Amended Statement of Beneficial Ownership (sc 13d/a)
April 15 2019 - 2:43PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13D
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Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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(Amendment No. 2)*
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Rowan Companies
plc
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(Name of Issuer)
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Class A Ordinary
Shares, $0.125 par value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
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(CUSIP Number)
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Canyon Partners, LLC
2000 Avenue of the Stars, 11
th
Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(310) 272- 1000
Attention: Jonathan M. Kaplan
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with a copy to:
Eleazer Klein, Esq.
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 756-2000
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
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Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
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April 11,
2019
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
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If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule
13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e),
Rule 13d-1(f) or Rule 13d-1(g), check the following box. [ ]
(Page 1 of 6 Pages)
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* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing
information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall
not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”)
or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however,
see the Notes).
CUSIP No. G7665A101
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SCHEDULE 13D/A
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of 6 Pages
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1
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Canyon Capital Advisors LLC
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2
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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(a)
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(b)
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3
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SEC USE ONLY
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4
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SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF
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5
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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¨
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6
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH:
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7
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SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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8
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SHARED VOTING POWER
0
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9
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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10
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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11
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON
0
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12
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CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
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13
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0%
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14
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IA
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CUSIP No. G7665A101
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SCHEDULE 13D/A
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Page
3
of 6 Pages
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1
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Mitchell R. Julis
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2
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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(a)
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(b)
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3
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SEC USE ONLY
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4
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SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF
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5
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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¨
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH:
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7
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SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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8
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SHARED VOTING POWER
0
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9
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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10
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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11
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON
0
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12
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CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
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¨
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13
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0%
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14
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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CUSIP No. G7665A101
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SCHEDULE 13D/A
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Page
4
of 6 Pages
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1
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Joshua S. Friedman
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2
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
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(a)
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(b)
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3
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SEC USE ONLY
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4
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SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF
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5
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CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDING IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)
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¨
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH:
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7
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SOLE VOTING POWER
0
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8
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SHARED VOTING POWER
0
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9
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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10
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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11
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH PERSON
0
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12
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CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
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¨
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13
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0%
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14
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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CUSIP No. G7665A101
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SCHEDULE 13D/A
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Page
5
of 6 Pages
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The following constitutes Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned ("
Amendment No. 2
"). This Amendment No. 2 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein.
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Item 5.
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INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER
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Items 5(a)-(c) and (e) of the Schedule 13D are hereby amended and restated in the entirety by the following:
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(a)
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See rows (11) and (13) of the cover pages to this Schedule 13D for the aggregate number of Ordinary Shares and the percentage of the Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by each of the Reporting Persons.
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(b)
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See rows (7) through (10) of the cover pages to this Schedule 13D for the number of Ordinary Shares as to which each Reporting Person has the sole or shared power to vote or direct the vote and sole or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition.
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(c)
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On April 11, 2019, each of the 7,994,978 Ordinary Shares previously held by accounts managed by the Reporting Person were exchanged for 2.750 Ensco shares in the Merger. Except as set forth herein, there have been no transactions in the Ordinary Shares effected by any of the Reporting Persons in the past 60 days.
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(e)
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April 11, 2019
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CUSIP No. G7665A101
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SCHEDULE 13D/A
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Page
6
of 6 Pages
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best
of his or its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
Date: April 15, 2019
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CANYON CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC
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/s/ Doug Anderson
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Name: Doug Anderson
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Title: Chief Compliance Officer
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/s/ Mitchell R. Julis
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MITCHELL R. JULIS
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/s/ Joshua S. Friedman
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JOSHUA S. FRIEDMAN
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