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): January 17, 2019

 

TRANSOCEAN LTD.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

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Item 8.01Other Events.

On January 17, 2019, Transocean Ltd. announced amendments (the “Amendments”) with respect to Transocean Inc.’s previously announced (i) tender offers (the “Securities Tender Offers”) to purchase for cash up to U.S. $700 million aggregate purchase price of its 6.500% Senior Notes due 2020, 6.375% Senior Notes due 2021, 3.800% Senior Notes due 2022 and 9.000% Senior Notes due 2023 (collectively, the “Notes”), and (ii) solicitations of consent from holders of certain series of Notes to amend certain provisions of the indenture with respect to the applicable series of Notes (the “Consent Solicitations” and together with the Securities Tender Offers, the “Tender Offers”).

A copy of the press release describing the Amendments is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Other than the terms and conditions amended by the press release, all terms and conditions of the Tender Offers described in the Company’s Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement, dated January 3, 2019, and the accompanying Letter of Transmittal and Consent remain unchanged.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits.  

 

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: January 17, 2019 Transocean Ltd.