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): February 19, 2026

Valaris Limited

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Bermuda

001-08097

98-1589854

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

Claredon House, 2 Church Street

Hamilton, Bermuda HM 11

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 44 (0) 20 7659 4660

Not Applicable

(Former name or 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: (see General Instruction A.2. below):


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Ticker Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Shares, $0.01 par value share

VAL

New York Stock Exchange

Warrants to purchase Common Shares

VAL WS

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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.			☐

TABLE OF CONTENTS


INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT			2
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition			2
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits			3
SIGNATURE			4

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 2.02 is a copy of the press release dated February 19, 2026 of Valaris Limited announcing its fourth quarter 2025 results.

The information furnished in this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.						Description

99.1						Press release issued by Valaris Limited, dated February 1 9 , 202 6
101						Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T formatted in inline Extensible Business Reporting Language
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

SIGNATURE

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.


						Valaris Limited


February 19, 2026						/s/ CHRISTOPHER T. WEBER
						Christopher T. Weber Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Valaris Ltd 8-K