UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2005
Commission File No. 1-2960
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006
Commission File No. 1-2960
Newpark Resources, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
   
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 72-1123385
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
   
3850 N. Causeway, Suite 1770
Metairie, Louisiana

(Address of principal executive offices)
 70002
(Zip Code)
(504) 838-8222
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
None
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yesþ Noo
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated file, an accelerated filer (as definedor a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).Act. (Check one)
YesLarge accelerated filer o                      Accelerated filer þ                      NoNon-accelerated filer o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yeso Noþ
Indicate the numberAs of November 6, 2006, a total of 89,432,473 shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date.
Common stock,Stock, $0.01 par value: 88,313,895 shares at November 1, 2005.value per share, were outstanding.
 
 

 


EXPLANATORY NOTE
          This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes restated consolidated financial statements for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2005. For discussion of the reasons for and the effect of the restatement, please refer to Amendment No. 2 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2005, which we refer to as the 2005 Annual Report. The Explanatory Note contained in the 2005 Annual Report, as well as Note A to the restated consolidated financial statements included in the 2005 Annual Report, describe the circumstances and results of the restatement of our consolidated financial statements in connection with the period covered by the 2005 Annual Report, which includes the consolidated financial statements for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2005. Note Q to the restated consolidated financial statements included in the 2005 Annual Report includes a summary of the restated consolidated financial statements for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2005.

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NEWPARK RESOURCES, INC.
INDEX TO QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
FOR THE THREETHREE- AND NINE MONTHNINE-MONTH PERIODS ENDED
September 30, 20052006
         
Item    Page 
Number  Description Number 
        
         
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 2    20 
 3    40 
 4    41 
         
        
         
 1    42 
 2    42 
 3    42 
 4    42 
 5    42 
 6    42 
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 Certification Pursuant to Section 302
 Certification Pursuant to Section 302
 Certification Pursuant to Section 906
 Certification Pursuant to Section 906
       
Item   Page 
Number Description Number 
       
      
       
1     
    6 
    7 
    8 
    9 
    10 
2   21 
3   38 
4   39 
       
      
 
1   41 
1A   41 
2   44 
3   44 
4   44 
5   44 
6   44 
    45 
 2004 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan
 Certification pursuant to Section 302
 Certification pursuant to Section 302
 Certification pursuant to Section 906
 Certification pursuant to Section 906
Forward-Looking StatementsCAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
          The following discussionThis Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We also may provide oral or written forward-looking statements in other materials we release to the public. The words “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends”“intends,” and similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying them. These forward-looking statements reflect the current views of our management; however, various risks, uncertainties and contingencies, including the risks identified below or those in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in Part II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in Part I of Amendment No. 2 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2005, could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these statements, including the success or failure of our efforts to implement our business strategy.

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          We assume no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.otherwise, except as required by securities laws. In light of these risks,

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uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this reportQuarterly Report on Form 10-Q might not occur.
          Among the risks and uncertainties that could cause future events and results to differ materially from those anticipated by uswe anticipate in the forward-looking statements included in this reportQuarterly Report on Form 10-Q are the following:
  Aa material decline in the level of oil and gas exploration and production to which we refer as “E&P,” and any reduction in the industry’s willingness to spend capital on environmental and oilfield services could adversely affect the demand for our services;
 
  Materialmaterial changes in oil and gas prices, expectations about future prices, the cost of exploring for, producing and delivering oil and gas, the discovery rate of new oil and gas reserves and the ability of oil and gas companies to raise capital could adversely affect the demand for our services;capital;
 
  Changeschanges in domestic and international political, military, regulatory and economic conditions may adversely affect the demand for oil and gas or production volumes;conditions;
 
  Aa rescission or relaxation of government regulations affecting exploration and production (“E&P&P”) and Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (“NORM”) waste disposal could reduce the demand for our services and reduce our revenues and income.disposal;
 
  Changeschanges in existing regulations could require usrelated to change the way we do business, which may have a material adverse affect on our consolidated financial position, results of operationsE&P and cash flows;NORM waste disposal;
 
  Ourfailure of our patents or other proprietary technology may notto prevent our competitors from developing substantially similar technology, which would reduce any competitive advantages we may have from these patents and proprietary technology;
 
  We may not be ablefailure to keep pace with the continual and rapid technological developments that characterize the market for our products and services, and our failure to do so may result in our loss of market share;industries;
 
  We face intense competition inthe highly competitive nature of our existing markets and expect to face competition in any markets into which we seek to expand, which may put pressure on our ability to maintain our current market share and may limit our ability to expand our market share or enter into new markets;business;
 
  Our acquisitionsfailure of our investments in new businesses, new technology or new market expansions may notproducts and services to achieve sales and profitability levels that justify our investment in them, which could result in these businessesinvestments placing downward pressure on our margins, the recording of a material impairment, or our disposing of these businessesinvestments at a loss or potential impairment of goodwill related to these businesses;loss;
 
  The demand for our services may be adversely affected by shortagesunavailability of critical supplies or equipment in the oil and gas industry and personnel trained to operate this equipment;equipment or provide our services;
 
  We mayincreases in our costs, including raw materials costs, transportation costs and personnel costs which are not be successfulfully offset by price increases to our customers, resulting in gaining acceptance or market share for new products and services, including Bravo™ mats anddownward pressure on our newly licensed proprietary water treatment technology;operating margins;
 
  We may not be ablefailure to maintain the necessary permits to operategain continued acceptance or market share for our non-hazardous waste disposal wells or we may not be able to successfully compete in this market;products and services, including our DeepDrill® and FlexDrill™ technology, our Dura-Base™ and Bravo™ mats;

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  Adverseinability to continue in effect the permits necessary to operate our E&P waste and non-hazardous waste disposal wells;
adverse weather conditions that could disrupt drilling operations or our ability to service our customers and reduce the demand for our services;
 
  We may failfailure to comply with any of the numerous federal, state and local laws, regulations and policies that govern environmental protection, zoning and other matters applicable to our business, or changes in these regulations and policies may change, and we may face fines or other penalties if we fail to comply with existing or new regulations, or be forced to make significant capital expenditures or changes to our operations;policies;
 
  Our business exposes usexposure to potential environmental andor regulatory liability, and wewhich could be requiredrequire us to pay substantial amounts with respect to these liabilities, including the costs to clean up and close contaminated sites;
 
  We may not haveinability to maintain adequate insurance for potential liabilities,against risks in our business at economical rates, including in connection with the class action lawsuits filed against us and any significant liability not covered by insurance or in excess of our coverage limits could have a material adverse affect on our financial condition;current and former directors and officers;
 
  Our international operations are subject to uncertainties which could limitthe impact of those class action lawsuits and the shareholder derivative actions on our ability to expand or reduce the revenuesbusiness and profitabilityresults of these operations,operations;
social, political and economic situations in foreign countries where we operate, including difficulties and costs associated with complyingcompliance with a wide variety of complex U.S. and foreign laws, treaties and regulations, unexpected changes in regulatory environments, inadequate protection of intellectual property, in foreign countries, legal uncertainties, timing delays and expenses associated with tariffs, export licenses and other trade barriers, among other risks;barriers;

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consequences of significant changes in interest rates and currency exchange rates;
 
  Any increases in interest rates under our credit facility, either as a result of increases in the prime or LIBOR rates or as a result of changes in our funded debt to cash flow ratio, would increase our cost of borrowing and have an adverse affect on our consolidated financial statements; and
We may not be ableinability to retire or refinance our long-term debt at or before its maturity, whether due towhich could be affected by conditions in financial markets or our own financial condition at thata future time. We also cannot assure you that we will be abletime, and our inability to obtain any replacement long-term financing on terms as favorable to us as under our current financing.financing, if at all; and
the impact of shutting down the operations of Newpark Environmental Water Solutions, LLC, and the related charges that are expected to be incurred in connection with that shut down (see Note 6, “Impairment of Long-Lived Assets,” to our consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q).
     For further information regarding these and other factors, risks and uncertainties affecting us, we refer you to the risk factors set forth in the Prospectus included in our Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on May 8, 2002 (File No. 333-87840), to the section entitled “Forward-Looking Statements” on page 17 of that Prospectus and to our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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PART I
PART I
ITEM 1. Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
Newpark Resources, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets
         
  September 30,  December 31, 
  2005  2004 
(In thousands, except share data) (Unaudited)   
  
ASSETS
        
         
Current assets:
        
Cash and cash equivalents $10,318  $7,022 
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance of $1,107 in 2005 and $3,260 in 2004  132,608   100,587 
Notes and other receivables  10,158   7,321 
Inventories  83,746   84,044 
Deferred tax asset  10,585   12,501 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  13,236   13,275 
       
Total current assets
  260,651   224,750 
         
Property, plant and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation  236,765   210,514 
Goodwill  117,035   117,414 
Deferred tax asset     4,063 
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization  18,525   15,355 
Other assets  6,648   18,018 
       
  $639,624  $590,114 
       
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
        
         
Current liabilities:
        
Foreign bank lines of credit $10,514  $8,017 
Current maturities of long-term debt  10,037   5,031 
Accounts payable  41,278   38,822 
Accrued liabilities  38,794   26,875 
       
Total current liabilities
  100,623   78,745 
Long-term debt, less current portion  193,187   186,286 
Other non-current liabilities  3,336   2,118 
         
Stockholders’ equity:
        
Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, none and 80,000 outstanding at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively     20,000 
Common Stock, $.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, authorized, 88,303,729 and 84,021,351 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively  884   840 
Paid-in capital  427,280   402,248 
Unearned restricted stock compensation  (294)  (472)
Accumulated other comprehensive income  7,754   8,199 
Retained deficit  (93,146)  (107,850)
       
Total stockholders’ equity
  342,478   322,965 
       
  $639,624  $590,114 
       
See Accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

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Newpark Resources, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Income
For the Three and Nine Month Periods Ended September 30
(Unaudited)
                 
  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
(In thousands, except per share data) 2005  2004  2005  2004 
 
Revenues $139,143  $110,790  $409,692  $319,733 
                 
Cost of revenues  126,420   103,401   368,194   296,110 
             
                 
   12,723   7,389   41,498   23,623 
                 
General and administrative expenses  2,480   2,122   7,180   6,993 
             
                 
Operating income  10,243   5,267   34,318   16,630 
                 
Foreign currency (gain) loss  (352)  76   (343)  217 
Interest income  (126)  (118)  (250)  (1,255)
Interest expense  4,122   3,760   12,398   10,885 
             
                 
Income before income taxes  6,599   1,549   22,513   6,783 
Provision for income taxes  1,554   589   7,300   2,578 
             
                 
Net income  5,045   960   15,213   4,205 
                 
Less:                
Preferred stock dividends  59   225   509   713 
             
                 
Net income applicable to common and common equivalent shares $4,986  $735  $14,704  $3,492 
             
                 
Basic and diluted income per common and common equivalent share $0.06  $0.01  $0.17  $0.04 
             
         
(In thousands, except share data) September 30, 2006  December 31, 2005 
 
  (Unaudited)    
         
ASSETS
        
         
Current assets:
        
Cash and cash equivalents $6,215  $7,989 
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance of $1,706 at September 30, 2006 and $804 at December 31, 2005  162,098   137,174 
Notes and other receivables  2,258   12,623 
Inventories  113,395   88,731 
Deferred tax asset  18,735   16,231 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  12,868   13,448 
       
Total current assets
  315,569   276,196 
         
Property, plant and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation  234,157   238,409 
Goodwill  118,252   116,841 
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization  12,532   12,809 
Other assets  7,656   7,039 
       
  $688,166  $651,294 
       
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
        
         
Current liabilities:
        
Foreign bank lines of credit $11,412  $10,890 
Current maturities of long-term debt  4,852   12,696 
Accounts payable  41,003   47,371 
Accrued liabilities  48,154   40,731 
       
Total current liabilities
  105,421   111,688 
         
Long-term debt, less current portion  204,619   185,933 
Deferred tax liability  9,520   4,211 
Other non-current liabilities  4,031   2,737 
         
Stockholders’ equity:
        
Common Stock, $.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 89,432,473 and 88,436,112 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively  894   884 
Paid-in capital  443,385   436,636 
Unearned restricted stock compensation     (235)
Accumulated other comprehensive income  8,629   7,616 
Retained deficit  (88,333)  (98,176)
       
Total stockholders’ equity
  364,575   346,725 
       
  $688,166  $651,294 
       
See Accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

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Newpark Resources, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

For the ThreeThree- and Nine MonthNine-Month Periods Ended September 30

(Unaudited)
                 
  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
(In thousands) 2005  2004  2005  2004 
 
Net income $5,045  $960  $15,213  $4,205 
                 
Other comprehensive income (loss):                
Foreign currency translation adjustments  1,878   1,706   (445)  (788)
                 
             
Comprehensive income $6,923  $2,666  $14,768  $3,417 
             
                 
  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
(In thousands, except per share data) 2006  2005  2006  2005 
 
      (Restated)     (Restated)
Revenues $170,142  $139,143  $501,738  $409,692 
                 
Cost of revenues  144,821   126,067   440,254   367,343 
             
   25,321   13,076   61,484   42,349 
                 
General and administrative expenses  5,050   2,482   13,842   7,186 
Impairment loss  17,804      17,804    
             
Operating income  2,467   10,594   29,838   35,163 
                 
Foreign currency exchange loss (gain)  149   (352)  (158)  (343)
Interest income  (123)  (126)  (268)  (250)
Interest expense  6,168   4,122   15,232   12,398 
             
(Loss) income before income taxes  (3,727)  6,950   15,032   23,358 
(Benefit) provision for income taxes  (1,462)  1,678   5,189   7,582 
             
Net (loss) income  (2,265)  5,272   9,843   15,776 
                 
Preferred stock dividends     59      509 
             
Net (loss) income applicable to common and common equivalent shares $(2,265) $5,213  $9,843  $15,267 
             
 
Basic and diluted (loss) income per common and common equivalent share $(0.03) $0.06  $0.11  $0.18 
             
See Accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

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Newpark Resources, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash FlowsComprehensive Income

For the Nine MonthThree- and Nine-Month Periods Ended September 30

(Unaudited)
         
(In thousands ) 2005  2004 
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
        
Net income $15,213  $4,205 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operations:        
Depreciation and amortization  18,975   15,340 
Provision for deferred income taxes  6,570   2,008 
Gain on sale of assets  (549)  (15)
Change in assets and liabilities:        
Decrease in restricted cash     8,029 
Increase in accounts and notes receivable  (31,907)  (7,806)
Decrease (increase) in inventories  395   (105)
Increase in other assets  (5,918)  (5,385)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable  1,822   (4,156)
Increase in accrued liabilities and other  14,233   1,040 
       
         
Net cash provided by operating activities
  18,834   13,155 
       
         
Cash flows from investing activities:
        
Capital expenditures  (25,348)  (14,224)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment  1,022   336 
Acquisition, net of cash acquired  (840)   
Payment received on former shipyard operation note receivable     6,328 
       
         
Net cash used in investing activities
  (25,166)  (7,560)
       
         
Cash flows from financing activities:
        
Net borrowings (payments) on lines of credit  6,415   (19,345)
Long-term borrowings  4,855   13,213 
Principal payments on notes payable and long-term debt  (5,890)   
Preferred stock dividends paid in cash  (375)  (450)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and ESPP  4,942   631 
       
         
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
  9,947   (5,951)
       
         
Effect of exchange rate changes  (319)  (5)
       
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  3,296   (361)
         
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  7,022   4,692 
       
         
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $10,318  $4,331 
       
                 
  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
(In thousands) 2006  2005  2006  2005 
      (Restated)      (Restated) 
                 
Net (loss) income $(2,265) $5,272  $9,843  $15,776 
                 
Changes in interest rate swap and cap (net of tax of $204)  (378)     (378)   
Foreign currency translation adjustments  426   1,878   1,391   (445)
             
Comprehensive (loss) income $(2,217) $7,150  $10,856  $15,331 
             
See Accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

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Newpark Resources, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Nine-Month Periods Ended September 30,
(Unaudited)
         
(In thousands) 2006  2005 
      (Restated) 
         
Cash flows from operating activities:
        
Net income $9,843  $15,776 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operations:        
Depreciation and amortization  20,134   17,658 
Impairment loss  17,804    
Stock-based compensation expense  1,711   552 
Provision for deferred income taxes  2,564   6,851 
Gain on sale of assets  (614)  (549)
Change in assets and liabilities:        
Increase in accounts and notes receivable  (20,783)  (32,963)
(Increase) decrease in inventories  (25,541)  395 
Increase in other assets  (3,464)  (5,326)
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable  (6,279)  1,822 
Increase in accrued liabilities and other  12,112   14,618 
       
Net cash provided by operating activities
  7,487   18,834 
         
Cash flows from investing activities:
        
Capital expenditures  (29,408)  (25,348)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment  1,210   1,022 
Insurance proceeds from property, plant and equipment claim  3,471    
Acquisitions, net of cash received     (840)
       
Net cash used in investing activities
  (24,727)  (25,166)
         
Cash flows from financing activities:
        
Net borrowings on lines of credit  17,078   6,415 
Long-term borrowings  150,000  4,855
Payments on notes payable and long-term debt  (156,863)  (5,890)
Preferred stock dividends paid in cash     (375)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and ESPP  4,385   4,942 
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options  640    
       
Net cash provided by financing activities
  15,240   9,947 
         
Effect of exchange rate changes  226   (319)
       
         
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents  (1,774)  3,296 
         
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  7,989   7,022 
       
         
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $6,215  $10,318 
       
See Accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

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NEWPARK RESOURCES, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 — Interim Financial StatementsBasis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
          In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position of Newpark Resources, Inc. (“Newpark”) as of September 30, 2005,2006, and the results of its operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, and its cash flows for the nine monththree- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 20052006 and 2004.2005. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The September 30, 2005 interim consolidated financial statements have been restated. For discussion of the reasons for and the effect of the restatement, please refer to Amendment No. 2 to Newpark’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2005, which is referred to as the 2005 Annual Report. These interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the December 31, 2004 audited consolidated financial statements and related notes filed in Amendment No. 2 to Newpark’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2005. The results of operations for the threethree- and nine monthnine-month periods ended September 30, 20052006 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year. We haveNewpark has reclassified certain amounts previously reported to conform with the presentation at September 30, 2005.
Note 2 — Earnings Per Share2006.
          The following table presents the reconciliation of the numerator and denominator for calculating income per share in accordance with the disclosure requirementsEffective January 1, 2006, Newpark adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“FAS”) 128:No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (“FAS 123(R)”), using a modified prospective method of application. FAS 123(R) requires that all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, be recognized in the income statement based on their fair values. Newpark uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model for measuring the fair value of stock options granted. Under the provisions of FAS 123(R) and using the modified prospective application method, Newpark recognizes stock-based compensation based on the grant date fair value, net of an estimated forfeiture rate, for all share-based awards granted after December 31, 2005, and granted prior to, but not yet vested as of December 31, 2005, on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periods of the awards, which is generally equivalent to the vesting term. Under the modified prospective application, the results of prior periods are not restated.
         
  Three Months Ended 
  September 30, 
(In thousands, except per share amounts) 2005  2004 
 
Income applicable to common and common equivalent shares $4,986  $735 
       
         
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding  87,147   83,921 
Add:        
Net effect of dilutive stock options and warrants  793   332 
       
Adjusted weighted average number of common shares outstanding  87,940   84,253 
       
         
Basic and diluted income applicable to common and common equivalent shares $0.06  $0.01 
       
          Prior to January 1, 2006, Newpark accounted for stock-based compensation using the intrinsic value method under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 (“APB 25”) and related interpretations. Under APB 25, compensation cost is recognized only if the exercise price of an employee stock option is less than the fair value of the underlying stock on the measurement date.
          FAS 123(R) amends FAS No. 95, “Statement of Cash Flows,” to require reporting of realized excess tax benefits as a financing cash flow, rather than as a reduction of taxes paid. These excess tax benefits result from tax deductions in excess of the cumulative compensation expense recognized for options exercised.
          On March 29, 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin 107 (“SAB 107”) to address certain issues related to FAS 123(R). SAB 107 provides guidance on transition methods, income tax effects and other share-based payment topics, and Newpark applied this guidance in its adoption of FAS 123(R).
          On November 10, 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued FASB Staff Position No. FAS 123(R)-3, “Transition Election Related to Accounting for Tax Effects of Share-Based Payment Awards” (“FSP 123R-3”). FSP 123R-3 provides an alternative transition method for establishing the beginning balance of the additional paid-in-capital pool (“APIC pool”) related to the tax effects of employee share-based compensation, which is available to absorb tax deficiencies recognized subsequent to the adoption of FAS 123(R). Newpark elected to adopt this alternative transition method in establishing its beginning APIC pool at January 1, 2006. See Note 2 for further information on stock-based compensation.
          Effective January 1, 2006, Newpark adopted FAS 151, “Inventory Costs-an amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4” (“FAS 151”), which clarified the accounting for abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs and wasted material (spoilage). These items must be

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  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30, 
(In thousands, except per share amounts) 2005  2004 
 
Income applicable to common and common equivalent shares $14,704  $3,492 
       
         
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding  85,330   83,549 
Add:        
Net effect of dilutive stock options and warrants  467   269 
       
Adjusted weighted average number of common shares outstanding  85,797   83,818 
       
         
Basic and diluted income applicable to common and common equivalent shares $0.17  $0.04 
       
recognized as current-period charges regardless of whether they meet a criterion of “so abnormal.” FAS 151 also requires that allocation of fixed production overheads to costs of conversion be based on the normal capacity of production facilities. The adoption of FAS 151 had no material impact on Newpark’s financial results.
          Basic netEffective January 1, 2006, Newpark adopted FAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections” (“FAS 154”). FAS 154 replaces APB 20, “Accounting Changes,” and FAS No. 3, “Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements,” and establishes retrospective application as the required method for reporting a change in accounting principle. FAS 154 provides guidance for determining whether retrospective application of a change in accounting principle is impracticable and for reporting a change when retrospective application is impracticable. The reporting of a correction of an error by restating previously issued financial statements is also addressed. The adoption of FAS 154 had no material impact on Newpark’s consolidated financial results, but was considered in preparing the restated historical consolidated financial statements as disclosed in Amendment No. 2 to Newpark’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed for the year ended December 31, 2005.
          On July 13, 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”).FIN 48 applies to all tax positions related to income per sharetaxes subject to Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for income taxes by prescribing the minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. Differences between the amounts recognized in the statements of financial position prior to the adoption of FIN 48 and the amounts reported after adoption will be accounted for as a cumulative effect adjustment recorded to the beginning balance of retained earnings. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and will be adopted by Newpark on January 1, 2007. Newpark is reviewing the new standard and has not determined the impact, if any, the adoption of FIN 48 will have on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.
Note 2 — Stock-Based Compensation
          At September 30, 2006, Newpark had several stock-based employee compensation plans, as follows:
1995 Incentive Stock Option Plan
          On November 2, 1995, the Board of Directors adopted, and on June 12, 1996, the stockholders approved, the 1995 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the “1995 Plan”), pursuant to which the Compensation Committee of Newpark’s Board of Directors may grant incentive stock options and non-statutory stock options to designated employees of Newpark. The terms of options granted under the 1995 Plan generally provide for equal vesting over a three-year period and a term of seven years. Initially, a maximum of 2,100,000 shares of Common Stock could be issued under the 1995 Plan. This maximum number was calculatedsubject to increase on the last business day of each fiscal year by dividing net incomea number equal to 1.25% of the number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding on the close of business on that date, subject to a maximum limit of 8,000,000 shares. This reflects an increase in the limit that was approved by Newpark stockholders in June 2000. After November 1, 2005, no options were able to be granted under the 1995 Plan, but unexpired options granted before that date continue in effect in accordance with their terms until they are exercised or expire.
2004 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan
          On March 10, 2004, the Board of Directors adopted, and, on June 9, 2004, the stockholders approved the 2004 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan (the “2004 Plan”). Under the 2004 Plan, each non-employee director was granted a stock option to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the common stock on June 9, 2004. In

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addition, each new non-employee director, on the date of his or her election to the Board of Directors (whether elected by the weighted-average numberstockholders or the Board of Directors), automatically is granted a stock option to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. Twenty percent of those option shares outstanding duringbecome exercisable on each of the first through the fifth anniversaries of the date of grant. The 2004 Plan also provides for the automatic additional grant to each non-employee director of stock options to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock each time the non-employee director is re-elected to the Board of Directors. One-third of those option shares become exercisable on each of the first through the third anniversaries of the date of grant. The term of options granted under the 2004 Plan is 10 years. Non-employee directors are not eligible to participate in any other stock option or similar plans currently maintained by Newpark. The purpose of the 2004 Plan is to promote an increased incentive and personal interest in the welfare of Newpark by those individuals who are primarily responsible for shaping the long-range plans of Newpark, to assist Newpark in attracting and retaining on the Board of Directors persons of exceptional competence and to provide additional incentives to serve as a director of Newpark. The 2004 Plan superseded the 1993 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan.
          On September 12, 2006, the Compensation Committee approved an amendment to the 2004 Plan. As amended, the 2004 Plan provides that the purchase price of shares of Common Stock subject to each stock option granted under the 2004 Plan will be equal to the fair market value of those shares on the date of grant, which will be equal to the closing price of the Common Stock for the day on which the option is granted (or the last trading day in the case of options granted on a non-trading day). On September 15, 2006, the Compensation Committee approved another amendment to the 2004 Plan to clarify the provision set forth in the last sentence of Section 4.2 of the 2004 Plan. As amended, this provision requires that, if no annual meeting of stockholders (or stockholder action in lieu of a meeting) occurs in any calendar year, and a non-employee director eligible to receive a stock option grant under the 2004 Plan remains a non-employee director as of the end of that calendar year, then that non-employee director will receive a stock option grant pursuant to Section 4.2 of the 2004 Plan on the last business day of the same calendar year, subject to the terms and conditions of the 2004 Plan.
2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan
          On March 12, 2003, the Board of Directors adopted the 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “2003 Plan”), which was approved by the stockholders at the 2003 Annual Meeting. Under the 2003 Plan, awards of share equivalents are made at the beginning of overlapping three-year performance periods. These awards vest and become payable in Newpark common stock if certain performance criteria are met over the three-year performance period. ForDuring the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2005,2006, no awards of share equivalents were made under the 2003 Plan.
          Subject to adjustment upon a stock split, stock dividend or other recapitalization event, the maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the 2003 Plan is 1,000,000. The common stock issued under the 2003 Plan will be from authorized but unissued shares of Newpark’s common stock, although shares issued under the 2003 Plan that are reacquired by Newpark had dilutivedue to a forfeiture or any other reason may again be issued under the 2003 Plan. The maximum number of shares of common stock optionsthat may be granted to any one eligible employee during any calendar year is 50,000.
          The business criteria that the Compensation Committee may use to set the performance objectives for awards under the 2003 Plan include the following: total stockholder return, return on equity, growth in earnings per share, profits and/or return on capital within a particular business unit, regulatory compliance metrics, including worker safety measures, and warrantsother criteria that the Compensation Committee may from time to time determine. The performance criteria may be stated relative to other companies in the oil service sector industry group.

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          The Compensation Committee determined that the performance criteria are (i) Newpark’s annualized total stockholder return compared to its peers in the PHLX Oil Service Sectorsm (OSXsm) industry group index published by the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and (ii) Newpark’s average return on equity over the three-year period. Partial vesting occurs when Newpark’s performance achieves “expected” levels, and full vesting occurs if Newpark’s performance is at the “over-achievement” level for both performance measures, in each case measured over the entire three-year performance period. No shares vest if Newpark’s performance level is below the “expected” level, and straight-line interpolation will be used to determine vesting if performance is between “expected” and “over-achievement” levels. The following performance levels were adopted and apply to all awards granted under the 2003 Plan from inception through 2005:
             
      Portion of
  Annualized Total Average Return Contingent Award
  Stockholder Return (50%) on Equity (50%) Vested 
Expected level 50th percentile of        
  OSXsm industry group  8%  20%
Over-achievement level 75th percentile of        
  OSXsm industry group  14%  100%
          Pursuant to FAS 123(R), the awards subject to the annualized total stockholder return criterion contain a market condition and the awards subject to the average return on equity contain a performance condition. The fair value of approximately 4.6 million shares and 3.4 million shares, respectively, which were assumedthe awards subject to be exerciseda market condition was calculated using Monte Carlo simulation.
          During the treasury stock method. For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2004,2006, Newpark had dilutiveawarded 375,000 stock options and warrants of approximately 3.0 million200,000 time-restricted shares and 1.9 million shares, respectively, which were assumed to be exercised using the treasury stock method.its new chief executive officer as an inducement to accept employment. The resulting net effects of stock options vest ratably over three years and warrants were used in calculating diluted income per share for these periods.
     Options and warrants to purchase a total of approximately 4.7 millionthe time restricted shares and 6.0 million shares, respectively, of common stock were outstandingvest ratably over five years. Also, during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2005, but were not included in the computation of diluted income per share because they were anti-dilutive. Options and warrants2006, Newpark awarded 25,000 options to purchase a total of approximately 7.2 million shares and 8.2 million shares of common stock were outstanding during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2004, respectively, but were not included in the computation of diluted income per share because they were anti-dilutive.
     The net effectsits new president of the assumed conversion of preferredmat and integrated services division as an inducement to accept employment. These stock have been excluded from the computation of diluted income per share foroptions vest ratably over three years. In addition, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, Newpark awarded 10,000 stock options to a new director under the 2004 becausePlan. The stock options were granted on the effect would have been anti-dilutive.
Note 3 — Stock-Based Compensationdate of hire/appointment with an exercise price equal to the fair value of the underlying stock on the date of grant.
          AtThe fair value of options granted was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, with the following weighted average assumptions:
                 
  Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
  September 30, September 30,
  2006 2005 2006 2005
   
Risk-free interest rate  4.73%  4.22%  4.69%  3.94%
Expected life of the option in years  4.85   4.00   4.85   4.00 
Expected volatility  51.5%  70.8%  51.9%  72.0%
Dividend yield  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%  0.0%
          The risk-free interest rate is based on the implied yield on a U.S. Treasury zero-coupon issue with a remaining term equal to the expected term of the option. The expected life of the option is based on observed historical patterns. The expected volatility is based on historical volatility of the price of Newpark’s common stock. The dividend yield is based on the projected annual dividend payment per share divided by the stock price at the date of grant, which is zero because Newpark has not paid dividends for several years and does not expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable future.
          The following table summarizes activity for Newpark’s outstanding stock options for the nine

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months ended September 30, 2006:
                 
          Weighted-    
      Weighted-  Average    
      Average  Remaining  Aggregate 
      Exercise  Contractual  Intrinsic 
  Shares  Price  Life (Years)  Value 
   
                 
Outstanding at beginning of period  4,474,031  $6.31         
Granted  410,000   7.87         
Exercised  (765,776)  5.50         
Expired or canceled  (584,563)  6.52         
                
Outstanding at end of period  3,533,692   6.64   3.62  $671,000 
             
                 
Options exercisable at end of period  2,842,578   6.51   2.94  $643,000 
             
          During the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2006, the weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted was $2.52 and $3.90, respectively. During the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2005, the weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted was $4.79 and $3.57, respectively. During the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2006, the total intrinsic value of options exercised was $23,000 and $2,427,000, respectively. During the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2005, the total intrinsic value of options exercised was $1,574,000 and $2,114,000, respectively.
          The following table summarizes activity for Newpark’s outstanding nonvested stock awards for the nine months ended September 30, 2006:
         
      Weighted-
      Average
      Grant Date
  Shares Fair Value
   
         
Outstanding at beginning of period  782,333  $4.43 
Granted  200,000   8.08 
Vested  (133,333)  4.47 
Forfeited  (230,000)  3.97 
         
Outstanding at end of period  619,000  $5.77 
         
          As of September 30, 2006, Newpark’s compensation cost related to nonvested awards not yet recognized totaled approximately $2,163,000, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.73 years. The total fair value of shares vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $1,094,000. The total fair value of shares vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2005 was $197,000. During the nine months ended September 30, 2005, Newpark maintained sixgranted 354,500 shares of nonvested stock with a weighted-average grant date fair value of $4.70.
          Cash received from option exercises during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 was $4,214,000 and $4,401,000, respectively. Newpark recognized tax benefits resulting from excess tax deductions related to the exercise of stock options and the vesting of share awards during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 which totaled $640,000.
          Pursuant to the adoption of FAS 123(R), during the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2006, Newpark recognized total stock-based compensation plans, including four stock option plansexpense of $578,000 and two long-term incentive plans.$1,711,000, respectively, and an associated tax benefit of $202,000 and $598,000, respectively. The impact of adopting FAS 123(R) included in these amounts was expense of $414,000 and $1,254,000 and associated tax benefits of $145,000 and $439,000 during the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2006, respectively.
          During the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2005, Newpark applies Accounting Principles Board Opinionapplied APB 25 (“APB 25”) and related Interpretations in accounting for its stock-based compensation plans. In accordance with this guidance, noplans and, therefore, compensation cost has been was

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recognized for Newpark’s stock option plans asoptions only when the exercise price of allthe stock optionsoption granted thereunder is equal towas less than the fair value atof the dateunderlying stock on the measurement date. Prior to the adoption of grant. CompensationFAS 123(R), Newpark accounted for awards under the 2003 Plan using variable accounting under APB 25 and related interpretations. Based on Newpark’s performance as compared to the performance levels listed above, no expense is recordedwas accrued under the 2003 Plan for Newpark’s long-term incentive plans.the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2005. Had compensation costs for all of Newpark’s stock-based compensation plans been determined

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based on the fair value at the grant dates for awards under those plans consistent with the method of FAS 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation,” Newpark’s net income and net income per share would have been the pro forma amounts indicated below:shown below for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 (unaudited; in thousands, except for per share data):
                
 Three Months Ended  Three Months Nine Months 
 September 30,  Ended Ended 
(In thousands, except per share data) 2005 2004  September 30, 2005 September 30, 2005 
 (Restated) (Restated)
Income applicable to common and common equivalent shares:  
As reported $4,986 $735  $5,213 $15,267 
Add recorded stock-based compensation expense, net of related taxes 90 51  130 359 
Deduct stock-based compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related taxes  (273)  (485)  (342)  (888)
          
Pro forma income $4,803 $301  $5,001 $14,738 
          
  
Earnings per share:  
Basic:  
As reported $0.06 $.01  $0.06 $0.18 
          
Proforma $0.06 $.00  $0.06 $0.17 
          
 
Diluted:  
As reported $0.06 $.01  $0.06 $0.18 
          
Proforma $0.05 $.00  $0.06 $0.17 
          
         
  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30, 
(In thousands, except per share data) 2005  2004 
 
Income applicable to common and common equivalent shares:        
As reported $14,704  $3,492 
Add recorded stock-based compensation expense, net of related taxes  241   154 
Deduct stock-based compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related taxes  (683)  (1,310)
       
Pro forma income $14,262  $2,336 
       
         
Earnings per share:        
Basic:        
As reported $0.17  $.04 
       
Pro forma $0.17  $.03 
       
         
Diluted:        
As reported $0.17  $.04 
       
Pro forma $0.17  $.03 
       

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          During the year ended December 31, 2004, Newpark modified the terms of non-director and non-executive officer stock options to accelerate the vesting of out-of-the-money options. This resulted in a decrease of approximately $177,000 and $661,000, respectively, in the pro forma after-tax expense that otherwise would have been reported for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 presented above.

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Note 3 — Earnings per Share
     The following table presents the reconciliation of the numerator and denominator for calculating income (loss) per share in accordance with the disclosure requirements of FAS 128:
         
  Three Months Ended 
  September 30, 
(In thousands, except per share amounts) 2006  2005 
      (Restated) 
(Loss) income applicable to common and common equivalent shares $(2,265) $5,213 
       
         
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding  89,417   87,147 
Add:        
Net effect of dilutive stock options, warrants and restricted stock(1)
     793 
       
Adjusted weighted average number of common shares Outstanding  89,417   87,940 
       
Basic and diluted (loss) income applicable to common and common equivalent shares $(0.03) $0.06 
       
(1)Incremental shares of 241 related to stock options, warrants and restricted stock are not included because the effect would be anti-dilutive for the three months ended September 30, 2006.
         
  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30, 
(In thousands, except per share amounts) 2006  2005 
      (Restated) 
Income applicable to common and common equivalent shares $9,843  $15,267 
       
         
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding  89,281   85,330 
Add:        
Net effect of dilutive stock options, warrants and restricted stock  591   467 
       
Adjusted weighted average number of common shares outstanding  89,872   85,797 
       
Basic and diluted income applicable to common and common equivalent shares $0.11  $0.18 
       
          Basic net income per share was calculated by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, Newpark had dilutive stock options and warrants of approximately 2.2 million shares which were assumed to be exercised using the treasury stock method. For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2005, Newpark had dilutive stock options and warrants of approximately 4.6 million shares and 3.4 million shares, respectively, which were assumed to be exercised using the treasury stock method. The resulting net effects of stock options and warrants were used in calculating diluted income per share for these periods.
          Options and warrants to purchase a total of approximately 5.9 million shares and 4.0 million shares, respectively, of common stock were outstanding during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2006, but were not included in the computation of diluted income per share because they were anti-dilutive. Options and warrants to purchase a total of approximately 4.7 million shares and 6.0 million shares of common stock were outstanding during the three months

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and nine months ended September 30, 2005, respectively, but were not included in the computation of diluted income per share because they were anti-dilutive.
          For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, the net effects of the assumed conversion of preferred stock was excluded from the computation of diluted income per share for all periods presented because the effect was anti-dilutive.
Note 4 — Accounts Receivable
          Included in accounts receivable at September 30, 20052006 and December 31, 20042005 are:
         
  September 30,  December 31, 
(In thousands) 2005  2004 
 
Trade receivables $109,393  $86,152 
Unbilled revenues  24,322   17,695 
       
Gross trade receivables  133,715   103,847 
Allowance for doubtful accounts  (1,107)  (3,260)
       
Net trade receivables $132,608  $100,587 
       
     The reduction in the allowance for doubtful accounts during the nine months ended September 30, 2005 is principally due to the write-off of accounts deemed to be uncollectible.
         
  September 30,  December 31, 
(In thousands) 2006  2005 
Trade receivables $137,584  $113,516 
Unbilled revenues  26,220   24,462 
       
Gross trade receivables  163,804   137,978 
Allowance for doubtful accounts  (1,706)  (804)
       
Net trade receivables $162,098  $137,174 
       
Note 5 — Inventory
          Newpark’s inventory consisted of the following items at September 30, 20052006 and December 31, 2004:2005:
                
 September 30, December 31,  September 30, December 31, 
(In thousands) 2005 2004  2006 2005 
Finished goods:  
Composite mats $9,960 $12,824  $15,951 $10,030 
Raw materials and components:  
Drilling fluids raw material and components 64,901 63,602  89,787 69,621 
Logs 6,992 5,121  5,004 6,084 
Supplies 308 287 
Other 1,585 2,210 
Supplies and other 2,653 2,996 
          
Total raw materials and components 73,786 71,220  97,444 78,701 
          
Total inventory $83,746 $84,044  $113,395 $88,731 
          
Note 6 — AcquisitionsImpairment of Long-Lived Assets
          On April 18, 2005, Newpark acquired OLS Consulting Services, Inc. (“OLS”) in exchange for a net cash payment of $840,000. The principal assets of OLS included patents licensed to The Loma Company, LLC (“LOMA”) for use inAugust 24, 2006, Newpark’s management, with the manufacture of composite mats, its 51% membership interest in LOMA and a note receivable from LOMA. As a resultapproval of the acquisitionExecutive Committee of OLS,the Board of Directors of Newpark, through twodetermined to shut down the operations of its subsidiaries, ownsNewpark Environmental Water Solutions, LLC, or NEWS, and to dispose of or redeploy all of the outstanding equity interestsassets used in LOMA.connection with its operations. NEWS was formed in early 2005 to commercialize in the United States and Canada a proprietary and patented water treatment technology owned by a Mexican company. In connection with the shut-down, Newpark recognized in the third quarter of 2006 a non-cash pre-tax impairment charge of approximately $17.8 million against the assets attributable to the water treatment business. This estimated impairment charge relates to the write-down of investments in property, plant and equipment of approximately $15.8 million and advances and other capitalized costs associated with certain agreements of approximately $2.0 million which is recorded in the environmental services segment.
          In addition, Newpark currently expects to incur pre-tax cash charges for severance and other exit costs in the range of $4.0 million to $4.5 million, including severance costs of approximately $500,000 and site closure costs of approximately $3.5 million to $4.0 million, which will be expensed

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     The acquisitionas incurred, with the majority of OLSthese costs expected to be incurred in 2006 and consolidation of LOMA were accounted for following the principles of FAS 141. The purchase price, including approximately $57,000 of acquisition costs, was allocated to the net assets of OLS and LOMA based on preliminary estimates of fair value at the date of acquisition as shown2007. Newpark expensed $440,000 in the table below (in thousands). Estimatesquarter ended September 30, 2006 in severance and other exit costs related to NEWS.
          The reasons for this action include the following:
following continued negotiations, in late July 2006, Newpark’s conclusion that a satisfactory agreement with the owners of the technology could not be reached,
receipt of a report from outside consultants in August 2006 regarding the evaluation of the water treatment market and the technology,
difficulty in utilizing the technology on a consistently reliable basis,
losses incurred by NEWS to date, and
the prospect that the business will incur substantial future losses due to the inability to re-negotiate a disposal contract for the Gillette, Wyoming, facility in August 2006 and recent receipt of waste streams that have become increasingly more costly to process.
          By shutting down the operations of NEWS at this time, Newpark believes that it will avoid substantial future losses and negative operating cash flows related to this business, once all exit costs are considered preliminary principally pending final income tax amounts which affectincurred. The operating loss for NEWS during the recordingfirst nine months of deferred taxes.
     
Current assets, net of cash acquired $467 
Property, plant and equipment  15,585 
Intangible assets — patents (10 - 18 year lives)  4,582 
Accrued liabilities  (19)
Current and long-term debt  (5,284)
Payable to Newpark  (14,491)
    
Cash purchase price, net of cash acquired $840 
    
2006 was approximately $3.4 million.
          In consolidation,September 2006, Newpark started to shut down the payable tofacilities and will start the site closure process as soon as all existing projects have been completed. In addition, Newpark was eliminated primarily against other assets.has begun the process of exploring possible sale of existing land, equipment and facilities.
Note 7 — New Accounting StandardsCommitments and Contingencies
     In December 2004,Effect of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
          During late August and early September 2005, Newpark’s fluids systems and engineering and environmental services operations along the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FAS 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment,” (“FAS 123(R)”) which isU.S. Gulf Coast were affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, Newpark recorded additional costs totaling approximately $877,000, as a revision of FAS 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation.” FAS 123(R) supersedes Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and amends FAS 95, “Statement of Cash Flows.” Generally, the approach in FAS 123(R) is similar to the approach described in FAS 123. However, FAS 123(R) requires that all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, be recognized in the income statement based on their fair values. Pro forma disclosure is no longer an alternative. FAS 123(R) permits adoption of its requirements using one of two methods: (1) a “modified prospective” method in which compensation cost is recognized beginning with the effective date of FAS 123(R) (a) based on the requirement of FAS 123(R) for all share-based payments granted after that effective date and (b) based on the requirements of FAS 123 for all awards granted prior to the effective date of FAS 123(R) that remain unvested on the effective date; and (2) a “modified retrospective” method which includes the requirementsdirect result of the modified prospective method previously described, but also permits restatement of prior periods based on the amounts previously reported in pro forma disclosures under FAS 123. Newpark currently plans to adopt FAS 123(R) using the modified prospective method and to continue using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to estimate the fair value of its stock options. On April 14, 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced amended compliance dates for FAS 123(R) and the new rules now require Newpark to adopt FAS 123(R) starting with its first quarter of its fiscal year beginning January 1, 2006.
     As permittedstorms, which were fully reimbursable by FAS 123, Newpark currently accounts for stock-based compensation using APB 25’s intrinsic value method and, as such, generally recognizes no compensation cost for employee stock options. Accordingly, the adoption of FAS 123(R) may have a material impact on Newpark’s results of operations. However, the ultimate impact of adoption of FAS 123(R) cannot be predicted at this time because it will depend on

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levels of share-based payments granted in the future. If Newpark had adopted FAS 123(R) in prior periods, the impact forinsurers. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 20052006, Newpark recorded recoveries related to prior year business interruption coverage of $4.2 million and 2004, would have approximated$5.2 million, respectively, as reductions to cost of revenues. For the impactnine months ended September 30, 2006, Newpark received insurance proceeds of FAS 123$12.5 million (including $3.5 million in reimbursement of losses on property, plant and equipment). As of September 30, 2006, Newpark had collected substantially all insurance recoveries from its insurers.
Legal Proceedings
          Between April 21, 2006 and May 9, 2006, five lawsuits asserting claims against Newpark for violation of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as describedamended (the “Exchange Act”), and SEC Rule 10b-5 were filed in the disclosureU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of pro forma net incomeLouisiana:Kim vs. Newpark Resources, Inc. (the “Kim Suit”);Lowry vs. Newpark Resources, Inc.;Galchutt vs. Newpark Resources, Inc.;Wallace vs. Newpark Resources, Inc.; and earnings per share in Note 3.
     In November 2004,Farr vs. Newpark Resources, Inc. Additionally, all five complaints assert that James D. Cole, Newpark’s former Chief Executive Officer, and Matthew W. Hardey, Newpark’s former Chief Financial Officer, are liable for Newpark’s violations as control persons under Section 20(a) of the FASB issued FAS 151, “Inventory Costs-an amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4,” to clarify the accounting for abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs and wasted material (spoilage). It requires that these items be recognized as current-period charges regardless of whether they meet a criterion of “so abnormal.” FAS 151 is effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. Management has not yet determined the impact that adoption of FAS 151 willExchange Act. The latter four lawsuits have on Newpark’s financial results.
Note 8 — Segment Data
     Summarized financial information concerning Newpark’s reportable segments is shown in the following table:
                 
  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
(In thousands) 2005  2004  2005  2004 
Revenues by segment:                
Fluids sales and engineering $104,298  $71,448  $282,560  $196,042 
Mat and integrated services  21,322   23,979   82,286   76,072 
E&P waste disposal  13,523   15,363   44,846   47,619 
             
Total revenues $139,143  $110,790  $409,692  $319,733 
             
                 
Segment operating income:                
Fluids sales and engineering $12,708  $4,978  $29,137  $13,778 
Mat and integrated services  165   1,168   8,962   4,232 
E&P waste disposal  (150)  1,243   3,399   5,613 
             
Total segment operating income  12,723   7,389   41,498   23,623 
General and administrative expenses  2,480   2,122   7,180   6,993 
             
Total operating income $10,243  $5,267  $34,318  $16,630 
             
The figures above are shown net of intersegment transfers.
Note 9 — Condensed Consolidating Financial Information
     The supplemental condensed consolidating financial information should be read in conjunction with the notes to these consolidated financial statements and has been prepared pursuanttransferred to the rules and regulationsjudge presiding over the Kim Suit who has consolidated all five actions asIn re: Newpark Resources, Inc. Securities Litigation.The judge has set a deadline for condensed financial information. The supplemental condensed consolidated financial information does not include all disclosures included in annual financial statements; nevertheless, Newpark believes that the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. Certain reclassifications were made to conform all of the financial information to the financial

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presentation on a consolidated basis. The principal eliminating entries eliminate investments in subsidiaries, intercompany balances and intercompany revenues and expenses. The allocation of the consolidated income tax provision was made using the with and without allocation method.
SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2005

(In thousands)
                     
  Parent     Non-    
  Company Guarantor Guarantor    
  Only Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
 
Current assets:                    
Cash and cash equivalents $2,562  $3,110  $4,646  $  $10,318 
Accounts receivable, net     103,865   31,120   (2,377)  132,608 
Inventories     63,058   20,688      83,746 
Other current assets  15,192   13,134   8,833   (3,180)  33,979 
   
Total current assets  17,754   183,167   65,287   (5,557)  260,651 
                     
Investment in subsidiaries  487,996         (487,996)   
Property and equipment, net  11,977   217,744   7,044      236,765 
Goodwill     95,115   21,920      117,035 
Identifiable intangibles, net     16,224   2,301      18,525 
Other assets, net  22,917   1,887   1,122   (19,278)  6,648 
   
Total assets $540,644  $514,137  $97,674  $(512,831) $639,624 
   
                     
Current liabilities:                    
Foreign bank lines of credit $  $  $10,514  $  $10,514 
Current maturities of long-term debt  2,117   7,852   68       10,037 
Accounts payable  686   26,885   16,084   (2,377)  41,278 
Accrued liabilities  9,283   18,728   12,362   (1,579)  38,794 
   
Total current liabilities  12,086   53,465   39,028   (3,956)  100,623 
                     
Long-term debt  183,583   3,491   17,825   (11,712)  193,187 
Other non-current liabilities  2,497   2,458   2,389   (4,008)  3,336 
                     
Stockholders’ Equity:                    
Common stock  884   807   12,750   (13,557)  884 
Paid-in capital  427,280   437,742   20,252   (457,994)  427,280 
Unearned restricted stock  (294)           (294)
Cumulative translation adjustment  7,754      5,076   (5,076)  7,754 
Retained deficit  (93,146)  16,174   354   (16,528)  (93,146)
   
Total stockholders’ equity  342,478   454,723   38,432   (493,155)  342,478 
   
Total liabilities and equity $540,644  $514,137  $97,674  $(512,831) $639,624 
   

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SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2004

(In thousands)
                     
  Parent     Non-    
  Company Guarantor Guarantor    
  Only Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
 
Current assets:                    
Cash and cash equivalents $1,954  $1,200  $3,868  $  $7,022 
Accounts receivable, net     82,651   20,096   (2,160)  100,587 
Inventories     65,158   18,886      84,044 
Other current assets  15,814   8,800   8,967   (484)  33,097 
   
Total current assets  17,768   157,809   51,817   (2,644)  224,750 
                     
Investment in subsidiaries  461,677         (461,677)   
Property and equipment, net  3,814   200,373   6,327      210,514 
Goodwill     95,114   22,300      117,414 
Identifiable intangibles, net     12,715   2,640      15,355 
Other assets, net  26,011   13,068   776   (17,774)  22,081 
   
Total assets $509,270  $479,079  $83,860  $(482,095) $590,114 
   
                     
Current liabilities:                    
Foreign bank lines of credit $  $  $8,017  $  $8,017 
Current portion of long-term debt  1,250   3,748   33      5,031 
Accounts payable  956   30,868   9,158   (2,160)  38,822 
Accrued liabilities  5,736   11,017   10,606   (484)  26,875 
   
Total current liabilities  7,942   45,633   27,814   (2,644)  78,745 
                     
Long-term debt  177,861   4,083   18,372   (14,030)  186,286 
Other non-current liabilities  502   (1,104)  2,720      2,118 
                     
Preferred stock  20,000            20,000 
Common stock  840   807   12,750   (13,557)  840 
Paid-in capital  402,248   436,133   21,397   (457,530)  402,248 
Unearned restricted stock  (472)           (472)
Cumulative translation adjustment  8,199      3,740   (3,740)  8,199 
Retained deficit  (107,850)  (6,473)  (2,933)  9,406   (107,850)
   
Total stockholders’ equity  322,965   430,467   34,954   (465,421)  322,965 
   
Total liabilities and equity $509,270  $479,079  $83,860  $(482,095) $590,114 
   

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SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005

(In thousands)
                     
  Parent     Non-    
  Company Guarantor Guarantor    
  Only Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
 
Revenues $  $115,605  $23,538  $  $139,143 
                     
Cost of revenues     105,041   21,379      126,420 
   
                     
      10,564   2,159      12,723 
                     
General and administrative expense  2,296      184      2,480 
   
Operating income (loss)  (2,296)  10,564   1,975      10,243 
                     
Other (income) expense  68   (21)  (525)     (478)
Interest expense  3,663   188   271      4,122 
   
Income (loss) before income taxes  (6,027)  10,397   2,229      6,599 
                     
Income taxes (benefit)  (2,224)  3,266   512      1,554 
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries  8,848         (8,848)   
   
Net income $5,045  $7,131  $1,717  $(8,848) $5,045 
   
SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2004

(In thousands)
                     
  Parent     Non-    
  Company Guarantor Guarantor    
  Only Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
 
Revenues $  $93,884  $16,906  $  $110,790 
                     
Cost of revenues     86,251   17,150      103,401 
   
                     
      7,633   (244)     7,389 
                     
General and administrative expense  1,960      162      2,122 
   
Operating income (loss)  (1,960)  7,633   (406)     5,267 
                     
Other (income) expense     (111)  69       (42)
Interest expense  3,319   142   299       3,760 
   
Income (loss) before income taxes  (5,279)  7,602   (774)     1,549 
                     
Income taxes (benefit)  (2,005)  2,943   (349)     589 
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries  4,234         (4,234)   
   
Net income $960  $4,659  $(425) $(4,234) $960 
   

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SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005

(In thousands)
                     
  Parent     Non-    
  Company Guarantor Guarantor    
  Only Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
 
Revenues $  $338,336  $71,356  $  $409,692 
                     
Cost of revenues     301,594   66,600      368,194 
   
                     
      36,742   4,756      41,498 
                     
General and administrative expense  6,734      446      7,180 
   
Operating income (loss)  (6,734)  36,742   4,310      34,318 
                     
Other (income) expense  107   (99)  (601)     (593)
Interest expense  11,150   634   614      12,398 
   
Income (loss) before income taxes  (17,991)  36,207   4,297      22,513 
                     
Income taxes (benefit)  (6,783)  13,421   662      7,300 
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries  26,421         (26,421)   
   
Net income $15,213  $22,786  $3,635  $(26,421) $15,213 
   
SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF INCOME
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2004

(In thousands)
                     
  Parent     Non-    
  Company Guarantor Guarantor    
  Only Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated
 
Revenues $  $263,041  $56,692  $  $319,733 
                     
Cost of revenues     241,470   54,640      296,110 
   
                     
      21,571   2,052      23,623 
                     
General and administrative expense  6,548      445      6,993 
   
Operating income (loss)  (6,548)  21,571   1,607      16,630 
                     
Other (income) expense  (858)  (344)  164      (1,038)
Interest expense  10,045   375   465      10,885 
   
Income (loss) before income taxes  (15,735)  21,540   978      6,783 
                     
Income taxes (benefit)  (5,980)  8,117   441      2,578 
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries  13,960         (13,960)   
   
Net income $4,205  $13,423  $537  $(13,960) $4,205 
   
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SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2005

(In thousands)counsel to file an amended, consolidated class action complaint by November 10, 2006.
                     
  Parent      Non-       
  Company  Guarantor  Guarantor       
  Only  Subsidiaries  Subsidiaries  Eliminations  Consolidated 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities $(21,987) $32,034  $8,787  $  $18,834 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities:                    
Capital expenditures, net of sales proceeds  (4,769)  (18,776)  (781)     (24,326)
Acquisition, net of cash acquired  (840)           (840)
Investments  17,048   (7,477)  (9,571)      
   
   11,439   (26,253)  (10,352)     (25,166)
   
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities:                    
Net borrowings (payments on) lines of credit, notes payable and long-term debt  6,588   (3,871)  2,663      5,380 
Other  4,567            4,567 
   
   11,155   (3,871)  2,663      9,947 
   
Effect of exchange rate changes        (319)     (319)
   
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  607   1,910   779      3,296 
Cash and cash equivalents:                    
Beginning of period  1,954   1,200   3,868      7,022 
   
End of period $2,562  $3,110  $4,646  $  $10,318 
 
          The complaints, asserting unspecified damages, allege that Newpark’s April 17, 2006 press release concerning the internal investigation into potential irregularities in the processing and payment of invoices at one of its subsidiaries, Soloco Texas, LP (“Soloco”), establishes that Newpark misrepresented or omitted to disclose to the investing public irregularities in the processing and payment of invoices at Soloco and a lack of internal controls and flawed accounting practices and, consequently, that Newpark did not prepare its consolidated financial statements according to generally accepted accounting principles.
SUPPLEMENTAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2004

(In thousands)          On August 17, 2006, a shareholder derivative action was filed in the 24th Judicial District Court for the Parish of Jefferson, captioned:Victor Dijour, Derivatively on Behalf of Nominal Defendant Newpark Resources, Inc., v. James D. Cole, et al.This action was brought allegedly for the benefit of Newpark which is sued as a nominal defendant, against Messrs. Cole, Hardey, William Thomas Ballantine, Newpark’s former Chief Operating Officer, President and Director; and directors David P. Hunt, Alan J. Kaufman, Roger C. Stull and James H. Stone. The plaintiffs allege improper granting, recording and accounting of backdated grants of Newpark’s stock options to its executives from 1994 to 2000. To date, no discovery has been conducted. Newpark intends to contest vigorously the plaintiffs’ right to bring this case. The plaintiffs do not seek any recovery against Newpark. Instead, they seek unspecified damages from the individual defendants on Newpark’s behalf for alleged breach of fiduciary duty, and against Messrs. Cole and Hardey for alleged unjust enrichment. Pursuant to previously existing indemnification agreements, Newpark will indemnify the officer and director defendants for the fees they incur to defend themselves.
                     
  Parent      Non-       
  Company  Guarantor  Guarantor       
  Only  Subsidiaries  Subsidiaries  Eliminations  Consolidated 
   
Net cash provided by operating activities $(13,794) $23,198  $3,751  $  $13,155 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities:                    
Capital expenditures, net of sales proceeds  (1,552)  (11,446)  (890)     (13,888)
Investments  16,967   (15,551)  (1,416)      
Payments received on note receivable  6,328            6,328 
   
   21,743   (26,997)  (2,306)     (7,560)
   
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities:                    
Net borrowings (payments on) lines of credit, notes payable and long-term debt  (6,424)  3,747   (3,455)     (6,132)
Other  181             181 
   
   (6,243)  3,747   (3,455)     (5,951)
   
Effect of exchange rate changes        (5)     (5)
   
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  1,706   (52)  (2,015)     (361)
Cash and cash equivalents:                    
Beginning of period  178   (360)  4,874      4,692 
   
End of period $1,884  $(412) $2,859  $  $4,331 
 
          On August 28, 2006, a second shareholder derivative action was filed in the 24th Judicial District Court for the Parish of Jefferson, captioned:James Breaux, Derivatively on Behalf of Nominal Defendant Newpark Resources, Inc., v. James D. Cole, et al.This action was brought, allegedly for the benefit of Newpark which is sued as a nominal defendant, against Messrs. Cole, Hardey, Ballantine, and directors David P. Hunt, Alan J. Kaufman, Roger C. Stull and James H. Stone, alleging improper backdating of stock option grants to Newpark executives, improper recording and accounting of the backdated stock option grants and producing and disseminating false financial statements and other SEC filings to Newpark shareholders and the market. To date, no discovery has been conducted. Newpark intends to vigorously contest the plaintiffs’ right to bring this case. Plaintiffs do not seek any recovery against Newpark. Instead, they seek unspecified damages from the individual defendants on behalf of Newpark for alleged breach of fiduciary duty, and against Messrs. Cole, Hardey and Ballantine for alleged unjust enrichment. Pursuant to previously existing indemnification agreements, Newpark will indemnify the officer and director defendants for the fees they incur to defend themselves.
          On October 5, 2006, a third shareholder derivative action was filed in the U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, captioned:Vincent Pomponi, Derivatively on Behalf of Newpark Resources, Inc., v. James D. Cole, et al.On October 6, 2006, a fourth derivative action was filed in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, captioned:David Galchutt, Derivatively on Behalf of Newpark Resources, Inc., v. James D. Cole, et al.These complaints are virtually identical and were brought, allegedly for the benefit of Newpark which is sued as a nominal defendant, against Messrs. Cole and Hardey (“Officer Defendants”), current and previous directors Hunt, Kaufman, Stone, Stull, Jerry W. Box, F. Walker Tucei, Jr., Garry L. Warren, Ballantine, Michael Still, Dibo Attar, Phillip S. Sassower, Lawrence I. Schneider and David C. Baldwin (“Director Defendants”), alleging improper financial reporting and stock option backdating of stock option grants to Newpark employees. To date, no discovery has been conducted. Newpark intends to vigorously contest the plaintiffs’ right to bring these cases. Plaintiffs do not seek any recovery against Newpark. Instead, they seek unspecified damages from the Officer Defendants for alleged disgorgement under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and alleged rescission, against Messrs. Hardy,

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Note 10 — Legal MattersHunt, Kaufman, Stone, Ballantine, Still, Attar, Sassower, Schneider, and Baldwin for alleged violation of Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act, and individual defendants on behalf of Newpark for alleged unjust enrichment, breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, waste of corporate assets, and constructive trust. Pursuant to previously existing indemnification agreements, Newpark will indemnify the Officer and the Director Defendants for the fees they incur to defend themselves.
          Newpark has retained counsel to defend its interests. Newpark has given appropriate notice under its directors’ and officers’ coverage to its insurance carrier, which has issued a reservation of rights letter. Management cannot predict whether these lawsuits will have a material effect on Newpark’s consolidated financial position, statements of operations or cash flows.
          With regard to the shareholder derivative actions referenced above, the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors has created a Special Litigation Committee to review the allegations, and the Special Litigation Committee has retained outside counsel to assist it.
          In response to Newpark’s announcement to shut down the operations of NEWS as disclosed in Newpark’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 30, 2006, on September 28, 2006, Newpark received a letter from counsel for the Mexican company demanding, among other things, that Newpark return to the Mexican company certain equipment and pay it an aggregate of $4.0 million for the period that this equipment was utilized, technical support and administrative costs, unreimbursed costs of the equipment, and lost profits due to the Mexican company’s dedication of time to Newpark’s water treatment business. The Mexican company demanded payment within 30 days of the date of the letter. Newpark has responded to the Mexican company that it does not believe that it is obligated to pay any amounts to the company.
          Newpark and its subsidiaries are involved in other litigation, and other claims orand assessments on matters arising in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, any recovery or liability in these matters should not have a material effect on Newpark’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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Note 118Preferred StockSegment Data
          DuringSummarized financial information concerning Newpark’s reportable segments is shown in the three months ended September 30, 2005following table:
                 
  Three Months Ended  Nine Months Ended 
  September 30,  September 30, 
(In thousands) 2006  2005  2006  2005 
      (Restated)      (Restated) 
Revenues by segment:                
Fluids systems and engineering $125,130  $104,298  $352,287  $282,560 
Mats and integrated services  26,451   21,322   95,194   82,286 
Environmental services  18,561   13,523   54,257   44,846 
             
Total revenues $170,142  $139,143  $501,738  $409,692 
             
                 
Segment operating income:                
Fluids systems and engineering $20,178  $12,574  $45,981  $28,565 
Mats and integrated services  4,423   662   12,181   10,327 
Environmental services  720   (160)  3,322   3,457 
             
Total segment operating income  25,321   13,076   61,484   42,349 
General and administrative expenses  5,050   2,482   13,842   7,186 
Impairment loss(1)
  17,804      17,804    
             
Total operating income $2,467  $10,594  $29,838  $35,163 
             
The amounts above are shown net of intersegment transfers.
(1)Impairment loss is fully attributable to the environmental services segment.
Note 9 — Long-Term Debt
     On August 18, 2006, Newpark entered into a term credit agreement (the “Term Credit Facility”) with certain lenders, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and Wilmington Trust Company, as collateral agent. This Term Credit Facility, in the holderaggregate face amount of Series B Preferred Stock converted$150.0 million, has a totalfive-year term and an initial interest rate of 80,000 sharesLIBOR plus 3.25%, based on Newpark’s corporate family ratings of B1 by Moody’s and B+ by Standard & Poor’s. The maturity date of the Series B Preferred Stock in accordance withTerm Credit Facility is August 18, 2011.
     The Term Credit Facility requires that Newpark will enter into, and thereafter maintain, interest rate management transactions, such as interest rate swap arrangements, to the termsextent necessary to provide that at least 50% of the agreements pursuantaggregate principal amount of the Term Credit Facility is subject to which the Series B Preferred Stock was issued. The converted shareseither a fixed interest rate or interest rate protection for a period of Series B Stock had a total stated value of $20.0 million.not less than three years. In connection with this conversion,provision, Newpark issued a total of 3.4 million shares of its common stock, valued at a weighted average conversion price of $5.89, and cancelledentered into an interest rate swap arrangement for the 80,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock. As a result of these conversions, no preferred stock was outstanding atperiod from September 30, 2005.
Note 12 — Contingencies
     During22, 2006 through March 22, 2008, which fixes the three months ended September 30, 2005 Newpark’s fluids sales and engineering and E&P waste disposal operations along the Gulf Coast were affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. As a result, Newpark recorded impairment losses relatedLIBOR rate applicable to property, plant and equipment damages totaling $3.8 million, inventory losses totaling $1.7 million and additional costs as a direct result100% of the storms totaling $600,000, including a $100,000 insurance deductible per occurrence. As of September 30, 2005, Newpark also recorded receivables for insurance recoveries up toprincipal amount under the amount of the recognized losses. Realization of the claims for these recognized losses is considered probable since the replacement cost exceeds the recognized losses. Newpark expects to receive insurance proceeds in excess of the amounts of losses recorded.Term Credit Facility at 5.35%. In addition, Newpark maintains business interruption insuranceentered into an interest rate cap arrangement that provides for a maximum LIBOR rate of 6.00% on the principal amount of $68.9 million for the period from March 22, 2008 through September 22, 2009. Newpark paid a fee of $170,000 for the interest rate cap arrangement.
     Newpark made a draw down of the entire Term Credit Facility on September 22, 2006, and partially used it to redeem the outstanding 8 5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes (“the Notes”) in the principal amount of $125.0 million plus accrued interest. In addition, Newpark repaid the barite facilities financing and the term portion of its operations along the Gulf Coastcurrent Credit Facility. The Term Credit Facility is a senior secured obligation and is presently evaluating potential recoveries undersecured by first liens on all of Newpark’s tangible and intangible assets, excluding accounts receivable and inventory, and by a second lien on accounts receivable and inventory. The Term Credit Facility is callable at face value, except for a 1% call premium if called at any time during the first year.
     In connection with the redemption of the Notes and the payout of the other term debt, Newpark expensed the unamortized balance of debt issuance costs related to these policies.
Note 13 — Income Taxes
     For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, Newpark recorded an income tax provision of $1.6 million, reflecting an income tax rate of 23.5%. For the quarter ended September 30, 2004, Newpark recorded an income tax provision of $589,000, reflecting an income tax rate of 38.0%. The lower effective ratedebt instruments which totaled approximately $838,000 in the third quarter of 2005 reflects2006. In addition, the impactprepayment of favorable changes in estimates principally for certain foreign tax reserves due to favorable results of tax auditsthe barite facilities financing resulted in a foreign jurisdiction.prepayment penalty of approximately $369,000, which also was recorded in the third quarter of 2006.
ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
          The following discussion of our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and capital resources should be read together with our “Unauditedconsolidated financial statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” and “Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements”Statements contained in this report as well as Amendment No. 2 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2004.2005.

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Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements


          As discussed more fully in Amendment No. 2 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2005, we have restated our previously issued consolidated financial statements for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2005. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the restated consolidated financial statements and notes appearing in Item 1, Part I, of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Operating Environment and Recent Developments
          Our operating results depend in large measure on oil and gas drilling activity levels in the markets we serve, as well as on the depth of drilling, which governs the revenue potential of each well. Most of these activities are exposed to weather conditions in each region. The activityThese levels, in turn, depend on oil and gas commodities pricing, inventory levels and product

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demand. Rig count data is the most widely accepted indicator of drilling activity. Key average rig count data for the last sevenfive quarters is listed in the following table:
                             
  1Q04 2Q04 3Q04 4Q04 1Q05 2Q05 3Q05
   
U.S Rig Count  1,118   1,163   1,228   1,248   1,279   1,336   1,428 
Canadian Rig Count  528   198   328   417   521   237   494 
                     
  3Q05 4Q05 1Q06 2Q06 3Q06
   
                     
U.S. rig count  1,428   1,478   1,521   1,635   1,721 
Canadian rig count  494   572   661   292   490 
 
Source:Derived from Baker Hughes Incorporated
          Our primary markets include: (1) South Louisiana Land,the U.S. Gulf Coast market; (2) Texas Railroad Commission Districts 2 and 3, (3) Louisiana and Texas Inland Waters, (4) Offshore Gulf of Mexico, (5) the U.S. central region (including the U.S. Rocky Mountain region, Oklahoma and West Texas), (6) Canada and (7); (3) Canada; (4) areas surrounding the Mediterranean Sea and Eastern Europe.
Key Developments
     Our primary Gulf Coast oilfield market accounted for approximately 48% of third quarter 2005 revenuesEurope; and 51% of third quarter 2004 revenues. Prior to 1998, the Gulf Coast oilfield market accounted for 97% of total revenues. The overall decline in the percentage of Gulf Coast revenues over(5) Mexico. Over the last several years is the percentage of U.S. Gulf Coast revenues to our total revenues has declined as a result of management’srelatively flat U.S. Gulf Coast market activity as compared to increases in other market activity and our strategy to diversify itsour revenue base and relatively flat Gulf Coast market activity.base.
     The recent increase in intense hurricane activity in the Gulf of Mexico had a significant impact on Gulf Coast revenues in the third quarter of 2005 and, to a lesser extent, in the third quarter of 2004.          In the third quarter of 2005, all of our U.S. Gulf Coast operations were impacted by severe weather and several of our drilling fluidssystems and E&P wasteengineering and environmental services facilities sustained significant damage as a result of hurricanesHurricanes Katrina and Rita. These facilities primarily were primarily located in Venice and Cameron, Louisiana. Our VeniceAll facilities are expectedcurrently have the capacity to remain idled until early in 2006. All other facilities are operating, though our Cameron sites are currently providing only limited services to drilling fluids and E&P waste customers until repairs currently underway are completed, which is expected in December. We anticipate that we will see moreoperate at or near pre-storm levels. The recovery of offshore activity in that key offshore support market in the first quarter of 2006 as customers return to more normal operating patterns.
     As a result of hurricanessince Hurricanes Katrina and Rita has been slow, but current levels of activity are beginning to approximate pre-storm levels.
Recent Product Developments
          Over the last several years we have developed a number of new products and product enhancements in the third quartereach of 2005 we recorded impairment losses related to property, plant and equipment damages totaling $3.8 million, inventory losses totaling $1.7 million and additional costs asour business segments. We have invested a direct result of the storms totaling $600,000, including a $100,000 insurance deductible per occurrence. As of September 30, 2005, we recorded receivables for insurance recoveries, which we deem

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probable to be realized, up to thesignificant amount of the recognized losses.financial and human resources in developing these new products. We expect to ultimately receive insurance proceeds in excess of the amounts of losses recorded. In addition, we maintain business interruption insurance for our operations along the Gulf Coast and are presently evaluating potential recoveries underbelieve that these policies. Any gains that may result from our insurance coverageinvestments will be recorded when such amounts are realized.a key driver in our anticipated growth in 2006.
          Absent the recent effects of hurricanes KatrinaFluid Systems and Rita, we had experienced an increase in Gulf Coast oilfield market activity since the beginning of 2005. However, we continue to believe that the majority of our growth will come from other markets and new product offerings in the markets we serve.
Fluids Sales and Engineering.Engineering. We continue to develop a position in the drilling fluids market by expanding our customer base, drawing upon increasing acceptance of our proprietary DeepDrill™ DeepDrill®and FlexDrill™ technologies.technologies to expand our customer base. We also have introduceddeployed our NewPhase™ product, a component of our water-based product line, which is used to create high performance fluid systems tailored to the New-100 oil-based drilling fluid systemproblems created by the reactive shale strata encountered in the western Canadian market and are beginning to introduce it in the U.S. centralMid-Continent region. This fluid system incorporates a principal component from the DeepDrill™ family to replace salt, which solves some of the environmental problems associated with oil-based fluids and improves drilling performance. This fluid has demonstrated up to 30% increased penetration rates on deep wells and is rapidly gaining market acceptance. We believe that certain of these new products improve the economics of the drilling process and will make it easier for our customers to comply with increasingly strict environmental regulations affecting their drilling operations. Based on customer acceptance of our technology and service capability, we anticipate introducing these products and services in several additional foreign markets. We recentlyIn October 2005, we announced the execution of a memorandum of understanding to form a new company that will provide drilling fluids products and services in Brazil, in partnership with a well-established Brazilian company.
          During 2004 our product costs increased across most of the U.S. markets that we serve. Specifically, in the second half of 2004, the ocean freight cost to ship barite from our foreign suppliers increased significantly. In 2005, raw materials costs and fuel costs have risen significantly. These cost increases have been partially offset by price increases to our customers during the first nine months of 2005. We are continuing to increase prices to our customers as contracts are negotiated or renewed.
Mat and Integrated Services. During the first nine months of 2005 pricing for mat installation and re-rentals in the U.S. oilfield market improved slightly. We believe that prices should continue to improve and expect some increase in volume of mats installed beginning in the fourth quarter of 2005 and into 2006 as funds are allocated to new drilling projects.
     Beginning in late 2004, we implemented cost reduction measures in this segment, principally related to resizing our rental fleet, reducing infrastructure, outsourcing transportation and other services and reducing payroll. In connection with resizing our rental fleet, we expect the remaining cost reductions will be realized in the fourth quarter as depreciation expense is completed on portions of our wooden mat fleet that we do not intend to replace, allowing the fleet size to decline to match decreased market demand.
Services. We continue to develop the worldwide market for our Dura-Base™ composite mat system. Our marketing efforts for this product remain focused in eight principal markets,

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including Canada, Alaska and the Arctic, Russia, the Middle East, South America, Mexico, Indonesia and the U.S. utilities markets. We have completed sales in all of these markets. In addition, weWe now are continuing to develop a mat rental business in Mexico.
     Over the past several years of marketing this product and evaluating customer acceptance, we have gained valuable information and have modified our marketing and product development strategies accordingly. These strategies include the development of several markets outside our traditional oilfield market. These new markets include infrastructure construction applications, particularly for maintenance and upgrades of electric utility transmission lines in response to increasing demand for electricity in many parts of the country, and for other infrastructure construction applications and temporary roads for movement of oversized or unusually heavy loads.
     We recently completed the acquisition of the third-party ownership in our Dura-Base™ mat manufacturing facility and restarted production at that facility in August 2005. We are now implementing several improvements to that product family based on our experience with rental and sales of this product.
We believe these mats also have worldwide applications outside our new lightweight Bravo Mat™traditional oilfield market, primarily in infrastructure construction, particularly for maintenance and upgrades of electric utility transmission lines, and as temporary roads for movement of oversized or unusually heavy loads.
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approximately 50 pounds and can be installed readily by an individual without the opportunitiesneed for mat sales.mechanical assistance. This new mat system has been designed specifically for personnel applications, including temporary event surfaces at events, walkways, tent flooring and other applications. We believesimilar applications that the Bravo™ system is rapidly gaining market acceptance.call for a lightweight, readily moveable product.
          E&P Waste DisposalEnvironmental Services. AbsentOn August 24, 2006, our management, with the impactapproval of the major hurricanes inExecutive Committee of our Board of Directors, determined to shut down the third quarter of 2005, we had experienced an increase in Gulf Coast market activity, principally associated with the inland barge market. We believe that the damage from the recent hurricanes to the service infrastructure, docks and rig fleet in the Gulf Coast market will negatively impact E&P Waste Disposal revenues during the fourth quarter and until all available rigs and related service infrastructure are back in service in 2006.
     In early 2005 we announced the formationoperations of Newpark Environmental Water Solutions, LLC, (“NEWS”), through which we intendor NEWS, and to dispose of or redeploy all of the assets used in connection with its operations. NEWS was formed in early 2005 to commercialize in the ARMEL Activator technology,United States and Canada a proprietary and patented water treatment technology.technology owned by a Mexican company. In connection with the shut-down, we recognized, in the quarter ended September 30, 2006, a non-cash pre-tax impairment charge of approximately $17.8 million against the assets attributable to the water treatment business. This estimated impairment charge relates to the write-down of investments in property, plant and equipment of approximately $15.8 million and advances and other capitalized costs associated with certain agreements of approximately $2.0 million which is recorded in the environmental services segment.
          In addition, we currently expect to incur pre-tax cash charges for severance and other exit costs in the range of $4.0 million to $4.5 million, including severance costs of approximately $500,000 and site closure costs of approximately $3.5 million to $4.0 million, which will be expensed as incurred, with the majority of these costs expected to be incurred in 2006 and 2007. We expensed $440,000 in the quarter ended September 30, 2006 in severance and other exit costs related to NEWS.
          The new technology employs principlesreasons for this action include the following:
following continued negotiations in late July 2006, our conclusion that a satisfactory agreement with the owners of the technology could not be reached,
receipt of a report from outside consultants in August 2006 regarding the evaluation of the water treatment market and the technology,
difficulty in utilizing the technology on a consistently reliable basis,
losses incurred by NEWS to date, and
the prospect that the business will incur substantial future losses due to the inability to re-negotiate a disposal contract for the Gillette, Wyoming, facility in August 2006 and recent receipt of waste streams that have become increasingly more costly to process.
          By shutting down the operations of sonochemistryNEWS at this time, we believe that we will avoid substantial future losses and negative operating cash flows related to remove dissolved solids from the wastewater. Where necessary, the technology can be introduced into conventional treatment processes, rendering those processes much more effective and economical. Duringthis business, once all exit costs are incurred. The operating loss for NEWS during the first quarternine months of 2005, NEWS took delivery of its first water treatment system, which has2006 was approximately $3.4 million.
          In September 2006, we started to shutdown the facilities and will start the site closure process as soon as all existing projects have been installed at our Boulder, Wyoming, facility, originally opened in 2003. While still in the start-up and testing phase of our operating plan, we are producing treated water that meets the discharge requirements of our permit. This facility will service customers in the Jonah and Pinedale fields. First revenues for NEWS were realized in the third quarter of 2005. As a result of favorable tests of this facility,completed. In addition, we have accelerated plans to increasebegun the plant’s throughput capacity,process of exploring possible sale of existing equipment and have initiated several additions to the original plant design aimed at raising output to as much as 8,000 barrels per day. These developments should be fully in place by mid-December.
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2005. In addition, two testing and demonstration plants have been transported to the Canadian market and are expected to begin testing in late November in the Fort McMurray Oil Sands market.facilities.
Other Market Trends
          Current long-term industry analyses forecast difficulty in meeting anticipated growing demand for natural gas. In addition, current gas reserves are being depleted at a rate faster than replacementthey are being replaced through current drilling activities. Many shallow fields in the U.S. Gulf Coast market have been heavily exploited. Improved economics and technology have increased the

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interest of producers to drill at greater depths to reach the larger gas reserves. This trend is limited by the availability of rigs of adequate capacity to reach these deeper objectives.
          In other areas, including the Mid-Continent and the Rockies, deep shales and other hard rock formations of limited permeability are being exploited with advanced fracture stimulation technology that facilitates production of natural gas from these formations. We provide drilling fluids systems that accelerate penetration of these formations, thus reducing total well cost.
          We expect that increases in natural gas drilling activity toincreasingly will be increasingly associated with deeper, more costly wells. We view this trend as favorable to demand for our product offerings in all of our segments.
          Current short-term industry forecasts suggest that we could see a slight increase in the number of rigs active in our primary U.S. Gulf Coast market, but this increase is expected to develop slowly as customers reactdue in large part to the changing risk profile ofrestored production capacity from the market. The number of rigs activemajor disruptions caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the offshore and inland waterU.S. Gulf Coast markets is expected to increase slowly due to a lack of rigs of adequate capability. In addition, a number of rigs were lost in the third-quarter hurricanes.Coast. We anticipate continued revenue growth in the markets we serve, driven by market share gains in critical, deep water and geologically deeper wells which generate higher levels of revenue per well. This market penetration is the result of our performance and continued success of our new products, including our DeepDrill™ DeepDrill®and FlexDrill™ families of products.

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Results of Operations
          Summarized financial information concerning our reportable segments is shownCurrent short-term industry analyses forecast oil prices to increase from the current levels as the winter season approaches. Total petroleum demand in the following table (dollars in millions):
                 
  Three Months Ended  
  September 30, Increase/(Decrease)
  2005 2004 $ %
 
Revenues by segment:                
Fluids sales and engineering $104.3  $71.4  $32.9   46%
Mat and integrated services  21.3   24.0   (2.7)  (11)
E&P waste disposal  13.5   15.4   (1.9)  (12)
       
Total revenues $139.1  $110.8  $28.3   26%
       
                 
Segment Operating Income:                
Fluids sales and engineering $12.7  $5.0  $7.7   154%
Mat and integrated services  .2   1.2   (1.0)  (83)
E&P waste disposal  (.2)  1.2   (1.4)  (117)
       
Total segment operating income  12.7   7.4   5.3   72 
General and administrative expenses  2.5   2.1   .4   19 
       
Total operating income $10.2  $5.3  $4.9   92%
       
                 
  Nine Months Ended  
  September 30, Increase/(Decrease)
  2005 2004 $ %
 
Revenues by segment:                
Fluids sales and engineering $282.6  $196.0  $86.6   44%
Mat and integrated services  82.3   76.1   6.2   8 
E&P waste disposal  44.8   47.6   (2.8)  (6)
       
Total revenues $409.7  $319.7  $90.0   28%
       
                 
Segment operating income:                
Fluids sales and engineering $29.1  $13.8  $15.3   111%
Mat and integrated services  9.0   4.2   4.8   114%
E&P waste disposal  3.4   5.6   (2.2)  (39)
       
Total segment operating income  41.5   23.6   17.9   76 
General and administrative expenses  7.2   7.0   .2   3 
       
Total operating income $34.3  $16.6  $17.7   107%
       
The amounts above are shown net of intersegment transfers.

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Quarter Ended September 30, 2005 Compared to Quarter Ended September 30, 2004
Fluids Sales and Engineering:
Revenues
     Total revenue by region for this segment was as follows for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 (dollars in millions):
                 
          2005 vs. 2004
  2005 2004 $ %
   
Gulf Coast $43.8  $30.1  $13.7   46%
U.S. Central  35.5   28.4   7.1   25 
Other  4.6   2.4   2.2   92 
       
Total U.S.  83.9   60.9   23.0   38 
Canada  9.4   3.3   6.1   185 
Mediterranean  11.0   7.2   3.8   53 
       
Total $104.3  $71.4  $32.9   46%
       
     Newpark’s revenue growth has outpaced U.S. rig count growth by almost three times due to increased market penetration. The average number of rigs we serviced in the U.S. market increased by 22%, from 180 in the third quarter of 2004 to 220 in the third quarter of 2005. Average annual revenue per rig in the U.S. market increased by 13%, from $1,353,000 in the third quarter of 2004 to $1,524,000 in the third quarter of 2005, principally due to an increase in the number of Gulf Coast inland water rigs serviced, which typically yield higher annual revenues per rig.
     Despite the level of tropical storm activity in the quarter, revenues in our primary Gulf Coast market for the third quarter of 2005 were 46% higher than in the prior year due to both higher pricing and increased share in the markets we serve. In the Gulf Coast market we serviced an average of 97 rigs in the third quarter of 2005, compared to 66 in the third quarter of 2004, an increase of 47%. The average number of rigs operating in this region increased 20%, from 432 rigs in the third quarter of 2004 to 519 in the third quarter of 2005. The difference between the increase in the number of rigs we serviced in this region and the number of rigs active in the region reflects our market penetration. We have significantly improved our key drilling fluid customer relationships in this market and believe that those customers will be increasingly active in the Gulf Coast market during the remainder of the year and 2006, though the total number of active rigsUnited States is not expected to increase significantly.
     Revenues in the U.S. Central region for the third quarter of 2005 were 25% higher than in the prior year. In the U.S. Central region we serviced an average of 123 rigs in the third quarter of 2005, compared to 114 in the third quarter of 2004, an increase of 8%. The average number of rigs operating in this region increased 10%, from 493 rigs in the third quarter of 2004 to 540 in the third quarter of 2005. While our market share remained relatively constant in this region, the average annual revenue per rig in this market increased 16%, from $996,000 in the third quarter of 2004 to $1,154,000 in the third quarter of 2005, due to increases in pricingvary, and an increase in the number of deeper wells serviced.

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     Revenues in the Canadian market increased nearly three-fold during the third quarter of 2005, compared to the third quarter of 2004. The introduction of our New-100 oil-based drilling fluid system in the western Canadian market in late 2004 has increased revenues and market share in the northern portion of this market, which is characterized by deeper drilling and higher revenue per rig. The Canadian market in 2004 was burdened by an unusually long break-up period that depressed revenue and earnings in that period.
     Revenues in the Mediterranean market increased 53% during the quarter ended September 30, 2005, compared to the third quarter of 2004. This increase was principally related to increased market penetration in the North African locations that we service.
Operating Income
     Notwithstanding increases in costs due to the storms, operating income for this segment increased $7.7 million in the third quarter of 2005 on a $32.9 million increase in revenues, compared to the third quarter of 2004. The operating margin for this segment in the third quarter of 2005 was 12.2%, compared to 7.0% in the third quarter of 2004. The increase in operating margin was principally attributable to recent price increases and the operating leverage of this segment. The increase in operating margin was partially offset by increased product and fuel costs that have not been fully recovered through price increases to our customers. Increases in pricing are anticipated to recover these cost increases throughout the remainder of 2005.
     Operating margins for this segment in the fourth quarter will be impacted by the pace at which activity in the Gulf Coast market recovers to pre-storm levels. Prior to hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Gulf Coast activity had been increasing and our market share in this market had been increasing. While we have business interruption insurance to cover a portion of the reductions in our income associated with these storms, the amount of such coverage that will ultimately be realized has not yet been determined.
Mat and Integrated Services:
Revenues
     Total revenue for this segment consists of the following for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 (dollarsvaried, much in millions):
                 
          2005 vs. 2004
  2005 2004 $ %
   
Installation $2.5  $3.5  $(1.0)  (29)%
Re-rental  2.0   1.5   0.5   33 
           
Total U.S. oilfield mat rental  4.5   5.0   (0.5)  (10)
Non-oilfield mat rental  0.1   1.8   (1.7)  (94)
Integrated services and other  11.4   10.8   0.6   6 
Canadian mat sales  0.4   0.8   (0.4)  (50)
Composite mat sales  4.9   5.6   (0.7)  (13)
       
Total $21.3  $24.0  $(2.7)  (11)%
       

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     U.S. oilfield mat rental volume for the third quarter of 2005 totaled 2.3 million square feet at an average price of $1.09 per square foot. This compares to 3.4 million square feet at an average price of $1.03 per square foot in the third quarter of 2004. A number of projects experienced delays in the quarter due to weather, reducing revenue in the segment. Our oilfield mat rental pricing should continue to increase as market conditions improve. Any further improvement in revenue will be contingent upon increased utilization of our mat inventory, related in part to reductions in available mat inventory, and to improvements in market activity. Re-rental revenues increased by approximately $500,000 in the third quarter of 2005, compared to 2004, partially offsetting the decline in installation revenues.
     Revenues from non-oilfield mat rentals, a premium margin market composed principally of utility and infrastructure construction markets, declined significantly in the third quarter of 2005 compared to the year ago period. This decline was principally due to the reallocation of resources within our customer base as a result of the series of tropical storms impacting the southeast United States in the third quarter. In addition, we believe that our customers are beginning to delay infrastructure projects during the peak summer energy consumption months in order to minimize the potential for disruptions in service. We continue to believe that this market has growth opportunities due to increasing demand for electricity and the aging of our nation’s electrical power delivery infrastructure.
     The decline in Canadian wooden mat sales is a function of the seasonal timing of orders and is not indicative of any material change in this market. Our matting systems continue to gain market acceptance in Canada as a means to improve the operating efficiency for our customers.
     Sales of DuraBase™ and Bravo™ composite mats generated revenue of $4.9 million in the third quarter of 2005, compared to $5.6 million of revenue a year ago. The number of Bravo™ units sold doubled to over 7,500 units in the current quarter compared to the prior year on improved market acceptance of the product. Sales of the stronger and more expensive DuraBase™ units declined from 3,300 units a year ago to 1,200 in the most recent quarter.
Operating Income
     Mat and integrated services operating income declined $1.0 million in the third quarter of 2005 on a $2.7 million decrease in revenues, compared to the third quarter of 2004. The decline in operating income resulting from the revenue decline was partially offset by cost reduction measures which began in 2004. We expect the remaining cost reductions will be realized in the fourth quarter as depreciation expense is completed on portions of our wooden mat fleet that we do not intend to replace.
E&P Waste Disposal:
Revenues
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          2005 vs. 2004
  2005 2004 $%    
   
E&P Waste Gulf Coast $8.8  $9.3  $(0.5)  (5)%
E&P Waste — Other Markets  3.4   4.9   (1.5)  (31)
NORM  0.6   1.0   (0.4)  (40)
Industrial  0.7   0.2   0.5   250 
       
Total $13.5  $15.4  $(1.9)  (12)%
       
     In spite of a very active hurricane season in the Gulf Coast market during the third quarter of 2005, we received 683,000 barrels of E&P waste, compared to 640,000 barrels in the comparable period in 2004. The average revenue per barrel in the Gulf Coast market increased 5% to $12.59, compared to an average of $11.97 in 2004, but total revenues decreased $500,000, or 5%, due to a decline in revenues from other E&P services, principally saltwater disposal. Prior to the storms, waste volume had advanced in each consecutive quarter due to improving rig activity in the market.
     E&P waste revenues in other markets declined $1.5 million or 31%, principally due to the temporary loss of a key customer relationship in the Canadian market and the effects of redirecting resources and management focus for our Wyoming and Canadian operations from revenue generating activities to start up activities related to development of the new water treatment business.
Operating Income
     Waste disposal operating income declined $1.4 million in the third quarter of 2005 on a $1.9 million decline in revenues, compared to the third quarter of 2004. The decline in operating income also reflects the impact of start-up costs for the water treatment operation absorbed in the segment during the quarter.
General and Administrative Expense
     General and administrative expense increased $358,000 to approximately $2.5 million in the third quarter of 2005, compared to the same period in 2004. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues were 1.8% in the third quarter of 2005, compared to 1.9% in the third quarter of 2004.
Foreign Currency Exchange Gains
     Net foreign currency gains totaled $352,000 in the third quarter of 2005 compared to losses of $76,000 in the third quarter of 2004. These gains were primarily associated with strengthening of the Canadian dollar against the U.S. dollar and the associated impact on short-term intercompany payable balances of our Canadian operations.
Interest Expense
     Interest expense increased approximately $362,000 for the third quarter of 2005 compared to the third quarter of 2004. This increase was principally due to an increase in average outstanding debt for the period. The increase in debt outstanding includes a $5.3 million increase related to the consolidation of our mat manufacturing operations as a result of our purchase of the remaining 51% interest in these operations in the second

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quarter of 2005 and a $4.2 million increase related to the assumption of a lease in January 2005 from a joint venture which supplied a portion of our wooden mats. The remainder of the increase is related to funding of working capital in our Mediterranean operations and funding of a portion of 2005 capital expenditures, including expenditures related to NEWS.
Provision for Income Taxes
     For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, we recorded an income tax provision of $1.6 million, reflecting an income tax rate of 23.5%. For the quarter ended September 30, 2004, we recorded an income tax provision of $589,000, reflecting an income tax rate of 38.0%. The lower effective rate in the third quarter of 2005 reflects the impact of favorable changes in estimates principally for certain foreign tax reserves due to favorable results of tax audits in a foreign jurisdiction.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004
Fluids Sales and Engineering:
Revenues
     Total revenue by region for this segment was as follows for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 (dollars in millions):
                 
          2005 vs. 2004
  2005 2004 $ %
   
Gulf Coast $119.8  $77.1  $42.7   55%
U.S. Central  97.3   74.1   23.2   31 
Other  14.2   6.1   8.1   133 
       
Total U.S.  231.3   157.3   74.0   47 
Canada  22.5   13.1   9.4   72 
Mediterranean  28.8   25.6   3.2   13 
       
Total $282.6  $196.0  $86.6   44%
       
     The average number of rigs we serviced in the U.S. market increased by 31%, from 154 in the first nine months of 2004 to 201 in the first nine months of 2005. Our average annual revenue per rig in the U.S. market increased by 13%, from approximately $1,362,000 in the first nine months of 2004 to approximately $1,534,000 million in the first nine months of 2005.
     Despite the level of tropical storm activity in the period, revenues in our primary Gulf Coast market for the first nine months of 2005 were 55% higher than in the prior year due to a combination of increased market share and improved pricing. In the Gulf Coast market we serviced an average of 83 rigs in the first nine months of 2005, compared to 55 in the first nine months of 2004, an increase of 51%. The average number of rigs operating in this region increased 18%, from 422 rigs for the first nine months of 2004 to 497 for the first nine months of 2005. The difference between the increase in the number of rigs we serviced in this region and the number of rigs active in the region reflects our increased market penetration.

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     Revenues in the U.S. Central region for the first nine months of 2005 were 31% higher than in the prior year on higher pricing and increased market share. In the U.S. Central region we serviced an average of 118 rigs in the first nine months of 2005, compared to 98 in the first nine months of 2004, an increase of 20%. The average number of rigs operating in this region increased 11%, from 465 rigs in the first nine months of 2004 to 514 in the first nine months of 2005. The difference between the increase in the number of rigs we serviced in this region and the number of rigs active in the region reflects our market penetration.
     The other U.S. market for this segment is principally associated with wholesale sales of barite and other similar products which more than doubled during the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2004, due to the shortage of barite supplies in many U.S. markets.
     Revenues in the Canadian market increased 72% during the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2004, primarily due to the introduction of our New-100 oil-based drilling fluid system in the western Canadian market.
     Revenues in the Mediterranean market increased 13% during the nine months ended September 30, 2005, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2004, principally related to increased market penetration in the North African locations that we service.
Operating Income
     Operating income for this segment increased $15.3 million in the first nine months of 2005 on an $86.6 million increase in revenues, compared to the first nine months of 2004. The operating margin for this segment in the first nine months of 2005 was 10.3%, compared to 7.0% in the first nine months of 2004. The increase in operating margin was principally attributable to recent price increases and the operating leverage of this segment. The increase in operating margin was partially offset by increased barite costs that have not been fully recovered through price increases to our customers during the first half of the year. More favorable transportation arrangements have helped to stabilize barite costs. Recent price increases should recover these costs throughout the remainder of 2005.
Mat and Integrated Services:
Revenues
     Total revenue for this segment consists of the following for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 (dollars in millions):

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          2005 vs. 2004 
  2005  2004  $  % 
   
Installation $11.0  $12.3  $(1.3)  (11)%
Re-rental  7.2   4.4   2.8   64 
       
Total U.S. oilfield mat rental  18.2   16.7   1.5   9 
Non-oilfield mat rental  4.2   3.0   1.2   40 
Integrated services and other  33.6   33.7   (.1)   
Canadian mat sales  9.5   4.9   4.6   94 
Composite mat sales  16.8   17.8   (1.0)  (6)
       
Total $82.3  $76.1  $6.2   8%
       
     U.S. oilfield mat rental volume for the first nine months of 2005 totaled 9.9 million square feet at an average price of $1.11 per square foot. This compares to 12.6 million square feet at an average price of $0.97 per square foot in the first nine months of 2004. Our oilfield mat rental pricing should continue to increase as market conditions improve. Any further improvement in revenue will be contingent upon increased utilization of our mat inventory, related in part to reductions in available mat inventory, and to improvements in market activity. Re-rental revenues increased by $2.8 million in the first nine months of 2005, compared to 2004, reflecting an increase in the number of larger installations in 2005.
     Revenues from non-oilfield mat rentals, a premium margin market composed principally of seasonal utility and infrastructure construction markets, increased $1.2 million, or 40%, to $4.2 million in the first nine months of 2005, compared to $3.0 million in the year ago period. Most of this increase occurred in the first quarter of 2005. Third quarter market conditions were hampered by four hurricanes affecting the southeastern region of the United States. We continue to believe that this market has growth opportunities due to increasing demand for electricity and the aging of our nation’s electrical power delivery infrastructure.
     Canadian revenues for the first nine months of 2005 and 2004 were related to sales of wooden mats. The increase in wooden mat sales is principally due to the unusually early break-up in Western Canada and continued acceptance of matting systems in this market as a means to improve the operating efficiency for our customers. Most of the increase in sales occurred in the first and second quarters of 2005.
     Total composite mat sales remained relatively stable for the first nine months of 2005,2006 as compared to the same period in 2004. Recent increases in the number of Bravo™ sales have helped to offset declines in the more expensive DuraBase™ mat sales.
Operating Income
     Mat and integrated services operating income improved $4.8 million in the first nine months of 2005 on a $6.2 million increase in revenues, compared to the first nine months of 2004. The significant increase in operating income reflects the impact of increased non-oilfield rentals, the benefit of cost reductions which began in 2004 and the impact of improvement in pricing for our oilfield mat rental market.

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E&P Waste Disposal:
Revenues
     Total revenue for this segment consists of the following for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 (dollars in millions):
                 
          2005 vs. 2004 
  2005  2004  $  % 
   
E&P Waste Gulf Coast $30.1  $29.2  $0.9   3%
E&P Waste — Other Markets  9.8   14.3   (4.5) ��(31)
NORM  2.7   2.1   0.6   29 
Industrial  2.2   2.0   0.2   10 
       
Total $44.8  $47.6  $(2.8)  (6)%
       
     E&P waste Gulf Coast revenues increased $900,000, or 3%, on a 9% increase in average revenue per barrel offset in party by a 4% decline in waste volumes received. The average revenue per barrel in the Gulf Coast market increased to $12.96, compared to an average of $11.90 in 2004. During the first nine months of 2005, we received 2,267,000 barrels of E&P waste in the Gulf Coast market, compared to 2,354,000 barrels in the comparable period in 2004. The decline in volumes received, in spite of the increase in Gulf Coast rig activity, includes the effect of temporary recycling process volume limitations affecting the first quarter of 2005. During this time, we lost some market share. With the process changes in place, we are back to full capacity, except for our Venice and Cameron facilities, which were severely impacted by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. We expect to see an increase in waste volumes received in this market, once activity returns to pre-storm levels.
     The increase in Gulf Coast revenues was more than offset by lower revenues from the Wyoming and western Canadian market as resources and management focus were reallocated to development of the new water treatment business.
Operating Income
     Waste disposal operating income declined $2.2 million in the first nine months of 2005 on a $2.8 million decrease in revenues, compared to the first nine months of 2004. The decline in operating income also reflects the impact of start-up costs for the water treatment operation absorbed in the segment during the period.
General and Administrative Expense
     General and administrative expense increased $187,000 to approximately $7.2 million in the first nine months of 2005, compared to the same period in 2004. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenues were 1.8% in the first nine months of 2005, compared to 2.2% in the comparable period of 2004.

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Foreign Currency Exchange Gains
     Net foreign currency gains totaled $343,000 in the first nine months of 2005 compared to net foreign currency losses of $217,000 in the first nine months of 2004. This change is primarily associated with strengthening of the Canadian dollar against the U.S. dollar and the associated impact on short-term intercompany payable balances of our Canadian operations.
Interest Income
     Interest income totaled $250,000 in the first nine months of 2005, compared to $1.3 million in the first nine months of 2004. During the second quarter of 2004 we collected the entire balance owed on a note receivable resulting from the 1996 sale of a former shipyard operation. The payment included $823,000 of previously unaccrued interest related to the note receivable, which is included in interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2004. We had ceased accrual on the note receivable in January 2003 due to the financial condition of the operator.
Interest Expense
     Interest expense increased approximately $1.5 million for the first nine months of 2005 compared to the first nine months of 2004. This increase was principally due to an increase in average outstanding debt and a 24 basis point increase in average interest rates due to the continued increase in variable rates during 2004 and 2005. The increase in debt outstanding includes a $5.3 million increase related to the consolidation of our mat manufacturing operations as a result of our purchase of the remaining 51% interest in these operations in the second quarter of 2005long-term forecast for oil prices and a $4.2 million increase related to the assumption of a lease in January 2005 from a joint venture which supplied a portion of our wooden mats. The remainder of the increasedemand is related to funding of working capital in our Mediterranean operations and funding of a portion of 2005 capital expenditures, including expenditures related to NEWS.
Provision for Income Taxes
     For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, we recorded an income tax provision of $7.3 million, reflecting an income tax rate of 32.4%. For the nine months ended September 30, 2004, we recorded an income tax provision of $2.6 million, reflecting an income tax rate of 38.0%. The lower effective rate in the third quarter of 2005 reflects the impact of favorable changes in estimates principally for certain foreign tax reserves due to favorable results of tax audits in a foreign jurisdiction.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources
     Our working capital position was as follows at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004:
         
  September 30,  December 31, 
  2005  2004 
 
Working Capital (000’s) $160,028  $146,005 
Current Ratio  2.59   2.85 
     During the first nine months of 2005, our working capital position increased by $14.0 million. Net trade accounts receivable increased $32.0 million as of September 30, 2005, as compared to December 31, 2004. Annualized revenues as of the third quarter of 2005 were $557 million, as compared to $455 million as of the fourth quarter of 2004. For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, days sales in receivables increased by 6 days to 87 days, from 81 days in the fourth quarter of 2004. The increase in receivable days is considered temporary and we believe is primarily due to disruptions in mail services related to hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
     We anticipate that our working capital requirements for the remainder of 2005 and 2006 will increaseconsistent with the anticipated growth in revenue. Some of the increase in working capital requirements should be offset by our continued focus on improving our collection cycle. However, we have the ability to supplement our operating cash flows with borrowings under our credit facility to fund the expected increase in working capital. We believe we have adequate capacity under our credit facility to meet these anticipated working capital needs.short-term forecast.
     Cash generated from operations during the first nine months of 2005 totaled $18.8 million. This cash, along with increased borrowings of $5.4 million and proceeds from option exercises of $4.9 million, was used principally to fund net capital expenditures and investments of $25.2 million. Capital expenditures within our established business segments totaled $18.0 million, compared to $19.0 million in depreciation and amortization. We also invested $7.3 million in the first nine months of 2005 for acquisition of the first two water treatment systems and construction of related facilities. We anticipate that, except for acquisition costs of the water treatment systems and related facilities, the remainder of 2005 and 2006 capital expenditures will approximate annual depreciation and that we will fund capital expenditures with cash generated from operations.

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     Our long term capitalization was as follows:
         
  September 30,  December 31, 
(In thousands) 2005  2004 
 
Long-term debt:        
Senior subordinated notes $125,000  $125,000 
Credit facility  42,689   39,633 
Barite facilities financing  12,292   13,229 
Loma financing  3,520    
Other, primarily mat financing  9,686   8,424 
       
Total long-term debt  193,187   186,286 
Stockholders’ equity  342,478   322,965 
       
Total capitalization $535,665  $509,251 
       
         
Long-term debt to long-term capitalization  36.1%  36.6%
       
     The Senior Subordinated Notes accrue interest at the rate of 8 5/8%, require semi-annual interest payments and mature on December 15, 2007.
     On February 25, 2004, we converted our bank credit facility into an asset-based lending facility (the “Credit Facility”) that is secured by substantially all of our domestic assets and the assets of our domestic subsidiaries. The Credit Facility matures on February 25, 2007. Under the Credit Facility, we can borrow up to $15 million in term debt and $70 million in revolving debt, for a total of $85 million. At September 30, 2005, $9.6 million was outstanding under the term portion of the Credit Facility. Eligibility under the revolving portion of the Credit Facility is based on a percentage of our eligible consolidated accounts receivable and inventory, as defined in the Credit Facility. At September 30, 2005, the maximum amount we could borrow under the revolving portion of the Credit Facility was $70.0 million. At September 30, 2005, $13.9 million in letters of credit were issued and outstanding and $33.1 million was outstanding under the revolving portion of the Credit Facility, leaving $23.0 million of availability at that date. The Credit Facility bears interest at either a specified prime rate (6.75% at September 30, 2005), or the three-month LIBOR rate (4.02% at September 30, 2005), in each case plus a spread determined quarterly based upon a fixed charge coverage ratio. The weighted average interest rates on the outstanding balances under the credit facilities for the three months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 were 6.4% and 4.4%, respectively. The weighted average interest rates on the outstanding balances under the credit facilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 were 6.3% and 4.7%, respectively.
     The Barite Facilities Financing is a $15 million term loan facility that bears interest at one-month LIBOR plus 3.75% (7.4% at September 30, 2005) payable monthly, and matures August 1, 2009. Principal payments are required monthly based on an amortization period of 12 years, with a balloon payment at the maturity date. The Barite Facilities Financing is collateralized by our four barite facilities. At September 30, 2005, $13.5 million was outstanding under this agreement.

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     The Credit Facility and the Barite Facilities Financing contain a fixed charge coverage ratio covenant and a tangible net worth covenant. As of September 30, 2005, we were in compliance with the covenants contained in these facilities. The Notes do not contain any financial covenants; however, if we do not meet the financial covenants of the Credit Facility and are unable to obtain an amendment from the banks, we would be in default of the Credit Facility which would cause the Notes to be in default and immediately due. The Notes and the Credit Facility also contain covenants that significantly limit the payment of dividends on our common stock.
     In June 2005 we entered into a secured financing facility which provides $8 million in financing for wooden mat additions. At September 30, 2005, we had borrowed $4.5 million under the facility. Principal payments totaling approximately $97,000 are required monthly for 48 months. Interest based on one-month LIBOR plus 3.45% is also payable monthly.
     Ava, S.p.A (“Ava”), our European drilling fluids subsidiary maintains its own credit arrangements, consisting primarily of lines of credit with several banks, with the lines renewed on an annual basis. Advances under these credit arrangements are typically based on a percentage of Ava’s accounts receivable or firm contracts with certain customers. The weighted average interest rate under these arrangements was approximately 6% at September 30, 2005. As of September 30, 2005, Ava had a total of $10.8 million outstanding under these facilities. We do not provide a corporate guaranty of Ava’s debt.
     At December 31, 2004, we had issued a guarantee for certain lease obligations of a joint venture which supplied a portion of our wooden mats on a day rate leasing basis (“MOCTX”). The amount of this guarantee as of December 31, 2004 was $4.2 million. In January 2005, MOCTX was dissolved and we took possession of the underlying assets and assumed the obligations under the leases. We recorded these leases as capital leases in accordance with FAS 13. At September 30, 2005, $2.3 million was outstanding under these capital leases.
     On April 18, 2005, we acquired OLS Consulting Services, Inc. (“OLS”) in exchange for a net cash payment of $840,000. We also incurred direct acquisition costs of approximately $57,000. The principal assets of OLS included patents licensed to The Loma Company, LLC (“LOMA”), the manufacturer or our composite mats, for use in the manufacture of composite mats, a note receivable from LOMA and OLS’ 51% membership interest in LOMA. As a result of the acquisition of OLS, through two of our subsidiaries, we also own 100% of LOMA and have consolidated the balance sheet and results of operations of LOMA with our financial statements. The effect on our consolidated balance sheet was as follows (in thousands):

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Current assets, net of cash acquired $467 
Property, plant and equipment  15,585 
Intangible assets — patents (10 - 18 year lives)  4,582 
Accrued liabilities  (19)
Current and long-term debt  (5,284)
Payable to Newpark  (14,491)
    
Cash purchase price, net of cash acquired $840 
    
     In consolidation, the payable to Newpark was eliminated primarily against other assets.
     At September 30, 2005, we had issued a $5.3 million guarantee of certain debt obligations of LOMA supported by a letter of credit issued under the Credit Facility. These underlying debt obligations of LOMA require monthly escrow payments of principal of $147,000, interest and letter of credit fees payable monthly based on a variable rate, which approximated 6.5% at September 30, 2005, and mature in December 2008. Beginning in September 2004 and during the course of the LOMA bankruptcy proceedings, we made debt service payments on behalf of LOMA in connection with our guarantee that totaled approximately $2.0 million through the date of the acquisition and are included in the intercompany liability balance noted above. Since our guarantee is secured by a letter of credit and declines with each payment, availability under our Credit Facility has not been impacted by debt service payments made to date and will not be impacted by future payments. We are presently working with the Credit Facility lenders to refinance LOMA’s debt obligations and expect this refinancing to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2005.
     With respect to additional off-balance sheet liabilities, we lease most of our office and warehouse space, rolling stock and certain pieces of operating equipment under operating leases.
     Except as described in the preceding paragraphs, we are not aware of any material expenditures, significant balloon payments or other payments on long-term obligations or any other demands or commitments, including off-balance sheet items to be incurred within the next 12 months. Inflation has not materially impacted our revenues or income.
Critical Accounting Policies.Policies
          Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with United StatesU.S. generally accepted accounting principles, which requires us to make assumptions, estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported. We periodically evaluate our estimates and judgments related to uncollectible accounts and notes receivable, inventory, customer returns, reserves for obsolete and slow moving inventory, impairments of long-lived assets, including goodwill and other intangibles and our valuation allowance for deferred tax assets. Our estimates are based on historical experience and on our future expectations that we believe to be reasonable. The combination of these factors forms the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from our current estimates and those differences may be material.
          For additional discussion of our critical accounting policies, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in Amendment No. 2 to our

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Annual Report on Form 10-K10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2004.2005. Our critical accounting policies have not changed materially since December 31, 2004.
New Accounting Standards.
     In December 2004,2005, except for the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASNo. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment,” (“which we refer to as FAS 123(R)”) which is a revision of FAS 123, “Accounting, as discussed below.
          See Note 1 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for information on new accounting standards.
Stock-Based Compensation.”Compensation
          Effective January 1, 2006, we adopted FAS 123(R) supersedes Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees,” and amends FAS 95, “Statementusing a modified prospective method of Cash Flows.” Generally, the approach in FAS 123(R) is similar to the approach described in FAS 123. However,application. FAS 123(R) requires that all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, be recognized in the income statement based on their fair values. Pro forma disclosure is no longer an alternative. FAS 123(R) permitsWe historically have used the Black-Scholes option-pricing model for measuring the fair value of stock options granted for disclosure purposes prior to adoption of its requirements using one of two methods: (1) a “modified prospective” method in which compensation cost is recognized beginning with the effective date of FAS 123(R) (a) based on the requirementand are continuing to use this model after adoption of FAS 123(R) for all share-based payments granted after.

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          Under the effective date and (b) based on the requirements of FAS 123 for all awards granted prior to the effective dateprovisions of FAS 123(R) that remain unvested on the effective date; and (2) a “modified retrospective” method which includes the requirements of the modified prospective method previously described, but also permits restatement of prior periods based on the amounts previously reported in pro forma disclosures under FAS 123. We currently plan to adopt FAS 123(R) using the modified prospective application method, we recognize stock-based compensation based on the grant date fair value, net of an estimated forfeiture rate, for all share-based awards granted after December 31, 2005 and granted prior to, continuebut not yet vested as of, December 31, 2005. We recognize this expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service periods of the awards, which is generally equivalent to the vesting term. Under the modified prospective application, the results of prior periods are not restated. Prior to January 1, 2006, we accounted for stock-based compensation using the Black-Scholes option-pricing modelintrinsic value method under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, which we refer to estimateas APB 25, and related interpretations. Under APB 25, we generally recognized compensation cost for a stock option only when the exercise price of an employee stock option was less than the fair value of ourthe underlying stock options. On April 14, 2005,on the Securities and Exchange Commission announced amended compliance dates for FAS 123(R) and the new rules now require that we adopt FAS 123(R) starting with our first quarter of our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2006.measurement date.
          As permitted by FAS 123, we currently account for stock-based compensation using Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) 25’s intrinsic value method and, as such, generally recognize no compensation cost for employee stock options. Accordingly,Pursuant to the adoption of FAS 123(R) may have a materialfor the three months ended September 30, 2006, we recorded stock-based compensation expense totaling $578,000, consisting of $294,000 related to stock options and $284,000 related to nonvested stock awards. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, we recorded stock-based compensation expense totaling $1.7 million, consisting of $897,000 related to stock options and $814,000 related to nonvested stock awards. For the three months ended September 30, 2005, we recorded stock-based compensation totaling $200,000 consisting of $55,000 related to stock options and $145,000 related to nonvested stock awards. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, we recorded stock-based compensation totaling $552,000 consisting of $163,000 related to stock options and $389,000 related to nonvested stock awards. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, the impact on both basic and diluted earnings per share of recognized stock-based compensation expense was no more than $0.01 per share.
          In our results of operations. However, we cannot predict the ultimate impact of adoption of FAS 123(R) at this time because the impact will depend on levels of share-based payments granted in the future. However, had we adopted FAS 123(R) in prior periods, the impactpro forma disclosures for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, we reported after-tax stock-based compensation expense of $342,000 and $888,000, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2004, we modified the terms of non-director and non-executive officer stock options to accelerate the vesting of out-of-the-money options. This resulted in a decrease of approximately $177,000 and $661,000, respectively, in the pro forma after-tax expense that otherwise would have approximatedbeen reported for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005.
          As of September 30, 2006, our compensation cost related to nonvested awards not yet recognized totaled approximately $2.2 million which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.73 years.
          See Note 2 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements included in this report for further information on stock-based compensation.
Goodwill
          In accordance with FAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”, we are required to annually test goodwill for impairment. We perform our annual impairment test as of October 31 of each year. A key element in testing goodwill for impairment is the determination of the fair value of our individual business units to which goodwill has been assigned. The determination of fair value for a business unit requires us to estimate, among other things, the future cash flows to be generated by the business unit. These estimates are subject to uncertainty as to their amount and timing which affects the estimate of fair value. The impairment test performed during the year ended December 31, 2005 indicated that no impairment of the goodwill of any business unit had occurred. However, it is possible that the estimate of fair value of one or more of our business units as of our annual assessment date may result in the need to record an impairment of goodwill of those respective business units.

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Results of Operations
          Summarized financial information concerning our reportable segments is shown in the following table (dollars in millions):
                 
  Three Months Ended September 30, Increase/(Decrease)
  2006 2005 $ %
      (Restated)        
Revenues by segment:                
Fluid systems and engineering $125.0  $104.3  $20.7   20%
Mat and integrated services  26.5   21.3   5.2   24 
Environmental services  18.6   13.5   5.1   38 
       
Total revenues $170.1  $139.1  $31.0   22%
       
                 
Segment Operating Income:                
Fluid systems and engineering $20.2  $12.6  $7.6   60%
Mat and integrated services  4.4   0.7   3.7  NM
Environmental services  0.7   (0.2)  0.9  NM
       
Total segment operating income  25.3   13.1   12.2   93 
General and administrative expenses  5.1   2.5   2.6   104 
Impairment loss(1)
  17.8      17.8  NM
       
Total operating income $2.4  $10.6  $(8.2)  (77)%
       
                 
  Nine Months Ended September 30, Increase/(Decrease)
  2006 2005 $ %
      (Restated)        
Revenues by segment:                
Fluid systems and engineering $352.2  $282.6  $69.6   25%
Mat and integrated services  95.2   82.3   12.9   16 
Environmental services  54.3   44.8   9.5   21 
       
Total revenues $501.7  $409.7  $92.0   22%
       
                 
Segment operating income:                
Fluid systems and engineering $45.9  $28.6  $17.3   60%
Mat and integrated services  12.2   10.3   1.9   18 
Environmental services  3.3   3.5   (0.2)  (6)
       
Total segment operating income  61.4   42.4   19.0   45 
General and administrative expenses  13.8   7.2   6.6   92 
Impairment loss(1)
  17.8      17.8  NM
       
Total operating income $29.8  $35.2  $(5.4)  (15)%
       
The amounts above are shown net of intersegment transfers.
NM-Not meaningful
(1)Impairment loss is fully attributable to the environmental services segment.

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          Summarized segment operating income expressed as a percentage of segment revenue is shown in the following table:
             
  Three Months Ended Increase
  September 30, (Decrease)
  2006 2005 %
      (Restated)    
Fluids systems and engineering  16.2%  12.1%  34%
Mat and integrated services  16.6%  3.3% NM
Environmental services  3.8%  (1.5)% NM
NM-Not meaningful
             
  Nine Months Ended Increase
  September 30, (Decrease)
  2006 2005 %
      (Restated)    
Fluids systems and engineering  13.0%  10.1%  29%
Mat and integrated services  12.8%  12.5%  2%
Environmental services  6.1%  7.8%  (22)%
Quarter Ended September 30, 2006 Compared to Quarter Ended September 30, 2005
Fluids Systems and Engineering
Revenues
          Total revenue by region for this segment was as follows for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in millions):
                 
          2006 vs. 2005
  2006 2005 $ %
   
Drilling fluid sales and engineering:                
North America $80.7  $70.4  $10.3   15%
Mediterranean and South America  15.2   11.1   4.1   37 
       
Total drilling fluid sales and engineering  95.9   81.5   14.4   18 
Other  29.2   22.8   6.4   28 
       
Total $125.1  $104.3  $20.8   20%
       
          For the third quarter ended September 30, 2006, segment revenues increased 20% to $125.1 million as compared to $104.3 million reported for the third quarter of 2005.
          While the overall North American market rig activity increased 15% from the third quarter of 2005 to the third quarter 2006, the average number of North American rigs serviced by this segment, namely the U.S. Gulf Coast, U.S. Central Region and Canada, decreased by 2% for the same period. Average revenue per rig, an indication of the complexity and depth of wells being serviced, increased 19% during the third quarter of 2006, as compared to the third quarter of 2005. The increase in rig activity is primarily due to the disruption of operations in the third quarter of 2005 related to the active hurricane season. The combined change in rig activity, market share and revenue per rig drove a 15% increase in fluids sales and engineering revenues in North America for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, as compared to the third quarter of 2005.

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          In addition to increases in North America, the fluids systems and engineering segment’s Mediterranean and South American operations are beginning to improve as a result of continued focus on technology and performance. These operations increased 37% in the third quarter of 2006, as compared to the third quarter of 2005. We anticipate 40% revenue growth for 2006 within the Mediterranean and South American units over 2005 revenues results.
          Other revenue includes revenue generated from completion fluids, rentals, transportation and industrial minerals and represented approximately 23% of the segment’s revenues in the third quarter of 2006. For the quarter ended September 30, 2006, revenue for these units increased 28% compared to the same quarter in 2005. These revenue increases were primarily driven by completion fluids due to increased investment in this business as well as increased market share and higher well completion activity.
Operating Income
          Operating income for the segment increased $7.6 million in the third quarter of 2006 as compared to the same period in 2005. Operating margin of 16.2% was realized in the third quarter 2006 as compared to 12.1% (restated) in the same quarter of 2005. The increase in operating margin was principally attributable to final settlement of our business interruption insurance coverage related to losses incurred as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita totaling $3.5 million which was recorded as a reduction of cost of revenues. Gross margins, after adjustment for the business interruption insurance, were 13.4%, a slight improvement over 2005. Cost increases related to products, services, personnel and transportation, have had an impact on the incremental operating margin growth.
Mat and Integrated Services
Revenues
          Total revenue for this segment consists of the following for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in millions):
                 
          2006 vs. 2005
  2006 2005 $ %
   
Installation $4.8  $2.5  $2.3   92%
Re-rental  4.2   2.0   2.2   110 
       
Total U.S. oilfield mat rental  9.0   4.5   4.5   100 
Non-oilfield mat rental     0.1   (0.1)  (100)
Canadian mat sales  0.6   0.4   0.2   50 
Composite mat sales  3.8   4.9   (1.1)  (22)
Integrated services and other  13.1   11.4   1.7   15 
       
Total $26.5  $21.3  $5.2   24%
       
          Our U.S. oilfield mat rentals increased to $9.0 million in the third quarter of 2006. U.S. oilfield mat rental volume for the third quarter of 2006 totaled 5.3 million square feet as compared to 2.5 million square feet in the third quarter of 2005. Average price per square foot decreased 17% from the third quarter of 2005.
          Sales of wooden mats, typically a lower margin business, account for a majority of Canadian mat sales. Revenues increased slightly to $600,000 due to a continued increase in demand for our wooden mats in the western Canadian market.
          During the third quarter of 2006, we sold approximately 2,000 DuraBaseTM mats and 2,800 BravoTM mats, resulting in $3.8 million of composite mat revenues, compared to $4.9 million of revenue on approximately 1,200 DuraBaseTM mats and 7,500 BravoTM mats sold in the third quarter

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of 2005. The decrease in revenue was driven by the decrease in the volume of mats; however, revenue did not incrementally decrease with the decline in volume of mats as the BravoTM average price per mat is significantly lower than the DuraBaseTMaverage price per mat.
          Integrated services and other revenues, our lowest-margin business unit for this segment, increased $1.7 million in the third quarter of 2006. This business includes a comprehensive range of environmental services necessary for our customers’ E&P activities. The increase was primarily driven by the increased operations of our sawmill in Batson, Texas.
Operating Income
          Mat and integrated services operating income increased $3.7 million in the third quarter of 2006 on a $5.2 million increase in revenues, compared to the third quarter of 2005, representing an incremental margin of 71%. This incremental margin is higher than normal given that revenue increases during the period were principally associated with higher margin rental business revenues. Operating margins for the three months ended September 30, 2006 was 16.6%, as compared to 3.3% in 2005. This segment is currently focusing on improving operating margins by lowering operating costs through improvements in purchasing practices, and we believe that margins will continue to improve in the near term as a result of these efforts.
Environmental Services
Revenues
          Total revenue for this segment consists of the following for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in millions):
                 
          2006 vs. 2005
  2006 2005 $ %
   
E&P Waste U.S. Gulf Coast $13.2  $8.8  $4.4   50%
E&P Waste Non-U.S. Gulf Coast  3.2   3.4   (0.2)  (6)
NORM & Industrial  2.2   1.3   0.9   69 
       
Total $18.6  $13.5  $5.1   38 
       
          Environmental services revenue increased $5.1 million in the third quarter of 2006 as compared to the same period in 2005. This increase was primarily due to the increase in E&P Waste U.S. Gulf Coast revenues of $4.4 million, or 50%, on a 49% increase in waste volumes received. The increase in waste volumes is primarily due to the disruption of operations in the third quarter of 2005 related to the active hurricane season. The average revenue per barrel in the U.S. Gulf Coast market remained consistent quarter over quarter.
Operating Income
          Environmental services operating income increased $900,000 in the third quarter of 2006, on $5.1 million increase in revenues. Operating margins increased in the third quarter of 2006 to 3.8% as compared to (1.5%) for the same period in 2005. The increase in operating margin was principally attributable to final settlement of our business interruption coverage related to losses incurred as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita totaling $624,000 which was recorded as a reduction to cost of revenues which was offset by operating losses associated with Newpark Environmental Water Solutions, LLC, or NEWS, which totaled $1.4 million in the third quarter of 2006. Operating margin for the third quarter of 2006 adjusted for the business interruption insurance and the NEWS losses is 7.9%.

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General and Administrative Expense
          General and administrative expense increased $2.6 million to approximately $5.1 million in the third quarter of 2006, compared to the same period in 2005. The increase is associated with several factors, including legal and accounting fees of approximately $600,000 related to the internal investigation conducted by our Audit Committee and the resulting restatement of the consolidated financial statements on Amendment No. 2 to Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2005, as filed on October 10, 2006, an increase in stock-based compensation costs of approximately $400,000, an increase in consulting fees of $800,000 and increases in employee placement fees and other employee costs of approximately $200,000. We anticipate that general and administrative expenses will be significantly higher during 2006 than in prior years, principally due to higher legal and related costs associated with the internal investigation and the class action lawsuits filed as a result of the investigation as well as increased employee placement and consulting fees.
Impairment Loss
          On August 24, 2006, our management, with the approval of the Executive Committee of our Board of Directors, determined to shut down the operations of NEWS, and to dispose of or redeploy all of the assets used in connection with its operations. NEWS was formed early in 2005 to commercialize in the United States and Canada a proprietary and patented water treatment technology owned by a Mexican company. In connection with the shut-down, we recognized, in the quarter ended September 30, 2006, a non-cash pre-tax impairment charge of approximately $17.8 million against the assets attributable to the water treatment business. This estimated impairment charge relates to the write-down of investments in property, plant and equipment of approximately $15.8 million and advances and other capitalized costs associated with certain agreements of approximately $2.0 million which is recorded in the environmental services segment.
          In addition, we expect to incur pre-tax cash charges for severance and other exit costs in the range of $4.0 million to $4.5 million, including severance costs of approximately $500,000 and site closure costs of approximately $3.5 million to $4.0 million, which will be expensed as incurred, with the majority of these costs expected to be incurred in 2006 and 2007. We expensed $440,000 in the quarter ended September 30, 2006 in severance and other exit costs related to NEWS.
Foreign Currency Exchange Gains
          Net foreign currency losses totaled $149,000 in the third quarter of 2006 compared to net foreign currency gains of $352,000 in the third quarter of 2005. The current quarter losses were primarily associated with the strengthening of the Euro against the U.S. dollar and the associated impact on short-term intercompany balances of our European operations. The prior year gains were primarily associated with weakening of the U.S. dollar against the Canadian dollar and the associated impact on short-term intercompany payable balances of our Canadian operations.
Interest Expense
          Interest expense totaled $6.2 million for the third quarter of 2006 as compared to $4.1 million for the third quarter of 2005. The increase in interest expense was related to the prepayment penalties of approximately $400,000 on the Barite facilities financing and $800,000 related to the write off of the unamortized balance of debt issuance costs related to the 8 5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes. The remaining increase in interest expense is due to an increase in average debt outstanding from the third quarter of 2005.
Provision for Income Taxes
          For the quarter ended September 30, 2006, we recorded an income tax benefit of $1.5 million, reflecting an income tax rate of 39.2%. For the quarter ended September 30, 2005, we

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recorded an income tax provision of $1.7 million, reflecting an income tax rate of 24.1% (restated). The lower effective rate in the third quarter of 2005 reflects the impact of FAS 123favorable changes in estimates principally for certain foreign tax reserves due to favorable results of tax audits in a foreign jurisdiction.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005
Fluids Systems and Engineering
Revenues
          Total revenue by region for this segment was as follows for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in millions):
                 
          2006 vs. 2005
  2006 2005 $ %
   
Drilling fluid sales and engineering:                
North America $227.0  $188.4  $38.6   20%
Mediterranean and South America  42.3   28.9   13.4   46 
       
Total drilling fluid sales and engineering  269.3   217.3   52.0   24 
Other  82.9   65.3   17.6   27 
       
Total $352.2  $282.6  $69.6   25%
       
          Fluids systems and engineering revenue continues to outpace market growth in its areas of operation. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, segment revenues increased 25% to $352.2 million, as compared to $282.6 million for the first nine months of 2005.
          While the overall North American rig activity increased 19% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, as compared to the same period in 2005, the average number of North American rigs serviced by this segment, namely the U.S. Gulf Coast, U.S. Central Region and Canada, increased by only 10% for the same period. The increase in rig activity is primarily due to the disruption of operations in the third quarter of 2005 related to the active hurricane season. North American drilling fluid sales and engineering revenues increased 20% to $227.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Market penetration in areas where new rigs are being deployed in our markets, the servicing of more complicated wells which generate higher revenues and the performance of our proprietary products were significant drivers of the revenue growth. The average number of North American rigs serviced increased by 10% for the same period. The increase in rig activity is primarily due to the disruption of operations in the third quarter of 2005 related to the active hurricane season. Average revenue per rig, an indication of the complexity and depth of wells being serviced, increased 15% as compared to the first nine months of 2005.
          In addition to increases in North America, this segment’s Mediterranean and South American operations are beginning to improve as a result of continued focus on technology and performance. In areas outside North America, the segment realized an increase of 46% in revenues in the first nine months of 2006, as compared to the first nine months of 2005. We anticipate 40% revenue growth within the Mediterranean and South American units over 2005 revenue results.
          Other revenue in this segment includes revenue generated from completion fluids, rentals, transportation and industrial materials. These areas of operations represented approximately 24% of the segments revenues during the first nine months of 2006. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, revenue for these units increased 27% when compared to the same period in 2005. These revenue increases were primarily driven by completion fluids due to increased investment in this business as well as increased market share and higher well completion activity.

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Operating Income
          Operating income for this segment increased $17.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2006, as compared to the same period in 2005. Operating margin of 13.0% was realized in the nine months ended September 30, 2006 as compared to 10.1% (restated) in the same period of 2005. The increase in operating margin was principally attributable to final settlement of our business interruption coverage related to losses incurred as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita totaling $3.5 million which was recorded as a reduction of cost of revenues. Gross margins, after adjustment for the business interruption insurance, were 12.0%.
Mat and Integrated Services
Revenues
          Total revenue for this segment consists of the following for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in millions):
                 
          2006 vs. 2005
  2006 2005 $ %
   
Installation $13.6  $11.0  $2.6   24%
Re-rental  8.6   7.2   1.4   19 
       
Total U.S. oilfield mat rental  22.2   18.2   4.0   22 
Non-oilfield mat rental  1.1   4.2   (3.1)  (74)
Canadian mat sales  17.4   9.5   7.9   83 
Composite mat sales  16.3   16.8   (0.5)  (3)
Integrated services and other  38.2   33.6   4.6   14 
       
Total $95.2  $82.3  $12.9   16%
       
          U.S. oilfield mat rental volume for the first nine months of 2006 totaled 13.9 million square feet as compared to 9.9 million square feet in the first nine months of 2005. The average price per square foot decreased 12% for the first nine months of 2006, as compared to the same period in 2005. Total U.S. oilfield mat rental revenues increased by $4.0 million in the first nine months of 2006, compared to 2005, primarily relating to an increase in larger installations in 2006.
          Revenues from non-oilfield mat rentals, a premium margin market composed principally of utility and infrastructure construction markets, decreased $3.1 million in the first nine months of 2006, compared to $4.2 million in the first nine months of 2005. The prior year revenues included revenue from a large one-time utility job that occurred in the first quarter of 2005. We continue to believe that this market has growth opportunities due to the aging of our nation’s electrical power delivery infrastructure and increased demand for electricity. However this market has a seasonal nature to it, with peak activities occurring during winter periods, when electrical power demands are lowest.
          Canadian revenues, primarily related to the sales of wooden mats, increased $7.9 million for the first nine months of 2006 as compared to the same period in 2005. This increase is due to the continued increase in demand for our wooden mats in the western Canadian market.
          During the first nine months of 2006, we sold approximately 8,800 DuraBaseTM mats and approximately 9,000 BravoTM mats, resulting in $16.3 million in composite mat revenues, compared to $16.8 million in composite mat revenue on approximately 9,200 DuraBaseTM mats and approximately 8,200 BravoTM mats sold in the first nine months of 2005. The decrease in revenue was driven by the decrease in the volume of DuraBaseTM mats sold. The revenue associated with the decreased volume of DuraBaseTM mats more than offset the revenue associated with the increased

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volume of BravoTM mats as the BravoTM average price per mat is significantly lower than the DuraBaseTMaverage price per mat.
          Integrated services and other revenues, our lowest-margin business unit for this segment, increased $4.6 million in the first nine months of 2006 as compared to the same period in 2005. This increase is primarily due to increased activity in production site maintenance and environmental services related to the rebuilding of the infrastructure after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the first quarter of 2006.
Operating Income
          Mat and integrated services operating income increased $1.9 million in the first nine months of 2006 on a $12.9 million increase in revenues, compared to the first nine months of 2005. Operating margins for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was 12.8%, as compared to 12.5% (restated) in 2005. This segment has been focusing on improving operating margins by lowering operating costs through improvements in purchasing practices and we believe that margins will continue to improve in the near term as a result of these efforts.
Environmental Services
Revenues
          Total revenue for this segment consists of the following for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 (dollars in millions):
                 
          2006 vs. 2005
  2006 2005 $ %
   
E&P Waste U.S. Gulf Coast $37.3  $30.1  $7.2   24%
E&P Waste Non-U.S. Gulf Coast  11.2   9.8   1.4   14 
NORM & Industrial  5.8   4.9   0.9   18 
       
Total $54.3  $44.8  $9.5   21%
       
          Environmental services revenue increased $9.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2006 as compared to the same period in 2005. This increase was primarily due to the increase in U.S. Gulf Coast revenues of $7.2 million, or 24%, on a 27% increase in waste volumes received. The increase in waste volume is primarily due to the disruption of operations in the third quarter of 2005 related to the active hurricane season. The average revenue per barrel in the U.S. Gulf Coast market decreased 2% in the first nine months of 2006 as compared to 2005 due to fewer ancillary services being sold in the offshore and onshore markets.
Operating Income
          Environmental services operating income declined $200,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2006 on a $9.5 million increase in revenues, compared to the same period in 2005. Operating margin was impacted positively by the final settlement of our business interruption coverage related to losses incurred as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita totaling $624,000 which was recorded as a reduction of cost of revenues. This increase was offset by operating losses associated with the NEWS business which totaled $3.4 million in the first nine months of 2006. As discussed above, our management with the approval of the Executive Committee of our Board of Directors determined in the third quarter of 2006 to shut down the operations of NEWS, and to dispose of or redeploy all of the assets used in connection with its operations. Operating margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 adjusted for the business interruption insurance and the NEWS losses is 11.2%.

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General and Administrative Expense
          General and administrative expense increased $6.6 million to approximately $13.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2006, compared to the same period in 2005. The increase is associated with several factors, including legal and accounting fees of approximately $2.0 million related to the internal investigation conducted by our Audit Committee and the resulting restatement of the consolidated financial statements on Amendment No. 2 to Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2005, as filed on October 10, 2006, $1.0 million in increased consulting fees, changes in estimates totaling approximately $650,000 for an unfavorable franchise tax audit and a lawsuit involving the landowner of one of our former leased facilities, an increase in stock-based compensation costs of approximately $1.0 million, increases in employee placement fees and other employee costs of approximately $450,000 and unfavorable variances in our self-insured insurance programs of approximately $500,000. We anticipate that general and administrative expenses will be significantly higher during 2006 than in prior years, principally due to higher legal and other related costs associated with the internal investigation and the class action lawsuits filed as a result of the investigation as well as increased employee placement and consulting fees.
Impairment Loss
          On August 24, 2006, our management, with the approval of the Executive Committee of our Board of Directors, determined to shut down the operations of NEWS, and to dispose of or redeploy all of the assets used in connection with its operations. NEWS was formed in early 2005 to commercialize in the United States and Canada a proprietary and patented water treatment technology owned by a Mexican company. In connection with the shut-down, we recognized, in the quarter ended September 30, 2006, a non-cash pre-tax impairment charge of approximately $17.8 million against the assets attributable to the water treatment business. This estimated impairment charge relates to the write-down of investments in property, plant and equipment of approximately $15.8 million and advances and other capitalized costs associated with certain agreements of approximately $2.0 million which is recorded in the environmental services segment.
          In addition, we expect to incur pre-tax cash charges for severance and other exit costs in the range of $4.0 million to $4.5 million, including severance costs of approximately $500,000 and site closure costs of approximately $3.5 million to $4.0 million, which will be expensed as incurred, with the majority of these costs expected to be incurred in 2006 and 2007. We expensed $440,000 in the quarter ended September 30, 2006 in severance and other exit costs related to NEWS.
Foreign Currency Exchange Gains
          Net foreign currency gains totaled $158,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2006 compared to net foreign currency gains of $343,000 in the same period of 2005.
Interest Expense
          Interest expense totaled $15.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 as compared to $12.4 million for the same period of 2005. The increase in interest expense was primarily related to the prepayment penalties of approximately $400,000 on the Barite facilities financing, $800,000 related to the unamortized balance of debt issuance costs related to the 8 5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes and the year to date loss of approximately $675,000 on an interest rate swap arrangement for our Mediterranean operations. The remaining increase in interest expense is due to an increase in the average debt outstanding as compared to the same period of 2005.
Provision for Income Taxes
          For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, we recorded an income tax provision of $5.2 million, reflecting an income tax rate of 34.5%. For the nine months ended September 30, 2005, we

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recorded an income tax provision of $7.6 million (restated), reflecting an income tax rate of 32.5% (restated).
Liquidity and Capital Resources
          Our working capital position was as follows at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005:
         
  September 30, December 31,
  2006 2005
 
         
Working Capital (000’s) $210,148  $164,508 
Current Ratio  2.99   2.47 
          During the first nine months of 2006, our working capital position increased by $45.6 million. Net trade accounts receivable increased $24.9 million during the first nine months of 2006 on a $25.4 million increase in revenues from the fourth quarter of 2005. Inventory increased $24.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 as compared to the same period in 2005 principally due to the increases in the price of barite as well as increased levels of barite as of September 30, 2006. For the quarter ended September 30, 2006, days sales in receivables increased by one day to 87 days, from 86 days in the fourth quarter of 2005.
          We anticipate that our working capital requirements for 2006 will increase with the growth in revenue that we are experiencing. Some of the increase in working capital requirements should be offset by our continued focus on improving our collection cycle. However, we have the ability to supplement our operating cash flows with borrowings under our credit facility to fund the expected increase in working capital. We believe we have adequate capacity under our credit facility to meet these anticipated working capital needs.
          Cash generated from operations during the first nine months of 2006 totaled $7.5 million, including $9.0 million of insurance proceeds resulting from claims associated with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. We received additional insurance proceeds of $3.5 million in the first nine months of 2006 for reimbursement of losses on property, plant and equipment. This cash, along with increased borrowings on lines of credit of $17.1 million, was used principally to fund net capital expenditures of $28.2 million. Capital expenditures within our established business segments totaled $20.5 million, compared to $18.9 million in depreciation. We also invested $4.9 million in the first nine months of 2006 for acquisition of the first two water treatment systems and construction of related facilities and $2.8 million to replace property, plant and equipment damaged by Hurricanes Rita and Katrina. We anticipate that remaining 2006 capital expenditures will approximate depreciation expense and that we will fund capital expenditures with cash generated from operations.

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          Our long term capitalization was as follows:
         
  September 30,  December 31, 
(In thousands) 2006  2005 
 
         
Long-term debt:        
Term Credit Facility $148,500  $ 
Senior subordinated notes     125,000 
Credit Facility-revolver  50,186   32,743 
Credit Facility-term     5,830 
Barite facilities financing     11,875 
Loma financing     2,638 
Other, primarily mat financing  5,933   7,847 
       
Total long-term debt  204,619   185,933 
Stockholders’ equity  364,575   346,725 
       
Total long-term capitalization $569,194  $532,658 
       
         
Long-term debt to long-term capitalization  35.9%  34.9%
       
          On August 18, 2006, we entered into a term credit agreement which we refer to as the Term Credit Facility with certain lenders, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and Wilmington Trust Company, as collateral agent. This Term Credit Facility, in the aggregate face amount of $150.0 million, has a five-year term and an initial interest rate of LIBOR plus 3.25%, based on our corporate family ratings of B1 by Moody’s and B+ by Standard & Poor’s. The maturity date of the Term Credit Facility is August 18, 2011.
          The Term Credit Facility requires that we will enter into, and thereafter maintain, interest rate management transactions, such as interest rate swap arrangements, to the extent necessary to provide that at least 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Credit Facility is subject to either a fixed interest rate or interest rate protection for a period of not less than three years. In connection with this provision, we entered into an interest rate swap arrangement for the period from September 22, 2006 through March 22, 2008, which fixes the LIBOR rate applicable to 100% of the principal amount under the Term Credit Facility at 5.35%. In addition, we entered into an interest rate cap arrangement that provides for a maximum LIBOR rate of 6.00% on the principal amount of $68.9 million for the period from March 22, 2008 through September 22, 2009. We paid a fee of $170,000 for the interest rate cap arrangement, which is expected to be expensed during the period covered by the arrangement.
          We made a draw down of the entire Term Credit Facility on September 22, 2006, and partially used it to redeem our outstanding 8 5/8% Senior Subordinated Notes which we refer to as the Notes in the principal amount of $125.0 million plus accrued interest. In addition, we repaid the barite facilities financing and the term portion of the current Credit Facility. The Term Credit Facility is a senior secured obligation of ours and is secured by first liens on all of our tangible and intangible assets, excluding our accounts receivable and inventory, and by a second lien on accounts receivable and inventory. The Term Credit Facility is callable at face value, except for a 1% call premium if called at any time during the first year.
          In connection with the redemption of the Notes and the payout of the other term debt, we expensed the unamortized balance of debt issuance costs related to these debt instruments which totaled approximately $838,000 in the third quarter of 2006. In addition, the prepayment of the

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barite facilities financing resulted in a prepayment penalty of approximately $369,000, which also was recorded in the third quarter of 2006.
          At September 30, 2006, the maximum amount we could borrow under the revolving portion of the Credit Facility was $70.0 million. At September 30, 2006, $6.9 million in letters of credit were issued and outstanding and $50.2 million was outstanding under the revolving portion of the Credit Facility, leaving $12.9 million of availability at that date. The Credit Facility bears interest at either a specified prime rate (8.25% at September 30, 2006), or the three month LIBOR rate (5.37% at September 30, 2006), in each case plus a spread determined quarterly based upon a fixed charge coverage ratio. The weighted average interest rates on the outstanding balances under the credit facilities for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 were 7.99% and 6.40%, respectively. The weighted average interest rates on the outstanding balances under the credit facilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 were 7.59% and 6.36%, respectively. As discussed above, the term portion of the credit facility was paid in full on September 22, 2006. We intend to increase our short term borrowing capacity for working capital and growth purposes.
          The Credit Facility contains a fixed charge coverage ratio covenant and a tangible net worth covenant. The Term Credit Facility contains a fixed charge coverage ratio covenant and a consolidated leverage ratio. As of September 30, 2006, we were in compliance with these covenants contained in these facilities. The Credit Facility also obligates us to timely deliver financial statements and a compliance certificate. As a result of our failure to file the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006 in a timely manner with the Securities and Exchange Commission due to the matters described in the Explanatory Note and Note A to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Amendment No. 2 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2005, we were in default on this facility. However, we had obtained waivers of this default from the lenders. Concurrent with the filing of the reports mentioned above, we are in compliance with the financial statement filing requirements of all our credit facilities. The Term Credit Facility requires us to deliver within 30 days after the close of each month certain financial statements. Also concurrent with the filing of the reports mentioned above, we will no longer be required to provide monthly financial statements; instead, we will be required to file our quarterly financial statements on a timely basis with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
          The Term Credit Facility and the Credit Facility also contain covenants that significantly limit the payment of dividends on our common stock.
          Ava, S.p.A, our European fluid systems and engineering subsidiary which we refer to as Ava, maintains its own credit arrangements, consisting primarily of lines of credit with several banks, with the lines renewed on an annual basis. Advances under these credit arrangements are typically based on a percentage of Ava’s accounts receivable or firm contracts with certain customers. The weighted average interest rate under these arrangements was approximately 6.0% at September 30, 2006. As of September 30, 2006, Ava had a total of $11.8 million outstanding under these facilities, including approximately $400,000 reported in long term debt. We do not provide a corporate guaranty of Ava’s debt. At September 30, 2006, Ava had an interest rate swap arrangement outstanding which fixes the interest rate applicable to $5.1 million of its debt within a range which escalates over time. This arrangement requires annual settlements and matures in February 2015.
          With respect to additional off-balance sheet liabilities, we lease most of our office and warehouse space, rolling stock and certain pieces of operating equipment under operating leases.
          Except as described in the disclosurepreceding paragraphs, we are not aware of pro forma net income and earnings per share in Note 3any material expenditures, significant balloon payments or other payments on long-term obligations or any other demands or commitments, including off-balance sheet items to be incurred within the next 12 months. Inflation has not materially impacted our consolidated financial statements.revenues or income.
     In November 2004, the FASB issued FAS 151, “Inventory Costs-an amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4,” to clarify the accounting for abnormal amounts of idle facility expense, freight, handling costs and wasted material (spoilage). FAS 151 requires that these items be recognized as current-period charges regardless of whether they meet a criterion of “so abnormal.” FAS 151 is effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. We have not yet determined the impact that adoption of FAS 151 will have on Newpark’s financial results.

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ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures Aboutabout Market Risk
          We are exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates and changes in foreign currency rates. We do not believe that we have a material exposureOur exposures to market risk. Historically, werisks have not entered into derivative financial instrument transactionschanged materially from those disclosed in Item 7A of Part II of Amendment No. 2 to manage or reduce market risk orour Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for speculative purposes. However, during the quarteryear ended MarchDecember 31, 2005, we did enter into a foreign currency forward contract arrangement. A discussion of our primary market risk exposure in financial instruments and the foreign currency forward contract are discussed below.2005.
Interest Rate Risk
          Our policy historically has been to manage exposure to interest rate fluctuations by using a combination of fixed and variable-rate debt. At September 30, 2005,2006, we had total debt outstanding of $213.7$220.9 million, all of which is subject to variable rate terms.
          On August 18, 2006, we entered into a Term Credit Agreement pursuant to which we obtained a Term Credit Facility in the aggregate face amount of $150.0 million. The initial interest rate on the Term Credit Facility under this agreement is LIBOR plus 3.25%, based on our corporate family ratings of B1 by Moody’s and B+ by Standard & Poor’s. The Term Credit Agreement requires that we will enter into, and thereafter maintain, interest rate management transactions, such as interest rate swap arrangements, to the extent necessary to provide that at least 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Credit Facility is subject to either a fixed interest rate or interest rate protection for a period of not less than three years. To satisfy this provision, we entered into an interest rate swap arrangement for the period from September 22, 2006 through March 22, 2008, which fixes the LIBOR rate applicable to 100% of the principle amount under the Term Credit Facility at 5.35%. In addition, we entered into an interest rate cap arrangement that provides for a maximum LIBOR rate of 6.00% on the principal amount of $68.9 million for the period from March 22, 2008 through September 22, 2009. We paid a fee of $170,000 for the interest rate cap arrangement. Through this swap arrangement, we have effectively fixed the rate on $150.0 million, or 67.9%, of our total debt outstanding.
          At September 30, 2006, Ava had an interest rate swap arrangement outstanding which fixes the interest rate applicable to $5.1 million of its debt within a range which $125 million, or 58%, is our Senior Subordinated Notes (the “Notes”), which bear interest atescalates over time. This arrangement requires annual settlements and matures in February 2015. At September 30, 2006, the fair value of this arrangement represents a fixed rateliability of 8.625%.approximately $675,000.
          The remaining $88.7$65.8 million of debt outstanding at September 30, 20052006 bears interest at a floating rate. At September 30, 2005,2006, the weighted average interest rate under our floating-rate debt was approximately 6.4%7.64%. A 200 basis point increase in market interest rates during 20052006 would cause our annual interest expense to increase approximately $1.1 million,$800,000, net of taxes, resulting in a $0.01 per diluted share reduction in annual earnings.
     The Notes mature on December 15, 2007. There are no scheduled principal payments under the Notes prior to the maturity date. However, all or some of the Notes may be redeemed at a premium after December 15, 2002. We have no current plans to repay the Notes ahead of their scheduled maturity.
Foreign Currency
          Our principal foreign operations are conducted in Canada and in areas surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. We have foreign currency exchange risks associated with these operations, which are conducted principally conducted in the functionalforeign currency of the jurisdictions in which we operate. Historically, we have not used off-balance sheet financial hedging instruments to manage foreign currency risks when we have enteredenter into transactionsa transaction denominated in a currency other than our local currencies because the dollar amount of these transactions has not warranted our using hedging instruments. However, during the quarter ended March 31, 2005, our Canadian subsidiary committed to purchase approximately $2.0 million of barite from one of our U.S. subsidiaries and we entered into a foreign currency forward contract arrangement to reduce theits exposure to foreign currency fluctuations related to this commitment. The forward contract requires that the Canadian subsidiary purchase approximately $2.0 million U.S. dollars at a contracted exchange rate of 1.2496

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over a two year period. At September 30, 2005,2006, the fair value of this forward contract represents a loss of approximately $108,000.
     During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, we reported foreign currency gains of $352,000 and $344,000, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2004, we reported foreign currency losses of $76,000 and $217,000, respectively. These transactional losses were primarily due to exchange rate fluctuations related to monetary asset balances denominated in currencies other than the functional currency, including intercompany advances which are deemed to be short-term in nature.

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We estimate that a hypothetical 10% movement of all applicable foreign currency exchange rates would affect annual earnings by approximately $500,000, due to the revaluing of these monetary assets and intercompany balances.
     Assets and liabilities of our foreign subsidiaries are translated using the exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date, resulting in translation adjustments that are reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income or loss in the stockholders’ equity section of our balance sheet. Included in comprehensive income are translation gains of $1.9 million and $1.7 million for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2005, respectively. Included in comprehensive income are translation losses of $445,000 and $788,000 for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2004, respectively. As of September 30, 2005, net assets of foreign subsidiaries included in our consolidated balance sheet totaled $38.4 million. We estimate that a hypothetical 10% movement of all applicable foreign currency exchange rates would affect other comprehensive income by approximately $3.8 million.$40,000.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
          The fair value of cash and cash equivalents, net accounts receivable, accounts payable and variable rate debt approximated book value at September 30, 2005.2006. The fair value of the 8.625% NotesTerm Credit Facility totaled $123.9$150.6 million at September 30, 2005.2006. The fair value of the Notes has been estimated based on quotes frominterest rate swap and interest rate cap totaled a $540,000 liability and a $124,000 asset, respectively.
          At September 30, 2006, Ava had an interest rate swap arrangement outstanding which fixes the lead broker.interest rate applicable to $5.1 million of its debt within a range which escalates over time. This arrangement requires annual settlements and matures in February 2015. At March 31, 2006, the fair value of this arrangement represents a liability of approximately $675,000.
ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures
     Our chief executive officerEvaluation of Disclosure Controls and chief financial officer,Procedures
          As further described in Note A to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Amendment No. 2 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2005 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 10, 2006, our current Chief Executive Officer and current Chief Financial Officer, with the participation of current management, have evaluated the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
          Based on their evaluation, they have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (1)as of the end of the period covered by this report are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to Newpark (including our consolidated subsidiaries) required to be disclosed in our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and (2) arenot adequate to ensure that (1) information required to be disclosed by us in the reports filed or furnished by us under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, and summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SecuritySecurities and Exchange Commission. It should be noted that in designingCommission and evaluating(2) the disclosure controlsinformation is accumulated and procedures,communicated to our management, recognizedincluding our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on that any control or procedure, no matter how well designedevaluation, our current Chief Executive Officer and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. WeChief Financial Officer have designed our disclosure controls and procedures to reach a level of reasonable assurance of achieving the desired objectives and, based on the evaluation described above, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterlyreport were not effective at reaching a reasonable level of assurance of achieving the desired objective because of the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting discussed in Amendment No. 2 to our Annual Report on Form 10-Q were effective at reaching that level of reasonable assurance.10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2005 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 10, 2006.
          There were no significant changes inOur management is committed to eliminating the material weaknesses noted above by changing our internal controlscontrol over financial reportingreporting. Management, along with our Board of Directors, has implemented, or is in other factors that could significantly affect these controls duringthe process of implementing, the following changes to our most recentlyinternal control over financial reporting:
1.After reviewing the results of the independent investigation, the former Chief Executive Officer and the former Chief Financial Officer were terminated for cause. The former Soloco Chief Financial Officer also was terminated. Our Board of Directors hired our current Chief Executive Officer, Paul L. Howes, on March 22, 2006, and we have recently hired a new Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, as well as a Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel, which is a newly created position.

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2.Our current Chief Executive Officer, current senior management and the Board of Directors are committed to setting the proper tone regarding internal control over financial reporting and achieving transparency through effective corporate governance, a strong control environment, business standards reflected in our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, and financial reporting and disclosure completeness and integrity. Our current Chief Executive Officer has met with all key personnel throughout the organization who have significant roles in the establishment and maintenance of internal control over financial reporting to emphasize our commitment to enhancing those controls.
3.We are in the process of enhancing our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics to include, among other improvements, the mandate that all potential management overrides of internal controls are to be reported directly to the Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel. We are in the process of establishing procedures to ensure that our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and all corporate governance policies are made available to all employees and that an annual certification of adherence to these policies is obtained from all personnel considered key to our control environment.
4.We have hired a president of the Mat and Integrated Services business segment. This new position was established to afford greater control and transparency over the individual business units operating within this business segment. This new president has hired a new controller and is currently in the process of hiring a new chief financial officer for the business segment and has been working with the current operating and financial personnel to establish the following improvements in internal control:
We are in the process of evaluating any inconsistencies in established internal controls among the reporting units and will modify controls to ensure consistency as appropriate.
We have established additional controls surrounding the purchasing of products and services, including the requirement for segregation of all purchasing, receiving and payables processing functions.
We have established a monthly reconciliation process for all mat purchases, whether for resale or for rental, and a quarterly physical inventory count process performed by individuals independent of the mat accounting functions. These count procedures will be reviewed by our internal audit department at least twice per year.
5.We are in the process of enhancing our fraud hotline through the outsourcing of this hotline to an independent company.
6.We have established a Disclosure Committee, consisting of senior management from the corporate office and significant reporting units, and outside counsel. The Disclosure Committee will meet at least quarterly and is responsible for reviewing all quarterly and annual reports prior to filing as well as deciding, as needed, disclosure issues related to current reports.
7.We are in the process of implementing procedures with significant vendors to confirm on an annual basis that no side agreements exist with the vendor and us, our subsidiaries or employees. This confirmation process will be monitored and controlled by our internal audit department.
8.To enhance our preventive controls related to the possibility of a circular transaction, we are in the process of implementing a policy that requires approval prior to entering into a transaction to sell products or services to an established vendor. The approval of two of our executive officers will be required if that sale transaction or series of transactions is greater than $1 million.

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9.We are in the process of implementing a mandatory consecutive five-day vacation policy for all personnel who work in the payables or cash management departments to enhance our ability to detect and prevent circumvention of controls in these areas.
10.We have implemented a policy that requires an independent third-party valuation of material intangible assets and independent recommendations for the amortization period prior to recording any acquisitions of those assets. In addition, as an enhancement to our established quarterly review procedure of discussing asset impairments with key operating and financial personnel, we will create an Intellectual Property Committee consisting of the Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel, Chief Accounting Officer and Chief Financial Officer that will be responsible for the oversight of all amortizing and non-amortizing intangible assets, including the annual review of impairment of these assets. For all material intangible assets, this committee will make decisions regarding the use of independent third parties for annual assessments.
     In 2003, our stock option approval policies and procedures were changed to allow for annual grants of options to be made primarily on the date of our annual shareholders meeting. In addition, we have changed our stock option approval policies to require that any grant of options to an incoming employee will be priced at the closing price of the stock on the date of employment and that those option grants will require contemporaneous approval by our Compensation Committee.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
          During the quarter ended September 30, 2006, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controlscontrol over financial reporting.
PART II
ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings
          Not applicable.The information set forth in the legal proceedings section of Note 7, “Commitments and Contingencies,” to our consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors
          For further information regarding risks and uncertainties affecting us, we refer you to the risk factors set forth in Item 1A of Amendment No. 2 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2005. Following are material updates to those disclosures.
We recently announced that we will shut down the operations of Newpark Environmental Water Solutions, LLC, or NEWS, and that we will dispose of or redeploy all of the assets used in connection with its operations. This will result in a non-cash pre-tax impairment charge of approximately $17.8 million and pre-tax cash charges in the range of $4.0 million to $4.5 million, which will primarily be incurred in 2006 and 2007. Our failure to shut down the facilities as planned and sell or redeploy the existing equipment and facilities could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial statements.
          On August 24, 2006, our management with the approval of the Executive Committee of our Board of Directors determined to shut down the operations of NEWS and to dispose of or redeploy all of the assets used in connection with its operations. NEWS was formed in early 2005 to commercialize in the United States and Canada a proprietary and patented water treatment technology owned by a Mexican company. In connection with the shut-down, we recognized, in the quarter ended September 30, 2006, a non-cash pre-tax impairment charge of approximately $17.8 million against the assets attributable to the water treatment business. This estimated impairment charge relates to the write-down of investments in property, plant and equipment of approximately

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$15.8 million and advances and other capitalized costs associated with certain agreements of approximately $2.0 million which is recorded in the environmental services segment.
          In addition, we expect to incur pre-tax cash charges for severance and other exit costs in the range of $4.0 million to $4.5 million, including severance costs of approximately $500,000 and site closure costs of approximately $3.5 million to $4.0 million, which will be expensed as incurred, with the majority of these costs expected to be incurred in 2006 and 2007. We expensed $440,000 in the quarter ended September 30, 2006 in severance and other exit costs related to NEWS.
          In September 2006, we started to shut down the facilities of NEWS and will start the site closure process as soon as all existing projects have been completed. In addition, we have begun the process of exploring possible sale of existing equipment and facilities. However, our failure to shut down the facilities as planned and to sell or redeploy the existing equipment and facilities could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial statements.
We are subject to legal proceedings that could adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and cash flows.
          We and certain of our current directors and former officers are subject to several class action and derivative lawsuits. We also may be subject to other proceedings following the conclusion of the investigation into accounting matters by the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors. We discuss these cases in greater detail above under the caption “Legal Proceedings” and in Note 7 of the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this report. We are currently unable to predict or determine the outcome or resolution of these proceedings, or to estimate the amounts of, or potential range of, loss with respect to these proceedings. The range of possible resolutions of these proceedings could include judgments against us or our former or current officers or directors or settlements that could require substantial payments by us, either directly or pursuant to our indemnification obligations to our officers and directors. These payments could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and cash flows. In addition, the defense of, or other involvement of our company in, these actions will require management attention and resources.
We may not have adequate insurance for potential liabilities, including potential liabilities arising out of the class action and derivative lawsuits filed against us and our current or former officers and directors. Any significant liability not covered by insurance or exceeding our coverage limits could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.
          While we maintain liability insurance, this insurance is subject to coverage limits. In addition, certain policies do not provide coverage for damages resulting from environmental contamination. We face the following risks with respect to our insurance coverage:
we may not be able to continue to obtain insurance on commercially reasonable terms or at all;
we may be faced with types of liabilities that will not be covered by our insurance policies;
our insurance carriers may not be able to meet their obligations under the policies; and
the dollar amount of any liabilities may exceed our policy limits.
          Even a partially uninsured claim, if successful and of significant size, could have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial statements.
          In connection with our announcement regarding the internal investigation commissioned by our Audit Committee, we have been served with five class action lawsuits against us and certain of our officers and a director and four derivative suits against certain of our former officers and current directors, alleging damages resulting from the loss of value in our common stock subsequent to the announcement of the investigation.

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          We have notified our directors and officers’ insurance carrier of these suits and to date our carrier has not acknowledged coverage. We may have an uninsured claim as a result of these lawsuits, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
The cost of barite has recently experienced significant volatility, and these fluctuations may continue, which may have an adverse effect on our fluid systems and engineering segment.
          Barite is a naturally occurring mineral that, when processed, composes a significant portion of many drilling fluids systems. We currently secure all our barite from foreign sources, primarily China and India. Barite from these geographic regions has recently experienced a great deal of cost volatility due to numerous factors. The largest of these cost factors is transportation, comprised of inland transportation and ocean freight. Due to recent wide swings in world demand for raw materials produced in both China and India and the rapidly expanding economies of these same countries, all forms of transportation have experienced unprecedented increases. These transportation costs have been further stressed due to increased world oil costs. In addition to the volatility of shipping costs, basic mineral production and processing costs also have experienced upward pressures. These factors include the proximity of mineral reserves to shipping ports, dwindling reserves, internal labor cost increases due to increased safety regulations and cost of living adjustments as well as increased supply and demand pressures. Recent currency exchange rate fluctuations also have contributed to the upward cost trend. If we are unable to reduce these costs or increase the cost of our barite-based products, we may experience lower margins in the fluids systems and engineering segment.
          There is a current drilling fluids industry-backed movement to modify the current barite specific gravity specifications set by the American Petroleum Institute. If accepted, this modification could extend the worldwide usable barite reserves, thus ensuring a longer term supply. However, the modification would have minimal impact on current barite costs such as transportation and logistics. We as a company have been securing rights to produce some limited domestic lower gravity barite should the new lower-specific gravity specifications become acceptable in the industry. If we are not able to secure these rights, we could incur additional costs in selected inland markets in the U.S. domestic sales areas.
We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, which, if not remedied effectively, could have an adverse effect on our business and our stock price.
          As further described in Item 4, Part I, under the heading “Controls and Procedures,” our current Chief Executive Officer and current Chief Financial Officer, with the participation of current management, have evaluated the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
          Based on their evaluation, they have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report are not adequate to ensure that (1) information required to be disclosed by us in the reports filed or furnished by us under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Security and Exchange Commission and (2) the information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on that evaluation, our current Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report were not effective at reaching a reasonable level of assurance of achieving the desired objectives because of the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting discussed above under the heading “Controls and Procedures.”

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ITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
          Not applicable.
ITEM 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
          Not applicable.
ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
          Not applicableapplicable.
ITEM 5. Other Information
          Not applicable.
ITEM 6. Exhibits
   
10.12004 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan, as amended.
31.1 Certification of James D. ColePaul L. Howes pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
31.2 Certification of Matthew W. HardeyJames E. Braun pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
32.1 Certification of James D. ColePaul L. Howes pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
32.2 Certification of Matthew W. HardeyJames E. Braun pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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NEWPARK RESOURCES, INC.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: November 8, 20059, 2006
     
 NEWPARK RESOURCES, INC.
 
 
 By:  /s/ James D. ColePaul L. Howes   
  James D. Cole,Paul L. Howes,
President and Chief Executive Officer 
 
  Chief(Principal Executive OfficerOfficer)  
 
   
 By:  /s/ Matthew W. HardeyJames E. Braun   
  Matthew W. Hardey, James E. Braun,
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 
 
  (Principal Financial Officer) 
By:  /s/ Eric M. Wingerter  
Eric M. Wingerter,
Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerController 
(Principal Accounting Officer)  

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10.12004 Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan, as amended.
   
31.1 Certification of James D. ColePaul L. Howes pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
31.2 Certification of Matthew W. HardeyJames E. Braun pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
32.1 Certification of James D. ColePaul L. Howes pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
32.2 Certification of Matthew W. HardeyJames E. Braun pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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