Hamilton, Bermuda, February 5, 2015 - North Atlantic Drilling Ltd. ("NADL" or the "Company") (NYSE:NADL) announces that it has received approval from its Norwegian Bondholders to amend the Bond Agreement entered into with the Nordic Trustee ASA in October 2013 (ISIN: NO 001 069241.1).
Following this approval, Seadrill Limited will provide a guarantee for the Bond Issue in favor of the Trustee (on behalf of the Bondholders) in exchange for some amendments to the Bond Issue's covenant package, namely replacing the Issuer's current financial covenants with Seadrill Limited's financial covenants.
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This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.