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): October 23, 2017
PARKER DRILLING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 73-0618660 (I.R.S. 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 Address if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On October 27, 2017, Parker Drilling Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), announced that Principal Accounting Officer and Controller Leslie K. Nagy is leaving the Company effective November 3, 2017 to assume the role of Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of another company.
Nathaniel C. Dockray has been named as the Company's Principal Accounting Officer effective November 4, 2017. Mr. Dockray, age 37, has served as the Company's Director of Tax and Financial Planning & Analysis since April, 2016. From January, 2014 through March, 2016 he was the Company's Director of Tax. From December, 2012 to January, 2014 Mr. Dockray served as Assistant Director of Tax, and prior to that he served as a Senior Tax Manager of the Company. Prior to joining Parker Drilling, Mr. Dockray was employed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Mr. Dockray holds a BBA and an MS in Accounting from Texas Tech University.
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.
Parker Drilling Company | |||||
Date: | October 27, 2017 | By: | /s/ Michael W. Sumruld | ||
Michael W. Sumruld Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||