Company: NE-WTA
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001628280-25-006184
Chunk: 106

Company: Noble Corp plc
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 5
Chunk 106
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52 423,398 $390,184,935 Total1,504,885 1,504,885 $390,184,935 

(1)Subject to restrictions under applicable law discussed in “Note 7 — Equity” to our consolidated financial statements, we announced a share repurchase plan on November 2, 2022, to purchase up to $400 million of outstanding Ordinary Shares or Warrants. On October 22, 2024, Noble’s Board of Directors authorized an increased share repurchase authorization of up to an additional $400 million. The authorization does not have a fixed expiration and may be modified, suspended, or discontinued at any time. The program does not obligate us to acquire any particular amount of shares. All repurchased shares were subsequently cancelled.

Dividends

The declaration and payment of dividends require the authorization of the Board of Directors. Such may be paid only out of Noble’s “distributable reserves” as determined by reference to relevant statutory accounts in accordance with English law. Therefore, Noble is not permitted to pay dividends out of share capital, which includes share premium. The payment of future dividends will depend on our results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements, future business prospects, contractual and indenture restrictions, and other factors deemed relevant by our Board of Directors.

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Stock Performance Graph

The chart below presents a comparison of the cumulative total returns, assuming $100 was invested at the beginning of the period for Noble, the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (“S&P 500”), the PHLX Oil Service Sector Index (“OSX”), and the Dow Jones US Oil Equipment and Services. Total return assumes the reinvestment of dividends, if any, in the security on the ex-dividend date. This graph depicts the past performance for the period from June 9, 2021, the day our Noble Cayman Shares began trading on the NYSE, through December 31, 2024, and in no way should be used to predict future share performance. In connection with the Business Combination with Maersk Drilling, prior to the opening of trading on September 30, 2022, the Noble Cayman Shares were suspended from trading on the NYSE. The Ordinary Shares began regular-way trading on the NYSE using Noble Cayman’s trading history under the ticker symbol “NE” immediately following the suspension of trading of the Noble Cayman Shares.

Indexed ReturnsCompany / IndexJune 9,2021December 31,202