FORM 4
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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                      	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	                      	

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

GAUT C CHRISTOPHER	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Ensco plc [ ESV ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)	
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

6 CHESTERFIELD GARDENS, 3RD FLOOR	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

6/1/2014		
(Street)

LONDON, X0 W1J 5BQ
(City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned	
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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  	6/1/2014  	 	M	  	1412  	A	  (1)	29088  	D  	 	
Class A Ordinary Shares  	6/1/2014  	 	M	  	1735  	A	  (2)	30823  	D  	 	
Class A Ordinary Shares  	6/1/2014  	 	F	  	1112   (3)	D	$52.66  	29711  	D  	 	
Class A Ordinary Shares  	6/1/2014  	 	F	  	613   (4)	D	$52.66  	29098  	D  	 	
Class A Ordinary Shares  	6/3/2014  	 	M	  	1378  	A	  (5)	30476  	D  	 	
Class A Ordinary Shares  	6/3/2014  	 	F	  	487   (3)	D	$53.41  	29989  	D  	 	

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)	
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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	7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(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					
Restricted Share Units  	  (1)	6/1/2014  	 	M  	  	  	1412   	6/1/2014  	  (6)	Class A Ordinary Shares  	1412.0  	$0  	0  	D  	 	
Restricted Share Units  	  (2)	6/1/2014  	 	M  	  	  	1735   	6/1/2014  	  (6)	Class A Ordinary Shares  	1735.0  	$0  	1735  	D  	 	
Restricted Share Units  	  (7)	6/2/2014  	 	A  	  	4761   	  	  (6)	  (6)	Class A Ordinary Shares  	4761.0  	$0  	4761  	D  	 	
Restricted Share Units  	  (5)	6/3/2014  	 	M  	  	  	1378   	6/3/2014  	  (6)	Class A Ordinary Shares  	1378.0  	$0  	2756  	D  	 	

Explanation of Responses:	
(  1) 	Upon the vesting of our restricted share units, the reporting person is required to pay the aggregate nominal value (par value), $0.10 per share, of our Class A ordinary shares actually issued, in accordance with U.K. corporate law. In connection with the transaction reported above, the reporting person paid $91.30 to Ensco plc with respect to the shares actually issued upon vesting of the restricted share units. The remaining 499 shares were withheld and not issued to satisfy certain tax withholding obligations.	
(  2) 	Upon the vesting of our restricted share units, the reporting person is required to pay the aggregate nominal value (par value), $0.10 per share, of our Class A ordinary shares actually issued, in accordance with U.K. corporate law. In connection with the transaction reported above, the reporting person paid $112.20 to Ensco plc with respect to the shares actually issued upon vesting of the restricted share units. The remaining 613 shares were withheld and not issued to satisfy certain tax withholding obligations.	
(  3) 	These shares were withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations that arose upon vesting.	
(  4) 	The reporting person disposed of these shares to an affiliate of the issuer upon the vesting of previously awarded restricted shares. The purpose of the disposition was to enable the reporting person to satisfy tax withholding obligations that arose upon such vesting, which will be paid by the issuer to the Internal Revenue Service in cash.	
(  5) 	Upon the vesting of our restricted share units, the reporting person is required to pay the aggregate nominal value (par value), $0.10 per share, of our Class A ordinary shares actually issued, in accordance with U.K. corporate law. In connection with the transaction reported above, the reporting person paid $89.10 to Ensco plc with respect to the shares actually issued upon vesting of the restricted share units. The remaining 487 shares were withheld and not issued to satisfy certain tax withholding obligations.	
(  6) 	The restricted share units vest in three equal annual installments.	
(  7) 	Upon the vesting of our restricted share units, the reporting person is required to pay the aggregate nominal value (par value), $0.10 per share, of our Class A ordinary shares actually issued, in accordance with U.K. corporate law.	

Reporting Owners	
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships	
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other	
GAUT C CHRISTOPHER
6 CHESTERFIELD GARDENS
3RD FLOOR
LONDON, X0 W1J 5BQ	X				

Signatures		
/s/ Elizabeth A. Cook, by Power of Attorney		6/4/2014	
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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Ensco plc

Power of Attorney
       WHEREAS, the undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer or both, as the
case may be, of Ensco plc, an English limited company (the "Company"), may be required to file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder (collectively, the "Exchange Act"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 ("Forms") relating to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities of the Company;
       NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned, in his or her capacity as a director or officer or
both, as the case may be, of the Company, does hereby appoint Brady Long, Kevin Smith,
Elizabeth A. Cook, and each of them severally, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact or
attorneys-in-fact and agent or agents with power to act with or without the other and with full
power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his or her name, place and stead, in his or
her capacity as a director or officer or both, as the case may be, of the Company, Forms and
any and all amendments thereto and any and all instruments necessary or incidental in
connection therewith, if any, and to file the same with the Commission and any stock exchange
or similar authority.  Each said attorney-in-fact and agent shall have full power and authority to
do and perform in the name and on behalf of the undersigned in any and all capacities, every
act whatsoever necessary or desirable to be done in the premises, as fully and to all intents and
purposes as the undersigned might or could do in person, the undersigned hereby ratifying and
approving the acts of said attorney.  The powers and authority of each said attorney-in-fact and
agent herein granted shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer
required to file Forms under the Exchange Act, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned by
giving written notice of such revocation to the Company.  The undersigned acknowledges that
the said attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not
assuming, nor is the Company assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
       IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this instrument this 25th day of
July, 2013.

    /s/ C. Christopher Gaut

    Printed Name: C. Christopher Gaut