HOUSTON, Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW) announced today that it would announce earnings after the market closes on Thursday, November 15, 2012. The company will hold its conference call and webcast in conjunction with its Fiscal 2012 Fourth Quarter and Year End earnings release on Friday, November 16, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. ET (9:00 A.M. CT).

The company's conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet at 10:00 A.M. ET, Friday, November 16, 2012 with Rob Saltiel, President and CEO, and Mark L. Mey, Senior Vice President and CFO, participating.


    What:    Atwood Oceanics, Inc.'s Fiscal 2012 Fourth Quarter and Year End Earnings Release
    When:    10:00 A.M. ET (9:00 A.M. CT), Friday, November 16, 2012
    Where:   http://www.media-server.com/m/acs/0dc177a5830cbfde023345f28ab43dae
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     In:     1-866-952-1906 / 785-424-1825 Conference ID#: ATWOOD
    Contact: Mark L. Mey, Senior Vice President and CFO 281-749-7902

If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived for 30 days on the website www.prnewswire.com. Some of the matters that will be discussed in the Conference Call on November 16, 2012 may involve forward-looking statements which are based on current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual future results to be materially different from those that will be discussed in the Conference Call.

Atwood Oceanics, Inc. is an international offshore drilling contractor engaged in the drilling and completion of exploratory and developmental oil and gas wells. The company currently owns 11 mobile offshore drilling units and is constructing three ultra-deepwater drillships and two high-specification jackups. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Atwood Oceanics, Inc. common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ATW."

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