EX-99.2 3 rig-20190219ex992b66ce2.htm EX-99.2 rig_EX99_2

 

 

Exhibit 99.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRANSOCEAN LTD.

 

 

STATUTORY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ernst & Young Ltd

Maagplatz 1

P.O. Box

8005 Zurich

Phone: +41 58 286 86 86

Fax: +41 58 286 30 04

www.ey.com/ch

 

 

To the General Meeting of 

Transocean Ltd., Steinhausen

Zurich,  February 19, 2019

 

Report of the statutory auditor on the financial statements

 

As statutory auditor, we have audited the financial statements of Transocean Ltd., which comprise the statement of operations, balance sheet and notes (pages SR‑3 to SR‑11), for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Board of Directors’ Responsibility

The Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of Swiss law and the company’s articles of incorporation.  This responsibility includes designing, implementing and maintaining an internal control system relevant to the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.  The Board of Directors is further responsible for selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies and making accounting estimates that are reasonable in the circumstances.

Auditor’s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.  We conducted our audit in accordance with Swiss law and Swiss Auditing Standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.  In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers the internal control system relevant to the entity’s preparation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control system.  An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.  We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Opinion

In our opinion, the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 comply with Swiss law and the company’s articles of incorporation.

Report on Key Audit Matters based on the circular 1/2015 of the Federal Audit Oversight Authority

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements of the current period.  These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.  For the matter below, our description of how our audit addressed the matter is provided in that context.

We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditor’s responsibilities section of our report, including in relation to this matter.  Accordingly, our audit included the performance of procedures designed to respond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements.  The results of our audit procedures, including the procedures performed to address the matter below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the financial statements.

 

SR-1


 

 

 

Impairment assessment of investments in subsidiaries

Area of emphasis

Transocean Ltd. evaluates its investments in subsidiaries for impairment annually and records an impairment loss when the carrying amount of such assets exceeds the recoverable amount.  The assessment of the existence of any indicators of impairment of the carrying amount of investments in subsidiaries is judgmental.  In the event that indicators of impairment are identified, the assessment of the recoverable amounts is also judgmental and requires estimation and the use of subjective assumptions.

Transocean Ltd. measures the recoverable amount of its investments in subsidiaries by applying a variety of valuation methods, incorporating a combination of income and market approaches and using projected discounted cash flows.

The primary risks are identifying impairment indicators, inaccurate models being used for the impairment assessment, and that the assumptions to support the value of the investments are inappropriate.  The principal consideration for our determination that the impairment assessment of investments in subsidiaries is a key audit matter is the subjectivity in the assessment of the recoverable amounts which requires estimation and the use of subjective assumptions.

See Note 3 to these financial statements for Transocean Ltd.’s disclosures related to investment in subsidiaries.

 

Our audit response

Our audit procedures related to the key audit matter of the impairment assessment of investments in subsidiaries included the following procedures:

We performed inquiries of management about the current market conditions supporting the evaluation of potential impairment indicators, tested the key assumptions used, and performed procedures on Transocean Ltd.’s prospective financial information.

We involved valuation specialists to assist in the evaluation of management’s valuation models and impairment analyses, specifically in testing key assumptions and prospective financial information.

We performed procedures to assess the valuation models for evidence of management bias considering contrary evidence from third party analyst reports and press releases.

 

 

Report on other legal requirements

We confirm that we meet the legal requirements on licensing according to the Auditor Oversight Act (AOA) and independence (article 728 CO and article 11 AOA) and that there are no circumstances incompatible with our independence.

In accordance with article 728a paragraph 1 item 3 CO and Swiss Auditing Standard 890, we confirm that an internal control system exists, which has been designed for the preparation of financial statements according to the instructions of the Board of Directors.

We recommend that the financial statements submitted to you be approved.

 

 

Ernst & Young Ltd

 

 

 

/s/ Jolanda Dolente

 

/s/ Jennifer Mathias

Licensed audit expert

 

Certified public accountant

(Auditor in charge)

 

 

 

 

 

SR-2


 

TRANSOCEAN LTD.

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Years ended December 31,

 

 

2018

 

2017

Income

 

 

 

 

 

Guarantee fee income

 

chf

921

 

 

chf

1,401

 

Financial income

 

 

49

 

 

 

5

 

Total income

 

 

970

 

 

 

1,406

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs and expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General and administrative

 

 

19,873

 

 

 

28,408

 

Depreciation

 

 

26

 

 

 

27

 

(Gain) loss on currency exchange

 

 

21,924

 

 

 

(327

)

Financial expense

 

 

12,106

 

 

 

929

 

Total costs and expenses

 

 

53,929

 

 

 

29,037

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss on impairment

 

 

(378,031

)

 

 

(440,372

)

Direct taxes

 

 

(189

)

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss for the year

 

chf

(431,179

)

 

chf

(468,002

)

 

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

SR-3


 

TRANSOCEAN LTD.

BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

chf

53,837

 

 

chf

3,455

 

Receivables from subsidiaries

 

 

21,600

 

 

 

6,416

 

Other current assets

 

 

1,302

 

 

 

6,818

 

Total current assets

 

 

76,739

 

 

 

16,689

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in subsidiaries

 

 

9,739,216

 

 

 

6,114,795

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment

 

 

1,392

 

 

 

1,382

 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

 

1,390

 

 

 

1,353

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

2

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other non-current assets

 

 

99

 

 

 

1,436

 

Total non-current assets

 

 

9,739,317

 

 

 

6,116,260

 

Total assets

 

chf

9,816,056

 

 

chf

6,132,949

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable to subsidiaries

 

chf

8,459

 

 

chf

25,449

 

Interest payable to subsidiaries

 

 

7,453

 

 

 

309

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

2,301

 

 

 

5,107

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

18,213

 

 

 

30,865

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long‑term interest bearing notes payable to subsidiary

 

 

2,156,663

 

 

 

52,157

 

Total non‑current liabilities

 

 

2,156,663

 

 

 

52,157

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share capital

 

 

61,058

 

 

 

39,480

 

Statutory capital reserves from capital contribution

 

 

11,903,340

 

 

 

11,403,842

 

Statutory capital reserves from capital contribution for shares held by subsidiaries

 

 

72,995

 

 

 

71,639

 

Free capital reserves from capital contribution

 

 

1,500,000

 

 

 

 

Accumulated loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated loss brought forward from previous years

 

 

(5,465,034

)

 

 

(4,997,032

)

Net loss for the year

 

 

(431,179

)

 

 

(468,002

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

 

7,641,180

 

 

 

6,049,927

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

 

chf

9,816,056

 

 

chf

6,132,949

 

 

See accompanying notes.

 

SR-4


 

TRANSOCEAN LTD.

NOTES TO STATUTORY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 1—General

Transocean Ltd. (the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is the parent company of Transocean Inc. and Transocean Management Services GmbH., our direct wholly owned subsidiaries.   Transocean Ltd. is registered with the commercial register in the canton of Zug, and its shares are listed on the New York Stock ExchangeAt December 31, 2018 and 2017,  we had less than 10 full‑time employees.

On January 30, 2018, we acquired an approximate 97.7 percent ownership interest in Songa Offshore SE (“Songa”), a European public company limited by shares, or societas Europaea, existing under the laws of Cyprus.  On March 28, 2018, we acquired the remaining shares not owned by us through a compulsory acquisition under Cyprus law, and as a result, Songa became our wholly owned subsidiary.  In connection with these transactions, we issued 68.0 million shares and Transocean Inc. issued USD 863 million aggregate principal amount of 0.5% exchangeable senior bonds due January 30, 2023 (the “Exchangeable Bonds”).  On March 28, 2018, immediately after completing these transactions, we contributed all shares of Songa to Transocean Inc.

On December 5, 2018, we acquired Ocean Rig UDW Inc. (“Ocean Rig”), a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability, in a merger transaction, and as a result, Ocean Rig became our wholly owned subsidiary.  In connection with the acquisition, we issued 147.7 million shares and made an aggregate cash payment of USD 1.2 billion.  On December 7, 2018, we contributed all shares of Ocean Rig to Transocean Inc.

Note 2—Significant Accounting Policies

Presentation—We have prepared our unconsolidated statutory financial statements in accordance with the accounting principles as set out in Art. 957 to Art. 963b, of the Swiss Code of Obligations (the “CO”).    Since we have prepared our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting standards, a recognized accounting standard, we have, in accordance with the CO, elected to forego presenting the statement of cash flows, the additional disclosures and the management report otherwise required by the CO.  Our financial statements may be influenced by the creation and release of excess reserves.

Currency—We maintain our accounting records in U.S. dollars and translate them into Swiss francs for statutory reporting purposes.  We translate into Swiss francs our assets and liabilities that are denominated in non-Swiss currencies using the year‑end currency exchange rates, except prior‑year transactions for our investments in subsidiaries and our shareholders’  equity, which are translated at historical exchange rates.  We translate into Swiss francs our income statement transactions that are denominated in non-Swiss currencies using the average currency exchange rates for the year.

Our principal exchange rates were as follows:

 

 

Average exchange rates
for the years ended
December 31,

 

 

Exchange rates
at December 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

CHF / USD

 

 

0.98

 

 

 

0.99

 

 

 

0.98

 

 

 

0.97

 

CHF / GBP

 

 

1.31

 

 

 

1.26

 

 

 

1.25

 

 

 

1.31

 

CHF / NOK

 

 

0.12

 

 

 

0.12

 

 

 

0.11

 

 

 

0.12

 

 

We recognize realized currency exchange and translation gains and losses arising from business transactions and net unrealized currency exchange and translation losses in current period earnings.   We defer net unrealized currency exchange and translation gains and record such deferred gains in other current liabilities.

Cash—We hold  cash balances, denominated in Swiss francs and U.S. dollars, which include cash deposited in demand bank accounts, money market investment accounts and other liquid investments and interest earned on such cash balances.

Current assets and liabilities—We record current assets at historical cost less adjustments for impairment of value and current liabilities at historical cost.

Investments in subsidiaries—We record our investments in subsidiaries at acquisition cost less adjustments for impairment of value.  We evaluate our investments in subsidiaries for impairment annually and record an impairment loss when the carrying amount of such assets exceeds the fair value.  We estimate fair value of our investments using a variety of valuation methods, including the income and market approaches.  Our estimates of fair value represent a price that would be received to sell the asset in an orderly transaction between market participants in the principal market for the asset.

Own shares—We recognize own shares at acquisition cost, which we present as a deduction from shareholders’ equity at the time of acquisition.  For own shares held by subsidiaries, we build a reserve for shares in equity at the respective acquisition costs.

Related parties—In the meaning of the CO, we consider related parties to be only shareholders, direct and indirect subsidiaries, and the board of directors.

 

SR-5


 

TRANSOCEAN LTD.

NOTES TO STATUTORY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—continued

 

Note 3—Investment in Subsidiaries

Direct Investments—Our direct investments in subsidiaries were as follows (in thousands, except percentages):

Company name

 

Purpose

 

Domicile

 

Ownership and voting interest

 

Share
capital

 

Carrying amount as of December 31,

 

2018

 

2017

 

Transocean Inc.

 

Holding

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

usd

3,192

 

chf

9,739,108

 

chf

6,114,687

 

Transocean Management Ltd.

 

Management and administration

 

Switzerland

 

 

 

 

 

chf

 

chf

90

 

Transocean Management Services GmbH

 

Management and administration

 

Switzerland

 

90

%

 

chf

20

 

chf

108

 

chf

18

 

On June 26, 2018, Transocean Management Ltd,  formerly our direct wholly owned subsidiary, merged with Transocean Management Services GmbH.  Following the merger Transocean Management Ltd ceased to exist and Transocean Management Services GmbH was the surviving entity.

Impairments—In the year ended December 31, 2018, as a result of our annual impairment test, we determined that the carrying amounts of our investments in subsidiaries were impaired, and, as a result, we recognized an aggregate loss of CHF 378 million associated with the impairment of our investment in Transocean Inc.  In the year ended December 31, 2017,  as a result of our annual impairment test, we determined that the carrying amounts of our investments in subsidiaries were impaired, and, as a result, we recognized an aggregate loss of CHF 440 million and released excess reserves in amount of CHF 511 million associated with the impairment of our investment in Transocean Inc.

Principal indirect investments—Our  principal indirect investments in subsidiaries were as follows:

December 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

Company name

 

Domicile

 

Ownership and voting interest

 

Company name

 

Domicile

 

Ownership and voting interest

 

Deepwater Pacific 1 Inc.

 

British Virgin Islands

 

100

%

 

Deepwater Pacific 1 Inc.

 

British Virgin Islands

 

100

%

 

Global Marine Inc.

 

United States

 

100

%

 

Global Marine Inc.

 

United States

 

100

%

 

GSF Leasing Services GmbH

 

Switzerland

 

100

%

 

GSF Leasing Services GmbH

 

Switzerland

 

100

%

 

Sedco Forex Holdings Limited

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

Sedco Forex Holdings Limited

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

Sedco Forex International Inc.

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

Sedco Forex International Inc.

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

Transocean Conqueror Limited

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

Transocean Conqueror Limited

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

Transocean Deepwater Drilling Services Limited

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

Transocean Deepwater Drilling Services Limited

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

Transocean Drilling Offshore S.a.r.l

 

Luxembourg

 

100

%

 

Transocean Drilling Offshore S.a.r.l

 

Luxembourg

 

100

%

 

Transocean Drilling U.K. Limited

 

Scotland

 

100

%

 

Transocean Drilling U.K. Limited

 

Scotland

 

100

%

 

Transocean Financing GmbH

 

Switzerland

 

100

%

 

Transocean Financing GmbH

 

Switzerland

 

100

%

 

Transocean Guardian Limited

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transocean Holdings 1 Limited

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

Transocean Holdings 1 Limited

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

Transocean Holdings 2 Limited

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

Transocean Holdings 2 Limited

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

Transocean Holdings 3 Limited

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

Transocean Holdings 3 Limited

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

Transocean Hungary Holdings LLC

 

Hungary

 

100

%

 

Transocean Hungary Holdings LLC

 

Hungary

 

100

%

 

Transocean Norway Drilling AS

 

Norway

 

100

%

 

Transocean Norway Drilling AS

 

Norway

 

100

%

 

Transocean Oceanus Holdings Limited

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc.

 

United States

 

100

%

 

Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Inc.

 

United States

 

100

%

 

Transocean Offshore Deepwater Holdings Limited

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

Transocean Offshore Deepwater Holdings Limited

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

Transocean Offshore Holdings Limited

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

Transocean Offshore Holdings Limited

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

Transocean Offshore International Ventures Limited

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

Transocean Offshore International Ventures Limited

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

Transocean Partners Holdings Limited

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

Transocean Partners Holdings Limited

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

Transocean Phoenix 2 Limited

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

Transocean Phoenix 2 Limited

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

Transocean Pontus Limited

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transocean Poseidon Limited

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transocean Proteus Limited

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

Transocean Proteus Limited

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

Transocean Entities Holdings GmbH

 

Switzerland

 

100

%

 

Transocean Entities Holdings GmbH

 

Switzerland

 

100

%

 

Transocean Worldwide Inc.

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

Transocean Worldwide Inc.

 

Cayman Islands

 

100

%

 

Triton Asset Leasing GmbH

 

Switzerland

 

100

%

 

Triton Asset Leasing GmbH

 

Switzerland

 

100

%

 

Triton Hungary Investments 1 LLC

 

Hungary

 

100

%

 

Triton Hungary Investments 1 LLC

 

Hungary

 

100

%

 

Triton Nautilus Asset Leasing GmbH

 

Switzerland

 

100

%

 

Triton Nautilus Asset Leasing GmbH

 

Switzerland

 

100

%

 

In the year ended December 31, 2018, we formed Transocean Guardian Limited, Transocean Pontus Limited and Transocean Poseidon Limited in connection with the issuance of senior secured notes for the purpose of partially financing the construction or acquisition of the respective collateral rig.  We also formed Transocean Oceanus Holdings Limited in connection with the acquisition of Ocean Rig.  See Note 7— Guarantees and Commitments.

 

SR-6


 

TRANSOCEAN LTD.

NOTES TO STATUTORY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—continued

 

Note 4—Shareholders’ Equity 

Overview—Changes in our shareholder’s equity were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Share capital

 

 

Statutory capital reserves

 

 

Free reserves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

  

 

Amount

 

 

from capital
contribution

 

 

from capital
contribution for
shares held by
subsidiaries
(a)

 

 

Free capital reserves
from capital
contribution

 

 

Accumulated
loss

 

 

Own shares
against capital
reserve from
capital
contribution

 

 

Total
shareholders’
equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2016

 

394,802

 

 

chf

39,480

 

 

chf

11,403,893

 

 

chf

71,588

 

 

chf

 

 

chf

(4,997,032

)

 

chf

 

 

chf

6,517,929

 

Own share transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(51 

)

 

 

51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(468,002

)

 

 

 

 

 

(468,002)

)

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

394,802

 

 

chf

39,480

 

 

chf

11,403,842

 

 

chf

71,639

 

 

chf

 

 

chf

(5,465,034

)

 

chf

 

 

chf

6,049,927

 

Share issuance for Songa acquisition

 

68,051

 

 

 

6,805

 

 

 

526,084

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

532,889

 

Release of statutory capital reserves from capital contribution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,500,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share issuance for Ocean Rig acquisition

 

147,700

 

 

 

14,770

 

 

 

1,474,483

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,489,253

 

Own share transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,356

)

 

 

1,356

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share issuance for debt conversions

 

29

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

287

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

290

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(431,179

)

 

 

 

 

 

(431,179

)

Balance at December 31, 2018

 

610,582

 

 

chf

61,058

 

 

chf

11,903,340

 

 

chf

72,995

 

 

chf

1,500,000

 

 

chf

(5,896,213

)

 

chf

 

 

chf

7,641,180

 

_______________________

a)

The statutory capital reserve from capital contribution for shares held by subsidiaries represents the aggregate cost of own shares held indirectly by Transocean Ltd. through Transocean Inc.  During the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, Transocean Inc. withheld 118,547 and 5,630 own shares, respectively, through a broker arrangement in satisfaction of withholding taxes due by our employees upon the vesting of equity awards granted under our Long-Term Incentive Plan.  For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the aggregate value of own share transactions was CHF 1.4 million and CHF 51,000, respectively.  See Note 5—Own Shares.

Authorized share capital—In May 2016, at our annual general meeting, our shareholders approved an authorized share capital in the amount of CHF 2.2 million, authorizing the issuance of a maximum of 22.3 million fully paid‑in shares with a par value of CHF 0.10 per share at any time until May 12, 2018.

In January 2018, in connection with the acquisition of Songa, shareholders at our extraordinary general meeting approved, together with other proposals, the issuance of up to 68.6 million of our shares, par value CHF 0.10 each, tendered for a  voluntary offer, and an amendment of our articles of association to create additional authorized share capital to issue up to 25.4 million registered shares, par value CHF 0.10 each, in connection with a compulsory acquisition of the remaining Songa shares not owned by us immediately after completion of the voluntary offer.

In May 2018,  shareholders at our annual general meeting renewed the board of directors’ authority to issue shares out of authorized share capital for a further two-year period, expiring on May 18, 2020.  The board of directors’ authority to issue shares in one or several steps is limited to a maximum of 27.7 million shares.

In November 2018, in connection with the acquisition of Ocean Rig, shareholders at our extraordinary general meeting approved, together with other proposals, an amendment of our articles of association to create additional authorized share capital,  the issuance of up to 147.7 million shares to pay the share consideration in the acquisition of Ocean Rig.  The board of directors utilized the full authorization less eight shares for the specified purpose; the remaining authorization is reflected in article 5ter of the Company’s articles of association but may not be used for any purpose other than the already completed acquisition of Ocean Rig.  The shareholders at the same extraordinary general meeting approved the deletion of the previously approved special purpose authorized share capital, in connection with the acquisition of Songa, included in article 5bis of the Company’s articles of association, which allowed for the issuance of up to 24.3 million shares.

Conditional share capital—Our articles of association provide for a conditional share capital that permits us to issue up to 143.8 million additional shares, under the following circumstances, without obtaining additional shareholder approval:

(1)

through the exercise of conversion, exchange, option, warrant or similar rights for the subscription of shares granted in connection with bonds, options, warrants or other securities newly or already issued in national or international capital markets or new or already existing contractual obligations convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for our shares or the shares of one of our group companies or any of their respective predecessors; or

(2)

in connection with the issuance of shares, options or other share‑based awards to directors, employees, contractors, consultants or other persons providing services to us.

In connection with the issuance of bonds, notes, warrants or other financial instruments or contractual obligations that are convertible into, exercisable for or exchangeable for our registered shares, our board of directors is authorized to withdraw or limit the advance subscription rights of shareholders under certain circumstances.  In connection with the issuance of shares, options or other share‑based awards to directors, employees, contractors, consultants or other persons providing services to us, the preemptive rights and

 

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the advance subscription rights of shareholders are excluded.    In the year ended December 31, 2018, we issued 28,795 shares out of conditional share capital to holders that exercised their options to convert the Exchangeable Bonds into our shares.

Note 5—Own Shares

Overview—The following is a summary of changes in the registered shares (i) that were repurchased under our share repurchase program for cancellation purposes, and (ii) held by Transocean Inc. to satisfy obligations under our share-based compensation plans (in thousands, except percentages):

 

 

Own
shares

 

 

Total shares issued

 

 

Percentage of
shares issued

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2016

 

 

5,430

 

 

 

394,802

 

 

 

1.38

%

 

Transfers under share‑based compensation plans

 

 

(1,880

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

 

 

3,550

 

 

 

394,802

 

 

 

0.90

%

 

Transfers under share‑based compensation plans

 

 

(2,627

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2018

 

 

923

 

 

 

610,582

 

 

 

0.15

%

 

Share repurchase program—In May 2009, at our annual general meeting, our shareholders approved and authorized our board of directors, at its discretion, to repurchase an amount of our shares for cancellation with an aggregate purchase price of up to CHF 3.5 billion At December 31, 2018, the authorization remaining under the share repurchase program was for the repurchase of our outstanding shares for an aggregate cost of up to CHF 3.2 billion.  The share repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued by our board of directors or company management, as applicable, at any time.

Shares held by subsidiaries—At December 31, 2017, Transocean Partners Holdings Ltd. (“TPHL”) held 95,830 of our shares.  On December 20, 2018, TPHL transferred its holdings of our shares to Transocean Inc. for a cash payment of CHF 1.3 million.

Transocean Inc. holds our shares to satisfy our obligations to deliver shares in connection with awards granted under our incentive plans or other rights to acquire our shares.   In the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, we transferred 2.6 million and 1.9 million shares, respectively, at historical cost, from the own shares held by Transocean Inc. to satisfy obligations under our share‑based compensation plans.  In the years ended December 31, 2018  and 2017, we received cash proceeds of CHF 1.4 million and CHF 53,000, respectively,  for own shares transferred in exchange for equity awards exercised or withheld for taxes under our share‑based compensation plans.

Note 6—Share Ownership 

Significant shareholders—Certain significant shareholders have reported to us that they held, directly or through their affiliates, the following beneficial interests in excess of 5 percent of our issued share capital (in thousands, except percentages):

December 31, 2018

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

Name

 

Number of
shares

 

 

Percentage of
issued share
capital

 

 

Name

 

Number of
shares

 

 

Percentage of
issued share
capital

 

The Vanguard Group.

 

 

48,850

 

 

 

8.01%

 

 

BlackRock, Inc.

 

 

35,420

 

 

 

9.10%

 

BlackRock, Inc.

 

 

46,561

 

 

 

7.64%

 

 

Vanguard

 

 

33,345

 

 

 

8.52%

 

PRIMECAP Management Company

 

 

33,892

 

 

 

5.56%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frederik W. Mohn/Perestroika AS

 

 

33,137

 

 

 

5.44%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Own shares—At December 31, 2018 and 2017,  indirectly through Transocean Inc.,  we held 0.9 million and 3.6 million registered shares, respectively, representing 0.2 percent and 0.9 percent, respectively, of our issued share capital.    See Note 5—Own Shares.

 

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Shares held by board members—The number of shares held, including shares privately held,  by members of our board of directors was as follows:

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

Name

 

Vested
shares and
unvested
share units

 

 

Stock options
and
conversion
rights

 

 

Vested
shares and
unvested
share units

 

 

Stock
options

 

Merrill A. “Pete” Miller, Jr.

 

 

107,734

 

 

 

 

 

 

82,753

 

 

 

 

Glyn A. Barker

 

 

87,902

 

 

 

 

 

 

71,761

 

 

 

 

Vanessa C.L. Chang

 

 

91,596

 

 

 

 

 

 

69,455

 

 

 

 

Frederico F. Curado

 

 

76,154

 

 

 

 

 

 

60,013

 

 

 

 

Chad Deaton

 

 

82,896

 

 

 

 

 

 

66,755

 

 

 

 

Tan Ek Kia

 

 

85,664

 

 

 

 

 

 

69,523

 

 

 

 

Vincent J. Intrieri

 

 

81,394

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,253

 

 

 

 

Martin B. McNamara

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

108,276

 

 

 

 

Samuel Merksamer

 

 

82,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

65,989

 

 

 

 

Frederick W. Mohn (a)

 

 

33,136,694

 

 

 

34,619,736

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edward R. Muller

 

 

101,280

 

 

 

 

 

 

85,139

 

 

 

 

Jeremy D. Thigpen

 

 

1,483,755

 

 

 

780,522

 

 

 

1,115,235

 

 

 

451,575

 

Total

 

 

35,417,199

 

 

 

35,400,258

 

 

 

1,850,152

 

 

 

451,575

 

____________________________

a)

Mr. Mohn and his related parties hold conversion rights associated with the Exchangeable Bonds, which may be converted at any time prior to the maturity date at an exchange rate of 97.29756 shares per $1,000 note, equivalent to a conversion price of $10.28 per share, subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events.  Holders of Exchangeable Bonds may require us to repurchase all or a portion of such holder’s Exchangeable Bonds upon the occurrence of certain events.

Shares held by the executive management team—Our executive management team consists of the President and Chief Executive Officer, the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and the Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer.    The number of shares held, including shares privately held, by members of our executive management team and their conditional rights to receive shares under our share‑based compensation plans  were as follows:

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

Name

 

Number of
shares held

 

Number of
granted share
units vesting
in 2019

 

Number of
granted share
units vesting
in 2020

 

Number of
granted share
units vesting
in 2021

 

Total
shares and
share units

 

 

Number of
shares held

 

Number of
granted share
units vesting
in 2018

 

Number of
granted share
units vesting
in 2019

 

Number of
granted share
units vesting
in 2020

 

Total
shares and
share units

 

Jeremy D. Thigpen

 

 

430,285

 

 

325,052

 

 

399,656

 

 

54,467

 

 

1,209,460

 

 

 

156,784

 

 

471,428

 

 

270,586

 

 

37,633

 

 

936,431

 

Mark L. Mey

 

 

223,316

 

 

137,309

 

 

155,895

 

 

21,009

 

 

537,529

 

 

 

95,204

 

 

223,977

 

 

116,301

 

 

16,258

 

 

451,740

 

Keelan Adamson

 

 

85,898

 

 

67,259

 

 

77,370

 

 

10,427

 

 

240,954

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Stobart (a)

 

 

 

 

99,016

 

 

57,225

 

 

 

 

156,241

 

 

 

84,854

 

 

169,379

 

 

116,747

 

 

16,318

 

 

387,298

 

Total

 

 

739,499

 

 

628,636

 

 

690,146

 

 

85,903

 

 

2,144,184

 

 

 

336,842

 

 

864,784

 

 

503,634

 

 

70,209

 

 

1,775,469

 

_____________________________

a)

Mr. Stobart was no longer designated as a member of the Executive Management Team, effective June 1, 2018.  A prorated portion of restricted share units will be released at date of termination, July 1, 2019.  A prorated portion of performance share units will be released at actual performance for his 2017 and 2018 awards in 2020 and 2021, respectively.

In the table above, the number of granted share units vesting in future years represents the vesting of previously granted service awards and performance awards in the form of share units.  Total shares excludes vested but unissued shares for share units granted from 2016 to 2018, which are expected to be issued in the first quarter of 2019.

Stock options held by members of the executive management team—The members of our executive management team held vested and unvested stock options as follows:

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

Name

 

Number of
granted
stock options
vested and
outstanding

 

Number of
granted
stock options
vesting
in 2019

 

Number of
granted
stock options
vesting
in 2020

 

Number of
granted
stock options
vesting
in 2021

 

Total vested
and unvested
stock options

 

 

Number of
granted
stock options
vested and
outstanding

 

Number of
granted
stock options
vesting
in 2018

 

Number of
granted
stock options
vesting
in 2019

 

Number of
granted
stock options
vesting
in 2020

 

Total vested
and unvested
stock options

 

Jeremy D. Thigpen

 

 

228,510

 

 

260,174

 

 

182,189

 

 

109,649

 

 

780,522

 

 

 

77,985

 

 

150,525

 

 

150,525

 

 

72,540

 

 

451,575

 

Mark L. Mey

 

 

96,696

 

 

106,310

 

 

73,630

 

 

42,294

 

 

318,930

 

 

 

32,679

 

 

64,017

 

 

64,017

 

 

31,337

 

 

192,050

 

Keelan Adamson

 

 

72,678

 

 

51,248

 

 

36,543

 

 

20,990

 

 

181,459

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Stobart (a)

 

 

135,706

 

 

106,732

 

 

 

 

 

 

242,438

 

 

 

71,425

 

 

64,281

 

 

64,282

 

 

31,453

 

 

231,441

 

Total

 

 

533,590

 

 

524,464

 

 

292,362

 

 

172,933

 

 

1,523,349

 

 

 

182,089

 

 

278,823

 

 

278,824

 

 

135,330

 

 

875,066

 

_____________________________

a)

Mr. Stobart was no longer designated as a member of the Executive Management Team, effective June 1, 2018.  Unvested options are forfeited at date of termination, July 1, 2019.  Vested options will remain exercisable for one year following date of termination.

 

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Shares granted—We granted the following service awards and performance awards to members of our board, members of our executive management team and employees:

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

Name

 

Number of
share units
granted

 

Value
of
share units

 

Number of
share units
granted

 

Value
of
share units

 

Board members

 

 

170,250

 

chf

2,268,760

 

 

203,580

 

chf

2,134,778

 

Executive management team

 

 

925,092

 

 

9,253,924

 

 

559,932

 

 

8,381,144

 

Employees

 

 

14,364

 

 

128,921

 

 

6,910

 

 

91,086

 

Total

 

 

1,109,706

 

chf

11,651,605

 

 

770,422

 

chf

10,607,008

 

Note 7—Guarantees, Contingencies and Commitments

Transocean Inc. and other indirect subsidiaries debt obligations—Transocean Inc., Transocean Phoenix 2 Limited (“TP2L”),  Transocean Proteus Limited (“TPTL”),  Transocean Pontus Limited (“TPOL”) and Transocean Guardian Limited (“TGLtd”) have each issued certain debt securities or entered into other credit arrangements,  including notes, bank credit agreements, debentures, surety bonds and letters of credit.  We have guaranteed certain of these debt securities or other credit arrangements.  With certain exceptions under the indentures of the senior secured notes issued by our subsidiaries, we are not subject to any significant restrictions on our ability to obtain funds from our consolidated subsidiaries by dividends, loans or return of capital distributions.  At December 31, 2018 and 2017, the aggregate carrying amount of debt that we have guaranteed was USD 8.9 billion and USD 6.2 billion,  respectively, equivalent to approximately CHF 8.7 billion and CHF 6.0 billion, respectively.  In the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, we recognized guarantee fee income of less than CHF 1 million.  See Note 9—Subsequent Events.

Macondo well litigation settlement obligations—On January 3, 2013, certain of our wholly owned subsidiaries reached agreements with the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) to resolve certain matters arising from the Macondo well incident.  The agreements included a criminal plea, pursuant to which one of our subsidiaries pled guilty to one misdemeanor count of negligently discharging oil in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, in violation of the U.S. Clean Water Act, and a civil consent decree (the “Consent Decree”), which resolved certain claims by the DOJ, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Coast Guard against certain of our subsidiaries (the “Transocean Defendants”) and certain incidents of noncompliance that were alleged by the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Agency.    As part of this resolution, certain of our subsidiaries agreed to pay USD 1.4 billion, equivalent to approximately CHF 1.3 billion, in fines, recoveries and civil penalties, excluding interest, payable in installments through February 2017.  We agreed to guarantee the scheduled installments and other obligations required of the Transocean Defendants, in exchange for a guarantee fee.  The guarantee fee, payable annually from January 1, 2014 to 2017, was equivalent to 1.76 percent of the weighted average daily outstanding balance due by the Transocean Defendants over the prior year.  In the year ended December 31, 2017, we recognized guarantee fee income of less than CHF 1 million.    See Note 9—Subsequent Events.

Transocean Management Services GmbH office lease obligation—On June 26, 2018, Transocean Management Services GmbH assumed responsibility for a lease obligation, originally entered into by its predecessor, Transocean Management Ltd., for its former principal offices in Vernier, Switzerland.  Under an uncommitted line of credit, Transocean Ltd. issued a surety bond in the full amount of the lease obligation.  At December 31, 2018 and 2017, our guarantee for the lease obligation was CHF 460,000.

Swiss value added tax—We are one of a group of Swiss entities, which are jointly and severally liable for the whole Swiss value added tax amount due to the Swiss tax authorities by this group.

Note 8—Related Party Transactions

Transocean Inc.—Transocean Inc. holds our shares to satisfy, on our behalf, our obligation to deliver shares in connection with awards granted under our incentive plans, warrants or other right to acquire our shares.  At December 31, 2018,  Transocean Inc. held 0.9 million shares.  At December 31, 2017, Transocean Inc. and TPHL, together, held 3.6 million of our shares for this purpose.

We and Transocean Inc., as the borrower and lender, respectively, entered into a credit agreement dated June 1, 2011, establishing a USD 2.0 billion revolving credit facility.  At December 31, 2018 and 2017, we had borrowings of USD 134 million and USD 53 million, respectively, equivalent to approximately CHF 132 million and CHF 52 million,  respectively, outstanding under the revolving credit facility at a rate of 3.0 percent and 2.5 percent, respectively.

On January 30, 2018, in connection with the acquisition of Songa, we  issued to Transocean Inc. an exchangeable loan note in the principal amount of USD 854 million with interest payable semiannually at a rate of 0.5 percent  per annum.    On March 28, 2018, we issued a  first supplemental indenture in the principal amount of USD 9 million.    At December 31, 2018,  the outstanding principal of the exchangeable note was USD 863 million, equivalent to approximately CHF 847 million.    Exchangeable loan notes may be converted at any time prior to the maturity date at an exchange rate of 97.29756 shares per $1,000 note, equivalent to a conversion price of $10.28 per share, subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events.  Holders of Exchangeable Bonds may require us to repurchase all or a portion of such holder’s Exchangeable Bonds upon the occurrence of certain events.

 

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On November 30, 2018, in connection with the acquisition of Ocean Rig, we and Transocean Inc., as the borrower and lender, respectively, entered into a credit agreement establishing a USD 1.2 billion revolving credit facility, expiring December 5, 2024.    Under the terms of the agreement, we will pay interest quarterly on outstanding borrowings at a variable rate based on the Swiss Safe Harbor Rate.   At December 31, 2018,  we had borrowings of USD 1.2 billion, equivalent to CHF 1.2 billion, outstanding under the credit facility at an interest rate of 3.0 percent.

Other subsidiaries—Our subsidiaries perform on our behalf certain general and administrative services, including executive administration, procurement and payables, treasury and cash management, personnel and payroll, accounting and other administrative functions.  In the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017,  we recognized such costs of CHF 2 million and CHF 10 million, respectively, recorded in general and administrative costs and expenses.

Note 9—Subsequent Events

Subsidiary debt obligations—Subsequent to December 31, 2018, Transocean Poseidon Limited, our indirect wholly owned subsidiary, issued USD 550 million senior secured notes.  We and Transocean Inc. have each provided a full and unconditional guarantee of the senior secured notes.

Macondo well litigation settlement obligations—On January 2, 2019, as permitted under the Consent Decree, we submitted an official termination request to the U.S.  On February 6, 2019, the U.S. submitted a joint stipulation and proposed order (the “Order”) to terminate the Consent Decree to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (the “Court”), and on February 13, 2019, the Court entered the Order.  Accordingly, the Consent Decree is terminated and has no further force or effect on the Company.

 

 

 

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PROPOSED APPROPRIATION OF THE ACCUMULATED LOSS

 

The board of directors proposes that shareholders at the annual general meeting in 2019 approve the following appropriation (in thousands):

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2018

 

2017

 

Balance brought forward from previous years

 

chf

(5,465,034)

 

chf

(4,997,032

)

Net loss for the year

 

 

(431,179)

 

 

(468,002

)

Total accumulated loss

 

 

(5,896,213)

 

 

(5,465,034

)

Balance to be carried forward on this account

 

chf

(5,896,213)

 

chf

(5,465,034

)

 

Under Swiss law, the appropriation of available earnings or accumulated loss, as the case may be, as set forth in the Swiss statutory financial statements must be submitted to shareholders for approval at each annual general meeting.  The accumulated loss subject to the vote of our shareholders at the 2019 Annual General Meeting is the accumulated loss of Transocean Ltd., on a standalone basis.

 

 

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