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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 (Date of earliest event reported) March 13, 2008
NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Bermuda   001-32657   98-0363970
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
Mintflower Place    
8 Par-La-Ville Road    
Hamilton, HM08    
Bermuda   N/A
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
(441) 292-1510
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 8.01   Other Events.
On March 19, 2008, Nabors Industries Ltd. (the “Company”) announced that the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas has granted preliminary approval of the previously disclosed proposed settlement of Karstedt v. Isenberg, et al., Civil Action No. 4:07-cv-00509 (S.D. Tex.), a consolidated shareholder derivative action that alleges various claims for relief in connection with the Company’s granting of certain historical stock options. The proposed settlement was previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K that was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 4, 2008. The proposed settlement is subject to final Court approval. The Court has set a final approval hearing for May 14, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in the courtroom of the Hon. David Hittner, United States District Judge. The Court’s Preliminary Approval Order requires the Company to provide a detailed notice to shareholders of the terms of the proposed settlement on a Current Report on Form 8-K. The required notice is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. This detailed notice also contains important information regarding the rights of shareholders with respect to the proposed settlement.
Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)     Exhibits
         
Exhibit No.   Description
  99.1    
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF DERIVATIVE ACTION,
HEARING THEREON, AND RIGHT TO APPEAR

 

 

SIGNATURE
     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.
         
  NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD.
 
 		  
Date: March 19, 2008  By:   /s/ Mark Andrews   
    Mark Andrews   
    Corporate Secretary   
 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit No.   Description
  99.1    
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF DERIVATIVE ACTION, HEARING THEREON, AND RIGHT TO APPEAR