0000008411-13-000105.txt : 20130829 0000008411-13-000105.hdr.sgml : 20130829 20130829090007 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000008411-13-000105 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130828 ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20130829 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130829 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: 131067365 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 f8kaugust282013.htm 8K FOR CONTRACT ATWOOD MANTA f8kaugust282013.htm

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 EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED: August 29, 2013


ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

TEXAS
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-13167

Internal Revenue Service – Employer Identification No. 74-1611874

15835 Park Ten Place Drive
Houston, Texas, 77084
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(281) 749-7800
(Registrant’s Telephone Number,
Including Area Code)

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
____________

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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On August 29, 2013, the Company issued a press release announcing a contract for the Atwood Manta.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.



ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)  
EXHIBITS

99.1           Press Release dated August 29, 2013



EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT NO.                                        DESCRIPTION

99.1  
                             Press Release dated August 29, 2013

 
 
 


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.



   
ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC
   
(Registrant)
     
     
     
   
/s/ Mark L. Mey
Mark L. Mey
Senior Vice President
     
   
DATE: August 29, 2013


EX-99.1 2 exch99_1.htm PRESS RELEASE CONTRACT FOR ATWOOD MANTA exch99_1.htm

EXHIBIT 99.1

ATWOOD OCEANICS ANNOUNCES CONTRACT
 FOR THE ATWOOD MANTA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
HOUSTON, August 29, 2013 -- Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW), announced today that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a two year contract extension by CEC International, Ltd. for the jack-up Atwood Manta. The extension is priced at a day rate of $159,500 in Thailand and begins December 2, 2013.  The operating rate for additional geographic locations will be adjusted to account for differences in taxes and operating costs.  With the extension, the Atwood Manta's firm commitment extends through December 2, 2015.

Atwood Oceanics, Inc. is a global offshore drilling contractor engaged in the drilling and completion of exploratory and developmental oil and gas wells. The Company currently owns thirteen mobile offshore drilling units and is constructing four ultra-deepwater drillships. The Company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.  Atwood Oceanics, Inc. common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ATW."





Contact: Mark L. Mey
(281) 749-7902