SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Briscoe John H

(Last) (First) (Middle)
4 GREENWAY PLAZA

(Street)
HOUSTON TX 77046

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TRANSOCEAN INC [ RIG ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Vice President and Controller
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/27/2007
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Ordinary Shares 11/27/2007 D 6,928 D(1) (1) 0 D
Ordinary Shares 11/27/2007 A 4,846 A(2) (2) 4,846 D
Ordinary Shares 11/27/2007 F 571 D(3) (3) 4,275 D
Ordinary Shares 11/27/2007 D 307 D(1) (1) 0 I By Issuer Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Ordinary Shares 11/27/2007 A 214 A(2) (2) 214 I By Issuer Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated July 21, 2007 among Transocean Inc., Transocean Worldwide Inc. and GlobalSantaFe Corporation (the "Merger Agreement"), at the effective time of the reclassification contemplated by the Merger Agreement, each outstanding ordinary share, par value $0.01 per share, was converted into the right to receive 0.6996 new ordinary shares of Transocean, having a market value of $129.39 per share as of the close of trading on the trading day immediately preceding the effective time of the transactions, and $33.03 in cash (the "Reclassification Consideration").
2. Acquired pursuant to the Merger Agreement as described in note (1).
3. Shares automatically withheld upon vesting to satisfy tax withholding obligations.
Chipman Earle, by power of attorney 11/29/2007
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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