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REGISTRATION NO. 33-54909
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDENT NO. 1 TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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MARINE DRILLING COMPANIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
TEXAS 74-2558926
(State of other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Identification No.
ONE SUGAR CREEK CENTER BLVD, SUITE 600
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS 77478-3556
(713) 243-3000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
WILLIAM H. FLORES
ONE SUGAR CREEK CENTER BLVD, SUITE 600
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS 77478-3556
(713) 243-3000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
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Copy to: VINSON & ELKINS L.L.P.
2500 FIRST CITY TOWER
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002-6760
ATTENTION: SCOTT N. WULFE
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This Post-Effective Amendment is being filed for the purpose of removing from
registration all remaining shares of registrant's Common Stock which were not
sold pursuant to Registration Statement No. 33-54909 on or prior to the
effectiveness of this Post-Effective Amendment.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City
of Sugar Land, State of Texas, on this 9th day of May 1996.
MARINE DRILLING COMPANIES, INC.
By: /s/ WILLIAM H. FLORES
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William H. Flores
Chief Operating Officer
