Rowan Companies plc (NYSE:RDC) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangement of Certain Officers.

On April 26, 2017, the Compensation Committee approved a cash
award of $100,000 to Ms. Melanie M. Trent, Executive Vice
President, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and
Company Secretary of Rowan Companies plc (the Company), in
recognition of her many contributions over more than 11 years of
service to the Company. Such cash award will be paid on or around
April 30, 2017, upon Ms. Trents retirement from the Company.

About Rowan Companies plc (NYSE:RDC)

Rowan Companies plc is a provider of offshore contract drilling services to the international oil and gas industry. The Company operates through two segments: deepwater and jack-ups. Its deepwater segment consists of drillship operations. Its fleet consists of approximately 30 mobile offshore drilling units, including self-elevating jack-up rigs and ultra-deepwater drillships. Its drilling fleet consists of approximately four ultra-deepwater drillships; 20 high-specification cantilever jack-up rigs, including three N-Class rigs, four EXL class rigs, three 240C class rigs, four enhanced Super Gorilla class rigs, one Gorilla class rig, and four Tarzan Class rigs, and eight cantilever jack-up rigs, including two Gorilla class rigs and six 116-C class rigs. The Company’s fleet operates across the world, including the United States Gulf of Mexico, the United Kingdom and Norwegian sectors of the North Sea, the Middle East and Trinidad.

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