Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
001-07573 (Commission File Number) |
73-0618660 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
5 Greenway Plaza, Suite 100 Houston, Texas (Address of principal executive offices) |
77046 (Zip Code) |
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Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
1. | To elect three nominees (listed below) as Class III directors, each for a three-year term. |
Director Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
Robert L. Parker Jr. |
63,513,982 | 12,083,398 | 30,218,825 | |||||||||
John W. Gibson Jr. |
62,145,798 | 13,451,582 | 30,218,825 | |||||||||
Roger B. Plank |
57,110,316 | 18,487,064 | 30,218,825 |
2. | To approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers. |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
60,159,667
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15,170,471 | 267,242 | 30,218,825 |
3. | To consider and act upon a proposal for the ratification of the selection made by our Audit Committee reappointing KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2011. |
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||
104,691,347 | 1,030,141 | 94,717 | -0- |
4. | To vote, on a non-binding advisory basis, on whether stockholders should vote on the compensation of the named executive officers every one, two or three years. |
Votes For | Votes For | Votes For | Broker | |||||
1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstentions | Non-Votes | ||||
67,123,694 | 403,079 | 7,922,678 | 147,929 | 30,218,825 |
Parker Drilling Company |
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By: | /s/ W. Kirk Brassfield | |||
W. Kirk Brassfield, Senior Vice | ||||
President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||