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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - DRIL-QUIP INC | dex991.htm |
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): December 6, 2010
DRIL-QUIP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-13439 | 74-2162088 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 13550 Hempstead Highway Houston, Texas |
77040 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 939-7711
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 (see General Instruction A.2):
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
As a result of discussions on December 6, 2010, on December 7, 2010 Dril-Quip, Inc. (“Dril-Quip”) announced that Larry E. Reimert, Co-Chairman of the Board and Co-Chief Executive Officer, will step down from his duties as Co-Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2011, in order to concentrate on his cancer related health issues. Mr. Reimert will retain his duties as Co-Chairman of the Board and will act as Technical and Strategic Advisor for the Company on a part-time basis. The terms of Mr. Reimert’s consulting arrangement have not yet been determined and will be disclosed in an amendment to this Form 8-K when they are available.
J. Mike Walker, Co-Chairman of the Board and Co-Chief Executive Officer, will assume Mr. Reimert’s executive responsibilities, and Dril-Quip’s various departmental Vice Presidents will assume Mr. Reimert’s other day-to-day responsibilities.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
The exhibit listed below is being filed pursuant to Item 5.02 of this Form 8-K:
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued December 7, 2010. | |
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SIGNATURE
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.
| DRIL-QUIP, INC. | ||
| By: | /S/ JERRY M. BROOKS | |
| Jerry M. Brooks | ||
| Vice President—Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | ||
Date: December 7, 2010
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued December 7, 2010. | |
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