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Borr Drilling Limited

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BORR DRILLING LIMITED 

ANNUAL REPORT 2018 

 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS 
REPORT 

Borr Drilling Limited (the "Company" or "Borr" and, together with 
its  subsidiaries,  the  "Group",  “we”,  or  “Borr  Drilling”)  is  an 
international drilling contractor incorporated in Bermuda in August 
2016,  initially  named  Magni  Drilling  Limited.  The  Company  has 
been listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange since August 30, 2017. The 
Group owns and operates jack-up drilling rigs of modern and high-
specification  design  providing  drilling  services  to  the  oil  and  gas 
industry worldwide in water depths up to approximately 400 feet. As 
of  31  December  2018,  the  Group’s  fleet  consisted  of  27  jack-up 
drilling rigs, with an additional 9 to be delivered during 2019 and 
2020.  

The  Company’s  strategy  is  to  establish  itself  as  the  preferred 
provider of drilling services in the jack-up drilling market.  

The  consolidated  financial  statements  of  the  Company  have  been 
prepared on a going-concern basis and in accordance with generally 
accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (U.S. 
GAAP) 

Fleet 

From our initial acquisition of rigs in early 2017, we have expanded 
rapidly into one of the world’s largest international offshore jack-up 
drilling contractors by number of jack-up rigs 

                                                                                       2018      2017 
Total Fleet as of January 1.………………….……….    13              0 
Jack-up Rigs Acquired 1…………...……………………  23            12 
Newbuild Jack-up Rigs Delivered from Shipyards………   9               1 
Jack-up Rigs Disposed of………………………………..  18              0 
Total Fleet as of December 31…………………………  27            13 
Newbuilds not yet delivered as of December 31…………   9            13 
Total Fleet as of December 31, including Newbuilds....  36           26 

As of December 31, 2018, our drilling fleet consists of 27 rigs, of 
which six are standard jack-up rigs, 20 are premium jack-up rigs and 
one  is  a  semi-submersible  rig.  In  addition,  we  have  agreed  to 
purchase nine additional premium jack-up rigs to be delivered prior 
to the end of 2020. Premium jack-up rigs means rigs delivered from 
the  yard  in  2001  or  later and  which  are suitable  for  operations  in 
water  depths  up  to  400  feet  with  an  independent  leg  cantilever 
design.  The  majority  of  our  rigs  were  built  after  2013  and  as  of 
December 31, 2018 the average age of our premium fleet (excluding 
our  six  standard  jack-up rigs  and  our  semi-submersible rig) is  3.6 
years. As of the date of the last expected delivery of the newbuild 
jack-up  rigs  we  have  agreed  to  purchase,  which  is  in  2020,  the 
average age of our premium fleet (excluding our six standard jack-
up rigs and our semi-submersible rig) and of our entire fleet will be 
4.1  years  and  9.1  years,  respectively,  which  is  among  the  lowest 
average fleet age in the industry, both currently and as of the date of 
our last expected delivery. 

Jack-up rigs are  mobile, self-elevating drilling platforms equipped 
with legs that are lowered to the seabed. A jack-up rig is towed to 
the drill site with its hull riding in the water and its legs raised. At 
the drill site, the jack-up rig’s legs are lowered until they penetrate 
the sea bed. Its hull is then elevated (jacked-up) until it is above the 
surface of the water. After the completion of drilling operations at a 

1 Includes acquisition of one semi-submersible rig in 2018 

drill site, the hull is lowered until it floats on the water and the legs 
are raised. The rig can then be relocated to another drill site. Jack-up 
rigs typically operate in shallow water, generally in water depths of 
less than 400 feet and with crews of 90 to 150 people. We believe a 
modern fleet allows us to  enjoy  better utilization and higher daily 
rates for our jack-up rigs than competitors with older rigs. 

As of December 31, 2018, we had 27 total jack-up rigs, of which 10 
rigs  were  ‘‘warm  stacked,’’  which means  the  non-contracted rigs, 
including our newbuild jack-up rigs which have been delivered but 
are kept ready for redeployment and retain a maintenance crew. Four 
rigs  were  ‘‘cold  stacked,’’  which  means  the  rigs  are  stored  in  a 
harbor,  shipyard  or  a  designated  offshore  area  and  the  crew  is 
reassigned  to  an  active  rig  or  dismissed.  We  believe  that  well-
planned  and  well-managed  stacking  will  significantly  reduce 
reactivation  cost  and  the  cost  of  mobilization  of  a  rig  towards  a 
contract.  We  are  therefore  focusing  on  securing  cost  efficiencies 
during  stacking  while 
limiting  future  risk  from  premature 
reactivation.  This  means  concentrating  stacked  rigs  in  as  few 
locations as possible to be able to share crew, running reduced but 
sufficient  maintenance  programs  on  equipment  and  preserving 
critical equipment. 

We intend to prioritize the deployment of our currently contracted 
premium jack-up rigs. Reactivation of our premium jack-up rigs that 
are stacked  will  be  undertaken for selected contract opportunities. 
However,  a  stacked  rig  will  only  be  reactivated  if  the  achievable 
dayrate supports the reactivation and subsequent operating costs in 
a sensible way. Our ability to keep our jack-up rigs operational when 
under  contract,  or  Technical  Utilization,  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2018 was 99.3% and the proportion of the potential 
full  contractual  dayrate  that  each  contracted  jack-up  rig  actually 
earns  each  day,  or  Economic  Utilization,  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2018 was 97.6%. 

The  fleet  is  certified  by  ABS  and  DNV  GL,  enabling  universal 
recognition  of  our  equipment  as  qualified  for  international 
operations. 

Health, safety and environment  

The Company is committed to protecting the health and safety of all 
our  people  and  our  contractors  in  all  work  activities.  We  
continuously pursue the goal of zero harm to people, assets and the 
environment.  We  promote  active  risk  management  to  mitigate 
foreseeable hazards and ensure QHSE is integral in everything we 
do. The Company provides information, instruction and training that 
is relevant to employees’ duties and responsibilities. We strive for 
continuous  improvement  by  setting  clear  objectives,  performance 
monitoring and the encouragement of constructive feedback.  

In  2018,  five  accidents  (including  two  Medical  Treatment  Cases) 
were reported in accordance with our internal reporting guidelines. 
To ensure our operations are conducted with proper regard for the 
environment  we  have  established  several  measures  to  reduce 
environmental risk to levels as low as reasonably practicable. One 
uncontrolled discharge, of 445 liters of bunker fuel, was recorded in 
2018. 

Human Resources and Diversity  

The  Company  promotes  a  workplace  free  from  harassment  and 
discrimination. The Company does not tolerate working conditions  
that conflict  with  international  laws and  practices.  Our  employees 
are required  to  respect  the  personal  dignity,  privacy  and  rights  of 
everyone they interact with during work and those affected by our 
business operations.  As  of December  31,  2018,  the Company  had 
592 full time employees. Our onshore and offshore employees were 
126  offshore employees  and 466  onshore employees respectively. 

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The gender proportion of our employees as of December 31, 2018 
was  462  offshore  males  and  4  offshore  females,  and  95  onshore 
males and 31 onshore females. As of December 31, 2018, neither of 
our two Executives were female and none of our four members of 
the Board of Directors (“the Board”) were female. In February 2019, 
we  appointed  two  new  Board  members  and  expanded  our  Board 
from four members to six. Following these appointments, two of our 
six Board Members are female (33%). Improving gender diversity 
is a continued priority to the Company. The absence due to sickness 
for onshore employees was approximately 1% in 2018. 

Going Concern 

The 2018 Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared on 
a  going  concern  basis.  We  are  dependent  on  loans  and/or  equity 
issuances to finance the remaining  payment  obligations  under  our 
current  secured  loans,  newbuilding  contracts  and  working  capital 
requirements,  which  raises  substantial  doubt  about  our  ability  to 
continue as a going concern. Given the recent execution of our $120 
million  bridge  facility,  the  approval  by  our  Board  of  our  current 
plans to increase our long-term debt, including the receipt of a non-
binding term sheet for loan financing up to $550.0 million, and our 
track record in terms of raising equity financing and convertible debt 
financing, we  believe that we will be able to  meet our anticipated 
liquidity requirements for our business for at least the next twelve 
months  as  of  the  date  of  our  Consolidated  Financial  Statements. 
However, there is no assurance that we will be able to execute this 
financing. 

Corporate development and Financing 

In January 2018, Patrick Schorn, Executive Vice President – Wells 
in Schlumberger Limited, joined the Board of Directors.  

On  March  29,  2018,  the  Company  completed  the  acquisition  of 
Paragon  Offshore  Limited  (“Paragon”)  and  took  ownership  of  22 
jack-up drilling rigs, of which six were under contract, and one semi-
submersible working under contractual obligations in the North-Sea. 
Total  consideration  paid  by  the  Company  was  approximately 
US$240  million. Additionally,  at  closing the Company paid down 
the  outstanding  term  loan  of  Paragon  in  the  amount  of  US$89.3 
million, including accrued interest and breakage fee.  

On  May  16,  2018,  the  Company  announced  the  completion  of  a 
US$350  million  convertible  bonds  issuance  with  a  coupon  of 
3.875%  per  annum  and  a  conversion  premium  of  37.5%  above  a 
reference  price  of  US$4.87  per  share.  In  connection  with  this 
placement  the  Company  entered  into  a  call  spread  at  a  cost  of 
approximately  8%  of  the  gross  proceeds,  which  increases  the 
effective  conversion premium  for  the Company to  75%  above the 
reference price.  

On May 16, 2018 the Company  announced the acquisition of five 
rigs under construction from Keppel FELS Limited (“Keppel”) for a 
total consideration of US$742.5 million. Of the total consideration, 
the  Company  paid  US$288  million  up-front  and  secured  US$432 
million  in  delivery  financing  from  the  yard  for  the  five  rigs  at 
attractive  terms.  The  loans  are  non-amortizing  and  payable  five 
years after delivery of the rigs. 

In May 2018, the Company entered into a US$200 million  Senior 
Secured Revolving Loan Facility Agreement with DNB Bank. The 
facility has an availability period of two years at attractive terms. 

Financial Performance & Operating Results 

Statements of Operations 

Our  operating  revenues  were  $164.9  million  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2018, compared to $0.1 million for 2017. The increase 
of $164.8 million is primarily due to a significantly higher number 

of jack-up rigs in operation throughout 2018, as compared to 2017, 
when one jack-up rig was on contract for approximately one day late 
in the year. The increase in jack-up rigs in operation was primarily 
due to the Paragon Transaction, where we acquired six rigs operating 
under contract and contracted for a further two of the acquired rigs 
throughout 2018. In addition, in 2018 we  recognized certain one off 
items, notably a gain from bargain purchase of $38.1 million relating 
to the Paragon purchase, and gains on disposals of $18.8 million. We 
sold 18 jack-up rigs during 2018, 16  of which  we acquired in the 
Paragon Transaction, for total proceeds of $37.6 million. No jack-up 
rigs were sold in 2017. 

Our  rig  operating  and  maintenance  expenses,  including  stacking 
costs, were $180.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2018, 
compared to $36.2 million for 2017. The increase of $143.9 million 
was primarily driven the significantly higher number of jack-up rigs 
in  operation  throughout  2018.  Our  rig  operating  and  maintenance 
expenses for the year ended December 31, 2018 also includes $12.0 
million related to amortization of mobilization costs compared with 
$nil for 2017. 

Depreciation, amortization and impairment was $79.5 million for the 
year ended December 31, 2018, compared to $47.9 million for 2017, 
and related mainly to our jack-up rigs. The increase of $31.6 million 
was  a  result  of  a  larger  fleet  of  jack-up  rigs  in  2018  and  no 
impairment in 2018. 

Amortization  of  contract  backlog  was  $24.2  million  for  the  year 
ended December 31, 2018, compared to $nil for 2017. The increase 
of  $24.2  million  was  the  result  of  our  capitalization  of  contract 
backlog acquired in connection with the Paragon Transaction, which 
is amortized over the firm contract periods. 

Our general and administrative expenses were $38.7 million for the 
year ended December 31, 2018, compared to $21.0 million for 2017. 
The  increase  was  a  result  of  a  larger  organization  and  additional 
offices due to both  having  more jack-up rigs in  operation in 2018 
and the Paragon Transaction where we acquired office leases in 2018 
in  Aberdeen,  United  Kingdom,  Beverwijk,  The  Netherlands  
Houston and United States. 

Our  restructuring  costs  were  $30.7  million  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2018, compared to $nil for 2017. This relates to costs 
incurred in connection with closure of certain offices following the 
Paragon  Transaction,  including  termination  payments  to  certain 
Paragon  employees  and  lease  agreement  counterparties  following 
the Paragon Transaction. 

Our total other income (expenses), net was a loss of $57.0 million 
for the year ended December 31, 2018 compared to a gain of $21.7 
million  for  2017.  The  main  reason  for  the  negative  movement  of 
$78.7 million in 2018 are net losses on forward contracts relating to 
marketable securities of $14.2 million in 2018 compared with gains 
of  $19.3  million  in  2017,  unrealized  loss  on  the  call  spread 
transactions  entered  into  in  2018  of  $25.7  million  and  interest 
expense  net  of  capitalized  interest  of  $13.7  million  in  2018 
compared with $nil in 2017. 

Our income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2018 was 
$2.5 million, compared to $nil for 2017. 

Balance Sheet 

The  Company  had  total  assets  of  US$2,913.7  million  as  of 
December  31,  2018  (December  31,  2017:  US$1,672.3  million). 
Total assets increased by US$1,241.4 million in the twelve months 
ended  December  31,  2018,  mainly  due  to  the  delivery  of  seven 
newbuilds  from  PPL  Shipyard  Pte.  Ltd.  (“PPL”)  of  US$614.9 
million, the deposit of US$288.0 million related to the transaction 
with Keppel in May 2018 and the additional assets purchased via the 
Paragon acquisition of US$241.3 million.  

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Total liabilities as of December 31, 2018, were US$1,380.2 million 
increase  of 
(December  31,  2017:  US$179.4  million).  The 
US$1,200.8 million is driven by the yard financing incurred when 
taking  delivery  of  PPL  newbuilds  of  US$609.0  million,  the 
convertible  bond  of  US$350.0  million  and  drawdown  on  the 
revolving credit facility of US$130.0 million. 

As  of  December  31,  2018,  total  equity  was  US$1,533.5  million 
compared  to  total  equity  of  US$1,492.9  million  at  December  31, 
2017.  

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows  

Cash Flows Used in Operating Activities 

Net cash used in operating activities was $135.2 million during the 
year ended December 31, 2018, compared to $184.8 million during 
the year ended December 31, 2017. The decrease of $49.6 million 
was primarily due to operating cash loss in the period, interest paid 
and change in working capital. 

Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities 

Net cash used in investing activities was $560.1 million for the year 
ended December 31, 2018, compared to $1,256.5 million for 2017. 
Our  investment  activities  in  the  year  ended  December  31,  2018 
relate  to  payments  and  costs  in  respect  of  newbuilds  of  $362.4 
million, ($785.2 million in 2017), payments to acquire Paragon, net 
of cash acquired, of $195.1 million ($324.5 million in 2017 for the 
Transocean Transaction), purchase of marketable securities of $13.0 
million  ($26.9  million  in  2017), payments  and  costs  in respect  of 
jack-up drilling rigs of $23.3 million ($119.8 million in 2017) and 
purchase  of  plant  and  equipment  of  $7.8  million  ($0.1  million  in 
2017),  offset by proceeds from the sale of rigs of $41.6 million in 
2018 compared to $nil in 2017. 

Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities 

Net cash provided by financing activities was $583.5 million for the 
year  ended December 31, 2018, compared to $1,506.3  million for 
the year ended December 31, 2017. Our financing activities in the 
year  ended  December 31, 2018 relate  to  proceeds from  long-term 
debt,  net  of  deferred  loan  costs, of  $474.4  million,  proceeds from 
share issuance net of issuance costs of $218.9 million, proceeds from 
a  shareholder  loan  of  $27.7  million,  offset  by  repayment of  long-
term debt of $89.3 million and purchase of financial instruments and 
purchase  of  treasury  shares  of  $19.7  million.  In  the  period  ended 
December 31, 2017, we generated proceeds from share issuance, net 
of  issuance  costs  and  conversion  of  shareholders  loans  of  $1,415 
million, proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of deferred 
loan  costs  of  $87.0  million  and  proceeds  from  a  related  party 
shareholder  loan  of  $12.7  million,  offset  by  purchase  of  treasury 
shares of $8.4 million.  

Outstanding Shares 

As  of  December  31,  2018,  the  Company  had  a  share  capital  of 
US$5,326,403.27,  divided  into  532,640,327  shares  of  par  value 
$0.01 each. 

On August 28, 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a 
share repurchase program for the Company’s shares, to be purchased 
in  the  open  market  by  December  30,  2018  and  limited  to  a  total 
amount  of  US$20.0  million.  During  the  year,  the  Company 
purchased 5,328,572 of its own shares at an average price of NOK 
30.72  per  share,  or  US$19.7  million  in  total.  Following  these 
purchases, the Company held 7,298,572 of its own shares in treasury 
at  the end of  the fourth  quarter  2018 at  an average  price  of  NOK 
31.72 per share, or US$26.2 million in total. 

Operations  

As of January 1, 2018, we had two contracted rigs whereof one was 
operating. In March we acquired Paragon with six operating rigs and 
one rig  with  a future contract.  During  the  year  we signed 13  new 
contracts and extensions, excluding exercised options, whereof five 
rigs  will  commence  operation  in  2019.  The  total  number  of  rigs 
operating at some point during 2018 was 11. 

Frigg 

The “Frigg” continued its contract with Total in Nigeria throughout 
2018.  The contract duration was twelve  months  firm with  options 
for extension thereafter up to a maximum of twelve months.  

In  December  2018  Borr  and  Total  entered  into  an  agreement  to 
exercise the option extending the contract by ten months, including 
a seven months assignment to a subsidiary of Shell in Nigeria. This 
extension is expected to keep the rig on contract until October 2019.  

Norve 

The  “Norve”  commenced  operation  for  BW  Energy  in  Gabon  in 
January  2018.  The  contract  duration  was  for  the  drilling  of  three 
production wells and was completed in July 2018.  

In May 2018, the Company secured a six-month firm contract with 
Perenco in West Africa for “Norve”. This contract commenced  in 
direct continuation of the BW Energy contract. 

In  November  2018,  the  Company  signed  an  approximately  ten  to 
eleven  months  contract  with  BW  Energy  for  the  “Norve” 
commencing in June 2019.  

Prospector 1 

The “Prospector 1”, which was contracted at the time of the Paragon 
acquisition,  concluded  its  contract  with  Orange-Nassau  Energy 
during August 2018.  

In May 2018 we signed a contract with Tulip Oil for four firm wells  
plus one well option. This contract commenced in December 2018, 
with an estimated duration of five months. 

Prospector 5 

In June 2018, we entered into a contract with Nexen in the UK for 
one  HPHT  well  program 
for  approximately  six  months. 
Subsequently, the “Prospector 5” was reactivated and commenced 
operations  in  August  2018.  This  program  was  successfully 
completed  in  February  2019  and  has  proven  the  rig’s  and  the 
Company’s  capabilities  in  delivering  complex  wells  safely  and 
efficiently on time. 

MSS1  

The MSS1was under contract with TAQA in the UK at the time of 
the  Paragon  acquisition  and  has  remained  on  contract  throughout 
2018.  Further,  in  the  fourth  quarter  of  2018,  Borr  secured  an 
approximately  two-month  contract  extension  with  increased  rates 
with  the  same  costumer.  With  this  extension,  the  “MSS1”  is 
expected to remain on contract until November 2019.  

Mist 

In October 2018, Borr secured a four firm wells plus one well option 
for the “Mist”. The rig commenced its short-term contract with Kris 
Energy in Thailand in the fourth quarter of 2018. This contract was 
successfully concluded in late February 2019 and the rig has been 
demobilized to Singapore where it remains warm stacked. 

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C20051 

The  “C20051”,  which  was  contracted  at  the  time  of  the  Paragon 
acquisition, commenced its contract with Perenco in the UK in late-
April  2018.  This  contract  was  concluded  in  August  2018. 
Subsequently the “C20051” commenced operations with Total in the 
Netherlands  in  mid-September  2018  under  a  four  workover  wells 
program with an expected duration of approximately 60 days. Total 
exercised its options under the contract keeping the rig active until 
March 2019. The rig is now warm stacked pending a new contract. 

Dhabi II 

The  “Dhabi  II”  which  was  contracted  at  the  time  of  the  Paragon 
acquisition continued its  operation with ADNOC throughout 2018 
with expected completion in July 2019.  

B152 

The  “B152”  which  was  contracted  at  the  time  of  the  Paragon 
acquisition continued its  operation with ADNOC throughout 2018 
with expected completion in November 2019.  

B391 

The “B391” which had a signed contract at the time of the Paragon 
acquisition  commenced  its  contract  with  Spirit  Energy  in  March 
2018 with expected completion in December 2019.  

L1112 

The  “L1112”  (Ed  Holt)  concluded  its  contract  in  India  in  late 
September and was subsequently sold in October 2018.  

Signed future contracts and activations 

In  2018,  Borr  has  entered  into  five  contracts for  certain  premium 
jack-up rigs with commencement of operation estimated to start in 
first half of 2019. In connection with these contracts the Company 
has  started  activation  and  reactivation  activities  of  these  units  as 
discussed below.  

The  premium  jack-up  rigs  “Gerd”  and  “Groa”  have  secured  two 
years firm  plus  two one-year options each with Exxon  in Nigeria. 
The activation of these units commenced in late 2018 ahead of their 
contract, which is anticipated to commence in the second quarter of 
2019. 

The  premium  jack-up  “Natt”  has secured two  years firm  plus one 
year  option  with  First E&P  in  Nigeria.  The  activation  of  this unit 
commenced in late 2018 ahead of its contract, which is anticipated 
to commence in the second quarter of 2019.  

The  premium  jack-up  rig  “Odin”  has  secured  a  contract  of 
approximately  nine  months  in  Mexico.  The  Company  started  the 
reactivation of the “Odin” in December 2018. In January 2019, the 
activation  was successfully  completed, and the rig commenced its 
mobilization to Mexico ahead of its contract start in April 2019. The 
Odin commenced operations in April 2019. 

The  premium  jack-up  rig  “Ran”  has  secured  a  contract  of 
approximately one year with Spirit Energy, which is anticipated to 
start  in  the  second  quarter of 2019. The rig currently continues to 
undergo reactivation activities ahead of its contract.  

Market 

Economic  utilization  of  the  global  jack-up  fleet  has  continued  its 
recent upward trend, driven by increasing utilization of jack-up rigs 
built after 2000.  

Based on the budgets reported by independent oil companies in the 
fourth  quarter  of  2018,  offshore  focused  E&P  companies  are 

projecting an increase in capital expenditures for 2019 of  more than 
5%,  according  to  a  number  of  investment  banks.  In  addition,  we 
expect  that  the  spending  plans  of  national  oil  companies  will 
continue to increase in 2019. We believe that offshore spending by 
E&P companies, including national oil companies, will increase in 
2019 for the first time in recent years. 

During the fourth quarter of 2018, tendering activities have remained 
strong across all regions. As reported by IHS, there are currently 73 
outstanding jack-up tenders equating to a total of 104 rig years on 
offer. In addition, it is anticipated that PEMEX will award around 
15 jack-up contracts in 2019 with durations of approximately two 
years each. In several of these tenders, such as ones in Qatar (eight 
units), Pemex (fifteen units), Petronas/Malaysia (up to nine rigs), a 
restrictive  age  ban  has  been  introduced,  which  effectively  blocks 
units  built  before  2010  from  participating.  Requirements  of  BOP 
capabilities, cantilever reach, crane capacity and water depth, further 
limits the availability of suitable units. 

A noteworthy trend in the second half of 2018 was the incremental 
number  of  contracted  rigs  in  China.  The  number  of  jack-up  rigs 
operating  in  China  has  increased  by  six  rigs  since  mid-2018, 
reflecting  an  effort  by  the  Chinese  government  to  boost  Chinese 
production. We believe that the increased demand in China may help 
to alleviate newbuild supply pressure in other regions. The Chinese 
government  has  stated  that  it intends to create a new state-owned 
asset  company,  Beijing  Guohai  Offshore  Ltd,  for  the  purpose  of 
owning distressed shipyard assets (including jack-up rigs) with the 
intention  of  deploying  and  operating  these  units  locally  in  China. 
There are currently 27 uncontracted jack-ups built in 2010 or after, 
out of which Borr owns 5. Additionally, Borr has 9 premium rigs 
under  construction,  including  flexibility  to  accelerate  delivery  of 
some of these units should market conditions be favorable to do so. 

Several  important  tenders  in  South  East  Asia,  Middle  East  and 
Mexico are expected to be concluded in the coming months, which 
could  lead  to  a  number  of  multi-year  awards  and  an  incremental 
jack-up  demand  that  could  exceed  40  rigs  by  year  end  2019, 
according to Fearnleys. 

During  the  fourth  quarter  of  2018,  three  jack-up  rigs  were retired 
from the worldwide jack-up rig fleet, according to IHS. In total, 35 
jack-up rigs were retired in 2018, which was on par with the number 
of  retirements  in  2016  and  2017  combined,  according  to  Rystad 
Energy. We believe that a significant number of the approximate 99 
jack-up rigs that are more than thirty years old and uncontracted will 
remain uncompetitive and unlikely to return to the active fleet in the 
near future, if at all. According to Rystad Energy, the total number 
of  jack-up  rigs  under  contract  as  of  March  1,  2019  was  289 
(including 123 rigs built after 2010), up from 280 at the lowest point 
in January 2018, compared to a peak of 422 in 2014. 

Outlook 

The  last  months  have  shown  a  breakthrough  for  tenders  for 
integrated  drilling services. The contract structures in Mexico  and 
Kuwait  are  tendered  on  an  integrated  basis.  The  Company’s 
partnership  with  Schlumberger  (as  defined  below)  is  developing 
positively, and we are bidding together on fully integrated work.  

The  tightening  of  the  market  has  led  to  a  lack  of  rig  availability 
among  incumbent  drilling  contractors.  Some  of  these  have 
approached  Borr  with  offers  on  both  bareboat  structures  and 
purchase options. Both bareboat and purchase options have been at 
attractive  levels,  and  the  Company  is  actively  evaluating  such 
opportunities.  This  creates  an  opportunity  to  sell  assets  at  a 
significant premium to the current  Borr share price valuation,  and 
opportunistically use proceeds to redeem shares. 

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The Company has in the space of 26 months gone from having zero 
to 18 rigs contracted. The Company expects to be cash-flow positive 
in terms of cash from operations at the end of the second quarter of 
2019 when all of these contracts have commenced. This may be a 
watershed moment in the history of Borr compared to the cash-burn 
experienced in 2018.  

severe  damage  to  or  destruction  of  property  and  equipment, 
pollution or environmental damage, claims by jack-up rig personnel, 
third parties or customers and suspension of operations. Our fleet is 
also subject to hazards inherent in  marine operations, either while 
on-site  or  during  mobilization,  such  as  capsizing,  sinking, 
grounding, collision, damage from or due to severe weather, 

The Board is optimistic that Borr will have a major part of its open 
marketed capacity contracted out at attractive day rate levels before 
year-end  2019.  Further  upside  potential  in  the  Company  will  be 
linked to the contracting of seven newbuilds to be delivered in 2020. 
The Board sees clear evidence that the offshore cycle has turned and 
has started its path to a healthy recovery driven by oil companies’ 
increased focus on offshore. 

Corporate  Governance  and  Corporate  Social  Responsibility 
Report  

The Company has prepared a Corporate Governance Report and a 
Corporate  Social  Responsibility  Report  which  is  included  as 
separate sections of this annual report. The Company has based its 
corporate governance policies and practices on the Norwegian Code 
of Practice for Corporate Governance published on 30 October 2014 
(the “Code”).  Most  of  the  principles  and  recommendations  in  the 
Code are included in  the Company's corporate governance policy. 
There are, however,  some areas where the Company's  governance 
principles differ from those of the Code, primarily due to differences 
between the Bermuda Companies Act and/or the Company’s Bye-
Laws and the Norwegian Public Limited Companies Act. 

Risk Factors 

The  Company  is  exposed  to  a  variety  of  risks,  including  market, 
operational, liquidity and financial risks. The most significant risk to 
the Company, is the cyclicality and volatility in the offshore contract 
drilling  industry.  The  level  of  activity  in  the  offshore  drilling 
industry is impacted by oil and natural gas prices. Sustained periods 
of low oil and natural gas prices typically result in reduced demand 
for  drilling  services  because  the  capital  expenditure  budgets  of 
companies exploring for or producing oil and/or natural gas (“E&P 
Companies”) are sensitive to changes in oil and natural gas prices. 
The  Group’s focus  is  on operations  in  the shallow  water segment 
where the drilling costs are generally lower than in the deeper water 
environments. Hence, such areas will normally be preferred for new 
exploration  over  areas  in  deeper  water.  Activity  in  this  segment 
therefore tends to be maintained longer, and demand to recover more 
quickly.  A  decline  in  the  activity  level  of  the  oil  and  natural  gas 
industry  could  therefore  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  the 
demand  for  the  Group’s  services  and  on  the  business,  financial 
condition and results of the Group’s operations.   

Other  key  risks  are  outlined  below,  which  are  not  meant  to  be 
exhaustive: 

The Company’s operations are highly dependent upon our ability to 
train,  attract  and  retain  skilled  personnel.  Our  employees  and 
contractors generally require training certifications, which  need  to 
be current at all times. In addition, we need our offshore and onshore 
employees  to  be  highly  mobile,  which  depends  on  our  ability  to 
obtain  visas  and  work permits for  our crews and onshore staff, as 
well as our ability to work closely with our local partners. 

Our  operations  are  subject  to  hazards  inherent  in  the  drilling 
industry,  such  as  blowouts,  reservoir  damage,  loss  of  production, 
loss  of  well  control,  lost  or  stuck  drill strings,  equipment  defects, 
punch-throughs,  cratering’s,  fires,  explosions  and  pollution. 
Contract  drilling  and  well  servicing  require  the  use  of  heavy 
equipment and exposure to hazardous conditions, which may subject 
us to liability claims by  employees, customers, subcontractors and 
third parties. These hazards can cause personal injury or loss of life, 

including hurricanes, and marine life infestations 

The  Group’s  revenues  are  denominated  in  US  dollars.  In  some 
countries where the Group operate, it incurs costs in other currencies 
than US dollars. Changes in foreign exchange rates, to the extent the 
Company has not hedged such changes, may have a negative effect 
on 
the  Company’s  business,  financial  condition,  results  of 
operations or prospects. 

The  Group  is  exposed  to  variable  interest  rates  on  long  term 
financing as the Group has not hedged such changes. Interest rates 
are  influenced  by  many  factors,  including  but  not  limited  to 
governmental, monetary and tax policies, domestic and international 
economic  and  political  conditions,  and  other  factors  beyond  the 
Company’s control. The interest rates of debt facilities may fluctuate 
significantly  and  could  have  an  adverse  effect  on  the  Company’s 
business, financial condition and results of operation.  

The Group is dependent upon having access to long-term funding, 
including  debt  facilities or equity, to  the extent its own  cash  flow 
from  operations  is  insufficient  to  fund  its  operations  and  capital 
expenditures. In turn, the Group must secure and maintain sufficient 
equity capital to support any such borrowing facilities. 

Like most modern companies, we depend on digital technologies to 
conduct  our  offshore and  onshore  operations,  to  collect  payments 
from  customers  and  to  pay  vendors  and  employees.  Our  data 
protection  measures  and  measures  taken  by  our  customers  and 
vendors  may  not  prevent  unauthorized  access  of  information 
technology systems. Threats to our information technology systems 
and  the  systems  of  our  customers  and  vendors,  associated  with 
cybersecurity  risks  or  attacks  continue  to  grow.  Threats  to  our 
systems and our customers’ and vendors’ systems may derive from 
human error, fraud or malice on the part of employees or may be the 
result of accidental technological failure. Our drilling operations or 
other business  operations could  also  be  targeted  by  individuals  or 
groups  seeking  to  sabotage  or  disrupt  our  information  technology 
systems  and  networks,  or  to  steal  data.  A  successful  cyberattack 
could materially disrupt our operations, including the safety of our 
operations,  or  lead  to  an  unauthorized  release  of  information  or 
alteration of information on our systems. In addition, breaches to our 
systems  and  systems  of  our  customers  and  vendors  could  go 
unnoticed for some period of time. Any such attack or other breach 
of  our  information  technology  systems,  or  failure  to  effectively 
comply  with  applicable  laws  and  regulations  concerning  privacy, 
data  protection  and  information  security,  could  have  a  material 
adverse  effect  on  our  business,  financial  condition  and  results  of 
operations 

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Largest shareholders  

As at December 31, 2018 our 20 largest shareholders are: 

Rank 

Shareholder name 

Shares 

1  Schlumberger Oilfield Holdings Limited 

75,658,500  

Owners
hip % 
14.2% 

2  Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. 

53,980,494  

10.1% 

3 

Folketrygdefondet 

4  Drew Holdings Ltd 

5  Goldman Sachs International 

6 

7 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London 

FID ADV NEW INSIGHTS FD-SUB B 

8  Skagen Kon-Tiki 

9  Ubon Partners AS 

10  Clearstream banking 

11 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London 

12  Verdipapirfondet DNB Norge 

13  Magni Partners (Bermuda) Ltd 

14  BNP Paribas 

15  State Street Bank and Trust Comp 

16 

17 

Fidelity Funds 

The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV 

18  Borr Drilling Limited 

19  Brown Brothers Harriman (Lux.) SCA 

20 

Franklin Int Small Cap Grwt FD 

42,743,422  

35,569,900  

22,087,695  

21,121,750  

15,662,000  

14,560,024  

11,271,100  

9,996,832  

9,533,339  

8,949,737  

7,840,658  

7,674,084  

7,561,348  

7,496,000  

7,435,900  

7,298,572  

6,605,478  

6,309,275  

8.0% 

6.7% 

4.1% 

4.0% 

2.9% 

2.7% 

2.1% 

1.9% 

1.8% 

1.7% 

1.5% 

1.4% 

1.4% 

1.4% 

1.4% 

1.4% 

1.2% 

1.2% 

Sum 20 largest 

Other (4053 shareholders) 

379,356,108  

71.2% 

153,284,219  

28.8% 

Subsequent events 

Delivery of Jack Up Rig, ‘Njord’ 

In January 2019, the Company took delivery of the ‘‘Njord’’. The 
final  delivery  installment  was  $87.0  million,  which  was  financed 
through shipyard financing for the same amount. 

Secured $160 million financing 

In  March  2019,  the  Company  executed  a  $160  million  financing 
agreement consisting of a $100 million revolving credit facility and 
a $60 million guarantee credit line for issuance of guarantees. 

Appointment of Directors 

The  Board  of  Directors appointed Alexandra Kate Blankenship as 
director  of  the  Company  and  Georgina  Sousa  as  director  and 
company secretary on February 27, 2019. 

Share option awards 

In March 2019, the Company granted 2,300,000 options to certain 
employees and directors of the Company. The awards were granted 
under the existing approved share option scheme. The options have 
a strike price of $3.50 per share. 

Novation of ‘‘Thor’’ 

In  March  2019,  we  entered  into  an  assignment  agreement  with 
BOTL Lease Co. Ltd for an assignment, and subsequently a novation 
and amendment agreement of the rights and obligations to purchase 
a  KFELS  Super B Bigfoot premium  jack-up drilling rig  with hull 

number  B378  being  built by Keppel for  a purchase price  of USD 
122.1 million. We expect to take delivery of the rig from the yard 
prior to May 31, 2019 and the rig will be named ‘‘Thor’’. 

To finance the rig purchase we entered into  a $120  million senior 
secured  term loan  facilities  agreement, consisting of  two  facilities 
(Facility A and Facility B) of $60 million each. The facilities mature 
on September 30, 2019. As of March 29, 2019, Facility A had been 
utilized in the amount of $60 million, and $60 million in Facility B 
remained undrawn. The availability period of Facility B expires June 
30, 2019. 

New contracts  

On March 15, 2019, Borr announced that one of its subsidiaries, in 
partnership with OPEX Perforadora S.A. de C.V., has received an 
official  award  from  Petroleos  Mexicanos  ("PEMEX")  for  the 
delivery of offshore wells in Mexico 

Under this award, Borr has agreed to deliver a total of nine offshore 
development  wells  to  our  customer  under  an  integrated  services 
model. The scope of services will include the deployment of two of 
the  Company's  premium  new  build  jack-ups,  the  "Grid"  and 
"Gersemi",  for  period  estimated  to  be  around  18  months  and 
expected commencement in mid-2019.  

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
REPORT 

Borr Drilling Limited is a company organized and existing under the 
laws of Bermuda. The corporate governance principles applicable to it 
are  set  out  in  the  Bermuda  Companies  Act  1981,  its  bye-laws  (the 
"Bye-Laws") and its memorandum of association.  

As  the  Company’s  shares  is  listed  on  the  Oslo  Stock Exchange  (the 
"OSE"),  certain  aspects  of  Norwegian  law,  notably  the  Norwegian 
Securities  Trading  Act  and 
the  Norwegian  Stock  Exchange 
Regulations are also relevant for its corporate governance policy. 

The Company's Corporate Governance Policy 

The  overall  corporate  governance  policy  of  the  Company  is  the 
responsibility of its Board of Directors. 

In defining this policy, the Board has observed the requirements set out 
in  applicable  laws,  relevant  recommendations  and  the  specific 
requirements arising from the Company's business activities. 

The most  important recommendation  of relevance  to  the  Company's 
corporate governance is the Norwegian Code of Practise for Corporate 
Governance of 30 October 2014 (the "Code"). 

The Board recognizes that the Code represents an important standard 
for corporate governance for companies whose shares are listed on the 
OSE.  Most  of  the  principles  and  recommendations  in  the  Code  are 
included  in  the  Company's  corporate  governance  policy.  There  are, 
however,  some  areas  where  the  Company's  governance  principles 
differ from those of the Code, primarily due to differences between the 
Bermuda  Companies  Act  and/or  the  Bye-Laws  and  the  Norwegian 
Public Limited Companies Act. 

The Board  has  codified certain corporate  governance  principles  in  a 
"Code of Conduct," applicable to all employees in the Company and 
its subsidiaries (the "Borr Group"). 

The  Code  of  Conduct  can  be  found  on  the  Company's  website 
(www.borrdrilling.com).  

The Board has formulated the Company's overall mission and the core 
values on which all of the activities of the Borr Group shall be based 
on. These can be found in the Company’s website.     

The Business 

The Company’s memorandum of association describes the Company’s 
objects  and  purposes  as  unrestricted.  This  deviates  from  the 
recommendation in the Code but is in line with the requirements of the 
Bermuda Companies Act. 

Under  the  Bye-Laws,  the  Board  may  declare  dividends  and 
distributions  without  the  approval  of  the  shareholders  in  general 
meetings. This differs from the recommendation in the Code. 

The Company’s aim is to provide its shareholders with a competitive 
return on their investment through a positive development in the price 
of the Company’s shares and, when the Company’s profits so allows, 
dividends to its shareholders. 

The Company’s shareholders may, by way of a resolution in a general 
meeting  of  all  shareholders  (a  “General  Meeting”)  increase  the 
Company’s  authorized  share  capital,  reduce  the  authorized  share 
capital (by reducing the number of unissued but authorized shares) and 
increase or reduce the issued share capital. The procedures for this are 
set out in the Bye-Laws and the Bermuda Companies Act.  

The Board has, under Bermuda law, wide powers to issue authorized 
but unissued shares in the Company. The Board is also authorized in 
the  Bye-Laws  to  purchase  the  Company’s  shares  and  hold  these  in 
treasury. These powers are not restricted to any specific purposes nor 
to a specific period as the Code recommends.    

Equitable  treatment  of  shareholders  and  transactions  with  close 
associates  

The Company has one class of shares only. Each share carries one vote. 
All shares have equal rights.  All shares give a right to participate in 
General Meetings. 

Under the Bermuda Companies Act, no shareholder has a pre-emptive 
right to subscribe for new shares in a limited company unless (and only 
to the extent that) the right is expressly granted to the shareholder under 
the  bye-laws  of  such  company  or  under  any  contract  between  the 
shareholder and such company. The Bye-Laws do not provide for pre-
emptive rights. 

The Board will only transact in the Company’s shares at their market 
value (as reflected in the share price quoted on the OSE from time to 
time).  

Members of the Board (each a "Director") and the Company's senior 
management shall notify the Board if they have any material interest, 
whether  direct  or  indirect,  in  any  transaction  which  the  Borr  Group 
intends to conclude. 

Following  these  guidelines,  any  Directors  and/or  member  of  the 
Company's  senior  management  who  have  an  interest  in  any  such 
transaction shall always  refrain from  participating  in the discussions 
on whether to conclude such transaction or not in the relevant corporate 
bodies in the Borr Group. 

Further, the Board shall always consider whether it is appropriate to 
obtain  an  independent  third-party  valuation  of  the  object  of  any 
material  transaction  between  the  Company  and  any  of  its  close 
associates. 

Freely negotiable shares 

The Company has clear objectives and strategies for its business. These 
are described in the Company’s annual report and on its website. 

The Company's share is, subject to the exception set out below, freely 
tradable. 

Equity and Dividends 

The  Board  strives  to  identify  and  pursue  clear  business  goals  and 
strategies for the Company, to assess and manage the risks associated 
with  these,  and  to  maintain  an  equity  capital  and  liquidity  position 
which are sufficient to match the same. 

The Bye-Laws requires the Board to decline to register a transfer of the 
Company's shares in a situation where the Board is of the opinion that 
such transfer might breach any applicable law or requirement of any 
authority or the OSE until it has received such evidence as it needs to 
satisfy itself that no such breach will occur.  

 
 
 
 
 
 
General meetings 

The  Code  requires  that  notice  of  General  Meetings,  (including  any 
supporting documents for the resolutions to be considered therein) is 
made available on the Company's website no later than 21 days prior 
to the date of the General Meeting.  

The Bye-Laws allows, in accordance with Bermuda law, for notice to 
be given no less than 7 days (excluding the day on which the notice is 
served and the day on which the General Meeting to which it relates is 
to  be  held)  prior  to  a  General  Meeting.  This  differs  from  the 
recommendation of the Code. 

The Board aspires to maintain good relations with its shareholders and 
possible investors in its shares, and to have an investor relation policy 
which complies with the OSE's Code of Practice for Investor Relations.  

The Board shall ensure that as many shareholders as possible are able 
to  participate  in  the  General  Meetings.  To  achieve  a  high  rate  of 
shareholder attendance therein the Company shall: 

 

 

 

 

provide,  on  its  website,  the  date  of  and,  if  possible,  further 
information on each General Meeting as early as possible, and 
at the latest seven days in advance thereof; 
provide, together with or before the notice is given, sufficient 
supporting  documentation  for  any  resolution  proposed  to  be 
made therein in order for the shareholders to prepare; 
ensure  that  any  registration  deadline  is  set  as  close  to  the 
General Meeting as possible; and 
ensure  that  the shareholders  may  vote  for  each and  all  of  the 
candidates for the Board. 

Nomination Committee 

The Code recommends that the Company has a nomination committee.  

The  Company  is  not,  under  Bermuda  law,  obliged  to  establish  a 
nomination  committee.  We  have  established  a  nominating  and 
corporate governance committee in February 2019 comprised of Mr. 
Rask and Mr. Halvorsen.  

Corporate  Assembly  and  Board  of  Directors,  composition  and 
independence 

The Company does not have a corporate assembly.  

According to the Bye-Laws the Board shall consist of not less than two 
Directors. Currently the Board consists of six Directors.  

It  is  the  view  of  the  Board  that  at  least  two  of  its  Directors  are 
independent  of  the  Company’s  main  shareholders.  Further,  it  is  the 
view of the Board that a majority of the Directors are independent of 
the  Borr  Group's  senior  managers  and  main  business  partners.  No 
Director is employed by the Borr Group.  

The Board will, in accordance with normal procedures for Bermuda 
companies, elect its chairman. This differs from the recommendation 
in the Code that the General Meeting shall elect their chairman of the 
Board. 

The Directors shall, subject to applicable law and the Bye-Laws, hold 
office  until  the  first  General  Meeting  following  such  Director’s 
election. The Directors may be re-elected.  

A  short  description  of  the  current  Directors  is  available  on  The 
Company’s website – www.borrdrilling.com.  

The work of the Board 

The Code recommends that the Board develops and approves written 
guidelines for its own work as well as the work of the Borr Group's 
senior managers with particular emphasis on establishing clear internal 
allocation of responsibilities and duties. 

The Bermuda  Companies Act  does  not  require the Board to prepare 
such guidelines. The Board is of the opinion that there are no reasons 
to issue such guidelines at present. 

The Code recommends that the Board establishes an audit committee 
and a remuneration committee. 

The  Bermuda  Companies  Act  does  not  require  the  Company  to 
establish  such  committees.  The  Board  is  of  the  opinion  given  the 
increasing size and complexity of the Company, an Audit Committee 
and  a  Remuneration  Committee  are  appropriate  from  March  2019. 
Kate Blankenship (Chairperson) and Tor Olav Trøim are the members 
of the Audit Committee as of the date of this report, and Patrick Schorn 
(Chairperson)  and  Kate  Blankenship  comprise  the  Remuneration 
Committee as of the date of this report. 

As  of  December  31,  2018,  the  Company  did  not  have  an  Audit 
Committee, a Nomination Committee or a Remuneration Committee.  

Risk management and internal control 

The  Board  is  focused  on  ensuring  that  the  Borr  Group's  business 
practices are sound and that adequate internal control routines are in 
place. The Board continuously assesses the possible consequences of 
and the risks related to the Borr Group’s operations.  

The Company is committed to protecting the health and safety of all of 
the Borr Group's employees and  contractors in all their activities for 
the Borr Group and is committed to ensure generally accepted QHSE 
principles are integrated in everything the Borr Group does.  

The Board supervises the Company’s internal control systems. These 
covers both the Borr Group's operations and its guidelines for ethical 
conduct and social responsibility. 

In  addition,  the  Board  supervises  Management’s  processes  and 
controls  governing  the  Internal  Control  over  Financial  Reporting,  to 
ensure  the  accuracy  and  timeliness  of  Management’s  reporting  to 
shareholders and the Market on matters pertaining to the Company’s 
primary financial statements (Statement of Operations, Balance Sheet 
and Statement of Cash Flows). 

In connection with the audits of our consolidated financial statements 
as of and for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018, we and our 
independent  registered  public  accounting  firm  identified  a  material 
weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. If we fail to 
develop  and  maintain  an  effective  system  of  internal  control  over 
financial reporting, we may be unable to accurately report our financial 
results or prevent fraud.  

The  Company  was  established  in  2016  and  has  since  that  time 
experienced  significant  expansion,  especially  during  2018  when  the 
company  acquired  Paragon  Offshore  Limited  and  shortly  thereafter 
proceeded with a rationalization program. This growth, combined with 
the loss of historically significant individuals and relationships in the 

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financial 

internal  controls  over 

legacy Paragon business, resulted in too few accounting personnel to 
adequately  follow  and  maintain  our  accounting  processes,  and 
constrained  our  ability  to  deploy  resources  with  which  to  address 
reporting. 
compliance  with 
Subsequently, although we are not subject to certification or attestation 
requirements in the course of preparing and auditing our consolidated 
financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2018, 
we and our independent registered public accounting firm respectively 
identified one material weakness in our internal control over financial 
reporting  as  of  December  31,  2018.  In  accordance  with  reporting 
requirements, a “material weakness” is a deficiency, or a combination 
of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that 
there  is  a  reasonable  possibility  that  a  material  misstatement  of  our 
company’s annual or interim consolidated financial statements will not 
be  prevented  or  detected  on  a  timely  basis.  The  material  weakness 
identified relates to lack of sufficient competent financial reporting and 
accounting personnel to prepare and review our consolidated financial 
statements and related disclosures in accordance with U.S. GAAP and 
financial  reporting  requirements.  Neither  we  nor  our  independent 
registered  public  accounting  firm  undertook  a  comprehensive 
assessment  of  our  internal  control  for  purposes  of  identifying  and 
reporting any material weakness in our internal control over financial 
reporting.  Had  we  performed  a  formal  assessment  of  our  internal 
control  over  financial  reporting  or  had  our  independent  registered 
public accounting firm performed an audit of the effectiveness of our 
reporting,  additional  material 
internal  control  over 
weaknesses may have been identified. 

financial 

To remedy our identified material weakness subsequent to December 
31, 2018, we plan to undertake steps to strengthen our internal control 
over financial reporting, including hiring more qualified personnel to 
strengthen the financial reporting function and to improve the financial 
and  systems  control  framework,  and  implementing  regular  and 
continuous  U.S.  GAAP  accounting  and  financial  reporting  training 
programs for our accounting and financial reporting personnel. 

Remuneration of the Directors 

The remuneration of the Directors is set by the General Meeting. The 
Company may, on occasion, pay Directors their fee in the Company's 
shares  and/or  grant  Directors  options  under  the  Company's  share 
option scheme. 

Section  11  of  the  Code  requires  that  Directors  should  not  take  on 
specific assignments for the Company in addition to their appointment 
as Directors.  

The  Company  will  not  refrain  from  engaging  Directors  for  specific 
assignments  for  the  Company  if  such  engagement  is  considered 
beneficial to the Company. This differs from the recommendation in 
the Code. However, such assignments will be disclosed to the Board 
and  the  Board  shall  approve  the  assignment,  as  well  as  the 
remuneration. 

Remuneration of leading employees 

The  remuneration  of  the  Borr  Group's  senior  managers  is  based  on 
three  components.  The  first  component  is  each  individual’s  fixed 
salary. This is set based on the individual’s position and responsibility 
and  the  international salary  level for comparable  positions  and  local 
compensation  such  as  housing  allowance,  mandatory  pension 
payments, etc.  

The second component is a variable, discretionary bonus. Bonuses will 
be granted based on the performance of the Borr Group as a whole and 
each individual in relation to targets set annually.  

The  third  component  is  a  share  option  scheme  established  by  the 
Company where share options can be issued to senior managers in the 
Borr Group.  

The  Code  recommends  that  guidelines  for  the  remuneration  of 
executive  personnel  are  prepared  and  approved  by  the  General 
Meeting.  Such  guidelines  should  set  forth  an  absolute  limit  to 
performance  related  remuneration.  The  Borr  Group's  remuneration 
policy does not require such a procedure, nor does it contain any such 
limit. This differs from the recommendation in the Code. 

The  Bye-Laws  permits  the  Board  to  issue  share  options  to  the 
Company's employees, including members of the Borr Group's senior 
management  team,  without  requiring  that  the  General  Meeting 
approves the number of options granted or the terms and conditions of 
such.  In  addition,  the  share  option  scheme  is  an  incentive  program 
rather than remuneration directly limited to the Company’s results. 

Information and communication 

The  Company  is  committed  to  provide  information  on  its  financial 
situation,  ongoing  projects  and  other  circumstances  relevant  for  the 
valuation of the Company’s shares to the financial markets on a regular 
basis. 

The Company is also committed to disclose all information necessary 
to assess the value of its share on its web site. Interested parties will 
find the Company’s latest news releases, financial calendar, company 
presentations,  share  and  shareholder  information,  information  about 
analyst coverage and other relevant information here. 

Such  information  may  also  be  found  on  the  website  of  the  OSE  – 
www.oslobors.no.  

Information to The Company’s shareholders shall be published on the 
Company’s website at the same time as it is sent to the shareholders.  

Takeover Offer 

The Board has prepared guidelines applicable in the  event a general 
offer is made for its shares. 

The Board will seek to ensure that the Company’s business activities, 
in  such  event,  are  not  disrupted  unnecessarily.  The  Board  will, 
furthermore,  strive  to  ensure  that  shareholders  are  given  sufficient 
information and time to form a view of the terms of such offer. 

The  Board  will  not  pass  any  resolutions  with  the  intention  of 
obstructing  the  completion  of  any  take-over  offer  unless  this  is 
approved by the General Meeting following the announcement of such 
offer.  

If  a  take-over  offer  is  made,  the  Board  will  issue a  statement  on  its 
merits 
the 
recommendations in the Code.  

in  accordance  with  statutory 

requirements  and 

The Board will consider obtaining a valuation of the Company's equity 
capital from an independent expert if a take-over offer is made in order 
to provide guidance to its shareholders  as to whether to accept such 
offer or not. 

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Any  transaction  that  is  in  effect  a  disposal  of  all  of  the  Company's 
activities will be submitted to the General Meeting for its approval. 

Auditor 

The Audit Committee of the Board will, each year, agree a plan for the 
audit  of  the  Borr  Group's  accounts  with  its  auditor.  The  Audit 
Committee will furthermore interact regularly with the auditor within 
the scope of this plan.  

The  current  incumbent  auditors  are  PriceWaterhouseCoopers  AS, 
Dronning Eufemias, Gate 8, 0191 Oslo, Norway. 

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CORPORATE SOCIAL 
RESPONSIBILITY 

The Company is committed to conducting its operations ethically and 
in  compliance  to  applicable  laws  and  regulations.  The  Company 
understands that an awareness of Sustainability and Corporate Social 
Responsibly  (CSR)  within  operations  is  essential  to  meet  our 
workforce and customer’s expectations, and that of wider society.  

Although Borr is a young company, it has already established a strong 
CSR  foundation.  For  example,  the  2018  Safety  records,  the  Total 
Recordable Incident Frequency (TRIF) of 1.54 is below the industry 
average  1.81.  In  2018,  The  Company  participated  in  the  Carbon 
Disclosure  Project  (CDP),  publicly  reporting  its  Greenhouse  gas 
emissions.  And  in  an  independent  review  of  our  CSR  policies, 
procedure  and  actions  by  EcoVadis  (a  specialist  in  CSR  company 
evaluation) The Company obtained a Silver Rating.  

With the acquisition of Paragon Offshore, the Company obtained an 
established  management  system,  which  was  certified  to  ISO9001 
Quality Management System, ISO14001 Environmental Management 
System and OHSAS18001 OH&S Management System. 

This CSR statement is prepared in consideration of the Non-financial 
reporting requirements of Section 3.3c of Norwegian Accounting Act. 
To ensure the CSR reporting, which is representative of the business 
operations  in  2018,  the  following  materiality  and  boundaries  are 
observed through the report. 

We incorporate our Vision, Mission in everything we do 

  Vision – To be the leading offshore drilling company 
  Mission  –  To  apply 

talent,  entrepreneurial  spirit  and 
commitment  to  performance  throughout  our  modern  fleet 
creating value for customers and investors 

  Values – Adaptability, Teamwork, integrity and commitment. 

Materiality and boundaries  

The Company is committed to protecting the health and safety of all 
our  employees  and  external  stakeholder,  and  conservation  of  the 
environment. To this affect the materiality topics of sustainably/ CSR 
reporting  focuses  on  our  people,  safe  operation,  environment  and 
business ethics.  

  Middle East Africa –  

o  Rigs - Dhabi II, Paragon B152, Mist 
o 

Support office - Abu Dhabi (UAE) 

 

Singapore ‘New Builds’ –  

o  Rigs - Gerd, Groa, Natt, Odin. 

Other Support office are: 
  Dubai (UAE) - Corporate HQ  
  Oslo (Norway) - Finance  
  Houston (USA) - legacy Paragon office 

Notes on Boundaries 
 

Oslo,  Port  Harcourt  and  Port  Gentil  offices  are  sublet  and  therefore 
electricity  usage  not  available  and  excluded  from  GHG  emissions 
calculations 
All Paragon Offshore offices and rigs are included in The Company data 
as of 29th March 2018. 
The rigs Paragon C463, Paragon HZ1, Ed Holt were  sold during 2018. 
Emissions data for these rigs included up to date of sale. 

 

 

Performance Indicators 

Throughout  the  CSR  report,  relevant  performance  indicators  are 
presented.  Historical  data  is  limited,  as  Borr  was  established  late  in 
2016,  and  with  limited  operation  in  2017.  Paragon  data  is  included 
from  29th  March  2018,  the  date which  Paragon  was acquired  by  the 
Company.   

Stakeholder Engagement 

The  Company  has  a  commitment  to  stakeholder  engagement  with 
internal  workforce  and  external  interested  parties.  Management 
maintains  an  open  line  of  communication  with  personnel,  providing 
them with key updates related to the company. Most of our rigs have a 
Safety  Committee,  with 
the  crew  and 
management. Meetings are held regularly to have open discussions and 
setting  actions  for  ensuring  safety  onboard  our  rigs.  Senior 
Management  engage with  the Board of  Directors  on a regular basis.  
Along  with  reporting  on  financial  statements  and  press  releases,  the 
Board is also informed of significant safety and environmental events.  

representatives 

from 

Client engagement is continuous to ensure operational excellence and 
safe  operations.  These  include  Drilling  Well  on  Paper  (“DWOP”) 
exercise,  bridging  documents  workshop  and  performance  and  HSE 
review  meetings.  Regulators are engaged to ensure compliance with 
applicable  legislations.    Planned  inspections  of  rigs  occur  and  the 
Company fully support inspectors during these processes.  

The Company is a member of the International Association of Drilling 
Contractors (“IADC”), the representative body for drilling contractors.  

Reporting Boundaries 

Our People 

The  boundaries  set  forth  are  operating  and  warm  stacked  rigs  and 
support  offices,  as  well  as  corporate  headquarters.  During  2018  our 
report covers:  

  North Sea 

o  Rigs - Paragon MSS1, Paragon B391, Paragon C20051, 

Prospector 1 and Prospector 5. 
Support offices - Aberdeen (UK) and Beverwijk (NL)  

o 
  West Africa – 

o  Rigs - Frigg and Norve. 
o 

Support  Offices  -  Port  Harcourt  (Nigeria)  and  Port-
Gentil (Gabon)  

Our fleet is growing and so is the Company. The number of employees 
has  significantly  increased,  from  80  employees  in  2017  to  592 
employees  at  the  end  of  2018.  The  Company  believes  that  our 
employees  are  our  most  important  resource.  Our  culture  is  based 
around  a  diverse  work  force  and  a  belief  in  working  together  and 
benefit  from  each  other’s  strengths.  We  are  an  equal  opportunity 
employer who respects diversity in the workplace and promote a work 
environment  where discrimination is not permitted. These principles 
are lay out in the Code of Conduct, which all employees are bound to 
abide by.  

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Gender Diversity 

Safe Operations 

The  offshore  drilling  industry  has  traditionally  been  dominated  by 
men, primarily driven by the physically demanding nature of the work 
and  extended  periods  of  work  rotations.  That  is  not  to  say  that  the 
Company  does  not  promote  gender  diversity  and  is  an  equal 
opportunity  employer.  In  2018,  approximately  24.6%  of  our  shore-
based  workforce  where  females.  No  executive  team  members  or 
member  of  the  Board  of  Directors  were  female  as  of  December 31, 
2018. Following our expansion of the Board to six persons in February 
2019,  two  of  our  Directors  are  female  (33%  of  the  Board).  The 
percentage of females working offshore is approximately 0.8%.   

Training and Competency of Workforce 

By  increasing  the  competence  base  of  our  organization,  we  will 
produce  confident  and  highly  qualified  staff,  which  enable  the 
organization  to  achieve  its  goals  and  objectives.  Personnel  are 
provided training necessary to improve and maintain their competency 
at  work.  Appropriately  trained  and  competent  workforce  is  vital  to 
ensure operational excellence and safe operations. This is administered 
by our dedicated Learning and Development Team and utilized though 
the  Atlas  Competency  Program  (Advancement  Through  Leadership, 
Ability and Skill) for our offshore employees. This program allows for 
demonstration of competency of all our offshore crews and serves as a 
mechanism for career development and progression.  

Healthy Workers 

The  health  and  well-being  of  our  crews  is  very  important  for  the 
Company. All our rigs have recreation rooms and communal areas to 
relax and unwind after a day or night of work. There are opportunities 
to stay fit in the onboard gym and our mess halls offer healthy options 
as  well  as  a  diverse  range  of  local  and  international  cuisines.  Each 
offshore installation has a qualified health care professional and fully 
equipped  clinic  with  necessary  medicines  and  equipment  to  provide 
first aid treatment to employees. In case of any serious injury or illness, 
the Company has partnered with International SOS, whom aids with 
shore-based support to medics, evacuation of personnel to healthcare 
facilities,  and  consultation  on  health-related  concerns  in  the  area  of 
operations.  All  personnel  are  provided  with  information  on  Malaria 
before travelling to countries where such disease is prevalent and must 
undergo  an  awareness  training  prior  to  travel.  arrangements  are  in 
place to medevac to an onshore health care facility.  

Security  

A  security  assessment  is  carried  out  prior  to  operating  in  high  risk 
areas. The Company consults with Control Risk Group on matters of 
security as and when required. Where necessary, our rigs are aligned 
to the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code. This 
ensures safety and security of our personnel.  

Independent CSR Assessment by EcoVadis  

EcoVadis  is  an  independent  provider  of  business  sustainability 
assessment,  with  a  focus  on  Human  Rights,  Labour  Rights, 
Environment and Supplier Sustainability. EcoVadis conducted a CSR 
assessment  of  the  Company  in  November  2018.  Based  on  our  CSR 
policies,  procedures  and  actions,  we  were  awarded  a  Silver  rating, 
placing  the  Company  among  the  top  87  percentile  of  companies 
evaluated  by  EcoVadis.  This  is  an  excellent  recognition  of  strong 
policies  and  procedures  we  have  in  place  for  Human  and  Labour 
Rights. 

The Company continuously pursues the goal of zero harm to people by 
taking  proactive  measures  to  prevent  work  related  injuries  and 
illnesses. Such measures include: 

 

 

 

Providing the necessary resources to ensure that operations can 
be conducted safely 
Promoting  active  risk  management  to  mitigate  foreseeable 
hazards.  
Providing  information,  instruction  and  training  to  ensure 
personnel  are  competent  to  carry  out  their  duties  and 
responsibilities.  
Ensuring plant, equipment and  machinery  are safe to operate, 
through industry leading maintenance management system.  
  Continuous monitoring of activities to ensure that compliance 
to  Company  Management  System  and  all  applicable  health, 
safety and environmental regulations. 

 

All  offshore  operation  is  supported  by  HSE  personnel  on  the 
installation,  in  the  corporate  office  and  in  the  regional  offices.  We 
perform a daily review of all HSE events and each month a review of 
HSE performance is carried out  by the corporate management team. 
Monthly  performance  reports  are  provided  to  the  Board,  senior 
management  and  company  personnel.  Performance  reports  are  also 
provided to clients for the relevant rigs on their contract. 

The  key  performance  indicators  for  HSE  includes  personnel  injury 
incidents,  dropped  object  incidents,  near  miss  incidents,  spills  to 
environment  and  participation  of personnel  in the safety observation 
program. Every incident and near miss is investigated to identify root 
cause and corrective actions are implemented to prevent reoccurrence. 
Experience  from  such  incidents  are  shared  across  the  fleet  through 
safety alerts.  

Safety Performance Indicators 

The key safety statistics for 2018 are LTIF of 0.62 and TRIF of 1.54.  
This is compared to an IADC industry TRIF of 1.81. The Company 
includes  all  personnel  on  the  rig  in  safety  statistics,  including  third 
party person.  

During  2018,  there  were  five  recordable  incidents  across  the  all 
operations, consisting of two MTC, one RWC and two LTI. 

Notes: Definition of safety statistic terms 
 

TRIF (Total Recordable Incident Frequency) = (MTC + RWC + LTI + 
FAT) x 1,000,000 / Total Manhours. 

  Medical treatment case (MTC), Restricted work case (RWC), Lost Time 

incident (LTI)  Fatalities (FAT).  
LTIF  (Lost  Time  Incident  Frequency)  =  (LTI)  x  1,000,000  /  Total 
Manhours 
Recordable Incident = MTC + RWC + LTI + FAT. 

 

 

Emergency Preparedness  

Emergency response procedures and systems are in place at rig, region 
and corporate level. Frequent drills are conducted offshore to ensure 
robustness  of  the  arrangements  and  the  readiness  of  the  crew.  The 
Company has partnered with Restrata, a leading provider of emergency 
response coordination facilities. During 2018, Borr participated in two 
major simulation emergency exercises with clients and Rastrata in the 
North  Sea,  to  test  our  emergency  responses  in  a  controlled 
environment. 

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Environment  

Environmental management of operations is accomplished by utilizing 
the  ISO14001  framework.  The  key  environmental  aspects  from 
offshore operations are discharges to sea, emissions to air and waste 
generation,  and  the  potential  for  spills  to  sea.  The  processes  around 
these aspects have been mapped and stringent procedural controls have 
been  put  in  place  to  reduce  environmental  risk  to  levels  as  low  as 
reasonably practicable. As of December 31, 2018, all our rigs comply 
with  the  applicable  rules  set  forth  by  the  International  Marine 
Organization (“IMO”) and the environmental protective regulation in 
the  International  Convention  for  the  Prevention  of  Pollution  from 
Ships  (“MARPOL”).    Our  rigs  have  International  Oil  Pollution 
Prevention  Certificate, 
International  Air  Pollution  Prevention 
Certificate and International Sewage Pollution Prevention Certificate. 
In  addition  they  gave  a  Shipboard  Oil  Pollution  Emergency  Plan 
(SOPEP) and Garbage Management Plans 

Spills to Sea 

The Company’s key environmental objective is to have zero spills to 
sea.  We  utilize  mechanic  and  operational  controls  to  achieve  this 
objective.  Regular spill response exercises are performed on rigs to 
ensure  that  if  a  spill  did  occur,  all  onboard  and  on  the  shore  are 
prepared  to  react  and  act  in  a  planned  and  suitable  manner.  During 
2018, there was one spill to sea from a Borr Drilling rig, in which 445 
liters of fuel oil was spilled during a bunkering incident. 

Air emissions and Greenhouse Gases (“GHG”) 

GHG emission are calculated in accordance with the  GHG Protocol 
Industry 
Corporate  Accounting  and 
Environmental  Conservation  Associations  (“IPIECA”)  Oil  and  Gas 
Industry Guidance on Voluntary Sustainability Reporting 

International  Petroleum 

The  IPIECA  Guidance  sets  the  boundary  of  Drilling  Contractor’s 
Scope  1  emissions  as  fuel  burned  on  the  rig  and  refrigeration  gas 
emissions. Emissions from flaring are outside the Drilling Contractor’s 
scope. The main source of air emissions arises from combustion of fuel 
in the rig’s engines.  Our fleet mainly comprises of new premium rigs, 
which  have  higher  energy  efficiency  than  older  standard  rigs.  The 
second  source  Scope  1  emissions  is  from  refrigeration  gases,  also 
known  as  F-gases.  The  Company  has  a  progressive  approach  to 
managing  F-gases,  including  preventative  maintenance  of  F-gas 
containing  units  and  reporting  of  all  F-gas  losses.  Other  GHG 
emissions  arise  from  electricity  usage  (Scope  2)  and  emissions  in 
supply chain (Scope 3) 

In 2018, Scope 1 emissions of 92,119 MT CO2 equivalent were emitted 
from all offshore operations; 91,407 MT CO2 equivalent from engines 
and  713MT  from  F-gas  releases.  This  compares  to  a  gross  Scope  1 
emission of 10,362 MT CO2 equivalent in 2017. The increase in 2018 
was  due  to  acquisition  of  Paragon  Offshore  operational  assets  and 
overall increase in operations.  

Scope  2  GHG  emissions  from  electricity  usage  is  1,233  MT  CO2 
equivalent.  In 2017 the Scope 2 emission was reported as 13 MT CO2 
equivalent  (Borr’s  Dubai  office  only).  The  increase  was  based  on 
acquisition of Paragon Offshore and its associated offices, expansion 
of operations and  the use of shore-based electricity on certain warm 
stacked rigs in Singapore.  

Emissions Intensity related to turnover was 1.776 in 2018, compared 
to  0.104  in  2017.    The  increase  was  due  to  increase  in  operations 
activity.  

CDP Disclosure 

The  Carbon  Disclosure  Project  (“CDP”)  is  an  international  non-
government organization that provides a global disclosure system for 
investors, companies, cities and states to manage their environmental 
impact. In 2018, the Company made a disclosure to the CDP following 
a request from institutional investors. The Company is only one of two 
offshore drilling company to make a disclosure and we are very proud 
that  we  contributing  to  this  important  forum.  This  demonstrates  our 
management  and  Board  commitment  to  sustainability.  The  2018 
submission was a ‘minimum’ disclosure, and therefore was not scored.  

Business Ethics  

The Company’s management is committed to having a business that 
operates within the applicable rules and regulations and ensuring that 
the business is operated in an ethical way. This includes, for example, 
ensuring there is no discrimination and that our supply chain is free of 
modern slavery.  

Anti-Corruption 

A company’s supply chain is recognized as being both an integral part 
of  operations,  but  also  an  area  where  a  company  can  influence 
sustainability  and  good  CSR  practices.    In  2018  Borr  initiated  the 
process  of communicating  with suppliers  its  Sustainability  and CSR 
expectations  via  our  Supplier  Procurement  and  Corporate  Social 
Responsibility  Policy.  This  policy  address  matters  including  anti-
bribery and corruption, modern slavery, as well and environmental and 
safety  management.  It  is  expected  that  all  vendors  who  do  business 
with the Company will sign up to and adhere to this policy.  

The Company prohibits payments of bribes or kickbacks of any kind, 
whether in dealings with public officials or individuals in the private 
sector.  The  Company  conducts  appropriate  due  diligence  of  Borr 
Business  Partners  which  include  third-party’  agents  who  perform 
marketing,  shipping,  freight  forwarding,  customs  and  visa  services. 
The Company has partnered with TRACE, a globally recognized anti-
bribery  business  organization,  as  part  of  the  risk  assessment  of  new 
vendors,  local  partners  and  customers.  Each  contract,  agreement, 
engagement and/or any written commitment entered into between the 
Company  and  its  partners,  suppliers  or  agents  contain  provisions 
enforcing  and  promoting  strict  compliance  to  this  Policy  and  or 
relevant Anti Bribery Anti-Corruption Regulations. This is verified by 
the  Marketing  department  and  external 
legal  counsel,  where 
appropriate. 

Ethics and Integrity 

The Company is committed to conducting its operations with integrity 
and respecting the laws, cultures, and rights of individuals, in all the 
countries in which we operate. The Code of Conduct constitutes the 
basis  upon  which  all  our  policies  and  procedures  are  built.  The 
objective  of  the  Code  of  Conduct  is  to  describe  Borr  Drilling´s 
commitment  and  requirements  regarding  business  practice  and 
personal conduct. It defines the behavior Borr Drilling expects of our 
employees  and  what  they  can  expect  of  Borr  Drilling.  Everybody 
associated with Borr Drilling is responsible for following our Code of 
Conduct.  A  copy  of  our  Code  of  Conduct  can  be  found  on  the 

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Company’s website, www.borrdrilling.com. The Company’s Code of 
Conduct policy prohibits its employees from: 

  Offer  or  acceptance  of  bribe  and  facilitation  payment  of  any 

variety to any person, whether private or public. 

  Directly, or indirectly through a third party, offering anything 
of  value  to  influence  the  actions  or  decisions  of  any  official, 
other person in public or legal duty, any person acting on behalf 
of  customers  or  sub-contractors/suppliers,  or  any  other  third 
party, or to otherwise obtain any improper advantage, in selling 
goods  and  services,  conducting  financial  transactions  or 
representing The Company´s interests. 
Providing gifts and hospitality to influence business decisions, 
or  cause  others  to  perceive  an  influence,  to  release  The 
Company form any contractual obligation. 

 

  Having  interests  outside  the  company  in  any  business  that 
competes  with  or  provides  services  to  The  Company,  and/or 
that  would  affect  the  individual’s  objectivity  in  carrying  out 
his/her company responsibilities.  

  Violation  of  antitrust  laws,  competition  laws  and  regulations. 
The Company is committed to fair and open competition 
  Disclosure of information by an employee to prime contractors, 
subcontractors,  and  suppliers,  as  well  as  to  the  public,  for 
personal  benefit  or  for  the  benefit  of  anyone  other  than  The 
Company.  

Whistleblower Policy 

The corporate Whistleblower policy requires board members, officers 
and employees to report any breach of Code of Conduct Policy as well 
as  violation  of  any  applicable  law  in  countries  where  the  Company 
operates. An anonymous reporting phoneline is available to employees 
to report any concerns regarding: 

  Health and Safety; 
 
Environmental; 
  Human  Rights  and  Labor  practices  (Forced  labor  and  human 
trafficking;  Child  labor;  Harassment;  Discrimination;  Equal 
opportunities); 

  Data and Information Breaches; 
  Business  Ethics  and  Compliance  (Bribery;  Corruption;  Insider 

trading),  

All reports are promptly investigated, and appropriate corrective action 
taken if warranted by the investigation. The Compliance Risk Officer 
notifies  the  CEO  of  all  such  complaints  and  the  status  of  their 
resolution.   

Human Rights and Labor Practices 

The  Company  respects  human  rights  of  its  work  force  and  the 
communities  it  operates  in.  No  children  are  employed  by  The 
Company. Personnel working offshore must be a minimum of 18 years 
old.  The Company  does not  tolerate the use of human trafficking or 
forced labor in its operations or in its supply chain. 

In 2018, with the expansion of the Company’s operations into the UK, 
the  company  because  subject  to  the  UK  Modern  Slavery  Act.    A 
revision  of  the  Company’s  ‘Against  Modern  Slavery’  policy  and 
procedure were competed in 2018 to ensure compliance with the UK 
Modern Slavery Act.  

In addition, Borr has policies and procedures in place to ensure 
compliance with the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act 
and/or the U.S. Government’s Federal Acquisition Regulation on 
Ending Trafficking in Persons.  

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BORR DRILLING LIMITED  
CONSOLIATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018 AND 2017 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BORR DRILLING LIMITED 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS  

for the Years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 
(In $ millions, except per share data) 

Operating revenues 
Gain from bargain purchase 
Gain on disposals 

Operating expenses 
Rig operating and maintenance expenses 
Depreciation of non-current assets 
Impairment of non-current assets 
Amortization of acquired contract backlog 
General and administrative expenses 
Restructuring costs 
Cost for issuance of warrants 
Total operating expenses 

Operating loss 

Other income (expenses), net 
Interest income 
Interest expenses, net of amounts capitalized 
Other, net 
Total other income (expenses), net 

Loss before income taxes 
Income tax expense 
Net loss 

Net (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests 
Net (loss) attributable to shareholders of Borr Drilling Limited 

Earnings (loss) per share 
Basic loss per share 
Diluted loss per share 
Weighted-average shares outstanding 

Notes 
3 
14 
4 

11 
11 

14, 23 
14 
25 

5 

6 

22 

7 
7 
7 

2018 

2017 

164.9  
38.1  
18.8  

(180.1) 
(79.5) 
—  
(24.2) 
(38.7) 
(30.7) 
—  
(353.2) 

(131.4) 

1.2  
(13.7) 
(44.5) 
(57.0) 

(188.4) 
(2.5) 
(190.9) 

(0.4) 
(190.5) 

0.1  
—  
—  

(36.2) 
(21.2) 
(26.7) 
—  
(21.0) 
—  
(4.7) 
(109.8) 

(109.7) 

3.2  
(0.5) 
19.0  
21.7  

(88.0) 
—  
(88.0) 

—  
(88.0) 

(0.37) 
(0.37) 
 514,387,507  

(0.34) 
(0.34) 
 258,631,442  

See accompanying notes that are an integral part of these Audited Consolidated Financial Statements 

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BORR DRILLING LIMITED 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS  

for the Years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 
(In $ millions) 

Loss after income taxes 
Unrealized gain (loss) from marketable securities 
Other comprehensive income (loss) 

Total comprehensive loss 

Comprehensive loss attributable to 
Shareholders of Borr Drilling Limited 
Non-controlling interests 
Total comprehensive loss 

Notes 

15 

2018 
  (190.9) 
0.6  
0.6  

2017 
 (88.0) 
  (6.2) 
  (6.2) 

  (190.3) 

 (94.2) 

  (189.9) 
(0.4) 
  (190.3) 

 (94.2) 
  —  
 (94.2) 

See accompanying notes that are an integral part of these Audited Consolidated Financial Statements 

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BORR DRILLING LIMITED 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET  

as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 
(In $ millions, except number of shares) 

ASSETS 
Current assets 
Cash and cash equivalents 
Restricted cash 
Trade accounts receivables 
Marketable securities 
Prepaid expenses 
Acquired contract backlog 
Deferred mobilization costs 
Accrued revenue 
Tax retentions receivable 
Other current assets 
Total current assets 

Non-current assets 
Property, plant and equipment 
Jack-up drilling rigs 
Newbuildings 
Marketable securities 
Other long-term assets 
Total non-current assets 

Total assets 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 
Current liabilities 
Trade accounts payables 
Amounts due to related parties 
Unrealized loss on forward contracts 
Accrued expenses 
Onerous contracts 
Other current liabilities 
Total current liabilities 

Non-current liabilities 
Long-term debt 
Other liabilities 
Onerous contracts 
Total non-current liabilities 

Total liabilities 

Commitments and contingencies 

See accompanying notes that are an integral part of these Audited Consolidated Financial Statements 

Notes 

2018 

2017 

27.9  
63.4  
25.1  
4.2  
10.8  
20.2  
6.0  
18.9  
11.6  
20.5  
  208.6  

  164.0  
39.1  
—  
—  
2.6  
—  
10.3  
—  
—  
9.5  
  225.5  

9.5  
  2,278.1  
  361.8  
31.0  
24.7  
  2,705.1  

0.1  
  783.3  
  642.7  
20.7  
—  
  1,446.8  

  2,913.7  

  1,672.3  

9.6  
0.4  
35.1  
63.7  
3.2  
7.3  
  119.3  

9.6  
—  
—  
11.5  
—  
—  
21.1  

  1,174.6  
8.0  
78.3  
  1,260.9  

87.0  
—  
71.3  
  158.3  

  1,380.2  

  179.4  

8 
9 
15 

14 

10 

11 
12 
15 
17 

16 

20 
18 

19 

20 

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BORR DRILLING LIMITED 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET 

as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 
(In $ millions, except number of shares) 

Stockholders’ Equity 
Common shares of par value $0.01 per share: authorized 625,000,000 (2017: 525,000,000) shares, 

issued 532,640,327 (2017: 478,292,500) shares and outstanding 525,341,755 (2017: 476,322,500) 
shares at December 31, 2018 

Treasury shares 
Additional paid in capital 
Other comprehensive loss 
Accumulated deficit 
Equity attributable to the Company 

Non-controlling interest 
Total equity 

Total liabilities and equity 

Notes 

2018 

2017 

5.3  
(26.2) 
 1,837.5  
(5.6) 
  (279.2) 
 1,531.8  

4.8  
(6.7) 
 1,587.8  
(6.2) 
(88.8) 
 1,490.9  

1.7  
 1,533.5  

2.0  
 1,492.9  

 2,913.7  

 1,672.3  

See accompanying notes that are an integral part of these Audited Consolidated Financial Statements 

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BORR DRILLING LIMITED 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS  

for the Years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 
(In $ millions) 

Notes 

2018 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities 
Net (loss) 

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss to net cash used in operating activities: 
Non-cash compensation expense related to stock options and warrants 
Depreciation of non-current assets 
Impairment of non-current assets 
Amortization of acquired contract backlog 
Amortization of onerous contracts 
Gain on sale of rigs 
Unrealized (gain) loss on financial instruments 
Bargain purchase gain 
Deferred income tax 
Change in other current and non-current assets 
Change in current and non-current liabilities 
Net cash used in operating activities 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities 
Purchase of plant and equipment 
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets 
Purchase business combination (acquisition), net of cash acquired 
Purchase of marketable securities 
Additions to newbuildings 
Additions to jack-up drilling rigs 
Net cash used in investing activities 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities 
Proceeds from share issuance, net of issuance costs and conversion of shareholders loans 
Proceeds from related party shareholder loan 
Purchase of treasury shares 
Repayment of long-term debt 
Purchase of financial instruments 
Proceeds, net of deferred loan costs, from issuance of long-term debt 
Net cash provided by financing activities 

Net (decrease) increase in cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents 

Foreign exchange translation difference 
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of the period 
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of period 

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11 
11 

4 
16 
14 
6 

4 
14 
15 
12 
11 

26 
28 
14 

19, 12, 13 

See accompanying notes that are an integral part of these Audited Consolidated Financial Statements 

2017 
  (Restated) 
(88.0) 

8.2  
21.2  
26.7  
—  
(152.2) 
—  
(4.4) 
—  
—  
(16.5) 
20.1  
(184.8) 

 (190.9) 

3.7  
  79.5  
  —  
  24.2  
  —  
  (18.8) 
  65.2  
  (38.1) 
(0.5) 
  (24.8) 
  (34.7) 
 (135.2) 

(7.8) 
  41.6  
 (195.1) 
  (13.0) 
 (362.4) 
  (23.4) 
 (560.1) 

(0.1) 
—  
(324.5) 
(26.9) 
(785.2) 
(119.8) 
  (1,256.5) 

  218.9  
  27.7  
  (19.7) 
  (89.3) 
  (28.5) 
  474.4  
  583.5  

  1,415.0  
12.7  
(8.4) 
—  
—  
87.0  
  1,506.3  

 (111.8) 

  —  
  203.1  
  91.3  

65.0  

—  
138.1  
203.1  

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BORR DRILLING LIMITED 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS  

for the Years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 
(In $ millions) 

Supplementary disclosure of cash flow information 
Interest paid, net of capitalized interest 
Income taxes paid 
Issuance of long-term debt as non-cash settlement for newbuild delivery instalment 
Non-cash settlement of shareholder loan with issuance of shares 

2018   

2017 

(8.6) 
(3.2) 
  609.0  
  27.7  

—  
—  
—  
—  

See accompanying notes that are an integral part of these Audited Consolidated Financial Statements 

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BORR DRILLING LIMITED 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY  

for the Years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 
(In $ millions, except share and per share data) 

Consolidated balance at December 31, 

2016 

Issue of common shares 
Equity issuance costs 
Other transactions: 
Exercise of warrants 
Fair value of warrants issued 
Equity issuance costs, warrants 
Purchase of warrants 
Stock based compensation 
Purchase of treasury shares 
Total comprehensive loss 
Sale of shares to non-controlling interest 
Other, net 
Consolidated balance at December 31, 

2017 

Issue of common shares (03.23.18) 
Equity issuance costs 
Issue of common shares (05.30.18) 
Other transactions: 
Stock based compensation 
Settlement of directors’ fees 
Purchase of treasury shares 
Total comprehensive loss 
Non-controlling interest 
Other, net 
Consolidated balance at December 31, 

Number of 
outstanding 
shares 

  77,505,000  
 391,100,000  
—  

9,687,500  
—  
—  
—  
—  
  (1,970,000) 
—  
—  
—  

 476,322,500  

  46,707,500  
—  
7,640,327  

—  
—  
(7,298,572) 
—  
—  
—  

Common 
shares 

Treasury 
shares 

Additional 
paid in 
capital 

Other 
Comprehensive 
(Loss)/Income 

Accumulated 
Deficit 

Non- 
controlling 
interest 

Total 
equity 

0.8  
3.9  
—  

0.1  
—  
—  
—  
—  

—  
—  
—  

4.8  

0.4  
—  
0.1  

—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  

—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
1.7  
(8.4) 
—  
—  
—  

157.8  
  1,446.2  
(17.8) 

—  
7.7  
(3.0) 
(4.7) 
1.8  
—  
—  
—  
(0.2) 

(6.7) 

  1,587.8  

—  
—  
—  
—  

0.2  
(19.7) 
—  
—  
—  

214.3  
(3.2) 
35.1  

3.7  
(0.2) 
—  
—  
—  
—  

—  
—  
—  

—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
(6.2) 
—  
—  

(6.2) 

—  
—  
—  

—  

—  
0.6  
—  
—  

(0.8) 
—  
—  

—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
(88.0) 
—  
—  

—  
—  
—  

—  
—  
—  
—  
—  

—  
2.0  
—  

  157.8  
 1,450.1  
(17.8)

0.1  
7.7  
(3.0)
(4.7)
3.5  
(8.4)
(94.2)
2.0  
(0.2)

(88.8) 

2.0  

 1,492.9  

—  
—  
—  

—  

—  
(190.5) 
0.1  
—  

—  
—  
—  

—  

—  
(0.4) 
0.1  
—  

  214.7  
(3.2)
35.2  

3.7  
—  
(19.7)
  (190.3)
0.2  
—  

2018 

 525,341,755  

5.3  

(26.2) 

  1,837.5  

(5.6) 

(279.2) 

1.7  

 1,533.5  

See accompanying notes that are an integral part of these Audited Consolidated Financial Statements 

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BORR DRILLING LIMITED 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

Note 1 – General information  

Borr Drilling Limited was incorporated in Bermuda on August 8, 2016. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, under 
the ticker symbol “BDRILL.” Borr Drilling Limited is an international offshore drilling contractor providing services to the oil and gas 
industry, with the objective of acquiring and operating modern jack-up drilling rigs. As of December 31, 2018, we had 27 total jack-up 
rigs, including 10 rigs “warm stacked” and 4 rigs “cold stacked,” and had agreed to purchase 9 additional premium jack-up rigs under 
construction.  

As used herein, and unless otherwise required by the context, the term “Borr Drilling” refers to Borr Drilling Limited and the terms 
“Company,” “we,” “Group,” “our” and words of similar import refer to Borr Drilling and its consolidated companies. The use herein of 
such terms as “group”, “organization”, “we”, “us”, “our” and “its”, or references to specific entities, is not intended to be a precise 
description of corporate relationships. 

Basis of presentation 

The  consolidated  financial  statements  are  presented  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles  in  the  United 
States of America (U.S. GAAP). The amounts are presented in United States Dollars (“U.S. dollar or $”) rounded to the nearest million, 
unless otherwise stated. 

Operating results for the years ending December 31, 2018 and 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected 

for any future period.  

The consolidated financial statements present the financial position of Borr Drilling Limited and its subsidiaries. Investments in 
companies in which the Company controls, or directly or indirectly holds more than 50% of the voting control are consolidated in the 
financial statements. 

Subsequent events have been reviewed from the period end to the date at which the financial statements were made available for 

issue, which is April 30, 2019.  

Restatement of Comparative Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows  

We have restated our Consolidated Financial Statements to correct an error within our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. In 
the course of preparing our consolidated financial statements for 2018, we identified an error for the year ended December 31, 2017, of 
approximately $152.2 million between Net cash used in operating activities and Net cash used in investing activities sections of our 
statement  of  cash  flows  related  to  the  extinguishment  of  the  onerous  contract  related  to  the  Keppel  Rigs  (as  defined  below).  The 
following table presents the effect of the correction on the selected line items previously reported in the Consolidated Statements of 
Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2017:  

(In $ millions) 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities 
Net (loss) 

2017 

Adjustments 

2017 
(Restated) 

(88.0) 

—  

(88.0) 

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss to net cash used in operating activities: 
Amortization of onerous contracts 
Net cash used in operating activities 

—  
(32.6) 

(152.2) 
(152.2) 

(152.2) 
(184.8) 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities 
Additions to newbuildings 
Net cash used in investing activities 

(937.4) 
(1,408.7) 

152.2  
152.2  

(785.2) 
(1,256.5) 

There were no impacts to net cash provided by financing activities within our consolidated statements of cash flows and there was 
no impact to the net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents resulting from the restatement. In addition, there was no impact to 
our consolidated statement of operations or financial position. 

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BORR DRILLING LIMITED 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

Basis of consolidation 

The consolidated financial statements include the assets and liabilities of the Company. All intercompany balances, transactions 
and  internal  sales  have  been  eliminated  on  consolidation.  Unrealized  gains  and  losses  arising  from  transactions  with  associates  are 
eliminated  to  the  extent  of  the  Company’s  interest  in  the  entity.  The  non-controlling  interests  of  subsidiaries  were  included  in  the 
consolidated balance sheet and Statements of Operations as “Non-controlling interests”. Profit or loss and each component of other 
comprehensive income are attributed to the shareholders of the Company and to the non-controlling interests, even if this results in the 
non-controlling interests having a deficit balance. 

Going concern 

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Company is dependent on loans and/or 
equity issuances to finance the remaining obligations under its current secured loan repayments, newbuilding contracts and working 
capital  requirements  which  raises  substantial  doubt  about  the  Company’s  ability  to  continue  as  a  going  concern.  Given  the  recent 
execution of our March 2019 bank facility, (see note 31), Board (as defined below) approved current plans to increase our long-term 
debt, including the receipt of an indicative term sheet for loan financing up to $550.0 million and our track record in terms of raising 
equity financing, we believe we will be able to meet our anticipated liquidity requirements for our business for at least the next twelve 
months as of the date of these financial statements. There is no assurance that we will be able to execute this financing. 

Use of estimates 

Preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that 
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements 
and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 

Note 2 – Accounting policies  

Revenue 

The  Company  performs  services  that  represent  a  single  performance  obligation  under  its  drilling  contracts.  This  performance 
obligation is satisfied over time. The Company earns revenues primarily by performing the following activities: (i) providing the drilling 
rig,  work  crews,  related  equipment  and  services  necessary  to  operate  the  rig  (ii)  delivering  the  drilling  rig  by  mobilizing  to  and 
demobilizing  from  the  drill  location,  and  (iii)  performing  certain  pre-operating  activities,  including  rig  preparation  activities  or 
equipment modifications required for the contract. 

The Company recognizes revenues earned under drilling contracts based on variable dayrates, which range from a full operating 
dayrate to lower rates or zero rates for periods when drilling operations are interrupted or restricted, based on the specific activities 
performed during the contract. Such dayrate consideration is attributed to the distinct time period to which it relates within the contract 
term,  and  therefore  recognized  as  the  Company  performs  the  services.  The  Company  recognizes  reimbursement  revenues  and  the 
corresponding costs as the Company provides the customer-requested goods and services, when such reimbursable costs are incurred 
while  performing  drilling  operations.  Prior  to performing  drilling  operations,  the  Company  may  receive  pre-operating  revenues,  on 
either  a  fixed  lump-sum  or  variable  dayrate  basis,  for  mobilization,  contract  preparation,  customer-requested  goods  and  services  or 
capital upgrades, which the Company recognizes over time in line with the satisfaction of the performance obligation.  

The Company incurs costs to prepare a rig for contract and deliver or mobilize a rig to the drilling location. The Company defers 
pre-operating costs, such as contract preparation and mobilization costs, and recognizes such costs on a straight-line basis, consistent 
with the general level of activity, in operating and maintenance costs over the estimated firm period of drilling. 

Jack-up rigs 

The carrying amount of our jack-up rigs is subject to various estimates, assumptions, and judgments related to capitalized costs, 
useful lives and residual values and impairments. Jack-up rigs and related equipment are recorded at historical cost less accumulated 
depreciation. Jack-up rigs acquired as part of asset acquisitions are stated at fair  

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

market value as of the date of the acquisition. The cost of these assets, less estimated residual value, is depreciated on a straight-line 
basis  over  their  estimated  remaining  economic  useful  lives.  The  estimated  economic  useful  life  of  our  jack-up  rigs  and  our  semi-
submersible drilling rig when new, is 30 years. 

We determine the carrying values of our jack-up rigs and semi-submersible and related equipment based on policies that incorporate 
estimates, assumptions and judgments relative to the carrying values, remaining useful lives and residual values. These assumptions and 
judgments  reflect  both  historical  experience  and  expectations  regarding  future  operations,  utilization  and  performance.  The  use  of 
different estimates, assumptions and judgments in establishing estimated useful lives and residual values could result in significantly 
different  carrying  values  for  our  jack-up  rigs  and  semi-submersible,  which  could  materially  affect  our  balance  sheet  and  results  of 
operations. 

The useful lives of our jack-up rigs and semi-submersible and related equipment are difficult to estimate due to a variety of factors, 
including technological advances that impact the methods or cost of oil and gas exploration and development, changes in market or 
economic conditions and changes in laws or regulations affecting the drilling industry. We re-evaluate the remaining useful lives of our 
jack-up rigs and semi-submersible as of and when events occur that may directly impact our assessment of their remaining useful lives. 
This includes changes the operating condition or functional capability of our rigs as well as market and economic factors. 

The carrying values of our jack-up rigs and semi-submersible and related equipment are reviewed for impairment when certain 
triggering events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may no longer be recoverable. We assess 
recoverability of the carrying value of an asset by estimating the undiscounted future net cash flows expected to result from the asset, 
including eventual disposition. If the undiscounted future net cash flows are less than the carrying value of the asset, an impairment loss 
is  recorded  equal  to  the  difference  between  the  asset’s  carrying  value  and  fair  value.  In  general,  impairment  analyses  are  based on 
expected  costs,  utilization  and  dayrates  for  the  estimated  remaining  useful  lives  of  the  asset  or  group  of  assets  being  assessed.  An 
impairment  loss  is  recorded  in  the  period  in  which  it  is  determined  that  the  aggregate  carrying  amount  is  not  recoverable.  Asset 
impairment evaluations are, by nature, highly subjective. They involve expectations about future cash flows generated by our assets, 
and reflect management’s assumptions and judgments regarding future industry conditions and their effect on future utilization levels, 
dayrates and costs. The use of different estimates and assumptions could result in significantly different carrying values of our assets 
and could materially affect our balance sheet and results of operations. 

As of December 2018, management identified certain indicators, among others, that the carrying  value of our jack-up rigs and 
semi-submersible and related equipment may not be recoverable and our market capitalization was lower than the book value of our 
equity.  These  market  indicators  include  the  reduction  in  new  contract  opportunities,  decrease  in  market  dayrates  and  contract 
terminations. We assessed recoverability of the carrying value of our jack-up rigs and semi-submersible by first evaluating the estimated 
undiscounted future net cash flows based on projected dayrates and utilizations of the rigs. The estimated undiscounted future net cash 
flows were found to be greater than the carrying value of our jack-up rigs and semi-submersible, with sufficient headroom. As a result, 
we did not need to proceed to assess the discounted cash flows of our rigs, and no impairment charges were recorded.  

With regard to older jack-up rigs which have relatively short remaining estimated useful lives, the results of impairment tests are 
particularly sensitive to management’s assumptions. These assumptions include the likelihood of the rig obtaining a contract upon the 
expiration of any current contract, and our intention for the rig should no contract be obtained, including warm/cold stacking or disposal. 
The use of different assumptions in the future could potentially result in an impairment of our jack-up rigs, which could materially affect 
our balance sheet and results of operations. If market supply and demand conditions in the jack-up drilling market do not improve, it is 
likely that we will be required to impair certain jack-up rigs. 

Newbuildings  

Jack-up rigs under construction are capitalized, classified  as  newbuildings and presented  as  non-current  assets.  The capitalized 

costs are reclassified from newbuildings to jack-up rigs when the asset is available for its intended use.  

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Interest cost capitalized 

Interest costs are capitalized on all qualifying assets that require a period of time to get them ready for their intended use. Qualifying 
assets consist of newbuilding rigs under construction. The interest costs capitalized are calculated using the weighted average cost of 
borrowings, from commencement of the asset development until substantially all the activities necessary to prepare the assets for its 
intended use are complete. We do not capitalize amounts beyond the actual interest expense incurred in the period. 

Rig operating and maintenance expenses 

Rig operating and maintenance expenses are costs associated with operating a rig that is either in operation or stacked, and include 
the remuneration of offshore crews and related costs, rig supplies, inventory, insurance costs, expenses for repairs and maintenance as 
well as costs related to onshore personnel in various locations where we operate the jack-up rigs and are expensed as incurred. Stacking 
costs for rigs are expensed as incurred. 

Business combinations 

The Company applies the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations in accordance with ASC 805. The acquisition 
method requires the total of the purchase price of acquired businesses and any non-controlling interest recognized to be allocated to the 
identifiable tangible and intangible assets and liabilities acquired at fair value, with any residual amount being recorded as goodwill as 
of the acquisition date. Costs associated with the acquisition are expensed as incurred. The Company allocates the purchase price of 
acquired businesses to the identifiable tangible and intangible assets and liabilities acquired, with any remaining amount being recorded 
as goodwill.  

The estimated fair value of the jack-up rigs in a business combination is derived by using a market and income-based approach 
with market participant-based assumptions. When we acquire jack-up rigs there may exist unfavorable contracts which are recorded at 
fair value at the date of acquisition. An unfavorable contract is a contract that has a carrying value which is higher than prevailing market 
rates at the time of acquisition.  The net present  value  of such  contracts  when lower  than prevailing  market rates,  is recorded as  an 
onerous contract at the purchase date. 

In  a  business  combination,  contract  backlog  is  recognized  when  it  meets  the  contractual-legal  criterion  for  identification  as  an 
intangible asset when an entity has a practice of establishing contracts with its customers. We record an intangible asset equal to its fair 
value on the date of acquisition. Fair value is determined  by  using Multi-Period Excess Earnings Method. The  multi-period Excess 
Earnings Method is a specific application of the discounted cash flow method. The principle behind the method is that the value of an 
intangible asset is equal to the present value of the incremental after-tax cash flows attributable only to the subject intangible asset after 
deducting contributory asset charges. The asset is then amortized over its estimated remaining contract term.  

Onerous contracts 

Newbuildings:  When  we  acquire  rigs  there  may  exist  unfavorable  contracts  which  are  recorded  at  fair  value  at  the  date  of 
acquisition. An unfavorable contract is a contract that has a carrying value which is higher than prevailing market rates at the time of 
acquisition. The net present value of such contracts when lower than prevailing market rates, is recorded as a liability at the purchase 
date.  

Office leases: Onerous contracts are recognized for costs that will continue to be incurred under a contract for its remaining term 

without economic benefit to the Company. The net present value of such contracts is recorded as a liability at the cease-use date. 

Share-based compensation  

We  have  an  employee  share  ownership  plan  under  which  our  employees,  directors  and  officers  may  be  allocated  options  to 
subscribe for new shares in the Company as a form of remuneration. The cost of equity settled transactions is measured by reference to 
the fair value at the date on which the share options are granted. The fair value of the share options issued under the Company’s employee 
share option plans are determined at the grant date taking into account the terms and conditions upon which the options are granted, and 
using a valuation technique that is  

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consistent  with  generally  accepted  valuation  methodologies  for  pricing  financial  instruments,  and  that  incorporates  all  factors  and 
assumptions that knowledgeable, willing market participants would consider in determining fair value. The fair value of the share options 
is  recognized  as  a  general  and  administrative  expense  with  a  corresponding  increase  in  equity  over  the  period  during  which  the 
employees become unconditionally entitled to the options. Compensation cost is initially recognized based upon options expected to 
vest, excluding forfeitures, with appropriate adjustments to reflect actual forfeitures. 

Marketable securities 

Marketable debt securities held by us which do not give us the ability to exercise significant influence are considered to be available-
for-sale. These are re-measured at fair value each reporting period  with resulting unrealized gains and losses recorded as a separate 
component of accumulated other comprehensive income in shareholders’ equity. Gains and losses are not realized until the securities 
are sold or subject to temporary impairment. Gains and losses on forward contracts to purchase marketable equity securities that do not 
meet the definition of a derivative are accounted for as available-for-sale securities. We analyze our available-for-sale securities for 
impairment at each reporting period to evaluate whether an event or change in circumstances has occurred in that period that may have 
a significant adverse effect on the value of the securities. We record an impairment charge for other-than-temporary declines in value 
when the  value is not anticipated to recover above  the  cost  within  a  reasonable period after the  measurement date,  unless there are 
mitigating factors that indicate impairment may not be required. If an impairment charge is recorded, subsequent recoveries in value are 
not reflected in earnings until sale of the securities held as available for sale occurs. 

Where there are indicators that fair value is below the carrying value of our investments, we will evaluate these for other-than-
temporary impairment. Consideration will be given to (i) the length of time and the extent to  which fair value of the investments is 
below carrying value, (ii) the financial condition and  near-term prospects of the investee, and (iii) our intent and ability to hold the 
investment until any anticipated recovery. Where we determine that there is other-than-temporary impairment, we will recognize an 
impairment loss in the period. 

Marketable equity securities with readily determinable fair value are re-measured at fair value each reporting period with unrealized 

gains and losses recognized under total other income (expenses), net.  

Legal proceedings  

We may, from time to time, be involved in legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. A provision 
will be recognized in the financial statements only where we believe that a liability will be probable and for which the amounts are 
reasonably estimable, based upon the facts known prior to the issuance of the financial statements.  

Foreign currencies 

The Company and the majority of its subsidiaries use the U.S. dollar as their functional currency because the majority of their 
revenues  and  expenses  are  denominated  in  U.S.  dollars.  Accordingly,  the  Company’s  reporting  currency  is  also  U.S.  dollars.  For 
subsidiaries  that  maintain  their  accounts  in  currencies  other  than  U.S.  dollars,  the  Company  uses  the  current  method  of  translation 
whereby the statements of operations are translated  using the average exchange  rate  for the period  and the  assets and liabilities are 
translated using the period end exchange rate. Foreign currency translation gains or losses on consolidation are recorded as a separate 
component of other comprehensive income in shareholders’ equity.  

Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the rates of exchange in effect at the date of the transaction. 

Gains and losses on foreign currency transactions are included in the consolidated statement of operations.  

Current and non-current classification 

Assets and liabilities (excluding deferred taxes) are classified as current assets and liabilities respectively, if their maturity is within 

1 year of the balance sheet date. Otherwise, they are classified as non-current assets and liabilities. 

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Other intangible assets and liabilities  

Other  intangible  assets  and  liabilities  are  recorded  at  fair  value  on  the  date  of  acquisition  less  accumulated  amortization.  The 
amounts of these assets and liabilities less the estimated residual value, if any, is generally amortized on a straight-line basis over the 
estimated remaining economic useful life or contractual period.  

Cash and cash equivalents 

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash, bank deposits and highly liquid financial instruments with original maturities of three 

months or less. 

Restricted cash 

Restricted cash consists of margin accounts which have been pledged as collateral in relation to forward contracts and bank deposits 
which have been pledged as collateral for guarantees issued by a bank or minimum deposits which must be maintained in accordance 
with contractual arrangements. Restricted cash amounts with maturities longer than one year are classified as non-current assets. 

Trade receivables 

Trade receivables are presented net of allowances for doubtful balances. At each balance sheet date, all potentially uncollectible 

accounts are assessed individually for purposes of determining the appropriate provision for doubtful accounts. 

Fair Value 

The Company accounts for fair value in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”). Fair 
value is defined under ASC 820 as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in 
the  principal  or  most  advantageous  market  for  the  asset  or  liability  in  an  orderly  transaction  between  market  participants  on  the 
measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value under ASC 820 must maximize the use of observable inputs and 
minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The Company uses a three-tier hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair 
value as follows: 

Level 1. 

Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. 

Level 
2. 

               Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or 
liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable 
market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. 

Level 
3. 

Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or 
liabilities. 

The first two levels in the hierarchy are considered observable inputs and the last is considered unobservable. The Company’s cash 
and  cash  equivalents  and  restricted  cash,  which  are  held  in  operating  bank  accounts,  are  classified  within  Level  1  of  the  fair  value 
hierarchy because they are valued using quoted market prices, broker or dealer quotations or alternative pricing sources with reasonable 
levels of price transparency. The carrying value of accounts receivable and payables approximates fair value due to the short time to 
expected payment or receipt of cash. 

Income taxes 

Borr Drilling Limited is a Bermuda company that has a number of subsidiaries in various jurisdictions. Whilst the Company is 
resident in Bermuda, it is not subject to taxation under the laws of Bermuda, so currently, the Company is not required to pay taxes in 
Bermuda on ordinary income or capital gains. The Company and each of its subsidiaries and affiliates that are Bermuda companies  have 
received written assurance from the Minister of Finance in Bermuda that  that in the event that Bermuda enacts legislation imposing 
taxes on ordinary income or capital gains, any such tax shall not be applicable to the Company or such subsidiaries and affiliates until 
31 March 2035. Certain subsidiaries operate in other jurisdictions where taxes are imposed. Consequently, income taxes have  

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been recorded in these jurisdictions when appropriate. Our income tax expense is based on our income and statutory tax rates in the 
various jurisdictions in which we operate. We provide for income taxes based on the tax laws and rates in effect in the countries in which 
operations are conducted and income is earned. 

The  determination  and  evaluation  of  our  annual  group  income  tax  provision  involves  interpretation  of  tax  laws  in  various 
jurisdictions in which we operate and requires significant judgment and use of estimates and assumptions regarding significant future 
events, such as amounts, timing and character of income, deductions and tax credits. There are certain transactions for which the ultimate 
tax determination is unclear due to uncertainty in the ordinary course of business. We recognize tax liabilities based on our assessment 
of whether our tax positions are more likely than not sustainable, based solely on the technical merits and considerations of the relevant 
taxing authority’s widely understood administrative practices and precedence. Changes in tax laws, regulations, agreements, treaties, 
foreign currency exchange restrictions or our levels of operations or profitability in each jurisdiction may impact our tax liability in any 
given year. While our annual tax provision is based on the information available to us at the time, a number of years may elapse before 
the ultimate tax liabilities in certain tax jurisdictions are determined. Current income tax expense reflects an estimate of our income tax 
liability  for  the  current  period,  withholding  taxes,  changes  in  prior  year  tax  estimates  as  tax  returns  are  filed,  or  from  tax  audit 
adjustments.  

Income tax expense consists of taxes currently payable and changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities calculated according to 

local tax rules.  

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are based on temporary differences that arise between carrying values used for financial reporting 

purposes and amounts used for taxation purposes of assets and liabilities and the future tax benefits of tax loss carry forwards. 

Our deferred tax expense or benefit represents the change  in the balance of deferred tax assets or liabilities as reflected on the 
balance sheet. Valuation allowances are determined to reduce deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that some portion or all 
of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. To determine the amount of deferred tax assets and liabilities, as well as of the valuation 
allowances, we must make estimates and certain assumptions regarding future taxable income, including assumptions regarding where 
our jack-up rigs are expected to be deployed, as well as other assumptions related to our future tax position. A change in such estimates 
and  assumptions,  along  with  any  changes  in  tax  laws,  could  require  us  to  adjust  the  deferred  tax  assets,  liabilities,  or  valuation 
allowances. The amount of deferred tax provided is based upon the expected manner of settlement of the carrying amount of assets and 
liabilities, using tax rates enacted at the balance sheet date. The impact of tax law changes is recognized in periods when the change is 
enacted. 

Provisions 

A provision is recognized in the balance sheet when the Company has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of a past 
event, and it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits  will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable  estimate of the 
amount can be made. If the effect is material, provisions are determined by discounting the expected future cash flows at a pre-tax rate 
that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and, where appropriate, the risks specific to the liability. 

Contingencies  

We recognize contingencies in the consolidated balance sheet where we have a present legal or constructive obligation as a result 
of a past event, and it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate of 
the amount can be made. If, and only when the timing of related cash flows is fixed or reliably determinable, provisions are determined 
by discounting the expected future cash flows at a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and, 
where appropriate, the risks specific to the liability. 

Related parties 

Parties are related if one party has the ability, directly or indirectly, to control the other party or exercise significant influence over 
the other party in making financial and operating decisions. Parties are also related if they are subject to common control or common 
significant influence. 

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Warrants (Equity-based payments to non-employees) 

All  non-employee  stock-based  transactions,  in  which  goods  or  services  are  the  consideration  received  in  exchange  for  equity 
instruments  are  required  to  be  accounted  for  based  on  the  fair  value  of  the  consideration  received  or  the  fair  value  of  the  equity 
instruments issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. 

Earnings/(loss) per share 

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is calculated based on the loss for the period available to common shareholders divided by the 
weighted average number of shares outstanding for basic EPS for the period. Diluted EPS includes the effect of the assumed conversion 
of potentially dilutive instruments which for the Company includes share options and warrants. The determination of dilutive earnings 
per share requires the Company to potentially make certain adjustments to net income and for the weighted average shares outstanding 
used to compute basic earnings per share unless anti-dilutive. 

Interest-bearing debt 

Interest-bearing debt is recognized initially at fair value less directly attributable transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, 

interest-bearing borrowings are stated at amortized cost. Transaction costs are amortized over the term of the loan. 

Derivatives  

We have a Call Spread (as defined below) derivative to mitigate the economic exposure from a potential exercise of conversion 
rights embedded in the convertible bonds. Call options bought and sold are cash settled European options exercisable only at maturity. 
The Call Spread derivative is fair value adjusted at each reporting period using a valuation technique that is consistent with generally 
accepted  valuation  methodologies  for  pricing  financial  instruments,  and  that  incorporates  all  factors  and  assumptions  that 
knowledgeable, willing market participants would consider in determining fair value. The fair value adjustments are recognized under 
total other income (expenses), net with a corresponding increase or decrease in other long-term assets over the duration of the bonds. 

Forward contracts that meet the definition of derivative instruments are recognized at fair value. Changes in the fair value of these 
derivatives are recorded in total other income (expenses), net in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Cash outflows and inflows 
resulting from economic derivative contracts are presented as cash flows from operations in the consolidated statement of cash flows. 

Debt and equity issuance costs 

Issuance costs are allocated to the debt and equity components in proportion to the allocation of proceeds to those components. 
Allocated costs are accounted for as debt issuance costs (capitalized and amortized to interest expense using the interest method) and 
equity  issuance  costs  (charged  to  shareholders’  equity)  recorded  as  a  reduction  of  the  share  balance/additional  paid-in  capital, 
respectively. 

Treasury shares 

Treasury shares are recognized at cost as a component of shareholders’ equity.  

Adoption of new accounting standards  

In January 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued guidance to Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 
2017-01  “Business  Combinations  (Topic  805):  Clarifying  the  Definition  of  a  Business”.  The  amendments  provide  guidance  on 
evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as an asset acquisition or a business combination (or disposal). The guidance 
requires that in order to be considered a business, a transaction  must include, at a minimum, an input and a substantial process that 
together significantly contribute to the ability to create output. The guidance removes the evaluation of whether a market participant 
could replace the missing elements. The revised guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, 
including  interim  reporting  periods  within  those  annual  reporting  periods.  The  adoption  did  not  have  a  material  impact  on  the 
Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures. 

In March 2017 the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-07, “Compensation - Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the 

Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost.” The amendments in this update require that 
an employer disaggregate the service cost component from the other components of net benefit cost and provide guidance on how to 
present the service cost component and the other components of net benefit cost in the income statement. The guidance is effective for  

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public company financial statements issued for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within 
annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The amendment for the service cost component and the other components of net 
periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost should be applied retrospectively. The adoption did not have a material 
impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.   

In  May  2017,  the  FASB  issued  ASU  2017-09,  Scope  of  Modification  Accounting,  which  amends  the  scope  of  modification 
accounting for share-based payment arrangements, provides guidance on the types of changes to the terms or conditions of share-based 
payment awards to which an entity would be required to apply modification accounting under ASC 718. For all entities, the ASU is 
effective for annual reporting periods, including interim periods within those annual reporting periods, beginning after December 15, 
2017. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures. 

Issued not effective accounting standards  

In February 2016, the FASB  issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The update requires an entity to recognize right-of-use 
assets and lease liabilities on its balance sheet and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. It also offers specific accounting 
guidance for a lessee, a lessor and sale and leaseback transactions. Lessees and lessors are required to disclose qualitative and quantitative 
information about leasing arrangements to enable a user of the financial statements to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash 
flows arising from leases. The guidance will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods 
within those fiscal years and early adoption is permitted. We expect to elect the new optional transition method of adoption. With respect 
to our drilling contracts,  which could contain a  lease  component,  we  expect to  apply  the practical  expedient.  Our  drilling contracts 
contain a lease component related to the underlying drilling equipment, in addition to the service component provided by our crews and 
our expertise to operate such drilling equipment. We have concluded that the non-lease service of operating our equipment and providing 
expertise in the drilling of the customer’s well is predominant in our drilling contracts. We expect to apply the practical expedient to 
account for the lease and associated non-lease operations as a single component. With the election of the practical expedient, we will 
continue to present a single performance obligation under the new revenue guidance in ASC 606 and recognize revenues based on the 
service component, which we have determined is the predominant component of our contracts. The Company believes that the adoption 
of this standard will not have a material effect on the Consolidated Financial Statement and related disclosure.  

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses 
on Financial Instruments, which revises guidance for the accounting for credit losses on financial instruments within its scope. The new 
standard introduces an approach, based on expected losses, to estimate credit losses on certain types of financial instruments and modifies 
the  impairment  model  for  available-for-sale  debt  securities.  The  guidance  will  be  effective  January  1,  2020,  with  early  adoption 
permitted.  Entities  are  required  to  apply  the  standard’s  provisions  as  a  cumulative-effect  adjustment  to  retained  earnings  as  of  the 
beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is adopted. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of this 
standard update on its Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures. 

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13 – Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework –Changes to 
the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. This ASU modifies the disclosure requirements in Topic 820 by identifying 
a narrower set of disclosures about that topic to be required on the basis of, amongst other considerations, an evaluation of whether the 
expected benefits of entities providing the information justify the expected costs. The amendments are effective for all entities for fiscal 
years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company 
does not intend to early adopt this standard. The Company believes that the adoption of this standard will not have a material effect on 
the Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures.  

In  June  2018,  the  FASB  issued  ASU  No.  2018-07,  Compensation  –  Stock  Compensation  (Topic  718):  Improvements  to 
Nonemployee Share Based-Payment Accounting. This ASU intends to improve the usefulness of information provided and reducing 
the cost and complexity of financial reporting. A main objective of this ASU is to substantially align the accounting for share-based 
payments to employees and non-employees. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018 
for public entities, including interim periods within that period, with early adoption permitted. The Company believes that the adoption 
of this standard will not have a material effect on the Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures. 

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting 
for Hedging Activities. This ASU refines and expands hedge accounting for both financial (e.g. interest rate) and commodity risks and 
creates more transparency around how economic results are  

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presented, both on the face of the financial statements and in the footnotes, for investors and analysts. The amendments are effective for 
annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018 for public entities, including interim periods within that period, with early adoption 
permitted. The Company believes that the adoption will not have a material effect on the Consolidated Financial Statements and related 
disclosures. 

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-14 – Compensation – Retirement Benefits – Defined Benefit Plans –General 
(Subtopic  715-20):  Disclosure  Framework  –  Changes  to  the  Disclosure  Requirements  for  Defined  Benefit  Plans.  This  amendment 
modifies disclosure requirements for employers that sponsor defined benefit pension or other postretirement plans. The main objective 
of this ASU is to remove disclosures that are no longer considered cost beneficial, clarify specific requirements of disclosures and to 
add disclosure requirements that are identified as relevant. The amendments are effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 
2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not intend to early adopt this standard. The Company believes that the adoption 
of this standard will not have a material effect on the Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures. 

In  November  2018,  the  FASB  issued  ASU  2018-18,  Collaborative  Arrangements  (Topic  808),  to  provide  clarity  on  when 
transactions between entities  in  a  collaborative  arrangement  should  be accounted  for under  the  new revenue  standard, ASC 606. In 
determining whether transactions in collaborative arrangements should be accounted under the revenue standard, the ASU specifies that 
entities shall apply unit of account guidance to identify distinct goods or services and whether such goods and services are separately 
identifiable  from  other  promises  in  the  contract.  The  accounting  update  also  precludes  entities  from  presenting  transactions  with  a 
collaborative partner which are not in scope of the new revenue standard together with revenue from contracts with customers. The 
accounting update is effective January 1, 2020 and early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption 
of the accounting standard on our Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures. 

In July 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-11, Earnings Per Share, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, and Derivatives and 
Hedging, which changes the classification of certain equity-linked financial instruments with down round features. As a result, a free 
standing equity-linked financial instrument or an embedded conversion option would not be accounted for as a derivative liability at fair 
value as a result of existence of a down round feature. For freestanding equity classified financial instruments, the amendment requires 
the  entities  to  recognize  the  effect  of  the  down  round  feature  when  triggered  in  its  earnings  per  share  calculations.  The  standard  is 
effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. We are currently not expecting 
any  material  impact  as  a  result  of  the  adoption  of  this  accounting  standard  on  our  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  and  related 
disclosures. 

Note 3 – Segment information 

The Company has one operating segment, and this is reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker, which is the Company’s 

board of directors (the “Board”), as an aggregated sum of assets, liabilities and activities that exists to generate cash flows. 

Geographic data 

Revenues are attributed to geographical location based on the country of operations for drilling activities, i.e. the country where 

the revenues are generated. The following presents our revenues by geographic area: 

(in $ millions) 
Middle East 
North Sea 
West Africa 
South East Asia 
Total 

For the Year Ended 
December 31, 

2018 

2017 

41.1  
75.1  
44.4  
4.3  
164.9  

—  
—  
0.1  

0.1  

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Major customers  

In the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the following customers accounted for more than 10% of our contract revenues: 

(In % of operating revenues) 
National Drilling Company (ADOC) 
TAQA Bratani Limited 
BW Energy Energy Gabon S.A. 
Totals S.A. 
Centrica North Sea Limited (Spirit Energy) 
Total 

Fixed Assets — Jack-up rigs(1) 

For the Year Ended 
December 31, 

2018 

2017 

21%    
17%    
13%    
13%    
10%    
73%   

—% 
—% 
—% 
100% 
—% 
100%

The following presents the net book value of our jack-up rigs by geographic area as of December 31, 2018 and 2017: 

(In $ millions) 
Middle East 
North Sea 
West Africa 
South East Asia 
Total 

As of December 31, 

2018 

2017 

42.0  
320.0  
203.0  
1,713.1  
2,278.1  

42.5  
122.9  
169.8  
448.1  
783.3  

(1)The fixed assets referred to in the table above exclude assets under construction. Asset locations at the end of a period are not necessarily indicative of the geographic 

distribution of the revenues or operating profits generated by such assets during such period. 

Contract balances 

Accounts receivable are recognized when the right to consideration becomes unconditional based upon contractual billing schedules. 
Payment terms on invoiced amounts are typically 30 days. Current contract asset balances are included in “Deferred mobilization 
costs, Acquired contract backlog and Accrued revenue” and noncurrent contract assets are included in “Other assets” on our 
Consolidated Balance Sheets. 

The following table provides information about contract assets from contracts with customers: 

(In $ millions) 
Current contract assets 
Non-current contract assets 
Total contract assets 

As of December 31, 

2018 

2017 

45.1  
5.1  
50.2  

10.4  
—  
10.4  

Significant changes in the remaining performance obligation contract assets balances for the year ended December 31, 2018 are as 
follows: 

(In $ millions) 
Net balance at January 1, 2018 
Additions to deferred costs, acquired contract backlog and accrued revenue 
Amortization of deferred costs 

Total contract assets 

Contract assets 
  10.4  
  76.1  
 (36.3)  

50.2  

Contract Costs 
Certain direct and incremental costs incurred for upfront preparation, initial rig mobilization and modifications are costs of fulfilling a 
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contract and are recoverable. These recoverable costs are deferred and amortized ratably to contract drilling expense as services are 
rendered over the initial term of the related drilling contract. Costs incurred for the demobilization of rigs at contract completion are 
recognized as incurred during the demobilization process.  

Practical expedient - We have applied the disclosure practical expedient in ASC 606-10-50-14A(b) and have not included estimated 
variable consideration related to wholly unsatisfied performance obligations or to distinct future time increments within our contracts, 
including dayrate revenue. The duration of our performance obligations varies by contract. 

Impact of Topic 606 on Financial Statement Line Items - Our revenue recognition pattern under ASC 606 is materially equivalent to 
revenue recognition under the previous guidance. For the year ended December 31, 2018, there were no material effects to our 
Consolidated Balance Sheets, Consolidated Statements of Operations, or Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.  

Note 4 – Gain on disposals 

We have recognized the following gains on disposal of 18 rigs for the year ended December 31, 2018:  

(In $ millions) 
April 2018 
May 2018 
June 2018 
October 2018 
Total 

Gain on disposals in 2017 

We did not dispose of any jack-up rigs during 2017.  

Note 5 – Total other income (expenses), net 

Total other income (expenses), net is comprised of the following: 

(In $ millions) 
Foreign exchange loss 
Other financial expenses 
(Loss)/gain on forward contracts (note 16) 
Change in unrealized (loss)/gain on Call Spread (note 16) 
Total 

Net proceeds / 
recoverable 
amount 

Book value 
on disposals 

4.2  
29.0  
2.0  
2.4  
37.6  

2.1  
14.3  
1.3  
1.1  
18.8  

Gain 
  2.1  
  14.7  
  0.7  
  1.3  
  18.8  

For the Year Ended 
December 31, 

2018 

2017 

(1.1) 
(3.5) 
(14.2) 
(25.7) 
(44.5) 

(0.3) 
—  
19.3  
—  
19.0  

(Loss)/gain on forward contracts is presented net. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded an unrealized 
losses of $35.1 million and reversal of unrealized gains of $4.4 million and partly offset by realized gains of $25.3 million. For the year 
ended December 31, 2017 the Company recorded an unrealized gain of $4.4 million and realized accounting gain of $14.9 million.  

Note 6 – Taxation 

Borr Drilling Limited is a Bermuda company not required to pay taxes in Bermuda on ordinary income or capital gains under a tax 
exemption granted by the Minister of Finance in Bermuda until 31 March, 2035. We operate through various subsidiaries in numerous 
countries throughout the world and are subject to tax laws, policies, treaties and regulations, as well as the interpretation or enforcement 
thereof, in jurisdictions in which we or any of our subsidiaries operate, were incorporated, or otherwise considered to have a tax presence. 
Our income tax expense is based upon our interpretation of the tax laws in effect in various countries at the time that the expense was 
incurred. For the year ended December 31, 2018, our pre-tax loss in 2018 is all attributable to foreign jurisdictions except for $4 million 
loss associated with Bermuda. 

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Income tax expense is comprised of the following: 

(In $ millions) 
Current tax 
Change in deferred tax 
Total 

For the Year Ended 
December 31, 

2018 

2017 

2.0   
0.5   
2.5   

— 
— 
— 

Our annual effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2018 was approximately (1.3%), on a pre-tax loss of $188.4 million. 
Changes  in  our  effective  tax  rate  from  period  to  period  are  primarily  attributable  to  changes  in  the  profitability  or  loss  mix  of  our 
operations in various jurisdictions. As our operations continually change among numerous jurisdictions,  and  methods of taxation in 
these jurisdictions vary greatly, there is little direct correlation between the income tax provision/benefit and income/loss before taxes. 
A reconciliation of the Bermuda statutory tax rate to our effective rate is shown below: 

Reconciliation of the Bermuda statutory tax rate to our effective rate: 

Bermuda statutory income tax rate 
Tax rates which are different from the statutory rate 
Adjustment attributable to prior years 
Change in valuation allowance 
Adjustments to uncertain tax positions 
Total 

The components of the net deferred taxes are as follows: 
(In $ millions) 
Deferred tax assets 
Net operating losses 
Excess of tax basis over book basis of Property, Plant and Equipment 
Other 

Deferred tax assets 
Less: Valuation allowance 

Net deferred tax assets 
Deferred tax liabilities 

Deferred tax liabilities 

Net deferred tax asset (liabilities) 

For the Year Ended 
December 31, 

2018 

2017 

0% 
(1.95%) 
1.17% 
(0.26%) 
(0.28%) 
(1.32%)

0 % 
—   
—   
—   
—   
0 %

2018 

2017 

12.6  
75.8  
2.0  
90.4  
(87.8) 
2.6  

—  
2.6  

—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  

—  
—  

The deferred tax assets related to our net operating losses were generated in the United Kingdom and will not expire. We recognize 
a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets when it is  more-likely-than-not that the benefit  from the deferred tax asset  will not be 
realized. The amount of deferred tax assets considered realizable could increase or decrease in the near-term if estimates of future taxable 
income change. 

We  conduct  business  globally  and,  as  a  result,  we  file  income  tax  returns,  or  are  subject  to  withholding  taxes,  in  various 
jurisdictions.  In  the  normal  course  of  business  we  are  generally  subject  to  examination  by  taxing  authorities  throughout  the  world, 
including major jurisdictions we operate or used to operate, such as Denmark, Egypt, Gabon, India, Israel, the Netherlands, Nigeria, 
Norway, Oman, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Tanzania. We are no longer subject to examinations of tax 
matters for Paragon Offshore Limited (“Paragon”) legacy companies prior to 1999. 

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The following is a reconciliation of the liabilities related to our unrecognized tax benefits: 
(In $ millions) 
Unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, at January 1, 

Additions as a result of Paragon acquisition 

Unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, at December 31, 

Interest and penalties 

Unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties, at December 31, 

2018 

2017 

$

$

—  
4.8  
4.8  
3.4  
8.1  

—  
—  
—  
—  
—  

We include, as a component of our income tax provision, potential interest and penalties related to liabilities for our unrecognized 
tax benefits within our global operations. Interest and penalties resulted in an income tax expense of $0.5 million, and $nil million for 
the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. 

At December 31, 2018, the liabilities related to our unrecognized tax benefits, including estimated accrued interest and penalties, 
totaled $8.1 million, and if recognized, would reduce our income tax provision by $8.1 million. At December 31, 2017, the liabilities 
related  to  our  unrecognized  tax  benefits  totaled  $0  million.  It  is  reasonably  possible  that  our  existing  liabilities  related  to  our 
unrecognized tax benefits may increase or decrease in the next twelve months primarily due to the progression of open audits or the 
expiration of statutes of limitation. However, we cannot reasonably estimate a range of potential changes in our existing liabilities for 
unrecognized tax benefits due to various uncertainties, such as the unresolved nature of various audits. 

Note 7 – Earnings/(loss) per share  

The computation of basic EPS  is based on the  weighted  average number of shares outstanding during the  period. Diluted EPS 
exclude the effect of the assumed conversion of potentially dilutive instruments which are 13,075,000 of share options (2017: 8,555,000) 
outstanding issued to employees and directors and convertible bonds with a conversion price of $6.6963 for a total of 52,267,670 shares 
(2017: nil). Due to the current loss-making position these are deemed to have an anti-dilutive effect on the EPS of the Company. 

Basic loss per share 
Diluted loss per share 
Issued ordinary shares at the end of the year 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year 

For the Year Ended 
December 31, 

2018 

2017 

(0.37) 
(0.37) 
  532,640,327  
  514,387,507  

(0.34) 
(0.34) 
  478,292,500  
  258,631,442  

The number of share options that would be considered dilutive under the “if converted method” in 2018 is 767,286 (2017: 436,762). 

Note 8 – Restricted cash 

Restricted cash is comprised of the following: 

(In $ millions) 
Opening balance 
Transfer to (from) restricted cash 
Total restricted cash 

For the Year Ended 
December 31, 

2018 

2017 

39.1  
24.3  
63.4  

— 
39.1 
39.1 

All restricted cash is classified as current assets and consist of margin accounts which have been pledged as collateral in relation 

to forward contracts (see Note 16) and bank deposits which have been pledged as collateral for issued guarantees. 

Note 9 – Trade accounts receivable 

Trade accounts receivable are presented net of allowances for doubtful accounts. The allowance for doubtful accounts receivables 

at December 31, 2018 was $0.1 million (2017: $nil million). 

Included within trade receivables as of December 31, 2018 are amounts due from Related Parties of $nil (2017: $nil), see Note 26 

for details). 

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Note 10 – Other current assets 

Other current assets are comprised of the following: 

(In $ millions) 
Financial instruments 
Client rechargeable 
Current taxes receivable 
Deferred financing fee 
Other receivables 
Total other current assets 

Note 11 – Jack-up rigs 

Set forth below is the carrying value of our jack-up rigs 

(In $ millions) 
Opening balance 
Additions 
Transfers from newbuildings (note 12) 
Depreciation and amortization 
Disposals 
Impairment 
Total 

For the Year Ended 
December 31, 

2018 

2017 

—  
5.1  
4.3  
3.2  
7.9  
20.5  

4.4  
—  
1.0  
—  
4.1  
9.5  

For the Year Ended 
December 31, 

2018 

2017 

783.3  
307.5  
1,275.7  
(69.6) 
(18.8) 
—  
2,278.1  

—  
688.4  
142.8  
(21.2) 
—  
(26.7) 
783.3  

In  addition,  the  Company  recorded  a  depreciation  charge  of  $9.9  million  for  the  full  year  2018  related  to  property,  plant  and 

equipment ($ nil in 2017). 

Impairment assessment of jack-up rigs 

Jack-up drilling rigs are reviewed for impairment, whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount 
of the assets may not be recoverable. Management identified indications of impairment for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 
2017 and tested recoverable amounts of jack-up drilling rigs.  

Future cash flows expected to be generated from the use or eventual disposal of the assets are estimated to determine the amount 
of impairment, if any. Estimating future cash flows requires management to make judgments regarding long-term forecasts of future 
revenues and costs. Significant changes to these assumptions could materially alter our calculations and may lead to impairment. 

In estimating future cash flows of the jack-up rigs, management has assumed that revenue levels and utilization will be at lower 
levels in 2019 and thereafter start to increase, ultimately reaching revenue levels and utilization in the lower quartile observed in the 
jack-up market in the last 10 years.  

The Company recognized an impairment of $ nil and $26.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, 
relating to “Brage” and “Fonn” which were disposed in 2018. We estimated the fair value of the two impaired rigs using estimated scrap 
values less cost of disposal. 

A scenario with a 10% decrease in day rates used when estimating undiscounted cash flows would result in $5.7 million shortfall 
between the undiscounted cash flow and carrying value for the cold stacked rig “Eir” for the year ended December 31, 2018. No other 
rigs will have a shortfall with a 10% decrease in day rates.  

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Note 12 – Newbuildings 

The table below set forth our carrying value of our newbuildings: 

(In $ millions) 
Opening balance 
Additions 
Capitalized interest 
Transfers to jack-up rigs (note 11) 
Total 

For the Year Ended 
December 31, 

2018 

2017 

642.7  
971.4  
23.4  
(1,275.7) 
361.8  

—  
785.5  
—  
(142.8) 
642.7  

The table below sets forth information regarding our rigs that were delivered during 2018, together with their final instalment and related 
financing where applicable 

Delivery date 

Final instalment 
($ million) 

Delivery financing 
($ million 

Rig 
Saga* 
Gerd 
Gersemi 
Grid 
Gunnlod 
Skald 
Groa 
Gyme 
Natt 

January – 18 
January – 18 
February – 18 
April – 18 
June – 18 
June – 18 
July – 18 
September – 18 
October – 18 

72.5  
87.0  
87.0  
87.0  
87.0  
72.4  
87.0  
87.0  
87.0  

Shipyard 

—  Keppel 

87.0  PPL 
87.0  PPL 
87.0  PPL 
87.0  PPL 

—  Keppel 

87.0  PPL 
87.0  PPL 
87.0  PPL 

The table above does not include first instalment and capitalized interest and will not cast to the transfers to Jack-up Rigs. *The 

final instalment of $72.5 million for “Saga” was paid in December 2017, before taking delivery of the rig in January 2018.  

Note 13 – Asset acquisitions  

Acquisition of Keppel Rigs 

In May 2018, the Company signed a master agreement to acquire five premium newbuild jack-up drilling rigs from Keppel FELS 
Limited. Total consideration for the transaction will be approximately $742.5 million. In the second quarter of 2018, the Company paid 
a  pre-delivery  instalment  of  $288.0  million.  The  pre-delivery  instalment  is  secured  by  a  parent  guarantee  from  Keppel  Offshore  & 
Marine Ltd. The Company has secured financing of the delivery payment for each Keppel Rig from Offshore Partners Pte. Ltd (formerly 
Caspian Rigbuilders Pte. Ltd). Each loan is non-amortizing  and  matures  five  years after  the  respective delivery  dates.  The  delivery 
financing will be secured by a first priority mortgage, an assignment of earnings, an assignment of insurance and a charge over shares 
and parent guarantee from the Company. The Company expects to take delivery of the first rig in the fourth quarter of 2019, with the 
remaining rigs scheduled to be delivered quarterly thereafter until the last rig is delivered in the fourth quarter of 2020. The remaining 
contracted  instalments,  payable  on  delivery,  for  the  Keppel  newbuilds  acquired  in  2018  are  approximately  $454.5  million  as  of 
December 31, 2018. 

Acquisition of PPL Rigs 

In October 2017, the Company signed a master agreement with PPL Shipyard Pte Ltd. (“PPL”) setting forth the terms pursuant to 
which PPL agreed to sell six premium jack-up drilling rigs and three premium jack-up drilling rigs under construction at its yard in 
Singapore (together, the “PPL Rigs”) to designated subsidiaries of the Company for a total consideration of approximately $1,300 
million, $55.8 million of this was paid per rig on October 31, 2017, and we agreed to accept delivery financing for a portion of the 
purchase price equal to $87.0 million per rig. The Company entered into loans for the financing of the delivery payment for each PPL 
Rig from PPL. Each loan is non-amortizing and matures five years after the delivery date. These loans are secured by a first priority 

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mortgage over the relevant PPL Rig and a guarantee from the Company. In addition, the seller is entitled to certain fees payable in 
connection  with the increase  in the  market value of  the  relevant  PPL Rig  from  October 31,  2017  until the  repayment  date, less the 
relevant rig owner’s equity cost of ownership of each rig and any interest paid on the delivery financing. The back-end fee, which is 
included  within  portion  of  the  purchase  price  for  which  we  have  agreed  to  accept  delivery  financing  as  described  above,  will  be 
recognized as part of the cost price for each rig while the fees payable in connection with the increase in value of the relevant PPL Rig, 
as more fully described above, have not been recognized as of the date of the financial statements. The remaining contracted instalments, 
payable on delivery, for the PPL newbuilds are approximately $87 million as of December 31, 2018 ($696.0 million as of December 31, 
2017). 

Acquisition of Hercules Triumph (“Ran”) and Hercules Resilience (“Frigg”) 

On  December  2,  2016,  the  Company  entered  into  a  purchase  and  sale  agreement  with  Hercules  British  Offshore  Limited 
(“Hercules”)  to  purchase  the  jack-up  drilling  rigs  “Hercules  Triumph”  and  “Hercules  Resilience”  (named  “Ran”  and  “Frigg” 
respectively) for a total consideration of $130.0 million. On the same date, the Company paid $13.0 million which represented 10% of 
the agreed contractual price for the rigs. On January 23, 2017, the Company took delivery of the rigs, which was considered to be the 
acquisition date.  

The Company considered the guidance in ASC 805 “Business Combinations” and concluded that none of the Keppel, PPL and 
Hercules  transactions  listed  above  constituted  a  business  under  ASC  805  and  the  purchases  were  therefore  accounted  for  as  asset 
acquisitions. 

Note 14 – Business combinations  

Paragon Transaction 

The  Company  announced  a  binding  tender  offer  agreement  (the  “Tender  Offer  Agreement”)  on  February  21,  2018  to  offer  to 
purchase  all  outstanding  shares  in  Paragon  Offshore  Limited  (“Paragon”)  (“the  Offer”).  The  total  acquisition  price  to  purchase  all 
outstanding  shares  was  $241.3  million.  The  transaction  was  subject  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  offer  conditions,  customary  closing 
conditions, including, among other customary conditions, that (a) at least 67% of the outstanding Paragon shares were validly tendered 
and not withdrawn before the expiration date, (b) no material adverse change shall have occurred prior to closing, and (c) Paragon shall 
have  completed  all  actions  necessary  to  acquire  ownership  of  certain  Prospector  drilling  rigs  and  legal  entities  currently  subject  to 
Chapter 11 proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Court in the District of Delaware. On March 29, 2018, all of the conditions to 
the Offer were satisfied and the transaction closed. Shareholders holding 99.41% of the shares accepted the offer for a total payment of 
approximately $240.0 million. 

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Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired, and liabilities assumed at fair value: 

(In $ millions) 

Cash and cash equivalents 
Restricted cash 
Trade receivables 
Other current assets (including acquired contract backlog of $31.6 million) 
Jack-up drilling rigs 
Assets held for sale 
Property, plant and equipment 
Other long-term assets (including acquired contract backlog of $12.8 million) 
Trade payables 
Accruals and other current liabilities 
Long term debt 
Other non-current liabilities 

Total 

Fair value of consideration satisfied by cash: 
Payment upon completion by the Company (March 29, 2018) 
Payment to non-controlling interest 
Total 

Total fair value of purchase consideration 
Fair value of net assets acquired 
Bargain gain 

                   March 
29,2018 

41.7  
4.2  
31.0  
53.4  
246.0  
15.0  
16.1  
24.8  
(10.5)
(40.9)
(87.7)
(13.7)
279.4  

240.0  
1.3  
241.3  

241.3  
279.4  
(38.1)

At the time of the acquisition, Paragon was an international driller with a fleet of 23 drilling units. This fleet included two modern 
jack up drilling rigs, the Prospector 1 and Prospector 5, built in 2013 and 2014, respectively. The fleet also included a semi-submersible 
drilling rig, MSS1, with a long-term contract for TAQA in the North Sea which commenced on March 6, 2018. We disposed of 16 jack-
up rigs acquired in the Paragon transaction during 2018.  

The Paragon transaction is accounted for as a business combination. The estimated fair value of the individual rigs was derived by 
using a market and income-based approach with market participant-based assumptions. A bargain purchase gain of $38.1 million was 
recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. A bargain purchase gain arises when fair value of the net assets acquired is 
higher than total fair value of purchase consideration. 

Immediately following the closing of the Paragon transaction, the Company settled the long-term debt of $87.7 million plus $1.6 

million of accrued interest and brokerage fees.  

During 2018, the Company purchased the remaining outstanding shares in Paragon Offshore limited for $1.0 million. 

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Restructuring 

The table below sets forth the movements in restructuring provisions as a result of Paragon transaction: 
(In $ millions) 

2018 

2017 

Non-current 
Opening balance 
Onerous office lease (ii) 
Non-current restructuring provision (a) 

Current 
Opening balance 
Severance (i) 
Severance payments (i) 
Onerous office lease (ii) 
Lease payments 
Current restructuring provision (b) 

Total (a+b) 

(i) 

Severance payment  

—  
7.0  
7.0  

—  
22.8  
(21.1) 
5.2  
(2.0) 
4.9  

11.9  

—  
—  
—  

—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  

—  

As part of the Tender Offer Agreement signed February 21, 2018, the Company initiated a workforce reduction program at closing of the transaction to align the size and 
composition of the Paragon workforce to Company’s expected future operations and strategy. An agreement was reached with relevant employees of Paragon that specifies 
the amounts payable to those made redundant. The Company recognized $22.8 million in restructuring expense for the year ended December 31, 2018 related to those 
employees. As of December 31, 2018, $1.7 million is recognized within other current liabilities as final settlement for Paragon employees still employed by the Company. 
It is expected that the liability will be settled in 2019 when the employees are no longer employed by the Company.  

(ii) 

Office lease  

The Company recognized $7.8 million as restructuring cost for vacating excess Paragon offices as part of the workforce reduction program. The restructuring expense of 
$7.8  million  relates  to  future  lease  obligations  still present after  the  cease  of use date.  The Company’s  future lease  obligation  of  $10.2 is  recognized  under  onerous 
contracts, whereof $4.4 million where recognized by Paragon before the acquisition as part of Paragon’s own restructuring plan. All future payments will be recognized 
against onerous contracts until  February  2022 when the  lease  obligation is settled. The Company expects no additional cost to be recognized related to  the Paragon 
restructuring after the year ended December 31, 2018.  

Paragon pro forma information (unaudited) 

Basis of preparation  

The  unaudited  pro  forma  financial  information  is  based  on  Borr  Drilling’s  and  Paragon’s  historical  consolidated  financial 
statements as adjusted to give effect to the acquisition of Paragon. The unaudited revenue and net income (loss) for the twelve months 
ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 give effect to the Paragon acquisition as if it had occurred on January 1, 2017.  

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Pro forma for the Year 
Ended December 31, 
2017 
2018 
(unaudited) 
(unaudited) 

192.1  
(297.5) 

185.5  
738.0  

(In $ millions) 
Revenue 
Net income (loss) 

Certain one-time adjustments were included in the pro forma financial information.  

For the period from March 29, 2018 until December 31, 2018, Paragon contributed $116.3 million in revenue resulting in loss 

before income taxes of $42.7 million, excluding bargain purchase gain of $38.1 million.  

Transocean Transaction 

On March 15, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire 15 high specification jack-up drilling rigs from Transocean 
Inc. (“Transocean”). The transaction consisted of Transocean’s  entire jack-up  fleet,  comprising  eight rig  owning companies  (which 
together owned ten rigs) and five newbuildings under construction at Keppel FELS Limited’s shipyard in Singapore. Total consideration 
for the transaction was $1,240.5 million and included jack-up rigs of $547.7 million, onerous contract of $223.7 million, current assets 
of $0.5 million and future newbuild contracts of $916.0 million.  

On March 15, 2017 a deposit of $32.0 million was paid to Transocean. The Company financed the transaction through a private 

placement of 228,600,000 shares, issued at $3.50 per share.  

On May 31, 2017, the acquisition date, the Company completed the transaction with Transocean upon paying further consideration 
of $288.7 million, in addition to the $32.0 million deposit already paid. As a result of the transaction, the Company acquired 100% 
ownership of the following established rig owning entities and branches,  which  have been accounted  for as a business combination 
under ASC 805: 
Name of Acquired Entities  
Constellation II Limited  
GlobalSantaFe West Africa Drilling Limited  
Transocean Andaman Limited  
Transocean Ao Thai Limited  
Constellation Rig Owner I Limited 
Transocean Drilling Resources Limited  
Transocean Drilling Services Offshore Inc.  
Transocean Siam Driller Limited  

New Name of Acquired Entities 
- 
Borr Baug Limited 
Borr Idun Limited 
Borr Mist Limited 
Borr Atla Limited 
Borr Brage Limited 
Borr Jack-Up XIV Inc. 
Borr Odin Limited 

Three of the Transocean rigs were on contract with an external customer at the time of closing. The rigs ended their contracts in 
July 2017, March 2018 and October 2018, respectively. While the Company took title and ownership to the rigs at the time of closing, 
Transocean retained the associated revenue, expenses and cash flow associated with the customer contracts including risks and rewards. 
The Company agreed that the existing bareboat charters to Transocean for these rigs would continue for the remaining contract periods 
(the “Transocean Bareboat Charters”). As part of the agreement, the Company agreed to pay Transocean an amount equal to the amounts 
received  by  the  owners  of  the  three  rigs  under  the  Transocean  Bareboat  Charters  to  Transocean.  As  a  result  of the  agreement  with 
Transocean, the bareboat proceeds and payments for these rigs are presented net in the consolidated statement of operations.  

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Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at fair value: 

(In $ millions) 
Jack-up drilling rigs 
Current assets 
Onerous contract (Note 20) 
Total 

Fair value of consideration satisfied by cash: 
Deposit on March 15, 2017 
Payment upon completion (May 31, 2017) 
Balancing payment 
Total 
Total fair value of purchase consideration 
Fair value of net assets acquired 
Goodwill 

May 31, 
2017 

547.7  
0.5  
(223.7) 
324.5   

32.0  
288.7  
3.8  
324.5  
324.5  
324.5  
—  

The  estimated  fair  value  of  the  jack-up  drilling  rigs  was  derived  by  using  a  market  and  income  based  approach  with  market 
participant-based assumptions. An onerous contract liability was recognized with regards to the newbuilding contracts acquired as the 
carrying  value  (future  commitments)  differed  from  prevailing  market  rates  at  the  time  of  acquisition.  The  net  present  value  of  the 
newbuilding contracts has been recorded as a liability at the purchase date. No goodwill was recognized from the business combination. 

Acquisition related transaction costs consisted of various legal, accounting, commissions, valuations and other professional fees 
which amounted to $3.3 million, which were expensed as incurred and are presented in the statement of operations within general and 
administrative expenses. 

No quantitative pro forma profit and loss information has been prepared for the Transocean transaction, as it is impractical. Post-
acquisition,  the  acquired  business  contributed  $4.2  million  and  $nil  million  in  operating  revenue  in  the  Consolidated  Financial 
Statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 and the period from May 31, 2017 through December 31, 2017, resulting in a loss 
before income taxes of $52.1 million and $51.8 million, respectively.  

In June 2017, the Company paid $275.0 million to Keppel as a second instalment of the contract value for the construction of five 
new-build jack-up drilling rigs. The payment of $275.0 million made by the Company was allocated first against the relevant part of the 
onerous contract directly attributable to each hull (newbuild). An adjustment of $38.0 million and $39.2 million was made towards the 
onerous contract for Hull B364 (TBN “Saga”) and Hull B365 (TBN “Skald”), respectively. A further adjustment of $62.0 million and 
$60.8  million  was  capitalized  as  newbuildings  milestone  payments  for  Hull  B364  (TBN  “Saga”)  and  Hull  B365  (TBN  “Skald”), 
respectively.  Of  the  remaining  $75.0  million,  $25.0  million  was  adjusted  each  towards  the  onerous  contracts  for  Hull  B366  (TBN 
“Tivar”),  Hull  B367  (TBN  “Vale”)  and  Hull  B368  (TBN  “Var”).  The  remaining  contracted  instalments  as  of  December  31,  2018, 
payable on delivery, for the Keppel newbuilds acquired in 2017 are approximately $448.2 million (approximately $515 million as of 
December 31, 2017).  

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Note 15 – Marketable securities 

Marketable securities are marked to market, with changes in fair value recognized in “Other comprehensive income” (“OCI”).  
2017 

2018 

(In $ millions) 

Opening balance 
Purchase of marketable securities 
Unrealized gain / (loss) on marketable securities 

Total 

20.7  
13.9  
0.6  
35.2  

—  
26.9  
(6.2) 
20.7  

In 2017, the Company purchased debt securities for approximately $26.9 million. In 2018, the Company purchased additional debt 
securities for approximately $9.7 million and shares for approximately $4.2 million. An accumulated unrealized gain of $0.6 million 
was recognized in other comprehensive income in the year ended December 31, 2018 (loss of $6.2 million in 2017). 

Note 16 – Financial instruments  

Forward contracts 

As of December 31, 2018, the Company has forward contracts to purchase shares in listed drilling companies for an aggregate 
amount of approximately $85.4 million. The unrealized loss related to these forward contracts is $35.1 million as of December 31, 2018. 
The forward contracts are presented net in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2018 and consist of forward assets of 
$50.3 million and forward liabilities of $85.4 million. As of December 31, 2018, there is $37.9 million of restricted cash recorded in the 
balance sheet as collateral for these forward contracts (December 31, 2017: $20.0 million). 

Call Spread 

On May 16, 2018 the Company issued $350.0 million in convertible bonds due in 2023 (the “Convertible Bonds”) (see note 19). 
The Company has purchased, from Goldman Sachs International, call options over 52,268,060 shares with an exercise price of $6.6963 
per share to mitigate the economic exposure from a potential exercise of the conversion rights embedded in the Convertible Bonds. In 
addition, the Company sold to Goldman Sachs International call options for the same number of shares with an exercise price of $8.5225 
per share. The transactions are referred to as the “Call Spread”. The purpose of the Call Spread is to improve the effective conversion 
premium for the Company in relation to the Convertible Bonds to 75% over $4.87. The average maturity of the call options purchased 
and sold is May 14, 2023 with maturities starting on May 16, 2022 and ending on May 16, 2024. The call options bought and sold are 
European options exercisable only at maturity and are cash settled. Fair value adjustments in 2018 resulted in an unrealized loss of $25.7 
million related to one-off costs for entering into the Call Spread and subsequent fair value adjustments recognized in the Consolidated 
Statements of Operations under total other income (expenses), net.  

Note 17 – Other long-term assets 

Other long-term assets are comprised of the following:  
(In $ millions) 

Other receivables 
Deferred tax asset 
Call Spread (Note 16) 
Tax refunds 
Deferred mobilisation costs — long term 
Prepaid fees 

Total 

2018 

2017 

0.5  
2.6  
2.8  
4.2  
5.1  
9.5  
24.7  

—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  
—  

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Note 18 – Accruals and other current liabilities 

Accruals and other current liabilities are comprised of the following:  
(In $ millions) 
Accrued payroll and severance 
Taxes payable 
Total accruals and other current liabilities 

Note 19 – Long-term debt 

Long-term debt is comprised of the following: 

2018 

2017 

3.1  
4.2  
7.3  

— 
— 
— 

As of December 31, 2018 
(In $ millions) 
$200 million senior secured revolving 

loan facility 
Convertible bonds 
Delivery financing from PPL 
Total 

As of December 31, 2017 
(In $ millions) 
Delivery financing from PPL 
Total 

Carrying 
value 

Fair value 

Principal 

Back end 
fee 

Less than 
6 months 

Maturities 
6 months 
to 1 year 

1-5  
years 

130.0  
346.5  
698.1  
  1,174.6  

130.0  
287.9  
695.7  
1,113.6  

130.0  
350.0  
669.6  
  1,149.6  

—  
—  
26.1  
26.1  

—  
—  
—  
—  

—  
—  
—  
—  

  130.0 
  350.0 
  695.7 
  1,175.7 

Carrying 
value 

Fair value 

Principal 

Back end 
fee 

Less than 
6 months 

6 months 
to 1 year 

1-5  
years 

Maturities 

87.0  
87.0  

87.0  
87.0  

83.7  
83.7  

3.3  
3.3  

—  
—  

—  
—  

  87.0  
  87.0  

$200 million senior secured revolving loan facility  

In May 2018, we entered into a $200 million senior secured revolving loan facility agreement with DNB Bank ASA (the “DNB 
Revolving Credit Facility”) secured by mortgages over five of our jack-up rigs, assignments of rig insurances, pledges over shares and 
related guarantees from certain of our rig-owning subsidiaries who provide this security as owners of the mortgaged rigs. As of December 
31, 2018, $70 million remained undrawn under our DNB Revolving Credit Facility. Our DNB Revolving  Credit Facility agreement 
contains various financial covenants, including requirements that we maintain a minimum book equity ratio of 40%, positive working 
capital and  minimum  liquidity equal  to the  greater of $50  million and 5% of  net  interest-bearing debt.  Our  DNB  Revolving  Credit 
Facility Agreement also contains a loan to value clause requiring that the fair market value of our rigs shall at all times cover at least 
175% of the aggregate outstanding  facility  amount  and any  undrawn  and uncancelled part  of the  facility.  The facility also  contains 
various covenants, including, among others, restrictions on incurring additional indebtedness and entering into joint ventures; restrictions 
on paying dividends; and restrictions on the repurchase of our Shares; restrictions on changing the general nature of our business; and 
restrictions on removing Tor Olav Trøim from our Board. Furthermore, Tor Olav Trøim is required to maintain ownership of at least 30 
million Shares (subject to adjustment for certain transactions, including any reverse share split). Our DNB Revolving Credit Facility 
agreement also contains events of default which include non-payment, cross default, breach of covenants, insolvency and changes which 
have or are likely to have a material adverse effect on the relevant obligor’s business, ability to perform its obligations under the DNB 
Revolving Credit Facility agreement or security documents or jeopardize the security provided thereunder. If there is an event of default, 
DNB Bank ASA may have the right to declare a default or may seek to negotiate changes to the covenants and/or require additional 
security as a condition of not doing so. DNB Bank ASA may also require replacement or additional security if the fair market value of 
the jack-up rigs over which security is provided is insufficient to meet our market value-to-loan covenant. 

The DNB Revolving Credit Facility matures in May 2020 and bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus a specified margin. 

In January 2019,  we executed an amendment to  the DNB  Revolving Credit Facility  agreement  which allows  us to procure  the 
issuance of guarantees as required in the ordinary course of business, typically for bid bonds, import bonds and performance bonds, up 
to an aggregate amount of $30 million. Our obligations to reimburse the bank for any payment made under such guarantees is secured  

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by the guarantees, security over the rigs, insurances and shares provided under the DNB Revolving Credit Facility agreement. This 
amendment  replaced  the  cash  collateral  required  by  the  common  terms  agreement  with  DNB  Bank  ASA,  which  we  refer  to  as  the 
Guarantee Facility, and resulted in the release of $25.0 million of cash that was categorized as restricted as of December 31, 2018.  

As of December 31, 2018, we were in compliance with the covenants and our obligations under the DNB Revolving Credit Facility 
agreement.  We  expect  to  remain  in  compliance  with  the  covenants  and  our  obligations  under  the  DNB  Revolving  Credit  Facility 
agreement in 2019. 

As  of  December  31,  2018,  Frigg,  Idun,  Norve,  Prospector  1  and  Prospector 5  was  pledged  as  collateral  for  the  Senior  Secure 

Revolving Loan Facility. Total book value of the encumbered rigs was $482.0 million as of December 31, 2018.  

Convertible Bonds 

In May 2018 we raised $350.0 million through the issuance of our Convertible Bonds, which mature in 2023. The initial conversion 
price (which is subject to adjustment) is $6.6963 per Share, for a total of 52,267,670 Shares. The Convertible Bonds have a coupon of 
3.875% per annum payable semi-annually in arrears in equal installments. The terms and conditions governing our Convertible Bonds 
contain customary events of default, including failure to pay any amount due on the bonds when due, and certain restrictions, including, 
among others, restrictions on our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to incur secured capital markets indebtedness. The Company 
has entered into Call Spreads to mitigate the effect of conversion – see Note 16 for details. 

As of December 31, 2018, we were in compliance with the covenants and our obligations under our Convertible Bonds. We expect 

to remain in compliance with our obligations under our Convertible Bonds in 2019. 

Our Delivery Financing Arrangements 

In addition to two jack-up rigs which we have taken delivery of against full payment from Keppel, we have contracts with Keppel 
to purchase nine jack-up rigs under construction. We have  the  option to  accept  delivery financing  for two of  the  jack-up rigs to be 
delivered  from  Keppel.  For  five  of  our  newbuild  jack-up  rigs  under  construction  and  nine  additional  jack-up  rigs  which  have  been 
delivered from PPL, we have agreed to accept and accepted, respectively, delivery financing from PPL and Keppel subject to the terms 
described below:  

PPL Newbuild Financing 

In October 2017, we agreed to acquire nine premium “Pacific Class 400” jack-up rigs from PPL (the “PPL Rigs”). We accepted 
delivery of eight of the PPL Rigs as of December 31, 2018 and all nine PPL Rigs had been delivered as of January 31, 2019. In connection 
with delivery of the PPL Rigs, our rig-owning subsidiaries as buyers of the PPL Rigs agreed to accept delivery financing for a portion 
of the purchase price equal to $87.0 million per jack-up rig (the “PPL Financing”). The PPL Financing for each PPL Rig is an interest-
bearing secured seller’s credit, guaranteed by the Company which matures on the date falling 60 months from the delivery date of the 
respective PPL Rig.  

The PPL Financing for each respective PPL Rig is secured by a mortgage on such PPL Rig and an assignment of the insurances in 
respect of such PPL Rig. The PPL Financing also contains various  covenants and  the  events of  default  include  non-payment, cross 
default, breach of covenants, insolvency and changes which have or are likely to have a material adverse effect on the relevant obligor’s 
business, ability to perform its obligations under the PPL Financing agreements or security documents, or jeopardize the security. In 
addition, each rig-owning subsidiary is subject  to covenants  which  management considered  to be customary in a  transaction of this 
nature.  

As of December 31, 2018, we had $695.6 million of PPL Financing outstanding and were in compliance with the covenants and 
our obligations under the PPL Financing agreements. We expect to remain in compliance with the covenants and our obligations under 
the PPL Financing agreements in 2019. We expect to satisfy our obligations under the PPL Financing for each respective PPL Rig with 
cash flow from operations when due.  

As of  December 31, 2018, Galar, Gerd, Gersemi,  Grid,  Gunnlod,  Groa,  Gyme  and Natt  was pledged as collateral  for the  PPL 

financing. Total book value for the encumbered rigs was $1,151.3 million as of December 31, 2018.  

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Keppel Newbuild Financing 

In May 2018, we agreed to acquire five premium KFELS B class jack-up rigs, three completed and two under construction from 
Keppel (the “Keppel Rigs”). As of December 31, 2018, all five Keppel Rigs remain to be delivered. In connection with delivery of the 
Keppel Rigs, Keppel has agreed to extend delivery financing for a portion of the purchase price equal to $90.9 million per jack-up rig 
(the  “Keppel  Financing”).  Separately  from  the  Keppel  Financing  described  below,  we  may  exercise  an  option  to  accept  delivery 
financing  from  Keppel  with  respect  to  two  additional  newbuild  jack-up  rigs,  “Vale”  and  “Var,”  acquired  in  connection  with  the 
Transocean Transaction. We will, prior to delivery of each jack-up rig from Keppel, consider available alternatives to such financing.  

The Keppel Financing for each Keppel Rig is an interest-bearing secured facility from the lender thereunder (an affiliate of Keppel), 
guaranteed by the Company which will be made available on delivery of each Keppel Rig and matures on the date falling 60 months 
from the delivery date of each respective Keppel Rig.  

The Keppel Financing for each respective Keppel Rig will be secured by a mortgage on such Keppel Rig, assignments of earnings 
and insurances and a charge over the shares of the rig-owning subsidiary which holds each such Keppel Rig. The Keppel Financing 
agreements also contain a loan to value clause requiring that the fair market value of our rigs shall at all times be at least 130% of the 
loan  and  also  contains  various  covenants,  including,  among  others,  restrictions  on  incurring  additional  indebtedness.  Each  Keppel 
Financing agreement also contains events of default which include non-payment, cross default, breach of covenants, insolvency and 
changes which have or are likely to have a material adverse effect on the relevant obligor’s business, ability to perform its obligations 
under the Keppel Financing agreements or security documents, or jeopardize the security. 

As of December 31, 2018, we had no Keppel Financing outstanding and were in compliance with our pre-drawdown covenants 
and obligations under the Keppel Financing agreements. We expect to remain in compliance with our Keppel Financing obligations in 
2019. We expect to satisfy our obligations under the Keppel Financing for each respective Keppel Rig with cash flow from operations 
when due. 

Interest  

Average interest rate for all our interest-bearing debt was 5.84% for the year ended December 31, 2018. 

Note 20 – Onerous contracts 

Onerous contracts are comprised of the following:  
(In $ millions) 
Onerous lease commitments 
Onerous rig construction contracts acquired 
Total onerous contracts 

2018 

2017 

10.2  
71.3  
81.5  

— 
71.3 
71.3 

Onerous contracts for Hull B366 (TBN “Tivar”) of $16.8 million, Hull B367 (TBN “Vale”) of $26.9 million and Hull B368 (TBN 
“Var”) of $27.6 million, in total $71.3 million, relate to the estimated excess of remaining shipyard instalments to be made to Keppel 
FELS over the value in use estimate for the jack-up drillings rigs to be delivered. Remaining shipyard instalments and onerous contract 
are expected to be amortized when the newbuildings are delivered and paid in 2020. 

Note 21 – Commitments and contingencies 

The Company has the following commitments: 

(In $ millions) 
Delivery instalments for jack-up drilling rigs 

As at December 31, 2018 
Delivery 
instalment 

Back-end 
fee 

As at December 31, 2017 
Delivery 
instalment 

Back-end 
fee 

963.9  

25.8  

1,190.2  

26.0  

In addition, under the PPL Financing, PPL is entitled to certain fees payable in connection with the increase in the market value 
of the relevant PPL Rig from October 31, 2017 until the repayment date, less the relevant rig owner’s equity cost of ownership of each 
rig and any interest paid on the delivery financing. See note 13. 

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The following table sets for maturity of our commitments as of December 31, 2018 

(In $ millions) 
Delivery instalments for jack-up rigs 

Operating leases 

Less than 
1 year 
  170.1  

1–3 years 
  793.8  

3–5 years 
0.0  

More than 
5 years 

0.0  

Total 
 963.9  

Future minimum lease payments for operating leases for years ending December 31, 2018 are as follows:  
(In $ millions) 
Minimum lease payments 

3.6  

3.6  

4.6  

0.5  

2019 

2020 

2021 

2022 

Thereafter 

Total  

—  

12.3  

Our leases consist of office leases, warehouses, vehicles and office equipment. The majority of our lease commitments relate to 
office leases, of which $10.2 million is recognized as onerous lease liability, (see note 20). At the end of the various initial lease terms 
the Company can renew its leases, usually for a period of one year. As of December 31, 2018, all our leases were classified as operational 
leases. 

Other commercial commitments 

We have other commercial commitments which contractually obligate us to settle with cash under certain circumstances. Surety 
bonds  and  parent  company  guarantees  entered  into  between  certain  customers  and  governmental  bodies  guarantee  our  performance 
regarding certain drilling contracts, customs import duties and other obligations in various jurisdictions.  

The principal amount of the outstanding surety bonds were $13.2 million and $12.9 million as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, 
respectively. In addition, we had outstanding bank guarantees and performance bonds amounting to $9.8 million (2017: $3.0 million). 

As of December 31, 2018, these obligations stated in $ equivalent and their expiry dates are as follows: 

(In $ millions) 
Surety bonds and other guarantees 

Rigs pledged as collateral  

2019 
 22.6  

2020 
  —   

2021 
  —  

2022 
  —   

Thereafter 

0.5  

Total 
  23.1  

As  of  December  31,  2018,  Frigg,  Idun,  Norve,  Prospector  1  and  Prospector 5  was  pledged  as  collateral  for  the  Senior  Secure 

Revolving Loan Facility. Total book value of the encumbered rigs was $482.0 million as of December 31, 2018.  

As of  December 31, 2018, Galar, Gerd, Gersemi,  Grid,  Gunnlod,  Groa,  Gyme  and Natt  was pledged as collateral  for the  PPL 

financing. Total book value for the encumbered rigs was $1,151.3 million as of December 31, 2018.  

Note 22 – Non-controlling interest 

Non-controlling interests consists of a 10% ownership interest in Borr Jack-Up XVI Inc. acquired in late 2017 by Valiant Offshore 

Contractors Limited.  

Note 23 – Share based compensation 

Share-based payment charges for the year ending 
(In $ millions) 

Share-based payment charge 

Total 

2018 

2017 

3.7  
3.7  

1.8  
1.8  

In January, April, July, September and October 2018 the Company issued 50,000, 150,000, 7,820,000, 100,000 and 200,000 share 
options, respectively, to employees of the Company. The options have an exercise price per share of $4.00, $4.20, $4.87, $4,59 and 
$4.55, respectively. Share price at grant date for the 2018 grants was $4.35, $4.57, $4.59, $4.56 and $4.57, respectively. The options 
will expire after five years and have a four-year vesting period. The total estimated cost of the share option granted in 2018 will be 
approximately $9.9 million  which  will be  expensed  over the  requisite service period. The  total  aggregated number of  share  options 
authorized by the Board is 17,470,000. As of December 31, 2018, 13,075,000 share options are outstanding. 

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In June, July and October 2017, the Company issued 4,380,000, 2,800,000 and 1,875,000 share options, respectively, to employees 
of the Company. The options expire in five years and vest over a period of three years. Vesting is contingent upon employment on the 
vesting date. The exercise price is $3.50 per share for the options issued in June and July 2017 and $4.00 per share for the options issued 
in October 2017. The share price at the grant date for the options issued in October 2017 was $4.36. The Company was not listed when 
granting options in June and July 2017. The options are non-transferable. The fair values of the share options were calculated at $2.9 
million, $1.7 and $2.2 million, respectively, and will be charged to the statement of operations as general and administrative expenses 
over the vesting period.  

During 2017 the Company transferred 500,000 of its treasury shares to the then-CEO as part of his remuneration package and $1.7 
million was charged to the statement of operations in 2017. As part of the CEO’s termination, the Company repurchased 500,000 of its 
own shares at a price of $4.65 per share for a total consideration of $2.3 million. The Company transferred 71,428 treasury shares to a 
director as settlement of director’s fees in the fourth quarter of 2018. 

The  table  below  sets  forth  the  number  of  share  options  granted  and  weighted  average  exercise  price  during  the  years  ended 

December 31, 2018 and 2017. 

Number and weighted average exercise price stock options: 
Outstanding at January 1 
Granted during the year 
Exercised during the year 
Forfeited during the year 
Outstanding at December 31 
Exercisable at December 31 

Number 

—  
  8,555,000  
—  
—  
  8,555,000  
—  

2017 

Weighted Average 
Exercise Price 
(in $) 

—  
3.6  
—  
—  
3.6  
—  

Number 
  8,555,000  
  8,320,000  
—  
  3,800,000  
  13,075,000  
  1,668,334  

2018 

Weighted Average 
Exercise Price 
(in $) 

3.6  
4.8  
—  
3.6  
4.4  
3.6  

The fair value of equity settled options are measured at grant date using the Black Scholes option pricing model. 

Following input is used when calculating fair value: 
Expected future volatility 
Expected dividend rate 
Risk-free rate 
Expected life after vesting 

                           2017 

    2018 

25%
—
1,5% - 2.0%
2 years

30%
—
2.1% - 2.9%
2 years

In 2017 the expected future volatility was based on peer group volatility due to the short lifetime of the Company. In 2018 volatility 
was  derived  by  using  an  average  of  (i)  Historic  volatility  of  the  Company’s  shares  since  listing  on  the  Oslo  Stock  Exchange  (ii) 
Deleveraged peer group volatility (iii) Oslo Energy sector index volatility.  

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Note 24 – Fair values of financial instruments 

The carrying value and estimated fair value of the Company’s cash and financial instruments were as follows: 

(In $ millions) 
Assets 
Cash and cash equivalents 
Restricted cash 
Marketable securities – non-current 
Marketable securities – current 
Other current assets (excluding prepayments and financial 

instruments) 

Forward contracts (note 16) 

Liabilities 
Long term liabilities 
Other non-current liabilities 
Trade payables 
Accruals and other current liabilities 
Forward contracts (note 16) 

As at December 31, 2018 
Carrying 
value 

Fair value 

As at December 31, 2017 
Carrying 
value 

Fair value 

Hierarchy 

1  
1  
1  
1  

1  
2  

2  

1  
1  
2  

27.9  
63.4  
31.0  
4.2  

20.5  
50.3  

27.9  
63.4  
31.0  
4.2  

20.5  
50.3  

1,113.6  
8.0  
10.0  
71.0  
85.4  

  1,174.6  
8.0  
10.0  
71.0  
85.4  

164.0  
39.1  
20.7  
—  

9.5  
60.6  

87.0  
—  
9.6  
11.5  
56.2  

164.0  
39.1  
20.7  
—  

9.5  
60.6  

87.0  
—  
9.6  
11.5  
56.2  

Financial instruments included in the table above are included within ‘Level 1 and 2’ of the fair value hierarchy because they are 
valued using quoted market prices, broker or dealer quotations or alternative pricing sources with reasonable levels of price transparency. 
The forward contracts are presented net in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017. The carrying 
value of any accounts receivable and payables approximates fair value due to the short time to expected payment or receipt of cash. 

Note 25 – Warrants 

Schlumberger Oilfield Holdings Limited 

On March 21, 2017, the Company issued 4,736,887 warrants to subscribe for ordinary shares at a subscription price of $3.50 plus 
4% per annum. per share to Schlumberger Oilfield  Holdings  Limited  (“Schlumberger”)  for  its role, support  and participation in  the 
March 2017 Private Placement. At the grant date, the warrants issued to Schlumberger were valued at $3.01 million and were deemed 
to have vested on the basis that Schlumberger had fulfilled all of its performance criteria. The amount recognized as additional paid in 
capital with respect to the warrants issued to Schlumberger was $3.01 million in which the entire amount has been allocated against 
equity as issuance costs within the Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the year ended December 31, 2017. The average 
contractual term of the warrants was 4 years. 

In October 2017, the Company issued 4,736,887 additional warrants to Schlumberger as a consequence of a final collaboration 
agreement between the Company and Schlumberger being signed. The warrants were valued at $4.7 million which was charged to the 
statement  of  operations  in  2017.  Immediately  thereafter,  the  Company  agreed  to  repurchase  all  of  9,473,774  Warrants  held  by 
Schlumberger at a price of $0.50 per Warrant, $4.7 million in total. Consequently, all warrants originally issued to Schlumberger were 
then cancelled. 

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The warrants outstanding as of December 31, 2018 were as follows: 

Warrants outstanding, December 31, 2016 
Granted 
Exercised 
Warrants outstanding, December 31, 2017 
Granted 
Exercised 
Warrants outstanding, December 31, 2018 

Number of 
Shares 
Outstanding 
under 
Warrants 
  9,687,500   $

—  

  9,687,500   $

—  
—  
—  
—  

Weighted Average 
Exercise Price per 
Share 

0.01  
—  
0.01  
—  
—  
—  
—  

Average 
Contractual 
Term 
5 years 

— 
— 
— 
— 

Note 26 – Related party transactions  

Agreements and other Arrangements with Drew Holdings Limited (“Drew”) 

Drew is a trust established for the benefit of Tor Olav Trøim, chairman of our Board. Drew is, following its merger with Taran 

Holdings Limited (“Taran”) in 2017, a large shareholder in us. 

Loans & Related Facilities 

A short-term loan of $13.0 million was provided by Taran to us on December 2, 2016 to finance the deposit payable for the Hercules 
acquisition, which was completed in January 2017. The loan was repaid with no interest accruing by way of set-off against Taran’s 
subscription of shares in our first private placement in December 2016. 

Taran also provided us with a revolving credit facility of $20.0 million on December 12, 2016. The facility was never utilized and 

expired at the completion of the Transocean transaction. 

Taran provided us with a short-term loan of $12.75 million on March 15, 2017, to finance a deposit payable pursuant to the terms 
of the acquisition agreement for the Transocean Transaction. The loan was repaid with no interest accrued by way of set-off against 
Taran’s payment obligations for its subscription of shares in our private placement in March 2017. 

Other 

On March 22, 2018, it was announced that we would raise up to $250 million in an equity offering divided in two tranches. Tranche 
2 of the equity offering was subject to approval by the extraordinary general meeting to be held on April 5, 2018 and subsequent share 
issue. In connection with the settlement of tranche 2, $27.7 million was recorded as a liability to shareholders, including $20.0 million 
to Drew as of March 31, 2018. On May 30, 2018, the 7,640,327 new shares allocated in tranche 2 of the equity offering were validly 
issued and fully paid and the related liabilities settled. 

Agreements and other Arrangements with Magni Partners Limited (“Magni”) 

Mr. Tor Olav Trøim is the chairman of our Board and is the sole owner of Magni. 

Corporate Support Agreement 

Magni  is  party  to  a  Corporate  Support  Agreement  with  the  Company  pursuant  to  which  it  is  providing  strategic  advice  and 

assistance in sourcing investment opportunities, financing etc. This agreement was formalized on March 15, 2017. 

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Magni received cash compensation of $1.4 million for various commercial services provided in connection with the acquisition of 
the Hercules rigs (Hercules Triumph and Hercules Resilience) which completed in the first quarter of 2017. Of this amount $1.0 million 
has been capitalized within drilling rigs, $0.3 million has been offset against additional paid in capital as equity issuance cost and $0.07 
million has been recognized within opening retained earnings. 

In the third quarter of 2017, $2.0 million was paid to Magni for its assistance in the March 2017 Private Placement ($1.75 million) 
and  Transocean  Transaction  ($0.25  million).  The  total  cost  for  the  March  2017  Private  Placement  (including  the  payment  to  the 
investment banks and Magni) was $8.75 million, or 1.1% of the gross proceeds. In the fourth quarter of 2017, $1.5 million was paid to 
Magni for its assistance in the October 2017 Private Placement ($1.25 million) and PPL Transaction ($0.25 million). The total cost for 
the October 2017 Private Placement (including the payment to the investment banks and Magni) was $8.75 million, or 1.3% of the gross 
proceeds. 

Agreements and other Arrangements with Schlumberger Limited (“Schlumberger”) 

Schlumberger is our largest shareholder, holding 14,2% at December 31, 2018 and Patrick Schorn, Executive Vice President of 

Wells at Schlumberger Limited, is a Director on our Board. 

Collaboration Agreement 

On October 6, 2017, we signed an enhanced collaboration agreement with Schlumberger with the intention of offering performance-
based drilling contracts to our clients whereby the required drilling services along with the rig equipment were integrated under a single 
contract. We believe that this provide us with a competitive advantage while tendering for such work.  

Warrants 

On March 28, 2017 our Board issued warrants to Schlumberger – see Note 25. 

Commercial Arrangements 

We have obtained certain rig and other operating supplies  from Schlumberger and may continue to obtain such supplies in the 
future.  Purchases  from  Schlumberger  were  $8.5  million  during  2018  and  $0.1  million  during  2017.  $0.4  million  and  $  nil  were 
outstanding at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.  

Note 27 – Risk management and financial instruments  

Financial  instruments  that  potentially  subject  the  Company  to  concentration  of  credit  risk  consist  principally  of  cash  deposits. 
Accounts held at Norwegian finance institutions are insured by Norges Bank (Bank of Norway) up to NOK 2.0 million. As of December 
31, 2018, the Company had $91.1 million (December 31, 2017: $202.9 million) in excess of the Norges Bank insured limit.  Of the 
uninsured amount at December 31, 2018, $nil (December 31, 2017: $140.0 million) was held on a short-term time deposit account. 

Foreign exchange risk management 

The majority of the Company’s transactions, assets and liabilities are denominated in U.S. dollars, the functional currency of the 
Company. However, the Company has operations and assets in other countries and incurs expenditures in other currencies, causing its 
results from operations to be affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates, primarily relative to the U.S. dollar. There is thus a 
risk that currency fluctuations will have a positive or negative effect on the value of the Company’s cash flows. The Company has not 
entered into derivative agreements to mitigate the risk of fluctuations. 

Market risk for forward contracts and marketable securities 

The Company’s listed equity securities are susceptible to market price risk arising from uncertainties about future values of the 

investment securities.  

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Supplier risk  

A supplier risk exists in relation to our vessels undergoing construction with Keppel and PPL. However, we believe this risk is 
remote as Keppel and PPL are global leaders in the rig and shipbuilding sectors. Failure to complete the construction of any newbuilding 
on time may result in the delay, renegotiation or cancellation of employment contracts secured for the newbuildings. Further, significant 
delays in the delivery of the newbuildings could have a negative impact on the Company’s reputation and customer relationships. The 
Company could also be exposed to contractual penalties for failure to commence operations in a timely manner or experience a loss due 
to  non-payment  under  refund  guarantees  issued  by  Keppel’s  and  PPL’s  respective  parent,  all  of  which  would  adversely  affect  the 
Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. 

Concentration of financing risk 

There is a concentration of financing risk with respect to our long-term debt to the extent that a substantial amount of our long-
term debt is carried or will be carried by Keppel and PPL in the form of shipyard financing. We believe the counterparties to be sound 
financial institutions. Therefore, we believe this risk is remote. 

Note 28 – Common shares 

All shares are common shares of $0.01 par value each 
Authorized share capital 
Issued and fully paid share capital 
Treasury shares held by the company 
Outstanding shares in issue 

$ million 

$ million 

December 31, 2018 
Shares 
  625,000,000  
  532,640,327  
(7,298,572) 
  525,341,755  

6.3  
5.3  
(0.1) 
5.3  

December 31, 2017 
Shares 
  525,000,000  
  478,292,500  
(1,970,000) 
  476,322,500  

5.3  
4.8  
—  
4.8  

As at December 31, 2018, our shares were listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. 

On March 23, 2018, 46,707,500 new shares were issued at a subscription price of $4.60 per share. On May 30, 2018, 7,640,327 
new  shares  were  issued  at  a  subscription  price  of  $4.60  per  share.  As  of  December  31,  2018,  the  Company  has  a  share  capital  of 
$5,326,403.27 divided into 532,640,327 shares. 

On August 8, 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors approved share repurchase program for the Company’s shares to purchase 
2,470,000  shares  in  the  open  market.  In  the  third  quarter  of  2017,  the  Company  purchased  2,470,000  shares  for  $8.4  million,  and 
transferred 500,000 treasury shares to the former CEO of the Company (see note 23). On August 28, 2018, the Company’s Board of 
Directors approved a share repurchase program for the Company’s shares, to be purchased in the open market by December 30, 2018 
and limited to a total amount of $20.0 million. In the first quarter of 2018, the Company purchased 500,000 treasury shares at a cost of 
$2.3 million. In the third quarter of 2018, the Company purchased 1,700,000 treasury shares at a cost of $7.4 million. In the  fourth 
quarter of 2018 the Company purchased 3,200,000 shares at a cost of $10.0 million. No treasury shares are canceled as of December 31, 
2018.  

The Company transferred 71,428 treasury shares as settlement of director’s fees in the fourth quarter of 2018. At December 31, 
2018 the Company owned 7,298,572 treasury shares. All treasury shares were pledged as collateral for forward contracts at December 
31, 2018. 

Note 29 – Compensation 

During the year ended December 31, 2018, we paid our directors and executive officers aggregate compensation of $8.3million (2017: 
$3.2 million), including compensation in the form of 71,428 Shares valued at $250,000 issued to Jan A. Rask and any in-kind benefits 
provided to such persons. We did not incur any costs related to the provision of pension, retirement or similar benefits to our directors 
and executive officers (2017: $0.1 million). In addition to cash compensation, during 2018 we also recognized an expense of $1.3 million 
(2017: $0.8 million) relating to stock options granted to certain of our executives. 

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Auditors fee: 

(In $ millions) 
Statutory audit fee 
Other certification services 
Tax advice  
Other non-auditing services 
Total fees 

Note 30 – Dividend and shareholders  

Dividend 

Under the Bermuda Companies Act, dividends cannot be paid if there are reasonable grounds for believing that 

(a)   The company is, or would after the payment be, unable to pay its liabilities as they become due; or 

(b)   The realizable value of the company’s assets would thereby be less its liabilities 

For the year ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 we did not pay any dividend.  

As at December 31, 2018 our 20 largest shareholders are: 

Rank 

Shareholder name 

1  Schlumberger Oilfield Holdings Limited 

2  Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. 

3 

Folketrygdefondet 

4  Drew Holdings Ltd 

5  Goldman Sachs International 

6 

7 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London 

FID ADV NEW INSIGHTS FD-SUB B 

8  Skagen Kon-Tiki 

9  Ubon Partners AS 

10  Clearstream banking 

11 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London 

12  Verdipapirfondet DNB Norge 

13  Magni Partners (Bermuda) Ltd 

14  BNP Paribas 

15  State Street Bank and Trust Comp 

16 

17 

Fidelity Funds 

The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV 

18  Borr Drilling Limited 

19  Brown Brothers Harriman (Lux.) SCA 

20 

Franklin Int Small Cap Grwt FD 

Sum 20 largest 

Other (4053 shareholders) 

2018 

0.7  
0.2  
0.1  
— 
1.0

2017 
0.3 
0.1 
— 
— 
0.4 

Shares 

Ownership % 

75,658,500  

53,980,494  

42,743,422  

35,569,900  

22,087,695  

21,121,750  

15,662,000  

14,560,024  

11,271,100  

9,996,832  

9,533,339  

8,949,737  

7,840,658  

7,674,084  

7,561,348  

7,496,000  

7,435,900  

7,298,572  

6,605,478  

6,309,275  

379,356,108  

153,284,219  

14.2% 

10.1% 

8.0% 

6.7% 

4.1% 

4.0% 

2.9% 

2.7% 

2.1% 

1.9% 

1.8% 

1.7% 

1.5% 

1.4% 

1.4% 

1.4% 

1.4% 

1.4% 

1.2% 

1.2% 

71.2% 

28.8% 

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Note 31 – Pension  

Defined Benefit Plans 

As part of the Paragon acquisition on March 29, 2018, the Company acquired two defined benefit pension plans. 

  As  of  December  31,  2018,  the  Company  sponsored  two  non-U.S.  noncontributory  defined  benefit  pension  plans,  the  Paragon  Offshore 
Enterprise Ltd and the Paragon Offshore Nederland B.V. pension plans, which cover certain Europe-based salaried employees. As of January 1, 2017, 
all active employees under the defined benefit pension plans were transferred to a defined contribution pension plan as related to their future service.  
The accrued benefits under the defined benefit plan were frozen on and all employees became deferred members. The transfer to a defined contribution 
pension plan was accounted for as a curtailment during the year ended December 31, 2016.  

At December 31, 2018 our pension obligations represented an aggregate liability of $140.7 million and an aggregate asset of $141.0 million, 
representing the funded status of the plans. In the year ended December 31, 2018, aggregate periodic benefit costs showed interest cost of $1.6 million 
and expected return on plan assets of $1.6 million. Our defined benefit pension plans are recorded at fair value.  See Note 2 - Accounting Policies – 
Adoption of new accounting standards. 

A reconciliation of the changes in projected benefit obligations (“PBO”) for our pension plans is as follows: 

(In $ millions) 

Benefit obligation at beginning of period 
Benefit obligation acquired through business combination 

 Service cost 

 Interest cost 

 Actuarial loss (gain) 

 Benefits and expenses paid 

 Foreign exchange rate changes 

Benefit obligation at end of period 

A reconciliation of the changes in fair value of plan assets is as follows: 

(In $ millions) 

 Fair value of plan assets at beginning of period 
 Plan assets acquired through business combination 
 Actual return on plan assets 
 Employer contribution 
 Benefits paid 
 Plan participants’ contributions 
 Expenses paid 
 Foreign exchange rate changes 

 Fair value of plan assets at end of period 

December 31, 2018 

— 
147.2 
— 
1.6 
4.2 
(1.0) 

        (11.3) 
140.7 

December 31, 2018 

— 
146.5 
5.8 
1.0 
(1.0) 
0.1 
— 
(11.2) 

141.0 

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                                                                                      December 31, 2018 

The funded status of the plans is as follows: 

(In $ millions) 

Funded status 

Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of: 

(In $ millions) 

Other assets - noncurrent 
Other liabilities - noncurrent 

Net pension asset (liability) 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss recognized in financial statements 

 Net amount recognized 

Amounts recognized in OCI consist of: 

(In $ millions) 

Net loss 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 

Pension cost includes the following components: 

(In $ millions) 

Interest cost 

Expected return on plan assets 

Net pension expense 

Defined Benefit Plans - Disaggregated Plan Information 

Disaggregated information regarding our pension plans is summarized below: 

(In $ millions) 

 Projected benefit obligation 

 Accumulated benefit obligation 

 Fair value of plan assets 

Defined Benefit Plans - Key Assumptions 

The key assumptions for the plans are summarized below: 

     0.3 

December 31, 2018 

0.3 
— 
0.3 

—  

0.3 

                         December 31, 2018 

— 
— 

                        March 29, 2018 to 

                       December 31, 2018 

 1.6 
(1.6)   
— 

140.7 
140.7 
141.0 

December 31, 2017 

 Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligations 

As of December 31, 2018 

 Discount rate 

 Rate of compensation increase 

1.16% to 1.50% 

Not applicable 

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Weighted Average Assumptions Used to Determine Net Periodic Benefit Cost 

                    December 31, 2018 

                March 29, 2018 to 

Discount rate 

Expected long-term return on plan assets 

 Rate of compensation increase 

              1.16% to 1.50% 

               1.16% to  1.50% 

                 Not applicable 

The discount rates used to calculate the net present value of future benefit obligations are determined by using a yield curve of high-quality 

bond portfolios with an average maturity approximating that of the liabilities. 

We use a portfolio return model to assess the initial reasonableness of the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets.  To develop the 
expected long-term rate of return on assets, we considered the current level of expected returns on risk free investments (primarily government bonds), 
the historical level of risk premium associated with the other asset classes in which the portfolio is invested and the expectations for future returns of 
each asset class.  The expected return for each asset class was then weighted based on the target asset allocation to develop the expected long-term rate 
of return on assets for the portfolio. 

Defined Benefit Plans - Plan Assets 

At December 31, 2018, assets of Paragon Offshore Enterprise Ltd and Paragon Offshore Nederland B.V. pension plans were invested in 
instruments that are similar in form to a guaranteed insurance contract. The plan assets are based on surrender values. Surrender values are calculated 
based on the Dutch Central Bank interest curve. This yield curve is based on inter-bank swap rates.  There are no observable market values for the 
assets (Level 3); however, the amounts listed as plan assets were materially similar to the anticipated benefit obligations under the plans. The actual 
fair value of our pension plans as of December 31, 2018 is as follows: 

(In $ millions) 

December 31, 2018 

Fixed Income securities: 

Insurance contracts 

Other 

Total 

Estimated Fair Value Measurements 

Carrying 

Amount 

Quoted 
 Prices in Active   
Markets  
 (Level 1) 

Significant Other 
Observable Inputs 
(Level 2) 

Significant 
Unobservable 
 Inputs  
 (Level 3) 

140.7 
0.3 
141.0 

— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
— 

140.7 
0.3 
141.0 

The following table details the activity related to the guaranteed insurance contract during the years. 

Balance as of January 1, 2018 

Acquisition of plan assets 
Balance as of March 29, 2018 

Assets sold/benefits paid 

Return on plan assets 

Foreign exchange rate changes 

Balance as of December 31, 2018 

                        Fair value 

                                    - 

                                 146.5  
                                      146.5    

0.1  

5.8  

(11.3)  
141.0  

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Defined Benefit Plans - Cash Flows 

In 2018 we made $1.0 million in contributions to our pension plans.  

The following table summarizes our benefit payments at December 31, 2018 estimated to be paid within the next ten years: 

Estimated benefit payments 

28.2    

1.5   

1.7   

1.9   

2.2   

2.6   

18.3 

Total 

2019 

2020 

2021 

2022 

2023 

Five Years Thereafter 

Payments by Period 

Note 31 – Subsequent events  

Delivery of Njord 

In January 2019, we took delivery of the “Njord”. The final delivery installment was $87.0 million, which was financed through 

shipyard financing for the same amount. 

Secured $160 million financing 

In March 2019, we executed a $160 million financing agreement consisting of a $100 million revolving credit facility and a $60 

million guarantee credit line for issuance of guarantees. 

Appointment of Directors  

The Board of Directors appointed Alexandra Kate Blankenship as director of the Company and Georgina Sousa as director and 

company secretary on February 27, 2019. 

Share option awards 

In March 2019, we granted 2,300,000 options to certain employees and directors of the Company. The awards were granted under 

the existing approved share option scheme. The options have a strike price of $3.50 per share. 

Novation of “Thor” 

In March 2019, we entered into an assignment agreement with BOTL Lease Co. Ltd. (the “Original Owner”) for an assignment, 
and subsequently a novation and amendment agreement of the rights and obligations to purchase a KFELS Super B Bigfoot premium 
jack-up drilling rig with hull number B378 being built by Keppel FELS Limited for a purchase price of $122.1 million. We expect to 
take delivery of the rig from the yard prior to May 31, 2019 and the rig will be named “Thor”.  

To finance the rig purchase we entered into a $120 million senior secured term loan facilities agreement, consisting of two facilities 
(Facility A and Facility B) of $60 million each. The facilities mature on September 30, 2019. As of March 29, 2019, Facility A had been 
utilized in the amount of $60 million, and $60 million in Facility B remained undrawn. The availability period of Facility B expires June 
30, 2019. 

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Responsibility Statement 

On  behalf of the Board of Directors and  management, we confirm that, to the best of our knowledge the financial statements for 2018 have been 
prepared in accordance with the current applicable accounting standards and give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and 
profit or loss for the Group as a whole. 

We also confirm that the Board of Director’s Report includes a true and fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position 
of the Group, together with a description of the financial risks and uncertainties facing the Group. 

April 30, 2019 

                                                                            Chairman  

                                  Director 

Tor Olav Trøim 

  Kate Blankenship 

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