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•	the Company's distribution policy and the Company's ability to make cash distributions on the Company's units or any increases or decreases in distributions and the amount of such increases or decreases;

•	the Company's ability to borrow under the credit facility between OPCO, as borrower, and Seadrill, as lender;

•	the Company's future financial condition or results of operations and future revenues and expenses;

•	the repayment of debt;

•	the ability of the Company, OPCO and Seadrill to comply with financing agreements and the effect of restrictive covenants in such agreements;

•	the ability of the Company's drilling units to perform satisfactorily or to the Company's expectations;

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•	the financial condition of Seadrill;

•	fluctuations in the international price of oil;

•	discoveries of new sources of oil that do not require deepwater drilling units;

•	the development of alternative sources of fuel and energy;

•	technological advances, including in production, refining and energy efficiency;

•	weather events and natural disasters;

•	the Company's ability to meet any future capital expenditure requirements;

•	the Company's ability to maintain operating expenses at adequate and profitable levels;

•	expected costs of maintenance or other work performed on the Company's drilling units and any estimates of downtime;

•	the Company's ability to leverage Seadrill’s relationship and reputation in the offshore drilling industry;

•	the Company's ability to purchase drilling units in the future, including from Seadrill;

•	increasing the Company's ownership interest in OPCO;

•	delay in payments by, or disputes with the Company’s customers under its drilling contracts;

•	the financial condition of the Company’s customers and their ability and willingness to fund oil exploration, development and production activity;

•	the Company’s ability to comply with, maintain, renew or extend its existing drilling contracts;

•	the Company’s ability to re-deploy its drilling units upon termination of its existing drilling contracts at profitable dayrates;

•	the Company's ability to respond to new technological requirements in the areas in which the Company operates;

•	the occurrence of any accident involving the Company’s drilling units or other drilling units in the industry;

•	changes in governmental regulations that affect the Company and the interpretations of those regulations, particularly those that relate to environmental matters, export or import and economic sanctions or trade embargo matters, regulations applicable to the oil industry and tax and royalty legislation;

•	competition in the offshore drilling industry and other actions of competitors, including decisions to deploy or scrap drilling units in the areas in which the Company currently operates;

•	the availability on a timely basis of drilling units, supplies, personnel and oil field services in the areas in which the Company operates;

•	general economic, political and business conditions globally;

•	military operations, terrorist acts, wars or embargoes;

•	potential disruption of operations due to accidents, political events, piracy or acts by terrorists;

•	the Company's ability to obtain financing in sufficient amounts and on adequate terms;

•	workplace safety regulation and employee claims;

•	the cost and availability of adequate insurance coverage;

•	the Company's fees and expenses payable under the advisory, technical and administrative services agreements and the management and administrative services agreements;

•	the taxation of the Company and distributions to the Company's unitholders;

•	future sales of the Company's common units in the public market;

•	acquisitions and divestitures of assets and businesses by Seadrill; and

•	the Company's business strategy and other plans and objectives for future operations.

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During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company acquired from Seadrill two tender rigs, the T-15 and the T-16, which the Company holds through a 100% limited liability company interest in Seadrill Partners Operating LLC, a 51% indirect interest in the semi-submersible drilling rig, the West Sirius, which the Company holds through Seadrill Capricorn Holdings LLC, and a 30% indirect interest in the semi-submersible drilling rig, the West Leo, which the Company holds through Seadrill Operating LP. These transactions were deemed to be a reorganization of entities under common control and therefore the fleet data has been retroactively adjusted as if the Company had acquired the interests in these units when they began operations under the ownership of Seadrill. As of January 2, 2014, the date of the Company’s first annual general meeting, Seadrill ceased to control the Company as defined by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP, and, therefore, Seadrill Partners and Seadrill are no longer be deemed to be entities under common control. As such, acquisitions by the Company from Seadrill subsequent to this date are no longer accounted for under this method.

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•	the dayrates it obtains under its drilling contracts;

•	the level of its rig operating costs, such as the cost of crews, repair, maintenance and insurance;

•	the levels of reimbursable revenues and expenses;

•	its ability to re-contract its drilling units upon expiration or termination of an existing drilling contract and the dayrates it can obtain under such contracts;

•	delays in the delivery of any new drilling units and the beginning of payments under drilling contracts relating to those drilling units;

•	the timeliness of payments from customers under drilling contracts;

•	earn-out payment obligations related to purchases of drilling units;

•	prevailing global and regional economic and political conditions, including the current decline in the price of oil and gas;

•	time spent mobilizing drilling units to the customer location;

•	changes in local income tax rates;

•	currency exchange rate fluctuations and currency controls; and

•	the effect of governmental regulations and maritime self-regulatory organization standards on the conduct of its business.

•	the level of capital and operating expenditures it makes, including for maintaining and replacing drilling units or modifying existing drilling units to meet customer requirements and complying with regulations or to upgrade technology on the Company’s drilling units;

•	its debt service requirements, including fluctuations in interest rates, and restrictions on distributions contained in its debt instruments;

•	fluctuations in its working capital needs;

•	number of days of rig downtime or less than full utilization, which would result in a reduction of revenues under a drilling contract;

•	whether the Company or OPCO exercises any options to purchase drilling units in the future that are required to be offered to the Company or OPCO by Seadrill pursuant to the terms of the Omnibus Agreement or otherwise;

•	restrictions under laws applicable to OPCO and its subsidiaries that affect their ability to pay distributions;

•	the ability to make working capital borrowings and availability under the sponsor credit facility; and

•	the amount of any cash reserves, including reserves for future maintenance and replacement capital expenditures, working capital and other matters, established by the Company's board of directors.

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•	interest expense and principal payments on any indebtedness the Company may incur;

•	restrictions on distributions contained in any of the Company's current or future debt agreements;

•	fees and expenses of the Company, the Seadrill Member, its affiliates or third parties the Company is required to reimburse or pay, including expenses the Company incurs as a result of being a public company; and

•	reserves the Company's board of directors believes are prudent for the Company to maintain for the proper conduct of its business or to provide for future distributions.

•	the cost of labor and materials;

•	customer requirements;

•	fleet size;

•	the cost of replacement drilling units;

•	the cost of replacement parts for existing drilling units;

•	the geographic location of the drilling units;

•	length of drilling contracts;

•	governmental regulations and maritime self-regulatory organization and technical standards relating to safety, security or the environment; and

•	industry standards.

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•	the ability to obtain additional financing, if necessary, for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or other purposes may be limited or such financing may not be available on favorable terms;

•	a substantial portion of the Company's cash flow will be required to make principal (including amortization payments as required by financing agreements) and interest payments on debt, reducing the funds that would otherwise be available for operations, future business opportunities and distributions to unitholders;

•	such debt may make the Company more vulnerable to competitive pressures or a downturn in its business or the economy generally than the Company's competitors with less debt; and

•	such debt may limit the Company’s flexibility in responding to changing business and economic conditions.

•	enter into other financing agreements;

•	incur additional indebtedness;

•	create or permit liens on the Company's assets;

•	sell drilling units or the capital stock of the Company's subsidiaries;

•	change the nature of the Company's business;

•	make investments;

•	pay distributions to the Company's unitholders or to the Company, respectively;

•	change the management and/or ownership of the drilling units;

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•	make capital expenditures;

•	enter into transactions with Seadrill or its affiliates; and

•	compete effectively to the extent the Company's competitors are subject to less onerous restrictions.

•	a failure to pay any principal, interest, fees, expenses or other amounts when due;

•	a violation of covenants requiring the Company to maintain certain levels of insurance coverage, minimum liquidity levels, minimum interest coverage ratios, maximum leverage ratios and minimum current ratios;

•	a default under any other provision of the financing agreements, as well as a default under any provision of related security documents;

•	a material breach of any representation or warranty contained in the applicable financing agreement;

•	a default under other indebtedness;

•	a failure to comply with a final legal judgment from a court of competent jurisdiction;

•	a bankruptcy or insolvency event;

•	a suspension or cessation of the Company's business;

•	the destruction or abandonment of the Company's assets, or the seizure or appropriation thereof by any governmental, regulatory or other authority if the lenders determine such occurrence could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business or the Company's ability to satisfy the Company's obligations under or otherwise comply with the applicable financing agreement;

•	the invalidity, unlawfulness or repudiation of any financing agreement or related security document;

•	an enforcement of any liens or other encumbrances covering the Company's assets; and

•	the occurrence of certain other events that the lenders believe is likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company's business or its ability to satisfy its obligations under or otherwise comply with the applicable financing agreement.

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•	worldwide production and demand for oil and gas ;

•	the cost of exploring for, developing, producing and delivering oil and gas;

•	expectations regarding future energy prices and production;

•	advances in exploration, development and production technology;

•	the ability of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or OPEC, to set and maintain levels and pricing;

•	the level of production in non-OPEC countries;

•	government regulations, including restrictions on offshore transportation of oil and gas;

•	local and international political, economic and weather conditions;

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•	domestic and foreign tax policies;

•	development and exploitation of alternative fuels and non-conventional hydrocarbon production, including shale;

•	worldwide economic and financial conditions and the effect on the demand for oil and gas and consequently our services;

•	the policies of various governments regarding exploration and development of their oil and gas reserves;

•	accidents, severe weather, natural disasters and other similar incidents relating to the oil and gas industry; and

•	the worldwide political environment, including uncertainty or instability resulting from an escalation or additional outbreak of armed hostilities or other crises in the Middle East, Eastern Europe or other geographic areas or further acts of terrorism in the United States, Europe or elsewhere.

•	the availability of competing offshore drilling rigs;

•	the level of costs for associated offshore oilfield and construction services;

•	oil and gas transportation costs;

•	the level of rig operating costs including crew and maintenance;

•	the discovery of new oil and gas reserves; and

•	regulatory restrictions on offshore drilling.

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•	renew existing drilling contracts upon their expiration;

•	obtain new drilling contracts;

•	efficiently and productively carry out the Company's drilling activities;

•	successfully interact with shipyards;

•	obtain financing and maintain insurance on commercially acceptable terms;

•	maintain access to capital under the sponsor credit facility; or

•	maintain satisfactory relationships with suppliers and other third parties.

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•	breakdowns of equipment and other unforeseen engineering problems;

•	work stoppages, including labor strikes;

•	shortages of material and skilled labor;

•	delays in repairs by suppliers;

•	surveys by government and maritime authorities;

•	periodic classification surveys;

•	severe weather, strong ocean currents or harsh operating conditions; and

•	force majeure events.

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•	general economic and market conditions affecting the offshore drilling industry, including competition from other offshore contract drilling companies and the price of oil and gas;

•	types, sizes and ages of drilling units;

•	supply and demand for drilling units;

•	costs of newbuildings;

•	prevailing level of drilling services contract dayrates;

•	governmental or other regulations; and

•	technological advances.

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•	terrorist acts, armed hostilities, war and civil disturbances;

•	acts of piracy, which have historically affected ocean-going drilling units trading in regions of the world such as the South China Sea, the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia, where piracy has increased significantly in frequency since 2008, and off the west coast of Africa;

•	significant governmental influence over many aspects of local economies;

•	seizure, nationalization or expropriation of property or equipment;

•	repudiation, nullification, modification or renegotiation of contracts;

•	limitations on insurance coverage, such as war risk coverage, in certain areas;

•	political unrest;

•	foreign and U.S. monetary policy and foreign currency fluctuations and devaluations;

•	the inability to repatriate income or capital;

•	complications associated with repairing and replacing equipment in remote locations;

•	import-export quotas, wage and price controls, imposition of trade barriers;

•	U.S. and foreign sanctions or trade embargoes;

•	regulatory or financial requirements to comply with foreign bureaucratic actions;

•	changing taxation policies, including confiscatory taxation;

•	other forms of government regulation and economic conditions that are beyond the Company's control; and

•	governmental corruption.

•	the equipping and operation of drilling units;

•	exchange rates or exchange controls;

•	oil and gas exploration and development;

•	taxation of offshore earnings and the earnings of expatriate personnel; and

•	use and compensation of local employees and suppliers by foreign contractors.

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•	neither the Company's operating agreement nor any other agreement requires the Seadrill Member or Seadrill or its affiliates to pursue a business strategy that favors the Company or utilizes the Company's assets, and Seadrill’s officers and directors have a fiduciary duty to make decisions in the best interests of the shareholders of Seadrill, which may be contrary to the Company's interests;

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the Company's operating agreement provides that the Seadrill Member may make determinations to take or decline to take actions without regard to the Company's or the Company's unitholders’ interests. Specifically, the Seadrill Member may exercise its call right, pre-emptive rights, registration rights or right to make a determination to receive common units in exchange for resetting the target distribution levels related to the incentive distribution rights, consent or withhold consent to any merger or consolidation of the company, appoint any directors or vote for the election of any director, vote or refrain from voting on amendments to the Company's operating agreement that require a vote of the outstanding units, voluntarily withdraw from the company, transfer (to the extent permitted under the Company's operating agreement) or refrain from transferring its units, the Seadrill Member interest or incentive distribution rights or vote upon the dissolution of the company;

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the Seadrill Member and the Company's directors and officers have limited their liabilities and any fiduciary duties they may have under the laws of the Marshall Islands, while also restricting the remedies available to the Company's unitholders, and, as a result of purchasing common units, unitholders are treated as having agreed to the modified standard of fiduciary duties and to certain actions that may be taken by the Seadrill Member and the Company's directors and officers, all as set forth in the operating agreement;

•	the Seadrill Member is entitled to reimbursement of all costs incurred by it and its affiliates for the Company's benefit;

•	the Company's operating agreement does not restrict the Company from paying the Seadrill Member or its affiliates for any services rendered to the Company on terms that are fair and reasonable or entering into additional contractual arrangements with any of these entities on the Company's behalf;

•	the Seadrill Member may exercise its right to call and purchase the Company's common units if it and its affiliates own more than 80% of the Company's common units; and

•	the Seadrill Member is not obligated to obtain a fairness opinion regarding the value of the common units to be repurchased by it upon the exercise of its limited call right.

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•	the allocation of shared overhead expenses to OPCO and us;

•	the interpretation and enforcement of contractual obligations between the Company and the Company's affiliates,

•	the determination and timing of the amount of cash to be distributed to OPCO’s owners and the amount of cash to be reserved for the future conduct of OPCO’s business;

•	the decision as to whether OPCO should make asset or business acquisitions or dispositions, and on what terms;

•	the determination of the amount and timing of OPCO’s capital expenditures;

•	the determination of whether OPCO should use cash on hand, borrow or issue equity to raise cash to finance maintenance or expansion capital projects, repay indebtedness, meet working capital needs or otherwise; and

•	any decision the Company makes to engage in business activities independent of, or in competition with, OPCO.

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provides that the Seadrill Member may make determinations or take or decline to take actions without regard to the Company's or the Company's unitholders’ interests. The Seadrill Member may consider only the interests and factors that it desires, and it has no duty or obligation to give any consideration to any interest of, or factors affecting the Company, the Company's affiliates or the Company's unitholders. Decisions made by the Seadrill Member are made by its sole owner, Seadrill. Specifically, the Seadrill Member may decide to exercise its right to make a determination to receive common units in exchange for resetting the target distribution levels related to the incentive distribution rights, call right, pre-emptive rights or registration rights, consent or withhold consent to any merger or consolidation of the company, appoint any directors or vote for the election of any director, vote or refrain from voting on amendments to the Company's operating agreement that require a vote of the outstanding units, voluntarily withdraw from the company, transfer (to the extent permitted under the Company's operating agreement) or refrain from transferring its units, the Seadrill Member interest or incentive distribution rights or vote upon the dissolution of the company;

•	provides that the Company's directors and officers are entitled to make other decisions in “good faith,” meaning they believe that the decision is in the Company's best interests;

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generally provides that affiliated transactions and resolutions of conflicts of interest not approved by the conflicts committee of the Company's board of directors and not involving a vote of unitholders must be on terms no less favorable to the Company than those generally being provided to or available from unrelated third parties or be “fair and reasonable” to the Company and that, in determining whether a transaction or resolution is “fair and reasonable,” the Company's board of directors may consider the totality of the relationships between the parties involved, including other transactions that may be particularly advantageous or beneficial to us; and

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provides that neither the Seadrill Member nor the Company's officers or the Company's directors will be liable for monetary damages to the Company, the Company's members or assignees for any acts or omissions unless there has been a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction determining that the Seadrill Member, the Company's directors or officers or those other persons engaged in actual fraud or willful misconduct.

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The unitholders are unable to remove the Seadrill Member without its consent because the Seadrill Member and its affiliates own sufficient units to be able to prevent its removal. The vote of the holders of at least 662/3% of all outstanding common and subordinated units voting together as a single class is required to remove the Seadrill Member. As of March 31, 2016, Seadrill owned 46.6% of the outstanding common and subordinated units.

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If the Seadrill Member is removed without “cause” during the subordination period and units held by the Seadrill Member and Seadrill are not voted in favor of that removal, all remaining subordinated units will automatically convert into common units, any existing arrearages on the common units will be extinguished, and the Seadrill Member will have the right to convert its incentive distribution rights into common units or to receive cash in exchange for those interests based on the fair market value of those interests at the time. A removal of the Seadrill Member under these circumstances would adversely affect the common units by prematurely eliminating their distribution and liquidation preference over the subordinated units, which would otherwise have continued until the Company has met certain distribution and performance tests. Any conversion of the Seadrill Member interest or incentive distribution rights would be dilutive to existing unitholders. Furthermore, any cash payment in lieu of such conversion could be prohibitively expensive. “Cause” is narrowly defined to mean that with respect to a director or officer, a court of competent jurisdiction has entered a final, non-appealable judgment finding such director or officer liable for actual fraud or willful misconduct, and with respect to the Seadrill Member, the Seadrill Member is in breach of the operating agreement or a court of competent jurisdiction has entered a final, non-appealable judgment finding the Seadrill Member liable for actual fraud or willful misconduct against the Company or its members, in their capacity as such. Cause does not include most cases of charges of poor business decisions, such as charges of poor management of the Company's business by the directors appointed by the Seadrill Member, so the removal of the Seadrill Member because of the unitholders’ dissatisfaction with the Seadrill Member’s decisions in this regard would most likely result in the termination of the subordination period.

•	Common unitholders are entitled to elect only four of the seven members of the Company's board of directors. The Seadrill Member in its sole discretion appoints the remaining three directors.

•	Election of the four directors elected by unitholders is staggered, meaning that the members of only one of three classes of the Company's elected directors are selected each year. In addition, the directors appointed by the Seadrill Member serve for terms determined by the Seadrill Member.

•	The Company's operating agreement contains provisions limiting the ability of unitholders to call meetings of unitholders, to nominate directors and to acquire information about the Company's operations as well as other provisions limiting the unitholders’ ability to influence the manner or direction of management.

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•	the Company's unitholders’ proportionate ownership interest in the Company will decrease;

•	the amount of cash available for distribution on each unit may decrease;

•	because a lower percentage of total outstanding units will be subordinated units, the risk that a shortfall in the payment of the minimum quarterly distribution will be borne by the Company's common unitholders will increase;

•	the relative voting strength of each previously outstanding unit may be diminished; and

•	the market price of the common units may decline.

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•	the semi-submersible West Aquarius, which was delivered from the shipyard in 2009 and is currently operating under a drilling contract with ExxonMobil that expires in April 2017;

•	the semi-submersible West Capricorn, which was delivered from the shipyard in 2011 and is currently operating under a drilling contract with BP that expires in July 2019;

•	the semi-submersible West Leo, which was delivered from the shipyard in 2012 and is currently operating under a drilling contract with Tullow that expires in July 2018;

•	the semi-submersible West Sirius, which was delivered from the shipyard in 2008 and operated under a drilling contract with BP, which was terminated early in April 2015. The West Sirius is currently earning early termination fees until July 2017;

•	the semi-tender rig West Vencedor, which was delivered from the shipyard in 2010 and is currently operating under a drilling contract with Petronas that expires in July 2016;

•	the tender rig T-15, which was delivered from the shipyard in 2013 and is currently operating under a 5-year drilling contract with Chevron that expires in July 2019;

•	the tender rig T-16, which was delivered from the shipyard in 2013 and is currently operating under a 5-year drilling contract with Chevron that expires in August 2019;

•	the drillship West Auriga, which was delivered from the shipyard in 2013 and is currently operating under a drilling contract with BP that expires in October 2020;

•	the drillship West Vela, which was delivered from the shipyard in 2013 and is currently operating under a drilling contract with BP that expires in November 2020;

•	the drillship West Capella, which was delivered from the shipyard in 2008 and is currently operating under a drilling contract with ExxonMobil that expires in April 2017; and

•	the drillship West Polaris, which was delivered from the shipyard in 2008 and is currently operating under a drilling contract with ExxonMobil that expires in March 2018.

•	Grow Through Strategic and Accretive Acquisitions. The Company intends to capitalize on opportunities to grow the Company's fleet of drilling units through acquisitions of offshore drilling units from Seadrill, either by the Company or by OPCO, and acquisitions of offshore drilling units from third parties.

•	Pursue Long-term Contracts and Maintain Stable Cash Flow. The Company seeks to maintain stable cash flows by continuing to pursue long-term contracts. The Company's focus on long-term contracts improves the stability and predictability of the

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Provide Excellent Customer Service and Continue to Prioritize Safety as a Key Element of The Company's Operations. The Company believes that Seadrill has developed a reputation as a preferred offshore drilling contractor and that the Company can capitalize on this reputation by continuing to provide excellent customer service. The Company seeks to deliver exceptional performance to the Company's customers by consistently meeting or exceeding their expectations for operational performance, including by maintaining high safety standards and minimizing downtime.

•	Maintain a Modern and Reliable Fleet. The Company has one of the youngest and most technologically advanced fleets in the industry, and plans to maintain a modern and reliable fleet.

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For each country where the West Aquarius operates under its drilling contract, a specific local contract and corresponding dayrate is agreed between the local ExxonMobil operating company and the local Seadrill subsidiary. In addition, the drilling contract permits ExxonMobil to assign the contract to third parties in certain circumstances. The West Aquarius drilling contract was assigned to Hibernia Management and Development Co. Ltd as of March 31, 2016.

(2)	The Company owns 58% of Seadrill Operating LP, which controls and owns 56% of the entity that owns the West Capella. Pursuant to Nigerian law, a Nigerian partner owns an effective 1% interest in the West Capella. Seadrill owns the remaining ownership interest in the entity that owns the West Capella.

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For each country where the West Aquarius operates under its drilling contract, a specific local contract and corresponding dayrate is agreed between the local ExxonMobil operating company and the local Seadrill subsidiary. In addition, the drilling contract permits ExxonMobil to assign the contract to third parties in certain circumstances. The ExxonMobil drilling contract for the West Aquarius was assigned to Hibernia Management and Development Co. Ltd during 2015, 2014 and part of 2013 and to Statoil Canada Ltd. during part of 2013.

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(1)	Expressed in millions. Based on executed drilling contracts.

(2)	Dayrate includes a mobilization fee of $30 million that is being amortized over the contract period. The West Aquarius drilling contract was assigned to Hibernia Management and Development Co. Ltd.

(3)	BP has an option to extend the expiration date of the contract for up to two years from July 2019.

(4)	The base dayrate is $590,000 for operations in Ghana and will be adjusted for operations in Côte d’Ivoire and Guinea. The dayrate shown above for Ghana includes a performance bonus based on achievement of 95% utilization. A mobilization fee of $18 million is being amortized into income over the period of the term of this contract.

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The signed drilling contract was terminated early by BP and ended in April 2015. The backlog of $143 million consists of $297,000 per day from April 2016 until July 2017, to be received by the Company in accordance with the termination provisions in the West Sirius contract. The average remaining contract term of 2.4 years as of March 31, 2016 for the fleet does not include this period for the West Sirius.

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Under the terms of the acquisition agreement for the West Polaris, Seadrill Polaris has agreed to pay Seadrill (a) any dayrate received in excess of $450,000 per day, adjusted for daily utilization, through the remaining term, without extension, of the ExxonMobil contract and (b) after the expiration of the term of the existing contract until March 2025, 50% of any such excess dayrate, adjusted for daily utilization.

(8)	A mobilization fee payable daily over the term of the contract of $37.5 million is being amortized into income over the period of the term of this contract. This amount is payable to Seadrill for the remainder of the contract under the terms of the West Vela acquisition agreement.

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The Company does not own all of the interests in OPCO. As a result, the Company's cash flow does not include distributions on Seadrill’s interest in OPCO. The Company owns (i) a 58% limited partner interest in Seadrill Operating LP, as well as the non-economic general partner interest in Seadrill Operating LP through its 100% ownership of its general partner, Seadrill Operating GP LLC, and (ii) a 51% limited liability company interest in Seadrill Capricorn Holdings LLC. The Company controls Seadrill Operating LP through its ownership of Seadrill Operating LP's general partner and Seadrill Capricorn Holdings LLC through its ownership of the majority of its limited liability company interests. Seadrill owns the remaining 42% limited partner interest in Seadrill Operating LP and the remaining 49% limited liability company interest in Seadrill Capricorn Holdings LLC. In July 2014 the Company acquired an additional 28% limited partner interest in Seadrill Operating LP from Seadrill bringing its total ownership interest in Seadrill Operating LP from 30% to 58%. The operating agreements of OPCO require it to distribute all of its available cash each quarter. In determining the amount of cash available for distribution by the Company to its unitholders, the Company's board of directors must approve the amount of cash reserves to be set aside, including reserves for future maintenance and replacement capital expenditures, working capital and other matters. Distributions by OPCO to Seadrill in respect of its ownership interest in OPCO are not available for distribution to unitholders of the Company.

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Business combinations between entities under common control. Reorganization of entities under common control is accounted for as if the transfer occurred from the date that both the combining entity and combined entity were both under the common control of Seadrill. Therefore, the Company’s financial statements prior to the date the interests in the combining entity were actually acquired are retroactively adjusted to include the results of the combined entities during the period it was under common control of Seadrill. The acquisitions of the entities that own and operate the T-15, T-16, West Leo and West Sirius in 2013 from Seadrill were accounted for under this method. As of January 2, 2014, the date of the Company's first annual general meeting, Seadrill ceased to control the Company as

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The size of the Company’s fleet continues to change. The Company's financial statements reflect changes in the size and composition of the Company’s fleet due to certain rig deliveries and contract commencement dates. For instance, the West Capricorn was delivered from the shipyard at the end of 2011, and the contract commencement date occurred in July 2012. Furthermore, during 2013 the Company acquired the T-15, T-16, West Leo and West Sirius, and during 2014 the Company acquired the West Auriga and West Vela, and during 2015 the Company acquired the West Polaris. The Company expects the Company’s fleet will continue to change over time. Furthermore, the Company may grow in the future through the acquisition of additional drilling units as part of the Company's growth strategy.

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The Company may enter into different financing agreements. The financing agreements, including the interest expense relating thereto, currently in place may not be representative of the agreements that will be in place in the future. For example, the Company may amend its existing credit facilities or enter into new financing agreements and such new agreements may not be on the same terms as Seadrill’s financing agreements. In connection with the closing of the Company's IPO, the Company entered into a $300 million revolving credit facility with Seadrill as the lender, which the Company refers to as the "sponsor credit facility". In 2014 the sponsor credit facility was reduced to $100 million. In addition, in February 2014, the Company entered into the Senior Secured Credit Facilities and refinanced its debt secured by the West Aquarius, West Capella, West Leo and West Sirius, and in June 2014 entered into the Amended Senior Secured Credit Facilities and refinanced its debt secured by the West Capricorn and the West Auriga and in November 2014, refinanced its debt secured by the West Vela. For descriptions of the Company's current financing agreements, please read "Liquidity and Capital Resources—Borrowing Activities.”

•	the Company’s ability to successfully employ its drilling units at economically attractive dayrates as contracts expire or are otherwise terminated;

•	the ability to maintain good relationships with the Company’s existing customers and to increase the number of customer relationships;

•	the number and availability of the Company's drilling units, including the Company's ability to exercise any options to purchase additional drilling units that may arise under the omnibus agreement or otherwise;

•	changes in the Company's ownership of OPCO;

•	fluctuations and current decline in the price of oil and gas, which influence the demand for offshore drilling services;

•	the effective and efficient technical management of drilling units;

•	The Company’s ability to obtain and maintain major oil and gas company approvals and to satisfy their quality, technical, health, safety and compliance standards;

•	economic, regulatory, political and governmental conditions that affect the offshore drilling industry;

•	accidents, natural disasters, adverse weather, equipment failure or other events outside of its control that may result in downtime;

•	the financial condition of Seadrill

•	The ability of the Company/OPCO and Seadrill to comply with financing agreements and the effect of the restrictive covenants in such agreements

•	mark-to-market changes in interest rate swaps;

•	foreign currency exchange gains and losses;

•	the Company's access to capital required to acquire additional drilling units or equity interests in OPCO and/or to implement its business strategy;

•	increases in crewing and insurance costs and other operating costs;

•	the level of debt and the related interest expense and amortization of principal; and

•	the level of any distribution on the Company's common units.

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(1)	Average daily revenues are the average revenues for each type of unit, based on the actual days available for each unit of that type, while on contract.

(2)	Economic utilization is calculated as the total revenue, excluding bonuses, received divided by the full operating dayrate multiplied by the number of days in the period.

(3)	Average daily revenue excludes the termination payments received as part of the termination of the drilling contract by BP for the West Sirius.

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(1)	Average daily revenues are the average revenues for each type of unit, based on the actual days available for each unit of that type, while on contract.

(2)	Economic utilization is calculated as the total revenue, excluding bonuses, received divided by the full operating dayrate multiplied by the number of days in the period.

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•	Analysis of cash flows for the years ending December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013

•	Estimated maintenance and replacement capital expenditures

•	Borrowing activities

•	Restrictive covenants

•	Liquidity requirements

•	Derivative instruments and hedging activities

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(1)	The Company's interest commitment on long-term debt is calculated based on the applicable interest rates contained in its loan agreements as of December 31, 2015 and the associated interest rate swap rates.

(2)	The $100 million revolving credit facility with Seadrill and the $100.0 million revolving credit facility under the Amended Senior Secured Credit Facilities incur commitment fees on the undrawn balance of 2% per annum and 0.5% per annum respectively.

(3)

The Company recognized deferred consideration payable as a result of the purchase from Seadrill of the entities that own and operate the West Vela on November 4, 2014 and the West Polaris on June 19, 2015. The payment of these amounts is contingent on the amount of contract revenues and mobilization revenues received from the customer. For further information on the nature of these payments please see "Note 3 - Business Acquisitions" of the notes to the Consolidated and Combined Carve-Out Financial Statements in this annual report.

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(1)	Mark Morris replaced Graham Robjohns as Chief Executive Officer of the Company in September 2015. Mr. Robjohns had     served as Chief Executive Officer since June 2012

(2)	John Roche replaced Rune Magnus Lundetræ as Chief Financial Officer of the Company in June 2015. Mr. Lundetræ had served as Chief Financial Officer since June 2012

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(1)

Seadrill’s principal shareholder is Hemen Holdings Limited. Hemen Holding Limited, a Cyprus Holding Company, and other related companies which are collectively referred to herein as Hemen, the shares of which are held in trusts established by Mr. John Fredriksen for the benefit of his immediate family. Mr. Fredriksen disclaims beneficial ownership of the 119,097,583 shares, or 24.2%, of the common stock of Seadrill, except to the extent of his voting and dispositive interest in such shares of common stock. Mr. Fredriksen has no pecuniary interest in the shares held by Hemen. In addition to the holdings of shares above, as of March 31, 2016, Hemen is party to Total Return Swap agreements relating to 3,900,000 of Seadrill’s common shares.

(2)

Oppenheimer Funds, Inc. has shared voting power and shared dispositive power as to 6,802,915 common units, which represents 9.0% of the common units outstanding and 7.4% of the common and subordinated units outstanding. Oppenheimer SteelPath MLP Alpha Fund has shared voting power and shared dispositive power as to 4,147,646 common units, which represents 5.5% of the common units outstanding and 4.5% of the common and subordinated units outstanding. This information is based solely on the Schedule 13G/A filed by Oppenheimer Funds, Inc. and Oppenheimer SteelPath MLP Alpha Fund on February 4, 2016.

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i.	Omnibus agreement

ii.	Acquisitions

iii.	Management and administrative services agreements

iv.	Advisory, Technical and Administrative Services Agreements

v.	Operating Agreements for Seadrill Operating LP and Seadrill Capricorn Holdings LLC

vi.	Loans and financing agreements

vii.	Derivative interest rate swap agreements

viii.	Bareboat charter agreements

(1)	acquiring, owning, operating or contracting for Non-Five-Year Drilling Rigs;

(2)	acquiring one or more Five-Year Drilling Rigs if Seadrill promptly offers to sell the drilling rig to us for the acquisition price plus any administrative costs (including reasonable legal costs) associated with the transfer to us at the time of the acquisition;

(3)	putting a Non-Five-Year Drilling Rig under contract for five or more years if Seadrill offers to sell the drilling rig to us for fair market value (x) promptly after the time it becomes a Five-Year Drilling Rig and (y) at each renewal or extension of that contract for five or more years;

(4)	acquiring one or more Five-Year Drilling Rigs as part of the acquisition of a controlling interest in a business or package of assets and owning, operating or contracting for those drilling rigs; provided, however, that:

a.

if less than a majority of the value of the business or assets acquired is attributable to Five-Year Drilling Rigs, as determined in good faith by Seadrill’s board of directors, Seadrill must offer to sell such drilling rigs to us for their fair market value plus any additional tax or other similar costs that Seadrill incurs in connection with the acquisition and the transfer of such drilling rigs to us separate from the acquired business; and

b.

if a majority or more of the value of the business or assets acquired is attributable to Five-Year Drilling Rigs, as determined in good faith by Seadrill’s board of directors, Seadrill must notify us of the proposed acquisition in advance. Not later than 10 days following receipt of such notice, the Company will notify Seadrill if the Company wishes to acquire such drilling rigs in cooperation and simultaneously with Seadrill acquiring the Non-Five-Year Drilling Rigs. If the Company does not notify Seadrill of its intent to pursue the acquisition within 10 days, Seadrill may proceed with the acquisition and then offer to sell such drilling rigs to us as provided in (a) above;

(5)	acquiring a non-controlling interest in any company, business or pool of assets;

(6)	acquiring, owning, operating or contracting for any Five-Year Drilling Rig if the Company does not fulfill its obligation to purchase such drilling rig in accordance with the terms of any existing or future agreement;

(7)	acquiring, owning, operating or contracting for a Five-Year Drilling Rig subject to the offers to us described in paragraphs (2), (3) and (4) above pending the Company's determination whether to accept such offers and pending the closing of any offers the Company accepts;

(8)	providing drilling rig management services relating to any drilling rig;

(9)	owning or operating a Five-Year Drilling Rig that Seadrill owned and operated as of October 24, 2012, and that was not included in the Company’s initial fleet; or

(10)	acquiring, owning, operating or contracting for a Five-Year Drilling Rig if the Company has previously advised Seadrill that the Company consents to such acquisition, operation or contract.

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•	certain defects in title to Seadrill’s assets contributed or sold to OPCO and any failure to obtain, prior to the time they were contributed, certain consents and permits necessary to conduct, own and operate such assets, which liabilities arise on or before October 24, 2015 (or, in the case of the T-15 or the T-16, within three years after its purchase of the T-15 or the T-16); and

•	tax liabilities attributable to the operation of the assets contributed or sold to OPCO prior to the time they were contributed or sold.

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•	Operations Services: assistance and support for the development of technical standards, supervision of third-party contractors, development of maintenance practices and strategies, development of operating policies, improvement of efficiency, minimizing environmental and safety incidents, periodic auditing of operations and purchasing and logistics;

•	Technical Supervision Services: assistance and advice on maintaining vessel classification and compliance with local regulatory requirements, compliance with contractual technical requirements for the drilling units, ensuring that technical operations are professional and satisfactory in every respect;

•	Accidents-Contingency Plans: assistance in handling all accidents in the course of operations, and development of a crisis management procedure, and other advice and assistance in connection with crisis response, including crisis communications assistance; and

•	General Administrative Services: any general administrative services as needed.

•	effecting any merger or consolidation involving Seadrill Operating LP or Seadrill Capricorn Holdings LLC;

•	effecting any sale or exchange of all or substantially all of Seadrill Operating LP or Seadrill Capricorn Holdings LLC's assets;

•	dissolving or liquidating Seadrill Operating LP or Seadrill Capricorn Holdings LLC;

•	creating or causing to exist any consensual restriction on the ability of Seadrill Operating LP or Seadrill Capricorn Holdings LLC to make distributions, pay any indebtedness, make loans or advances or transfer assets to us or its subsidiaries;

•	settling or compromising any claim, dispute or litigation directly against, or otherwise relating to indemnification by Seadrill Operating LP or Seadrill Capricorn Holdings LLC of, any of the directors or officers of Seadrill Operating GP LLC or Seadrill Capricorn Holdings LLC; or

•	issuing additional interests in Seadrill Operating LP or Seadrill Capricorn Holdings LLC.

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•	The Company's unitholders have no contractual or other legal right to receive distributions other than the obligation under the Company's operating agreement to distribute available cash on a quarterly basis, which is subject to the broad discretion of the Company's board of directors to establish reserves and other limitations.

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The board of directors of Seadrill Operating LP’s general partner, Seadrill Operating GP LLC (subject to approval by the Company's board of directors), has authority to establish reserves for the prudent conduct of its business. In addition the Company's board of directors controls Seadrill Capricorn Holdings LLC and Seadrill Partners Operating LLC, and has the authority to establish reserves for the prudent conduct of their respective businesses. The establishment of these reserves could result in a reduction in cash distributions to the Company's unitholders from levels the Company currently anticipates pursuant to the Company's stated cash distribution policy.

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The Company's ability to make cash distributions will be limited by restrictions on distributions under its financing agreements. The Company’s financing agreements contain material financial tests and covenants that must be satisfied in order to pay distributions. If the Company is unable to satisfy the restrictions included in any of its financing agreements or is otherwise in default under any of those agreements, it could have a material adverse effect on the Company's ability to make cash distributions to its unitholders, notwithstanding the Company's stated cash distribution policy. These financial tests and covenants are described in this annual report in Item 5 “Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Borrowing Activities.”

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The Company will be required to make substantial capital expenditures to maintain and replace its fleet. These expenditures may fluctuate significantly over time, particularly as drilling units near the end of their useful lives. In order to minimize these fluctuations, the Company is required to deduct estimated, as opposed to actual, maintenance and replacement capital expenditures from the amount of cash that the Company would otherwise have available for distribution to the Company's unitholders. In years when estimated maintenance and replacement capital expenditures are higher than actual maintenance and replacement capital expenditures, the amount of cash available for distribution to unitholders will be lower than if actual maintenance and replacement capital expenditures were deducted.

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Although the Company's operating agreement requires the Company to distribute all of the Company's available cash, the Company's operating agreement, including provisions requiring the Company to make cash distributions, may be amended. During the subordination period, with certain exceptions, the Company's operating agreement may not be amended without the approval of a majority of the units held by non-affiliated common unitholders. After the subordination period has ended, the Company's operating agreement can be amended with the approval of a majority of the outstanding common units, including those held by Seadrill. As of March 31, 2016, Seadrill owns approximately 34.9% of the Company's common units and all of the Company's subordinated units.

•	Even if the Company's cash distribution policy is not modified or revoked, the amount of distributions the Company pays under the Company's cash distribution policy and the decision to make any distribution is determined by the Company's board of directors, taking into consideration the terms of the Company's operating agreement.

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Under Section 40 of the Marshall Islands Act, the Company may not make a distribution to the Company's unitholders if, after giving effect to the distribution, all liabilities of the Company, other than liabilities to members on account of their limited liability company interests and liabilities for which the recourse of creditors is limited to specified property of the Company, exceed the fair value of the assets of the Company, except that the fair value of property that is subject to a liability for which the recourse of creditors is limited shall be included in the assets of the Company only to the extent that the fair value of that property exceeds that liability. Identical restrictions exist on the payment of distributions by OPCO to its members or partners, as applicable.

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The Company may lack sufficient cash to pay distributions to the Company's unitholders due to, among other things, changes in the Company's business, including decreases in total operating revenues, decreases in dayrates, the loss of a drilling unit, increases in operating or general and administrative expenses, principal and interest payments on outstanding debt, taxes, working capital requirements, maintenance and replacement capital expenditures or anticipated cash needs. Please read Item 3 “Key Information—Risk Factors” for a discussion of these factors.

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•	distributions of available cash from operating surplus on each of the outstanding common units and subordinated units equaled or exceeded the minimum quarterly distribution for each of the three consecutive, non-overlapping four-quarter periods immediately preceding that date;

•

the “adjusted operating surplus” (as defined in the partnership agreement) generated during each of the three consecutive, non-overlapping four-quarter periods immediately preceding that date equaled or exceeded the sum of the minimum quarterly distributions on all of the outstanding common units and subordinated units during those periods on a fully diluted weighted average basis during those periods; and

•	there are no outstanding arrearages in payment of the minimum quarterly distribution on the common units.

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(1)

Contribution and Sale Agreement among Seadrill Partners LLC, Seadrill Member LLC, Seadrill Operating GP LLC, Seadrill Operating LP, Seadrill Capricorn Holdings LLC, Seadrill Opco Sub LLC, Seadrill Americas Inc., Seadrill Offshore AS, and Seadrill UK Ltd., dated as of October 22, 2012, as amended by Amendment No 1, dated June 30, 2013. This agreement effected the transfer of the ownership interests in OPCO to the Company, and the use of the net proceeds of the IPO.

(2)	Omnibus Agreement among Seadrill Limited, Seadrill Partners LLC, Seadrill Member LLC, Seadrill Operating LP, Seadrill Operating GP LLC, and Seadrill Capricorn, dated as of October 24, 2012. See Item 7 “Major Unitholders and Related Party Transactions-Related Party Transactions-Omnibus Agreement.”

(3)	Amended and Restated Management and Administrative Services Agreement with Seadrill Management Ltd. See Item 7 “Major Unitholders and Related Party Transactions-Related Party Transactions-Management and Administrative Services Agreement."

(4)	Management Services Agreement with Seadrill UK Ltd. See Item 7 “Major Unitholders and Related Party Transactions-Related Party Transactions-Management and Administrative Services Agreements.”

(5)	Advisory, Technical and Administrative Services Agreement with Seadrill Americas, Inc. See Item 7 “Major Unitholders and Related Party Transactions-Related Party Transactions-Advisory, Technical and Administrative Services Agreements.”

(6)	Advisory, Technical and Administrative Services Agreement between Seadrill Management AME Ltd and Seadrill Vencedor Ltd. dated January 1, 2012. See Item 7 “Major Unitholders and Related Party Transactions-Related Party Transactions-Advisory, Technical and Administrative Services Agreements.”

(7)	Advisory, Technical and Administrative Services Agreement between Seadrill Management AME Ltd and Seadrill Deepwater Drillship Ltd. dated January 1, 2012. See Item 7 “Major Unitholders and Related Party Transactions-Related Party Transactions-Advisory, Technical and Administrative Services Agreements.”

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(8)	Administrative, Technical and Advisory Agreement, effective as of January 1, 2012 by and among Seadrill Management AME Ltd. and Seadrill Ghana Operations Ltd. See Item 7 “Major Unitholders and Related Party Transactions-Related Party Transactions-Advisory, Technical and Administrative Services Agreements.”

(9)

Administrative, Technical and Advisory Agreement, effective as of January 1, 2012 by and among Seadrill Management AME Ltd. and Seadrill Ghana Operations Ltd., effective as of December 13, 2013, by and among Seadrill Americas Inc. and Seadrill Gulf Operations Sirius LLC. See Item 7 “Major Unitholders and Related Party Transactions-Related Party Transactions-Advisory, Technical and Administrative Services Agreements.”

(10)	Administrative, Technical and Advisory Agreement, effective as of March 21, 2014, by and among Seadrill Americas Inc. and Seadrill Gulf Operations Auriga LLC. See Item 7 “Major Unitholders and Related Party Transactions-Related Party Transactions-Advisory, Technical and Administrative Services Agreements.”

(11)	Administrative, Technical and Advisory Agreement, effective as of February 15, 2013, between Seadrill Americas Inc. and Seadrill Gulf Operations Vela LLC. See Item 7 “Major Unitholders and Related Party Transactions-Related Party Transactions-Advisory, Technical and Administrative Services Agreements.”

(12)	Administrative Support Contract, dated July 1, 2014, between Seadrill Mobile Units Nigeria Limited and Seadrill Nigeria Operations Limited. See Item 7 “Major Unitholders and Related Party Transactions-Related Party Transactions-Advisory, Technical and Administrative Services Agreements.”

(13)	Administrative Support Contract, dated July 1, 2014, between Seadrill Mobile Units Nigeria Limited and Seadrill Offshore Nigeria Limited. See Item 7 “Major Unitholders and Related Party Transactions-Related Party Transactions-Advisory, Technical and Administrative Services Agreements.”

(14)	Advisory, Technical and Administrative Services Agreement, dated June 19, 2015, between Seadrill Management AME Ltd. and Seadrill Polaris Ltd. See Item 7 “Major Unitholders and Related Party Transactions-Related Party Transactions-Advisory, Technical and Administrative Services Agreements.”

(15)

Amended and Restated Revolving Loan Agreement, dated August 31, 2013 among Seadrill Operating LP, Seadrill Capricorn Holdings LLC, and Seadrill Partners Operating LLC as borrowers, and Seadrill Limited, as lender, as amended by the Second Amendment to Revolving Loan Agreement, dated March 1, 2014. See Note 11 - “Debt” and Note 13 - “Related party transactions” to the Consolidated and Combined Carve-Out Financial Statements included in this annual report.

(16)

Amended and Restated US$1,200,000,000 Senior Secured Credit Facility Agreement dated October 10, 2012 for Seadrill Limited, as Borrower, the subsidiaries of Seadrill Limited named therein as guarantors, and the banks and financial institutions named therein as lenders. See Note 11 - “Debt” and Note 13 - “Related party transactions” to the Consolidated and Combined Carve-Out Financial Statements included in this annual report.

(17)	Loan Agreement dated September 28, 2012 between Seadrill Limited and Seadrill Vencedor Ltd, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated August 28, 2014, and Amendment No. 2, dated April 14, 2015. See Note 11 - “Debt” and Note 13 - “Related party transactions” to the Consolidated and Combined Carve-Out Financial Statements included in this annual report.

(18)

US$440,000,000 Secured Credit Facility Agreement dated December 4, 2012 between Seadrill Limited, as borrower, the subsidiaries of Seadrill Limited named therein as guarantors, and the banks and financial institutions named therein as lenders, as amended by the letter agreement, dated June 18, 2015 and the waiver approval letter dated April 28, 2016. See Note 11 - “Debt” and Note 13 - “Related party transactions” to the Consolidated and Combined Carve-Out Financial Statements included in this annual report.

(19)	Waiver Approval Letter regarding the US$440,000,000 Secured Credit Facility Agreement, dated April 28, 2016.

(20)

Loan Agreement, dated May 16, 2013, between Seadrill Limited, Seadrill T-15 Ltd., Seadrill Partners Operating LLC and Seadrill International Limited. This is an intercompany loan agreement with Seadrill pursuant to which Seadrill T-15 Ltd. makes payments of principal and interest to the lenders of the $440 Million Rig Financing Agreement on Seadrill’s behalf. See Note 11 - “Debt” and Note 13 - “Related party transactions” to the Consolidated and Combined Carve-Out Financial Statements included in this annual report.

(21)

Intercompany Loan Agreement, dated May 16, 2013, between Seadrill Limited, as lender and Seadrill Partners Operating LLC, as borrower. Pursuant to this agreement, Seadrill Partners Operating borrowed $109.5 million to fund the acquisition of the entities that own and operate the T-15. See Note 11 - “Debt” and Note 13 - “Related party transactions” to the Consolidated and Combined Carve-Out Financial Statements included in this annual report.

(22)

Loan Agreement, dated October 11, 2013, by and among Seadrill Limited, Seadrill T-16 Ltd. and Seadrill Partners Operating LLC. Pursuant to this agreement, Seadrill T-16 makes payments of principal and interest directly to the lenders under the $440 Million Rig Financing Agreement on Seadrill's behalf. See Note 11 - “Debt” and Note 13 - “Related party transactions” to the Consolidated and Combined Carve-Out Financial Statements included in this annual report.

(23)	Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 26, 2014, among Seadrill Operating LP, Seadrill Partners Finco LLC, Seadrill Capricorn Holdings LLC, various lenders and Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. See Note 11 - “Debt” to the Consolidated and Combined Carve-Out Financial Statements included in this annual report.

(24)

Second Amended and Restated $1,450 Million Senior Secured Credit Facility Agreement, dated as of November 4, 2014, among Seadrill Tellus Ltd. and Seadrill Vela Hungary Kft., as Borrowers, Seadrill Limited, as Parent, the guarantors party thereto, ING Bank N.V., as Agent, the lenders party thereto and the other parties thereto, as amended by the letter agreement, dated May 28, 2015 and the waiver approval letter dated April 28, 2016. See Note 11 - “Debt” to the Consolidated and Combined Carve-Out Financial Statements included in this annual report.

(25)	Waiver Approval Letter regarding the Second Amended and Restated Agreement, dated April 28, 2016.

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(26)

On Demand and Guarantee and Indemnity, dated November 4, 2014, between Seadrill Partners LLC and ING Bank N.V. Pursuant to this agreement, Seadrill Partners LLC has guaranteed the obligations of Seadrill Vela Hungary Kft. under the $1,450 Million Senior Secured Credit Facility Agreement, dated as of November 4, 2014, among Seadrill Tellus Ltd. and Seadrill Vela Hungary Kft., as Borrowers, Seadrill Limited, as Parent, the guarantors party thereto, ING Bank N.V., as Agent, the lenders party thereto and the other parties thereto, in an amount up to $497.5 million plus interest and costs.

(27)

Amendment and Restatement Agreement, dated June 19, 2015, between Seadrill Polaris Ltd. as borrower, Seadrill Limited as parent, Ship Finance International Limited as retiring guarantor and the other companies listed therein as guarantors, the banks and financial institutions listed therein as lenders, DNB Bank ASA and Nordea Bank AB, London Branch as bookrunners, the banks and financial institutions named therein as mandated lead arrangers and DNB Bank ASA, as agent, relating to the US$420,000,000 Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facilities Agreement, originally dated December 28, 2012, as previously amended. See Note 11 - “Debt” to the Consolidated and Combined Carve-Out Financial Statements included in this annual report and as amended by the waiver approval letter dated April 28, 2016.

(28)	Waiver Approval Letter regarding the Amendment and Restatement Agreement, dated April 9, 2016.

(29)	Loan Agreement, dated April 28, 2016, between Seadrill Hungary Kft and Seadrill Limited. See Item 7 “Major Unitholders and Related Party Transactions-Related Party Transactions-Loans and Financing Agreements-$143 Million Loan Agreement.”

(30)	Loan Agreement, dated April 28, 2016, between Seadrill Neptune Hungary Kft and Seadrill Gulf Operations Sirius LLC. See Item 7 “Major Unitholders and Related Party Transactions-Related Party Transactions-Loans and Financing Agreements-$143 Million Loan Agreement.”

(31)	Bareboat Charter Agreement between Seadrill Offshore AS and Seadrill Canada Ltd. dated October 5, 2012. See Note 13 - “Related party transactions” to the Consolidated and Combined Carve-Out Financial Statements included in this annual report.

(32)	Bareboat Charter Agreements between Seadrill China Operations Ltd. and Seadrill Offshore AS dated October 5, 2012. See Note 13 - “Related party transactions” to the Consolidated and Combined Carve-Out Financial Statements included in this annual report.

(33)	Rig Rental Agreement, effective as of December 10, 2012, by and among Seadrill T-15 Ltd. and Seadrill UK Ltd. See Note 13 - “Related party transactions” to the Consolidated and Combined Carve-Out Financial Statements included in this annual report.

(34)	Rig Rental Agreement, effective as of December 10, 2012, by and among Seadrill T-16 Ltd. and Seadrill UK Ltd. See Note 13 - “Related party transactions” to the Consolidated and Combined Carve-Out Financial Statements included in this annual report.

(35)	Rig Rental Agreement, effective as of December 10, 2012, by and among Seadrill International Ltd. and Seadrill UK Ltd., relating to the T-15. See Note 13 - “Related party transactions” to the Consolidated and Combined Carve-Out Financial Statements included in this annual report.

(36)	Rig Rental Agreement, effective as of December 10, 2012, by and among Seadrill International Ltd. and Seadrill UK Ltd., relating to the T-16. See Note 13 - “Related party transactions” to the Consolidated and Combined Carve-Out Financial Statements included in this annual report.

(37)	Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated May 7, 2013, between Seadrill Limited and Seadrill Partners Operating LLC. Pursuant to this agreement, Seadrill Partners Operating LLC purchased the equity interest in each of the entities that own and operate the T-15. See Note 3 - “Business acquisitions” to the Consolidated and Combined Carve-Out Financial Statements included in this annual report.

(38)	Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated October 11, 2013, by and among Seadrill Limited, Seadrill Partners LLC and Seadrill Partners Operating LLC. Pursuant to this agreement, Seadrill Partners Operating purchased the equity interests in the entity that owns the T-16. See Note 3 - “Business acquisitions” to the Consolidated and Combined Carve-Out Financial Statements included in this annual report.

(39)

Contribution, Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated December 2, 2013, as amended by Amendment to Contribution, Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2013, by and among Seadrill Limited, a Bermuda exempted company Seadrill Partners LLC, Seadrill Operating LP, Seadrill Capricorn Holdings LLC, and Seadrill Americas Inc. Pursuant to this agreement, as amended, Seadrill Operating LP acquired all of the ownership interests in each of the entities that own, operate and manage the semi-submersible drilling rig, West Leo and Seadrill Capricorn Holdings LLC acquired all of the ownership interests in each of the entities that own and operate the semi-submersible drilling rig, West Sirius. See Note 3 - “Business acquisitions” to the Consolidated and Combined Carve-Out Financial Statements included in this annual report.

(40)	Contribution, Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated March 11, 2014. Pursuant to this agreement, Seadrill Capricorn Holdings LLC acquired the entities that own and operate the West Auriga. See Note 3 - “Business acquisitions” to the Consolidated and Combined Carve-Out Financial Statements included in this annual report.

(41)	Promissory Discount Note, dated March 21, 2014 issued by Seadrill Capricorn Holdings LLC. See Note 3 - “Business acquisitions” to the Consolidated and Combined Carve-Out Financial Statements included in this annual report.

(42)	Limited Partner Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 17, 2014, between Seadrill Limited and Seadrill Partners LLC. Pursuant to this agreement, the Company purchased an additional 28% limited partner interest in Seadrill Operating LP. See Note 13 - “Related party transactions” to the Consolidated and Combined Carve-Out Financial Statements included in this annual report.

(43)

Contribution, Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated November 4, 2014, by and among Seadrill Limited, Seadrill Partners LLC, Seadrill Capricorn Holdings LLC and Seadrill Americas Inc. Pursuant to this agreement, Seadrill Capricorn Holdings LLC acquired the entities that own and operate the West Vela. See Note 3 - “Business acquisitions” to the Consolidated and Combined Carve-Out Financial Statements included in this annual report.

(44)	Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of June 16, 2015, by and among Seadrill Limited, Seadrill Operating LP, Seadrill Polaris Ltd. See Note 3 - “Business Acquisitions” to the Consolidated and Combined Carve-Out Financial Statements included in this annual report.

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(45)	Promissory Note, dated as of June 19, 2015, between Seadrill Operating LP and Seadrill Limited. See Note 3 - “Business acquisitions” to the Consolidated and Combined Carve-Out Financial Statements included in this annual report.

(46)	Guaranty, dated as of June 19, 2015, between Seadrill Partners LLC as the guarantor and Seadrill Limited as the holder. See Note 3 - “Business acquisitions” to the Consolidated and Combined Carve-Out Financial Statements included in this annual report.

•	an individual U.S. citizen or resident (as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes),

•	a corporation (or other entity that is classified as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) organized under the laws of the United States or any of its political subdivisions,

•	an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source, or

•	a trust if (i) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary jurisdiction over the administration of the trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (ii) the trust has a valid election in effect to be treated as a U.S. person for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

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•	at least 75% of the Company's gross income (including the gross income of the Company's drilling unit owning subsidiaries) for such taxable year consists of passive income (e.g., dividends, interest, capital gains from the sale or exchange of investment property and rents derived other than in the active conduct of a rental business); or

•	at least 50% of the average value of the assets held by the Company (including the assets of the Company's drilling unit owning subsidiaries) during such taxable year produce, or are held for the production of, passive income.

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•	the excess distribution or gain would be allocated ratably over the Non-Electing Holder’s aggregate holding period for the common units;

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•	the amount allocated to the current taxable year and any taxable year prior to the taxable year the Company was first treated as a PFIC with respect to the Non-Electing Holder would be taxed as ordinary income; and

•	the amount allocated to each of the other taxable years would be subject to tax at the highest rate of tax in effect for the applicable class of taxpayers for that year, and an interest charge for the deemed deferral benefit would be imposed with respect to the resulting tax attributable to each such other taxable year.

•	fails to provide an accurate taxpayer identification number;

•	is notified by the IRS that it has failed to report all interest or corporate distributions required to be reported on its U.S. federal income tax returns; or

•	in certain circumstances, fails to comply with applicable certification requirements.

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•	such holders do not use or hold and are not deemed or considered to use or hold their common units in the course of carrying on a trade, profession or vocation in the United Kingdom; and

•	such holders do not have a branch or agency or permanent establishment in the United Kingdom through which such common units are used, held or acquired.

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•	the measurement of monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies converted to US Dollars, with the resulting gain or loss recorded as “Foreign exchange gain/(loss);”

•	the impact of fluctuations in exchange rates on the reported amounts of the Company's revenues and expenses which are denominated in foreign currencies; and

•	foreign subsidiaries whose accounts are not maintained in U.S. Dollars, which when converted into US Dollars can result in exchange adjustments, which are recorded as a component in shareholders’ equity.

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•	Pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;

•	Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that the Company's receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of Company's management and directors; and

•	Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

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(1)	The fixed assets referred to in the table above include the eleven drilling units at December 31, 2015 and ten drilling units at December 31, 2014. Asset locations at the end of a period are not necessarily indicative of the geographic distribution of the revenues or operating profits generated by such assets during such period.

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•	Limitations on the incurrence of indebtedness and issuance of preferred equity;

•	Limitations on the incurrence of liens;

•	Limitations on dividends and other restricted payments;

•	Limitations on investments;

•	Limitations on mergers, consolidation and sales of all or substantially all assets;

•	Limitations on asset sales;

•	Limitations on transactions with affiliates;

•	Limitation on business activities to businesses similar to those now being conducted; and

•	Requirement to maintain a senior secured net leverage ratio of no more than 5.5 to 1.0 (5.0 to 1.0 for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2015 and thereafter).

•	Failure of any borrow of the term loan to pay principal, interest or other amounts owing with respect to the loans under the Amended Senior Secured Credit Facilities;

•	Breach in any material respect of any representation or warranty contained in Amended Senior Secured Credit Facilities documentation;

•	Breach of any covenant contained in Amended Senior Secured Credit Facilities documentation;

•	The occurrence of a payment default under, or acceleration of, any indebtedness aggregating $25 million or more other than the term loan;

•	Failure by our subsidiaries that are borrowers or guarantors of our Amended Senior Secured Credit Facilities to pay or stay any judgment in excess of $25 million;

•	Repudiation by our subsidiaries that are borrowers or guarantors of our Amended Senior Secured Credit Facilities of any guarantee or collateral documents related to the Amended Senior Secured Credit Facilities;

•	Any guarantee related to the Amended Senior Secured Credit Facilities is found to be unenforceable or invalid or is not otherwise effective;

•	Any of our subsidiaries that are borrowers or guarantors of our Amended Senior Secured Credit Facilities file for bankruptcy or become the subject of an involuntary bankruptcy case or other similar proceeding;

•	The equity interests of any of the company, Seadrill Operating LP or Seadrill Capricorn Holdings LLC is pledged to anyone other than the collateral agent for the term loan; and

•	The occurrence of a change of control.

•	sell the applicable drilling unit;

•	incur additional indebtedness or guarantee other indebtedness;

•	make investments or acquisitions;

•	pay dividends or make any other distributions if an event of default occurs; or

•	enter into inter-company charter arrangements for the drilling units not contemplated by the applicable Rig Facility.

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•	Aggregated minimum liquidity requirement for Seadrill's consolidated group: to maintain cash and cash equivalents of at least $150 million within the group.

•	Interest coverage ratio: to maintain an EBITDA to interest expense ratio of at least 2.5:1.

•	Current ratio: to maintain current assets to current liabilities ratio of at least 1:1. Current assets are defined as book value less minimum liquidity, but including up to 20.0% of shares in listed companies owned 20.0% or more. Current liabilities are defined as book value less the current portion of long term debt.

•	Equity to asset ratio: to maintain total equity to total assets ratio of at least 30.0%. Both equity and total assets are adjusted for the difference between book and market values of drilling units.

•	Leverage ratio: to maintain a ratio of net debt to EBITDA no greater than 4.5:1, up to the effective date of the amended covenants discussed further below. Net debt is calculated as all interest bearing debt less cash and cash equivalents excluding minimum liquidity requirements.

•	6.0:1, from and including the financial quarter starting on July 1, 2015 and including the financial quarter ending on September 30, 2016;

•	5.5:1, from and including the financial quarter starting on October 1, 2016 and including the financial quarter ending December 31, 2016;

•	4.5:1, from and including the financial quarter starting on January 1, 2017 until the final maturity date.

•	.125 percent per annum if the leverage ratio is 4.50:1 up to and including 4.99:1;

•	.25 percent per annum if the leverage ratio is 5.00:1 up to and including 5.49:1;

•	.75 percent per annum if the leverage ratio is 5.50:1 up to and including 6.00:1

•	total loss or sale of a drilling unit securing a Rig Financing Agreements;

•	cancellation or termination of any existing charter contract or satisfactory drilling contract; and

•	a change of control.

•	failure to comply with the financial or insurance covenants;

•	cross-default to other indebtedness held by both Seadrill and its subsidiaries and by the Company;

•	failure by Seadrill or by the Company to remain listed on a stock exchange;

•	the occurrence of a material adverse change;

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•	revocation, termination, or modification of any authorization, license, consent, permission, or approval as necessary to conduct operations as contemplated by the applicable Rig Financing Agreement ; and

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the destruction, abandonment, seizure, appropriation or forfeiture of property of the guarantors or Seadrill and its subsidiaries, or the limitation by seizure, expropriation, nationalization, intervention, restriction or other action by or on behalf of any governmental, regulatory or other authority, of the authority or ability of Seadrill or any subsidiary thereof to conduct its business, which has or reasonably may be expected to have a material adverse effect.

•	guarantees from rig owning subsidiaries (guarantors),

•	a first priority share pledge over all the shares issued by each of the guarantors,

•	a first priority perfected mortgage in all collateral rigs and any deed of covenant thereto, subject to contractual agreed "quiet enjoyment" undertakings with the end-user of the collateral rigs to be entered into if this is required by the relevant end-user pursuant to the relevant contract,

•	a first priority security interest over each of the rig owners' with respect to all earnings and proceeds of insurance, and

•	a first priority security interest in the earnings accounts.

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•	Key amendments and waivers:

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Equity ratio: Seadrill is required to maintain a total equity to total assets ratio of at least 30.0%. Prior to the amendment, both total equity and total assets were adjusted for the difference between book and market values of drilling units, as determined by independent broker valuations. The amendment removes the need for the market value adjustment from the calculation of the equity ratio until June 30, 2017.

•	Leverage ratio: Seadrill is required to maintain a ratio of net debt to EBITDA. Prior to the amendment the leverage ratio had to be no greater than 6.0:1, falling to 5.5:1 from October 1, 2016, and falling again to 4.5:1 from January 1, 2017. The amendment retains the ratio at 6.0:1 until December 31, 2016, and then increases to 6.5:1 between January 1, 2017 and June 30, 2017.

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Minimum-value-clauses: Seadrill’s secured bank credit facilities contain loan-to-value clauses, or minimum-value-clauses (“MVC”), which could require Seadrill to post additional collateral or prepay a portion of the outstanding borrowings should the value of the drilling units securing borrowings under each of such agreements decrease below required levels. Subject to compliance with the terms of the amendment, this covenant has been suspended until June 30, 2017.

•	Minimum Liquidity: Seadrill has previously been required to maintain a minimum of $150 million of liquidity. This has been reset to $250 million until June 30, 2017.

•	Additional undertakings:

◦	Further process: Seadrill has agreed to consultation, information provision and certain processes in respect of further discussions with its lenders under its senior secured credit facilities, including agreements in respect of progress milestones towards the agreement of, and implementation plan in respect of, a comprehensive financing package.

◦	Restrictive undertakings: Seadrill has agreed to additional near-term restrictive undertakings applicable during this process, applicable to Seadrill and its subsidiaries, including (without limitation) limitations in respect of:

▪	incurrence and maintenance of certain indebtedness

▪	dividends, share capital repurchases and total return swaps;

▪	investments in, extensions of credit to or the provision of financial support for non-wholly owned subsidiaries;

▪	investments in, extensions of credit to or the provision of financial support for joint ventures or associated entities;

▪	acquisitions;

▪	dispositions;

▪	prepayment, repayment or repurchase of any debt obligations;

▪	granting security; and

▪	payments in respect of newbuild drilling units,

•	Other changes and provisions:

◦	Undrawn availability: Seadrill has agreed it will not borrow any undrawn commitments under its senior secured credit facilities unless the coordinating committee of lenders has been provided 15 days notice of such borrowing.

◦	Fees: Seadrill has agreed to pay certain fees to its lenders in consideration of these extensions and amendments.

•	notify Seadrill of the occurrence of any default or event of default; and

•	provide Seadrill with information in respect of its business and financial status as Seadrill may reasonably require, including, but not limited to, copies of the Company's unaudited quarterly financial statements and its audited annual financial statements.

•	failure to pay any sum payable under the revolving credit facility when due;

•	breach of certain covenants and obligations of the revolving credit facility;

•	a material inaccuracy of any representation or warranty;

•	default under other indebtedness in excess of $25.0 million;

•	bankruptcy or insolvency events; and

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•	commencement of proceedings seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of the Company’s assets that results in an entry of an order for any such relief that is not vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within sixty days of the entry thereof.

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(a)

Management and administrative services agreements – In connection with the IPO, OPCO entered into a management and administrative services agreement with Seadrill Management a wholly owned subsidiary of Seadrill, pursuant to which Seadrill Management provides the Company certain management and administrative services. The services provided by Seadrill Management are charged at cost plus management fee equal to 5% of Seadrill Management’s costs and expenses incurred in connection with providing these services. The agreement has an initial term for 5 years and can be terminated by providing 90 days written notice.

(b)	Technical and administrative service agreement – In connection with the IPO, OPCO entered into certain advisory, technical and/or administrative services agreements with subsidiaries of Seadrill. The services provided by Seadrill’s subsidiaries are charged at cost plus service fee equal to approximately 5% of Seadrill’s costs and expenses incurred in connection with providing these services.

(c)	Rig operating costs – relates to rig operating costs recharged by Seadrill in relation to costs incurred on behalf of the West Polaris and the West Vencedor operating in Angola. These costs are recharged by Seadrill at a markup of 5%.

(d)	Insurance premiums – the Company’s drilling units are insured by a Seadrill company and the insurance premiums incurred are recharged to the Company.

(e)

Interest expense – consists of interest expense incurred on the $440 Million Rig Financing Agreement, West Vencedor Loan Agreement, discount notes and the $109.5 million T-15 Vendor Financing Loan. Prior to entering these agreements, these costs were allocated to the Company from Seadrill based on the Company’s debt as a percentage of Seadrill’s overall debt. Upon entering these agreements, the costs and expenses have been incurred by the Company.

(f)

$100 million revolving credit facility – In October 2012 the Company entered into a $300 million revolving credit facility with Seadrill. The facility is for a term of five years and bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 5% per annum, with an annual 2% commitment fee on the undrawn balance. On March 1, 2014, the revolving credit facility was amended to reduce the maximum borrowing limit from $300 million to $100 million. During 2015 the Company drew down nothing from the revolving credit facility and repaid nothing. As at December 31, 2015 and 2014, the outstanding balance was nil and nil, respectively.

(g)

Rig Financing Agreements and Loan Agreements – See Note 11 - Debt for details of the $440 Million Rig Financing Agreement and West Vencedor Loan Agreement. Under the agreements each rig owning subsidiary makes payments of principal and interest directly to the lenders under each Rig Financing Agreement, at Seadrill’s direction and on its behalf, corresponding to payments of principal and interest due under each Rig Financing Agreement that are allocable to each rig.

(h)

Bareboat charters – In connection with the transfer of the West Aquarius operations to Canada, the West Aquarius drilling contract was assigned to Seadrill Canada Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of OPCO, necessitating certain changes to the related party contractual arrangements relating to the West Aquarius. Seadrill China Operations Ltd, the owner of the West Aquarius and a wholly-owned subsidiary

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Other revenues and expenses - The Company incurs certain operating costs on behalf of Seadrill drilling units and recharges them at a markup of 5%. During the year ended December 31, 2015 the Company earned $13.4 million in other revenues within our Nigerian service company from Seadrill for certain services, including the provision of onshore and offshore personnel, which the Company provided to Seadrill’s West Jupiter and West Saturn drilling rigs. Operating expenses relating to these related party revenues were $12.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2015.

(j)	Deferred consideration to related party - On the acquisition of the West Polaris in 2015 the Company recognized a seller's credit balance payable of $44.6 million, a long term deferred consideration balance of $63.7 million and a short-term deferred consideration balance of $31.6 million.

(k)

Trading balances – Receivables and payables with Seadrill and its subsidiaries are comprised primarily of unpaid management fees, advisory and administrative services, as well as, accrued interest. In addition, certain receivables and payables arise when the Company pays an invoice on behalf of a related party and vice versa. Receivables and payables are generally settled quarterly in arrears. Trading balances to Seadrill and its subsidiaries are unsecured, generally bear interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus approximately 4% per annum, and are intended to be settled in the ordinary course of business.

(l)	$109.5 million Vendor financing loan - On May 17, 2013, Seadrill Operating LP borrowed from Seadrill $109.5 million as vendor financing to fund the acquisition of the T-15. The loan bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus a margin of 5% and matures in May 2016.

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(m)	Discount loan notes:

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$229.9 million discount note - On December 13, 2013, as part of the acquisition of the West Sirius, Seadrill Capricorn Holdings issued a zero coupon discount note from Seadrill for $229.9 million. The note was repayable in June 2015 and upon maturity, the Company was due to pay $238.5 million to Seadrill. This note was repaid in full in February 2014 with proceeds from the Senior Secured Credit Facilities.

•	$70.0 million discount note - On December 13, 2013, as part of the acquisition of the West Sirius, the Company issued a zero coupon discount note from Seadrill for $70.0 million. The note was repayable in June 2015 and upon maturity, the Company was due to pay $72.6 million to Seadrill.This note was repaid in full in February 2014 with proceeds from the Senior Secured Credit Facilities.

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$100.0 million discount note - On March 21, 2014, as part of the acquisition of the West Auriga, Seadrill Capricorn Holdings issued a zero coupon discount note to Seadrill in an initial amount of $100.0 million. The note was repayable in September 2015 and upon maturity, the Company was due to pay $103.7 million to Seadrill. This note was repaid in June 2014 with proceeds from the Senior Secured Credit Facilities.

(o)

Derivatives with Seadrill - Interest rate swaps - As of December 31, 2015, the Company was party to interest rate swap agreements with Seadrill for a combined outstanding principal amount of approximately $655.3 million at rates between 1.10% per annum and 1.93% per annum. The swap agreements mature between July 2018 and December 2020. The net loss recognized on the Company’s interest rate swaps for the year ended December 31, 2015, was $10.2 million (year ended December 31, 2014: loss of $41.6 million). Refer to Note 14 for further information.

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(1)

Pre-acquisition net income from entities acquired from Seadrill in common control transactions during 2013 (See Note 3), has been allocated to the Seadrill member interest. The Seadrill member interest, and its rights to the incentive distribution rights, is owned by the predecessor owner of acquired entities, Seadrill Limited. Included within the amount allocated to the Seadrill member interest in 2013 is $0.5 million allocated to the incentive distribution rights.

(2)	Refers to the cash distributions relating to the period declared and paid during the year.

(3)	Refers to the cash distribution relating to the period, declared and paid subsequent to the year-end.

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•	First, to the common unitholders, pro-rata, until the Company distributes for each outstanding common unit an amount equal to the minimum quarterly distribution for that quarter;

•	Second, to the common unitholders, pro-rata, until the Company distributes for each outstanding common an amount equal to any arrearages in payment of the minimum quarterly distribution on the common units for prior quarters during the subordination period; and

•	Third, to the subordinated units, pro-rata, the Company distributes for each subordinated unit an amount equal to the minimum quarterly distribution for that quarter;

•	The Company has distributed available cash from operating surplus to the common and subordinated unitholders in an amount equal to the minimum quarterly distribution; and

•	The Company has distributed available cash from operating surplus on outstanding common units in an amount necessary to eliminate any cumulative arrearages in payment of the minimum quarterly distribution;

•	first, 100.0% to all unitholders, until each unitholder receives a total of $0.4456 per unit for that quarter (the “first target distribution”);

•	second, 85% to all unitholders, pro rata, and 15.0% to the holders of the incentive distribution rights, pro rata, until each unitholder receives a total of $0.4844 per unit for that quarter (the “second target distribution”);

•	third, 75.0% to all unitholders, pro rata, and 25.0% to the holders of the incentive distribution rights, pro rata, until each unitholder receives a total of $0.5813 per unit for that quarter (the “third target distribution”); and

•	thereafter, 50.0% to all unitholders, and 50.0% to the holders of the incentive distribution rights, pro rata.

•	distributions of available cash from operating surplus on each of the outstanding common units and subordinated units equaled or exceeded the minimum quarterly distribution for each of the three consecutive, non-overlapping four-quarter periods immediately preceding that date;

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the “adjusted operating surplus” (as defined in the partnership agreement) generated during each of the three consecutive, non-overlapping four-quarter periods immediately preceding that date equaled or exceeded the sum of the minimum quarterly distributions on all of the outstanding common units and subordinated units during those periods on a fully diluted weighted average basis during those periods; and

•	there are no outstanding arrearages in payment of the minimum quarterly distribution on the common units.

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1.	The purchase of the West Auriga was financed by the issuance of a discount loan note: refer to Note 3 - Business acquisitions

2.	The purchase of the West Vela was financed partly by deferred and contingent consideration: refer to Note 3 - Business acquisitions

3.	The purchase of the West Polaris was financed party by a seller's credit and deferred consideration: refer to Note 3 - Business acquisitions.

4.	The contingent consideration payable to Seadrill was reduced by a measurement period adjustment in the year ended December 31, 2015. Refer to Note 3 - Business acquisitions.

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