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): February 28, 2017
Paragon Offshore plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
England and Wales |
| 001-36465 |
| 98-1146017 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction |
| (Commission |
| (IRS Employer |
3151 Briarpark Drive, Suite 700
Houston, Texas 77042
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
+44 20 330 2300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Not applicable)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
As previously reported, on February 14, 2016, Paragon Offshore plc (the “Company”) and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions for relief under chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”).
On February 28, 2017, the Debtors filed their monthly operating report for the period beginning January 1, 2017 and ending January 31, 2017 (the “Monthly Operating Report”) with the Bankruptcy Court. The Monthly Operating Report is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. This Current Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibit hereto) will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.
The information contained in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings, except to the extent expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Cautionary Statement Regarding the Monthly Operating Report
The Company cautions investors and potential investors not to place undue reliance upon the information contained in the Monthly Operating Report, which was not prepared for the purpose of providing the basis for an investment decision relating to any of the securities of the Company. The Monthly Operating Report is limited in scope, covers a limited time period and has been prepared solely for the purpose of complying with the monthly reporting requirements of the Bankruptcy Court. The Monthly Operating Report was not audited or reviewed by independent accountants, was not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, is in a format prescribed by applicable bankruptcy laws, and is subject to future adjustment and reconciliation. There can be no assurance that, from the perspective of an investor or potential investor in the Company’s securities, the Monthly Operating Report is complete. The Monthly Operating Report also contains information for periods which are shorter or otherwise different from those required in the Company’s reports pursuant to the Exchange Act, and such information might not be indicative of the Company’s financial condition or operating results for the period that would be reflected in the Company’s financial statements or in its reports pursuant to the Exchange Act. Results set forth in the Monthly Operating Report should not be viewed as indicative of future results.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements that involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These include but are not limited to risks associated with the Company’s reorganization, the general nature of the oil and gas industry, actions by regulatory authorities, customers and other third parties, and other factors detailed in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, and in its other filings with the SEC, which are available free of charge on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Monthly Operating Report for the month ended January 31, 2017, filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
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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February 28, 2017 | By: | /s/ Lee M. Ahlstrom | |
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| Name: | Lee M. Ahlstrom |
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| Title: | SVP & CFO |