Ensco plc and Atwood Oceanics, Inc. File Definitive Proxy Materials in Connection with Pending Transaction
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Announce Record Date and Date of Shareholder Meetings Recommend Shareholders of Both Ensco and Atwood Vote `FOR` the Transaction to Create a Leading Global Offshore Drilling Company London & Houston - 18 August 2017 - Ensco plc (NYSE: ESV) (`Ensco`) and Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW) (`Atwood`) announced today the filing of definitive proxy materials with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (`SEC`) in connection with the previously announced merger agreement under which Ensco will acquire Atwood in an all-stock transaction. Ensco and Atwood will hold their respective shareholder meetings related to the merger on 5 October 2017. The Ensco and Atwood boards of directors unanimously...