form11kmltnat2010.htm
 

 
 
 
    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
     Washington, D.C. 20549     
 
FORM 11-K
(Mark One)
 

 ý
 
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE       
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934       
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010       

 
      OR

 o
 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE   
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934   
For the transition period from                  to                     

 
        Commission File Number 1-8097
 
 
        A.  Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below:          
 
        Ensco Multinational Savings Plan
 
 
            B.   Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:
 
        Ensco plc
        6 Chesterfield Gardens
        London, England W1J 5BQ
 
 
 


 

 
 
 
 
 



 
ENSCO MULTINATIONAL SAVINGS PLAN
TABLE OF CONTENTS TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
 
  



   
Financial Statements:
 
   
1
   
                         as of December 31, 2010
2
   
                         as of December 31, 2009 
 3
   
                         Year Ended December 31, 2010
4
   
                        Year Ended December 31, 2009
 5
   
                Notes to Financial Statements
6
   
Supplemental Information:
 
   
12
   
Signatures  13
   
Exhibits:
 
   
 
   
 
 
 

 
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
 
 
To the Trustees and Plan Administrators of
The Ensco Multinational Savings Plan:
 
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for plan benefits of the Ensco Multinational Savings Plan as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 and the related statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for plan benefits of the Ensco Multinational Savings Plan as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the changes in its net assets available for plan benefits for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements referred to above. The supplemental schedule of Schedule I - Investments as of December 31, 2010 is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the financial statements. Such information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements referred to above taken as a whole.
 
/s/ Whitley Penn LLP
Dallas, Texas
 
March 29, 2011
 
 
1

 
 
ENSCO MULTINATIONAL SAVINGS PLAN
STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2010
 

    
 Total 
Ensco plc
American
Depositary
   Shares   
Invesco
AIM US
Dollar
Liquidity
Portfolio
MFS
Meridian
Global
Equity
 Fund 
Pioneer
Funds-
North
American
Basic
 Value 
Templeton
Global
Bond
  Fund  
Skandia
Total
Return
USD
Bond
  Fund  
MFS
Meridian
Global
Total
Return
  Fund  
Legg
Mason
Global
Funds-
Royce
Smaller
Companies
      Cash  
ASSETS:
     
  
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
     
    
   
Investments at fair value:
  
 
  
  
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
 
   Other investments
   (cost $3,916,858)
$4,374,368
 
$             --
  
$1,504,777
    
$662,645
    
$519,488
    
$519,634
    
$458,692
    
$412,248
    
$296,884
    
$         --
 
   Ensco plc
   American depositary shares
   (cost $1,178,384)
  1,457,648
 
 1,457,648
  
  --
    
  --
    
  --
    
  --
    
  --
    
  --
    
  --
    
  --
 
Total investments
  5,832,016
 
  1,457,648
  
  1,504,777
    
  662,645
    
  519,488
    
  519,634
    
  458,692
    
  412,248
    
  296,884
    
  --
 
                                         
Cash
       133,818
 
            --
  
         --
    
         --
    
         --
    
         --
    
         --
    
         --
    
         --
    
133,818
 
Receivables:
  
 
  
  
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
 
   Employer contributions
  1,241,995
 
 175,769
  
  496,308
    
  137,983
    
  90,001
    
  95,407
    
  94,726
    
  82,623
    
  69,178
    
  --
 
                                         
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS
  $7,207,829
 
  $1,633,417
  
  $2,001,085
    
  $800,628
    
  $609,489
    
  $615,041
    
  $553,418
    
  $494,871
    
  $366,062
    
  $133,818
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
 
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ENSCO MULTINATIONAL SAVINGS PLAN
STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2009
 

    
 Total
Ensco plc
American
Depositary
  Shares  
Invesco
AIM US
Dollar
Liquidity
Portfolio
MFS
Meridian
Global
Equity
 Fund 
Pioneer
Funds-
North
American
Basic
 Value 
Templeton
Global
Bond
  Fund  
Skandia
Total
Return
USD
Bond
  Fund  
MFS
Meridian
Global
Total
Return
  Fund  
Legg
Mason
Global
Funds-
Royce
Smaller
Companies
      Cash  
ASSETS:
     
  
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
     
    
   
Investments at fair value:
  
 
  
  
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
 
   Other investments
   (cost $1,993,463)
$2,263,082
 
$             --
  
$   788,725
    
$330,059
    
$308,105
    
$273,828
    
$221,243
    
$219,730
    
$121,392
    
$         --
 
   Ensco plc
   American depositary shares
   (cost $619,612)
  830,859
 
  830,859
  
  --
    
  --
    
  --
    
  --
    
  --
    
  --
    
  --
    
  --
 
Total investments
  3,093,941
 
  830,859
  
  788,725
    
  330,059
    
  308,105
    
  273,828
    
  221,243
    
  219,730
    
  121,392
    
  --
 
                                         
Cash
       58,278
 
            --
  
         --
    
         --
    
         --
    
         --
    
         --
    
         --
    
         --
    
58,278
 
Receivables:
  
 
  
  
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
 
   Employer contributions
  1,224,705
 
  179,827
  
  539,465
    
  123,806
    
  84,814
    
  80,122
    
  77,625
    
  89,835
    
  49,211
    
  --
 
                                         
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS
  $4,376,924
 
  $1,010,686
  
  $1,328,190
    
  $453,865
    
  $392,919
    
  $353,950
    
  $298,868
    
  $309,565
    
  $170,603
    
  $58,278
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
 
 
 
 
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ENSCO MULTINATIONAL SAVINGS PLAN
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
FOR PLAN BENEFITS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010
 

    
Total  
Ensco plc
American
Depositary
   Shares   
Invesco
AIM US
Dollar
Liquidity
Portfolio
MFS
Meridian
Global
Equity
 Fund 
Pioneer
Funds-
North
American
Basic
 Value 
Templeton
Global
Bond
  Fund  
Skandia
Total
Return
USD
Bond
  Fund  
MFS
Meridian
Global
Total
Return
  Fund  
Legg
Mason
Global
Funds-
Royce
Smaller
Companies
       Cash  
ADDITIONS TO NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTED TO:
     
  
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
     
    
   
Investment income:
  
 
  
  
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
 
   Interest and dividends
  $     29,585
 
  $     28,985
  
  $          436
    
  $          --
    
  $          --
    
  $          --
    
  $          --
    
  $          --
    
  $          --
    
  $        164
 
   Realized gains
  70,443
 
  9,055
  
  --
    
 13,581
    
 14,041
    
  7,687
    
 8,662
    
  8,907
    
  8,510
    
  --
 
   Unrealized appreciation
  516,269
 
  328,253
  
  --
    
  53,212
    
  27,549
    
  35,763
    
  14,999
    
  14,253
    
  42,240
    
  --
 
Total investment income
  616,297
 
  366,293
  
  436
    
  66,793
    
  41,590
    
  43,450
    
  23,661
    
  23,160
    
  50,750
    
 164
 
                                         
Contributions:
  
 
  
  
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
 
   Participant
  898,890
 
  146,218
  
  254,679
    
  104,471
    
  85,348
    
  91,793
    
  89,136
    
  71,007
    
  56,238
    
  --
 
   Employer
  1,743,442
 
  260,782
  
  651,622
    
  198,331
    
  132,573
    
  140,509
    
  138,165
    
  124,063
    
  97,397
    
  --
 
Total contributions
  2,642,332
 
  407,000
  
  906,301
    
  302,802
    
  217,921
    
  232,302
    
  227,301
    
  195,070
    
  153,635
    
  --
 
                                         
DEDUCTIONS FROM NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTED TO:
  
 
  
  
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
 
Distributions to participants
(427,524
)
(105,351
)
(196,359
)
(33,394
)
(38,916
)
(22,080
)
(3,700
)
(17,894
)
--
 
(9,830
)
Administrative expenses
(200
)
--
  
--
    
--
    
--
    
--
    
--
    
--
    
--
    
(200
)
Total deductions
(427,724
)
(105,351
)
(196,359
)
(33,394
)
(38,916
)
(22,080
)
(3,700
)
(17,894
)
--
 
(10,030
)
                                         
TRANSFERS, NET
--
 
(45,211
)
(37,483
)
10,562
 
(4,025
)
7,419
 
7,288
 
(15,030
)
(8,926
)
85,406
 
                                         
NET INCREASE
  2,830,905
 
  622,731
  
  672,895
    
  346,763
    
  216,570
    
  261,091
    
  254,550
    
  185,306
    
  195,459
    
  75,540
 
                                         
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS:
  
 
  
  
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
 
Beginning of year
  4,376,924
 
1,010,686
  
1,328,190
    
453,865
    
  392,919
    
353,950
    
298,868
    
309,565
    
170,603
    
58,278
 
                                         
End of year
  $7,207,829
 
  $1,633,417
  
  $2,001,085
    
  $800,628
    
  $609,489
    
  $615,041
    
  $553,418
    
  $494,871
    
  $366,062
    
  $133,818
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
 
4

 
 
ENSCO MULTINATIONAL SAVINGS PLAN
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE
FOR PLAN BENEFITS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009
 

    
Total  
Ensco plc
American
Depositary
   Shares   
Invesco
AIM US
Dollar
Liquidity
Portfolio
MFS
Meridian
Global
Equity
 Fund 
Pioneer
Funds-
North
American
Basic
 Value 
Templeton
Global
Bond
  Fund  
Skandia
Total
Return
USD
Bond
  Fund  
MFS
Meridian
Global
Total
Return
  Fund  
Legg
Mason
Global
Funds-
Royce
Smaller
Companies
       Cash  
ADDITIONS TO NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTED TO:
     
  
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
 
    
     
    
   
Investment income:
  
 
  
  
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
 
   Interest and dividends
  $      1,957
 
  $       1,508
  
  $          407
    
  $          --
    
  $          --
    
  $          --
    
  $          --
    
  $          --
    
  $          --
    
  $         42
 
   Realized gains
  59,419
 
  28,730
  
  --
    
  9,597
    
  1,900
    
  4,945
    
  3,863
    
  5,415
    
  4,969
    
  --
 
   Unrealized appreciation
  480,866
 
  211,247
  
  --
    
  88,621
    
  75,470
    
  27,574
    
  19,015
    
  34,725
    
  24,214
    
  --
 
Total investment income
  542,242
 
  241,485
  
  407
    
  98,218
    
  77,370
    
  32,519
    
  22,878
    
  40,140
    
  29,183
    
  42
 
                                         
Contributions:
  
 
  
  
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
 
   Participant
  916,425
 
  206,390
  
  241,193
    
  94,463
    
  99,950
    
  82,917
    
  81,505
    
  69,715
    
  40,292
    
  --
 
   Employer
  3,021,912
 
  606,995
  
  1,218,233
    
  290,498
    
  222,413
    
  187,988
    
  186,875
    
  211,492
    
  97,418
    
  --
 
Total contributions
  3,938,337
 
  813,385
  
  1,459,426
    
  384,961
    
  322,363
    
  270,905
    
  268,380
    
  281,207
    
  137,710
    
  --
 
                                         
DEDUCTIONS FROM NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTED TO:
  
 
  
  
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
 
Distributions to participants
(103,380
)
(21,682
)
(64,833
)
(11,003
)
(3,079
)
(39
)
(226
)
(2,427
)
(91
)
--
 
Administrative expenses
(275
)
--
  
--
    
--
    
--
    
--
    
--
    
--
    
--
    
(275
)
Total deductions
(103,655
)
(21,682
)
(64,833
)
(11,003
)
(3,079
)
(39
)
(226
)
(2,427
)
(91
)
(275
)
                                         
TRANSFERS, NET
--
 
(22,502
)
(66,810
)
(18,311
)
(3,735
)
50,565
 
7,836
 
(9,355
)
3,801
 
58,511
 
                                         
NET INCREASE
  4,376,924
 
  1,010,686
  
  1,328,190
    
  453,865
    
  392,919
    
  353,950
    
  298,868
    
  309,565
    
  170,603
    
  58,278
 
                                         
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN BENEFITS:
  
 
  
  
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
    
  
 
Beginning of year
  --
 
  --
  
  --
    
  --
    
  --
    
  --
    
  --
    
  --
    
  --
    
  --
 
                                         
End of year
  $4,376,924
 
  $1,010,686
  
  $1,328,190
    
  $453,865
    
  $392,919
    
  $353,950
    
  $298,868
    
  $309,565
    
  $170,603
    
  $58,278
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
 
 
5

 
 
ENSCO MULTINATIONAL SAVINGS PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
1.   PLAN ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION
 
The Ensco Multinational Savings Plan (the "Plan") is a defined contribution plan available to international expatriate employees ("eligible employees") of Ensco plc and subsidiary companies (the "Company" or "Ensco").  The Plan was established on January 1, 2009 to provide a retirement benefit for eligible employees through Company profit sharing contributions and matching contributions based on eligible employee contributions, and to promote and encourage eligible employees to provide additional security and income for their retirement through a systematic savings program. Based upon current law and published interpretations, the Company does not believe that the Plan is subject to any of the provisions of the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. The following description of the Plan provides only general information. Participants in the Plan ("Plan Participants") should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan's provisions.
 
Participation
 
Eligible employees of the Company may participate in the Plan upon meeting certain service, citizenship or residency requirements if they are not employed in their own country of tax residency and are not contributing to, or receiving benefits from, any other employer-sponsored savings plan. Eligible employees may elect to participate in the employee savings feature of the Plan after completing one month of service with the Company. The entry date with respect to an eligible employee's ability to make contributions is the first business day of the month following the month during which the employee satisfies eligibility and participation requirements.
 
Eligible employees automatically participate in the profit sharing feature of the Plan after completing at least 92 days of continuous full-time employment if they are employed at calendar year-end. The profit sharing contributions of the Company are at the discretion of the Board of Directors as disclosed below.
 
Contributions
 
Plan Participants may elect to make contributions to the Plan through salary and cash incentive award deferrals ("Savings Contributions"), which may or may not qualify for tax deferral based on each Plan Participant's local tax requirements. Under the Plan, Savings Contributions are limited to 50% of the participant's compensation and Plan Participants may elect to increase, decrease or suspend their Savings Contributions within certain limits, as defined in the Plan.
 
 
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At the discretion of its Board of Directors, the Company may make contributions to the Plan ("Matching Contributions"). Matching Contributions may be made by the Company in the form of a stated dollar amount or in the form of a matching percentage of Savings Contributions. The Company made Matching Contributions to active participant eligible employee accounts as follows:
 
   
   Matching Percentage
     2010  2009
       
First 5% of eligible compensation    100% 100%
 
Total Matching Contributions for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 were $501,447 and $517,137, respectively.
 
At the discretion of its Board of Directors following close of a fiscal year, the Company may also make annual profit sharing contributions to the Plan for the benefit of all Plan Participants ("Profit Sharing Contributions"). Annual Profit Sharing Contributions are allocated to Plan Participants based on their proportionate compensation. Certain eligible employees received their 2008 Profit Sharing Contributions awarded in cash in March 2009 based on their employment status with the Company during 2008. The Profit Sharing Contributions awarded to these employees in March 2009 totaled $1,280,070. The 2009 Profit Sharing Contributions were awarded in cash in March 2010 totaling $1,224,705. Both the 2008 and 2009 Profit Sharing Contributions were included in employer contributions in the statement of changes in net assets available for the year ended December 31, 2009.  The 2010 Profit Sharing contributions were awarded in cash in March 2011 totaling $1,241,995.  The 2010 Profit Sharing Contributions were included in employer contributions in the statement of changes in net assets available for the year ended December 31, 2010.
 
Plan Administration
 
Assets in the Plan are held in trust by Citco Trustees (Cayman) Limited as original trustee on behalf of, and for the benefit of, Plan Participants, who was selected by the Board of Directors upon the recommendation of Company management. The trustee has the authority to manage or dispose of Plan assets as if it were the beneficial owner thereof. However, the trustee and the Company have delegated the management of day-to-day investment elections and administration of the Plan to Global Group Services Incorporated, the administrator, and UBS Financial, Inc., the custodian. Global Group Services Incorporated performs all recordkeeping services.

 
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Vesting
 
A Plan Participant's Matching Contribution account balance and Profit Sharing Contribution account balance become vested and nonforfeitable upon the completion of years of service with the Company, as follows:
 
Completed years of service
Vested percentage
   
Less than one year
 
0%
 
One year
 
33%
 
Two years
 
67%
 
Three or more years
 
100%
 
 
A Plan Participant shall become fully vested in his or her Matching Contribution account balance and Profit Sharing Contribution account balance upon certain events, including death or disability, attaining the age of 65 or a period of service with the Company of at least three years, or a full termination of the Plan. A Plan Participant's Savings Contribution account balance is fully vested at all times.
 
The nonvested portion of Matching Contribution account balances and Profit Sharing Contribution account balances of terminated Plan Participants are forfeited ("forfeitures") to the Plan and may be used to pay certain administrative expenses of the Plan or to reduce the amount of future employer contributions. The Plan held forfeiture balances totaling $113,790 and $61,129 included in net assets available for plan benefits as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.  The Plan did not use forfeitures to reduce any portion of the Company's Matching Contributions during the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009.
 
Distributions
 
Distributions of a Plan Participant's Savings Contribution account and the vested portion of a participant's Matching Contribution account and Profit Sharing Contribution account are generally made within 60 days of an employee request due to termination of employment. As of December 31, 2009, withdrawals elected by participants that had not been paid totaled $16,950.  As of December 31, 2010, all Plan Participants who had elected to withdraw from the Plan had been paid.
 
Hardship Withdrawals
 
Should a Plan Participant experience a hardship, he or she may elect to withdraw all or part of his or her vested account from the Plan. All cases of hardship must be presented in writing to, and approved by, the Company. The Company may request additional supporting documentation from Plan Participants to substantiate any case of hardship. The Company may, at its discretion, approve all or part of the withdrawal request. Hardship withdrawals are recorded as distributions in the period in which they are paid. No hardship withdrawals were paid during the year ended December 31, 2009.  During the year ended December 31, 2010, hardship withdrawals paid totaled $36,997.
 
Investments
 
The Plan allows participants to direct all contributions among a number of different investment funds held by UBS Financial, Inc., including Ensco American depositary shares, evidenced by Ensco American depositary receipts, which represent Class A Ordinary Shares of the Company ( the "Ensco ADS Fund"). In addition, the Plan limits the portion of a participant's aggregate account balance that may be invested in the Ensco ADS Fund to 25 percent. The Plan was amended on October 1, 2009 to reduce the maximum amount of Company shares a participant could hold in his or her account from 50% to 25% (larger holdings were "grandfathered," but could not be increased) with a similar percentage limitation on "new money" investments. The daily value of each investment unit is determined by dividing the total fair market value of all assets in each fund by the total number of units in that fund. Investment income, including certain administrative fees and net appreciation (depreciation) of the fair value of investments, is allocated to each Plan Participant's account based on the change in unit value for each investment fund in which the participant has an account balance.
 
 
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2.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Method of Accounting
 
The Plan's financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting.
 
The Plan's investments are stated at fair value using quoted market prices. Shares of mutual funds are valued at the net asset value of shares held by the Plan at year-end. Purchases and sales of shares in mutual funds and the Ensco ADS Fund are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest is recorded on the accrual basis and dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. See "Note 4 - Fair Value Measurements" for additional information on the fair value measurement of the Plan's net assets.
 
The Plan presents in the statement of changes in net assets available for Plan benefits the realized gains and/or losses and the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, which are calculated based on beginning of the year market values of investments to the date of sale and the purchase price, if purchased during the year, to the end of the year market value.
 
Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires the Plan Sponsor to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and related changes in net assets available for Plan benefits, as well as disclosures of gain and loss contingencies at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Distributions
 
Distributions of benefits to Plan Participants are recorded when paid.
 
3.   PLAN INVESTMENTS
 
As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Plan's investment options included the following:
 
Ensco ADS Fund: This fund is invested in the Company's American depositary shares. The fund had 87 and 78 participants as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
Invesco AIM US Dollar Liquidity Portfolio: This money market fund seeks to provide investors with a high level of current income, while preserving capital and maintaining liquidity by investing in a portfolio of high quality US dollar denominated short-term money market instruments. The fund had 109 and 107 participants as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
MFS Meridian Global Equity Fund: This mutual fund seeks to provide investors capital appreciation by investing in a portfolio of equity securities of global issuers. The fund had 56 and 48 participants as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
Pioneer Funds-North American Basic Value: This mutual fund seeks to provide investors capital appreciation over the medium to long-term by investing in a portfolio of equities and equity-linked instruments issued by companies that have their registered office in North America or that exercise the preponderant part of their economic activity in North America. The fund had 52 and 47 participants as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
 
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Templeton Global Bond Fund: This mutual fund seeks to provide investors a maximum total return, consisting of a combination of interest income and capital appreciation and currency gains by investing in a portfolio of fixed income securities worldwide. The fund had 50 and 44 participants as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
Skandia Total Return USD Bond Fund: This mutual fund seeks to provide investors both current income and capital appreciation by investing in a portfolio of intermediate-term investment grade securities. The fund had 55 and 46 participants as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
MFS Meridian Global Total Return Fund: This mutual fund seeks to provide investors total return by investing in a portfolio of large-cap equity securities and investment grade government bonds. The fund had 41 and 38 participants as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
Legg Mason Global Funds-Royce Smaller Companies: This mutual fund seeks to provide investors long-term capital appreciation by investing in a portfolio of equity securities issued by mid-cap and small-cap companies with stock market capitalizations of less than US $5 billion. The fund had 41 and 33 participants as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
During 2010 and 2009, the Plan's investments, including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year, appreciated in value as follows:
 
     2010   
            2009      
         
Proceeds
  $576,673
$376,115
 
Aggregate cost
   506,230
316,696
 
Realized gains
  70,443
59,419
 
Unrealized appreciation
   516,269
480,866
 
Net appreciation in fair value of investments
  $586,712
$540,285
 
 
4.   FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
 
Certain provisions of FASB ASC 820-10 establish a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy assigns the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities ("Level 1") and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs ("Level 3"). Level 2 measurements are inputs that are observable for assets or liabilities, either directly or indirectly, other than quoted prices included within Level 1. The following fair value hierarchy table categorizes information regarding the Plan's net assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2010 and 2009:
 
 
Quoted Prices in
Significant
   
 
Active Markets
Other
Significant
 
 
for
Observable
Unobservable
 
 
Identical Assets
Inputs
Inputs
 
 
(Level 1)
(Level 2)
(Level 3)
   Total        
                   
As of December 31, 2010
                 
Other investments
 
$4,374,368   
 
$          --   
 
$          --   
 
$4,374,368
 
Ensco ADS Fund
 
1,457,648   
 
--   
 
--   
 
1,457,648
 
Total investments
 
$5,832,016   
 
$          --   
 
$          --   
 
$5,832,016
 
                   
As of December 31, 2009                    
Other investments   $2,263,082      $          --      $          --      $2,263,082  
Ensco ADS Fund   830,859      --      --       830,859  
Total investments   $3,093,941      $          --          $          --       $3,093,941  
 
 
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5.   ADMINISTRATIVE FEES
 
The Plan has no employees. All administrative expenses of the Plan have been paid by the Company. Fees paid by the participants and the Plan for investment management and other related services amounted to approximately $200 and $275 for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
6.   PLAN TERMINATION
 
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan. In the event of Plan termination, participants will become 100% vested in their accounts.
 
7.   TAX STATUS
 
The Plan is not qualified under Section 401(a) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
 
In consideration that Plan Participants are not U.S. citizens, permanent residents or otherwise U.S. tax residents at any time they are participating, Plan Participants will not be directly subject to U.S. federal income tax on any dividends paid on stock of a U.S. corporation. However, the Cayman Islands trust that holds the Plan's assets will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on such dividends at a rate of 30%, withheld at source. The trust will not be entitled to any lower tax treaty rates even if a Plan Participant would have been eligible for such lower treaty rates if he or she held the stock directly. Depending on a Plan Participant's country of residence, he or she may also be entitled to a credit against his or her local income tax (if applicable) for the U.S. federal income tax withheld by the trust.
 
8.   RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
American depositary shares of the Company held by the Plan in the Ensco ADS Fund as an investment qualify as party-in-interest transactions. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Plan's investment in the Ensco ADS Fund was based on the closing price on such dates of $53.38 per share and $39.94 per share, respectively.  Like any investment in publicly traded securities, the Company's American depositary shares are subject to price changes.  The high and low prices for the Company's American depositary shares were $53.93 and $33.33 for 2010 and $51.30 and $22.04 for 2009.  The Company's American depositary shares totaled approximately 25% and 19% of the Plan's total assets as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
9.  RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
 
The Plan invests in various investment options that are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investments, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the value of the investments will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect Plan Participants' account balances and the amounts reported in the statement of net assets available for plan benefits.
 
 
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Supplemental Information
Schedule I
 
ENSCO MULTINATIONAL SAVINGS PLAN
SCHEDULE I - INVESTMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2010
 
 

 
 
Description                       
 
     Number of
    shares/units
 
 
 Market Value
Percentage
    of Net
   Assets
  
             
Invesco AIM US Dollar Liquidity Portfolio
 
1,504,777        
 
$1,504,777    
 
25.8%
 
MFS Meridian Global Equity Fund
 
21,747        
 
662,645
 
11.4%
 
Pioneer Funds-North American Basic Value
 
8,609        
 
519,488
 
8.9%
 
Templeton Global Bond Fund
 
20,653        
 
519,634
 
8.9%
 
Skandia Total Return USD Bond Fund
 
27,869        
 
458,692
 
7.9%
 
MFS Meridian Global Total Return Fund
 
18,807        
 
412,248
 
7.1%
 
Legg Mason Global Funds-Royce Smaller Companies
 
2,776        
 
296,884
 
5.1%
 
               
Employer securities:
             
   *Ensco ADS Fund
 
27,307        
 
1,457,648   
 
25.0%
 
Total Investments                                            
     
$5,832,016    
     
 
*Party-in-interest
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
 
    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Administrator of the Plan has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
   
Ensco Multinational Savings Plan
     
Date:   March 29, 2011  
 
/s/  DOUGLAS J. MANKO                     
By:  Douglas J. Manko
        Controller and Assistant Secretary
     
     
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 

       Exhibit No.
 
Description                                                                                                                           
     
 
       23.1
 
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
     
     
 
 

 
 
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