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<P id=PARA8 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA12 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <B>May 19, 2016</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA16 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>NEWPARK RESOURCES, INC.</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA59 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 5.02&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA61 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><I>Approval of </I><I>Amendment No. 1 to the Newpark Resources, Inc. 2015 Employee Equity Incentive Plan</I></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA63 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">On March 22, 2016, the Board of Directors of Newpark Resources, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), subject to stockholder approval, approved Amendment No. 1 (the &#8220;Amendment&#8221;) to the Newpark Resources, Inc. 2015 Employee Equity Incentive Plan (the &#8220;2015 Plan&#8221;). The Amendment was also approved by the stockholders of the Company on May 19, 2016. The Amendment to the 2015 Plan (i) increases the number of shares available for issuance thereunder by 1,800,000 shares to a total of 7,800,000 shares, (ii) decreases the fungible share counting ratio for awards to be granted in stock (other than an award that is a stock option or similar award) from 1.85 to 1.78, and (iii) adds a &#8220;double trigger&#8221; vesting provision to apply if outstanding awards are assumed or replaced in connection with a change in control of the Company.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA65 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The principal features of the Amendment and the 2015 Plan are described in detail under &#8220;Proposal No. 3 Approval of an Amendment to the 2015 Employee Equity Incentive Plan&#8221; of the Company&#8217;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2016 (the &#8220;Proxy Statement&#8221;). The description of the principal features of the Amendment and the 2015 Plan included in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA67 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The foregoing description of the principal features of the Amendment and the 2015 Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 4.8 to the Company&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 on May 19, 2016 (SEC File No. 333-211459).</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA72 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">On May 19, 2016, the following proposals were submitted to the stockholders of the Company at the Company&#8217;s 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.</FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA89 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Approval of an amendment to the Company&#8217;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation; and</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P id=PARA92 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">5.</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA93 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The ratification of the appointment of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2016.</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA94 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA95 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The proposals are more fully described in the Company&#8217;s Proxy Statement. The following are the final vote results along with a brief description of each proposal.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA96 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA97 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Proposal 1: Election of Directors: the stockholders of the Company elected each of the following director nominees for a term that will continue until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA98 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA100 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Director</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA101 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Votes For</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD id=TBL132.finRow.1.lead.D3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.1.amt.D3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt">
<P id=PARA102 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Withheld</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.1.trail.D3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.1.lead.D4 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.1.amt.D4 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt">
<P id=PARA103 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Broker Non-Votes</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.1.trail.D4 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD></TR>
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<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA104 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">David C. Anderson</FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.2.lead.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.2.amt.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 16%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">73,594,984</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.2.trail.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.2.lead.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.2.amt.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 16%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">807,073</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.2.trail.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.2.lead.4 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.2.amt.4 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 16%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">3,762,739</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.2.trail.4 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR id=TBL132.finRow.3 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA108 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Anthony J. Best</FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.3.lead.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.3.amt.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 16%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">73,230,600</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.3.trail.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.3.lead.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.3.amt.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 16%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">1,171,457</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.3.trail.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.3.lead.4 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.3.amt.4 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 16%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">3,762,739</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.3.trail.4 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR id=TBL132.finRow.4 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA112 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">G. Stephen Finley</FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.4.lead.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.4.amt.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 16%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">73,226,217</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.4.trail.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.4.lead.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.4.amt.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 16%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">1,175,840</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.4.trail.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.4.lead.4 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.4.amt.4 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 16%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">3,762,739</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.4.trail.4 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA116 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Paul L. Howes</FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.5.lead.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.5.amt.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 16%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">73,594,717</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.5.trail.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.5.lead.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.5.amt.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 16%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">807,340</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.5.trail.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.5.lead.4 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.5.amt.4 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 16%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">3,762,739</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.5.trail.4 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA120 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Roderick A. Larson</FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.6.lead.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.6.amt.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 16%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">73,227,221</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.6.trail.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.6.lead.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.6.amt.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 16%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">1,174,836</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.6.trail.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.6.lead.4 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.6.amt.4 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 16%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">3,762,739</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.6.trail.4 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR id=TBL132.finRow.7 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA124 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">James W. McFarland, PhD</FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.7.lead.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.7.amt.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 16%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">73,224,011</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.7.trail.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.7.lead.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.7.amt.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 16%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">1,178,046</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.7.trail.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.7.lead.4 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.7.amt.4 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 16%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">3,762,739</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.7.trail.4 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR id=TBL132.finRow.8 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<TD style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA128 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Gary L. Warren</FONT></P></TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.8.lead.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.8.amt.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 16%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">73,209,116</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.8.trail.2 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.8.lead.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.8.amt.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 16%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">1,192,941</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.8.trail.3 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.8.lead.4 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.8.amt.4 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 16%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">3,762,739</TD>
<TD id=TBL132.finRow.8.trail.4 style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 1%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: bottom; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff" noWrap>&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA133 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA134 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Proposal 2: An advisory vote on named executive officer compensation - the stockholders of the Company approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers as described in the Company&#8217;s Proxy Statement.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA135 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<TABLE id=TBL144  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 99.9%; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.1%; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0>

<TR>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA136 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>For</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA137 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Against</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA138 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Abstain</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA139 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Broker Non-Votes</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA140 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">71,171,079</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA141 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">3,102,382</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA142 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">128,596</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA143 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">3,762,739</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA145 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA146 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Proposal 3: Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the 2015 Employee Equity Incentive Plan.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA147 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<TABLE id=TBL156  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 99.9%; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.1%; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0>

<TR>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA148 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>For</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA149 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Against</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA150 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Abstain</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA151 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Broker Non-Votes</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA152 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">44,674,923</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA153 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">29,698,140</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA154 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">28,994</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA155 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">3,762,739</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA157 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA158 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Proposal 4: Approval of an amendment to the Company&#8217;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA159 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<TABLE id=TBL167  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 99.9%; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.1%; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0>

<TR>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA160 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>For</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA161 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Against</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA162 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Abstain</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA163 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Broker Non-Votes</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA164 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">77,904,411</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA165 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">172,225</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA166 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">88,160</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">&nbsp; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA168 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA169 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Proposal 5: Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm -the stockholders of the Company ratified the appointment of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP as the Company&#8217;s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2016.</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA170 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<TABLE id=TBL178  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 99.9%; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 0.1%; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 1px solid; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0>

<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA171 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>For</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA172 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Against</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA173 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Abstain</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #cceeff">
<P id=PARA174 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Broker Non-Votes</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA175 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">76,416,846</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA176 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">1,727,985</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 1px solid; WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<P id=PARA177 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">19,965</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 25%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">&nbsp; </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA179 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA180 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P id=PARA181 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: -72pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA182 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>Item 9.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements and Exhibits.</B></FONT></P>
<P id=PARA183 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<TABLE id=TBL224  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0>

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<TD style="WIDTH: 36pt; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA225><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">(d)</FONT></P></TD>
<TD style="VERTICAL-ALIGN: top">
<P id=PARA226><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Exhibits</FONT></P></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA188 style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 72pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; TEXT-INDENT: -72pt"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<TABLE  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; WIDTH: 90%; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 10%; TEXT-INDENT: 0px" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0>

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<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 8%; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">
<P id=PARA227 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><U>Exhibit No.</U></P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 2%">
<P id=PARA228 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 90%; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid">
<P id=PARA229 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">Description</P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="WIDTH: 8%">
<P id=PARA230 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 2%">
<P id=PARA231 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 90%">
<P id=PARA232 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; WIDTH: 8%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; PADDING-LEFT: 18pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">
<P id=PARA233 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">10.1</P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 2%">
<P id=PARA234 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD style="WIDTH: 90%">
<P id=PARA235 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">Amendment No. 1 to Newpark Resources, Inc. 2015 Employee Equity Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 of the Company&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on May 19, 2016 (SEC File No. 333-211459).</P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P id=PARA193.1 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<DIV id=PGBK193  style="WIDTH: 100%; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
<DIV id=PGFTR193  style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV id=PGNUM193  style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">3</DIV>
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<DIV id=PGHDR193  style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV>
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<P id=PARA195 style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT></P>
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<P id=PARA236.6 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><B>NEWPARK RESOURCES, INC.</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA236.12 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Dated: May 20, 2016</FONT></P></TD>
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<P id=PARA236.14 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px"><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">/s/&nbsp;</FONT>Mark J. Airola</P></TD>
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<P id=PARA235 style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-TOP: 0pt">Amendment No. 1 to Newpark Resources, Inc. 2015 Employee Equity Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 of the Company&#8217;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on May 19, 2016 (SEC File No. 333-211459).</P></TD></TR></TABLE></P>
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nr20160519_8k.htm
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):
May 19, 2016
NEWPARK RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-2960
72-1123385
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
9320 Lakeside Boulevard, Suite 100
The Woodlands, TX
77381
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(281) 362-6800
(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:
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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 240.13a-4(c))
Item 5.02     Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Approval of
Amendment No. 1 to the Newpark Resources, Inc. 2015 Employee Equity Incentive Plan
On March 22, 2016, the Board of Directors of Newpark Resources, Inc. (the "Company"), subject to stockholder approval, approved Amendment No. 1 (the "Amendment") to the Newpark Resources, Inc. 2015 Employee Equity Incentive Plan (the "2015 Plan"). The Amendment was also approved by the stockholders of the Company on May 19, 2016. The Amendment to the 2015 Plan (i) increases the number of shares available for issuance thereunder by 1,800,000 shares to a total of 7,800,000 shares, (ii) decreases the fungible share counting ratio for awards to be granted in stock (other than an award that is a stock option or similar award) from 1.85 to 1.78, and (iii) adds a "double trigger" vesting provision to apply if outstanding awards are assumed or replaced in connection with a change in control of the Company.
The principal features of the Amendment and the 2015 Plan are described in detail under "Proposal No. 3 Approval of an Amendment to the 2015 Employee Equity Incentive Plan" of the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2016 (the "Proxy Statement"). The description of the principal features of the Amendment and the 2015 Plan included in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.
The foregoing description of the principal features of the Amendment and the 2015 Plan is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 4.8 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 on May 19, 2016 (SEC File No. 333-211459).
Item 5.07     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 19, 2016, the following proposals were submitted to the stockholders of the Company at the Company's 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
1.
The election of seven directors to the Board of Directors;
2.
An advisory vote on named executive officer compensation;
3.
Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Newpark Resources, Inc. 2015 Employee Equity Incentive Plan;
4.
Approval of an amendment to the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation; and
5.
The ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2016.
The proposals are more fully described in the Company's Proxy Statement. The following are the final vote results along with a brief description of each proposal.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors: the stockholders of the Company elected each of the following director nominees for a term that will continue until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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Director
Votes For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
David C. Anderson
73,594,984
807,073
3,762,739
Anthony J. Best
73,230,600
1,171,457
3,762,739
G. Stephen Finley
73,226,217
1,175,840
3,762,739
Paul L. Howes
73,594,717
807,340
3,762,739
Roderick A. Larson
73,227,221
1,174,836
3,762,739
James W. McFarland, PhD
73,224,011
1,178,046
3,762,739
Gary L. Warren
73,209,116
1,192,941
3,762,739
Proposal 2: An advisory vote on named executive officer compensation - the stockholders of the Company approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers as described in the Company's Proxy Statement.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
71,171,079
3,102,382
128,596
3,762,739
Proposal 3: Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the 2015 Employee Equity Incentive Plan.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
44,674,923
29,698,140
28,994
3,762,739
Proposal 4: Approval of an amendment to the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
77,904,411
172,225
88,160
Proposal 5: Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm -the stockholders of the Company ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2016.
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
76,416,846
1,727,985
19,965
Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Description
10.1
Amendment No. 1 to Newpark Resources, Inc. 2015 Employee Equity Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 of the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on May 19, 2016 (SEC File No. 333-211459).
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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.
NEWPARK RESOURCES, INC.
Dated: May 20, 2016
By:
/s/
Mark J. Airola
Mark J. Airola
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Chief Administrative Officer
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Exhibit No.
Description
10.1
Amendment No. 1 to Newpark Resources, Inc. 2015 Employee Equity Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 of the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on May 19, 2016 (SEC File No. 333-211459).
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