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): February 28, 2011
HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware
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0-51582
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56-2542838 |
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer |
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Identification No.) |
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| 9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2200
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77046 |
| Houston, Texas
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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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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On February 28, 2011, Hercules Offshore, Inc. (“the Company”) issued a press release
announcing that the administrative agent under the Company’s Credit Agreement has received the
lender consents necessary to amend the terms of its Credit Agreement that governs its $475 million
term loan and $175 million revolving credit facility. The amendment is subject to certain closing
conditions, and the Company currently expects to close the amendment within the next week. A copy
of the Company’s press release is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1.
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.
Forward-Looking Statements
The information and statements made in this 8-K that are not historical facts are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements include statements concerning the
consummation of the Seahawk transaction and the closing of the amendment, as well as costs,
benefits, and timing expected with respect to the amendment. Such statements are subject to a
number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to the amendment, including, but not
limited to, the satisfaction of closing conditions, timing of the closing 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.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits
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99.1
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Press release dated February 28, 2011 |