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): March 23, 2009
DRIL-QUIP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-13439 | 74-2162088 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 13550 Hempstead Highway Houston, Texas |
77040 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 939-7711
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2):
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On March 23, 2009, Dril-Quip, Inc. (“Dril-Quip”) issued a press release announcing that Dril-Quip had been awarded a two-year contract valued at up to approximately $80 million to supply Dril-Quip’s 15,000 p.s.i. and 20,000 p.s.i proprietary Big Bore Subsea Wellhead Systems for BP America’s Gulf of Mexico operations. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.
The information in the Press Release is being furnished, not filed, pursuant to Item 7.01. Accordingly, the information in the Press Release will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by Dril-Quip under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
The exhibit listed below is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K:
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press Release issued March 23, 2009. |
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SIGNATURE
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.
| DRIL-QUIP, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Gary D. Smith | |
| Gary D. Smith | ||
| Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: March 23, 2009
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press Release issued March 23, 2009. |
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