[Form 4] Seadrill Limited Insider Trading Activity
Seadrill Limited (SDRL) insider filing: restricted stock units vested and partial sale recorded. Todd D. Strickler, SVP & General Counsel, had performance-based restricted stock units certified at 60.86% attainment on 08/27/2025, resulting in 4,552 restricted stock units converting to common shares. On the same date he sold 1,792 common shares at $31.97 per share and retained 11,809 common shares following the reported transactions. The Form 4 reports these changes and the vesting explanation tied to a three-year performance period ending August 6, 2025.
- Performance goals certified at 60.86%, resulting in partial payout of performance-based RSUs
- 4,552 RSUs converted to common shares, reflecting achievement under the 2022 award terms
- Partial sale of 1,792 shares at $31.97, which reduces the reporting person's shareholdings
- Filing does not state a 10b5-1 trading plan, so timing rationale for the sale is not disclosed
Insights
TL;DR: Vesting tied to time-based and performance metrics certified at 60.86%; partial sale is a routine post-vesting disposition.
The filing documents achievement of performance conditions set in 2022 that produced a 60.86% payout of performance-based restricted stock units, consistent with pre-established incentive plans. The reporting person remained an officer and the vesting required continued employment, which was met. The immediate sale of a portion of the vested shares is a common liquidity action following vesting; the filing does not disclose any trading plan under Rule 10b5-1. Governance implications are routine: compensation metrics were applied and certified by the board committee.
TL;DR: Insider received 4,552 shares from vested performance RSUs and sold 1,792 at $31.97; overall ownership remained material for an officer.
The transaction shows conversion of performance-based RSUs into 4,552 common shares upon certification of goals, with an immediate disposition of 1,792 shares at $31.97 each. Post-transaction beneficial ownership is reported as 11,809 shares. This is a transparent Section 16 disclosure reflecting compensation realization and partial monetization; it does not include additional context such as a 10b5-1 plan or timing rationale, so market-impact assessment is limited to the disclosed volumes and price.