obligations under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, are collectively referred to herein as the “Transaction.” After giving effect to the Transaction, the Company will no longer be subject to the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act or other requirements applicable to a public company, including requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the listing standards of any national securities exchange.
The information contained in the Proxy Statement, including all annexes thereto, is expressly incorporated herein by reference and the responses to each item of this Schedule13E-3 are qualified in their entirety by reference to the information contained in the Proxy Statement. As of the date hereof, the Proxy Statement is in preliminary form and is subject to completion or amendment. This Schedule13E-3 will be amended to reflect such completion or amendment of the Proxy Statement. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Proxy Statement.
Item 1. | Summary Term Sheet |
The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the caption “SUMMARY TERM SHEET” is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. | Subject Company Information |
(a)Name and Address. The name of the subject company is Parker Drilling Company, a Delaware corporation. The Company’s principal executive offices are located at 5 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77046. The Company’s telephone number is (281)406-2000.
(b)Securities. The subject class of equity securities to which this Schedule13E-3 relates is the Company’s Common Stock, of which 15,044,739 shares were outstanding as of October 18, 2019.
(c)Trading Market and Price. The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under “INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY — Market Price of Common Stock” is incorporated herein by reference.
(d)Dividends. The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under “INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY — Dividends” is incorporated herein by reference.
(e)Prior Public Offerings. The Company has conducted two underwritten public offerings within the three years preceding the date of the filing of this Schedule13E-3, each of which were conducted on February 23, 2017.
The Company issued 500,000 shares of 7.25% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share (the “Old Preferred Shares”), for $100 per share. The Company received total net proceeds of $50.0 million, after underwriting discount and offering expenses.
The Company issued 12,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.16 2/3 per share (the “Old Common Shares” and, together with the Old Preferred Shares, the “Old Shares”), for $2.10 per share. The Company received total net proceeds of $25.20 million, after underwriting discount and offering expenses.
In accordance with the Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of Parker Drilling Company and its Debtor Affiliates (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Plan”), all Old Shares were canceled and have no further force or effect as of March 26, 2019, the effective date of the Plan.
(f)Prior Stock Purchases. None.
Item 3. | Identity and Background of Filing Person |
(a)Name and Address. The filing person, the Company, is also the subject company, with its address and telephone number provided in Item 2(a) above. The name of each director and executive officer is set forth below.
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