8-K

Date: April 23, 2024

DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC.

/s/ David L. Roland

David L. Roland

Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary

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): April 23, 2024

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	1-13926	76-0321760
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission file number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

777 N. Eldridge Parkway, Suite 1100

Houston, Texas 77079

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

(281) 492-5300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	DO	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On April 23, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (the “Company”) approved certain changes in the appointments for the three standing committees of the Board, to be effective as of the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company scheduled to be held on May 9, 2024. After the changes, the new committee appointments will be as follows:


Director	Audit Committee	Compensation Committee	NG&S Committee
Neal Goldman (CoB)	—	X	Chair
Patrice Douglas	X	—	—
Benjamin C. Duster, IV	—	X	—
John Hollowell	—	Chair	X
Carey Lowe	X	—	X
Adam Peakes	Chair	—	—

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.

SEC Form 8-K filed by Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.