Filing Details

Accession Number:
0001104659-22-122055
Form Type:
13G Filing
Publication Date:
2022-11-24 19:00:00
Filed By:
D. E. Shaw & Co, L.p.
Company:
Transocean Ltd. (NYSE:RIG)
Filing Date:
2022-11-25
SEC Url:
13G Filing
Ownership Summary

Please notice the below summary table is generated without human intervention and may contain errors. Please refer to the complete filing displayed below for exact figures.

Name Sole Voting Power Shared Voting Power Sole Dispositive Power Shared Dispositive Power Aggregate Amount Owned Power Percent of Class
D. E. Shaw Co. 0 36,074,116 0 36,130,816 36,130,816 5.0%
David E. Shaw 0 36,074,116 0 36,130,816 36,130,816 5.0%
Filing
 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13G

 

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

Transocean Ltd.

(Name of Issuer) 

 

 

Shares, par value CHF 0.10 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

 

H8817H100

(CUSIP Number)

  

 

November 14, 2022

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

Check the following box to designate the rule pursuant to which the Schedule is filed:

 

¨ Rule 13d-1(b)
x Rule 13d-1(c)
¨ Rule 13d-1(d)

 

 

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

  

 

  

 

 

 

CUSIP No. H8817H100

 

  1.

Names of Reporting Persons

D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.

 

  2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
    (a) ¨
   

(b)

 

¨
  3.

SEC Use Only

 

  4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

Delaware

 

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person With

5.

Sole Voting Power

 

 

-0-

      6.

Shared Voting Power

36,074,116

 

      7.

Sole Dispositive Power

-0-

 

      8.

Shared Dispositive Power

36,130,816

 

  9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

36,130,816

 

  10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨

 

  11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

5.0%1

 

  12.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

IA, PN

 

 

1 On November 14, 2022, D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. and David E. Shaw (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”) became the beneficial owners of more than 5% of the class of securities. On November 15, 2022, the Reporting Persons ceased to be beneficial owners of more than 5% of the class of securities. On November 16, 2022, the Reporting Persons again became beneficial owners of more than 5% of the class of securities. The beneficial ownership information provided in this document is current as of November 16, 2022.

 

 

 

CUSIP No. H8817H100

 

  1.

Names of Reporting Persons

David E. Shaw

 

  2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
    (a) ¨
   

(b)

 

¨
  3.

SEC Use Only

 

  4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

United States

 

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person With

5.

Sole Voting Power

 

 

-0-

      6.

Shared Voting Power

36,074,116

 

      7.

Sole Dispositive Power

-0-

 

      8.

Shared Dispositive Power

36,130,816

 

  9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

36,130,816

 

  10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨

 

  11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

5.0%1

 

  12.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

IN

 

 

1 On November 14, 2022, D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. and David E. Shaw (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”) became the beneficial owners of more than 5% of the class of securities. On November 15, 2022, the Reporting Persons ceased to be beneficial owners of more than 5% of the class of securities. On November 16, 2022, the Reporting Persons again became beneficial owners of more than 5% of the class of securities. The beneficial ownership information provided in this document is current as of November 16, 2022.

 

 

 

Item 1.
  (a) Name of Issuer
   

  Transocean Ltd.

   
  (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
   

  Turmstrasse 30

  CH-6312 Steinhausen

  Switzerland

   
Item 2.
  (a) Name of Person Filing
   

  D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.

  David E. Shaw

   
  (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
   

  The business address for each reporting person is:

  1166 Avenue of the Americas, 9th Floor

  New York, NY 10036

   
  (c) Citizenship
   

  D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the state of Delaware.

  David E. Shaw is a citizen of the United States of America.

   
  (d) Title of Class of Securities
   

  Shares, par value CHF 0.10 per share

   
  (e) CUSIP Number
   

  H8817H100

   
Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

 

Not Applicable

 

Item 4.

Ownership

 

As of November 16, 2022:

  

(a) Amount beneficially owned:  

 

D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:

 

 

36,130,816 shares

This is composed of (i) 17,727,294 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C., (ii) 12,026,758 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw Oculus Portfolios, L.L.C., (iii) 6,228,933 shares under the management of D. E. Shaw Investment Management, L.L.C., and (iv) 147,831 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw Composite Portfolios, L.L.C.

 

 

David E. Shaw

 

36,130,816 shares

This is composed of (i) 17,727,294 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C., (ii) 12,026,758 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw Oculus Portfolios, L.L.C., (iii) 6,228,933 shares under the management of D. E. Shaw Investment Management, L.L.C., and (iv) 147,831 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw Composite Portfolios, L.L.C.

 

 

 

 

(b)Percent of class:
  D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:

5.0%

  David E. Shaw:

5.0%

 

(c)Number of shares to which the person has:
(i)Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
  D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:

-0- shares

  David E. Shaw:

-0- shares

 

(ii)Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
  D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:

36,074,116 shares

  David E. Shaw:

36,074,116 shares

 

(iii)Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
  D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:

-0- shares

  David E. Shaw:

-0- shares

 

(iv)Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
  D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:

36,130,816 shares

  David E. Shaw:

36,130,816 shares

 

David E. Shaw does not own any shares directly. By virtue of David E. Shaw’s position as President and sole shareholder of D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc., which is the general partner of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., which in turn is the investment adviser of D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C., D. E. Shaw Oculus Portfolios, L.L.C., and D. E. Shaw Composite Portfolios, L.L.C. and the managing member of D. E. Shaw Investment Management, L.L.C., and by virtue of David E. Shaw’s position as President and sole shareholder of D. E. Shaw & Co. II, Inc., which is the managing member of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C., which in turn is the manager of D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C., D. E. Shaw Oculus Portfolios, L.L.C., and D. E. Shaw Composite Portfolios, L.L.C., David E. Shaw may be deemed to have the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 36,074,116 shares, and the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 36,130,816 shares, the 36,130,816 shares as described above constituting 5.0% of the outstanding shares and, therefore, David E. Shaw may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such shares. David E. Shaw disclaims beneficial ownership of such 36,130,816 shares.

 

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

Not Applicable

 

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Not Applicable

 

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.

Not Applicable

 

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

Not Applicable

 

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group

Not Applicable

 

Item 10. Certification

By signing below, each of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. and David E. Shaw certify that, to the best of such reporting person’s knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect.

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. A Power of Attorney, dated March 1, 2017, granted by David E. Shaw in favor of Nathan Thomas, is attached hereto.

 

Dated: November 25, 2022

 

 

  D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
   
  By: /s/ Nathan Thomas
    Nathan Thomas
    Chief Compliance Officer

  

 

  David E. Shaw
   
  By: /s/ Nathan Thomas
    Nathan Thomas
    Attorney-in-Fact for David E. Shaw