0001144204-14-050516.txt : 20140815 0001144204-14-050516.hdr.sgml : 20140815 20140815092011 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-14-050516 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20140815 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20140815 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140815 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ROWAN COMPANIES PLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000085408 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: DRILLING OIL & GAS WELLS [1381] IRS NUMBER: 981023315 STATE OF INCORPORATION: X0 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-05491 FILM NUMBER: 141045245 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: MITRE HOUSE 160 STREET 2: ALDERSGATE STREET CITY: LONDON STATE: X0 ZIP: EC1A 4DD BUSINESS PHONE: 7139607640 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: MITRE HOUSE 160 STREET 2: ALDERSGATE STREET CITY: LONDON STATE: X0 ZIP: EC1A 4DD FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ROWAN COMPANIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ROWAN DRILLING CO INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19711110 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ROWAN DRILLING CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19671112 8-K 1 v386838_8k.htm 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): August 15, 2014

 

Rowan Companies plc

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

England and Wales

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

1-5491

(Commission File Number)

 

98-1023315

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

Rowan Companies plc

2800 Post Oak Boulevard

Suite 5450

Houston, Texas
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

  

 

77056-6189

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 621-7800

 

Not Applicable

(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):

 

¨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))

 

 
 

 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

The final results of voting on the proposal submitted to a vote of shareholders during a general meeting of the shareholders held on August 15, 2014 (the “Meeting”) are shown below. As of the record date, June 19, 2014, there were approximately 124,497,056 Class A Ordinary Shares (“Shares”) outstanding and entitled to vote at the Meeting. The holders of a total of 86,325,925 Shares (69.33%) were present in person or by proxy at the Meeting.

 

Proposal 1 - A special resolution to approve the capital reduction proposal:

 

Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstaining
86,243,505 57,859 24,561

 

The capital reduction proposal was approved.

 

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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.

 

Dated: August 15, 2014ROWAN COMPANIES PLC
    
    
  By: /s/ J. Kevin Bartol
    J. Kevin Bartol
    Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer