• CORPORATE EVENT: Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (DO)

      • To
      • Clearing Member Firms
      • From
      • CME Clearing
      • #
      • 08-22
      • Notice Date
      • 12 February 2008
      • Effective Date
      • 12 February 2008
    • MEMO # 08-22                                                  DATE: 02/12/08
       
      ACTION:                                                           Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (DO) has announced a special cash distribution of $1.25 per DO Common Share. The record date is February 18, 2008 with a payable date of March 3, 2008. The New York Stock Exchange has set February 13, 2008 as the ex-distribution date. This corporate action will be coordinated with the Options Clearing Corporation. 
       
      CATEGORY:                                                     Special Cash Distribution
                             
      EQUITY SYMBOL:                                             DO (Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.)
       
      ONECHICAGO SYMBOL:                                   DO1C remains the same           
       
      CME FUTURES SYMBOL:                                 DO9 remains the same
       
      EFFECTIVE DATE:                                            Wednesday, February 13, 2008
       
      MULTIPLIER:                                                    100 (e.g., 1.00 equals $100.00)
       
      DELIVERABLE PER CONTRACT:                       100 Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (DO) Common Shares
       
      APPLICABLE CONTRACT MONTHS:                 February, March, June, and September 2008
       
      SETTLEMENT PRICES AND POSITIONS:          The start of day prices for Wednesday, February 13, 2008 shall be reduced by the special cash distribution amount (i.e. $1.25) from the Tuesday, February 12, 2008 settlement prices.
       
      NOTES:                                                            The forecasted effect of the upcoming corporate event on each clearing firm’s positions can be viewed in infopac in the Corporate Event Initial Forecast Report (ONE712), the Corporate Event Final Forecast Report (ONE713), and the Corporate Event Forecast Audit Report (CPDBU710).
       
                                                                              The details after the corporate event has been applied can be viewed in the Corporate Event Activity Report (ONE711).
       
                                                                              If you have any questions regarding the information provided in the document, please call CME Clearing risk management hotline at (312) 648-3888.

CME Group is the world’s leading derivatives marketplace. The company is comprised of four Designated Contract Markets (DCMs). 
Further information on each exchange's rules and product listings can be found by clicking on the links to CME, CBOT, NYMEX and COMEX.

© 2025 CME Group Inc. All rights reserved.