Edgar Filing: ATWOOD OCEANICS INC

ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC.

/s/ Mark L. Mey

Mark L. Mey

Senior Vice President

Form 8-K

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): November 23, 2011

ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas

1-13167

74-1611874

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

15835 Park Ten Place Drive

Houston, Texas

77084

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 749-7800

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 (see General Instruction A.2):

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On November 23, 2011, Atwood Oceanics, Inc., as guarantor, and Atwood Offshore Worldwide Limited, as borrower, entered into an amendment to the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2011, with the lenders named therein, with Nordea Bank Finland plc, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent for the lenders, Lead Arranger and Book Runner, to facilitate incurrences of debt at the parent company level in order to effect the company’s intent at the time of execution of the credit agreement that the company could incur debt at that level subject to pro forma compliance with the financial covenants contained in the credit agreement.

SIGNATURE

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.

Date: November 23, 2011