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Issuer:     Transocean Ltd. (RIG)
CIK:        0001451505
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-10T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-012387
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.90
Item codes: 1.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Transocean to acquire Valaris; all-stock deal at 15.235x ratio; 53/47 ownership split
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- Transocean to acquire all Valaris shares at exchange ratio of 15.235 Transocean shares per Valaris share.
- Existing Transocean shareholders will own ~53% and Valaris shareholders ~47% of combined company.
- Termination fees: $195M payable by Transocean, $173M by Valaris under specified circumstances.
- Support agreements in place: ~18% of Valaris shares and ~9% of Transocean shares committed to vote in favor.
- Both boards unanimously approved the deal; expected close by Feb 2027 subject to approvals.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1451505/000110465926012387/0001104659-26-012387-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1451505/000110465926012387/tm265550d3_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-012387

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