HAMILTON, BERMUDA--(Marketwire - Nov 2, 2012) - Seadrill Limited ("Seadrill") has today acquired additional 18,500 shares of Asia Offshore Drilling Limited (the "Company", OSE: AOD). The shares were acquired at price NOK 28.71 per share. Following this acquisition, Seadrill will be the owner of 26,372,751 shares in the Company, corresponding to 65.93% of the total number of outstanding shares in the Company.

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Source: Seadrill Limited via Thomson Reuters ONE

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