Transocean Files 8K - Changes To Articles

Transocean Ltd. (RIG) filed a Form 8K - Changes to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year - with the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission on November 23, 2016.

On November 18, 2016, the Board of Directors of Transocean Ltd. (the "Company") amended and restated the Company's Organizational Regulations (as amended, the "Organizational Regulations"), effective as of the same date.

The amendments to the Organizational Regulations permit the Company's Corporate Secretary to call a special meeting of the Board of Directors and permit the members of the Board of Directors to request the Company's Chief Execute Officer, President or Corporate Secretary to convene a special meeting of the Board of Directors if the Chairman is not available. The amendments also permit the person calling a special meeting of the Board of Directors to provide for a shorter notice period than is specified in the Organizational Regulations if reasonable under the circumstances.

The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by the Organizational Regulations, attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The full text of this SEC filing can be retrieved at: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1451505/000155837016010281/form8-kamendedandrestatedorg.htm

Any exhibits and associated documents for this SEC filing can be retrieved at: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1451505/000155837016010281/0001558370-16-010281-index.htm

Public companies must file a Form 8-K, or current report, with the SEC generally within four days of any event that could materially affect a company's financial position or the value of its shares.

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November 23, 2016 09:26 ET (14:26 GMT)

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