Valaris Limited (VAL) 8-K Ensco plc Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Results

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):   23 February 2011

Ensco plc

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

England and Wales	1-8097	98-0635229
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

6 Chesterfield Gardens

London, England W1J 5BQ

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 44 (0) 20 7659 4660

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:

x Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Press release issued by Ensco plc dated 23 February 2011

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 2.02   Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 2.02 is a copy of the press release dated 23 February 2011 of Ensco plc announcing its fourth quarter and full year 2010 results.

 The information furnished in this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

        (d)  Exhibits

Exhibit No. Description                                                                                                                           

  99.1 Press release issued by Ensco plc dated 23 February 2011.

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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.

	Ensco plc
Date:  23 February 2011	/s/ DAVID A. ARMOUR           David A. Armour Vice President - Finance
	/s/ DOUGLAS J. MANKO           Douglas J. Manko Controller and Assistant Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No. Description                                                                                                                           

99.1 Press release issued by Ensco plc dated 23 February 2011.

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