NPK International Inc. — Director's Dealing 2015

May 27, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NEWPARK RESOURCES INC (NR)
CIK: 0000071829
Period of Report: 2015-05-22

Reporting Person: Juergens Jeffery L (VP & Pres of NMIS)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2015-05-22	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$9.0	A	35286.0	Acquired	2025-05-21	Common Stock (35286)	Direct
2015-05-22	Performance Shares	$0.0	A	20595.0	Acquired		Common Stock (20595)	Direct
2015-05-22	Restricted Stock Units	$0.0	A	30693.0	Acquired		Common Stock (30693)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The options become exercisable in increments of one-third of the shares on June 1 of each year.

F2: Performance restricted stock units which will vest in three years upon the Company's achievement of certain levels of total shareholder return (TSR) relative to a pre-determined industry peer group. The total in Column 5 is equal to the maximum number of shares that may be earned under this award.

F3: The restricted stock units vest in increments of one-third of the shares on June 1 of each year.