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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">FORM&nbsp;S-8</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NINE ENERGY SERVICE, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">80-0759121</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2001 Kirby Drive, Suite 200</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Houston, Texas</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Office)</B></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NINE ENERGY SERVICE, INC. 2011 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Theodore R. Moore </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Senior Vice President and General Counsel </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2001 Kirby Drive, Suite 200 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Houston, Texas 77019 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and address of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(281) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">730-5100</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Copies to: </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Lanchi D.
Huynh </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Kirkland&nbsp;&amp; Ellis LLP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>4550 Travis Street </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Dallas, Texas 75205 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(214) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">972-1770</FONT></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT> filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company.&nbsp;See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P>
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for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B)&nbsp;of the Securities Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Nine Energy Service, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) is hereby registering 3,200,000 additional shares of its common stock, par value $0.01
per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), for issuance under the Nine Energy Service, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the &#147;Plan&#148;). On January&nbsp;23, 2018, the Registrant filed the Registration Statement on
Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (File&nbsp;No.&nbsp;333-222660) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;),&nbsp;registering 3,121,888 shares of Common Stock for issuance under the Plan (the &#147;First
Registration Statement&#148;). On June&nbsp;1, 2021, the Registrant filed the Registration Statement&nbsp;on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-256685)</FONT> with the
SEC,&nbsp;registering an additional 2,100,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance under the Plan (the &#147;Second Registration Statement&#148; and, together with the First Registration Statement, the &#147;Prior Registration Statements&#148;). The
Prior Registration Statements are currently effective. In accordance with General Instruction E to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8,&nbsp;the</FONT> contents of such Prior Registration Statements are incorporated herein by reference,
except as amended hereby. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART&nbsp;II </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except to the extent that information is deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to securities laws and regulations, the Registrant hereby
incorporates by reference into this registration statement the following documents: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1532286/000153228623000005/nine-20221231.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2022, filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;8, 2023; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1532286/000153228623000010/nine-20230331.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT></A> for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2023, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;9, 2023; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the
Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1532286/000119312523008911/d424003d8k.htm">January&nbsp;
17, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1532286/000119312523009907/d448839d8k.htm">January&nbsp;
18, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1532286/000119312523014255/d395891d8k.htm">January&nbsp;
24, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1532286/000119312523019095/d437955d8k.htm">January&nbsp;
30, 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1532286/000119312523021676/d449103d8k.htm">February&nbsp;
1, 2023</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1532286/000119312523138425/d425416d8k.htm">May&nbsp;8, 2023</A> (excluding any information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any such
Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> and any related exhibit); and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The description of the Common Stock contained in the Registrant&#146;s <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1532286/000119312518011169/d672618d8a12b.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT></A> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-38347)</FONT> filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;16, 2018, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except to the extent that information is deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to securities laws and
regulations, all documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered
have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the dates of filing of such documents. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following is a list of exhibits filed as part of this registration statement, which are incorporated herein: </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1532286/000119312518017433/d527369dex31.htm">Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Nine Energy Service, Inc., dated January&nbsp;
23, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on January&nbsp;23, 2018). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1532286/000119312518017433/d527369dex32.htm">Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Nine Energy Service, Inc., dated January&nbsp;
23, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on January&nbsp;23, 2018). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.3</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1532286/000119312517154168/d337617dex1010.htm">Nine Energy Service, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective February&nbsp;
28, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1</FONT> filed on May&nbsp;2, 2017). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1532286/000119312521152411/d222323dex101.htm">First Amendment to Nine Energy Service, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant&#146;s Current
Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on May&nbsp;6, 2021). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.5</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1532286/000119312523138425/d425416dex101.htm">Second Amendment to Nine Energy Service, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant&#146;s Current
 Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on May&nbsp;8, 2023). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d441792dex51.htm">Opinion of Kirkland&nbsp;&amp; Ellis LLP. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d441792dex51.htm">Consent of Kirkland&nbsp;&amp; Ellis LLP (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this registration statement). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d441792dex232.htm">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>24.1*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="#sig">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page&nbsp;of this registration statement). </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>107*</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d441792dexfilingfees.htm">Filing Fee Table. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Filed herewith. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas,
on May&nbsp;9, 2023. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5"><B>NINE ENERGY SERVICE, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Theodore R. Moore</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Theodore R. Moore</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Senior Vice President and General Counsel</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="sig"></A>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below authorizes and appoints Theodore R. Moore and Ann G. Fox,
and each of them, either of whom may act without the joinder of the other, as such person&#146;s true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in such person&#146;s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement 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 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully and to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> or agents, or their substitute or substitutes, each acting alone, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement and the above Power of Attorney have been signed below
by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Ann G. Fox</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Ann G. Fox</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">President, Chief Executive Officer and Director</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>(Principal Executive Officer)</I></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;9, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Guy Sirkes</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Guy Sirkes</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>(Principal Financial Officer)</I></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;9, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ S. Brett Luz</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">S. Brett Luz</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Chief Accounting Officer</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>(Principal Accounting Officer)</I></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;9, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Ernie L. Danner</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Ernie L. Danner</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Chairman of the Board of Directors</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ David C. Baldwin</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">David C. Baldwin</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;9, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Mark E. Baldwin</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Mark E. Baldwin</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;9, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Curtis F. Harrell</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Curtis F. Harrell</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;9, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Scott E. Schwinger</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Scott E. Schwinger</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;9, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Gary L. Thomas</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Gary L. Thomas</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;9, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Andrew L. Waite</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Darryl K. Willis</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;9, 2023</TD></TR>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2023
Registration
No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
NINE ENERGY SERVICE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
80-0759121
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
2001 Kirby Drive, Suite 200
Houston, Texas
77019
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
(Zip Code)
NINE ENERGY SERVICE, INC. 2011 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Theodore R. Moore
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
2001 Kirby Drive, Suite 200
Houston, Texas 77019
(Name and address of agent for service)
(281)
730-5100
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Lanchi D.
Huynh
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
4550 Travis Street
Dallas, Texas 75205
(214)
972-1770
Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, 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
☐
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated filer
☒
Smaller reporting company
☒
Emerging growth company
☒
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.  ☐
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Nine Energy Service, Inc. (the "Registrant") is hereby registering 3,200,000 additional shares of its common stock, par value $0.01
per share (the "Common Stock"), for issuance under the Nine Energy Service, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the "Plan"). On January 23, 2018, the Registrant filed the Registration Statement on
Form
S-8
(File No. 333-222660) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), registering 3,121,888 shares of Common Stock for issuance under the Plan (the "First
Registration Statement"). On June 1, 2021, the Registrant filed the Registration Statement on Form
S-8
(File
No. 333-256685)
with the
SEC, registering an additional 2,100,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance under the Plan (the "Second Registration Statement" and, together with the First Registration Statement, the "Prior Registration Statements"). The
Prior Registration Statements are currently effective. In accordance with General Instruction E to
Form S-8, the
contents of such Prior Registration Statements are incorporated herein by reference,
except as amended hereby.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Except to the extent that information is deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to securities laws and regulations, the Registrant hereby
incorporates by reference into this registration statement the following documents:
(a)
The Registrant's Annual Report on
Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the Commission on March 8, 2023;
(b)
The Registrant's Quarterly Report on
Form
10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, filed with the Commission on May 9, 2023;
(c)
The Registrant's Current Reports on Form
8-K
filed with the
Commission on
January 
17, 2023
,
January 
18, 2023
,
January 
24, 2023
,
January 
30, 2023
,
February 
1, 2023
and
May 8, 2023
(excluding any information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any such
Current Report on Form
8-K
and any related exhibit); and
(d)
The description of the Common Stock contained in the Registrant's
Form
8-A
(File
No. 001-38347)
filed with the Commission on January 16, 2018, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such
description.
Except to the extent that information is deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to securities laws and
regulations, all documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered
have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the dates of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this registration statement.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The following is a list of exhibits filed as part of this registration statement, which are incorporated herein:
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Nine Energy Service, Inc., dated January 
23, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K
filed on January 23, 2018).
4.2
Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Nine Energy Service, Inc., dated January 
23, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K
filed on January 23, 2018).
4.3
Nine Energy Service, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective February 
28, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
S-1
filed on May 2, 2017).
4.4
First Amendment to Nine Energy Service, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant's Current
Report on Form
8-K
filed on May 6, 2021).
4.5
Second Amendment to Nine Energy Service, Inc. 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant's Current
 Report on Form
8-K
filed on May 8, 2023).
5.1*
Opinion of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
23.1*
Consent of Kirkland & Ellis LLP (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this registration statement).
23.2*
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
24.1*
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement).
107*
Filing Fee Table.
*
Filed herewith.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 Houston, State of Texas,
on May 9, 2023.
NINE ENERGY SERVICE, INC.
By:
/s/ Theodore R. Moore
Name:
Theodore R. Moore
Title
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below authorizes and appoints Theodore R. Moore and Ann G. Fox,
and each of them, either of whom may act without the joinder of the other, as such person's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact
and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in such person's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement 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
attorneys-in-fact
and agents
full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully and to all intents and purposes as such person might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said
attorneys-in-fact
or agents, or their substitute or substitutes, each acting alone, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement and the above Power of Attorney have been signed below
by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Name
Position
Date
/s/ Ann G. Fox
Ann G. Fox
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
May 9, 2023
/s/ Guy Sirkes
Guy Sirkes
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
May 9, 2023
/s/ S. Brett Luz
S. Brett Luz
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
May 9, 2023
/s/ Ernie L. Danner
Ernie L. Danner
Chairman of the Board of Directors
May 9, 2023
/s/ David C. Baldwin
David C. Baldwin
Director
May 9, 2023
/s/ Mark E. Baldwin
Mark E. Baldwin
Director
May 9, 2023
/s/ Curtis F. Harrell
Curtis F. Harrell
Director
May 9, 2023
/s/ Scott E. Schwinger
Scott E. Schwinger
Director
May 9, 2023
/s/ Gary L. Thomas
Gary L. Thomas
Director
May 9, 2023
Director
Andrew L. Waite
/s/ Darryl K. Willis
Darryl K. Willis
Director
May 9, 2023