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): March 22, 2021

PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	1-8182	74-2088619
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1250 N.E. Loop 410, Suite 1000 San Antonio, Texas	78209
(Address of principal executive offices)	(ZIP Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (855) 884-0575

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

Section 3.09(a) of the Indenture, dated as of May 29, 2020, by and among Pioneer Energy Services Corp. (the “Issuer”), the subsidiary guarantors party thereto from time to time, and Wilmington Trust, National Association (the “Indenture”), governing the Issuer’s Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”), requires the Issuer to offer to repurchase the Notes with proceeds of asset sales in excess of $5 million in the aggregate (excluding dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business).

On February 11, 2021, the Issuer commenced an offer (the “Offer”) to purchase for cash up to $210,000 in aggregate principal amount of its outstanding Notes pursuant to Section 3.09(a) of the Indenture. Having completed additional asset sales, the Issuer amended the Offer on February 19, 2021, and again on March 4, 2021, to increase the amount offered to purchase for cash up to $670,000 in aggregate principal amount of its outstanding Notes.

As of March 18, 2021, the aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding was $76,839,459. The Offer, as amended, expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 18, 2021 (the “Expiration Time”). On March 22, 2021, the Issuer purchased $670,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes that were tendered at or prior to the Expiration Time. Following the purchase, the Issuer cancelled the $670,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes that it purchased.

As of March 23, 2021, the aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding is $76,169,459.

SIGNATURES

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.

PIONEER ENERGY SERVICES CORP.

/s/ Lorne E. Phillips

Lorne E. Phillips

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dated: March 22, 2021