UNITED STATES
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
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 2, 2005
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
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On May 2, 2005, Parker Drilling Company (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing results of operations for the first quarter of 2005.
A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99 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
(c) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is furnished herewith:
99 Press release dated May 2, 2005, 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: May 2, 2005 By: /s/ Robert L. Parker Jr.
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Name: Robert L. Parker Jr.
Its: President and Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. Description
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99 Press Release dated May 2, 2005,
issued by the Company
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