HOUSTON, Jan. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Parker Drilling Company (NYSE: PKD) announced today that its 2015 Annual Shareholders' Meeting will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel located at 6 East Greenway Plaza, Houston, Texas 77046 on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. Central Time (10:00 a.m. Eastern Time).

Parker Drilling provides contract drilling and drilling-related services and rental tools to the energy industry. The Company's drilling business serves operators in the inland waters of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico utilizing Parker's barge rig fleet and in select U.S. and international markets and harsh-environment regions utilizing Parker-owned and customer-owned equipment. The Company's rental tools business supplies premium equipment and well services to operators on land and offshore in the U.S. and international markets. More information about Parker Drilling can be found on the Company's website at http://www.parkerdrilling.com.

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