X0306 4 2018-02-01 false 0000318996 KEY ENERGY SERVICES INC KEG 0001191238 GAUT C CHRISTOPHER 1301 MCKINNEY STREET SUITE 1800 HOUSTON TX 77010 true false false false Common Stock 2018-02-01 4 A false 676.00 15.17 A 15186.00 D Award of restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted under the Key Energy Services, Inc. 2016 Equity and Cash Incentive Plan as annual compensation to independent non-employee members of the board of directors. Each RSU is equal to one share of Common Stock and is payable in stock only. The award will vest in four equal parts quarterly by year end 2018. The reporting person has deferred settlement of the RSUs to occur within the sixty (60) day period immediately following the termination of service with the Company. The number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned includes 11,279 unvested shares of restricted stock units granted under the 2016 Plan. By: Katherine I. Hargis, Attorney-in-Fact for C. Christopher Gaut 2018-02-02