UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

April 25, 2006
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)

SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		1-8514		95-3822631
(State or other jurisdiction of		(Commission		(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)		File Number)		Identification No.)

411 N. Sam Houston Parkway, Suite 600
Houston, Texas
(Address of principal executive offices)

77060
(Zip Code)

(281) 443-3370
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o		Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o		Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o		Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o		Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     A copy of the press release dated April 25, 2006, announcing the Registrant’s financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference.

     The information contained in this report and the exhibit hereto shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filings made by Smith International, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c) Exhibit

99.1

Press Release dated April 25, 2006 with respect to the Registrant’s financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2006.

SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release by the Registrant dated April 25, 2006.