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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-20501
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To Prospectus dated February 28, 1997)
NABORS INDUSTRIES, INC.
THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT IS APRIL 17, 1997.
This Prospectus Supplement supplements the Prospectus, dated February 28,
1997 (the "Prospectus"), of Nabors Industries, Inc. (the "Company") relating to
4,120,398 shares of Common Stock, $.10 par value per share (the "Common Stock"),
that may be distributed, sold or otherwise transferred from time to time by and
for the account of the selling stockholders named therein (the "Selling
Stockholders"), including their permitted transferees, pledgees, donees and
other permitted successors in interest. This Prospectus Supplement should be
read in conjunction with the Prospectus and is qualified by reference to the
Prospectus except to the extent that the information contained herein supersedes
the information contained in the Prospectus. Capitalized terms used in this
Prospectus Supplement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
specified in the Prospectus.
This Prospectus Supplement provides supplemental information to the section
of the Prospectus entitled "Selling Stockholders." As permitted by the Merger
Agreement, one of the stockholders of ADCOR has distributed to its partners
shares of Common Stock of the Company received by it in the Merger and such
distributees desire to offer their shares of Common Stock for resale pursuant to
the Prospectus. Accordingly, the list of Selling Stockholders has been revised
as set forth in this Prospectus Supplement. None of the distributees has, or
during the past three years had, any position, office or other material
relationship with the Company.
The following table sets forth the name of each Selling Stockholder, the
number of shares of Common Stock which each Selling Stockholder owns, the number
of shares of Common Stock which may be offered for resale by each Selling
Stockholder and the percent of outstanding shares of Common Stock each Selling
Stockholder owned prior to the offering to which the Prospectus and this
Prospectus Supplement relate.
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PERCENT OF
OUTSTANDING
NUMBER OF SHARES
NUMBER OF SHARES PRIOR
SHARES OFFERED TO THIS
SELLING STOCKHOLDER OWNED HEREBY OFFERING(1)
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Occidental Oil and Gas Corporation..................... 266,223 266,223 *
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company............. 1,500,000(2) 500,000(2) 1.6%
Conseil A/S............................................ 146,487 146,487 *
Johs Hansen's Rederi A/S............................... 140,627 140,627 *
Pescara AS............................................. 19,570 19,570 *
Bari AS................................................ 19,570 19,570 *
Pagano AS.............................................. 19,453 19,453 *
Four Seasons Venture A/S............................... 175,784 175,784 *
Risom Bruk AB.......................................... 117,189 117,189 *
Meridien Holdings Limited.............................. 1,541,047 1,541,047 1.6%
Jack S. Blanton, Jr.................................... 249,416(3) 249,416(3) *
Jack S. Blanton III.................................... 3,164(4) 3,164(4) *
Mary Catherine Blanton................................. 3,164(4) 3,164(4) *
Elizabeth W. Blanton................................... 3,164(4) 3,164(4) *
James M. Nicklos....................................... 80,254 80,254 *
Genergy, Ltd........................................... 5,625 5,625 *
Eddy Refining Company.................................. 45,821 45,821 *
Swank & Company........................................ 40,078 40,078 *
Lisa Judson............................................ 10,718 10,718 *
Jan Ankarcrona......................................... 10,718 10,718 *
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PERCENT OF
OUTSTANDING
NUMBER OF SHARES
NUMBER OF SHARES PRIOR
SHARES OFFERED TO THIS
SELLING STOCKHOLDER OWNED HEREBY OFFERING(1)
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C.W. Hinze............................................. 6,650 6,650 *
Sam McCaskill.......................................... 4,694 4,694 *
Charles A. Hinton, Jr.................................. 7,843 7,843 *
ADCOR Partners, L.P.................................... 363,098 363,098 *
Sundial International Fund Limited..................... 91,084 91,084 *
Grandmony Holdings Inc................................. 40,595 40,595 *
Gruss Partners......................................... 84,067 84,067 *
Hillman/Chesapeake Limited Partnership................. 71,715 71,715 *
L.E. Simmons........................................... 34,559 34,559 *
David C. Baldwin....................................... 700 700 *
Anthony F. DeLuca...................................... 525 525 *
Simmons & Company International........................ 37,545 7,545 *
L.E. Simmons & Associates, Incorporated................ 441 441 *
SCF Partners, L.P...................................... 8,810 8,810 *
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* Less than 1% of the outstanding Common Stock.
(1) Based on 93,310,006 shares of Common Stock outstanding on March 31, 1997.
(2) An indirect, wholly-owned investment advisory subsidiary of John Hancock,
John Hancock Advisers, Inc., held 186,000 shares of the Common Stock in
various open-end mutual funds and pension accounts as of January 31, 1997,
which are not included in the 1,500,000 shares noted above.
(3) Excludes 3,164 shares owned by each of Jack S. Blanton III, Mary Catherine
Blanton and Elizabeth W. Blanton for which Jack S. Blanton, Jr. serves as
Custodian under the Texas Uniform Transfer to Minors Act.
(4) Jack S. Blanton, Jr. serves as Custodian under the Texas Uniform Transfer to
Minors Act for the 3,164 shares owned by each of Jack S. Blanton III, Mary
Catherine Blanton and Elizabeth W. Blanton.
The last reported sales price of a share of Common Stock on the American
Stock Exchange on April 16, 1997 was $19.75.
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