FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Name and Address of Reporting Person*

Howes Paul L

Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

NEWPARK RESOURCES INC (NR)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X Director	X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

(Last)	(First)	(Middle)
456 SHETLAND VALLEY CT.

Date of Earliest
Transcaction Required
to be Reported
(Month/Day/Year)

2013-03-06

If Amendment,
Date Original
Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)
CHESTERFIELD	MO	63005

Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

Form filed by One Reporting Person

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)	(State)	(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

Title of Security (Instr. 3)	Trans- action Date (Month/ Day/ Year)	Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/ Day/Year)	Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction (s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Title of Security (Instr. 3)	Trans- action Date (Month/ Day/ Year)	Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/ Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	2013-03-06		4 M 0		343800.0	A	8.08	711133	D
Common Stock	2013-03-06		4 S 0		55676.0	D	9.0	655457	D
Common Stock	2013-03-06		4 S 0		18825.0 ¹	D	9.01	636632	D
Common Stock	2013-03-06		4 S 0		2300.0 ¹	D	9.0101	634332	D
Common Stock	2013-03-06		4 S 0		100.0 ¹	D	9.0106	634232	D
Common Stock	2013-03-06		4 S 0		1500.0 ¹	D	9.015	632732	D
Common Stock	2013-03-06		4 S 0		23831.0 ¹	D	9.02	608901	D
Common Stock	2013-03-06		4 S 0		200.0 ¹	D	9.025	608701	D
Common Stock	2013-03-06		4 S 0		14860.0 ¹	D	9.03	593841	D
Common Stock	2013-03-06		4 S 0		100.0 ¹	D	9.035	593741	D
Common Stock	2013-03-06		4 S 0		9513.0 ¹	D	9.04	584228	D
Common Stock	2013-03-06		4 S 0		100.0 ¹	D	9.0405	584128	D
Common Stock	2013-03-06		4 S 0		100.0 ¹	D	9.045	584028	D
Common Stock	2013-03-06		4 S 0		600.0 ¹	D	9.06	583428	D
Common Stock	2013-03-06		4 S 0		1400.0 ¹	D	9.07	582028	D
Common Stock	2013-03-06		4 S 0		600.0 ¹	D	9.08	581428	D
Common Stock	2013-03-06		4 S 0		4701.0 ¹	D	9.1	576727	D
Common Stock	2013-03-06		4 S 0		100.0 ¹	D	9.11	576627	D
Common Stock	2013-03-06		4 S 0		1300.0 ¹	D	9.13	575327	D
Common Stock	2013-03-06		4 S 0		100.0 ¹	D	9.14	575227	D
Common Stock	2013-03-06		4 S 0		400.0 ¹	D	9.15	574827	D
Common Stock	2013-03-06		4 S 0		5000.0 ¹	D	9.2	569827	D
Common Stock	2013-03-06		4 S 0		17746.0 ¹	D	9.05	552081	D
Common Stock	2013-03-07		4 S 0		12500.0 ¹	D	9.0	539581	D
Common Stock	2013-03-07		4 S 0		10955.0 ¹	D	9.01	528626	D
Common Stock	2013-03-07		4 S 0		200.0 ¹	D	9.0106	528426	D
Common Stock	2013-03-07		4 S 0		100.0 ¹	D	9.011	528326	D
Common Stock	2013-03-07		4 S 0		520.0 ¹	D	9.015	527806	D
Common Stock	2013-03-07		4 S 0		32338.0 ¹	D	9.02	495468	D
Common Stock	2013-03-07		4 S 0		100.0 ¹	D	9.0205	495368	D

FORM 4 (continued)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
( e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

Con- version or Exercise Price of Deri- vative Security

Trans- action Date (Month/ Day/ Year)

Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/ Day/ Year)

Trans- action Code (Instr. 8)

Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

Number of derivative Securities Benefi- cially Owned following Reported Transaction (s)(Instr.4)

Owner- ship Form of Deri- vative Secu- rity: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or number of shares

NO TRANSACTIONS

2013-03-07

By: Jennifer F Wilson For: Paul L Howes

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