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): November
29, 2007
ROWAN
COMPANIES, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE
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1-5491
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75-0759420
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(State or other
jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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file
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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2800
POST OAK BOULEVARD
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SUITE 5450
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HOUSTON, TEXAS
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77056-6189
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(Address of principal
executive offices)
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(zip
code)
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(713)
621-7800
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy
the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
[
] 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
14a-12)
[
] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240-14d-2(b))
[
] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to
Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240-13e-4(c))
Item
5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation
or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
The
following information is disclosed pursuant to Item
5.03. - Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in
Fiscal Year:
On and effective as of November 29, 2007, the Board of Directors of the
Company amended Article III, Section 1 of the Company's Bylaws to revise
the
notice period for director nominations or proposals of business by stockholders.
Under such Bylaw, as amended, notice must be received not less than 120 days
prior to the date of the anniversary of the annual meeting held in the prior
year. Therefore, for the Company’s 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, under
the amended Bylaws, the nomination and proposal deadline is January 9,
2008.
The
summary of changes to the Company's Bylaws set forth above is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Bylaws, a
copy of
which is attached to this Form 8-K as an exhibit and incorporated herein
by
reference.
Item
9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c)
Exhibits
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Exhibit
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Number
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Exhibit
Description
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3(b)
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Bylaws |
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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 hereunto duly
authorized.
ROWAN
COMPANIES,
INC.
By:
/s/
W. H.
WELLS_________________
W.
H.
Wells,
Vice
President -
Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Dated:
December 3, 2007
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INDEX
TO
EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
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Number
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Exhibit
Description
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3(b)
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Bylaws |
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