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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 10-K/A
 
(Amendment No. 1)
 
     
(Mark One)    
þ
  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008
OR
o
  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM _________ TO _________
 
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-7573
 
PARKER DRILLING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
     
Delaware
  73-0618660
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
  Identification No.)
 
1401 Enclave Parkway, Suite 600, Houston, Texas 77077
(Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 406-2000
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
     
Title of Each Class  
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered:
 
Common Stock, par value $0.162/3 per share
  New York Stock Exchange
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes o     No þ
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.  Yes o     No þ
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes þ     No o
 
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  þ
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer þ Accelerated filer o Non-accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o     No þ
 
The aggregate market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates on June 30, 2008 was $941.9 million. At January 31, 2009, there were 113,455,821 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
 
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
 
Portions of our definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 21, 2009 are incorporated by reference in Part III.
 

 

 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
 
This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (this “Amendment”) amends our Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “Original Annual Report”) for the year ended December 31, 2008, which was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 2, 2009. We are filing this Amendment to include in Part IV, Item 15 (a) Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm relating to the financial statement schedule, which Report was inadvertently omitted from the Original Annual Report.
 
We have included as exhibits to this Amendment new certifications of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer.
 
Except as described above, no attempt has been made in this Amendment to modify or update other disclosures presented in the Original Annual Report. This Amendment does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original Annual Report or modify or update those disclosures affected by subsequent events. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with our filings with the SEC subsequent to the filing of the Original Annual Report, including any amendments to those filings.

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PART IV
 
ITEM 15.   EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
 
(a) The following documents are filed as part of this report:
 
(1) Financial Statements of Parker Drilling Company and subsidiaries which are included in Part II, Item 8:
 
 
     
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(2) Financial Statement Schedule:
 
 
     
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  6
 
(3) Exhibits:
 
         
EXHIBIT
 		       
NUMBER
     
DESCRIPTION
 
3(a)
  —   Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended on May 16, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 20, 2007).
3(b)
  —   By-Laws of the Company, as amended on January 31, 2003 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Form 10-K/A dated September 25, 2003).
4(a)
  —   Rights Agreement dated as of July 14, 1998, between the Company and Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A., as rights agent (incorporated by reference to Form 8-A filed July 15, 1998).
4(b)
  —   Amendment No. 1 to the Rights Agreement dated September 22, 1998, between the Company and Norwest Bank Minnesota, N.A., as rights agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) of Form 10-K dated March 17, 2003).
4(c)
  —   Indenture dated as of October 10, 2003 between the Company, as issuer, certain Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined therein) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Trustee, respecting the 9.625% Senior Notes due 2013 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s S-4 Registration Statement No. 333-110374 dated November 10, 2003).
4(d)
  —   Credit Agreement among Parker Drilling Company, as Borrower, the Several Lenders Parties thereto, Lehman Brothers, Inc., as Sole Advisor, Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner, Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agent and Lehman Commercial Paper, Inc. as Administrative Agent dated December 20, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K dated December 27, 2004).
4(e)
  —   First Amendment to the Credit Agreement dated December 20, 2004 among Parker Drilling Company, as Borrower, the Several Lenders Parties thereto, Lehman Brothers, Inc., as Sole Advisor, Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner, Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agent and Lehman Commercial Paper, Inc., as Administrative Agent dated March 1, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(j) to Form 10-K, dated March 10, 2006).


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ITEM 15.   EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES (continued)
 
         
EXHIBIT
 		       
NUMBER
     
DESCRIPTION
 
4(f)
  —   Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement dated December 20, 2004 among Parker Drilling, as Borrower, the Several Lenders Parties thereto, Lehman Brothers, Inc., as Sole Advisor, Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner, Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agent dated February 9, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(c) to annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006).
4(g)
  —   Indenture dated as of September 2, 2004, between the Company and JP-Morgan Chase Bank, as trustee, respecting the $150.0 million Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K, dated September 7, 2004).
4(h)
  —   Indenture, dated as of July 5, 2007, among Parker Drilling Company, the guarantors from time to time party thereto, and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., with respect to the 2.125% Convertible Senior Notes due 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 5, 2007).
4(i)
  —   Form of 2.125% Convertible Senior Note due 2013 (included in Exhibit 4(h)).
4(j)
  —   Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 20, 2007, among Parker Drilling Company, as Borrower, the several lenders from time to time thereto, Lehman Brothers Inc., as Sole Advisor, Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner, Bank of America N.A., as Syndication Agent, and Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to report on Form 8-K dated September 25, 2007).
4(k)
  —   Credit Agreement, dated as of May 15, 2008, among Parker Drilling Company, as Borrower, , Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer, the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time parties thereto, ABN AMRO BANK N.V., as Documentation Agent, and Banc of America Securities LLC and Lehman Brothers Inc., as Joint Lead Arrangers and Book Managers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the report on Form 8-K dated May 21, 2008.
10(a)
  —   Amended and Restated Parker Drilling Company Stock Bonus Plan, effective as of January 1, 1999 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(a) to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 1999).†
10(b)
  —   Parker Drilling Company Incentive Compensation Plan, dated December 17, 2008, and effective January 1, 2008.†*
10(c)
  —   1994 Parker Drilling Company Limited Deferred Compensation Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(h) to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 1995).†
10(d)
  —   1994 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(i) to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 1995).†
10(e)
  —   1994 Executive Stock Option Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(j) to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 1995).†
10(f)
  —   Parker Drilling Company and Subsidiaries 1991 Stock Grant Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(c) to Form 10-K dated November 2, 1992).†
10(g)
  —   Third Amended and Restated Parker Drilling 1997 Stock Plan effective July 24, 2002 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10(e) to Annual Report on Form 10-K dated March 20, 2003).†
10(h)
  —   2005 Long Term Incentive Plan (“2005 LTIP”) (incorporated by reference to the Company’s 2005 Proxy Statement dated March 22, 2005).†
10(i)
  —   First Amendment to the 2005 LTIP (incorporated by reference to the Company’s 2008 Proxy Statement dated March 21, 2008).†
10(j)
  —   Second Amendment to the 2005 LTIP, dated December 13, 2008.†*
10(k)
  —   Form of Indemnification Agreement entered into between Parker Drilling Company and each director and executive officer of Parker Drilling Company, dated on or about October 15, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(g) to Form 10-K dated March 12, 2004).†

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ITEM 15.   EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES (continued)
 
         
EXHIBIT
 		       
NUMBER
     
DESCRIPTION
 
10(l)
  —   Form of Employment Agreement entered into between Parker Drilling Company and certain executive and other officers of Parker Drilling Company, (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(h) to Form 10-K dated March 17, 2003).†
10(m)
  —   Form of Stock Option Award Agreement to the Third Amended and Restated Parker Drilling 1997 Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(m) to Form 10-K dated March 14, 2005).†
10(n)
  —   Form of Stock Grant Award Agreement to the Third Amended and Restated Parker Drilling 1997 Stock Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(n) to Form 10-K dated March 14, 2005).†
10(o)
  —   Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement under the 2005 LTIP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K dated May 1, 2005).†
10(p)
  —   Form of Performance Based Restricted Stock Award Agreement under the 2005 LTIP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K dated May 1, 2005).†
10(q)
  —   Form of Lease Agreement between Parker Drilling Management Services, Inc. entered into by the Robert L. Parker Sr. Family Limited Partnership and Robert L. Parker Jr. dated January 1, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(a) to the Form 10-Q dated August 6, 2004).†
10(r)
  —   Form of Personnel Services Contract between Parker Drilling Management Services, Inc. and the Robert L. Parker Sr. Family Limited Partnership and Robert L. Parker Jr. dated January 1, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(b) to the Form 10-Q dated August 6, 2004).†
10(s)
  —   Consulting Agreement between Parker Drilling Company and Robert L. Parker Sr. dated April 12, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K dated April 12, 2006).†
10(t)
  —   Amendment to Consulting Agreement between Parker Drilling Company and Robert L. Parker Sr., dated April 12, 2008.†*
10(u)
  —   Termination of Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement between Parker Drilling Company, Robert L. Parker Sr., and Robert L. Parker Sr. and Catherine Mae Parker Family Trust under Indenture dated the 23rd day of July 1993, dated April 12, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K dated April 12, 2006).†
10(v)
  —   Confirmation of Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction, dated as of June 28, 2007, by and between Parker Drilling Company and Bank of America, N.A (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 5, 2007).
10(w)
  —   Confirmation of Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction, dated as of June 28, 2007, by and between Parker Drilling Company and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 5, 2007).
10(x)
  —   Confirmation of Convertible Bond Hedge Transaction, dated as of June 28, 2007, by and between Parker Drilling Company and Lehman Brothers OTC Derivatives Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 5, 2007).
10(y)
  —   Confirmation of Issuer Warrant Transaction dated as of June 28, 2007, by and between Parker Drilling Company and Bank of America, N.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 5, 2007).
10(z)
  —   Confirmation of Issuer Warrant Transaction, dated as of June 28, 2007, by and between Parker Drilling Company and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 5, 2007).
10(aa)
  —   Confirmation of Issuer Warrant Transaction dated as of June 28, 2007, by and between Parker Drilling Company and Lehman Brothers OTC Derivatives Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 5, 2007).
10(bb)
  —   Amendment to Confirmation of Issuer Warrant Transaction dated as of June 29, 2007, by and between Parker Drilling Company and Bank of America, N.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 5, 2007).
10(cc)
  —   Amendment to Confirmation of Issuer Warrant Transaction, dated as of June 29, 2007, by and between Parker Drilling Company and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 5, 2007).


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ITEM 15.   EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES (continued)
 
         
EXHIBIT
 		       
NUMBER
     
DESCRIPTION
 
10(dd)
  —   Amendment to Confirmation of Issuer Warrant Transaction, dated as of June 29, 2007, by and between Parker Drilling Company and Lehman Brothers OTC Derivatives Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 5, 2007).
21
  —   Subsidiaries of the Registrant.*
23.1
  —   Consent of KPMG LLP — Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.*
23.2
  —   Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP — Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.*
31.1
  —   Robert L. Parker Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification.**
31.2
  —   W. Kirk Brassfield, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification.**
32.1
  —   Robert L. Parker Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Section 1350 Certification.**
32.2
  —   W. Kirk Brassfield, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Section 1350 Certification.**
 
 
† - Management Contract, Compensatory Plan or Agreement.
 
*
- Filed as an Exhibit to our original report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed March 2, 2009.
 
** - Filed herewith.


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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Parker Drilling Company:
 
Under date of February 26, 2009, we reported on the consolidated balance sheets of Parker Drilling Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2008, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. In connection with our audits of the aforementioned consolidated financial statements, we also audited the related consolidated financial statement schedule in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. This financial statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this financial statement schedule based on our audits. The accompanying consolidated financial statements of Parker Drilling Company and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and for the year then ended, were audited by other auditors whose report thereon dated February 28, 2007, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements, before the recasted adjustments described in Note 1 and Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements.
 
In our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.
 
We also have audited the adjustments described in Note 1 and Note 12 that were applied to recast the 2006 consolidated financial statements for the segment adjustments. In our opinion, such adjustments are appropriate and have been properly applied. We were not engaged to audit, review or apply any procedures to the 2006 consolidated financial statements of the Company other than with respect to the adjustments and, accordingly, we do not express an opinion or any other form of assurance on the 2006 consolidated financial statements taken as a whole.
 
As discussed in Note 1 and Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for uncertain tax positions as of January 1, 2007.
 
KPMG LLP
 
Houston, Texas
February 26, 2009


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PARKER DRILLING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE II — VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
                                         
    Balance
 		    Charged
 		                   
    at
 		    to cost
 		    Charged
 		          Balance
 		 
    beginning
 		    and
 		    to other
 		          at end of
 		 
Classifications   of year     expenses     accounts     Deductions     year  
 
Year ended December 31, 2008
                                       
Allowance for doubtful accounts and notes
  $ 3,152     $ 76     $ —     $ 59     $ 3,169  
Reduction in carrying value of rig materials and supplies
  $ 2,607     $ (903 )   $ —     $ 1,704     $ —  
Deferred tax valuation allowance
  $ 6,391     $ —     $ —     $ 1,835     $ 4,556  
Year ended December 31, 2007
                                       
Allowance for doubtful accounts and notes
  $ 1,481     $ 1,975     $ —     $ 304     $ 3,152  
Reduction in carrying value of rig materials and supplies
  $ 4,337     $ (590 )   $ —     $ 1,140     $ 2,607  
Deferred tax valuation allowance
  $ —     $ —     $ 6,391     $ —     $ 6,391  
Year ended December 31, 2006:
                                       
Allowance for doubtful accounts and notes
  $ 1,639     $ —     $ —     $ 158     $ 1,481  
Reduction in carrying value of rig materials and supplies
  $ 3,451     $ 1,200     $ —     $ 314     $ 4,337  
Deferred tax valuation allowance
  $ —     $ —     $ 18,026 (1)   $ 18,026 (2)   $ —  
 
 
(1) During 2006 and prior to the reversal of the state valuation allowance, the Company completed a process of reconciling its Louisiana state income tax balance sheet for the purpose of properly adjusting its deferred tax assets and liabilities. As a result of this process, the Company recognized an additional net deferred tax asset of approximately $18.0 million. Additionally, the Company increased its valuation allowance by $18.0 million resulting in no impact to the net deferred tax asset.
 
(2) This deduction relates to the reversal of the valuation allowance related to Louisiana state net operating loss carryforwards and other deferred tax assets resulting from the Company’s return to profitability in Louisiana and expected future earnings performance.


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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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
 
  By: 
/s/  Robert L. Parker Jr.
Robert L. Parker Jr.
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director
 
Date: June 5, 2009


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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
             
EXHIBIT
 		       
NUMBER
     
DESCRIPTION
 
  10(b)     —   Parker Drilling Company Incentive Compensation Plan dated December 17, 2008, and effective January 1, 2008.†*
  10(j)      —   Second Amendment to the 2005 LTIP, dated December 13, 2008.†*
  10(t)      —   Amendment to Consulting Agreement between Parker Drilling Company and Robert L. Parker Sr. dated April 12, 2008.†*
  21      —   Subsidiaries of the Registrant.*
  23 .1    —   Consent of KPMG LLP — Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.*
  23 .2    —   Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP — Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.*
  31 .1    —   Robert L. Parker Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification.**
  31 .2    —   W. Kirk Brassfield, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification.**
  32 .1    —   Robert L. Parker Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Section 1350 Certification.**
  32 .2    —   W. Kirk Brassfield, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Section 1350 Certification.**
 
 
† - Management Contract, Compensatory Plan or Agreement.
 
*
- Filed as an Exhibit to our original report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed March 2, 2009.
 
** - Filed herewith.