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Hercules Offshore 8-K 2007 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)
Registrants 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):
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.
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