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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 14, 2008
NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Bermuda   001-32657   98-0363970
(State or Other Jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)       Identification No.)
     
Mintflower Place    
8 Par-La-Ville Road    
Hamilton, HM08    
Bermuda   N/A
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
(441) 292-1510
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On May 14, 2008, Nabors Industries Ltd. (“Nabors”) announced that the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas has granted final approval of the previously disclosed and preliminarily approved settlement of Karstedt v. Isenberg, et al., Civil Action No. 4:07-cv-00509 (S.D. Tex.), a consolidated shareholder derivative action that alleged various claims for relief in connection with the Company’s granting of certain historical stock options. As previously disclosed, the Court granted preliminary approval of the settlement on March 13, 2008. Following shareholder notification of the proposed settlement on March 19, 2008 and a final approval hearing on May 14, 2008, the Court entered a final judgment and order that approved the settlement and dismissed the case.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1
  Press Release issued by Nabors Industries Ltd. on May 14, 2008.

 


 

SIGNATURE
     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.
         
  NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD.
 
 
Date: May 14, 2008  By:   /s/ Mark Andrews    
    Mark Andrews   
    Corporate Secretary   

 


 

         
EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1
  Press Release issued by Nabors Industries Ltd. on May 14, 2008.