UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-A
 
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
 SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Ensco plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

England and Wales	 	98-0635229	
(State or other jurisdiction of	 	(IRS Employer Identification No.)	
incorporation or organization)	 	 	

6 Chesterfield Gardens	 	 	
London, England  	 	W1J 5BQ  	
(Address of principal executive offices)	 	(Zip Code)	
 
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
to be so registered	 	Name of each exchange on which
each class is to be registered	
 	 	 	
7.75% Senior Notes Due 2026	 	New York Stock Exchange LLC	
 
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box. x
 
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. o
 
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-221706
 
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

 

Item 1.	 	Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.	
 
The class of securities to be registered hereby is the 7.75% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “Notes”) of Ensco plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales (the “Company”). A description of the Notes is set forth in the section captioned “Description of Debt Securities” in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Company (Registration No. 333-221706) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on November 21, 2017, as supplemented by the information set forth in the section captioned “Description of Notes” in the prospectus supplement of the Company dated January 11, 2018 and filed with the Commission on January 16, 2018 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, which description is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.	 	Exhibits.	

Exhibit No	 	Description of Exhibit	
4.1.	 	Indenture dated as of March 17, 2011 (the “Indenture”) by and between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (the “Trustee”) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.22 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement of the Company on Form S-3 (File No. 333-156705) filed on March 17, 2011).	
 	 	 	
4.2.	 	Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 26, 2018, by and between the Company and the Trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 26, 2018).	
 	 	 	
4.3.	 	Form of Global Note for 7.75% Senior Notes due 2026 (included in Exhibit 4.2).	
 
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

 	Ensco plc	
 	 	
Date: January 26, 2018	By:	/s/ Michael McGuinty	
 	 	Michael McGuinty
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary	
 
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