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): September 24, 2012

 

 

KEY ENERGY SERVICES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland		001-08038		04-2648081
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		( IRS Employer Identification No.)

1301 McKinney Street, Suite 1800

Houston, Texas 77010

(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

713-651-4300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 24, 2012, Key Energy Services, Inc., a Maryland corporation, issued a press release to announce that its financial outlook for the third quarter of 2012 is expected to be lower than previously projected. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference. The information contained in this Item 7.01 (including the exhibit hereto) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits.

 

99.1		Press release dated September 24, 2012.

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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.

 

				KEY ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Date: September 24, 2012				By:		/s/ KIMBERLY R. FRYE
						Kimberly R. Frye
						Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release dated September 24, 2012.