[Newpark Resources, Inc. Letterhead]
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Newpark Resources, Inc.
Withdrawal of Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-39978) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 477 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Newpark
Resources, Inc. (the
“Registrant”) hereby respectfully requests the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the
“Commission”) to consent to the withdrawal of Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to its
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No.
333-39978) (the
“Amendment”), filed with the
Commission on
January 28, 2009.
The Registrant is requesting the withdrawal of the Amendment because the Amendment was
erroneously filed using the
“S-3/A” EDGAR tag, rather than its appropriate submission type of
“POS
AM.” As such,
the Registrant is hereby requesting the withdrawal of the miscoded Amendment. The
Registrant will re-file the Amendment using the
“POS AM” EDGAR tag promptly after receipt of the
Commission’s consent to the withdrawal.
The Amendment was
previously filed to remove from registration the shares of
the Company’s
common stock, $0.01 par value, that remained unsold under the above-described Registration
Statement. In making this request for withdrawal,
the Registrant confirms that no securities have
been sold in reliance upon the Amendment.
Please forward copies of any consent to the withdrawal of the Amendment to the attention of
Mark J. Airola, General Counsel, at 2700 Research Forest Drive, Suite 100,
The Woodlands,
Texas
77381.
