Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 9, 2007

 

HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware   0-51582   56-2542838

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

   (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2950

Houston, Texas

   77046
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 979-9300

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item  7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On June 9, 2007, Hercules Oilfield Services, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hercules Offshore, Inc. (the “Company”), executed an Asset Purchase Agreement with Consolidated Energy Services, Ltd. for the purchase of a liftboat vessel that previously operated in the inland and coastal waters off of Venezuela and that is presently located in the Netherlands Antilles. After the closing of the purchase, which is expected to occur on June 14, 2007, the Company expects to transport the vessel to West Africa, where it will undergo refurbishment and upgrades and be marketed. The purchase price to be paid by the Company for the vessel is $7.375 million.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC.
Date: June 14, 2007   By:  

/s/ James W. Noe

    James W. Noe
    Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary