Rowan Companies plc (NYSE:RDC) Files An 8-K Other Events

Item 8.01 Other Events.

Rowan Companies plc, through a wholly owned subsidiary,
participated in the recent Petrobras public rig auction and was
the high bidder for P-59 and P-60, two 2013 built LeTourneau
Super 116E jack-up rigs. While Rowan was the high bidder and is
required to purchase the rigs at its bid price (US$30 million per
rig), the auction results have not yet been approved by
Petrobras.

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.

Rowan Companies plc (NYSE:RDC) Recent Trading Information

Rowan Companies plc (NYSE:RDC) closed its last trading session down -0.08 at 13.84 with 2,373,343 shares trading hands.