Valaris Ltd

Note 3 -Equity Method Investment in ARO

Background

ARO is a 50/50 unconsolidated joint venture between the Company and Saudi Aramco that owns and operates jackup drilling rigs in Saudi Arabia. As of March 31, 2024, ARO owns eight jackup rigs, hasone newbuild jackup rig on order, and leases nine rigs from us through bareboat charter arrangements (the "Lease Agreements") whereby substantially all operating costs are incurred by ARO.

The shareholder agreement governing the joint venture specifies that ARO shall purchase 20 newbuild jackup rigs over an approximate 10-year period. In January 2020, ARO ordered the firsttwo newbuild jackups, the first of which, Kingdom 1, was delivered and commenced operations in the fourth quarter of 2023, and the second is expected to be delivered in the second quarter of 2024. ARO is expected to commit to orders fortwo additional newbuild jackups in the near term. In connection with these plans, we have a potential obligation to fund ARO for newbuild jackup rigs. See "Note 11 - Contingencies" for additional information.

Summarized Financial Information

The operating revenues of ARO presented below reflect revenues earned under drilling contracts with Saudi Aramco for the ARO-owned jackup rigs as well as the rigs leased from us. Contract drilling expense is inclusive of the bareboat charter fees for the rigs leased from us. See additional discussion below regarding these related-party transactions.

Summarized financial information for ARO is as follows (in millions):

Equity in Earnings of ARO

We account for our interest in ARO using the equity method of accounting and only recognize our portion of ARO's net income, adjusted for basis differences as discussed below, in Equity in earnings of ARO in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Our equity method investment in ARO was recorded at its estimated fair value in fresh start accounting upon emergence from bankruptcy in 2021. We computed the difference between the fair value of ARO's net assets and the carrying value of those net assets in ARO's U.S. GAAP financial statements ("basis differences") at that date. These basis differences primarily related to ARO's long-lived assets and the recognition of intangible assets associated with certain of ARO's drilling contracts that were determined to have favorable terms relative to market terms as of the measurement date.

Basis differences are amortized over the remaining life of the assets or liabilities to which they relate and are recognized as an adjustment to the Equity in earnings of ARO in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The amortization of those basis differences is combined with our 50% interest in ARO's net income. A reconciliation of those components is presented below (in millions):

Related-Party Transactions

During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, revenues recognized by us related to the Lease Agreements were $19.0 million and $18.8 million, respectively.

Our balances related to the ARO lease agreements were as follows (in millions):

(1)Amounts receivable from ARO is included in Accounts receivable, net in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(2)The per day bareboat charter amount in the Lease Agreements is subject to adjustment based on actual performance of the respective rig and therefore, the corresponding contract liabilities are subject to adjustment during the lease term. Upon completion of the lease term, such amount becomes a payable to or a receivable from ARO.

During 2017 and 2018, the Company contributed assets to ARO in exchange for the 10-year Notes Receivable from ARO. The Notes Receivable, as amended in December 2023, bear interest based on a one-year term SOFR, set as of the end of the year prior to the year applicable, plus 2.10%. The Notes Receivable from ARO were adjusted to their estimated fair value in fresh start accounting upon emergence from bankruptcy in 2021 and the resulting discount to the principal amount is being amortized using the effective interest method to interest income over the remaining terms of the notes.

The principal amount and discount of the Notes Receivable from ARO were as follows (in millions):

(1)Our interest receivable from ARO is included in Accounts receivable, net in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(2)We collected our 2023 interest on the Notes Receivable from ARO in cash prior to December 31, 2023, and as such, there was no interest receivable from ARO as of December 31, 2023.

Interest income earned on the Notes Receivable from ARO was as follows (in millions):

(1)Represents the amortization of the discount on the Notes Receivable from ARO using the effective interest method to interest income over the term of the notes.

Note 4 -Fair Value Measurements

The carrying values and estimated fair values of certain of our financial instruments were as follows (in millions):

(1)The estimated fair value of the 8.375% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2030 (the "Second Lien Notes") was determined using quoted market prices, which are level 1 inputs.

(2)The estimated fair value of our Notes Receivable from ARO was estimated using an income approach to value the forecasted cash flows attributed to the Notes Receivable from ARO using a discount rate based on a comparable yield with a country-specific risk premium, which are considered to be level 2 inputs.

The estimated fair values of our cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable and trade payables approximated their carrying values as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

Note 5 -Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following (in millions):

Note 6 -Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefits

We have defined-benefit pension plans and retiree medical plans that provide post-retirement health and life insurance benefits.

The components of net periodic pension and retiree medical income were as follows (in millions):

(1)Included in Other, net, in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Note 7 -Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Weighted-average shares outstanding used in our computation of diluted EPS is calculated using the treasury stock method and includes the effect of all potentially dilutive stock equivalents, including warrants, restricted stock unit awards and performance stock unit awards.

The following table is a reconciliation of the weighted-average shares used in our basic and diluted EPS computations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 (in millions):

Anti-dilutive share awards totaling 75,000 and 8,000 were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

We had 5,470,950 warrants outstanding (the "Warrants") as of March 31, 2024 to purchase common shares of Valaris Limited (the "Common Shares"), which are exercisable for one Common Share per Warrant at an initial exercise price of $131.88 per Warrant and expire on April 29, 2028. The exercise of these Warrants into Common Shares would have a dilutive effect to the holdings of Valaris Limited's existing shareholders. These warrants are anti-dilutive for all periods presented.

Note 8 -Debt

Second Lien Notes

On April 19, 2023, the Company and Valaris Finance Company LLC (“Valaris Finance”), a wholly-owned subsidiary, issued and sold, at par, $700.0 million aggregate principal amount of Second Lien Notes (the "Initial Second Lien Notes") in a private placement conducted pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). On August 21, 2023, the Company and Valaris Finance issued, at 100.75% of par, an additional $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of Second Lien Notes (the "Additional Notes") in a private placement conducted pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Initial Second Lien Notes and the Additional Notes form a single series and are collectively referred to as the "Second Lien Notes".

The Second Lien Notes were issued under the Indenture, dated as of April 19, 2023 (the "Indenture"), and will mature on April 30, 2030. The Second Lien Notes bear an interest rate of 8.375% per annum and interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 30 and October 30 of each year.

As of March 31, 2024, we were in compliance with our covenants under the Indenture.

Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility

On April 3, 2023, the Company entered into a senior secured revolving credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement provides for commitments permitting borrowings of up to $375.0 million (which may be increased, subject to the agreement of lenders to provide such additional commitments and the satisfaction of certain conditions, by an additional $200.0 million pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement) and includes a $150.0 million sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit. Valaris Finance and certain other subsidiaries of the Company guarantee the Company's obligations under the Credit Agreement, and the lenders have a first priority lien on the assets securing the Credit Agreement.

Amounts borrowed under the Credit Agreement are subject to an interest rate per annum equal to, at our option, either (a) a base rate determined as the greatest of (i) a prime rate, (ii) the federal funds rate plus 0.5% and (iii) Term SOFR (as defined in the Credit Agreement) for a one month interest period plus 1.1% (such base rate to be subject to a 1% floor) or (b) Term SOFR plus 0.10% (subject to a 0% floor), plus, in each case of clauses (a) and (b) above, an applicable margin ranging from 1.50% to 3.00% and 2.50% to 4.00%, respectively, based on the credit ratings that are one notch higher than the corporate family ratings provided by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (“S&P”) and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) with respect to Valaris Limited.

Additionally, we are required to pay a quarterly commitment fee to the lenders under the Credit Agreement with respect to the average daily unutilized commitments thereunder at a rate ranging from 0.375% to 0.75% depending on the credit ratings that are one notch higher than the corporate family ratings provided by S&P and Moody’s with respect to Valaris Limited. With respect to each letter of credit issued pursuant to the Credit Agreement, we are required to pay a letter of credit fee equal to the applicable margin in effect for Term SOFR loans and a fronting fee in an amount to be mutually agreed between us and the issuer of such letter of credit.

As of March 31, 2024, we were in compliance in all material respects with our covenants under the Credit Agreement. We hadno amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement as of March 31, 2024.

Note 9 -Shareholders' Equity

Activity in our various shareholders' equity accounts for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were as follows (in millions):

Share Repurchase Program

In 2022, our board of directors authorized a share repurchase program (the "Share Repurchase Program") under which we may purchase up to $100.0 million of our outstanding Common Shares. In April 2023, the board of directors authorized an increase of this amount to $300.0 million and in February 2024, authorized a further increase to $600.0 million. The share repurchase program does not have a fixed expiration, may be modified, suspended or discontinued at any time and any repurchases made pursuant to the share repurchase program are subject to compliance with applicable covenants and restrictions under our financing agreements. There wereno share repurchases during each of the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. As of March 31, 2024, we had approximately $400.0 million available for share repurchases pursuant to the Share Repurchase Program.

Note 10 -Income Taxes

Historically, we calculated our provision for income taxes during interim reporting periods by applying the estimated annual effective tax rate for the full fiscal year to pre-tax income or loss, excluding discrete items, for the reporting period. We determined that since small changes in estimated pre-tax income or loss would result in significant changes in the estimated annual effective tax rate, the historical method would not provide a reliable estimate of income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, and therefore, we used a discrete effective tax rate method to calculate income taxes for each of these periods. We will continue to evaluate income tax estimates under the historical method in subsequent quarters and employ a discrete effective tax rate method if warranted.

Discrete income tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2024 was $6.6 million and was primarily attributable to changes in liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits associated with tax positions taken in prior years, partially offset by the resolution of prior period tax matters. Discrete income tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was $43.8 million and was primarily attributable to changes in liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits associated with tax positions taken in prior years. Excluding the aforementioned discrete tax items, income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 was $19.5 million and $16.2 million, respectively.

Luxembourg Tax Assessments

In December 2023, one of the Company’s Luxembourg subsidiaries received tax assessments for fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023. In February 2024, the Luxembourg tax authorities rescinded the portion of the assessment relating to 2023, resulting in a revised aggregate tax assessment of approximately €60.0 million (approximately $63.0 million converted at current period-end exchange rates). We recorded a liability for uncertain tax positions for this amount during the fourth quarter of 2023 and contested the validity and amount of the assessments. In April 2024, we received a favorable decision from the Luxembourg tax authorities stating that the assessments for the 2019-2021 tax years are not enforceable. As a result, we will reverse the uncertain tax position liability for the previously issued assessments and recognize a tax benefit of approximately $63.0 million in our condensed consolidated statements of operations during the second quarter of 2024.

Tax Legislation

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development issued Pillar Two rules introducing a new global minimum tax of 15% applied on a country-by-country basis effective on January 1, 2024. Certain jurisdictions have enacted new tax laws to align with the recommendations under Pillar Two while other jurisdictions have proposed or are actively considering changes to existing tax laws based on the new rules. The impact of the Pillar Two model rules which have been enacted to date was not significant to our condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2024. There remains uncertainty as to how global legislation relating to Pillar Two will evolve and we will continue to monitor developments related to this initiative and the potential impact on future periods.

Note 11 -Contingencies

ARO Newbuild Funding Obligations

In connection with our 50/50 unconsolidated joint venture, we have a potential obligation to fund ARO for newbuild jackup rigs. The shareholder agreement governing the joint venture specifies that ARO shall purchase 20 newbuild jackup rigs over an approximate 10-year period. The joint venture partners intend for the newbuild jackup rigs to be financed out of available cash on hand and from ARO's operations and/or funds available from third-party financing. The first newbuild jackup, Kingdom 1, was delivered and commenced operations in the fourth quarter of 2023, and the second is expected to be delivered in the second quarter of 2024. In January 2020, ARO paid 25% of the purchase price from cash on hand for each of thetwo newbuilds, and in October 2023, entered into a $359.0 million term loan to finance the remaining payments due upon delivery and for general corporate purposes. The term loan matures ineight years following the related drawdown under the term loan and requires equal quarterly amortization payments during the term, with a 50% balloon payment due at maturity. The term loan bears interest based on the three-month SOFR plus a margin ranging from 1.25% to 1.4%. Our Notes Receivable from ARO are subordinated and junior in right of payment to ARO’s term loan. In the event ARO has insufficient cash or is unable to obtain third-party financing, each partner may periodically be required to make additional capital contributions to ARO, up to a maximum aggregate contribution of $1.25 billion from each partner to fund the newbuild program. Beginning with the delivery of the second newbuild, each partner's commitment shall be reduced by the lesser of the actual cost of each newbuild rig or $250.0 million, on a proportionate basis.

Letters of Credit

In the ordinary course of business with customers and others, we have entered into letters of credit to guarantee our performance as it relates to our drilling contracts, contract bidding, customs duties, tax appeals and other obligations in various jurisdictions. Letters of credit outstanding as of March 31, 2024 totaled $97.2 million and are issued under facilities provided by various banks and other financial institutions, but none were issued under the Credit Agreement. Obligations under these letters of credit are not normally called, as we typically comply with the underlying performance requirements. As of March 31, 2024, we had collateral deposits in the amount of $13.2 million with respect to these agreements.

Patent Litigation

In December 2022, a subsidiary of Transocean Ltd. commenced an arbitration proceeding against us alleging breach of a license agreement related to certain dual-activity drilling patents. We are unable to estimate our potential exposure, if any, to the proceeding at this time but do not believe that our ultimate liability, if any, resulting from this proceeding will have a material effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. We do not believe that we have breached the license agreement and intend to defend ourselves vigorously against this claim.

Brazil Administrative Proceeding

In July 2023, we received notice of an administrative proceeding initiated against us in Brazil. Specifically, the Federal Court of Accounts ("TCU") is seeking from us, Samsung Heavy Industries (“SHI”) and others, on a joint and several basis, a total of approximately BRL 601.0 million (approximately $120.0 million at the current quarter-end exchange rates) in damages that TCU asserts arose from the overbilling to Petrobras in 2015 in relation to the drilling services agreement with Petrobras for VALARIS DS-5 (the “DSA”). As fully disclosed in our prior periodic reports, the DSA was previously the subject of (1) investigations by the SEC and the U.S. Department of Justice, each of which closed their investigation of us in 2018 without any enforcement action, (2) an arbitration proceeding against SHI in which we prevailed resulting in SHI making a $200.0 million cash payment to us in December 2019, and (3) a settlement with Petrobras normalizing our business relations in August 2018. We plan to vigorously defend ourselves against the allegations made by the TCU. We are unable to estimate our potential exposure, if any, at this time.

Other Matters

In addition to the foregoing, we are named defendants or parties in certain other lawsuits, claims or proceedings incidental to our business and are involved from time to time as parties to governmental investigations or proceedings, including matters related to taxation, arising in the ordinary course of business. Although the outcome of such lawsuits or other proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty and the amount of any liability that could arise with respect to such lawsuits or other proceedings cannot be predicted accurately, we do not expect these matters to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, operating results and cash flows.

Note 12 -Segment Information

Our business consists offour operating segments: (1) Floaters, which includes our drillships and semisubmersible rigs, (2) Jackups, (3) ARO and (4) Other, which consists of management services on rigs owned by third parties and the activities associated with our arrangements with ARO under the Lease Agreements. Floaters, Jackups and ARO are also reportable segments.

Our onshore support costs included within Contract drilling expenses are not allocated to our operating segments for purposes of measuring segment operating income (loss) and as such, those costs are included in “Reconciling Items.” Further, General and administrative expense and Depreciation expense incurred by our corporate office are not allocated to our operating segments for purposes of measuring segment operating income (loss) and are included in "Reconciling Items". We measure segment assets as Property and equipment, net.

The full operating results included below for ARO are not included within our consolidated results and thus are deducted under "Reconciling Items" and replaced with our equity in earnings of ARO. See "Note 3 - Equity Method Investment in ARO" for additional information on ARO and related arrangements. Similarly, the Property and equipment, net balances presented below for ARO are not included within our condensed consolidated balance sheets and thus are also deducted under "Reconciling Items."

Segment information for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, are presented below (in millions):

Three Months Ended March 31, 2024

Three Months Ended March 31, 2023

Information about Geographic Areas

As of March 31, 2024, the geographic distribution of our and ARO's drilling rigs was as follows:

We provide management services in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico ontwo rigs owned by a third party not included in the table above.

ARO has orderedone newbuild jackup, which is under construction in the Middle East and expected to be delivered in the second quarter of 2024. This rig is not included in the table above.

Note 13 -Supplemental Financial Information

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Information

Accounts receivable, net, consisted of the following (in millions):

Other current assets consisted of the following (in millions):

Accrued liabilities and other consisted of the following (in millions):

Other liabilities consisted of the following (in millions):

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations Information

Other, net consisted of the following (in millions):

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows Information

Our restricted cash consists primarily of $13.2 million and $12.6 million of collateral on letters of credit at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. See "Note 11 - Contingencies" for more information regarding our letters of credit.

Concentration of Risk

Credit Risk - We are exposed to credit risk relating to our cash and cash equivalents and receivables from customers. Our cash and cash equivalents are primarily held by various well-capitalized and credit-worthy financial institutions. We monitor the credit ratings of these institutions and limit the amount of exposure to any one institution and therefore, do not believe a significant credit risk exists for these balances. We mitigate our credit risk relating to receivables from customers, which consist primarily of major international, government-owned and independent oil and gas companies, by performing ongoing credit evaluations. We also maintain reserves for potential credit losses, which generally have been within our expectations.

Customer Concentration -Consolidated revenues with customers that individually contributed 10% or more of revenue in either of the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:

(1)Other customers includes customers that individually contributed to less than 10% of our total revenues.

Geographic Concentration - For purposes of our geographic disclosure, we attribute revenues to the geographic location where such revenues are earned. Consolidated revenues for locations that individually had 10% or more of revenue were as follows (in millions):

(1)Other countries includes locations that individually contributed to less than 10% of our total revenues.