Atwood Oceanics Announces Fiscal 2016 Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call

CONFERENCE CALL DETAILS AND WEBCAST ALERT:
ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC.
Invites You to Join Its
Fiscal 2016 First Quarter Earnings Conference Call

HOUSTON, April 20, 2016 -- Atwood Oceanics, Inc. ATW announced today that it will release Fiscal 2016 Second Quarter Earnings after the market closes on Thursday, May 5, 2016.  The company will hold its conference call and webcast in conjunction with its Fiscal 2016 Second Quarter Earnings Release on Friday, May 6, 2016 at 8:00 A.M. CDT (9:00 A.M. EDT). 

The Company's conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet at 8:00 A.M. CDT (9:00 A.M. EDT), Friday May 6, 2016 with Rob Saltiel, President and CEO, and Mark W. Smith, Senior Vice President and CFO, participating.

What:             Atwood Oceanics, Inc.'s Fiscal 2016 Second Quarter Earnings Release Conference Call

When:             8:00 A.M. CDT (9:00 A.M. EDT), Friday May 6, 2016

Where:              http://services.choruscall.com/links/atw160506

Dial In:           1-800-862-9098 / 785-424-1051 Conference ID#: ATWOOD / Password 34972

Contact:          Mark W. Smith, Senior Vice President and CFO, 281-749-7840

If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be published on our IR website http://ir.atwd.com/corporateprofile.aspx?iid=4010374.  Some of the matters that will be discussed in the Conference Call on May 6, 2016, 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 a leading offshore drilling contractor engaged in the drilling and completion of exploratory and developmental wells for the global oil and gas industry. The Company currently owns 10 mobile offshore drilling units and is constructing two ultra-deepwater drillships.  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."  For more information about the Company, please visit www.atwd.com.

Contact: Mark W. Smith
Senior Vice President & CFO
(281) 749-7840

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