Form 8-K Filing

0001171843-11-000916.txt : 20110404 0001171843-11-000916.hdr.sgml : 20110404 20110404161509 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001171843-11-000916 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110404 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20110404 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110404 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: OIL STATES INTERNATIONAL, INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001121484 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: OIL & GAS FILED MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT [3533] IRS NUMBER: 760476605 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-16337 FILM NUMBER: 11735988 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: THREE ALLEN CENTER STREET 2: 333 CLAY STREET, SUITE 4620 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77002 BUSINESS PHONE: 713-652-0582 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: THREE ALLEN CENTER STREET 2: 333 CLAY STREET, SUITE 4620 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77002 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: OIL STATES INTERNATIONAL INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000808 8-K 1 document.htm FORM 8-K FILING DOCUMENT Form 8-K Filing

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 4, 2011

Oil States International, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		1-16337		76-0476605
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

	Three Allen Center 333 Clay Street, Suite 4620, Houston, Texas		77002
	(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 652-0582

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 4, 2011, Oil States International, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that the Company's Canadian subsidiary, PTI Group Inc., has begun the initial construction of its fifth major lodge, the Henday Lodge, located in the oil sands region of northern Alberta, Canada. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in this report and the exhibit hereto shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filings made by Oil States International, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number Description of Document

99.1 Press Release dated April 4, 2011 (furnished)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		Oil States International, Inc. (Registrant)
April 4, 2011 (Date)		/s/ BRADLEY J. DODSON Bradley J. Dodson Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Index to Exhibits

Exhibit Number		Description of Document

99.1		Press Release dated April 4, 2011

EX-99.1 2 newsrelease.htm PRESS RELEASE Oil States Announces New Oil Sands Lodge

EXHIBIT 99.1

Oil States Announces New Oil Sands Lodge

HOUSTON, April 4, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oil States International, Inc. (NYSE:OIS) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved the initial construction of the Henday Lodge ("Henday"), located adjacent to Wapasu Creek Lodge in the oil sands region of northern Alberta, Canada. The Company's Canadian subsidiary, PTI Group Inc. ("PTI"), will design, build, own and manage the new lodge, which will have an initial capacity of 1,264 rooms by the end of the third quarter of 2011. Henday is located in close proximity to numerous oil sands projects, and PTI has already secured a 24-month contract for 1,000 rooms, providing for essentially full occupancy for the lodge's 1,100 rentable rooms. The capital expenditures required to build the facility are already included in Oil States' previously disclosed capital expenditures forecast of $535 million for the full year 2011.

Henday will provide PTI's full suite of first-class accommodations and services including catering, ancillary and convenience services, internet service, conference rooms and leisure facilities for fitness, entertainment and relaxation.

"We are excited to announce the continued expansion of our accommodations business in the oil sands region through the construction of our fifth major lodge," stated Cindy B. Taylor, Oil States' President and Chief Executive Officer. "Henday's proximity to the various oil sands projects currently underway further provides Oil States significant exposure to support our customers' growing accommodation needs in the region."

Oil States International, Inc. is a diversified oilfield services company with recently added exposure to the mining industry through the MAC acquisition. Oil States is a leading, integrated provider of remote site accommodations with prominent market positions in the Canadian oil sands and the Australian mining regions. Oil States is also a leading manufacturer of products for deepwater production facilities and subsea pipelines, as well as a provider of completion-related rental tools, oil country tubular goods distribution and land drilling services to the oil and gas industry. Oil States is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol OIS.

For more information on the Company, please visit Oil States International's website at http://www.oilstatesintl.com.

The Oil States International, Inc. logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=6058

The foregoing contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements are those that do not state historical facts and are, therefore, inherently subject to risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements included herein are based on then current expectations and entail various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among other things, risks associated with the general nature of the oilfield service industry and other factors discussed within the "Business" and "Risk Factor" sections of the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 filed by Oil States with the SEC on February 22, 2011.

CONTACT: Bradley J. Dodson
         Oil States International, Inc.
         713-652-0582