SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (date of earliest event reported): January 13, 2005
TETRA Technologies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
1-13455 |
74-2148293 |
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(State
of Incorporation) |
(Commission
File Number) |
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification Number) |
25025 Interstate 45 North, Suite 600
The Woodlands, Texas 77380
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
(281) 367-1983
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On January 13, 2005, TETRA Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release estimating its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2004 and announcing its estimated 2005 earnings guidance. The Company expects to release audited results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, following the completion of the full audit in late February, 2005. The press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
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Exhibit
Number |
Description |
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| 99.1 |
Press Release, dated January 13, 2005, issued by TETRA Technologies, Inc. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
TETRA Technologies, Inc.
By: /s/Geoffrey M. Hertel
Geoffrey M. Hertel
President & Chief Executive Officer
Date: January 13, 2005
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number |
Description |
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| 99.1 |
Press Release, dated January 13, 2005, issued by TETRA Technologies, Inc. |
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