UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): October 23, 2014
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 1-13926 | 76-0321760 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
15415 Katy Freeway
Houston, Texas 77094
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (281) 492-5300
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate line below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
On October 23, 2014, Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (the Company) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter and nine-month period ended September 30, 2014. A copy of such press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure |
A conference call to discuss the Companys earnings results has been scheduled for 8:00 a.m. CDT on October 23, 2014. The information for accessing the conference call is included in the press release.
The information contained in Items 2.02 and 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 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 the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and statements made during the conference call described in this report that are not historical facts contain 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 drilling rig deliveries, operations and timing, contract effectiveness and effective dates, plans regarding retirement and scrapping of drilling rigs, expectations of future backlog, revenue, operating costs and performance, future liquidity, financial condition, market conditions and strategic opportunities, revenue expected to result from backlog 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 anticipated or expected by management of the Company. A discussion of the important 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 general economic and business conditions, contract cancellations, customer or vendor bankruptcy, operations, litigation, casualty losses, industry fleet capacity, changes in foreign and domestic oil and gas exploration and production activity, competition, changes in foreign, political, social and economic conditions, regulatory initiatives and compliance with governmental regulations, customer preferences, timing of construction of new builds, collection of receivables and various other matters, many of which are beyond the Companys control. Given these risk factors, investors and analysts should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of such press release. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking
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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.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) | Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K: |
Exhibit |
Description | |
99.1 | Press Release dated October 23, 2014 |
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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.
DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ David L. Roland | |
David L. Roland | ||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Dated: October 23, 2014
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