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: August 25, 2015
TRANSOCEAN LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Switzerland | | 000-53533 | | 98-0599916 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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10 Chemin de Blandonnet 1214 Vernier, Geneva Switzerland | | CH-1214 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +41 (22) 930-9000
(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):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On August 25, 2015 Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) (SIX: RIGN), (the "Company") announced that it will convene an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (“EGM”). The EGM, which will be open to shareholders of record as of October 12, 2015, will be held at 5 p.m., Cham, Switzerland time, on October 29, 2015, in Cham, Switzerland. Additional details on the EGM will be provided to shareholders and be made publicly available in a proxy statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company's press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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99.1 |
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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.
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Date: August 25, 2015 | By | /s/ Jill S. Greene |
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No. | Exhibit |
99.1 | Press Release dated August 25, 2015 |