Current Report Filing (8-k)
August 14 2017 - 4:57PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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
Date of Report: (Date of earliest event reported): August 14, 2017
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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1-13926
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76-0321760
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
file number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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15415 Katy Freeway
Houston, Texas 77094
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
(281)
492-5300
(Registrants 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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule
14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as
defined in Rule 405 (§230.405 of this chapter) of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule
12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(§240.12b-2
of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging
growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
On August 2, 2017, Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (the
Company) filed a prospectus supplement to its effective shelf registration statement on Form
S-3
(File
No. 333-202618)
filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 9, 2015 in connection with the registered public offering and sale by the Company of $500 million aggregate principal amount of the Companys 7.875% Senior Notes due 2025 (the Notes).
This Current Report on Form
8-K
is being filed solely for the purpose of filing the opinion of Duane
Morris LLP relating to the legality of the Notes, which opinion is attached as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.
Item 9.01.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(d)
Exhibits.
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Exhibit
number
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Description
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5.1
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Opinion of Duane Morris LLP
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23.1
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Consent of Duane Morris LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
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SIGNATURES
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.
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Date: August 14, 2017
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DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC.
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By:
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/s/ DAVID L. ROLAND
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David L. Roland
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and
Secretary
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