UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 8, 2010
PARKER DRILLING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 001-07573 (Commission File Number) | 73-0618660 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 5 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100 Houston, Texas (Address of principal executive offices) | 77046 (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 406-2000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On March 8, 2010, Parker Drilling Company (the “Company”) publicly disseminated a press release announcing that it intends, subject to market and other conditions, to raise a total of approximately $300 million gross proceeds through a private offering of senior notes. The purpose of this Current Report on Form 8-K is to file as Exhibit 99.1 a copy of the Company’s press release dated March 8, 2010 announcing such event. The press release is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01 and the foregoing description of the press release is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed herewith:
99.1 Press Release of Parker Drilling Company dated March 8, 2010.
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.
| PARKER DRILLING COMPANY | ||||
| Date: March 8, 2010 | By: | /s/ W. Kirk Brassfield | ||
| W. Kirk Brassfield | ||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | ||
| No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Parker Drilling Company dated March 8, 2010. |