10-Q 1 clb-2011930x10q.htm CLB-2011.9.30-10Q


 UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
 
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
 
Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011
OR
¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from ________________ to ______________
 
Commission File Number:  001-14273
 
CORE LABORATORIES N.V.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
The Netherlands
Not Applicable
(State of other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
 
 
 
Herengracht 424
 
1017 BZ Amsterdam
 
The Netherlands
Not Applicable
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
 
(31-20) 420-3191
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
None
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes Q  No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   Yes Q  No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer Q
Accelerated filer  o
Non-accelerated filer  o
Smaller reporting company  o
 
 
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act)
Yes ¨  No Q

The number of common shares of the registrant, par value EUR 0.02 per share, outstanding at October 24, 2011 was 46,626,678.



CORE LABORATORIES N.V.
FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
 
INDEX
 
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 
Page
Item 1.
Financial Statements
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 





PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
CORE LABORATORIES N.V.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
 
September 30,
2011
 
December 31,
2010
ASSETS
(Unaudited)
 
 
CURRENT ASSETS:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
17,021

 
$
133,880

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,461 and  
$3,396 at 2011 and 2010, respectively
157,594

 
154,726

Inventories
52,536

 
33,979

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
27,272

 
26,735

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
254,423

 
349,320

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net
110,025

 
104,223

INTANGIBLES, net
7,969

 
8,660

GOODWILL
162,326

 
154,217

DEFERRED TAX ASSETS, net
6,586

 

OTHER ASSETS
21,572

 
19,622

TOTAL ASSETS
$
562,901

 
$
636,042

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 

 
 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:
 

 
 

Accounts payable
$
46,776

 
$
44,710

Accrued payroll and related costs
30,470

 
28,621

Taxes other than payroll and income
7,656

 
7,796

Unearned revenue
18,912

 
20,181

Income tax payable
10,250

 
21,004

Short-term debt and capital lease obligations
84,493

 
147,543

Other accrued expenses
11,562

 
9,498

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
210,119

 
279,353

LONG-TERM DEBT AND CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS
155,093

 

DEFERRED COMPENSATION
22,307

 
21,241

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES, net

 
2,198

OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
36,823

 
32,046

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 6)
 
 
 
EQUITY COMPONENT OF SHORT-TERM DEBT – SENIOR EXCHANGEABLE NOTES
509

 
8,864

EQUITY:
 
 
 

Preference shares, EUR 0.02 par value; 6,000,000 shares authorized,
none issued or outstanding

 

Common shares, EUR 0.02 par value;
200,000,000 shares authorized, 49,037,806 issued and 46,667,158 outstanding at 2011 and 49,739,912 issued and 45,521,186 outstanding at 2010
1,376

 
1,397

Additional paid-in capital

 

Retained earnings
296,172

 
536,991

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(5,979
)
 
(6,207
)
Treasury shares (at cost), 2,370,648 at 2011 and 4,218,726 at 2010
(157,187
)
 
(242,690
)
Total Core Laboratories N.V. shareholders' equity
134,382

 
289,491

Non-controlling interests
3,668

 
2,849

TOTAL EQUITY
138,050

 
292,340

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
$
562,901

 
$
636,042

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CORE LABORATORIES N.V.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)

 
Three Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
(Unaudited)
REVENUE:
 
 
 
Services
$
172,770

 
$
151,671

Product sales
58,574

 
47,550

Total revenue
231,344

 
199,221

OPERATING EXPENSES:
 

 
 

Cost of services, exclusive of depreciation expense shown below
108,601

 
92,914

Cost of product sales, exclusive of depreciation expense shown below
41,711

 
32,858

General and administrative expenses, exclusive of depreciation expense shown below
11,182

 
8,416

Depreciation
5,460

 
5,496

Amortization
278

 
318

Other (income) expense, net
548

 
(998
)
OPERATING INCOME
63,564

 
60,217

Loss on exchange of Senior Exchangeable Notes
31

 
675

Interest expense
3,825

 
4,015

Income before income tax expense
59,708

 
55,527

Income tax expense
14,599

 
16,764

Net income
45,109

 
38,763

Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests
242

 
209

Net income attributable to Core Laboratories N.V.
$
44,867

 
$
38,554

EARNINGS PER SHARE INFORMATION:
 

 
 

Basic earnings per share attributable to Core Laboratories N.V.
$
0.96

 
$
0.86

Diluted earnings per share attributable to Core Laboratories N.V.
$
0.93

 
$
0.79

Cash dividends per share
$
0.25

 
$
0.71

WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:
 

 
 

Basic
46,606

 
44,736

Diluted
48,030

 
48,955














The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CORE LABORATORIES N.V.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)

 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
(Unaudited)
REVENUE:
 
 
 
Services
$
495,640

 
$
448,123

Product sales
168,222

 
138,337

Total revenue
663,862

 
586,460

OPERATING EXPENSES:
 

 
 

Cost of services, exclusive of depreciation expense shown below
321,334

 
284,682

Cost of product sales, exclusive of depreciation expense shown below
118,001

 
95,595

General and administrative expenses, exclusive of depreciation expense shown below
30,463

 
24,007

Depreciation
16,507

 
16,345

Amortization
867

 
989

Other (income) expense, net
(1,176
)
 
(508
)
OPERATING INCOME
177,866

 
165,350

Loss on exchange of Senior Exchangeable Notes
870

 
675

Interest expense
8,684

 
12,188

Income before income tax expense
168,312

 
152,487

Income tax expense
36,827

 
47,076

Net income
131,485

 
105,411

Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests
(123
)
 
436

Net income attributable to Core Laboratories N.V.
$
131,608

 
$
104,975

EARNINGS PER SHARE INFORMATION:
 

 
 

Basic earnings per share attributable to Core Laboratories N.V.
$
2.87

 
$
2.35

Diluted earnings per share attributable to Core Laboratories N.V.
$
2.71

 
$
2.19

Cash dividends per share
$
0.75

 
$
0.83

WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:
 

 
 

Basic
45,930

 
44,741

Diluted
48,634

 
47,923














The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CORE LABORATORIES N.V.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
(Unaudited)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Net income
$
131,485

 
$
105,411

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 

 
 

Net (recovery) provision for doubtful accounts
(105
)
 
787

Provisions for inventory obsolescence
483

 
513

Equity in earnings of affiliates
(190
)
 
(342
)
Stock-based compensation
13,341

 
6,016

Depreciation and amortization
17,374

 
17,334

Non-cash interest expense
5,841

 
11,590

(Gain) loss on sale of assets
(416
)
 
(80
)
Gain on insurance recovery
(779
)
 

Loss on exchange of Senior Exchangeable Notes
870

 
675

Realization of pension obligation
228

 
257

(Increase) decrease in value of life insurance policies
(93
)
 
(575
)
Deferred income taxes
(9,928
)
 
(5,315
)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
707

 
(8,142
)
Inventories
(14,204
)
 
1,134

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
703

 
25,185

Other assets
1,692

 
(436
)
Accounts payable
1,370

 
5,500

Accrued expenses
(7,393
)
 
13,304

Other long-term liabilities
5,843

 
(3,687
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
146,829

 
169,129

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 

 
 

Capital expenditures
(18,203
)
 
(19,661
)
Patents and other intangibles
(177
)
 
(180
)
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired
(21,000
)
 
(9,000
)
Proceeds from sale of assets
683

 
406

Proceeds from insurance recovery
884

 

Premiums on life insurance
(1,661
)
 
(1,357
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(39,474
)
 
(29,792
)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 

 
 

Repayment of debt
(229,467
)
 
(24,366
)
Proceeds from debt
313,000

 

Stock options exercised
295

 
336

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
2,315

 
798

Debt financing costs
(1,997
)
 

Settlement of warrants
(219,451
)
 

Non-controlling interests - contributions
1,193

 
156

Non-controlling interests - dividends
(251
)
 
(181
)
Dividends paid
(34,356
)
 
(37,095
)
Repurchase of common shares
(55,495
)
 
(92,077
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(224,214
)
 
(152,429
)
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
(116,859
)
 
(13,092
)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period
133,880

 
181,045

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period
$
17,021

 
$
167,953


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CORE LABORATORIES N.V.
NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.  BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Core Laboratories N.V. and its subsidiaries for which we have a controlling voting interest and/or a controlling financial interest. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States ("U.S.") generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") for interim financial information using the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, these financial statements do not include all of the information and footnote disclosures required by U.S. GAAP and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the summary of significant accounting policies and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Core Laboratories N.V. uses the equity method of accounting for investments in which it has less than a majority interest and over which it does not exercise control. Non-controlling interests have been recorded to reflect outside ownership attributable to consolidated subsidiaries that are less than 100% owned.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for the periods presented have been included in these financial statements.  Furthermore, the operating results presented for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 may not necessarily be indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Core Laboratories N.V.'s balance sheet information for the year ended December 31, 2010 was derived from the 2010 audited consolidated financial statements but does not include all disclosures in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Certain reclassifications were made to prior period amounts in order to conform to the current period presentation.  These reclassifications had no impact on the reported net income for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2011.

References to "Core Lab", "we", "our" and similar phrases are used throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and relate collectively to Core Laboratories N.V. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

2.  INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

 
September 30,
2011
 
December 31,
2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
Finished goods
$
32,650

 
$
24,476

Parts and materials
16,590

 
6,727

Work in progress
3,296

 
2,776

Total inventories
$
52,536

 
$
33,979


We include freight costs incurred for shipping inventory to customers in the Cost of Sales line of the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

3. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES

We account for intangible assets with indefinite lives, including goodwill, in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance, which requires us to evaluate these assets for impairment annually, or more frequently if an indication of impairment has occurred.  Based upon our most recent evaluation, we determined that goodwill is not impaired.  We amortize intangible assets with a defined term on a straight-line basis over their respective useful lives.

In September 2011, we acquired a business providing additional manufacturing capacity for our Canadian operations for $21 million in cash. We have accounted for this acquisition by allocating the purchase price to the net assets acquired based on their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition, resulting in an increase to goodwill of $8.1 million. The acquisition was recorded in the Production Enhancement business segment. The purchase price allocation is preliminary and based on information currently available to us, and is therefore subject to change when we obtain final asset and liability valuations.


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In 2010, we acquired fracture diagnostics assets for $9 million in cash. The acquisition was recorded in the Production Enhancement business segment and resulted in an increase of $5.6 million in goodwill and an increase of $3.2 million in intangible assets.

4.  DEBT AND CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS

Debt is summarized in the following table (in thousands):

 
September 30,
2011
 
December 31,
2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
Senior exchangeable notes
$
84,940

 
$
156,407

Discount on senior exchangeable notes
(504
)
 
(8,864
)
Net senior exchangeable notes
84,436

 
147,543

Senior notes
150,000

 

Credit facility
5,000

 

Capital lease obligations
150

 

Total debt
239,586

 
147,543

Less - current maturities of long-term debt and capital lease obligations
84,493

 
147,543

Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net
$
155,093

 
$


In 2006, Core Laboratories LP, an entity 100% indirectly owned by Core Laboratories N.V., issued $300 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Exchangeable Notes (the "Exchangeable Notes") which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Core Laboratories N.V. and mature on October 31, 2011.  The Exchangeable Notes bear interest at a rate of 0.25% per year paid on a semi-annual basis.

With the additional amortization of the discount on the Exchangeable Notes, the effective interest rate is 7.48% for the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2011, which resulted in additional non-cash interest expense of $1.5 million and $3.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $5.5 million and $11.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Each Exchangeable Note carries a $1,000 principal amount and is exchangeable into shares of Core Laboratories N.V. common stock under certain circumstances at an exchange price of $45.41 per share, or 22.0221 shares per Exchangeable Note.  Upon exchange, holders will receive cash for the principal amount plus any amount related to fractional shares, and any excess exchange value will be delivered in whole shares of Core Laboratories N.V. common stock at the completion of the valuation period as defined under our Exchangeable Note Indenture agreement.  At September 30, 2011, the Exchangeable Notes were trading at 208% of their face value which is equivalent to $91.7 million of value in excess of the aggregate principal amount. At December 31, 2010, the Exchangeable Notes were trading at 197% of their face value which was equivalent to $151.7 million of value in excess of the aggregate principal amount.  There were 84,940 and 156,407 Exchangeable Notes outstanding at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

Under the terms of the Exchangeable Notes, defined criteria were met which allowed the Exchangeable Notes to be early exchanged during the third quarter of 2011, as it was during the second quarter of 2011, and as a result, the equity component of the Exchangeable Notes at September 30, 2011 was classified as temporary equity.  This balance combined with the debt amount reflects the amount that could result in cash settlement upon exchange.  We received eight requests to exchange 6,990 Exchangeable Notes which were settled during the third quarter for $7.0 million in cash and 89,316 shares of our common stock, all of which were treasury shares, resulting in a loss of $31 thousand.  We also received five requests during the third quarter to exchange 16,900 Exchangeable Notes which we will settle during the fourth quarter upon completion of the requisite holding period per the Note Indenture agreement.

In September 2011, we issued two series of senior notes with an aggregate principal amount of $150 million ("Senior Notes") in a private placement transaction. Series A consists of $75 million in aggregate principal amount of notes that bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.01% and are due in full on September 30, 2021. Series B consists of $75 million in aggregate principal amount of notes that bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.11% and are due in full on September 30, 2023. Interest on each series of the Senior Notes is payable semi-annually on March 30 and September 30.
    

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On September 28, 2011, we entered into an agreement to amend our revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility") that allowed for an aggregate borrowing capacity of $300 million at September 30, 2011. The Credit Facility also provided an option to increase the commitment under the Credit Facility to $350 million, if certain conditions were met.  The Credit Facility bears interest at variable rates from LIBOR plus 1.50% to a maximum of LIBOR plus 2.25%.  Any outstanding balance under the Credit Facility is due September 28, 2016 when the Credit Facility matures.   Interest payment terms are variable depending upon the specific type of borrowing under this facility. Our available capacity is reduced by outstanding letters of credit and performance guarantees and bonds totaling $15.6 million at September 30, 2011 relating to certain projects in progress.  Our available borrowing capacity under the Credit Facility at September 30, 2011 was $279.4 million.  As of September 30, 2011, we had $11.1 million of outstanding letters of credit and performance guarantees and bonds in addition to those under the Credit Facility.

The terms of the Credit Facility and the Senior Notes require us to meet certain financial and operational covenants. We believe that we were in compliance with all such covenants at September 30, 2011.  All of our material, wholly owned subsidiaries are guarantors or co-borrowers under the Credit Facility.

5.  PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS

We provide a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan covering substantially all of our Dutch employees (the "Dutch Plan") who were hired prior to 2007 based on years of service and final pay or career average pay, depending on when the employee began participating. The benefits earned by the employees are immediately vested.  We fund the future obligations of the Dutch Plan by purchasing investment contracts from a large multi-national insurance company.  The investment contracts are purchased annually and expire after five years at which time they are replaced with new contracts that are adjusted to include changes in the benefit obligation for the current year and redemption of the expired contracts.  We determine the fair value of these plan assets with the assistance of an actuary using observable inputs (Level 2).  We make annual premium payments to the insurance company, based on each employee's age and current salary.

The following table summarizes the components of net periodic pension cost under this plan for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands):

 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
(Unaudited)
Service cost
$
340

 
$
294

 
$
1,027

 
$
921

Interest cost
438

 
341

 
1,324

 
1,069

Expected return on plan assets
(204
)
 
(108
)
 
(616
)
 
(338
)
Amortization of transition asset
(21
)
 
(22
)
 
(65
)
 
(66
)
Amortization of prior service cost
39

 
40

 
119

 
120

Amortization of net loss
84

 
94

 
252

 
283

Net periodic pension cost
$
676

 
$
639

 
$
2,041

 
$
1,989


During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we contributed approximately $1.9 million, as determined by the insurance company, to fund the estimated 2011 premiums on investment contracts held by the Dutch Plan.

We have adopted a non-qualified deferred compensation plan that allows certain highly compensated employees to defer a portion of their salary, commission and bonus, as well as the amount of any reductions in their deferrals under the deferred compensation plan for employees in the United States (the "Deferred Compensation Plan"), due to certain limitations imposed by the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Internal Revenue Code").  The Deferred Compensation Plan also provides for employer contributions to be made on behalf of participants equal in amount to certain forfeitures of, and/or reductions in, employer contributions that participants could have received under the 401(k) Plan in the absence of certain limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code. Employer contributions to the Deferred Compensation Plan vest ratably over a period of five years. Contributions to the plan are invested in equity and other investment fund assets, and carried on the balance sheet at fair value.  A participant's plan benefits include the participant's deferrals, the vested portion of the employer's contributions, and deemed investment gains and losses on such amounts. The benefits under these contracts are fully vested and payment of benefits generally commences as of the last day of the month following the termination of services except that the payment of benefits for select executives generally commences on the first working day following a six month waiting period

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following the date of termination.

On a recurring basis, we use the market approach to value certain assets and liabilities at fair value at quoted prices in an active market (Level 1) and certain assets and liabilities using significant other observable inputs (Level 2). We do not have any assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). Gains and losses related to the fair value changes in the deferred compensation assets and liabilities are recorded in General and Administrative Expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.  The following table summarizes the fair value balances (in thousands):

(Unaudited)
 
 
Fair Value Measurement at
 
 
 
September 30, 2011
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred compensation plan trust assets
$
8,789

 
$

 
$
8,789

 
$

Liabilities:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
Deferred compensation plan
$
13,197

 
$
2,611

 
$
10,586

 
$


 
 
 
Fair Value Measurement at
 
 
 
December 31, 2010
 
Total
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred compensation plan trust assets
$
8,802

 
$

 
$
8,802

 
$

Liabilities:
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred compensation plan
$
13,063

 
$
2,275

 
$
10,788

 
$


6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

We have been and may from time to time be named as a defendant in legal actions that arise in the ordinary course of business.  These include, but are not limited to, employment-related claims and contractual disputes or claims for personal injury or property damage which occur in connection with the provision of our products and services.  Management does not currently believe that any of our pending contractual, employment-related, personal injury or property damage claims and disputes will have a material effect on our future results of operations, financial position or cash flow.

7.  EQUITY

During the three months ended September 30, 2011, we repurchased 30,798 of our common shares for $3.4 million. Included in this total were rights to 10,798 shares valued at $1.2 million that were surrendered to us pursuant to the terms of a stock-based compensation plan in consideration of the participants' tax burdens that may result from the issuance of common shares under that plan. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we repurchased 604,972 of our common shares for $55.5 million. Included in this total were rights to 40,478 shares valued at $4.1 million that were surrendered to us pursuant to the terms of a stock-based compensation plan in consideration of the participants' tax burdens that may result from the issuance of common shares under that plan. Such common shares, unless canceled, may be reissued for a variety of purposes such as future acquisitions, employee stock awards, exchange of the Exchangeable Notes, or settlement of outstanding warrants.

At the annual meeting of shareholders on May 19, 2011 the shareholders approved the cancellation of 702,106 shares of our common stock currently held as treasury stock at a cost of $40.9 million. These treasury shares were canceled on September 2, 2011, after the expiration of the waiting period required under Dutch law. In accordance with ASC 505-30-30-8, we charge the excess of the cost of the treasury stock over its par value to additional paid-in capital. If additional paid-in-capital is not sufficient for this charge, the remainder is charged directly to retained earnings.

In February, May, and August 2011, we paid a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share of common stock.  In addition, on October 11, 2011, we declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share of common stock for shareholders of record on October 21, 2011 and payable on November 22, 2011.

In 2006, we sold warrants on our common shares, which had an adjusted exercise price in the third quarter of $61.14 per

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share, with an initial 20-day settlement period beginning in December 2011 through January 2012.  The warrant agreement called for the net value of these warrants to be settled with Core Laboratories N.V. common shares.  During 2011, the settlement of all of the warrants was accelerated through a series of agreements with the holder of the warrants. The warrants were settled in four substantially equal 20-day tranches during May, June, August and September of 2011. In each of the four tranches, the exercise price was adjusted based on the daily volume weighted average price of our common stock. These agreements also gave us the option of settling in either cash or our common stock. During the three months ended September 30, 2011, we settled 3.4 million warrants at an average exercise price of $59.79 for $153.7 million in cash and 37,959 shares of our treasury stock. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we settled 6.6 million warrants at an average exercise price of $59.84 for $219.5 million in cash and 706,395 shares of our treasury stock.
The following table summarizes our changes in equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 (in thousands):
 
Common
 
Additional
Paid-In
 
Retained
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
 
Treasury
 
Non-
Controlling
 
Total
(Unaudited)
Shares
 
Capital
 
Earnings
 
Income (Loss)
 
Stock
 
Interests
 
Equity
December 31, 2010
$
1,397

 
$

 
$
536,991

 
$
(6,207
)
 
$
(242,690
)
 
$
2,849

 
$
292,340

Stock options exercised

 
(1,658
)
 

 

 
1,953

 

 
295

Stock based-awards

 
6,007

 
(744
)
 

 
8,078

 

 
13,341

Tax benefit of stock-based awards issued

 
2,315

 

 

 

 

 
2,315

Repurchase of common shares

 

 

 

 
(55,495
)
 

 
(55,495
)
Dividends paid

 

 
(34,356
)
 

 

 

 
(34,356
)
Cancellation of common shares
(21
)
 

 
(40,894
)
 

 
40,915

 

 

Equity component of short-term debt

 
8,355

 

 

 

 

 
8,355

Exchange of Senior Exchangeable Notes

 
(8,425
)
 
(40,394
)
 

 
46,870

 

 
(1,949
)
Settlement of warrants

 
(6,594
)
 
(256,039
)
 

 
43,182

 

 
(219,451
)
Non-controlling interests contribution

 

 

 

 

 
1,193

 
1,193

Non-controlling interests dividends

 

 

 

 

 
(251
)
 
(251
)
Comprehensive income:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Amortization of deferred pension costs, net of tax

 

 

 
228

 

 

 
228

Net income (loss)

 

 
131,608

 

 

 
(123
)
 
131,485

Total comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
131,713

September 30, 2011
$
1,376

 
$

 
$
296,172

 
$
(5,979
)
 
$
(157,187
)
 
$
3,668

 
$
138,050











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Comprehensive Income

The components of comprehensive income consisted of the following (in thousands):

 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
(Unaudited)
Net income
$
45,109

 
$
38,763

 
$
131,485

 
$
105,411

Amortization of deferred pension costs, net of tax
76

 
86

 
228

 
257

Total comprehensive income
$
45,185

 
$
38,849

 
$
131,713

 
$
105,668


Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consisted of the following (in thousands):

 
September 30,
2011
 
December 31,
2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
Prior service cost
$
(764
)
 
$
(853
)
Transition asset
276

 
324

Unrecognized net actuarial loss
(5,491
)
 
(5,678
)
Total accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
$
(5,979
)
 
$
(6,207
)

8.  EARNINGS PER SHARE

We compute basic earnings per common share by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common and potential common shares include additional shares in the weighted average share calculations associated with the incremental effect of dilutive employee stock options, restricted stock awards and contingently issuable shares, as determined using the treasury stock method. The
following table summarizes the calculation of weighted average common shares outstanding used in the computation of diluted earnings per share (in thousands):

 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
(Unaudited)
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding
46,606

 
44,736

 
45,930

 
44,741

Effect of dilutive securities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock options
12

 
55

 
20

 
58

Contingent shares
80

 
38

 
69

 
37

Restricted stock and other
249

 
591

 
266

 
564

 Senior exchangeable notes
1,083

 
2,030

 
1,144

 
1,735

 Warrants

 
1,505

 
1,205

 
788

Weighted average diluted common and potential common shares outstanding
48,030

 
48,955

 
48,634

 
47,923


Included in the table above are 0 and 1,505,000 shares which were added to the share count for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and 1,205,000 and 788,000 shares which were added to the share count for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, because the average share price exceeded the strike price of the warrants.  These shares were included in calculating the impact to our dilutive earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.



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9. OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE, NET

The components of other (income) expense, net, were as follows (in thousands):

 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
(Unaudited)
(Gain) loss on sale of assets
$
(278
)
 
$
(88
)
 
$
(416
)
 
$
(80
)
Foreign exchange (gain) loss
1,522

 
(547
)
 
1,001

 
1,074

Interest income
(11
)
 

 
(96
)
 
(142
)
Rents and royalties
(440
)
 
(352
)
 
(1,273
)
 
(1,052
)
(Gain) loss on insurance recovery

 

 
(779
)
 

Legal entity realignment

711


 
711

 

Other, net
(245
)
 
(11
)
 
(324
)
 
(308
)
Total other (income) expense, net
$
548

 
$
(998
)
 
$
(1,176
)
 
$
(508
)

During the third quarter of 2010, an office and laboratory facility was damaged by fire, resulting in the loss of the laboratory portion of the building, as well as some of the laboratory equipment.  The final settlement was reached in the first quarter of 2011, which resulted in a gain of $0.8 million.

Foreign exchange (gain) loss by currency are summarized in the following table (in thousands):

 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
(Unaudited)
Australian Dollar
$
206

 
$
(213
)
 
$
62

 
$
(110
)
British Pound
177

 
(133
)
 
130

 
283

Canadian Dollar
1,146

 
(102
)
 
603

 
(338
)
Euro
151

 
76

 
126

 
1,665

Mexican Peso
(161
)
 
(22
)
 
(19
)
 
72

Russian Ruble
(195
)
 
(18
)
 
(414
)
 
(33
)
Other currencies, net
198

 
(135
)
 
513

 
(465
)
Total (gain) loss
$
1,522

 
$
(547
)
 
$
1,001

 
$
1,074


10.  INCOME TAX EXPENSE

The effective tax rates for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were 24.5% and 30.2%, respectively.  The effective tax rates for year to date 2011 and 2010 were 21.9% and 30.9%, respectively. Included in income tax expense is the reversal in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 of $10.4 million in tax liabilities provided over the period of 2007-2010 as a result of recently concluded audits of prior year returns. The decrease in income tax expense also reflects the change in activity levels among jurisdictions with different tax rates.  

11.  SEGMENT REPORTING

We operate our business in three reportable segments:  (1) Reservoir Description, (2) Production Enhancement and (3) Reservoir Management.  These business segments provide different services and utilize different technologies.

Reservoir Description: Encompasses the characterization of petroleum reservoir rock, fluid and gas samples. We provide analytical and field services to characterize properties of crude oil and petroleum products to the oil and gas industry.
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stimulations and production. We provide integrated services to evaluate the effectiveness of well completions and to develop solutions aimed at increasing the effectiveness of enhanced oil recovery projects.
Reservoir Management: Combines and integrates information from reservoir description and production enhancement services to increase production and improve recovery of oil and gas from our clients' reservoirs.

Results for these business segments are presented below.  We use the same accounting policies to prepare our business segment results as are used to prepare our Consolidated Financial Statements.  We evaluate performance based on income or loss before income tax, interest and other non-operating income (expense). All interest and other non-operating income (expense) is attributable to the Corporate & Other area and is not allocated to specific business segments. Summarized financial information concerning our segments is shown in the following table (in thousands):
(Unaudited)
Reservoir Description
 
Production Enhancement
 
Reservoir Management
 
Corporate & Other 1
 
Consolidated
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues from unaffiliated customers
$
119,853

 
$
97,407

 
$
14,084

 
$

 
$
231,344

Inter-segment revenues
446

 
232

 
377

 
(1,055
)
 

Segment operating income (loss)
28,780

 
30,728

 
3,502

 
554

 
63,564

Total assets
267,425

 
235,152

 
16,211

 
44,113

 
562,901

Capital expenditures
2,940

 
2,410

 
204

 
665

 
6,219

Depreciation and amortization
3,521

 
1,563

 
164

 
490

 
5,738

Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Revenues from unaffiliated customers
$
106,485

 
$
78,992

 
$
13,744

 
$

 
$
199,221

Inter-segment revenues
441

 
390

 
319

 
(1,150
)
 

Segment operating income (loss)
28,014

 
26,260

 
5,535

 
408

 
60,217

Total assets
261,582

 
189,481

 
14,958

 
179,008

 
645,029

Capital expenditures
5,351

 
1,135

 
201

 
278

 
6,965

Depreciation and amortization
3,485

 
1,600

 
199

 
530

 
5,814

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues from unaffiliated customers
$
346,232

 
$
268,292

 
$
49,338

 
$

 
$
663,862

Inter-segment revenues
1,262

 
897

 
1,331

 
(3,490
)
 

Segment operating income (loss)
81,847

 
78,490

 
17,473

 
56

 
177,866

Total assets
267,425

 
235,152

 
16,211

 
44,113

 
562,901

Capital expenditures
10,322

 
5,713

 
595

 
1,573

 
18,203

Depreciation and amortization
10,520

 
4,780

 
513

 
1,561

 
17,374

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revenues from unaffiliated customers
$
317,106

 
$
227,553

 
$
41,801

 
$

 
$
586,460

Inter-segment revenues
989

 
1,103

 
1,034

 
(3,126
)
 

Segment operating income (loss)
78,229

 
73,355

 
14,827

 
(1,061
)
 
165,350

Total assets
261,582

 
189,481

 
14,958

 
179,008

 
645,029

Capital expenditures
15,280

 
2,527

 
458

 
1,396

 
19,661

Depreciation and amortization
10,515

 
4,849

 
523

 
1,447

 
17,334

(1) "Corporate & Other" represents those items that are not directly related to a particular segment and eliminations.


12. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Core Laboratories N.V. has fully and unconditionally guaranteed all of the Exchangeable Notes issued by Core Laboratories LP in 2006. Core Laboratories LP is an entity 100% indirectly owned by Core Laboratories N.V.

The following condensed consolidating financial information is included so that separate financial statements of Core Laboratories LP are not required to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The condensed consolidating

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financial statements present investments in both consolidated and unconsolidated affiliates using the equity method of accounting.

The following condensed consolidating financial information presents: balance sheets as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, statements of operations for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 and the statements of cash flows for each of the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 of (a) Core Laboratories N.V., parent/guarantor, (b) Core Laboratories LP, issuer of public debt securities guaranteed by Core Laboratories N.V., (c) the non-guarantor subsidiaries, (d) consolidating adjustments necessary to consolidate Core Laboratories N.V. and its subsidiaries and (e) Core Laboratories N.V. on a consolidated basis.


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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
September 30, 2011
 
Core Laboratories N.V. (Parent/ Guarantor)
 
Core Laboratories LP (Issuer)
 
Other Subsidiaries (Non- Guarantors)
 
Consolidating Adjustments
 
Consolidated Total
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CURRENT ASSETS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
1,273

 
$
7,986

 
$
7,762

 
$

 
$
17,021

Accounts receivable, net
231

 
35,914

 
121,449

 

 
157,594

Inventories

 
5,461

 
47,075

 

 
52,536

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
7,966

 
5,413

 
13,893

 

 
27,272

Total current assets
9,470

 
54,774

 
190,179

 

 
254,423

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net

 
21,014

 
89,011

 

 
110,025

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES, net
37,318

 
15,244

 
117,733

 

 
170,295

INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLES
21,868

 
143,464

 
681,761

 
(847,093
)
 

INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATES
599,191

 

 
1,937,663

 
(2,535,970
)
 
884

DEFERRED TAX ASSETS, net
2,167

 
2,453

 
1,966

 

 
6,586

OTHER ASSETS
2,823

 
11,936

 
5,929

 

 
20,688

TOTAL ASSETS
$
672,837

 
$
248,885

 
$
3,024,242

 
$
(3,383,063
)
 
$
562,901

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Accounts payable
$
1,014

 
$
6,849

 
$
38,913

 
$

 
$
46,776

Short-term debt and lease obligations

 
84,436

 
57

 

 
84,493

Other accrued expenses
2,802

 
28,820

 
47,228

 

 
78,850

Total current liabilities
3,816

 
120,105

 
86,198

 

 
210,119

LONG-TERM DEBT & LEASE OBLIGATIONS

 

 
155,093

 

 
155,093

DEFERRED COMPENSATION
6,635

 
15,566

 
106

 

 
22,307

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES, net

 

 

 

 

INTERCOMPANY PAYABLES
518,544

 
65,908

 
262,641

 
(847,093
)
 

OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
9,460

 
2,954

 
24,409

 

 
36,823

Equity component of short-term debt -senior exchangeable notes

 
509

 

 

 
509

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
134,382

 
43,843

 
2,492,127

 
(2,535,970
)
 
134,382

NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS

 

 
3,668

 

 
3,668

TOTAL EQUITY
134,382

 
43,843

 
2,495,795

 
(2,535,970
)
 
138,050

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
$
672,837

 
$
248,885

 
$
3,024,242

 
$
(3,383,063
)
 
$
562,901



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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
December 31, 2010
 
Core Laboratories N.V. (Parent/ Guarantor)
 
Core Laboratories LP (Issuer)
 
Other Subsidiaries (Non- Guarantors)
 
Consolidating Adjustments
 
Consolidated Total
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CURRENT ASSETS:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
11,162

 
$
88,612

 
$
34,106

 
$

 
$
133,880

Accounts receivable, net
10

 
33,637

 
121,079

 

 
154,726

Inventories

 
4,127

 
29,852

 

 
33,979

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
5,641

 
9,437

 
11,657

 

 
26,735

 
16,813

 
135,813

 
196,694

 

 
349,320

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, net

 
21,139

 
83,084

 

 
104,223

GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES, net
46,986

 
15,838

 
100,053

 

 
162,877

INTERCOMPANY RECEIVABLES
21,749

 
164,945

 
242,754

 
(429,448
)
 

INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATES
553,693

 

 
1,567,416

 
(2,120,414
)
 
695

DEFERRED TAX ASSETS, net
2,810

 

 
6,436

 
(9,246
)
 

OTHER ASSETS
3,209

 
13,099

 
2,619

 

 
18,927

TOTAL ASSETS
$
645,260

 
$
350,834

 
$
2,199,056

 
$
(2,559,108
)
 
$
636,042

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Accounts payable
$
336

 
$
5,144

 
$
39,230

 
$

 
$
44,710

Short-term debt and lease obligations

 
147,543

 

 

 
147,543

Other accrued expenses
2,291

 
29,250

 
55,559

 

 
87,100

Total current liabilities
2,627

 
181,937

 
94,789

 

 
279,353

DEFERRED COMPENSATION
6,159

 
14,981

 
101

 

 
21,241

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES, net

 
11,444

 

 
(9,246
)
 
2,198

INTERCOMPANY PAYABLES
333,651

 

 
95,797

 
(429,448
)
 

OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
13,332

 
1,099

 
17,615

 

 
32,046

Equity component of short-term debt -senior exchangeable notes

 
8,864

 

 

 
8,864

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
289,491

 
132,509

 
1,987,905

 
(2,120,414
)
 
289,491

NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS

 

 
2,849

 

 
2,849

TOTAL EQUITY
289,491

 
132,509

 
1,990,754

 
(2,120,414
)
 
292,340

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
$
645,260

 
$
350,834

 
$
2,199,056

 
$
(2,559,108
)
 
$
636,042





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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
Core Laboratories N.V. (Parent/ Guarantor)
 
Core Laboratories LP (Issuer)
 
Other Subsidiaries (Non- Guarantors)
 
Consolidating Adjustments
 
Consolidated Total
REVENUE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenue
$

 
$
55,777

 
$
175,567

 
$

 
$
231,344

Intercompany revenue
486

 
6,091

 
37,676

 
(44,253
)
 

Earnings (loss) from consolidated affiliates
42,418

 

 
521,367

 
(563,785
)
 

Total revenue
42,904

 
61,868

 
734,610

 
(608,038
)
 
231,344

OPERATING EXPENSES
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Operating costs
421

 
28,501

 
121,390

 

 
150,312

General and administrative expenses
1,451

 
9,706

 
25

 

 
11,182

Depreciation and amortization

 
1,550

 
4,188

 

 
5,738

Other (income) expense, net
(1,088
)
 
2,972

 
32,603

 
(33,939
)
 
548

Operating income
42,120

 
19,139

 
576,404

 
(574,099
)
 
63,564

Loss on exchange of Senior Exchangeable Notes

 
31

 

 

 
31

Interest expense

 
12,062

 

 
(8,237
)
 
3,825

Income (loss) before income tax expense
42,120

 
7,046

 
576,404

 
(565,862
)
 
59,708

Income tax (benefit) expense
(2,747
)
 
5,817

 
11,529

 

 
14,599

Net income
44,867

 
1,229

 
564,875

 
(565,862
)
 
45,109

Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest

 

 
242

 

 
242

Net income (loss) attributable to Core Laboratories
$
44,867

 
$
1,229

 
$
564,633

 
$
(565,862
)
 
$
44,867




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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
Core Laboratories N.V. (Parent/ Guarantor)
 
Core Laboratories LP (Issuer)
 
Other Subsidiaries (Non- Guarantors)
 
Consolidating Adjustments
 
Consolidated Total
REVENUE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenue
$

 
$
156,512

 
$
507,350

 
$

 
$
663,862

Intercompany revenue
1,255

 
17,786

 
108,570

 
(127,611
)
 

Earnings (loss) from consolidated affiliates
129,126

 

 
592,170

 
(721,296
)
 

Total revenue
130,381

 
174,298

 
1,208,090

 
(848,907
)
 
663,862

OPERATING EXPENSES
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Operating costs
979

 
80,498

 
357,858

 

 
439,335

General and administrative expenses
6,066

 
24,360

 
37

 

 
30,463

Depreciation and amortization

 
4,779

 
12,595

 

 
17,374

Other (income) expense, net
(145
)
 
9,581

 
88,945

 
(99,557
)
 
(1,176
)
Operating income
123,481

 
55,080

 
748,655

 
(749,350
)
 
177,866

Loss on exchange of Senior Exchangeable Notes

 
870

 

 

 
870

Interest expense

 
95,071

 

 
(86,387
)
 
8,684

Income (loss) before income tax expense
123,481

 
(40,861
)
 
748,655

 
(662,963
)
 
168,312

Income tax (benefit) expense
(8,127
)
 
16,808

 
28,146

 

 
36,827

Net income
131,608

 
(57,669
)
 
720,509

 
(662,963
)
 
131,485

Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest

 

 
(123
)
 

 
(123
)
Net income (loss) attributable to Core Laboratories
$
131,608

 
$
(57,669
)
 
$
720,632

 
$
(662,963
)
 
$
131,608




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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
Core Laboratories N.V. (Parent/ Guarantor)
 
Core Laboratories LP (Issuer)
 
Other Subsidiaries (Non- Guarantors)
 
Consolidating Adjustments
 
Consolidated Total
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
$
296,803

 
$
(2,406
)
 
$
(147,568
)
 
$

 
$
146,829

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Capital expenditures

 
(4,087
)
 
(14,116
)
 

 
(18,203
)
Patents and other intangibles

 
(23
)
 
(154
)
 

 
(177
)
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

 
(21,000
)
 

 
(21,000
)
Proceeds from sale of assets

 
112

 
571

 

 
683

Proceeds from insurance recovery

 

 
884

 

 
884

Premiums on life insurance

 
(1,661
)
 

 

 
(1,661
)
Net cash used in investing activities

 
(5,659
)
 
(33,815
)
 

 
(39,474
)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Repayment of debt

 
(71,467
)
 
(158,000
)
 

 
(229,467
)
Proceeds from debt

 

 
313,000

 

 
313,000

Stock options exercised
295

 

 

 

 
295

Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
2,315

 

 

 

 
2,315

Debt financing costs

 
(1,094
)
 
(903
)
 

 
(1,997
)
Settlement of warrants
(219,451
)
 

 

 

 
(219,451
)
Non-controlling interests - contributions

 

 
1,193

 

 
1,193

Non-controlling interests - dividends

 

 
(251
)
 

 
(251
)
Dividends paid
(34,356
)
 

 

 

 
(34,356
)
Repurchase of common shares
(55,495
)
 

 

 

 
(55,495
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(306,692
)
 
(72,561
)
 
155,039

 

 
(224,214
)
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
(9,889
)
 
(80,626
)
 
(26,344
)
 

 
(116,859
)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period
11,162

 
88,612

 
34,106

 

 
133,880

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period
$
1,273

 
$
7,986

 
$
7,762

 
$

 
$
17,021


 
 

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
 
Core Laboratories N.V. (Parent/ Guarantor)
 
Core Laboratories LP (Issuer)
 
Other Subsidiaries (Non- Guarantors)
 
Consolidating Adjustments
 
Consolidated Total
REVENUE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenue
$

 
$
48,856

 
$
150,365

 
$

 
$
199,221

Intercompany revenue
356

 
6,230

 
37,948

 
(44,534
)
 

Earnings from consolidated affiliates
42,764

 

 
69,553

 
(112,317
)
 

Total revenue
43,120

 
55,086

 
257,866

 
(156,851
)
 
199,221

OPERATING EXPENSES
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Operating costs
346

 
24,928

 
100,498

 

 
125,772

General and administrative expenses
1,416

 
6,997

 
3

 

 
8,416

Depreciation and amortization

 
1,610

 
4,204

 

 
5,814

Other (income) expense, net
1,178

 
3,850

 
26,265

 
(32,291
)
 
(998
)
Operating income
40,180

 
17,701

 
126,896

 
(124,560
)
 
60,217

Loss on exchange of Senior Exchangeable Notes

 
675

 

 

 
675

Interest expense

 
24,008

 
3

 
(19,996
)
 
4,015

Income before income tax expense
40,180

 
(6,982
)
 
126,893

 
(104,564
)
 
55,527

Income tax (benefit) expense
1,626

 
10,463

 
4,675

 

 
16,764

Net income
38,554

 
(17,445
)
 
122,218

 
(104,564
)
 
38,763

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 
209

 

 
209

Net income attributable to Core Laboratories
$
38,554

 
$
(17,445
)
 
$
122,009

 
$
(104,564
)
 
$
38,554


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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
 
Core Laboratories N.V. (Parent/ Guarantor)
 
Core Laboratories LP (Issuer)
 
Other Subsidiaries (Non- Guarantors)
 
Consolidating Adjustments
 
Consolidated Total
REVENUE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating revenue
$

 
$
142,403

 
$
444,057

 
$

 
$
586,460

Intercompany revenue
1,023

 
18,436

 
108,908

 
(128,367
)
 

Earnings from consolidated affiliates
115,662

 

 
286,057

 
(401,719
)
 

Total revenue
116,685

 
160,839

 
839,022

 
(530,086
)
 
586,460

OPERATING EXPENSES
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Operating costs
1,058

 
75,149

 
304,070

 

 
380,277

General and administrative expenses
5,730

 
18,267

 
10

 

 
24,007

Depreciation and amortization

 
4,722

 
12,612

 

 
17,334

Other (income) expense, net
2,035

 
8,852

 
84,457

 
(95,852
)
 
(508
)
Operating income
107,862

 
53,849

 
437,873

 
(434,234
)
 
165,350

Loss on exchange of Senior Exchangeable Notes

 
675

 

 

 
675

Interest expense

 
32,175

 
9

 
(19,996
)
 
12,188

Income before income tax expense
107,862

 
20,999

 
437,864

 
(414,238
)
 
152,487

Income tax (benefit) expense
2,887

 
21,937

 
22,252

 

 
47,076

Net income
104,975

 
(938
)
 
415,612

 
(414,238
)
 
105,411

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 
436

 

 
436

Net income attributable to Core Laboratories
$
104,975

 
$
(938
)
 
$
415,176

 
$
(414,238
)
 
$
104,975






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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
 
Core Laboratories N.V. (Parent/ Guarantor)
 
Core Laboratories LP (Issuer)
 
Other Subsidiaries (Non- Guarantors)
 
Consolidating Adjustments
 
Consolidated Total
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
63,267

 
$
87,595

 
$
18,267

 
$

 
$
169,129

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Capital expenditures

 
(2,899
)
 
(16,762
)
 

 
(19,661
)
Patents and other intangibles

 
(3
)
 
(177
)
 

 
(180
)
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 
(9,000
)
 

 

 
(9,000
)
Proceeds from sale of assets

 
11

 
395

 

 
406

Premiums on life insurance

 
(1,357
)
 

 

 
(1,357
)
Net cash used in investing activities

 
(13,248
)
 
(16,544
)
 

 
(29,792
)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Repayment of debt

 
(24,366
)
 

 

 
(24,366
)
Stock options exercised
336

 

 

 

 
336

Excess tax benefit from stock-based payments
798

 

 

 

 
798

Non-controlling interests - contributions

 

 
156

 

 
156

Non-controlling interests - dividends

 

 
(181
)
 

 
(181
)
Dividends paid
(37,095
)
 

 

 

 
(37,095
)
Repurchase of common shares
(92,077
)
 

 

 

 
(92,077
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(128,038
)
 
(24,366
)
 
(25
)
 

 
(152,429
)
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
(64,771
)
 
49,981

 
1,698

 

 
(13,092
)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period
73,998

 
95,048

 
11,999

 

 
181,045

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period
$
9,227

 
$
145,029

 
$
13,697

 
$

 
$
167,953




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13. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04 which relates to fair value measurement (FASB ASC Topic 820), which amends current guidance to achieve common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. The amendments generally represent clarification of FASB ASC Topic 820, but also include instances where a particular principle or requirement for measuring fair value or disclosing information about fair value measurements has changed. This pronouncement is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. We will adopt this pronouncement for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2012. We do not expect this pronouncement to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.
In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05 which provides new guidance on the presentation of comprehensive income (FASB ASC Topic 220) in financial statements. Entities are required to present total comprehensive income either in a single, continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate, but consecutive, statements. Under the single-statement approach, entities must include the components of net income, a total for net income, the components of other comprehensive income and a total for comprehensive income. Under the two-statement approach, entities must report an income statement and, immediately following, a statement of other comprehensive income. Under either method, entities must display adjustments for items reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income in both net income and other comprehensive income. The provisions for this pronouncement are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. We will adopt this pronouncement for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2012.
In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-08 which relates to testing goodwill for impairment (FASB ASC Topic 350), which amends current guidance to simplify how entities test goodwill for impairment. The amendments permit an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test described in Topic 350. Under this amendment, an entity is not required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. This pronouncement is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. We will adopt this pronouncement for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2012. We do not expect this pronouncement to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.


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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion summarizes the financial position of Core Laboratories N.V. and its subsidiaries as of September 30, 2011 and should be read in conjunction with (i) the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and (ii) the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

General

Core Laboratories N.V. is a Netherlands limited liability company.  It was established in 1936 and is one of the world's leading providers of proprietary and patented reservoir description, production enhancement and reservoir management products and services to the oil and gas industry.  These products and services can enable our clients to improve reservoir performance and increase oil and gas recovery from their producing fields.  Core Laboratories N.V. has over 70 offices in more than 50 countries and employs approximately 5,000 people worldwide.

References to "Core Lab", "we", "our" and similar phrases are used throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and relate collectively to Core Laboratories N.V. and its consolidated affiliates.

Our business units have been aggregated into three complementary segments, which provide products and services for improving reservoir performance and increasing oil and gas recovery from new and existing fields.

Reservoir Description: Encompasses the characterization of petroleum reservoir rock, fluid and gas samples. We provide analytical and field services to characterize properties of crude oil and petroleum products to the oil and gas industry.
Production Enhancement: Includes products and services relating to reservoir well completions, perforations, stimulations and production. We provide integrated services to evaluate the effectiveness of well completions and to develop solutions aimed at increasing the effectiveness of enhanced oil recovery projects.
Reservoir Management: Combines and integrates information from reservoir description and production enhancement services to increase production and improve recovery of oil and gas from our clients' reservoirs.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Certain statements contained in this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section, including those under the headings "Outlook" and "Liquidity and Capital Resources", and in other parts of this Form 10-Q, are forward-looking. In addition, from time to time, we may publish forward-looking statements relating to such matters as anticipated financial performance, business prospects, technological developments, new products, research and development activities and similar matters. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "may", "will", "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "continue", or other similar words, including statements as to the intent, belief, or current expectations of our directors, officers, and management with respect to our future operations, performance, or positions or which contain other forward-looking information. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effect on us. While management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as and when made, no assurances can be given that the future results indicated, whether expressed or implied, will be achieved. While we believe that these statements are and will be accurate, our actual results and experience may differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in our statements due to a variety of risks and uncertainties.

The oil and gas industry is highly cyclical and demand for the majority of our oilfield products and services is substantially dependent on the level of expenditures by the oil and gas industry for the exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas reserves, which are sensitive to oil and natural gas prices and generally dependent on the industry's view of future oil and gas prices. There are numerous factors affecting the supply of and demand for our products and services, which are summarized as:

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general and economic business conditions;
market prices of oil and gas and expectations about future prices;
cost of producing oil and natural gas;
the level of drilling and production activity;
mergers, consolidations and downsizing among our clients;
coordination by OPEC;
the impact of commodity prices on the expenditure levels of our clients;
financial condition of our client base and their ability to fund capital expenditures;
the physical effects of climatic change, including adverse weather or geologic/geophysical conditions;
the adoption of legal requirements or taxation relating to climate change that lower the demand for petroleum-based fuels;
civil unrest or political uncertainty in oil producing or consuming countries;
level of consumption of oil, gas and petrochemicals by consumers;
changes in existing laws, regulations, or other governmental actions;
the business opportunities (or lack thereof) that may be presented to and pursued by us;
availability of services and materials for our clients to grow their capital expenditures; and
availability of materials and equipment from key suppliers.


Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in the forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. For a more detailed discussion of some of the foregoing risks and uncertainties, see "Item 1A - Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, as well as the other reports filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Outlook

We continue our efforts to expand our market presence by opening or expanding facilities in strategic areas and realizing synergies within our business lines.  We believe our market presence provides us a unique opportunity to service clients who have global operations in addition to the national oil companies.

We have established internal earnings targets that are based on market conditions existing at the time our targets were established.  Based on recent activity levels, we believe that the current level of activities, workflows, and operating margins both outside North America and within North America will grow moderately during the remainder of 2011.


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Results of Operations

Our results of operations as a percentage of applicable revenue were as follows (in thousands):

(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
% Change
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011/2010

REVENUE:
 
 
 

Services
$
172,770

 
75
%
 
$
151,671

 
76
 %
 
14
 %
Product sales
58,574

 
25
%
 
47,550

 
24
 %
 
23
 %
Total revenue
231,344

 
100
%
 
199,221

 
100
 %
 
16
 %
OPERATING EXPENSES:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Cost of services*
108,601

 
63
%
 
92,914

 
61
 %
 
17
 %
Cost of product sales*
41,711

 
71
%
 
32,858

 
69
 %
 
27
 %
Total cost of services and product sales
150,312

 
65
%
 
125,772

 
63
 %
 
20
 %
General and administrative expenses
11,182

 
5
%
 
8,416

 
4
 %
 
33
 %
Depreciation and amortization
5,738

 
2
%
 
5,814

 
3
 %
 
(1
)%
Other (income) expense, net
548

 
%
 
(998
)
 
(1
)%
 
(155
)%
Operating income
63,564

 
27
%
 
60,217

 
30
 %
 
6
 %
Loss on exchange of Senior Exchangeable Notes
31

 
%
 
675

 
 %
 
(95
)%
Interest expense
3,825

 
2
%
 
4,015

 
2
 %
 
(5
)%
Income before income tax expense
59,708

 
26
%
 
55,527

 
28
 %
 
8
 %
Income tax expense
14,599

 
6
%
 
16,764

 
8
 %
 
(13
)%
Net income
45,109

 
19
%
 
38,763

 
19
 %
 
16
 %
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests
242

 
%
 
209

 
 %
 
16
 %
Net income attributable to Core Laboratories N.V.
$
44,867

 
19
%
 
$
38,554

 
19
 %
 
16
 %
* Percentage based on applicable revenue rather than total revenue
 
 

 
 



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(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
% Change
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011/2010
REVENUE:
 
 
 
Services
$
495,640

 
75
 %
 
$
448,123

 
76
 %
 
11
 %
Product sales
168,222

 
25
 %
 
138,337

 
24
 %
 
22
 %
Total revenue
663,862

 
100
 %
 
586,460

 
100
 %
 
13
 %
OPERATING EXPENSES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of services*
321,334

 
65
 %
 
284,682

 
64
 %
 
13
 %
Cost of product sales*
118,001

 
70
 %
 
95,595

 
69
 %
 
23
 %
Total cost of services and product sales
439,335

 
66
 %
 
380,277

 
65
 %
 
16
 %
General and administrative expenses
30,463

 
5
 %
 
24,007

 
4
 %
 
27
 %
Depreciation and amortization
17,374

 
3
 %
 
17,334

 
3
 %
 
 %
Other (income), net
(1,176
)
 
 %
 
(508
)
 
 %
 
131
 %
Operating income
177,866

 
27
 %
 
165,350

 
28
 %
 
8
 %
Loss on exchange of Senior Exchangeable Notes
870

 
 %
 
675

 
 %
 
29
 %
Interest expense
8,684

 
1
 %
 
12,188

 
2
 %
 
(29
)%
Income before income tax expense
168,312

 
25
 %
 
152,487

 
26
 %
 
10
 %
Income tax expense
36,827

 
6
 %
 
47,076

 
8
 %
 
(22
)%
Net income
131,485

 
20
 %
 
105,411

 
18
 %
 
25
 %
Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests
(123
)
 
 %
 
436

 
 %
 
(128
)%
Net income attributable to Core Laboratories N.V.
$
131,608

 
20
 %
 
$
104,975

 
18
 %
 
25
 %
* Percentage based on applicable revenue rather than total revenue
 
 
 
 


Operating Results for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 Compared to the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 (unaudited)

Service Revenue

Service revenue increased to $172.8 million for the third quarter of 2011, up 14% when compared to $151.7 million for the third quarter of 2010.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, service revenue increased 11% to $495.6 million compared to $448.1 million for the respective period in 2010. The increase in service revenue was primarily due to the increases in reservoir rock and reservoir fluids phase-behavior studies.  Our large scale core analyses and reservoir fluid projects continue to provide meaningful revenue streams in the Middle East, Asia-Pacific and off the coasts of Africa.  

Product Sales Revenue

Revenue associated with product sales increased to $58.6 million for the third quarter of 2011, up 23% from $47.6 million for the third quarter of 2010. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, product sale revenues increased 22% to $168.2 million compared to $138.3 million for the same period in 2010. The increase in revenue was primarily driven by the acceptance of and demand for our specialized completion products in North American natural gas and oil shale reservoirs.   These specialized optimizing technologies are focused on high-end well completion and stimulation programs in the Haynesville, Marcellus, Montney and Eagle Ford shale plays and in multi-stage completions in the Bakken, Niobrara and Eagle Ford oil-shale plays. We are also providing completion and recompletion technologies and services to be used in reworking major, giant, and super-giant fields in southern Iraq.

Cost of Services

Cost of services expressed as a percentage of service revenue was 63% for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, up slightly from the 61% in the same period in 2010. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, cost of services expressed as a percentage of service revenue was 65% as compared to 64% for the same period in 2010.



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Cost of Product Sales

Cost of sales expressed as a percentage of product sales revenue was 71% for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 compared to 69% during the same period in 2010. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, cost of product sales expressed as a percentage of sales revenue was 70% compared to 69% for the same period in 2010. The cost of raw materials, especially metals has increased substantially in 2011.
 
General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses totaled $11.2 million for the third quarter of 2011, up from the $8.4 million incurred in the third quarter of 2010. This increase was primarily due to additional employee-related compensation costs. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, general and administrative expenses were 5% of revenue at $30.5 million compared to $24.0 million, or 4% of revenue, for the same period in 2010.

Depreciation and Amortization Expense

Depreciation and amortization expense was $5.7 million for the third quarter of 2011, down slightly from the third quarter of 2010. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, depreciation and amortization expense was $17.4 million, a slight increase from the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

Other (Income) Expense, Net

Other (income) expense, net consisted of the following for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands):

 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
(Unaudited)
(Gain) loss on sale of assets
$
(278
)
 
$
(88
)
 
$
(416
)
 
$
(80
)
Foreign exchange (gain) loss
1,522

 
(547
)
 
1,001

 
1,074

Interest income
(11
)
 

 
(96
)
 
(142
)
Rents and royalties
(440
)
 
(352
)
 
(1,273
)
 
(1,052
)
(Gain) loss on insurance recovery

 

 
(779
)
 

Legal entity realignment

 

 
711

 

Other, net
(245
)
 
(11
)
 
(324
)
 
(308
)
Total other (income) expense, net
$
548

 
$
(998
)
 
$
(1,176
)
 
$
(508
)


During the third quarter of 2010, an office and laboratory facility was damaged by fire, resulting in the loss of the laboratory portion of the building, as well as some of the laboratory equipment.  The final settlement was reached in the first quarter of 2011, which resulted in a gain of $0.8 million.















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Foreign exchange (gain) loss by currency are summarized in the following table (in thousands):

 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011
 
2010
 
(Unaudited)
 
(Unaudited)
Australian Dollar
$
206

 
$
(213
)
 
$
62

 
$
(110
)
British Pound
177

 
(133
)
 
130

 
283

Canadian Dollar
1,146

 
(102
)
 
603

 
(338
)
Euro
151

 
76

 
126

 
1,665

Mexican Peso
(161
)
 
(22
)
 
(19
)
 
72

Russian Ruble
(195
)
 
(18
)
 
(414
)
 
(33
)
Other currencies, net
198

 
(135
)
 
513

 
(465
)
Total (gain) loss
$
1,522

 
$
(547
)
 
$
1,001

 
$
1,074


Loss on Exchange of Senior Exchangeable Notes

In 2006, Core Laboratories LP, an entity 100% indirectly owned by Core Laboratories N.V., issued $300 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Exchangeable Notes (the "Exchangeable Notes") which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Core Laboratories N.V. and mature on October 31, 2011.  Under the terms of the Exchangeable Notes, defined criteria were met which allowed the Exchangeable Notes to be early exchanged during the third quarter of 2011, as it was during the second quarter of 2011, and as a result, the equity component of the Exchangeable Notes at September 30, 2011 was classified as temporary equity.  This balance combined with the debt amount reflects the amount that could result in cash settlement upon exchange.  We received eight requests to exchange 6,990 Exchangeable Notes which were settled during the third quarter of 2011 for $7.0 million in cash and 89,316 shares of our common stock, all of which were treasury shares, resulting in a loss of $31 thousand.  We also received five requests during the third quarter of 2011 to exchange 16,900 Exchangeable Notes which we will settle during the fourth quarter upon completion of the requisite holding period per the Note Indenture agreement.

Interest Expense

Interest expense for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $3.8 million and $4.0 million, respectively, which included $1.5 million and $3.8 million, respectively, of non-cash interest expense due to the amortization of the discount on the Exchangeable Notes.  Interest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $8.7 million and $12.2 million, respectively, which included $5.5 million and $11.5 million, respectively, of non-cash interest expense due to the amortization of the discount on the Exchangeable Notes.  As 129,352 of our $1,000 principal amount Exchangeable Notes were exchanged between September 30, 2010 and September 30, 2011, the associated discount was moved to equity resulting in a lower amount of amortization to interest expense.

On August 24, 2011, we entered into a $100 million interest rate hedge that was unwound on September 16, 2011 resulting in a loss of $1.3 million which was recorded to interest expense.

Income Tax Expense

The effective tax rates for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were 24.5% and 30.2%, respectively.  The effective tax rates for year to date 2011 and 2010 were 21.9% and 30.9%, respectively. Included in income tax expense is the reversal in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 of $10.4 million in tax liabilities provided over the period 2007-2010 as a result of recently concluded audits of prior year returns.  The decrease in income tax expense also reflects the change in activity levels among jurisdictions with different tax rates.









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Segment Analysis

Our operations are managed primarily in three complementary segments - Reservoir Description, Production Enhancement and Reservoir Management.  The following tables summarize our results by operating segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands):

 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
% Change
 
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011/2010
Revenues:
 
(Unaudited)
 
 

Reservoir Description
 
$
119,853

 
$
106,485

 
13
 %
Production Enhancement
 
97,407

 
78,992

 
23
 %
Reservoir Management
 
14,084

 
13,744

 
2
 %
Consolidated
 
$
231,344

 
$
199,221

 
16
 %
Operating income (loss):
 
 

 
 

 
 

Reservoir Description
 
$
28,780

 
$
28,014

 
3
 %
Production Enhancement
 
30,728

 
26,260

 
17
 %
Reservoir Management
 
3,502

 
5,535

 
(37
)%
Corporate and Other1
 
554

 
408

 
NM

Consolidated
 
$
63,564

 
$
60,217

 
6
 %
(1) "Corporate and Other" represents those items that are not directly related to a particular segment
"NM"  means not meaningful
 
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
% Change
 
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011/2010
Revenues:
 
(Unaudited)
 
 

Reservoir Description
 
$
346,232

 
$
317,106

 
9
%
Production Enhancement
 
268,292

 
227,553

 
18
%
Reservoir Management
 
49,338

 
41,801

 
18
%
Consolidated
 
$
663,862

 
$
586,460

 
13
%
Operating income (loss):
 
 

 
 

 
 

Reservoir Description
 
$
81,847

 
$
78,229

 
5
%
Production Enhancement
 
78,490

 
73,355

 
7
%
Reservoir Management
 
17,473

 
14,827

 
18
%
Corporate and Other1
 
56

 
(1,061
)
 
NM

Consolidated
 
$
177,866

 
$
165,350

 
8
%
(1) "Corporate and Other" represents those items that are not directly related to a particular segment
"NM"  means not meaningful

Reservoir Description

Revenue from the Reservoir Description segment increased 13%, or $13.4 million, to $119.9 million in the third quarter of 2011, compared to $106.5 million in the third quarter of 2010.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, revenues increased 9%, or $29.1 million, to $346.2 million from $317.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. This segment’s operations, which are more focused on international crude-oil related products, continue to focus on large-scale core analyses and reservoir fluids characterization studies from Asia-Pacific areas, offshore West and East Africa, the Eastern Mediterranean region and the Middle East, including Iraq, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.  

Operating income in the third quarter of 2011 increased by 3%, or $0.8 million, to $28.8 million compared to $28.0 million for the third quarter of 2010.  Operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 increased by 5%, or $3.6 million, to $81.8 million. Operating margin for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 was 24%, compared to 26% for the same period in 2010. This segment emphasizes technologically demanding services on internationally-based development and

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production-related crude oil projects over the more cyclical exploration-related projects.

Production Enhancement

Revenue from the Production Enhancement segment increased by 23%, or $18.4 million, to $97.4 million in the third quarter of 2011 compared to $79.0 million in the third quarter of 2010. Revenues increased by 18%, or $40.7 million, to $268.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 compared to $227.6 million for the same period in 2010. The revenue increase was primarily due to increased sales of our completion products and gun systems in markets relating to horizontal well developments of gas-shale and oil-shale reservoirs.

Operating income in the third quarter of 2011 increased by 17%, or $4.5 million, to $30.7 million from $26.3 million for the third quarter of 2010.  Operating margins remained consistent at 32% in the third quarter of 2011 and 33% for the same period in 2010.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, operating income increased to $78.5 million, an increase of 7% over the same period in 2010. The increase in operating income from 2010 to 2011 was primarily driven by increased revenue from services related to our proprietary and patented diagnostic technologies, such as SpectraChem® Plus+, SpectraScan®, ZeroWash®, our HERO™ line of perforating charges and gun systems and our HTD-Blast™ perforating system which is used for the perforation of extended-reach horizontal wells in non-conventional reservoirs.  

Reservoir Management

Revenue from the Reservoir Management segment increased by 2%, to $14.1 million, in the third quarter of 2011 compared to $13.7 million for the third quarter of 2010.  Revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were $49.3 million, an increase of 18% from $41.8 million for the same period in 2010. The increase in revenue was due to ongoing interest in several of our existing multi-client reservoir studies such as the North American Gas Shale Study, the Marcellus Shale Evaluation study, the Haynesville & Bossier Shale Evaluation study and the Eagle Ford Shale study.

Operating income in the third quarter of 2011 decreased 37% to $3.5 million from $5.5 million for the third quarter of 2010. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, operating income was $17.5 million, compared to $14.8 million for the same period in 2010. Operating margins decreased to 25% in the third quarter of 2011 compared to 40% for the same period in 2010 primarily due to additional employee-related compensation and retention costs.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

General

We have historically financed our activities through cash on hand, cash flows from operations, bank credit facilities, or the issuance of debt and equity financing.

We utilize the non-GAAP financial measure of free cash flow to evaluate our cash flows and results of operations.  Free cash flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities (which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure) less capital expenditures.  Management believes that free cash flow provides useful information to investors regarding the cash that was available in the period that was in excess of our needs to fund our capital expenditures and operating activities. Free cash flow is not a measure of operating performance under GAAP, and should not be considered in isolation nor construed as an alternative to operating profit, net income (loss) or cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities, each as determined in accordance with GAAP. Free cash flow does not represent residual cash available for distribution because we may have other non-discretionary expenditures that are not deducted from the measure. Moreover, since free cash flow is not a measure determined in accordance with GAAP and thus is susceptible to varying interpretations and calculations, free cash flow as presented, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies.  The following table reconciles this non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands):


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Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
% Change
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011/2010
Free cash flow calculation:
(Unaudited)
 
 

Net cash provided by operating activities
$
146,829

 
$
169,129

 
(13
)%
Less:  capital expenditures
18,203

 
19,661

 
(7
)%
Free cash flow
$
128,626

 
$
149,468

 
(14
)%

The decrease in free cash flow in 2011 compared to 2010 was primarily attributable to an increase in inventory in order to stock three new warehouses which were opened in 2011 and a utilization of income tax receivables in 2010. This was partially offset by an increase in net income.

Cash Flows

The following table summarizes cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands):

 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
% Change
 
2011
 
2010
 
2011/2010
Cash provided by/(used in):
(Unaudited)
 
 

Operating activities
$
146,829

 
$
169,129

 
(13
)%
Investing activities
(39,474
)
 
(29,792
)
 
32
 %
Financing activities
(224,214
)
 
(152,429
)
 
47
 %
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
$
(116,859
)
 
$
(13,092
)
 
793
 %

The decrease in cash flows provided by operating activities was the result of an increase in inventory in order to stock three new warehouses which were opened in 2011 and a utilization of income tax receivables in 2010.

Cash flows used in investing activities were higher during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 primarily due to an increase in acquisition activity, $21.0 million in 2011 up from $9.0 million in 2010.

The increase in cash flows used in financing activities was caused by two types of transactions: the early exchange of our Exchangeable Notes and early settlement of our outstanding warrants.

We received eight requests to exchange 6,990 of our $1,000 face value Exchangeable Notes which were settled during the third quarter of 2011 for $7.0 million in cash and 89,316 treasury shares. During 2011, we accelerated the settlement of our outstanding warrants resulting in a cash payment of $219.5 million.  

The increased uses of cash described above were partially offset by a decrease in the number of shares repurchased under our common share repurchase program and an increase in the proceeds from debt borrowings.  In the first nine months of 2011, we repurchased 604,972 shares for an aggregate price of $55.5 million compared to 1,488,269 shares for an aggregate price of $92.1 million during the same period in 2010.

Notes, Credit Facilities and Available Future Liquidity

Under the terms of the Exchangeable Notes, defined criteria was met which allowed the Exchangeable Notes to be early exchanged during the third quarter of 2011, as it was during the second quarter of 2011, and as a result the equity component of the Exchangeable Notes at September 30, 2011 was classified as temporary equity.  This balance combined with the debt amount reflects the amount that could result in cash settlement upon exchange.  We received eight requests to exchange 6,990 Exchangeable Notes during the third quarter of 2011 which were settled for $7.0 million in cash and 89,316 shares of our common stock, all of which were treasury shares, resulting in a loss of $31.0 thousand.  We also received five requests during the third quarter to exchange 16,900 Exchangeable Notes which we will settle during the fourth quarter upon completion of the requisite holding period per the Note Indenture agreement.

In September 2011, we issued two series of senior notes with an aggregate principal amount of $150 million ("Senior Notes") in a private placement transaction. Series A consists of $75 million in aggregate principal amount of notes that bear interest at a

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fixed rate of 4.01% and are due in full on September 30, 2021. Series B consists of $75 million in aggregate principal amount of notes that bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.11% and are due in full on September 30, 2023. Interest on each series of the Senior Notes is payable semi-annually on March 30 and September 30.

We maintain a revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility") that allowed for an aggregate borrowing capacity of $300 million at September 30, 2011. The Credit Facility also provided an option to increase the commitment under the Credit Facility to $350 million, if certain conditions are met.  The Credit Facility bears interest at variable rates from LIBOR plus 1.50% to a maximum of LIBOR plus 2.25%.  Any outstanding balance under the Credit Facility is due September 28, 2016 when the Credit Facility matures.   Interest payment terms are variable depending upon the specific type of borrowing under this facility. Our available capacity is reduced by outstanding letters of credit and performance guarantees and bonds totaling $15.6 million at September 30, 2011 relating to certain projects in progress.  Our available borrowing capacity under the Credit Facility at September 30, 2011 was $279.4 million.  As of September 30, 2011, we had $11.1 million of outstanding letters of credit and performance guarantees and bonds in addition to those under the Credit Facility.

The terms of the Credit Facility require us to meet certain financial and operational covenants. We believe that we were in compliance with all such covenants at September 30, 2011.  All of our material, wholly owned subsidiaries are guarantors or co-borrowers under the Credit Facility.

Our ability to maintain and grow our operating income and cash flow depends, to a large extent, on continued investing activities. We are a Netherlands holding company and substantially all of our operations are conducted through subsidiaries. Consequently, our cash flow depends upon the ability of our subsidiaries to pay cash dividends or otherwise distribute or advance funds to us.  We believe our future cash flows from operations, supplemented by our borrowing capacity and issuances of additional equity, should be sufficient to fund our debt requirements, capital expenditures, working capital, dividend payments and future acquisitions.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04 which relates to fair value measurement (FASB ASC Topic 820), which amends current guidance to achieve common fair value measurement and disclosure requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. The amendments generally represent clarification of FASB ASC Topic 820, but also include instances where a particular principle or requirement for measuring fair value or disclosing information about fair value measurements has changed. This pronouncement is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. We will adopt this pronouncement for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2012. We do not expect this pronouncement to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.
In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05 which provides new guidance on the presentation of comprehensive income (FASB ASC Topic 220) in financial statements. Entities are required to present total comprehensive income either in a single, continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate, but consecutive, statements. Under the single-statement approach, entities must include the components of net income, a total for net income, the components of other comprehensive income and a total for comprehensive income. Under the two-statement approach, entities must report an income statement and, immediately following, a statement of other comprehensive income. Under either method, entities must display adjustments for items reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income in both net income and other comprehensive income. The provisions for this pronouncement are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011, with early adoption permitted. We will adopt this pronouncement for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2012.
In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-08 which relates to testing goodwill for impairment (FASB ASC Topic 350), which amends current guidance to simplify how entities test goodwill for impairment. The amendments permit an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test described in Topic 350. Under this amendment, an entity is not required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. This pronouncement is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. We will adopt this pronouncement for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2012. We do not expect this pronouncement to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.


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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

There have been no material changes in market risk from the information provided in Item 7A. "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

A complete discussion of our controls and procedures is included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, under the supervision of and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), as of the end of the period covered by this report.  Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC.  Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2011 at the reasonable assurance level.

Our management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud.  Further, the design of disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
There have been no changes in our system of internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act, during our fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2011, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 


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CORE LABORATORIES N.V.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

See Note 6 of Consolidated Interim Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1.

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

During the quarter ended September 30, 2011, we issued 89,316 shares of our common stock upon exchange by holders of $7.0 million aggregate principal amount of our Senior Exchangeable Notes and we issued 75,651 shares of our common stock upon the accelerated settlement of our warrants.  Such shares were issued in transactions exempt from registration under Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

The following table provides information about purchases of equity securities that are registered by us pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act during the quarter ended September 30, 2011:

Period
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased
 
Average Price Paid Per Share
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of a Publicly Announced Program
 
Maximum Number of Shares That May Yet be Purchased Under the Program (3)
July 31, 2011 (1)
 
10,567

 
$
111.71

 
10,567

 
9,580,964

August 31, 2011 (2)
 
231

 
110.19

 
231

 
10,115,311

September 30, 2011
 
20,000

 
109.58

 
20,000

 
10,183,030

Total
 
30,798

 
$
110.31

 
30,798

 
 


(1) Contains 10,567 shares valued at approximately $1.2 million, or $111.71 per share, surrendered to us by participants in a stock-based compensation plan to settle any personal tax liabilities which may result from the award in July 2011.
(2) Contains 231 shares valued at approximately $25.5 thousand, or $110.19 per share, surrendered to us by participants in a stock-based compensation plan to settle any personal tax liabilities which may result from the award in August 2011.
(3) In connection with our initial public offering in September 1995, our shareholders authorized our Management Board to repurchase up to 10% of our issued share capital, the maximum allowed under Dutch law at the time, for a period of 18 months.  This authorization was renewed at subsequent annual or special shareholder meetings.  At our annual shareholders’ meeting on May 19, 2011, following a change in Dutch law that permitted us to repurchase up to 50% of our issued share capital in open market purchases, subject to shareholder approval, our shareholders authorized an extension to repurchase 10% of our issued share capital through November 19, 2012 and an additional 15.6% of our issued share capital until March 12, 2012 to fulfill obligations relating to the Notes or warrants. The repurchase of shares in the open market is at the discretion of management pursuant to this shareholder authorization.


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Exhibit No.
 
Exhibit Title
Incorporated by reference from the following documents
3.1
-
Articles of Association of Core Laboratories N.V., as amended (including English translation)
Exhibit 3.1 filed on
July 26, 2010 with 10-Q
 (File No. 001-14273)
4.1
-
Third Warrant Confirmation Amendment Agreement between Core Laboratories N.V. and Citibank, N.A., dated August 2, 2011
Form 8-K, August 8, 2011 (File No. 001-14273)
4.2
-
Fourth Warrant Confirmation Amendment Agreement between Core Laboratories N.V. and Citibank, N.A., dated August 30, 2011
Form 8-K, September 6, 2011 (File No. 001-14273)
10.1
-
Assignment, Assumption and Amendment to Credit Agreement related to the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2011, among Core Laboratories N.V., Core Laboratories LP, Core Laboratories (U.S.) Interests Holdings, Inc. and the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent.
Form 8-K, September 30, 2011 (File No. 001-14273)
10.2
-
Master Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2011.
Form 8-K, September 30, 2011 (File No. 001-14273)
31.1
-
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Filed herewith
31.2
-
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Filed herewith
32.1
-
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Furnished herewith
32.2
-
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Furnished herewith
101.INS
-
XBRL Instance Document
Filed herewith
101.SCH
-
XBRL Schema Document
Filed herewith
101.CAL
-
XBRL Calculation Linkbase Document
Filed herewith
101.LAB
-
XBRL Label Linkbase Document
Filed herewith
101.PRE
-
XBRL Presentation Linkbase Document
Filed herewith
101.DEF
-
XBRL Definition Linkbased Document
Filed herewith
 
 
 
 



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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant, Core Laboratories N.V., has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


 
CORE LABORATORIES N.V.
 
 
 
Date:
October 25, 2011
By:
/s/ Richard L. Bergmark
 
 
Richard L. Bergmark
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
(Duly Authorized Officer and
 
 
Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

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