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): March 13, 2017

 

 

DRIL-QUIP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-13439   74-2162088

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

6401 N. Eldridge Parkway

Houston, Texas

  77041
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 939-7711

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2):

 

  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On March 13, 2017, in support of management’s decision to institute pay reductions for company employees worldwide, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Dril-Quip, Inc. (the “Company”) determined that the Board reduce its own fees and approved reductions of 10% in the annual fees paid to non-employee directors for their service on the Board, effective April 1, 2017 (collectively, the “Fee Reduction”). The following table sets forth the amounts of such fees prior to the Fee Reduction (the “Original Director Fees”) and the reduced fees (the “Reduced Director Fees”).

 

Type of Fee

  

Original Director
Fees

    

Reduced Director Fees

 

Annual Fee for Non-Employee Chairman of the Board

   $ 150,000      $ 135,000  

Annual Fee for Other Non-Employee Directors

   $ 75,000      $ 67,500  

 

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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.

 

DRIL-QUIP, INC.
By:  

/s/ James C. Webster

  James C. Webster
  Vice President — General Counsel and Secretary

Date: March 15, 2017

 

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