Parker Drilling (PKDC) Form 3 Initial statement of insider ownership

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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^*

HIGHBRIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

40 WEST 57TH ST.

32ND FLOOR

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10019

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/26/2019

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PARKER DRILLING CO /DE/ [ PKD ]

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

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.16 2/3 per share ("Common Stock")	1,592,993	I	See footnotes(1)(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Warrants (Right to Buy)	03/26/2019	(3)	Common Stock	639,885	50.5	I	See footnotes(1)(2)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The securities reported herein are held by (i) 1992 MSF International Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company ("MSF International") and (ii) 1992 Tactical Credit Master Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("1992 Tactical" and together with MSF International, the "Highbridge Funds"). Highbridge Capital Management, LLC ("HCM") serves as the trading manager of the Highbridge Funds.

2. The filing of this statement shall not be deemed an admission that either of the Reporting Persons is the beneficial owner of the securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein.

3. These Warrants can be exercised at any time before the Expiration Date (as defined in the Warrant Agreement pursuant to which the Warrants were issued).

	Highbridge Capital Management, LLC, By: /s/ John Oliva, its Chief Compliance Officer	04/05/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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