0001193125-15-146680.txt : 20150424 0001193125-15-146680.hdr.sgml : 20150424 20150424160301 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-15-146680 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150424 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20150424 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150424 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Noble Corp plc CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001458891 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: DRILLING OIL & GAS WELLS [1381] IRS NUMBER: 980619597 STATE OF INCORPORATION: X0 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-36211 FILM NUMBER: 15791824 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: DEVONSHIRE HOUSE STREET 2: 1 MAYFAIR PLACE CITY: LONDON STATE: X0 ZIP: W1J8AJ BUSINESS PHONE: 44 20 3008 7597 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: DEVONSHIRE HOUSE STREET 2: 1 MAYFAIR PLACE CITY: LONDON STATE: X0 ZIP: W1J8AJ FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: NOBLE CORP plc DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20131119 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Noble Corp / Switzerland DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20090318 8-K 1 d913918d8k.htm 8-K 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (date of earliest event reported): April 24, 2015

 

 

NOBLE CORPORATION plc

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

England and Wales   001-36211   98-0619597
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)		  

(Commission

file number)

   (I.R.S. employer
identification number)

 

Devonshire House, 1 Mayfair Place

London, England

   W1J8AJ
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +44 20 3300 2300

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The 2015 annual general meeting of the shareholders of Noble Corporation, a company incorporated in England and Wales (the “Company”), was held on April 24, 2015. Matters voted on at the annual general meeting and the results thereof were as follows:

 

(1) Resolution 1: The following individual was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors for a one-year term that will expire in 2016:

 

Nominee

    For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  

Julie H. Edwards

      168,667,328         3,029,382         1,563,263         31,977,692   

 

(2) Resolution 2: The following individual was reelected to the Company’s Board of Directors for a one-year term that will expire in 2016:

 

Nominee

    For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  

Scott D. Josey

      169,764,630         1,916,447         1,578,896         31,977,692   

 

(3) Resolution 3: The following individual was reelected to the Company’s Board of Directors for a one-year term that will expire in 2016:

 

Nominee

    For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  

Jon A. Marshall

      169,090,476         1,918,259         2,251,238         31,977,692   

 

(4) Resolution 4: The following individual was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors for a one-year term that will expire in 2016:

 

Nominee

    For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  

Mary P. Ricciardello

      169,297,351         2,456,471         1,506,151         31,977,692   

 

(5) Resolution 5: The following individual was elected to the Company’s Board of Directors for a one-year term that will expire in 2016:

 

Nominee

    For      Against      Abstain      Broker Non-Votes  

David W. Williams

      168,052,207         3,262,697         1,945,069         31,977,692   

(6) Resolution 6: The resolution to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2015 was approved.

 

For

    Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Votes
202,638,651    2,040,128    558,886    —  

 

(7) Resolution 7: The resolution to reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s UK statutory auditors until the 2016 annual general meeting of shareholders was approved.

 

For

    Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Votes
203,307,185    1,352,322    578,158    —  

 

(8) Resolution 8: The resolution authorizing the Company’s audit committee to determine the UK statutory auditors’ compensation was approved.

 

For

    Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Votes
171,303,072    1,400,909    555,992    31,977,692

 

(9) Resolution 9: The resolution to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement was approved.

 

For

    Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Votes
110,595,805    59,591,373    3,072,795    31,977,692

 

(10) Resolution 10: The resolution to approve, on an advisory basis, the directors’ compensation report, which is set out in the annual report and accounts of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2014, was approved.

 

For

    Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Votes
112,615,938    58,866,710    1,777,325    31,977,692

 

(11) Resolution 11: The resolution to approve the Noble Corporation 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan.

 

For

    Against    Abstain    Broker Non-Votes
162,996,341    7,209,713    3,053,919    31,977,692

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: April 24, 2015

 

NOBLE CORPORATION
By:

/s/ James A. MacLennan

James A. MacLennan
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer