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): May 17, 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

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Results of Annual Meeting of Stockholders

On May 17, 2016, Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) in New York, New York. Of the 137,169,663 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote as of the record date, 123,013,127 shares, or approximately 90.0%, were present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting. At the Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved all of the nominees and proposals, specifically (1) the election of all of the nominees as directors to hold office until the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal, (2) the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for fiscal year 2016 and (3) executive compensation.

The final results of the voting on the matters submitted to the stockholders were as follows:

 

     Votes Cast For     Votes Cast Against               
     Number      % of
Votes
Cast
    Number      % of
Votes
Cast
    Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes
 

1. Election of Directors until 2017 Annual Meeting

               

James S. Tisch

     88,746,926         79.00     23,434,450         20.86     152,907         10,678,844   

Marc Edwards

     94,662,709         84.26     17,520,322         15.59     151,252         10,678,844   

John R. Bolton

     111,445,081         99.20     734,070         0.65     155,132         10,678,844   

Charles L. Fabrikant

     109,410,573         97.39     2,767,573         2.46     156,137         10,678,844   

Paul G. Gaffney II

     111,182,179         98.97     995,920         0.88     156,184         10,678,844   

Edward Grebow

     111,327,965         99.10     850,636         0.75     155,682         10,678,844   

Herbert C. Hofmann

     93,249,261         83.01     18,930,377         16.85     154,645         10,678,844   

Kenneth I. Siegel

     93,187,256         82.95     18,989,961         16.90     157,066         10,678,844   

Clifford M. Sobel

     111,470,826         99.23     706,401         0.62     157,056         10,678,844   

Andrew H. Tisch

     88,891,249         79.13     23,289,758         20.73     153,276         10,678,844   

Raymond S. Troubh

     111,049,175         98.85     1,127,446         1.00     157,662         10,678,844   

2. Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Auditors for 2016

     122,438,153         99.53     409,662         0.33     165,312         N/A   

3. Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation

     110,685,659         98.53     1,045,955         0.93     602,669         10,678,844   

 

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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: May 18, 2016     DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC.
    By:   /s/ DAVID L. ROLAND
      David L. Roland
     

Senior Vice President, General Counsel

and Secretary

 

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