Company: NE-WTA
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001628280-25-015025
Chunk: 33

Company: Noble Corp plc
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 33
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 of legacy Maersk Drilling has the contractual right to designate up to two nominees to our Board. See “— Director Designation Rights ,” on page 15above, for further information on this matter . Mr. Jennings was appointed to the Board and to the Audit Committee in November of 2023 and was recommended by an independent director in consultation with a director search & advisory firm. Ms. Douglas was appointed to the Board and to the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee in September of 2024 as part of the Diamond Transaction.

Retirement. Under the Corporate Governance Guidelines of Noble, a director may not stand for re-election after his or her 72 nd birthday, without wavier or exception.

Identifying Nominees. The Nominating & Governance Committee’s process for identifying candidates includes seeking recommendations from one or more of the following:

• current and retired directors and executive officers of the Company;

• a firm (or firms) that specializes in identifying director candidates (which firm may earn a fee for its services paid by the Company);

• persons known to directors of the Company in accounting, legal and other professional service organizations or educational institutions; and

• subject to compliance with applicable procedures, shareholders of the Company. See “— Shareholder Proposals and Nominations for our 2026 Annual General Meeting ” on page 74for further information on the shareholder nomination process.

The Nominating & Governance committee’s process for evaluating candidates includes:

• investigation of the person’s specific experiences and skills,

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#### time availability in light of commitments,

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#### Resolutions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7
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#### potential conflicts of interest, and
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### independence from management and the Company.
• Candidates recommended by a shareholder are evaluated in the same manner as are other candidates. Other than the designees under the Relationship Agreement (see “— Director Designation Rights ” on page 15), we did not receive any recommendations from shareholders of the Company for director nominees for the Meeting.

Safety & Sustainability Committee

The primary purposes of the Safety & Sustainability Committee are to:

• inform and assist the Board in its oversight role and make recommendations with respect to the Company’s identification, management, monitoring, and mitigation of risk in the areas of health, safety, the environment, and security;

• inform and assist the Board in its oversight role and make recommendations with respect to the Company’s policies