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): May 1, 2012
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) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 5 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100, Houston, Texas | 77046 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 406-2000
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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. |
(b) John W. Gibson, Jr. advised Parker Drilling Company (the “Company”) on May 1, 2012 that he is resigning as a director, effective May 31, 2012, to focus more on his current duties as chief executive officer of Tervita Corporation. Mr. Gibson served nearly eleven years on the Company’s board of directors.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| PARKER DRILLING COMPANY | ||||||
| Dated: May 7, 2012 | By: | /s/ Jon-Al Duplantier | ||||
| Jon-Al Duplantier | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||