Company: NE-WTA
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001628280-25-015025
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Company: Noble Corp plc
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form: DEF 14A
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 we believe to be three of our key financial performance measures used by our Compensation Committee to link the “compensation actually paid” (CAP) to our CEO and other NEOs in 2024 to Company performance, in no particular order. The role of each of these performance measures on our NEOs’ compensation is discussed in the CD&A above.

### Financial Performance Measures
| Adjusted Free Cash Flow                                 
 Contract Drilling Margin                                
 Absolute and Relative Total Shareholder Return (Matrix) |

The charts below reflect the CAP to our CEO and other NEOs over the five-year period ended December 31, 2024 compared to our TSR, the TSR of our peer group, net income (loss) and adjusted free cash flow, respectively. With respect to CAP increase from 2021 to 2022, in connection with the Company’s emergence from bankruptcy in February 2021 all previously outstanding equity awards were cancelled. The ‘Emergence Grant’ equity awards granted in February 2021 were made using a price per share of $13.46 based on third- party implied market prices immediately prior to emergence, and in consultation with our creditors. The CAP for our CEO and other NEOs was primarily impacted by the Company’s share price appreciation of 180% from emergence through December 31, 2023. The charts below reflect the Company’s strong TSR performance relative to the OSX peer group since listing on the NYSE in June 2021 and strong adjusted free cash flow generation.

| CAP vs Total Shareholder Return |

| Former CEO CAP |     | Current CEO CAP |     | Avg. NEO CAP |     | Noble TSR |     | Peer Group TSR |

#### Noble Corporation plc| 2025 Proxy Statement59

#### Pay versus Performance Table
| CAP vs Net Income |

| Former CEO CAP |     | Current CEO CAP |     | Avg. NEO CAP |     | Net Income |

| CAP vs Adjusted Free Cash Flow |

| Former CEO CAP |     | Current CEO CAP |     | Avg. NEO CAP |     | Adjusted Free Cash Flow |

#### 602025 Proxy Statement |Noble Corporation plc
Director Compensation

The Compensation Committee of our Board recommends, and our Board approves, the compensation of our directors. In determining the appropriate level of compensation for our directors, the Compensation Committee and the Board consider the commitment required from our directors in performing their duties on behalf of the Company, as well as comparative information the Compensation Committee obtains from its independent compensation consultant. Set forth below is a description of the compensation