UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 3, 2020 (March 3, 2020)

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PARKER DRILLING COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	001-7573 (Commission File Number)	73-0618660 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

5 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100

Houston, Texas 77046

(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 simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:



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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

On January 29, 2020, the Company filed a Form 25 to delist its shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, from trading on the New York Stock Exchange as of February 10, 2020 and to deregister its shares of common stock under Section 12(b) of the Act. The deregistration under Section 12(b) will be effective upon 90 days after filing the Form 25.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On March 3, 2020, Parker Drilling Company (the “Registrant”) issued a press release announcing results of operations for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2019. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

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:



Number		Exhibit

99.1		Press Release dated March 3, 2020, issued by Registrant.

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.



	PARKER DRILLING COMPANY


Date: March 3, 2020	By:	/s/ Michael W. Sumruld
	Name:	Michael W. Sumruld
	Title:	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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