Form 8-K ATWOOD OCEANICS INC For: Jan 01
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED: January�1, 2015
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ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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TEXAS
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-13167
Internal Revenue Service � Employer Identification No.�74-1611874
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15011 Katy Freeway, Suite 800 | � | |
Houston, Texas, 77094 | � | (281) 749-7800 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | � | (Registrant�s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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�5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Effective January�1, 2015, the Board of Directors of Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (the �Company�) promoted Mark L. Mey to the office of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer; Arthur M. Polhamus to the office of Senior Vice President, Operations; Barry M. Smith to the office of Senior Vice President, Technical Services; and Walter A. Baker to the office of Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. In connection with such promotions, the Executive Change of Control Agreement for each such officer was amended to increase the lump sum payment such officer would receive in connection with a termination without �cause� or if the executive terminates his employment for �good reason� (each as defined in the agreement) within 24 months after a change of control of the Company. Upon such termination, in addition to other benefits provided in each officer�s Executive Change of Control Agreement, the officer would receive a payment equal to 2.5 times (for Messrs. Polhamus, Smith and Baker) or 2.75 times (for Mr.�Mey) the sum of (i)�the executive�s annual salary plus (ii)�the executive�s target annual bonus.
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Item�9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
10.1���� Form of First Amendment to Executive Change of Control Agreement
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.
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ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC |
(Registrant) |
/s/ Mark L. Mey |
Mark L. Mey Senior Vice President |
DATE: January�2, 2015 |
Exhibit 10.1
FIRST AMENDMENT TO
EXECUTIVE CHANGE OF CONTROL AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, Atwood Oceanics, Inc., a Texas corporation (the �Company�), and [������������] (the �Executive�) are party to that certain Executive Change of Control Agreement effective as of May�24, 2012 (the �Agreement�); and
WHEREAS, in connection with the promotion of the Executive, the Company desires to amend the terms of the Agreement to increase the potential severance payment thereunder; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section�7.4 of the Agreement, the Agreement may be amended by a written instrument signed by the parties thereto; and
WHEREAS, the Executive hereby consents to the amendment of the Agreement as provided herein (the �Amendment�);
NOW, THEREFORE, the Agreement is hereby amended, effective as of January�1, 2015, as follows:
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� | 1. | Section�3.3(a)(ii) of the Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: |
�(ii) in lump sum on the sixtieth (60th)�day after the Date of Termination, an amount equal to [2.5/2.75] times the sum of (1)�the Executive�s Annual Salary, plus (2)�the Executive�s Target Annual Bonus.�
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� | 2. | All other provisions of the Agreement shall remain the same and are hereby ratified. |
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EXECUTIVE | �� | �� | ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC. | |||
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