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Seadrill Limited — Delisting Announcement 2015
Jun 29, 2015
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Delisting Announcement
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Sevan Drilling ASA: Completion of migration of the Sevan group from Norway to Bermuda - listing of Sevan Drilling Limited and delisting of Sevan Drilling ASA
Sevan Drilling ASA: Completion of migration of the Sevan group from Norway to Bermuda - listing of Sevan Drilling Limited and delisting of Sevan Drilling ASA
Oslo, June 29(th), 2015 - Reference is made to the announcement dated May
15, 2015 regarding the annual general meeting's resolution to move the parent
company in the Sevan Drilling Group from Norway to Bermuda (the "Migration").
The Migration will occur through a capital reduction distributing all shares in
Sevan Drilling Limited (Bermuda) to Sevan Drilling ASA's shareholders as a
repayment of paid-in capital. Sevan Drilling Limited will be the new listed
parent company of the Sevan Drilling group continuing the activities which are
currently conducted in Sevan Drilling ASA, and Sevan Drilling ASA will then be
delisted.
The creditor notice period for the capital decrease expired at midnight June
26, 2015. Sevan Drilling ASA has not received any objections to the capital
decrease and the board of directors of Sevan Drilling ASA has resolved to
register the decrease as completed in the Norwegian Register of Business
Enterprises after close of the trading day today, effecting the Migration on
June 30, 2015. Today will be the last day Sevan Drilling ASA shares will trade
inclusive of the right to receive Sevan Drilling Limited shares.
The first day of listing of Sevan Drilling Limited will be June 30, 2015. The
listing prospectus is dated June 29, 2015 and will be made public before the
opening of trading June 30, 2015. When the Listing of Sevan Drilling Limited
takes place tomorrow the entitled shareholders will automatically receive 1
Sevan Drilling Limited share for every 20 shares in Sevan Drilling ASA. The
entitled shareholders will hold the same relative ownership in the new parent
Sevan Drilling Limited as they have in Sevan Drilling ASA. No fractional shares
will be issued, so when fractional shares occur the company will round up to the
nearest whole number of shares. Sevan Drilling ASA will be delisted as of June
30, 2015
As of June 30, 2015 the following will apply to trading in Sevan Drilling
Limited:
ISIN: BMG8070J1099
Ticker: SEVDR.
Important information: It should be noted that for technical reasons the capital
decrease will be completed in the settlement system of VPS as a demerger.
For further information, please contact:
Scott McReaken, CEO, Sevan Drilling ASA
+47 91194651 mobile
About Sevan Drilling:
Sevan Drilling ASA is an international offshore drilling contractor specializing
in the ultra deepwater segment. Sevan Drilling ASA is listed on Oslo Børs until
June 29, 2015.
Sevan Drilling Limited is an international offshore drilling contractor
specializing in the ultra deepwater segment. The listing of Sevan Drilling
Limited on Oslo Børs will occur June 30, 2015.
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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