UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

DATE OF REPORT: November 7, 2011

(Date of earliest event reported)

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware		001-32108		72-1375844
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
103 Northpark Boulevard, Suite 300 Covington, LA				70433
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

(985) 727-2000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Item 8.01 – Other Events

On November 7, 2011, Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) of 6,750,000 shares of common stock pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement. The Company expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,012,500 shares of common stock. A copy of the press release with this announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)

– Exhibits

 

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

				Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.
Date: November 7, 2011				By:		/s/ James O. Harp, Jr.
						James O. Harp, Jr.
						Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit 99.1

HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC.

Service with Energy

NEWS RELEASE

11-012		Contacts:		Todd Hornbeck, CEO Jim Harp, CFO Hornbeck Offshore Services (985) 727-6802
For Immediate Release
				Ken Dennard, Managing Partner DRG&L / (713) 529-6600

HORNBECK OFFSHORE ANNOUNCES

PUBLIC OFFERING OF COMMON STOCK

November 7, 2011 – Covington, LA – Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE: HOS) (the “Company”) announced today that it has commenced an underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) of 6,750,000 shares of common stock pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement. The Company expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,012,500 shares.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to partially fund the Company’s latest newbuild construction program comprised of new generation offshore supply vessels, which was also announced today. In addition, the Offering proceeds may be used in connection with possible future acquisitions and additional new vessel construction, as well as for general corporate purposes.

Barclays Capital, J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo Securities will act as joint book-running managers for the Offering. Global Hunter Securities, LLC, Johnson Rice & Company L.L.C., Pritchard Capital Partners and Simmons & Company International will act as co-managers.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdictions in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. The Offering may be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus.

 

 

103 Northpark Boulevard, Suite 300						Phone:		(985) 727-2000
Covington, Louisiana 70433						Fax:		(985) 727-2006

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A copy of the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus meeting such requirements relating to the offering may be obtained from the offices of:

Barclays Capital

c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions

1155 Long Island Avenue

Edgewood, New York 11717

Toll-free: 888-603-5847

Email: Barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com

J.P. Morgan

c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions

1155 Long Island Avenue

Edgewood, New York 11717

Phone: 866-803-9204

Wells Fargo Securities

Attn: Equity Syndicate Dept.

375 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10152

Email: cmclientsupport@wellsfargo.com

Phone: 800-326-5897

You may also obtain these documents for free when they are available from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) at www.sec.gov.

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. is a leading provider of technologically advanced, new generation offshore supply vessels primarily in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and Latin America, and is a leading short-haul transporter of petroleum products through its coastwise fleet of ocean-going tugs and tank barges primarily in the northeastern U.S. and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Hornbeck Offshore currently owns a fleet of 80 vessels primarily serving the energy industry.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements, including, in particular, statements about Hornbeck Offshore’s plans and intentions with respect to the proposed issuance of shares of its common stock and the use of proceeds thereof. These have been based on the Company’s current assumptions, expectations and projections about future events. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company can give no assurance that the expectations will prove to be correct.

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