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):  October 26, 2017

 

TRANSOCEAN LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +41 (22) 930-9000

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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):

 

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

 

☐     Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

☐     Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

☐     Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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).

 

Emerging growth company ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Item 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure

Regulation FD Disclosure

We issue a report entitled “Transocean Fleet Status Report,” which includes drilling rig status and contract information, including contract dayrate and duration. A report dated October 26, 2017 is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. You may subscribe to the free Transocean “E-mail Alerts,” which based upon your selections will alert you to new Transocean press releases, financial and other  updates. This service will send you an automated email containing the Fleet Status Report press release and a link to our website; www.deepwater.com, where the reports are posted each quarter under “Investors/Fleet Status Report.”  You may subscribe to this service in the footer of any of the website’s Investors pages by selecting “E-mail Alerts” then providing your email address. Please select the alerts to which you prefer to subscribe and click “Submit.”

 

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)  Exhibits.

 

The exhibit to this report furnished pursuant to item 7.01 is as follows:

 

 

 

 

Index to 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.