Notes to the Pro Forma Financial Information
Note 1: Basis of Presentation
The Pro Forma Financial Information has been prepared by Seadrill in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X as amended by the final rule, Release No. 33-10786 “Amendments to Financial Disclosures about Acquired and Disposed Businesses.” The pro forma adjustments include transaction accounting adjustments, which reflect the application of required accounting for the Business Combination and the Completed Transactions. Article 11 permits presentation of reasonably estimable synergies and other transaction effects that have occurred or are reasonably expected to occur, otherwise known as Management’s Adjustments. Seadrill has elected not to present Management’s Adjustments as the Company is continuing to evaluate the realizability of synergies including timing and cost to achieve. The Company will only be presenting Transaction Accounting Adjustments in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements.
Seadrill adopted fresh start accounting in accordance with ASC Topic 852, Reorganizations (“ASC 852”), upon the emergence from reorganization under Chapter 11, resulting in reorganized Seadrill becoming the successor entity (“Successor”) for financial reporting purposes. In accordance with ASC 852, with the application of fresh start accounting, Seadrill allocated reorganization values to individual assets based on estimated fair values in conformity with ASC 805. Liabilities subject to compromise of the predecessor of Seadrill (“Predecessor”) were either reinstated or extinguished as part of the reorganization. Refer to Note 6 for the results of the Seadrill Reorganization for the year ended December 31, 2022.
The historical financial statements of Seadrill and Aquadrill were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States and shown in U.S. dollars. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023, the three months ended March 31, 2022, and the year ended December 31, 2022 assumes that the Business Combination and Completed Transactions had occurred on January 1, 2022. The impacts from the Completed Transactions have already been reflected in the historical consolidated statement of operations of Seadrill for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and therefore no pro forma statement of operations adjustments were made for the interim period. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of March 31, 2023, assumes that the Business Combination had occurred on March 31, 2023. The impacts from the Completed Transactions have already been reflected in the historical consolidated balance sheet for Seadrill as of March 31, 2023 and therefore no pro forma balance sheet adjustments were made to the respective interim period.
Note 2. Business Combination with Aquadrill and Estimated Purchase Consideration
Business Combination
In accordance with the Merger Agreement, on the Closing Date (i) Merger Sub merged with and into Aquadrill, with Aquadrill surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Seadrill, (ii) Aquadrill unitholders received (a) 29.9 million Seadrill common shares, (b) cash consideration of $1 million, and (c) $30 million settled by tax withholding in lieu of common shares.
The Pro Forma Financial Information was prepared using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC 805, which requires, among other things, that assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination be recognized at their fair values as of the acquisition date with limited exceptions. The combined company name, ticker symbol, and headquarters will remain consistent with that of Seadrill. As the equity consideration issuing company, Seadrill will hold overall decision-making power of the combined company. As of the Closing Date, the board of directors is comprised of seven individuals designated by Seadrill and two individuals designated by Aquadrill. As a result, Seadrill is the accounting acquirer of Aquadrill in accordance with ASC 805.
Preliminary Purchase Agreement Consideration
The allocation of the consideration, including any related tax effects, is preliminary and pending finalization of various estimates, inputs and analyses used in the valuation assessment of the specifically identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired. The value of total consideration has been determined based on the closing price of Seadrill shares on April 3, 2023 and the number of issued and outstanding Aquadrill common shares immediately prior to closing. Since the Pro Forma Financial Information has been prepared by Seadrill based on preliminary fair values attributable to the Business Combination, the actual amounts eventually recorded in accordance with the acquisition method of accounting may differ materially from the information presented.