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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

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PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC.
(PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY LOGO)

Meeting Information
     
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
For holders as of: April 06, 2009
Date: June 03, 2009       Time: 10:00 AM CDT
Location:
  Hilton Houston North Hotel
 
  12400 Greenspoint Drive
 
  Houston, Texas 77060
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Voting Items          
                                                     
The Board of Directors recommends that you                            
vote FOR the following:                            
1.
   Election of Directors                                                
 
                                                    
 
   Nominees                                                
 
                                                    
01
   Mark S. Siegel     02     Kenneth N. Berns     03     Charles O. Buckner     04     Curtis W. Huff     05     Terry H. Hunt
06
   Kenneth R. Peak     07     Cloyce A. Talbott                                    
 
                                                    
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposal(s):              
 
                                                    
2  
Ratify the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009.
    
 
                                                    
NOTE: In their discretion, the Proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any and all adjournments or postponements thereof.
    
 

   
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