CJ 2018 Proxy Statement

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS AND 2018 PROXY STATEMENT Meeting to be Held: 9:30 A.M., local time Tuesday, May 29, 2018 3990 Rogerdale Rd. Houston, Texas 77042 To the Valued Stockholders of C&J Energy Services, Inc.: The 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (including any adjournment thereof, the “Annual Meeting”) of C&J Energy Services, Inc. (“C&J” or the “Company”) will be held at 9:30 A.M., local time, on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at the Company’s headquarters located at 3990 Rogerdale Rd. Houston, Texas 77042. The Annual Meeting, is being held for the following purpose: (1) To elect two directors to serve as Class I Directors until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and their successors are duly elected; (2) To approve, on an advisory basis, the 2017 compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers (as defined and discussed in “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” and “Executive Compensation Tables”); (3) To approve, on an advisory basis, the frequency in which the Company will in the future submit a proposal to stockholders to approve, on an advisory basis, executive compensation; and (4) To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018. These proposals are further described, and comprehensive information provided to enable a full and fair evaluation, in the accompanying Proxy Statement, which is being furnished to you in connection with the solicitation by C&J’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) of proxies to be voted at the Annual Meeting. We will also consider and take action as appropriate upon such other matters that may be properly presented at the Annual Meeting. If you were a C&J stockholder as of the close of business on Monday, April 2, 2018, the record date for the Annual Meeting set by the Board, you are entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting. Attendance at the meeting is limited to C&J stockholders as of the record date. If a bank, broker or other nominee holds your C&J stock in “street name,” you will need to provide official documentation (such as a brokerage statement) reflecting your stock ownership as of the record date, as well as a valid picture identification (such as a driver’s license or passport). Your vote is important. Regardless of the number of shares that you own, it is important that your shares are represented at the Annual Meeting, as a quorum of the stockholders must be present, either in person or represented by proxy, in order to conduct the Annual Meeting. In the event there are not sufficient stockholders present to achieve a quorum or to approve the voting proposals at the time of the Annual Meeting, the Annual Meeting may be adjourned in order to permit further solicitation of proxies. Even if you plan to attend the Annual Meeting in person, please submit your proxy to vote at your earliest convenience by mail or through the available telephone or Internet voting systems. Instructions for submitting your proxy to vote by mail and through the telephone and Internet are included in the accompanying Proxy Statement and on the accompanying Proxy Card. If a bank, broker or other nominee holds your shares in “street name,” you will receive voting instructions with certain required information directly from such person as the stockholder of record. Please vote as promptly as possible to ensure that your shares are represented. Even if you have submitted your proxy, you may still vote in person if you attend the Annual Meeting. Please note, however, that if your shares are held in “street name” by a broker, bank or other nominee and you wish to vote in person at the Annual Meeting, you must obtain a proxy issued in your name from such person as the stockholder of record in order to vote at the Annual Meeting. On behalf of our Company and Board, thank you for your continued support of C&J. April 9, 2018 By Order of the Board of Directors, Danielle Hunter Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE 2018 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON MAY 29, 2018 The Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting, and the 2017 Annual Report to Stockholders, which includes our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, are available on our website at www.cjenergy.com free of charge and are also available at www.proxydocs.com/CJ .