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AGM 2023

May 10, 2023

Operator

Hello, welcome to the annual meeting of stockholders of KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. Please note that today's meeting is being recorded. We will have a question and answer session. You can submit questions or comments at any time by clicking on the message icon. It is now my pleasure to turn today's meeting over to Dag Skindlo, Chairman of KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. Mr. Skindlo, the floor is yours.

Dag Skindlo
Chairman of the Board of Directors, KLX Energy Services

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It is now 9:00 A.M., and in accordance with the notice of the Annual Meeting, I call the KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. 2023 Annual Meeting of S tockholders to order. I am Dag Skindlo, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company. I will preside at today's meeting with Max Bouthillette, our Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Corporate Secretary, will act as the Secretary of the meeting. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I welcome you to the 2023 annual meeting. I would like to take a moment to introduce the other board members of our Board of Directors and our other officers who are participating virtually in the meeting today. The other directors who are participating virtually in the meeting today are Chris Baker, John Collins, Gunnar Eliassen, Tom McCaffrey, Corby Robertson, and John Whates.

The other senior officers and other advisors participating virtually in the meeting today are Chris Baker, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director. Keefer Lehner, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Max Bouthillette, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Corporate Secretary. Jeff Cedars, Computershare Limited. In addition, I would like to recognize Jim Traeger and Daniel Granger, who are here as representatives of Deloitte & Touche LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm. I have appointed Jeff Cedars from Computershare Limited to act as Inspector of Election for the meeting. The Inspector of Election has taken the oath of office, which I directed to be filed with the company's records. It is important that we have an orderly meeting. We will follow the agenda and rules of conducting in carrying out the business of this meeting.

Time has been allotted later in the meeting for any questions you may have concerning the matters to be voted upon this morning. After we determine whether a quorum is present, I will present the matters to be voted upon in today's meeting, the polls for Proposal One , the Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to declassify the board, will be open online for all stockholders who are attending the meeting online. Once voting on proposal one has concluded, the polls for the remaining proposals will be opened online for all stockholders who are attending the meeting online. If you have not already voted, you may vote online at www.meetnow.global/M9W45YM. You will need your control numbers to vote your shares during the meeting. Of course, if you have already voted, you need not vote again during the meeting.

If you have not voted or if you would like to change your vote, you may do so online. After the formal part of the meeting has been adjourned, there will be a general question- and- answer- session for questions for up to 15 minutes pertaining to the company. If any stockholders has any matters of individual concern, please call our investor relation department at 832-518-4094. There are a few formalities to cover before we get into the business of this meeting. First, the secretary of the meeting has provided me with a full report on the record date, listing of stockholders, notice, quorum, and matters to be considered at today's general meeting. March 13, 2023, was set by resolution of the Board of Directors as the record date for today's annual meeting.

All stockholders of record or their proxy holders at the close of business on March 13, 2023, are entitled to vote at the annual meeting. A listing of stockholders as of the record date has been available at the company's offices for the last 10 days by appointment with our investor relation department and is available on the meeting website during the meeting. Notice of this meeting was duly given in accordance with the company's bylaws and Delaware law. We received an affidavit from Computershare Limited certifying that the proxy materials, which included a notice of the annual meeting, was first sent to stockholders on or about March 28, 2023. The affidavit will be filed with the company's records. The matters to be considered at this meeting are fully described in the company's proxy statement. Copies of the proxy statement are available on the company's website and at www.edocumentview.com/KLXE.

The Inspector of Election has advised the company that based on the proxies received prior to the meeting. Shares representing a majority of the voting power of the company common stock as of the record date are present online or represented by proxies to this meeting. Accordingly, I determine that the quorum is present for the conduct of business at this meeting, and the business of the meeting may proceed. Legal notice have been given. This meeting is now convened and open for the transactional business. It is now 9:06 A.M. on May 10, 2023. I now declare the polls for Proposal one open for voting while I present the matter to be voted on during today's meeting. The items of business being submitted to stockholders for action at today's meeting are. One. the amendment to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation to declassify the board.

Two, the election of two directors, Dag Skindlo and John T. Collins, to serve as Class II directors until 2026 annual meeting of stockholders, or to serve as directors until 2024 annual meeting of stockholders if Proposal 1 is approved and is filed and become effective, and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, subject to their earlier resignation, removal, or death. Three, the amendment to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation to eliminate the super majority voting requirements to amend the company's bylaws. Four, the amendment to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation to eliminate the super majority voting requirements to amend the company's certificate of incorporation. Five, the amendment to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation to reflect new Delaware law provisions regarding officers' exculpation. Six, the amendment to the KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc.

Long-Term Incentive Plan to extend the expiry date and increase the number of shares of the company's common stock that may be issued thereunder. Seven, the ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31st, 2023. There are no other proposals to come before this meeting since management has not made any other proposals and no other proposals were submitted by stockholders in the manners prescribed in the company's bylaws, which require that certain information concerning a stockholder proposal be provided to the company before the date of the meeting. As a reminder, if you have already submitted your proxy or voted via telephone or the internet, you do not need to vote today. Your shares will be voted in accordance with the direction you provided.

If you have not yet submitted a proxy or wish to vote on these items or wish to revoke a proxy you have previously submitted, please do so now by following the instructions on the meeting website. We will begin with the first proposal, the amendment to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation to declassify the board. Please note that if stockholders approve this proposal, we will break for 10 minutes to file the certificate of amendment with Delaware Secretary of State. Once filed, we will resume the meeting and then hold votes on the remaining proposals. We will now pause for 30 seconds to allow stockholders to vote on proposal one. Any votes cast today will be counted in the final tally along with the proxies previously received. This concludes the matters of proposal one to be considered and voted upon at today's meeting.

It is now 9:10 A.M. on May 10th, 2023, I now declare the polls for Proposal 1 closed. No additional ballots, proxies or votes, and no changes or revocations will be accepted on this matter. The Inspector Election will count the votes for Proposal 1. I have been advised by Inspector Election that based on a preliminary tabulation of the votes, the amendment to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation to declassify the board has not been approved due to insufficient shareholder participation. The meeting is now resumed. It is now 9:11 A.M. on Monday, 10th, 2023, I now declare the polls open for voting for the following proposals.

The election of two directors, Dag Skindlo and John Collins, to serve as Class 2 directors until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, subject to their earlier resignation, removal, or death. The amendment to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation to eliminate the super majority voting requirements to amend the company's bylaws. The amendment to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation to eliminate the super majority voting requirements to amend the company's certification of incorporation. The amendment to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation to reflect new Delaware law provisions regarding the officers' exculpation. The amendment to the KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc.

Long-Term Incentive Plan to extend the expiration date and increase the number of shares of the company's common stock that may be issued thereunder, and the ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31st, 2023. We will now pause for 30 seconds to allow stockholders to vote on these proposals. Any votes cast today will be counted on the final tally along with the proxies previously received. This concludes the matters to be considered and voted upon on today's meeting. It is now 9:13 A.M. on May 10th, 2023, and I now declare the polls closed. No additional ballots, proxies, or votes, and no changes or revocations will be accepted. The Inspector of Election will count the votes.

I have been advised by the Inspector of Election that based on the preliminary tabulations of the votes, Dag Skindlo and John Collins have been elected to serve as Class 3 directors until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, subject to their earlier resignation, removal, or death. The amendment to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation to eliminate the super majority voting requirements to amend the company's bylaws has not been approved due to insufficient shareholder participation. The amendment to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation to eliminate the super majority voting requirements to amend the company's certificate of incorporation has not been approved due to insufficient shareholder participation.

5, the amendment to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation to reflect new Delaware law provisions regarding officers' exculpation has not been approved due to the insufficient shareholder participation. 6, the amendment to the KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan to extend the expiry date and increase number of shares of the company's common stock that may be issued thereunder has been approved. The ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, has been approved. The final voting results will be tallied by the Inspector of Election and subsequently announced in accordance with the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I am aware of no other business that should be brought before this meeting.

Now that the formal annual meeting is concluded, I declare this meeting adjourned. We will now be pleased to answer any questions or address any comments you may have about the company, to the extent that they do not require us to disclose material non-public information. We have reserved 15 minutes for questions and comments. No questions have been submitted. This concludes our meeting. On behalf of the Board of Directors and employees of KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc., I want to thank you for attending today.

Operator

This concludes the meeting.

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