NEWPARK RESOURCES, INC. (NYSE:NR) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

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NEWPARK RESOURCES, INC. (NYSE:NR) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers.>

On February 24, 2017, Newpark Resources, Inc. (the “Company”)
announced in a press release an upcoming change in the leadership
roles in the Fluids Systems segment. Bruce Smith, the current
Executive Vice President and President, Fluids Systems, has
accepted a new position with the Company as Chief Technology
Officer – Fluids. Mr. Smith will assume his new role effective as
of July 1, 2017, at which time Mr. Phillip Vollands, currently
President, Western Hemisphere, will assume the role of Vice
President of the Company and President, Fluids Systems.
A copy of the Company’s press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1
and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.>
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Press Release, dated February 24, 2017.
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About NEWPARK RESOURCES, INC. (NYSE:NR)

Newpark Resources, Inc. is an oil and gas supplier. The Company provides products and services to the oil and gas exploration (E&P) industry. The Company operates its business through two segments: Fluids Systems, and Mats and Integrated Services. The Company’s Fluids Systems segment offers customized solutions, including technical drilling projects involving subsurface conditions, such as horizontal, directional, geologically deep or deep water drilling. It offers drilling fluids solutions to E&P customers in North America; Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA); Latin America, and Asia Pacific. The Mats and Integrated Services segment provides composite mat rentals, well site construction and related site services to oil and gas customers at well, production, transportation and refinery locations in the United States. The Company manufactures DURA-BASE Advanced Composite Mats for use in its rental operations, as well as for third-party sales.

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NEWPARK RESOURCES, INC. (NYSE:NR) closed its last trading session up +0.40 at 7.90 with 624,406 shares trading hands.