UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 6, 2008
PIONEER DRILLING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Texas | 1-8182 | 74-2088619 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1250 N.E. Loop 410, Suite 1000, San Antonio, Texas | 78209 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (210) 828-7689
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Explanatory Note
Pioneer Drilling Company (the “Company”) hereby amends its Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 6, 2008, pursuant to Instruction 2 to Item 5.02 of Form 8-K, to provide information that was not determined or available at the time of the filing of the Form 8-K. The Form 8-K was filed to report the appointment of John Michael Rauh and Scott D. Urban to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective immediately.
| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(d) On October 14, 2008, the Board appointed (i) John Michael Rauh to the Audit Committee of the Board, and (ii) Scott D. Urban to the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
PIONEER DRILLING COMPANY | ||
| By: | /s/ William D. Hibbetts | |
| William D. Hibbetts | ||
| Interim Chief Financial Officer | ||
Dated: October 16, 2008