[144] Valaris Limited SEC Filing

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Valaris Limited (VAL) notice files a proposed sale of 35,000 shares of common stock through Merrill Lynch on the NYSE, with an aggregate market value of $1,708,275.00 and total shares outstanding listed as 71,213,466. The filer reports the securities were acquired in two employment-related grants: a restricted award on 07/19/2024 totaling 25,753 shares and a performance award on 09/04/2024 totaling 102,308 shares. The approximate sale date is 09/03/2025, and payment is noted as cash. The filing states no sales in the past three months and includes the standard representation that the seller is not aware of undisclosed material adverse information.

Insights

Securities Analyst

TL;DR: Insider filing reports a modest planned sale of employee-awarded shares; size appears immaterial to market cap.

The notice documents a proposed open-market sale of 35,000 shares worth about $1.71 million. Compared with the 71.2 million shares outstanding, this represents roughly 0.05% of the share count, indicating limited direct impact on liquidity or valuation. The securities were acquired under employment-related awards, suggesting routine compensation-related dispositions rather than strategic shifts. No prior sales in the past three months are reported, and the filer affirms no undisclosed material adverse information.

Corporate Governance Specialist

TL;DR: This is a standard Rule 144 notice for employee-awarded stock with routine disclosures and no governance red flags.

The filing specifies acquisition dates and the nature of awards, meeting disclosure expectations for Rule 144 transfers. The seller’s signed representation about absence of undisclosed material information is included, and there is no indication of accelerated or unusual selling patterns. Given the transaction stems from employment awards and the lack of recent sales, this appears to be routine compliance rather than a governance concern.

Form 144 Filer Information	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 144 NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FORM 144

144: Filer Information

Filer CIK
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Is this a LIVE or TEST Filing?	LIVE TEST
Submission Contact Information
Name
Phone
E-Mail Address

144: Issuer Information

Name of Issuer

SEC File Number

Address of Issuer

Phone

Name of Person for Whose Account the Securities are To Be Sold

See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.

Relationship to Issuer

144: Securities Information

Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold	Name and Address of the Broker	Number of Shares or Other Units To Be Sold	Aggregate Market Value	Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding	Approximate Date of Sale	Name the Securities Exchange
Common stock	Merrill Lynch 2100 Ross Ave Suite 1000 Dallas TX 75201	35000	1708275.00	71213466	09/03/2025	NYSE

Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:

144: Securities To Be Sold

Title of the Class	Date you Acquired	Nature of Acquisition Transaction	Name of Person from Whom Acquired	Is this a Gift?	Date Donor Acquired	Amount of Securities Acquired	Date of Payment	Nature of Payment *
Common stock	07/19/2024	Employment related - restricted award	Gilles Luca			25753	09/04/2025	Cash
Common stock	09/04/2024	Employment related - performance award	Gilles Luca			102308	09/04/2025	Cash

* If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.

Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.

144: Securities Sold During The Past 3 Months

Nothing to Report

144: Remarks and Signature

Remarks

Date of Notice

ATTENTION:

The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. If such person has adopted a written trading plan or given trading instructions to satisfy Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, by signing the form and indicating the date that the plan was adopted or the instruction given, that person makes such representation as of the plan adoption or instruction date.

Signature

ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)