UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): May 2, 2018

 

 

M C DERMOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Republic of Panama   001-08430   72-0593134

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

file number)

 

(I.R.S. employer

identification number)

4424 West Sam Houston Parkway North

Houston, Texas

  77041
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 870-5000

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

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

 

 

 


Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

As described below under Item 5.07, on May 2, 2018, stockholders of McDermott International, Inc., a Panamanian corporation (“McDermott”), approved an amendment (the “Amendment”) to McDermott’s amended and restated articles of incorporation (as amended to date, the “Articles”) to effect a 3-to-1 reverse stock split (the “Reverse Stock Split”) of the shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of McDermott (“McDermott Common Stock”) with an effective time of 11:59 P.M. (New York City time) (the “Effective Time”) on the date immediately prior to the date of the occurrence of the Exchange Offer Effective Time, as defined in the joint proxy statement/prospectus (the “Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus”) of McDermott and Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V., a public company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands (“CB&I”), dated March 29, 2018, which was first mailed to stockholders of McDermott on or about March 30, 2018. The Amendment was filed with the Public Registry of Panama on May 2, 2018.

The full text of the Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Upon the effectiveness of the Amendment at the Effective Time and as a result of the Reverse Stock Split, the shares of McDermott Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such time will be combined into a smaller number of shares, such that a McDermott stockholder will own one share of McDermott Common Stock for each three shares of McDermott Common Stock held by that stockholder immediately prior to the Effective Time, subject to the treatment of fractional share interests described below. Also, as a result of the Reverse Stock Split, the number of shares of McDermott Common Stock that would be issued in the proposed combination between McDermott and CB&I will be reduced to approximately one-third of the number of shares that would be so issued if the Reverse Stock Split had not been effected. Additionally, at the Effective Time, the Amendment will decrease the authorized shares of McDermott Common Stock to 255,000,000 shares.

No fractional shares will be issued if, as a result of the Reverse Stock Split, a holder of record of shares of McDermott Common Stock would otherwise become entitled to a fractional share. Instead, any fractional share interest resulting from the Reverse Stock Split will be rounded up to the nearest whole share.

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

McDermott held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) on May 2, 2018. A total of 219,279,392 shares of McDermott Common Stock, out of a total of 285,899,713 shares of McDermott Common Stock, outstanding and entitled to vote as of the close of business on April 4, 2018 (the record date for the Special Meeting), were present in person or represented by proxy. Set forth below is a summary of the final voting results on each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders at the McDermott Special Meeting. Each proposal is described in more detail in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

Proposal 1: McDermott Reverse Stock Split Articles Amendment Resolution

McDermott’s stockholders approved a resolution providing for an amendment to McDermott’s amended and restated articles of incorporation, as amended to date: (i) to effect the Reverse Stock Split and (ii) to decrease McDermott’s authorized shares of McDermott Common Stock to 255,000,000 shares, an amount sufficient to enable the transactions contemplated under the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2017, by and among McDermott, McDermott Technology, B.V. (“McDermott Bidco”), CB&I and the other parties thereto (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), following the Reverse Stock Split (the “McDermott Reverse Stock Split Articles Amendment Resolution”), with the voting results as follows:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstentions

209,209,877

   9,842,017    227,498


Proposal 2: McDermott Authorized Capital Articles Amendment Resolution

McDermott’s stockholders approved a resolution providing for an amendment to the Articles to increase the authorized shares of McDermott Common Stock to 765,000,000 shares, an amount sufficient to enable the transactions contemplated under the Business Combination Agreement without the Reverse Stock Split (the “McDermott Authorized Capital Articles Amendment Resolution”), provided that, if approved, the McDermott Authorized Capital Articles Amendment Resolution was to become effective only if the McDermott Reverse Stock Split Articles Amendment Resolution had not been approved at the McDermott Special Meeting, with the voting results as follows:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstentions

204,617,758    14,155,084    506,550

Since the McDermott Reverse Stock Split Articles Resolution was approved, the McDermott Authorized Capital Articles Amendment Resolution did not, and will not, become effective.

Proposal 3: McDermott Stock Issuance

McDermott’s stockholders approved the issuance of shares of McDermott Common Stock (the “McDermott Stock Issuance”) in exchange for all shares of common stock of CB&I, par value EUR 0.01 per share, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement at an exchange ratio of 2.47221 shares of McDermott Common Stock or, if the Reverse Stock Split has occurred, 0.82407 shares of McDermott Common Stock, with the voting results as follows:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstentions

204,233,218    14,539,799    506,375

Proposal 4: The McDermott Meeting Adjournment

Because the other proposals were approved, it was not necessary to adjourn the Special Meeting to solicit additional votes.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On May 2, 2018, McDermott and CB&I issued a joint press release announcing the results of the stockholder votes at their respective special meetings. A copy of that press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.


The press release also announced that, as a result of the stockholders’ approval of the McDermott Reverse Stock Split Articles Amendment Resolution and the McDermott Stock Issuance, the effective time of the Reverse Stock Split is expected to be 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on May 9, 2018 and the closing of the combination with CB&I is expected to occur on May 10, 2018, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. With the receipt of the stockholders’ approvals from both McDermott and CB&I, McDermott and CB&I believe that all material conditions to the combination, other than those to be satisfied on the closing date, have been satisfied. Additionally, the press release announced the final exchange offer ratio is 0.82407 shares of McDermott Common Stock for each share of CB&I common stock properly tendered and not withdrawn in McDermott Bidco’s offer to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) shares of McDermott Common Stock for any and all issued and outstanding shares of common stock of CB&I, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the exchange offer prospectus filed with the SEC on March 29, 2018, which is scheduled to expire at 12:01 a.m., Eastern time, on May 10, 2018, unless the Exchange Offer is extended or earlier terminated by McDermott Bidco.

Forward-Looking Statements

McDermott cautions that statements in this communication which are forward-looking, and provide other than historical information, involve risks, contingencies and uncertainties that may impact actual results of operations of McDermott, including after the proposed business combination with CB&I. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements about the expected timing of the Reverse Stock Split and the closing of the combination. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in those forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that those expectations will prove to have been correct. Those statements are made by using various underlying assumptions and are subject to numerous risks, contingencies and uncertainties, including, among others: the risk that a condition to the closing of the proposed combination may not be satisfied, or that the proposed combination may fail to close, including as the result of any inability to obtain the financing for the combination; the outcome of any legal proceedings, regulatory proceedings or enforcement matters that may be instituted relating to the proposed combination; the costs incurred to consummate the proposed combination; the possibility that the expected synergies from the proposed combination will not be realized, or will not be realized within the expected time period; difficulties related to the integration of the two companies; the credit ratings of the combined businesses following the proposed combination; disruption from the proposed combination making it more difficult to maintain relationships with customers, employees, regulators or suppliers; the diversion of management time and attention on the proposed combination; adverse changes in the markets in which McDermott and CB&I operate or credit markets; the inability of McDermott or CB&I to execute on contracts in backlog successfully; changes in project design or schedules; the availability of qualified personnel; changes in the terms, scope or timing of contracts; contract cancellations; change orders and other modifications and actions by customers and other business counterparties of McDermott and CB&I; changes in industry norms; and adverse outcomes in legal or other dispute resolution proceedings. If one or more of these risks materialize, or if underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those expected. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. For a more complete discussion of these and other risk factors, please see each of McDermott’s and CB&I’s annual and quarterly filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including their respective annual reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and their respective quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. This communication reflects the views of McDermott’s management as of the date hereof. Except to the extent required by applicable law, McDermott undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any proxy, vote or approval with respect to the proposed transactions or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. In connection with the proposed transactions, McDermott has filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) that includes (1) a joint proxy statement of McDermott and CB&I, which also constitutes a prospectus of McDermott and (2) an offering prospectus of McDermott Technology, B.V. in connection with McDermott Technology, B.V.’s offer to acquire CB&I shares. The Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC on March 29, 2018. McDermott and CB&I have mailed the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus to stockholders of McDermott and shareholders of CB&I. In addition, McDermott and McDermott Technology, B.V. have filed a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO-T (the “Schedule TO”) with the


SEC and CB&I has filed a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 (the “Schedule 14D-9”) with respect to the exchange offer. The solicitation and offer to purchase shares of CB&I’s common stock is only being made pursuant to the Schedule TO and related offer to purchase. CB&I’s shareholders approved the proposed transactions at CB&I’s special general meeting held on May 2, 2018, and McDermott’s stockholders approved the proposed transactions at McDermott’s special meeting held on May 2, 2018. This material is not a substitute for the joint proxy statement/prospectus, the Schedule TO, the Schedule 14D-9 or the Registration Statement or for any other document that McDermott or CB&I may file with the SEC and send to McDermott’s and/or CB&I’s shareholders in connection with the proposed transactions. BEFORE MAKING ANY INVESTMENT DECISION OR DECISION WITH RESPECT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER, WE URGE INVESTORS OF CB&I AND MCDERMOTT TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, THE SCHEDULE TO (INCLUDING THE OFFER TO PURCHASE, RELATED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND OTHER OFFER DOCUMENTS) AND SCHEDULE 14D-9, AS EACH MAY BE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED BY MCDERMOTT AND CB&I WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT MCDERMOTT, CB&I AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS.

Investors are able to obtain free copies of the Registration Statement, joint proxy statement/prospectus, Schedule TO and Schedule 14D-9, as each may be amended from time to time, and other relevant documents filed by McDermott and CB&I with the SEC at http://www.sec.gov, the SEC’s website, or free of charge from McDermott’s website (http://www.mcdermott.com) under the tab, “Investors” and under the heading “Financial Information” or by contacting McDermott’s Investor Relations Department at (281) 870-5147. These documents are also available free of charge from CB&I’s website (http://www.cbi.com) under the tab “Investors” and under the heading “SEC Filings” or by contacting CB&I’s Investor Relations Department at (832) 513-1068.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Index to Exhibits

 

  (d) Exhibits.

 

3.1    Certificate of Amendment to McDermott’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation dated May 2, 2018.
99.1    Press Release of McDermott and CB&I dated May 2, 2018.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

McDERMOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By:  

/s/ Stuart Spence

  Stuart Spence
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: May 2, 2018

Exhibit 3.1

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

McDermott International, Inc.

We, the undersigned David Dickson and John Freeman, President and Corporate Secretary, respectively, of McDermott International, Inc . , a company duly organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of Panama (the “ Corporation ”), hereby

CERTIFY

FIRST : That a meeting of the Shareholders of the Corporation was duly called and held on May 2 nd of 2018 at 9:00 a.m., Central Daylight Saving Time, adjourning at approximately 9:30 a.m., Central Daylight Saving Time, at the offices of Baker Botts L.L.P., 910 Louisiana Street, Suite 3200, Houston, Texas (USA), at which meeting the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting were present, pursuant to proper notice of the meeting.

SECOND: That at said meeting, David Dickson, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, chaired the meeting and John Freeman, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, acted as secretary of the meeting.

THIRD: That at said meeting, the following resolution was adopted by holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and has not been amended, modified or revoked and is in full force and effect:

RESOLVED, that, effective as of 11:59 P.M. (New York City time) on the date immediately prior to the date of the occurrence of the Exchange Offer Effective Time, as defined in the proxy statement provided by the Corporation to its stockholders in connection with the special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation held on May 2, 2018, the first sentence of Article 3 of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation shall be amended by amending and restating the first sentence thereof and adding a new paragraph to immediately follow such first sentence, in each case to read as follows:

“3. - The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is Two-hundred-and-eighty million (280,000,000) shares, of which Two-hundred-and-fifty-five million (255,000,000) shares shall be Common Stock of the par value of ONE DOLLAR ($1.00 U.S. Cy.) per share and twenty-five-million (25,000,000) shares shall be Preferred Stock of the par value of ONE DOLLAR ($1.00 U.S. Cy.) per share.

Effective as of 11:59 P.M. (New York City time) on the date immediately prior to the date of the occurrence of the Exchange Offer Effective Time, as defined in the proxy statement provided by the Corporation to its stockholders in connection with the special


meeting of stockholders of the Corporation held on May 2, 2018 (the “Effective Time’), each three (3) shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall automatically and without any further action of the Corporation or the respective holders thereof be combined into one (1) validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of the Corporation’s Common Stock; provided, however, that no fractional shares will be issued in connection with such combination, and any fractional share interest resulting therefrom shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share; provided, further that the provisions of this paragraph shall not affect the number or the par value of authorized shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock. Each certificate that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock (“Old Certificates”) shall thereafter represent that number of shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock into which the shares of Common Stock represented by the Old Certificate shall have been combined, subject to the treatment of fractional share interests as described above.”

FOURTH : that ARIAS, FABREGA & FABREGA has been authorized and instructed to protocolize and register this Certificate of Amendment with the Public Registry of Panama.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Certificate of Amendment is executed in Houston, Texas (USA) on the 2 nd day of May, 2018.

 

/s/ David Dickson                                                             

   

/s/ John Freeman                                                              

David Dickson     John Freeman
President and Chief Executive Officer     Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

LOGO    LOGO

McDermott and CB&I Stockholders Approve Proposed Combination

HOUSTON and THE WOODLANDS, Texas – May  2, 2018 – McDermott International, Inc. (“McDermott”) (NYSE:MDR) and CB&I (NYSE:CBI) today announced both companies have received the necessary stockholder approvals to complete the proposed business combination.

As previously announced, upon completion of the transaction, McDermott stockholders will own approximately 53 percent of the combined company on a fully diluted basis and CB&I shareholders will own approximately 47 percent of the combined company.

As a result of the approval by McDermott stockholders of the 3-to-1 reverse stock split resolution, CB&I shareholders will receive 0.82407 shares of McDermott common stock for each share of CB&I common stock tendered in the exchange offer.

With the receipt of these approvals, McDermott and CB&I believe that all material conditions to the combination, other than those to be satisfied on the closing date, have been satisfied.

The transaction is expected to be completed on May 10, 2018, subject to confirmation of satisfaction of the closing conditions.

About McDermott

McDermott is a leading provider of integrated engineering, procurement, construction and installation (“EPCI”), front-end engineering and design (“FEED”) and module fabrication services for upstream field developments worldwide. McDermott delivers fixed and floating production facilities, pipelines, installations and subsea systems from concept to commissioning for complex Offshore and Subsea oil and gas projects to help oil companies safely produce and transport hydrocarbons. McDermott’s customers include national and major energy companies. Operating in approximately 20 countries across the world, McDermott’s locally focused and globally integrated resources include approximately 11,600 employees, a diversified fleet of specialty marine construction vessels, fabrication facilities and engineering offices. McDermott is renowned for its extensive knowledge and experience, technological advancements, performance records, superior safety and commitment to deliver. McDermott has served the energy industry since 1923, and shares of its common stock are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. As used in this press release, McDermott includes McDermott International, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates. To learn more, visit our website at www.mcdermott.com.

About CB&I

CB&I (NYSE:CBI) is a leading provider of technology and infrastructure for the energy industry. With more than 125 years of experience, CB&I provides reliable solutions to our customers around the world while maintaining a relentless focus on safety and an uncompromising standard of quality. For more information, visit www.CBI.com.


Forward-Looking Statements

McDermott and CB&I caution that statements in this communication which are forward-looking, and provide other than historical information, involve risks, contingencies and uncertainties that may impact actual results of operations of CB&I and McDermott, including after the proposed business combination with CB&I. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements about the expected timing of the closing of the combination. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in those forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that those expectations will prove to have been correct. Those statements are made by using various underlying assumptions and are subject to numerous risks, contingencies and uncertainties, including, among others: the risk that a condition to the closing of the proposed combination may not be satisfied, or that the proposed combination may fail to close, including as the result of any inability to obtain the financing for the combination; the outcome of any legal proceedings, regulatory proceedings or enforcement matters that may be instituted relating to the proposed combination; the costs incurred to consummate the proposed combination; the possibility that the expected synergies from the proposed combination will not be realized, or will not be realized within the expected time period; difficulties related to the integration of the two companies; the credit ratings of the combined businesses following the proposed combination; disruption from the proposed combination making it more difficult to maintain relationships with customers, employees, regulators or suppliers; the diversion of management time and attention on the proposed combination; adverse changes in the markets in which McDermott and CB&I operate or credit markets; the inability of McDermott or CB&I to execute on contracts in backlog successfully; changes in project design or schedules; the availability of qualified personnel; changes in the terms, scope or timing of contracts; contract cancellations; change orders and other modifications and actions by customers and other business counterparties of McDermott and CB&I; changes in industry norms; and adverse outcomes in legal or other dispute resolution proceedings. If one or more of these risks materialize, or if underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those expected. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. For a more complete discussion of these and other risk factors, please see each of McDermott’s and CB&I’s annual and quarterly filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including their respective annual reports on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017. This communication reflects the views of McDermott’s and CB&I’s management as of the date hereof. Except to the extent required by applicable law, McDermott and CB&I undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any proxy, vote or approval with respect to the proposed transactions or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. In connection with the proposed transactions, McDermott has filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) with SEC that includes (1) a joint proxy statement of McDermott and Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (“CB&I”), which also constitutes a prospectus of McDermott and (2) an offering prospectus of McDermott Technology, B.V. in connection with McDermott Technology, B.V.’s offer to acquire CB&I shares. The Registration Statement was declared


effective by the SEC on March 29, 2018. McDermott and CB&I have mailed the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus to stockholders of McDermott and shareholders of CB&I. In addition, McDermott and McDermott Technology, B.V. have filed a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO-T (the “Schedule TO”) with the SEC and CB&I has filed a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 (the “Schedule 14D-9”) with respect to the exchange offer. The solicitation and offer to purchase shares of CB&I’s common stock is only being made pursuant to the Schedule TO and related offer to purchase. CB&I’s shareholders approved the proposed transactions at CB&I’s special general meeting held on May 2, 2018, and McDermott’s stockholders approved resolutions related to the proposed transactions at McDermott’s special meeting of stockholders held on May 2, 2018. This material is not a substitute for the joint proxy statement/prospectus, the Schedule TO, the Schedule 14D-9 or the Registration Statement or for any other document that McDermott or CB&I may file with the SEC and send to McDermott’s and/or CB&I’s shareholders in connection with the proposed transactions. BEFORE MAKING ANY INVESTMENT DECISION OR DECISION WITH RESPECT TO THE EXCHANGE OFFER, WE URGE INVESTORS OF CB&I AND MCDERMOTT TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, SCHEDULE TO (INCLUDING THE OFFER TO PURCHASE, RELATED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND OTHER OFFER DOCUMENTS) AND SCHEDULE 14D-9, AS EACH MAY BE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED BY MCDERMOTT AND CB&I WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT MCDERMOTT, CB&I AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS.

Investors are able to obtain free copies of the Registration Statement, joint proxy statement/prospectus, Schedule TO and Schedule 14D-9, as each may be amended from time to time, and other relevant documents filed by McDermott and CB&I with the SEC at http://www.sec.gov, the SEC’s website, or free of charge from McDermott’s website (http://www.mcdermott.com) under the tab, “Investors” and under the heading “Financial Information” or by contacting McDermott’s Investor Relations Department at (281) 870-5147. These documents are also available free of charge from CB&I’s website (http://www.cbi.com) under the tab “Investors” and under the heading “SEC Filings” or by contacting CB&I’s Investor Relations Department at (832) 513-1068.

McDermott Contacts

Ed Memi

Manager, Communications

+1 (281) 870-5943

ememi@mcdermott.com

Finsbury

Winnie Lerner / Nicholas Leasure

+1 (646) 805-2855

Investors

Ty Lawrence

Vice President, Investor Relations

+1 (281) 870-5147

tplawrence@mcdermott.com


CB&I Contacts

Media

Gentry Brann

Senior Vice President, Global Communications and Brand Management

+1 (832) 513-1031

Gentry.Brann@CBI.com

Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher

Dan Katcher / Ed Trissel / Leigh Parrish

+1 (212) 355-4449

Investors

Scott Lamb

Vice President, Investor Relations

+1 (832) 513-1068

Scott.Lamb@CBI.com

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