0001021408-01-507813.txt : 20011010 0001021408-01-507813.hdr.sgml : 20011010 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001021408-01-507813 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20011008 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20011009 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GLOBAL MARINE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000041850 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: DRILLING OIL & GAS WELLS [1381] IRS NUMBER: 951849298 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-05471 FILM NUMBER: 1754078 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 777 N ELDRIDGE RD CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77079 BUSINESS PHONE: 2815965100 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GLOBAL MARINE EXPLORATION CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19670629 8-K 1 d8k.txt 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) October 8, 2001 (October 8, 2001) GLOBAL MARINE INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) Delaware 1-5471 95-1849298 (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) file number) Identification No.) 777 N. Eldridge Parkway, Houston, Texas 77079-4493 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (281) 596-5100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 5. Other Events On October 8, 2001, Global Marine Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of Delaware, and Santa Fe International Corporation, a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, issued a joint press release announcing that their respective shareholder meetings for approval of their merger related proposals will be held on Tuesday, November 20, 2001, and that shareholders of record of each of the companies as of the close of business on October 15, 2001, will be entitled to vote at their respective meetings. The press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (c) Exhibits 99.1 Joint Press Release of Global Marine Inc. and Santa Fe International Corporation dated October 8, 2001. 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. GLOBAL MARINE INC. Date: October 8, 2001 By: /s/ Alexander A. Krezel -------------------------------------- Alexander A. Krezel Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Assistant General Counsel EX-99 3 dex99.txt EXHIBIT INDEX Index to Exhibits Exhibit Number Description ------ ----------- 99.1 Joint Press Release of Global Marine Inc. and Santa Fe International Corporation dated October 8, 2001. EX-99.1 4 dex991.txt PRESS RELEASE EXHIBIT 99.1 [Global Marine Inc. Logo] [Santa Fe Logo] For Immediate Release --------------------- Global Marine Inc. and Santa Fe International Corporation Set Shareholder Meeting Date For Approval of Merger Related Proposals HOUSTON and DALLAS, TX. -- October 8, 2001 -- Global Marine Inc. (NYSE:GLM) and Santa Fe International Corporation (NYSE:SDC) today announced that their respective shareholder meetings for approval of their merger related proposals will be held on Tuesday, November 20, 2001. Shareholders of record of each of the companies as of the close of business on October 15, 2001, will be entitled to vote at their respective meetings. *** Houston-based Global Marine is a major international offshore drilling contractor with one of the industry's youngest, most diversified and technologically advanced drilling fleets. The company's 33 premium mobile drilling units include jackups, semisubmersibles, and dynamically positioned ultra-deepwater drillships. In addition, the company is the world's leading provider of drilling management services, including turnkey and project management. *** Santa Fe International Corporation is a leading international offshore and land contract driller. The Company owns and operates a high quality, technologically advanced fleet of 26 marine drilling rigs and 31 land drilling rigs and is a provider of drilling related services to the petroleum industry. ### ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ---------------------- In connection with their proposed merger, Global Marine Inc. and Santa Fe International Corporation filed a preliminary joint proxy statement/prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 27, 2001. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO CAREFULLY READ THE DEFINITIVE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS REGARDING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION (WHEN AVAILABLE), BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus (when available) and other documents containing information about Global Marine Inc. and Santa Fe International Corporation, without charge, at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. Copies of the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus and the SEC filings that are incorporated by reference in the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus may also be obtained for free by directing a request to either: Investor Relations, Global Marine Inc., Michael R. Dawson, Phone: 281-596-5809, Fax: 281-596-5163, or Investor Relations, Santa Fe International Corporation, Michelle Appleby, Phone: 972-701-7524, Fax: 972-701-7737. PARTICIPANTS IN SOLICITATION ---------------------------- Global Marine Inc. and Santa Fe International Corporation and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from their respective stockholders in connection with the proposed merger. Kuwait Petroleum Corporation may also be deemed to be a participant in the solicitation. Information concerning Global Marine Inc.'s participants in the solicitation is set forth in Global Marine Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 4, 2001, and information concerning Santa Fe International Corporation's and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation's participants in the solicitation is set forth in Santa Fe International Corporation's Current Report on Form 8-K that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 4, 2001. # # # Web sites: http://www.glm.com and http://www.sfdrill.com Contacts: For Global Marine: For Santa Fe International: Investors Investor Relations Michael R. Dawson Michelle Appleby Phone: 281-596-5809 Phone: 972-701-7524 Media Contact: Stephanie Price Phone: 281-596-5816 Investors@glm.com irelations@sfdrill.com