-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, CXpvEk/KdoOUO9quNdQAEd5bnJKPRTEZ9/8EzQLJStuOXUw3G8YPrhMqpGwrhCno uLaGZvSxxMGimQw05tihdg== 0001104659-05-031372.txt : 20050706 0001104659-05-031372.hdr.sgml : 20050706 20050706170308 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-05-031372 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050701 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20050706 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050706 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PIONEER DRILLING CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000320575 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: DRILLING OIL & GAS WELLS [1381] IRS NUMBER: 742088619 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TX FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-08182 FILM NUMBER: 05941424 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9310 BROADWAY BLDG I CITY: SAN ANTONIO STATE: TX ZIP: 78217 BUSINESS PHONE: 5128287689 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SOUTH TEXAS DRILLING & EXPLORATION INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SOUTH TEXAS DRILLING CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19810715 8-K 1 a05-11898_18k.htm 8-K

 

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): July 1, 2005

 

PIONEER DRILLING COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Texas

 

1-8182

 

74-2088619

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. 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:  (210) 828-7689

 

 

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:

 

¨  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


 

Item 5.02                                                   Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

 

On July 1, 2005, Pioneer Drilling Company (“Pioneer”) appointed Kurt M. Forkheim, age 35, as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer.  Mr. Forkheim previously served as Pioneer’s Director of Internal Audit from February 2005 to June 2005.  Prior to joining Pioneer, he was an audit manager for Padgett, Stratemann & Co. LLP from September 2002 to January 2005.  Mr. Forkheim served in various positions as an accountant with Arthur Andersen LLP from June 1993 to May 2002, including audit manager from September 1997 to May 2002.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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

 

 

 

PIONEER DRILLING COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

  /s/ William D. Hibbetts

 

 

 

William D. Hibbetts

 

 

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date: July 6, 2005

 

 

 

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