WEEKLY SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM TRANSACTION DETAILS

SCHIEDAM, Netherlands, Nov. 14, 2016 --

SBM Offshore reports the transaction details related to the repurchase of its common shares made for the period November 7, 2016 through November 11, 2016.

The repurchases were made under the EUR 150 million share repurchase program for share capital reduction purposes and, to a lesser extent, for employee share programs.  Information regarding the progress of the share repurchase program and the aggregate of the transactions (calculated on a daily basis) for the period August 11, 2016 through November 11, 2016 can be found in the below table. Further detailed information regarding both the progress of the share repurchase program and all individual transactions can be accessed via the investor relations center of the Company's website.

This press release contains information which is to be made publicly available under the Market Abuse Regulation (nr. 596/2014).  The information concerns a regular update of the transactions conducted under SBM Offshore's current share repurchase program, as announced by the Company on August 10, 2016, details of which are available on its website.

Corporate Profile

SBM Offshore N.V. is a listed holding company that is headquartered in Amsterdam.  It holds direct and indirect interests in other companies that collectively with SBM Offshore N.V. form the SBM Offshore group ("the Company").

SBM Offshore provides floating production solutions to the offshore energy industry, over the full product life-cycle.  The Company is market leading in leased floating production systems with multiple units currently in operation and has unrivalled operational experience in this field.  The Company's main activities are the design, supply, installation, operation and the life extension of Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessels.  These are either owned and operated by SBM Offshore and leased to its clients or supplied on a turnkey sale basis.

As of December 31, 2015, Group companies employed approximately 7,000 people worldwide.  Full time company employees (4,900) are spread over five regional centers, eleven operational shore bases and the offshore fleet of vessels.  A further 2,100 are working for the joint ventures with several construction yards.  Please visit our website at www.sbmoffshore.com.

The companies in which SBM Offshore N.V. directly and indirectly owns investments are separate entities.  In this communication "SBM Offshore" is sometimes used for convenience where references are made to SBM Offshore N.V. and its subsidiaries in general, or where no useful purpose is served by identifying the particular company or companies.

The Management Board
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November 14, 2016

For further information, please contact:

Investor Relations
Bert-Jaap Dijkstra
Director of Investor Relations

Media Relations
Vincent Kempkes
Head of Communications

Disclaimer

This press release contains inside information within the meaning of Article 7(1) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation.  Some of the statements contained in this release 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.  Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results and performance of the Company's business to differ materially and adversely from the forward-looking statements.  Certain such forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes", "may", "will", "should", "would be", "expects" or "anticipates" or similar expressions, or the negative thereof, or other variations thereof, or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy, plans, or intentions.  Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in this release as anticipated, believed, or expected.  SBM Offshore NV does not intend, and does not assume any obligation, to update any industry information or forward-looking statements set forth in this release to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.  Nothing in this press release shall be deemed an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities.

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