NPK International Inc. — Director's Dealing 2012

Jun 8, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NEWPARK RESOURCES INC (NR)
CIK: 0000071829
Period of Report: 2012-06-06

Reporting Person: Piontek Gregg (VP, CFO, PAO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-06-06	Common Stock	A	43087.0	$0.0	Acquired	114128.0	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-06-06	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$5.57	A	83171.0	Acquired	2022-06-06	Common Stock (83171.0)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The award will vest at a rate of one-third of the shares annually on June 9 of each year.

F2: The options become exercisable in three annual installments on June 9 of each year.