0000008411-12-000106.txt : 20121220 0000008411-12-000106.hdr.sgml : 20121220 20121220155458 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000008411-12-000106 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20121220 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20121220 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20121220 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: 121277279 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 f8kdec202012.htm ATWOOD MAKO CONTRACT f8kdec202012.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: December 20, 2012


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)
____________

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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On December 20, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing a contract extension for the Atwood Mako.  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 December 20, 2012



EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT NO.                                        DESCRIPTION

99.1  
                             Press Release dated December 20, 2012

 
 
 


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: December 20, 2012
 
 





 EX-99.1 2 exh99_1.htm PRESS RELEASE FOR ATWOOD MAKO CONTRACT exh99_1.htm

EXHIBIT 99.1
ATWOOD OCEANICS ANNOUNCES CONTRACT EXTENSION
FOR THE ATWOOD MAKO

 
HOUSTON, December 20, 2012 -- Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW) announced today that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a twelve-month contract extension by Salamander Energy (Bualuang) Limited (“Salamander”) for the jackup Atwood Mako. The extension is priced at a day rate of $155,000 and begins September 9, 2013. The Atwood Mako commenced its initial twelve month drilling services contract with Salamander on September 9, 2012 for operations offshore Thailand. With the extension, the Atwood Mako's firm commitment extends through September 9, 2014.
 
Atwood Oceanics, Inc. is a global offshore drilling contractor engaged in the drilling and completion of exploratory and developmental oil and gas wells. The company currently owns 12 mobile offshore drilling units and is constructing three ultra-deepwater drillships and one high-specification jackup. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Atwood Oceanics, Inc. common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ATW."
 
 
 
Contact: Mark L. Mey
(281) 749-7902