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Deep Down Announces Conversion of Series D Preferred Stock
HOUSTON, March 24, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Deep Down, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: DPDW) announced today that it has converted all 5,000 shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding and held by Ronald E. Smith, President and CEO and Mary L. Budrunas, VP, into 25,866,529 shares of common stock of Deep Down. The Series D Convertible Preferred Stock was convertible at $0.1933 per share. The Holders of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock also had the option, beginning April 29, 2008, to force the Company to use up to 15.625% of the prior year's audited net income to redeem shares of Series D Preferred Stock held by them at $1,000 per share. "Ron Smith and Mary Budrunas are once again signaling their confidence in the future operations of Deep Down by giving up their preference rights embedded in the preferred securities. We enthusiastically welcome this conversion, which continues the Company's efforts to simplify and strengthen its balance sheet. This conversion eliminates the potential redemption obligation and increases the equity on our balance sheet," said Robert E. Chamberlain, Jr., Chairman and Chief Acquisition Officer.
About Deep Down, Inc.
Deep Down specializes in the provision of innovative solutions, installation management, engineering services, support services, custom fabrication and storage management services for the offshore subsea control, umbilical, and pipeline industries. The company fabricates component parts of subsea distribution systems and assemblies that specialize in the development of subsea fields and tie backs. These items include umbilicals, flow lines, distribution systems, pipeline terminations, controls, winches, and launch and retrieval systems, among others. Deep Down provides these services from the initial field conception phase, through manufacturing, site integration testing, installation, topside connections, and the final commissioning of a project.
The Company's ElectroWave subsidiary offers products and services in the fields of electronic monitoring and control systems for the energy, military, and commercial business sectors. ElectroWave designs, manufactures, installs, and commissions integrated PLC and SCADA based instrumentation and control systems, including ballast control and monitoring, drilling instrumentation, vessel management systems, marine advisory systems, machinery plant control and monitoring systems, and closed circuit television systems.
The Company's Mako subsidiary serves the growing offshore petroleum and marine industries with technical support services, and products vital to offshore petroleum production, through rentals of its remotely operated vehicles (ROV), topside and subsea equipment, and diving support systems used in diving operations, maintenance and repair operations, offshore construction, and environmental/marine surveys.
The Company's strategy is to consolidate service providers to the offshore industry, as well as designers and manufacturers of subsea, surface, and offshore rig equipment used by major, independent, and foreign national oil and gas companies in deep-water exploration and production of oil and gas throughout the world. Deep Down's customers include BP Petroleum, Royal Dutch Shell, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Devon Energy Corporation, Chevron Corporation, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Marathon Oil Corporation, Kerr-McGee Corporation, Nexen Inc., BHP, Amerada Hess, Helix, Oceaneering International, Inc., Subsea 7, Inc., Transocean Offshore, Diamond Offshore, Marinette Marine Corporation, Acergy, Veolia Environmental Services, Noble Energy Inc., Aker Kvaerner, Cameron, Oil States, Dril-Quip, Inc., Nexans, Cabett, JDR, and Duco, among others. For further company information, please visit http://www.deepdowninc.com and http://www.electrowaveusa.com
Company information distributed through the Market Access Program is based upon information that Standard & Poor's considers to be reliable, but neither Standard & Poor's nor its affiliates warrant its completeness or accuracy, and it should not be relied upon as such. This material is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any security or other financial instrument.
One of our most important responsibilities is to communicate with shareholders in an open and direct manner. Comments are based on current management expectations, and are considered "forward-looking statements," generally preceded by words such as "plans," "expects," "believes," "anticipates," or "intends." We cannot promise future returns. Our statements reflect our best judgment at the time they are issued, and we disclaim any obligation to update or alter forward-looking statements as the result of new information or future events. Deep Down urges investors to review the risks and uncertainties contained within its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Although I am new to trading, I have been watching DPDW since Jan 07' when it was around .20-.25 but I did not have the capital to invest in it. I'm just curious why this stock has dropping recently? Is that just because of the lack of news or what? and in your opinion is this a decent entry point or do I wait until I see some stability because * .68 I think is a steal for DPDW honestly.
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Although I am new to trading, I have been watching DPDW since Jan 07' when it was around .20-.25 but I did not have the capital to invest in it. I'm just curious why this stock has dropping recently? Is that just because of the lack of news or what? and in your opinion is this a decent entry point or do I wait until I see some stability because * .68 I think is a steal for DPDW honestly.
