Hamilton, Bermuda, January 28, 2014 - North Atlantic Drilling Ltd. (the "Company" or "North Atlantic Drilling") announced today that it has priced its initial public offering of 13,513,514 common shares at $9.25 per share. The Company has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 2,027,027 additional common shares. At the request of the Company, the underwriters have agreed to sell Seadrill Limited, the Company's majority shareholder, up to 10% of the common shares to be offered and sold in this offering, excluding common shares that may be sold pursuant to the underwriters' option to purchase additional common shares. The net proceeds of this public offering are expected to be used for general corporate purposes and working capital.
The Company's common shares are expected to commence trading on January 29, 2014 on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "NADL." The offering is expected to close on February 3, 3014, subject to customary conditions.
Concurrently with the pricing of the initial public offering, the Company plans to offer to exchange all of the unregistered common shares that it previously issued in its prior equity private placements, other than the common shares owned by affiliates of the Company, for common shares that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which the Company refers to as the Exchange Offer. The Company has filed a registration statement on Form F-4 (File No. 333-185395) to register the common shares to be offered by the Company in the Exchange Offer. The Company expects such registration statement to become effective concurrently with the registration statement related to the initial public offering.
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is acting as the lead book-running manager for the initial public offering. Barclays Capital Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co. and RS Platou Markets AS are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. DNB Markets and Scotiabank / Howard Weil are acting as co-managers for the offering. RS Platou Markets AS is not a U.S. registered broker-dealer and, therefore, intends to participate in the offering outside of the United States and, to the extent that the offering of any common shares by RS Platou Markets AS is within the United States, RS Platou Markets AS will offer to and place common shares with investors through RS Platou Markets, Inc., an affiliated U.S. registered broker-dealer. The activities of RS Platou Markets AS in the United States will be only to the extent permitted by Rule 15a-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The initial public offering is being made by means of a prospectus. A written prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, when available, may be obtained from:
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC at 180 Varick Street, Second Floor, New York, New York 10014, Attention: Prospectus Department.
Barclays Capital Inc. c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions at 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, Attention: Prospectus Department, Barclaysprospectus@broadridge.com, (888) 603-5847.
Goldman, Sachs & Co. at 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282, Attention: Prospectus Department.
RS Platou Markets AS at Haakon VII's gate 10, P.O. Box 1474 Vika, 0116 Oslo, Norway, Attention: Elisabeth Wiger, office@platou.com or RS Platou Markets, Inc., 410 Park Avenue, Suite 710, New York, NY 10022, Attention Raquel Lucas, toll free 855-864-2265.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The registration statement is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities issuable pursuant to the registration statement, nor will there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About North Atlantic Drilling Ltd.
North Atlantic Drilling is a leading offshore harsh environment drilling company in which Seadrill Limited currently holds a majority ownership interest. The Company has a fleet of seven harsh environment units in operation and two newbuilds under construction.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements." Statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or that include words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "projects," "forecasts," "may," "should" and similar expressions are forward-looking statements. These statements are not historical facts but instead represent only the Company's belief regarding future results, many of which, by their nature are inherently uncertain and outside of the Company's control. Actual results may differ, possibly materially, from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. For a discussion of some of the risks and important factors that could affect future results, see the discussion in the Company's registration statements, as amended, under the heading "Risk Factors." The Company does not assume any obligation to update the information contained in this press release.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
Contact Information
Rune Magnus Lundetræ
Chief Financial Officer
North Atlantic Management AS
+44 (0)20 8811 4778
Tore Byberg
VP Commercial Finance
North Atlantic Management AS
+47 51 30 95 42