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

PARKER DRILLING COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 406-2000

     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 (see General Instruction A.2):

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Item 5.07		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Parker Drilling Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on May 7, 2010. Set forth below are descriptions of the matters voted on at the meeting and the results of the votes taken at the meeting.

1.

To elect three nominees (listed below) as Class II directors, each for a three-year term.

Director Nominee		Votes For				Votes Withheld				Broker Non-Votes
Robert E. McKee III			76,777,756				999,946				27,356,177
George J. Donnelly			76,697,858				1,079,403				27,356,177
Gary R. King			76,698,230				1,079,031				27,356,177

2.

To consider and act upon a proposal to adopt the Parker Drilling Company 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
74,170,415		3,505,651		101,195		27,356,177

3.

To consider and act upon a proposal for the ratification of the selection made by our Audit Committee appointing KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2010.

Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
103,126,714		1,923,494		83,230		N/A

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.

Date: May 11, 2010