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): August 15, 2014
Rowan Companies plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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England and Wales (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
1-5491 (Commission File Number) |
98-1023315 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
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Rowan Companies plc 2800 Post Oak Boulevard Suite 5450 Houston, Texas |
77056-6189 (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 621-7800
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The final results of voting on the proposal submitted to a vote of shareholders during a general meeting of the shareholders held on August 15, 2014 (the “Meeting”) are shown below. As of the record date, June 19, 2014, there were approximately 124,497,056 Class A Ordinary Shares (“Shares”) outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting. The holders of a total of 86,325,925 Shares (69.33%) were present in person or by proxy at the Meeting.
Proposal 1 - A special resolution to approve the capital reduction proposal:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Abstaining |
| 86,243,505 | 57,859 | 24,561 |
The capital reduction proposal was approved.
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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.
| Dated: August 15, 2014 | ROWAN COMPANIES PLC | |
| By: | /s/ J. Kevin Bartol | |
| J. Kevin Bartol | ||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ||