North Atlantic Drilling: Strengthens Board – Bote de Vries and Hunter Cochrane Appointed as Directors

North Atlantic Drilling Limited (“the Company”) announces today that Bote de Vries and Hunter Cochrane have been appointed as Directors of the Company.

Mr. de Vries has extensive legal, asset advisory and financial services experience, specifically in the shipping and maritime sectors. He is a board member of Artilium Plc, TBS Shipping, Lloydsfonds AG, Metro Exploration Holding Corporation and Vallianz Holdings; and member of four supervisory boards in shipping, healthcare, banking and building societies in the Netherlands.

Mr. Cochrane has extensive experience in industrial distribution and the oil & gas industry. He is a board member of Chloe Marine Corp Ltd. and Golden Close Marine Corp Ltd; and holds advisory positions with Bovaro Partners LLC, a merchant banking partnership.