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) July 20, 2007
NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Bermuda
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
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001-32657
(Commission File Number)
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98-0363970
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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Mintflower Place
8 Par-La-Ville Road
Hamilton, HM08 |
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Bermuda
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(441) 292-1510
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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:
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On July 20, 2007, Nabors US Finance LLC, a limited liability company organized and existing
under the laws of Delaware (Seller), Nabors Well Services Co. (inclusive of its Sea Mar
Division), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Delaware, Sea Mar Management LLC,
a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of Delaware (together with Seller
and Nabors Well Services Co., the Selling Parties), and Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc., a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of Delaware (Purchaser), entered into an Asset
Purchase Agreement (the Asset Purchase Agreement), pursuant to which, upon the terms and
conditions of the Asset Purchase Agreement, Seller has agreed to sell
to Purchaser 20 offshore supply vessels and certain related assets and has agreed to assign
its rights under a vessel construction contract in exchange for an aggregate base purchase price of $189,000,000 in cash, subject
to the adjustments as provided in the Asset Purchase Agreement.
Consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement are subject to
customary closing conditions, including, but not limited to,
(i) the receipt of required regulatory approvals and (ii) the
execution and delivery of certain ancillary agreements (including,
but not limited to, bills of sale, assignment of certain agreements
and certificates evidencing ownership).
The foregoing summary of the Asset Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is
qualified in its entirety by the actual text of the Asset Purchase Agreement. On July 24, 2007,
Nabors Industries Ltd. (the Company) issued a press
release which included an announcement of the execution of the Asset
Purchase Agreement. A copy of that release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 in accordance
with General Instruction B.2 to Form 8-K.
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On July 24, 2007, the Company issued a press release announcing its results of operations for
the six month period ending June 30, 2007. A copy of that release is furnished herewith as Exhibit
99.1 in accordance with General Instruction B.2 to Form 8-K.
The press release furnished as an exhibit to this report includes forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such
forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, as disclosed by the
Company from time to time in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As a result
of these factors, the Companys actual results may differ materially from those indicated or
implied by such forward-looking statements.
The Company also presented in the press release non-GAAP financial measures under
Regulation G. The Company presented its adjusted income (loss) derived from operating
activities for all periods presented in the release. The components of adjusted income (loss)
derived from operating activities are computed by using amounts which are determined in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). Adjusted
income (loss) derived from operating activities is computed by subtracting direct costs, general
and administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization, and depletion expense from Operating
revenues and then adding Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates. As part of our press release
information we have provided a reconciliation of adjusted net income and adjusted income (loss)
derived from operating activities to income before income taxes, which is its nearest comparable
GAAP financial measure.
The Company included its adjusted income (loss) derived from operating activities in the
release because management evaluates the performance of our business units and the consolidated
company based on several criteria, including adjusted income (loss) derived from operating
activities, and because it believes this financial measure is an accurate reflection of the ongoing
profitability of the Company. The Company included the adjusted net income number because
management believes the non-GAAP financial measure to be more indicative of the Companys on-going
operating results and financial condition.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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99.1 |
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Press Release issued by Nabors Industries Ltd. on July 24, 2007. |