Borr Drilling today announced that in connection with Company’s previously announced liquidity improvement plan, the Company intends to offer up to USD 40 million in new depository receipts, representing the beneficial interests in the same number of the Company’s underlying common shares, each with a par value of USD 0.05. The subscription price will be set through an accelerated bookbuilding process.

Certain investors have pre-committed to subscribe for Offer Shares in the Equity Offering in the full amount of USD 40 million. Members of the Company’s Board of Directors and the Company’s executive management have pre-committed for approximately USD 3 million.

The net proceeds from the Equity Offering will be used to strengthen the Company’s working capital and for general corporate purposes.

Settlement of the Equity Offering is expected on or about 26 January 2021, subject to a prospectus relating the Offer Shares being approved by the Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority. No Offer Shares will be offered or sold to the public in the United States or in transactions on the NYSE. The Equity Offering will be carried out as a private placement and the Board is of the opinion that this is in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders. The Board has taken into consideration, among other things, the fact that the Equity Offering will provide necessary liquidity and raise capital more quickly and, at an attractive price, compared to a rights issue. Subject to completion of the Equity Offering, Board approval, and the prevailing market price of the Company’s depository receipts, the Company intends to carry out a subsequent offering of new depository receipts in the Company.

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