Item 7.01.
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Regulation FD Disclosure
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A conference call to discuss the Companys earnings results has been scheduled for 8:00 a.m. Central Time on August 5, 2019. The
information for accessing the conference call is included in the press release.
The Company hereby incorporates by reference into this
Item 7.01 the summary report of the status, as of August 5, 2019, of the Companys offshore drilling rigs attached as Exhibit 99.2.
The information contained in Items 2.02 and 7.01 and Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this report shall not be deemed filed for purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), and shall not be incorporated by reference into any previous or future registration statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the Securities Act), unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated by reference.
Statements in this report,
statements in the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report or the rig status report furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this report, and statements made during the conference call described in this report, in each case that are not
historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning future contract
effectiveness and estimated duration; expectations regarding downtime, reactivation, upgrades, surveys, retirement, availability, utilization, scrapping, impairments, backlog and revenue expected to result from backlog, future revenue, operating
costs, performance, future liquidity and financial condition, market conditions, commodity prices and strategic opportunities; contract noncompliance by customers and other third parties; outcomes of customer discussions; future impact of
regulations; process and timing for acquiring permits and approvals for drilling operations; and other statements that are not of historical fact. Forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and subject to a variety of assumptions, risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated or expected by management of the Company. A discussion of certain of the risk factors and other considerations that could materially impact these
matters as well as the Companys overall business and financial performance can be found in the Companys reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and readers of this report are urged to review those reports carefully
when considering these forward-looking statements. These risk factors include, among others, risks associated with worldwide demand for drilling services, level of activity in the oil and gas industry, renewing or replacing expired or terminated
contracts, contract cancellations and terminations, maintenance and realization of backlog, competition and industry fleet capacity, litigation and disputes, operating risks, permits and approvals for drilling operations and various other factors,
many of which are beyond the Companys control. Given these risk factors and other considerations, investors and analysts should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date
of such statement, and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in the Companys expectations with regard thereto or any
change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any forward-looking statement is based.
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