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style="height:12.75pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 1.5pt 0pt;"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="Duration_8_17_2021_To_8_17_2021_1qpZgu9CE0aKfZh8mSStPA" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen" name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" id="Tc_CCYITlbBWUWNulDiquwMNQ_1_4">New York Stock Exchange</ix:nonNumeric></p></div></div></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:5pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New 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<div style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;height:2pt;page-break-after:always;width:79.3%;border:0;margin:30pt 10.35% 30pt 10.35%;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:10.35%;padding-right:10.35%;position:relative;"><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><a id="_2199a288_a4ce_48c2_9172_3373f06c4799"></a><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;">On August 17<sup style="font-size:7.5pt;line-height:100%;top:0pt;vertical-align:top;">th</sup> through August 18<sup style="font-size:7.5pt;line-height:100%;top:0pt;vertical-align:top;">th</sup>, 2021, Independence Contract Drilling, Inc. will participate in EnerCom&#8217;s 2021 The Oil and Gas Conference in Denver, Colorado and deliver an investor presentation that includes the slides attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which are incorporated herein by reference.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt;margin:0pt;">The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be &#8220;filed&#8221; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, shall not otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that section and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.&#160;The furnishing of these slides is not intended to constitute a representation that such information is required by Regulation FD or that the materials they contain include material information that is not otherwise publicly available.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New 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style="height:23.25pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:12.98%;border-bottom:1.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:23.25pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Exhibit<br />Number</b></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.49%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:23.25pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:84.52%;border-bottom:1.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:23.25pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt 0pt 1.5pt 0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">Description</b></p></div></div></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:12.98%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:15pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 1.5pt 0pt;"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="tmb-20210817xex99d1.htm"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;">99.1</span></a></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:2.49%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:15pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:84.52%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:15pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 1.5pt 0pt;"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;" href="tmb-20210817xex99d1.htm"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;">Investor Presentation Slides</span></a></p></div></div></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:12.98%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><div style="height:15pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p 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Choyce</p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:49.09%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;width:6.74%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Name:</p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;width:44.16%;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Philip A. 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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):
August 17, 2021
Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
001-36590
37-1653648
(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
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File Number)
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Identification No.)
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20475 State Highway 249
,
Suite 300
Houston
,
TX
77070
(Address of principal executive offices)
(
281
)
598-1230
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or 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):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
Trading symbol(s)
Name of each exchange where registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
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ICD
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New York Stock Exchange
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On August 17
th
through August 18
th
, 2021, Independence Contract Drilling, Inc. will participate in EnerCom's 2021 The Oil and Gas Conference in Denver, Colorado and deliver an investor presentation that includes the slides attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which are incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, shall not otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that section and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference. The furnishing of these slides is not intended to constitute a representation that such information is required by Regulation FD or that the materials they contain include material information that is not otherwise publicly available.
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
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Exhibit
Number
Description
99.1
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Investor Presentation Slides
104
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
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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.
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Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.
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Date: August 17, 2021
By:
/s/ Philip A. Choyce
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Name:
Philip A. Choyce
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Title:
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
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