Company: NE-WTA
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001628280-25-006184
Chunk: 208

Company: Noble Corp plc
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 8
Chunk 208
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 Shares were issued, resulting an increase in additional paid in capital of $123.8 million, and the remainder paid in cash of $69.9 million. See “Note 2 — Acquisitions and Divestitures” for additional information.On September 4, 2024, Noble completed its acquisition of Diamond issuing 24.2 million Ordinary Shares valued at $879.9 million, in exchange for $1.5 billion net assets acquired. See “Note 2 — Acquisitions and Divestitures” for additional information.Additional cash flow information is as follows:Year EndedYear EndedYear EndedDecember 31, 2024December 31, 2023December 31, 2022Cash paid during the period for:Interest, net of amounts capitalized$106,845 $52,361 $35,543 Income taxes paid (refunded), net (1)108,664 105,446 58,386 (1)The net income taxes paid for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, includes withholding tax in Guyana of $48.9 million, $52.3 million, and $34.7 million on gross revenue, respectively. Excluding such withholding tax, the total tax payments would be $59.7 million,  $53.1 million, and $23.7 million, respectively.

Note 15 — Information about Noble Finance II8.000% Senior Notes due 2030Noble Finance II, a wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary of Noble, is the issuer of the 2030 Notes and, one or more 100% wholly-owned, direct and indirect subsidiaries of Noble Finance II are the unconditional guarantors, or are otherwise obligated as of December 31, 2024, with respect to the 2030 Notes. See “Note 6 — Debt” for additional information.The Noble Indenture contains a covenant that requires Noble Finance II to furnish to holders of the 2030 Notes certain financial information relating to Noble Finance II and its restricted subsidiaries. The obligation to furnish such information may be satisfied by providing financial information of Noble along with a description of the differences between such information and the financial information of Noble Finance II and its restricted subsidiaries on a standalone basis.

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NOBLE CORPORATION plc AND SUBSIDIARIESNOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(Unless otherwise indicated, dollar and share amounts in tables are in thousands