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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;14, 2009</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>NEWPARK RESOURCES, INC.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>72-1123385</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(I.R.S. Employer</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">of incorporation or organization)
</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>2700 Research Forest Drive, Suite&nbsp;100</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>The Woodlands, Texas</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>77381</B></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Newpark Resources, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Mark J. Airola<BR>
Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer<BR>
2700 Research Forest Drive, Suite&nbsp;100<BR>
The Woodlands, Texas 77381</B><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>(281)&nbsp;362-6800</B><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Large accelerated filer <FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Accelerated filer <FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Non-accelerated filer <FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Smaller reporting company <FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Proposed Maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of Securities</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Amount to be</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Aggregate Offering</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Registration</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>to be Registered</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Per Share (2)</B></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per share<BR>&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">3,000,000<BR>shares</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">(3)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>

<TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$9,786,008(3)</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$546.06(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the number of shares of
common stock registered under this registration statement will automatically be increased to
cover any additional shares of the registrant&#146;s common stock that become issuable with respect
to the securities registered hereunder by reason of any stock split, stock dividend,
extraordinary dividend, combination of shares, mergers, consolidations, recapitalizations or
other similar transactions.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the registration fee in
accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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    <TD nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The proposed maximum offering price and registration fee are based upon the sum obtained by
adding (i)&nbsp;the product of 2,800,010 shares (the number of shares of common stock registered
hereby as to which options have been granted but not exercised under the 2006 Equity Incentive
Plan, as amended and restated) multiplied by $3.31 (the weighted average exercise price of
such options), and (ii)&nbsp;the product of 199,990 shares (the number of shares of common stock
registered hereby as to which options may be granted under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, as
amended and restated) multiplied by $2.59 (the average of the high and low sales prices per
share of common stock, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on
August&nbsp;13, 2009, which is
within five days of the filing of this registration statement.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed by Newpark Resources, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) relating to 3,000,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per
share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), issuable under the Newpark Resources, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan
(As Amended and Restated Effective June&nbsp;10, 2009) (the &#147;Plan&#148;), which Common Stock is in addition
to the 2,000,000 of Common Stock registered on the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-8
filed on March&nbsp;26, 2007 (SEC File No.&nbsp;333-141577) (the &#147;Prior Registration Statement&#148;).
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement relates to securities of the same class as those to which the
Prior Registration Statement relates, and is submitted in accordance with General Instruction E to
S-8 regarding the Registration of Additional Securities. Pursuant to Instruction E of Form S-8,
the contents of the Prior Registration Statement are incorporated herein by reference and made part
of this Registration Statement, except as supplemented by the information set forth below.
</DIV>
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents previously filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) are incorporated herein by reference into this Registration Statement, other
than any portions of the respective filings that were furnished rather than filed (pursuant to Item
2.02 or Item&nbsp;7.01 of the Current Reports on Form 8-K or other applicable SEC rules):
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2008,
filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;10, 2009 (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-2960);</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Company&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March&nbsp;31,
2009 and June&nbsp;30, 2009, filed with the SEC on May&nbsp;1, 2009 and July&nbsp;31, 2009,
respectively (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-2960);</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April&nbsp;23,
2009, July&nbsp;6, 2009, July&nbsp;17, 2009 and July&nbsp;21, 2009 (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-2960); and</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">(d)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The description of the Company&#146;s common stock, par value $0.01 per share,
contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on November&nbsp;15,
1995, and any further amendment or report filed hereafter for the purpose of updating
such description.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), (excluding any information
furnished pursuant to Item&nbsp;2.02 or Item&nbsp;7.01 on any Current Report on Form 8-K or other applicable
SEC rules) subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained in this Registration Statement or in a document incorporated or deemed
to be incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of
this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently
filed document, which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference herein, modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Effective January&nbsp;1, 2009, the Company modified the presentation of expenses on the
Consolidated Statement of Operations, expanding the presentation to include separate line items for
<I>selling, general and administrative expenses</I>, and <I>other (income)&nbsp;expense, net</I>. Prior to the
modification, the Consolidated Statements of Operations included a line item for <I>general and
administrative expenses</I>, which reflected only the expenses associated with the Company&#146;s corporate
office, while all operating segment expenses were reported within <I>cost of revenues</I>. Following this
change, $54.8&nbsp;million and $2.0&nbsp;million of operating segment expenses previously reported within
<I>cost of revenues </I>for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2008 were reclassified to <I>selling, general and
administrative expenses </I>and <I>other (income)&nbsp;expense, net</I>, respectively. This reclassification did
not impact previously reported revenues, operating income, net income or cash flows as reported in
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2008.
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    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Number</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Newpark Resources, Inc., incorporated
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-K405 for the year ended December
31, 1998 filed on March&nbsp;31, 1999 (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-02960).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certificate of Designation of Series&nbsp;A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock of
Newpark Resources, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to the Company&#146;s
Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on April&nbsp;27, 1999 (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-02960).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certificate of Designation of Series&nbsp;B Convertible Preferred Stock of Newpark
Resources, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Company&#146;s Current
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on June&nbsp;7, 2000 (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-02960).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certificate of Rights and Preferences of Series&nbsp;C Convertible Preferred Stock
of Newpark Resources, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Company&#146;s
Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on January&nbsp;4, 2001 (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-02960).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws, incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the
Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed March&nbsp;13, 2007 (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-02960).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.6*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Newpark Resources, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated
Effective June&nbsp;10, 2009).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Andrews Kurth LLP.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.3*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Andrews Kurth LLP (included as part of Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Powers of Attorney (set forth on the signature page of this registration statement).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">*&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Filed herewith.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>The Registrant. </B>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of The Woodlands, State of
Texas, on August&nbsp;14, 2009.
</DIV>

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    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>NEWPARK RESOURCES, INC.</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Paul L. Howes
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Paul L. Howes&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">President and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Mark J. Airola and Paul L. Howes, and each of them, his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power to act with or without the others and with full power
of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, any or all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement and any registration statement for the same offering filed pursuant to Rule
462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform in the name of and
on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, each and every act and thing necessary or
desirable to be done in and about the premises, to all intents and purposes and as fully as they
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying, approving and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
</DIV>
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    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="14%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Paul L. Howes
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Paul L. Howes</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
President, Chief Executive Officer<BR>
and Director<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">August 14, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ James E. Braun
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
James E. Braun</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Vice President and<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">August 14, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Gregg S. Piontek
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Gregg S. Piontek</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Vice President, Controller and Chief<BR>
Accounting Officer<BR>
(Principal Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">August 14, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Jerry W. Box
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Jerry W. Box</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Chairman of the Board
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">August 14, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ James W. McFarland
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
James W. McFarland</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">August 14, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ G. Stephen Finley
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
G. Stephen Finley</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">August 14, 2009</TD>
</TR>
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<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="14%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Gary L. Warren
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Gary L. Warren</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">August 14, 2009</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ David C. Anderson
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
David C. Anderson</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">August 14, 2009</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
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</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center">Exhibit</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Number</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Description</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Newpark Resources, Inc., incorporated
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-K405 for the year ended December
31, 1998 filed on March&nbsp;31, 1999 (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-02960).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certificate of Designation of Series&nbsp;A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock of
Newpark Resources, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to the Company&#146;s
Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on April&nbsp;27, 1999 (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-02960).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certificate of Designation of Series&nbsp;B Convertible Preferred Stock of Newpark
Resources, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Company&#146;s Current
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on June&nbsp;7, 2000 (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-02960).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certificate of Rights and Preferences of Series&nbsp;C Convertible Preferred Stock
of Newpark Resources, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Company&#146;s
Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on January&nbsp;4, 2001 (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-02960).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws, incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the
Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed March&nbsp;13, 2007 (SEC File No.&nbsp;001-02960).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.6*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Newpark Resources, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated
Effective June&nbsp;10, 2009).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Andrews Kurth LLP.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.3*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Andrews Kurth LLP (included as part of Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Powers of Attorney (set forth on the signature page of this registration statement).</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 3pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

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As filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2009
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
NEWPARK RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
72-1123385
(State or other jurisdiction
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
2700 Research Forest Drive, Suite 100
The Woodlands, Texas
77381
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Newpark Resources, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Mark J. Airola
Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer
2700 Research Forest Drive, Suite 100
The Woodlands, Texas 77381
(Name and address of agent for service)
(281) 362-6800
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Amount of
Title of Securities
Amount to be
Offering Price
Aggregate Offering
Registration
to be Registered
Registered (1)
Per Share (2)
Price (2)
Fee
Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per share
3,000,000
shares
(3)
$9,786,008(3)
$546.06(3)
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the number of shares of
common stock registered under this registration statement will automatically be increased to
cover any additional shares of the registrant's common stock that become issuable with respect
to the securities registered hereunder by reason of any stock split, stock dividend,
extraordinary dividend, combination of shares, mergers, consolidations, recapitalizations or
other similar transactions.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the amount of the registration fee in
accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(3)
The proposed maximum offering price and registration fee are based upon the sum obtained by
adding (i) the product of 2,800,010 shares (the number of shares of common stock registered
hereby as to which options have been granted but not exercised under the 2006 Equity Incentive
Plan, as amended and restated) multiplied by $3.31 (the weighted average exercise price of
such options), and (ii) the product of 199,990 shares (the number of shares of common stock
registered hereby as to which options may be granted under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, as
amended and restated) multiplied by $2.59 (the average of the high and low sales prices per
share of common stock, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on
August 13, 2009, which is
within five days of the filing of this registration statement.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF PRIOR REGISTRATION STATEMENT
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is filed by Newpark Resources, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company") relating to 3,000,000 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per
share (the "Common Stock"), issuable under the Newpark Resources, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan
(As Amended and Restated Effective June 10, 2009) (the "Plan"), which Common Stock is in addition
to the 2,000,000 of Common Stock registered on the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8
filed on March 26, 2007 (SEC File No. 333-141577) (the "Prior Registration Statement").
This Registration Statement relates to securities of the same class as those to which the
Prior Registration Statement relates, and is submitted in accordance with General Instruction E to
S-8 regarding the Registration of Additional Securities. Pursuant to Instruction E of Form S-8,
the contents of the Prior Registration Statement are incorporated herein by reference and made part
of this Registration Statement, except as supplemented by the information set forth below.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents previously filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") are incorporated herein by reference into this Registration Statement, other
than any portions of the respective filings that were furnished rather than filed (pursuant to Item
2.02 or Item 7.01 of the Current Reports on Form 8-K or other applicable SEC rules):
(a)
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008,
filed with the SEC on March 10, 2009 (SEC File No. 001-2960);
(b)
The Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31,
2009 and June 30, 2009, filed with the SEC on May 1, 2009 and July 31, 2009,
respectively (SEC File No. 001-2960);
(c)
The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 23,
2009, July 6, 2009, July 17, 2009 and July 21, 2009 (SEC File No. 001-2960); and
(d)
The description of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share,
contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the SEC on November 15,
1995, and any further amendment or report filed hereafter for the purpose of updating
such description.
All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), (excluding any information
furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 on any Current Report on Form 8-K or other applicable
SEC rules) subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference
in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in this Registration Statement or in a document incorporated or deemed
to be incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of
this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently
filed document, which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference herein, modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Effective January 1, 2009, the Company modified the presentation of expenses on the
Consolidated Statement of Operations, expanding the presentation to include separate line items for
selling, general and administrative expenses
, and
other (income) expense, net
. Prior to the
modification, the Consolidated Statements of Operations included a line item for
general and
administrative expenses
, which reflected only the expenses associated with the Company's corporate
office, while all operating segment expenses were reported within
cost of revenues
. Following this
change, $54.8 million and $2.0 million of operating segment expenses previously reported within
cost of revenues
for the year ended December 31, 2008 were reclassified to
selling, general and
administrative expenses
and
other (income) expense, net
, respectively. This reclassification did
not impact previously reported revenues, operating income, net income or cash flows as reported in
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Newpark Resources, Inc., incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Form 10-K405 for the year ended December
31, 1998 filed on March 31, 1999 (SEC File No. 001-02960).
4.2
Certificate of Designation of Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock of
Newpark Resources, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 27, 1999 (SEC File No. 001-02960).
4.3
Certificate of Designation of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of Newpark
Resources, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on June 7, 2000 (SEC File No. 001-02960).
4.4
Certificate of Rights and Preferences of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock
of Newpark Resources, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 4, 2001 (SEC File No. 001-02960).
4.5
Amended and Restated Bylaws, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 13, 2007 (SEC File No. 001-02960).
4.6*
Newpark Resources, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated
Effective June 10, 2009).
5.1*
Opinion of Andrews Kurth LLP.
23.1*
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.2*
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.3*
Consent of Andrews Kurth LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).
24.1*
Powers of Attorney (set forth on the signature page of this registration statement).
*   Filed herewith.
SIGNATURES
The Registrant.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of The Woodlands, State of
Texas, on August 14, 2009.
NEWPARK RESOURCES, INC.
By:
/s/ Paul L. Howes
Paul L. Howes
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Mark J. Airola and Paul L. Howes, and each of them, his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power to act with or without the others and with full power
of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, any or all amendments (including pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement and any registration statement for the same offering filed pursuant to Rule
462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto,
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform in the name of and
on behalf of the undersigned, in any and all capacities, each and every act and thing necessary or
desirable to be done in and about the premises, to all intents and purposes and as fully as they
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying, approving and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Paul L. Howes
Paul L. Howes
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
August 14, 2009
/s/ James E. Braun
James E. Braun
Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
August 14, 2009
/s/ Gregg S. Piontek
Gregg S. Piontek
Vice President, Controller and Chief
Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
August 14, 2009
/s/ Jerry W. Box
Jerry W. Box
Chairman of the Board
August 14, 2009
/s/ James W. McFarland
James W. McFarland
Director
August 14, 2009
/s/ G. Stephen Finley
G. Stephen Finley
Director
August 14, 2009
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Gary L. Warren
Gary L. Warren
Director
August 14, 2009
/s/ David C. Anderson
David C. Anderson
Director
August 14, 2009
Exhibit Index
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Newpark Resources, Inc., incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Form 10-K405 for the year ended December
31, 1998 filed on March 31, 1999 (SEC File No. 001-02960).
4.2
Certificate of Designation of Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock of
Newpark Resources, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 27, 1999 (SEC File No. 001-02960).
4.3
Certificate of Designation of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of Newpark
Resources, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on June 7, 2000 (SEC File No. 001-02960).
4.4
Certificate of Rights and Preferences of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock
of Newpark Resources, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 4, 2001 (SEC File No. 001-02960).
4.5
Amended and Restated Bylaws, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 13, 2007 (SEC File No. 001-02960).
4.6*
Newpark Resources, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (As Amended and Restated
Effective June 10, 2009).
5.1*
Opinion of Andrews Kurth LLP.
23.1*
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.2*
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
23.3*
Consent of Andrews Kurth LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).
24.1*
Powers of Attorney (set forth on the signature page of this registration statement).
*   Filed herewith.