UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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): November 15, 2018
Vantage Drilling International
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands | 333-217678 | 98-1372204 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
c/o Vantage Energy Services, Inc.
777 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 800
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)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On November 15, 2018, Vantage Drilling International (the “Company”) issued a press release pursuant to Rule 135c under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, announcing that the Company priced $350 million in aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2023 in a private placement. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits:
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Vantage Drilling International dated November 15, 2018 | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: November 15, 2018
| VANTAGE DRILLING INTERNATIONAL |
/s/ Douglas E. Stewart |
Douglas E. Stewart Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |