
| • |
First Quarter total operating revenues of $247.0 million, a decrease of $12.4 million
or 5% compared to the fourth quarter of 2025
|
| • |
First Quarter net loss of $29.0 million compared to net loss of $1.0 million in the fourth
quarter of 2025
|
| • |
First Quarter Adjusted EBITDA1 of $88.5
million, a decrease of $16.7 million or 16% compared to the fourth quarter of 2025
|
| • |
Completed the acquisition of five premium jack-up rigs from Noble Corporation in January 2026 for a total purchase price of $360 million
|
| • |
Entered into agreements to acquire five premium jack-up rigs via new 50/50 joint venture for a total purchase price of $287 million
|
| • |
Subsequent to quarter-end, completed an offering of $300 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured convertible notes due 2033, with proceeds primarily used to repurchase existing convertible bonds due 2028
|
| • |
Year-to-date 2026, the Company has been awarded 13 contract commitments, representing more than 2,250 days and $274 million of Dayrate Equivalent Backlog2. In addition, the Company recognized contract commitments of a further 772 days upon completing its acquisition
from Noble Corporation.
|

|
(In $ million)
|
Q1 2026
|
Q4 2025
|
Change ($)
|
Change (%)
|
|||||||||||||
|
Total operating revenues
|
247.0
|
259.4
|
(12.4
|
)
|
(5
|
)%
|
|||||||||||
|
Total operating expenses
|
(201.0
|
)
|
(192.1
|
)
|
(8.9
|
)
|
(5
|
)%
|
|||||||||
|
Operating income
|
46.0
|
67.4
|
(21.4
|
)
|
(32
|
)%
|
|||||||||||
|
Total financial expenses, net
|
(62.7
|
)
|
(55.8
|
)
|
(6.9
|
)
|
(12
|
)%
|
|||||||||
|
Income tax expense
|
(11.1
|
)
|
(12.2
|
)
|
1.1
|
9
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Net loss
|
(29.0
|
)
|
(1.0
|
)
|
(28.0
|
)
|
nm
|
3 | |||||||||
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
88.5
|
105.2
|
(16.7
|
)
|
(16
|
)%
|
|||||||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
246.0
|
379.7
|
(133.7
|
)
|
(35
|
)%
|
|||||||||||
|
Total equity
|
1,197.2
|
1,222.6
|
(25.4
|
)
|
(2
|
)%
|
|||||||||||





|
(in US$ millions)
|
Q1 2026
|
Q4 2025
|
|||||||
|
Net loss
|
(29.0
|
)
|
(1.0
|
)
|
|||||
|
Depreciation of non-current assets
|
42.5
|
37.8
|
|||||||
|
Loss from equity method investments
|
1.2
|
0.4
|
|||||||
|
Interest Income
|
(1.7
|
)
|
(1.5
|
)
|
|||||
|
Interest expense
|
63.2
|
56.7
|
|||||||
|
Other financial expenses
|
0.6
|
1.0
|
|||||||
|
Foreign exchange loss / (gain), net
|
0.6
|
(0.4
|
)
|
||||||
|
Income tax expense
|
11.1
|
12.2
|
|||||||
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
88.5
|
105.2
|

|
For the three months ended
|
|||||||||
|
(In $ millions, except per share data)
|
March 31, 2026
|
March 31, 2025
|
|||||||
|
Operating revenues
|
|||||||||
|
Dayrate revenue
|
209.5
|
202.2
|
|||||||
|
Bareboat charter revenue
|
26.6
|
7.6
|
|||||||
|
Management contract revenue
|
10.9
|
6.8
|
|||||||
|
Total operating revenues
|
247.0
|
216.6
|
|||||||
|
Gain on disposals
|
—
|
0.4
|
|||||||
|
Operating expenses
|
|||||||||
|
Rig operating and maintenance expenses
|
(144.7
|
)
|
(109.8
|
)
|
|||||
|
Depreciation of non-current assets
|
(42.5
|
)
|
(35.9
|
)
|
|||||
|
General and administrative expenses
|
(13.8
|
)
|
(11.1
|
)
|
|||||
|
Total operating expenses
|
(201.0
|
)
|
(156.8
|
)
|
|||||
|
Operating income
|
46.0
|
60.2
|
|||||||
|
Loss from equity method investments
|
(1.2
|
)
|
(1.8
|
)
|
|||||
|
Financial income (expenses), net
|
|||||||||
|
Interest income
|
1.7
|
0.6
|
|||||||
|
Interest expense
|
(63.2
|
)
|
(58.1
|
)
|
|||||
|
Other financial expenses, net
|
(1.2
|
)
|
(5.2
|
)
|
|||||
|
Total financial expenses, net
|
(62.7
|
)
|
(62.7
|
)
|
|||||
|
Loss before income taxes
|
(17.9
|
)
|
(4.3
|
)
|
|||||
|
Income tax expense
|
(11.1
|
)
|
(12.6
|
)
|
|||||
|
Net loss attributable to shareholders
|
(29.0
|
)
|
(16.9
|
)
|
|||||
|
Total comprehensive loss attributable to shareholders
|
(29.0
|
)
|
(16.9
|
)
|
|||||
|
Basic and diluted loss per share
|
(0.09
|
)
|
(0.07
|
)
|
|||||
|
Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic and diluted
|
307,919,852
|
243,386,188
|
|||||||

|
March 31, 2026
|
December 31,
2025
|
||||||||
|
(In $ millions, except per share data)
|
Unaudited
|
Audited
|
|||||||
|
ASSETS
|
|||||||||
|
Current assets
|
|||||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
246.0
|
379.7
|
|||||||
|
Restricted cash
|
0.9
|
1.0
|
|||||||
|
Trade receivables, net
|
230.8
|
191.8
|
|||||||
|
Prepaid expenses
|
12.8
|
8.3
|
|||||||
|
Deferred costs
|
30.5
|
29.3
|
|||||||
|
Accrued revenue
|
123.8
|
132.9
|
|||||||
|
Due from related parties
|
1.2
|
2.3
|
|||||||
|
Other current assets
|
24.7
|
23.1
|
|||||||
|
Total current assets
|
670.7
|
768.4
|
|||||||
|
Non-current assets
|
|||||||||
|
Property, plant and equipment
|
2.0
|
2.0
|
|||||||
|
Jack-up drilling rigs, net
|
3,067.9
|
2,742.7
|
|||||||
|
Equity method investments
|
10.6
|
11.8
|
|||||||
|
Other non-current assets
|
51.9
|
100.7
|
|||||||
|
Total non-current assets
|
3,132.4
|
2,857.2
|
|||||||
|
Total assets
|
3,803.1
|
3,625.6
|
|||||||
|
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
|
|||||||||
|
Current liabilities
|
|||||||||
|
Trade payables
|
43.5
|
33.8
|
|||||||
|
Accrued expenses
|
75.4
|
76.0
|
|||||||
|
Short-term accrued interest
|
83.4
|
31.2
|
|||||||
|
Short-term debt
|
129.3
|
129.3
|
|||||||
|
Short-term deferred revenue
|
24.3
|
24.2
|
|||||||
|
Other current liabilities
|
56.2
|
56.2
|
|||||||
|
Total current liabilities
|
412.1
|
350.7
|
|||||||
|
Non-current liabilities
|
|||||||||
|
Long-term debt
|
2,175.6
|
2,021.0
|
|||||||
|
Long-term deferred revenue
|
15.9
|
29.5
|
|||||||
|
Other non-current liabilities
|
2.3
|
1.8
|
|||||||
|
Total non-current liabilities
|
2,193.8
|
2,052.3
|
|||||||
|
Total liabilities
|
2,605.9
|
2,403.0
|
|||||||
|
Shareholders’ Equity
|
|||||||||
|
Common shares of par value $0.10 per share: authorized 365,000,000 (2025: 365,000,000) shares, issued 315,400,000 (2025: 315,400,000) shares and outstanding 307,701,075 (2025: 307,215,419) shares
|
31.6
|
31.6
|
|||||||
|
Treasury shares
|
(16.1
|
)
|
(18.1
|
)
|
|||||
|
Additional paid in capital
|
523.5
|
521.9
|
|||||||
|
Contributed surplus
|
1,919.0
|
1,919.0
|
|||||||
|
Accumulated deficit
|
(1,260.8
|
)
|
(1,231.8
|
)
|
|||||
|
Total equity
|
1,197.2
|
1,222.6
|
|||||||
|
Total liabilities and equity
|
3,803.1
|
3,625.6
|
|||||||

|
For the three months ended
|
|||||||||
|
(In $ millions)
|
March 31, 2026
|
March 31, 2025
|
|||||||
|
Cash flows from operating activities
|
|||||||||
|
Net loss
|
(29.0
|
)
|
(16.9
|
)
|
|||||
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
|||||||||
|
Non-cash share-based compensation expense
|
2.6
|
3.4
|
|||||||
|
Provision for credit losses
|
8.4
|
—
|
|||||||
|
Depreciation of non-current assets
|
42.5
|
35.9
|
|||||||
|
Amortization of deferred mobilization and contract preparation costs
|
10.4
|
10.2
|
|||||||
|
Amortization of deferred revenue
|
(13.1
|
)
|
(7.8
|
)
|
|||||
|
Amortization of debt discount
|
1.7
|
1.7
|
|||||||
|
Amortization of debt premium
|
(0.7
|
)
|
(0.7
|
)
|
|||||
|
Amortization of deferred finance charges
|
4.0
|
3.2
|
|||||||
|
Non-cash financing fee
|
—
|
4.2
|
|||||||
|
Loss from equity method investments
|
1.2
|
1.8
|
|||||||
|
Deferred income tax
|
0.2
|
(0.5
|
)
|
||||||
|
Change in assets and liabilities:
|
|||||||||
|
Amounts due from related parties
|
1.1
|
74.4
|
|||||||
|
Trade payables and accrued expenses
|
18.7
|
(22.6
|
)
|
||||||
|
Accrued interest
|
52.2
|
47.8
|
|||||||
|
Other current and non-current assets
|
(52.2
|
)
|
18.5
|
||||||
|
Other current and non-current liabilities
|
0.1
|
(13.9
|
)
|
||||||
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
48.1
|
138.7
|
|||||||
|
Cash flows from investing activities
|
|||||||||
|
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
|
(0.3
|
)
|
(0.1
|
)
|
|||||
|
Additions to jack-up drilling rigs
|
(182.6
|
)
|
(25.0
|
)
|
|||||
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
(182.9
|
)
|
(25.1
|
)
|
|||||
|
Cash flows from financing activities
|
|||||||||
|
Cash distributions paid
|
—
|
(4.7
|
)
|
||||||
|
Purchase of treasury shares
|
—
|
(0.2
|
)
|
||||||
|
Proceeds from exercise of share options
|
1.0
|
—
|
|||||||
|
Net cash provided by / (used in) financing activities
|
1.0
|
(4.9
|
)
|
||||||
|
Net (decrease) / increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
|
(133.8
|
)
|
108.7
|
||||||
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the period
|
380.7
|
62.5
|
|||||||
|
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period
|
246.9
|
171.2
|
|||||||
|
For the three months ended
|
|||||||||
|
(In $ millions)
|
March 31, 2026
|
March 31, 2025
|
|||||||
|
Supplementary disclosure of cash flow information
|
|||||||||
|
Interest paid
|
(6.0
|
)
|
(6.1
|
)
|
|||||
|
Income taxes paid
|
(6.7
|
)
|
(16.9
|
)
|
|||||
|
Non-cash additions to jack-up drilling rigs financed by long-term debt
|
150.0
|
—
|
|||||||
|
Non-cash offset of other current and non-current assets and jack-up rigs
|
1.6
|
(0.6
|
)
|
||||||

|
March 31, 2026
|
December 31, 2025
|
||||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
246.0
|
379.7
|
|||||||
|
Restricted cash
|
0.9
|
1.0
|
|||||||
|
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
|
246.9
|
380.7
|
|||||||