FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  HIGHBRIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/16/2020
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PARKER DRILLING CO /DE/ [PKD]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
277 PARK AVENUE, 23RD FLOOR
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10172
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock") 1,506,959
I
See footnotes (1) (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Warrants (Right to Buy)   (3)   (3) Common Stock 701,809 $ 48.85 I See footnotes (1) (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
HIGHBRIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
277 PARK AVENUE
23RD FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10172
    X    

Signatures

Highbridge Capital Management, LLC, By: /s/ John Oliva, its Chief Compliance Officer 01/21/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The securities reported herein are held by (i) Highbridge Tactical Credit Master Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("HTC") and (ii) Highbridge SCF Special Situations SPV, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("SCFS" and together with HTC, the "Highbridge Funds"). Highbridge Capital Management, LLC ("HCM") serves as the trading manager of the Highbridge Funds.
(2) The filing of this statement shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
(3) These Warrants can be exercised at any time before the Expiration Date (as defined in the Warrant Agreement pursuant to which the Warrants were issued).

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