Disclaimer

This report contains the Management Report in the meaning of the Dutch Civil Code. The Management Report consists of Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.1. The Annual Accounts in the meaning of the Dutch Civil Code are included in Chapter 5.2 up to and including Chapter 5.5.

Some of the statements contained in this report that are not historical facts are statements of future expectations and other forward-looking statements based on management’s current views and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance, or events to differ materially from those in such statements. These statements may be identified by words such as ‘expect’, ‘should’, ‘could’, ‘shall’ and similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties.

Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results and performance of the Company’s business may vary materially and adversely from the forward looking statements described in this report. SBM Offshore N.V. does not intend and does not assume any obligation to update any industry information or forward-looking statements set forth in this report to reflect new information, subsequent events or otherwise.