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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

☒	ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017

☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 333-212081

Vantage Drilling International

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands

98-1372204

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

777 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 800,

Houston, Texas

77056

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(281) 404-4700

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicated by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “accelerated filer,” “large accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not use to the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act of 1934. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes ☒ No ☐

The number of the registrant’s ordinary shares outstanding as of April 19, 2018 was 5,000,053 shares.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Vantage Drilling International is hereby amending its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 (the “Report”) to revise Part III of the Report to include the information previously omitted from the Report. This Amendment No. 1 to the Report continues to speak as of the date of filing of the Report, and except as expressly set forth herein we have not updated the disclosures contained in this Amendment No. 1 to the Report to reflect any events that occurred at a date subsequent to the filing of the Report.

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PART III		1

Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	1
Item 11.	Executive Compensation	5
Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	17
Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	19
Item 14.	Principal Accounting Fees and Services	21

PART IV		22

Item 15.	Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules	22

SIGNATURES		23

EXHIBIT INDEX

PART III

Item 10.

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Board of Directors and Executive Officers

The names of our directors and executive officers, their ages as of April 27, 2018 and certain other information about them are set forth below:


Name	Age		Position
Thomas R. Bates, Jr. (1)		68	Chairman of the Board of Directors
Matthew W. Bonanno (2)		39	Director
Esa Ikaheimonen(1)		54	Director
Nils E. Larsen (1)		47	Director
Scott McCarty (2)		44	Director
L. Spencer Wells (2)		47	Director
Ihab Toma		55	Chief Executive Officer and Director
Thomas J. Cimino		49	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Douglas W. Halkett		57	Chief Operating Officer
Douglas E. Stewart		41	Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary
William L. Thomson		47	Vice President – Marketing and Business Development
Linda J. Ibrahim		47	Vice President of Tax and Governmental Compliance

(1)	Member of our Audit Committee

(2)	Member of our Compensation Committee

Board of Directors

Thomas R. Bates, Jr. has served as our Chairman of the Board since February 10, 2016. Qualifications and Experience: Dr. Bates has over 40 years of operational experience in the oil and gas industry, having held executive leadership positions at several major energy companies. He is currently an adjunct professor and co-chair of the advisory board for the Energy MBA Program at the Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. Dr. Bates joined Lime Rock Management LP, an energy focused private equity firm, as managing director in 2001 and became a senior advisor of the firm in 2010 before retiring in 2013. Dr. Bates previously served as group president at Baker Hughes from 1998 through 2000, chief executive officer at Weatherford-Enterra from 1997 to 1998, and spent 15 years in management positions at Schlumberger, finishing as president of the Anadrill division where he was responsible for the introduction of new products and technologies. Dr. Bates began his career at Shell Oil Company. Through his experience in both energy and oilfield service companies, Dr. Bates provides significant insight into management and corporate strategy, including audit committee matters, that we believe are essential for growing the Company. His experience in private equity provides valuable entrepreneurial insight. Additionally, Dr. Bates has significant experience sitting on compensation and audit committees providing us with insight into corporate governance and other matters. Education: Dr. Bates has a doctorate in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan. Dr. Bates serves on the Audit Committee.

Directorships for the past five years: Independence Contract Drilling (Chairman 2011 to the present), TETRA Technologies (2011 to the present), Alacer Gold Corporation (2014 to the present), Hercules Offshore Company (2004 to 2015; Chairman 2009 to 2015) and Tidewater, Inc. (Chairman 2017 to the present).

Matthew W. Bonanno has served as a director of the Company since February 10, 2016. Qualifications and Experience: Matthew joined York Capital Management in July 2010 and is a Partner of the Firm and the Co-Head of North America Credit. Matthew joined York from the Blackstone Group where he worked as an Associate focusing on restructuring, recapitalization and reorganization transactions. Prior to joining the Blackstone Group, Matthew worked on financing and strategic transactions at News Corporation and as an Investment Banker at JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs. Matthew is currently a member of the Board, in his capacity as a York employee, of Rever Offshore AS, and all entities incorporated pursuant to York’s partnership with Costamare Inc. and Augustea Bunge Maritime, Next Decade LLC, Linn Energy Inc. and Samson Resources II, LLC. Matthew is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Children’s Scholarship Fund. Matthew received a B.A. in History from Georgetown University and an M.B.A in Finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Directorships for the past five years: Rever Offshore AS (2013 to present), Stallion Oilfield Holdings, Inc. (2013 to 2015), ABY Group Holdings (2013 to present); Next Decade LLC (2017 to the present); Linn Energy Inc. (Audit Committee Chairman 2017 to the present); and Samson Resources II, LLC. (2017 to the present).

Esa Ikaheimonen has served as a director of the Company since February 10, 2016. Qualifications and Experience: Mr. Ikaheimonen has served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Commercial Officer of Genel Energy Plc, an oil and gas exploration and production company listed on the London Stock Exchange, since July 2017. Mr. Ikaheimonen served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Transocean Ltd., an offshore drilling contractor from 2012 to 2015. He was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Seadrill Ltd., an offshore drilling contractor from 2010 to 2012. From 2009 to 2010, Mr. Ikaheimonen served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Poyry PLC, a global consulting and engineering company. Prior to Poyry, he was employed by Royal Dutch Shell for almost 20 years where he held several senior positions including Regional Vice President Finance for Upstream in both Africa and the Middle-East, Finance and Commercial Director in Qatar, and Downstream Finance Director for Scandinavia. Mr. Ikaheimonen’s background and experience provide us with significant managerial insight into the offshore drilling business and strategic focus on our customers. Additionally, Mr. Ikaheimonen has experience sitting on an audit committee which provides insight into financial processes and controls. Education: Mr. Ikaheimonen earned a Master’s Degree in Law from the University of Turku in Finland, specializing in Tax Law and Tax Planning. Mr. Ikaheimonen serves as chairman of the Audit Committee.

Directorships for the past five years: Transocean Partners, LLC (Chairman 2014 to 2015), and Ahlstrom Plc (Audit Committee Chairman 2011 to 2015)

Nils E. Larsen has served as a director of the Company since February 10, 2016. Qualifications and Experience: Mr. Larsen began working with The Carlyle Group’s U.S. Equity Opportunities Fund in 2013 and is currently an Operating Adviser. Prior to partnering with The Carlyle Group, Mr. Larsen served in a variety of senior executive positions with Tribune Company from 2008 to 2013, including as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Tribune Broadcasting and as the Co-President of Tribune Company. Before joining Tribune Company, Mr. Larsen was employed by Equity Group Investments, LLC from 1995 to 2008 (serving as a Managing Director from 2001 to 2008) and again from 2013 to present, focusing on investments in the media, transportation, energy, retail grocery and member loyalty and rewards sectors. Mr. Larsen started his career at CS First Boston where he focused on the capital requirements and derivative products needs of U.S. financial institutions and non-U.S. based entities. Mr. Larsen has significant governance experience in post-bankrupt entities providing this essential insight to the Company. Education: Mr. Larsen received his A.B. summa cum laude from Bowdoin College. Mr. Larsen serves on the Audit Committee.

Directorships for the past five years: Blackhawk Mining LLC (2018 to present), Liberty Tire Recycling Holdings (Chairman 2015 to present), Rewards Network (2013 to 2017; Chairman 2016 to 2017), Extreme Reach (2015 to present), More FM (2015 to present), Esterline Technologies Corporation (Audit Committee and Enterprise Risk Committee 2016 to present), LiveStyle, Inc. (2016 to present), Talent Partners (Chairman 2014 to 2015), Media Properties Holdings (2014 to 2016), Classified Ventures (2009 to 2013), Chicago Cubs Baseball Holdings (2009 to 2013), Newsday Holdings (2008 to 2013) and TV Food Network Holdings (2008 to 2013).

Scott McCarty has served as a director of the Company since February 15, 2016. Qualifications and Experience: Mr. McCarty joined Q Investments in 2002 and is currently a partner managing private equity and distressed investment groups within Q Investments. Affiliates of Q Investments are shareholders of the Company. Previously within Q Investments, Mr. McCarty was a portfolio manager. Before joining Q Investments, Mr. McCarty was a captain in the United States Army and worked in the office of U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. Mr. McCarty has significant investment experience across industries and working with distressed investments and provides valuable insight to our Board of Directors regarding the structuring of the organization and streamlining operations. Education: Mr. McCarty graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he was a Distinguished Cadet and recipient of the General Lee Donne Olvey Award, and earned a Masters of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. Mr. McCarty serves on the Compensation Committee.

Directorships for the past five years: Travelport Worldwide (2013-2014), Envirotest Systems Holdings Corp. (2007-2014) and Q-TZG Leasing Holding Ltd (2013 to present),and Gulfmark Offshore, Inc. (2017 to the present), Jones Energy. Inc. (2018 to the present).

Ihab Toma has served as a member of the Board of Directors and as Chief Executive Officer of the Company since August 29, 2016. Qualifications and Experience: Mr. Toma has over 30 years of experience in the oilfield industry. From 2014 until 2016, Mr. Toma served as a senior advisor to First Reserve Corporation, a leading global private equity and infrastructure firm exclusively focused on energy. Previously, Mr. Toma served from 2009 until 2013 in various executive capacities at Transocean, as Executive Vice President - Chief of Staff, Executive Vice President - Operations, Executive Vice President - Global Business and Senior Vice President - Marketing and Planning. Prior to his time at Transocean, from 1986 until 2009, Mr. Toma served in multiple capacities at Schlumberger. He served as Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Europe, Africa and Caspian for Schlumberger Oilfield Services from April 2006 to August 2009. From 2000 to 2006, he led Schlumberger’s Information Solutions business in

various capacities, including President, Vice President - Sales and Marketing, Vice President – Information Management and Vice President – Europe, Africa and CIS Operations. Mr. Toma began his career with Schlumberger in 1986. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering from Cairo University, Egypt.

Directorships in the past five years: Drilling Systems (UK) Ltd. (June 2015 to the present), Paradigm Geophysical Corp (October 2013 to April 2018), AGR Group (Vice Chairman from January 2015 to the present) and Engström & Engstöm (Chairman from May 2014 to May-2017 and Fara-Rever (January 2018 to present)).

L. Spencer Wells has served as a director of the Company since February 10, 2016. Qualifications and Experience: Mr. Wells is a founder and partner of Drivetrain Advisors, a provider of fiduciary services to the alternative investment community, with a particular expertise in restructuring and turnarounds. From 2010 to 2013, Mr. Wells served as a senior advisor and partner with TPG Special Situations Partners where he helped manage a $2.5B portfolio of liquid and illiquid distressed credit investments. Mr. Wells served as a partner at Silverpoint Capital from 2002 to 2009 where he managed a $1.3B investment portfolio consisting primarily of stressed and distressed bank loans and bonds focusing on the oil and gas exploration and production, oilfield services, power generation, financial institutions and chemicals industries. He previously served as an analyst on the distressed debt trading desks at Union Bank of Switzerland, Deutsche Bank and Bankers Trust. Mr. Wells’ significant experience in the debt, equity and capital markets provides the Board of Directors with insight into operating the Company following our reorganization plan. Mr. Wells also has significant experience serving on private and public companies’ boards, which gives him insight into matters regarding corporate governance and fiduciary responsibilities. Education: Mr. Wells received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University and his Masters of Business Administration from the Columbia Business School. Mr. Wells serves as the chairman of the Compensation Committee.

Directorships for the past five years: Center for Music National Service (2011 to 2014), Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. (Chairman 2014 to present), Syncora Holdings, Ltd. (2014 to 2016), Preferred Proppants LLC (2014 to 2018), Navig8 Crude Tankers, Inc. (2014 to 2015), Alinta Holdings (2013), Affinion Group Holdings, Inc. (Chairman 2015 to 2017), Global Geophysical Services, Inc. (Chairman 2015 to 2016), Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. (2015 to present), Certus Holdings, Inc. and CertusBank, N.A (2014 to 2016), Telford Offshore Holdings Ltd (2018 to the present), NextDecade Corp (2017 to the present), and Samson Resources II LLC (2017 to the present).

Executive Officers

With respect to all of the following officers, references to offices held by such individuals in the following paragraphs are to offices with Vantage Drilling Company prior to the effectiveness of the Company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings on February 10, 2016 and to offices with the Company after February 10, 2016.

Douglas W. Halkett has served as our Chief Operating Officer since January 2008 and served as a member of the Office of Chief Executive from March 2016 until August 29, 2016. Prior to joining us, Mr. Halkett served with Transocean Inc. as Division Manager in Northern Europe (UK & Norway) from January 2004 to November 2007, as an Operations Manager in the Gulf of Mexico from February 2001 to December 2003, and as Operations Manager and Regional Operations Manager in the UK from July 1996 to January 2001. Prior to joining Transocean, Mr. Halkett worked for Forasol-Foramer in various operational and business roles from January 1988 to June 1996, and was assigned in Paris and various locations in the Far East. Mr. Halkett started his career with Shell International in Holland and Brunei in 1982 and joined Mobil North Sea Ltd in 1985. Mr. Halkett earned a First Class Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Heriot Watt University (Edinburgh) in 1981 and attended the Program for Management Development at Harvard Business School in 2003.

Thomas J. Cimino has served as our Chief Financial Officer since September 2016. Prior to joining the Company, from 2012 until most recently, Mr. Cimino served as Chief Financial Officer at AEI Services, LLC, an international company focused on power generation and distribution, natural gas transportation and services and gas distribution. From 2007 until 2012, he served as Vice President and Controller at AEI Services. Prior to joining AEI Services, LLC, from 2003 until 2007, Mr. Cimino served as Director—Global Capital Markets Group at Pricewaterhouse Coopers, where he provided capital markets advisory services to multi-national companies in the energy sector. His career has also included time at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Adidas America and KPMG, where he began his career. Mr. Cimino received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from The Pennsylvania State University and his Executive MBA from Rice University.

Douglas E. Stewart has served as our Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since June 2016 and our Chief Compliance Officer since December 12, 2016. Mr. Stewart joined the Company from Stallion Oilfield Holdings, Inc., where he served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Mr. Stewart joined Stallion in June 2007 from Occidental Development Company, a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation, where he served in the international business development group. Prior to joining Occidental in January 2007, he practiced corporate finance and securities law, specializing in private equity and

mergers and acquisitions, at Vinson & Elkins LLP from September 2001 until December 31, 2006. Mr. Stewart received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and International Studies from Trinity University and his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law.

William L. Thomson has served as our Vice President—Marketing & Business Development since June 2016, prior to which he served as our Vice President of Technical Services, Supply Chain & Projects from March 2008. Prior to joining us, Mr. Thomson worked for Transocean, and predecessor companies, beginning in 1994, where, in addition to other roles, Mr. Thomson served as Operations Manager – Assets in the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea managing ten semi-submersibles and as Technical Support Manager – Africa. Additionally, Mr. Thomson worked extensively as a Project Manager responsible for various refurbishments, upgrades and new build jackup projects in shipyards in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Mr. Thomson earned an Honours degree in Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering from the University of Strathclyde (UK) in 1992 and a PgD in Oil and Gas Law from the Robert Gordon University in 2006.

Linda J. Ibrahim has served as our Vice President of Tax and Governmental Compliance since February 2015, and has served the Company in various tax roles since 2010. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Ibrahim was employed by Pride from 2006 to 2010, and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1999 to 2006, serving clients in the energy industry. Ms. Ibrahim holds a Bachelor of Business Administration – Accounting from the University of Houston and is a certified public accountant licensed in the state of Texas.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

The Company is not currently subject to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which requires any class of any equity security registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, with certain exceptions, any director or officer of the issuer of such security and holders of more than 10% of our ordinary shares to file with the SEC reports regarding their ownership and changes in ownership of our ordinary shares.

Material Changes in Director Nominations Process

Each of Messrs. Bates, Bonanno, Ikaheimonen, Larsen, and Wells was appointed to our Board of Directors by the informal ad hoc committee of our pre-petition secured creditors as part of the effectiveness of our Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan on February 10, 2016. Mr. McCarty was elected to the Board of Directors effective February 15, 2016. Messrs. Bonanno and McCarty represented their respective firms as members of such ad hoc committee.

There have not been any material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Board of Directors.

Code of Ethics

We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to all of our directors, officers and employees (the “Code of Conduct”). Our Code of Conduct is available at www.vantagedrilling.com on the “Corporate Governance” page under the link “Vantage Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.” We intend to include on our website any amendments to, or waivers from, a provision of the Code of Conduct that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, or controller that relates to any element of the “code of ethics” definition contained in Item 406(b) of Regulation S-K.

Audit Committee

On December 1, 2015, in connection with the commencement of the Company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan, the Board of Directors established the Audit Committee of the Company. The Audit Committee reviews and recommends to the Board of Directors internal accounting and financial controls and accounting principles and auditing practices to be employed in the preparation and review of our financial statements. In addition, the Audit Committee has authority to engage public accountants to audit our annual financial statements and determine the scope of the audit to be undertaken by such accountants. The Audit Committee is also charged with reviewing and approving all related party transactions.

On February 10, 2016, upon the effectiveness of the Company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan, the newly constituted Board of Directors appointed Messrs. Ikaheimonen, Larsen and Bates to the Audit Committee with Mr. Ikaheimonen serving as Chairman of the Audit Committee. Messrs. Ikaheimonen, Larsen and Bates are considered by the Board of Directors to be independent. Each of Messrs. Ikaheimonen, Larsen and Bates qualifies as an audit committee financial expert as defined in Item 407(d) of Regulation S-K.

Item 11.

Executive Compensation

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Our 2017 Named Executive Officers

This Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”) focuses on the compensation of our 2017 named executive officers, who were:

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Ihab Toma, Chief Executive Officer

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Thomas J. Cimino, Chief Financial Officer

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Douglas Halkett, Chief Operating Officer

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William L. Thomson, Vice President, Marketing and Business Development

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Douglas E. Stewart, Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary

Compensation Philosophy and Objectives

Our executive compensation program reflects our philosophy that executive officers’ compensation should be closely aligned with the long-term interests of shareholders and strongly correlated with both company-wide and individual performance. Accordingly, our executive compensation program places an emphasis on equity-based incentives and performance based compensation. The key business metrics we have historically considered in establishing targets and measuring the performance of our executive officers have included safety performance and financial performance.

The objectives of our executive compensation program are to attract, retain and motivate experienced, high-quality professionals to meet the long-term interests of our shareholders and to reward outstanding performance. Many of our competitors are larger and more established offshore drilling companies with greater financial resources. Consistent with our philosophy and objectives, we designed a compensation program which we believe to be competitive with companies with which we compete for talent and have evaluated the mix of compensation between fixed (annual base salary) and performance-based compensation.

The components of our compensation program currently include:

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Annual Base Salary. The fixed cash component of our compensation program is used to attract and retain executives at levels intended to be competitive and to compensate executives for their day-to-day duties and responsibilities.

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Annual Cash Incentive Awards. This component of our compensation program is an annual cash incentive payment based on our performance relative to the metrics established by the Compensation Committee and the individual executive’s performance measured against his or her individual performance goals.

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Time-vested Equity Awards. This component of our compensation program consists of time-vested equity awards designed to encourage retention and align the executives’ interest with our shareholders.

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Performance-based Equity Awards. This component of compensation consists of performance-based equity awards and was designed to focus executives’ performance on our business and financial performance which would generate long-term shareholder value.

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Other Benefits. This component of our compensation program has historically consisted primarily of a match for U.S. participants in a 401(k) plan, car allowances and subsidizing employees on assignments outside their home country (including expatriate housing, schooling, home airfare and foreign taxes). While we suspended 401(k) plan matching contributions effective June 1, 2016, we reinstated the 401(k) plan matching contributions on January 1, 2018.

2017 Compensation Program

Due to the ongoing difficulties in the offshore drilling industry, the Compensation Committee determined that there would be no adjustments to the annual base salaries of the named executive officers for 2017. To address retention concerns and incentivize the named executive officers to focus on short-term goals and objectives, the Compensation Committee determined it was appropriate to approve a performance-based annual bonus program for 2017, as discussed in greater detail below. The Compensation Committee determined that it was both reasonable and in the Company’s best interests to provide the named executive officers with this type of compensation opportunity during 2017 in order to ensure that the executives were properly motivated to drive the Company’s turnaround efforts and related financial objectives, taking into account the fact that the named executive officers were not paid an annual bonus during 2016 and did not receive a grant of equity-based awards during 2017.

Compensation Committee

On February 10, 2016, upon the effectiveness of our Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan, the newly constituted Board of Directors appointed Messrs. Bonanno and Wells to the Compensation Committee. Mr. McCarty was appointed to the Compensation Committee, effective February 15, 2016. Mr. Wells serves as Chairman of the Compensation Committee.

Our Compensation Committee is responsible for determining the compensation of our directors and executive officers as well as establishing our compensation philosophies. The Compensation Committee operates independently of management and annually has the authority to seek advice from advisors as it deems appropriate. The Compensation Committee reviews our compensation program, including the allocation of the respective components of compensation, and operates pursuant to a written charter, which is available at www.vantagedrilling.com on the “Corporate Governance” page under the link “Compensation Committee Charter.” Pursuant to its charter, the Compensation Committee may, in its discretion and to the extent permissible by law, delegate all or a portion of its duties and responsibilities to a subcommittee of the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee reviews and approves the compensation and benefits for executive officers of the Company (other than the CEO), and reviews and recommends for approval by the Board the compensation and benefits of the CEO.

Benchmarking of Compensation and Peer Group

The Compensation Committee did not establish a peer group in connection with making compensation decisions in respect of 2017 and did not engage in any formal benchmarking in determining 2017 executive compensation. The Compensation Committee may, from time to time, review current practices of similarly-situated, publicly-held companies in the offshore drilling and oilfield services industries when it makes compensation-related decisions. In connection with its review, the Compensation Committee may consider the cash and equity compensation practices of other publicly held companies that are of a similar size, or that directly compete with us in the offshore contract drilling industry, through the review of such companies’ public reports and through other resources.

Compensation Consultant

During 2017, the Compensation Committee did not retain the services of an outside compensation consultant.

Role of Executive Officers in Compensation Decisions

For 2017, no executive officer played a role in determining the amount or form of compensation paid to the Company’s executive officers, other than Mr. Toma, who provided input with respect to the performance goals and applicable target bonus levels applicable to the 2017 annual cash incentive program.

Elements of our Compensation Program

As described above, there are five primary elements to our executive compensation program—annual base salary, annual cash incentive awards, time-based equity awards, performance-based equity awards and, with respect to executives based outside of their home countries, expatriate executive perquisites. These are described in greater detail below.

Annual Base Salary. There were no changes to the annual base salary levels of the named executive officers during 2017.

Annual Cash Incentive Awards. To address retention concerns and incentivize the named executive officers to focus on short-term goals and objectives, the Compensation Committee determined it was appropriate to approve a performance-based annual bonus program for 2017 (the “2017 Annual Bonus Program”). Under the 2017 Annual Bonus Program, each of the named executive

officers had the opportunity to earn a cash payment based on the level of achievement of the following performance goals, each of which was weighted at 33%: (1) Total Recordable Incident Rate, (2) Contracts Awarded for Rigs and (3) level of cash at year end. At the beginning of 2017, the Compensation Committee established target bonus opportunities for each of the named executive officers, expressed as a percentage of the named executive officer’s annual base salary:


Last name	First name	Position		Annual Salary		Bonus Target
Toma	Ihab		Chief Executive Officer	$	500,000		100	%
Cimino	Thomas		Chief Financial Officer	$	285,000		75	%
Halkett	Douglas		Chief Operating Officer	$	430,000		80	%
Thomson	William		VP Marketing	$	285,000		70	%
Stewart	Douglas		VP General Counsel	$	285,000		75	%

The maximum amount payable to each named executive officer under the 2017 Annual Bonus Program is 200% of the applicable named executive officer’s target bonus amount. Following the end of the performance period, the Compensation Committee reviewed the Company’s level of achievement of the three applicable performance goals (and the criteria underlying each goal) and determined that the aggregate level of performance achieved across all three separate performance goals was 142.3%, which resulted in each named executive officer earning approximately 142.3% of his target annual bonus amount. For the amounts earned by each of the named executive officers in respect of 2017 performance, see the “Non-Equity Incentive Compensation” column of the 2017 Summary Compensation Table.

Time-based and Performance-based Equity Awards.

Amended 2016 Management Incentive Plan

On February 10, 2016, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted and approved the Company’s new 2016 Management Incentive Plan (the “2016 MIP”) pursuant to which the Compensation Committee had the ability to grant awards to employees, directors and consultants of the Company, as determined by the Compensation Committee. Pursuant to the 2016 MIP, the Compensation Committee could grant awards in the form of stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units or other awards of the Company, subject to vesting conditions determined by the Compensation Committee. No grants were made under the 2016 MIP.

On August 9, 2016, the Board of Directors approved an amendment and restatement of the 2016 MIP in order to better align the terms of the 2016 MIP with our overall business strategy and operational performance (the “Amended 2016 MIP”). The Board of Directors also approved form award agreements to be used for grants under the Amended 2016 MIP, including time-based and performance-based restricted stock units to acquire units of our stapled securities. Pursuant to such form award agreements, time-based restricted stock units vest ratably annually over a four-year period, and performance-based restricted stock units vest (if at all) in accordance with a vesting schedule that is based on achievement of a multiple of “total enterprise value” of the Company, as tested on the occurrence of a “qualified liquidity event” or, if later, the seventh anniversary of the date the 2016 MIP became effective.

All of the current named executive officers received these awards during 2016, but no additional grants were made to them during 2017. For the grant date fair values of the equity-based awards granted to the named executive officer under the Amended 2016 MIP, see the 2016 “Stock Awards” column of the Summary Compensation Table.

Severance and Other Termination Payments

The named executive officers are entitled to receive severance benefits under the terms of their employment agreements. Prior to the effectiveness of our chapter 11 bankruptcy plan on February 10, 2016, certain of the named executive officers were subject to the Company’s change of control policy. The purpose of the change of control policy was to:

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ensure that the actions and recommendations of our senior management with respect to a possible or actual change of control are in the best interests of the company and our shareholders, and are not influenced by their own personal interests concerning their continued employment status after the change of control; and

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reduce the distraction regarding the impact of an actual or potential change of control on the personal situation of the named executive officers and other key employees.

In connection with the negotiation of the Amended and Restated Employment Agreements, the economic terms of the change of control policy were incorporated into the Amended and Restated Employment Agreements in order to streamline the provision of severance and related benefits with respect to those executives who are party to those employment agreements.

Employment Agreements. Effective as of the effectiveness of our Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan on February 10, 2016, we entered into amended and restated employment agreements (the “Amended and Restated Employment Agreements”) with Messrs. Halkett and Thomson, each effective February 10, 2016. The Amended and Restated Employment Agreements provide for certain severance benefits, including the immediate vesting of all restricted share and option awards upon certain terminations or following a change of control (other than awards, if any, granted under the Amended 2016 MIP, which awards will be governed by the Amended 2016 MIP). In connection with their commencement of employment, Messrs. Toma, Cimino and Stewart each entered into employment agreements with us that provide for certain severance benefits upon certain terminations of employment. Additionally, certain of our named executive officers may be entitled to additional severance benefits in the event the officer is terminated following a change of control. More detailed information about the employment agreements and the possible payouts under the change of control policy is contained in “Employment Agreements” and “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change of Control.”

Other Compensation Policies

Other Compensation. We have established and maintain various employee benefit plans, including medical, dental, life insurance and a 401(k) plan. These plans are generally available to all salaried employees and do not discriminate in favor of executive officers or directors. We also provide certain of our executive officers with a limited number of perquisites which we believe are reasonable and competitive with other companies of our size in our industry. For certain executive officers, these include reimbursement for the cost of an annual physical, a car allowance, and/or certain housing expenses. The amounts paid to each of the Company’s named executive officers in respect of such benefits are shown in the “All Other Compensation” column of the 2017 Summary Compensation Table.

Expatriate benefits. Employees, including the named executive officers, who reside outside of their home country as a result of their job responsibilities receive certain expatriate benefits that we believe are competitive with those of peer companies engaged in significant international operations. For expatriate named executive officers, these perquisites may include paid housing and utilities, use of a car (or a car allowance, depending on the location), payment or reimbursement of in-country taxes, an annual home leave flight allowance for the employee and eligible family members, school tuition expenses for their children, and for certain jurisdictions, a geographic coefficient. These expatriate benefits phase out over a period of time specified for certain of our international and domestic locations. In addition, we took steps during 2016 to reduce or eliminate certain expatriate benefits, either immediately or with respect to future years, including in-country tax benefits and geographic coefficients.

Compensation Policies and Risk Management. It is the responsibility of the Compensation Committee to ensure that the Company’s policies and practices related to compensation do not encourage excessive risk taking behavior. The Company believes that its current compensation policies and practices are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company and do not encourage excessive risk-taking behavior.

Tax and Accounting Considerations

Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code places a limit of $1 million per year on the amount of compensation paid to certain of a public company’s executive officers that may be deductible for any single taxable year. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, enacted on December 22, 2017, substantially modifies Section 162(m) and, among other things, expanded the definition of “public company” to include companies that have reporting obligations under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. As a result, certain compensation paid by the Company in the future to our “covered employees” (as defined under Section 162(m)) that exceeds $1 million may not be deductible to the Company in future years. The Company will continue to monitor the impact of Section 162(m) on the Company’s compensation programs.

Summary Compensation Table

The following table shows information concerning the annual compensation for services provided to us by our named executive officers during 2017, 2016 and 2015.


Name and Principal Position	Year	Salary ($)		Bonus ($) (1)		Stock Awards ($) (2)		Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) (3)		All Other Compensation ($) (4)		Total Compensation ($)
Ihab Toma Chief Executive Officer	2017		507,386		—		—		711,289		171,578		1,390,253
Ihab Toma Chief Executive Officer	2016		162,632		30,000		1,483,440		—		30,739		1,706,811

Thomas J. Cimino Chief Financial Officer	2017		285,000		—		—		304,067		15,000		604,067
Thomas J. Cimino Chief Financial Officer	2016		73,442		—		412,080		—		3,630		489,152

Douglas W. Halkett Chief Operating Officer	2017		430,000		—		—		489,367		43,646		963,013
	2016		435,514		—		714,240		—		84,878		1,234,632
	2015		430,000		—		116,666		—		255,925		802,591

William L. Thomson Vice President - Marketing and Business Development	2017		285,000		—		—		283,804		48,837		617,641
	2016		285,000		—		329,680		—		41,832		656,512
	2015		285,000		—		55,999		—		233,571		574,570

Douglas E. Stewart Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary	2017		285,000		—		—		304,067		14,400		603,467
	2016		155,654		—		412,080		—		8,400		576,134

(1)

The amounts set forth under the “Bonus” column reflect certain bonus amounts paid to the named executive officer other than pursuant to the terms of the Company’s annual cash incentive programs as in effect from time to time. For Mr. Toma, the amount shown for 2016 represents $30,000 paid by the Company as a sign-on bonus in connection with his hire as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.

(2)

The amounts shown represent the grant date fair value of restricted share and, for 2016, restricted stock unit, awards calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The aggregate grant date fair value of the performance-based restricted stock unit awards granted during 2016 was determined to be $0 pursuant to FASB ASC Topic 718, taking into account the “probable” outcome of the applicable performance criteria. For detailed information on the assumptions used for purposes of valuing equity-based instruments granted during 2016, please see “Note 6, Shareholder’s Equity” in the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. No equity-based compensation awards were granted to the named executive officers during 2017.

(3)	For 2017, reflects amounts earned by the named executive officers in respect of 2017 performance under the 2017 Annual Bonus Program. These amounts were paid to the named executive officers in a lump sum in early 2018.

(4)	Additional detail for 2017 “All Other Compensation” is provided in the table below:


Name	Schooling ($)		Housing ($)		Vehicle ($)		Home Airfare ($)		Amounts Paid in Connection With Taxes ($) (i)		Other Compensation ($)(ii)		Total ($)
Ihab Toma		—		116,191		9,412		1,645		9,330		35,000		171,578

Thomas J. Cimino		—		—		14,400		—		—		600		15,000

Douglas W. Halkett		—		26,468		10,899		2,000		4,279		—		43,646

William A. Thomson		20,000		—		9,000		—		19,759		78		48,837

Douglas E. Stewart		—		—		14,400		—		—		—		14,400

(i)	Includes tax preparation fees for each of Messrs. Toma, Halkett and Thomson in the amounts of $9,330, $4,279 and $19,759, respectively.

(ii)	For Mr. Toma, the amount shown represents $35,000 paid by the Company as a relocation benefit to defray expenses associated with his move from Houston to Dubai. For Messrs. Cimino and Thomson amounts shown are for reimbursement of gym memberships.

Employment Agreements

Effective as of the effectiveness of our Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan on February 10, 2016, we entered into the Amended and Restated Employment Agreements with Messrs. Halkett and Thomson, each effective February 10, 2016. The Amended and Restated Employment Agreements supersede the employment agreements such named executive officers had in place with the company prior to February 10, 2016. We entered into the Amended and Restated Employment Agreements primarily for purposes of updating certain terms of our prior arrangements with such named executive officers, including modifications (i) to comply with changes in law, and (ii) to clarify certain terms and definitions.

The Amended and Restated Employment Agreements provide that Messrs. Halkett and Thomson are entitled to annual base salaries of $430,000 and $285,000, respectively, with target annual cash incentive awards equal to 80% and 70% of their respective base salaries. Subject to adjustments based on market conditions and industry compensation trends, each of the Amended and Restated Employment Agreements includes a recommendation for the approximate annual amount to be awarded to each executive in the form of restricted shares and/or share options as follows: $1,250,000 to Mr. Halkett and $712,500 to Mr. Thomson. In lieu of making such recommendation, the Compensation Committee granted equity awards pursuant to the Amended 2016 MIP as described above.

The term of each of the Amended and Restated Employment Agreements is subject to automatic extension for an additional one-year period on each anniversary of such agreement, unless either party gives notice of non-renewal at least 90 days before the renewal date.

Under the terms of the Amended and Restated Employment Agreements, Messrs. Halkett and Thomson are prohibited from competing with us or soliciting any of our customers or employees for a period of time following the termination of his employment, the duration of which is based on the circumstances of termination. Additionally, each of the Amended and Restated Employment Agreements provides that upon “retirement” (as such term is defined in the Amended and Restated Employment Agreements), all stock awards granted to the applicable executive through the date of retirement shall vest immediately (other than awards granted under the Amended 2016 MIP, which awards will be governed by the Amended 2016 MIP and the applicable award agreements).

On May 10, 2016, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Stewart in connection with his appointment as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Company, to be effective on June 9, 2016. His employment agreement has an initial term of one year and provides for an annual base salary of $285,000 with an annual target bonus, beginning in fiscal year 2017, of no less than 75% of Mr. Stewart’s annual base salary. The other terms of Mr. Stewart’s employment agreement are substantially the same as those in the Amended and Restated Employment Agreements. As contemplated in his employment agreement, on August 24, 2016, the Compensation Committee approved a grant to Mr. Stewart consisting of 5,151 time-based restricted stock units and 12,018 performance-based restricted stock units to acquire units of our stapled securities under the Amended 2016 MIP. This grant became effective on August 29, 2016.

On August 9, 2016, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Ihab Toma in connection with his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the “Employment Agreement”), which became effective as of August 29, 2016 (the “Employment Effective Date”). The initial term of the Employment Agreement is two years from the Employment Effective Date, subject to automatic one-year renewals thereafter. The initial two-year term, and any subsequent annual renewal terms, may end earlier in accordance with the terms of the Employment Agreement.

Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, Mr. Toma receives an annual base salary of $500,000, and has the opportunity to earn an annual bonus based on his and/or our achievement of certain performance criteria established by the Compensation Committee. For each fiscal year beginning with our 2017 fiscal year, Mr. Toma’s target annual bonus opportunity will be equal to 100% of his annual base salary (the “Target Annual Bonus”), subject to a maximum annual bonus payout equal to 200% of his base salary. Mr. Toma also receives a housing allowance of $7,500 per month for up to three years following the Employment Effective Date.

In connection with his appointment to the position of Chief Executive Officer, the Board of Directors, upon the Compensation Committee’s recommendation, approved a grant to Mr. Toma under the Amended 2016 MIP consisting of 43,266 performance-based restricted stock units to acquire units of our stapled securities (the “Performance-Based Awards”) that vest based

on the Company’s “total enterprise value” (as defined in the applicable award agreement), as measured on the first to occur of either (i) a “qualified liquidity event” (as defined in the applicable award agreement); or (ii) February 10, 2023. Upon certain terminations of employment, a portion of the Performance-Based Awards will remain eligible to vest based on future performance. The Board of Directors also approved a grant under the Amended 2016 MIP consisting of 18,543 time-based restricted stock units to acquire units of our stapled securities (the “Time-Based Awards”) that vest ratably on each of the first four anniversaries of the effective date of the Company’s plan of reorganization, subject to Mr. Toma’s continuous employment with us on each applicable vesting date. Upon a qualified liquidity event, the unvested portion (if any) of the Time-Based Awards will vest. The Performance-Based Awards and Time-Based Awards became effective on the Employment Effective Date.

If we terminate Mr. Toma’s employment without “cause” or if Mr. Toma resigns his employment for “good reason” (as those terms are defined in the Employment Agreement, and in either case, a “Qualifying Termination”), Mr. Toma will be eligible to receive an amount equal to two times the sum of (i) his annual base salary plus (ii) his Target Annual Bonus, payable in equal installments over a two-year period following the termination date. In the event of an “anticipatory termination” within six months prior to a “change of control” (as those terms are defined in the Employment Agreement) or a Qualifying Termination within two years following a change of control, Mr. Toma will be eligible to receive one year of outplacement assistance and an amount equal to three times the sum of (i) his annual base salary plus (ii) his “average bonus amount” (as defined in the Employment Agreement, and which generally means the average of any annual bonuses paid or payable during the three-year period prior to occurrence of the change of control (but no less than his Target Annual Bonus for any such year)). In the event of Mr. Toma’s death or “disability” (as defined in the Employment Agreement), he will be eligible to receive a pro-rated annual bonus, based on the actual achievement of the applicable performance criteria, and pro-rated for the number of days Mr. Toma was employed with the Company during the Company’s applicable fiscal year. In order to receive any of the severance benefits described above, Mr. Toma must execute a valid release of claims in favor of the Company.

Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, Mr. Toma has agreed to indefinite confidentiality and non-disparagement obligations. The Employment Agreement also provides that Mr. Toma will not compete with us or solicit our customers or employees, in any case during his employment with us or for a period of one year thereafter. This period increases to two years in the case of Mr. Toma’s retirement from the Company and, in the case of the non-competition provision, is also extended to coincide with his continued receipt of severance benefits (for a period of up to two years following the termination of his employment with us).

On September 22, 2016, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Cimino (the “Cimino Employment Agreement”). The terms of the Cimino Employment Agreement are substantially similar to those of Mr. Toma’s Employment Agreement, except that Mr. Cimino serves as our Chief Financial Officer with an annual base salary of $285,000, and, beginning with the Company’s 2017 fiscal year, will have a target annual bonus opportunity equal to 75% of his annual base salary, and his applicable severance multiple is equal to one-times its applicable severance component. Pursuant to the Cimino Employment Agreement, Mr. Cimino has agreed to indefinite confidentiality and non-disparagement obligations. The Cimino Employment Agreement also provides that Mr. Cimino will not compete with us or solicit our customers or employees, in any case during his employment or for a period of one year thereafter. This period increases to two years in the case of Mr. Cimino’s retirement.

In connection with his appointment as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, the Compensation Committee approved a grant to Mr. Cimino under the Amended 2016 MIP on terms substantially similar to those of Mr. Toma’s Performance-Based Awards and Time-Based Awards, except that Mr. Cimino received 12,018 performance-based restricted stock units and 5,151 time-based restricted stock units.

Grants of Plan Based Awards Table

The following table provides information with respect to plan-based awards made during fiscal year 2017 to the named executive officers.

Estimated Possible Payouts under

Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards


Name	Grant Date	Threshold ($)		Target ($)		Maximum ($) (1)		All other stock awards: Number of shares of stock or units (#) (2)		Grant date fair value of stock and option awards ($) (2)
Ihab Toma	1/1/2017		—		500,000		1,000,000		—		—
Thomas J. Cimino	1/1/2017		—		213,750		427,500		—		—
Douglas W. Halkett	1/1/2017		—		344,000		688,000		—		—
William L. Thomson	1/1/2017		—		199,500		399,000		—		—
Douglas E. Stewart	1/1/2017		—		213,750		427,500		—		—

(1)

Represents the target and maximum amounts payable to each named executive officer under the terms of the 2017 Annual Bonus Program. Pursuant to the terms of the 2017 Annual Bonus Program, no payment in respect of a particular performance goal may be earned unless “threshold” level with respect to that performance goal has been achieved. For any performance that falls between levels (e.g., between threshold and target level, and between target and maximum level), payout amounts are linearly interpolated between the two applicable reference points. For the amounts earned in respect of 2017, see the “Non-Equity Incentive Compensation Plan” column of the 2017 Summary Compensation Table.

(2)	No equity-based compensation awards were granted to the named executive officers during 2017.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Year End

The following table provides information with respect to the status as of December 31, 2017 of all unvested restricted stock unit awards held by each of the named executive officers.


Name	Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested (1)		Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested (2)		Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested ($) (3)		Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested ($) (4)
Ihab Toma		13,907		—		—		2,684,099
Ihab Toma		—		4,327		835,034		—
Thomas J. Cimino		3,863		—		—		745,607
Thomas J. Cimino		—		1,202		231,947		—
Douglas W. Halkett		6,696		—		—		1,292,328
Douglas W. Halkett		—		2,083		402,058		—
William L. Thomson		3,091		—		—		596,515
William L. Thomson		—		962		185,570		—
Douglas E. Stewart		3,863		—		—		745,607
Douglas E. Stewart		—		1,202		231,947		—

(1)	Time-based restricted stock units granted to our named executive officers vest ratably on each of the first four anniversaries of February 10, 2016.

(2)

Performance-based restricted stock units granted to our named executive officers vest (if at all) in accordance with a vesting schedule that is based on achievement of a multiple of “total enterprise value” of the Company, as tested on the occurrence of a “qualified liquidity event” or, if later, February 10, 2023. The minimum percentage of performance-based restricted stock units that are eligible at the threshold level of achievement is 10 percent of the restricted stock unit granted, and the maximum number is 100 percent of the restricted stock units granted. For Messrs. Toma, Cimino, Stewart, Halkett, and Thomson, respectively, there are 43,266; 12,018; 12,018; 20,832; and 9,615 performance-based restricted stock units eligible to vest.

(3)

The market value of unearned performance-based restricted stock units is equal to the number of unvested performance-based restricted that would be eligible to vest as a result of “threshold” level of achievement of the applicable performance criteria (i.e., 10% of the number of performance-based restricted stock units granted) times $193.00, the fair market value of one unit of our stapled securities on December 29, 2017, based on broker-assisted trades.

(4)	The market value of time-based restricted stock units granted is equal to the number of unvested time-based restricted stock units times $193.00, the fair market value of one unit of our stapled securities on December 29, 2017, based on broker-assisted trades.

Fiscal Year 2017 Stock Vested

The following table contains information about restricted stock units that vested during fiscal year 2017.


Name	Number of Units Acquired on Vesting (#) (1)		Value Realized on Vesting ($) (1)
Ihab Toma		4,636		890,064
Thomas J. Cimino		1,288		247,248
Douglas W. Halkett		2,232		428,544
William L. Thomson		1,030		197,808
Douglas E. Stewart		1,288		247,248

(1)

Per the terms of the award agreements, the time-based restricted stock units granted to the named executive officers during 2016 vest ¼ on each of the first four anniversaries of February 10, 2016, but the settlement of the restricted stock units is deferred until the earlier of (i) the seventh anniversary of February 10, 2016, and (ii) a qualified liquidity event as defined in the Amended 2016 MIP. The amounts shown under the “Number of Units Acquired on Vesting” column represents the number of time-based restricted stock units that vested for each named executive officer on February 10, 2017, and the amounts shown under the “Value Realized on Vesting” column represents the applicable number of restricted stock units multiplied by $192.00. However, no common stock or other property was received by the named executive officers in connection with such vesting event.

Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change of Control

Assuming the employment of any of our named executive officers was to be terminated without cause, for good reason, or constructively terminated without cause, or in the event of a change of control, each as of December 31, 2017, the named executive officer would be entitled to payments in the amounts set forth below:

Termination Without Cause, For Good Reason, or Constructive Termination


Compensation Type	Ihab Toma		Thomas J. Cimino		Douglas W. Halkett		William L. Thomson		Douglas E. Stewart
Salary (1)	$	1,000,000	$	285,000	$	860,000	$	285,000	$	285,000
Annual Bonus (1)	$	1,000,000	$	213,750	$	688,000	$	199,500	$	213,750
Accelerated Vesting of Equity Awards (2)	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—

	$	2,000,000	$	498,750	$	1,548,000	$	484,500	$	498,750


Termination Following a Change of Control

Salary (3)	$	1,500,000	$	285,000	$	1,290,000	$	285,000	$	285,000
Annual Bonus (3)	$	1,500,000	$	213,750	$	1,032,000	$	199,500	$	213,750
Accelerated Vesting of Equity Awards (4)	$	2,684,099	$	745,607	$	1,292,328	$	596,515	$	745,607

	$	5,684,099	$	1,244,357	$	3,614,328	$	1,081,015	$	1,244,357

(1)	Reflects payments equal to two years of annual salary and target annual bonus in the case of Messrs. Halkett and Toma, and one year of annual salary and target annual bonus in the case of Messrs. Thomson, Cimino and Stewart.

(2)

Pursuant to the applicable award agreements under the Amended 2016 MIP, upon the occurrence of a termination of services for any reason, all unvested time-based restricted stock units will be forfeited and cancelled. Upon a termination by the Company without cause or by the named executive officer for good reason, a pro-rated portion of the performance-based restricted stock units would remain eligible to vest upon the first to occur of a qualified liquidity event or February 10, 2023, based on the multiple of “total enterprise value” of the Company measured as of applicable vesting date. The table above assumes that (based on, and consistent with, accounting opinions received by the Company pursuant to ASC Topic 718), on the applicable vesting date, the multiple of “total enterprise value” would fall below the “threshold” level of achievement, and therefore no value is included in table above in respect of accelerated vesting of performance-based restricted stock units.

(3)	Reflects payments equal to three years of annual salary and target annual bonus for Messrs. Halkett and Toma, and one year of salary and target annual bonus for Messrs. Thomson, Cimino and Stewart, payable pursuant to the terms of their respective employment agreements.

(4)

Pursuant to the applicable award agreements, time-based restricted stock units granted to the named executive officers during 2016 will vest immediately upon a qualified liquidity event, as defined in the Amended 2016 MIP. The value shown in respect of the accelerated vesting of the time-based restricted stock units represents the number of unvested restricted stock units times $193.00, the fair market value of one unit of our stapled securities on December 29, 2017, based on broker-assisted trades. If a qualified liquidity event had occurred on December 31, 2017, all of the named executive officers’ performance-based units would have vested based on the multiple of “total enterprise value” of the Company measured as of December 31, 2017. The table above assumes that, as of December 31, 2017 (based on, and consistent with, accounting opinions received by the Company pursuant to ASC Topic 718), the multiple of “total enterprise value” of the Company would have fallen below the “threshold” level of achievement, and therefore no value is included in the table above in respect of accelerated vesting of the performance-based restricted stock units.

Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreements, and pursuant to Mr. Stewart’s employment agreement, upon a termination without “cause” or by the executive for “good reason”, the named executive officers are eligible to receive severance payments based on a multiple of the applicable executive officer’s base salary and target annual bonus for the year of termination. Cash payments are payable in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll cycle over the applicable severance period, except in the case of a termination in connection with a change of control, in which case the payments are made in a lump sum within sixty days of the termination event. We are not obligated to make any cash payments to these executives if their employment is terminated by us for cause or by the executive without good reason. In the event of an executive’s death, we will pay the executive’s estate an amount equal to his annual base salary, bonus and the value of any equity awards. In the event of an executive’s disability, his employment will continue for one year from the date of disability. In addition, assuming the employment of any of our named executive officers was to be terminated “without cause”, for “good reason”, or “constructive[ly] terminated without cause”, or in the event of a “change of control” (as each such term is defined in the employment agreements), they would be entitled to accelerated vesting of all options and share awards (other than awards, if any, granted under the 2016 MIP, which awards will be governed by the 2016 MIP).

During the executive’s employment and for a period of (a) one year following a termination (or, with respect to the non-competition restriction, a period of time not to exceed two years following a termination during which the executive receives any payment of base salary from the Company) without cause, for good reason, constructive termination without cause or a termination in connection with a change of control or (b) two years following a termination due to retirement, the executive cannot work anywhere in the specified geographic region, and directly or indirectly:

(i) perform services for, have any ownership interest in, or participate in any business that engages or participates in a competing business purpose;

(ii) induce or attempt to induce any customer or client or prospective customer or client whom the executive dealt with or solicited while employed by us during the last twelve months of his employment; or

(iii) solicit, attempt to hire, or have any person employed by us work for the executive or for another entity, firm, corporation or individual.

If we terminate Mr. Toma’s employment without “cause” or if Mr. Toma resigns his employment for “good reason” (as those terms are defined in his employment agreement, and in either case, a “Qualifying Termination”), Mr. Toma will be eligible to receive an amount equal to two times the sum of (i) his annual base salary plus (ii) his target annual bonus, payable in equal installments over a two-year period following the termination date. In the event of an “anticipatory termination” within six months prior to a “change of control” (as those terms are defined in the employment agreement) or a Qualifying Termination within two years following a change of control, Mr. Toma will be eligible to receive one year of outplacement assistance and an amount equal to three times the sum of (i) his annual base salary plus (ii) his “average bonus amount” (as defined in the employment agreement, and which generally means the average of any annual bonuses paid or payable during the three-year period prior to occurrence of the change of control (but no less than his target annual bonus for any such year)). In the event of Mr. Toma’s death or “disability” (as defined in the employment agreement), he will be eligible to receive a pro-rated annual bonus, based on the actual achievement of the applicable performance criteria, and pro-rated for the number of days Mr. Toma was employed with the Company during the Company’s applicable fiscal year. In order to receive any of the severance benefits described above, Mr. Toma must execute a valid release of claims in favor of the Company. The employment agreement provides that Mr. Toma will not compete with us or solicit our customers or employees, in any case during his employment with us or for a period of one year thereafter. This period increases to two years in the case of Mr. Toma’s retirement from the Company and, in the case of the non-competition provision, is also extended to coincide with his continued receipt of severance benefits (for a period of up to two years following the termination of his employment with us).

Mr. Cimino’s employment agreement provides for severance benefits that are substantially similar to those that Mr. Toma would receive, except that Mr. Cimino his applicable severance multiple is equal to one-times its applicable severance component. Mr. Cimino’s provides that he will not compete with us or solicit our customers or employees, in any case during his employment or for a period of one year thereafter. This period increases to two years in the case of Mr. Cimino’s retirement.

Director Compensation

The members of the Company’s current Board of Directors were each elected as directors effective February 10, 2016, upon the effectiveness of the Company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan. The Board of Directors has approved compensation for independent board members consisting of $133,333 of annual cash compensation and $66,667 of annual stock awards. Additionally, each independent board member is entitled to receive $2,000 for each board or committee meeting attended in-person and $1,000 for each board or committee meeting attended telephonically. The Chairman of the Board of Directors will receive an additional $50,000 of annual cash consideration and the Chairman of the Audit Committee and Chairman of the Compensation Committee will each receive an additional $10,000 of annual cash consideration. The cash consideration will be paid quarterly in arrears. The board members currently determined to be independent for purposes of receiving compensation are Messrs. Bates, Ikaheimonen, Larsen, and Wells.

All of the directors are reimbursed for reasonable, necessary and documented travel, subsistence, and other related expenses incurred in connection with the performance of their official board duties.


Name	Fees earned or paid in cash ($)		Stock awards ($) (1)_		Total ($)
Thomas R. Bates, Jr.		202,207		66,667		268,874
Esa Ikaheimonen		162,234		66,667		228,901
Nils E. Larsen		152,241		66,667		218,908
L. Spencer Wells		158,234		66,667		224,901
Matthew W. Bonanno		—		—		—
Scott McCarty		—		—		—

(1)

The amounts shown represent the grant date fair value of stock awards calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. During 2017, the independent directors of the Company received annual grants of restricted stock units with a grant date value equal to $66,667. As of December 31, 2017, each non-employee director held 987 unvested restricted stock units.

Compensation Committee Report

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in any of our filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, that might incorporate future filings, including this report, in whole or in part, the following Report of the Compensation Committee shall not be deemed to be “Soliciting Material,” is not deemed “filed” with the SEC and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filings under the Securities Act or Exchange Act whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in such filing except to the extent that we specifically request that the information be treated as soliciting material or specifically incorporates it by reference into a document filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis required by Item 402(b) of Regulation S-K with management and, based on such review and discussions, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this Amendment to the Form 10K.


				By the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors,

				L. Spencer Wells, Chair
				Matthew W. Bonanno
				Scott McCarty

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

None of the current members of our Compensation Committee serves, or has at any time served, as an officer or employee of us or any of our subsidiaries. None of our executive officers has served as a director or member of the Compensation Committee, or other committee serving an equivalent function, of any other entity, one of whose executive officers served as one of our directors or a member of our Compensation Committee. Mr. McCarty is, and was during 2017, an employee of Renegade Swish, LLC, an affiliate of Q Investments.

CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure

As required by Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following information about the relationship of the annual total compensation of our employees to the annual total compensation of our CEO, Mr. Toma.

We determined that, as of December 31, 2017, our employee population consisted of 439 individuals, not including our CEO. As of such date, approximately 91% of our employee population was located outside of the U.S.

To identify the median employee, we calculated the total cash compensation of each employee for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2017. Total cash compensation for these purposes included base salary, bonus and comparable cash elements of compensation in non-U.S. jurisdictions and was calculated using internal payroll records. We did not apply any cost of living adjustments as part of the calculation. We annualized the compensation of all permanent employees who were hired in 2017 but did not work for us or our consolidated subsidiaries for the entire fiscal year, but did not annualize the compensation of any part-time employee. We did not include any independent contractors or leased employees in our determination.

Once we identified the median employee, we calculated all of the elements of such employee’s compensation for the 2017 fiscal year in accordance with the requirements of Item 402(c)(2)(x) of Regulation S-K, resulting in an estimated annual total compensation of $104,212. To calculate the annual total compensation of Mr. Toma, we used the amount reported in the “Total” column of the 2017 Summary Compensation Table included in this Form 10-K/A, which was $1,390,253, resulting in a ratio of the annual total compensation of our CEO to the median of the annual total compensation of our employees of 13 to 1. We believe this pay ratio is a reasonable estimate calculated in a manner consistent with Item 402 of Regulation S-K.

Because the SEC rules for identifying the median of the annual total compensation of our employees and calculating the pay ratio based on that employee’s annual total compensation allow companies to adopt a variety of methodologies, to apply certain exclusions, and to make reasonable estimates and assumptions that reflect their employee populations and compensation practices, the pay ratio reported by other companies may not be comparable to our pay ratio, as other companies have headquarters in different countries, have different employee populations and compensation practices and may utilize different methodologies, exclusions, estimates and assumptions in calculating their pay ratios.

Item 12.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Security Ownership of Directors, Executive Officers and Certain Beneficial Owners

The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our outstanding ordinary shares on April 19, 2018, except as noted below, by (i) each person who is known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of our outstanding voting power, (ii) each director, nominee for director and named executive officer, and (iii) all of our directors and executive officers as a group. To our knowledge, unless it is otherwise stated in the footnotes, each person listed below has sole voting and investment power with respect to his or her shares beneficially owned. For purposes of the tables below, a person or group of persons is deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of any shares that such person has the right to acquire on or within 60 days after April 13, 2018.


Name of beneficial owner (1)	Number of Ordinary Shares Beneficially Owned		Percentage of Class Beneficially Owned (2)
Greater than five percent holders:
Anchorage Funds(3)		1,550,403		31.01	%
York Funds(4)		834,256		16.68	%
Vantage Drilling Company(5)		655,094		13.10	%
Q Funds(6)		457,109		9.14	%
Directors and named executive officers:
Thomas R. Bates, Jr.		—		—
Matthew W. Bonanno (7)		—		—
Esa Ikaheimonen		—		—
Nils E. Larsen		—		—
Scott McCarty (8)		—		—
L. Spencer Wells		—		—
Ihab Toma		—		—
Thomas J. Cimino		—		—
Douglas W. Halkett		—		—
Douglas E. Stewart		—		—
William L. Thomson		—		—
Linda J. Ibrahim		—		—
All directors and executive officers as a group (12 persons)		—		—

(1)	Unless otherwise indicated, the address of all beneficial owners of our ordinary shares set forth above is 777 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 800, Houston, Texas 77056.

(2)

Based on 5,000,053 ordinary shares outstanding as of April 19, 2018. Except as otherwise indicated, all shares are beneficially owned, and the sole investment and voting power is held, by the person named. This table is based on information supplied by our officers, directors and principal shareholders and reporting forms, if any, filed with the SEC on behalf of such persons.

(3)

Includes (i) 17,299 ordinary shares held of record by PCI Fund LLC (“PCI”) and (ii) 1,533,104 ordinary shares held of record by Anchorage Capital Master Offshore, Ltd. (“ACMO” and, together with PCI, the “Anchorage Funds”). Anchorage Advisors Management, L.L.C. (“Management”) is the sole managing member of Anchorage Capital Group, L.L.C. (“Capital Group”), the investment advisor to the Anchorage Funds. Mr. Kevin Ulrich (“Mr. Ulrich”) is the Chief Executive Officer of Capital Group and the senior managing member of Management. Management, Capital Group and Mr. Ulrich may be deemed to beneficially own the ordinary shares held by the Anchorage Funds. Management, Capital Group and Mr. Ulrich each disclaims beneficial ownership of such ordinary shares except to the extent, if any, of its or his pecuniary interests therein. The business address for each of the funds named in this footnote 3 is c/o Anchorage Capital Group, L.L.C., 610 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10012.

(4)

Includes (i) 313,368 ordinary shares held of record by York Global Finance BDH, LLC; (ii) 200,533 ordinary shares held of record by York Credit Opportunities Investments Master Fund, L.P.; (iii) 147,236 ordinary shares held of record by York Credit Opportunities Fund, L.P.; (iv) 4,351 ordinary shares held of record by Jorvik Multi-Strategy Master Fund, L.P.; (v) 79,496 ordinary shares held of record by York Multi-Strategy Master Fund, L.P.; (vi) 47,030 ordinary shares held of record by York Capital Management, L.P.; (vii) 8,014 ordinary shares held by York European Focus Master Fund, L.P.; (viii) 19,242 ordinary shares held by York European Opportunities Investments Master Fund, L.P; and (ix) 14,986 ordinary shares held by Exuma Capital, L.P. The manager of York Global Finance BDH, LLC is York Global Finance Manager, LLC. The general partner of York Credit Opportunities Investments Master Fund, L.P. and York Credit Opportunities Fund, L.P. is York Credit Opportunities Domestic Holdings, LLC. The general partner of Jorvik Multi-Strategy Master Fund, L.P., York Multi-Strategy Master Fund, L.P. and York Capital Management, L.P. is Dinan Management, L.L.C. The general partner of York European

Focus Master Fund, L.P. is York European Focus Domestic Holdings, LLC and the general partner of York European Opportunities Investments Master Fund, L.P. is York European Opportunities Domestic Holdings, LLC. The general partner of Exuma Capital, L.P. is Exuma Management, LLC. The managing member or senior managing member, as the case may be, of each of the managers or general partners, as applicable, of the funds described in this footnote 4 is York Capital Management Global Advisors, LLC. James G. Dinan is the chairman and controls York Capital Management Global Advisors, LLC. York Global Finance Manager, LLC, York Credit Opportunities Domestic Holdings, LLC, Dinan Management, L.L.C., York European Focus Domestic Holdings, LLC, York European Opportunities Domestic Holdings, LLC, Exuma Management, LLC, York Capital Management Global Advisors, LLC, and James G. Dinan may be deemed to beneficially own the ordinary shares held by the respective fund over which they serve as manager, general partner, investment manager or investment advisor, as the case may be. York Global Finance Manager, LLC, York Credit Opportunities Domestic Holdings, LLC, Dinan Management, L.L.C., York European Focus Domestic Holdings, LLC, York European Opportunities Domestic Holdings, LLC, Exuma Management, LLC, York Capital Management Global Advisors, LLC, and James G. Dinan, as the case may be, each disclaim beneficial ownership of such ordinary shares except to the extent of their pecuniary interests therein. A partner of York Capital Management Global Advisors, LLC, Matthew W. Bonanno, is currently on the board of directors of Vantage Drilling International. Representatives of York Capital Management Global Advisors, LLC, Meghan Force and Richard Swanson, are currently on the liquidation committee for Vantage Drilling Company on behalf of York Global Finance BDH, LLC. The business address for each of the funds named in this footnote 4 is 767 5th Avenue, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10153.

(5)	The business address of Vantage Drilling Company is c/o KPMG, P.O. Box 493, Century Yard, Cricket Square, Grand Cayman KY1-1106, Cayman Islands.

(6)

Includes (i) 234,464 ordinary shares held of record by Q Global Capital Management, L.P. (“QGCM”), on behalf of Q5-R5 Trading Ltd. (“Q5”) pursuant to an investment management agreement; pursuant to such agreement, QGCM has sole voting and dispositive power of Q5’s shares, and Q5 has no beneficial ownership of such shares; QGCM is controlled by its general partner, Q Global Advisors, LLC, which is controlled by Geoffrey P. Raynor; (ii) 8,917 ordinary shares held of record by Amalgamated Gadget, L.P. (“Amalgamated”) for and on behalf of L3, Ltd. (“L3”) pursuant to an investment management agreement; pursuant to such agreement, Amalgamated has sole voting and dispositive power of L3’s shares, and L3 has no beneficial ownership of such shares; Amalgamated is controlled by its general partner, Scepter Holdings, Inc. (“Scepter”), which is controlled by Geoffrey P. Raynor; (iii) 15,888 ordinary shares held of record by Prufrock Offshore, L.P. (“Prufrock Offshore”) for and on behalf of R3, Ltd. (“R3”) pursuant to an investment management agreement; pursuant to such agreement, Prufrock Offshore has sole voting and dispositive power of R3’s shares, and R3 has no beneficial ownership of such shares; Prufrock Offshore is controlled by its general partner, J Alfred Offshore, LLC, which is controlled by Geoffrey P. Raynor; (iv) 22,765 ordinary shares held of record by Worldwide Sprockets, L.P. (“Sprockets”) for and on behalf of R4, Ltd. (“R4”) pursuant to an investment management agreement; pursuant to such agreement, Sprockets has sole voting and dispositive power of R4’s shares, and R4 has no beneficial ownership of such shares; Sprockets is controlled by its general partner, Excalibur Worldwide, LLC, which is controlled by Geoffrey P. Raynor; (v) 34,587 ordinary shares held of record by Star Spangled Sprockets, L.P. (“SSS”) as general partner of Q4 Funding, L.P. (“Q4”); the general partner of SSS is Excalibur Domestic, LLC, which is controlled by Geoffrey P. Raynor; (vi) 7,263 ordinary shares held of record by Prufrock Onshore, L.P. (“Prufrock Onshore”) as general partner of Q Funding III, L.P. (“Q3”); the general partner of Prufrock Onshore is J Alfred Onshore, LLC, which is controlled by Geoffrey P. Raynor; (vii) 131,207 ordinary shares held of record by Scepter as general partner of Acme Energized, L.P (“Acme Energized”); and (viii) 2,018 ordinary shares held of record by Q Employees, LLC (“Q Employees”), as general partner of Acme Employees, L.P. (“Acme Employees”); which is controlled by Geoffrey Raynor.

Renegade Swish, LLC, an affiliate of each of the funds named in this footnote 6, employs a current member of the Board of Directors of Vantage Drilling International, Mr. Scott McCarty. The business address of each of the beneficial owners named in this footnote 6 is 301 Commerce Street, Suite 3200, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.

(7)

Does not include 834,256 ordinary shares held by the York Funds. Mr. Bonanno, a partner of York Capital Management Global Advisors, LLC, is currently on the Board of Directors of Vantage Drilling International. Mr. Bonanno disclaims beneficial ownership of any ordinary shares owned directly or indirectly by the York Funds.

(8)

Does not include 457,109 ordinary shares held by the Q Funds. Mr. McCarty, a current member of our Board of Directors, is employed by Renegade Swish LLC, an affiliate of each of the Q Funds listed in footnote 6. Mr. McCarty disclaims beneficial ownership of any ordinary shares owned directly or indirectly by the Q Funds.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

Plan category

Number of securities to be issued
upon exercise of outstanding options,
warrants and rights

Weighted-average exercise price of
outstanding options, warrants and
rights

Number of securities remaining
available for future issuance
under equity compensation plans
(excluding securities reflected in
column (a))

(a)

(b)

(c)

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

241,049

N/A

102,335

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

N/A

Total

241,049

N/A

102,335

Item 13.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions

In the ordinary course of our business, we may enter into transactions with our directors, officers and 5% or greater shareholders.

The Shareholders Agreement

On February 10, 2016, the Company entered into the Shareholders Agreement (the “Shareholders Agreement”) by and between the Company and the Shareholders (as defined therein). The Shareholders Agreement sets forth the size and composition of the Board and places certain limitations on what actions can be taken by the Board without the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Ordinary Shares not held by Vantage Drilling Company. The Shareholders Agreement provides the parties thereto with certain information and inspection rights. The Shareholders Agreement places certain restrictions on the transferability of the Company’s shares and also provides that the shares are subject to the tag rights, drag rights, preemptive rights and registration rights set forth or referenced therein.

Registration Rights Agreement

On February 10, 2016, in connection with the effectiveness of our Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan, we entered into a registration rights agreement with certain of our holders (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), which provides the holders party thereto certain registration rights. Certain of the holders party to the Registration Rights Agreement are affiliates of Renegade Swish, LLC, which employs a current member of the Board of Directors of the Company, Mr. Scott McCarty. The managing member or senior managing member of certain other holders party to the Registration Rights Agreement is York Capital Management Global Advisors, LLC. A partner of York Capital Management Global Advisors, LLC, Matthew W. Bonanno, is currently on the Board of Directors of the Company.

The Registration Rights Agreement provides for the registration of certain securities of the Company issued to any holder or subsequently acquired in the open market by any holder and requires the Company to file a shelf registration statement on or prior to the ninetieth day following the date on which our Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan becomes effective, and to include such securities each holder party thereto requests inclusion therein, subject to certain exceptions, conditions and limitations. These registration rights include Form S-3 registration rights, demand registration and piggyback registration rights, subject, in each case, to the terms and conditions identified in the Registration Rights Agreement. The Company has agreed to pay all registration expenses under the Registration Rights Agreement and agreed to indemnify the holders party thereto against certain liabilities.

The Company has filed the required registration statement, which was declared effective by the SEC on November 8, 2016.

VDC Registration Rights Agreement

In connection with the effectiveness of our Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan, the Company committed to enter into a registration rights agreement with Vantage Drilling Company providing for the filing by the Company of a registration statement

relating to the Company’s ordinary shares issued to Vantage Drilling Company upon emergence from bankruptcy on account of the secured promissory note previously issued to Vantage Drilling Company in the course of the restructuring process (the “VDC Shares”).

On April 26, 2017, we entered into a registration rights agreement with Vantage Drilling Company and the joint official liquidators thereof (the “VDC Registration Rights Agreement”). The VDC Registration Rights Agreement provides for the registration of the VDC Shares and requires the Company to file a shelf registration statement on or prior to the ninetieth day following the date of such agreement. The Company has agreed to pay all registration expenses under the VDC Registration Rights Agreement and agreed to indemnify Vantage Drilling Company against certain liabilities.

The Company has filed the required registration statement, which was declared effective by the SEC on June 16, 2017.

Our Policies Regarding Review, Approval or Ratification of Related-Party Transactions

The Audit Committee is responsible for approving related party transactions. The Audit Committee operates under a written charter pursuant to which all related party transactions are reviewed for potential conflict of interest situations. Such transactions must be approved by the Audit Committee prior to consummation.

Director Independence

To evaluate the independence of individual directors, the Board of Directors has elected to use the definition of independence as defined by the NYSE MKT. The Board of Directors has determined that the following members are independent: Messrs. Bates, Ikaheimonen, Larsen and Wells. There are no family relationships among any of our directors or executive officers.

Item 14.

Principal Accounting Fees and Services

Independent Public Accountant Fees

BDO USA, LLP (“BDO”) was engaged as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017. BDO billed the fees set forth below:


Fees	Year Ended December 31, 2016		Year Ended December 31, 2017
	BDO		BDO
Audit Fees (1)	$	729,854	$	535,168
Audit-Related Fees (2)	$	28,850	$	26,100
Tax Fees		—		—
All Other Fees		—		—
Total Fees	$	758,704	$	561,268

(1)	Audit Fees include fees billed for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements, the review of the interim consolidated financial statements included in our quarterly reports and other related services, including registration statements.

(2)	Audit-Related Fees include fees billed for professional services rendered for the audit of our benefit plans.

Policy on Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services of Independent Accountant

The Audit Committee has adopted certain policies and procedures regarding permitted audit and non-audit services and the annual pre-approval of such services. Each year, the Audit Committee will ratify the types of audit and non-audit services of which management may wish to avail itself, subject to pre-approval of specific services. Each year, management and the independent registered public accounting firm will jointly submit a pre-approval request, which will list each known and/or anticipated audit and non-audit service for the upcoming calendar year and which will include associated budgeted fees. The Audit Committee will review the requests and approve a list of annual pre-approved non-audit services. Any additional interim requests for additional non-audit services that were not contained in the annual pre-approval request will be considered during quarterly Audit Committee meetings. All services provided by BDO during the years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2017 were pre-approved by either the Audit Committee of Vantage Drilling Company or our Audit Committee.

PART IV

Item 15.

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

(a) List of documents filed as part of this report

3. Exhibits. We hereby file as part of this Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K the Exhibits listed on the attached Exhibit Index.


Exhibit No.		Description

31.1		Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 (Filed herewith)

31.2		Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Pursuant to Section 302 (Filed herewith)

32.1		Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 (Filed herewith)

32.2		Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Pursuant to Section 906 (Filed herewith)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


VANTAGE DRILLING INTERNATIONAL
By:		/s/ THOMAS J. CIMINO
Name:		Thomas J. Cimino
Title:		Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Date:		April 30, 2018

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