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Material Agreement, Financial Obligation (Form 8-K)

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Indenture and the 2034 Notes
On June 11, 2026, Noble Finance II LLC (the "Issuer"), a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Noble Corporation plc, a public limited company formed under the laws of England and Wales ("Parent"), certain of the Issuer's subsidiaries (the "Guarantors") and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as trustee (the "Trustee"), entered into an indenture (the "Indenture"), pursuant to which the Issuer issued $800,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Issuer's 6.250% Senior Notes due 2034 (the "2034 Notes"). The 2034 Notes are unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Guarantors and will be unconditionally guaranteed on the same basis by certain of the Issuer's future subsidiaries that guarantee certain indebtedness of the Issuer and the Guarantors.
Interest and Maturity
The 2034 Notes will mature on June 15, 2034, and interest on the 2034 Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on each June 15 and December 15, commencing December 15, 2026, to holders of record on the June 1 and December 1 immediately preceding the related interest payment date, at a rate of 6.250% per annum.
Optional Redemption
At any time prior to June 15, 2029, the Issuer may, from time to time, redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of 2034 Notes, upon not less than 10 or more than 60 days' notice, at a redemption price of 106.250% of the principal amount of the 2034 Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the redemption date), in an amount not greater than the net cash proceeds of one or more equity offerings by the Issuer, subject to certain requirements, provided that (1) at least 60.0% of the aggregate principal amount of 2034 Notes originally issued under the Indenture (excluding 2034 Notes held by the Issuer and its subsidiaries) remains outstanding immediately after giving effect to any such redemption (unless all such 2034 Notes are redeemed substantially concurrently) and (2) the redemption occurs within 180 days of the date of the closing of each such equity offering. In addition, prior to June 15, 2029, the Issuer may redeem the 2034 Notes, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, upon not less than 10 or more than 60 days' notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2034 Notes redeemed, plus an applicable make-whole premium and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.
At any time on or after June 15, 2029, the Issuer may redeem the 2034 Notes, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, upon not less than 10 or more than 60 days' notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the 2034 Notes redeemed to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the redemption date), if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on June 15 of the years indicated below:
Change of Control
If a Change of Control Triggering Event (as defined in the Indenture) occurs, each holder of 2034 Notes may require the Issuer to repurchase all or any part of that holder's 2034 Notes for cash at a price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2034 Notes repurchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the date on which the notes are repurchased (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).
Certain Covenants
The Indenture contains covenants that, among other things and subject to certain exceptions, limit the Issuer's ability and the ability of its restricted subsidiaries to: (i) incur, assume or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue certain preferred stock; (ii) create liens to secure indebtedness; (iii) pay distributions on equity interests, repurchase equity securities or redeem junior lien, unsecured or subordinated indebtedness; (iv) make investments; (v) restrict distributions, loans or other asset transfers from the Issuer's restricted subsidiaries; (vi) consolidate with or merge with or into, or sell substantially all of the Issuer's properties to, another person; (vii) sell or otherwise dispose of assets, including equity interests in subsidiaries; (viii) designate a subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary (as defined in the Indenture); and (ix) enter into transactions with affiliates.
Events of Default
The Indenture contains customary events of default, including, among other things, failure to make required payments, failure to comply with certain agreements or covenants, failure to pay or acceleration of certain other indebtedness, certain events of bankruptcy and insolvency, and failure to pay certain judgments. An event of default under the Indenture will allow either the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then-outstanding 2034 Notes to accelerate the amounts due under the 2034 Notes.
The foregoing description of the Indenture does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Indenture and the form of 6.250% Senior Notes due 2034, which are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K (this "Current Report") as Exhibit 4.1 and Exhibit 4.2, respectively.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report is incorporated herein by reference.
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