UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware		1-13926		76-0321760
(State or Other Jurisdiction		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)				Identification No.)

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 492-5300

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

     Check the appropriate line below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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

     Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) on May 24, 2010 in New York, New York. At the Annual Meeting, the holders of 129,758,336 shares of common stock out of 139,026,178 shares entitled to vote as of the record date were represented in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum. The following matters were voted on and adopted by the margins indicated:

     a. To elect nine directors to serve until the Company’s 2011 annual meeting of stockholders.

		Number of Shares
		For				Withheld				Broker Non-Vote
James S. Tisch			112,869,084				9,216,536				7,672,716
Lawrence R. Dickerson			113,754,622				8,330,998				7,672,716
John R. Bolton			121,356,517				729,103				7,672,716
Charles L. Fabrikant			120,113,384				1,972,236				7,672,716
Paul G. Gaffney II			121,312,380				773,240				7,672,716
Edward Grebow			121,337,096				748,524				7,672,716
Herbert C. Hofmann			113,365,942				8,719,678				7,672,716
Arthur L. Rebell			121,067,826				1,017,794				7,672,716
Raymond S. Troubh			120,841,408				1,244,212				7,672,716

     b. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for fiscal year 2010.

For			129,297,831
Against			408,013
Abstain			52,492
Broker Non-Vote			0

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: May 26, 2010