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<div><a name="s1205E43DA84656448EB517CF0A924AA2"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2019</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:2px;text-align:right;text-indent:48px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Registration No. 333-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:100%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-top:3px double #00000a;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:9px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">______________________________</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:4px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM S-8</font></div><div style="line-height:108%;padding-bottom:4px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></div><div style="line-height:108%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">______________________________</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:5px;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;<br>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:98.29059829059828%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:52%;"></td><td style="width:48%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Delaware</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">54-2091194</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">(State or other jurisdiction  <br>of incorporation or organization)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">(I.R.S. Employer <br>Identification Number)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">801 Cherry Street, Suite 2100</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Fort Worth, Texas 76102</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">(817) 334-4100</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code and telephone number)</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Basic Energy Services, Inc.</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;<br></font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Non-Employee Director Incentive Plan</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;<br>(Full title of the plan)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">T.M. &#8220;Roe&#8221; Patterson</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">President and Chief Executive Officer</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">801 Cherry Street, Suite 2100</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Fort Worth, Texas  76102</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:2px;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">(817) 334-4100</font></div><div style="line-height:100%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">______________________________</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:4px;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Copy to: </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Wesley P. Williams</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Jessica W. Hammons</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Thompson &amp; Knight LLP</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">One Arts Plaza</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">Dallas, Texas 75201</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-weight:bold;">&#32;(713) 951-5842</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">______________________________</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#8220;large accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;smaller reporting company&#8221; and &#8220;emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:12pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:98.50427350427351%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="4"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:31%;"></td><td style="width:21%;"></td><td style="width:30%;"></td><td style="width:18%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Large accelerated filer</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:12pt;">o</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Accelerated filer</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:12pt;">&#254;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Non-accelerated filer</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:12pt;">o </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Smaller reporting company</font></div><div style="font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:12pt;">&#254;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Emerging growth company</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:12pt;">o </font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">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. &#9744;</font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><a name="sB2C445140136529F88AF2BF07D9E02F4"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="5"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:34%;"></td><td style="width:17%;"></td><td style="width:20%;"></td><td style="width:15%;"></td><td style="width:14%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Title of securities</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">to be registered</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount to be</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">registered (1)(3)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">maximum</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">offering</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">price per share (2)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">maximum</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">aggregate</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">offering price</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Amount of</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">registration</font></div><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">fee</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:3px double #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Common Stock, </font></div><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">par value $0.01 per share, under the Basic Energy Services, Inc. Non-Employee Director Incentive Plan</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">200,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">$2.42</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">$484,000.00</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:3px double #000000;border-top:3px double #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">$58.67</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">(1) Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), there are also being registered such additional shares of common stock as may become issuable pursuant to the adjustment provisions of the Basic Energy Services, Inc. Non-Employee Director Incentive Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;) including stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:4px;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act and based upon the average of the high and low sales prices of the shares as reported on The New York Stock Exchange on May 9, 2019.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:4px;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">(3) This registration statement registers an additional 200,000 shares issuable under the Plan.  The Registrant previously registered 100,000 shares issuable under the Plan under a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-218224).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:312px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">2</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:16px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">EXPLANATORY NOTE</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Basic Energy Services, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) is filing this registration statement on Form S-8 (this &#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;) pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8 to register the offer and sale of additional shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, that may be issued under the Basic Energy Services, Inc. Non-Employee Director Incentive Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;). The 200,000 shares of common stock being registered pursuant to this Registration Statement have been reserved and authorized for issuance from the Company&#8217;s authorized and unissued capital stock. Except as otherwise set forth below, the contents of the registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-218224) relating to the Plan, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) on May 25, 2017 are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement as permitted by General Instruction E of Form S-8.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:16px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">PART II</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;padding-top:16px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 3. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Incorporation of Documents by Reference</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The Company is registering additional securities under the Plan covered hereby for which registration statement on Form S-8 bearing Registration No. 333-218224 is currently effective. Therefore, pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the Company elects to incorporate by reference the contents of such registration statement which constitutes information required in this Registration Statement.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 8. Exhibits</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by reference to another filing of the Company with the Commission, each of the following exhibits is filed herewith: </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:14%;"></td><td style="width:86%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Number</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Description</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">4.1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0000FF;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1109189/000110918916000393/exh31tofiling1-secondarcer.htm"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Basic Energy Services, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A12B (SEC File No. 001-32693) filed on December 23, 2016).</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">4.2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0000FF;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1109189/000110918916000393/exh32tofiling1-secondarbyl.htm"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Basic Energy Services, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A12B (SEC File No. 001-32693) filed on December 23, 2016).</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">4.3</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0000FF;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1109189/000110918916000393/exh41tofiling1-specimensto.htm"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Specimen Stock Certificate representing Common Stock of the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A12B (SEC File No. 001-32693), filed on December 23, 2016).</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">5.1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0000FF;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="a51tkopinionmay2019s-8.htm"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Opinion of Thompson &amp; Knight LLP regarding the validity of the securities being registered (filed herewith).</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">10.1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0000FF;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1109189/000110918917000056/a101non-employeedirectoreq.htm"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Basic Energy Services, Inc. Non-Employee Director Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (SEC File No. 333-218224), filed on May 25, 2017).</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">10.2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0000FF;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="a2019exh102firstamendmentt.htm"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">First Amendment to the Basic Energy Services, Inc. Non-Employee Director Incentive Plan (filed herewith).</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">23.1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0000FF;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="a51tkopinionmay2019s-8.htm"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Consent of Thompson &amp; Knight LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1).</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">23.2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#0000FF;-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="a232kpmgconsentmay2019s-8.htm"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Consent of KPMG LLP (filed herewith).</font></a></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">24.1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><a style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;" href="#sAF97973F66AD583E99A2F1C4A58965DB"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Powers of Attorney (included on signature pages of this Registration Statement).</font></a></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">3</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><a name="sAF97973F66AD583E99A2F1C4A58965DB"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Fort Worth, State of Texas, on May 15, 2019.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:8px;text-align:left;padding-left:288px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-left:288px;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:100%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">By:     </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">/s/ T.M. &#8220;Roe&#8221; 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Schorlemer as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and any Registration Statement (including any amendment thereto) for this offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on May 15, 2019.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:29%;"></td><td style="width:55%;"></td><td style="width:16%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Signature</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Title</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Date</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;padding-top:4px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">/s/ T.M. &#8220;Roe&#8221; Patterson</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#160;<br>T.M. &#8220;Roe&#8221; Patterson</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director <br>(Principal Executive Officer)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">May 15, 2019</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">/s/ David S. 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Document
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2019
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
______________________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
______________________________
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
54-2091194
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
801 Cherry Street, Suite 2100
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
(817) 334-4100
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code and telephone number)
Basic Energy Services, Inc.
Non-Employee Director Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
T.M. "Roe" Patterson
President and Chief Executive Officer
801 Cherry Street, Suite 2100
Fort Worth, Texas  76102
(817) 334-4100
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
______________________________
Copy to:
Wesley P. Williams
Jessica W. Hammons
Thompson & Knight LLP
One Arts Plaza
1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500
Dallas, Texas 75201
(713) 951-5842
______________________________
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or 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.
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
þ
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
þ
Emerging growth company
o
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. ☐
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount to be
registered (1)(3)
Proposed
maximum
offering
price per share (2)
Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering price
Amount of
registration
fee
Common Stock,
par value $0.01 per share, under the Basic Energy Services, Inc. Non-Employee Director Incentive Plan
200,000
$2.42
$484,000.00
$58.67
(1) Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), there are also being registered such additional shares of common stock as may become issuable pursuant to the adjustment provisions of the Basic Energy Services, Inc. Non-Employee Director Incentive Plan (the "Plan") including stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act and based upon the average of the high and low sales prices of the shares as reported on The New York Stock Exchange on May 9, 2019.
(3) This registration statement registers an additional 200,000 shares issuable under the Plan.  The Registrant previously registered 100,000 shares issuable under the Plan under a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-218224).
2
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Basic Energy Services, Inc. (the "Company") is filing this registration statement on Form S-8 (this "Registration Statement") pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8 to register the offer and sale of additional shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share, that may be issued under the Basic Energy Services, Inc. Non-Employee Director Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The 200,000 shares of common stock being registered pursuant to this Registration Statement have been reserved and authorized for issuance from the Company's authorized and unissued capital stock. Except as otherwise set forth below, the contents of the registration statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-218224) relating to the Plan, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on May 25, 2017 are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement as permitted by General Instruction E of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.     Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The Company is registering additional securities under the Plan covered hereby for which registration statement on Form S-8 bearing Registration No. 333-218224 is currently effective. Therefore, pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the Company elects to incorporate by reference the contents of such registration statement which constitutes information required in this Registration Statement.
Item 8. Exhibits
.
Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by reference to another filing of the Company with the Commission, each of the following exhibits is filed herewith:
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Basic Energy Services, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A12B (SEC File No. 001-32693) filed on December 23, 2016).
4.2
Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Basic Energy Services, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A12B (SEC File No. 001-32693) filed on December 23, 2016).
4.3
Specimen Stock Certificate representing Common Stock of the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A12B (SEC File No. 001-32693), filed on December 23, 2016).
5.1
Opinion of Thompson & Knight LLP regarding the validity of the securities being registered (filed herewith).
10.1
Basic Energy Services, Inc. Non-Employee Director Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (SEC File No. 333-218224), filed on May 25, 2017).
10.2
First Amendment to the Basic Energy Services, Inc. Non-Employee Director Incentive Plan (filed herewith).
23.1
Consent of Thompson & Knight LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of KPMG LLP (filed herewith).
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included on signature pages of this Registration Statement).
3
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Fort Worth, State of Texas, on May 15, 2019.
BASIC ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
By:
/s/ T.M. "Roe" Patterson
Name:  T.M. "Roe" Patterson
Title:     President and Chief Executive Officer
4
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below appoints each of T.M. "Roe" Patterson and David S. Schorlemer as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and any Registration Statement (including any amendment thereto) for this offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on May 15, 2019.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ T.M. "Roe" Patterson
T.M. "Roe" Patterson
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
May 15, 2019
/s/ David S. Schorlemer
David S. Schorlemer
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
May 15, 2019
/s/ Timothy H. Day
Timothy H. Day
Chairman of the Board of Directors
May 15, 2019
/s/ John Jackson
John Jackson
Director
May 15, 2019
/s/ James D. Kern
James D. Kern
Director
May 15, 2019
/s/ Samuel E. Langford
Samuel E. Langford
Director
May 15, 2019
/s/ Julio M. Quintana
Julio M. Quintana
Director
May 15, 2019
/s/ Anthony J. DiNello
Anthony J. DiNello
Director
May 15, 2019