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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November&nbsp;4, 2013 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>1-13926</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>76-0321760</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of Incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Commission</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>File Number)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>15415 Katy Freeway </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Houston, Texas 77094 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: (281)&nbsp;492-5300 </B></P>
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name or former address, if changed since last report) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement</U> </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On October&nbsp;31, 2013, Diamond
Offshore Drilling, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the &#147;Underwriting Agreement&#148;) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named
therein, in connection with the offer and sale of $250 million aggregate principal amount of the Company&#146;s 3.45% Senior Notes due 2023 and $750 million aggregate principal amount of the Company&#146;s 4.875% Senior Notes due 2043 (collectively,
the &#147;Notes&#148;). The Underwriting Agreement includes the terms and conditions of the offer and sale of the Notes, indemnification and contribution obligations and other terms and conditions customary in agreements of this type. The Notes are
being offered and sold pursuant to the Company&#146;s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-180004), the prospectus, dated March&nbsp;9, 2012, forming a part of which was supplemented by the Company&#146;s prospectus
supplement dated October&nbsp;31, 2013. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This description of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the
Underwriting Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference and attached to this report as Exhibit 1.1. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><U>Financial Statements and Exhibits</U> </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Exhibits. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In reviewing the Underwriting Agreement included as an exhibit to this report, please remember it is included to provide you with information
regarding its terms and is not intended to provide any other factual or disclosure information about the Company or the other parties to the Underwriting Agreement. The Underwriting Agreement contains representations and warranties by the parties
thereto. These representations and warranties have been made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the Underwriting Agreement and: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">should not in all instances be treated as categorical statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk to one of the parties if those statements prove to be inaccurate; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">may have been qualified by disclosures that were made to the other party in connection with the negotiation of the Underwriting Agreement, which disclosures are not necessarily reflected in the Underwriting Agreement;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">may apply standards of materiality in a way that is different from what may be viewed as material to you or other investors; and </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">were made only as of the date of the Underwriting Agreement or such other date or dates as may be specified in the Underwriting Agreement and are subject to more recent developments. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Accordingly, these representations and warranties may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Underwriting Agreement, dated as of October&nbsp;31, 2013, among J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein, and Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.</TD></TR>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><I>/s/ </I><I>William C. Long</I></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dated: November&nbsp;4, 2013 </P>
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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): November 4, 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 1.01.
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On October 31, 2013, Diamond
Offshore Drilling, Inc. (the "Company") entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement") with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named
therein, in connection with the offer and sale of $250 million aggregate principal amount of the Company's 3.45% Senior Notes due 2023 and $750 million aggregate principal amount of the Company's 4.875% Senior Notes due 2043 (collectively,
the "Notes"). The Underwriting Agreement includes the terms and conditions of the offer and sale of the Notes, indemnification and contribution obligations and other terms and conditions customary in agreements of this type. The Notes are
being offered and sold pursuant to the Company's shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-180004), the prospectus, dated March 9, 2012, forming a part of which was supplemented by the Company's prospectus
supplement dated October 31, 2013.
This description of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the
Underwriting Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference and attached to this report as Exhibit 1.1.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
In reviewing the Underwriting Agreement included as an exhibit to this report, please remember it is included to provide you with information
regarding its terms and is not intended to provide any other factual or disclosure information about the Company or the other parties to the Underwriting Agreement. The Underwriting Agreement contains representations and warranties by the parties
thereto. These representations and warranties have been made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the Underwriting Agreement and:
•
should not in all instances be treated as categorical statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk to one of the parties if those statements prove to be inaccurate;
•
may have been qualified by disclosures that were made to the other party in connection with the negotiation of the Underwriting Agreement, which disclosures are not necessarily reflected in the Underwriting Agreement;
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may apply standards of materiality in a way that is different from what may be viewed as material to you or other investors; and
•
were made only as of the date of the Underwriting Agreement or such other date or dates as may be specified in the Underwriting Agreement and are subject to more recent developments.
Accordingly, these representations and warranties may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time.
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Exhibit number
Description
1.1
Underwriting Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2013, among J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein, and Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
5.1
Opinion of Duane Morris LLP
23.1
Consent of Duane Morris LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1)
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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: November 4, 2013
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