[Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP]
August 15, 2018
VIA EDGAR AND HAND DELIVERY
Loan Lauren P. Nguyen
Legal Branch Chief
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
Re: KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form 10-12B
Filed July 25, 2018
File No. 001-38609
Dear Ms. Nguyen:
On behalf of KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. (the Company), set forth below is the response of the Company to the comments of the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the Staff) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission), contained in the letter dated August 7, 2018, regarding the Companys registration statement on Form 10-12B, filed on July 25, 2018 (the Form 10). The Company has publicly filed an amendment to the registration statement on Form 10-12B (the Amendment), including an Information Statement as Exhibit 99.1 (the Information Statement), today by electronic submission. The Staffs comments are set forth below, followed by the Companys corresponding response.
The numbered paragraph and headings in this response letter correspond to the original numbered paragraph and headings in the Staffs letter. For ease of reference, we have repeated the Staffs comment in bold text preceding the response. Defined terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Form 10.
Information Statement Filed as Exhibit 99.1
Risk Factors, page 28
The spin-off and/or the merger may not be completed on the terms or timeline currently contemplated, page 48
1. We note your response to our prior comment 3 and the disclosure that you will be required to pay significant costs and expenses relating to the spin-off and merger. Please disclose the total estimated amount of costs and expenses relating to the spin-off, including the estimated amount of expenses for which the Company will be required to reimburse KLX, subject to the consummation of the merger.
In response to the Staffs comment, the Company has revised the disclosure on pages 49 and 131 of the Amendment to disclose that the Company does not expect the total costs and expenses relating to
the spin-off to exceed $10 million.
Exhibit 3.2
2. We note that your form of amended and restated bylaws includes an exclusive forum provision in Section 9.01. Please revise your information statement to include disclosure regarding this provision, including its impact on your stockholders.
In response to the Staffs comment, the Company has added a risk factor on page 52 of the Amendment and revised the disclosure on page 141 of the Amendment.
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If you should have any questions or further comments with respect to the Form 10, please direct them to the undersigned at (212) 284-4926 or by email transmissions sent to Valerie.Jacob@freshfields.com.
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/s/ Valerie Ford Jacob |
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Valerie Ford Jacob |
cc: Roger Franks, General Counsel, Vice PresidentLaw and Human Resources