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): February 27, 2012
TRANSOCEAN LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Switzerland |
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000-53533 |
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98-0599916 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of |
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(Commission |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
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10 Chemin de Blandonnet 1214 Vernier, Geneva Switzerland |
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CH-1214 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +41 (22) 930-9000
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o 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))
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
Furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K are (i) the Company’s consolidated Swiss statutory financial statements, which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), equity, and cash flows and notes thereto for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2011 and (ii) the Company’s standalone Swiss statutory financial statements which comprise the statement of operations, balance sheet and notes pages for the year ended December 31, 2011, which financial statements and reports thereon are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
The exhibit to this report furnished pursuant to 7.01 is as follows:
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99.1 |
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Consolidated Swiss statutory financial statements of Transocean Ltd. and its subsidiaries, which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), equity, and cash flows and notes thereto for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2011 |
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99.2 |
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Standalone Swiss statutory financial statements of Transocean Ltd. which comprise the statement of operations, balance sheet and notes pages for the year ended December 31, 2011 |
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.
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Date: February 27, 2012 |
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/s/ Heather G. Callender |
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Heather G. Callender |
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Associate General Counsel |
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Index to Exhibits
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99.1 |
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Consolidated Swiss statutory financial statements of Transocean Ltd. and its subsidiaries, which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), equity, and cash flows and notes thereto for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2011 |
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99.2 |
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Standalone Swiss statutory financial statements of Transocean Ltd. which comprise the statement of operations, balance sheet and notes pages for the year ended December 31, 2011 |