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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;23, 2010.</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>
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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 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>PARKER DRILLING COMPANY</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>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>73-0618660</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction of <BR>
incorporation or organization)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>5 Greenway Plaza, Suite&nbsp;100<BR>
Houston, Texas 77046</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Parker Drilling Company 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of plan)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Kirk Brassfield<BR>
Senior Vice President &#038; Chief Financial Officer<BR>
5 Greenway Plaza, Suite&nbsp;100<BR>
Houston, Texas 77046<BR>
281-406-2000</B><BR>
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><I>Copy to</I></B><B>:</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Kelly Rose<BR>
Baker Botts L.L.P.<BR>
One Shell Plaza<BR>
910 Louisiana St.<BR>
Houston, Texas 77002<BR>
Telephone: (713)&nbsp;229-1234</B></DIV>

<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.
(Check one):
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></DIV>

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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, $.16
2/3 par value per
share</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">5,800,000 shares</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
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    <TD>The shares of Common Stock being registered consist of 5,800,000 shares that may be
issued under the Parker Drilling Company 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416,
this Registration Statement also covers such indeterminable number of additional shares of
Common Stock as may become issuable as a result of any future anti-dilution adjustment in
accordance with the terms of the Parker Drilling Company 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan. This
registration statement also covers additional shares of Common Stock equal to the number of
shares subject to outstanding awards under the Parker Drilling Company 2005 Long-Term
Incentive Plan (the &#147;Prior Plan&#148;) that may in the future be cancelled, terminated, forfeited
or expire unexercised and issued under the Parker Drilling Company 2010 Long-Term Incentive
Plan. Effective May&nbsp;7, 2010, no future awards may be made under the Prior Plan. The
Registrant has previously paid a registration fee in the amount of $420.44 in connection with
the shares issuable under the Prior Plan in connection
with the registration of such shares on Form S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-158130 filed March
20, 2009).</TD>
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    <TD>The amounts are based upon the average high and low sales prices per share of Common Stock as
reported on the New York Stock Exchange on June&nbsp;18, 2010, and are used solely for the purpose
of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART
I</B></div>
<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Note: The document(s) containing the information concerning the Parker Drilling Company 2010
Long-Term Incentive Plan (the &#147;2010 Plan&#148;) required by Item&nbsp;1 of Form S-8 and the statement of
availability of registrant information and any other information required by Item&nbsp;2 of Form S-8
will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). In accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 and the requirements of Part&nbsp;I of Form
S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus
supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the Securities Act. Parker Drilling Company (the &#147;Company&#148;)
will maintain a file of such documents in accordance with the provisions of Rule&nbsp;428. Upon request,
the Company will furnish to the Commission or its staff a copy of any or all of the documents
included in such file.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART
II</B></div>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents heretofore filed by the Company with the Commission are incorporated
by reference in this Registration Statement:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2009.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2010.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K (and amendments thereto) dated March&nbsp;8, 2010,
March&nbsp;11, 2010, March&nbsp;22, 2010, March&nbsp;24, 2010 and May&nbsp;11, 2010.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4)&nbsp;The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock contained in the Company&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form 8-A, dated June&nbsp;16, 1969, including any amendment or report heretofore or
hereafter filed for the purpose of updating such description.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents subsequently filed (but not furnished) 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;), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all
securities offered hereby have been sold or that de-registers all securities offered hereby then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
and to be a part hereof from their respective dates of filing.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to
the extent that a statement contained 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: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware</I>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the &#147;Delaware General
Corporation Law&#148;) provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right
of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent
of the corporation, against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith
and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his
or her conduct was unlawful. A similar standard of care is applicable in the case of derivative
actions, except that indemnification only extends to expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually
and reasonably incurred in connection with defense or settlement of such an action and court
approval is required before there can be any indemnification where the person seeking
indemnification has been found liable to the corporation. To the extent that a director or officer
of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action referred
to above, or in defense of any such action or claim, issue or matter, that person shall be
indemnified against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred in
connection with such action or claim, issue or matter.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Restated Certificate of Incorporation</I>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As permitted by Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Company&#146;s
Restated Certificate of Incorporation contains a provision eliminating the personal liability of a
director to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director, subject to certain exceptions.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Bylaws and Indemnification Agreements</I>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Bylaws of the Company contain provisions that provide for indemnification of officers and
directors to the fullest extent permitted by, and in the manner permissible under, the Delaware
General Corporation Law. In addition, the Company has entered into specific agreements with the
directors and officers of the Company providing for indemnification of such persons, including the
advancement of expenses, under certain circumstances.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>2010 Plan</I>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, Section&nbsp;1.3(f) of the 2010 Plan provides that each person who is or was a member
of the Board of Directors of the Company (the &#147;Board&#148;) or the Compensation Committee of the Board
shall be indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by law against and from any
damage, loss, liability, cost and expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him in
connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he may be a party
or in which he may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the 2010 Plan.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The discussion of the Company&#146;s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, Indemnification
Agreements, 2010 Plan and Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law included in this Item
6 is intended to be only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of each of the
foregoing.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, the Company maintains policies insuring its officers and directors against
certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following items are included as exhibits to this Registration Statement, including those
items incorporated by reference herein:
</DIV>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as
amended on May&nbsp;16, 2007 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q
filed on November&nbsp;9, 2007).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">3.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Bylaws of the Company, as amended on January&nbsp;31, 2003
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3(d) to the Company&#146;s
Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K filed on March&nbsp;20, 2003).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD 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 valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Parker Drilling Company 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(incorporated herein by reference to Annex A to the
Company&#146;s 2010 Proxy Statement dated March&nbsp;16, 2010).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD 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 valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD 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 valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of KPMG LLP.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD 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 valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Baker Botts L.L.P. (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD 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 valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (included in signature page hereof).</TD>
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<DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 18%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV>

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    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96"></TD>
</TR>

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

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The undersigned Company hereby undertakes:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement; and
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if this
Registration Statement is on Form S-8 and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating
to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall
be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) To remove from registration by means of post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The undersigned Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act, each filing of the Company&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Company in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered,
the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification
by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</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, the Company 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 Houston, State of Texas, on June&nbsp;23, 2010.
</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">PARKER DRILLING COMPANY<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/ David C. Mannon
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">David C. Mannon&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>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</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 hereby
constitutes and appoints David C. Mannon and W. Kirk Brassfield, and each of them, his or her true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for
him or her in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to
file the same, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or each of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes,
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
</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="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&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 valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></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">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Robert L. Parker, Jr.
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Robert L. Parker, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Executive Chairman&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;23, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></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">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ David C. Mannon
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
David C. Mannon
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">President and Chief
Executive Officer<br>
(Principal
Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;23, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></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">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ W. Kirk Brassfield
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
W. Kirk Brassfield
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Senior Vice
President and
Chief Financial <br>
Officer (Principal
Financial Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;23, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></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">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Philip A. Schlom
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Philip A. Schlom
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Corporate
Controller
(Principal<BR>
Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;23, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></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">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ R. Rudolph Reinfrank
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
R. Rudolph Reinfrank
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;23, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></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">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John W. Gibson, Jr.
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
John W. Gibson, Jr.
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;23, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></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">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Roger B. Plank
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Roger B. Plank
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;23, 2010</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&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>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></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">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Robert E. McKee III
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Robert E. McKee III
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;23, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></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">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ George J. Donnelly
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
George J. Donnelly
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;23, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></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">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Robert W. Goldman
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Robert W. Goldman
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;23, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></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">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Gary R. King
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Gary R. King
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June&nbsp;23, 2010</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B>
</DIV>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="92%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Exhibit Number</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Description</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">3.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as
amended on May&nbsp;16, 2007 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q
filed on November&nbsp;9, 2007).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD 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 valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">3.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Bylaws of the Company, as amended on January&nbsp;31, 2003
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3(d) to the Company&#146;s
Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K filed on March&nbsp;20, 2003).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD 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 valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Parker Drilling Company 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(incorporated herein by reference to Annex A to the
Company&#146;s 2010 Proxy Statement dated March&nbsp;16, 2010).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD 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 valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P.</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 23, 2010.
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PARKER DRILLING COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
73-0618660
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification
Number)
5 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100
Houston, Texas 77046
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
Parker Drilling Company 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(Full title of plan)
Kirk Brassfield
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
5 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100
Houston, Texas 77046
281-406-2000
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
Copy to
:
Kelly Rose
Baker Botts L.L.P.
One Shell Plaza
910 Louisiana St.
Houston, Texas 77002
Telephone: (713) 229-1234
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 "large accelerated
filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
þ
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Amount to be
offering price per
aggregate offering
Amount of
Title of
securities to be
registered
registered
(1)
share
(2)
price
(2)
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $.16
2/3 par value per
share
5,800,000 shares
$4.335
$25,143,000
$1,792.70
(1)
The shares of Common Stock being registered consist of 5,800,000 shares that may be
issued under the Parker Drilling Company 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Pursuant to Rule 416,
this Registration Statement also covers such indeterminable number of additional shares of
Common Stock as may become issuable as a result of any future anti-dilution adjustment in
accordance with the terms of the Parker Drilling Company 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan. This
registration statement also covers additional shares of Common Stock equal to the number of
shares subject to outstanding awards under the Parker Drilling Company 2005 Long-Term
Incentive Plan (the "Prior Plan") that may in the future be cancelled, terminated, forfeited
or expire unexercised and issued under the Parker Drilling Company 2010 Long-Term Incentive
Plan. Effective May 7, 2010, no future awards may be made under the Prior Plan. The
Registrant has previously paid a registration fee in the amount of $420.44 in connection with
the shares issuable under the Prior Plan in connection
with the registration of such shares on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-158130 filed March
20, 2009).
(2)
The amounts are based upon the average high and low sales prices per share of Common Stock as
reported on the New York Stock Exchange on June 18, 2010, and are used solely for the purpose
of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933.
PART
I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Note: The document(s) containing the information concerning the Parker Drilling Company 2010
Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "2010 Plan") required by Item 1 of Form S-8 and the statement of
availability of registrant information and any other information required by Item 2 of Form S-8
will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"). In accordance with Rule 428 and the requirements of Part I of Form
S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus
supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. Parker Drilling Company (the "Company")
will maintain a file of such documents in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428. Upon request,
the Company will furnish to the Commission or its staff a copy of any or all of the documents
included in such file.
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PART
II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents heretofore filed by the Company with the Commission are incorporated
by reference in this Registration Statement:
(1) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.
(2) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.
(3) The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K (and amendments thereto) dated March 8, 2010,
March 11, 2010, March 22, 2010, March 24, 2010 and May 11, 2010.
(4) The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the Company's Registration
Statement on Form 8-A, dated June 16, 1969, including any amendment or report heretofore or
hereafter filed for the purpose of updating such description.
In addition, all documents subsequently filed (but not furnished) 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"), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all
securities offered hereby have been sold or that de-registers all securities offered hereby then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
and to be a part hereof from their respective dates of filing.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference
herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to
the extent that a statement contained 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.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware
Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "Delaware General
Corporation Law") provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right
of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent
of the corporation, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith
and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his
or her conduct was unlawful. A similar standard of care is applicable in the case of derivative
actions, except that indemnification only extends to expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually
and reasonably incurred in connection with defense or settlement of such an action and court
approval is required before there can be any indemnification where the person seeking
indemnification has been found liable to the corporation. To the extent that a director or officer
of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action referred
to above, or in defense of any such action or claim, issue or matter, that person shall be
indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred in
connection with such action or claim, issue or matter.
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation
As permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Company's
Restated Certificate of Incorporation contains a provision eliminating the personal liability of a
director to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director, subject to certain exceptions.
Bylaws and Indemnification Agreements
The Bylaws of the Company contain provisions that provide for indemnification of officers and
directors to the fullest extent permitted by, and in the manner permissible under, the Delaware
General Corporation Law. In addition, the Company has entered into specific agreements with the
directors and officers of the Company providing for indemnification of such persons, including the
advancement of expenses, under certain circumstances.
2010 Plan
In addition, Section 1.3(f) of the 2010 Plan provides that each person who is or was a member
of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") or the Compensation Committee of the Board
shall be indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by law against and from any
damage, loss, liability, cost and expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him in
connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he may be a party
or in which he may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the 2010 Plan.
The discussion of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, Indemnification
Agreements, 2010 Plan and Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law included in this Item
6 is intended to be only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of each of the
foregoing.
In addition, the Company maintains policies insuring its officers and directors against
certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The following items are included as exhibits to this Registration Statement, including those
items incorporated by reference herein:
Exhibit Number
Description
3.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as
amended on May 16, 2007 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
filed on November 9, 2007).
3.2
Bylaws of the Company, as amended on January 31, 2003
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(d) to the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 20, 2003).
4.1
Parker Drilling Company 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(incorporated herein by reference to Annex A to the
Company's 2010 Proxy Statement dated March 16, 2010).
5.1*
Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P.
23.1*
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2*
Consent of Baker Botts L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24*
Power of Attorney (included in signature page hereof).
*
Filed herewith.
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Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned Company hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if this
Registration Statement is on Form S-8 and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating
to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall
be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act, each filing of the Company's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in
this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Company in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered,
the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification
by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company 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 Houston, State of Texas, on June 23, 2010.
PARKER DRILLING COMPANY
By:
/s/ David C. Mannon
David C. Mannon
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby
constitutes and appoints David C. Mannon and W. Kirk Brassfield, and each of them, his or her true
and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for
him or her in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to
file the same, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact
and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or each of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes,
may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
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/ Robert L. Parker, Jr.
Robert L. Parker, Jr.
Executive Chairman
June 23, 2010
/s/ David C. Mannon
David C. Mannon
President and Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
June 23, 2010
/s/ W. Kirk Brassfield
W. Kirk Brassfield
Senior Vice
President and
Chief Financial
Officer (Principal
Financial Officer)
June 23, 2010
/s/ Philip A. Schlom
Philip A. Schlom
Corporate
Controller
(Principal
Accounting Officer)
June 23, 2010
/s/ R. Rudolph Reinfrank
R. Rudolph Reinfrank
Director
June 23, 2010
/s/ John W. Gibson, Jr.
John W. Gibson, Jr.
Director
June 23, 2010
/s/ Roger B. Plank
Roger B. Plank
Director
June 23, 2010
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Robert E. McKee III
Robert E. McKee III
Director
June 23, 2010
/s/ George J. Donnelly
George J. Donnelly
Director
June 23, 2010
/s/ Robert W. Goldman
Robert W. Goldman
Director
June 23, 2010
/s/ Gary R. King
Gary R. King
Director
June 23, 2010
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Description
3.1
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as
amended on May 16, 2007 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
filed on November 9, 2007).
3.2
Bylaws of the Company, as amended on January 31, 2003
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(d) to the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 20, 2003).
4.1
Parker Drilling Company 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(incorporated herein by reference to Annex A to the
Company's 2010 Proxy Statement dated March 16, 2010).
5.1*
Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P.
23.1*
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2*
Consent of Baker Botts L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24*
Power of Attorney (included in signature page hereof).
*
Filed herewith.
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