0001193125-18-307588.txt : 20181025 0001193125-18-307588.hdr.sgml : 20181025 20181025143134 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-18-307588 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20181024 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20181025 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20181025 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: 181138612 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 d639977d8k.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): October 24, 2018

 

 

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)
10 Brook Street
London, England		   W1S 1BG
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

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

Devonshire House, 1 Mayfair Place, London, England, W1J8AJ

(Former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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:

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

Item 5.02(d)

Election of Directors.

Noble Corporation plc, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the “Company”), today announced that on October 24, 2018, Roger W. Jenkins was elected by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) to fill a vacancy on the Board created by a recent director retirement. Mr. Jenkins will serve as a director until the next shareholder vote at the annual general meeting in 2019. Mr. Jenkins was at the same time named to serve on the Board’s Audit Committee and Health, Safety, Environment & Engineering committee.

Mr. Jenkins, age 56, has served since 2013 as President and Chief Executive Officer of Murphy Oil Corporation, a petroleum and natural gas exploration company. Mr. Murphy joined Murphy Oil in 2001 and, since that time, has served in various roles at Murphy Oil, including Chief Operating Officer and President of Murphy Oil’s exploration and production company.

There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Jenkins and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Jenkins was selected as a director. There are no transactions in which Mr. Jenkins has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

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: October 25, 2018

 

NOBLE CORPORATION plc
By:  

    /s/ Adam C. Peakes

  Adam C. Peakes
  Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer