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National Energy Services Reunited Corp. – ‘6-K’ for 6/30/20 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Thursday, 8/6/20, at 6:09am ET · For: 6/30/20 · Accession #: 1493152-20-14787 · File #: 1-38091

  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 8/06/20  Nat’l Energy Svcs Reunited Corp.  6-K         6/30/20   84:9.3M                                   M2 Compliance LLC/FA

Current, Quarterly or Annual Report by a Foreign Issuer — Form 6-K — SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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                Issuer                                                           
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10: R3          Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)   HTML     40K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
11: R4          Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of        HTML     97K 
                Operations (Unaudited)                                           
12: R5          Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of        HTML     47K 
                Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)                                 
13: R6          Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of        HTML     80K 
                Shareholders' Equity (Unaudited)                                 
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                Flows (Unaudited)                                                
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                (Details)                                                        
49: R42         Schedule of Consideration to Purchase Issued and    HTML     52K 
                Outstanding Equity Interest (Details)                            
50: R43         Schedule of Purchase Price Allocation (Details)     HTML     81K 
51: R44         Schedule of Preliminary Allocation to Intangible    HTML     33K 
                Assets (Details)                                                 
52: R45         Schedule of Proforma Information of Operations      HTML     27K 
                (Details)                                                        
53: R46         Business Combination (Details Narrative)            HTML     91K 
54: R47         Schedule of Accounts Receivable (Details)           HTML     32K 
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                (Details)                                                        
56: R49         Accounts Receivable (Details Narrative)             HTML     24K 
57: R50         Schedule of Service Inventories (Details)           HTML     37K 
58: R51         Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment           HTML     58K 
                (Details)                                                        
59: R52         Property, Plant, & Equipment (Details Narrative)    HTML     25K 
60: R53         Schedule of Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill  HTML     33K 
                (Details)                                                        
61: R54         Schedule of Intangible Assets Subject to            HTML     38K 
                Amortization (Details)                                           
62: R55         Schedule of Long Term Debt Obligations (Details)    HTML     40K 
63: R56         Schedule of Short Term Debt Obligations (Details)   HTML     33K 
64: R57         Schedule Principal Payments of Long Term Debt       HTML     42K 
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65: R58         Debt (Details Narrative)                            HTML    148K 
66: R59         Schedule of Components of Net Periodic Benefit      HTML     34K 
                Cost (Details)                                                   
67: R60         Employee Benefits (Details Narrative)               HTML     28K 
68: R61         Schedule of Unvested Restricted Stock (Details)     HTML     46K 
69: R62         Schedule of Stock-Based Compensation (Details)      HTML     30K 
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                Non-Cancelable Operating Leases (Details)                        
72: R65         Commitments and Contingencies (Details Narrative)   HTML     66K 
73: R66         Equity (Details Narrative)                          HTML     48K 
74: R67         Schedule of A Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted   HTML     60K 
                Common Shares Outstanding (Details)                              
75: R68         Schedule of Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Common   HTML    104K 
                Share (Details)                                                  
76: R69         Income Taxes (Details Narrative)                    HTML     33K 
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78: R71         Schedule of Segment Reporting, Information on       HTML     48K 
                Revenues and Long-Lived Assets (Details)                         
79: R72         Schedule of Revenue From External Customers and     HTML     36K 
                Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas (Details)               
80: R73         Reportable Segments (Details Narrative)             HTML     24K 
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