SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Duplantier Jon-Al

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

5 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 100

(Street)

HOUSTON

77046

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PARKER DRILLING CO /DE/ [ PKD ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Sr. VP, CAO & General Counsel

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/09/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
401K Common Stock								16,461.15⁽¹⁾	I	401K
Common Stock	03/09/2016		M		26,263	A	$2.02	238,339	D
Common Stock	03/09/2016		S⁽³⁾		10,500	D	$2.04	227,839	D
Common Stock	03/10/2016		A		47,000⁽⁴⁾	A	$0	274,839	D
Common Stock	03/10/2016		F		12,855	D	$2.09	261,984	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Stock Units	$0⁽²⁾	03/09/2016		M			26,263	03/09/2016	03/09/2017	Common Stock	26,263	$0⁽²⁾	223,272	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0⁽²⁾	03/10/2016		A		122,218		03/10/2017	03/10/2019	Common Stock	122,218	$0⁽²⁾	345,490	D
Phantom Stock Units	$0⁽⁵⁾	03/10/2016		A		122,218⁽⁵⁾		03/10/2017	03/10/2019	Common Stock	122,218	$0⁽⁵⁾	122,218	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares of PKD common stock in 401(k) as of March 9, 2016.

2. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of PKD common stock.

3. Sale made pursuant to a prearranged trading plan in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the policies of the Company regarding transaction in the securities. The trading plan is part of an individual long-term asset diversification, tax and financial planning strategy.

4. Represents Performance Share Units (PSUs) that vested on March 10, 2016 and were initially granted in May 2013. Each PSU represented the right to receive one share of PKD Common Stock, subject to increase or decrease based upon annual total shareholder return (TSR) of the Company as compared to the TSR for each performance peer of the Company and subject to the discretion of the Compensation Committee to reduce the award by up to 20%. The PSUs awarded represent a payout factor of 1.601 times the initial number of PSUs granted.

5. Each phantom stock unit represents a contingent right to receive a cash amount equivalent to one share of PKD common stock.

	Jon-Al Duplantier	03/11/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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