UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 15
CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION
UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Commission File Number 0-51582
HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2200
Houston, Texas 77046
(713) 350-5100
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Warrants to purchase Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, exercisable on or before November 8, 20211
(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
Common Stock, par value $0.012
(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports under section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)
Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:
| Rule 12g-4(a)(1) | ☒ | |
| Rule 12g-4(a)(2) | ☐ | |
| Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i) | ☐ | |
| Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii) | ☐ | |
| Rule 15d-6 | ☐ |
Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date: Zero
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Hercules Offshore, Inc. has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.
| HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. | ||||||
| Date: December 2, 2016 | By: | /s/ Beau M. Thompson | ||||
| Name: | Beau M. Thompson | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||
| 1 | Warrants relate to the New Common Stock (as defined below). |
| 2 | Relates to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “New Common Stock”), that was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6, 2015 after the cancellation of Hercules Offshore, Inc.’s previous common stock. |