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): August 17, 2007
PARKER DRILLING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-7573 | 73-0618660 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1401 Enclave Parkway, Suite 600
Houston, Texas 77077
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Houston, Texas 77077
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(281) 406-2000
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On August 17, 2007, Parker Drilling Company (the “Registrant”) issued a press release announcing that the Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan has issued a stay of enforcement of the notice of income tax assessment issued on August 6, 2007, against the Kazakhstan Branch of the Registrant’s subsidiary, Parker Drilling Company International Limited. The stay was granted in response to the appeal filed by the Branch asserting that the enforcement of the income tax assessment would result in double taxation to the Registrant.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed herewith:
99 Press release dated August 17, 2007, issued by the Company
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.
| PARKER DRILLING COMPANY | ||||
| Dated: August 17, 2007 | By: | /s/ Ronald C. Potter | ||
| Ronald C. Potter | ||||
| Vice President | ||||
Index to Exhibits
99 Press release dated August 17, 2007 issued by the Company.