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        <issuerName>KEY ENERGY SERVICES INC</issuerName>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001471783</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Gores Tom</rptOwnerName>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</value>
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                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These shares were issued to Soter Capital, LLC (&quot;Soter&quot;) in connection with the issuer's emergence from bankruptcy on December 15, 2016 and Soter's participation in the related rights offering.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Soter Capital Holdings, LLC (&quot;SCH&quot;) is the sole member of Soter and may be deemed to beneficially own the common stock beneficially owned by Soter.  PE Soter Holdings, LLC (&quot;PESH&quot;) holds a majority membership interest in SCH and may be deemed to beneficially own the common stock beneficially owned by SCH.  Platinum Equity Capital Soter Partners, L.P. (&quot;PECSP&quot;) holds a majority membership interest in PESH and may be deemed to beneficially own the common stock beneficially owned by PESH.  Platinum Equity Partners III, LLC (&quot;PEP III&quot;) is the general partner of PECSP and may be deemed to beneficially own the common stock beneficially owned by PECSP.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">(Continued from Footnote 2) Platinum Equity Investment Holdings III, LLC (&quot;PEIH III&quot;) is the senior managing member of PEP III and may be deemed to beneficially own the common stock beneficially owned by PEP III.  Platinum Equity, LLC (&quot;Platinum Equity&quot;) is the sole member of PEIH III and may be deemed to beneficially own the common stock beneficially owned by PEIH III.  Tom Gores is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Platinum Equity and may be deemed to beneficially own the common stock beneficially owned by Platinum Equity.  Mr. Gores disclaims beneficial ownership of all the shares of common stock held by each of the entities listed above with respect to which he does not have a pecuniary interest.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>1.	Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney
2.	Exhibit 99.1 - Signatures</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>See Exhibit 99.1 - Signatures</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-04-06</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
