Article: Ponder Industries to acquire Panther Oil Tools (U.K.) Ltd.

ALICE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 1996--Ponder Industries Inc. (NASDAQ, NM, BSE: PNDR), today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Panther Oil Tools (U.K.) Ltd., an international, full service rental and fishing tool company headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland. Ponder will pay $1.25 million in cash and 1.2 million shares of its common stock, a transaction valued at approximately $6 million. Panther is a 15-year-old, privately-held, international supplier of fishing tools with annual revenues of $3 million, and strong operating cash flow, with operations in the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Russia and the North Sea.

The acquisition is expected to be ...

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