Rowan Companies Form 4 ROWAN COMPANIES / THIERRY PILENKO ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

PILENKO THIERRY

(Last) (First) (Middle)

2800 POST OAK BLVD.

SUITE 5450

(Street)

HOUSTON TX 77056

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ROWAN COMPANIES PLC [ RDC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/11/2019

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Class A Ordinary Shares	04/11/2019		D		1,000(1)	D	(1)	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Share Units	(2)	04/11/2019		D			28,191(3)	(3)	(3)	Class A Ordinary Shares	28,191	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On April 11, 2019, pursuant to the Transaction Agreement by and between Ensco plc ("Ensco") and Rowan Companies plc (the "Company" or "Rowan"), dated as of October 7, 2018, (as amended, the "Transaction Agreement"), each of the issued and outstanding Class A ordinary shares of the Company were exchanged pursuant to a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement for 2.750 Class A ordinary shares of Ensco, each with a nominal value of $0.10.

2. Each restricted share unit represents a contingent right to receive cash, one Class A Ordinary Share of the Company, or a combination thereof, at the discretion of the compensation committee of the Rowan Board of Directors.

3. Pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, each outstanding restricted share unit award granted to a non-employee member of Rowan's Board of Directors ("DU Award"), whether vested or unvested, was converted on the same terms and conditions (including applicable vesting conditions) applicable to such DU Award under the applicable Company equity plan and award agreement in effect immediately prior to the closing of the transaction ("Closing") into a restricted stock unit of Ensco covering a number of Ensco Class A ordinary shares, rounded down to the nearest whole share, determined by multiplying the number of Rowan ordinary shares subject to such Rowan DU Award immediately prior to Closing by the exchange ratio of 2.750 Class A ordinary shares of Ensco for each Rowan Class A ordinary share. There was no purchase price.

	/s/ Dennis Baldwin, Attorney-in-Fact	04/11/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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