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healthcare customers, as well as other entities with high bandwidth telecommunication needs. The<br />

telecommunication services provided through this segment are subject to regulation by the Federal<br />

Communications Commission and certain state public utility commissions.<br />

Recent Investments and Acquisitions<br />

On October 5, 2011, we acquired Utilimap Corporation (Utilimap), which provides geographic information<br />

system (GIS) utility asset management and engineering services to the electric utility industry. The aggregate<br />

consideration paid for Utilimap consisted of approximately $24.5 million in cash, 553,526 shares of our common<br />

stock valued at approximately $9.7 million and the repayment of $0.8 million in debt. As this transaction was<br />

effective October 5, 2011, the results of Utilimap have been included in our consolidated financial statements<br />

beginning on such date. This acquisition enables us to further enhance our electric power infrastructure service<br />

offerings. Utilimap’s financial results will generally be included in our Electric Power Infrastructure Services<br />

segment.<br />

On August 11, 2011, we acquired Coe Drilling Pty. Ltd. (Coe), a horizontal directional drilling company<br />

based in Brisbane, Australia. The aggregate consideration paid for Coe consisted of approximately $10.5 million<br />

in cash, 396,643 shares of our common stock valued at approximately $6.3 million and the repayment of $1.8<br />

million in debt. As this transaction was effective August 11, 2011, the results of Coe have been included in our<br />

consolidated financial statements beginning on such date. This acquisition allows us to further expand our<br />

capabilities and scope of services internationally. Coe’s financial results will generally be included in our Natural<br />

Gas and Pipeline Infrastructure Services segment.<br />

On August 5, 2011, we acquired McGregor Construction 2000 Ltd. and certain of its affiliated entities<br />

(McGregor), an electric power infrastructure services company based in Alberta, Canada. The aggregate<br />

consideration paid for McGregor consisted of approximately $38.6 million in cash, 898,440 shares of our<br />

common stock valued at approximately $14.6 million and the repayment of $0.8 million in debt. As this<br />

transaction was effective August 5, 2011, the results of McGregor have been included in our consolidated<br />

financial statements beginning on such date. This acquisition allows us to further expand our capabilities and<br />

scope of services in Canada. McGregor’s financial results will generally be included in our Electric Power<br />

Infrastructure Services segment.<br />

Also in 2011, we acquired two other businesses based in British Columbia, Canada that predominantly<br />

provide electric power infrastructure services, which have been reflected in our consolidated financial statements<br />

as of their respective acquisition dates. In connection with these acquisitions, we paid the former owners of the<br />

businesses an aggregate of approximately $7.3 million in cash and issued an aggregate of 91,204 shares of our<br />

common stock valued at approximately $1.7 million. The results of these businesses are included in our<br />

consolidated financial statements beginning on their respective acquisition dates. These acquisitions allow us to<br />

further expand our capabilities and scope of services in Canada. The financial results for these two businesses<br />

will generally be included in our Electric Power Infrastructure Services segment.<br />

On June 22, 2011, we acquired an equity ownership interest of approximately 39% in Howard Midstream<br />

Energy Partners, LLC (HEP) for an initial capital contribution of $35.0 million. HEP is engaged in the business<br />

of owning, operating and constructing midstream plant and pipeline assets in the natural gas and oil industry.<br />

HEP commenced operations in June 2011 with the acquisitions of Texas Pipeline LLC, a pipeline operator in the<br />

Eagle Ford shale region of South Texas, and Bottom Line Services, LLC, a construction services company. Our<br />

investment in HEP is expected to provide strategic growth opportunities in the ongoing development of the Texas<br />

Eagle Ford shale region. We account for this investment using the equity method of accounting.<br />

During the third quarter of 2011, we loaned $4.0 million to the indirect parent of NJ Oak Solar, LLC (NJ<br />

Oak Solar). The loan proceeds, together with NJ Oak Solar’s other financing and equity funds, were used for<br />

their construction of a 10 MW solar power generation facility in New Jersey. The construction of the facility,<br />

which began in the second quarter of 2011, is being performed by us and was substantially complete at the end of<br />

2011.<br />

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