SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 ------------- FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report: NOVEMBER 6, 2002 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Date of earliest event reported: NOVEMBER 6, 2002 ------------------------------------------------ DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) DELAWARE 1-13926 76-0321760 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of Incorporation) Identification No.) 15415 KATY FREEWAY, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77094 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (281) 492-5300 ---------------------------- NOT APPLICABLE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS (c) Exhibits. The following exhibits are furnished under Item 9 of this Current Report on Form 8-K solely for purposes of compliance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) and for no other purpose: Exhibit number Description -------------- ----------- 99.1 Certification dated November 6, 2002 by the chief executive officer of Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (the "Company") pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) with respect to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002 99.2 Certification dated November 6, 2002 by the chief financial officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) with respect to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002 ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE On November 6, 2002, the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the Company each submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission the written certification required by 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) with respect to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002. Copies of these submissions are furnished as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto solely for purposes of compliance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) and for no other purpose. 2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC. By: /s/ William C. Long --------------------------------- William C. Long Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary Dated: November 6, 2002 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit number Description -------------- ----------- 99.1 Certification dated November 6, 2002 by the chief executive officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) with respect to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002 99.2 Certification dated November 6, 2002 by the chief financial officer of the Company pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) with respect to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002 4