Edgar Filing: DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC.

Date: August 17, 2017

DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC.

/s/ DAVID L. ROLAND

David L. Roland

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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): August 17, 2017

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

1-13926

(Commission file number)

76-0321760

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

15415 Katy Freeway

Houston, Texas 77094

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

(281) 492-5300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 8.01.

Other Events

On August 17, 2017, Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (the “Company”) completed the voluntary redemption of all of its outstanding 5.875% Senior Notes due May 1, 2019 (the “Notes”) for an aggregate principal amount of approximately $500.0 million plus a total “make-whole” premium of approximately $34.4 million, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of the Notes redeemed to the date of redemption, pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture, dated as of February 4, 1997, as amended and supplemented by the Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 4, 2009, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (successor to The Bank of New York Mellon which was previously known as The Bank of New York) (as successor under such Indenture to The Chase Manhattan Bank), as Trustee. The redemption was made solely pursuant to a notice of redemption dated August 2, 2017. None of the Notes remain outstanding after the redemption.

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.