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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B></P>

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reported) February 23, 2012</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 24pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>PARKER DRILLING COMPANY</B></P>

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in its charter)</I></P>

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        of</I></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 1.6pt 0 0; text-align: center"><I>incorporation or organization)</I></P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 1.6pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>73-0618660</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 1.6pt 0 0; text-align: center"><I>(I.R.S. Employer Identification
        No.)</I></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>5 Greenway Plaza, Suite&nbsp;100,
Houston, Texas 77046</B></P>

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(Zip code)</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>(281)&nbsp;406-2000</B></P>

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including area code)</I></P>

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if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (<I>see</I> General Instruction A.2. below):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On February 23, 2012, Parker
Drilling Company (the &ldquo;Registrant&rdquo;) issued a press release announcing results of operations for the&nbsp;fourth quarter
of 2011.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A copy of this press release
is attached as Exhibit&nbsp;99 to this Report on Form 8-K. This information is being furnished pursuant to Item&nbsp;2.02 of Form
8-K and shall not be deemed &ldquo;filed&rdquo; for the purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the &ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated
by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set
forth by specific reference in such a filing.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 90%; padding: 0; line-height: 115%; font-weight: bold"><B>Financial Statements and Exhibits</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 3%; padding: 0; line-height: 115%">(d)</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 94%; padding: 0; line-height: 115%">Exhibits.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following exhibit is furnished
herewith:</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 94%; padding: 0; line-height: 115%">Press release dated February 23, 2012, issued by the Company</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B><U>SIGNATURES</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 5.6pt 0 0">Parker Drilling Company</P>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; line-height: 115%">Date: February 23, 2012</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding: 0; line-height: 115%">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; padding: 0; line-height: 115%">/s/ W. Kirk Brassfield &nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding: 0; line-height: 115%">W. Kirk Brassfield&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding: 0; line-height: 115%">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
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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) February 23, 2012
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)
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. below):
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14A-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On February 23, 2012, Parker
Drilling Company (the "Registrant") issued a press release announcing results of operations for the fourth quarter
of 2011.
A copy of this press release
is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Report on Form 8-K. This information is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form
8-K and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated
by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set
forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits.
The following exhibit is furnished
herewith:
99
Press release dated February 23, 2012, issued by the Company
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: February 23, 2012
By:
/s/ W. Kirk Brassfield
W. Kirk Brassfield
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer