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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Butz Stephen M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ROWAN COMPANIES PLC [RDC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP & CFO (Last) (First) (Middle) 2800 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 5450 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/11/2019 (Street) HOUSTON, TX 77056 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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 Class A Ordinary Shares 04/11/2019   D   91,305 (1) D (1) 232,571 D   Class A Ordinary Shares 04/11/2019   D   94,414 (2) D (2) 138,157 D   Class A Ordinary Shares 04/11/2019   D   138,157 (3) D (3) 0 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Butz Stephen M 2800 POST OAK BLVD. SUITE 5450 HOUSTON, TX 77056			EVP & CFO

Signatures

/s/ Dennis Baldwin, Attorney-in-Fact		04/11/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On April 11, 2019, pursuant to the Transaction Agreement by and between Ensco plc ("Ensco") and Rowan Companies plc (the "Company" or "Rowan"), dated as of October 7, 2018, (as amended, the "Transaction Agreement"), each of the issued and outstanding Class A ordinary shares of the Company were exchanged pursuant to a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement for 2.750 Class A ordinary shares of Ensco, each with a nominal value of $0.10.
(2)	Pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, each outstanding Restricted Share, whether vested or unvested, was treated as an outstanding Class A ordinary share of the Company and was exchanged pursuant to a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement for 2.750 Class A ordinary shares of Ensco.
(3)	Pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, each outstanding restricted share unit award ("RSU Award"), whether vested or unvested, was converted on the same terms and conditions (including applicable vesting conditions) applicable to such RSU Award under the applicable Company equity plan and award agreement in effect immediately prior to the closing of the transaction ("Closing") into a restricted stock unit of Ensco covering a number of Ensco Class A ordinary shares, rounded down to the nearest whole share, determined by multiplying the number of Rowan ordinary shares subject to such Rowan RSU Award immediately prior to Closing by the exchange ratio of 2.750 Class A ordinary shares of Ensco for each Rowan Class A ordinary share. There was no purchase price.

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