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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): August 27, 2025
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) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +41 (41) 749-0500
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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, $0.10 par value | RIG | 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).
Emerging growth company ☐
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. ☐
Item 2.06Material Impairments
On August 27, 2025, Transocean Ltd. (the “Company”) announced that it intends to dispose of, by sale to a third party for recycling or alternative use, the following rigs which are classified as held for sale: Discoverer Clear Leader, Discoverer Americas, Deepwater Champion, Henry Goodrich and Discoverer India, as well as certain assets primarily associated with these rigs.
As a result of the decisions taken by the Company on August 27, 2025, to dispose of these assets, the Company expects its third quarter 2025 results to include an estimated non-cash charge of approximately $1.9 billion associated with the impairment of these assets.
Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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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). |
Forward-Looking Statements
The statements described herein that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements could contain words such as “possible,” “intend,” “will,” “if,” “expect,” or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions, and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are beyond our control, and in many cases, cannot be predicted. As a result, actual results could differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, estimated duration of customer contracts, contract dayrate amounts, future contract commencement dates and locations, planned shipyard projects and other out-of-service time, sales of drilling units, the cost and timing of mobilizations and reactivations, operating hazards and delays, risks associated with international operations, actions by customers and other third parties, the fluctuation of current and future prices of oil and gas, the global and regional supply and demand for oil and gas, the intention to scrap certain drilling rigs, the effects of the spread of and mitigation efforts by governments, businesses and individuals related to contagious illnesses, and other factors, including those and other risks discussed in the company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and in the company’s other filings with the SEC, which are available free of charge on the SEC’s website at: www.sec.gov. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or to persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by reference to these risks and uncertainties. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of the particular statement. We expressly disclaim any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in our expectations or beliefs with regard to the statement or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any forward-looking statement is based, except as required by law. All non-GAAP financial measure reconciliations to the most comparative GAAP measure are displayed in quantitative schedules on the company’s website at: www.deepwater.com.
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.
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Date: August 27, 2025 | By: | /s/ Daniel Ro-Trock |
| | Daniel Ro-Trock |
| | Authorized Person |
