Company: NE-WTA
Filing Date: 2025-04-22
Form Type: DEFA14A
Source: 0001628280-25-018699
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Company: Noble Corp plc
Filing Date: 2025-04-22
Form: DEFA14A
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5-1 under the Exchange Act. The amount to be purchased each day, the limit price and the total amount that may be purchased under the agreement will be determined at the time the plan is executed. Adopting a repurchase plan that satisfies the conditions of Rule 10b5-1 allows us to repurchase our shares at times when we might otherwise be prevented from doing so due to self-imposed

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trading blackout periods or pursuant to insider trading laws. The Approved Counterparty may receive a commission pursuant to this agreement.

We may only enter into the Repurchase Contracts with counterparties approved by our shareholders. Accordingly, we are seeking approval to conduct share repurchases through the following counterparties (or their subsidiary undertakings (as defined in section 1162 of the UK Companies Act) or affiliates (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act) from time to time) (collectively, the “Approved Counterparties”):

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#### JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
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#### Barclays Bank PLC
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#### DNB Capital LLC
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#### HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
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#### Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
We are also seeking authority for all and any of our directors to enter into, complete and do all things necessary to execute the share repurchases under each of the Repurchase Contracts for and on behalf of us.

Approval of the Repurchase Contracts and counterparties does not constitute the initiation of any share repurchase program or determine the amount or timing of any share repurchase activity, which will be at the discretion of our Board. There can be no assurance as to the duration, amount, or timing of any such repurchases. Any repurchases of our Class A ordinary shares pursuant to this authority would be conducted in accordance with all applicable U.S. and UK laws. Under the UK Companies Act, shares repurchased may be held in treasury or may be cancelled. If the terms of the Repurchase Contracts are approved by our shareholders and shares are repurchased under such agreements, the Board will decide at the time of purchase whether to cancel them immediately or to hold them in treasury. If the terms of the Repurchase Contracts do not receive shareholder approval, the Company will be limited in its ability to repurchase Ordinary Shares by authority granted in connection with the Business Combination, which expires in May 2027 and which limited the repurchases to 20,601,161 shares in aggregate for which authority to purchase 8,667,