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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported): 8 March 2011
Ensco plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
England and Wales | 1-8097 | 98-0635229 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
incorporation) | Identification No.) |
6 Chesterfield Gardens
London, England W1J 5BQ
London, England W1J 5BQ
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: +44 (0) 20 7659 4660
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
þ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) | |
o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) | |
o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) | |
o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On 8 March 2011, Ensco plc (Ensco) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the Underwriting
Agreement) with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo
Securities, LLC, as representatives and on behalf of the several underwriters named therein
(collectively, the Underwriters), addressing Enscos offer and sale of $1,000,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of 3.250% Senior Notes due 2016 and $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
4.700% Senior Notes due 2021 (collectively, the Notes). The Notes are expected to be issued on or
about 17 March 2011, subject to certain conditions stated in the Underwriting Agreement. The Notes
will be issued pursuant to Enscos shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Reg. No. 333- 156705)
and the prospectus included therein, filed by Ensco with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the SEC) on 13 January 2009. Ensco has filed a prospectus supplement in connection with the
issuance of the Notes with the SEC.
This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed by Ensco for the purpose of filing exhibits to the
registration statement for the issuance of the Notes. All such exhibits are hereby incorporated by
reference into the registration statement, the prospectus and related prospectus supplement by
reference.
This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an
offer to buy the Notes. The Notes will be offered by means of a prospectus, meeting the
requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and only to such persons and
in such jurisdiction as is permitted by applicable law.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
1.1
|
Underwriting Agreement dated 8 March 2011, by and among Ensco plc, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. | |
5.1
|
Opinion of Baker & McKenzie LLP. | |
23.1
|
Consent of Baker & McKenzie LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
99.1
|
Statement of Eligibility of Trustee, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, on Form T-1 (incorporated by reference to Form 305(b)2 filed on 15 March 2011, File No. 333-156705). |
SIGNATURE
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.
Ensco plc |
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Date: 15 March 2011 | /s/ Cary A. Moomjian, Jr. | |||
Cary A. Moomjian, Jr. | ||||
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | ||
Number | Description | |
1.1
|
Underwriting Agreement dated 8 March 2011, by and among Ensco plc, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. | |
5.1
|
Opinion of Baker & McKenzie LLP. | |
23.1
|
Consent of Baker & McKenzie LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
99.1
|
Statement of Eligibility of Trustee, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, on Form T-1 (incorporated by reference to Form 305(b)2 filed on 15 March 2011, File No. 333-156705). |