0001209191-17-004077.txt : 20170118 0001209191-17-004077.hdr.sgml : 20170118 20170118123502 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-17-004077 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170113 FILED AS OF DATE: 20170118 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170118 ISSUER: 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 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 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Smith Newton Pharr CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001606172 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-05491 FILM NUMBER: 17532911 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2800 POST OAK BLVD STREET 2: SUITE 5450 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056-6189 4 1 doc4.xml FORM 4 SUBMISSION X0306 4 2017-01-13 1 0000085408 ROWAN COMPANIES PLC RDC 0001606172 Smith Newton Pharr 2800 POST OAK BLVD. SUITE 5450 HOUSTON TX 77056 0 1 0 0 Senior Vice President Class A Ordinary Shares 2017-01-13 5 F 0 E 18221 19.91 D 75999 D These shares were surrendered to the Company's employee benefit trust in payment of a tax liability due to the vesting of 60,263 restricted share units (RSUs). Such RSUs vested on January 13, 2017 upon the reporting person's retirement from the Company. Sales price is the fair market value share price on January 14, 2017. On January 13, 2017, in connection with the retirement of the reporting person from the Company, the restrictions on all unvested RSUs granted to the reporting person lapsed. Reporting person holds 19,554 vested Share Appreciation Rights (SARs) granted in 2013 with an exercise price of $34.35. Such SARs must be exercised on or before the earlier of (i) their original expiration date and (ii) the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date of the reporting person's release agreement. In addition, Reporting person holds 4,539 Performance Units (PUs) granted in 2014, 4,695 PUs granted in 2015 and 4,696 PUs granted in 2016. Such PUs will continue to be paid (in cash or in the case of PUs granted in 2016, in cash or shares) upon the original vesting dates, as per their terms based on the Company's relative total shareholder return, and when and as paid to other executives. /s/ Melanie M. Trent 2017-01-18