Rowan Companies plc (NYSE:RDC) Files An 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure.
On March 29, 2019, Rowan Companies plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales (the “Company” or “Rowan”) disclosed its U.K. annual report and accounts for the year ended December 31, 2018 (“U.K. Annual Report and Accounts”), which have been prepared in accordance with English law.
In accordance with Rowan’s obligations under English law, the Company will provide Rowan’s shareholders an opportunity to receive the U.K. Annual Report and Accounts. Such U.K. Annual Report and Accounts are available on the Company’s website at www.rowan.com under the Our Investors tab.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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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.
