Exhibit (d)(5)
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NEWS RELEASE | |
NABORS TO COMMENCE OFFERING OF SENIOR NOTES
HAMILTON, Bermuda, September 8, 2010 — PRNewswire-FirstCall — Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE:
NBR) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Nabors Industries, Inc., has commenced an
offering of Senior Unsecured Notes. The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by
Nabors Industries Ltd. The proceeds are intended to be used to fund the previously announced
Superior Well Services, Inc. acquisition and for general corporate purposes.
The notes will be offered to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and may be offered in
offshore transactions pursuant to Regulation S. The notes have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and, unless so registered, may not be
offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not
subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities
laws. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to
buy, nor shall there be any sale of the notes in any state in which such offer, solicitation, or
sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such
state.
Important Additional Information has been Filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
This press release is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to purchase nor a
solicitation of an offer to sell shares of Superior Well Services common stock. An Offer to
Purchase and a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement have previously been filed with the SEC by
Nabors and Superior Well Services, respectively, and INVESTORS AND SUPERIOR WELL SERVICES SECURITY
HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THESE DOCUMENTS CAREFULLY IN THEIR ENTIRETY BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISION
WITH RESPECT TO THE TENDER OFFER BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION.
These documents and other documents filed by Nabors and Superior Well Services with the SEC are
available at no charge on the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. They may also be
obtained for free at www.nabors.com or by directing a request to Nabors Industries Ltd., C/O Nabors
Corporate Services, Inc., 515 W. Greens Road, Houston, TX 77067, Attention: Investor Relations.
The Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 may be obtained for free at
www.swsi.com or by directing a request to Superior Well Services, Inc., 1380 Rt. 286 East, Suite
#121, Indiana, PA 15701, Attention: Investor Relations.
Documentation relating to the tender offer has been mailed to Superior Well Services’ stockholders
and may also be obtained at no charge by directing a request by mail to the information agent for
the Offer, Georgeson Inc. at 199 Water Street, 26th Floor, New York, New York 10038 or by calling
toll free at (866) 647-8869 or collect at (212) 440-9800 for banks and brokers.