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): June 2, 2011

KEY ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         
Maryland   001-08038   04-2648081
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 1800
Houston, Texas
  77010
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 713-651-4300

 
 
(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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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

Key Energy Services, Inc. (the “Company”) presented at the 2011 UBS Global Oil and Gas Conference, on May 26, 2011 in Austin, Texas. As previously announced in a news release issued by the Company on May 17, 2011, this presentation was available via live webcast. A replay of the presentation is also available at the Company’s website, www.keyenergy.com, under “Investor Relations” and is expected to remain available for approximately ninety days. During the presentation, among other matters, the Company disclosed that it currently expects capital expenditures for 2011 to approximate $315.0 million, an increase from its initial expectation for 2011 of $240.0 million.

The information contained in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or 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.

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This Current Report on Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any matters that are not of historic fact are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company, its industry, its management’s beliefs and certain assumptions made by management, including the Company’s capital expenditure expectations. No assurance can be given that such expectations, estimates or projections will prove to have been correct. Whenever possible, these forward-looking statements are identified by words such as “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates” and similar phrases.

Because such statements involve risks and uncertainties, the Company’s actual results and performance may differ materially from the results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Other important risk factors that may affect the Company’s business, results of operations and financial position are discussed in its most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, recent Current Reports on Form 8-K and in other Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Unless otherwise required by law, the Company also disclaims any obligation to update its view of any such risks or uncertainties or to announce publicly the result of any revisions to the forward-looking statements made here. However, readers should review carefully reports and documents that the Company files periodically with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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.

KEY ENERGY SERVICES, INC.

Date: June 2, 2011

By: /s/ J. Marshall Dodson                                            
J. Marshall Dodson
Vice President and Treasurer

 

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