d1263708_6-k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of March 2012

Commission File Number 001-34667

SEADRILL LIMITED

P.O. Box HM 1593
Par-la-Ville Place, 4th Floor
14 Par-la-Ville Road
Hamilton HM 08 Bermuda
(441)295-6935
(Address of principal executive offices)

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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
 
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release of Seadrill Limited (the "Company"), dated February 2, 2012, announcing changes in the Company's corporate management team.
 
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 is a copy of the press release of the Company, dated September 26, 2011, containing minutes from the Company's 2011 Annual General Meeting.

 
 
 

SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
       
   
SEADRILL LIMITED
   
(Registrant)
  
     
Dated: March 1, 2012
  
By
/s/ Georgina Sousa
     
Georgina Sousa
     
Secretary
     
     
     


 
 
 


Exhibit 99.1
 

 
 
 
 SDRL - Change in corporate management team
 
Hamilton, Bermuda, February 2, 2012 - Seadrill's Chief Financial Officer, Esa Ikäheimonen has decided to leave the Company during the second half of 2012 to pursue other career opportunities. In this context Seadrill has restructured its finance organization dividing the CFO role into two and creating a new role of Chief Accounting Officer (CAO).

Both senior finance roles, CFO and CAO, shall report to the CEO, Alf C Thorkildsen, and be part of the executive management team.

The revised CFO role shall focus on managing Investor Relations, Treasury, Tax, and Risk and Insurance, whereas the new role of CAO shall manage all accounting and controlling work, including external reporting.

To succeed Esa Ikäheimonen, the appointments of Robert Hingley-Wilson as the new CAO and SVP, and Rune Magnus Lundetræ as the CFO (designate) and SVP are made with immediate effect.

Until his departure, Esa Ikäheimonen will continue to work as CFO to ensure a smooth transit and to assist the new organization to be effective as well as working on strategic projects for the CEO.


Contact:
Alf C Thorkildsen
Chief Executive Officer
Seadrill Management AS
+47 51 30 99 19


This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

 
 
 

Exhibit 99.2
 
SDRL - Minutes from the Annual General Meeting 2011
 
 
Hamilton, Bermuda, September 23, 2011 - Seadrill Limited (the "Company") advises that the 2011 Annual General Meeting of the Company was held on September 23, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. at the Elbow Beach Hotel, 60 South Shore Road, Paget PG04, Bermuda.  The following resolutions were passed:
 
1)      To re-elect John Fredriksen as a Director of the Company.
 
2)      To re-elect Tor Olav Trøim as a Director of the Company.
 
3)      To re-elect Kate Blankenship as a Director of the Company.
 
4)      To re-elect Kathrine Fredriksen as a Director of the Company.
 
5)      To re-elect Carl Erik Steen as a Director of the Company.
 
6)      To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditors and to authorise the Directors to determine their remuneration.
 
7)      That the remuneration payable to the Company's Board of Directors of a total amount of fees not to exceed US$800,000 be approved for the year ended December 31, 2011.
 
In addition, the audited consolidated financial statements for the Company for the year ended December 31, 2010 were presented to the Meeting.
 
This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.