X0202 4 2006-01-03 false 0001038914 GLOBALSANTAFE CORP GSF 0001246397 SIMMONS R BLAKE 15375 MEMORIAL DRIVE HOUSTON TX 77079 false true false false Pres, ADTI Stock Appreciation Right 49.5 2006-01-03 4 A false 28800 0 A 2007-01-03 2016-01-03 Ordinary Shares, $0.01 par value 28800 28800 D Each stock appreciation right entitles the grantee to receive upon exercise ordinary shares of GlobalSantaFe Corporation of a value equal to the difference between the exercise price and the fair market value of one share at the date of exercise. First vesting date. The stock appreciation rights vest and become exercisable in three equal increments on the first three anniversaries of the grant date. R Blake Simmons 2006-01-04