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): September 20, 2019
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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)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | Trading symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | PKD | New York Stock Exchange |
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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 20, 2019, Parker Drilling Company (“Parker”) issued a press release announcing that Parker made a voluntary prepayment of $35,000,000 in principal plus $1,023,750 of associated accrued interest on its Second Lien Term Loan. As a result of this payment, the Company reduced its long-term debt balance from $211.1 million, as of June 30, 2019, to approximately $176 million. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.
The information contained in this Item 7.01 and the exhibit hereto shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filings made by Parker under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is furnished herewith:
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.
Date: September 20, 2019 PARKER DRILLING COMPANY
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By: | /s/ Michael W. Sumruld
Michael W. Sumruld
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |