UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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): June 1, 2009
Vantage Drilling Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands | | 1-34094 | | |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
777 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 610 Houston, TX | | 77056 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(281) 404-4700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Not Applicable)
(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:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On June 1, 2009, Vantage Drilling Company, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing that its ultra-premium jackup rig, the Sapphire Driller, was awarded a contract for a drilling program in West Africa with an anticipated duration of three to six months. Additionally, the press release announced that the Company was awarded a second contract for one of its ultra-premium jackup rigs for a 2011 drilling program in West Africa with an estimated duration of six to twelve months. The Company may use any one of its four Baker Marine Pacific Class 375 jackup rigs to perform its obligations under the second contract. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated into this Current Report on Form 8-K by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | | Description of Exhibit |
| | | |
| 99.1 | | Press Release dated June 1, 2009 |
SIGNATURE
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.
Date: June 4, 2009
| | VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY |
| | |
| | /s/ Chris E. Celano |
| | Chris E. Celano, |
| | Vice President and General Counsel |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit Number | | Description of Exhibit |
| | | |
| | Press Release dated June 1, 2009 |
