UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 6, 2008

 

 

PIONEER DRILLING COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Texas		1-8182		74-2088619
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1250 N.E. Loop 410, Suite 1000, San Antonio, Texas		78209
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (210) 828-7689

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

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. below):

 

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

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

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Explanatory Note

Pioneer Drilling Company (the “Company”) hereby amends its Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 6, 2008, pursuant to Instruction 2 to Item 5.02 of Form 8-K, to provide information that was not determined or available at the time of the filing of the Form 8-K. The Form 8-K was filed to report the appointment of John Michael Rauh and Scott D. Urban to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective immediately.

 

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) On October 14, 2008, the Board appointed (i) John Michael Rauh to the Audit Committee of the Board, and (ii) Scott D. Urban to the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.

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SIGNATURES

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.

 

Dated: October 16, 2008