Current Report Filing (8-k)

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 13, 2019 (May 9, 2019)

TRANSOCEAN LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Switzerland	001-38373	98-0599916
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	File Number)	Identification No.)


Turmstrasse 30
Steinhausen, Switzerland		CH-6312

(Address of principal executive offices)		(zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +41 (41) 749-0500

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act
Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered:
Shares, CHF 0.10 par value	RIG	New York Stock Exchange

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 13, 2019, Transocean Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Transocean Ltd. (the “Company”), entered into an Increase of Commitments and First Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”), which amends Transocean Inc.’s credit agreement dated June 22, 2018 (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), with the lenders parties thereto and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent. The Revolving Credit Facility contains an accordion provision allowing Transocean Inc., subject to the conditions set forth therein, to increase the commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility by up to $500 million. The Amendment exercised this accordion provision and increased the aggregate commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility from $1.0 billion to $1.36 billion. In connection with entering into the Amendment, certain subsidiaries of the Company guaranteed the Revolving Credit Facility and granted liens to secure the Revolving Credit Facility on Deepwater Skyros , Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2 , the equity of the Company’s subsidiaries that own such drilling units and certain assets related to such drilling units. The Amendment also amended the covenant in the Revolving Credit Facility that requires Transocean Inc. to maintain a minimum ratio of the Collateral Rig Value (as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility) to the sum of commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility of not less than 2:00 to 1:00 at the end of each fiscal quarter.

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete document, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information described in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.03 Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

On May 9, 2019, the Company amended its articles of association (as amended, the “Articles of Association”) to reflect a share capital increase of six million shares, offset by a corresponding decrease in authorized capital. The shares will be used for the sole purpose of satisfying obligations under the Company’s equity compensation plans from time to time.

The foregoing description of the amendment to the Articles of Association does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete document, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1.

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

The Company held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on May 9, 2019, in Steinhausen (Zug), Switzerland. The shareholders took action on the following matters at the 2019 Annual General Meeting:

1. Proposal regarding the approval of the 2018 Annual Report, including the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of Transocean Ltd. for Fiscal Year 2018 and the Audited Statutory Financial Statements of Transocean Ltd. for Fiscal Year 2018.


For	Against	Abstain
470,348,377	3,652,687	3,114,025

This item was approved.

2. Proposal regarding the discharge of the Members of the Board of Directors and the Executive Management Team from liability for activities during Fiscal Year 2018.


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
332,198,010	5,948,130	35,522,132	103,446,817

This item was approved.

3. Proposal regarding the appropriation of the accumulated loss for Fiscal Year 2018.


For	Against	Abstain
465,502,885	7,393,181	4,219,023

This item was approved.

4. Proposals regarding the reelection of ten directors for a term extending until completion of the next Annual General Meeting.



Name of Nominee for Director	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
Glyn A. Barker	370,420,711	2,321,562	925,999	103,446,817
Vanessa C.L. Chang	358,822,755	12,835,839	2,009,678	103,446,817
Frederico F. Curado	260,727,373	111,988,608	952,291	103,446,817
Chadwick C. Deaton	368,031,046	4,686,187	951,039	103,446,817
Vincent J. Intrieri	368,074,502	4,638,251	955,519	103,446,817
Samuel J. Merksamer	370,161,856	2,547,144	959,272	103,446,817
Frederik W. Mohn	370,454,364	2,257,564	956,344	103,446,817
Edward R. Muller	370,537,286	2,180,418	950,568	103,446,817
Tan Ek Kia	369,991,885	2,739,064	937,323	103,446,817
Jeremy D. Thigpen	370,650,371	2,143,664	874,237	103,446,817

Each of the ten persons listed above were duly reelected as a director of the Company to hold office until the completion of the 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.

5. Proposal regarding the election of the Chairman of the Board of Directors for a term extending until completion of the next Annual General Meeting.


Name of Chairman Nominee	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
Chadwick C. Deaton	368,456,661	4,245,542	966,069	103,446,817

Chadwick C. Deaton was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company to hold office until the completion of the 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.

6. Proposal regarding the election of the members of the Compensation Committee, each for a term extending until completion of the next Annual General Meeting.


Name of Compensation Committee Nominee	For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
Frederico F. Curado	368,839,019	3,894,885	934,368	103,446,817
Vincent J. Intrieri	370,047,493	2,711,717	909,062	103,446,817
Tan Ek Kia	370,020,176	2,719,436	928,660	103,446,817

Each of the three persons listed above were duly elected to serve as a member of the Compensation Committee of the Company to hold office until completion of the 2020 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.

7. Proposal regarding the reelection of the independent proxy for a term extending until completion of the next Annual General Meeting.

For

Against

Abstain

467,251,038

7,059,825

2,804,226

This item was approved.

8. Proposal regarding the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for Fiscal Year 2019 and reelection of Ernst & Young Ltd, Zurich, as the Company's Auditor for a further one-year term.


For	Against	Abstain
466,876,847	8,726,181	1,512,061

This item was approved.

9. Proposal regarding the advisory vote to approve Named Executive Officer compensation.


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
362,899,693	9,694,685	1,073,894	103,446,817

This item was approved.

10. (a) Proposal regarding ratification of the maximum aggregate amount of compensation of the Board of Directors for the period between the 2019 Annual General Meeting and the 2020 Annual General Meeting.


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
363,849,875	7,084,259	2,734,138	103,446,817

This item was approved.

10. (b) Proposal regarding the ratification of the maximum aggregate amount of compensation of the Executive Management Team for Fiscal Year 2020.


For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
362,985,995	8,141,843	2,540,434	103,446,817

This item was approved.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

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Exhibit No .		Description

3.1

Articles of Association of Transocean Ltd.

10.1

Increase of Commitments and First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated May 13, 2019, among Transocean Inc., the lenders and issuing banks parties thereto, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, and for the limited purposes set forth therein, Transocean Ltd. and certain of its subsidiaries.

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.