Hamilton, Bermuda, 29, October 2012 - Seadrill Limited ("Seadrill") has today acquired additional 611,449 shares of Asia Offshore Drilling Limited (the "Company", OSE: AOD). The shares were acquired at a price of NOK 28.71 per share. Following this acquisition, Seadrill will be the owner of 26,302,407 shares in the Company, corresponding to 65.76% of the total number of outstanding shares in the Company.
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
Media Contact:
Rune Magnus Lundetræ
Chief Financial Officer
Seadrill Management AS
+47 51 30 91 26
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Ragnvald Kavli
Investor Relations Manager
Seadrill Management AS
+47 51 30 96 27