UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) August 5, 2008
PARKER DRILLING COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | ||
| 1-7573 | 73-0618660 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 1401 Enclave Parkway, Suite 600, Houston, Texas | 77077 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(281) 406-2000
Not Applicable
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 (seeGeneral Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On August 5, 2008, Parker Drilling Company (the “Registrant”) issued a press release announcing results of operations for the 2nd quarter of 2008.
A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 8-K. This information is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is furnished herewith:
| 99.1 | Press release dated August 5, 2008, issued by the Company |
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: August 5, 2008 | By: | /s/ W. Kirk Brassfield | ||
| W. Kirk Brassfield | ||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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Index to Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press release dated August 5, 2008 issued by the Company. |
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