Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE:DO) Files An 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On July31, 2017, Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, senior unsecured notes (the “Notes”). The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes, together with cash on hand, to fund the redemption of all of its outstanding 5.875% senior notes due 2019 (the “2019 Notes”). The redemption price will include a “make-whole” premium calculated in accordance with the indenture governing the 2019 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of the 2019 Notes redeemed to, but not including, the date of redemption. Any remaining proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.

Filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference is a copy of such press release.

This report does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. The offering is being made only through the prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus, which is part of an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March9, 2015. Neither this report nor such press release constitutes a notice of redemption with respect to the 2019 Notes.

The information contained in Item 7.01 of this report (including Exhibit 99.1 to this report) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and shall not be incorporated by reference into any previous or future registration statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated by reference.

Statements made in this report that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section27A of the Securities Act and Section21E of the Exchange Act. Such statements may include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the offering of the Notes, redemption of the 2019 Notes and related uses of proceeds. Forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and subject to a variety of assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated or expected by management of the Company. A discussion of the risk factors and other considerations that could materially impact these matters as well as the Company’s overall business and financial performance can be found in the Company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and readers of this report are urged to review those reports carefully when considering these forward-looking statements. Given these risk factors and other considerations, investors and analysts should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of such statement, and the Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any forward-looking statement is based.

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Filed herewith as Exhibit 12.1 and incorporated herein by reference is a statement of computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges.

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About Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE:DO)

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. is engaged in offshore drilling and providing contract drilling services to the energy industry. The Company has a fleet of approximately 30 offshore drilling rigs, such as semisubmersibles, jack-ups and dynamically positioned (DP) drillships. Its fleet offers a range of services around the world in the floater market (ultra-deepwater, deepwater and mid-water). Its Jack-up rigs are mobile, self-elevating drilling platforms equipped with legs that are lowered to the ocean floor. Its jack-ups are used for drilling in water depths from 20 feet to 350 feet. All of its jack-up rigs are equipped with a cantilever system that enables the rig to extend its drilling package over the aft end of the rig. Its drillships and semisubmersible rigs include Ocean Greatwhite, Ocean Valor, Ocean Courage, Ocean BlackHornet, Ocean BlackRhino and others. It provides offshore drilling services to oils and gas companies and government-owned oil companies.