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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): September 22, 2014
TRANSOCEAN LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Switzerland | 000-53533 | 98-0599916 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
10 Chemin de Blandonnet 1214 Vernier, Geneva Switzerland | CH-1214 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (zip code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +41 (22) 930-9000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Transocean Ltd. (the "Company") held an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on September 22, 2014, in Zug, Switzerland. The shareholders took action on the following matters during the Extraordinary General Meeting:
1. | Reduction of the maximum number of the members of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") to 11 from 14. |
For | Against | Abstain |
270,602,261 | 1,996,611 | 947,327 |
This Item was approved.
2. | Election of one new director, Merrill A. "Pete" Miller, Jr. for a term extending until the completion of the Company's 2015 Annual General Meeting. |
For | Against | Abstain |
197,959,379 | 1,772,586 | 665,076 |
This Item was approved.
Item 8.01 Other Events
On September 22, 2014 the Company issued a press release announcing the results of its Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Forward Looking Statements
Statements included in this Current Report on Form 8-K and associated press release attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference regarding the results of the September 22, 2014 Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders that are not historical facts are forward looking statements. These statements involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to the operation of the Board of Directors, future elections, and other governance related items are detailed in risk factors and elsewhere in Transocean Ltd.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended 2013, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize (or the consequences of such a development worsen), or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual outcomes may vary materially from those forecasted or expected. Transocean Ltd. disclaims any intention or obligation to update publicly or revise such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
The exhibit to this report furnished pursuant to item 8.01 is as follows:
Exhibit No. | Description | ||
99.1 | Press Release dated September 22, 2014 | ||
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.
TRANSOCEAN LTD. | ||
Date: September 22, 2014 | By | /s/ Jill S. Greene |
Jill S. Greene | ||
Authorized Person | ||
Index to Exhibits
Exhibit
Number Description
99.1 Press Release Dated September 22, 2014