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Filed Pursuant To Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-40302
Prospectus
Pride International, Inc.
Direct Stock Purchase Plan
The Pride International, Inc. Direct Stock Purchase Plan provides a
convenient way for you to purchase shares of our common stock without paying
any brokerage commissions or service charges. The plan promotes long-term
ownership in our common stock by offering:
. the opportunity to purchase additional shares by making investments of
at least $500 for any single investment, up to a maximum of $10,000 per
month. In limited circumstances, we may permit greater investments.
. a feature that allows you to deposit certificates representing our
common stock into the plan for safekeeping.
. a simple way to purchase our common stock by reinvesting any cash
dividends we may pay in the future.
The plan also provides us with a means of raising additional capital through
the direct sale of our common stock. We have never paid cash dividends on our
common stock, and we do not expect to pay any such dividends in the future.
Accordingly, until we modify our policy of not paying dividends, the provisions
of the plan will apply only to the optional cash investment feature. We caution
you that the existence of the plan in no way implies that we will modify our
current dividend policy.
You do not have to be a current shareholder to participate in the plan. You
can purchase your first shares of our common stock by making an initial
investment of not less than $1,000 and not more than $10,000. In limited
circumstances, we may permit greater initial investments. In some states,
shares of our common stock that are offered under the plan to persons who are
not currently record holders of our common stock may be offered only through a
registered broker-dealer.
This prospectus relates to 6,000,000 shares of our common stock, without par
value, together with the associated preferred share purchase rights, offered
for purchase under the plan. Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol "PDE." You should read this prospectus carefully and
retain it for future reference.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities
commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the
adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is
a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is July 13, 2000.
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Table of Contents
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About Pride International, Inc.............................................. 3
Summary of the Plan......................................................... 3
Administration of the Plan.................................................. 4
Telephone Numbers and Mailing Address....................................... 4
Risk Factors................................................................ 5
Enrollment.................................................................. 5
Investments................................................................. 5
Purchase of Shares.......................................................... 9
Sale of Shares.............................................................. 10
Safekeeping of Certificates................................................. 11
Gifts or Transfers of Shares................................................ 11
Issuance of Certificates.................................................... 12
Statements of Account....................................................... 12
Termination of Participation................................................ 12
Other Information........................................................... 12
Federal Income Tax Consequences............................................. 14
Interpretation of the Plan.................................................. 14
Use of Proceeds............................................................. 14
Plan of Distribution........................................................ 15
Validity of the Securities.................................................. 15
Experts..................................................................... 15
Independent Accountants..................................................... 16
Where You Can Find More Information......................................... 17
Appendix I--Investments Pursuant to Requests for Waiver..................... A-1
Appendix II--Closing of U.S. Equity Markets................................. A-2
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You should rely only on the information we have provided or incorporated by
reference in this prospectus. We have not authorized any person (including any
salesman or broker) to provide you with additional or different information. We
are not making an offer of these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer
is not permitted. You should assume that the information in this prospectus is
accurate only as of the date on the front of the document and that any
information we have incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date
of the document incorporated by reference.
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About Pride International, Inc.
We are a leading international provider of contract drilling and related
services, operating both offshore and on land. We operate a global fleet of 291
rigs, including two ultra-deepwater drillships, three semisubmersible rigs, 18
jackup rigs, six tender-assisted rigs, three barge rigs, 21 offshore platform
rigs and 238 land-based drilling and workover rigs. We operate in more than 20
countries and marine provinces. We are a Louisiana corporation with our
principal executive offices located at 5847 San Felipe, Suite 3300, Houston,
Texas 77057. Our telephone number at such address is (713) 789-1400.
Summary of the Plan
. Enrollment. An interested investor who does not already own shares of
our common stock may enroll in the plan by making an initial investment
of at least $1,000 and submitting a completed Enrollment Form. You may
obtain an Enrollment Form by contacting the administrator of the plan,
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as described under "Telephone
Numbers and Mailing Address" below. Current shareholders may participate
in the plan by submitting a completed Enrollment Form. If your shares of
our common stock are held in a brokerage account, you may participate
directly by registering some or all of those shares in your name or by
making arrangements with the broker, bank or other intermediary account
to participate on your behalf.
. Investments. You may invest additional funds in our common stock through
investments of at least $500 for any single investment up to $10,000 per
month. You may make such investments occasionally or at regular
intervals, as you desire. Investments in excess of $10,000 per month may
be made only in accordance with the procedures described in "Investments
Over Maximum Monthly Amount" under "Investments" below, including the
submission of a Request for Waiver to us, and require our written
approval, which we may grant or refuse to grant in our sole discretion.
Investments will be fully invested in our common stock through the
purchase of whole shares and fractional shares.
. Reinvestment of Dividends. If we pay any cash dividends on our common
stock, you may elect to have those dividends automatically reinvested
toward the purchase of additional shares of our common stock without
paying any fees. You also will have the option of receiving any such
dividends on the shares held in your account under the plan. We have
never paid cash dividends on our common stock, and we do not expect to
pay any such dividends in the future. Accordingly, until we modify our
policy of not paying dividends, the provisions of the plan will apply
only to the optional cash investment feature.
. Safekeeping of Certificates. The plan offers a safekeeping service
whereby you may deposit certificates representing our common stock held
in certificate form into the plan. You can select this service without
participating in any other feature of the plan. The safekeeping service
is free of any service charges.
. Gifts or Transfer of Shares. You may direct us to transfer all or a
portion of the shares of our common stock credited to your account to
another person, whether or not the transferee is a participant in the
plan. There is no cost for this service, and it is available for all
shares held in the plan, including shares deposited into the plan for
safekeeping.
. Sale of Shares. You may sell through the plan shares of our common stock
credited to your account, including those shares deposited into the plan
for safekeeping. A nominal brokerage commission and any required tax
withholdings or transfer taxes will be deducted from the proceeds that
you receive from the sale.
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. Statement of Account. You will receive a statement for each month during
which you make investments under the plan. All participants in the plan
will receive an annual statement of account.
. Fees. You will not be charged any fees for the purchase of shares
through your account. A nominal brokerage commission will be deducted
from the proceeds of any sale of shares credited to your account. The
current commission is $0.04 per share. We will pay all other
administrative costs of the plan.
Administration of the Plan
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, our transfer agent and registrar,
serves as administrator of the plan. Its responsibilities include:
. receiving investments
. maintaining records
. issuing statements of account and
. performing other duties required by the plan
The administrator holds shares of our common stock purchased under, or
deposited for safekeeping into, the plan and credited to participants' accounts
in the administrator's name or the name of its nominee. If we determine that
the source of the shares of common stock needed to meet the requirements of the
plan will be shares purchased in the open market (rather than newly issued
shares), as described under "Purchase of Shares" below, the administrator will
forward funds to be used to make such open-market purchases to an independent
agent that we have selected. The independent agent is responsible for
purchasing and selling shares of our common stock in the open market for
participants' accounts in accordance with the plan. You may contact the
administrator as detailed below.
Telephone Numbers and Mailing Address
You may obtain information about the plan and mail written requests and
investments to the administrator as follows:
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
Dividend Reinvestment Department
40 Wall Street, 46th Floor
New York, New York 10005
Toll-free telephone: (800) 278-4353
Facsimile: (718) 234-1440
For website and facsimile information relating to investments pursuant to
Requests for Waiver, please read "Investments Over Maximum Monthly Amount"
under "Investments" below.
Please include your taxpayer identification number (social security number)
and, after receipt, your shareholder account number on all checks and money
orders and on all correspondence, as well as a daytime telephone number where
you may be contacted during normal working hours.
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Risk Factors
In considering whether to purchase our common stock, you should carefully
consider all the information we have included or incorporated by reference in
this prospectus. In particular, you should carefully consider the risk factors
regarding our business described in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K.
We cannot assure you of a profit or protect you against a loss on the shares of
our common stock that you purchase or sell under the plan.
Enrollment
You are eligible to participate in the plan if you meet the requirements
outlined below. If you are a citizen or resident of a country other than the
United States, you must first determine that participating will not violate
local laws applicable to us, the plan and you as a participant.
If you do not currently own any shares of our common stock, you may join the
plan after receiving a copy of this prospectus and returning to the
administrator a completed Enrollment Form along with your initial investment of
at least $1,000. Any initial investment greater than $10,000 will require your
submitting a Request for Waiver to us and your receiving our prior approval,
and must be made in accordance with the procedures described in "Investments
Over Maximum Monthly Amount" under "Investments" below. Some state securities
laws require that a registered broker-dealer send information to their
residents. A registered broker-dealer will forward this prospectus and the
Enrollment Form to residents of those states rather than the administrator's
providing that information directly to those residents.
If you already own shares of our common stock and those shares are
registered in your name, you may join the plan after receiving a copy of this
prospectus and returning a completed Enrollment Form. Registered shareholders
should be sure to sign their names on the Enrollment Form exactly as they
appear on their stock certificates.
If you hold your shares of our common stock in a brokerage, bank or other
intermediary account--that is, in "street name"--you may participate in the
plan by instructing your broker, bank or other intermediary account to register
the shares in your name or by making arrangements with the broker, bank or
other intermediary account to participate on your behalf. The broker, bank or
other intermediary account may also be required to provide a Broker and Nominee
Form to the administrator. As another option, you may request a copy of this
prospectus from the administrator and return a completed Enrollment Form along
with an initial investment of at least $1,000 to the administrator.
Investments
To purchase shares, you must invest at least $500 at any one time (at least
$1,000 for an initial investment if you are not already a shareholder) but
cannot invest more than $10,000 per month, except as described below under
"Investments Over Maximum Monthly Amount." Any investment of less than $500
($1,000 for an initial investment by an investor who is not a shareholder) and
the portion of any investment or investments totaling more than $10,000 per
month, except for investments made pursuant to Requests for Waiver, will be
returned without interest. You have no obligation to make any investments under
the plan.
Timing of Investments
An "investment date" for investments will occur once each month and will be
determined solely at our discretion, although we expect that the investment
date for each month will be the last business day of the month. The
administrator must receive investments, other than investments made pursuant to
Requests for Waiver, no later than three business days before an investment
date for those investments to be invested in our common stock beginning on that
investment date. Otherwise, the administrator may hold those funds and invest
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them beginning on the next investment date. Investments made pursuant to
Requests for Waiver must be made at the times and in accordance with the
procedures described in "Investments Over Maximum Monthly Amount" below.
If we pay any cash dividends, dividend payments that you have designated for
reinvestment will be invested on the relevant dividend payment date.
The attached Appendix I provides a list of important dates that are
applicable to investments made pursuant to Requests for Waiver. Investment
dates are provided through July 31, 2002. The attached Appendix II provides the
dates upon which the United States equity markets are closed, through December
31, 2002.
Method of Payment
Check or Money Order. You may make investments (other than investments made
pursuant to Requests for Waiver) during any month by check or money order for
U.S. dollars made payable to Pride International, Inc. You should send your
payments to the administrator together with the tear-off investment form
attached to each account statement or, if making an investment while enrolling,
with the Enrollment Form. Please do not send cash. Third-party checks are not
permitted.
Other. Other forms of payment, such as wire transfers, may be made, but only
if the administrator provides advance approval. You should direct any inquiries
regarding other forms of payment to the administrator.
Pending Investments
Pending investments will be credited to your account and held in a trust
account that will be separate from any of our other funds or monies. Any such
investments that are not invested in our common stock within 45 days of receipt
will be promptly returned to you. No interest will be paid on funds held by the
administrator pending investment.
Returned Checks
If any check is returned unpaid for any reason, we will consider the request
for investment of such funds null and void. Returned checks will result in a
charge of $20 to you. We also are entitled to remove from the participant's
account any shares purchased upon the prior credit of such funds. We thereupon
will be entitled to sell those shares to satisfy any uncollected amount. If the
net proceeds of such sale are insufficient to satisfy the balance of such
uncollected amount, we will, in addition to any other rights we may have, be
entitled to sell such additional shares from the participant's account as
necessary to satisfy the uncollected balance.
Investments Over Maximum Monthly Amount
Investments in excess of $10,000 per month (including any initial
investments in excess of $10,000) may be made only with our approval by
investors that submit Requests for Waiver in accordance with the procedure
described under "Submission of Requests for Waiver" below. Any investor
interested in submitting a Request for Waiver that is not already a plan
participant must submit a completed Enrollment Form to the administrator.
We have sole discretion to accept or reject any investment made pursuant to
a Request for Waiver. In deciding whether to accept or reject any such
investment, we will consider relevant factors, including:
. whether the plan is then purchasing newly issued shares of our common
stock or is purchasing shares of our common stock through open market
purchases
. our need for additional funds
. the attractiveness of obtaining those funds through the sale of our
common stock under the plan in comparison to other sources of funds
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. the purchase price likely to apply to any sale of our common stock under
the plan
. the party submitting the request, including the extent and nature of
that party's prior participation in the plan and the number of shares
that party holds of record
. the discount proposals submitted pursuant to the Requests for Waiver and
. the aggregate amount of investments for which Requests for Waiver have
been submitted for the month
If Requests for Waiver are submitted for any investment date for a total
amount greater than the amount we are then willing to accept, we may honor any,
all or none of those requests on any basis that we, in our sole discretion,
consider appropriate.
Submission of Requests for Waiver. We maintain a website at
http://www.prideinternational.com, which will contain information on whether we
will accept investments pursuant to Requests for Waiver in the current month.
The website will also contain a form for submitting a Request for Waiver via
electronic mail through the website. In addition, we will accept requests for
waiver via facsimile at (713) 789-1430, Attention: Chief Financial Officer.
We must receive Requests for Waiver between 8:00 a.m. (all times are
eastern) on the third business day before the first day of the pricing period
for the relevant investment date, and 10:00 a.m. on the second business day
before the first day of such pricing period. Each Request for Waiver must
include, in addition to certain investor information and the dollar amount that
the investor wishes to invest, a "discount proposal" specifying the waiver
discount that the investor proposes to be applicable to its investment. For
further information on waiver discounts, please read "Waiver Discount" below.
The waiver discount in the discount proposal must be expressed as a whole
percentage.
We will notify investors whose Requests for Waiver have been accepted by us
by 5:00 p.m. on the second business day before the first day of the applicable
pricing period. The administrator must receive their investments by wire
transfer no later than 3:00 p.m. on the first business day before the first day
of the applicable pricing period. The administrator will apply all investments
made pursuant to Requests for Waiver that are so received to the purchase of
shares of our common stock on the next investment date. All such investments
received after 3:00 p.m. on the first business day before the first day of the
relevant pricing period will be returned without interest. No interest will be
paid on funds held by the administrator pending investment.
Pricing Period. The price of each newly issued share of our common stock
purchased pursuant to a Request for Waiver will be the average of the daily
high and low sale prices, computed to four decimal places, of our common stock
as reported on the New York Stock Exchange for the relevant "pricing period"--
that is, the 10 trading days immediately preceding the relevant investment date
(except as provided below in "Threshold Price")--less an amount based on any
applicable waiver discount as described below. A "trading day" means a day on
which trades in our common stock are reported on the New York Stock Exchange.
Threshold Price. We may, in our sole discretion, establish for any pricing
period a "threshold price" applicable to investments made pursuant to Requests
for Waiver. The threshold price will be the minimum price applicable to
purchases of our common stock made pursuant to Requests for Waiver during the
applicable pricing period as set forth below. At least three business days
before the first day of the applicable pricing period, we will determine
whether to establish a threshold price and, if a threshold price is
established, its amount, and will notify the administrator. We will make that
determination, in our sole discretion, after a review of current market
conditions, the level of participation in the plan and our current and
projected capital needs.
The threshold price, if established, will be the dollar amount that the
average of the high and low sale prices of our common stock on the New York
Stock Exchange must equal or exceed for each trading day
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during the relevant pricing period. If the threshold price is not satisfied for
a trading day during the pricing period, then that trading day will be excluded
from the pricing period. Additionally, a trading day will be excluded if no
trades in our common stock are reported on the New York Stock Exchange for that
day. For example, if the threshold price is not satisfied for one of the 10
trading days in a pricing period, then the purchase price will be based upon
the remaining nine trading days in which the threshold price was satisfied.
A portion of each investment made pursuant to a Request for Waiver will be
returned for each trading day during a pricing period on which the threshold
price is not satisfied and for each trading day on which no trades of our
common stock are reported on the New York Stock Exchange. The returned amount
will equal one-tenth of the total amount of that investment for each trading
day that the threshold price is not satisfied. For example, if the threshold
price is not satisfied or no sales are reported for one of the 10 trading days
in a pricing period, one-tenth of the investment will be returned without
interest. Such amounts will be returned at the end of the pricing period.
The establishment of the threshold price and the possible return of a
portion of the investment if a threshold price is not satisfied or if no trades
in our common stock are reported on the New York Stock Exchange for a trading
day apply only to investments made pursuant to Requests for Waiver. Setting a
threshold price for a pricing period will not affect the setting of a threshold
price for any subsequent pricing period. We may waive our right to set a
threshold price for any pricing period. Neither we nor the administrator will
be required to provide any written notice of the threshold price, if any, for
any pricing period.
Any person that acquires shares of our common stock through the plan and
resells them shortly before or after acquiring them may be considered to be an
underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933. We expect that
certain persons will acquire shares of our common stock using the Request for
Waiver and resell those shares to obtain the financial benefit of any waiver
discount then offered under the plan. We have no arrangement or understanding,
formal or informal, with any person relating to a distribution of shares to be
purchased through the plan.
Waiver Discount. We may, in our sole discretion, permit a "waiver discount"
of 0% to 3% from the market price applicable to investments made pursuant to
Requests for Waiver for a particular investment date, and, if a waiver discount
is permitted, establish a maximum waiver discount of not more than 3% for that
investment date. For any Request for Waiver to be considered by us, the waiver
discount, if any, in the applicable discount proposal may not exceed the
maximum waiver discount, if any, for the relevant investment date. The maximum
waiver discount may vary for different investment dates but will apply
uniformly to all investments made pursuant to Requests for Waiver with respect
to a particular investment date.
We will determine, in our sole discretion, the amount of any maximum waiver
discount after a review of current market conditions, the level of
participation in the plan and our current and projected capital needs. At least
three business days before the first day of the applicable pricing period, we
will determine whether to permit a waiver discount and, if a waiver discount is
permitted, the amount of the maximum waiver discount, and will notify the
administrator. Neither we nor the administrator will be required to provide any
written notice of the maximum waiver discount, if any, for any pricing period.
Participants with access to our website may ascertain the threshold price
and the maximum waiver discount applicable to Requests for Waiver that we will
accept, if any, for any given pricing period by logging on to
http://www.prideinternational.com at any time after 8:00 a.m. (eastern time) on
the third business day before the first day of the relevant pricing period.
Investments that do not exceed $10,000 per month as well as any dividend
reinvestments will not be subject to any waiver discount or a threshold price.
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Dividend Reinvestment Options
The options regarding the reinvestment of any cash dividends we pay on our
common stock are listed below. You may change a reinvestment decision at any
time by notifying the administrator in writing. Your notification must be
received at least two business days before the record date for a dividend for
it to be reinvested. We have never paid cash dividends on our common stock, and
we do not expect to pay any such dividends in the future. Accordingly, until we
modify our policy of not paying dividends, the provisions of the plan will
apply only to the optional cash investment feature. We caution you that the
existence of the plan in no way implies that we will modify our current
dividend policy.
. Full Dividend Reinvestment. Any cash dividends we pay are automatically
reinvested on all shares of our common stock. This includes reinvestment
on plan shares as well as shares held outside of the plan.
. No Dividend Reinvestment/Optional Cash Investments Only. You will
receive any cash dividends on all shares of our common stock, including
plan shares.
Dividends on Shares Purchased
If shares that you have purchased are added to your account by any dividend
record date we establish, you will receive the upcoming dividend on those newly
added shares as well as any other shares already credited to your account.
Purchase of Shares
Source of Shares
Shares of our common stock needed to meet the requirements of the plan will
be either newly issued shares purchased directly from us or shares purchased in
the open market by an independent agent. The plan limits us from changing our
determination regarding the source of shares to not more than once in any
three-month period. The plan initially will purchase newly issued shares of our
common stock to satisfy plan requirements. It is our present intention that the
plan will continue to use newly issued shares to satisfy plan requirements in
the future.
Pricing of Newly Issued Shares
The price of each newly issued share purchased directly from us for
investments not exceeding $10,000 per month or for any dividend reinvestments
will be the average of the high and low sale prices of our common stock
reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Tape as published in The Wall
Street Journal for the trading day preceding the investment date. If no trading
is reported for that trading day, we may determine the purchase price on the
basis of market quotations as we deem appropriate. The price of each newly
issued share of common stock purchased pursuant to a Request for Waiver is
described above under "Investments Over Maximum Monthly Amount."
Pricing of Shares Purchased in the Open Market
The price of any shares of our common stock purchased in the open market to
satisfy plan requirements will be the weighted average price per share of the
aggregate number of shares purchased for the relevant investment date. The
number of shares (including any fraction of a share, rounded to three decimal
places) of our common stock purchased in the open market that is credited to
your account for a particular investment date will be determined by dividing
the total amount of investments and any cash dividends to be invested for you
on that investment date by the relevant purchase price per share. We will pay
any brokerage fees that the plan incurs for open market purchases. Such
brokerage fees will be reported to you as taxable income and will become a part
of the cost of shares purchased on your behalf.
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The independent agent may commingle your funds with those of other
participants in the plan for the purpose of executing purchase and sale
transactions.
Timing of Purchases
Purchases in the open market may begin on the relevant investment date and
will be completed no more than 15 days after that investment date. Funds not
invested in our common stock within 45 days of receipt will be promptly
returned to you without interest. With regard to open market purchases of
shares of our common stock by an independent agent, neither we, the
administrator, nor any participant in the plan will have any authority or power
to:
. direct the time or price at which shares may be purchased
. designate the markets on which shares are to be purchased or
. select the broker or dealer (other than the independent agent) through
which purchases may be made
Therefore, you will not be able to precisely time your purchases through the
plan and will bear the market risk associated with fluctuations in the price of
our common stock.
Sale of Shares
You may request, at any time, that all or a portion of the shares of our
common stock credited to your account be sold by delivering written
instructions to the administrator. Those instructions may be sent either by
mail or facsimile and must be signed by all registered holders of those shares.
The administrator will forward the instructions to the independent agent, who
will sell the shares as promptly as practicable. The independent agent cannot,
however, sell any certificated shares owned by a participant in the plan unless
the certificates are first deposited into the plan using the safekeeping
feature.
The administrator reserves the right to close your account if the share
balance in the account is less than one whole share. If the administrator
exercises this right, you will receive a check for the value of any fractional
share less applicable brokerage commissions and any required tax withholdings
or transfer taxes.
Timing of Sales
The independent agent will generally make sales of plan shares at least
weekly, or more frequently if volume dictates. With regard to those sales,
neither we, the administrator, nor any participant in the plan will have any
authority or power to:
. direct the time or price at which shares may be sold
. designate the markets on which shares are to be sold or
. select the broker or dealer (other than the independent agent) through
which sales may be made
Therefore, you will not be able to precisely time your sales through the plan
and will bear the market risk associated with fluctuations in the price of our
common stock. You may also choose to sell your shares through a stockbroker of
your choice, in which case you should withdraw the shares by requesting a
certificate for your shares from the administrator. Please read "Issuance of
Certificates" for more information.
Pricing of Shares Sold
The sale price of any shares sold will be the weighted average price of all
shares sold for participants in the plan during the period in which the
independent agent is provided with plan shares for that sale. You will receive
the proceeds of the sale, less a nominal brokerage fee (currently $0.04 per
share) and any required tax withholdings or transfer taxes.
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Safekeeping of Certificates
You may deposit any shares of our common stock that you hold in certificate
form into the plan for safekeeping by delivering those stock certificates,
unendorsed, to the administrator and requesting that the shares be credited to
your account. You may do this at the time of enrollment by delivering the
certificates along with a completed Enrollment Form or at any later time. The
safekeeping feature is offered at no charge to you and eliminates the risk
associated with the loss of stock certificates. The shares of our common stock
that you deposit will be credited to your account and will be treated in the
same manner as shares of our common stock purchased under the plan and credited
to your account. Any cash dividends we pay on shares of our common stock that
are deposited into the plan for safekeeping will be reinvested in shares of our
common stock in accordance with your reinvestment election as designated on
your Enrollment Form.
Gifts or Transfers of Shares
You may give or transfer shares of our common stock to anyone you choose by
either:
. making an initial investment to establish an account in the recipient's
name by simply completing and submitting an application to the
administrator in the recipient's name together with the required initial
investment of at least $1,000 but not more than $10,000
. making an additional investment in an amount of at least $500 but not
more than $10,000, on behalf of an existing participant or
. transferring shares from your account to another person as described
below
You may transfer ownership of all or part of your plan shares by delivering
a written request to the administrator with instructions for the change in
ownership. Requests for account transfers are subject to the same requirements
as requests for the transfer of securities, including the requirement that the
administrator receive a properly executed and signed stock power with
signatures guaranteed by a financial institution participating in the Medallion
Signature Guarantee program. Most banks and brokers participate in the
Medallion Signature Guarantee program.
The administrator will continue to hold shares transferred under the plan.
The administrator will open an account in the name of the transferee, if the
transferee is not already a participant, and the transferee will automatically
be enrolled in the plan. A statement will be sent to the transferee showing the
transfer of shares into his or her account unless you request otherwise. The
transfer will be made as soon as practicable after the administrator receives
the required documentation. Requests for transfer of the entire account balance
received after a dividend record date will be held until the dividend has been
paid, reinvested in our common stock and applied to your account.
The transferee may make elections with regard to the reinvestment of cash
dividends on the transferred shares on the Enrollment Form that is provided to
him or her. If no election is made, cash dividends, if any, will be reinvested
on behalf of the transferee.
Shares of our common stock credited to your account may not be pledged or
assigned. If you wish to pledge or assign your shares, you must withdraw those
shares from your account.
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Issuance of Certificates
You may obtain at any time, free of charge, a certificate for all or a part
of the whole shares of our common stock credited to your account upon written
request to the administrator. Any remaining whole or fractions of shares of our
common stock will continue to be credited to your account. Certificates for
fractions of shares of our common stock will not be issued under any
circumstances.
Certificates will be issued in the name or names in which the account is
registered unless you instruct otherwise. If the certificate is issued in a
name other than your account registration, the signature on the instructions or
stock power must be guaranteed by a financial institution participating in the
Medallion Signature Guarantee program. Most banks and brokers participate in
the Medallion Signature Guarantee program.
Statements of Account
You will receive an annual statement showing all transactions for your
account during the calendar year. You will receive supplemental statements for
months in which you make an investment under the plan. If you participate in
the plan through a broker, bank or other intermediary account, you should
contact that party regarding your statement.
Please notify the administrator promptly of any change in your address. The
administrator will mail all notices, statements and reports to your address of
record. You should retain the statements that you receive to establish the cost
basis of shares purchased under the plan for tax and other purposes. The
administrator will charge a fee for each duplicate statement you request.
Termination of Participation
You may terminate your participation in the plan at any time by delivering
written instructions to the administrator, either by mail or facsimile, signed
by all registered holders listed on the account. Upon termination, you must
elect either to receive a certificate for the number of whole shares held in
your account and a check for the value of any fractional share or to have all
the shares in your account sold for you as described under the caption "Sale of
Shares."
The administrator will send your stock certificates and/or proceeds to you
as soon as practicable. If the administrator receives a notice of termination
after a dividend record date but before the related dividend payment date, a
separate dividend check will be mailed to you on the dividend payment date.
Thereafter, cash dividends on any remaining shares of our common stock that you
hold will be paid to you and will not be reinvested.
Other Information
Stock Dividend/Stock Split
Any stock dividends or split shares that we distribute on shares credited to
your account will be added to your account. Stock dividends or split shares
that we distribute on shares registered in your name outside of the plan will
be mailed directly to you in the same manner as to holders of shares of our
common stock who are not participating in the plan.
Rights Offering
Your entitlement under the plan in a regular rights offering will be based
upon your total holdings of our common stock in the plan. We will issue rights
certificates only for the number of whole shares credited to your
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account. Rights based on a fraction of a share held in your account will be
sold for the account and the net proceeds will be invested in our common stock
and added to your account by the end of the following month.
Voting of Proxies
You will have the exclusive right to exercise all voting rights with respect
to shares of our common stock credited to your account. You will receive proxy
materials from us for each shareholder meeting, including a proxy statement and
a form of proxy covering all shares credited to your account and all shares of
stock registered in your name outside of the plan as of the record date for the
shareholder meeting. If you do not provide any instructions on a returned,
properly signed proxy card with respect to any item on that proxy card, all of
your whole and fractional shares will be voted in accordance with the
recommendations of our board of directors. If you do not return the proxy or
you return it unsigned, none of your shares will be voted unless you vote in
person or appoint another person as proxy to vote your shares.
Shareholder Communications
In addition to proxy materials, participants in the plan will have the right
to receive all communications sent to holders of our common stock generally.
Responsibility of the Administrator, the Independent Agent and Pride
Neither Pride, the administrator nor the independent agent will be liable
for any act done in good faith or for the good faith omission to act in
connection with the plan, including any claim of liability arising out of
failure to terminate your account upon your death prior to receipt of written
notice of your death, or with respect to the prices at which shares of our
common stock are purchased or sold for your account and the times when those
purchases and sales are made.
Plan Modification or Termination
We reserve the right to amend, suspend, modify or terminate the plan at any
time without the approval of participants in the plan. We will send notice of
any suspension, termination or significant amendment or modification of the
plan to all participants, who will in all events have the right to withdraw
from participation.
Multiple Accounts
We reserve the right to aggregate all investments for participants with more
than one account using the same name, address or social security or taxpayer
identification number. Also for the purpose of such limitations, all
participants' accounts that we believe to be under common control or management
or to have common ultimate beneficial ownership may be aggregated. In the event
that we exercise our right to aggregate investments and the result would be an
investment in excess of $10,000 per month without submission of a Request for
Waiver and receipt of our approval in accordance with the procedures described
in "Investments Over Maximum Monthly Amount" under "Investments" above, we will
return, without interest, as promptly as practicable, any amount in excess of
$10,000.
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Federal Income Tax Consequences
You are advised to consult your tax or financial advisor with respect to the
tax consequences of participating in the plan.
In general, you will have the same federal income tax obligations with
respect to any dividends payable to you on the shares of our common stock
credited to your account as other holders of shares of our common stock. For
federal income tax purposes, you will be treated as having received, on the
dividend payment date, a dividend equal to the full amount of the cash dividend
payable on that date with respect to your shares, even though that amount may
not actually be received by you in cash but instead applied to the purchase of
shares for your account. If you make optional cash investments that are subject
to a waiver discount, you may be treated as having received an additional
dividend distribution equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of
the shares acquired on the investment date over the amount of your investment.
The Internal Revenue Service has recently issued private letter rulings on
plans similar to the plan that hold that shareholders making optional
investments will not be treated as having received such dividend income if the
shareholders are not also participants in the dividend reinvestment aspect of
the plan. Private letter rulings may not be relied upon by persons other than
the taxpayers to which they are issued. If shares of common stock are purchased
in the open market to satisfy plan requirements, you will be treated as having
received additional dividend income in the amount of any brokerage fees
incurred by the plan on your behalf.
The tax basis of shares acquired through the reinvestment of dividends will
be equal to the value of the dividends reinvested. The tax basis of shares
purchased with optional cash investments will be equal to the amount of those
investments increased by the amount of any additional dividend that you are
treated as having received as a result of a waiver discount. The tax basis of
shares purchased in the open market to satisfy plan requirements will be
increased by the amount of any brokerage fees incurred by the plan on your
behalf. Your December plan statement will disclose all plan activities for the
year and may be useful when calculating your tax basis.
The holding period of shares acquired under the plan, whether acquired
through the reinvestment of dividends or purchased with optional cash
investments, will begin on the day following the date on which the shares were
purchased for your account.
Upon the sale of either a portion or all of your shares from the plan, you
may recognize gain or loss based on the difference between the sales proceeds
and the tax basis in the shares sold, including any fractional shares. You will
not realize any taxable income when you receive certificates for whole shares
credited to your account under the plan.
If you are subject to withholding taxes, we will withhold the required taxes
from the gross dividends or the proceeds from the sale of shares. The dividends
or proceeds received by you, or dividends reinvested on your behalf, will be
net of the required taxes.
Interpretation of the Plan
Our officers are authorized to take any actions that are consistent with the
plan's terms and conditions. We reserve the right to interpret and regulate the
plan as we deem necessary or desirable in connection with the plan's
operations.
Use of Proceeds
We will receive proceeds from the purchase of our common stock pursuant to
the plan only to the extent that those purchases are of newly issued shares of
our common stock made directly from us, and not from open market purchases. Any
proceeds that we receive from purchases of newly issued shares will be used for
general corporate purposes, which may include acquisitions, working capital,
capital expenditures, repayment or refinancing of debt and repurchases or
redemptions of securities. We cannot estimate the amount of any such proceeds
at this time.
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Plan of Distribution
In connection with the administration of the plan, we may be requested to
approve investments made pursuant to Requests for Waiver by or on behalf of
participants or other investors who may be engaged in the securities business.
Persons who acquire shares of common stock through the plan and resell them
shortly after acquiring them, including coverage of short positions, under
certain circumstances, may be participating in a distribution of securities
that would require compliance with Regulation M under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and may be considered to be underwriters within the meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933. We will not extend to any such person any rights or
privileges other than those to which it would be entitled as a participant, nor
will we enter into any agreement with any such person regarding the resale or
distribution by any such person of the shares of our common stock so purchased.
We may, however, accept investments made pursuant to Requests for Waiver by
such persons.
From time to time, financial intermediaries, including brokers and dealers,
and other persons may engage in positioning transactions in order to benefit
from any waiver discounts applicable to investments made pursuant to Requests
for Waiver under the plan. Those transactions may cause fluctuations in the
trading volume of our common stock. Financial intermediaries and such other
persons who engage in positioning transactions may be deemed to be
underwriters. We have no arrangements or understandings, formal or informal,
with any person relating to the sale of shares of our common stock to be
received under the plan. We reserve the right to modify, suspend or terminate
participation in the plan by otherwise eligible persons to eliminate practices
that are inconsistent with the purpose of the plan.
We will pay any and all brokerage commissions and related expenses incurred
in connection with purchases of our common stock under the plan. Upon
withdrawal by a participant from the plan by the sale of shares of our common
stock held under the plan, the participant will receive the proceeds of that
sale less a nominal brokerage commission and any required tax withholdings or
transfer taxes.
Our common stock may not be available under the plan in all states. We are
not making an offer to sell our common stock in any state where the offer or
sale is not permitted.
Validity of the Securities
Certain legal matters in connection with the common stock we are offering
will be passed upon for us by Sher Garner Cahill Richter Klein McAlister &
Hilbert, L.L.P., New Orleans, Louisiana.
Experts
The consolidated balance sheet of Pride as of December 31, 1999, and the
related consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders' equity,
and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31,
1999, and the related schedules, incorporated by reference in this prospectus,
have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance on the report of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, given on the authority of
said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
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Independent Accountants
With respect to the unaudited consolidated financial information of Pride
for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2000 and 1999 incorporated by
reference in this prospectus, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP reported that they
have applied limited procedures in accordance with professional standards for a
review of such information. However, their separate report dated May 12, 2000
incorporated by reference in this prospectus states that they did not audit and
they do not express an opinion on that unaudited consolidated financial
information. Accordingly, the degree of reliance on their report on such
information should be restricted in light of the limited nature of the review
procedures applied. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is not subject to the liability
provisions of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 for their report on the
unaudited consolidated financial information because that report is not a
"report" or a "part" of the registration statement prepared or certified by
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of the
Securities Act of 1933.
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Where You Can Find More Information
We file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other
information with the SEC. You can read and copy any materials we file with the
SEC at the SEC's public reference room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington,
D.C. 20549. You can obtain information about the operation of the SEC's public
reference room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains a
Web site that contains information we file electronically with the SEC, which
you can access over the Internet at http://www.sec.gov. You can obtain
information about us at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad
Street, New York, New York 10005.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement we have filed with the
SEC relating to the securities we may offer. As permitted by SEC rules, this
prospectus does not contain all of the information we have included in the
registration statement and the accompanying exhibits and schedules we file with
the SEC. You may refer to the registration statement, the exhibits and
schedules for more information about us and our securities. The registration
statement, exhibits and schedules are available at the SEC's public reference
room or through its Web site.
We are incorporating by reference information we file with the SEC, which
means that we are disclosing important information to you by referring you to
those documents. The information we incorporate by reference is an important
part of this prospectus, and later information that we file with the SEC
automatically will update and supersede this information. We incorporate by
reference the documents listed below and any future filings we make with the
SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 until we sell all the securities:
. our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, as
amended by our annual report on Form 10-K/A dated June 16, 2000
. our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March
31, 2000
. the description of our common stock contained in our registration
statement on Form 8-A filed on August 19, 1997, as we may update that
description from time to time
. the description of our preferred share purchase rights contained in our
registration statement on Form 8-A filed on September 14, 1998, as we
may update that description from time to time
You may request a copy of these filings (other than an exhibit to those
filings unless we have specifically incorporated that exhibit by reference into
the filing), at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at the following address:
Pride International, Inc.
5847 San Felipe, Suite 3300
Houston, Texas 77057
Attention:Robert W. Randall
Secretary
Telephone:(713) 789-1400
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Appendix I
INVESTMENTS
PURSUANT TO REQUESTS FOR WAIVER*
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Threshold
Price/Maximum
Waiver Discount Pricing Period
Set By Payment Due Date Commences Investment Date
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July 12, 2000 July 14, 2000 July 17, 2000 July 31, 2000
August 14, 2000 August 16, 2000 August 17, 2000 August 31, 2000
September 12, 2000 September 14, 2000 September 15, 2000 September 29, 2000
October 12, 2000 October 16, 2000 October 17, 2000 October 31, 2000
November 10, 2000 November 14, 2000 November 15, 2000 November 30, 2000
December 11, 2000 December 13, 2000 December 14, 2000 December 29, 2000
January 11, 2001 January 16, 2001 January 17, 2001 January 31, 2001
February 8, 2001 February 12, 2001 February 13, 2001 February 28, 2001
March 13, 2001 March 15, 2001 March 16, 2001 March 30, 2001
April 10, 2001 April 12, 2001 April 16, 2001 April 30, 2001
May 11, 2001 May 15, 2001 May 16, 2001 May 31, 2001
June 12, 2001 June 14, 2001 June 15, 2001 June 29, 2001
July 12, 2001 July 16, 2001 July 17, 2001 July 31, 2001
August 14, 2001 August 16, 2001 August 17, 2001 August 31, 2001
September 11, 2001 September 13, 2001 September 14, 2001 September 28, 2001
October 12, 2001 October 16, 2001 October 17, 2001 October 31, 2001
November 12, 2001 November 14, 2001 November 15, 2001 November 30, 2001
December 11, 2001 December 13, 2001 December 14, 2001 December 31, 2001
January 11, 2002 January 15, 2002 January 16, 2002 January 31, 2002
February 8, 2002 February 12, 2002 February 13, 2002 February 28, 2002
March 11, 2002 March 13, 2002 March 14, 2002 March 28, 2002
April 11, 2002 April 15, 2002 April 16, 2002 April 30, 2002
May 13, 2002 May 15, 2002 May 16, 2002 May 31, 2002
June 11, 2002 June 13, 2002 June 14, 2002 June 28, 2002
July 12, 2002 July 16, 2002 July 17, 2002 July 31, 2002
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* We reserve the right to accept or reject any or all investments made
pursuant to Requests for Waiver submitted with respect to any of the
investment dates listed above. If we elect to reject any investments made
pursuant to Requests for Waiver with respect to a given investment date, the
information provided above with respect to that investment date may not
apply. See "Investments Over Maximum Monthly Amount" under "Investments" in
the prospectus for a more detailed description of applicable procedures and
due dates.
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Appendix II
CLOSINGS OF U.S. EQUITY MARKETS
U.S. Equity Markets Closed--Remainder of 2000
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Labor Day........................................................... September 4
Thanksgiving Day.................................................... November 23
Christmas Day....................................................... December 25
U.S. Equity Markets Closed--2001
New Year's Day...................................................... January 1
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day......................................... January 15
Presidents' Day..................................................... February 19
Good Friday......................................................... April 13
Memorial Day........................................................ May 28
Independence Day.................................................... July 4
Labor Day........................................................... September 3
Thanksgiving Day.................................................... November 22
Christmas Day....................................................... December 25
U.S. Equity Markets Closed--2002
New Year's Day...................................................... January 1
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day......................................... January 21
Presidents' Day..................................................... February 18
Good Friday......................................................... March 29
Memorial Day........................................................ May 27
Independence Day.................................................... July 4
Labor Day........................................................... September 2
Thanksgiving Day.................................................... November 28
Christmas Day....................................................... December 25
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