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): September 6, 2016
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-13926 | 76-0321760 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission file number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
15415 Katy Freeway
Houston, Texas 77094
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
(281) 492-5300
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
Marc Edwards, President and Chief Executive Officer of Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (the Company), will be presenting at the 2016 Barclays CEO Energy-Power Conference in New York City, New York. Mr. Edwards is scheduled to speak on September 6, 2016, commencing at approximately 1:45 p.m. Eastern Time. A webcast will be available live and for replay at www.diamondoffshore.com/ir.
The information contained in Item 7.01 of 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.
The presentation referenced in this report and any oral or written statements made in connection with the presentation 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 may include, but are not limited to, statements concerning drilling rig deliveries, operations and timing; contract effectiveness, effective dates and estimated duration; plans regarding retirement and scrapping of drilling rigs; future impairments; future dividends; expectations of future backlog, revenue, operating costs and performance; future liquidity, financial condition, market conditions, commodity prices and strategic opportunities; revenue expected to result from backlog; future credit ratings and changes in credit ratings; future dayrates, future status, start and end dates and future contracts and availability; future contract opportunities and termination rights; contract noncompliance by customers and other third parties; utilization, surveys, downtime and other aspects of the Companys drilling rigs; customer discussions and outcomes thereof and the impact of these and related events on the Companys operations and revenues; future impact of regulations; 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 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, impairments and retirements, operating risks, regulatory initiatives and compliance with governmental regulations, construction of new builds, and various other factors, 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 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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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.
Date: September 6, 2016 | DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC. | |||||
By: | /s/ DAVID L. ROLAND | |||||
David L. Roland | ||||||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel | ||||||
and Secretary |
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