FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Smith Mark W. 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

ATWOOD OCEANICS INC [ ATW ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
SVP & Chief Financial Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

15011 KATY FREEWAY SUITE 800 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

10/6/2017
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77094
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Atwood Oceanics, Inc. Common Stock   10/6/2017     D    15861   D   (1) 0   D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units     (2) 10/6/2017     D         70351      (2)   (2) Atwood Oceanics, Inc. Common Stock   70351     (2) 0   D    
Restricted Stock Units     (3) 10/6/2017     D         123764      (3)   (3) Atwood Oceanics, Inc. Common Stock   123764     (3) 0   D    

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  On May 29, 2017, the Issuer entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Ensco PLC ("Parent") and Echo Merger Sub LLC (the "Merger Agreement"). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, on October 6, 2017, these shares were cancelled and converted into the right to receive 25,377 class A ordinary shares of Parent and a cash payment for fractional shares pursuant to the Merger Agreement.
(2)  Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, these Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units were canceled and converted into the right to receive 179,600 class A ordinary shares of Parent and a cash payment for fractional shares pursuant to the Merger Agreement. The actual number of class A ordinary shares of Parent issued to the reporting person was reduced by an amount necessary to satisfy applicable tax withholding obligations.
(3)  Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, these Restricted Stock Units were canceled and converted into the right to receive 198,022 class A ordinary shares of Parent and a cash payment for fractional shares pursuant to the Merger Agreement. The actual number of class A ordinary shares of Parent issued to the reporting person was reduced by an amount necessary to satisfy applicable tax withholding obligations.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Smith Mark W.
15011 KATY FREEWAY SUITE 800
HOUSTON, TX 77094

SVP & Chief Financial Officer

Signatures
/s/ Mark Smith, Walter A. Baker By Power of Attorney 10/6/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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