Nabors Industries Ltd. ("Nabors") (NYSE: NBR) and Tesco Corporation ("Tesco") (NASDAQ:TESO) today jointly provided a status update of the previously announced acquisition (the "Arrangement") of Tesco by Nabors.

At a Special Meeting of Shareholders held today (the "Meeting") in Canada, Tesco shareholders approved, by a large majority, the Arrangement pursuant to which Nabors will acquire all of Tesco's common shares in a stock-for-stock transaction.

Tesco President and Chief Executive Officer Fernando Assing, commented, "We are truly pleased with the strong support received from our shareholders which resulted in the approval of both management proposals during today's shareholder meeting. We are excited about the opportunities that the incorporation of Tesco in to Nabors will bring to our shareholders, our employees, and our technologies. We must now focus on the closing process."

Nabors Chairman, President and CEO Anthony G. Petrello, commented, "We are gratified to have received approval of the transaction by such a large majority of Tesco shareholders and we anticipate closing by year end. The integration plan is substantially complete and ready to implement upon closing. We are looking forward to welcoming the highly capable members of the Tesco organization to Nabors and effecting the expected synergies."

The approval process with the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation, which was initiated on October 10, 2017, remains ongoing. The companies expect the closing of the transaction to occur by year end.

About Tesco Corporation

Tesco Corporation is a global leader in the design, manufacture and service of technology based solutions for the upstream energy industry. The Company's strategy is to change the way people drill wells by delivering safer and more efficient solutions that add real value by reducing the costs of drilling for and producing oil and natural gas. Tesco® is a registered trademark in the United States, Canada and the European Union.

About Nabors Industries

Nabors Industries (NYSE: NBR) owns and operates the world's largest land-based drilling rig fleet and is a provider of offshore platform rigs in the United States and numerous international markets. Nabors also provides directional drilling services, performance tools, and innovative technologies for its own rig fleet and those of third parties. Leveraging our advanced drilling automation capabilities, Nabors highly skilled workforce continues to set new standards for operational excellence and transform our industry.