NEWS

Hamilton, Bermuda, 16 November, 2022 – Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement published by seadrill Limited ("seadrill" or "the Company") (NYSE & OSE: SDRL) on 27 April 2022 regarding the approval and publication of a prospectus prepared in connection with the listing of the Company's shares on Euronext Expand and the contemplated subsequent transfer to, and listing on, the Oslo Stock Exchange (the "Prospectus").

The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (Nw.: Finanstilsynet) has today approved a prospectus supplement dated 16 November 2022 (the "Prospectus Supplement") to the Prospectus. The Prospectus Supplement has been prepared, inter alia, as a result of the approval by the board of directors of the Oslo Stock Exchange of the Company's application for admission to trading on the main list of the Oslo Stock Exchange, as announced by the Oslo Stock Exchange on 10 November 2022. The information contained in the Prospectus Supplement shall be considered an integral part of, and is to be read together with, the Prospectus. The Prospectus is available, and the Prospectus Supplement will be made available, on the Company's website https://www.seadrill.com/investors/.

About seadrill

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

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release includes forward-looking statements. Such statements are generally not historical in nature, and specifically include statements about the Company's expectations about the listing of the common shares on the Oslo Stock Exchange, as well as the Company’s plans, strategies, business prospects, changes and trends in its business and the markets in which it operates.

These statements are made based upon management's current plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs concerning future events impacting the Company and therefore involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this news release. Consequently, no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the risks described from time to time in the Company's regulatory filings and periodical reporting. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Company to predict all of these factors. Further, the Company cannot assess the impact of each such factor on its business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to be materially different from those contained in any forward-looking statement.

Consequently, no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should also keep in mind the risks described from time to time in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on April 29, 2022 (File No. 001-39327).

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

seadrill Contact Information

David Warwick

Director of Investor Relations

David.Warwick@seadrill.com