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 9, 2006
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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On March 9, 2006, the Nominating, Governance and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Dril-Quip, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the payment of a cash bonus in the amount of $588,000 to each of Messrs. Larry E. Reimert, Gary D. Smith and J. Mike Walker, the Company’s three Co-Chief Executive Officers (the “Co-CEOs”), for the 2005 bonus period. In addition, the Nominating, Governance and Compensation Committee approved a cash bonus of $70,000 to Jerry M. Brooks, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, for the 2005 bonus period.
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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 15, 2006
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