PACD Pacific Drilling SA

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report: July 10, 2017

Commission File Number 001-35345

PACIFIC DRILLING S.A.

8-10, Avenue de la Gare

L-1610 Luxembourg

(Address of principal executive offices)

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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT

On July 5, 2017, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pacific Drilling S.A. (the “Company”), Pacific Drilling V Limited, commenced a consent solicitation (the “Solicitation”) to extend the maturity of its 7.25% Senior Secured Notes due December 1, 2017 (the “Notes”) from December 1, 2017 to June 1, 2018. 

As per the terms of the Solicitation, the amount of the consent payment for holders of the Notes delivering a valid and unrevoked consent may be up to approximately $25 million, subject to successful completion of the Solicitation and either of the implementation alternatives contemplated thereby.

The information contained in this Form 6-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.

By filing this report on Form 6-K and furnishing this information, the Company makes no admission as to the materiality of any information contained in this report. The Company undertakes no duty or obligation to publicly update or revise the information contained in this report, although the Company may do so from time to time as management believes is warranted.