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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On August 8, 2024, Noble Corporation plc (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Noble Finance II LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Issuer”), has priced an offering of an additional $800 million in aggregate principal amount of the Issuer’s 8.000% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “Notes”), representing an upsize of $125 million from the previously announced amount. The Notes were issued in a private offering to eligible purchasers that is exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release issued by Noble Corporation plc dated August 8, 2024. | |
| Exhibit 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | |
SIGNATURES
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.
| NOBLE CORPORATION plc | ||||||||
| Date: August 9, 2024 | By: | /s/ Jennie Howard | ||||||
| Jennie Howard | ||||||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||