NPK International Inc. — Director's Dealing 2016

May 20, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: NEWPARK RESOURCES INC (NR)
CIK: 0000071829
Period of Report: 2016-05-19

Reporting Person: Smith Bruce Campbell (Exec Vice President &)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-05-19	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$4.32	A	90000.0	Acquired	2026-05-19	Common Stock (90000)	Direct
2016-05-19	Performance Shares	$0.0	A	51268.0	Acquired		Common Stock (51268)	Direct
2016-05-19	Restricted Stock Units	$0.0	A	81847.0	Acquired		Common Stock (81847)	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.