0000008411-11-000058.txt : 20110803 0000008411-11-000058.hdr.sgml : 20110803 20110803171017 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000008411-11-000058 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110803 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20110803 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110803 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ATWOOD OCEANICS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000008411 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: DRILLING OIL & GAS WELLS [1381] IRS NUMBER: 741611874 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TX FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13167 FILM NUMBER: 111007707 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 15835 PARK TEN PL DR STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77084 BUSINESS PHONE: 2817497845 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 15835 PARK TEN PL DR STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77084 8-K 1 f8kaug32011.htm VICKSBURG CONTRACT f8kaug32011.htm


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 EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED: August 3, 2011


ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

TEXAS
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-13167

Internal Revenue Service – Employer Identification No. 74-1611874

15835 Park Ten Place Drive
Houston, Texas, 77084
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(281) 749-7800
(Registrant’s Telephone Number,
Including Area Code)


N/A
(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 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On August 3, 2011, the Company issued a press release announcing a contract extension for the Vicksburg.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein
by reference.



ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)  
EXHIBITS

99.1           Press Release dated August 3, 2011

 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
EXHIBIT NO.                                        DESCRIPTION

99.1  
                             Press Release dated August 3, 2011

 
 
 


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.



   
ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC
   
(Registrant)
     
     
     
   
/s/ Mark L. Mey
Mark L. Mey
Senior Vice President
     
   
DATE: August 3, 2011
 
 
 
 





 EX-99.1 2 exh99_1.htm EXHIBIT TO VICKSBURG CONTRACT exh99_1.htm


EXHIBIT 99.1

ATWOOD OCEANICS ANNOUNCES TWELVE-MONTH CONTRACT EXTENSION FOR THE VICKSBURG

Houston, Texas
August 3, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC., a Houston-based international offshore drilling contractor (NYSE: ATW), announced today that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a twelve-month contract extension
with an affiliate of Coastal Energy Company for the jack-up Vicksburg, priced at the current day rate of $90,000 from January 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012, after which the day rate will be $95,000 until Dec 31, 2012.
With the extension, the Vicksburg's firm commitment extends through December 31, 2012.
Contact: Mark L. Mey
(281) 749-7902

 
Statements contained in this report with respect to the future, including the exercise of the option and the term of the firm commitment, are forward-looking statements.  These statements reflect
management’s reasonable judgment with respect to future events.  Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties and assumptions and actual results could differ
materially from those anticipated as a result of various factors including: uncertainties related to the level of activity in offshore oil and gas exploration and development; oil and gas prices;
competition and market conditions in the contract drilling industry; the risks inherent in the construction of a rig; delays in the  commencement of operations of a rig following delivery;
our ability to enter into and the terms of future contracts; possible cancelation or suspension of drilling contracts; the availability of qualified personnel; labor relations; operating
hazards and risks; terrorism and political and other uncertainties inherent  in foreign operations (including risk of war, civil disturbances, seizure or damage to equipment and exchange
and currency fluctuations); the impact of  governmental and industry laws and regulations; and environmental matters.  These factors and others are described and discussed in our most
recently filed annual report on Form 10-K, in our Forms 10-Q for subsequent periods and in our other filings  with the Securities and Exchange Commission which are available on the SEC’s
website as www.sec.gov.  Each forward looking statement speaks only as of the date of the particular statement and we undertake no duty to update the content of this press release or any
forward-looking statement contained herein to conform the statement to actual results or to reflect changes in our expectations.