Seadrill Announces Approval of Restated Management Incentive Plan and New Incentive Awards

27 Sep 2023 17:11 CEST

Hamilton, Bermuda, September 27, 2023 - The Board of Directors of Seadrill
Limited ("Seadrill" or the "Company") (NYSE & OSE: SDRL) has approved an amended
and restated management incentive plan (the "Restated Plan") under which awards
may be made to certain members of the Company's management, and other leading
employees, outside directors and consultants of the Company. The Restated Plan
is designed to align the interests of eligible participants with those of the
Company's shareholders. The Board of Directors of the Company adopted the
Restated Plan to effect changes to the management incentive plan approved by the
Board of Directors in August 2022 (the "Plan") that were intended in part to
address feedback received from shareholders of the Company. The Restated Plan
will become effective upon its approval by the Company's shareholders at the
Company's upcoming Annual General Meeting.

The Restated Plan provides that the Joint Nomination and Remuneration Committee
of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Committee") may make various
equity awards to participants, including Time-vested Restricted Stock Units
("TRSUs") and Performance Restricted Stock Units ("PRSUs"). The Restated Plan is
limited to a total of 2,910,053 common shares, representing approximately (1)
5.5% of the Company's share capital at the time of the Company's emergence from
Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code as provided for under the Company's Plan
of Reorganization and (2) 3.6% of the Company's share capital as of the date
hereof (in each case, on a fully diluted and fully distributed basis).

On September 25, 2023, the Committee made awards under the Plan including (1) a
total of 125,841 TRSUs for management and employees, vesting ratably annually on
each of the first and second anniversaries of the grant date, subject to
continued employment through such date, and (2) a total of 293,629 PRSUs for
management and employees, to vest in a cliff at the end of a performance period
ending December 31, 2025, subject to continued employment through such date and
achieving certain performance objectives linked to (a) the total shareholder
return (TSR) on the Company's common shares as compared to (i) certain absolute
TSR targets and (ii) the TSR of a compensation peer group (60% weighting), and
(b) achievement of certain free cash flow metrics (40% weighting). Vested TRSUs
and PRSUs will be settled, at the discretion of the Committee, in cash or,
subject to effectiveness of the Restated Plan, common shares of Seadrill.

Of the awards made by the Committee on September 25, 2023, the primary insiders
of the Company, Simon Johnson (President and Chief Executive Officer), Grant
Creed (EVP, Chief Financial Officer), Leif Nelson (EVP, Chief Operations &
Technology Officer), Torsten Sauer-Petersen (EVP, Human Resources), Samir Ali
(EVP, Chief Commercial Officer) and Todd Strickler (SVP, General Counsel)
received a total of 125,841 TRSUs and a total of 293,629 PRSUs, as further
described in the attached forms.

This information is subject to disclosure requirements pursuant to article 19 of
the Regulation EU 596/2014 (the EU Market Abuse Regulation) and section 5-12 of
the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

Contact information:

Lydia Brantley Mabry

Director of Investor Relations

T: +1 (832) 252-7064

E: lydia.mabry@seadrill.com

About Seadrill Limited

Seadrill is a leading offshore drilling contractor utilizing advanced technology
to unlock oil and gas resources for clients across harsh and benign locations
around the globe. Seadrill's high-quality, technologically-advanced fleet spans
all asset classes allowing its experienced crews to conduct operations across
geographies, from shallow to ultra-deepwater environments.

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