FORM 8-K

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

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported):  March 12, 2010

Ensco International plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
England and Wales    1-8097   98-0635229      
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)		     (Commission File Number)     (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)		    
  6 Chesterfield Gardens
London, England W1J 5BQ		  
      (Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)          


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 44 (0) 20 7659 4660
  Not Applicable  
      (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)          
 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
        Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
                          Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

SIGNATURE
 

 
INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
 
Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
                    Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
 
   (e)
 		  2009 Cash Bonus Awards for Named Executive Officers under the 2005 ENSCO Cash Incentive Plan
      
  The 2009 plan year cash bonus awards, payable to certain of our named executive officers under the ENSCO 2005 Cash Incentive Plan ("ECIP"), were approved by the Executive Compensation Subcommittee (the "Subcommittee") of the Nominating, Governance and Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors on March 12, 2010. The Subcommittee administered the ECIP bonus awards for 2009 by reference to pre-established performance measures and goals. The bonus administration, which was formula-derived based upon achievement of pre-established financial, safety performance and strategic team goals, was processed following an upward adjustment of previously-disclosed target bonus amounts implemented in consideration of competitive data provided by the Subcommittee's compensation consultants.
 
  The cash bonuses so awarded to certain of our named executive officers in respect of the 2009 ECIP plan year were as follows:
 


Named Executive Officer   

Title		 Total   
   Award       
 
           Daniel W. Rabun   Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer   $1,165,446  
           William S. Chadwick, Jr.   Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer   547,757  
           James W. Swent III   Senior Vice President - Chief Financial Officer   330,987  
 
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURE
 
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
        Ensco International plc
                
     
     
     
Date:  March 17, 2010        /s/ CARY A. MOOMJIAN, JR.          
     Cary A. Moomjian, Jr.
     Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary