DUAL DRILLING CO /DE/
8-K, 1996-06-13
DRILLING OIL & GAS WELLS
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                     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 (Date of earliest event reported):  June 12, 1996




           Dual Holding Company (formerly DUAL DRILLING COMPANY)
           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                                  DELAWARE
               (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

         0-22078                                    51-0327704     
  (Commission File Number)              (IRS Employer Identification No.)





        5956 Sherry Lane, Suite 1500,Dallas, Texas           75225
          (Address of principal executive office)         (Zip Code)


    Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (214) 922-1500<PAGE>





Item 1.  Change in Control of Registrant
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Pursuant  to the  Agreement and  Plan of  Merger (the  "Merger Agreement"),
dated March 21, 1996, among ENSCO International Incorporated ("ENSCO"), DDC
Acquisition  Company, a wholly owned  subsidiary of ENSCO  ("DDC") and DUAL
DRILLING COMPANY (the "Company"),  on June 12, 1996 the  Company was merged
into DDC  (the "Merger").   Under the terms  of the Merger  Agreement, each
share  of the  Company's common  stock was  immediately converted  into the
right  to receive  0.625 shares of  ENSCO common  stock.   ENSCO will issue
approximately  10.1 million shares of  its common stock  in connection with
the Merger.  

Prior to  the Merger, control of  the Company was  held by Dual  Invest AS,
which owned 59.6% of the Company's common stock.   Dual Invest AS and ENSCO
entered into a Principal  Stockholder Agreement dated March 21,  1996 under
which Dual Invest AS agreed to vote in favor of the Merger at the Company's
Special Meeting of Stockholders held on June 12, 1996.  


Item 7.  Exhibits
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Exhibit
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  2.0          Agreement  and Plan  of  Merger  among  ENSCO  International
               Incorporated,  DDC Acquisition  Company  and  DUAL  DRILLING
               COMPANY dated  March 21, 1996 (incorporated  by reference to
               Exhibit (C)(1) to the  Company's Form 8-K as filed  with the
               Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 1996).

  2.1          Principal Stockholders Agreement between ENSCO International
               Incorporated  and  Dual  Invest  AS  dated  March  21,  1996
               (incorporated by reference to Appendix  D to the ENSCO (File
               No. 1-8097) Registration Statement  on Form S-4, as amended,
               filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 10,
               1996).<PAGE>





                                 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 hereunto duly authorized.


                                    Dual Holding Company 
                                    (formerly DUAL DRILLING COMPANY)


                                    By:  /s/ C. Christopher Gaut, President
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                                             C. Christopher Gaut, President


Date:   June 13, 1996
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