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 10,
2008
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OIL
STATES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation or organization)
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1-16337
(Commission
File
Number)
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76-0476605
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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Three
Allen Center
333
Clay
Street, Suite 4620
Houston,
Texas 77002
(Address
and zip code of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (713)
652-0582
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):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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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))
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Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01. Other Events.
On
March
10, 2008, Oil States International, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release
announcing that the
Company’s Canadian subsidiary, PTI Group Inc. (“PTI”), has received all
necessary land lease approvals to begin the construction of its fourth major
lodge in the oil sands region of northern Alberta, Canada. The Company’s Board
of Directors has authorized PTI to spend approximately US$22.7 million in 2008
to initially develop the 376-room, PTI Conklin Lodge. A
copy of
the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
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Description
of Document
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99.1 |
Press
Release dated March 10, 2008
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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:
March 11, 2008
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OIL
STATES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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By: |
/s/
Bradley J. Dodson
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Name:
Bradley J. Dodson |
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Title:
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer
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Index
to Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
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Description
of Document
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99.1
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Press
Release dated March 10, 2008
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