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ROC Energy Acquisition Corp. Announces Effectiveness of Registration Statement and June 1, 2023 Special Meeting of Stockholders to Approve Proposed Business Combination with Drilling Tools International Holdings, Inc.
HOUSTON and DALLAS, May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ROC Energy Acquisition Corp. ("ROC") (Nasdaq: ROC), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company,

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[{"type":"text","content":"HOUSTON and DALLAS, May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ROC Energy Acquisition Corp. (\"ROC\") (Nasdaq: ROC), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, today announced that ROC's registration statement on Form S-4, relating to the previously announced proposed business combination between ROC and Drilling Tools International Holdings, Inc. (\"DTI\" or the \"Company\"), a leading oilfield services company that manufactures and provides a differentiated, rental-focused offering of tools for use in horizontal and directional drilling, has been declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nROC is mailing the definitive proxy statement/prospectus/consent solicitation statement (the \"Proxy Statement\") to stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 8, 2023. The Proxy Statement contains a notice and voting instruction form or a proxy card relating to the special meeting of ROC's stockholders (the \"Special Meeting\").\nThe Special Meeting to approve the proposed business combination is scheduled to be held on June 1, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time via a virtual meeting format at https://www.cstproxy.com/rocspac/2023. If the requisite proposals at the Special Meeting are approved, the parties anticipate that the proposed business combination will close and the combined entity will commence trading on the Nasdaq under the new ticker symbol \"DTI\" shortly thereafter, subject to the satisfaction or waiver, as applicable, of all other closing conditions.\nEvery stockholder's vote is important, regardless of the number of shares held. Accordingly, ROC requests that each stockholder complete, sign, date and return a proxy card (online or by mail) as soon as possible and, if by internet, no later than 05:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 30, 2023, to ensure that the stockholder's shares will be represented at the Special Meeting. Stockholders who hold shares in \"street name\" (i.e., those stockholders whose shares are held of record by a broker, bank or other nominee) should contact their broker, bank or nominee to ensure that their shares are voted.\nIf any ROC stockholder does not receive the Proxy Statement, such stockholder should (i) confirm his or her Proxy Statement's status with his or her broker or (ii) contact Morrow Sodali LLC, ROC's proxy solicitor, for assistance via...