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Issuer:     Seadrill Ltd (SDRL)
CIK:        0001737706
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-07-18T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-161204
Event type: litigation
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 7.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Seadrill loses UK High Court case; estimates liability up to $53M over Angola JV dispute
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- High Court of England and Wales ruled against Seadrill in breach of contract/unjust enrichment suit related to Sonadrill JV formation; Seadrill evaluating appeal.
- Liability estimated not to exceed $53M, excluding potential legal fee award; claimant originally sought ~$72M.
- FY2025 Adjusted EBITDA impact estimated at approximately $10M.
- Dispute stems from late 2018/early 2019 negotiations for Angola JV (Sonadrill).
- Parties still finalizing quantum of damages with court.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1737706/000119312525161204/0001193125-25-161204-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1737706/000119312525161204/d19738d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-161204

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