Tesco Form 4/A TESCO / Nicholas Mawford ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Mawford Nicholas

(Last) (First) (Middle)

11330 CLAY ROAD

SUITE 350

(Street)

HOUSTON TX 77041

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TESCO CORP [ TESO ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Vice President, TCUS

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/01/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
11/03/2016

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Unit	(1)	11/01/2016		A(2)		14,000(3)		11/01/2017(4)	11/01/2019	Common Stock	14,000	$0.0000	14,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) may be redeemed, at the Company's discretion, for one share of the Company's common stock or its cash equivalent.

2. All awards were granted (i) on November 1, 2016 to the Reporting Person as a portion of his compensation for serving as an officer or director of the Company; and (ii) pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Tesco Corporation 2005 Incentive Plan, which is exempt under Rule 16b-3(d). The vesting of all awards is contingent upon the Reporting Person's continued employment by or service as a Director to the Company.

3. This number represents the restricted stock units (RSUs) granted. These RSUs are subject to a three-year vesting period. RSUs are calculated on a one-for-one share basis. Each RSU may be redeemed, at the Company's discretion, for one share of the Company's common stock or its cash equivalent.

4. The RSUs vest equally over three years on the anniversary of the grant date.

	Brian Kelly, Attorney-in-Fact	11/03/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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