new, modified and reconstructed equipment and processes in the oil and natural gas source category. In addition, in June 2016, the EPA published an effluent limit guideline final rule prohibiting the discharge of wastewater from onshore unconventional oil and gas extraction facilities to publicly owned wastewater treatment plants and, in May 2014, published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding Toxic Substances Control Act reporting of the chemical substances and mixtures used in hydraulic fracturing. Also, the federal Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) published a final rule in March 2015 that established new or more stringent standards relating to hydraulic fracturing on federal and American Indian lands. This rule was struck down by a Wyoming federal judge in June 2016 but was subsequently appealed by the EPA to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. However, following the issuance of a presidential executive order to review rules related to the energy industry, in July 2017 the BLM published a proposed rule to rescind the 2015 rule. In September 2017, the Tenth Circuit issued a ruling to vacate this decision and dismiss the lawsuit challenging the rule in light of the BLM’s proposed rulemaking. The timing of a final rulemaking is uncertain. As a result of these developments, future implementation of the BLM rule is uncertain at this time. From time to time, legislation has been introduced, but not enacted, in Congress to provide for federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing and to require disclosure of the chemicals used in the hydraulic fracturing process. In the event that new federal restrictions relating to the hydraulic fracturing process are adopted in areas where we or our customers conduct business, we or our customers may incur additional costs or permitting requirements to comply with such federal requirements that may be significant and, in the case of our customers, also could result in added delays or curtailment in the pursuit of exploration, development, or production activities, which would in turn reduce the demand for our services.

Moreover, some states and local governments have adopted, and other governmental entities are considering adopting, regulations that could impose more stringent permitting, disclosure and well-construction requirements on hydraulic fracturing operations, including states where we or our customers operate. For example, Texas, Colorado and North Dakota among others have adopted regulations that impose new or more stringent permitting, disclosure, disposal, and well construction requirements on hydraulic fracturing operations. States could also elect to prohibit high volume hydraulic fracturing altogether, following the approach taken by the State of New York in 2015. In addition to state laws, local land use restrictions, such as city ordinances, may restrict drilling in general and/or hydraulic fracturing in particular.

In December 2016, the EPA released its final report on the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources. The final report concluded that “water cycle” activities associated with hydraulic fracturing may impact drinking water resources “under some circumstances,” noting that the following hydraulic fracturing water cycle activities and local- or regional-scale factors are more likely than others to result in more frequent or more severe impacts: water withdrawals for fracturing in times or areas of low water availability; surface spills during the management of fracturing fluids, chemicals or produced water; injection of fracturing fluids into wells with inadequate mechanical integrity; injection of fracturing fluids directly into groundwater resources; discharge of inadequately treated fracturing wastewater to surface waters; and disposal or storage of fracturing wastewater in unlined pits.

Furthermore, certain interest groups in Colorado opposed to oil and natural gas development generally, and hydraulic fracturing in particular, have from time to time advanced various options for ballot initiatives that, if approved, would allow revisions to the state constitution in a manner that would make such exploration and production activities in the state more difficult in the future. For example, proponents of such initiatives sought to include on the Colorado November 2016 ballot certain amendments that, if approved, could, among other things, authorize local governmental control over oil and natural gas development in Colorado that could impose more stringent requirements than currently implemented under state law and regulation. These particular amendments

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failed to gather enough valid signatures to be placed on the November 2016 ballot. However, one other amendment that was placed on the Colorado 2016 ballot and approved by voters, Amendment 71, now makes it more difficult to place an initiative on the state ballot. Amendment 71 requires that in order to place an initiative on a state ballot in the future, signatures from 2 percent of registered voters must be obtained in each of the state’s 35 Senate districts and, further, must be approved by 55 percent of the vote rather than a simple majority. Nonetheless, even though recent past amendments seeking to restrict oil and natural gas development in Colorado failed to be placed on the ballot and Amendment 71 now makes it more difficult to place an initiative on the ballot, should ballot initiatives or local or state restrictions or prohibitions be adopted in the future in areas where we and our customers conduct operations that impose more stringent limitations on the production and development of oil and natural gas, we may incur significant costs to comply with such requirements or our customers may experience delays or curtailment in the pursuit of exploration, development, or production activities.

Increased regulation and attention given to the hydraulic fracturing process could lead to greater opposition to, and litigation concerning, oil and natural gas production activities using hydraulic fracturing techniques. Additional legislation or regulation could also lead to operational delays for our customers or increased operating costs in the production of oil and natural gas, including from the developing shale plays, or could make it more difficult for us and our customers to perform hydraulic fracturing. The adoption of any federal, state or local laws or the implementation of regulations regarding hydraulic fracturing could potentially cause a decrease in the completion of new oil and natural gas wells and an associated decrease in demand for our services and increased compliance costs and time, which could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, combined results of operations, and combined financial condition.

Changes in transportation regulations may increase our costs and negatively impact our results of operations.

We are subject to various transportation regulations including as a motor carrier by the U.S. Department of Transportation and by various federal, state and tribal agencies, whose regulations include certain permit requirements of highway and safety authorities. These regulatory authorities exercise broad powers over our trucking operations, generally governing such matters as the authorization to engage in motor carrier operations, safety, equipment testing, driver requirements and specifications and insurance requirements. The trucking industry is subject to possible regulatory and legislative changes that may impact our operations, such as changes in fuel emissions limits, hours of service regulations that govern the amount of time a driver may drive or work in any specific period and limits on vehicle weight and size. As the federal government continues to develop and propose regulations relating to fuel quality, engine efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions, we may experience an increase in costs related to truck purchases and maintenance, impairment of equipment productivity, a decrease in the residual value of vehicles, unpredictable fluctuations in fuel prices and an increase in operating expenses. Increased truck traffic may contribute to deteriorating road conditions in some areas where our operations are performed. Our operations, including routing and weight restrictions, could be affected by road construction, road repairs, detours and state and local regulations and ordinances restricting access to certain roads. Proposals to increase federal, state or local taxes, including taxes on motor fuels, are also made from time to time, and any such increase would increase our operating costs. Also, state and local regulation of permitted routes and times on specific roadways could adversely affect our operations. We cannot predict whether, or in what form, any legislative or regulatory changes or municipal ordinances applicable to our logistics operations will be enacted and to what extent any such legislation or regulations could increase our costs or otherwise adversely affect our business or operations.

We are subject to environmental and occupational health and safety laws and regulations that may expose us to significant costs and liabilities.

Our operations and the operations of our customers are subject to numerous federal, regional, state and local laws and regulations relating to protection of natural resources and the environment, health and safety aspects of our operations and waste management, including the transportation and disposal of waste and other materials. These laws and regulations may impose numerous obligations on our operations and the operations of our

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customers, including the acquisition of permits to conduct regulated activities, the imposition of restrictions on the types, quantities and concentrations of various substances that can be released into the environment or injected in formations in connection with oil and natural gas drilling and production activities, the incurrence of capital expenditures to mitigate or prevent releases of materials from our equipment, facilities or from customer locations where we are providing services, the imposition of substantial liabilities for pollution resulting from our operations, and the application of specific health and safety criteria addressing worker protection. Any failure on our part or the part of our customers to comply with these laws and regulations could result in prohibitions or restrictions on operations, assessment of sanctions including administrative, civil and criminal penalties, issuance of corrective action orders requiring the performance of investigatory, remedial or curative activities or enjoining performance of some or all of our operations in a particular area, and the occurrence of delays in the permitting or performance of projects.

Our business activities present risks of incurring significant environmental costs and liabilities, including costs and liabilities resulting from our handling of oilfield and other wastes, because of air emissions and wastewater discharges related to our operations, and due to historical oilfield industry operations and waste disposal practices. In addition, private parties, including the owners of properties upon which we perform services and facilities where our wastes are taken for reclamation or disposal, also may have the right to pursue legal actions to enforce compliance as well as to seek damages for non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations or for personal injury or property or natural resource damages. Some environmental laws and regulations may impose strict liability, which means that in some situations we could be exposed to liability as a result of our conduct that was lawful at the time it occurred or the conduct of, or conditions caused by, prior operators or other third parties. Remedial costs and other damages arising as a result of environmental laws and costs associated with changes in environmental laws and regulations could be substantial and could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, combined results of operations and combined financial condition.

Laws and regulations protecting the environment generally have become more stringent in recent years and are expected to continue to do so, which could lead to material increases in costs for future environmental compliance and remediation. Changes in existing laws or regulations, or the adoption of new laws or regulations, could delay or curtail exploratory or developmental drilling for oil and natural gas and could limit well servicing opportunities. For example, the EPA has designated energy extraction as one of seven national enforcement initiatives for 2017 to 2019, and has indicated that the agency will direct resources towards addressing incidences of noncompliance from natural gas extraction and production activities. We may not be able to recover some or any of our costs of compliance with these laws and regulations from insurance.

Silica-related legislation, health issues and litigation could have a material adverse effect on our business, reputation or results of operations.

We are subject to laws and regulations relating to human exposure to crystalline silica. In March 2016, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) amended its legal requirements, publishing a final rule that established a more stringent permissible exposure limit for exposure to respirable crystalline silica and provided other provisions to protect employees, such as requirements for exposure assessment, methods for controlling exposure, respiratory protection, medical surveillance, hazard communication, and recordkeeping. This final rule became effective in June 2016 and will require compliance with most applicable requirements by June 2018. However, several industry groups have filed suit in the D.C. Circuit to halt implementation of the rule. Historically, our environmental compliance costs with respect to existing crystalline silica requirements have not had a material adverse effect on our results of operations; however, federal and state regulatory authorities, including OSHA, may continue to propose changes in their regulations regarding workplace exposure to crystalline silica, such as permissible exposure limits and required controls and personal protective equipment. We may not be able to comply with any new laws and regulations that are adopted, and any new laws and regulations could have a material adverse effect on our operating results by requiring us to modify or cease our operations.

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In addition, the inhalation of respirable crystalline silica is associated with the lung disease silicosis. There is recent evidence of an association between crystalline silica exposure or silicosis and lung cancer and a possible association with other diseases, including immune system disorders such as scleroderma. These health risks have been, and may continue to be, a significant issue confronting the hydraulic fracturing industry. Concerns over silicosis and other potential adverse health effects, as well as concerns regarding potential liability from the use of hydraulic fracture sand, may have the effect of discouraging our customers’ use of our hydraulic fracture sand. The actual or perceived health risks of handling hydraulic fracture sand could materially and adversely affect hydraulic fracturing service providers, including us, through reduced use of hydraulic fracture sand, the threat of product liability or employee lawsuits, increased scrutiny by federal, state and local regulatory authorities of us and our customers or reduced financing sources available to the hydraulic fracturing industry.

Anti-indemnity provisions enacted by many states may restrict or prohibit a party’s indemnification of us.

We typically enter into agreements with our customers governing the provision of our services, which usually include certain indemnification provisions for losses resulting from operations. Such agreements may require each party to indemnify the other against certain claims regardless of the negligence or other fault of the indemnified party; however, many states place limitations on contractual indemnity agreements, particularly agreements that indemnify a party against the consequences of its own negligence. Furthermore, certain states, including Texas, New Mexico and Wyoming, have enacted statutes generally referred to as “oilfield anti-indemnity acts” expressly prohibiting certain indemnity agreements contained in or related to oilfield services agreements. Such anti-indemnity acts may restrict or void a party’s indemnification of us, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, prospects and results of operations.

Oil and natural gas companies’ operations using hydraulic fracturing are substantially dependent on the availability of water. Restrictions on the ability to obtain water for exploration and production activities and the disposal of flowback and produced water may impact their operations and have a corresponding adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Water is an essential component of shale oil and natural gas production during both the drilling and hydraulic fracturing processes. Our oil and natural gas producing customers’ access to water to be used in these processes may be adversely affected due to reasons such as periods of extended drought, private, third party competition for water in localized areas or the implementation of local or state governmental programs to monitor or restrict the beneficial use of water subject to their jurisdiction for hydraulic fracturing to assure adequate local water supplies. The occurrence of these or similar developments may result in limitations being placed on allocations of water due to needs by third party businesses with more senior contractual or permitting rights to the water. Our customers’ inability to locate or contractually acquire and sustain the receipt of sufficient amounts of water could adversely impact their exploration and production operations and have a corresponding adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Moreover, the imposition of new environmental regulations and other regulatory initiatives could include increased restrictions on our producing customers’ ability to dispose of flowback and produced water generated in hydraulic fracturing or other fluids resulting from exploration and production activities. Applicable laws, including the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, also known as the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) impose restrictions and strict controls regarding the discharge of pollutants into waters of the United States and require that permits or other approvals be obtained to discharge pollutants to such waters. In May 2015, the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) released a final rule outlining their position on the federal jurisdictional reach over wetlands and other waters of the United States. This rule has been challenged in court on the grounds that it unlawfully expands the reach of CWA programs, and implementation of the rule has been stayed pending resolution of the court challenge. In January 2017, the United States Supreme Court accepted review of the rule to determine whether jurisdiction rests with the federal district or appellate courts. Additionally, following issuance of a presidential executive order to review the rule, the EPA and Corps published a proposed rulemaking to repeal the rule in July 2017 and the public comment period closed on September 27, 2017. The

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EPA and Corps also announced their intent to issue a new rule defining the CWA’s jurisdiction that is consistent with President Trump’s executive order. As a result, future implementation of the 2015 rule is uncertain at this time. To the extent this rule or a revised rule expands the scope of the CWA’s jurisdiction in areas where we or our customers operate could impose additional permitting obligations on us and our customers.

Additionally, regulations implemented under the CWA and similar state laws prohibit the discharge of produced water and sand, drilling fluids, drill cuttings and certain other substances related to the natural gas and oil industry into coastal waters. In June 2016, the EPA published final regulations prohibiting wastewater discharges from hydraulic fracturing and certain other natural gas operations to publicly-owned wastewater treatment plants. The CWA and analogous state laws provide for civil, criminal and administrative penalties for any unauthorized discharges of pollutants and unauthorized discharges of reportable quantities of oil and hazardous substances. Compliance with current and future environmental regulations and permit requirements governing the withdrawal, storage and use of surface water or groundwater necessary for hydraulic fracturing of wells and any inability to secure transportation and access to disposal wells with sufficient capacity to accept all of our flowback and produced water on economic terms may increase our customers’ operating costs and cause delays, interruptions or termination of our customers’ operations, the extent of which cannot be predicted.

Our current and future indebtedness could adversely affect our financial condition.

As of November 8, 2017, we have $54.8 million outstanding under our ABL Credit Facility (including accrued interest) and $175 million outstanding under our Term Loan Facility. In addition, we may be able to borrow up to $250 million under our ABL Credit Facility, subject to certain borrowing base limitations. Please see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Debt Agreements.”

Moreover, subject to the limits contained in our Credit Facilities, we may incur substantial additional debt from time to time. Any borrowings we may incur in the future would have several important consequences for our future operations, including that:

If we incur indebtedness in the future, we may have significant principal payments due at specified future dates under the documents governing such indebtedness. Our ability to meet such principal obligations will be dependent upon future performance, which in turn will be subject to general economic conditions, industry cycles and financial, business and other factors affecting our operations, many of which are beyond our control. Our business may not continue to generate sufficient cash flow from operations to repay any incurred indebtedness. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow from operations, we may be required to sell assets, to refinance all or a portion of such indebtedness or to obtain additional financing.

Our Credit Facilities subject us to financial and other restrictive covenants. These restrictions may limit our operational or financial flexibility and could subject us to potential defaults under our Credit Facilities.

Our Credit Facilities subject us to restrictive covenants, including, but not limited to, restrictions on incurring additional debt and certain distributions. Our ability to comply with these financial condition tests can be affected by events beyond our control and we may not be able to do so.

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The Credit Facilities are not subject to financial covenants unless our liquidity, as defined in the agreements governing the Credit Facilities, drops below a specified level, at which time we will be required to maintain certain fixed charge coverage ratios. Please see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Debt Agreement.”

If our liquidity falls below the prescribed level and we are unable to remain in compliance with the financial covenants of our Credit Facilities, then amounts outstanding thereunder may be accelerated and become due immediately. Any such acceleration could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Increases in interest rates could adversely impact the price of our shares, our ability to issue equity or incur debt for acquisitions or other purposes.

Interest rates on future borrowings, credit facilities and debt offerings could be higher than current levels, causing our financing costs to increase accordingly. Changes in interest rates, either positive or negative, may affect the yield requirements of investors who invest in our shares, and a rising interest rate environment could have an adverse impact on the price of our shares, our ability to issue equity or incur debt for acquisitions or other purposes.

Fuel conservation measures could reduce demand for oil and natural gas which would in turn reduce the demand for our services.

Fuel conservation measures, alternative fuel requirements and increasing consumer demand for alternatives to oil and natural gas could reduce demand for oil and natural gas. The impact of the changing demand for oil and natural gas may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, prospects, results of operations and cash flows. Additionally, the increased competitiveness of alternative energy sources (such as wind, solar geothermal, tidal, and biofuels) could reduce demand for hydrocarbons and therefore for our services, which would lead to a reduction in our revenues.

Unsatisfactory safety performance may negatively affect our customer relationships and, to the extent we fail to retain existing customers or attract new customers, adversely impact our revenues.

Our ability to retain existing customers and attract new business is dependent on many factors, including our ability to demonstrate that we can reliably and safely operate our business in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws, rules and permits, which legal requirements are subject to change. Existing and potential customers consider the safety record of their third-party service providers to be of high importance in their decision to engage such providers. If one or more accidents were to occur at one of our operating sites, the affected customer may seek to terminate or cancel its use of our facilities or services and may be less likely to continue to use our services, which could cause us to lose substantial revenues. Furthermore, our ability to attract new customers may be impaired if they elect not to engage us because they view our safety record as unacceptable. In addition, it is possible that we will experience multiple or particularly severe accidents in the future, causing our safety record to deteriorate. This may be more likely as we continue to grow, if we experience high employee turnover or labor shortage, or hire inexperienced personnel to bolster our staffing needs.

Climate change legislation and regulations restricting or regulating emissions of greenhouse gases could result in increased operating and capital costs and reduced demand for our hydraulic fracturing services.

Climate change continues to attract considerable public and scientific attention. As a result, numerous proposals have been made and are likely to continue to be made at the international, national, regional and state levels of government to monitor and limit emissions of greenhouse gases (“GHGs”). These efforts have included consideration of cap-and-trade programs, carbon taxes, GHG reporting and tracking programs and regulations that directly limit GHG emissions from certain sources.

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At the federal level, no comprehensive climate change legislation has been implemented to date. The EPA has, however, adopted rules under authority of the federal Clean Air Act that, among other things, establish Potential for Significant Deterioration (“PSD”) construction and Title V operating permit reviews for GHG emissions from certain large stationary sources that are also potential major sources of certain principal, or criteria, pollutant emissions, which reviews could require securing PSD permits at covered facilities emitting GHGs and meeting “best available control technology” standards for those GHG emissions. In addition, the EPA has adopted rules requiring the monitoring and annual reporting of GHG emissions from certain petroleum and natural gas system sources in the U.S., including, among others, onshore and offshore production facilities, which include certain of our producing customers’ operations. In October 2015, the EPA amended and expanded the GHG reporting requirements to all segments of the oil and natural gas industry, including gathering and boosting facilities as well as completions and workovers from hydraulically fractured oil wells, and in January 2016, the EPA proposed additional revisions to leak detection methodology to align the reporting rules with the new source performance standards.

Federal agencies also have begun directly regulating emissions of methane, a GHG, from oil and natural gas operations. In June 2016, the EPA published NSPS Subpart OOOOa, which requires certain new, modified or reconstructed equipment and processes in the oil and natural gas source category to reduce these methane gas and VOC emissions. These Subpart OOOOa standards will expand previously issued NSPS Subpart OOOO published by the EPA in 2012 by using certain equipment-specific emissions control practices. However, effective June 2, 2017, the EPA stayed certain portions of these Subpart OOOOa standards for 90 days. This 90-day stay was vacated by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on July 3, 2017, but the D.C. Circuit did not vacate the EPA’s June 16, 2017 proposal to stay these requirements for two years and revisit the entirety of the 2016 standards. Comments to the EPA’s June 16, 2017 proposal were due August 9, 2017. The EPA has not yet published a final rule. However, as a result of these developments, future implementation of the 2016 standards is uncertain at this time. Furthermore, in June 2017, the BLM stayed a rule published in November 2016 and imposing requirements to reduce methane emissions from venting, flaring, and leaking on public lands. On October 4, 2017, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California struck down the June 2017 stay. However, on October 5, 2017, the BLM published a proposed rule that would temporarily suspend or delay certain requirements contained in the November 2016 final rule until January 17, 2019, and seeks public comments on this proposed rule by November 6, 2017. Given the long-term trend towards increasing regulation, future federal GHG regulations of the oil and gas industry remain a possibility. Additionally, in December 2015, the United States joined the international community at the 21st Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris, France that prepared an agreement requiring member countries to review and “represent a progression” in their intended nationally determined contributions, which set GHG emission reduction goals every five years beginning in 2020. This “Paris agreement” was signed by the United States in April 2016 and entered in force in November 2016; however, the GHG emission reductions called for by the Paris Agreement are not binding. In June 2017, President Trump announced that the United States plans to withdraw from the Paris Agreement and to seek negotiations either to reenter the Paris Agreement on different terms or to establish a new framework agreement. In August 2017, the U.S. State Department officially informed the United Nations of the intent of the United States to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement. The Paris Agreement provides for a four-year exit process beginning when it took effect in November 2016, which would result in an effective exit date of November 2020. The United States’ adherence to the exit process and/or the terms on which the United States may reenter the Paris Agreement or a separately negotiated agreement are unclear at this time.

The adoption and implementation of any international, federal or state legislation or regulations that require reporting of GHGs or otherwise restrict emissions of GHGs could result in increased compliance costs or additional operating restrictions, and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, demand for our services, results of operations, and cash flows. Finally, some scientists have concluded that increasing concentrations of GHG in the atmosphere may produce climate changes that have significant physical effects, such as increased frequency and severity of storms, droughts, and floods and other climate events that could have an adverse effect on our operations and the operations of our customers.

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The Endangered Species Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act and other restrictions intended to protect certain species of wildlife govern our and our oil and natural gas producing customers’ operations and additional restrictions may be imposed in the future, which constraints could have an adverse impact on our ability to expand some of our existing operations or limit our customers’ ability to develop new oil and natural gas wells.

Oil and natural gas operations in our operating areas can be adversely affected by seasonal or permanent restrictions on drilling activities designed to protect various wildlife, which may limit our ability to operate in protected areas. Permanent restrictions imposed to protect endangered species could prohibit drilling in certain areas or require the implementation of expensive mitigation measures.

For example, the Endangered Species Act (the “ESA”) restricts activities that may affect endangered or threatened species or their habitats. Similar protections are offered to migratory birds under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (the “MBTA”). To the extent species that are listed under the ESA or similar state laws, or are protected under the MBTA, live in the areas where we or our oil and natural gas producing customers’ operate, our and our customers’ abilities to conduct or expand operations and construct facilities could be limited or be forced to incur material additional costs. Moreover, our customer’s drilling activities may be delayed, restricted or precluded in protected habitat areas or during certain seasons, such as breeding and nesting seasons. Some of our operations and the operations of our customers are located in areas that are designated as habitats for protected species.

Moreover, as a result of one or more settlements approved by the federal government, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) must make determinations on the listing of numerous species as endangered or threatened under the ESA pursuant to specific timelines. The designation of previously unidentified endangered or threatened species could indirectly cause us to incur additional costs, cause our or our oil and natural gas producing customers’ operations to become subject to operating restrictions or bans, and limit future development activity in affected areas. The FWS and similar state agencies may designate critical or suitable habitat areas that they believe are necessary for the survival of threatened or endangered species. Such a designation could materially restrict use of or access to federal, state and private lands.

We may have difficulty managing growth of our business, which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

As a recently formed company, growth of our business could place a significant strain on our financial, technical, operational and management resources. As we expand the scope of our activities and our geographic coverage through organic growth, there will be additional demands on our financial, technical, operational and management resources. The failure to continue to upgrade our technical, administrative, operating and financial control systems or the occurrences of unexpected expansion difficulties, including the failure to recruit and retain experienced managers, engineers and other professionals in the oilfield services industry, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and our ability to successfully or timely execute our business plan.

We rely on a few key employees whose absence or loss could adversely affect our business.

Many key responsibilities within our business have been assigned to a small number of employees. The loss of their services could adversely affect our business. In particular, the loss of the services of one or more members of our executive team, including our chief executive officer, chief financial officer and president, could disrupt our operations. We do not have any written employment agreement with our executives at this time. Further, we do not maintain “key person” life insurance policies on any of our employees. As a result, we are not insured against any losses resulting from the death of our key employees.

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We may be subject to risks in connection with acquisitions.

We have completed and may, in the future, pursue asset acquisitions or acquisitions of businesses. The process of upgrading acquired assets to our specifications and integrating acquired assets or businesses may involve unforeseen costs and delays or other operational, technical and financial difficulties and may require a significant amount time and resources. Our failure to incorporate acquired assets or businesses into our existing operations successfully or to minimize any unforeseen operational difficulties could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Such events could also mean an acquisition that we expected to be accretive is not accretive and, in extreme cases, the asset is idle.

Our industry overall has experienced a high rate of employee turnover. Any difficulty we experience replacing or adding personnel could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, results of operations and financial condition.

We are dependent upon the available labor pool of skilled employees and may not be able to find enough skilled labor to meet our needs, which could have a negative effect on our growth. We are also subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act, which governs such matters as minimum wage, overtime and other working conditions. Our services require skilled workers who can perform physically demanding work. As a result of our industry volatility, including the recent and pronounced decline in drilling activity, as well as the demanding nature of the work, many workers have left the hydraulic fracturing industry to pursue employment in different fields. Though our historical turnover rates have been significantly lower than those of our competitors, if we are unable to retain or meet growing demand for skilled technical personnel, our operating results and our ability to execute our growth strategies may be adversely affected.

Technology advancements in well service technologies, including those involving hydraulic fracturing, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The hydraulic fracturing industry is characterized by rapid and significant technological advancements and introductions of new products and services using new technologies. As competitors and others use or develop new technologies or technologies comparable to ours in the future, we may lose market share or be placed at a competitive disadvantage. Further, we may face competitive pressure to implement or acquire certain new technologies at a substantial cost. Some of our competitors may have greater financial, technical and personnel resources than we do, which may allow them to gain technological advantages or implement new technologies before we can. Additionally, we may be unable to implement new technologies or services at all, on a timely basis or at an acceptable cost. New technology could also make it easier for our customers to vertically integrate their operations, thereby reducing or eliminating the need for our services. Limits on our ability to effectively use or implement new technologies may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may be subject to claims for personal injury and property damage, which could materially adversely affect our financial condition, prospects and results of operations.

Our services are subject to inherent risks that can cause personal injury or loss of life, damage to or destruction of property, equipment or the environment or the suspension of our operations. Litigation arising from operations where our services are provided, may cause us to be named as a defendant in lawsuits asserting potentially large claims including claims for exemplary damages. We maintain what we believe is customary and reasonable insurance to protect our business against these potential losses, but such insurance may not be adequate to cover our liabilities, and we are not fully insured against all risks.

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commit willful acts. Our customers generally agree to indemnify us against claims arising from their employees’ personal injury or death to the extent that, in the case of our hydraulic fracturing operations, their employees are injured or their properties are damaged by such operations, unless resulting from our gross negligence or willful misconduct. Our customers also generally agree to indemnify us for loss or destruction of customer-owned property or equipment. In turn, we agree to indemnify our customers for loss or destruction of property or equipment we own and for liabilities arising from personal injury to or death of any of our employees, unless resulting from gross negligence or willful misconduct of the customer. However, we might not succeed in enforcing such contractual allocation or might incur an unforeseen liability falling outside the scope of such allocation. As a result, we may incur substantial losses which could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operation.

Seasonal weather conditions and natural disasters could severely disrupt normal operations and harm our business.

Our operations are located in different regions of the United States. Some of these areas, including the DJ Basin, Powder River Basin and Williston Basin, are adversely affected by seasonal weather conditions, primarily in the winter and spring. During periods of heavy snow, ice or rain, we may be unable to move our equipment between locations, thereby reducing our ability to provide services and generate revenues. The exploration activities of our customers may also be affected during such periods of adverse weather conditions. Additionally, extended drought conditions in our operating regions could impact our ability or our customers’ ability to source sufficient water or increase the cost for such water. As a result, a natural disaster or inclement weather conditions could severely disrupt the normal operation of our business and adversely impact our financial condition and results of operations.

If we are unable to fully protect our intellectual property rights, we may suffer a loss in our competitive advantage or market share.

We do not have patents or patent applications relating to many of our key processes and technology. If we are not able to maintain the confidentiality of our trade secrets, or if our competitors are able to replicate our technology or services, our competitive advantage would be diminished. We also cannot assure you that any patents we may obtain in the future would provide us with any significant commercial benefit or would allow us to prevent our competitors from employing comparable technologies or processes.

We may be adversely affected by disputes regarding intellectual property rights of third parties.

Third parties from time to time may initiate litigation against us by asserting that the conduct of our business infringes, misappropriates or otherwise violates intellectual property rights. We may not prevail in any such legal proceedings related to such claims, and our products and services may be found to infringe, impair, misappropriate, dilute or otherwise violate the intellectual property rights of others. If we are sued for infringement and lose, we could be required to pay substantial damages and/or be enjoined from using or selling the infringing products or technology. Any legal proceeding concerning intellectual property could be protracted and costly regardless of the merits of any claim and is inherently unpredictable and could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, regardless of its outcome. For instance, SandBox Logistics, LLC and Oren Technologies, LLC (collectively “SandBox”) have filed a suit against us, alleging, amongst other things, that we have infringed upon certain U.S. patents. Please see “Business—Legal Proceedings.”

If we were to discover that our technologies or products infringe valid intellectual property rights of third parties, we may need to obtain licenses from these parties or substantially re-engineer our products in order to avoid infringement. We may not be able to obtain the necessary licenses on acceptable terms, or at all, or be able to re-engineer our products successfully. If our inability to obtain required licenses for our technologies or products prevents us from selling our products, that could adversely impact our financial condition and results of operations.

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Additionally, we currently license certain third party intellectual property in connection with our business, and the loss of any such license could adversely impact our financial condition and results of operations.

We may be subject to interruptions or failures in our information technology systems.

We rely on sophisticated information technology systems and infrastructure to support our business, including process control technology. Any of these systems may be susceptible to outages due to fire, floods, power loss, telecommunications failures, usage errors by employees, computer viruses, cyber-attacks or other security breaches, or similar events. The failure of any of our information technology systems may cause disruptions in our operations, which could adversely affect our sales and profitability.

We are subject to cyber security risks. A cyber incident could occur and result in information theft, data corruption, operational disruption and/or financial loss.

The oil and natural gas industry has become increasingly dependent on digital technologies to conduct certain processing activities. For example, we depend on digital technologies to perform many of our services and to process and record financial and operating data. At the same time, cyber incidents, including deliberate attacks, have increased. The U.S. government has issued public warnings that indicate that energy assets might be specific targets of cyber security threats. Our technologies, systems and networks, and those of our vendors, suppliers and other business partners, may become the target of cyberattacks or information security breaches that could result in the unauthorized release, gathering, monitoring, misuse, loss or destruction of proprietary and other information, or other disruption of business operations. In addition, certain cyber incidents, such as surveillance, may remain undetected for an extended period. Our systems and insurance coverage for protecting against cyber security risks may not be sufficient. As cyber incidents continue to evolve, we will likely be required to expend additional resources to continue to modify or enhance our protective measures or to investigate and remediate any vulnerability to cyber incidents. Our insurance coverage for cyberattacks may not be sufficient to cover all the losses we may experience as a result of such cyberattacks.

A terrorist attack or armed conflict could harm our business.

The occurrence or threat of terrorist attacks in the United States or other countries, anti-terrorist efforts and other armed conflicts involving the United States or other countries, including continued hostilities in the Middle East, may adversely affect the United States and global economies and could prevent us from meeting our financial and other obligations. If any of these events occur, the resulting political instability and societal disruption could reduce overall demand for oil and natural gas, potentially putting downward pressure on demand for our services and causing a reduction in our revenues. Oil and natural gas related facilities could be direct targets of terrorist attacks, and our operations could be adversely impacted if infrastructure integral to our customers’ operations is destroyed or damaged. Costs for insurance and other security may increase as a result of these threats, and some insurance coverage may become more difficult to obtain, if available at all.

We engage in transactions with related parties and such transactions present possible conflicts of interest that could have an adverse effect on us.

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Such conflicts could cause an individual in our management to seek to advance his or her economic interests or the economic interests of certain related parties above ours. Further, the appearance of conflicts of interest created by related party transactions could impair the confidence of our investors. Our board of directors regularly reviews these transactions. Notwithstanding this, it is possible that a conflict of interest could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, results of operations and financial condition.

Our historical financial statements may not be indicative of future performance.

Due to the sharp decline in demand for well services beginning in late 2014, our acquisition of certain assets in June 2016 and the recent recovery of activity in our well services industry, comparisons of our current and future operating results with prior periods are difficult. As a result, our limited historical financial performance as the owner of the acquired assets may make it difficult for stockholders to evaluate our business and results of operations to date and to assess our future prospects and viability. Furthermore, as a result of a significant increase in our capacity, our movement into new basins and our future implementation of new business initiatives and strategies following the acquisition of assets, our historical results of operations are not necessarily indicative of our ongoing operations and the operating results to be expected in the future.

We may record losses or impairment charges related to idle assets or assets that we sell.

Prolonged periods of low utilization, changes in technology or the sale of assets below their carrying value may cause us to experience losses. These events could result in the recognition of impairment charges that negatively impact our financial results. Significant impairment charges as a result of a decline in market conditions or otherwise could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations in future periods.

Risks Related to this Offering and Our Class A Common Stock

We are a holding company. Our only material asset after completion of this offering will be our equity interest in Liberty LLC, and we will be accordingly dependent upon distributions from Liberty LLC to pay taxes, make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreements and cover our corporate and other overhead expenses.

We are a holding company and will have no material assets other than our equity interest in Liberty LLC. Please see “Corporate Reorganization.” We will have no independent means of generating revenue. To the extent Liberty LLC has available cash, we intend to cause Liberty LLC to make (i) generally pro rata distributions to its unitholders, including us, in an amount at least sufficient to allow all of the Liberty Unit Holders, including us, to pay their respective taxes (after taking into account certain other distributions or payments received by the Liberty Unit Holders from Liberty LLC or Liberty Inc.) and to allow us to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreements we will enter into with the TRA Holders and (ii) non-pro rata payments to us to reimburse us for our corporate and other overhead expenses. To the extent that we need funds and Liberty LLC or its subsidiaries are restricted from making such distributions or payments under applicable law or regulation or under the terms of any future financing arrangements, or are otherwise unable to provide such funds, our liquidity and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.

Moreover, because we will have no independent means of generating revenue, our ability to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreements is dependent on the ability of Liberty LLC to make distributions to us in an amount sufficient to cover our obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreements. This ability, in turn, may depend on the ability of Liberty LLC’s subsidiaries to make distributions to it. The ability of Liberty LLC, its subsidiaries and other entities in which it directly or indirectly holds an equity interest to make such distributions will be subject to, among other things, (i) the applicable provisions of Delaware law (or other applicable

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jurisdiction) that may limit the amount of funds available for distribution and (ii) restrictions in relevant debt instruments issued by Liberty LLC or its subsidiaries and other entities in which it directly or indirectly holds an equity interest. To the extent that we are unable to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreements for any reason, such payments will be deferred and will accrue interest until paid.

The requirements of being a public company, including compliance with the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, may strain our resources, increase our costs and distract management, and we may be unable to comply with these requirements in a timely or cost-effective manner.

As a public company, we will need to comply with new laws, regulations and requirements, certain corporate governance provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, related regulations of the SEC and the requirements of the NYSE, with which we are not required to comply as a private company. Complying with these statutes, regulations and requirements will occupy a significant amount of time of our board of directors and management and will significantly increase our costs and expenses. We will need to:

Furthermore, while we generally must comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, we are not required to have our independent registered public accounting firm attest to the effectiveness of our internal controls until our first annual report subsequent to our ceasing to be an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the Securities Act. Accordingly, we may not be required to have our independent registered public accounting firm attest to the effectiveness of our internal controls until as late as our annual report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. Once it is required to do so, our independent registered public accounting firm may issue a report that is adverse in the event it is not satisfied with the level at which our controls are documented, designed, operated or reviewed. Compliance with these requirements may strain our resources, increase our costs and distract management, and we may be unable to comply with these requirements in a timely or cost-effective manner.

In addition, we expect that being a public company subject to these rules and regulations may make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance and we may be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. As a result, it may be more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified individuals to serve on our board of directors or as executive officers. We are currently evaluating these rules, and we cannot predict or estimate the amount of additional costs we may incur or the timing of such costs.

If we fail to develop or maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud. As a result, current and potential stockholders could lose confidence in our financial reporting, which would harm our business and the trading price of our Class A common stock.

Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports, safeguard our assets, prevent fraud and operate successfully as a public company. If we cannot provide reliable financial reports, safeguard our assets, or prevent fraud, our reputation and operating results could be harmed. We cannot be certain that our efforts to develop and maintain our internal controls will be successful, that we will be able to

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maintain adequate controls over our financial processes and reporting in the future or that we will be able to comply with our obligations under Section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. Any failure to develop or maintain effective internal controls, or difficulties encountered in implementing or improving our existing internal controls, could harm our operating results or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. An ineffective system of internal controls could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which would likely have a negative effect on the trading price of our Class A common stock.

We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and may identify additional material weaknesses in the future or otherwise fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, which may result in material misstatements of our financial statements or cause us to fail to meet our periodic reporting obligations.

Prior to this offering, we were a private company with limited accounting personnel and other resources with which to address our internal controls and procedures. We have not completed an assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, and our independent registered public accounting firm has not conducted an audit of our internal control over financial reporting. We have identified three material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, including those identified and communicated to us by our independent registered public accounting firm. A “material weakness” is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal controls such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement in financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

The material weaknesses identified relate to the lack of a sufficient compliment of qualified personnel within the accounting organization who possessed an appropriate level of expertise, experience and training commensurate with our corporate structure and financial reporting requirements to effectively: (i) identify, select and apply GAAP sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that complex and unusual transactions were being appropriately recorded, including the integration of the related subsequent accounting into the normal accounting close processes; (ii) assess risks and design appropriate control activities to achieve sufficient internal control over financial reporting necessary to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements; and (iii) design, implement, and maintain effective segregation of duties, including controls over journal entries, that would provide a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement would be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

In early 2017, we began taking steps to address the issues that contributed to the material weaknesses, including the following:

We can give no assurance that these actions will remediate this deficiency in internal control or that additional material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in our internal control over financial reporting will not be identified in the future. Our failure to design, implement and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting could result in errors in our financial statements that could result in a restatement of our financial statements and cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. Please see “Risk Factors—The requirements of being a public company, including compliance with the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the requirements of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act, may strain our resources, increase our costs and distract management, and we may be unable to comply with these requirements in a timely or cost-effective manner.”

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The initial public offering price of our Class A common stock may not be indicative of the market price of our Class A common stock after this offering. In addition, an active, liquid and orderly trading market for our Class A common stock may not develop or be maintained, and our stock price may be volatile.

Prior to this offering, our Class A common stock was not traded on any market. An active, liquid and orderly trading market for our Class A common stock may not develop or be maintained after this offering. Active, liquid and orderly trading markets usually result in less price volatility and more efficiency in carrying out investors’ purchase and sale orders. The market price of our Class A common stock could vary significantly as a result of a number of factors, some of which are beyond our control. In the event of a drop in the market price of our Class A common stock, you could lose a substantial part or all of your investment in our Class A common stock. The initial public offering price will be negotiated between us and representatives of the underwriters, based on numerous factors which we discuss in “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest),” and may not be indicative of the market price of our Class A common stock after this offering. Consequently, you may not be able to sell shares of our Class A common stock at prices equal to or greater than the price paid by you in this offering.

The following factors could affect our stock price:

The stock markets in general have experienced extreme volatility that has often been unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. These broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the trading price of our Class A common stock. Securities class action litigation has often been instituted against companies following periods of volatility in the overall market and in the market price of a company’s securities. Such litigation, if instituted against us, could result in very substantial costs, divert our management’s attention and resources and harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

The Legacy Owners have the ability to direct the voting of a majority of our voting stock, and their interests may conflict with those of our other stockholders.

Upon completion of this offering, the Legacy Owners will own approximately             % of our voting stock (or approximately             % if the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares is exercised in full). As a result, the Legacy Owners will be able to control matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election

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of directors, changes to our organizational documents and significant corporate transactions. This concentration of ownership makes it unlikely that any other holder or group of holders of our Class A common stock will be able to affect the way we are managed or the direction of our business. The interests of the Legacy Owners with respect to matters potentially or actually involving or affecting us, such as future acquisitions, financings and other corporate opportunities and attempts to acquire us, may conflict with the interests of our other stockholders.

For example, the Legacy Owners may have different tax positions from us, especially in light of the Tax Receivable Agreements, that could influence their decisions regarding whether and when to support the disposition of assets, the incurrence or refinancing of new or existing indebtedness, or the termination of the Tax Receivable Agreements and accelerate our obligations thereunder. In addition, the determination of future tax reporting positions, the structuring of future transactions and the handling of any challenge by any taxing authority to our tax reporting positions may take into consideration the Legacy Owners tax or other considerations which may differ from the considerations of us or our other stockholders. Please read “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Tax Receivable Agreements.”

Given this concentrated ownership, the Legacy Owners would have to approve any potential acquisition of us. Furthermore, in connection with this offering, we will enter into a stockholders’ agreement with the Principal Stockholders. The stockholders’ agreement provides Riverstone with the right to designate a certain number of nominees to our board of directors so long as Riverstone and its affiliates collectively beneficially own at least 10% of the outstanding shares of our Class A common stock. In addition, the stockholders’ agreement provides Riverstone the right to approve certain material transactions so long as Riverstone and its affiliates own at least 20% of the outstanding shares of our Class A common stock. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Stockholders’ Agreement.” The existence of significant stockholders may have the effect of deterring hostile takeovers, delaying or preventing changes in control or changes in management, or limiting the ability of our other stockholders to approve transactions that they may deem to be in the best interests of our company. Moreover, the Legacy Owners concentration of stock ownership may adversely affect the trading price of our Class A common stock to the extent investors perceive a disadvantage in owning stock of a company with significant stockholders.

Certain of our executive officers and directors have significant duties with, and spend significant time serving, entities that may compete with us in seeking acquisitions and business opportunities and, accordingly, may have conflicts of interest in allocating time or pursuing business opportunities.

Certain of our executive officers and directors, who are responsible for managing the direction of our operations, hold positions of responsibility with other entities (including affiliated entities) that are in the oil and natural gas industry. For example, Christopher Wright, our Chief Executive Officer, is the Executive Chairman of Liberty Resources, an E&P company operating primarily in the Williston Basin, a position which may require a significant portion of his time. These executive officers and directors may become aware of business opportunities that may be appropriate for presentation to us as well as to the other entities with which they are or may become affiliated. Due to these existing and potential future affiliations, they may present potential business opportunities to other entities prior to presenting them to us, which could cause additional conflicts of interest. They may also decide that certain opportunities are more appropriate for other entities with which they are affiliated, and as a result, they may elect not to present those opportunities to us. These conflicts may not be resolved in our favor. For additional discussion of our management’s business affiliations and the potential conflicts of interest of which our stockholders should be aware, see “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.”

Riverstone and its respective affiliates are not limited in their ability to compete with us, and the corporate opportunity provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation could enable Riverstone to benefit from corporate opportunities that might otherwise be available to us.

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compete directly or indirectly with us. In particular, subject to the limitations of applicable law, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will, among other things:

Riverstone or its respective affiliates may become aware, from time to time, of certain business opportunities (such as acquisition opportunities) and may direct such opportunities to other businesses in which they have invested, in which case we may not become aware of or otherwise have the ability to pursue such opportunity. Furthermore, such businesses may choose to compete with us for these opportunities, possibly causing these opportunities to not be available to us or causing them to be more expensive for us to pursue. In addition, Riverstone and its respective affiliates may dispose of oil and natural gas properties or other assets in the future, without any obligation to offer us the opportunity to purchase any of those assets. As a result, our renouncing our interest and expectancy in any business opportunity that may be from time to time presented to Riverstone and its respective affiliates could adversely impact our business or prospects if attractive business opportunities are procured by such parties for their own benefit rather than for ours.

A significant reduction by Riverstone of its ownership interests in us could adversely affect us.

We believe that Riverstone’s ownership interests in us provides it with an economic incentive to assist us to be successful. Upon the expiration or earlier waiver of the lock-up restrictions on transfers or sales of our securities following the completion of this offering, Riverstone will not be subject to any obligation to maintain its ownership interest in us and may elect at any time thereafter to sell all or a substantial portion of or otherwise reduce its ownership interest in us. If Riverstone sells all or a substantial portion of its ownership interest in us, it may have less incentive to assist in our success and its affiliate(s) that are expected to serve as members of our board of directors may resign. Such actions could adversely affect our ability to successfully implement our business strategies which could adversely affect our cash flows or results of operations.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, as well as Delaware law, will contain provisions that could discourage acquisition bids or merger proposals, which may adversely affect the market price of our Class A common stock and could deprive our investors of the opportunity to receive a premium for their shares.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will authorize our board of directors to issue preferred stock without stockholder approval in one or more series, designate the number of shares constituting any series, and fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions thereof, including dividend rights, voting rights, rights and terms of redemption, redemption price or prices and liquidation preferences of such series. If our board of directors elects to issue preferred stock, it could be more difficult for a third party to acquire us. In addition, some provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire control of us, even if the change of control would be beneficial to our stockholders. These provisions include:

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In addition, certain change of control events have the effect of accelerating the payment due under the Tax Receivable Agreements, which could be substantial and accordingly serve as a disincentive to a potential acquirer of our company. Please see “—In certain cases, payments under the Tax Receivable Agreements may be accelerated and/or significantly exceed the actual benefits, if any, we realize in respect of the tax attributes subject to the Tax Receivable Agreements.”

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will designate the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware as the sole and exclusive forum for certain types of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by our stockholders, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers, employees or agents.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware will, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers, employees or agents to us or our stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against us or any director or officer or other employee of ours arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), our amended and restated certificate of incorporation or our bylaws, or (iv) any action asserting a claim against us or any director or officer or other employee of ours that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each such case subject to such Court of Chancery having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants therein. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of our capital stock will be deemed to have notice of, and consented to, the provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation described in the preceding sentence. This choice of forum provision may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with us or our directors, officers, employees or agents, which may discourage such lawsuits against us and such persons. Alternatively, if a court were to find these provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation inapplicable to, or unenforceable in respect of, one or more of the specified types of actions or proceedings, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such matters in other jurisdictions, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

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Investors in this offering will experience immediate and substantial dilution of $             per share.

Based on an assumed initial public offering price of $             per share (the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover of this prospectus), purchasers of our Class A common stock in this offering will experience an immediate and substantial dilution of $             per share in the as adjusted net tangible book value per share of Class A common stock from the initial public offering price, and our as adjusted net tangible book value as of September 30, 2017 after giving effect to this offering would be $             per share. This dilution is due in large part to earlier investors having paid substantially less than the initial public offering price when they purchased their shares. See “Dilution.”

We do not intend to pay cash dividends on our Class A common stock, and our anticipated credit agreement will place certain restrictions on our ability to do so. Consequently, your only opportunity to achieve a return on your investment is if the price of our Class A common stock appreciates.

We do not plan to declare cash dividends on shares of our Class A common stock in the foreseeable future. Additionally, our Credit Facilities place certain restrictions on our ability to pay cash dividends. Consequently, your only opportunity to achieve a return on your investment in us will be if you sell your Class A common stock at a price greater than you paid for it. There is no guarantee that the price of our Class A common stock that will prevail in the market will ever exceed the price that you pay in this offering.

Future sales of our Class A common stock in the public market, or the perception that such sales may occur, could reduce our stock price, and any additional capital raised by us through the sale of equity or convertible securities may dilute your ownership in us.

We may sell additional shares of Class A common stock in subsequent public offerings. We may also issue additional shares of Class A common stock or convertible securities. After the completion of this offering, we will have                          outstanding shares of Class A common stock (or                          shares of Class A common stock if the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares is exercised in full). This number includes                          shares that we are selling in this offering and                          shares that we may sell in this offering if the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares is fully exercised, which may be resold immediately in the public market. Following the completion of this offering, and assuming full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares, the Legacy Owners will own                          shares of our Class A common stock and                          shares of our Class B common stock, or approximately             % of our total outstanding shares. The Liberty Unit Holders will be party to a registration rights agreement, which will require us to effect the registration of any shares of Class A common stock that they receive in exchange for their Liberty LLC Units in certain circumstances no earlier than the expiration of the lock-up period contained in the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with this offering.

In connection with this offering, we intend to file a registration statement with the SEC on Form S-8 providing for the registration of                          shares of our Class A common stock issued or reserved for issuance under our long term incentive plan. Subject to the satisfaction of vesting conditions, the expiration of lock-up agreements and the requirements of Rule 144, shares registered under the registration statement on Form S-8 may be made available for resale immediately in the public market without restriction.

We cannot predict the size of future issuances of our Class A common stock or securities convertible into Class A common stock or the effect, if any, that future issuances and sales of shares of our Class A common stock will have on the market price of our Class A common stock. Sales of substantial amounts of our Class A common stock (including shares issued in connection with an acquisition), or the perception that such sales could occur, may adversely affect prevailing market prices of our Class A common stock.

The underwriters of this offering may waive or release parties to the lock-up agreements entered into in connection with this offering, which could adversely affect the price of our Class A common stock.

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of our Class A common stock for a period of 180 days following the date of this prospectus. The underwriters, at any time and without notice, may release all or any portion of the Class A common stock subject to the foregoing lock-up agreements. See “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)” for more information on these agreements. If the restrictions under the lock-up agreements are waived, then the Class A common stock, subject to compliance with the Securities Act or exceptions therefrom, will be available for sale into the public markets, which could cause the market price of our Class A common stock to decline and impair our ability to raise capital.

Liberty Inc. will be required to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreements for certain tax benefits that it may claim, and the amounts of such payments could be significant.

In connection with the closing of this offering, Liberty Inc. will enter into two Tax Receivable Agreements with the TRA Holders. These agreements will generally provide for the payment by Liberty Inc. to each TRA Holder of 85% of the net cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax and franchise tax (computed using simplifying assumptions to address the impact of state and local taxes) that we actually realize (or are deemed to realize in certain circumstances) in periods after this offering as a result of certain increases in tax basis, net operating losses available to us as a result of certain reorganization transactions entered into in connection with this offering, and certain benefits attributable to imputed interest. Liberty Inc. will retain the benefit of the remaining 15% of these cash savings.

The term of each Tax Receivable Agreement will commence upon the completion of this offering and will continue until all tax benefits that are subject to such Tax Receivable Agreement have been utilized or expired, unless we exercise our right to terminate the Tax Receivable Agreement (or the Tax Receivable Agreements are terminated due to other circumstances, including our breach of a material obligation thereunder or certain mergers or other changes of control), and we make the termination payment specified in the Tax Receivable Agreements. In addition, payments we make under the Tax Receivable Agreements will be increased by any interest accrued from the due date (without extensions) of the corresponding tax return. In the event that the Tax Receivable Agreements are not terminated, the payments under the Tax Receivable Agreements are anticipated to commence in 2018 and to continue for 15 years after the date of the last redemption of the Liberty LLC Units.

The payment obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreements are our obligations and not obligations of Liberty LLC, and we expect that the payments we will be required to make under the Tax Receivable Agreements will be substantial. Estimating the amount and timing of payments that may become due under the Tax Receivable Agreements is by its nature imprecise. For purposes of the Tax Receivable Agreements, cash savings in tax generally are calculated by comparing our actual tax liability (determined by using the actual applicable U.S. federal income tax rate and an assumed combined state and local income tax rate) to the amount we would have been required to pay had we not been able to utilize any of the tax benefits subject to the Tax Receivable Agreements. The amounts payable, as well as the timing of any payments, under the Tax Receivable Agreements are dependent upon significant future events and assumptions, including the timing of the redemptions of Liberty LLC Units, the price of our Class A common stock at the time of each redemption, the extent to which such redemptions are taxable transactions, the amount of the redeeming unit holder’s tax basis in its Liberty LLC Units at the time of the relevant redemption, the depreciation and amortization periods that apply to the increase in tax basis, the amount of net operating losses available to us as a result of the contemplated reorganization transactions, the amount and timing of taxable income we generate in the future, the U.S. federal income tax rate then applicable, and the portion of Liberty Inc.’s payments under the Tax Receivable Agreements that constitute imputed interest or give rise to depreciable or amortizable tax basis.

The payments under the Tax Receivable Agreements will not be conditioned upon a holder of rights under a Tax Receivable Agreement having a continued ownership interest in us. For additional information regarding the Tax Receivable Agreements, see “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Tax Receivable Agreements.”

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In certain cases, payments under the Tax Receivable Agreements may be accelerated and/or significantly exceed the actual benefits, if any, we realize in respect of the tax attributes subject to the Tax Receivable Agreements.

If we experience a change of control (as defined under the Tax Receivable Agreements, which includes certain mergers, asset sales and other forms of business combinations) or the Tax Receivable Agreements terminate early (at our election or as a result of our breach), we would be required to make a substantial, immediate lump-sum payment. This payment would equal the present value of hypothetical future payments that could be required to be paid under the Tax Receivable Agreements (determined by applying a discount rate equal to the long-term Treasury rate in effect on the applicable date plus 300 basis points). The calculation of hypothetical future payments will be based upon certain assumptions and deemed events set forth in the Tax Receivable Agreements, including (i) that we have sufficient taxable income to fully utilize the tax benefits covered by the Tax Receivable Agreements, (ii) that any Liberty LLC Units (other than those held by Liberty Inc.) outstanding on the termination date are deemed to be redeemed on the termination date, and (iii) certain loss or credit carryovers will be utilized over five years beginning with the taxable year that includes the termination date. Any early termination payment may be made significantly in advance of, and may materially exceed, the actual realization, if any, of the future tax benefits to which the termination payment relates.

If we experience a change of control (as defined under the Tax Receivable Agreements) or the Tax Receivable Agreements otherwise terminate early, our obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreements could have a substantial negative impact on our liquidity and could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing certain mergers, asset sales, or other forms of business combinations or changes of control. For example, if the Tax Receivable Agreements were terminated immediately after this offering, the estimated termination payments would, in the aggregate, be approximately $             million (calculated using a discount rate equal to the long-term Treasury rate in effect on the applicable date plus 300 basis points, applied against an undiscounted liability of $             million). The foregoing number is merely an estimate and the actual payment could differ materially. There can be no assurance that we will be able to finance our obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreements.

Please read ‘‘Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Tax Receivable Agreements.’’

In the event that our payment obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreements are accelerated upon certain mergers, other forms of business combinations or other changes of control, the consideration payable to holders of our Class A common stock could be substantially reduced.

If we experience a change of control (as defined under the Tax Receivable Agreements, which includes certain mergers, asset sales and other forms of business combinations), Liberty Inc. would be obligated to make a substantial, immediate lump-sum payment, and such payment may be significantly in advance of, and may materially exceed, the actual realization, if any, of the future tax benefits to which the payment relates. As a result of this payment obligation, holders of our Class A common stock could receive substantially less consideration in connection with a change of control transaction than they would receive in the absence of such obligation. Further, our payment obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreements will not be conditioned upon the TRA Holders’ having a continued interest in us or Liberty LLC. Accordingly, the TRA Holders’ interests may conflict with those of the holders of our Class A common stock. Please read “Risk Factors—Risks Related to this Offering and our Class A Common Stock— In certain cases, payments under the Tax Receivable Agreements may be accelerated and/or significantly exceed the actual benefits we realize, if any, in respect of the tax attributes subject to the Tax Receivable Agreements” and ‘‘Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Tax Receivable Agreements.”

We will not be reimbursed for any payments made under the Tax Receivable Agreements in the event that any tax benefits are subsequently disallowed.

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Agreements if any tax benefits that have given rise to payments under the Tax Receivable Agreements are subsequently disallowed, except that excess payments made to any TRA Holder will be netted against payments that would otherwise be made to such TRA Holder, if any, after our determination of such excess. As a result, in such circumstances, we could make payments that are greater than our actual cash tax savings, if any, and may not be able to recoup those payments, which could adversely affect our liquidity.

If Liberty LLC were to become a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we and Liberty LLC might be subject to potentially significant tax inefficiencies, and we would not be able to recover payments previously made by us under the Tax Receivable Agreements even if the corresponding tax benefits were subsequently determined to have been unavailable due to such status.

We intend to operate such that Liberty LLC does not become a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. A “publicly traded partnership” is a partnership the interests of which are traded on an established securities market or are readily tradable on a secondary market or the substantial equivalent thereof. Under certain circumstances, redemptions of Liberty LLC Units pursuant to the Redemption Right (or our Call Right) or other transfers of Liberty LLC Units could cause Liberty LLC to be treated as a publicly traded partnership. Applicable U.S. Treasury regulations provide for certain safe harbors from treatment as a publicly traded partnership, and we intend to operate such that redemptions or other transfers of Liberty LLC Units qualify for one or more such safe harbors. For example, we intend to limit the number of unitholders of Liberty LLC, and the Liberty LLC Agreement, which will be entered into in connection with the closing of this offering, will provide for limitations on the ability of unitholders of Liberty LLC to transfer their Liberty LLC Units and will provide us, as managing member of Liberty LLC, with the right to impose restrictions (in addition to those already in place) on the ability of unitholders of Liberty LLC to redeem their Liberty LLC Units pursuant to the Redemption Right to the extent we believe it is necessary to ensure that Liberty LLC will continue to be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

If Liberty LLC were to become a publicly traded partnership, significant tax inefficiencies might result for us and for Liberty LLC, including as a result of our inability to file a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return with Liberty LLC. In addition, we would no longer have the benefit of certain increases in tax basis covered under the Tax Receivable Agreements, and we would not be able to recover any payments previously made by us under the Tax Receivable Agreements, even if the corresponding tax benefits (including any claimed increase in the tax basis of Liberty LLC’s assets) were subsequently determined to have been unavailable.

In certain circumstances, Liberty LLC will be required to make tax distributions to the Liberty Unit Holders, including us, and the tax distributions that Liberty LLC will be required to make may be substantial. To the extent we receive tax distributions in excess of our tax liabilities and obligations to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreements and do not distribute such cash balances as dividends on our Class A common stock, the Legacy Owners would benefit from such accumulated cash balances if they exercise their Redemption Right.

Liberty LLC is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and, as such, is not subject to U.S. federal income tax. Instead, taxable income will be allocated to the Liberty Unit Holders, including us. Pursuant to the Liberty LLC Agreement, Liberty LLC will make generally pro rata cash distributions, or tax distributions, to the Liberty Unit Holders, including us, calculated using an assumed tax rate, to allow each of the Liberty Unit Holders to pay its respective taxes on such holder’s allocable share of Liberty LLC’s taxable income; such tax distributions will be calculated after taking into account certain other distributions or payments received by the Liberty Unit Holders from Liberty LLC or Liberty Inc. Under applicable tax rules, Liberty LLC is required to allocate net taxable income disproportionately to its members in certain circumstances. Because tax distributions will be determined based on the Liberty Unit Holder who is allocated the largest amount of taxable income on a per unit basis and on an assumed tax rate that is the highest possible rate applicable to any Liberty Unit Holder, but will be made pro rata based on ownership, Liberty LLC will be required to make tax distributions that, in the aggregate, will likely exceed the amount of taxes that Liberty LLC would have paid if it were taxed on its net income at the assumed rate. The pro rata distribution amounts will also be increased to the

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extent necessary, if any, to ensure that the amount distributed to Liberty Inc. is sufficient to enable Liberty Inc. to pay its actual tax liabilities and its other expenses and costs (including amounts payable under the Tax Receivable Agreements).

Funds used by Liberty LLC to satisfy its tax distribution obligations will not be available for reinvestment in our business. Moreover, the tax distributions Liberty LLC will be required to make may be substantial, and may exceed (as a percentage of Liberty LLC’s income) the overall effective tax rate applicable to a similarly situated corporate taxpayer. In addition, because these payments will be calculated with reference to an assumed tax rate, and because of the disproportionate allocation of net taxable income, these payments will likely significantly exceed the actual tax liability for many of the existing owners of Liberty LLC.

As a result of potential differences in the amount of net taxable income allocable to us and to the other Liberty Unit Holders, as well as the use of an assumed tax rate in calculating Liberty LLC’s tax distribution obligations, we may receive distributions significantly in excess of our tax liabilities and obligations to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreements. If we do not distribute such cash balances as dividends on our Class A common stock and instead, for example, hold such cash balances or lend them to Liberty LLC, the Legacy Owners would benefit from any value attributable to such accumulated cash balances as a result of their ownership of Class A common stock following a redemption of their Liberty LLC Units pursuant to the Redemption Right or their receipt of an equivalent amount of cash.

Sales or exchanges of 50% or more of the Liberty LLC Units during any twelve-month period will result in a termination of Liberty LLC for federal income tax purposes.

Liberty LLC will be considered to have constructively terminated for U.S. federal income tax purposes if there is a sale or exchange of 50% or more of the capital and profits of the company within a twelve-month period. A constructive termination of Liberty LLC could result in a significant deferral of depreciation deductions allocable to us in computing our taxable income.

We may issue preferred stock whose terms could adversely affect the voting power or value of our Class A common stock.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will authorize us to issue, without the approval of our stockholders, one or more classes or series of preferred stock having such designations, preferences, limitations and relative rights, including preferences over our Class A common stock respecting dividends and distributions, as our board of directors may determine. The terms of one or more classes or series of preferred stock could adversely impact the voting power or value of our Class A common stock. For example, we might grant holders of preferred stock the right to elect some number of our directors in all events or on the happening of specified events or the right to veto specified transactions. Similarly, the repurchase or redemption rights or liquidation preferences we might assign to holders of preferred stock could affect the residual value of the Class A common stock.

We expect to be a “controlled company” within the meaning of the NYSE rules and, as a result, will qualify for and intend to rely on exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements.

Upon completion of this offering, the Legacy Owners will own a majority of the combined voting power of all classes of our outstanding voting stock. As a result, we expect to be a controlled company within the meaning of the NYSE corporate governance standards. Under the NYSE rules, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by another person or group of persons acting together is a controlled company and may elect not to comply with certain NYSE corporate governance requirements, including the requirements that:

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These requirements will not apply to us as long as we remain a controlled company. Following this offering, we intend to utilize some or all of these exemptions. Accordingly, you may not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the corporate governance requirements of the NYSE. See “Management.”

For as long as we are an emerging growth company, we will not be required to comply with certain reporting requirements, including those relating to accounting standards and disclosure about our executive compensation, that apply to other public companies.

We are classified as an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act. For as long as we are an emerging growth company, which may be up to five full fiscal years, unlike other public companies, we will not be required to, among other things: (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on management’s assessment of the effectiveness of our system of internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; (ii) comply with any new requirements adopted by the PCAOB requiring mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report in which the auditor would be required to provide additional information about the audit and the financial statements of the issuer; (iii) provide certain disclosures regarding executive compensation required of larger public companies; or (iv) hold nonbinding advisory votes on executive compensation. We will remain an emerging growth company for up to five years, although we will lose that status sooner if we have more than $1.07 billion of revenues in a fiscal year, have more than $700.0 million in market value of our Class A common stock held by non-affiliates, or issue more than $1.0 billion of non-convertible debt over a three-year period.

To the extent that we rely on any of the exemptions available to emerging growth companies, you will receive less information about our executive compensation and internal control over financial reporting than issuers that are not emerging growth companies. If some investors find our Class A common stock to be less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our Class A common stock and our stock price may be more volatile.

If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about our business, if they adversely change their recommendations regarding our Class A common stock or if our operating results do not meet their expectations, our stock price could decline.

The trading market for our Class A common stock will be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts publish about us or our business. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of our company or fail to publish reports on us regularly, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline. Moreover, if one or more of the analysts who cover our company downgrades our Class A common stock or if our operating results do not meet their expectations, our stock price could decline.

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The information in this prospectus includes “forward-looking statements.” All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this prospectus, regarding our strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. When used in this prospectus, the words “could,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions about future events and are based on currently available information as to the outcome and timing of future events. When considering forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements described under the heading “Risk Factors” included in this prospectus. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current belief, based on currently available information, as to the outcome and timing of future events.

Forward-looking statements may include statements about

We caution you that these forward-looking statements are subject to all of the risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. These risks include, but are not limited to, decline in demand for our services, the cyclical nature and volatility of the oil and natural gas industry, a decline in, or substantial volatility of, crude oil and natural gas commodity prices, environmental risks, regulatory changes, the inability to comply with the financial and other covenants and metrics in our Credit Facilities, cash flow and access to capital, the timing of development expenditures and the other risks described under “Risk Factors” in this prospectus.

Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties described in this prospectus occur, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements.

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All forward-looking statements, expressed or implied, included in this prospectus are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. This cautionary statement should also be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that we or persons acting on our behalf may issue.

Except as otherwise required by applicable law, we disclaim any duty to update any forward-looking statements, all of which are expressly qualified by the statements in this section, to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this prospectus.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We expect to receive net proceeds from this offering of approximately $             million after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses of approximately $             million, in the aggregate.

We intend to contribute the net proceeds of this offering received by us to Liberty LLC in exchange for Liberty LLC Units. Liberty LLC will use the net proceeds (i) to repay our outstanding borrowings and accrued interest under our ABL Credit Facility, totaling approximately $54.8 million as of November 8, 2017, (ii) to repay 35% of our outstanding borrowings, accrued interest and prepayment premium under the Term Loan Facility, totaling approximately $62.5 million as of November 8, 2017 and (iii) for general corporate purposes, including additional repayment of debt and funding a portion of our 2017 and other future capital expenditures. We intend to use any net proceeds received by us from the exercise of the underwriters’ option for general corporate purposes, including funding a portion of our 2017 and other future capital expenditures.

Our Term Loan Facility matures on September 19, 2022, and our ABL Credit Facility matures 90 days prior to the Term Loan Facility. As of November 8, 2017, the total amount outstanding under the Credit Facilities was approximately $229.6 million and bore interest at a weighted average interest rate of 7.53%. The borrowings consist of $175 million under the Term Loan Facility that bears interest at 8.86% as of November 8, 2017, and $54.6 million outstanding under the ABL Credit Facility, which bears interest at 3.24%. While we currently do not have plans to immediately borrow additional amounts under our Credit Facilities, we may at any time reborrow amounts repaid under the ABL Credit Facility, and we may do so to fund our capital program and for other general corporate purposes.

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DIVIDEND POLICY

We do not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends to holders of our Class A common stock in the foreseeable future. We currently intend to retain future earnings, if any, to finance the growth of our business. Our future dividend policy is within the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon then-existing conditions, including our results of operations, financial condition, capital requirements, investment opportunities, statutory restrictions on our ability to pay dividends and other factors our board of directors may deem relevant. In addition, our Credit Facilities restrict our ability to pay cash dividends to holders of our Class A common stock.

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and capitalization as of September 30, 2017:

You should read the following table in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our combined financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

The information presented above assumes no exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares. The table does not reflect shares of Class A common stock reserved for issuance under our long-term incentive plan, which we plan to adopt in connection with this offering.

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DILUTION

Purchasers of the Class A common stock in this offering will experience immediate and substantial dilution in the net tangible book value per share of the Class A common stock for accounting purposes. Our net tangible book value as of September 30, 2017, after giving pro forma effect to the transactions described under “Corporate Reorganization,” was approximately $             million, or $             per share of Class A common stock. Pro forma net tangible book value per share is determined by dividing our pro forma tangible net worth (tangible assets less total liabilities) by the total number of outstanding shares of Class A common stock that will be outstanding immediately prior to the closing of this offering including giving effect to our corporate reorganization. After giving effect to the sale of the shares in this offering and further assuming the receipt of the estimated net proceeds of $             million (after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses and the application of such proceeds as described in “Use of Proceeds”), our adjusted pro forma net tangible book value as of September 30, 2017 would have been approximately $             million, or $             per share. This represents an immediate increase in the net tangible book value of $             per share to the Legacy Owners and an immediate dilution (i.e., the difference between the offering price and the adjusted pro forma net tangible book value after this offering) to new investors purchasing shares in this offering of $             per share. The following table illustrates the per share dilution to new investors purchasing shares in this offering (assuming that 100% of our Class B common stock has been exchanged for Class A common stock):

The following table summarizes, on an adjusted pro forma basis as of September 30, 2017, the total number of shares of Class A common stock owned by the Legacy Owners (assuming that 100% of our Class B common stock has been exchanged for Class A common stock) and to be owned by new investors, the total consideration paid, and the average price per share paid by the Legacy Owners and to be paid by new investors in this offering at $            , calculated before deduction of estimated underwriting discounts and commissions.

The data in the table excludes                          shares of Class A common stock initially reserved for issuance under our long-term incentive plan.

If the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares is exercised in full, the number of shares of Class A common stock being offered in this offering will be increased to                         , or approximately             % of the total number of shares of Class A common stock.

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SELECTED HISTORICAL COMBINED FINANCIAL DATA

The following table summarizes our historical and certain pro forma financial and other data and should be read together with “Use of Proceeds,” “Summary Historical Combined Financial Data,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Corporate Reorganization” and our combined financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.

The selected historical financial data as of and for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was derived from the audited historical financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. The selected historical financial data as of September 30, 2017 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was derived from the unaudited historical financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with “Selected Historical Combined Financial Data” and our audited combined financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. The financial information for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 and for the year ended December 31, 2014 has not been audited. The following discussion contains “forward-looking statements” that reflect our future plans, estimates, beliefs and expected performance. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of risks and uncertainties, including those described in this offering memorandum under “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors.” We assume no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements.

Overview

We are a rapidly growing independent provider of hydraulic fracturing services to onshore oil and natural gas E&P companies in North America. We have grown organically from one active hydraulic fracturing fleet (40,000 HHP) in December 2011 to 18 active fleets (720,000 HHP) in November 2017. The demand for our hydraulic fracturing services exceeds our current capacity, and we expect, based on discussions with customers, to deploy two additional fleets (80,000 HHP) by the end of the first quarter of 2018, for a total of 20 active fleets (aggregating to a total of 837,500 HHP including additional supporting HHP). Our additional fleets consist of one fleet we recently acquired and are upgrading to our specifications and one ordered fleet currently being built to our specifications. We provide our services primarily in the Permian Basin, the Eagle Ford Shale, the DJ Basin, the Williston Basin and the Powder River Basin. Our customer base includes a broad range of E&P companies, including Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., SM Energy Company, Continental Resources, Inc., Devon Energy Corporation, Newfield Exploration Company, Noble Energy, Inc., PDC Energy, Inc. and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation.

We believe the following characteristics both distinguish us from our competitors and are the foundations of our business: forming ongoing partnerships of trust and innovation with our customers; developing and utilizing technology to maximize well performance; and promoting a people-centered culture focused on our employees, customers and suppliers. We have developed strong relationships with our customers by investing significant time in fracture design collaboration, which substantially enhances their production economics. Our technological innovations have become even more critical as E&P companies have increased the completion complexity and fracture intensity of horizontal wells. We are proactive in developing innovative solutions to industry challenges, including developing: (i) our proprietary databases of U.S. unconventional wells to which we apply our proprietary multi-variable statistical analysis technologies to provide differential insight into fracture design optimization; (ii) our Liberty Quiet Fleet™ design which significantly reduces noise levels compared to conventional hydraulic fracturing fleets; and (iii) our hydraulic fracturing fluid system tailored to the reservoir properties in the DJ Basin which materially reduces completion costs without compromising production. We foster a people-centered culture built around honoring our commitments to customers, partnering with our suppliers and hiring, training and retaining people that we believe to be the best talent in our field, enabling us to be one of the safest and most efficient hydraulic fracturing companies in the United States.

Recent Trends and Outlook

Demand for our hydraulic fracturing services is predominantly influenced by the level of drilling and completion by E&P companies, which, in turn, depends largely on the current and anticipated profitability of developing oil and natural gas reserves. More specifically, demand for our hydraulic fracturing services is driven by the completion of hydraulic fracturing stages in unconventional wells, which, in turn, is driven by several factors including rig count, well count, service intensity and the timing and style of well completions.

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activity. While the pricing for our hydraulic fracturing services declined substantially, negatively affecting our revenue per average active HHP, and has not returned to its 2014 highs, the industry witnessed an increase in demand for these services beginning in the third quarter of 2016 and continuing into 2017 as hydrocarbon prices have recovered somewhat, and we are currently experiencing price increases and increases in our revenue per average active HHP. We expect this demand to continue to increase as E&P companies increase drilling and completion activities. According to Baker Hughes’ North American Rig Count, the number of active total rigs in the United States reached a recent low of 404, as reported on May 27, 2016, but has since increased by more than 122% to 898 active rigs as reported on November 3, 2017. If hydrocarbon prices stabilize at current levels or rise further, we expect to see further increased drilling and completion activity in the basins in which we operate. Should hydrocarbon prices decrease, our pricing and revenue per average active HHP may decrease due to lower demand for our services, negatively affecting our liquidity and financial condition. Please see “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—Our business depends on domestic capital spending by the oil and natural gas industry, and reductions in capital spending could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, results of operations and financial condition” and “—How We Evaluate Our Operations.”

In addition to increased industry activity levels, we expect to benefit from increased horizontal drilling as well as other long-term macro industry trends that improve drilling economics such as (i) greater rig efficiencies that result in more wells drilled per rig in a given period and (ii) increased complexity and service intensity of well completions, including longer wellbore laterals, more and larger fracturing stages and higher proppant usage per well.

These industry trends will directly benefit hydraulic fracturing companies like us that have the expertise and technological ability to execute increasingly complex and intense well completions. Given the improved returns that E&P companies have reported for new well completions, we expect these industry trends to continue.

We believe industry contraction and the resulting reduction in total U.S. marketable fracturing capacity since late 2014 will benefit us as industry demand increases. Industry sources report this capacity has declined between 40% and 60% from its peak of approximately 17 million HHP in 2014 and approximately 75% of this capacity is currently active and deployed. A number of our competitors have filed for bankruptcy or have otherwise undergone substantial debt restructuring, significantly reducing available capital and their ability to quickly redeploy fleets. In contrast, our rigorous preventive maintenance program, in addition to scheduled and in-process fleet additions and upgrades, has positioned us well to benefit from improving market dynamics. During the recent downturn, many oilfield service companies have significantly reduced their employee headcounts, which will constrain their ability to quickly reactivate fleets. Over the same period, we retained our high quality and experienced employees, did not conduct lay offs and substantially increased our workforce.

How We Generate Revenue

We currently generate revenue through the provision of hydraulic fracturing services. These services are performed under a variety of contract structures, primarily master service agreements as supplemented by statements of work, pricing agreements and specific quotes. A portion of our master services agreements include provisions that establish pricing arrangements for a period of up to one year in length. However, the majority of those agreements provide for pricing adjustments based on market conditions. The majority of our services are priced based on prevailing market conditions and changing input costs at the time the services are provided, giving consideration to the specific requirements of the customer.

Our hydraulic fracturing services are performed in sections, which we refer to as fracturing stages. The estimated number of fracturing stages to be completed for a particular horizontal well is determined by the customer’s well completion design. We recognize revenue for each fracturing stage completed, although our revenue per completed fracturing stage varies depending on the actual volumes and types of proppants, chemicals and fluid utilized for each fracturing stage. The number of fracturing stages that we are able to complete in a period is directly related to the number and utilization of our deployed fleets or average active HHP and size of stages.

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Costs of Conducting Our Business

The principal expenses involved in conducting our business are direct cost of services and materials used in the provision of services, general and administrative expenses, and depreciation and amortization. A large portion of the costs we incur in our business are variable based on the number of hydraulic fracturing jobs and the requirements of services provided to our customers. We manage the level of our fixed costs, except depreciation and amortization, based on several factors, including industry conditions and expected demand for our services.

Direct costs of services include the following major cost categories: materials, personnel costs, equipment costs (including repair and maintenance and leasing costs), and fuel costs.

Materials and fuel costs are significant variable operating costs. These costs fluctuate with usage and increase in proportion to increases in the number and utilization of our fleets, as well as the prices for each material, including delivery costs. We incurred materials costs of $491.3 million, $206.2 million and $250.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. We incurred fuel costs of $51.6 million, $18.4 million and $19.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Personnel costs associated with our operational employees represent a significant cost of our business. We incurred personnel costs of $146.8 million, $80.3 million and $69.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. A substantial portion of our labor costs are attributable to our fleet crews and are partly variable based on the requirements of our hydraulic fracturing jobs. Approximately 88% of our operational employees are paid on an hourly basis. A key component of personnel costs relates to the ongoing training of our employees, which improves safety rates and reduces attrition. We also incur costs to employ personnel at our district facilities to support services and perform maintenance on our assets. Costs for these district employees are not directly tied to our level of business activity.

We incur significant equipment costs in connection with the operation of our business, including repair and maintenance and leasing costs. We incurred equipment costs of $95.7 million, $32.5 million and $40.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Public Company Costs

We expect to incur incremental, non-recurring costs related to our transition to a publicly traded corporation, including the costs of this initial public offering and the costs associated with the initial implementation of our Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 internal control reviews and testing. We also expect to incur additional significant and recurring expenses as a publicly traded corporation, including costs associated with compliance under the Exchange Act, annual and quarterly reports to common stockholders, registrar and transfer agent fees, national stock exchange fees, audit fees, incremental director and officer liability insurance costs and director and officer compensation.

How We Evaluate Our Operations

We use a variety of qualitative, operational and financial metrics to assess our performance. First and foremost of these is a qualitative assessment of customer satisfaction because ensuring we are a valuable partner to our customers is the key to achieving our quantitative business metrics. Among other measures, management considers each of the following:

Revenue;

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EBITDA;

Adjusted EBITDA; and

Revenue per Average Active HHP.

Revenue

We analyze our revenue by comparing actual monthly revenue to our internal projections for a given period and to prior periods to assess our performance. We also assess our revenue in relation to the amount of HHP we have deployed (revenue per average active HHP) from period to period.

Operating Income (Loss)

We analyze our operating income (loss), which we define as revenues less direct operating expenses, depreciation and amortization and general and administrative expenses, to measure our financial performance. We believe operating income is a meaningful metric because it provides insight on profitability and true operating performance based on the historical cost basis of our assets. We also compare operating income to our internal projections for a given period and to prior periods.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

We view EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as important indicators of performance. We define EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA adjusted to eliminate the effects of items such as new fleet or new basin start-up costs, costs of asset acquisition, gain or loss on the disposal of assets, asset impairment charges, bad debt reserves, and non-recurring expenses that management does not consider in assessing ongoing operating performance. See “—Comparison of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for more information and a reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss), the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.

Results of Operations

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017, Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016

Revenue

Our revenue increased $821.9 million, or 375.1%, to $1,041.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $219.1 million for nine months ended September 30, 2016. The increase was

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due to the combined effect of a 124.1% increase in average active HHP deployed and a 112.0% increase in revenue per average active HHP. Our revenue per average active HHP increased to approximately $1,802 for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to approximately $850 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, based on 578,000 and 258,000 average active HHP deployed during those respective periods. The increase in revenue per active HHP was due to improved pricing and throughput in conjunction with increased demand for our services.

Cost of Services

Cost of services (excluding depreciation and amortization) increased $589.5 million, or 270.2%, to $807.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $218.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The higher expense is due to an increase in services provided and reflects an $363.9 million increase attributable to materials, which was driven by a 318.0% increase in material volumes in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the same period in 2016. Additionally, the cost of components used in our repairs and maintenance operations increased by $73.8 million and fuel costs increased by $42.8 million. Personnel costs increased by 171.4% to support the increased activity, including a 124.1% increase in average active HHP deployed, for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses increased by $37.0 million, or 165.2%, to $59.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $22.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Payroll and benefits, related office expenses and fleet start-up expenses increased approximately $19.0 million, $3.4 million and $9.0 million, respectively, in connection with the increase in head count to support our expanded scope of operations and the seven fleets deployed during the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Additionally, legal, accounting and other professional services fees and other transactions costs increased approximately $0.8 million and were primarily associated with asset acquisitions and other transactions.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense increased $25.6 million, or 84.9%, to $55.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $30.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, due to additional hydraulic fracturing fleets deployed in the twelve months ended September 30, 2017.

Operating Income (Loss)

We realized operating income of $118.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to an operating loss of $51.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, primarily due to the increased number of hydraulic fracturing fleets deployed and the higher revenue per average active HHP in response to increased demand for our services described above. Generally, our financial results have improved significantly due to the increased drilling and completion activity by E&P companies during the recent recovery of the oil and gas industry beginning in the third quarter of 2016.

Interest Expense

The increase in interest expense of $2.8 million, or 60.8%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016 was primarily due to $1.2 million of deferred financing costs written off in connection with the termination of the Prior Credit Facility and a $1.0 million increase in interest expense due to the increased average borrowings outstanding during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the same period in 2016. Additionally, we incurred $0.8 million of interest on the $60.0 million of the Bridge Loan (as defined below) outstanding during a portion of the three months ended

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June 30, 2017 which was returned from Liberty Holdings to ACQI in June 2017 in exchange for the issuance by ACQI to Liberty Holdings of 60,761,000 Redeemable Class 2 Common Units of ACQI. Upon this exchange, the Bridge Loan was canceled along with all related obligations. The Redeemable Class 2 Common Units were redeemed in September 2017.

Net Income (Loss)

We realized net income of $110.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to a net loss of $56.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Our net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 resulted from the significant decrease in pricing for our hydraulic fracturing services following the dramatic decrease in drilling activity by E&P companies during the industry downturn from late 2014 through the first half of 2016. Our net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was driven by recovery of the oil and gas industry beginning in the third quarter of 2016, as well as our expanded scope of operations following deployment of nine additional hydraulic fracturing fleets during the twelve month period ended September 30, 2017.

Year Ended December 31, 2016, Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2015

Revenue

Our revenue decreased $80.6 million, or 17.7%, to $374.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to $455.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. A $65.4 million increase in revenue attributable to an increase in average active HHP was offset by a $146.0 million decrease in revenue per average active HHP, including the impact of a material decrease in service pricing during the industry downturn. Service pricing trended downward throughout 2015 and through June 2016. Our revenue per average active HHP decreased 32.1% to approximately $1,307 for the year ended December 31, 2016 as compared to approximately $1,924 for the year ended December 31, 2015, based on 287,000 and 237,000 average active HHP deployed during those respective periods. However, our revenue per average active HHP increased by approximately 14.3%, 14.7% and 31.1% in the second, third and fourth quarters of 2016 as compared to the respective prior quarter. For the three months ended December 31, 2016, our revenue was $155.7 million. For the year ended December 31, 2014, our revenue was $517.4 million and our revenue per average active HHP was $3,168.

Cost of Services

Cost of services (excluding depreciation and amortization) decreased $38.6 million, or 9.8%, to $354.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to $393.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. The lower expense in 2016 reflects a $44.4 million decrease attributable to materials and fuel, primarily due to the benefit of lower pricing which was partially offset by a 40% increase in material volumes. Additionally, the cost of components used in our repairs and maintenance operations decreased by $7.5 million. Those decreases were partially offset by higher personnel costs, which increased by 16.4% to support a 21.1% increase in average active HHP deployed during the year ended December 31, 2016 as compared to the year ended December 31, 2015.

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General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses increased by $7.0 million, or 24.4%, to $35.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to $28.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. Legal and other professional services fees and other transaction costs increased approximately $6.1 million and were primarily associated with the assets acquired in 2016. Additionally, fleet start-up expenses increased by $3.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to the year ended December 31, 2015. These increases were partially offset by a $6.4 million decrease in bad debt expense.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expense increased $4.9 million, or 13.5%, to $41.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to $36.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2015, due to an increase in field services equipment in operation, primarily related to assets purchased in 2016.

Operating Income (Loss)

We realized an operating loss of $54.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to an operating loss of $3.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2015, primarily due to the pricing driven reductions in revenues and expenses described above. Generally, our financial results were negatively impacted by the significant decrease in pricing for our hydraulic fracturing services following the dramatic decrease in drilling activity by E&P companies during the recent downturn.

Interest Expense

The increase in interest expense of $0.6 million, or 11.4% during the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to the year ended December 31, 2015 was primarily due to an increase in the average outstanding balance under our Prior Credit Facility, as well as a small increase in the weighted average interest rate.

Net Income (Loss)

We realized net losses of $60.6 million and $9.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Our net losses resulted from the pricing driven reductions in revenues and expenses described above. Generally, our financial results were negatively impacted by the significant decrease in pricing for our hydraulic fracturing services following the dramatic decrease in drilling activity by E&P companies during the recent downturn.

Comparison of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We view EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as important indicators of performance. We define EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA adjusted to eliminate the effects of items such as new fleet or new basin start-up costs, costs of asset acquisitions, gain or loss on the disposal of assets, asset impairment charges, bad debt reserves and non-recurring expenses that management does not consider in assessing ongoing performance.

Our board of directors, management, investors and lenders use EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to assess our financial performance because it allows them to compare our operating performance on a consistent basis across periods by removing the effects of our capital structure (such as varying levels of interest expense), asset base (such as depreciation and amortization) and other items that impact the comparability of financial results from period to period. We present EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA because we believe they provide useful information regarding the factors and trends affecting our business in addition to measures calculated under GAAP. Additionally, the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA complies with the definition of Consolidated EBITDA and other provisions of our Credit Facilities. See “—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Debt Agreements.”

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Note Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not financial measures presented in accordance with GAAP. We believe that the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures will provide useful information to investors in assessing our financial performance and results of operations. Net income (loss) is the GAAP measure most directly comparable to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA. Our non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as alternatives to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. Each of these non-GAAP financial measures has important limitations as an analytical tool due to exclusion of some but not all items that affect the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. You should not consider EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA in isolation or as substitutes for an analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Because EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may be defined differently by other companies in our industry, our definitions of these non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, thereby diminishing their utility. For further discussion, please see “Summary—Summary Combined Financial Data.”

The following tables present a reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to our net income (loss), which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure for the periods presented:

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016: EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

EBITDA was $173.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $(21.4) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. Adjusted EBITDA was $189.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $(15.6) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The increases in EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA resulted from the increased revenue and other factors described above under the captions Revenue, Cost of Services and General and Administrative Expenses above.

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Year Ended December 31, 2016, Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2015: EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

EBITDA was $(13.1) million for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to $32.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. Adjusted EBITDA was $(5.6) million for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to $41.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. The decreases in EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA resulted from the declines in revenue and other items described above under the captions Revenue, Cost of Services and General and Administrative Expenses above.

For the three months ended December 31, 2016, our Adjusted EBITDA of $10.1 million represents net loss of $4.1 million, plus depreciation and amortization of $11.1 million, interest expense of $1.6 million, fleet startup costs of $2.5 million, asset acquisition costs of $1.5 million, and advisory service fees of $0.1 million less gain on disposal of assets of $2.6 million.

For the year ended December 31, 2014, our Adjusted EBITDA of $76.1 million represents net income of $36.0 million, plus depreciation and amortization of $22.1 million, interest expense of $3.9 million, fleet start-up costs of $2.8 million, loss on disposal of assets of $0.8 million, bad debt reserve of $0.5 million and proppant delivery expediting costs of $10.0 million.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

Our primary sources of liquidity to date have been capital contributions from our owners, borrowings under our Credit Facilities and cash flows from operations. Our primary uses of capital have been capital expenditures to support organic growth. We strive to maintain financial flexibility and proactively monitor potential capital sources, including equity and debt financing, to meet our investment and target liquidity requirements and to permit us to manage the cyclicality associated with our business.

As described in “Use of Proceeds,” we intend to contribute the net proceeds we receive from this offering to Liberty LLC in exchange for Liberty LLC Units. Liberty LLC will use the net proceeds (i) to repay our outstanding borrowings and accrued interest under our ABL Credit Facility, totaling approximately $54.8 million as of November 8, 2017, (ii) to repay 35% of our outstanding borrowings, accrued interest prepayment premium under the Term Loan Facility, totaling approximately $62.5 million as of November 8, 2017 and (iii) for general corporate purposes, including repayment of additional indebtedness and funding a portion of our 2017 and other future capital expenditures. Please see “Use of Proceeds.” After giving effect to this offering and use of proceeds therefrom, we expect to have $164.4 million available for borrowings under our ABL Credit Facility, based on our borrowing base as of September 30, 2017 (or $201.4 million, based on our borrowing base as of November 8, 2017) and $             million in cash. We currently estimate that our capital expenditures for 2017 will range from $300 million to $340 million, including (i) approximately $80 million to $90 million for completion of required

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upgrades to assets acquired from Sanjel Corporation in June 2016, (ii) approximately $70 million to $75 million for the acquisition and upgrade of assets in connection with the Titan Frac Acquisition, (iii) approximately $105 million to $115 million for the remaining cost to purchase three newly built fleets (120,000 HHP), two of which we have deployed to date and one remaining we still expect to deploy in the current year, (iv) approximately $20 million to $30 million for maintenance capital, and (v) approximately $25 million to $30 million for facilities and other capital expenditures. We expect to fund these expenditures through a combination of cash on hand, cash generated by our operations and borrowings under our Credit Facilities. We continuously evaluate our capital expenditures and the amount we ultimately spend will depend on a number of factors, including expected industry activity levels and company initiatives. Following this offering and the application of the net proceeds therefrom, we intend to finance the majority of our capital expenditures, contractual obligations and working capital needs with cash on hand, cash generated from operations and borrowings under our Credit Facilities. We believe that our operating cash flow and available borrowings under our Credit Facilities will be sufficient to fund our operations for at least the next twelve months.

At September 30, 2017, cash and cash equivalents totaled $21.1 million. In addition to cash and cash equivalents, we had approximately $109.9 million available for borrowings under our ABL Credit Facility as of September 30, 2017.

Cash Flows

The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods indicated:

Analysis of Cash Flow Changes Between the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017 and 2016

Operating Activities. Net cash provided by operating activities was $115.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to net cash used in operating activities of $18.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The $133.3 million increase in cash from operating activities was attributable to the net impact of the increase in cash receipts for hydraulic fracturing services, partially offset by the increased costs of those services and increased general and administrative expenses, and the changes in related working capital items.

Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities was $251.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $92.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The $159.3 million increase in net cash used in investing activities was primarily due to expenditures for our acquisition of field services assets through the Titan Frac Acquisition in February 2017, real estate acquisitions in Texas and increased payments for the assembly and upgrade of our hydraulic fracturing fleets.

Financing Activities. Net cash provided by financing activities was $145.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $112.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The $33.8 million increase in cash provided by financing activities was primarily due to the Credit Facilities entered into in September 2017, which increased net borrowings by $121.1 million, proceeds from the issuance of redeemable common units totaling approximately $39.8 million, net cost related to the redemption of the Redeemable Class 2 Common Units including accrued return of $2.7 million, the payment of $8.7 million in costs related to the Credit Facilities, and $3.4 million in costs related to this offering.

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The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods indicated:

Analysis of Cash Flow Changes Between the Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015

Operating Activities. Net cash used in operating activities was $40.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to cash generated from operating activities of $6.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. The $46.8 million decrease in cash from operating activities was attributable to the $15.1 million inventory purchase from Sanjel Corporation in 2016, as well as the net impact of the decrease in cash receipts for hydraulic fracturing services and the increase in general and administrative expenses, which were partially offset by decreased costs of services during the year ended December 31, 2016.

Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities was $96.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to $38.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. The $57.9 million increase in net cash used in investing activities was primarily due to expenditures for our 2016 asset acquisition, the acquisition of two fleets from leasing companies, and increased payments for the assembly and upgrade of our hydraulic fracturing fleets. These expenditures were partially offset by $6.1 million of proceeds from the sale of assets.

Financing Activities. Net cash provided by financing activities was $148.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to $21.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. The $127.1 million increase in cash provided by financing activities was primarily due to capital contributions from our owners totaling $155.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2016, partially offset by a $29 million change in net cash activity under our Prior Credit Facility. For the year ended December 31, 2016, we had a net repayment of $1.0 million under our Prior Credit Facility as compared to a net borrowing of $28.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Debt Agreements

ABL Credit Facility

On September 19, 2017, we entered into the ABL Credit Facility. Under the terms of the ABL Credit Facility, up to $250.0 million may be borrowed, subject to certain borrowing base limitations based on a percentage of eligible accounts receivable and inventory. As of September 30, 2017, the borrowing base was approximately $164.6 million, of which approximately $54.6 million was outstanding, excluding an outstanding letter of credit for $0.2 million, leaving $109.9 million of remaining availability. The ABL Credit Facility is collateralized by accounts receivable and inventory, and further secured by Liberty Holdings, as parent guarantor. The ABL Credit Facility matures on the earlier of September 19, 2022, or 90 days prior to the final maturity of the Term Loan Facility.

Borrowings under the ABL Credit Facility bear interest at LIBOR, plus an applicable LIBOR rate margin of 1.5% to 2.0% or base rate margin of 0.5% to 1.0%, as defined in the ABL Credit Facility credit agreement. Under the terms of the ABL Credit Facility, the weighted average interest rate on borrowings was 3.24% as of September 30, 2017. The unused portion of the ABL Credit Facility is subject to an unused commitment fee of

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0.375%-0.50%. Interest and fees (other than letter of credit fees) are payable in arrears on the first day of each month. All letter of credit fees are payable in arrears on the first business day of each month.

The ABL Credit Facility includes certain non-financial covenants, including but not limited to restrictions on incurring additional debt and certain distributions. The ABL Credit Facility is not subject to financial covenants unless excess availability (as defined in the credit agreement governing the ABL Credit Facility) is less than 10% of the borrowing base or $12.5 million, whichever is greater, at which point we are required to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined, of 1.0 to 1.0 for each trailing twelve month period. We were in compliance with these covenants as of September 30, 2017.

Term Loan Facility

On September 19, 2017, we entered into the Term Loan Facility, which provides for a $175.0 million term loan, of which $175.0 million remained outstanding as of September 30, 2017. The Term Loan Facility is collateralized by the fixed assets of LOS and ACQI and its subsidiaries, and is further secured by Liberty Holdings, as parent guarantor. The Term Loan Facility matures on September 19, 2022.

Borrowings under the Term Loan Facility bear interest at LIBOR or a base rate, plus an applicable margin of 7.625% or 6.625%, respectively, and the weighted average rate on borrowings was 8.86% as of September 30, 2017. Interest and fees are payable in arrears on the first day of each month.

The Term Loan Facility includes certain non-financial covenants, including but not limited to restrictions on incurring additional debt and certain distributions. The Term Loan Facility is not subject to financial covenants unless liquidity, as defined, is less than $25.0 million for at least five consecutive business days, at which point, we are required to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined, of 1.2 to 1.0. We were in compliance with these covenants as of September 30, 2017.

Bridge Loan

During the second quarter of 2017, ACQI entered into a pledge and security agreement and irrevocable proxy with affiliates of Riverstone, Laurel Road, LLC and Spruce Road, LLC (collectively, the “Bridge Loan Lenders”) for an aggregate principal amount totaling $60.0 million, which was evidenced by three promissory notes (collectively, the “Bridge Loan”). The Bridge Loan was to mature on October 10, 2017, unless earlier terminated in connection with an initial public offering, and provided for interest at 12% per annum.

In June 2017, in connection with our entry into an amendment to the Prior Credit Facility, the Bridge Loan and accrued interest payable of $60.8 million were assigned from the Bridge Loan Lenders to Liberty Holdings and ACQI’s obligation under the Bridge Loan was canceled in exchange for 60,761,000 Redeemable Class 2 Common Units issued to Liberty Holdings. The Class 2 Redeemable Class 2 Common Units were redeemed in connection with the entry into the Credit Facilities on September 19, 2017.

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Contractual Obligations

The table below provides estimates of the timing of future payments that we are contractually obligated to make based on agreements in place at December 31, 2016.

In September 2017, we entered into the Credit Facilities, under which we have borrowings totaling $229.6 million, which matures on or about September 19, 2022. See Note 6 “Debt“ to our unaudited condensed combined financial statements as of September 30, 2017 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, we entered into operating leases for additional office space, equipment, and light duty trucks to support our fleets deployed to date and our expanded operations. Additionally, we have entered into additional purchase and supply and rail car agreements to supply proppant to our fleets. See Note 13 “Commitments & Contingencies” to our unaudited condensed combined financial statements as of September 30, 2017 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016.

Tax Receivable Agreements

With respect to obligations we expect to incur under our Tax Receivable Agreements (except in cases where we elect to terminate the Tax Receivable Agreements early, the Tax Receivable Agreements are terminated early due to certain mergers or other changes of control or we have available cash but fail to make payments when due), generally we may elect to defer payments due under the Tax Receivable Agreements if we do not have available cash to satisfy our payment obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreements or if our contractual obligations limit our ability to make these payments. Any such deferred payments under the Tax Receivable Agreements generally will accrue interest. In certain cases, payments under the Tax Receivable Agreements may be accelerated and/or significantly exceed the actual benefits, if any, we realize in respect of the tax attributes subject to the Tax Receivable Agreements. We intend to account for any amounts payable under the Tax Receivable Agreements in accordance with ASC Topic 450, Contingent Consideration. For further discussion regarding the potential acceleration of payments under the Tax Receivable Agreements and its potential impact, please read “Risk Factors—Risks Related to this Offering and Our Class A Common Stock.” For additional information regarding the Tax Receivable Agreements, see “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Tax Receivable Agreements.”

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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure about Market Risk

The demand, pricing and terms for hydraulic fracturing services provided by us are largely dependent upon the level of drilling activity in the U.S. oil and natural gas industry. These activity levels are influenced by numerous factors over which we have no control, including, but not limited to: the supply of and demand for oil and natural gas; the level of prices, and expectations about future prices of oil and natural gas; the cost of exploring for, developing, producing and delivering oil and natural gas; the expected rates of declining current production; the discovery rates of new oil and natural gas reserves; available rail and other transportation capacity; weather conditions; domestic and worldwide economic conditions; political instability in oil-producing countries; environmental regulations; technical advances affecting energy consumption; the price and availability of alternative fuels; the ability of E&P companies to raise equity capital and debt financing; and merger and divestiture activity among E&P companies.

The level of U.S. oil and natural gas drilling is volatile. Expected trends in oil and natural gas production activities may not materialize and demand for our services may not reflect the level of activity in the industry. Any prolonged and substantial reduction in oil and natural gas prices would likely affect oil and natural gas production levels and therefore affect demand for our services. A material decline in oil and natural gas prices or U.S. activity levels could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Interest Rate Risk

At September 30, 2017, we had $229.6 million of debt outstanding, with a weighted average interest rate of 7.53%. Interest is calculated under the terms of our Credit Facilities based on our selection, from time to time, of one of the index rates available to us plus an applicable margin that varies based on certain factors. See “—Debt Agreements.” Assuming no change in the amount outstanding, the impact on interest expense of a 1% increase or decrease in the weighted average interest rate would be approximately $2.3 million per year. We do not currently have or intend to enter into any derivative arrangements to protect against fluctuations in interest rates applicable to our outstanding indebtedness.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of financial statements requires the use of judgments and estimates. Our critical accounting policies are described below to provide a better understanding of how we develop our assumptions and judgments about future events and related estimates and how they can impact our financial statements. A critical accounting estimate is one that requires our most difficult, subjective or complex estimates and assessments and is fundamental to our results of operations.

We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions we believe to be reasonable according to the current facts and circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. We believe the following are the critical accounting policies used in the preparation of our combined financial statements, as well as the significant estimates and judgments affecting the application of these policies. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our combined financial statements and related notes included in this report.    

Revenue Recognition: Revenue from hydraulic fracturing services is recognized as specific services are provided in accordance with contractual arrangements. If our assessment of performance under a particular contract changes, our revenue and / or costs under that contract may change.

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amounts based on specific identification after considering each customer’s situation, including payment patterns and current financial condition. It is reasonably possible that our estimates of the allowance for doubtful accounts will change and that losses ultimately incurred could differ materially from the amounts estimated in determining the allowance.

Inventory: Inventory consists of raw materials used in the hydraulic fracturing process, such as chemicals, proppants, and field service equipment maintenance parts, and is stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, determined using the weighted average cost method. Net realizable value is determined based on our estimates of selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable cost of completion, disposal, and transportation, each of which require us to apply judgment.

Property and Equipment: We calculate depreciation and amortization on our assets based on the estimated useful lives and estimated salvage values that we believe are reasonable. Those estimates may change due to a number of factors such as changes in operating conditions or advances in technology.

We incur maintenance costs on our major equipment. The determination of whether an expenditure should be capitalized or expensed requires management judgment in the application of how the costs benefit future periods, relative to our capitalization policy. Costs that either establish or increase the efficiency, productivity, functionality or life of a fixed asset are capitalized and depreciated over the remaining useful life of the asset.

Impairment of long-lived and other intangible assets: Long-lived assets, such as property and equipment and finite-lived intangible assets, are evaluated for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying value may not be recoverable. Recoverability is assessed using undiscounted future net cash flows of assets grouped at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets. When alternative courses of action to recover the carrying amount of the asset group are under consideration, estimates of future undiscounted cash flows take into account possible outcomes and probabilities of their occurrence, which require us to apply judgment. If the carrying amount of the asset is not recoverable based on its estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount by which its carrying amount exceeds its estimated fair value. The inputs used to determine such fair value are primarily based upon internally developed cash flow models. Our cash flow models are based on a number of estimates regarding future operations that are subject to change.

Unit-based awards: Unit-based awards have been granted with a benchmark value equal to or greater than the fair market value of the award as of the date of grant. We account for unit-based awards by measuring the awards at the grant date and recognizing the grant-date fair value, if any, as an expense over the requisite service period. Since we are not publicly traded we do not have a listed price with which to calculate fair value. We have historically and consistently calculated fair value using a combination of an income approach (discounted cash flow method) and market approach (guideline public company method and merger and acquisition method). Each of these valuation approaches involves significant judgments and estimates, including estimates regarding our future operations or the determination of a comparable public company peer group. Additionally, judgment is applied in the weighting of each valuation approach.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 14, “Recently Issued Accounting Standards” to our unaudited condensed combined financial statements as of September 30, 2017 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, and Note 15, “Recently Issued Accounting Standards” to our audited combined financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, included elsewhere in this prospectus, for a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements.

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pursuant to Section 107(b) of the JOBS Act, but we have irrevocably opted out of the extended transition period and, as a result, we will adopt new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates in which adoption of such standards is required for other public companies.

Internal Controls and Procedures

We are not currently required to comply with the SEC’s rules implementing Section 404 of Sarbanes Oxley, and are therefore not required to make a formal assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting for that purpose. Upon becoming a public company, we will be required to comply with the SEC’s rules implementing Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which will require our management to certify financial and other information in our quarterly and annual reports and provide an annual management report on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. We will not be required to make our first assessment of our internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 until our first annual report subsequent to our ceasing to be an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the Securities Act.

Further, our independent registered public accounting firm is not yet required to formally attest to the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting, and will not be required to do so for as long as we are an “emerging growth company” pursuant to the provisions of the JOBS Act. See “Status as an Emerging Growth Company.”

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no material off balance sheet arrangements, except for operating leases and purchase commitments under supply agreements. As such, we are not materially exposed to any financing, liquidity, market or credit risk that could arise if we had engaged in such financing arrangements.

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BUSINESS

Overview

We are a rapidly growing independent provider of hydraulic fracturing services to onshore oil and natural gas E&P companies in North America. We have grown organically from one active hydraulic fracturing fleet (40,000 HHP) in December 2011 to 18 active fleets (720,000 HHP) in November 2017. The demand for our hydraulic fracturing services exceeds our current capacity, and we expect, based on discussions with customers, to deploy two additional fleets (80,000 HHP) by the end of the first quarter of 2018, for a total of 20 active fleets (aggregating to a total of 837,500 HHP including additional supporting HHP). Our additional fleets consist of one fleet we recently acquired and are upgrading to our specifications and one ordered fleet currently being built to our specifications. We provide our services primarily in the Permian Basin, the Eagle Ford Shale, the DJ Basin, the Williston Basin and the Powder River Basin. Our customer base includes a broad range of E&P companies, including Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., SM Energy Company, Continental Resources, Inc., Devon Energy Corporation, Newfield Exploration Company, Noble Energy, Inc., PDC Energy, Inc. and Anadarko Petroleum Corporation.

Our founders and existing management were pioneers in the development of data-driven hydraulic fracturing technologies for application in shale plays. Prior to founding Liberty Holdings, the majority of our management team founded and built Pinnacle Technologies into a leading fracturing technology company. In 1992, Pinnacle Technologies developed the first commercial hydraulic fracture mapping technologies, analytical tools that played a major role in launching the shale revolution. Our extensive experience with fracture technologies and customized fracture design has enabled us to develop new technologies and processes that provide our customers with real time solutions that significantly enhance their completions. These technologies include hydraulic fracture propagation models, reservoir engineering tools, large, proprietary shale production databases and multi-variable statistical analysis techniques. Taken together, these technologies have enabled us to be a leader in hydraulic fracture design innovation and application.

We believe the following characteristics distinguish us from our competitors and are the foundations of our business: forming ongoing partnerships of trust and innovation with our customers; developing and utilizing technology to maximize well performance; and promoting a people-centered culture focused on our employees, customers and suppliers. We have developed strong relationships with our customers by investing significant time in fracture design collaboration, which substantially enhances their production economics. Our technological innovations have become even more critical as E&P companies have increased the completion complexity and fracture intensity of horizontal wells. We are proactive in developing innovative solutions to industry challenges, including developing: (i) our proprietary databases of U.S. unconventional wells to which we apply our proprietary multi-variable statistical analysis technologies to provide differential insight into fracture design optimization; (ii) our Liberty Quiet Fleet™ design which significantly reduces noise levels compared to conventional hydraulic fracturing fleets; and (iii) our hydraulic fracturing fluid system tailored to the reservoir properties in the DJ Basin which materially reduces completion costs without compromising production. We foster a people-centered culture built around honoring our commitments to customers, partnering with our suppliers and hiring, training and retaining people that we believe to be the best talent in our field, enabling us to be one of the safest and most efficient hydraulic fracturing companies in the United States.

While our industry experienced a significant downturn from late 2014 through the first half of 2016, we significantly increased our capacity while maintaining full utilization. We performed approximately 50% more hydraulic fracturing stages in 2015 than in 2014 and approximately 20% more hydraulic fracturing stages in 2016 than in 2015. This trend has continued into 2017. During the downturn, total U.S. marketable fracturing capacity declined between 40% and 60%. In contrast, over 95% of our capacity was active and deployed during this period. We believe our utilization reflects the strong partnerships we have built with our customers and we believe these partnerships will continue to support the demand for our services as we deploy one new fleet and one upgraded fleet by the first quarter of 2018.

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Our Competitive Strengths

We believe that the following strengths will position us to achieve our primary business objective of creating value for our shareholders:

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Our Business Strategy

We believe that we will be able to achieve our primary business objective of creating value for our shareholders by executing on the following strategies:

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Recent Developments

Debt Refinancing

On September 19, 2017, Liberty Services and ACQI entered into the Credit Facilities, consisting of a $175.0 million, five year Term Loan Facility and a $250.0 million ABL Credit Facility, subject to a borrowing base. The ABL Credit Facility also has a term of approximately five years. Concurrent with entering into the Credit Facilities, Liberty Services and ACQI repaid and terminated the Prior Credit Facility.

Titan Frac Acquisition

On February 9, 2017, we entered into a definitive agreement to purchase hydraulic fracturing assets (112,500 HHP) owned by Titan Frac Services LLC for a purchase price of $65 million. We expect 2017 capital expenditures of approximately $5 million to upgrade these assets to our specifications. We closed the Titan Frac Acquisition in late February 2017.

Industry Trends and Market Recovery

Demand for our hydraulic fracturing services is predominantly influenced by the level of drilling and completion by E&P companies, which, in turn, depends largely on the current and anticipated profitability of developing oil and natural gas reserves. More specifically, demand for our hydraulic fracturing services is driven by the completion of hydraulic fracturing stages in unconventional wells, which, in turn, is driven by several factors including rig count, well count, service intensity and the timing and style of well completions.

Recently Improving Macro Conditions

Hydrocarbon prices began a precipitous decline in the second half of 2014 after the posted WTI price of oil reached a peak of $107.26 per Bbl in June 2014 and the posted Henry Hub price of natural gas reached a peak of $6.15 per million British Thermal Units (“MMBtu”) in February 2014. This decline, sustained by a perceived glut of oil and natural gas, drove WTI prices to a low of $26.21 per Bbl in February 2016 and Henry Hub natural gas prices to a low of $1.64 per MMBtu in March 2016.

Lower hydrocarbon prices in 2015 and early 2016 influenced many E&P companies to reduce drilling and completion activity and capital spending in all basins across North America. As drilling and completion activity declined, demand for hydraulic fracturing services also declined, leading to an oversupply of fracturing capacity and a decline in fleet utilization.

Throughout this period, demand for hydrocarbons remained high. From 2014 through 2016, global demand for liquids, or oil and natural gas liquid products, is estimated by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (“EIA”) to have increased by 2.4 million barrels per day. The EIA further expects global demand for liquids will increase by another 1.4 million barrels per day through 2017. Similarly, natural gas demand globally is expected to increase by approximately 4.7 billion cubic feet per day from 2016 through 2017, largely based upon growth in industrial and household demand and continued substitution of gas for coal by utilities and industry.

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Reduced capital spending on drilling and completion activity ultimately led to flattening of crude oil supply while global demand continued to rise. In the United States crude production fell as much as 13% from its peak in March 2015. Further, recent agreements by OPEC and non-OPEC members to reduce their oil production quotas have also provided upward momentum for WTI prices, which has more than doubled to $55.21 per Bbl as of November 3, 2017.

In response to the improved expected financial returns generated by these increases in hydrocarbon prices, E&P companies have increased their capital spending on drilling and completion services beginning in the second half of 2016 and continuing into 2017, and as a result, demand for oilfield services activities has improved. According to Baker Hughes’ North American Rig Count, the number of active total drilling rigs in the United States increased from a low of 404 rigs, as reported on May 27, 2016, to 898 active drilling rigs as reported on November 3, 2017. Further, during the same time period, the number of rigs targeting oil production has increased from 316 to 729.

We believe North American onshore shale resources will continue to capture an increasing share of global capital spending on oil and gas resources as a result of their competitive positioning on the global cost curve and the relatively low level of reservoir, political and legal risk in North America as compared to other regions. Therefore, if hydrocarbon prices stabilize at current levels or rise further, we expect to see further increased drilling and completion activity and improved pricing for activities across the oilfield. Should hydrocarbon prices decrease, our pricing and revenue per average active HHP may decrease due to lower demand for our services, negatively affecting our liquidity and financial condition. Please see “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—Our business depends on domestic capital spending by the oil and natural gas industry, and reductions in capital spending could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, results of operations and financial condition” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—How We Evaluate Our Operations.”

Increase in Drilling Efficiency and Service Intensity of Completions

Over the past decade, E&P companies have focused on exploiting the vast resource potential available across many of North America’s unconventional resource plays through the application of horizontal drilling and completion technologies, including the use of multi-stage hydraulic fracturing, in order to increase recovery of oil and natural gas. As E&P companies have improved drilling and completion techniques to maximize return and efficiency, we believe several long term trends have emerged which have materially increased the service intensity of current completions.

Improved drilling economics from horizontal drilling and greater rig efficiencies. Unconventional resources are increasingly being targeted through the use of horizontal drilling. According to Baker Hughes, as reported on November 3, 2017, horizontal rigs accounted for approximately 85% of all rigs drilling in the United States, up from 74% as of December 31, 2014. Over the past several years, North American E&P companies have benefitted from improved drilling economics driven by technologies that reduce the number of days, and the cost, of drilling wells. North American drilling rigs have incorporated newer technologies, which allow them to drill rock more effectively and quickly, meaning each rig can drill more wells in a given period. These include improved drilling technologies and the incorporation of geosteering techniques which allow better placement of the wellbore. Drilling rigs have also incorporated new technology which allows fully-assembled rigs to automatically “walk” from one location to the next without disassembling and reassembling the rig, greatly reducing the time it takes to move from one drilling location to the next. At the same time, E&P companies are shifting their development plans to incorporate multi-well pad development, which allows them to drill multiple horizontal wellbores from the same pad or location. The aggregate effect of these improved techniques and technologies have reduced the average days required to drill a well, which according to Coras, has dropped from 28 days in 2014 to 21 days in 2016.

Increased complexity and service intensity of horizontal well completions. In addition to improved rig efficiencies discussed above, E&P companies are also improving the subsurface techniques and technologies

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used to exploit unconventional resources. These improvements have targeted increasing the exposure of each wellbore to the reservoir by drilling longer horizontal lateral sections of the wellbore. To complete the well, hydraulic fracturing is applied in stages along the wellbore to break-up the resource so that oil and gas can be produced. As wellbores have increased in length, the number of stages has also increased. From 2014 to 2016, the average stages per horizontal well have increased from 21 stages per well to 29 stages per well. Further, E&P companies have improved production from each stage by applying increasing amounts of proppant in each stage, which better connects the well to the resource. The aggregate effect of increased number of stages and the increasing amount of proppant in each stage has greatly increased the total amount of proppant used in each well, from six million pounds per well in 2014 to over ten million pounds per well in 2016.

These industry trends will directly benefit hydraulic fracturing companies like us that have the expertise and technological innovations to effectively service today’s more efficient oilfield drilling activity and the increasing complexity and intensity of well completions. Given the expected returns that E&P companies have reported for new well development activities due to improved rig efficiencies and increasing well completion complexity and intensity, we expect these industry trends to continue.

Tightening of Supply in the Hydraulic Fracturing Services Market

Due to the significant maintenance required as a result of increasing service intensity, the potential cost to redeploy older, idle fleets has significantly increased. These costs depend on the level of previous use and preventive maintenance spending, as well as the amount of time spent idle.

We believe industry contraction and the resulting reduction in total U.S. marketable fracturing capacity since late 2014 benefits us as industry demand increases. Industry sources report this capacity has declined between 40% and 60% from its peak of approximately 17 million HHP in 2014 and approximately 75% of this capacity is currently active. A number of our competitors have filed for bankruptcy or have otherwise undergone substantial debt restructuring, significantly reducing available capital and their ability to quickly redeploy fleets. In contrast, our rigorous preventive maintenance program, in addition to scheduled and in-process fleet additions and upgrades, has positioned us well to benefit from improving market dynamics. During the recent downturn, many oilfield service companies significantly reduced their employee headcounts, which will constrain their ability to quickly reactive fleets. Over the same period, we retained our high quality and experienced employees, did not conduct lay offs and substantially increased our workforce.

Because demand for new equipment exceeds active supply, we believe that pricing power has begun to return to the broader oilfield services sector as well as the hydraulic fracturing industry. We are currently experiencing price increases, and believe that this trend will continue.

Our Services

We provide hydraulic fracturing services to E&P companies, particularly to those operating in unconventional oil and natural gas reservoirs and requiring technically and operationally advanced services. Hydraulic fracturing services are performed to enhance production of oil and natural gas from formations with low permeability and restricted flow of hydrocarbons. Our customers benefit from our expertise in fracturing horizontal wells in shales and other unconventional geological formations.

The process of hydraulic fracturing involves pumping a pressurized stream of fracturing fluid—typically a mixture of water, chemicals and proppant—into a well casing or tubing in order to cause the underground formation to fracture or crack. These fractures release trapped hydrocarbon particles and provide a conductive channel for the oil or natural gas to flow freely to the wellbore for collection. The propping agent, or proppant,—typically sand—becomes lodged in the cracks created by the hydraulic fracturing process, “propping” them open to facilitate the flow of hydrocarbons from the reservoir to the well. The fracturing fluid is engineered to lose viscosity, or “break,” and is subsequently flowed back from the formation, leaving the proppant suspended in the

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mineral fractures. Once our customer has flushed the fracturing fluids from the well using a controlled flow-back process, the customer manages fluid and water recycling or disposal.

Our hydraulic fracturing fleets consist of mobile hydraulic fracturing units and other auxiliary heavy equipment to perform fracturing services. Our hydraulic fracturing units consist primarily of high-pressure hydraulic pumps, diesel engines, transmissions, radiators and other supporting equipment that are typically mounted on trailers. We refer to the group of units and other equipment, such as blenders, data vans, sand storage, tractors, manifolds and high pressure fracturing iron, which are necessary to perform a typical hydraulic fracturing job, as a “fleet,” and the personnel assigned to each fleet as a “crew.” We have 18 active fleets (720,000 HHP), currently have plans to deploy two additional fleets by the end of the first quarter of 2018, which consist of one fleet we recently acquired and are upgrading to meet our specifications and one ordered fleet that is being built to our specifications.

An important element of our hydraulic fracturing services is our focus on providing custom-tailored completions solutions to our customers to maximize their well results. Our technologically innovative approach involves our review of a series of continually updated, proprietary databases of U.S. unconventional wells and to which we apply our multi-variable data analysis, allowing us to gain differential insight into fracture design. The innovative completions solutions we provide to our customers help them complete more productive and cost efficient wells in shorter times with less environmental impact on their surroundings while increasing the useful lives of our equipment.

In addition to custom-tailored completions solutions, we also develop custom fluid systems, proppant logistics solutions, perforating strategies and pressure analysis techniques for our customers. An example of this is a hydraulic fracturing fluid that we developed for use in our DJ Basin operations called Liberty Spirit^™, a specifically designed fracturing fluid that enables material reductions in completion costs in the DJ Basin without compromising job execution or well results.

We provide our services in several of the most active basins in the United States, including the Permian Basin, the Eagle Ford Shale, the DJ Basin, the Williston Basin and the Powder River Basin. These regions are expected to account for approximately 56% of all new horizontal wells anticipated to be drilled between 2016 and 2020.

Properties and Equipment

Properties

Our corporate headquarters are located at 950 17^th Street, Suite 2400, Denver, Colorado 80202. We lease our general office space at our corporate headquarters. The lease expires in December 2024. We currently own or lease the following additional principal properties:

We also lease several smaller facilities, which leases generally have terms of one to three years. We believe that our existing facilities are adequate for our operations and their locations allow us to efficiently serve our customers. We do not believe that any single facility is material to our operations and, if necessary, we could readily obtain a replacement facility.

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