8-K

 

 

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): May 15, 2018

 

 

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-13926   76-0321760

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

file number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

15415 Katy Freeway

Houston, Texas 77094

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

(281) 492-5300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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:

 

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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).

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

Results of Annual Meeting of Stockholders

On May 15, 2018, Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) in New York, New York. Of the 137,342,971 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote as of the record date, 130,661,093 shares, or approximately 95.1%, were present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting. At the Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved (1) the election of all of the nominees as directors to hold office until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal, (2) the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for fiscal year 2018 and (3) executive compensation.

The final results of the voting on the matters submitted to the stockholders were as follows:

 

     Votes Cast For     Votes Cast Against               
     Number      % of
Votes
Cast
    Number      % of
Votes
Cast
    Abstain      Broker
Non-Votes
 

1.  Election of Directors until 2019 Annual Meeting

               

James S. Tisch

     103,171,594        84.78     18,469,768        15.18     56,668        8,963,062  

Marc Edwards

     106,646,270        87.63     14,984,335        12.31     67,425        8,963,062  

Charles L. Fabrikant

     105,177,992        86.43     16,454,301        13.52     65,737        8,963,062  

Paul G. Gaffney II

     119,175,928        97.93     2,459,583        2.02     62,519        8,963,062  

Edward Grebow

     116,122,778        95.42     4,666,923        3.83     908,329        8,963,062  

Kenneth I. Siegel

     104,406,489        85.79     17,227,890        14.16     63,651        8,963,062  

Clifford M. Sobel

     119,720,565        98.38     1,912,088        1.57     65,377        8,963,062  

Andrew H. Tisch

     103,504,914        85.05     18,134,956        14.90     58,160        8,963,062  

2.  Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Auditors for 2018

     127,699,900        97.73     1,699,425        1.30     1,261,768        N/A  

3.  Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation

     103,674,544        85.19     15,180,260        12.47     2,843,226        8,963,062  


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: May 17, 2018     DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC.
    By:   /s/ DAVID L. ROLAND
      David L. Roland
      Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary