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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): May 9, 2024

 

 

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.)

777 N. Eldridge Parkway, Suite 1100

Houston, Texas 77079

(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))

 

☐

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

 

Title of each class

  

Trading

Symbol

  

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share   DO   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).

Emerging growth company ☐

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. ☐

 

 

 

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

Results of Annual Meeting of Stockholders

On May 9, 2024, Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) at 757 N. Eldridge Parkway, Houston, Texas 77079. Of the 102,466,864 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote as of the record date, 81,560,342 shares, or approximately 80%, 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 each of Benjamin C. Duster, IV and Bernie Wolford, Jr. as directors to hold office until the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2025 and until his respective successor is duly elected and qualified or until his earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal; (2) the compensation of the Company’s executive officers; and (3) the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent auditors for fiscal year 2024.

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 Class II Directors                
 

Benjamin C. Duster, IV

      56,598,412        82.19 %      12,263,207        17.81 %      110,673        12,588,050  
 

Bernie Wolford, Jr.

      68,333,255        99.23 %      529,973        0.77 %      109,064        12,588,050  
2.   Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation      68,198,341        99.13 %      601,303        0.87 %      172,648        12,588,050  
3.   Ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as Independent Auditors for 2024      78,344,788        96.23 %      3,065,442        3.77 %      150,112        —   

The Board is currently comprised of seven members, and the terms of the following incumbent directors continued after the Meeting:

Patrice Douglas

Neal P. Goldman

John H. Hollowell

Patrick Carey Lowe

Adam C. Peakes

 

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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 9, 2024     DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC.
    By:  

/s/ David L. Roland

      David L. Roland
      Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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