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): June 9, 2020
Vantage Drilling International
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Cayman Islands | | 333-217678 | | 98-1372204 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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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.
On June 9, 2020, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Vantage Drilling International (the “Company”), at a duly convened meeting thereof, exercised its authority pursuant to the Company’s memorandum and articles of association, and elected Mr. Jack Land effective immediately to fill the vacancy resulting from Mr. Matthew W. Bonanno’s resignation on April 24, 2020, to hold office until the next annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company or until his successor, if any, is duly elected and qualified.
Mr. Land is Managing Director at York Capital Management (“York”) and Director of European Credit at York, which he joined in 2014. Prior to joining York, Mr. Land worked as a Director on the European Investments team at Mount Kellett Capital Management, on the investment teams at GoldenTree Asset Management and Oak Hill Advisors and in the investment banking group at Lehman Brothers. Mr. Land holds a BA in Economics from Princeton University. He also serves as a member of the Board of Directors, in his capacity as a York employee, of Fara Holdco Limited.
Mr. Land does not have any family relationships with any of the Company’s directors or executive officers, and he is not a party to any transactions listed in Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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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 15, 2020
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VANTAGE DRILLING INTERNATIONAL |
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/s/ Douglas E. Stewart |
Douglas E. Stewart Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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