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Meeting Information            

 

   
           Meeting Type:     Annual Meeting    
DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC.         For holders as of:     March 25, 2013    
          

 

Date:    May 15, 2013

 

 

      Time: 8:30 AM EDT

   
          

 

Location: Loews Corporation

   
                            667 Madison Avenue    
       

                 New York, New York 10065

 

   
            

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DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING, INC.

15415 KATY FREEWAY

HOUSTON, TX 77094

   

 

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The Board of Directors recommends you vote

FOR the following:

1.     Election of Directors               
        Nominees               
        01    James S. Tisch               
        02    Lawrence R. Dickerson               
        03    John R. Bolton               
        04    Charles L. Fabrikant               
        05    Paul G. Gaffney II               
        06    Edward Grebow               
        07    Herbert C. Hofmann               
        08    Clifford M. Sobel               
        09    Andrew H. Tisch               
        10    Raymond S. Troubh               

The Board of Directors recommends you

vote FOR proposals 2 and 3.

2     Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent auditors of the Company for fiscal year 2013.
3     To approve, on an advisory basis, executive compensation.
NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

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