Vantage Drilling Company Common Shares (VTGDF)

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Drilling Contract Arbitration

On August 31, 2015, Petrobras America, Inc. (“PAI”) and Petrobras Venezuela Investments & Services, BV (“PVIS”), both subsidiaries of Petrobras (as defined below), notified the Company of the termination of the Agreement for the Provision of Drilling Services for the Titanium Explorer dated February 4, 2009 (the “Drilling Contract”) between PVIS and Vantage Deepwater Company and which had been novated to PAI and Vantage Deepwater Drilling, Inc., claiming the Company had breached its obligations under the Drilling Contract. Vantage Deepwater Company and Vantage Deepwater Drilling, Inc. are both wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company. We immediately filed an international arbitration claim against PAI, PVIS, and Petrobras, claiming wrongful termination of the Drilling Contract.

On July 2, 2018, an international arbitration tribunal issued an award in favor of Vantage Deepwater Company and Vantage Deepwater Drilling, Inc. The tribunal found that PAI and PVIS breached the Drilling Contract, and awarded Vantage Deepwater Company and Vantage Deepwater Drilling, Inc. damages in the aggregate amount of $622.0 million against PAI, PVIS, and Petrobras and dismissed the Petrobras entities’ counterclaims against the Company with prejudice. The tribunal also awarded the Company interest on the foregoing award amount at an annual rate of 15.2%, compounded monthly, to accrue from (i) April 1, 2018, with respect to $615.6 million thereof, (ii) October 20, 2015, with respect to $5.2 million thereof, and (iii) November 19, 2015, with respect to $1.2 million thereof, in each case, until final payment of the awarded sums. Per the terms of the award, each of the Company and Petrobras will bear its own legal fees, and the fees and expenses of the tribunal, including the compensation of the arbitrators, aggregating approximately $1.5 million, will be borne equally by both sides.

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1380565/000119312518256528/d603678d424b3.htm