Form 8-K

 

 

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

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): May 15, 2013

 

 

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-13926   76-0321760

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

15415 Katy Freeway

Houston, Texas 77094

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

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

Not Applicable

(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:

 

¨ 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))

 

 

 


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

(a) Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) on May 15, 2013 in New York, New York.

(b) At the Annual Meeting, the holders of 129,526,904 shares of common stock out of 139,035,156 shares entitled to vote as of the record date were represented in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum. The final voting results for each of the items presented for stockholder approval were as follows:

1. To elect ten directors to serve until the Company’s 2014 annual meeting of stockholders. The number of votes for, against and abstained and all shares as to which brokers indicated that they did not have the authority to vote (“Broker Non-Votes”) with respect to each director were as follows:

 

     Number of Shares
      For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes

James S. Tisch

     103,508,211         18,620,092         45,313       7,353,288

Lawrence R. Dickerson

     106,852,576         15,270,207         50,833       7,353,288

John R. Bolton

     121,230,732         748,474         194,410       7,353,288

Charles L. Fabrikant

     121,183,680         795,253         194,683       7,353,288

Paul G. Gaffney II

     120,737,114         1,241,497         195,005       7,353,288

Edward Grebow

     120,711,493         1,265,735         196,388       7,353,288

Herbert C. Hofmann

     103,865,830         18,111,177         196,609       7,353,288

Clifford M. Sobel

     121,224,262         757,949         191,405       7,353,288

Andrew H. Tisch

     103,557,913         18,569,980         45,723       7,353,288

Raymond S. Troubh

     120,581,055         1,540,496         52,065       7,353,288

2. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for fiscal year 2013:

 

     Number of Shares  

For

     128,940,351   

Against

     533,302   

Abstain

     53,251   

Broker Non-Votes

     0   

3. To approve, by advisory vote, executive compensation:

 

     Number of Shares  

For

     120,725,945   

Against

     1,239,430   

Abstain

     208,241   

Broker Non-Votes

     7,353,288   

 

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Based on the final vote as reported above, the ten director nominees named above were elected as directors of the Company. In addition, the Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for fiscal year 2013 and approved, by advisory vote, executive compensation.

 

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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.

 

DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC.
By:  

/s/ William C. Long

  William C. Long
  Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Dated: May 17, 2013

 

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