Diamond Offshore Drilling (DODRW) 8-K Departure of Directors or Principal Officers

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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):           March 30, 2007  

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	1-13926	76-0321760
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

15415 Katy Freeway
Houston, Texas 77094

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:           (281) 492-5300  

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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

(e) On March 30, 2007, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (the “Company”) determined the performance goals, participants, payout formulas and maximum awards for the 2007 performance period under the Company’s Incentive Compensation Plan for Executive Officers (as amended and restated effective January 1, 2007) (the “Incentive Compensation Plan”). The 2007 awards will be based on the results of the Company’s drilling operations, specifically, the percentage of actual EBITDA (as defined by the Compensation Committee) for 2007 compared to the average of 2007 budgeted EBITDA and 2006 actual EBITDA. The amount available for incentive awards to each participant will be a function of the participant’s incentive target, which is expressed a percentage of that participant’s eligible base salary, and will not exceed the product of that incentive target and the participant’s eligible base salary. In accordance with the Incentive Compensation Plan, the Compensation Committee has retained negative discretion to reduce or eliminate any 2007 award payable to any of the participants.

     The table below sets forth the incentive target and maximum award established under the Incentive Compensation Plan for the 2007 performance period for each of the named executive officers identified in the Company’s proxy statement for its 2007 annual meeting of stockholders.

			Incentive Target/Maximum
	Eligible		Award as a Percentage of
Name and Position	Base Salary		Eligible Base Salary
James S. Tisch Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer	$	300,000		100	%
Lawrence R. Dickerson President and Chief Operating Officer		675,000		100	%
Gary T. Krenek Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President		320,000		100	%
John L. Gabriel, Jr. Senior Vice President — Contracts and Marketing		400,000		100	%
John M. Vecchio Senior Vice President — Technical Services		350,000		100	%

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC.
By:	/s/ William C. Long
	William C. Long
	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Dated: April 4, 2007

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