8-K
filed June 5, 2026, 6:01 AM ET
ticker SDRL
CIK 0001737706
other material
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.50
Seadrill AGM approves 1.4M share addition to management incentive plan
Seadrill Ltd
- Amendment No. 1 to 2022 Management Incentive Plan approved; share reserve increased by 1,400,000 to 4,310,053.
- All nine director nominees re-elected; Andrew Schultz received 11.96M against votes (highest opposition).
- PwC US ratified as independent auditor for FY2026 with 47.22M votes in favor.
- Advisory vote to approve 2025 named executive officer compensation passed with 41.03M for, 2.31M against.
- Board size set at up to nine directors; 43.18M votes for, 0.17M against.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Seadrill Ltd shareholders approved Re-election of Directors at the 2026-06-03 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-03
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 2: Re-Election of Directors The following director nominees were re-elected as directors of the Company to serve until the Company’s next annual general meeting of shareholders or until their respective offices are otherwise vacated in accordance with the Bye-laws, with the vote totals as set forth in the table below:
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Seadrill Ltd shareholders approved Appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm at the 2026-06-03 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-03
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 3: Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, United States (“PwC US”), to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 and until the close of the Company’s next annual general meeting of shareholders thereafter and the authorization of the Board (acting through the Audit and Risk Committee of the Board) to determine the remuneration of PwC US was approved, with the vote totals as set forth in the table below: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 47,223,781 79,918 1,548,591 —
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Seadrill Ltd shareholders approved Determine number of directors at up to nine at the 2026-06-03 meeting.
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-03
Exact text from the filing
was approved, with the vote totals as set forth in the table below: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 43,175,908 173,864 1,546,110 3,956,408
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Seadrill Ltd shareholders approved Approval and Ratification of the Remuneration of Directors at the 2026-06-03 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-03
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 4: Approval and Ratification of the Remuneration of Directors The remuneration of the directors described in the Proxy Statement was approved and ratified, with the vote totals as set forth in the table below: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 43,328,331 15,251 1,552,300 3,956,408
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Seadrill Ltd shareholders approved Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Seadrill Limited 2022 Management Incentive Plan at the 2026-06-03 meeting.
- Proposal
- equity plan
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-03
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 6: Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Seadrill Limited 2022 Management Incentive Plan Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Seadrill Limited 2022 Management Incentive Plan was approved, with the vote totals as set forth in the table below: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 41,146,428 2,201,541 1,547,913 3,956,408
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
Seadrill Ltd shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve compensation of named executive officers for 2025 at the 2026-06-03 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-06-03
Exact text from the filing
Proposal 5: Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers The advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for 2025 was approved, with the vote totals as set forth in the table below: For Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 41,033,521 2,310,244 1,552,117 3,956,408
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