Form 8-K Amendment

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K/A

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 14, 2006

 

HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware   0-51582   56-2542838
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)		   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2950

Houston, Texas

   77046
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 979-9300

 

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. below):

 

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

 

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

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On December 15, 2006, Hercules Offshore, Inc. (the “Company”) is posting on its website at www.herculesoffshore.com a revised version of the report that was posted on its website on December 14, 2006 and entitled “Hercules Offshore Fleet Status Report” (the “Fleet Status Report”). The revised report includes two changes from the December 14, 2006 Fleet Status Report. First, the revised report corrects the Revenue Per Day Per Liftboat for the West Africa 170-215 liftboat class. Second, the report includes updated information regarding the status of the on-going salvage operation of the liftboat Tiger Shark, which recently experienced damage due to storm conditions as reported by the Company in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 16, 2006 and is presently in the shipyard undergoing repairs. According to the results of a recently concluded sea bottom survey, all three sets of legs and pads of the Tiger Shark previously reported missing have now been located adjacent to the platform where the vessel was working when it experienced damage.

The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.

The information and statements made in the Fleet Status Report that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements include statements concerning estimated contract expiration dates, dayrates, estimated dates for completion of repairs and upgrades and commencement dates of new contracts. Such statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including without limitation, early termination by the customer pursuant to the contract or otherwise, cancellation or completion of certain contracts earlier than expected, operational difficulties, shipyard and other delays and other factors described in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K and its most recent periodic reports and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or the company’s website at www.herculesoffshore.com. The Company cautions you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected or implied in these statements.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

  (c) Exhibits

 

    Exhibit 99.1 Hercules Offshore Fleet Status Report (as revised)

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.

 

    HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC.
Date: December 15, 2006     By:  

/s/ James W. Noe

      James W. Noe
      Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

   

Description

99.1    Hercules Offshore Fleet Status Report (as revised)