X0201 42004-01-020 0000949039 DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING INC DO 0001189929 HOFMANN HERBERT C 677 MADISON AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10021 1000Stock Option (right to buy)20.56002004-01-024A0500.00000A2004-01-022009-01-02Common Stock500.0000500.0000D/s/ William C. Long Attorney-in-Fact for Herbert C. Hofmann2004-01-05