DEATON CHAD C 4

What Happened
Chad C. Deaton, a director of Transocean Ltd. (RIG), purchased 35,000 shares in an open-market transaction on July 2, 2026. The shares were acquired at $4.95 each, for a total reported value of $173,250. This was a straight purchase (transaction code P), which investors often view as a more informative signal than routine sales.

Key Details

• Transaction date: July 2, 2026
• Transaction type: Open-market purchase (Code P)
• Price per share: $4.95
• Shares purchased: 35,000
• Total value: $173,250
• Shares owned after transaction: Not reported on the Form 4
• Filing date / accession: Filed July 7, 2026 (Accession: 0001239236-26-000005) — filing occurred several days after the trade and appears later than the standard two-business-day Form 4 deadline
• Footnotes/plan: No 10b5-1 plan, tax withholding, or other footnotes were indicated in the provided transaction details

Context
Purchases by directors can be seen as a vote of confidence, but they do not guarantee future performance. For retail investors, this transaction simply documents an insider acquiring stock; consider this data point alongside company fundamentals, recent news, and your investment strategy.