Edgar Filing: ARMSTRONG GREG L

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

ARMSTRONG GREG L

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO INC [NOV]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

2000 W. SAM HOUSTON PKWY. SO., STE. 1700

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/11/2005

(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77042

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	03/11/2005		A		1,672	A	⁽¹⁾	1,672	D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Deferred Stock Units

⁽²⁾

03/11/2005

3,167

03/11/2005⁽³⁾

⁽³⁾

Common Stock

3,167

⁽⁴⁾

3,167

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ARMSTRONG GREG L 2000 W. SAM HOUSTON PKWY. SO., STE. 1700 HOUSTON, TX 77042	X

Signatures

James F. Maroney III, Attorney-in-Fact		03/15/2005
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Received in exchange for 2,000 shares of Varco International, Inc. ("Varco") in connection with the merger of Varco with and into the Issuer (the "Merger") based on the Merger Exchange Ratio. At the Effective Time of the Merger, the closing price of Varco's common stock was $40.60 per share and the closing price of the Issuer's common stock was $48.85 per share.
(2)	Converts on a 1-for-1 basis.
(3)	Vests on the date indicated, subject to early vesting in the event of death, disability or retirement. The underlying shares of common stock are distributable upon the date elected by the reporting person, which date must be any of (i) upon vesting, (ii) fifth anniversary of the date of grant or (iii) upon a termination of service.
(4)	Received in the Merger in exchange for deferred stock units to acquire 3,788 shares of Varco common stock based on the Merger Exchange Ratio.

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