Current Report Filing (8-k)
January 05 2018 - 6:49AM
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): January 5, 2018
Rowan Companies plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
England and Wales
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
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1-5491
(Commission File Number)
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98-1023315
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
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2800 Post Oak Boulevard
Suite 5450
Houston, Texas
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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77056-6189
(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code:
(713) 621-7800
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)
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 (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
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pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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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
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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
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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.
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD
On January 5, 2018, Rowan Companies plc
issued a press release announcing the purchase of two 2013 Le Tourneau Super 116E jack-up rigs, the P-59 and P-60, from a subsidiary
of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. and the execution of certain other transactions related to its fleet renewal strategy.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in Item 7.01 of this Current
Report and in the exhibits attached hereto is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information
in Item 7.01 of this Current Report and in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration
statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in any such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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.
Dated: January 5, 2018
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Rowan Companies plc
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By:
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/s/ Mark F. Mai
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Mark F. Mai
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
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