14 Dec 2007substantial holder notice● Neutral
HBK Investments L.P, HBK Partners II L.P, HBK Management LLC, HBK Master Fund L.P disclosed a new substantial HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. shareholding (5.20% of votes).
Announcements, explained
Each one in plain English, with the numbers worked through for a shareholder.
13 Dec 2007director interest notice● Neutral
HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. director Steven A Webster bought 45,000 shares on the open market.
5 Dec 2007director interest notice● Neutral
HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. director Steven A Webster bought 37,478 shares on the open market.
5 Dec 2007director interest notice● Neutral
HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. director Steven A Webster bought 42,522 shares on the open market.
19 Nov 2007production update▼ Bad
Several domestic rigs remained warm-stacked or idle and dayrates stayed soft ($51-66K range) in the Gulf of Mexico, while the international fleet kept working steadily.
13 Nov 2007director interest notice● Neutral
HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. director Steven A Webster bought 80,000 shares on the open market.
13 Nov 2007director interest notice● Neutral
HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. director Steven A Webster bought 10,000 shares on the open market.
2 Nov 2007director interest notice● Neutral
HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. Sr. VP Hercules Offshore Rynd John T had 6,172 shares withheld for taxes on vesting stock.
17 Oct 2007production update▼ Bad
The fleet report added a new US inland barge segment, while the Chevron rigs' indexed dayrate reset down to $59-61K (from $67-69K) -- continued easing in domestic pricing.
24 Sept 2007director interest notice● Neutral
HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. SVP, Planning & Corp Develop Manz Steven A had 2,370 shares withheld for taxes on vesting stock.
20 Sept 2007production update▼ Bad
More domestic rigs moved to "warm stacked" status as Gulf of Mexico utilization softened further, though Chevron was negotiating to extend two of its rigs.
11 Sept 2007director interest notice● Neutral
HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. CEO and President Randall D Stilley bought 9,000 shares on the open market at $25.30.
10 Sept 2007director interest notice● Neutral
HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. director Steven A Webster bought 20,000 shares on the open market.
4 Sept 2007director interest notice● Neutral
HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. director Steven A Webster bought 20,000 shares on the open market at $25.30.
20 Aug 2007director interest notice● Neutral
HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. director Steven A Webster bought 8,356 shares on the open market at $25.25.
20 Aug 2007production update● Neutral
The enlarged post-merger fleet held broadly steady, with most rigs re-contracting at similar rates to the prior month and only a couple sitting idle.
9 Aug 2007director interest notice● Neutral
HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. director Steven A Webster bought 10,000 shares on the open market.
8 Aug 2007director interest notice● Neutral
HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. Sr. VP Hercules Offshore Rynd John T bought 15,000 shares on the open market at $25.93.
8 Aug 2007auditor change● Neutral
Hercules dismissed Grant Thornton as its auditor -- with clean opinions and no disagreements on the record -- and engaged Ernst & Young for fiscal 2007, a routine change coinciding with the company's post-TODCO scale-up.
8 Aug 2007director interest notice● Neutral
HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. director Madonna Thomas J bought 1,500 shares on the open market at $26.18.
20 July 2007director interest notice● Neutral
HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. director Thierry Pilenko received 3,000 shares as part of the equity award.
20 July 2007director interest notice● Neutral
HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. director Steven A Webster received 3,000 shares as part of the equity award.
20 July 2007director interest notice● Neutral
HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. director Thomas M Hamilton received 3,000 shares as part of the equity award.
20 July 2007director interest notice● Neutral
HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. director John T Reynolds received 3,000 shares as part of the equity award.
20 July 2007director interest notice● Neutral
HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. director Madonna Thomas J received 3,000 shares as part of the equity award.
20 July 2007director interest notice● Neutral
HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. director Suzanne V Baer received 3,000 shares as part of the equity award.
20 July 2007director interest notice● Neutral
HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. director Thomas R Jr. Bates received 3,000 shares as part of the equity award.
20 July 2007director interest notice● Neutral
HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. director Thomas N Amonett received 3,000 shares as part of the equity award.
20 July 2007director interest notice● Neutral
HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. director F Gardner Parker received 3,000 shares as part of the equity award.
18 July 2007director interest notice● Neutral
Thomas N Amonett became a HERCULES OFFSHORE, INC. director and company insider (initial ownership filing).