Item 8.01 Other Events.

On October 23, 2008, Newpark Resources, Inc. ("Newpark") issued a press release regarding the Federal Trade Commission's decision to seek a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to block the proposed sale of Newpark's environmental services business to CCS, Inc. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

On October 23, 2008, the Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint in the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to prevent the proposed sale from moving forward pending the administrative litigation. The Federal Trade Commission also served their complaint for the related administrative litigation and set a hearing for January 2009.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press release dated October 23, 2008.

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