UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of January 2015
Commission File Number 001-34667
SEADRILL LIMITED
P.O. Box HM 1593
Par-la-Ville Place, 4th Floor
14 Par-la-Ville Road
Hamilton HM 08 Bermuda
(441)295-6935
(Address of principal executive offices)
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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release of Seadrill Limited (the "Company"), dated January 14, 2015, announcing that Dr. Charles Woodburn has been appointed as a Director of the Company.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
SEADRILL LIMITED (Registrant) | |||
| Dated: January 20, 2015 | |||
| By: | /s/ Georgina Sousa Georgina Sousa Secretary | ||
EXHIBIT 99.1
SDRL - Changes to the Board of Directors
Hamilton, Bermuda, January 14, 2015 - The Board of Seadrill Limited ("Seadrill" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Dr. Charles Woodburn has been appointed as a Director of the Company.
Dr. Woodburn has been the Chief Executive Officer of Expro Group since 2010. Previously, he spent 15 years with Schlumberger where he held many senior management roles, including President of Wireline. More recently, he was in charge of Schlumberger's engineering and manufacturing, reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer. Dr. Woodburn holds a PhD and MA in Engineering from Cambridge University and an MBA from Erasmus University.
John Fredriksen, Chairman of the Board of Directors said, "The Board is very pleased that Dr Woodburn has decided to join our Board. He brings valuable expertise and industry knowledge and we look forward to his contribution to the Company's future development".
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.