Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Departure of Certain Officers

E. Chipman Earle, Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer,
Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary of Newpark Resources, Inc.
(the "Company") will be departing the Company effective April 30, 2023 (the
"Departure Date"). Mr. Earle's departure is part of a larger restructuring of
the Company's support functions (including the legal, tax, and human resources
functions) that is intended to resize and reduce the Company's overall general
and administrative expenses to better align with the Company's overall scale and
complexity.

The Company has determined that the termination is without "cause" as defined in
the Company's U.S. Executive Severance Plan (the "Severance Plan") and his
Employment Agreement with the Company (as amended to date, the "Employment
Agreement"). Until the Departure Date, Mr. Earle will continue to perform his
services to the Company, including overseeing the transition of his roles and
responsibilities to Celeste Frugé, age 50, the Company's Deputy General Counsel
and Assistant Corporate Secretary. As of the Departure Date, Mr. Earle will
become entitled to receive certain previously disclosed payments and benefits
due to him in accordance with the Company's U.S. Executive Severance Plan (the
"Severance Plan") and his Employment Agreement with the Company (as amended to
date, the "Employment Agreement"). In addition, Mr. Earle will receive payment
of the amount due under his previously disclosed Cash Retention Award Agreement
with the Company (the "Retention Agreement"). Severance benefits will be subject
to compliance with general release conditions and certain restrictive covenants,
including a non-disparagement covenant, an agreement not to disclose
confidential information, and to non-competition and non-solicitation covenants
that apply for 12 months following the Effective Date.

The descriptions of the Severance Plan, the Employment Agreement and the
Retention Agreement set forth above are qualified in their entirety by the
Severance Plan, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, the Employment
Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibits 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4, and the
Retention Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.5, each of which is
incorporated herein by reference.

Appointment of Certain Officers



The Company has appointed Ms. Frugé to succeed Mr. Earle as the Company's Vice
President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary,
effective May 1, 2023. Ms. Frugé has served as the Company's Deputy General
Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary since February 2020 and has been
employed with the Company since April 2008 in various legal roles of increasing
responsibility, including the role of Associate General Counsel from January
2011 to February 2020 and Senior Corporate Counsel from April 2008 through
December 2010.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.



Exhibit No.               Description
10.1                        Newpark Resources, Inc. U.S. Executive

Severance Plan, incorporated by


                          reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company's

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q


                          filed on November 4, 2020 (SEC File No. 001-02960).
10.2                        Employment Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2018, between Newpark
                          Resources, Inc. and Edward Chipman Earle,

incorporated by reference to


                          Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Quarterly Report on

Form 10-Q filed on April


                          26, 2019 (SEC File No. 001-02960).
10.3                        Amendment to Employment Agreement and Change in

Control Agreement dated

April 6, 2020 between Newpark Resources, Inc. and

E. Chipman Earle,


                          incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the

Company's Current Report on


                          Form 8-K filed on April 8, 2020 (SEC File No.

001-02960).


10.4                        Amendment to Employment Agreement and Change in

Control Agreement dated

May 19, 2021 between Newpark Resources, Inc. and

E. Chipman Earle,


                          incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the

Company's Current Report on


                          Form 8-K filed on May 24, 2021 (SEC File No.

001-02960).


10.5                        Form of Cash Retention Award Agreement dated

August 17, 2021, incorporated


                          by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's

Current Report on Form 8-K


                          filed on August 23, 2021 (SEC File No.

001-02960).


104                       Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as

Inline XBRL and contained in


                          Exhibit 101)

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