A Very Important Letter to Shareholders from Transocean RIG

If you own shares in Transocean make sure you read this entire release and make sure you vote. This is a very important vote......

Transocean (NYSE: RIG) today announced that it has commenced the mailing of proxy materials, including a WHITE proxy card and a letter from the Board of Directors, to the company's shareholders of record in advance of the company's 2013 Annual General Meeting ("AGM"), which will be held at 5 p.m. CEST, on May 17, 2013, in Zug, Switzerland. The Proxy Statement and Annual Report are also available through the company's website at http://deepwater.com/ar.

*    The Transocean Board of Directors unanimously recommends that the company's shareholders vote "FOR" a U.S. dollar denominated dividend of $2.24 per share, or approximately $800 million in the aggregate (based upon the number of currently outstanding shares), out of additional paid in capital.

*    The Transocean Board of Directors unanimously recommends that shareholders vote "FOR" the company's five experienced and highly qualified director nominees: Federico F. Curado, Thomas W. Cason, Steven L. Newman, Robert M. Sprague and J. Michael Talbert.

*    The Transocean Board of Directors unanimously recommends that shareholders vote "FOR" the granting of Board authority to issue shares out of the company's authorized share capital. This authority was originally granted at the May 2011 AGM and will expire on May 13, 2013.

*    Shareholders are encouraged to support the Board's recommendations by voting promptly using the company's WHITE proxy card.

*    The letter from the Board of Directors, which follows, discusses Transocean's highly qualified slate of director nominees and reiterates the reasons the proposed $2.24 per share dividend will maximize long term shareholder value. Furthermore, the letter addresses the importance of having the flexibility to pursue value-enhancing opportunities by granting the Board the authority to issue additional shares out of the company's authorized share capital. The Board currently has no plans to exercise this authority.

April 4, 2013....Dear Fellow Transocean Shareholders > Read the entire letter to shareholders


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