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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 or not, is made by our directors who satisfy the independence guidelines described above. These independence guidelines used by our Board are set forth in our corporate governance guidelines, which are published under the governance section of the Company’s website at www.noblecorp.com .

In addition, in order to be independent for the purposes of serving on our on the Audit Committee, a director may not, other than in his or her capacity as a member of the Audit Committee, the Board, or any other board committee:

• accept directly or indirectly, any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the Company or one of our subsidiaries (other than certain retirement benefits for prior service with the Company); or

• be affiliated with the Company, one of our subsidiaries, or an affiliate of one of our subsidiaries.

Further, in order to determine the independence of any director who will serve on the Compensation committee, the Board must consider all factors specifically relevant to determining whether a director has a relationship to the Company that is material to that director’s ability to be independent from management in connection with the duties of a Compensation committee member, including, but not limited to:

• the source of compensation of such director, including any consulting, advisory or other compensatory fee paid by the Company to such director; and

• whether such director is affiliated with the Company, one of our subsidiaries or an affiliate of one of our subsidiaries.

In accordance with the Company’s corporate governance guidelines, the non-management directors have chosen an independent Chair of the Board to preside at regularly scheduled executive sessions of our Board held without management present. Mr. Sledge currently serves as our independent Chair.

#### 182025 Proxy Statement |Noble Corporation plc

#### Resolutions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7
Summary of Director Nominee Skills, Experience and Characteristics

The director skills matrix assists the Board in considering the appropriate balance of experience, skills and attributes required of a director and to be represented on the Board as a whole. The skills matrix was developed after considering the Company’s near and long-term strategies and is intended to identify skills and attributes that will assist the Board in exercising its oversight function. The skills matrix assists in determining whether a potential Board member’s skills would complement the skills of the current Board members. The matrix is a summary of key skills; it does not include all of the skills, experiences and qualifications that each director nominee offers, and the fact that a particular experience, skill or qualification is not listed does not mean that