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 19, 2015

 

 

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:

 

¨ 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))

 

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

Results of Annual Meeting of Stockholders

On May 19, 2015, Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) in New York, New York. Of the 137,158,706 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote as of the record date, 123,397,604 shares, or approximately 90.0%, were present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting. At the Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved all of the nominees and proposals, specifically (1) the election of all of the nominees as directors to hold office until the 2016 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 2015 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 2016 Annual Meeting

               

James S. Tisch

     96,681,604         85.22     16,674,094         14.69     81,941         9,959,965   

Marc Edwards

     99,656,915         87.85     13,700,170         12.07     80,554         9,959,965   

John R. Bolton

     112,017,153         98.74     1,308,926         1.15     111,560         9,959,965   

Charles L. Fabrikant

     111,958,932         98.69     1,397,866         1.23     80,841         9,959,965   

Paul G. Gaffney II

     111,974,412         98.71     1,331,562         1.17     131,665         9,959,965   

Edward Grebow

     112,039,423         98.76     1,264,154         1.11     134,062         9,959,965   

Herbert C. Hofmann

     97,862,576         86.26     15,489,511         13.65     85,552         9,959,965   

Kenneth I. Siegel

     98,049,178         86.43     15,308,149         13.49     80,312         9,959,965   

Clifford M. Sobel

     112,202,694         98.91     1,092,935         0.96     142,010         9,959,965   

Andrew H. Tisch

     96,926,270         85.44     16,432,847         14.48     78,522         9,959,965   

Raymond S. Troubh

     111,894,233         98.63     1,467,822         1.29     75,584         9,959,965   

2. Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Auditors for 2015

     123,020,226         99.69     292,004         0.23     85,374         N/A   

3. Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation

     98,374,122         86.72     14,914,207         13.14     149,310         9,959,965   

 

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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.

 

Date: May 21, 2015 DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC.
By:

/s/ DAVID L. ROLAND

David L. Roland

Senior Vice President, General Counsel

and Secretary

 

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