UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~WASHINGTON~~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~~The ~~(Date~~Securities ofExchange ~~earliest~~Act ~~event~~of ~~reported):~~1934 ~~August 3, 2017~~

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 6, 2017

ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas

1-13167

74-1611874

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)


15011 Katy Freeway, Suite 800, Houston, Texas				77094
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 749-7800

N/A ~~(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)~~

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined inby Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§17 CFR 230.405 ~~of this chapter~~) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§17 CFR 240.12b-2 ~~of this chapter~~). Emerging growth company ☐

~~Emerging~~If an emerging growth company, ¨indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

~~ITEM~~Item 27.0201 ~~RESULTS~~Regulation OFFD ~~OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION~~Disclosure.

~~Our~~Conditional ~~press~~Redemption ~~release~~Notice ~~dated August 3, 2017, concerning financial results for the third quarter ended June 30, 2017, furnished as Exhibit 99.1, is incorporated herein by reference.~~

~~SECTION~~On 9September 6, -2017 ~~FINANCIAL~~Atwood ~~STATEMENTS~~Oceanics, ~~AND~~Inc. ~~EXHIBITS~~issued a conditional redemption notice (the “Notice”) with respect to its 6.50 % Senior Notes due 2020 (CUSIP No. 050095AM0).

~~ITEM~~A 9copy of the Notice is furnished as Exhibit 99.011 ~~FINANCIAL~~to ~~STATEMENTS~~this ~~AND~~Current ~~EXHIBITS~~Report and is incorporated herein by reference. Such information is being furnished under Regulation FD and should not be deemed to be filed under Section 19 of the Exchange Act.

~~(d)~~Item ~~EXHIBITS~~9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

~~The~~(d) ~~exhibits~~Exhibits ~~to this report furnished pursuant to item 9.01 are as follows:~~

99.1 Press Release dated August 3, 2017


Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Conditional Notice of Redemption of 6.50% Senior Notes Due 2020

SIGNATURES

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.

	~~ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC.~~	ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC.
	~~(Registrant)~~	(Registrant)
Date: August 3, 2017
Date: September 6, 2017
	/s/ Mark W. Smith
		/s/ Walter A. Baker
	Mark W. Smith
		Walter A. Baker
	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT NO		DESCRIPTION
Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		~~Press~~Conditional ~~Release~~Notice ~~dated~~of ~~August~~Redemption 3,of ~~2017~~6.50% Senior Notes Due 2020

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