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NE has a notice of proposed sale under Rule 144 for Class A shares. A holder plans to sell 6,094 Class A shares on the NYSE through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, with an aggregate market value of 255,948.00. The issuer had 159,197,398 shares outstanding when this notice was prepared. The shares to be sold were acquired from the issuer as restricted stock that vested on several dates from 2023 to early 2025 as compensation awards.
Noble Corporation plc is an offshore drilling contractor providing contract drilling services worldwide with a modern fleet focused on ultra-deepwater floaters and ultra-harsh jackups. As of December 31, 2025, the fleet comprised 36 rigs, and at the report date 31 units were owned and operated.
In September 2024, Noble completed the acquisition of Diamond Offshore Drilling, expanding its floater portfolio. Operations are concentrated in the US Gulf, Guyana, Suriname, the North Sea and other key basins, with major customers including ExxonMobil, BP and Petrobras, which together supplied a significant share of 2025 revenues.
The 10‑K highlights strong customer and regional concentration, exposure to oil and gas price cycles, contract renegotiation and termination risk, and extensive operational, regulatory, environmental, climate and cyber-security risks across its global footprint. Noble reports about 4,500 employees and emphasizes safety culture, training and evolving HSE and climate-related compliance obligations.
Noble Corporation plc reported solid fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results while resetting expectations for 2026. Q4 2025 revenue was $764 million, down from $798 million in Q3 and $927 million a year earlier, as floater utilization and dayrates eased. Net income swung to a $87 million profit versus a $21 million loss in Q3, with Adjusted EBITDA of $232 million.
For full-year 2025, revenue reached $3.29 billion, net income was $216.7 million, and Adjusted EBITDA was $1.11 billion, supporting $454 million of free cash flow. Noble highlighted about $1.3 billion of new contract awards since October, lifting backlog to $7.5 billion, and completed a $360 million sale of five jackups, with another jackup sale expected to close in Q3 2026. The board declared a $0.50 per share Q1 2026 dividend, bringing total capital returned since Q4 2022 to about $1.3 billion.
For 2026, Noble guided to total revenue of $2.8–$3.0 billion, Adjusted EBITDA of $940–$1,020 million, and capital expenditures of $590–$640 million. Year-end 2025 balance sheet metrics included $2.0 billion of total debt and $471 million of cash, with net debt around $1.50 billion and liquidity of $1.02 billion.
Noble Corp plc SVP, Marketing & Contracts Denton Blake reported multiple stock transactions on February 3, 2026 tied to vesting restricted stock units (RSUs). He acquired 3,645 and 5,102 Class A Ordinary Shares through RSU exercises at an exercise price of $0 per share.
The company withheld 1,445 and 2,008 Class A Ordinary Shares at $36.43 per share to cover tax obligations on the RSU vesting. Following these moves, Blake directly owned 90,480 Class A Ordinary Shares. He also continued to hold RSUs, with 33,413 units remaining from one award and 28,311 units from another, each RSU representing the right to receive one Class A Ordinary Share.
Noble Corp plc director Jennings H. Keith reported equity compensation activity on February 3, 2026. He acquired 3,673 A Ordinary Shares at $0 upon vesting of restricted stock units (RSUs), bringing his directly held A Ordinary Shares to 6,904.
Two RSU awards were involved. One RSU grant converted 3,673 units into A Ordinary Shares and cash, and another grant of 2,450 RSUs was settled entirely in cash at $36.43 per unit for an aggregate $89,253.50. Following these transactions, he held 8,532 RSUs from one grant and 6,082 RSUs from another, which vest one year from their grant dates and generally pay 60% in shares and 40% in cash at vesting.
Noble Corp plc President & CEO Robert W. Eifler reported routine equity compensation activity dated February 3, 2026. Restricted stock units converted into 20,875 and 26,023 Class A Ordinary Shares, consistent with prior RSU grants that vest in three equal annual installments.
To cover tax withholding on these vestings, the issuer withheld 8,215 and 10,241 Class A Ordinary Shares at $36.43 per share. Following these transactions, Eifler directly held 1,274,892 Class A Ordinary Shares, plus 181,944 and 155,921 remaining restricted stock units.
Noble Corp plc senior vice president Caroline Alting reported RSU vesting and related share activity. On February 3, 2026, 3,645 and 6,531 restricted stock units converted into Class A Ordinary Shares. To cover taxes, 1,441 and 2,570 shares were withheld at $36.43 per share.
After these transactions, Alting directly owned 15,669 Class A Ordinary Shares. The filing notes that each RSU equals one share and that the RSU grants vest in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversaries of their grant dates of February 3, 2023 and February 3, 2025.
Noble Corp plc director Charles M. Sledge reported equity compensation activity on February 3, 2026. He acquired 4,867 A Ordinary Shares at $0 upon the exercise of restricted stock units, bringing his directly held stake to 34,894 A Ordinary Shares.
On the same date, 3,246 restricted stock units were settled in cash at $36.43 per share for an aggregate $118,251.78. The RSUs vest one year from grant and pay 60% in shares and 40% in cash at vesting. The filing also lists 4,167 A Ordinary Shares reported as indirectly owned through a child.
Noble Corp plc SVP of Operations Joey M. Kawaja reported multiple equity transactions on February 3, 2026. He exercised restricted stock units (RSUs) for 3,645 and 7,552 A Ordinary Shares, each RSU converting into one share. In connection with these vestings, Noble withheld 1,435 and 2,972 A Ordinary Shares at a price of $36.43 per share to cover tax obligations. Following these transactions, Kawaja directly held 87,760 A Ordinary Shares, along with 50,355 and 42,803 RSUs that remain outstanding and continue to vest in three equal annual installments from grant dates in February 2023 and February 2025.
Noble Corp plc SVP of Human Resources Mikkel Ipsen reported routine equity compensation activity involving restricted stock units (RSUs) and A Ordinary Shares on February 3, 2026.
On that date, RSUs covering 1,988 and 3,265 A Ordinary Shares converted into shares at an exercise price of $0 per share. To cover tax withholding on these vestings, Noble withheld 872 shares and 1,285 shares at a price of $36.43 per share. After these transactions, Ipsen directly owned 8,743 A Ordinary Shares.
The filing notes that each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one A Ordinary Share, and that the relevant RSU grants vest in three equal annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of their respective grant dates of February 3, 2023 and February 3, 2025.