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SEADRILL (SDRL): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$5,851,948Former CEO Simon Johnson · source
Say-on-pay support94.67%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers50th pct.Of 12 peer CEOs
CEO pay ratio104:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $12,949,070FY2023
  • $8,337,369FY2024
  • $5,851,948FY2025

CEO total pay was $5,851,948 in fiscal 2025, down from $8,337,369 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $800,000 · bonus $0 · stock awards $4,264,803 · option awards $0

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Executives and directors

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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Simon Johnson$800,000$0$4,264,803$0$721,586$0$65,559$5,851,948
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Grant Creed451,82501,705,9140330,454036,0192,524,211
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Samir Ali429,37501,108,8390315,694021,0001,874,907
Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer
Torsten Sauer-Petersen391,83301,108,8390315,694030,9261,847,292
Executive Vice President, Chief Technology & Sustainability Officer
Todd Strickler407,29201,108,8390283,151021,0001,820,281
Senior Vice President and General Counsel

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
Simon Johnson$5,851,948$8,337,369$12,949,070↓ −2,485,421
Grant Creed2,524,2113,627,7744,152,188↓ −1,103,563
Samir Ali1,874,9072,463,6283,286,908↓ −588,721
Torsten Sauer-Petersen1,847,2922,516,4073,426,165↓ −669,115
Todd Strickler1,820,2812,414,3053,053,941↓ −594,024

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

Our executive compensation philosophy is designed to align the interests of our leadership team with those of our shareholders, fostering a results-driven culture that delivers significant value to the organization. We design our compensation programs utilizing guiding principles that ensure competitiveness, transparency and alignment with our strategic goals, specifically by paying for performance, attracting and retaining high-caliber talent, ensuring alignment with shareholders through long-term equity awards, and managing risks by promoting meaningful long-term value.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantLB&Co.
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
Equity grants and outstanding awards

No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Samir AliPSU5,282—$182,757
Torsten Sauer-PetersenPSU5,282—182,757
Todd StricklerPSU5,282—182,757
Samir AliRSU7,826—270,780
Torsten Sauer-PetersenRSU7,826—270,780
Todd StricklerRSU7,826—270,780
Grant CreedPSU8,127—281,177
Samir AliPSU10,739—371,569
Torsten Sauer-PetersenPSU10,739—371,569
Todd StricklerPSU10,739—371,569
Grant CreedRSU12,040—416,584
Grant CreedPSU16,522—571,644
Simon JohnsonPSU20,316—702,934
Samir AliRSU23,864—825,694
Torsten Sauer-PetersenRSU23,864—825,694
Todd StricklerRSU23,864—825,694
Simon JohnsonRSU30,098—1,041,391
Grant CreedRSU36,714—1,270,304
Simon JohnsonPSU41,303—1,429,084
Simon JohnsonRSU91,786—3,175,796
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Julie J. RobertsonIndependent · Board Chair · Joint Nomination and Remuneration Committee$231,000$152,786——$0$383,786
Mark McCollumIndependent · Audit and Risk Committee (Chair)217,500122,229——0339,729
Andrew SchultzIndependent · Joint Nomination and Remuneration Committee (Chair)211,500122,229——0333,729
Jean CahuzacIndependent · Operational Excellence & Sustainability Committee (Chair)211,500122,229——0333,729
Jonathan SwinneyIndependent · Audit and Risk Committee192,500122,229——0314,729
Jan KjærvikIndependent · Audit and Risk Committee192,500122,229——0314,729
Paul SmithIndependent · Joint Nomination and Remuneration Committee188,000122,229——0310,229
Harry QuarlsIndependent · Operational Excellence & Sustainability Committee186,500122,229——0308,729
Ana ZambelliIndependent · Operational Excellence & Sustainability Committee185,000122,229——0307,229

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$140,000
Annual equity retainer$120,000
Per board meeting fee$1,500
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)—
Stock ownership guideline$700,000

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$1,816,000
Equity awards (grant-date value)$1,130,618
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$2,946,618

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

Peer group, and who names SEADRILL as a peer

Companies that benchmark against SDRL

2 companies name SDRL as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses SDRL in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named SDRL in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.

Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2025

The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.

Peer reciprocity

Of the companies SEADRILL Ltd names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.

Reciprocity shown where the peer’s own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer’s filing. A dash means the peer’s current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including SEADRILL Ltd.

Chief executive pay against the peer group

Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1Nabors Industries Ltd.2025Anthony Petrello$1,750,000$5,352,354$0$2,049,275$29,636,103
2Helmerich Payne, Inc.2025John Lindsay1,179,9095,749,95701,559,0169,010,799
3Transocean Ltd.2025Keelan Adamson933,3335,771,95701,820,0008,793,715
4Oceaneering International, Inc.2025Roderick Larson910,0002,027,79604,282,4257,735,670
5ProPetro Holding Corp2025Samuel Sledge975,0004,391,41001,137,5006,539,712
6Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.2025Neal Lux717,7694,232,10501,196,4636,163,337
7SEADRILL Ltd2025Simon Johnson800,0004,264,8030721,5865,851,948
8Bristow Group Inc.2025Christopher Bradshaw800,0003,584,60701,291,2005,706,605
9Oil States International, Inc.2025Cindy Taylor925,0002,400,00301,654,2445,079,386
10Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.2025Owen Kratz800,0003,838,5190420,0005,067,269
11Core Laboratories Inc.2025Lawrence Bruno886,9123,505,1050351,2174,980,491
12Innovex International, Inc.2025Adam Anderson550,9692,222,4920495,0003,283,511
13RPC, Inc.2025Ben Palmer618,0001,388,26501,155,6603,192,075

Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
SEADRILL Ltdnot disclosedPRSU 60 · RSU 40not disclosedLB&Co.
Bristow Group Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Core Laboratories Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.not disclosedPSU 50 · RSU 50not disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.35%PSU 50 · RSU 50Yes — TSR relative to performance peer groupWTW (Willis Towers Watson)
Helmerich Payne, Inc.109.09%PSU 50 · RSU 50Yes — Total Stockholder Return (TSR)Willis Towers Watson
Innovex International, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Nabors Industries Ltd.not disclosednot disclosedYes — Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR)Pay Governance
Oceaneering International, Inc.124%not disclosedYes — Relative TSRMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Oil States International, Inc.not disclosedRSU 50 · PRSU 25 · Cash Performance Award 25not disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners
ProPetro Holding Corpnot disclosedRSU 50 · PSU 50not disclosedPearl Meyer
RPC, Inc.187%RSU 75 · PSU 25NoMercer, LLC
Transocean Ltd.not disclosedPSU 50 · RSU 50NoPay Governance LLC

Read from each company’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company’s filing does not state the item.

Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-06-0341,033,5212,310,2441,552,11794.67%Passed
20252025-05-1437,474,9532,406,2512,001,18593.97%Passed

Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year’s compensation.

Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company’s computation
20262026-06-0394.67%a
20252025-05-1493.97%b

a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

Approval percentages are the company’s own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)104 : 1
CEO total compensation$5,851,948
Median employee compensation$56,309
Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (43 citations)

Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

  • Section 01, Simon Johnson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 42. As printed: 5,851,948. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Grant Creed. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 42. As printed: 2,524,211. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Samir Ali. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 42. As printed: 1,874,907. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Torsten Sauer-Petersen. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 42. As printed: 1,847,292. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Todd Strickler. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 42. As printed: 1,820,281. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 104 : 1. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Julie J. Robertson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 383,786. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Mark McCollum. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 339,729. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Andrew Schultz. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 333,729. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Jean Cahuzac. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 333,729. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Jonathan Swinney. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 314,729. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Jan Kjærvik. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 314,729. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Paul Smith. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 310,229. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Harry Quarls. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 308,729. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Ana Zambelli. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 307,229. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-06-05. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 94.67% (votes for as printed: 41,033,521). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-05-19. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 93.97% (votes for as printed: 37,474,953). View filing ↗
  • Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
  • Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 1,816,000 + equity 1,130,618 + all other 0 = 2,946,618, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Nabors Industries Ltd., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. CEO total compensation as printed in Nabors Industries Ltd.'s own proxy. As printed: 29,636,103. View filing ↗
  • Helmerich Payne, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-22. CEO total compensation as printed in Helmerich Payne, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,010,799. View filing ↗
  • Transocean Ltd., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. CEO total compensation as printed in Transocean Ltd.'s own proxy. As printed: 8,793,715. View filing ↗
  • Oceaneering International, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. CEO total compensation as printed in Oceaneering International, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,735,670. View filing ↗
  • ProPetro Holding Corp, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. CEO total compensation as printed in ProPetro Holding Corp's own proxy. As printed: 6,539,712. View filing ↗
  • Forum Energy Technologies, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,163,337. View filing ↗
  • SEADRILL Ltd (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. CEO total compensation as printed in SEADRILL Ltd's own proxy. As printed: 5,851,948. View filing ↗
  • Bristow Group Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. CEO total compensation as printed in Bristow Group Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,706,605. View filing ↗
  • Oil States International, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Oil States International, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,079,386. View filing ↗
  • Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-01. CEO total compensation as printed in Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,067,269. View filing ↗
  • Core Laboratories Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. CEO total compensation as printed in Core Laboratories Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,980,491. View filing ↗
  • Innovex International, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Innovex International, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,283,511. View filing ↗
  • RPC, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-18. CEO total compensation as printed in RPC, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,192,075. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Oil States International, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Oil States International, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include SEADRILL Ltd. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Oceaneering International, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Oceaneering International, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include SEADRILL Ltd. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Helmerich Payne, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Helmerich Payne, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include SEADRILL Ltd. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Bristow Group Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Bristow Group Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include SEADRILL Ltd. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Transocean Ltd. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Transocean Ltd. names SEADRILL Ltd in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include SEADRILL Ltd. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include SEADRILL Ltd. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Nabors Industries Ltd. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Nabors Industries Ltd.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include SEADRILL Ltd. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, ProPetro Holding Corp reciprocity. DEF 14A. ProPetro Holding Corp's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include SEADRILL Ltd. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Core Laboratories Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Core Laboratories Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include SEADRILL Ltd. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Innovex International, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Innovex International, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include SEADRILL Ltd. View filing ↗
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