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style="font-size:11pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:88.79%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><a href="rig-20200814ex4209b1fa1.htm"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-align:left;">Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2020, by and among Transocean Ltd., Transocean Inc. and the holder named therein</span></a></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:8.64%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:11pt;margin:0pt;">101</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:2.56%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:12pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td 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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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 14, 2020
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TRANSOCEAN LTD
.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
​
Switzerland
001-38373
98-0599916
(State or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
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File Number)
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Identification No.)
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Turmstrasse 30
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Steinhausen
,
Switzerland
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CH-6312
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(zip code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
+41 (41)
749-0500
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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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act
Title of each class
Trading Symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered:
Shares
, CHF 0.10 par value
RIG
New York Stock Exchange
0.50% Exchangeable Senior Bonds due 2023
RIG/23
New York Stock Exchange
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).
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Emerging growth company
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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.
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Item 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
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Indenture Relating to the Senior Guaranteed Exchangeable Bonds
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On August 14, 2020, in connection with the closing of the previously announced private exchange (the "
Exchange
"), Transocean Inc. (the "
Company
"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Transocean Ltd. (the "
Parent
" and, together with the Company, "
Transocean
"), issued $237,933,000 original principal amount of new 2.5% Senior Guaranteed Exchangeable Bonds due 2027 (the "
Senior Guaranteed Exchangeable Bonds
") in exchange for $396,556,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company's outstanding 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Bonds due 2023 (the "
Existing Exchangeable Bonds
"). The Senior Guaranteed Exchangeable Bonds are guaranteed by the Parent and three indirect holding company subsidiaries of the Company: Transocean Mid Holdings 1 Limited ("
Mid Holdings 1
"), Transocean Mid Holdings 2 Limited ("
Mid Holdings 2
") and Transocean Mid Holdings 3 Limited ("
Mid Holdings 3
", and collectively with Mid Holdings 1 and Mid Holdings 2, the "
Structurally Senior Guarantors
"). The Senior Guaranteed Exchangeable Bonds were issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated August 14, 2020, between the Company, the Parent and the Structurally Senior Guarantors, as guarantors, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the "
Indenture
"). The Company did not receive any cash proceeds from the issuance of the Senior Guaranteed Exchangeable Bonds.
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The terms of the Senior Guaranteed Exchangeable Bonds are governed by the Indenture, which contains covenants that, among other things, limit the Company's ability to allow its subsidiaries to incur certain additional indebtedness, incur certain liens on its drilling rigs or drillships without equally and ratably securing the Senior Guaranteed Exchangeable Bonds, engage in certain sale and lease-back transactions covering any of its drilling rigs or drillships and consolidate, merge or enter into a scheme of arrangement qualifying as an amalgamation. The Indenture also contains customary events of default. Indebtedness under the Senior Guaranteed Exchangeable Bonds may be accelerated in certain circumstances upon an event of default as set forth in the Indenture.
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The Senior Guaranteed Exchangeable Bonds will have an initial exchange rate of 162.1626 shares of the Parent's common shares, par value 0.10 Swiss francs per share ("
Common Shares
"), per $1,000 original principal amount, subject to adjustment, and will be convertible into Common Shares.
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In the event of a "fundamental change" (as defined in the Indenture), holders of the Senior Guaranteed Exchangeable Bonds may require the Company to repurchase all or any portion of their Senior Guaranteed Exchangeable Bonds for cash at a repurchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of such Senior Guaranteed Exchangeable Bonds on the fundamental change repurchase date, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, such repurchase date. In the event of a "listing failure event" or a "tax event" (both as defined in the Indenture), holders of the Senior Guaranteed Exchangeable Bonds may require the Company to repurchase all or any portion of their Senior Guaranteed Exchangeable Bonds for cash at a repurchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Senior Guaranteed Exchangeable Bonds on the repurchase date, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, such repurchase date.
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The description above does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the Indenture, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
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Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement
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On August 14, 2020, in connection with the Exchange, the Company amended its existing registration rights agreement dated January 30, 2018 to reflect, among other things, that certain of the Parent's Shares issuable upon the exchange of the Senior Guaranteed Exchangeable Bonds will be subject to registration rights (the "Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement").
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The description above does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 4.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
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Item 2.03
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
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The information described in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 3.02
Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities
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The information described in Item 1.01 regarding the Exchange is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(d)  Exhibits.
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Exhibit No
.
Description
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4.1
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Indenture, dated as of August 14, 2020, by and among Transocean Inc., the guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
4.2
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Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2020, by and among Transocean Ltd., Transocean Inc. and the holder named therein
101
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Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language
104
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL).
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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.
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TRANSOCEAN LTD.
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Date: August 14, 2020
By:
/s/ Daniel Ro-Trock
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Daniel Ro-Trock
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Authorized Person
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