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): July 21, 2016

 

 

TRANSOCEAN LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

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):

 

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Item 7.01.Regulation FD Disclosure

We issue a report entitled “Transocean Fleet Status Report,” which includes drilling rig status and contract information, including contract dayrate and duration. A report dated July 21, 2016 is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. You may subscribe to the free Transocean Financial Report Alert which will alert you to new Transocean fleet updates. This service will send you an automated email which will provide a link directly to the web page containing the fleet updates. You may subscribe to this service at the “Investor Relations/Email Alerts” section of the website by selecting “Receive E-mail” and providing your email address. Our website may be found at www.deepwater.com.

 

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)  Exhibits.

 

The exhibit to this report furnished pursuant to item 7.01 is as follows:

 

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.

 

 

Index to Exhibits

 

Exhibit