Smedvig ASA
Ticker: SMVB Lokkeveien 103, P.O. Box 110
Exchange: New York Stock Exchange Stavanger, Foreign N-4001
Industry: Natural Resources

Type of Shares:American Depositary Receipts Filing Date:10/18/96
U.S. Shares:5,500,000 Offer Date:11/7/96
Non-U.S. Shares:2,500,000 Filing Price: -
Primary Shares:7,000,000 Offer Price:$21.25
Secondary Shares:1,000,000 Gross Spread:$0.85
Offering Amount: $0 Selling:$0.51
Expenses:$1,897,500 Reallowance:$0.10
Shares Out After:27,034,002

ManagerTierPhone
Morgan Stanley & Co. IncorporatedLead Manager (212) 703-4797
Alfred Berg Fondkommission ABCo-manager
CS First BostonCo-manager (212) 325-2000
Howard, Weil, Labouisse, FriedrichsCo-manager (504) 582-2524

Auditor: KPMG Accountants N.V.
Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
Prior
Unaudited
Income
Balance
Sheet
12/31/95 6/30/96 6/30/96
Revenue:$340.00$177.00Assets:$678.00
Net Income:$32.00$27.00Liabilities:$366.00
EPS:$0.94$0.79Equity:$312.00

Note: Dollar amounts are in U.S. millions; Audited figures expressed as full year,
unaudited figures are partial year

Business Description
The company is an integrated offshore drilling and oil services company headquartered in Stavanger, Norway. The company provides innovative and technologically advanced well construction services, mobile production solutions, and reservoir and well technology products and services to the offshore oil and gas industry worldwide, with its primary geographic focus today being the North Sea and Southeast Asia. The company owns and operates a high specification fleet of one fourth generation and two third generation semi-submersible drilling rigs and two ultra-large jack-up rigs. All of the rigs are outfitted for operations in harsh environments. The company also provides platform drilling, well services and well maintenance on fixed installations in the North Sea, and operates a fleet of eight self-erecting tender rigs, of which its owns interests in seven, primarily in Southeast Asia.

Use of Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used to fund capital expenditures.

Last updated: 12/8/96

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