# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000071829
**File Stem:** 0000071829-26-000032
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 7338
**Document Hash:** 7e4a67cc3e8d31c7d69e6562bfde036c
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000071829-26-000032.hdr.sgml**: 20260520

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000071829-26-000032

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260520

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260520

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260520

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** NPK International Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000071829
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT RENTAL & LEASING [7350]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 07 Trade & Services
- **EIN:** 721123385
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-02960
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261004346

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 9320 LAKESIDE BOULEVARD
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 100
- **CITY:** THE WOODLANDS
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77381
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 281-362-6800

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 9320 LAKESIDE BOULEVARD
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 100
- **CITY:** THE WOODLANDS
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77381

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** NEWPARK RESOURCES INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** NEW PARK MINING CO
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19720828

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**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): May 20, 2026

![NPK Logo.jpg](nr-20260520_g1.jpg)

 **NPK International Inc.** 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Delaware** | **001-02960** | **72-1123385** |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **9320 Lakeside Boulevard,** | **Suite 100** | |
| **The Woodlands,** | **Texas** | **77381** |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |

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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: **(281) 362-6800** 

**Not Applicable**

(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:

☐ 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 240.13a-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value | NPKI | New York Stock Exchange |

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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. ☐

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**Item 5.07&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.**

On May 20, 2026, the following proposals were submitted to the stockholders of NPK International Inc. (the "Company") at the Company's 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "2026 ASM").

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.The election of seven director nominees to our Board of Directors;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.An advisory vote to approve our named executive officer compensation; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.The ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2026.

The proposals are more fully described in the Company's proxy statement for the 2026 ASM (the "Proxy Statement"). The following are the final vote results along with a brief description of each proposal.

<u>Proposal 1: Election of Directors</u>: The stockholders of the Company elected each of the following director nominees for a term that will continue until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Director** | **For** | **Against** | **Abstain/Withheld** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| Joseph A. Cutillo | 70166626 | 661056 | 24087 | 6585006 |
| Matthew S. Lanigan | 70466174 | 361248 | 24347 | 6585006 |
| Roderick A. Larson | 68951232 | 1876402 | 24135 | 6585006 |
| Michael A. Lewis | 66145743 | 4681381 | 24645 | 6585006 |
| Claudia M. Meer | 69186985 | 1628445 | 36339 | 6585006 |
| John C. Mingé | 69321190 | 1506166 | 24413 | 6585006 |
| Rose M. Robeson | 70387149 | 440517 | 24103 | 6585006 |

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<u>Proposal 2: An advisory vote on named executive officer compensation</u>: The stockholders of the Company approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers as described in the Company's Proxy Statement.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **For** | **Against** | **Abstain/Withheld** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 67,786,645 | 3,004,510 | 60,614 | 6,585,006 |

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<u>Proposal 3: Ratification of the appointment of independent registered public accounting firm</u>: The stockholders of the Company ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2026.

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| | | | |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **For** | **Against** | **Abstain/Withheld** | **Broker Non-Votes** |
| 77,213,467 | 170,861 | 52,447 | 0 |

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**Item 9.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Financial Statements and Exhibits.** 

(d) Exhibits.

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| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. |

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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.

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| | | NPK International Inc. | NPK International Inc. |
| | | (Registrant) | (Registrant) |
| Date: | May 20, 2026 | By: | /s/ M. Celeste Frugé |
|  |  |  | M. Celeste Frugé |
|  |  |  | VP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |

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