Form 8-K

ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC.

/s/ Mark L. Mey

Mark L. Mey

Senior Vice President

0001193125-11-321342.txt : 20111123 0001193125-11-321342.hdr.sgml : 20111123 20111123170534 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-11-321342 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111123 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement FILED AS OF DATE: 20111123 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20111123 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: 111225862 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 d261109d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 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): November 23, 2011

ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas

1-13167

74-1611874

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

15835 Park Ten Place Drive

Houston, Texas

77084

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 749-7800

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):

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On November 23, 2011, Atwood Oceanics, Inc., as guarantor, and Atwood Offshore Worldwide Limited, as borrower, entered into an amendment to the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2011, with the lenders named therein, with Nordea Bank Finland plc, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent for the lenders, Lead Arranger and Book Runner, to facilitate incurrences of debt at the parent company level in order to effect the company’s intent at the time of execution of the credit agreement that the company could incur debt at that level subject to pro forma compliance with the financial covenants contained in the credit agreement.

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.

Date: November 23, 2011