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): March 22, 2011
HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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0-51582
(Commission File Number)
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56-2542838
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2200
Houston, Texas
(Address of principal executive
offices)
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77046
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 350-5100
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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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| Item 7.01 |
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Regulation FD Disclosure |
Fleet Status
On March 22, 2011, Hercules Offshore, Inc. (the “Company”) is posting on its website at
www.herculesoffshore.com a report entitled “Hercules Offshore Fleet Status Report” (the “Fleet
Status Report”). The Fleet Status Report includes the Hercules Offshore Rig Fleet Status (as of
March 22, 2011), which contains information for each of the Company’s drilling rigs, including
contract dayrate and duration. The Fleet Status Report also includes the Hercules Offshore
Liftboat Fleet Status Report, which contains information by liftboat class for February 2011,
including revenue per day and operating days. The Fleet Status Report is furnished as
Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed
to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and will not be
incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities
Act of 1933 unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.
The information and statements made in the Fleet Status Report that are not historical facts
are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements include
statements concerning estimated contract expiration dates, dayrates, estimated dates for completion
of repairs and upgrades and commencement dates of new contracts, as well as information that may be
affected by the continued delays in obtaining drilling permits in the Gulf of Mexico. Such
statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including without
limitation, early termination by the customer pursuant to the contract or otherwise, cancellation
or completion of certain contracts earlier than expected, our ability to renew or extend our
long-term international contracts, or enter into new contracts, at current dayrates when such
contracts expire, the potential inability of our customers to obtain drilling permits that would
cover the entire duration of our contracts in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico or otherwise satisfy
regulatory requirements that may be then in effect, operational difficulties, shipyard and other
delays, government and regulatory actions and other factors described in the Company’s annual
report on Form 10-K and its most recent periodic reports and other documents filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available free of charge at the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov or the company’s website at www.herculesoffshore.com. The Company
cautions you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that
actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected or implied in these
statements.
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| Item 9.01 |
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Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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(d)
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Exhibits |
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Exhibit 99.1 Hercules Offshore Fleet Status Report |