EX-10.3



 Exhibit 10.3 

SEPARATION AGREEMENT 

This Separation Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into by and between, and shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon, the following parties: 
 STEWART A. MITCHELL, hereinafter referred to as “Employee”; and 

J. RAY McDERMOTT, S.A., a Panama corporation, and McDermott Dubai, License No. 5033, a branch of a foreign corporation,
collectively hereinafter referred to as the “Company.” 

W I T N E S S E T H: 

WHEREAS, Employee is currently an employee of the Company; 

WHEREAS, pursuant to a resignation letter in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, Employee has tendered to McDermott International, Inc., a
Panamanian corporation of which the Company is a wholly owned subsidiary (“MII”), Employee’s resignation from all positions held as an officer, employee, member of the board of directors or board of managers (and member of any
and all committees thereof), of MII and its subsidiaries and joint venture entities, and from any and all positions or capacities with respect to any employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by any such entity, effective January 27, 2014;
and 
 WHEREAS, Employee’s resignation from each such position shall be effective as of January 27, 2014, except that Employee
shall remain an employee of the Company through March 6, 2014, the “Resignation Date”, whereupon his resignation from employment with the Company shall take effect; and 

WHEREAS, Employee and the Company mutually desire to establish and agree on the terms and conditions of Employee’s separation from
service; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements, covenants and obligations set forth herein, and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, Employee and the Company hereby agree as follows: 

Section 1. Termination Date and Type. For purposes of interpreting and applying the provisions of compensation arrangements
and employee benefit plans of MII or any of its subsidiaries (including the Company) applicable to Employee and subject to Section 2 hereof, (a) Employee’s date of termination shall be the Resignation Date, (b) Employee’s
termination of employment is voluntary by Employee and not by the Company, and (c) subject to complying with the requirements of this Agreement, Employee shall be entitled to the compensation and benefits provided in this Agreement. 

Section 2. Severance Benefits and Payments. Subject to the execution of this Agreement by Employee and the lapse of the seven
(7) day revocation period referenced in Section 7 hereof (the “Revocation Period”) without revocation of the Agreement or any part hereof by Employee, Employee shall be entitled to receive the following payments and
benefits, to which Employee would not otherwise be entitled, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement: 

(a) End of service gratuity payment in the amount of $748,693.94, in lieu of any accrued pension benefits under the J. Ray
McDermott Third Country National Employee Pension Plan (as amended to date, the “TCN Pension Plan”); 
 (b)
Relocation allowance in the amount of $10,000; 
 (c) Accrued but unutilized vacation pay and premium in the amount of
$16,985.34; 







 All payments made pursuant to this Section 2 shall be subject to appropriate tax withholding where
applicable and are subject to all the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 
 Section 3. Release of Claims.  

(a) General Release by Employee. In consideration of the foregoing (including the payments and benefits under
Section 2 hereof, which the Company is not required to make or provide under any preexisting agreement, plan or policy), which Employee hereby expressly acknowledges as good and sufficient consideration for the releases provided below, Employee
hereby unconditionally and irrevocably releases, acquits and forever discharges, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, (i) the Company and all of its predecessors, successors and assigns, (ii) all of the Company’s past,
present and future affiliates, parent corporations (including MII), subsidiaries, divisions and joint venture entities and all of their respective predecessors, successors and assigns and (iii) all of the past, present and future officers,
directors, managers, shareholders, investors, employee benefit plan administrators, employees, agents, attorneys and other representatives of each of the entities described in the immediately preceding clauses (i) and (ii), individually and in
their respective representative capacities (the persons or entities referred to in the immediately preceding clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) being, individually, a “Releasee” and, collectively, the
“Releasees”), from any and every action, cause of action, complaint, claim, demand, administrative charge, legal right, compensation, obligation, damages (including consequential, exemplary and punitive damages), liability, cost or
expense (including attorney’s fees) that Employee has, may have or may be entitled to from or against any of the Releasees, whether legal, equitable or administrative, in any forum or jurisdiction, whether known or unknown, foreseen or
unforeseen, matured or unmatured, accrued or not accrued, which arises directly or indirectly out of, or is based on or related in any way to Employee’s employment with or termination of employment from the Company or Employee’s service
for or other affiliation with MII or any of its subsidiaries (including the Company) or joint venture entities, including any such matter arising from the negligence, gross negligence or reckless, willful or wanton misconduct of any of the
Releasees (together, the “Released Claims”); provided, however, that this Release does not apply to, and the Released Claims do not include: (i) any claims arising solely and specifically under the U.S. Age
Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 after the date this Agreement is executed by Employee; (ii) any claim for indemnification (including under MII’s or the Company’s organizational documents or insurance policies) arising in
connection with an action instituted by a third party against MII or the Company or any of their affiliates or Employee, in his capacity as an officer, director, manager, employee, agent or other representative of MII or the Company or any of their
affiliates; (iii) any claims for vested benefits under the Company’s 401(k) plan or vested benefits under the McDermott International, Inc. Director and Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (“EDCP”); (iv) any claims relating
to Employee’s eligibility to continue participating in health coverage currently available to Employee in accordance with the U.S. Consolidated Omnibus Reconciliation Act, subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions of that Act;
(v) any claim arising from any breach or failure to perform any provision of this Agreement; or (vi) any claim for worker’s compensation benefits or any other claim that cannot be waived by a general release. 

(b) Release to be Full and Complete; Waiver of Claims, Rights and Benefits. The parties intend this Release to cover any
and all such Released Claims, whether they are contract claims, equitable claims, fraud claims, tort claims, discrimination claims, harassment claims, whistleblower or retaliation claims, personal injury claims, constructive or wrongful discharge
claims, emotional distress claims, pain and suffering claims, public policy claims, claims for debts, claims for expense reimbursement, wage claims, claims with respect to any other form of compensation, claims for attorneys’ fees, other claims
or any combination of the foregoing, and whether they may arise under any employment contract (express or implied), policies, procedures, practices or by any acts or omissions of any of the Releasees or whether they may arise under any state, local
or federal law (including UAE Federal Law No. 8 of 1980 as amended), statute, ordinance, rule or regulation, including all Texas employment discrimination laws, the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act, the Texas Labor Code, all U.S.
federal discrimination laws, the U.S. Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Title VII of the U.S. 

  
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Civil Rights Act of 1964, the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1991, the U.S. Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the U.S. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the U.S. Equal Pay Act, the U.S. National Labor
Relations Act, the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act, the U.S. Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, the U.S. Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, the U.S. Family and Medical Leave Act, the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or common law,
without exception. As such, it is expressly acknowledged and agreed that this Release is a general release, representing a full and complete disposition and satisfaction of all of the Company’s and any Releasee’s real or alleged legal
obligations to Employee, with the only exceptions being as expressly stated in the proviso to Section 3(a) hereof. Employee understands and agrees, in compliance with any law, statute, ordinance, rule or regulation which requires a specific
release of unknown claims or benefits, that this Agreement includes a release of unknown claims, and Employee hereby expressly waives and relinquishes any and all Released Claims and any associated rights or benefits that Employee may have,
including any that are unknown to Employee at the time of the execution this Agreement. 
 (c) Certain Representations of
Employee. Employee represents and warrants that: (i) Employee is the sole and lawful owner of all rights, titles and interests in and to all Released Claims; and (ii) Employee has the fully legal right, power, authority and capacity to
execute and deliver this Agreement. 
 (d) Covenant Not to Sue. Employee expressly agrees that neither Employee nor
any person acting on Employee’s behalf will file or bring or permit to be filed or brought any lawsuit or other action before any court, agency or other governmental authority for legal or equitable relief against any of the Releasees involving
any of the Released Claims (including raising any complaint with the UAE Ministry of Labour or the Dubai or UAE Courts). In the event that such an action is filed against any of the Releasees, Employee agrees that such Releasees are entitled to
legal and equitable remedies against Employee, including an award of attorney’s fees. However, it is expressly understood and agreed that the foregoing sentence shall not apply to any charge filed by Employee with the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission or to any action filed by Employee that is narrowly limited to seeking a determination as to the validity of this Agreement and enforcement thereof. Should Employee file a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission, or should any governmental entity, agency or commission file a charge, action, complaint or lawsuit against any of the Releasees based on any Released Claim, Employee agrees not to seek or accept any resulting relief whatsoever. 

Section 4. Return of Materials, Nondisparagement and Cooperation Undertakings. 

(a) Return of Materials. On or promptly after the Resignation Date, Employee shall return to MII or the Company, with no
request being required of MII or the Company: (i) any and all documents, records, files, reports, memoranda, books, papers, plans, letters and any other data in Employee’s possession regardless of the medium maintained, held or stored
(whether documentary, computer or other electronic storage or other) that relate in any way to the business or operations of MII or the Company or any of their past or present affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions or joint ventures (such entities
being, individually, a “Company Entity” and, collectively, the “Company Entities”) (and Employee shall not retain, recreate or deliver to anyone else such information); and (ii) any credit cards, keys, access
cards, calling cards, computer equipment and software, telephone, facsimile or other equipment or property of any of the Company Entities. 

(b) Nondisparagement. Employee shall refrain from making, directly or indirectly, in any public or private communication
(whether oral, written or electronic), any criticisms or negative or disparaging comments or other statements about the Company or any of the other Releasees, or about any aspect of the respective businesses, operations, financial results or
prospects of any of the Company Entities, including comments relating to Employee’s termination of employment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that nothing in this Section 4(b) or in Section 5 hereof is
intended to prevent Employee from: (i) testifying truthfully in any legal proceeding brought by any governmental authority or other third party or to interfere with any obligation Employee may have to cooperate with or provide information to
any government agency or commission, subject to compliance with the provisions of Section 5(c) hereof, if applicable; (ii) advising Employee’s spouse of the terms and conditions of this Agreement; or (iii) consulting with
Employee’s own legal counsel, as contemplated by Section 7 of this Agreement. 

  
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 (c) Cooperation. Employee agrees to be reasonably available to the Company
Entities or their representatives (including their attorneys) to provide information and assistance as requested by MII or the Company. Such information and assistance may include testifying (and preparing to testify) as a witness in any proceeding
or otherwise providing information or reasonable assistance to the Company Entities in connection with any investigation, claim or suit, and cooperating with the Company Entities regarding any litigation, government investigation, regulatory matter,
claim or other disputed item involving any of the Company Entities that relate to matters within the knowledge or responsibility of Employee during Employee’s employment. Specifically, Employee agrees (i) to meet with the Company
Entities’ representatives, their counsel or other designees at reasonable times and places with respect to any matter within the scope of the foregoing provisions of this Section 4(c); (ii) to provide truthful testimony regarding any
such matter to any applicable court, agency or other adjudicatory body; (iii) to provide the Company Entities with immediate notice of contact or subpoena by any non-governmental adverse party (known to Employee to be adverse to any of the
Company Entities or their interests), and (iv) to not voluntarily assist any such non-governmental adverse party or such non-governmental adverse party’s representatives. Such cooperation required by Employee shall not unreasonably
interfere with Employee’s other business endeavors. 
 (d) Visa cancellation: Employee hereby agrees and
undertakes that he will co-operate with the cancellation of his visa on or around the Resignation Date and shall, no later than seven days from receipt of a request by the Company, provide to the Company his passport together with the passports of
any dependents sponsored by him, and shall sign and execute any documents for or in front of the competent immigration and labour authorities and any other competent authorities in Dubai, the UAE, as may be required, including visa and work permit
cancellation forms and any termination certificates required by the Company in the course of its standard policy and procedures. 

(e) Enforcement. The covenants set forth in the foregoing provisions of this Section 4 may be enforced pursuant to
the provisions of Section 5(f) hereof. 
 Section 5. Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement. 

(a) Definition of Trade Secrets and Confidential Business Information. Employee acknowledges and agrees that any and all
non-public information regarding the Company Entities and their customers and suppliers (including any and all information relating to the Company Entities’ respective business plans or practices, products, services, contracts with customers,
backlog, bids outstanding, target projects, financial or operational performance, finances, financial accounting policies, practices or systems, internal controls or internal control systems, financial projections or budgets, board of directors or
board committee proceedings, investor relations practices, capital expenditures, equipment, pricing strategies, marketing programs or plans, executive management or other personnel, human resources plans, policies, practices, records or systems,
information technology systems or other business systems, project management, business strategy, profits or overhead) is confidential and the unauthorized disclosure of such confidential information could result in irreparable harm to one or more of
the Company Entities. Such confidential information, in whatever form maintained, held or stored (whether documentary, computer or other electronic storage or other), includes each Company Entity’s proprietary interest in its trade secrets,
including its lists of customers and prospective customers, and other information that has recognized value and that is not generally available through other sources (collectively, “Trade Secrets”), and information regarding each
Company Entity’s various services, projects, products, procedures or systems that is treated as confidential by such Company Entity which may not rise to the level of a Trade Secret (collectively, “Confidential Business
Information”). Confidential Business Information does not include information that properly and lawfully has become generally known to the public other than as a result of any act or omission of Employee. Collectively, Trade Secrets and
Confidential Business Information (and including all the non-public information referred to in the first sentence of this Section 5(a) and all information relating to Employee’s separation from service with the Company) are referred to
herein as “Confidential Information.” 

  
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 (b) Importance of Confidential Information. The parties hereby agree that
Employee has been provided with Confidential Information during the period of Employee’s employment. By signing this Agreement, Employee acknowledges delivery to and receipt by Employee of Confidential Information. Employee further acknowledges
that the preservation and protection of the Confidential Information was an essential part of Employee’s employment with the Company and that Employee has had a duty of fidelity and trust to the Company Entities in handling the Confidential
Information. 
 (c) Nondisclosure or Misuse. Employee agrees that Employee will not disclose or take away any of the
Confidential Information, directly or indirectly, or use such information in any way. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Employee will not disclose any of the Confidential Information to any securities analysts, shareholders,
prospective investors, customers, competitors or any other third party, including any third party who has or may express an interest in acquiring any of the Company Entities or all or any significant portion of their respective outstanding equity
securities or assets. If Employee is legally required to disclose any Confidential Information, Employee shall, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or legal process, promptly notify the Company in writing of such requirement so that the
Company or any of the other Company Entities may seek an appropriate protective order or other relief or waive compliance with the nondisclosure provisions of this Section 5 with respect to such Confidential Information. To the extent not
prohibited by applicable law, Employee agrees to cooperate with and not to oppose any effort by the Company or any other Company Entity to resist or narrow such request or to seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy. In any such case,
Employee will: (i) disclose only that portion of the Confidential Information that, according to written advice of Employee’s counsel, is required to be disclosed; (ii) use reasonable best efforts to obtain assurances that such
Confidential Information will be treated confidentially; and (iii) to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, promptly notify the Company in writing of the items of Confidential Information so disclosed. The foregoing obligations are in
addition to any confidentiality obligations Employee may have under any other agreements or arrangements with any of the Company Entities. 

(d) Return of Confidential Information. On or promptly after the Resignation Date, all documents or other information
containing or referring to any of the Confidential Information as may be in Employee’s possession, or over which Employee may have control, regardless of whether prepared by Employee, shall be returned by Employee to the Company in accordance
with the provisions of Section 4(a) hereof. 
 (e) Noncompetition Agreement. Employee acknowledges and agrees
that information, including the Confidential Information, Employee has acquired will enable Employee to irreparably injure the Company if Employee should engage in competition during the period beginning from the Resignation Date and extending
through the first anniversary thereof (the “Non-Compete Period”). Accordingly, as a material and substantial part of the agreements set forth herein, and particularly in consideration of the payments and the other benefits
provided to Employee pursuant to Section 2 hereof, Employee hereby agrees that the following covenants are reasonable and necessary covenants for the protection of the value of the agreements of Employee contained herein: 

(i) During the Non-Compete Period, Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, without the prior written approval of the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), act in any capacity for, be employed by, provide services to, or contract with any of the entities identified as “Competitive Entities” (or any of
their respective subsidiaries or affiliated) in a written memorandum delivered concurrently with this Agreement from MII to Employee. 

(ii) During the Non-Compete Period, Employee shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit any Company Entity’s Protected
Customers for the purpose of engaging in any business which is the same as or similar to the business in which a Company Entity is engaged. The phrase “Protected Customers” means all persons or entities to whom a Company Entity has
sold, or proposed the sale of, any product or service within the period of three (3) years immediately prior to the Resignation Date. 

(iii) During the Non-Compete Period, Employee shall not, on Employee’s own behalf or on behalf of any other person or
entity, solicit, divert or recruit any person who is, during such time frame, an 

  
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employee of a Company Entity to leave such employment or in any other manner attempt, directly or indirectly, to influence, induce, or encourage any employee of a Company Entity to leave the
employment of that Company Entity. 
 (f) Enforcement of Covenants. Employee acknowledges that the injury that would
be suffered by the Company Entities as a result of a breach or threatened breach of the provisions of Section 4 hereof or this Section 5 would be immediate and irreparable and that, because of the difficulty of measuring economic loss of
any such breach or threatened breach, an award of monetary damages to the Company Entities for any such breach would be an inadequate remedy. Accordingly, in the event that the Company determines that Employee has breached or attempted to breach or
is threatening to breach any provision of Section 4 hereof or this Section 5, in addition to any other remedies at law or in equity that any of the Company Entities may have available to them, it is agreed that each of the Company Entities
shall be entitled, upon application to any court of proper jurisdiction, to temporary or permanent restraining orders or injunctions against Employee prohibiting such breach or attempted or threatened breach, without the necessity of:
(i) proving immediate or irreparable harm; (ii) establishing that monetary damages are inadequate or that the Company Entities do not have an adequate remedy at law; or (iii) posting any bond with respect thereto. 

(g) Right of Court or Arbitrator to Reform Restrictions. The Company and Employee state that it was their intent to
enter into a valid and enforceable agreement. Employee and the Company hereby acknowledge the reasonableness of the restrictions set forth in this Section 5, including the reasonableness of the geographic area, duration as to time and scope of
activity restrained. Employee agrees that if an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction finds that this Section 5 contains limitations as to geographic area, time or scope of activity to be restrained that are not reasonable and impose a
greater restraint than is necessary to protect the goodwill or other business interest of the Company Entities, the arbitrator or court may: (i) reform the covenants to the extent necessary to cause the limitations contained in this
Section 5 as to geographic area, time or scope of activity to be reasonable and to impose a restraint that is not greater than necessary to protect the goodwill or business interests of the Company Entities; and (ii) enforce this
Section 5 as so reformed. 
 (h) Repayment and Forfeiture. Employee agrees that in the event that
(i) Employee breaches any term of Sections 3 or 4 hereof or this Section 5, or (ii) Employee challenges the validity of all or any part of this Section 5, and all or any part of this Section 5 is found invalid or
unenforceable for any reason whatsoever by a court of competent jurisdiction or an arbitrator in a proceeding between Employee and a Company Entity, in addition to any other remedies at law or in equity the Company may have available to it, the
Company shall not be obligated to make any of the payments and may cease to make such payments or to provide for any of the benefits specified in Section 2 hereof, and shall be entitled to recoup from Employee any and all of the value of the
payments and benefits provided pursuant to Section 2 hereof that have vested or been paid pursuant to that Section. 
 Section 6.
Entire Agreement; Amendment; Third-Party Beneficiaries. Employee and the Company agree and acknowledge that this Agreement contains and comprises the entire agreement and understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof, that no other representation, promise, covenant or agreement of any kind whatsoever has been made to cause either party hereto to execute this Agreement, that all agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof are embodied and expressed in this Agreement and that this Agreement supersedes all prior agreements, negotiations, discussions, understandings and commitments, written or oral, between the parties hereto with respect to such subject
matter. The parties also agree that the terms of this Agreement shall not be amended or changed except in writing and signed by Employee and a duly authorized agent of the Company. The parties to this Agreement further agree that this Agreement
shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of Employee and the Company and the Company’s successors and assigns. Except to the extent otherwise provided in this Agreement with respect to the Company Entities and the Releasees (each such
Company Entity and each such Releasee hereby being expressly made a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement), the provisions of this Agreement shall not confer upon any third party any remedy, claim,
liability, reimbursement or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement. 

  
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 Section 7. Timing and Consultation with Counsel. Employee acknowledges that Employee
has been given a reasonable period of time, not less than twenty-one (21) days, within which to consider this Agreement and has been advised to discuss the terms of this Agreement with legal counsel of Employee’s own choosing. Employee
acknowledges that this Agreement was offered to Employee on February 27, 2014, and Employee was advised that if accepted (i) it must be executed on or prior to March 20, 2014, and (ii) the Agreement could be revoked, in writing,
for up to seven (7) days following the date of such acceptance. If Employee revokes this Agreement, Employee’s resignation shall nevertheless remain effective. Employee represents that Employee has relied on Employee’s own knowledge
and judgment and on the advice of independent legal counsel of Employee’s choosing and has consulted with such other independent advisors as Employee and Employee’s counsel deemed appropriate in connection with Employee’s review of
this Agreement and Employee’s rights with respect to Employee’s separation from service from the Company and other Company Entities and with respect to this Agreement. Based on Employee’s review, Employee acknowledges that Employee
fully and completely understands and accepts all the terms of this Agreement, including the Release in Section 3 hereof, and their legal effects, and Employee is entering into this Agreement voluntarily and of Employee’s own free will,
with full consideration of any and all rights which Employee may currently have. Employee further acknowledges that Employee is not relying on any representations or statements made by the Company or any other Company Entity, or by any of their
respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents, attorneys or other representatives, regarding this Agreement, except to the extent such representations are expressly set forth in this Agreement. Employee also acknowledges that
Employee is not relying upon a legal duty, if one exists, on the part of the Company or any other Company Entity, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, attorneys or other representatives, to
disclose any information in connection with the execution of this Agreement or its preparation, it being expressly understood that Employee shall never assert any failure to disclose information on the part of any such person or entity as a ground
for challenging this Agreement or any provision hereof. 
 Section 8. Applicable Law; Venue. This Agreement shall be interpreted
and construed in accordance with the substantive laws of the State of Texas, without giving effect to any conflicts of laws provisions thereof that would result in the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction. THE EXCLUSIVE VENUE FOR THE
RESOLUTION OF ANY DISPUTE RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR EMPLOYEE’S EMPLOYMENT (EXCEPT FOR ANY DISPUTE THAT MAY BE SUBJECTED TO ARBITRATION BY MUTUAL AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO AFTER THE DATE HEREOF) SHALL BE IN THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS
LOCATED IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS AND THE PARTIES HEREBY EXPRESSLY CONSENT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. 
 Section 9.
Section 409A; Other Tax Matters. This Agreement is intended to provide payments that are exempt from or compliant with the provisions of Section 409A of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”) and
related regulations and Treasury pronouncements (“Section 409A”), and the Agreement shall be interpreted accordingly. Notwithstanding any provisions of an RSU to the contrary, no RSU shall be settled by reason of a change in control
of McDermott International, Inc. or disability of Employee unless such event is a change in control or disability, as applicable, within the meaning of Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if on the date of
Employee’s separation from service Employee is a “specified employee,” as defined in Section 409A, then all or a portion of any severance payments, or benefits under this Agreement that would be subject to the additional tax
provided by Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code if not delayed as required by Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code shall be delayed until the first day of the seventh month following Employee’s separation from service date (or, if
earlier, Employee’s date of death) and shall be paid as a lump sum (without interest) on such date. For purposes of this Agreement, a termination of Employee’s employment must be a “separation from service” for purposes of
Section 409A. Employee acknowledges and agrees that Employee has obtained no advice from the Company or any of the other Company Entities, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, attorneys or
other representatives, and that none of such persons or entities have made any representation regarding the tax consequences, if any, of Employee’s receipt of the payments, benefits and other consideration provided for in this Agreement.
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local taxes that are due, or may be due, for any payments and other consideration received by Employee under this Agreement. Employee agrees to indemnify the Company and hold the Company harmless
for any and all taxes, penalties or other assessments that Employee is, or may become, obligated to pay on account of any payments made and other consideration provided to Employee under this Agreement. 

Section 10. Miscellaneous Provisions.  

(a) Waivers. Any term or provision of this Agreement may be waived, or the time for its performance may be extended, by
the party hereto entitled to the benefit thereof. Any such waiver shall be validly and sufficiently given for the purposes of this Agreement if, as to either party hereto, it is in writing signed by such party or an authorized representative
thereof. Failure on the part of the Company or Employee at any time to insist on strict compliance by the other party with any provisions of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of the obligations of either party hereto in respect thereof,
or of either such party’s right hereunder to require strict compliance therewith in the future. No waiver of any breach of this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. 

(b) Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under applicable
law, that provision shall be severable and this Agreement shall be construed and enforced as if that illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision never comprised a part hereof, and the remaining provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect
and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision, and there shall be added automatically as part of this Agreement a provision as similar in its terms to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible
and be legal, valid and enforceable. 
 (c) Further Assurances. Employee shall, on request by the Company from
time to time after the date hereof, execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Company such other documents and instruments as the Company may require to give effect to the provisions of this Agreement, including a confirmatory release of the Released
Claims as of the Resignation Date. 
 (d) Section Headings. Titles and headings to Sections and subsections hereof are
for the purpose of reference only and shall in no way limit, define or otherwise affect the provisions hereof. 
 (e)
Construction. In this Agreement, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (i) words used in the singular include the plural and words used in the plural include the singular; (ii) reference to any gender includes the other
gender and the neuter; (iii) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (iv) the words “shall” and “will”
are used interchangeably and have the same meaning; (v) the word “or” shall have the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or”; (vi) the words “this Agreement,” “herein,”
“hereunder,” “hereof,” “hereto” and words of similar import shall be deemed references to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other provision of this Agreement; (vii) reference to any law
(including statutes and ordinances) means such law (including all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) as amended, modified, codified or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect at the time of determining compliance or applicability;
(viii) relative to the determination of any period of time, “from” means “from and including” and “through” means “through and including”; and (ix) all references to dollar amounts herein shall be in
respect of lawful currency of the United States. The language this Agreement uses shall be deemed to be the language that the parties hereto have chosen to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against
either party hereto. 
 (f) Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. 

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 I HAVE READ THE FOREGOING SEPARATION AGREEMENT, I FULLY UNDERSTAND ITS TERMS AND THAT I MAY BE WAIVING
SIGNIFICANT LEGAL RIGHTS BY EXECUTING IT, AND I HAVE VOLUNTARILY EXECUTED IT ON THE DATE WRITTEN BELOW, SIGNIFYING THEREBY MY ASSENT TO, AND WILLINGNESS TO BE BOUND BY, ITS TERMS: 

 

							
	Date: February 27, 2014	 		 		 	/s/ Stewart A. Mitchell         
		 		 		 	STEWART A. MITCHELL

 On this             day of
                , 2014, personally appeared the above-named Mr. Stewart A. Mitchell, who acknowledged that he executed the foregoing instrument for the
purposes and consideration therein expressed, and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed. 
  

			
	  

	WITNESS


  

					
	McDERMOTT MIDDLE EAST, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Scott V. Cummins     

		 	Name:	 	 Scott V. Cummins

		 	Title:	 	 President



 Before me, a Notary Public in and for Harris County, Texas, personally appeared the above-named officer
of McDermott Middle East, Inc., who acknowledged that he executed the foregoing instrument for and on behalf of McDermott Middle East, Inc., a Panama corporation, and for the purposes and consideration therein expressed, and acknowledged the same to
be [his] free act and deed and the free act and deed of said corporation. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official
seal, in the County of Harris and State of Texas, this 28th day of February, 2014. 
  

			
	 /s/ Traci D. Brown

		 	NOTARY PUBLIC


  

					
	J. RAY McDERMOTT, S.A.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Gary L. Carlson

		 	Name:	 	 Gary L. Carlson

		 	Title:	 	 Senior Vice President and Chief 

Administration Officer




  
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 Before me, a Notary Public in and for Harris County, Texas, personally appeared the above-named
officer of J. Ray McDermott, S.A., who acknowledged that he executed the foregoing instrument for and on behalf of J. Ray McDermott, S.A., a Panama corporation, and for the purposes and consideration therein expressed, and acknowledged the same
to be his free act and deed and the free act and deed of said corporation. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official
seal, in the County of Harris and State of Texas, this 28th day of February, 2014. 
  

			
	 /s/ Traci D. Brown

	NOTARY PUBLIC



  
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 EXHIBIT A 

Notice of Resignation 
 To the Board of
Directors of McDermott International, Inc. 
 Effective January 27, 2014, the undersigned, Stewart A. Mitchell, resigns from all positions held as an
officer of McDermott International, Inc., a Panamanian corporation (“McDermott”), and from all positions held as an officer, employee, member of the board of directors or board of managers (and member of any and all committees thereof) of
any of McDermott’s subsidiaries (whether corporations, limited liability companies, limited partnerships or other forms of entity) and joint venture entities, and from any and all positions or capacities with respect to any employee benefit
plan sponsored or maintained by any such entity, including but not limited to those as reflected on the attachment hereto. This resignation is not subject to any condition to effectiveness (including, but not limited to, acceptance by the Board of
Directors of McDermott) and is irrevocable. 
 Dated: February 27, 2014 

 

			
	 /s/ Stewart A. Mitchell

	Stewart A. Mitchell



  
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