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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): November 13, 2006
NEWPARK RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-2960 72-1123385
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
3850 North Causeway, Suite 1770
Metairie, Louisiana 70002
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (504) 838-8222
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.
Effective November 6, 2006, the Board of Directors of Newpark Resources,
Inc. appointed James W. McFarland to the Board. Dr. McFarland is expected to be
named to the Special Litigation Committee of Newpark's Board of Directors.
Dr. McFarland is the J. F. Jr. and Jessie Lee Seinsheimer Chair in Business
and Professor of Finance and Economics in the A. B. Freeman School of Business
at Tulane University. He also serves as the Executive Director of the
Entergy-Tulane Energy Institute. Previously, Dr. McFarland was the Dean of the
Freeman School from July 1, 1988, through June 30, 2005. Prior to joining the
faculty at Tulane, he was the Dean of the College of Business Administration at
the University of Houston. Dr. McFarland also has served on the faculties of
Texas A&M University, the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, the University of
Rhode Island, and the University of New Mexico. In addition to his academic
appointments, he has worked as a researcher for the University of California Los
Alamos National Laboratory and the Presidential Commission on the Nation's Water
Resources. Dr. McFarland has served as a director and consultant to public
companies and non-profit organizations, including Stewart Enterprises, Inc.,
Sizeler Property Investors, Inc., Petroleum Helicopters, Inc., and American
Indemnity Financial Corporation, Inc. Dr. McFarland received a Ph.D. from Texas
A&M University.
SIGNATURES
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.
NEWPARK RESOURCES, INC.
Dated: November 13, 2006 By: /s/ James E. Braun
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James E. Braun,
Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer