Robert W. Eifler - 03 Feb 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for Noble Corp plc (NE)

Role: President & CEO, Director
Signature: /s/ Jennie Howard, as attorney-in-fact
Issuer symbol: NE
Transactions as of: 03 Feb 2024
Net transactions value: -$25,145,864
Form type: 4
Filing time: 06 Feb 2024, 19:50:17 UTC
Previous filing: 30 Jan 2024
Next filing: 28 Jan 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	NE	A Ordinary Shares	Options Exercise		+28,829	+17%		197,922	03 Feb 2024	Direct	F1
transaction	NE	A Ordinary Shares	Tax liability	$490,671	-11,345	-5.7%	$43.25	186,577	03 Feb 2024	Direct	F2
transaction	NE	A Ordinary Shares	Options Exercise		+20,874	+11%		207,451	03 Feb 2024	Direct	F1
transaction	NE	A Ordinary Shares	Tax liability	$355,256	-8,214	-4%	$43.25	199,237	03 Feb 2024	Direct	F2
transaction	NE	A Ordinary Shares	Options Exercise		+166,422	+84%		365,659	05 Feb 2024	Direct	F1
transaction	NE	A Ordinary Shares	Tax liability	$2,813,364	-65,488	-18%	$42.96	300,171	05 Feb 2024	Direct	F2
transaction	NE	A Ordinary Shares	Options Exercise		+1,271,036	+423%		1,571,207	05 Feb 2024	Direct	F1, F3
transaction	NE	A Ordinary Shares	Tax liability	$21,486,573	-500,153	-32%	$42.96	1,071,054	05 Feb 2024	Direct	F2

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	NE	Restricted Stock Units	Options Exercise	$0	-28,829	-8.5%	$0.000000	308,815	03 Feb 2024	A Ordinary Shares	28,829		Direct	F1, F4
transaction	NE	Restricted Stock Units	Options Exercise	$0	-20,874	-6.8%	$0.000000	287,941	03 Feb 2024	A Ordinary Shares	20,874		Direct	F1, F5
transaction	NE	Restricted Stock Units	Options Exercise	$0	-166,422	-58%	$0.000000	121,519	05 Feb 2024	A Ordinary Shares	166,422		Direct	F1, F6
transaction	NE	Peformance Vested Restricted Stock Units	Options Exercise	$0	-1,291,855	-85%	$0.000000	232,427	05 Feb 2024	A Ordinary Shares	1,291,855		Direct	F1, F7, F8, F9

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Each restricted stock unit (RSU) represents a contingent right to receive one Class A Ordinary Share.
F2	Shares withheld by Issuer to satisfy tax withholding requirements on vesting of RSUs.
F3	Based upon a weighted 169.72% achievement level of the performance metrics, the Reporting Person is receiving 1,271,036 of the below maximum 1,291,855 Class A Ordinary Shares based on the performance RSUs granted on February 5, 2021.
F4	The RSUs vest in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date, which was February 3, 2022.
F5	The RSUs vest in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date, which was February 3, 2023.
F6	The RSUs vest in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date, which was February 5, 2021.
F7	The number of units shown represents the total number of shares that could have been earned for the 2021 grant of performance-vested RSUs, which is equal to actual results for previously determined metrics and the maximum number of shares that can be earned for undetermined metrics.
F8	Vesting for performance-vested RSUs occurs upon the company achieving certain metrics over a three-year performance cycle (2021-2023 for grants in 2021 and 2022-2024 for grants in 2022).
F9	The number of units shown represents the total number of shares that could be earned for the 2022 grant of performance-vested RSUs based on (a) actual results for all previously determined metrics; and (b) the maximum number of shares that can be earned for undetermined metrics.