UNITED STATES
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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 21, 2010
PARKER DRILLING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | 001-07573
(Commission File Number) | | 73-0618660
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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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
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 8.01. Other Events
Parker Drilling Company (the “Company”) hereby amends Item 8 of Part II of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 2010 (the “Form 10-K”), to revise Note 5—Guarantor/Non-Guarantor Consolidating Condensed Financial Statements in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included therein to reflect the subsidiaries of the Company that are current guarantors of the Company’s 91/8% Senior Notes due 2018 (the “Amended Financial Statements”). The Amended Financial Statements are filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
For purposes of this Form 8-K, and in accordance with Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Item 8 of the Form 10-K has been amended and restated in its entirety. Other than the revisions to Item 8 noted above, there are no other changes to the Form 10-K. No amendments have been made to the Form 10-K and included in this Form 8-K to reflect events occurring after the filing of the Form 10-K or to modify or update those disclosures affected by subsequent events. Accordingly, this Form 8-K should be read in conjunction with the Company’s SEC filings made subsequent to the filing of the Form 10-K, including any amendments of those filings.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.The following exhibit is filed herewith:
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 23.1 | | Consent of KPMG LLP. |
| 99.1 | | Amended and Restated Consolidated Financial Statements of Parker Drilling Company. |
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S I G N A T U R E
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.
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| | PARKER DRILLING COMPANY
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| Dated: June 21, 2010 | By: | /s/ W. Kirk Brassfield | |
| | | W. Kirk Brassfield | |
| | | Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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| Number | | Description |
| 23.1 | | Consent of KPMG LLP. |
| 99.1 | | Amended and Restated Consolidated Financial Statements of Parker Drilling Company. |
