Current Report Filing (8-k)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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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 22, 2021

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TRANSOCEAN LTD.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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Switzerland		001-38373		98-0599916
(State or other jurisdiction of	​	(Commission	​	(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)	​	File Number)	​	Identification No.)

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Turmstrasse 30		​
Steinhausen, Switzerland	​	CH-6312
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(Address of principal executive offices)	​	(zip code)

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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: [phone]

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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:

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

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☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act
Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered:
Shares, CHF 0.10 par value	RIG	New York Stock Exchange
0.50% Exchangeable Senior Bonds due 2023	RIG/23	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Emerging growth company ☐

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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Item 7.01

Regulation FD

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On February 22, 2021, Transocean Ltd. (“Transocean”) announced that it and Transocean Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into privately negotiated agreements (the “Exchange Agreements”) pursuant to which Transocean Inc. agreed to exchange (the “Exchange”) approximately $252.8 million aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Bonds due 2023 (the “Existing Exchangeable Bonds”) for (i) approximately $230.1 million aggregate principal amount of new 4.00% Senior Guaranteed Exchangeable Bonds due 2025 (the “Senior Guaranteed Exchangeable Bonds”) and (ii) approximately $8.9 million aggregate amount of cash.

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A copy of Transocean’s press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information contained in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits

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(d)  Exhibits.

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Exhibit No.		Description
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99.1	​	Transocean Ltd. Announces Private Exchange Agreements Relating to Existing Exchangeable Bonds
101	​	Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language
104	​	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL).

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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.

​	TRANSOCEAN LTD.
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Date: February 22, 2021	By:	/s/ Daniel Ro-Trock
​	​	Daniel Ro-Trock
​	​	Authorized Person

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