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): April 29, 2021

 

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.)

 

6401 N. Eldridge Parkway Houston, Texas				77041
(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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share		DRQ		New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 29, 2021, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Dril-Quip, Inc. (the “Company”) in FMC Technologies, Inc.’s (“FMC”) lawsuit alleging misappropriation of trade secrets in the 127th District Court of Harris County in an action styled FMC Technologies, Inc. v. Richard Murphy and Dril-Quip, Inc., Cause No. 2020-63081. The lawsuit was most recently described in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 and the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 8, 2020. If FMC appeals, the Company intends to continue its vigorous defense of this matter.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished, not filed, pursuant to Item 7.01. Accordingly, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.

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.

 

Date: May 5, 2021