Kodiak Gas Services Announces $50 Million Share Repurchase Program

THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. (NYSE: KGS) (“Kodiak” or the “Company”) today announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has approved a share repurchase program, with authorization to purchase up to an aggregate of $50 million of the Company’s common stock (the “Share Repurchase Program”), commencing on the date thereof and expiring on December 31, 2025. Repurchases under the Share Repurchase Program may be made from time to time through open market repurchases or through privately negotiated transactions subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements, and other relevant factors. Open market repurchases may be structured to occur in accordance with the requirements of Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Company may also, from time to time, enter into Rule 10b5-1 plans to facilitate repurchases of shares of its common stock under this authorization. The Company is not obligated under the Share Repurchase Program to acquire any particular amount of common stock, and the Company may terminate or suspend the Share Repurchase Program at any time. The timing and actual number of shares repurchased may depend on a variety of factors, including price, general business and market conditions, and alternative investment opportunities.

About Kodiak

Kodiak is the largest contract compression services provider in the United States, serving as a critical link in the infrastructure enabling the safe and reliable production and transportation of natural gas and oil. Headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, Kodiak provides contract compression and related services to oil and gas producers and midstream customers in high-volume gas gathering systems, processing facilities, multi-well gas lift applications and natural gas transmission systems.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” for purposes of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are statements other than statements of historical fact. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as: “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “goal,” “seek,” “believe,” “project,” “estimate,” “expect,” “strategy,” “future,” “likely,” “may,” “should,” “will” and similar references to future periods. They include statements regarding the Offering, including the completion thereof. Although Kodiak believes the expectations and forecasts reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, Kodiak can give no assurance they will prove to have been correct. They can be affected by inaccurate or changed assumptions or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. Important risks, assumptions and other important factors that could cause future results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements are described under “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Kodiak’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and any updates to those factors set forth in Kodiak’s subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or current reports on Form 8-K. Kodiak undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events.