Reference is made to the notice of 28 May 2014 for the annual general meeting of Sevan Drilling ASA, to be held on Thursday 19 June 2014 at 2.00 pm (CET).
As follows from the notice under agenda item 9 (Appointment of Board Members), the nomination committee would prior to the general meeting present a proposal for a new board member.
The nomination committee's proposal is now finalized, and the committee proposes that Ragnhild M. Wiborg is appointed as replacement director to the board.
Ragnhild M. Wiborg has long experience from fund management in both the Norwegian and Swedish financial markets, and serves as directors of the boards of companies such as IM Skaugen SE, REC Silicon ASA, REC Solar ASA, EAM Solar ASA and Borregaard ASA. She has a Bachelor of Science in Economics (Civilekonom ) with a major in International Business from the Stockholm School of Economics and Business Administration, as well as education from Sorbonne University.
The nomination committee has further proposed some adjustments to proposed board and nomination committee remunerations as follows: board remuneration to be payable quarterly in arrears and to include NOK 30,000 for service on audit committee, and nomination committee remuneration to be reduced to NOK 5,000. The complete proposal of the nomination committee will be accessible on the company's web site, www.sevandrilling.com, and further presented at the annual general meeting.
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.