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): May 15, 2019

 

 

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-13926   76-0321760

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

file number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

15415 Katy Freeway

Houston, Texas 77094

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

(281) 492-5300

(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:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share   DO   New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) 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.  ☐

 

 

 


Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Results of Annual Meeting of Stockholders

On May 15, 2019, Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) in New York, New York. Of the 136,785,703 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote as of the record date, 124,646,422 shares, or approximately 91.13%, were present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting. At the Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved (1) the election of all of the nominees as directors to hold office until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal, (2) executive compensation and (3) the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for fiscal year 2019.

The final results of the voting on the matters submitted to the stockholders were as follows:

 

     Votes Cast For     Votes Cast Against               
     Number      % of
Votes
Cast
    Number      % of
Votes
Cast
    Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes
 

1. Election of Directors until 2020 Annual Meeting

               

James S. Tisch

     93,118,098        81.23     21,509,854        18.76     106,292        9,912,177  

Marc Edwards

     107,197,261        93.46     7,491,022        6.53     45,963        9,912,176  

Anatol Feygin

     113,982,378        99.38     705,474        0.61     46,394        9,912,176  

Paul G. Gaffney II

     111,236,016        96.99     3,451,778        3.00     46,452        9,912,176  

Edward Grebow

     104,479,442        91.09     10,209,706        8.90     45,098        9,912,176  

Kenneth I. Siegel

     102,011,965        88.94     12,675,900        11.05     46,381        9,912,176  

Clifford M. Sobel

     111,840,259        97.51     2,845,459        2.48     48,528        9,912,176  

Andrew H. Tisch

     101,635,638        88.66     12,988,300        11.33     110,308        9,912,176  

2. Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation

     111,371,583        97.16     3,249,302        2.83     113,361        9,912,176  

3. Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Auditors for 2019

     122,113,502        98.03     2,451,960        1.96     80,960        N/A  

 

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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.

 

Date: May 16, 2019     DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC.
    By:  

/s/ DAVID L. ROLAND

      David L. Roland
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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