27 Mar 2006director interest notice● Neutral
ATWOOD OCEANICS INC Senior Vice President Glen P Kelley exercised stock options for 20,000 shares and disposed of 10,000 shares.
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27 Mar 2006director interest notice● Neutral
ATWOOD OCEANICS INC President John R Irwin exercised stock options for 60,000 shares and disposed of 30,000 shares.
27 Mar 2006director interest notice● Neutral
ATWOOD OCEANICS INC Senior Vice President James M Holland exercised stock options for 24,000 shares and disposed of 12,000 shares.
23 Mar 2006security holder rights change▲ Good
Following the 2-for-1 stock split announced March 2, the company adjusted its shareholder rights plan's share-purchase ratio to match -- a technical follow-through with no substantive change to holders' rights.
20 Mar 2006contract award▲ Good
Fleet update: the SEAHAWK finished a Sarawak Shell job and headed into a $20 million shipyard upgrade ahead of a new long-term West Africa contract with Amerada Hess, while the SOUTHERN CROSS and EAGLE kept working through their existing Black Sea and Australian commitments.
3 Mar 2006director interest notice● Neutral
ATWOOD OCEANICS INC director George S Dotson received 422 shares as part of the equity award.
3 Mar 2006director interest notice● Neutral
ATWOOD OCEANICS INC director William J Morrissey received 422 shares as part of the equity award.
3 Mar 2006director interest notice● Neutral
ATWOOD OCEANICS INC director Deborah A Beck received 422 shares as part of the equity award.
3 Mar 2006director interest notice● Neutral
ATWOOD OCEANICS INC director Robert W Burgess received 422 shares as part of the equity award.
3 Mar 2006director interest notice● Neutral
ATWOOD OCEANICS INC director Hans Helmerich received 422 shares as part of the equity award.
2 Mar 2006material agreement▲ GoodMajor
Atwood ordered its first newbuild rig, a $160 million jackup from Keppel AmFELS due by September 2008, which will become the company's ninth mobile drilling unit.
15 Feb 2006material agreement● Neutral
Shareholders approved changes to the non-employee director stock plan, replacing annual stock-option grants with $40,000 of restricted stock per director each year.
14 Feb 2006security holder rights change● Neutral
Shareholders approved a restated corporate charter doubling authorized common shares to 50 million and modernizing the company's incorporation documents under Texas's new business-organizations law.
14 Feb 2006substantial holder notice● Neutral
Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC reported a ATWOOD OCEANICS INC shareholding of 1,080 shares (0.01% of votes) in a periodic institutional filing.
14 Feb 2006substantial holder notice● Neutral
T. ROWE PRICE ASSOCIATES, INC reported a ATWOOD OCEANICS INC shareholding of 527,150 shares (3.40% of votes) in a periodic institutional filing.
20 Dec 2005director interest notice● Neutral
ATWOOD OCEANICS INC President John R Irwin exercised stock options for 12,000 shares and disposed of 24,000 shares.
20 Dec 2005director interest notice● Neutral
ATWOOD OCEANICS INC Senior Vice President Glen P Kelley exercised stock options for 8,000 shares and disposed of 16,000 shares.
20 Dec 2005director interest notice● Neutral
ATWOOD OCEANICS INC Senior Vice President James M Holland exercised stock options for 20,000 shares and disposed of 40,000 shares.
12 Dec 2005contract award▲ Good
The ATWOOD EAGLE added a one-well ENI Australia contract ($360,000/day) plus a Woodside extension ($420,000/day), stacking up behind its existing Woodside and BHP Billiton commitments offshore Australia.
5 Dec 2005contract award▲ Good
The ATWOOD SOUTHERN CROSS won a three-well contract with Toreador Turkey at $125,000/day in the Black Sea, its next job after finishing existing work off Bulgaria for Melrose Resources.