5 THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 1998 AND THE CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 1998 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1000 3-MOS DEC-31-1998 NOV-30-1998 18767 0 112694 3041 0 164037 1196484 448709 1178395 102372 630580 0 0 12810 358015 1178395 0 105092 0 75384 0 0 13007 (6758) 900 (7658) 0 0 0 (7658) (.10) (.10) PARKER DRILLING COMPANY IS CHANGING ITS FISCAL YEAR-END FROM AUGUST 31 TO DECEMBER 31, EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31, 1998. DECEMBER 31, 1998 IS THE PERIOD ENDING DATE FOR THE COMPANY'S FOUR MONTH TRANSITION PERIOD.